An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

The Fourth Prince had no idea why Concubine Hui was under house arrest.

Therefore, he still held out hope. After all, the Shen family had not been reprimanded. Even when Prince Dun was plotting a rebellion, the Emperor still relied heavily on the Shen family.

It was for this reason that the Fourth Prince thought that there was still a chance that Concubine Hui could be released from house arrest and become the Emperor's most favored concubine.

Unfortunately, every time she went to Bitong Academy, Concubine Hui repeatedly reminded herself not to come again, so as not to make the Emperor angry.

But when asked the reason, she just said it was because she didn't take good care of the baby in her belly.

But there are countless concubines in the palace who have not taken good care of their children. They are all still with the emperor and are deeply loved by him.

Shen Meizhuang had no choice but to admit that she might never leave Bitong Academy in her lifetime. Even if she could leave, it would not be of much help to the Fourth Prince.

If the Fourth Prince needs a concubine to be his stepmother, Concubine Jing or Concubine Xu, who is about to be promoted to the position of concubine, would be better choices.

In fact, Shen Meizhuang still had a glimmer of hope, that is, after Zhen Huan became a concubine, she would be able to find a way to send her out of the palace.

It was a pity that the Fourth Prince told her that Zhen Huan had used the nightmare technique to murder Ling Rong, shattering the last bit of hope in her heart.

What the emperor hates the most are these methods. Concubine Xu knowingly committed the crime, so how could the emperor let her off easily?

But Shen Meizhuang refused to give up just like that. She knew that the Fourth Prince was eager to find a foster mother to take him away from the Old Summer Palace.

She was anxious to confirm with Zhen Huan whether she could leave the palace.

After much consideration, Shen Meizhuang decided to let the Fourth Prince bring a message for her, ask a question for her, and also give the Fourth Prince a chance to see Zhen Huan again.

As for whether he can become Zhen Huan's adopted son, it all depends on the Fourth Prince's own ability.

It’s a pity that the Fourth Prince is not capable enough. Even though Zhen Huan knows that she may not be pregnant again in the future, she has no intention of raising the Fourth Prince as her own.

After all, Zhen Huan had been planning day and night to escape from the palace. If she had brought such a burden with her, she would probably have been locked up in the Forbidden City for the rest of her life.

Even if this prince had the opportunity to ascend the throne, Zhen Huan was unwilling to raise him.

She just wanted to leave the emperor and didn't want to wait any longer.

If I had the Fourth Prince, my plans would only be postponed again and again, and I'm afraid I would be forced to become a madman like Cheng Shilan.

Due to various concerns, Zhen Huan did not agree to let the Fourth Prince raise him, but she did comfort Shen Meiyu about her concerns.

It's just that because he has no trustworthy servants around him, he has to handle everything by himself, which is why the progress is so slow.

If she wanted to escape from the palace, the best way would be to fake her death. This way, the emperor would not vent his anger on her mother's family, and she would be able to live more comfortably outside.

Or, like Ye Lanyi, she would be sent out of the palace by the emperor for a legitimate reason. Even if she had to chant sutras in a nunnery for the rest of her life, it would be much better than being involved in the intrigues in the harem.

It’s a pity that Ye Lanyi has already used the second method and there is no way to use it again in a short period of time.

The best way at the moment is to give the last dose of fake death medicine to Shen Meizhuang, asking her to pretend to die of illness and successfully escape from the Queen.

With the capabilities of the Shen family, it would be easy for Shen Meizhuang to live a life without worries about food and clothing.

But... Zhen Huan clenched the porcelain bottle in her hand. This medicine was for herself. If she gave it to her sister Mei, she might have to wait a long time before she could leave the palace.

Is there any way for me and Sister Mei to leave the palace together?

Unexpectedly, it seemed that God was also helping Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang. The epidemic that occurred in the winter of the previous life actually occurred in the middle of summer this time.

At this time, the epidemic first spread among the people, and often one person infected would affect the whole family. The death toll in many villages and towns had reached more than a hundred people. The emperor was busy all day long trying to save the people, and he had not slept well for several days and nights.

The imperial doctors in the palace were busy developing medicines. Although He Anming often came to take Youning's pulse, he always came with dark circles under his eyes and looked very tired.

Ling Rong didn't have much impression of the epidemic prescriptions in her previous life. After all, these prescriptions were all prescribed by the imperial physician, and they, the concubines, only focused on prevention.

What's more, in the previous life, apart from Shen Meizhuang, not many people were infected with this disease, and Ling Rong stayed safely in the palace until the medicine was developed.

In this life, Nian Shilan died early, and the Queen could almost be said to be the only one in power. Lingrong was not that worried that someone had deliberately introduced the epidemic into the palace.

But just in case, she still told Zhaoshui the few medicinal herbs she remembered, so that she could "inadvertently" reveal them to He Anming when he asked for medical advice.

In addition to her experience in her previous life, after Ling Rong heard about the epidemic, she spent a large sum of money to tell the wet nurse beside You Ning not to move around randomly and to always pay attention to her own and You Ning's health.

The amount of silver was sufficient, and the servants around Youning had no complaints. They just considered it as working for their master for a longer period of time in exchange for the silver.

In addition, the emperor has already ordered that each palace be given a sufficient amount of mugwort leaves for burning to drive away the epidemic, so Youning is now completely safe.

However, no one knew when people in the Old Summer Palace began to be infected with an epidemic. In the words of Imperial Doctor Zhang, if one person was sick, the whole room would be infected, and if one room was sick, the whole palace would be infected.

Therefore, if someone was infected with the epidemic, the entire palace would be sealed off, and even the medicinal herbs used for diagnosis and treatment would be thrown into the courtyard from the wall at regular intervals, and each palace would boil the medicine for treatment on its own.

However, once someone is infected, it is not an easy problem to solve. As soon as Ling Rong heard that someone in the palace was infected, she closed Shuimu Mingse and did not allow anyone to enter or leave at will.

However, not everyone is like Ling Rong who was reborn and knows that this epidemic is highly contagious.

Most people still held a lucky attitude and didn't take the matter seriously. Soon, some concubines began to be infected with the epidemic - Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang fell ill with fever due to the epidemic, and all the servants were locked up in the palace and could not go out.

Because Tang Di was also imprisoned in Yuedi Yunju, it was difficult for Lingrong to find out about Zhen Huan's current situation, and she could only believe that she was indeed infected with the plague.

But this time, no one knows who was so crazy as to bring the plague into the palace and infect the sisters Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang.

"My lord, now that the epidemic has come, our plans have to be put on hold again."

"It doesn't matter. Huanbi is in Prince Guo's mansion, under the supervision of the emperor's men, there is no way she can escape.

After the epidemic subsides, we will send people to find a way to contact them. There is no need to rush now."

Lingrong was not that anxious. She just thought it was strange that Shen Meizhuang was infected with the epidemic this time.

After all, she is now under house arrest in the Bitong Academy. Except for the Fourth Prince and Zhen Huan, ordinary people will not contact her at will against the Emperor's will.

It can be said that Shen Meizhuang’s Bitong Academy should have been one of the safest places, but she happened to be infected with the epidemic, which is really puzzling.

She even suspected that the emperor could not stand the concubine who had an affair with others, so he sent someone to bring the epidemic into the palace.

But Lingrong knew very well in her heart that even if the emperor wanted to get rid of Shen Meizhuang, he would not use such a method that would harm others and not benefit himself. If he was not careful, even the emperor himself would be buried with her.

In the current situation, Lingrong has no energy to care about the life or death of Shen Meiyu or Zhen Huan. She can only stay with Youning and try her best to avoid being infected by the epidemic.

Fortunately, due to Ling Rong's tight control, Shuimu Mingse never showed any abnormalities.

The only difference was Shen Meizhuang. She suddenly had a high fever late one night. She took medicine but it had no effect. Until the next morning, Shen Meizhuang gradually lost her breath.

At the same time, Zhen Huan also showed symptoms of high fever. In order to save Zhen Huan, the Emperor ordered the gate to be opened, sent He Anming in, and demanded that Concubine Xu must be rescued at all costs.

If Concubine Xu died, he would no longer be an imperial physician and would be sent to the underworld to be buried with her.

He Anming wanted to refuse the matter by saying that he had to take care of Princess Youning, but was sternly rejected by the emperor.

He didn't want Zhen Huan to follow in Shen Meizhuang's footsteps and die silently in the palace.

As for Youning, the emperor simply assigned Wei Lin to be in charge, so that He Anming could no longer say a word of refusal.

In desperation, He Anming had to go into Yuedi Yunju, but the strange thing was that Zhen Huan refused to let him take her pulse no matter what. She just said that she didn't want to implicate Doctor He and that she just wanted to take the medicine.

But the emperor's order is hard to disobey. If Concubine Xu is not cured, He Anming will lose his head.

He could only persist, repeatedly expressing his fearlessness and begging Concubine Xu to allow him to go in and take her pulse.

But Zhen Huan was not willing to do that, so the two of them could only remain in a stalemate, with neither of them willing to give in.

"Noble Xu," He Anming pleaded helplessly outside the door, "Forgive me for being frank, but if I can't cure Noble Xu, I won't be able to walk out of Yuedi Yunju alive."

"Is Doctor He threatening me?"

"No, Concubine Xu," He Anming sighed. He didn't want to get involved in this mess more than anyone else. After all, it was much easier to take care of Princess Youning in Shuimu Mingse. "It is the Emperor who is threatening me, and it is Concubine Xu who is threatening me."

Zhen Huan was silent for a moment. She coughed a few times, not knowing how to answer.

If this person was Wen Shichu, he would be able to tell him his true plan clearly and would not be forced to open the door and let him take his pulse.

"I am doing this for your own good, Doctor He," Zhen Huan spoke after a long while, "This epidemic is highly contagious. If you feel my pulse, I'm afraid you will get the disease too, and lose your life like Concubine Hui.

Why not take your life into your own hands and protect yourself?"

"If you can cure the noble lady well, you can cure this humble minister well. If I cannot treat the noble lady Xu, then my life will almost certainly be lost.

Lady Xu is so smart, she should be able to understand my difficulties, right? "

He Anming's emotions were relatively stable, but he didn't have the patience to comfort Concubine Xu, so he simply got to the point and told her not to try to escape the fact that it would cost her her life.

At this moment, He Anming could also guess that Concubine Xu was probably not infected with the epidemic, but she was planning something and didn't want to be discovered by him.

No matter what, she couldn't die under his nose. After leaving Yuedi Yunju, whether she wanted to hang herself or jump into the river, it was up to her.

"My Lady Xu, I have been imprisoned in this Moon Land Cloud Residence. We can either die together or live together. There is no other choice."

He Anming called Zhen Huan again through the door, but it was quiet inside, as if the person was no longer in the room.

But He Anming was a man after all, and he couldn't barge into the concubine's boudoir so carelessly. He had no choice but to call Tang Di over and ask her to continue calling Concubine Xu.

But Tang Di did not get a response from Zhen Huan. In desperation, Tang Di could only push the door open and go in to find Concubine Xu.

But unexpectedly, after entering the house, she found Zhen Huan lying on the ground, and no matter how she called out, she got no response from her.

Because she was afraid of being infected with the plague, Tang Di was unwilling to contact Zhen Huan, but the scene was too horrifying. If she died like Concubine Hui, too many people would be implicated.

Tang Di put her hands shaking as she put them close to Zhen Huan's nose to feel her breath. Fortunately, she was still breathing and was not dead.

"Doctor He, the young lady has fainted!"

Because she didn't dare to touch Zhen Huan, Tang Di could only throw Zhen Huan to the ground, and stood far away, calling He Anming to come in.

It must be said that as soon as he entered the room, he saw Concubine Xu lying on the ground. No matter how calm he was, An Ming was a little dazed. He also subconsciously checked Concubine Xu's breath, and when he learned that she was still alive, he finally put his heart back in his stomach.

However, he did not rashly ask Tangdi to help move Concubine Xu. After all, Tangdi looked a little scared. It would be better not to implicate others until he was sure.

"Let me feel Concubine Xu's pulse first." He Anming placed the handkerchief on Zhen Huan's wrist, carefully feeling her pulse which was sometimes weak and sometimes strong.

The pulse condition was almost the same as the one when Concubine Xu blocked the sword for the emperor. He Anming confirmed it effortlessly, and Concubine Xu directly swallowed the other fake death pill.

She wanted to create the illusion that she had died from an epidemic, but she didn't know that the fake death drug was fake and it was impossible to completely stop breathing.

"Miss Tangdi, please help Concubine Xu to the couch. She is no longer suffering from the epidemic and will not be transmitted to you."

He Anming stood aside, watching Tang Di struggling to help Concubine Xu up, while he walked around the inner room and found the medicine bowl that Concubine Xu had just taken.

If nothing unexpected happens, the little bit of medicine left at the bottom of the bowl will be what is left from the fake death drug.

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Tangdi, but... I still need you to help make a bowl of medicine for Concubine Xu so that I can complete the task assigned by the emperor."