An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Because Shen Meizhuang died of an epidemic, her body was not allowed to stay in the Old Summer Palace. Instead, it was hastily rolled up on a tattered straw mat and sent out of the Old Summer Palace.

In addition, since she had committed the crime of adultery, the emperor did not want Shen Meiyu to have any posthumous honors, and he always announced to the public that Concubine Hui was still alive, and the one who died was just a palace maid.

As fate would have it, Shen Meizhuang actually managed to fake her death and leave the palace - after all, no one would want to touch a corpse that could be infected with an epidemic.

What was burned instead of her body was just a roll of tattered mat.

No one cared whether it was Shen Meizhuang who died. What everyone cared about was whether they would be like this noble lady and die as soon as she was told.

Everyone was relieved by Shen Meizhuang's death, except for the Fourth Prince, who was still worried all day whether he would be infected with the epidemic by Shen Meizhuang.

Yes, the night before Shen Meizhuang was exposed to the epidemic, the Fourth Prince had been to Bitong Academy.

He wanted to fight for himself again, to gain the support of the Shen family, and to get himself the opportunity to return to the palace with the emperor.

It’s a pity that Shen Meizhuang died and left nothing for the Fourth Prince.

No, maybe she did stay... The Fourth Prince kept scratching his arm. He always felt that where Shen Meizhuang had touched, a deadly epidemic was taking root.

He always felt hot and dizzy, as if he would close his eyes and go to see the King of Hell in the next moment.

He is still young, he doesn't want to die, he wants to live well.

Therefore, after hearing that He Anming had saved the dying Concubine Xu, he immediately rushed to find He Anming and asked him to find a way to save himself.

At this time, He Anming had already developed a prescription for the epidemic together with Wei Lin. Faced with the Fourth Prince's nervousness, he naturally softened his attitude and tried to appease him.

After taking the Fourth Prince's pulse, it was discovered that he had not been infected with the epidemic and was in very good health.

The Fourth Prince was relieved at first, but soon began to panic again. He repeatedly talked about his fever symptoms, as if what He Anming had just said was a lie to him.

He Anming did not ignore the Fourth Prince's abnormality. He was very curious why the Fourth Prince concluded that he had contracted the epidemic just from the fever.

However, no matter how he asked, the Fourth Prince refused to speak. He evasively told He Anming not to ask any more questions and just hoped that he could be cured quickly.

In desperation, He Anming had to prescribe him a sedative and lied to the Fourth Prince that it was a good medicine to prevent epidemics.

The Fourth Prince felt relieved only after he got the medicine. He happily took the medicine and left. He finally had two days of peace.

But the Fourth Prince's situation was very strange. He Anming did not dare to neglect it and informed the Emperor of the matter.

As for Lingrong, she even learned the news before the emperor.

But Ling Rong had no idea about the reason for the Fourth Prince's strange behavior. She could only analyze the situation in the palace and conclude that he might have come into contact with a sick person.

However, none of the palace maids around the Fourth Prince fell ill, and the other sick palace maids had already been treated collectively.

If we have to name the sick person that the Fourth Prince might have come into contact with, besides Zhen Huan, the only one left is Shen Meizhuang.

In this case, Zhen Huan was in disguise and has now been "cured" by He Anming.

Shen Meizhuang was already dead, her body was thrown out of the palace and burned to ashes.

"If the Fourth Prince had come into contact with Concubine Hui, then he should have been infected with the plague.

Now that he is healthy, why do you think that the person he saw must be Concubine Hui?"

Ling Rong nodded. Based on the fact that Zhen Huan took a drug to fake her death in an attempt to leave the palace, she guessed that Shen Meizhuang also faked her death in order to send herself out of the palace.

However, Shen Meizhuang was not favored by the emperor and was one step ahead of Zhen Huan, which led to her successful departure, while Zhen Huan was forced to stay.

"Because the Fourth Prince is afraid." Ling Rong looked at the burning moxa leaves in the corner, "Besides, if he had come into contact with Concubine Xu, he could have just told her and asked the Emperor to send someone to treat her.

But he didn't dare to say it, so it could only be Concubine Hui.

After all, he had disobeyed the Emperor's order, and he was worried that the Emperor would be angry with him, so he naturally had to keep the secret. "

Zhaoshui groaned. She was smart and understood everything immediately. "But Imperial Doctor He has already told the Emperor. I'm afraid the fact that the Fourth Prince secretly went to see Concubine Hui can no longer be concealed."

"But there is one very strange thing, how did the Fourth Prince know that it was Concubine Hui who died?" Ling Rong blinked, thinking about the reason, "After all, the Emperor announced to the public that the person who died was a palace maid.

Only a few people knew that the person who died was Shen Meizhuang.

How did the Fourth Prince, a bald prince with few connections, find out this news?"

"Maybe he doesn't know?" Zhaoshui made a guess, "The Fourth Prince might just be worried about being infected with the plague, and doesn't know that Concubine Hui is dead."

"That's possible, but I always feel that he looks so scared, it doesn't seem like he doesn't know."

"This..." Zhaoshui also began to hesitate about her own judgment. She pondered the connection between them, "Could it be that... the Fourth Prince had seen the body of Concubine Hui?"

"That's possible." Ling Rong thought about it for a while and agreed with this guess.

But the actual situation was completely different from what Lingrong had imagined.

Back to the time before Shen Meizhuang contracted the epidemic, she called the Fourth Prince to Bitong Academy and told him that the Shen family was willing to help the Fourth Prince.

It’s just that the Fourth Prince is too young now, and the Shen family hopes to choose a daughter from the Shen family’s direct or collateral line as his concubine after he comes of age.

The clever Fourth Prince soon understood the purpose of the Shen family. They were planning to bet on him, hoping that he could take the position of the Emperor in the future.

This judgment made the Fourth Prince very happy, and he even ignored the fact that he still had a long way to go before he reached adulthood.

But in this case, he would have no way to ask Shen to become his adoptive mother.

After all, he will marry a direct descendant of the Shen family in the future. He doesn't want to be tied too tightly to the Shen family, causing the Aisin-Gioro dynasty to be named after the Shen family.

After all, as long as he promised Concubine Hui, Shen Meizhuang would definitely help him.

As for herself, all she needed to do was find a foster mother with a strong family background, and then she would not have to worry about not being able to return to the palace and be raised by the Emperor.

The Fourth Prince thought this plan was perfect, and he had even begun to imagine how he would surpass the Third Prince after returning to the palace.

After all, the third brother’s mother is stupid, so the third brother must not be a smart one either.

The Fourth Prince was thinking happily, completely unaware that he was just a bargaining chip used by the Shen family to save the family.

After all, what Shen Meizhuang did was enough for the emperor to exterminate all nine clans of the Shen family.

Now it can be kept safely, but the emperor still needs the Shen family and is unwilling to take action at this time.

The Shen family saw it clearly, and Shen Meizhuang also saw it clearly.

Moreover, the Shen family did not want to choose the Fourth Prince, but the only ones who were not kept by the Emperor's side were the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince.

The Fifth Prince was frail and sickly, and had to spend years on bedridden treatment and receiving expensive medicines.

After this comparison, even if the Fourth Prince is not favored, he is still much better than the Fifth Prince who may not even grow up.

It was for this reason that Shen Meizhuang tacitly allowed the Fourth Prince to enter Bitong Academy again and again.

In addition, the epidemic was raging at this time, and Shen Meizhuang finally had the opportunity to fake her death and leave the palace openly.

It's just that she still wants to use the Fourth Prince and ask him to help her confirm the news of her death.

By the way, Caixing was also sent to serve the Fourth Prince, so that she would not be bullied by others after he left the palace.

Because of this, after Shen Meizhuang's "death", she asked Caixing to convey the news of her death to the Fourth Prince on her behalf.

She also wrote a letter by hand asking the Fourth Prince to take good care of Caixing, and told him that Caixing would be responsible for contacting the Shen family in the future.

The Fourth Prince was unwilling to believe it. He ran to Bitong Academy despite the nanny's attempts to stop him, and just happened to run into Concubine Hui who was being carried out.

The tattered mat was rolled up, with only a hand with a jade bracelet exposed.

As luck would have it, when the Fourth Prince got closer, the hand seemed to grab his arm. He screamed in fright and ran back to his residence without caring about his image.

Ever since this incident, the Fourth Prince has always felt unwell.

It was as if the plague was transmitted to her because of Shen Meizhuang's touch.

Especially after Cai Xing came, his feeling of uneasiness became even stronger.

In addition, with the epidemic rampant now, he has no way of contacting the Shen family through Caixing, which makes him feel even more deceived.

It was also because of this that he finally approached He Anming and asked him to treat him.

But Lingrong had no idea of ​​the twists and turns behind this. After all, she was not the worm in Shen Meizhuang's stomach, and she didn't know that Shen Meizhuang had left the palace and quietly returned to the Shen family.

She now only felt a vague sadness. Another old friend had left her, but unlike in the previous life, it seemed that it had nothing to do with her.

About two months later, the epidemic was finally completely eliminated.

Except for Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan, no other concubines were infected with the plague.

Except for Shen Meizhuang, no other members of the royal family died from the epidemic.

After many months, the weather had turned slightly cooler, and the group finally returned to the palace from the garden.

As soon as the emperor returned to the palace, he and the queen went to the empress dowager to express their concern. He even recalled how Ye Lan'yi resolutely left the palace for the sake of the empress dowager's health.

But no matter how many good things you say to Ye Lanyi, she has no father or mother, she is all alone, and now she has lost her life.

Even if the Queen Mother was moved by her dedication, what was the use?

But the Emperor loved to reminisce, so the Queen Mother had to joke that after a hundred years, she would let the Emperor give Ye Lan'yi the title of concubine and bury her in the concubine's tomb.

Since the Empress Dowager had said so, the Emperor didn't feel comfortable continuing to recall the matter. However, the suggestion was indeed good, and the Emperor kept it in mind.

Who asked Ye Lanyi to die at such a bad time? She was also tied to the Queen Mother, making it difficult for the Emperor to forget her.

However, the emperor soon put this matter behind him. It was because Concubine Jing revealed that she was pregnant.

It was a sunny morning. Lingrong and others went to Jingren Palace to pay their respects to the Queen Mother. Concubine Jing directly informed everyone that she was pregnant.

After all, the child is already three months old and the fetus is already firmly seated. If we delay any further, the emperor will inevitably blame us.

When the queen heard the news, her expression changed a little, but she concealed it well and soon replaced it with a look of joy.

But in order to prevent something like what happened to Shen Meizhuang from happening again, the Queen carefully looked through the files of the Jingshifang and confirmed the day when Concubine Jing was pregnant.

"This is excellent news, Concubine Jing. After the epidemic, we need this kind of joy.

Don't forget to visit the Queen Mother and make her happy."

The Queen was always good at putting on a good show, so she immediately wanted to give gifts to Concubine Jing, such as the Goddess of Childbirth and the embroidered screen, all of which were given to Concubine Jing.

Although Concubine Jing was happy, she was still careful not to make other concubines feel uncomfortable.

But jealousy is something that cannot be controlled. Lingrong looked at Concubine Tian standing beside her, then at Concubine Qi, and her envy and jealousy were overflowing.

"Jing Fei is really lucky. She can still get pregnant at this age."

Concubine Qi stared at her belly and began to think about bathing in the Tangquan Palace. She wondered if she could get pregnant with another prince by soaking there.

"Jing Fei is only in her twenties, she is in her prime." The Queen smiled with curved eyebrows. She looked at Qi Fei and said with a reminiscent tone, "It makes me miss the days when I was in the Qiandi Palace."

Concubine Qi clutched the handkerchief, her eyes drifting from the Queen's face to Concubine Jing's belly, and her mind was not thinking about the affairs of the palace.

But Concubine Jing is already a concubine now. If she gives birth to a prince, it won’t be a burden on me.

As if she knew what Concubine Qi was thinking, the Queen said with a smile, "If it is a prince, I will definitely advise the Emperor to promote my sister to the rank of Imperial Concubine.

After all, there has been no such good news in the palace for a long time, and this will be a good start for all the sisters."

The Queen's words had a clear implication. No matter which concubine in the palace was pregnant, she would advise the Emperor to promote the pregnant woman.

After all, not everyone is favored by the emperor, and there are many people who can only get a title when they are pregnant.

In this deep palace, status is everything. Only when you hold a high position can you have money and a say.

Only when you have children can you truly have someone to rely on. A mother is honored by her children, and this is not just talk.

But when the emperor said this, Concubine Qi did not feel happy, but felt that she was surrounded by danger.

I am getting older, and when the emperor comes occasionally, he just wraps himself in a quilt and sleeps, and is unwilling to say even a word to me.

These flower-like concubines are still young, so it is very easy for them to get pregnant.

Could it be that I am just going to allow these people to get pregnant one after another and then step on my head?

As the mother of the emperor's eldest son, I should be the person with the most noble status. I absolutely cannot let these people surpass me.

But how can one maintain his position?

Concubine Qi was confused, she couldn't figure it out, and she felt very anxious.