An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Ling Rong was actually a little surprised that the Fifth Prince and Zhen Huan were involved in this matter again.

After all, the Fifth Prince was like an invisible man in his previous life. In addition, when his mother was still alive, he occasionally returned to the palace and did not have much contact with the concubines.

There were too many changes in this life, which led to the contact between the Fifth Prince and Zhen Huan again.

Could it be that God was making up for the fact that Zhen Huan did not have any mother-son relationship with the Fourth Prince?

If this is true, then God is too kind to Zhen Huan. It shouldn't be the case that he can't defeat Zhen Huan in all his lives.

"My lady, you said that the Fifth Prince would not want to take Concubine Xu as his mother, right?"

“Not for now. After all, Yubin is still alive. It would be too snobbish of him to abandon his biological mother and worship someone else as his mother.

The Emperor was already upset because of the incident with Concubine Jing that almost caused her to have a miscarriage. If he did anything else at this critical juncture, it would really disgust the Emperor."

Lingrong didn't think so. The Fifth Prince, who clearly had a mother, would worship Zhen Huan as his mother.

I'm afraid that because Zhen Huan spoke up for the Fifth Prince that day, he ran over to get close to her.

But what's the point of getting close to the concubines? Once they have their own children, the families behind them will not support others at all.

In the end it was just a false alarm and I just became a stepping stone for others.

"But is Concubine Jing's matter really related to the Fifth Prince?"

Zhaoshui looked puzzled. After all, in her opinion, no matter how smart and sensible a child was, he was still a child. She didn't think they would have such bad intentions to harm others.

“The Queen said someone saw it, but she hasn’t produced any evidence yet.

I don’t know whether they are concerned about the Fifth Prince’s reputation or if everything is fabricated.

If it was the former, it would be fine. After all, the prince has a stain on him, which would bring shame to the emperor.

But if it is the latter, we may have to think carefully about what the Queen is thinking."

The emperor is still in good health now. It is unlikely that the queen would want the position of empress dowager right now and plan to support the third prince to become the emperor.

Ling Rong began to murmur in her heart. Now there were only these three princes in the palace. It was not impossible for the Queen to seize the opportunity and make the Third Prince the only prince qualified to succeed to the throne in the eyes of the Emperor.

But the emperor had survived a period of intrigue, deception and bloodshed, and he should not be easily deceived.

"Then can we send someone to keep an eye on the Fifth Prince?"

“It’s better not to do it for the near future. The Queen Mother has been sending people to investigate her past serious illness.

Although we have thrown some dirty water on the Queen, the Queen Mother's suspicion of us has not subsided.

It is better to stay quiet these days and wait for the coming day."

Zhaoshui also knew that the Queen Mother was a shrewd and calculating person, and that the best option now was to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances. The young lady wanted to get pregnant as soon as possible, so it was really not appropriate for her to get involved in this anymore.

"My lady, you haven't taken today's medicine yet. Doctor He prepared a prescription. I tasted it and it's not as bitter as it was a few days ago."

Ling Rong frowned and felt nauseous in her throat before she even drank the medicine, but she still drank it in one go.

But this medicine is indeed as Zhaoshui said, it tastes much better and is no longer bitter and nauseating.

Zhaoshui quickly handed over the candied fruit to Lingrong to suppress the bitter taste. "I have never thought that when to get pregnant and when to give birth would require such careful consideration and calculation."

“There is no other way. This palace is full of calculations. Not only do you have to spend all your energy to calculate others, you also have to calculate yourself.

Concubine Jing was able to save her child time and again, do you really think she was defenseless?"

"My lady, do you mean that all this was actually planned by Concubine Jing?"

Ling Rong nodded, then shook her head, "Actually this is just my guess, but she is pregnant now and had originally refused everyone's visit, but she let the Fifth Prince in and even sent him out personally.

Don’t you think this is strange, Zhao Shui?”

"Yes, Concubine Jing actually doesn't need to personally escort the Fifth Prince out. Even if the Fifth Prince likes to make trouble, Concubine Jing has every reason to refuse.

But Concubine Jing repeatedly sent the Fifth Prince out personally, probably because she wanted to know who wanted to harm her. "

Lingrong smiled and said yes, but Concubine Jing did not tell the Queen the news she had found out, and no one knew what she was hiding.

Could it be that he felt that both the Emperor and the Empress were unreliable, so it was better to keep it secret and resolve the issue privately?

Lingrong couldn't figure it out, and there was no way to verify it. After all, Concubine Jing hadn't told her all her thoughts. Instead of wasting time guessing what she would do, it was better to just watch from the sidelines and take good care of her body so that she could get pregnant soon.

Fortunately, this time the Queen did not keep everyone waiting too long. Cuizhu and Shuangshuang both walked through the Ministry of Punishment and finally told the truth.

What Shuangshuang had to do was very simple, which was to wander around Xianfu Palace and observe the number of times and approximate time that the Fifth Prince went to Xianfu Palace.

But Shuangshuang did not tell Cuizhu about this matter, but told another servant, Yuer, who was Chun Changzai's personal maid.

Unexpectedly, this matter turned out to be related to Chun Changzai, but she stayed in the palace obediently during those days and never went to Xianfu Palace once.

As for Cuizhu, she insisted that she was ordered by Concubine Qi to ask Shuangshuang to wander around the gate of Xianfu Palace.

She had no idea what Shuangshuang wanted to investigate, and Shuangshuang had not contacted her since she took the silver.

Now the investigation has reached a deadlock again. The two related slaves have identified two different people.

Concubine Qi and Concubine Chun gave the same answer - they had never ordered the palace maids to do such a thing.

Especially Concubine Chun, when she heard that she was identified as the real murderer of Concubine Jing, she immediately fainted, causing chaos in the entire Suiyuxuan, which gradually calmed down after nightfall.

Fortunately, the imperial physician confirmed that Chun Changzai and her child were safe, otherwise, who knows how much trouble would have arisen.

But because Concubine Chun kept calling her Yu'er, the Queen couldn't immediately bring her in for trial. After all, if she really took Yu'er away, and if something went wrong with Concubine Chun's pregnancy, the Emperor would be furious and she would be in big trouble.

Therefore, it was not until Chun Changzai's condition stabilized that the Queen called Yu'er to Jingren Palace for questioning.

However, Yu'er only said that she was framed by Shuangshuang. After all, the silver was given by Cuizhu, and she had never given anything to Shuangshuang.

Besides, Shuangshuang only has witnesses and no physical evidence, and she won’t recognize anyone no matter who comes.

Therefore, neither Concubine Qi nor Concubine Chun had any intention of cooperating with the Queen to investigate further. The investigation was at a stalemate, which made the Queen feel a little embarrassed.

With Concubine Tian and Concubine Xin adding fuel to the fire from time to time, the Queen's affairs became increasingly difficult to handle. Even the Queen Mother sent someone to call the Queen to Shoukang Palace and reprimanded her to end this farce as soon as possible.

But the Queen didn't want to solve the problem so quickly, so she naturally procrastinated, hoping to find an opportunity to deal a fatal blow to Concubine Jing.

Then she will be able to safely give up the chess piece in her hand and get herself out of trouble again.

However, since the Queen Mother had already spoken, the Queen naturally had to find out some way. She told the concubines in the harem about her inability to do anything when she paid her respects, hoping that they could think of some way to seek justice for Concubine Jing.

"It's really strange that we haven't found the person who poured water into the Xianfu Palace and turned it into ice yet." Concubine Cao spoke quietly after everyone was making a fuss, as usual, "Your Majesty, why don't you start with the Xianfu Palace and see if you can find any clues."

In fact, not only Concubine Cao thought of this, but Lingrong and Zhen Huan also thought of it, but both of them chose to keep silent in order to avoid getting into trouble.

"The condition of Concubine Jing has always been unstable. From time to time, we have to call the imperial physician to protect the fetus." The Queen looked embarrassed. Her eyes fell on Concubine Jing's empty chair. "I am afraid that if I send someone to investigate thoroughly, Concubine Jing will panic. If this affects her, it will be a great sin."

"Is Concubine Jing still in such danger?" Ling Rong looked worried. "Didn't they say that the heir to the throne has been saved?"

"Although she is saved, she still needs to be fumigated with moxa day and night," the queen also showed her concern for the sisters in the harem, "The imperial physician repeatedly told Concubine Jing to stay in bed for a month and not to have any miscarriage during this period."

"But we can't just leave this matter alone." Concubine Qi was the first to express her dissatisfaction. After all, she was pointed out by her personal maid, and the whole harem knew about it. How could she bear this? "I was slandered by the maid, and I don't want to bear the reputation of harming the royal heir forever!

Hongshi is getting older, how will he view his biological mother then?"

"Qi Fei," the Queen saw that Qi Fei was getting more and more angry, and hurriedly spoke to stop her, "You also know that the Third Prince is very busy with his studies right now, and the Emperor will personally assess him and the Fifth Prince next month. What if the Third Prince hears about your making such a fuss?

Do you want him to go to the Emperor and plead your case, so that he gets scolded by the Emperor? "

It would be fine if she talked about other things, but when it came to matters concerning the Third Prince, Concubine Qi immediately became dispirited, "But if this continues, it will also be bad for the Third Prince.

Your Majesty, you can't just care about Concubine Jing and completely ignore me.

I haven't seen Hongshi for a long time, and I don't know if he has eaten well or slept well, or if he has become too thin to look like a real person."

The Queen repeatedly suppressed her anger. Concubine Qi was thinking about the Third Prince all day long and had completely forgotten why she lost her son.

The Queen was naturally rude. She spoke in a cold tone and brought up the old matter again, "As the biological mother of the Third Prince, you should set a good example for the child. You should think seriously about why the Third Prince is being sent to Jingren Palace for education!

Now that the matter of Concubine Jing has resurfaced, what you need to do is to honestly investigate your Changchun Palace and prevent any servants from making the wrong decision and harming you, your master."

No matter how stupid Concubine Qi was, she knew that the Empress was talking about the fact that she had failed in her plot against Concubine Jing and had lost the Third Prince.

Her momentum weakened immediately, and she muttered in her heart that it was all because of your instigation, Ulanara, otherwise how could she endure the pain of separation from her son.

Poor Hongshi, he didn’t know how badly he would be bullied by the vicious old woman, the Queen.

One day, I must snatch Hongshi back and teach this Ulanara family a lesson.

Concubine Qi's mind was full of thoughts, but her expression remained unchanged. She still had a bit of displeasure and resentment. She hummed in a low voice, "Yes, Queen, I understand."

The queen glanced at Concubine Qi and ignored her.

However, the Queen did not miss any of the changing expressions on Concubine Qi's face.

Concubine Qi had the bluntest knife in her hand, and now this blunt knife had the intention of betrayal, forcing the Queen to consider bringing Guaerjia into the palace ahead of time.

Anyway, the emperor has already agreed, so there is no need to wait for next year's general election.

He might as well take advantage of Concubine Jing's incident to get rid of Concubine Qi in one fell swoop and make sure the Third Prince is completely recorded in his imperial records.

Although Hongshi is stupid and cannot compare to Honghui, there are only a few princes in the palace and there is no choice.

Since she is the queen, if she chooses the eldest son as her son, he can have the title of the eldest son.

When she inherits the throne in the future, she can become the only empress dowager and continue to be in charge of the harem.

At that time, a woman from the Ulanara clan will be found to enter the palace as queen to continue writing the glory of the Ulanara family.

The Queen had a plan in mind, and the investigation naturally had a direction.

"Well, what Concubine Qi said makes some sense. If this matter continues to drag on, it will only make the sisters in the harem panic.

After all, Chun Changzai is pregnant, and it’s not good to let her worry every day.

I will send people to investigate the maids in Xianfu Palace, and try not to cause Concubine Jing to panic."

With the Queen's vigorous investigation, the palace maid who splashed water in Xianfu Palace was quickly caught.

She was a maidservant in Xianfu Palace, and was responsible for sweeping the courtyard on weekdays.

Because she was diligent and conscientious in cleaning the Xianfu Palace every day, Concubine Jing did not suspect her at first.

It was the Queen who sent Jianqiu to investigate, and they found a lot of gold and silver in her residence, which scared her into telling the truth.

It turned out that she would take advantage of the Fifth Prince's visit to Xianfu Palace to intentionally splash some water at the door, but the amount was not much, and only a slight layer of ice crystals formed.

Normally, she would sweep some dust up to cover it up, so that if people in Xianfu Palace didn't pay special attention when walking around, it wouldn't be discovered at all.

But as the water poured like this day after day, it soon became a small piece. That day, while the Fifth Prince was in Xianfu Palace, Liuying cleaned the courtyard and brushed off the dust on the ice, revealing a white and smooth surface.

Concubine Jing had never slipped when she went out in the past, so she didn't take it too seriously this time.

But the ice was thick and the Fifth Prince pulled her, causing her to slip and fall in front of him.