An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

It was not Lingrong who gave birth today, so she had no idea how dangerous the situation was with Concubine Jing.

But the strange thing was that she was calmer than anxious, more indifferent than worried, and her expression looked the same as usual, not as confused as the emperor and the queen.

It was because of this that she had the energy to instruct Xiao Xiazi to fetch some tea for the Emperor and the Empress so that they could drink some to relax their tense nerves.

But Lingrong could only ask Xiao Xiazi to do this matter. After all, he was the emperor's subordinate, so it would be more convenient for him to do the job.

Xiao Xiazi was quick and agile, and soon came back with snacks and served them to everyone's table.

The emperor seemed to be really thirsty. As soon as the teacup was filled, he picked it up and drank most of it.

As the saying goes, tea should be savored slowly, while wine should be drunk heartily. The emperor's behavior showed that he was still not at peace, and he was still troubled by Concubine Jing.

Even though Lingrong had no real feelings for the emperor, she was curious whether the emperor would be as worried as she was on the day she gave birth.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Jing has given birth to a prince."

Su Peisheng walked in with a beaming smile on his face. He bowed repeatedly to congratulate the emperor, and the room finally became lively.

"Okay, okay!" The emperor's heartstrings, which had been tense all night, finally relaxed. He picked up the beads on the table and rewarded everyone in Xianfu Palace and the Imperial Hospital.

The queen also responded to the emperor and said some words of blessing, such as congratulations to the emperor on having another prince.

While the two were talking, Lingrong quietly asked about Concubine Jing's condition.

"Your Highness, Imperial Concubine Jing...has sustained serious injuries, and she is also suffering from postpartum hemorrhage. She is still in danger. The imperial physician is trying his best to treat her."

Su Peisheng's voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone in the hall to hear clearly.

The joy of the Emperor and the Empress came to an abrupt end, and their laughter got stuck in their throats.

"Where is Doctor Wei? Ask him to tell us about the situation. Eunuch Su, please don't make it sound so horrifying. It's making the Emperor and the Empress worry for nothing."

Su Peisheng hunched his back again when he heard this. Although it was Ling Rong who asked this question, he still replied to the Emperor and the Empress, "Imperial Doctor Wei is also treating Concubine Jing right now, so he won't be able to get here for a while."

"Forget it, I'll go see Concubine Jing."

After a long silence, the emperor finally spoke. He did not allow the queen to follow him, and told her in a cold and stern tone to rest, then he went out on his own.

Lingrong couldn't follow either, so she could only sit there and watch without saying a word.

The Empress glanced over thoughtfully. She rubbed her forehead and sighed deeply, "Today, Imperial Physician He and Imperial Physician Wei are both on duty in the palace. This is a blessing for Imperial Concubine Jing."

"I heard that the Emperor had specially ordered Doctor He to take care of Concubine Jing's health some time ago. Perhaps that's why you've been waiting."

Lingrong was very calm. He Anming took care of Concubine Jing with the emperor's permission. Even if the queen wanted to suspect something, she shouldn't have suspected herself.

What's more, He Anming is Concubine Tian's imperial physician. Even if the Queen suspects that someone has ruined her plan, it should be Concubine Tian.

"But it's also strange that Imperial Doctor He wasn't the first to rush over when Imperial Concubine Jing was about to give birth."

Even though the Queen had a headache, she still noticed these details. It seemed that before she and the Emperor came to Xianfu Palace, the Queen had found out the background of all the imperial doctors, or in other words, the Queen had used some tricks to turn those imperial doctors into "her own people."

“If the Queen finds this strange, why not wait until Imperial Concubine Jing is out of danger and then go ask Imperial Doctor He.

I don’t know much about medicine, so it’s hard for me to make an accurate guess.”

Facing the Queen's questioning, playing dumb was indeed a good idea. Ling Rong pretended to be confused, which made the Queen feel upset, but she couldn't scold her in front of everyone.

“I am just worried that some imperial doctors are deliberately delaying the diagnosis and treatment of Imperial Concubine Jing.

What if the best time for treatment is delayed and the lives of Concubine Jing and the heir to the throne are endangered?"

Lingrong nodded, as if she agreed with the Queen's statement.

The queen punched the cotton and felt her head hurt even more.

Ling Rong did not intend to sit here and talk nonsense with the Empress. She stood up first and interrupted the Empress's further probing, "Empress, you have a headache and cannot go to see Imperial Concubine Jing. I will go to check on you so that you don't have to worry in the hall."

The Queen wanted to stop her, but Lingrong had already walked out the door and quickened her pace to find the Emperor.

When they arrived at the small hall outside the delivery room, the emperor was scolding several imperial doctors, asking them to do everything they could to save Concubine Jing's life.

However, Concubine Jing's condition seemed to be really bad. Several imperial doctors looked at each other, and none of them dared to agree outright.

"Your Majesty," Ling Rong held the door, her voice was not loud, but it disturbed the silence in the room, "Jing Guifei is in critical condition, the imperial doctors will do their best to treat her.

I beg Your Majesty to be patient for now and ask the imperial doctors to discuss a cure."

Lingrong's consolation finally had some effect. The emperor nodded and told all the imperial doctors to discuss it aside. No matter how rare the medicinal materials were, they should be used.

But now Concubine Jing's condition is postpartum hemorrhage, which will not stop. She has been drinking bowl after bowl of medicine, but there is no sign of relief.

If the hemorrhage continues, I'm afraid it won't be long before Concubine Jing dies.

The emperor had rarely experienced a situation where someone around him slowly lost his life. He was probably thinking of the death of Empress Chunyuan, which made him so angry and unable to calm down for a long time.

"Come and sit down." The emperor sighed deeply, "Have you visited the Sixth Prince? He is indeed a very strong child."

Ling Rong shook her head and sat down obediently. She spoke softly. Although she did not sing, her voice was still somewhat similar to Rouze's. "I was worried that the emperor would be angry, so I hurried over. The Sixth Prince has not seen it yet."

"Empress Jing has already prepared a wet nurse. The child is now in the side hall. After crying for a few times, he fell asleep quietly."

"As the saying goes, mother and child are connected by heart," Ling Rong said in a softer tone, "Sixth Prince slept so comfortably, which proves that Imperial Concubine Jing must be fine. Your Majesty can put your mind at ease."

Perhaps there was some truth in what Lingrong said, for the emperor's mood had obviously improved a lot. Coincidentally, the imperial doctors had also come up with a plan to do their best to stop the bleeding and save Concubine Jing's life.

The emperor only heard a general idea about the medicinal herbs and so on. After all, he didn't know any medicine, so he could only order the imperial doctors to do their job freely.

But medication alone is not enough. After discussing with Wei Lin, He Anming still believes that acupuncture and moxibustion should be used in conjunction with medication for treatment.

The emperor also agreed. As long as his life could be saved, the emperor didn't care what method was used.

Fortunately, Concubine Jing was really lucky. After the imperial doctors worked hard all night, they actually saved her life.

But she was still drowsy and rarely awake. She was drowsy for eight or nine hours a day.

She only glanced at the Sixth Prince occasionally when she was awake, but she was never able to hug her own child herself and enjoy the joy and boredom of coaxing him to sleep.

As for the series of dangers she encountered during childbirth, there was no way to investigate because Concubine Jing was not conscious. After all, everyone thought that it was because Concubine Jing did not pay attention to her appetite while she was pregnant, which led to the large fetus and difficult delivery.

Even though Ruyi repeatedly stated that the master was paying close attention, there was no sufficient evidence to support it.

As for the palace maid who spoke hesitantly and was timid, it was just her personality. Who could say that she intentionally delayed Concubine Jing's illness?

Even if Lingrong wanted to help find the evidence, she couldn't reach out to Xianfu Palace. She could only pray that Concubine Jing would get better soon and not be plotted against by the Queen again.

In order to add some joy to Concubine Jing, the emperor did not hesitate any longer this time and directly issued an edict to confer titles on the six palaces. Concubine Jing was promoted to Concubine Jing, Lingrong was promoted to Concubine Sheng, and Concubine Cao, Concubine Tian, ​​Concubine Xin and Concubine Chun were all promoted.

However, the matter of conferring the title of Prince of a County on the Sixth Prince was delayed because the Empress Dowager and the Queen both obstructed him, and the Emperor did not bring up the matter again - in fact, the Emperor did calm down afterwards. Conferring the title of Prince of a County on a child who was not even a hundred days old would only cause turmoil in both the former dynasty and the harem.

Although the former dynasty and the harem are not completely integrated, the intricate relationships between them cannot be ignored.

The emperor’s words are law, but everyone pretended they didn’t hear them. After all, who would risk losing their head for someone else’s affairs?

As for Lingrong, she naturally wouldn't tell anything, but after Concubine Jing recovered, she would tell her the emperor's oral instructions and the queen's obstruction one by one. Who knows whether Concubine Jing will bear a grudge?

This time, the emperor promoted quite a lot of people, so the ceremony was almost cancelled. It was not as grand as the promotion of Zhen Huan.

The emperor originally wanted to ask people to prepare for Lingrong's imperial concubine ceremony, but Lingrong refused - she used the excuse that she was able to be imperial concubine thanks to Concubine Jing, and it would be inappropriate to hold any ceremony without going through Concubine Jing.

"I promoted you to be a concubine, not because of Concubine Jing or Concubine Gui. Rong'er should know this."

The emperor didn't quite understand why Lingrong refused. After all, it would be difficult for any woman to refuse the opportunity to be in the limelight in front of everyone.

You clearly said a few days ago that you wanted to be closer to me. This change is too big.

“I understand, but it is my elder sister who was conferred the title of Imperial Concubine, and I cannot steal the limelight.

When Sister Jing recovers, I will borrow her good fortune and be promoted together with her."

The emperor did not comment on this statement, but he did not continue to persuade Lingrong. After all, he did not have the energy to consider such trivial matters. Since she was unwilling, he would just fulfill her wish.

"As long as you don't regret it, this title of concubine can only be given once, and I will not make it up for you."

"I know everything, Your Majesty." Ling Rong didn't care about the ceremony of conferring a title of consort. She just felt tired these days and didn't want to do things that would make the Queen jealous. "Sister Jing's body hasn't recovered yet. I am more worried than happy. I really don't have too much energy to prepare for the conferment of a consort."

Anyway, the position of concubine is real, the monthly allowance will not be reduced at all, and other concubines still have to call her Empress Sheng.

Ling Rong sometimes felt that she was too much of a mean person, but her position had been promoted so smoothly, and it was not a title as malicious as the word "Li". She had become the highest-ranking concubine in the same batch of concubines who entered the palace. How could she not be complacent?

"You have a really good relationship with Concubine Jing." The emperor sighed. He suddenly remembered that Lingrong had a good relationship with Concubine Hui in the past, and he felt a little unhappy. "I remember that you had the best relationship with Concubine Hui in the past."

Hearing the emperor mention Shen Meizhuang, Ling Rong's heart trembled, and even the tiredness she felt disappeared for the most part, "When I first entered the palace, I did have a good relationship with Concubine Hui. After all, we entered the palace at the same time, and she helped me a lot.

But ever since Concubine Xu...and Concubine Hui reconciled, she gradually distanced herself from the concubines.

Your Majesty, you also know that the relationship between me and Concubine Xu has been very bad since Concubine Xu had a miscarriage. Concubine Hui has tried for a long time but has not been able to ease the situation.

But after all, the two of them are close friends, and their relationship is much closer than that of this concubine, a sister who came along halfway.

After a while, the relationship between me and Concubine Hui became like that between me and Concubine Xu, almost like water and fire."

Ling Rong was afraid that the emperor would suspect that she, like Shen Meiyu, had an affair with the imperial physician or someone else, so she tried extra hard to explain.

She had been observing the emperor's expression, and when she saw that he was in a bad mood, she immediately changed her words. She didn't feel relieved until the emperor's face turned from gloomy to bright.

"I didn't know that so many things had happened between you, and there had been so many entanglements."

"These are just trivial matters between my daughters. I won't tell you about them and make His Majesty upset."

Lingrong tentatively handed a plum to the emperor to see if he was still suspicious of her.

The emperor put it directly into his mouth, his eyebrows twisted together from the sourness.

"Rong'er prefers sour food," the emperor waved his hand, rejecting the next one Lingrong handed over, "It is said that sour boys and spicy girls are the best. If you were pregnant now, I think it would be a boy."

Ling Rong calculated the situation of her menstrual period. It was indeed late this month, so there was a possibility that she was pregnant.

However, if she asked the imperial physician to take her pulse immediately, Lingrong would still be unsure.

If I find out that I'm pregnant in front of the emperor, I'll be worried every day.

After all, the queen couldn't stand seeing anyone pregnant. She had accumulated a lot of anger because Concubine Jing didn't have the child.

Originally, she was going to go to Jia Shigao, who also had a high position, Concubine Tian. If she revealed that she was pregnant at this time, she was afraid that the Queen's anger would be directed at herself.

This is a loss-making thing and should never be done.

"I also want to bear another child for the emperor. I have taken a lot of medicine to maintain my health, and the imperial physician also said that the only thing missing is a harmonious relationship with the human body.

Come to think of it, Your Majesty still needs to work harder to make your dream come true."