An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

On the second day, Jiang Fuhai changed his confession. He stated that what he had confessed before was because he could not bear the excessive torture by the Ministry of Punishment.

Even when the emperor personally interrogated him, he still gave the same excuse, and even said that the signed and sealed petition was written in advance by people from the Ministry of Punishment, and that he was forced to put his fingerprints on it.

As a result, the emperor had no choice but to order the people from the Ministry of Punishment to continue interrogating Jiang Fuhai to see what else he could reveal.

Jiang Fuhai was very stubborn this time. He was tortured for a whole night before he uttered the word "Imperial Concubine" before he fainted.

There is only one imperial concubine in the palace now, and she is the one raising a prince. The people from the Ministry of Punishment did not dare to delay and reported the news to the emperor immediately after receiving it.

When the emperor received the new complaint, he didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.

In just two days, the person who did this was changed from the Queen to Concubine Jing, and she even explained clearly how she was bribed and how her family was threatened.

"Noble Concubine Jing wants to seize the position of Queen and make her own son the legitimate son to pave the way for the Sixth Prince." The Emperor slammed the petition on the table. He choked and could not calm down for a long time.

Su Peisheng didn't dare to talk to him. He slowly approached and made tea for the emperor. After the emperor's anger had subsided, he dared to speak to comfort him, "Your Majesty, Jiang Fuhai has changed his words in two days. What he said is no longer credible.

I think that instead of continuing to interrogate Jiang Fuhai, it would be better to investigate other palace servants."

Seeing that the emperor had not yet said that he was overstepping his authority, Su Pei spoke again, "Whether it is the Empress or the Imperial Concubine, both need a chance to refute their opinions."

"Why, did the Queen Mother ask you to come and advise me?"

Su Peisheng bowed his head and saluted. He kept saying that he dared not, "This is just my humble opinion. I am overstepping my authority."

The emperor sighed, waved his hand and told Su Peisheng to get up, but he didn't really vent his anger on Su Peisheng, "You are right, we can't just listen to the one-sided words of a servant.

Well, tell the people from the Ministry of Punishment to arrest Jiang Fuhai and don’t torture him severely in the near future, lest he die.”

"Your Majesty, Concubine Sheng sent some medicinal food over. Would you like to have some?" Su Peisheng responded.

"Bring it in."

Su Peisheng did not leave immediately. He looked at the emperor with some hesitation.

"Why, you still have something to say."

"This medicinal food was personally delivered by Concubine Sheng. Your Majesty, would you like to meet Concubine Sheng?"

The emperor wanted to say no, but when he thought of Lingrong being pregnant, he softened his attitude and said, "It's hot this time, so don't ask her to wait outside."

After getting the emperor's approval, Su Peisheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and went to pick up Lingrong. In order to prevent Lingrong from offending the emperor, he also specifically said that the emperor was in a bad mood, and even if he was angry, it was definitely not because of the queen.

"I understand. Eunuch Su, please don't worry too much. I just haven't seen the emperor for many days and I miss him a little."

Su Peisheng made a gesture of invitation and sent Ling Rong into the palace, and then went to do what the emperor had ordered.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Lingrong held her waist and bowed as she did in the past. Although the emperor was angry, he still helped her up with his own hands.

"Don't be so polite. You are pregnant now, so you don't have to insist on these empty formalities."

The words sounded familiar, but Lingrong didn't take them to heart at all. She asked Zhaoshui to bring a food box and put out the medicinal food and bitter melon tea for cooling down the internal heat.

The emperor was used to the medicinal food and used it up very quickly. However, the bitter melon tea tasted really strange. The emperor only took one sip and put it aside and refused to touch it again.

"Rong'er often uses this tea with a unique taste, but I can't get used to it."

“It’s called tea, but it actually has some medicinal value. I asked the imperial physician to help me make it because the summer heat was too severe.

It seems that the emperor does not like this slightly bitter taste. I will ask them to adjust it and add some medicinal herbs to neutralize the taste."

"You worry about my health all day long." The emperor looked at the bitter melon tea and refused to drink another sip. "I will taste it slowly when I have some free time."

"I am afraid that the emperor will quietly pass away, but he still can't calm down."

The emperor didn't want to say anything more in front of Lingrong. He just said don't worry, and the two of them didn't know what else to say.

"Your Majesty, today I have something I want to ask you for help."

The Emperor thought about what had happened in recent days, wondering if Concubine Sheng knew something and wanted to plead for the Empress and Concubine Jing.

Unexpectedly, Ling Rong mentioned Concubine Tian, ​​"These days, Concubine Tian's health has gradually improved under the care of Imperial Doctor He, but she is still depressed and has not been relieved for a long time.

"I have visited Concubine Tian, ​​but it can only be a temporary solution. So...I would like to ask the Emperor to visit her in person, so as to help Concubine Tian resolve her worries."

"She was the victim, why is she so depressed and even has a knot in her heart?"

Ling Rong sighed, she stood up again, and saluted the emperor again, "A few days ago, I don't know how the rumor came out that Doctor He knew the truth about Doctor Wen's death. Some people even spread the rumor that Doctor Wen and Concubine Hui...

Because of this incident, Imperial Doctor Wen died, and Concubine Hui was forbidden to mention it. "

Lingrong did not put it very clearly, but the emperor already understood what Lingrong was saying.

"This matter is too bizarre, so naturally people don't believe it. However, Doctor He was frequently called away for interrogation and was often not seen.

You also know that Concubine Tian suffered from hay fever twice and it was Doctor He who saved her from the brink of death.

Because of this, Concubine Tian trusted Imperial Physician He the most, and was afraid that someone would use this rumor to transfer Imperial Physician He away.

She wanted to find the emperor to find out the truth, but she was worried that the emperor had not forgiven her for not protecting the royal heir.

I am really worried about this daily torment and worry."

When the emperor heard about He Anming, his face darkened. Although he was an excellent doctor, he knew too many secrets, so the emperor didn't want to keep him any longer.

But the appearance of Concubine Tian was also really worrying. The emperor sighed secretly in his heart. After all, she was still pregnant, and he couldn't let anything happen to the child.

“Your Majesty, these rumors are spreading like wildfire. If you continue to spread them like this, I don’t know what outrageous things you will say.

I think that Your Majesty should thoroughly investigate Doctor He. If he is completely innocent, you can inform the harem and settle this incident. This way, Concubine Tian can feel more at ease. "

"What Rong'er said does make some sense."

The emperor nodded, but he was still hesitant in his heart. After all, it was Shen Meizhuang's fault, and he didn't want to lose face.

Seeing that the emperor was somewhat shaken, Ling Rong continued to incite him, "When rumors appear, there must be someone behind them, but I don't know what he is thinking.

If it was just aimed at Imperial Doctor He, it would be fine, but if it was aimed at Concubine Tian, ​​the prince, or even the emperor, I would have someone investigate it thoroughly even if I broke the rules."

"If you had that ability, you wouldn't have been hurt one after another."

The emperor helped Lingrong up. For someone who said so directly that he wanted to investigate, the emperor was not on guard at all.

Because he knew Ling Rong's abilities too well. She couldn't even act arrogantly in Chengqian Palace, let alone the entire harem.

“I know that all the sisters in the harem regard the emperor as their husband.

I can actually understand why you do those outrageous things because you are jealous of me.

However, the measures became increasingly violent, and Concubine Tian almost died, and the imperial physician who could have saved her life was also caught up in rumors.

If you say there is no one behind this, I would definitely not believe it."

"Of course, I don't believe it either."

The emperor had come to a conclusion in his mind at this time. The most important thing was to find out the source of the rumors and deal with the person behind it. In this way, everyone in the harem would know that the so-called affair of Concubine Hui was all false.

Arrange for Concubine Hui to commit suicide to prove her innocence, and no one in the palace will mention it again.

As for He Anming, it would be good to keep him for the time being and let Concubine Tian give birth to the prince in peace.

"You are pregnant now, don't be so excited. I will go to see Concubine Tian later."

Ling Rong nodded, and two tears oozed from her eyes as if she was extremely excited. "When I was in Yanxi Palace, I was often taken care of by Concubine Tian. Now I can repay her for what she has done."

"Some people help you without asking for anything in return. Rong'er doesn't have to calculate everything clearly."

Lingrong nodded, but she didn't agree with the emperor's words in her heart. She never thought that others helped her without any purpose or expectation of return. They only regarded her as pawns, not sisters or close friends.

"But... Your Majesty has agreed to my request today, and I intend to repay you a little."

"Oh?"

The emperor became interested when he heard this. He glanced at the bitter melon tea on the table and said, "Could it be some strange tea?"

"No, it's something else. Your Majesty, please be patient and wait." Ling Rong began to keep the secret again. In fact, she had not thought about what she would give the emperor. It was just that the atmosphere was just right, so she just said it casually.

At that time, whether it is embroidery or a song, the emperor will happily accept it.

"Rong'er is good at keeping people in suspense."

The emperor didn't really care what it was. After all, he was overwhelmed by the affairs in the harem and he didn't have the energy to think about those romantic matters for the time being.

Not long after Lingrong returned to Chengqian Palace, the emperor went to Yanx Palace. Because Lingrong had repeatedly reminded him in advance, she did not say anything aggrieved to the emperor.

Instead, she tried her best to show her weakness and thoughtfulness, which made the emperor feel pity for her and really promised not to vent his anger on He Anming because of the rumors.

After all, the people who spread the rumor have been found. Jiang Fuhai and Zhang Mi are both the Queen's men.

It’s just that the emperor thought Lingrong didn’t know, so he didn’t say it.

Early the next morning, He Anming came to Chengqian Palace to express his gratitude by offering to diagnose Lingrong's pulse. Lingrong accepted it with peace of mind, and she even returned He Anming's prescriptions to him.

But she did ask Zhaoshui to copy it secretly, but she didn't tell He Anming.

After all, those prescriptions are really good, and one can learn a lot from observing water.

"Tianpin has made a lot of efforts in this. You are a member of the Fucha family, so it is natural for you to repay her.

As for me, Doctor He has helped me a lot, so this is just a return to you, so don’t take it to heart.”

He Anming was quiet. He quietly packed up the prescriptions and after a while told Lingrong that he was going to take Princess Youning's pulse.

However, He Anming never came back after he left. After taking Youning's pulse, he left on his own. It was really strange.

But Ling Rong didn't care too much. After all, as long as the man was still useful, there was no need to force him to be in awe of her all the time.

Two days later, Xia Qian still didn't get anything out of Jianqiu about Queen Chunyuan. Finally, Jianqiu couldn't bear the torture and bit her tongue to commit suicide in the Ministry of Punishment, completely cutting off the only clue.

Jiang Fuhai knew nothing about Queen Chunyuan, and even if he was tortured again, he would not be able to reveal any more information.

But few people knew about Empress Chunyuan, especially the concubines who had just entered the palace, who knew nothing about it.

The only ones who can be suspected are the Empress, Imperial Concubine Jing, Imperial Concubine Xin and Imperial Concubine Cao who once lived in the palace.

Among these four people, if one must doubt, it would only be the Queen.

After all, Jiang Fuhai had confessed to what the queen had done long ago, and although he changed his confession later, the emperor would not be deceived so easily.

But since the confession was changed, the emperor had to send people to secretly investigate all the palace maids around the empress and Concubine Jing.

But Concubine Jing had never done those things, and the emperor's people quickly investigated. Although Concubine Jing cleared the charge of murdering his offspring, the emperor discovered that the Seventh Prince was conceived by Concubine Jing with the help of drugs.

Hearing Imperial Physician Zhou say that the Seventh Prince would most likely die young, the Emperor was almost furious. He couldn't understand why, just for the position of Imperial Concubine, Imperial Concubine Jing could be so cruel as to take medicine to get pregnant, and not even care whether the child would be tortured by illness.

But Concubine Jing refused to admit what the emperor questioned. She repeatedly emphasized that the Seventh Prince was in good health and that the child was not conceived through drugs.

But when the Emperor asked Doctor Zhou to check the Seventh Prince's pulse, he found that the Seventh Prince only looked strong, but was actually very weak inside.

Even though Concubine Jing has used countless rare medicinal herbs during this period, the Seventh Prince's health has not improved at all.

"Your Majesty, when I was giving birth, the Seventh Prince stayed in my belly for a long time. I'm afraid he was affected at that time."

"The imperial physician has explained everything clearly, why don't you believe it?" The emperor sighed, and turned away, refusing to look at Imperial Concubine Jing who was kneeling on the ground. "Imperial Physician Zhou, is there any way to treat the Seventh Prince's health?"

"In reply to the emperor, judging from the pulse condition of the Seventh Prince, this good conditioning can only slightly replenish his body.

As for whether there is a better way, we still need to look at the prescription."

The emperor turned to look at Concubine Jing. He watched the changing expressions on her face, and after a while he asked in a very cold tone, "How about it? Are you willing to tell the truth?"