An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

When Zhaoshui returned to Chengqian Palace, the palace was quiet, as if everyone had gone to bed.

Only Lingrong was sitting in the main hall, flipping through the book in her hand, as if waiting for her to come back.

Zhaoshui felt that the reward in her hand seemed to be of great weight. She immediately put it aside and honestly apologized to Lingrong.

“If you know it’s wrong, why do you still do it?”

"I just thought that Your Majesty couldn't lose this ally. Besides, Your Majesty and Concubine Tian have a good relationship, so... so I stood up."

Ling Rong hummed, showing no change in emotion, "I have heard that Concubine Tian is in critical condition. You have indeed contributed a lot to her rescue."

"I dare not take credit for this matter," Zhaoshui said hesitantly. She glanced at Lingrong cautiously, "Madam, will this matter... affect you?"

"If you do this, it will indeed improve my relationship with Concubine Tian. It's not so easy to repay the favor of saving my life.

When you leave the palace in the future, Fucha will not treat you badly just because of your relationship with Concubine Tian."

Ling Rong sighed and closed the book in her hand, "But Zhao Shui, this will expose your knowledge of medicine.

The Queen is smart, and she would have guessed that I had processed the Five Elements Grass before putting the cloth on my body and pretending to be fooled.

In this way, these peaceful days will soon be broken, and the Queen will be more covert in her actions, and more importantly..."

Ling Rong paused deliberately, and looked at Zhao Shui, "The Queen will definitely attack you first, and make sure I don't have you by my side anymore."

Zhaoshui opened her mouth. Only then did she realize how much her impulsive decision had exposed. If the Queen was only targeting her, it would be fine, but the Queen was pregnant. What should she do?

"My queen, I know I was wrong." Zhaoshui knelt down directly. She felt extremely guilty at this moment and wished she could slap herself twice right away.

"It's already been done, there's no point blaming yourself," Lingrong waved her hand and asked Zhaoshui to stand up, "I just want you to know that you have to consider the consequences of anything you do. If you can't accept or bear the consequences, don't do it."

"Your servant...understood."

"If I were here today and didn't let you save Concubine Tian, ​​I'm afraid you would have a rift with me in your heart." Lingrong finally consoled Zhaoshui and didn't just say that her decision was wrong. "But Zhaoshui, I brought you from outside the palace. In this palace, only the two children and you are the most important to me, even the emperor can't compare to you.

I don't want you to get hurt in any way because of this, do you understand?"

"My lady, I just think that you cannot lose the support of the Fucha family, so..."

"Zhaoshui, Concubine Tian and I are just getting what we need from each other. Our relationship seems good now because we are still useful to her.

Once we lose our usefulness, I'm afraid all the kindness we've shown her will be forgotten."

After hearing this, Zhaoshui's mood became even more depressed. "Your Majesty, what should we do next? Being targeted by the Queen is definitely not a good thing."

“Time is short, and I really can’t think of any good solution.

But I thought, I should ask the emperor for a favor and let you become a female doctor, so that you won’t have to worry if you encounter a similar situation to Concubine Tian in the future.

If the emperor agrees, you can concentrate on studying medicine, but I'm afraid you won't be able to stay in Chengqian Palace."

"No, Madam! If I leave Chengqian Palace, your situation will be even more dangerous.

Although I am not a medical expert, I can at least help you feel your pulse. Your Majesty, I don't want to leave you."

Ling Rong naturally didn't want Zhao Shui to leave her, but only by saying these words of consideration for the other person could she make the other person more devoted to her.

Even if Zhao Shui was brought from outside the palace himself, this method still had to be used.

"Forget it, let me think about it again, and you should go back and think about it carefully. If you want to continue studying medicine in the palace, just tell me directly. I will find a way to help you. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Zhaoshui raised her hand and wiped her eyes, as if she had shed some tears.

Ling Rong had no choice but to call her over and wiped the corners of her eyes herself, "Okay, you must be tired from acupuncture today, go down and have a good rest, don't worry too much about me."

After Zhaoshui left, Lingrong finally had some time to rest. She was very tired today and had no energy to think about anything else.

After breakfast the next day, the emperor rushed to Chengqian Palace. His happy expression formed a sharp contrast with Lingrong, which made Lingrong have to force herself to cheer up and congratulate the emperor.

"Why does Rong'er look so haggard? Are you feeling unwell?"

"I don't know what's wrong with me. I've been feeling tired all day. I called the imperial physician to take my pulse, but he couldn't find any clues."

Just as Lingrong was about to salute, the emperor helped her up. She sat on the chair, rubbing her forehead and sighing.

"You are in poor health, you need to take good care of yourself," the emperor also sat next to Ling Rong, "Which doctor did you call to see you?"

"Imperial Physician He, Imperial Physician Wei, and Imperial Physician Zhou have all come to see me, but they couldn't find any cause. They only said that I was probably depressed, which affected my health."

"You are somewhat similar to Concubine Tian. If she hadn't been worried all day long, she wouldn't have encountered such a great danger during childbirth.

If you hadn't sent a palace maid with medical skills, I'm afraid there would have been two deaths and one body."

"It's also because Concubine Tian is lucky," Ling Rong thought of this incident, and her mood became even more gloomy, "Zhao Shui only learned a little acupuncture from his father when he was young, and he didn't learn it systematically like the imperial doctors.

She saw that the situation was critical, so she took the initiative to step forward.

When she came back last night, she cried for a long time in front of me, and then she realized belatedly that she had harmed Concubine Tian.

Fortunately, the result was good, and her courage was well worth it."

The emperor nodded, feeling relieved. After all, this little palace maid stepped forward and solved his urgent problem. Even if she failed to bring Concubine Tian back from the brink of death, he had a reason to explain to the people in the harem and Fucha.

However, today's result is better than expected, and this palace maid should be rewarded well.

Of course, her master Lingrong also deserved a reward, but the emperor didn't know what to reward Lingrong with for a moment.

"If the emperor feels that the reward is not enough, why not ask Zhaoshui to learn medicine?" Lingrong thought about it and brought up the matter of female doctors. "It would be even better if we could train another group of female doctors. There are many concubines and princesses in the palace.

If we encounter a critical situation like Concubine Tian again, if Zhaoshui is not here, there will be someone else who can take over, at least we won’t be in the difficult situation of choosing between the two. "

Ling Rong's suggestion really made the emperor's eyes light up. He had indeed never thought about female doctors. After all, there was no way for the daughters of ordinary families to study medicine, and there were only a few such people in the entire capital.

Although the daughters of high-ranking officials have connections and resources, they will not join this group of men.

Therefore, although the palace did not prohibit the selection of female doctors, there was still no woman in the position.

Now Lingrong's proposal has given the emperor a new idea. He can ask people to select women who want to study medicine from the public and bring them into the palace for systematic training.

Those with excellent medical skills can be granted corresponding official positions, and after being trained from generation to generation, those clans will naturally be willing to train their daughters to become female doctors.

However, it is not easy to train a group of skilled people in a short period of time. I am afraid that the ministers of the previous dynasty will raise objections and delay the process again and again.

Ling Rong looked at the emperor's changing expression, and was secretly weighing whether this proposal would displease the emperor. She tentatively held the emperor's hand and said, "Your Majesty, is my suggestion not good?"

"No." The emperor held Lingrong's hand in his hand. "Rong'er's suggestion is very good. I am just thinking about how to implement it."

"Now that Zhaoshui saved Concubine Tian, ​​it is actually the best example." Lingrong smiled and said, pretending to be regretful, "If Zhaoshui was originally a female doctor trained by the Imperial Hospital, it would be more convincing.

Let’s not talk about other people for now, but the Fucha clan behind Concubine Tian will definitely support the emperor in training female doctors.”

The emperor was obviously persuaded by Ling Rong. After all, training female doctors would bring only benefits to the royal family. If Fu Cha could support it, it would be easier to promote it.

"This matter still needs to be discussed in detail," the emperor changed the subject and mentioned Ling Rong's health again, "Your condition has lasted for a long time. Although the imperial physician said that there is nothing wrong, I am still worried."

"Your Majesty, this is really my own fault. I worry day and night that this child will repeat the same mistake I made in Youning.

As a result, he didn't dare go to the Imperial Garden, and he didn't dare lie under the pear tree in the courtyard.

Sometimes I wonder if I did something wrong in my past life, and that’s why I have to pay for it with so much worry in this life.”

"How could it be?" The emperor actually knew that all the coincidences were deliberately instigated by someone behind the scenes, and the queen was not the only one involved. "The human heart is terrible, how can gods and Buddhas stop it?"

"Gods and Buddhas cannot stop it," Ling Rong murmured in a low voice, "Even I wish I could study medicine. I can tell what the method is at a glance. How could it be..."

Her voice gradually became weaker, and she immediately stopped talking as if she had just discovered the emperor was beside her. "I am sorry for my words, Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"It's okay. You are so worried because you are pregnant. I won't blame you."

But the emperor did take the matter of the female doctor to heart, and from time to time he would call a few ministers to discuss the matter in the Yangxin Palace. But things obviously would not develop too smoothly. The ministers of the previous dynasty strongly opposed it, believing that women were only suitable for taking care of their husbands and children, and doing some needlework in the backyard.

It was just as Ling Rong had expected, only Lord Fucha supported the emperor's decision, but after all, one person's voice was weak and was soon drowned out by the fierce voices of the crowd.

A few days later, the matter of hiring a female doctor had not yet been discussed. However, the emperor had already made up his mind to do it, and he really had to ask Zhaoshui to go to the Imperial Hospital to study every day.

Zhaoshui was very reluctant at first, but she also knew that hiding in Chengqian Palace would not hinder the Queen's plans. It would be better for her to learn some medical skills so that the Queen would have fewer tricks to use.

What Zhaoshui didn't know was that she had now become a pawn in the game between the emperor and the ministers of the previous dynasty, and the queen didn't dare to touch her in the short term.

This was the best solution Lingrong could think of. Fortunately, the emperor also thought it was feasible and Lingrong didn't need to talk too much.

But the Queen was like a mountain pressing on his heart. Lingrong was oppressed to death in her previous life. It seemed that she had fought for herself all her life, but in fact, she had fought for the Queen all her life.

Soon, this mountain took action against Lingrong. Fortunately, the queen sent the things in through Tangdi, so her plan was temporarily unsuccessful.

Ling Rong watched Tang Di destroy the musk-scented spices, and she couldn't help but wonder, "The Queen knew Zhao Shui knew medical skills, so why did she send in musk-scented spices so conspicuously?

Isn't this just walking into a trap and handing the evidence against you to us?"

Aunt Fang Jing was also a little confused for a moment. She looked at the spices and tentatively proposed an idea, "Could it be that the Queen has already suspected Tang Di and wants to use this musk to ask the Queen to deal with Tang Di?"

Tang Di's hands trembled. She didn't understand how she had been exposed. She could only look at Ling Rong in confusion, "Your Majesty, this servant... this servant has never done anything to expose herself?"

"On the surface, it seemed that it was Zhaoshui, who knew medicine, who told us that there was something wrong with the fabric.

But the queen would rather kill someone by mistake than let the criminal go, and she would give up immediately if there is even a little doubt.

Your chess piece is useless. She doesn't want to use you anymore, and she doesn't want me to use you anymore either."

Ling Rong was thinking about how to deal with Tang Di, whether to continue using her or send her back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and tell her to wait for an opportunity to serve others.

If she were sent back to the Imperial Household Department, it might be possible for the Queen to regain her trust in her, believe that she was very loyal, and use her a few more times.

But this kind of exploitation would cost one's life, Ling Rong knew it very well, and even secretly wanted to do so.

The reason is simple, Lingrong just doesn't believe Tangdi either.

"My lady, then...then what should this servant do?"

Tang Di's movements slowed down. After a moment, she seemed to have thought of something and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Ling Rong, "Your Majesty, I will never betray you. Please allow me to continue to serve you."

He is not smart when he should be smart, but he reacts quickly when he should not be smart.

Ling Rong sighed in her heart, but advised Tang Di, "Don't worry, Tang Di, I know your loyalty to me.

Now that the Queen will no longer use you to harm others, you don't have to worry all day about how to deal with it. Just serve well in Chengqian Palace.

But I am worried that the Queen will be angry and try to harm you, so you should pretend to be ignorant for the time being and go to the courtyard to do some rough work."