An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Concubine Tian did bribe the nun named Jingbai, telling her to keep a close eye on Zhen Huan and torture her occasionally, but never let her die.

Jingbai was a person capable of great things. After taking the silver, she began to do her best to order Zhen Huan around. Today she asked her to do laundry and sweep the floor, and tomorrow she asked her to fetch water and chop wood.

Poor Zhen Huan, a young lady from a noble family who had never done any heavy or strenuous work, her fingers became thick and deformed due to the torture, and her body deteriorated day by day.

She wanted to ask the maids sent by the emperor for help, but the two maids were only responsible for guarding her and would not say a word to help Zhen Huan. She could only suffer endless torture in this isolated Ganlu Temple.

In this life, she had no Huanbi, no Cui Jinxi, and no Shen Meizhuang and Wen Shichu to help her inside and outside the palace.

Although there was still Prince Guo, he was imprisoned in the palace by the emperor and had no idea what kind of torture Zhen Huan was suffering in Ganlu Temple at this time.

This is also the reason why after Zhen Huan discovered that the Zhen family was not powerful enough to take her away, she told others that Shen Meizhuang was not dead.

If the Zhen family isn't enough, then she can add the Shen family. She doesn't want to stay in this hell on earth for another day.

But with Ling Rong's "tip-off", Zhen Huan discovered that Jing Bai seemed to be more strict in her supervision recently. She could usually have three hours of rest on weekdays, but now she only has a pitiful two hours.

A pair of bare hands were soaked in cold water in winter, and they cracked when the wind blew. Chilblains appeared one after another, and they itched madly at night.

The most worrying thing is that there is no news from home for a long time, and Zhen Huan doesn’t know when she can escape from this sea of ​​suffering.

On the other hand, Ling Rong's life was also not easy - because of the rumors, the emperor only visited the Eighth Prince once after she gave birth, and did not even give him a name.

As for the Empress and Concubine Jing and other people who were nominally in power, they did not dare to come to visit, for fear of displeasing the Emperor. Only Xia Dongchun came to Chengqian Palace from time to time, sometimes to play with Youning, and sometimes to see how Lingrong was recovering.

Although Concubine Tian did not come, she would occasionally check in with He Lingrong and tell her about Zhen Huan's recent situation.

However, the news brought today was different. Concubine Tian told Lingrong that someone in the court had contacted An's father, and said that now the Fucha family and the An family have been tacitly regarded as one faction by the previous dynasty because of the incident of the female doctor.

The An family had no reputation in the court, but the Fucha family was completely different. The emperor and other ministers watched their every move.

Now that the An family is on board this big ship, the emperor's attitude towards Lingrong and the An family may be completely different. This is why the emperor has not yet given the eighth prince a name.

The reason why Concubine Tian didn't come to visit was very simple. She wanted to make the emperor think that the relationship between the two was not that good as much as possible. Unfortunately, the emperor would not believe this kind of "breaking ties", and Concubine Tian's behavior would only make the emperor suspect that she was trying to cover up her mistake.

At this moment, Lingrong was even more certain that this rumor was caused by the Queen Mother. Taking the events of the previous dynasty into account, there was really no other person except the Queen Mother.

It's a pity that now that she knows it was the Queen's doing, Lingrong has no good solution. Now there is no need for Lingrong to deal with it at all, and the rumor has gradually disappeared.

But the previous dynasty's stance was still being taken secretly, and Ling Rong could not reach out, so she could only remind her father all the time not to accept gifts from anyone.

After all, she had begged the emperor to send someone to watch over her father and prevent him from doing anything wrong. Now a long time has passed, and Ling Rong didn't know whether the emperor had sent anyone over.

If this is true, it means that all of my father's actions at this moment are under the supervision of the emperor. If he is just spending money on wine and women, it would be fine, but if he really regards himself as the father-in-law of the emperor and makes promises to others that he shouldn't have, I'm afraid his life will be in danger.

Ling Rong knew very well that her useless father was always taking advantage of the power of others. In his previous life, he didn't even have any children, but he dared to embezzle hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

Having both a son and a daughter in this life might only make his ambitions grow even bigger.

Ling Rong rubbed her forehead, feeling extremely tired at the moment. Faced with something she couldn't handle, it seemed that all she could do was sigh.

Because of this incident, Lingrong finally knew clearly that the former dynasty and the harem were originally one, especially now that there was a prince. Whether she was willing or not, she had become a participant in the fight for the throne.

However, the emperor is getting older, while the eighth prince has just been born. If Ling Rong wants her child to become the emperor, she can only pray that the emperor lives another ten years.

But Lingrong felt that this was an extremely difficult matter. Drinking bowl after bowl of medicinal food would not stop the emperor from overdrawing his body day and night.

Therefore, in addition to her own son, Ling Rong must keep an older prince under her control.

Now the Third Prince is being raised by the Empress, and the Fifth Prince's biological mother, Concubine Yu, is still alive. The most suitable choice for Lingrong is actually the Fourth Prince who is being raised in the Old Summer Palace.

However, Ling Rong disliked the Fourth Prince from the bottom of her heart. He had come into contact with many concubines, and the ones he had closest contact with were Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang. What these two people had done now would only make the Emperor hate the Fourth Prince even more.

Now the only one left is the Fifth Prince.

But as long as Concubine Yu was alive, the Fifth Prince would never truly acknowledge himself as his mother. Even if he could successfully get rid of Concubine Yu, he already had two children, and the Emperor would never allow him to raise another prince.

Thinking of what Concubine Tian said, the Fucha family and the An family are now forced to be tied to the same boat.

In this case, asking Concubine Tian to raise an older prince is the best choice. After all, she only has one princess now, and her family background makes her the most suitable person to balance the queen.

Lingrong clenched her fists. If the emperor was really lucky and could live to see the Eighth Prince grow up, then the Fifth Prince would become a stumbling block for her own children.

by that time……

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician is here to take your pulse." Zhaoshui's voice interrupted Lingrong's thoughts. She nodded and asked someone to lower the bed curtain.

Still through the hazy gauze curtain, Ling Rong extended her hand.

"The Queen has already given birth, but her mind is still so depressed." He Anming put down his hands and thought about what prescription to prescribe.

Lingrong did not speak either. She was still thinking about the Fifth Prince. After all, in order to take the Fifth Prince away, she would need to get rid of Concubine Yu, who had no grudge against her.

But since Concubine Yu was outside the palace, even if Ling Rong wanted to take action, it would not be as easy as she imagined.

"The Eighth Prince is in good health. Even though the Empress used the labor-inducing drug in advance, it did not cause any adverse effects."

He Anming didn't know what Ling Rong was worried about, so he picked the most likely reason to comfort her, "As for those rumors about the Eighth Prince, anyone with a little bit of common sense knows that they were intentional.

If you really worry about this during the month, it will only affect your health."

Ling Rong finally showed some reaction. She hummed and asked, but it was not to the Eighth Prince, "How is the emperor's health? I remember that when he first entered the palace, his health was not good."

"…The emperor has been busy with government affairs these years and often goes to bed late at night, so it is natural that his health has been affected."

But He Anming changed the subject and began to comfort Ling Rong again, "But Your Majesty has been cooking medicinal food for the emperor for a long time, and the emperor's health has improved a lot, and even his figure has changed a lot.

It turns out that medicinal food is useful, so don't worry, Your Majesty."

"Can the recipe be changed?"

"Your Majesty wants to..." He Anming spoke tentatively. He was not sure whether Ling Rong wanted to help the emperor or secretly murder him.

Ling Rong did not hide it. She opened the curtain and slowly looked up at He Anming who was standing there with her eyes slightly lowered. "I need him to live longer. Can you do that?"

"Prolonging life is not an easy thing." He Anming shook his head. He was not sure about this matter, so he would not rashly agree to it. "Throughout history, there have been emperors who have wanted to live forever, but without exception they have all failed.

Your Majesty should know that there is no way to reverse the aging of the human body.

All I can do is help the emperor to recuperate, but if the emperor remains the same as before without any change, no matter how many prescriptions I change, it will be useless. "

Lingrong nodded, lowered the curtain, and began to think about the Fifth Prince again.

It seems that there is only one way now, and that is to snatch the Fifth Prince away from Concubine Yu.

Let him successfully become Concubine Tian's adopted son, and slowly become the next emperor.

But this cannot be accomplished by one person alone, and the help of Concubine Tian is needed.

"If you want to make the emperor's health deteriorate in a short period of time, can you do it?"

He Anming fell silent. It was quite bold to plot so loudly. Was Concubine Sheng really not afraid that he would tell the emperor about this right away?

But from Concubine Sheng's tone, it didn't sound like she was joking.

Could it be that this is asking about my attitude and whether I should choose a team to follow?

"Your Majesty, you are joking, right? You are not allowed to make fun of His Majesty's health."

Ling Rong just hummed, her emotions did not fluctuate, as if she really just made a joke.

Before He Anming could ask any more questions, Ling Rong spoke up, "Thank you, Imperial Physician He. Just give the medicine I need today to Zhao Shui. She will bring it back for me."

He Anming knew that he was being chased away, so he stopped what he was about to say, picked up his medicine box, and left tactfully.

She was in a daze for who knows how long before Zhaoshui came back with the prepared medicine. After Lingrong drank the medicine, she gradually felt more energetic.

"Your Majesty's complexion has been getting worse these past few days, and I am getting anxious.

Fortunately, there have been some changes today. It seems that Doctor He’s medical skills are still better.”

Ling Rong shook her head. Actually, this mental recovery had nothing to do with He Anming's medicine. It was just that she had temporarily figured out the way forward for the future.

Although I don’t know whether Concubine Tian will agree to me, I also don’t know whether Concubine Yu can be eliminated so easily.

But she did have a new goal, which was to find a way to sit on the throne of queen. If that didn't work, then she would work hard to become queen mother.

"I've figured it out," Ling Rong put down the medicine bowl and smiled at the water. "Now that the child has been born, the most important thing right now is to spend the confinement period peacefully. Beyond that, any more worries are useless."

"It's great that Your Majesty can figure this out. During the past few days in the Imperial Hospital, Imperial Doctor He has been reminding me from time to time to comfort Your Majesty.

It is said that the most taboo thing during the month is to think too much. In the past, many women had a drastic change in temperament after giving birth, and suddenly hanged themselves. "

Lingrong shook her head and stopped Zhaoshui from continuing to say those terrible words.

"Okay, I've been taking good care of myself, but you insist on saying those horrible things."

Seeing Zhaoshui shut up, Lingrong smiled and said, "Please invite Concubine Tian for me in the next few days. If she doesn't want to come to Chengqian Palace openly, please ask her to come quietly in private."

"Your Majesty, what's the matter? Why are you so anxious to see Concubine Tian?"

"If she asks, just say it's a big deal about Fucha family. I don't think Tianpin will refuse."

"Yes, Madam. I will find an opportunity tomorrow and ask Sang'er to pass a message to Concubine Tian."

On the second night, Concubine Tian hurried over with Sang'er. She wore a black dress over her cloak, which was indeed very concealed in the dark night.

Lingrong had been waiting in the palace for a long time. Only after Concubine Tian got rid of the coldness in her body were the two able to meet.

"The emperor is quite cold towards you and me now. Meeting at this time is not a good choice."

Ling Rong asked Zhao Shui to pour a cup of hot tea for Concubine Tian, ​​and then she slowly spoke, "Even if you and I try to avoid suspicion, the emperor's suspicion of the Fucha family will not be any less than before.

You should be thankful now that it was me who gave birth to the prince, not you."

Concubine Tian thought Lingrong was showing off on purpose, and she immediately became angry. She smashed the cup on the table and said, "Why, did you call me here just to mock me for giving birth to a useless princess?"

Lingrong was not angry about this. She looked at Concubine Tian calmly until Concubine Tian couldn't help but curse a few more times. Then she spoke slowly.

“If I wanted to mock you, why would I call you here alone in the middle of the night?

Now the emperor is suspicious of the Fucha family. If they don’t plan carefully, they will become the next Nian family.

If you don't want to care, and you're not afraid of becoming a lunatic like Nian Shilan, then just leave."

Lingrong smiled with her eyebrows curved. Concubine Tian's chest heaved with anger in front of her. It took her a while before she gritted her teeth and suppressed her anger, and sat in front of Lingrong again.

“My Fucha family is a big Manchu family. No matter how high the official position of the Nian family is or how great their achievements are, they can never surpass our Fucha family.

How could the emperor possibly attack our Fucha family? I think you are just exaggerating."

"Princess Tian, ​​because of the female doctor issue proposed by the emperor, the Fucha clan has become tied to our An family. You know this.

You know that the An family doesn't have much ability.

But now, there are countless people who have become friends with my father because of Lord Fucha.

These noble families are building their own networks in private. Do you think the emperor will believe that they have no purpose?"