An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

No one knew what Cao Qinmo was thinking, but she actually took Wen Yi to stay in Chengqian Palace and slept there for a night.

After the second day, she really listened to Lingrong's words and showed her face in front of the Empress Dowager.

The Queen Mother also needed someone to help the Queen, so Cao Qinmo took the initiative to approach her and did not act as she did in the past, using the excuse of physical discomfort to refuse the meeting.

As for what the two of them talked about in private, Ling Rong didn't know, but the only solution she could use was probably to put pressure on them from the previous dynasty.

It's just that Cao Qinmo's maternal family is not much better than Lingrong's, and her family has no say in the previous dynasty. Therefore, they can only exert their influence in the harem to remind the emperor of the good things the queen had done in the past.

As for the previous dynasty, the Empress Dowager and Concubine Qi could only help. They used the excuse of worrying about the Queen's health to inform the Emperor of the whereabouts of those miracle doctors who specialized in treating headaches.

The news that the Emperor wanted to depose the Queen had not yet been told to everyone, so everyone had to agree to it and promised to send someone to find a miracle doctor.

But Lord Guaerjia was already prepared. When he heard the emperor's agreement, he sent the so-called Miracle Doctor Jiang to the palace overnight.

Faced with such "good intentions", the emperor had no choice but to accept the meeting, but the first question he asked was not about the queen's headache, but whether this doctor Jiang had any research on children's diseases.

It’s a pity that Doctor Jiang doesn’t know much about muteness and can only treat some simple diseases. He has no way to treat the congenital diseases of the Sixth and Seventh Princes that were induced by drugs.

The emperor felt a little disappointed for not getting the answer he wanted, but he did not send him out of the palace directly. Instead, he sent Su Peisheng to take him to Jingren Palace to diagnose the queen.

However, the Queen's headache was a chronic disease that could not be cured overnight. Doctor Jiang was indeed quite skilled. On the night of the diagnosis, he listed several methods that could cure the Queen's headache and presented them to the Emperor.

But the Emperor had no family knowledge of medicine, so he could only leave Doctor Jiang in the Imperial Hospital to discuss the matter with the other imperial doctors on duty tomorrow.

In this way, Doctor Jiang stayed in the palace, going in and out with the other imperial doctors, and became the new imperial physician.

However, the emperor did not give him any position. He even arranged for the people in the Imperial Hospital to be on guard at all times and set up a separate medicine room for him to use for temporary research.

There was nothing unusual about Doctor Jiang. He just discussed and adjusted the prescription with other imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital and went to Jingren Palace from time to time to check the Empress' pulse, as if he had only one goal - to cure the Empress' headache.

But Guaerjia's purpose of sending him into the palace was obviously not that simple. Through Doctor Jiang, Guaerjia successfully reached a cooperation with the Queen Mother - as long as Guaerjia Wenyuan could give birth to a prince, the Queen would do everything possible to push the prince to the throne and become the crown prince.

In Guaerjia's eyes, by that time both the Queen and Concubine Qi would be able to sit on the throne of Queen Mother, which would be a win-win situation and the Queen would not refuse it no matter what.

What's more, the queen needed someone's support in the previous dynasty to rescue her from house arrest. Now that Ulanara has no say in the court, only Guarjia can help.

The Queen naturally agreed to this request. After all, Concubine Qi had been wearing the musk necklace, so it was not easy for her to get pregnant.

The only thing he had to worry about was that Doctor Jiang was a member of the Guaerjia clan. He might be able to detect something unusual about the pearl necklace, which might cause the Guaerjia clan to turn against him.

It seems that I have to find a way to get the necklace back temporarily and try other more secretive methods.

The Queen acted quickly. After thinking about it, she called Concubine Qi to Jingren Palace on the pretext of discussing future arrangements.

In order to avoid being seen, the two met in the dark. Concubine Qi was full of excitement and seemed unaware of the musk necklace on her body.

The Queen had a small knife hidden in her hand. She took the opportunity to grab Concubine Qi's wrist and cut the chain. The beads rolled all over the floor. Concubine Qi looked regretful and apologized to the Queen repeatedly.

After all, this was a gift from the Queen Mother. It would have been fine if it wasn't well protected, but the beads actually fell in front of the Queen Mother. Concubine Qi wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

But she also knew that it was the Queen who needed help from the Guaerjia family, not Concubine Qi who needed help from the Queen.

The Queen would never make a fuss about the fact that the necklace was only broken by accident.

Sure enough, the Queen stopped Concubine Qi from picking up the beads, and spoke softly, saying that she would give her a more gorgeous one in the future.

Concubine Qi had no real intention of picking up the pearl, so she stopped and continued to listen to the Queen's instructions to get pregnant soon.

“Tianpin is just like you, with a powerful family background, but she only gave birth to a daughter, so she poses no threat to you for the time being.

But she was in good health, and had He Anming who was always looking after her. She also tried her best to give birth to a prince.

Now that Dr. Jiang has entered the palace, you should take this opportunity to get a prescription and take good care of your health.

The future glory of both you and me is tied to your belly."

"It's useless for me to work hard alone. Recently, the emperor has been running to that little bitch Chun Guiren all day long, and he hasn't stayed in my palace for a long time."

Concubine Qi touched her belly, and behind her complaints was her hope that the Queen could give her some advice and help her win favor back from that little Concubine Chun.

The Queen is now busy saving herself, so she has no time to plan for Concubine Qi. "You are young and beautiful, and the Emperor likes you. Just find an excuse to express your discomfort, and the Emperor will go to your palace to take care of you.

At that time, we must use all means to keep the emperor in the palace as long as possible. The more times we do this, the greater the chance of pregnancy. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Seeing that the Queen couldn't say anything useful, Concubine Qi looked uninterested and found an excuse of being tired, wanting to bid farewell to the Queen.

The Queen had already eliminated the hidden danger, so naturally she didn't want to keep Concubine Qi any longer. The two of them said one thing on the surface and thought another, and ended this communication harmoniously.

At the same time, the empress dowager also began to contact Longkodo, asking him to help speak for the queen in the previous court and ask the emperor to release the queen from Jingren Palace as soon as possible.

Longkodo did not hesitate much when he received the news. He called the ministers who were on good terms with him and, like Lord Guarjia, asked them to pay attention to the queen's health from time to time.

Seeing this, some ministers who secretly supported the Third Prince also spoke up, asking about the Queen's health and saying that the harem could not be without a master for a day, and having Concubine Jing and Concubine Sheng in charge of the six palaces could only be a temporary stopgap measure.

Seeing that many ministers spoke up for the Queen, the Emperor vaguely sensed that something was wrong, and rumors of wanting to depose the Queen gradually spread in the court. Every meeting of the court would trigger a new round of debate.

The emperor did not immediately stop everyone from talking. Instead, he allowed them to discuss so that he could find out clearly the factions among the ministers.

Nowadays, Prince Yi, Zhang Tingyu, Yue Zhongqi, Li Wei and others in the court rarely speculate or discuss the affairs of the Queen, and they are absolutely loyal to the Emperor.

Although Longkodo seemed neutral, his followers had increasingly frequent contacts with the faction headed by the Guwalja clan, and they had to speak for the queen from time to time in the court.

As for Lord Fucha, Zhen Yuandao and others, they held the opposite opinion from Guaerjia, believing that the queen needed to cultivate her body in order to better fulfill her responsibilities.

They seemed to be supporting the emperor's decision, but in fact they had their own plans and wanted to gain benefits from the dethronement of the queen.

Everyone has their own ideas and their own goals. Every little thing in the court and the harem will become a bargaining chip for mutual attacks.

What surprised the emperor the most was that the former dynasty and the harem had become one. He had only told the empress dowager about the queen's affairs, but now everyone in the former dynasty knew about it.

Especially Longkodo, I'm afraid it was his Empress Dowager who asked him for help, otherwise she would definitely fan the flames secretly and not let any of her subordinates speak carelessly.

A whole month had passed in this debate between the imperial court and the harem. Even though the genius doctor Jiang had said that the Empress's headache was no longer a serious problem, the Emperor still had no intention of releasing the Empress.

The emperor had even announced to the entire harem that the queen had deliberately murdered queen Chunyuan and other concubines and their children, and everyone knew about the queen's evil deeds.

Even Concubine Tian and Noble Lady Xia took out the red musk beads given to them by the Queen, saying that the Queen had long intended to make them childless, but her methods were concealed and difficult for ordinary people to detect.

After learning the news, the most anxious person was Concubine Qi. She suddenly remembered her broken pearl necklace and began to suspect that the Empress had also put musk on the necklace, which was why she had slept with the Empress many times but never got pregnant.

Doctor Jiang once said that he had accumulated musk in his body. At that time, he thought he was harmed by some mortal enemy. Could it be that the one who harmed him was actually the Queen Mother?

Even though she had such doubts in her heart, Concubine Qi was not foolish enough to follow Concubine Tian and Concubine Xia to appeal to the Emperor.

After all, no matter what, Guaerjia has already reached a cooperation with the Queen, and even made memorials on her behalf in the previous dynasty. It is absolutely impossible for her to turn against her now.

One can only swallow this bitterness and wait until the prince is born before settling the score.

"Why didn't you tell me these things before?"

The emperor was surprised that the queen's actions were not limited to what he had discovered, and that there were even concubines who were targeted by her. It was just that these people discovered it early and did not allow the queen to succeed.

"Your Majesty, I also regret why I was so timid and afraid to tell you everything I did because of the Queen's power.

Now that I've heard so many sisters have been harmed, I realize how big a mistake I made!"

Concubine Tian wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and the sob in her voice was really moving.

The emperor took a deep breath and did not reprimand Concubine Tian for this. Instead, he comforted her and told her to take good care of herself and not to blame herself too much.

Ling Rong watched Concubine Tian's affected performance coldly, and the worry on her face could not be eased in any way.

What Concubine Tian and Noble Lady Xia did today was not discussed with Ling Rong in advance. I think they thought that doing so would increase the Queen's guilt, so they did it on a whim.

Fortunately, the family background of the Fucha clan was there, and the emperor had to take into account the scheme against Concubine Tian.

But no matter how many crimes the queen committed, the emperor would not sentence her to death immediately. The most he could do was to depose her.

But as long as the Empress Dowager was still alive, it would be difficult to realize the idea of ​​deposing the Empress. Coupled with the repeated pressure from the previous dynasty, I am afraid that even deposing the Empress would not be possible.

The emperor was sulking and wanted to push forward the matter of deposing the queen, but everyone was talking at once and before he could say a few words, the empress dowager came to Xianfu Palace.

The concubines immediately quieted down. Even Concubine Chun, who had cried and complained that her Seventh Prince was unable to reach adulthood because of the Queen, stopped crying and squatted obediently to pay her respects, not daring to look up.

Although the empress dowager does not control the harem, she is the emperor's biological mother after all, and her say is more important than anyone else present. Who would dare to act rashly in front of her?

The Empress Dowager's eyes swept across the faces of Concubine Jing, Lingrong, Concubine Tian, ​​and Concubine Xia, and the meaning was self-evident - I know exactly what you did in secret, so don't think you can escape punishment later.

"Don't be so formal. Get up."

Except for Lingrong, everyone else avoided looking at her, but Lingrong showed no fear at all.

As soon as she saw the Queen Mother, the anger in her heart overwhelmed her fear. Such an old woman who persecuted her and separated her from her daughter was truly not worthy of respect.

"Xianfu Palace is so lively. It seems that Imperial Concubine Jing has done a very good job in assisting the six palaces during this period."

Imperial Concubine Jing smiled rather awkwardly. She stood up and saluted the Empress Dowager, saying that she was just doing her duty. "I am really flattered by the Empress Dowager's praise."

"Of course it's not just your achievement," the Queen Mother glanced at Ling Rong again, "Concubine Sheng was also very dedicated, the two of you worked together perfectly, even I can't find fault with either of you."

When Lingrong saw that the Queen Mother was talking about her again, she had to stand up and follow Concubine Jing to pay her respects.

"You have only been assisting the six palaces for a short period of time, but you have found out so much inside information. Even the emperor is willing to sit here and listen to your gossip."

The Queen Mother smiled gently. She asked Zhuxi to pour tea for her and asked Concubine Jing and Lingrong to stand up again, "Okay, everyone sit down.

I am a little tired of chanting scriptures in Shoukang Palace. Thinking that I haven’t seen the emperor for a long time, I came here to take a look and see you by the way.

Just pretend that I'm not here and continue discussing. I'll be happy to listen to it."

Happy? Lingrong secretly sneered in her heart, you are here, who dares to say something that makes you unhappy.

If the Emperor were to say that he wanted to depose the Empress, I'm afraid that you, an old woman, would immediately pretend to be sick and weak, making it impossible for the Emperor's edict to be conveyed.

"Speaking of which, there is indeed a happy event," Cao Qinmo suddenly spoke, stroking the silk handkerchief in her hand. As soon as she spoke, she attracted everyone's attention. "The Queen Mother's birthday is coming soon. The Emperor has been preparing for a long time and wants to give the Queen Mother a surprise."

The emperor was stunned for just a moment, then he nodded and smiled, "I said it was a surprise, why did you say it out loud?

Now that the Queen Mother knows, there is no need to be surprised anymore."