An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Lingrong didn't have to wait too long before Concubine Jing persuaded the emperor to hold a water and land ceremony in the palace.

Those so-called eminent monks came again one after another, but the last time they came, they were still saying that Concubine Hui's fetus was a ghost fetus, so this time they didn't bring any good news.

Sure enough, after seven days of chanting, the Empress Dowager's condition did not improve at all, but became even worse.

The emperor was furious when he saw that this wasted so much money without any effect. However, he couldn't get angry at the kind-hearted Concubine Jing, so he could only endure it and stay alone in the Yangxin Palace without seeing anyone.

Lingrong was not in a hurry to "offer" the secret remedy to the emperor. After all, the man was angry, and she might be scolded if she went to him herself.

It would be better for Concubine Jing to solve the problems caused by her.

The day before those monks left the palace, Concubine Tian finally succeeded in placing bird-attracting spices in the Queen's palace.

Attracted by the scent, many birds began to circle over Jingren Palace. But perhaps because of the gloomy weather, the birds flew very low and occasionally dropped some bird droppings, causing the maids who cleaned the Jingren Palace to complain bitterly.

Chengqian Palace in Mausoleum Rong is close to Jingren Palace. You can see an increasing number of birds over Jingren Palace from inside the courtyard.

However, although Concubine Tian's incense was good, it dissipated too quickly. The birds that gathered together only flew over Jingren Palace for less than half an incense stick before they all left.

But this scene was seen by many people, especially those who were on the Queen's side. They all said that this was a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, proving that in the imperial palace, only the Queen Mother and the Queen were truly phoenix-like.

This rumor was filled with the flavor of storytelling, as if the queen was about to ascend to heaven in the next second.

It's a pity that these two people with the "True Phoenix" fate, one is plagued by illness and unable to get up, and the other has done so many bad things that he cannot leave the temple. If the fate of the phoenix is ​​like this, who would dare to take it?

But Lingrong's goal is not to change fate but to seize fortune.

Soon, rumors spread that the Queen had seized the Queen Mother's fate and fortune.

At first, only a few people were discussing it, but with Ling Rong's deliberate connivance, it soon spread throughout the harem.

By the second day, the rumor had spread so widely that the emperor had heard it in the Yangxin Palace.

The rumors were so outrageous, but no one tried to stop them. It was naturally the fault of the people who were in charge of the affairs of the six palaces.

When the Emperor saw Concubine Jing and Ling Rong in Xianfu Palace, his face was very bad. He was almost certain that someone had deliberately condoned it, but suppressing the rumors was the most important thing, so he did not immediately investigate the faults of Concubine Jing and Ling Rong.

"How's the source investigation going?"

Ling Rong and Imperial Concubine Jing looked at each other, and Imperial Concubine Jing immediately spoke with a hint of apology, "Your Majesty, Sister Sheng and I have not yet found out who spread the rumors.

But Sister Sheng has already dealt with a few people, I believe it will be able to deter a few people and make them stop talking nonsense. "

"The Queen Mother is seriously ill now, and I don't want these rumors to affect her recovery.

No matter who started this rumor, it must be stopped today. If you two can't do it, you don't have the power to assist in managing the six palaces."

The emperor's tone was extremely serious. It seemed that the empress dowager's health had not recovered for a long time, which made him more and more anxious.

But the power to assist in managing the six palaces is a good thing, and Lingrong is unwilling to lose it. However, the emperor has already known about the rumor, and now it just needs to be calmed down. The source is here, so it is not difficult to cut it off.

Concubine Jing hesitantly responded. She would never refuse the Emperor's request, even if the task was not easy, she would still bite the bullet and complete it.

But Lingrong is different. If something cannot be accomplished, there is no way to do it. It is useless to force yourself to do it.

"Your Majesty, although this rumor is too bold, I think we should ask the monks or the Imperial Observatory for questioning."

"Why, you also believe this rumor?"

The emperor's tone was indistinguishable from his joy or anger, but Lingrong knew that the more expressionless the emperor was, the angrier he was. She immediately stood up and saluted before continuing to respond, "Of course I don't believe this rumor, but the Empress Dowager's health has not improved for a long time, and I am anxious, so I want to try even the most outrageous method.

If the Queen Mother recovered at this point, those who spread the rumors would not dare to continue speculating.

If the Queen Mother's health is still the same as it is now, there will be no loss, and it can even help wash away the dirty water on the Queen.

Your Majesty, I only want to do good for the Empress Dowager. If I can cure the Empress Dowager and make Your Majesty happy, it doesn't matter whether I have the power to assist in the six palaces or not. Even if Your Majesty removes my concubine status, I will be willing to do so. "

After Lingrong said this, the emperor fell silent. Even Concubine Jing didn't know what to say and could only keep silent and sit quietly.

After a long time, the emperor called Lingrong to get up. He always believed that the rumor was a deliberate frame-up of the queen, and did not think that the queen really borrowed the queen mother's fortune and lifespan.

"You are desperate and are trying all sorts of methods. These are just some unfounded rumors. How can you take them seriously?"

Ling Rong sat in her seat with her head down. It was not appropriate for her to continue arguing with the emperor at this moment. After all, it would probably make the emperor even angrier. It would be better for someone else to comfort her.

She looked up at Concubine Jing, hoping that she would stop remaining silent and say something for her.

Concubine Jing still remembered the reason why she asked the monk to enter the palace. Now there was still a chance, so she fulfilled Lingrong's wish and spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty, Sister Shengfei must be thinking of her past self."

Concubine Jing attracted the emperor's attention with one sentence, "You should remember that Concubine Sheng's birth date was pressed under the heel."

Seeing the emperor nod, Concubine Jing spoke again, "At first, Concubine Sheng was also asleep, and later she woke up because of the title bestowed by the emperor.

After all, the Empress Dowager is the biological mother of the Emperor, and she is blessed with great fortune, so she was able to wake up.

I was also thinking, maybe the Empress Dowager was also being plotted against in this way, which is why she kept begging the Emperor to hold a water and land ceremony.

But after a long time without any results, I and Sister Sheng were very anxious. When this rumor came out, I felt that it was God's reminder of the direction to solve the Queen Mother's illness. "

Ling Rong nodded her head, echoing Concubine Jing's words, "After all, the rumors are about the Empress Dowager and the Empress. Your Majesty, even if these palace servants have the guts to do it, they dare not make up stories about these two masters."

The emperor seemed to be persuaded. He frowned and pondered the reliability of what the two said.

With Lingrong's serious illness as a reference, the emperor couldn't help but doubt the possibility of the nightmare technique.

Although this thing is strictly prohibited in the palace, both Concubine Hua and Zhen Huan have used it, and the impact it brought was huge.

It is possible that the Empress Dowager was under the spell of nightmare, but the Emperor could not understand why the person behind the scenes wanted to murder the Empress Dowager.

The Queen was able to keep her position by relying on the Empress Dowager. If she caused the Queen Mother's death, she would immediately depose her.

The queen is not a fool and would never do such a thing.

"I was just thinking..." Lingrong saw the emperor's thoughtful look and couldn't help but speak again, "Could it be that someone wanted to murder you, Your Majesty, but because of the bond between mother and son, it was the Empress Dowager who suffered the disaster for you in the end?"

Although this statement makes sense, it cannot explain why rumors are spreading nowadays.

The so-called warning from God...is nothing more than a woman's random speculation.

But what Concubine Sheng said does make some sense. Could it be that those younger brothers, after failing in their rebellion, are thinking of using this unorthodox method to curse me so that I will die and give up the throne?

The matter fell on his head, and the emperor had to believe it even if it was unbelievable. "What you said makes sense. Since these monks have not left yet, let them go with the Imperial Observatory to take a look."

No matter how tortuous the process was, the emperor finally agreed. Ling Rong heaved a long sigh in her heart, and then she thought of a way to ask the emperor to cut flesh and bleed for the empress dowager.

However, what needs to be resolved right now is the rumor. Even if the emperor shifts his attention back to the empress dowager and finds someone to assist in managing the six palaces, he must not forget his responsibilities.

Now that Concubine Jing was busy taking monks to the Imperial Observatory to find the cause of the Empress Dowager's illness, Ling Rong was free to send people to find the alleged source of the rumors.

However, the source was Lingrong herself, so she naturally would not hand herself over. She just arrested a few palace servants who spread the rumors and gave them a symbolic punishment.

After asking his own people to keep silent, the rumor quickly disappeared from the surface.

Occasionally, someone would bring it up, but naturally, they wouldn't dare to be as bold as Ling Rong's subordinates, and they could only say a few words in secret.

After the rumors died down, the Queen Mother's illness came up. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory observed the stars and indeed saw that the star representing the Queen Mother was flickering. What was surprising was that the Tianfu star, which symbolized the Queen, was not only shining brightly, but also had a faint purple aura, which was a very auspicious phenomenon.

These words were naturally said by Lingrong to the Imperial Observatory. She did not directly say that it was the Queen who stole the Emperor's fortune, but they would make the Emperor unconsciously think wildly.

What's more, the stars change every day. Even if the emperor wants to see them the next day, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory will be able to make it happen.

Upon hearing that the emperor, after learning about the unusual behavior of the stars, asked about the matter of seizing the destiny, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory did not dare to say anything wrong and could only vaguely say that seizing the destiny was difficult but indeed possible.

However, it is still unclear whether the bright light of Tianfu Star is due to the seizure of fortune.

After all, members of the royal family are destined by heaven, and destiny is hard to predict and cannot be calculated overnight.

Although the words of the Imperial Observatory were not clear and understandable, they planted the seeds of doubt in the emperor's mind. The words of the monks who came later made the seeds of doubt germinate.

"The Empress Dowager has been worshipping Buddha all year round, and she is blessed by the Buddha," the monk said with kind eyes and gentle voice. "Now she is seriously ill. I think it is because of her age and her health problems. Your Majesty needs to rely on the imperial physician, not this poor monk and the Dharma."

“When the Queen Mother fell ill, the imperial doctors came to treat her, but unfortunately, the drowsiness was cured, but the pain in her body was not relieved at all.

In the past few days, the Queen Mother has had a high fever at times and a cold as ice at times, but the imperial doctors can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, which really worries me."

The monk put his hands together and chanted a few verses in a low voice, "All sentient beings in Jambuvipa, every thought and action they have, are karma and sin."

"There is no fate, and there is no fruit." The emperor pondered for a moment, then slowly responded, "But it is not easy to follow fate, and I cannot bear to see my mother suffer."

"Others cannot influence the matter of cause and effect. If you want to resolve it, I can only say one thing: the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it."

"However, the person who tied the bell cannot be found... Exalted monk, please ask one more question. If the cause is sown by me, can the fruit be reaped by others?"

"The retribution of karma only affects one person. If others are involved, it will only create more karma. If karma is intertwined, I am afraid that more trouble will arise."

After talking about this, the emperor also knew the solution. Saving the empress dowager was the most important thing now, so he would not think about the other causes and consequences that might arise from the rescue for the time being.

After Su Peisheng sent the monk away, he summoned the Imperial Observatory to the Yangxin Palace without complaint. Facing these officials under his command, the emperor naturally would not remain silent.

"How much do you know about seizing fortune?"

"Your Majesty, I am a minister..."

When the Imperial Observatory heard the emperor's question, sweat immediately appeared on his forehead. He was not horrified by the emperor's desire to steal the fortune, but by the fact that Concubine Sheng could actually predict that the emperor would use this method.

"If you know, you know. If you don't know, you don't know. What's the point of being hesitant?"

"Your Majesty, the truth about stealing luck is an unorthodox method. I only know a few of them, and I'm afraid I can't do it."

The emperor did not want to seize the empress dowager's fortune, but wanted to shift the cause and effect of the empress dowager to others.

We can ask a few death row prisoners to suffer for the Queen Mother. On the one hand, this will allow them to atone for their mistakes, and on the other hand, it will save the Queen Mother. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

"The Queen Mother is now suffering from a long-term illness that is difficult to cure. In addition to ordinary medicine, do you have any other methods?"

"Your Majesty means..."

"Unorthodox methods are not unorthodox methods if used in the right place. Do I need to explain it more clearly?"

The Imperial Observatory didn't dare ask the emperor to explain it more clearly, so it could only nod repeatedly and say that it understood.

"I have read in a book that using flesh and blood as medicine can cure stubborn diseases. Even if a patient has one foot in the gates of hell, this method can bring him back."

The Imperial Observatory bowed and explained the matter of using flesh and blood as medicine. The more the emperor listened, the more he thought it was feasible. It was just some flesh and blood, so it was easy to get some.

But the Imperial Observatory shook its head and said that this flesh and blood thing had to be provided by a close person. The closer the blood relationship, the better the medicinal effect.

“I’m afraid that this unrelated person will have no medicinal effect at all, especially someone who has committed a heinous crime. It will only aggravate the patient’s symptoms and have the opposite effect.

But the emperor is the supreme ruler, and his health must not be harmed. If he becomes ill in order to save the empress dowager, I am afraid that all the people in the world will be worried.

"I beg Your Majesty to think twice and not use this method. There are many talented people in the Imperial Hospital, so let the doctors think of other ways!"

The Imperial Observatory tried to comfort the emperor again and again, fearing that the emperor was so eager to save his mother that he would rush directly to Shoukang Palace to cut flesh and draw blood, which would make them sinners for all eternity.

But what he didn't know was that the emperor already had another candidate in mind. However, the emperor still wanted to ask the queen mother's opinion.