An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Faced with the emperor's questioning, even though Zhen Huan felt that she was no longer the emperor's concubine, she had to explain something. After all, she couldn't tarnish the reputation of the Zhen family.

"This person's name is Xiaomai, and she is a servant of the Zhen family. My father heard that I was praying in Ganlu Temple, so he sent someone to visit me and gave me some clothes and food.

These things are extremely heavy and need to be carried over a mountain road, so my father sent men instead of women. "

In just a few words, Zhen Huan explained the relationship between the two of them clearly. She looked at the emperor neither servile nor arrogant, "The nanny sent by the emperor must also know about it. If the emperor does not believe what I said, just send someone to ask and you will know."

Zhen Huan had always kept her contacts with the Zhen family secret, so how could the two maids know about it? Especially since there were only Zhen Huan and Xiaomai in the room just now, I think they found an excuse to send the maids out.'

"Speaking of maids, why aren't they serving beside Concubine Xu? Could it be that the servants are bullying their master and deliberately treating you badly?"

Ling Rong suddenly spoke. She was standing behind the emperor, dressed elegantly. Even though her appearance was not outstanding, she looked like an immortal in this dark and dilapidated little house.

Compared with the dusty, pale and skinny Zhen Huan, Ling Rong seemed to be some kind of peerless beauty.

But Zhen Huan did not think that she was inferior to Ling Rong. She just squatted quietly and saluted, as if she did not hear what Ling Rong said.

Anyway, her situation was already extremely bad, it couldn't get any worse than this.

But the emperor wanted to know the answer to this question. Seeing that Zhen Huan refused to speak, he asked, "How come they really dared to bully you?"

After a long while, Zhen Huan slowly spoke, "If the emperor ordered a punishment that would make me realize my mistakes, then it would not be an insult."

She was really good at talking. Just one sentence made the emperor even more furious. He suppressed his anger and asked Su Peisheng to bring the two old women.

"Your Majesty, everyone has a mouth, let alone the two of them who have two," Zhen Huan stopped the emperor. She couldn't let the emperor know that her dealings with the Zhen family were all done behind people's backs. "If one of them fabricates and the other testifies, even if I grow mouths all over my body, I still can't explain it.

If the Emperor believed them, there would be no need to call them here to confront us. He could just ask them in private. If His Majesty believed them, that would be enough.

If the emperor trusts me, there is no need to send someone to call the two maids over."

Lingrong almost laughed when she heard this, but it was a pity that the Emperor gave up the idea of ​​asking the two maids to come over and asked Zhen Huan to get up.

But even if Zhen Huan got up, like Ling Rong, she had no place to sit down, and could only stand there with her sleeves gathered up.

"From today on, the Zhen family should not send anyone here anymore. Go back and tell Zhen Yuandao not to do unnecessary things."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The man named Xiaomai responded. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and was politely asked to leave by Su Peisheng. When he left, he didn't even dare to look at Zhen Huan again.

"I will send someone else to take care of you. I will also send someone to punish the two maids, Concubine Sheng..."

"I am here, Your Majesty."

"You should send people to Ganlu Temple regularly to collect the scriptures copied by Zhen. Don't miss any of them."

Lingrong bowed again. It was not a good thing to have anything to do with her in this matter. If Zhen Huan died or escaped, the emperor would blame her.

"However, I am far away from the Imperial Palace after all. The Emperor should send someone from Ganlu Temple to take care of Concubine Xu. This will be more convenient and won't make her too tired."

"…tolerate the mind, strain the muscles, and starve the body. Since you are praying for blessings and atonement, you should be like the other monks in the temple and not stand out from the crowd."

Lingrong nodded. She just wanted to confirm what the emperor was thinking about Zhen Huan now.

Now that she saw that the Emperor had no interest in Zhen Huan, she was reminded of the time when she had a broken voice.

The emperor was truly ruthless. Even though he had doted on Zhen Huan, he still treated her like a piece of trash.

"Then I will ask the abbot to find someone who is well versed in Buddhism for Concubine Xu. With someone to lead the way, Concubine Xu will be able to attain enlightenment faster."

Zhen Huan frowned when she heard this. She knew that An Lingrong must have bad intentions. The so-called person with profound Buddhist knowledge was probably the Jingbai who had bullied her.

But if it weren't for the pure white, I think I would have suffered more.

Now I am already very tired from washing clothes and cleaning the yard all day. If I have to do more work, I am afraid I will really die in Ganlu Temple.

Now, if he wants to make his life better, he can only link his situation closely with Concubine Sheng.

In this way, she would not be able to ask anyone to torture her. Otherwise, after she was injured, the emperor would suspect that she had intentionally humiliated him and that she had failed to supervise him properly.

"Thank you for your concern, Madam Shengfei. I will write to you regularly to report my current situation and the situation in Ganlu Temple. I will definitely not make you worry."

Zhen Huan raised her hand to smooth her hair, revealing a very gentle smile, "If I am being bullied, I still need your Majesty to make the decision for me."

"Practice asceticism and cultivate the mind. Ganlu Temple is full of people who believe in and worship Buddha. If Noble Xu sincerely worships Buddha, he will know that it is not a challenge, but a method of asceticism."

Lingrong was not willing to be the scapegoat. After all, Zhen Huan was planning to escape, and the Emperor couldn't find her. It would be bad if he blamed her.

"But... Concubine Xu's words did remind me," Ling Rong called the emperor, her face showing embarrassment, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xu and I have an old grudge, and now she is in Ganlu Temple, and I haven't seen your face for many years.

I am a petty-minded person, and I am afraid that I will not be able to resist attacking Concubine Xu and make her suffer as well.

So I beg Your Majesty to personally stop me before I make a big mistake."

Lingrong declined the emperor's request to supervise Zhen Huan. Her words were not sincere, but they were true. After all, the emperor still had a deep impression of the prayer for blessings during the heavy snow that year.

"It's an old story. I didn't expect that Your Majesty is still brooding over it."

Zhen Huan glanced at Concubine Sheng, who was dressed in splendid clothes, and then looked around the thatched cottage where she lived, "But I have suffered countless hardships and lost my own child. Even if I am really wrong, I have paid for it.

Why did your Majesty bring up the past again and make both of us sad and upset? "

Zhen Huan is Zhen Huan, and she will never let herself be at a disadvantage in words at any time.

She put away her smile, turned her back and walked quickly to the couch, looking unwilling to face it.

Lingrong and the emperor looked over together and saw Zhen Huan raising her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Lingrong didn't know whether the tears were real, but this artificial performance did move the emperor a little.

However, the emperor obviously still remembered other things Zhen Huan had done, and his momentary emotion was quickly replaced by indifference - how could a person who wanted to elope with someone else truly cry for their child?

The emperor only felt that the so-called concern in Zhen Huan's words was just to escape the hard life in Ganlu Temple.

"Well, since Rong'er is worried that she has done something bad, I will ask Imperial Concubine Jing to do it.

Now that we have been at Lingyun Peak for a long time, it is time to go back and have some vegetarian food."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ling Rong bowed slightly. She did not look at Zhen Huan again and left the dark little house directly.

Zhen Huan opened the closed door only after hearing the footsteps of several people disappear. She held onto the door frame and watched the two people walking further and further away. For the first time, she felt that she had made the wrong choice.

If she had not made the plan to escape from the palace, she would have been Concubine Xu in the palace by now. How could she be doing servant work in Ganlu Temple, working like an ox or a horse all day long?

When the emperor saw how she suffered, he was not moved at all. It was obvious that his previous favor was only because of Queen Chunyuan.

"You are no longer the Shilang who came to accompany me because he was worried that I was afraid of thunderstorms. Now you are just an ordinary person who is getting older.

But since you don't want me to leave Ganlu Temple, I have to think of some way to get back to you."

Lingrong and the Emperor naturally did not know what Zhen Huan said. They were very silent as they walked down the mountain. It was not until they reached the foot of the mountain that the Emperor slowly spoke.

"She's totally different now."

"I feel that Concubine Xu is no different from before. She is still as smart and eloquent as ever."

The emperor sighed. He was not talking about Zhen Huan herself, but actually the Zhen Huan who used to be 70% like Rouze.

Today, Zhen Huan is shabby and no longer as beautiful as before, but her heart is still as calculating as when she was in the palace.

If Concubine Sheng had not talked about the past and tried to get herself out, I'm afraid she would really have to rely on my will, threatening the gentle Concubine Sheng to take care of her all the time, and live a life of luxury in this Ganlu Temple.

"You still praised her a few words. It's obvious that Rong'er still cares about the past."

Of course I care. After all, besides Zhen Huan, there is also you, a bad guy, living a good life. How can I forget you?

Ling Rong could hardly maintain her gentle smile. She whispered that she was being petty, "But she is like this now. Not only me, but I'm afraid the emperor will feel distressed when he sees her."

These were not sarcastic remarks, but Lingrong's way of testing whether the Emperor would still be obsessed with Zhen Huan like he was in his previous life and bring her back to the palace to be Concubine Xi.

"What she has done cannot be repaid by suffering for a period of time." The emperor did not tell Ling Rong what Zhen Huan had done in private. After all, in his eyes, the emperor's face was more important.

"It's a pity that no one else can match her image."

The Emperor has already pointed out without any concern the resemblance between Zhen Huan and Queen Chun Yuan. After all, after the incident with the old clothes, everyone in the palace had more or less guessed it.

It is precisely because Concubine Tian knows that Zhen Huan is similar to Queen Chun Yuan that she cares so much and is worried that Zhen Huan will become a stumbling block in her attempt to seize the position of Queen in the future.

She kept instructing Jingbai to ask Zhen Huan to do some rough and tiring work so that her beauty could be worn away completely.

As soon as he returned to Ganlu Temple, Concubine Tian rushed up hurriedly. She was now particularly attentive to the emperor. Although Ulanara was still there, Concubine Tian was already thinking of ways to kill her.

Now, as long as you serve the emperor happily, the position of queen will be easy to obtain.

Concubine Jing frowned and looked at Ling Rong. "Sister Sheng, please join me in offering a sea lantern for the children."

Although Lingrong was not enthusiastic about this, she thought it was for the benefit of the two children after all, so she followed Concubine Jing and added a lamp for Youning and Hongyu respectively.

Concubine Cao and Concubine Chun also came to add more lights, but Concubine Chun's brow was full of worry, no longer as innocent as before. It seemed that the Seventh Prince was not in good condition.

Concubine Jing now holds the highest position in the palace, so she naturally cares about all the concubines. Because Ling Rong did not have a good relationship with Concubine Chun, she quietly stepped aside and planned to stroll around the temple by herself.

Unexpectedly, Cao Qinmo caught up with them from behind. After they walked side by side for a while, she began to ask about Zhen Huan.

"Sister is very observant and attentive, which makes me a little surprised."

"When you and the emperor went to Lingyun Peak, Jingbai happened to be fawning in front of Concubine Tian, ​​and I heard some news. It was not my intention to find my sister's whereabouts."

Lingrong looked indifferent. She nodded and told Concubine Cao what happened on Lingyun Peak.

“This Zhen family really has some tricks up their sleeves. Even though she was trapped alone in Ganlu Temple, she was still able to contact her Zhen family.

If I hadn't happened to be seen by my sister and the emperor today, I would have made up an excuse to die suddenly from a serious illness and fled Ganlu Temple directly."

"Yes, but with Concubine Jing watching her from now on, I'm sure she won't be able to escape even if she wants to."

Ling Rong discovered that there was actually a lotus pond in the temple, so she couldn't help but walk to the pavilion to admire the lotus. "Where is my sister? Now that the queen is under house arrest, is my sister doing well?"

"With my sister's concern, Wen Yi and I are doing fine. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager did not blame me for the birthday banquet.

Otherwise, I will have a hard time in the palace, and how can I fight for a better future for Wen Yi?"

"Sister, what are your plans for the future? Will you continue to hang out with Concubine Chun and be the Queen's person in public?"

Cao Qinmo shook her head. Concubine Chun now hated the Queen from the bottom of her heart. How could she still work for the fallen Queen?

Although he was not implicated by the Queen, looking at the Emperor's attitude, how could he dare to continue to stand on the Queen's side?

The most important thing at the moment is to find a concubine that the emperor likes and build a good relationship with her, so that the emperor will not alienate himself or Wen Yi because of the queen's actions.

"I am also tired of fighting, and now I realize that the best thing is to raise a child peacefully in the palace like my sister.

Those things that require planning and thought should be left to others."

The meaning was very clear. After changing masters twice, Cao Qinmo was finally going to lean towards himself.

However, Lingrong didn't really need it at the moment. After all, neither Zhen Huan nor the Queen could defeat her at this moment.

But when she opened her mouth, she still said, "Speaking of which, I recently made a rabbit for Youning, and I will give one to Wen Yi someday.

These children love these cute little animals the most.”