An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

After the Third Prince woke up, someone asked him about the horse. After talking for a while, the Third Prince vaguely remembered that it was indeed true.

Although the Third Prince was easily provoked, he was still an honest and kind-hearted man. He did not blame the horse trainer for this mistake, but frankly admitted that he knew about it before, but forgot about it in his passion this time.

Although the matter was so simple, the horse trainer still could not escape the punishment of deducting monthly salary, but compared to losing his head, it was very minor.

The horse trainer left with many thanks, but the remaining Third Prince was in a miserable state. Not only did he not receive any comfort from the Emperor, but he was scolded harshly instead.

After the emperor left, Hongli and Hongzhou came to mock him, saying it was a pity that they couldn't ride horses together for at least three months.

Hongli was particularly happy. After going out with Hongzhou, the smile on his face became even more unbridled and he couldn't suppress it at all.

"Third brother, this injury will take a long time to heal."

"So what if he's injured? He still has the title of half the eldest son, which is a heavy burden on you and me."

When there were only two of them left, Hong Zhou did not try to hide his disdain for the Third and Fourth Princes, but Hong Li did not care at all and even thought it was best not to hide it.

After all, someone who can't even hide his preferences is just an incompetent fool.

As a smart person like me, I must make good use of these fools to pave the way for myself, so that the emperor will remember me.

As for those younger than the fifth brother, Hongli did not take them seriously at all. By the time they grew up to his age, his status would have been consolidated. They might have already handled state affairs for the emperor. Even if they were favored, they could never compare to himself.

Power and status are acquired through seizure, and Hongli understood this best.

"Fifth brother, I have to go and recite my lessons next. Do you want to come with me?"

"I'm not interested. I already have enough schoolwork. You're still making things difficult for yourself. Don't you think life is hard enough?"

"When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility upon a man, it will first..."

"Alright, alright, my ears hurt," the Fifth Prince interrupted Hongli impatiently, "Fourth Brother has a refined taste, I can't compare to him, you should just enjoy it yourself."

Hongli did not force Hongzhou. He said goodbye to Hongzhou on the pretext of going back to see the third prince.

But in fact, after Hong Zhou left, he ran to Yuedi Yunju and asked to see Zhen Huan.

When Lingrong received the news, she was somewhat shocked.

After all, in his eyes, the Fourth Prince has always wanted to find a favored concubine with a good family background to be his mother, and the current position of Concubine Wan is really not enough to arouse his interest.

"Is it possible that the Fourth Prince knows that Wan Changzai is the former Concubine Xu?"

"But it's a little strange that the Fourth Prince knew about this. Could it be that Concubine Wan told him herself?"

Ling Rong pondered the relationship between the two, "Wan Changzai knew that she couldn't get pregnant. Although she is favored now, she also knows that raising a child is the best choice.

Although the Fourth Prince was not favored, he was the only one whose mother had passed away long ago, and he could be her son peacefully.

What's more, the Third Prince is favored but really stupid, the Fifth Prince is smart but really arrogant, and the Fourth Prince is just in between the two, and he is quick to understand things, so he is more suitable to be the Concubine Wan."

Zhaoshui nodded. After all, the emperor was already quite old, and the smarter concubines in the harem were all trying their best to give birth to a prince.

There were many people who used folk remedies and prayed to gods and Buddhas. The only thing Zhaoshui was thankful for was that the Eighth Prince was born relatively early, so his queen did not need to worry too much.

"My lady, shouldn't we stop it?"

Ling Rong nodded, "We do need to stop it, but we need to find a suitable reason.

Think about it, what's wrong with a child wanting to find a mother? "

"But the child is not young, and the stepmother is not very old," Zhaoshui said meaningfully, "I'm afraid some bad rumors will spread."

"You are already getting good at handling palace affairs, Zhaoshui."

"Your Highness, please don't praise me. I just thought of the romantic affair between Wan Changzai and Prince Guo in the past, so I wanted to recreate it and save the effort of thinking of a solution."

"Yubin should be there soon."

"It will take some time. The thousand threads take a long time to take effect. Your Majesty knows that."

Ling Rong was not in a hurry. Now that the Fourth Prince had started to get close to the concubines, the one who should be anxious should be the Fifth Prince. After all, as both were princes, the Fourth Prince without a mother was not as good as him. But if he had a favorite concubine and mother, their situations would be completely reversed.

"Fifth Prince must have known this by now."

"Of course, as soon as Xiao Chizi heard the news, he ran to Shan Gao Shui Chang in a panic.

At this time, the Fifth Prince would be practicing martial arts there, so he must have heard it."

"Oh, how could you be so careless? You deserve to be punished." Ling Rong said with a smile. The master and servant laughed so happily that they almost cried.

Ling Rong pointed at Zhao Shui, then at herself, and laughed even more happily, "Look at the smug faces of the two of us, we look just like the villains that the storytellers describe as doing all kinds of evil."

"Let him be a bad person, there is no law that stipulates that a person must be absolutely kind or absolutely innocent.

Now that this thing is being done, it will be good and helpful for us, so let's just do it.

Even if you go to hell after death, you will be accompanied by me, so you will never be alone."

"You are getting bolder and bolder. You dare to say such things."

At the same time, Xiao Chizi also "accidentally" revealed the news that the Fourth Prince went to see Wan Changzai.

He even exaggerated by saying that Concubine Wan was extremely favored nowadays, and he was afraid that the Fourth Prince wanted to use Concubine Wan's fame to please the Emperor, so he deliberately got close to her.

Logically speaking, these servants would not dare to talk about the prince in private, but the Fourth Prince's biological mother was disliked by the Emperor, and the Fourth Prince himself was also disliked by the Emperor, so these servants would not be as respectful to him as they were to the Third Prince.

Naturally, Xiao Chizi's speculation was welcomed by those who were good at believing it. The two of them talked more and more, which made the Fifth Prince angry.

When he heard that the Fifth Prince's mother was not around and he didn't know which Empress he would try to please, he completely exploded. He shouted "Bold!" and rushed out, intending to teach these two gossiping eunuchs a lesson.

Unexpectedly, his angry rebuke frightened the two young eunuchs so much that they fled in all directions, and even their shadows could hardly be seen.

The Fifth Prince stood there in a daze, not knowing who to chase for a moment.

Xiao Yang, the eunuch serving the Fifth Prince, shrank his shoulders. When his master got angry, although he would not hit people like the Fourth Prince, his gloomy look was particularly scary. He would become extremely demanding even for small things like drinking tea, and if he was not careful, several months' monthly allowance would be gone.

"Do you know who the two eunuchs we were discussing are?"

"Reply, reply Fifth Prince, this place is crowded with people coming and going, I really didn't recognize who they were."

The Fifth Prince gave Xiao Yang a sidelong glance, called him a waste, and walked away.

It was said that the Fourth Prince had gone to Yuedi Yunju to curry favor with Concubine Wan, so he would like to join in the fun and see how his good Fourth Brother was servile and fawning.

However, the mountains are high and the waters are long, so Yuedi Yunju is still some distance away. When the Fifth Prince arrived, Hongli had already left.

But his luck was pretty good, as he actually ran into Wan Changzai who was just about to go out.

Whether he wanted to or not, he could only greet this concubine mother when he ran into her, "Greetings, Queen Wan."

"Fifth Prince, there is no need to be so polite. What brings you to Yuedi Yunju? Is there something going on?"

Zhen Huan's tone was gentle but her voice was a little hoarse. The Fifth Prince frowned, wondering why the Emperor favored Concubine Wan.

"I came to look for the Fourth Prince. I heard that he had come to Yuedi Yunju, so I came here too."

"You are a step late. He just left, saying that he was going back to review his studies." Zhen Huan smiled, but in her heart she was wondering if the Fifth Prince had overheard something.

After all, she had reached an agreement with the Fourth Prince, and he was too happy when he left. She was afraid that he might not control his mouth and say something.

"It's very hot today, let's go to Yuedi Yunju and have a bowl of mung bean soup."

Zhen Huan didn't mind building a good relationship with the Fifth Prince. After all, having one more prince would mean an extra help to her.

Moreover, the Fourth Prince seems to have his own little thoughts and is indeed difficult to control.

"I thank Queen Wan, but Queen Wan is out now. It would be troublesome for her to return to the palace, so I will not bother you any more."

The Fifth Prince respectfully refused, but he did not leave immediately. Instead, he pretended to casually ask Empress Wan where she was going.

"I went to Wanfang Anhe. I heard that the Third Prince was injured. The Emperor must be worried, so I wanted to go and visit him."

The Fifth Prince felt somewhat disdainful in his heart. The one who was injured was his Third Brother, not the Emperor. Why should he go to the Emperor to seek favor by going under the guise of his Third Brother instead of the Emperor?

"I won't bother you any more. I have to go find Hongli first. Our horse race hasn't been decided yet, so we can't let him escape."

"Fifth Prince," Zhen Huan called out again when she saw him about to leave, "something happened today, so don't continue the horse race, lest your Royal Father worry."

"Thank you, Empress Wan, for your concern." Hong Zhou patiently said goodbye to Zhen Huan again.

Zhen Huan was so smart that she naturally knew that the Fifth Prince had lost his patience. He had already expressed his concern and staying any longer would only add to his annoyance. It would be better for them to just separate like this.

After all, it is more important to go to the emperor and comfort him. The child is injured and the father is heartbroken. There must be someone who understands him to accompany him so that he can get out of the sadness as soon as possible.

However, like the Fifth Prince, Zhen Huan arrived a step late. Ling Rong had already gone to serve soup to the Emperor. At this time, Wan Fang'an and Anhe were accompanying the Emperor to look at the plum blossom painting by the Emperor.

Since the emperor did not give any special instructions, Su Peisheng went in to report and asked whether the emperor should allow Concubine Wan to come in.

The emperor has been doting on her recently, so naturally he did not refuse.

"Then I will take my leave."

"You stay." The emperor held Lingrong. The emperor always liked the relationship between talented men and beautiful women. Two beauties would only make him happier.

"I am afraid of disturbing the emperor and Concubine Wan from appreciating poetry and painting," Ling Rong supported the emperor's arm and snorted coquettishly, "I don't understand these things and can't chat with the emperor."

"You are being modest," the emperor was in a good mood at the moment, and was happy to chat with Lingrong in a pretentious manner, "When Concubine Wan was ill, wasn't it you who accompanied me? Now that she has recovered from her illness, when have I ever really ignored you?

It seems that I have really spoiled you, and you are so bold as to act like a spoiled child in front of Wan Fang Anhe."

Ling Rong had heard Zhen Huan's footsteps coming in a long time ago, and knew that the emperor was deliberately trying to piss off Zhen Huan. However, if she continued to speak jealous words to the emperor, it would give Zhen Huan ample opportunity to use the so-called "jealousy" to show off her affection for the emperor in front of her.

Lingrong still remembered the blessing event that year, so she certainly couldn't let these two annoying people completely forget the past and be together without any grudges like when they first entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, what you are saying is that I was too greedy. I only cared about asking for your favor and forgot to ask you to accompany me to visit the Third Prince."

"The Third Prince is fine now, so it's okay if you don't visit him."

Ling Rong nodded, she took out a wooden pony and placed it on the emperor's desk, "Your Majesty, since it is inconvenient for you to go, please give this thing to the Third Prince on my behalf."

"What is this?"

"This belongs to Hongyu," Lingrong smiled a little embarrassedly, "In the afternoon, when someone came to inform the Third Prince of the situation, Hongyu was told to listen, but he didn't understand the whole story and thought that the Third Prince wanted a little red horse.

So he painted his wooden horse and insisted that he would deliver it to the Third Prince no matter what.

Although I am his stepmother, the Third Prince is older after all, so it is not appropriate to meet him in private, so I would like to ask the Emperor to go with me."

The emperor took the little wooden horse in his hand and saw, as expected, that the horse was not painted at all. "Hongyu, this kid, painted the gift so poorly. Look, the horse's belly is not painted yet."

"I originally wanted to do it for Hongyu, but he insisted on doing it himself, saying that he couldn't ask anyone else to do it for him. He's so young, but he can already say some idioms."

"It's Rong'er's good teaching. Brothers should be like this and live in harmony." The emperor looked at the little horse and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. His brothers were not so harmonious, and how could they be so simple-minded that they gave such a gift which was only a token of the thought and could not be called precious at all.

"But this gift is really a bit..." Ling Rong was a little embarrassed, "I originally wanted to give it directly to the Third Prince, but the Emperor did not want to accompany me."

"The thought is worth a thousand pounds."

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to His Majesty. I pay my respects to Concubine Sheng." Concubine Wan had finally heard enough of the two people's conversation. She walked with graceful steps, and when she saluted, she looked like a delicate flower reflecting in the water.