An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Early the next morning, Chun agreed and ran to Wanfang Anhe carrying the Seventh Prince's body. Her tears had dried up, and she did not shed a single tear when the emperor helped her up.

The emperor looked at the pale-faced Seventh Prince, and his outstretched hand trembled a little. He wanted to open his mouth to comfort him several times, but was silenced by his tense throat.

The room was silent for a long time. The emperor finally found his voice. He tried to comfort Chun Da Ying, but Chun Da Ying burst into tears instead.

Chun agreed to hold the Seventh Prince tightly. She sobbed and said that the Seventh Prince had clearly recovered yesterday, but why did he die today? "Your Majesty, someone must have murdered Honghui, Your Majesty. He was already well yesterday and even agreed with me to go to Fuhai to fly a kite. He was so well behaved and didn't make any noise when he slept. I held him and slept so peacefully..."

Chun agreed and continued to talk, sometimes talking about the Seventh Prince's illness, sometimes saying that he had recovered, sometimes mentioning the funny things that happened during her pregnancy, and sometimes saying that someone had deliberately murdered the Seventh Prince.

The emperor was also very sad at this time, so he was naturally confused and had no idea what Chun Da Ying was trying to express.

Not long after, Chun Da Ying fainted from crying so hard that she was too sad. But even after fainting, she still held the body of the Seventh Prince tightly and did not let go.

Although the emperor was sad, he did not forget to call the imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital to ask him whether the Seventh Prince was really murdered.

Lingrong heard the news before Shuimu Mingse went out. Although the death of the Seventh Prince was heartbreaking, it also indeed promoted Lingrong's plan.

Lingrong would not feel sad for the Seventh Prince, but Youning was obviously depressed when she heard the news. She lowered her head and asked Lingrong in a low voice why Honglu died.

"Honghui's health has not been good," Lingrong said carefully, trying to use a more relaxed way to let Youning accept his brother's death, "so the immortals want to take him away and take good care of his health."

"Are there really gods, mother?"

"Of course, Honghui will get better, and one day he will come back to bear children for your queen Chun."

Ling Rong comforted You Ning softly. Sometimes she wondered what kind of attitude You Ning would have if she knew that her mother had the blood of countless people on her hands.

But that doesn’t matter. What needs to be done must be done, otherwise you can’t survive in this harem.

As they were talking, Hongyu also came over. He was younger and was even more ignorant and confused about Honghui's death.

But he didn't ask anything. He and You Ning huddled in Ling Rong's arms without saying a word.

Ling Rong patiently comforted the two children and played happily with them for a whole day before they barely forgot about the incident.

At nightfall, Cao Qinmo came to Shuimu Mingse, and the two of them sat in the breezy courtyard, looking at each other in silence.

"Sister, do you regret it?"

Cao Qinmo shook her head and smiled, which looked a little strange in the night. "To be honest, I didn't feel anything at all. I even felt a little happy.

She should have thought of this day when she attacked Wen Yi."

Ling Rong had attacked countless people in her past and present lives, so naturally she didn't have too many feelings in her heart. She nodded, "But Wen Yi is different, she should be very sad too."

Cao Qinmo keenly noticed the word "also". She looked at Lingrong and said, "Children are always soft-hearted. They are brothers and sisters, so it is inevitable that they will feel sad.

But if I don't take action, this suffering will be in vain. I can't let Wen Yi suffer such an injustice."

"Now that the matter has been completed, the most important thing is to eliminate the traces. My sister should have done this."

Cao Qinmo nodded and said, "It's not really about destroying the evidence, it's just about preparing the witnesses.

It's because the Seventh Prince likes to eat watermelon that I send him some from time to time. Chun promised that he didn't pay attention to it, so who can he blame?"

"But she has already gone to Wanfang Anhe, and will definitely ask the emperor to investigate the cause of the Seventh Prince's death. You and I will inevitably be summoned."

Cao Qinmo naturally knew this, but she was not worried. After all, everything now seemed to be a coincidence, but this coincidence had been deliberately corrected by someone to make it inevitable.

On the second day, Cao Qinmo was summoned by the emperor, and then she became the palace maid served by Lingrong and the prince.

The mutton had been purchased long ago, and watermelon is a must-have for cooling off in the summer. If Cao Qinmo hadn't been heartbroken about her child's love for it, she wouldn't have given up her share.

What's more, Doctor Zhou often treated the Seventh Prince, and he knew very well that the watermelons he sent to him had never been poisoned.

“I have only been to Wuling Spring Scenery twice, once accompanied by Concubine Sheng and once accompanied by Concubine Wan.

After all, there was indeed some disagreement between Chun and this concubine. If the emperor had not insisted, this concubine would not be willing to meet him.

As for the watermelon, the imperial physician has just confirmed for me that the Seventh Prince did not experience any abnormalities while eating it.

On the contrary, Wuling Spring used far more watermelon than the quota, I wonder if it’s because the Seventh Prince loves to eat it too much.”

Ling Rong also bowed and took out the purchase account book, "Your Majesty, the purchase of mutton started before the Old Summer Palace. The Ministry of Internal Affairs bought a large number of sheep and raised them so that the harem can eat fresh mutton at any time.

What's more, mutton does have some nourishing effects. I just mentioned it briefly. If Chun had not agreed to the need, I would not have asked anyone to give me even a little more.

Because when there was excessive extravagance, the palace kept accounts everywhere, even down to the smallest detail, so nothing would be missed. The emperor would know everything after checking."

The emperor took the account book brought by Lingrong, glanced at it and put it down - after all, the biggest reason for the death of the Seventh Prince was not the food incompatibility, but the prescription.

Ultimately, the biggest fault lies with the person who gives the prescription and the person who uses the prescription.

"Su Peisheng, ask someone to check this account."

In order to appease Chun's grief, the emperor asked someone to check the accounts. Lingrong's expression did not change at all, and she sat aside drinking tea calmly.

This seemed to be pure coincidence. Even if Chun agreed, seeing how the two cooperated in the investigation, he couldn't say anything suspicious.

If it was really done by Cao Qinmo, then it was with the help of Concubine Sheng that she was able to use watermelon and mutton to do this.

But he did ask the imperial physician about the mutton matter, and Imperial Physician Zhou could testify that eating mutton would not put a burden on the Seventh Prince's body.

The only thing I didn’t expect was that the Seventh Prince also likes to eat watermelon.

If it was a small amount of watermelon, there would actually be no impact. The key point is that the Seventh Prince used too much, which led to such a serious situation.

"In my opinion, we should investigate the matter of the Seventh Prince eating watermelon.

After all, the amount of watermelon that the Seventh Prince eats is really too much. Compared with other royal heirs, it is not the amount that a child eats at all."

Doctor Zhou bowed. As the doctor who was most familiar with the Seventh Prince's physical condition, he was unable to save the Seventh Prince, so he naturally put more thought into finding out the cause of the Seventh Prince's death. "I guess someone gave the Seventh Prince some kind of appetite-stimulating medicine, which caused the Seventh Prince to have a big appetite during this period, and he just used a lot of watermelons."

"An appetite-stimulating medicine? Could it be something sweet and sour like hawthorn?"

Ling Rong casually mentioned, "Youning sometimes has a poor appetite, so I will make her some hawthorn tea, which works quite well."

"Hawthorn does stimulate appetite, but it is far from achieving this effect." Doctor Zhou shook his head. He thought to himself, "I'm afraid that only medicine can achieve this effect. Chun agrees, have you noticed anything unusual?"

When asked by Imperial Physician Zhou, Chun agreed and didn't bother to continue crying. She wiped her tears and thought about the situation of the Seventh Prince. After returning from the Prince's residence, he especially loved eating watermelon, especially the drinks sent by Concubine Wan, and he would beg her to drink it almost every once in a while.

Could it be... that the drink was the problem?

Chun Da Ying was suddenly shocked. If it was really done by Zhen Huan, what was her purpose?

At that time, her father had not yet exposed the fact that Zhen Yuandao had secretly married the daughter of a guilty official. Why did Zhen Huan want to murder Honglu?

Could it be... that... it was because I didn't give Honghui to her for adoption that I aroused Zhen Huan's jealousy?

Chun agreed and became angrier the more she thought about it. She told him in a few words about the Seventh Prince drinking the drink sent by Zhen Huan, "I suspect that Concubine Wan put drugs in the fruit drink, which caused Honglu to become addicted to watermelon. Please investigate, Your Majesty."

The emperor had used that fruit drink before, and when he heard Chun agree to this, he immediately became worried about his health.

Doctor Zhou became alert. He made an excuse to feel Chun's pulse to see if there was any drug residue in his body, and then took the emperor's pulse to see his physical condition.

Fortunately, the emperor and Chun promised that there was nothing wrong with the two of them. Doctor Zhou was relieved and began to think about how to examine the body of the Seventh Prince.

If we had told Chun that we were going to perform an autopsy or even dissect his organs in front of him, I'm afraid the young master would have fainted on the spot out of fear.

"Your Majesty," Ling Rong said softly, interrupting everyone's thoughts, "Since Chun Yiming suspects that there is something wrong with the fruit drink given by Concubine Wan, why not ask Imperial Doctor Zhou to check it out? This will not only reassure Chun Yiming, but also clear Concubine Wan's name."

The emperor naturally knew that he had to send someone to investigate. He waved his hand, and Su Peisheng left with Doctor Zhou.

Lingrong also wanted to stand up and leave, but the emperor stopped her with his eyes. She had no choice but to sit back and wait for the emperor's orders.

"I have also drunk Lady Wan's fruit drink and have never had any problems."

"Your Majesty, Concubine Wan gave Honghui fruit drink alone. I'm afraid she used the medicine alone, so it won't affect Your Majesty."

"Well, I will have someone investigate this matter. You are in a state of great agitation, so you should rest well in Wuling Spring Scenery for the next few days."

The emperor wanted to ask why he suspected Concubine Wan, but when he saw Chun Da Ying's red and swollen eyes, he was unable to speak. He sent Xiao Xiazi to send Chun Da Ying back, and then he sighed softly.

Lingrong and Cao Qinmo looked at each other, and finally Lingrong spoke to comfort the emperor, telling him not to worry too much.

"I know Honghui's physical condition better than anyone else." Under the pretext of the Queen's headache, the Emperor sought out many doctors from the public to treat the Sixth and Seventh Princes. The result was always that they would die young and there was no other way.

The emperor had actually prepared himself mentally for a long time, but when facing the death of his child, he still felt heartbroken.

Although it is not a case of white hair sending off black hair, the father is still alive but the son is dead, and the grief will never diminish in the slightest.

It's a pity that the two concubines who accompanied him in this matter were the most cold-blooded. They could only shed two tears by thinking about themselves.

Lingrong had tears in her eyes and continued to comfort the emperor in a gentle tone, "Honghui is well-behaved, and anyone who sees him will feel happy. I don't think anyone will be cruel enough to harm him."

"You don't doubt Lady Wan."

Ling Rong shook her head. She did not tell the answer the emperor wanted to know. Instead, she mentioned another matter, "I actually have a little doubt about Concubine Wan. After all, before the Fourth Prince was registered under her name, Concubine Wan often came into contact with the Seventh Prince.

I wonder if she had thought about adopting the Seventh Prince, but because she failed to do so, she made a wrong decision.

Lingrong and others did not know the situation, but the emperor knew it. He was hesitating between the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince, which indeed gave Zhen Huan the illusion that she might adopt the Seventh Prince.

But if she was said to have harmed Hongluo out of jealousy, the emperor felt that it was not likely.

"Could it be... because of the matter at the Zhen Mansion?"

Cao Qinmo spoke softly at the side, and the emperor seemed to have just seen her, but then he frowned because of the question raised by Cao Qinmo - the time between Zhen Yuandao being reported for secretly marrying the daughter of a guilty minister and the death of the Seventh Prince was not long, and Zhen Huan had been under house arrest for a long time, so it didn't seem like she had time to take action.

But...with Fangruo's help, it is not impossible.

Chun agreed to be grieving at this time, and had not yet thought of the possibility that Zhen Huan could directly poison Honglu to death, otherwise she would probably go to Yuedi Yunju and question Zhen Huan in public.

"I will send someone to investigate, and the truth will come out, but..." The emperor changed the subject and his tone immediately became stern, "There is no Zhen family in the palace, only Niuhulu family, please don't say the wrong thing again."

Lingrong and Cao Qinmo immediately knelt down and saluted, saying "I understand" repeatedly.

After the two left Wanfang Anhe, Lingrong had been paying attention to the progress of the Seventh Prince's affairs, but Baizhi had already dealt with everything cleanly. Even if the emperor turned Yuedi Yunju upside down, he could not find any evidence.

Such a result was naturally arranged by Lingrong intentionally. After all, she still had to protect Baizhi and couldn't let Baizhi lose her life because of such a trivial matter.

As for Zhen Huan, Ling Rong has already found out about the actions of the Empress Dowager - new palace maids have begun to appear around Concubine Qi, and Huichun has also been called by the Empress Dowager to serve her. Presumably, in a few days, the Empress will find a way to take action against Concubine Qi, and Zhen Huan will have new dirty water to catch.