An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Huichun's attitude was polite, but the queen behind her might not be like that. The departure of the Third Prince must have had a great impact on the queen, otherwise she would not have been so desperate and asked Huichun to stay on her own path.

But after so long, the emperor's attitude has been very clear. She wouldn't still be dreaming of leaving Jingren Palace and continuing to be the queen.

No, Your Majesty, I have prepared a better home for you. When the new emperor ascends the throne, you will definitely like it.

Ling Rong had a lot of thoughts in her mind. She stood at the gate of Jingren Palace and looked for a while before slowly walking away.

When he returned to Chengqian Palace, the Fifth Prince was still playing with Hongyu and Youning. He seemed to really like Youning and even had the patience to help her deal with the leaves and branches in the vase.

Hongyu was not interested in these things. He rode on the small wooden horse given by the third prince, rocking slowly, and fell asleep slowly.

Fortunately, the wooden horse was big enough and Hongyu slept comfortably while holding it, so Fanglin did not immediately go forward to hold it for fear of disturbing him.

"Do you like it, Fifth Brother?" Youning finally pulled out all the flowers in the vase and intertwined the branches to make a wreath.

Hong Zhou lowered his head and You Ning helped him put it on. The wreath was made just right and looked beautiful on his forehead.

"I like it. Youning did a beautiful job."

Hong Zhou raised his hand to touch the wreath, but finally put it down. He tilted his head to glance at Hong Yu, and lowered his voice, "You Ning, don't you want to make one for Hong Yu too?"

"My brother doesn't like it. He only likes riding horses, and the wreath will fall off with it."

Youning shook her head, pinching a flower leaf between her fingers, her tone was extremely unhappy.

"Then from now on, Youning will do everything for Fifth Brother, okay?"

Hong Zhou took the flower leaf from You Ning's hand, wiped her fingers with a handkerchief, and then took the initiative to hold her hand and go out together. When passing by Fanglin, he reminded her that the Eighth Prince had fallen asleep.

"Okay, then can Fifth Brother also teach Hongyu how to ride a horse? Mother said Third Brother won't be able to teach his younger brothers anymore.

"Fifth brother, where is third brother? Is he sick?"

Hong Zhou was silent for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Yes, Third Brother is in poor health just like me, so he has to leave the palace to recuperate.

Don't worry, Youning, you will see your third brother again in the future."

"Yeah." You Ning nodded, and the two walked into the yard. "Fifth brother, do you like fourth brother?"

"Why are you suddenly talking about Fourth Brother? Has he come to visit Youning recently?"

"Fourth brother has never come to visit. I met him in the Old Summer Palace before. He didn't like Youning's wreath." Youning let go of Fifth Prince's hand and ran to the pear tree in the yard to look up. "What a pity, there are no more pear blossoms."

"There will be some next year." Hong Zhou followed and said, "It doesn't matter if he doesn't like it. I really like Youning's wreath."

"Thank you, Brother Five, for liking it."

You Ning smiled and pulled his hand. In a blink of an eye, she saw Ling Rong walking in from the door. She pulled the Fifth Prince and ran to Ling Rong, "Mother, does it look good?"

Ling Rong followed You Ning's finger and looked at the Fifth Prince. Hong Zhou was still wearing the wreath made by You Ning on his head. It was a little tilted due to running, which looked a little funny.

Fortunately, Ling Ren suppressed her smile. She nodded calmly, "The wreath is beautiful, but your fifth brother is a boy, so he may not like wearing it."

"Fifth brother likes it," You Ning shook her head unconvinced. She pulled Hong Zhou's hand, "Fifth brother likes it."

"Yes, I like it." Hong Zhou followed You Ning's words, and his attitude was much better than when he was chatting with Ling Rong.

In front of Youning, Lingrong was always calm. She smiled and praised, saying that the wreath was beautifully made and matched the Fifth Prince's skin tone very well.

The Fifth Prince's expression looked unnatural for a moment, but he quickly covered it up. He let go of Youning's hand and told her to run to her mother.

Ling Rong picked up You Ning and wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Is Hong Yu asleep? That's why you're pestering the Fifth Prince."

"Hello, Fifth Brother, play with Youning. Hongyu only likes riding horses!"

"Okay." Ling Rong played with You Ning for a while until she was so sleepy that she yawned, and then she asked Fang Hua to take her back to the side hall to rest.

As soon as You Ning left, the Fifth Prince's face turned cold, "Empress Sheng, I wonder how your discussion with Concubine Tian went."

"Everything is ready, but if you want to become her adopted son, it's not easy." The Fifth Prince looked really strange with the wreath on, and Lingrong couldn't help but take another look, "But Concubine Tian wants to take the throne, so she hopes to get your help to secure her position.

This will be good for both of you. You will become a legitimate prince and will definitely be superior to the Fourth Prince."

"The Queen is still here, but these things are far from being realized. The two queens are really bold in their thinking."

"Everything depends on human efforts, doesn't it?" Ling Rong looked indifferent. Now, the matter between Zhen Huan and the Fourth Prince could get rid of two people. The only one the Emperor could choose now was Hong Zhou.

Of course, if the emperor could live another ten years, Hongyu would have a chance.

However, Lingrong actually had no intention of becoming a queen. After all, she really didn't want to be the emperor's wife. Being his concubine in two lives was already a blessing for the emperor.

Being the Emperor's wife is something that I'm afraid only the Empress, Concubine Hua and Zhen Huan would dream of.

"I am looking forward to it," the Fifth Prince said, with his hands behind his back, watching the midday sun gradually shift. "I hope Concubine Sheng and Concubine Tian can accomplish their great cause."

Ling Rong stared at the back of the Fifth Prince as he left the house. She hesitated for a moment before reminding him, "Fifth Prince, the wreath on your head."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Fifth Prince paused. He immediately took off the wreath on his head, quickened his pace and disappeared from Ling Rong's sight.

Early the next morning, the emperor made his verdict on the "adultery" incident. The guilty woman, Niuhulu, was sentenced to exile and to suffer in a cold and bitter place like Ningguta together with the Zhen family.

She was still pregnant when she was taken out of the Old Summer Palace. Without any chance to defend herself, she was put in shackles and sent to Ningguta.

Exiled three thousand miles away, there was no way that the child in her belly could be kept alive. The Emperor's move was intended to kill both Zhen Huan and him.

When Lingrong heard the news, she sat there in a daze for a long time. She looked towards the direction of Yongshou Palace, and tears were about to flow out uncontrollably.

She raised her head and held back her tears. The warm sunlight shone on her face for a long time, just like the warm palm of her mother.

Ling Rong didn't feel happy that Zhen Huan had reached this point, and even felt a little disappointed. In their past and present lives, the two of them had never had the chance to be close sisters, and they even fought to the death for power and status again.

"Empress." Zhaoshui called softly. She intuitively felt that Lingrong was in a bad mood, but she couldn't figure out the reason for a moment.

"Nothing, it's inevitable to be sad when we say goodbye to old friends." Ling Rong sighed again and just stood up, "How should we deal with the Fourth Prince? Hasn't the Emperor issued an order yet?"

"No decree has been issued yet." Zhaoshui also sighed, "I think the emperor may not punish the fourth prince."

"It's very likely." Ling Rong also thought so. "After all, the Niuhulu clan was forced to give her a daughter. If this daughter had behaved well, it would have been fine. But she chose to have an affair, bringing shame to the family.

If this problem is not solved, I am afraid that the Nianhulu clan will also become disloyal.

Now there is only the Fourth Prince, a prince whose mother's family is from the Nianhulu clan, which is a barely adequate explanation.

But the emperor must have some concerns in his heart, and I think the Fourth Prince will be sent back to Yuanmingyuan today."

As Ling Rong had expected, about an hour after Zhen Huan left the Old Summer Palace, the Fourth Prince was sent back to the Old Summer Palace by the Emperor. All the people serving him were replaced by men, not even a little maid was left behind.

As a result, the Fifth Prince was the only older son in the palace. Although the Emperor felt that he had a perverse temper, he still kept him under control at all times and took him to learn some political affairs from time to time.

Without his two elder brothers to look after him, the Fifth Prince's true nature was more thoroughly exposed. He even asked the eunuchs around him to mourn for him and could not find peace all day long.

Lingrong didn't know much about Hongzhou in her previous life, and it was hard for her to imagine that he had such a hobby. Even the emperor angrily scolded him in Chengqian Palace, leaving Lingrong at a loss as to how to persuade him.

"Your Majesty... Hong Zhou might be sad for Yupin." Ling Rong racked her brains and finally found a reasonable excuse. "After all, he was not able to accompany Yupin before she passed away. He was depressed and behaved in such a rebellious way."

"Depressed? I think he is ridiculous!"

The emperor was still angry. He slammed the beads on the table and said, "Weeping in the palace, does he think that I am too secure on the throne, or does he think that the border is not lively enough and not causing enough trouble?"

"This..." Ling Rong also found it difficult to find words to explain. She felt as if she had eaten a mouthful of bitter herbs, and could only bite the bullet and say sweetly, "Could it be that the Fifth Prince is too idle on weekdays? The Emperor should give him more homework..."

As soon as she said this, Lingrong wanted to slap herself. What a vicious stepmother this was, trying so hard to give the child more homework, and the child was not even her own.

Who knew that the emperor really started to think about it. After thinking for a while, he actually thought of one thing, "There are many things to do in Miaojiang recently. I asked Ortai to set up an office to handle Miaojiang affairs.

Since Hong Zhou is idle and absurd, let him work with Hong Li, Ortai and others to handle Miao affairs. "

Hongli?

Lingrong couldn't help but have some doubts in her mind. She thought that the emperor was completely disappointed with Hongli and no longer wanted to consider this son, but she didn't expect that he would take him with him to deal with Miao affairs.

"That's good. The Fifth Prince will have something to do, so he won't think about that ridiculous thing anymore." Ling Rong didn't mention the Fourth Prince, but mentioned another thing, "If the Emperor finds a foster mother for the Fifth Prince, will it also relieve his grief over the death of Yupin?"

"Hong Zhou is not young anymore. Finding a foster mother for him is not as easy as you think."

The emperor did not think it was difficult to find a foster mother for Hongli, especially since Hongli was older than Hongzhou.

"I only mentioned it briefly. Now in the palace, whether it is the princes or the princesses, they are all raised by their mothers, and only Hong Zhou is left alone.

That day, I took Youning and Hongyu to stroll in the Imperial Garden and saw the Fifth Prince sitting by the pond alone, sighing.

You Ning was familiar with him, so she ran over to play with the Fifth Prince. He just said it was his mother's birthday and he really had no mood to play.

I couldn't rush over, and I was worried that Youning and Hongyu's fun would hurt him, so I took the two children and left."

Ling Rong sighed. She looked at the emperor's face and tried to speak again, "So I thought about talking to the emperor. After all, you are his father, and your concern for him is probably much more useful than us concubines."

The emperor was in deep thought after hearing this. After a long while, he turned to look at Ling Rong and asked in that familiar tone, "Rong'er, who in the palace do you think is suitable to be his adoptive mother?"

"This..." Lingrong couldn't say Concubine Tian's name, she could only shake her head, "Your Majesty asked suddenly, and I can't think of anyone who is more suitable."

But seeing that the emperor didn't look satisfied, she could only speak again, "I think if Imperial Concubine Jing didn't have a Sixth Prince, I'm afraid she would be the most suitable person."

"Noble Concubine Jing is a dignified and virtuous person. She is indeed a good choice." The emperor responded, "What about you?"

"Your Highness?" Ling Rong's eyes widened in surprise, "Your Highness already has You Ning and Hong Yu, how can I have the energy to take good care of the Fifth Prince?

The emperor has clearly asked this kind of question before, why is he asking it again today?"

"Really? I'm afraid I have forgotten." The emperor fell into deep thought. He wiped his face, as if he had really forgotten those things.

"Your Majesty, someone is coming from Changchun Palace." Su Peisheng came in from outside and bowed in a low voice, "He said that Li Changzai is not feeling well and wants to see Your Majesty."

"I am not a royal doctor. She is not feeling well, so why would she need me?"

"Your Majesty..." Su Peisheng glanced at Ling Rong next to him. Seeing that the emperor had not spoken, he continued with the rest of the words, "The servant who came said that Li Changzai knew about the Third Prince's affairs, so she was so anxious and wanted to..."

"I've said before that I don't have this son, but you forgot!" The emperor suddenly became angry, causing everyone to panic and immediately bowed.

Ling Rong was extremely reluctant, but she lowered her head. Under Su Peisheng's earnest gaze, she began to persuade him, "Your Majesty, Li Changzai has been under house arrest for a long time and has never caused any trouble. It can be seen that she is sincerely repentant. She wants to see Your Majesty today. I think it is because of her motherly heart that she wants to do her best for the Third Prince.

She knew that it would anger the emperor, but she still chose to plead for mercy. It's hard for a biological mother to do that. Even if the third prince risked the wrath of the whole world, it shouldn't be blamed on Li Changzai."

"Mother, if she is really a kind mother, she will never attack Concubine Tian!"

The emperor's voice was very angry. He flicked his sleeves and left Chengqian Palace, but then he went to Changchun Palace in a hurry. Su Peisheng could hardly catch up with him.