An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

In the end, the emperor did not stay, but he did not go to any concubine's palace. It is said that he slept in the Yangxin Palace.

Lingrong didn't care who the emperor favored, as long as she didn't go to Zhen Huan. Her status rose too quickly, and Lingrong was even a little worried that she would not have the chance to become a concubine.

The concubines now include Concubine Hua, Concubine Qi, and Concubine Duan. According to the emperor's temperament, he definitely wants to leave the last concubine position to Zhen Huan.

However, Zhen Huan had offended most people just after entering the palace. Relying on the emperor's partial favor, she was already at the limit of being a concubine, and she would not be promoted again in a short period of time.

But if she gets pregnant again, it will be hard to say.

Lingrong glanced at the bag of oranges and suddenly understood the real purpose of the Queen sending her the bracelet.

After all, Zhen Huan is like the Queen's good sister. I guess the Queen must have been so angry that she couldn't sleep on the first day Zhen Huan became favored.

But there was no need for the Queen to be so anxious. Lingrong felt that the one who hated Zhen Huan the most was Concubine Hua.

After all, apart from Zhen Huan, other concubines did not receive much favor and were not on the same level as Concubine Hua.

But Zhen Huan is different. As long as she wants, she really has a way to grab the emperor's attention.

In his previous life, even if the emperor slept in Concubine Hua's palace, he would leave Concubine Hua and run to her because he took into consideration that Zhen Huan was afraid of thunder.

Just like herself, when the two of them mentioned that Zhen Huan was good at poetry, the emperor immediately left her and went to Sui Yuxuan to talk about poetry with Zhen Huan.

Flattering can only gain temporary favor. Only someone like Zhen Huan, who has the qualities that can attract the emperor, can keep his favor for a longer period of time.

Ling Rong sighed and was too lazy to think about these things. After all, keeping healthy was the most important thing.

"Zhaoshui, did the eunuch in Zhongcui Palace accept the gift?"

"My lady, it's strange to say, I remember there was no main seat in Zhongcui Palace, but the eunuch said that the noble master taught us not to accept gifts casually."

"There is indeed no main seat in Zhongcui Palace..." Lingrong thought carefully and suddenly remembered the noble lady Borjigit who usually lived in seclusion. With the emperor's special permission, she did not have to pay respects to the central palace, and except for some important festivals, she almost never left the palace.

"No, the noble lady Borjigit lives in the Zhongcui Palace. Without the noble lady's tacit consent, the eunuch might not dare to help."

"But why is your Excellency unwilling to accept the thank-you gift? But what I have prepared is too little."

Ling Rong shook her head and spoke after a while, "It would be more sincere to thank the noble Borjigit in person."

Another month passed before Lingrong finally recovered. Her knees no longer hurt so much when exposed to the cold wind, so she took the initiative to resume paying respects.

During this month, she began to contact people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs again and tried every means to contact Aunt Xiao outside the palace.

Unfortunately, with the previous experience of Ruan Hesheng, no one dared to pass on the message in the limelight, even if there was the temptation of gold and silver.

She didn't know what the queen had done to her mother, so she was uneasy all day long. But since the bracelet was sent to her that day, the queen never sent anyone to contact her again, as if the bracelet was just an illusion.

Lingrong also sent Zhaoshui to see Jianqiu. Jianqiu refused to say anything and just replied that she should take care of herself and she would talk to the Empress later.

Therefore, the next day after being told by the imperial physician that she could travel, Lingrong came to Jingren Palace early to help the Empress put flowers on her hair.

"Mrs. An's cooking skills are still there." The Queen adjusted the flowers on her head with satisfaction, and did not beat around the bush with Ling Rong, "A month ago, Madam An's house in Beijing was robbed, and she couldn't even afford the herbs to treat her eyes.

When I received the news, I sent someone to take Madam An away. She is now settled in a villa outside the capital. Mrs. An can rest assured now. "

Lingrong was still able to treat her own affairs normally, but when she heard that her mother had been placed under house arrest by the Queen, she immediately became panicked. No matter in her past life or this life, letting her mother live a good life was an important reason for her to enter the palace.

But now, the situation is even more dangerous than in her previous life, how can she not worry.

The Queen took in all the changes in Lingrong's expression. She knew very well how to control these concubines of humble family backgrounds. With just a little bit of manipulation, they would be scared and allow themselves to be manipulated.

"Look how scared my sister is. Madam An was not injured, and her eyes are almost healed." The Queen smiled gently, but Lingrong read some threat in her smile.

So she had no choice but to surrender to the queen, just like in her previous life, and serve under the queen again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration. It is truly a blessing for me to receive such care from Your Majesty." Ling Rong knelt down respectfully, bent her back, and said some flattering words against her will to please the Queen.

"I will come to serve you often in the future and share your worries."

Lingrong didn't dare to look up at the queen. She could only straighten her body and kneel on the hard ground. Her knees began to ache again.

The queen stared at her for a long time before she hummed and told her to stand up. "Don't kneel anymore. My sister has injured her knees. It's not appropriate for her to kneel for too long."

"Thank you, Queen."

Ling Rong struggled to stand up. Jianqiu wisely helped her up and even escorted her to her seat.

"In fact, there is nothing much for my sister to worry about. It's just that it's a cold winter, but there is still a delicate flower blooming in the frost, which really makes people want to pick it."

"The flowers are blooming in your garden. The buds have been removed. If you want to take care of them from time to time, just trim the branches and put them in the vase on the table."

How could Lingrong not know that this so-called delicate flower was Zhen Huan. She thought that after getting rid of Zhen Huan's child, the Queen would be able to live in peace for a while. However, she never expected that the Queen would be provoked by Zhen Huan and wanted to kill her.

"It is not enough to just remove the flower buds. Unless no more buds can grow, it won't be long before the branches are covered with flowers."

"My lady, how can there be only one flower in the garden? The other bright red peony is just as good as the other. Why don't you try to make the two flowers compete with each other and fall from the same branch?"

"It seems that Concubine An has quite some experience in flower cultivation." The Queen smiled with satisfaction. She sipped the golden pumpkin tribute tea in her hand. "Then let Concubine An think of some ideas."

Ling Rong didn't have any idea at this time, but she could only bite the bullet and bow obediently, "I will definitely help your Majesty to solve your worries."

While the two were talking, it was time to pay their respects. Apart from the fact that Concubine Hua was still arguing with Zhen Huan, nothing else happened.

However, three days later, a major event occurred. The usually quiet Concubine Jing suddenly became favored. The emperor even granted her the power to assist in managing the six palaces and asked her to learn from Concubine Hua.

When she was in the palace, Jingpin was a princess in Huafei's courtyard. Huafei never thought that this cowardly woman would dare to compete with her for power. In her anger, she smashed countless porcelains.

At that time, Concubine Hua was not the only one who was angry, but Lingrong was definitely one of the people who was truly happy for Concubine Jing.

The next day after learning that Concubine Jing had gained power, Lingrong brought gifts to congratulate her. The two sisters sat around the table eating from the hotpot, looking so happy.

"My sister is very happy. I finally figured it out." Because she couldn't drink, Lingrong drank tea instead of wine and toasted with Jingpin. "My sister is right, isn't it? The emperor cares about old friendships the most. As long as my sister is willing, the favor will not be bad."

"Sister, you are so insightful. I admire you." Jingpin drank the sake in the cup, her cheeks flushed. "In this palace, the days without favor and power are too hard to endure. When I hold power in my hands, I realize that I was just hiding in a tortoise shell before.

Apart from a little respect, I get nothing. I am only twenty-four, why should I live the life that those concubines live in advance? "

Lingrong knew that Zhen Huan's favor not only made the Queen and Concubine Hua wary, but also made Concubine Jing feel deeply frightened.

A pregnant concubine was punished by losing her child, but Zhen Huan was still promoted because of the emperor's favor and became equal to Jingpin.

If Jingpin continued to play safe and sit aside, Lingrong's fate would probably be hers.

She is the same age as Concubine Hua, and she is still pretty. She was made a concubine because she was supposed to check and balance Concubine Hua. Now she has met the emperor's expectations, so she will naturally get some favor.

"It's a good thing that you've figured it out, sister. If you can have a little prince someday, you won't have to worry about a boring life anymore."

"Yes." Speaking of children, Jingpin's eyes became brighter. She picked up the wine glass and drank it all, looking forward to touching her belly. "I will have a child. Whether it is a boy or a girl, I will love her well."

Lingrong also touched her belly, and she began to think about the baby in her belly who had only been there for a short month. She was very sad, but she didn't want to spoil Jingpin's interest.

She responded by pouring wine for Jingpin. The steam from the pot blurred her vision. She quietly raised her hand to wipe her eyes, and toasted loudly to Jingpin.

"Using the power in my hands, I have thoroughly investigated the situation in Xianfu Palace in the past few days. It's okay here, and I haven't found any hidden tricks from others, but the situation with Concubine Shen is not good.

Xiao Shi and Xiang Ye have both been bribed, but Xiang Ye is dead. The person behind Xiao Shi has not yet been identified. We only know that he has had a lot of contact with Xiao Yunzi from Yongshou Palace."

"Xiao Yunzi?" Lingrong was indeed a little surprised. Zhaoshui had seen Xiao Yunzi climbing over the wall into Xianfu Palace. Although she did not see what he did with her own eyes, she could guess roughly what it was - the musk in Changxitang might have been put in by him.

Jingpin nodded and said, "It's Xiao Yunzi from Yongshou Palace. The eunuch in charge of Yongshou Palace is Kang Luhai, and this Xiao Yunzi is just a rough eunuch."

"Then he is also Wanpin's man. Could it be that Wanpin wants to find evidence to clear Shen Meizhuang of suspicion?"

Jingpin shook her head in disapproval. She pointed out that Xiao Yunzi had come to Xianfu Palace on the day when Wanpin lost her child. It was impossible that he was instructed by Wanpin. It was very likely that he was bribed and became a secret agent for Wanpin.

"Besides the loss of her son, Wanpin had a very smooth life in the palace. The emperor would present everything good to her first. It is possible that she failed to notice the abnormality of the people around her."

"The incident of Wanpin losing her child was definitely a carefully planned one, and all traces were cleaned up too cleanly, which makes people suspicious.

Although Concubine Shen is still under house arrest, she must have been wronged, otherwise the emperor would not be so kind as to only put her under house arrest. "Princess Jing sighed, with a hint of injustice for Shen Meizhuang.

"Unfortunately, even the emperor has not been able to find the real murderer. I'm afraid Concubine Shen will have to bear the stigma of murdering her sister's son for the rest of her life. This is undoubtedly the most severe humiliation for a woman of her character."

The two fell silent at the same time. Lingrong knew Zhen Huan best, and she would definitely not give up on finding out the truth. In order to better investigate the situation in the palace, she might even want to get the power to assist in managing the six palaces.

Fortunately, she was one step slower than Jingpin. If the power to assist in managing the six palaces fell into her hands, Lingrong could not imagine what kind of situation she would fall into.

After all, the hatred between the two was already out in the open, and she could not and would not reconcile with Zhen Huan, so she could only hope that she would be like herself and not get involved in any power.

"How is Concubine Shen doing? I saved some charcoal a few days ago. Sister, when the time comes, you can give the charcoal to Concubine Shen while distributing the rations for Xianfu Palace."

Jingpin agreed very readily. In the past, when Shen Meiyu was under house arrest, Lingrong would send some things in. She initially thought that this young concubine wanted to leave a good impression on her as a stepping stone for her surrender.

But I never thought that she would be so persistent and still willing to share her charcoal with Shen Meizhuang today.

I just hope that Shen Meizhuang will appreciate it and not let Sister An’s efforts go in vain.

Ling Rong didn't know what Jingpin was thinking. Her real purpose was just to leave a good impression on both Shen Meiyu and Jingpin, so that she could get some help in the future by taking care of Shen Meiyu.

"However, Wanpin and Shen Guiren are like sisters, but I have never seen her give anything to Shen Guiren, and I don't know how real this sisterhood is."

Ling Rong raised her eyebrows as if she noticed something. If Zhen Huan wanted to send charcoal, quilts and other things into Changxi Hall, she could only go through Jingpin or the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Imperial Household Department has always been under the jurisdiction of Concubine Hua, and almost everyone in it is Concubine Hua's people. It is absolutely impossible for Zhen Huan to send something in.

Lingrong didn't know why Zhen Huan was unwilling to send some things to Shen Meiyu through Jingpin. Could it be that she thought that Lingrong and Jingpin had become a gang and might be the real murderer who killed her child?

If this is true, it would be too funny.

Ling Rong smiled secretly, thinking that her efforts to get close to Jingpin and Shen Meizhuang were not in vain. Now Zhen Huan didn't dare to trust them, which resulted in her being unable to take good care of her sister Mei. If the two sisters had a rift in the future, it would not be her fault.

However... it seems that there is a way to let Shen Meizhuang know that her good sister never sent anything to see her during her confinement.

I just don’t know whether Concubine Jing is willing to help her.

"Sister, does Concubine Shen know about Concubine Wan's promotion?"

Jingpin nodded when she heard this. "When Wanpin was promoted, Shen Guiren was still under house arrest. The eunuchs who delivered the imperial edict would not go to Changxi Hall to announce the imperial edict. I guess she didn't know about it."

"Poor Concubine Shen," Ling Rong sighed in a pretentious manner, "If she is released from her confinement and finds out that her good sister has been promoted to a concubine, but she is still unwilling to give her some charcoal to help her during her confinement, how sad she will be."