An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Ling Rong looked at Concubine Chun in front of her, and the little bit of pity in her heart disappeared because of Concubine Chun's sudden suspicion.

“I did talk to Imperial Concubine Jing about this, but she didn’t seem to tell me who she got the recipe from.

Since you have doubts, you might as well go and ask Concubine Jing yourself.

It's just that she just lost her child and is in a state of turmoil, so you should go later."

Lingrong didn't want to say more to her, so she wanted to leave and go to Shoukang Palace to visit the empress dowager. However, she was stopped by Concubine Chun after taking just two steps.

"Why...why are your children fine? Why can they live past the age of three without any problems?

Madam Shengfei, is it you..."

"Mrs. Chun," Ling Rong impatiently stopped her questioning, "Can I assume that you are cursing my two children?"

"I dare not, but I have a question in my heart and would like to ask Concubine Sheng for an answer."

"I understand that you feel sorry for the Sixth Prince's death, but this is not a reason for you to slander him or even curse him."

Ling Rong was gentle and kind most of the time, but her sudden harsh tone startled Concubine Chun.

"You know very well what happened to the Seventh Prince. If you hadn't been deceived and used the medicine recklessly, how could he have died so early? As for the Sixth Prince, Imperial Concubine Jing used the same medicine, which is why he got the injury today.

I know that you are sad, so I won't mind your rude words. But you blame me for your and the Queen's mistakes, so I must take it seriously.

Shuhe, Youning, Huaike, Hongshi, Hongli, Hongzhou, Hongyu, so many children grew up safely and healthily. Do you have to ask each of them how they lived past the age of three? "

Lingrong became more and more excited as she spoke. Now they were still in Xianfu Palace, and it would not be good for the Emperor and Concubine Jing to hear her excitement and anger.

She barely suppressed her anger and stared at Concubine Chun without moving her eyes. "You don't go to question the person who hurt you, but come to blame the mother of your two children."

Concubine Chun was stunned for a moment before she knelt down and saluted, "It is my fault, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"I won't blame you. After all, you are in pain, and as a mother, I can understand it." Seeing her admit her mistake, Ling Rong's tone softened, "You are still young. Find a royal doctor to diagnose your illness. There is still a chance."

“He was always well-behaved, and even before he died he just asked me to stay with him.

She was so small, and she disappeared in my arms. Empress Sheng, I really can't forget her.

How can I calm down and have another baby?"

Ling Rong fell silent. It was not that she had nothing to say, but she did not expect that Concubine Chun, who usually did not care about the Seventh Prince, could not get over it for a long time and had no expectations for the future.

"I heard that Lady Wan also lost her child and is on her way to exile."

"Really? What a pity." Concubine Chun's tone was calm, but upon closer inspection, there was a hint of disgust. It was obvious that she still suspected that the death of the Seventh Prince was closely related to Concubine Wan.

But without evidence, she couldn't find a reason to seek revenge.

"The Empress is quite relaxed, practicing calligraphy in Jingren Palace all day. A few days ago, I saw Huichun go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get Kaihua paper. I'm afraid her house arrest will be lifted soon."

When she heard the Queen's name, Concubine Chun's attitude changed significantly, but her emotions were revealed as soon as she asked, "She has done so many wrong things, and yet she is still under house arrest?

Did all those concubines and children die in vain?!"

"No," Ling Rong suddenly remembered her child in her previous life. She shook her head and repeated in a very firm tone, "No."

"It'd better not." Concubine Chun said with resentment. She glanced at Xianfu Palace again, bent her knees to salute Lingrong, and hurried away.

Lingrong originally wanted to instigate her to deal with the Queen, but looking at her back, it seemed needless to say that Concubine Chun would lead the charge herself.

"My queen, do you still want to go to Shoukang Palace?"

"Let's go. The Emperor and Concubine Jing are not here. If Concubine Tian is left alone, I'm worried that she won't be able to cope."

Ling Rong sighed. It had been a very busy day. Fortunately, she had a sedan chair to travel around, otherwise her feet would have been so tired that they would have ached.

When they arrived at Shoukang Palace, there was no joy as they had imagined. Instead, everyone was gloomy and it seemed that the Queen Mother was in very bad condition.

The imperial doctors were in a hurry, and the smell of medicine boiled in the small kitchen could no longer be hidden. After Ling Rong entered the main hall, she could still smell the bitter smell.

"Is the Queen Mother still in danger?"

"He was barely stable. He woke up for a while after taking the medicine, but fainted very quickly. His pulse was not good either."

Concubine Tian spoke calmly, but she still pretended to be worried in front of the other concubines. "I just went in to take a look, and he vomited a lot of blood. His face was as pale as He Mingzhi, which was frightening."

Concubine Tian pretended to wipe her tears, and Lingrong had no choice but to follow suit and comfort her in a gentle voice.

Who knew that Concubine Tian would cry harder and harder, and soon her makeup was smudged by her tears. She left the main hall to change her clothes and wash up.

Lingrong instinctively knew that she was going to do something, so she let her do it. She even remembered to remind everyone not to worry too much like Concubine Tian, ​​and that the Empress Dowager would be safe.

Everyone answered yes in unison. Although there was some anxiety on their faces, it was not much.

Even the old man who came out of the mansion did not show much emotion, at most he just sighed with worry.

In the harem, people have always been indifferent to each other, not to mention that the empress dowager favors the queen. Most people in the harem have been secretly attacked by the queen, so naturally they have no worries about the empress dowager.

"Zhao Shui, tell someone to prepare some snacks. The concubines must be tired after a night of hard work."

Zhao Shui replied with a "yes" and went down to prepare it. When the imperial kitchen heard that it was Shoukang Palace that needed the food, they naturally prepared it faster and soon served it to everyone.

When Concubine Tian came back, the snacks on the table had already gone cold. She had just sat down and had not yet had a chance to talk to anyone when the imperial physician came running over and said that the Empress Dowager might not be able to make it.

"What's going on? Where are the imperial physicians? Tell all the imperial physicians to diagnose the empress dowager without delay.

Even those who are on leave will be called back one by one, without any delay!

Zhaoshui, go to Xianfu Palace and invite the emperor over!"

Ling Rong's tone was anxious. She turned around and glanced at Concubine Tian, ​​"Concubine Tian, ​​let's go visit the Queen Mother together."

"I'll go as well."

Before Concubine Tian answered, Concubine Qi spoke. Lingrong did not refuse, but told her not to make a noise and left first.

In front of the Empress Dowager's door, the imperial doctors gathered together to discuss countermeasures, and there were a few quarrels, but they quickly lowered their voices for fear of disturbing the Empress Dowager.

"Doctor He, how is the Empress Dowager?"

Lingrong called out to He Anming who was in a hurry. The latter shook his head and went in again to check the empress dowager's pulse without saying anything else.

It was Wei Lin who took a step back and spoke up, briefly describing the Queen Mother's condition. "Her pulse rate is disordered, her pulse pattern is scattered and stagnant, and now her spirit is exhausted. She will die in a moment."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Tian could hardly suppress the joy on her face, but with people coming and going around her, especially with Concubine Qi watching her from behind, Concubine Tian did not dare to be happy too soon.

"Doctor Wei, please go and examine the Empress Dowager first." Ling Rong did not waste any more of Wei Lin's time. The Empress Dowager was in critical condition now, and it was indeed not suitable for them to go in and visit.

"Let's stay here for a while. If we go in rashly now, I'm afraid it will disturb the Empress Dowager. I'm sure the Emperor will be here soon."

Concubine Tian and Noble Lady Qi naturally had no objections, especially Noble Lady Qi. She wished she could have the chance to show up in front of the Emperor alone, so she sat and waited obediently, looking outside from time to time.

The emperor did not ask everyone to wait too long and hurried over. Concubine Qi had carefully tidied up her appearance, but the emperor did not even glance at her and ran straight to the imperial doctors.

After learning that the Empress Dowager could not be saved today, the Emperor stood there in a daze as if struck by lightning. His throat was hoarse and it took him a long time to utter the shocking words: the Empress Dowager must be saved, otherwise the entire Imperial Hospital would be buried with her.

No one present dared to respond. As the judge of the court, He Anming could only bite the bullet and agree, and try every possible means with the other imperial doctors.

But the Empress Dowager's illness was both a natural disaster and a man-made disaster. Even if He Anming did not listen to Concubine Tian, ​​he was afraid that he would not be able to save the Empress Dowager's life.

not to mention......

The imperial physicians with excellent medical skills and trusted by the Empress Dowager are now under the command of Lingrong and Concubine Tian.

It’s not that they are disloyal to the Queen Mother, it’s just that they can also see clearly who they should help in order to pave the way for their future.

The Empress Dowager and the Queen had long lost their power, and the wind direction in the harem had shifted, now to Lingrong and Concubine Tian.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has woken up and wants to see you."

The emperor started to walk away, but after taking two steps, he stopped and asked, "How is the Queen Mother?"

He Anming and other imperial doctors slowly bowed their hands and said, "Your Majesty, we are incompetent. Please forgive us."

The emperor closed his eyes, looked up to the sky, sighed deeply, and left without saying a word.

The air was filled with a depressing atmosphere. No one dared to say anything and could only wait silently for the emperor's final decision.

"Empress Huang..."

The emperor leaned over the bedside of the empress dowager and called softly, "My son is here, Empress Dowager."

The Queen Mother forced her eyes open and looked at the Emperor, but her trembling hands could no longer be lifted.

The Emperor immediately reached out to support the Empress Dowager and held her hand in his. He almost cried, but he still forced himself to smile, which reassured the Empress Dowager.

"It's all right, Madam Queen. The doctors have found a way to save you. You will be well in two days."

"...I don't have much time left, I know it."

The emperor could hardly hide the sadness in his heart. He turned his head and opened his eyes wide, trying to stop the tears. "No, no..."

"Mother is dying... When will the fourteenth child arrive?"

The emperor loosened his grip on the empress dowager's hand, took a deep breath, and tried hard to suppress the loss that was welling up in his heart.

"Your son doesn't have much time to accompany you. At this time, let your son accompany you alone, mother."

"But mother really... cough cough..." The Queen Mother coughed violently a few times, and even a trace of blood seeped from the corners of her lips. "Mother is really dying. Before she dies, please let her see the Fourteenth Prince. Just think of it as mother begging you."

Seeing the emperor frowning and showing some displeasure, the queen mother could only speak again, "Even if you don't want mother to see the fourteenth old man when she is dying, mother will not blame you.

After all, you were raised by Empress Xiaoyi Ren, and I hope you could spend more time with me.

But just think of it as a plea from my mother to let your brother go. I don’t want to see you killing your brother.”

"This is a matter of the imperial court, Empress Mother..." The Emperor took a deep breath and talked about the Fourteenth Prince all the time. His sadness of losing his mother was almost diluted.

"You don't have to worry about the affairs of the court, Empress Dowager. I will make my own arrangements."

"You have your own arrangements? Your arrangement is to imprison your brother, to harm your brother?" The Queen Mother shook off the Emperor's hand with all her strength, turned her head away and refused to look at the Emperor again, "My mother is dying, and you are not willing to fulfill such a wish?

Such unfilial behavior will only lead to the end of being disowned by all relatives and being torn apart from one's own flesh and blood!"

"You are separated from your own flesh and blood, and you don't recognize your relatives? Do you know, Empress Dowager, that you were seriously ill last night, and all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital gathered in Shoukang Palace to diagnose you. The Sixth Prince suddenly had a high fever, and we wanted to ask a doctor to treat him, but there was no one to help him!

I don't need your curse, my flesh and blood have been torn apart, and there is no way back!"

"This is your karma, your karma!"

The Queen Mother did not feel any sorrow for the Emperor. She gritted her teeth and cursed her disliked eldest son, "If you continue to treat your brothers harshly, this retribution will not stop.

If you release Old Fourteen, I will still acknowledge you as my son. Otherwise, I will not accept even a single piece of paper money or incense from you, even in the afterlife!"

"My Queen Mother!" The Emperor was filled with grievance and anger at this moment. He gritted his teeth and almost vomited blood. "In order to protect my Queen Mother's reputation, I can only take action against Longkodo.

Also, because of what happened between you and Longkodo, I can only keep it to myself and let you handle it personally.

My son listened to you, loved Chunyuan, treated Yixiu well, and even when Yixiu did many wrong things, he still retained her honor as queen.

With all these things, my son is extremely filial!"

But why, why do you still not have your son in your eyes? After doing so much, I still can't get a single word of care from you? !

The emperor closed his eyes. He didn't want to look at the empress dowager anymore, and the empress dowager didn't want to look at him either.

The Queen Mother coughed a few more times, murmured a few words "Old Fourteen", and finally passed away in infinite grief.

The emperor called out to his empress dowager a few more times, but she never responded again.

"Empress Mother, go to sleep quickly so that you can grow up and draw the bow..."

Suddenly, the emperor sang this ballad. His voice was trembling and it was really unpleasant to listen to, but it made people feel more painful.

"My Queen Mother, I have never heard you sing such a ballad before.

I am afraid that in your heart, you have never considered me your son."