An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Zhen Huan knew clearly that Prince Guo had been imprisoned before she was exiled, so there was no way he could have come to Ningguta on the way.

Unless he was also exiled, it can be said that he came here on his way.

Thinking of this, her heart moved slightly, and she subconsciously asked with concern, "Is the prince..."

"No." The branches in the brazier were gradually dried, and the thick black smoke slowly dissipated. Prince Guo helped break off new branches and added them back in.

"Huan'er, I'm really on my way."

"I hope Your Highness is fine." Zhen Huan nodded and fanned the fire in the brazier a little more vigorously. The two of them sat in silence, as if there was nothing more to say.

"We agreed that there is no need for honorifics between you and me."

Zhen Huan didn't say much, she just nodded softly, her eyes still fixed on the flame in the basin.

"I'm sorry, I...I couldn't help you with Master Zhen's matter."

"This matter has nothing to do with the prince, so it won't be unfair to us."

When mentioning her father and mother, Zhen Huan still felt sad in her heart. Her voice was almost choked with sobs, but she still tried to raise her head to prevent the tears from falling.

“It was indeed my father’s fault that Zhen was exiled, but someone also deliberately murdered her.

I was in the palace trying to find out who was behind this, but someone set me up first."

Zhen Huan sighed, she raised her hand and wiped the corners of her eyes, "But I don't know why, it seems that there is someone who knows me very well and always sets up the plan before me.

I had just taken the first step of my plan when I was caught in a sudden conspiracy.

One thing leads to another, and I don’t even have a chance to resist. It’s as if God is against me.”

Zhen Huan's voice became weaker and weaker, and Prince Guo subconsciously wanted to grab her hand, but he slowly retracted his outstretched hand and clenched his own fingers tightly.

"There is no shortage of jealousy in the palace. You are very talented and beautiful, three times more beautiful than others. Naturally, this storm will surround you."

Prince Guo really praised Zhen Huan. In the past, Zhen Huan might have felt happy about the praise, but now she felt nothing at all.

"There are many talented people in the world, and I am just an ordinary person. Your Majesty, you are praising me too much."

Zhen Huan had no thoughts about romance at this moment. She was thinking about how to leave Ningguta, how to seek justice for her parents, and how to ask the Guwalja clan who betrayed her father to pay compensation.

The most important thing is, who was the person who infected my father and mother with the plague? Was he plotting against me behind my back?

"Huan'er..."

Just as Prince Guo was about to say something, he heard a violent cough coming from the couch, and Huanbi, who had a high fever, woke up from her dream.

Zhen Huan immediately ran over to see, she stroked Huanbi's forehead and wiped the sweat off her face, "The medicine will be ready soon, just be patient for a while."

Huanbi did not answer. She looked past Zhen Huan and her eyes fell accurately on Prince Guo who was not far away. She suddenly burst into tears and called him "Prince" several times.

Zhen Huan was stunned for a moment, but soon gave her seat to Prince Guo. She even brought Zhen Yurao down from the couch and went to the brazier to warm themselves by the fire.

Prince Guo did not go to find Huanbi immediately. He stared at Zhen Huan for a long time, and only took action when Zhen Huan spoke.

"My Lord, Huanbi is calling you."

In any case, Huanbi was once his wife and they even had a child together. Prince Guo tried hard to tear his gaze away from Zhen Huan and look at Huanbi lying on the couch.

"My lord, is it really you, my lord?"

Huanbi's face was sallow and haggard, and it was hard to see her former beauty between her eyebrows. Prince Guo felt distressed for a moment, but thinking that Zhen Huan was still there, he just sat down beside the couch and said, "It's me. Are you feeling better now?"

"Your Highness!" The person she had been thinking about day and night finally appeared beside her. How could Huanbi bear it any longer? In addition, she was sick, so she felt so fragile that she was about to cry as soon as she opened her mouth.

She didn't care whether there were other people around, and she threw herself into Prince Guo's arms, hugged his back tightly with her arms, and refused to let go no matter what.

"My Lord, are you here to take me back to the palace?"

"..." Prince Guo couldn't say anything to refuse for a moment. He raised his hand and put it down again, but he didn't respond to Huanbi's hug.

"I'm just stopping by to take a look, but don't worry, I will find a way to get you out of here, and I will definitely not let you suffer."

"As long as the prince is here, it won't be hard."

Huanbi was crying and laughing. Now she just wanted to hug Prince Guo tightly, her husband, and didn't want to think about anything else.

But Prince Guo didn't think so. Now that Zhen Huan was still around, it was not good to hug her, as he was afraid it would cause disgust.

Prince Guo patted Huanbi's arm, trying to get her to let go, "You are still sick, you should lie down and rest."

"No, I don't want to leave you, my lord." Huanbi not only didn't let go, but tightened her grip even more, "My lord, please don't leave me, I beg you."

"I won't leave you," Prince Guo said with a sigh, "I know you have suffered a lot of injustice, and I will find a way to seek justice for you in the future, but the most urgent thing is to take care of your health.

If I catch a cold, how can I take care of you?"

Hearing that Prince Guo would catch a cold because of her, Huanbi immediately let go of him out of worry. She hurriedly lay down and covered her mouth and nose with the quilt, "I will get better soon, don't worry, Your Majesty."

"That's good." Prince Guo tucked the quilt for Huanbi, then returned to the brazier and sat side by side with Zhen Huan.

The room fell into silence again, with only the sound of the medicine being boiled. Zhen Yurao felt a little cold, so she leaned towards Zhen Huan and called her sister softly.

"Go to the couch with Huanbi. If you get sick again, I'm afraid this medicine won't be enough."

"Don't worry about this. I'm here. I will never let you be without medicine or doctor." Prince Guo responded first, but unfortunately Zhen Huan just said thank you to the prince and refused to say another word.

No matter how slow-witted Prince Guo was, he could see that Zhen Huan was trying to avoid suspicion. He almost subconsciously thought it was because of Huanbi, and wanted to explain, but didn't know how to start.

After all, Huanbi had been her concubine, and this time she was able to get Fu Jin's help to come out, also in the name of Huanbi.

Prince Guo knew that he had a responsibility towards Huanbi, but it was just a responsibility. He could not give Huanbi what she wanted because he had already given his heart to Huan'er.

The medicine was very effective. The night Huanbi drank it, her body recovered a lot and the high fever completely subsided, but her body was still a little weak.

As soon as she recovered her spirit, Huanbi circled around Prince Guo. Zhen Huan and Zhen Yurao wisely kept their distance, but they could not stand Prince Guo's eyes always falling on Zhen Huan.

Except for Prince Guo, all the other women were very meticulous, especially Huanbi. She already knew what had happened between Prince Guo and Zhen Huan, so she was naturally more sensitive.

But Zhen Huan is the elder sister, and Prince Guo is his husband, and he cannot give up either of them.

But... sometimes Huanbi couldn't help but wonder why her elder sister wanted to snatch her husband away?

You clearly know that he is your sister's husband, so why are you entangled in looking at him, and why are you so unclear?

Because of Prince Guo, Huanbi was particularly upset. Even though Prince Guo had left, she still looked unhappy and was even unwilling to talk too much with Zhen Huan.

It's not that Zhen Huan didn't notice it, but she couldn't say anything about the current situation. There was even a deeper reason - they needed Prince Guo's help to find out the truth about their parents' death, so they couldn't fall out with each other for the time being.

Therefore, she could only play dumb at this time to get what she wanted.

In the past, Zhen Huan might have disdained to do it. She didn't want to rely on others and felt that she could do it on her own. But now that she was in a remote place like Ningguta, the so-called pride was no longer important.

As for Prince Guo, after returning to the capital, he began to investigate the truth behind the death of the Zhen couple. At the same time, the missing servant in Prince Guo's mansion was also "found".

Prince Guo thought everything was perfect, but in fact his every move was under surveillance by others - the emperor never relaxed his surveillance on him, and even when he went to Ningguta, there were people with the Flying Guillotine following him all the way.

The Emperor had already heard about his meeting with Zhen Huan.

Lingrong and the others had guessed some of the situations, but the news was not as certain as the emperor's, so they could only make some arrangements in advance.

However, Lingrong did not directly take action against Zhen Huan, and she was naturally not afraid that this person would find evidence to defeat her. Moreover, Zhen Huan's energy was probably focused on investigating the murder of her parents, so she could help her find the Guaerjia family faster.

"Zhaoshui, please reveal some information to Lady Wan. For example, Lady Qi once inquired about the plague."

Zhaoshui nodded and thought for a moment, "Lady Qi has been favored by the emperor recently, and there is even news that the emperor wants to promote her.

If such news is spread at this time, will Concubine Qi notice it and think that someone did it on purpose?

If this gets to the emperor, I'm afraid Concubine Qi's position will be confirmed."

Ling Rong pondered for a while, she recalled what Concubine Qi had done, and suddenly thought of someone, "Ask Ling Lang to help, and ask if there is a person named Chen Si in the Guaerjia family."

Zhaoshui didn't understand why, but she still agreed, "I will write a letter and ask Master Linglang to help."

Ling Lang acted quickly. The news about Chen Si reached the palace on the afternoon of the third day. He even investigated the affairs of his wife Yin'er thoroughly.

"This Ying'er is actually from the Zhen Mansion?" Zhaoshui looked at Lingrong in shock. At this moment, she finally understood why Lingrong wanted to investigate a small figure like Chen Si.

"Yes, when she was in the Zhen Mansion, she also served Wan Guiren. After the Zhen Mansion fell into decline, she moved to the Guaerjia family's house." Ling Rong threw the letter into the charcoal fire and burned it completely. "So it's normal for her to know some of the Guaerjia family's actions."

"I understand. Lady Qi has asked the imperial physician about the plague. It would be better to have someone tell Ying'er.

After all, the Zhen family is her old employer, so it is reasonable for her to care about them."

Lingrong nodded with satisfaction, praising Zhaoshui for being even smarter. "I really don't know whose wife such a smart Zhaoshui will become. I can't bear to let her go just thinking about it."

"I haven't finished my work for Her Majesty yet, and Her Majesty hasn't given me the reward yet, but you're eager to marry me off. Could it be that you want to save the reward this time?"

"Oh," Lingrong was also amused by her and laughed, "How come you are more lively than before and can say such witty words. Where is my mature and steady Zhaoshui? Can I get him back by giving you a reward?"

The master and servant laughed and played for a while before Zhaoshui went out to do his work, leaving Lingrong in the room wiping her tears from laughing.

As luck would have it, the emperor just came in and saw Lingrong leaning against the bed wiping her tears.

"My concubine pays your respects to the Emperor."

"Get up," the emperor sat down first, his eyes fixed on Ling Rong's face, "I just saw you crying, but what happened?"

Ling Rong shook her head and deliberately pressed the corner of her eye, "Nothing happened. I was just sentimental and shed tears."

"Oh?" The emperor became interested. "Did you read some book that made you cry?"

"It's all because of the emperor. He didn't come to visit me and my two children all day long." Ling Rong said in a coquettish tone, and she actually blamed the emperor directly, "When I thought about You Ning missing her father and crying secretly yesterday, I couldn't hold back my tears either."

Regardless of how the emperor felt about Lingrong, he was very fond of this daughter who was auspicious and blessed by Prince Yi. When he heard Youning crying, he immediately stood up and went to the side hall to see the child.

The emperor wanted to communicate his feelings with the child, so Lingrong naturally did not stop him. She raised her hand and pressed the corners of her eyes, pretending to be sad, and even pretended to sigh.

Hearing this sigh, the emperor stopped walking. He thought for a while, then told Su Peisheng, "This year's jade is of good quality. Ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to use all of it and make a set of jewelry for your master, Sheng."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Su Peisheng took two steps forward and bowed, and something fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty, I thank you." Ling Rong was very polite and smiled contentedly. She didn't see clearly what fell just now, but she still took the opportunity to keep Su Peisheng. "Your Majesty, please go and take a look at the two children. Eunuch Su, please help me pick out the appearance and tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Please also send the new coral here."

Before the emperor left, he gave another instruction, and Su Peisheng quickly complimented him, not even forgetting to flatter Lingrong for her good fortune.

"This blessing is naturally good, but it's not just me. Eunuch Su seems to have it too."

Ling Rong smiled and glanced at the ground, where a willow-leaf purse was lying quietly.