An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

The emperor's question was inexplicable, and his emotions were inexplicable. She muttered in her heart that it was really like living with a tiger, but her body immediately bent down and said that this was not her intention.

"I'm just asking, don't panic."

The emperor took another close look at Lingrong, weighing her family background and abilities in his mind. Family background was a trivial matter. After all, whether it was granting her a surname or finding her a declining Manchu military flag, it could be done with just a word.

However, his demeanor is lacking, perhaps due to the influence of his family background, he still seems narrow-minded and not presentable.

Staying in the palace would allow her to engage in intrigues, but she is not qualified to be the queen.

She is quiet and humble, but not dignified and virtuous enough. Although Yixiu is insidious and vicious behind the scenes, outsiders still see her as virtuous.

The emperor closed his eyes and took a deep breath. In an instant he saw the situation in the harem clearly. Now, apart from Yixiu, there was no one else suitable to sit on the throne of empress.

The best way is to clip Yixiu's wings and make her a puppet queen who is of one mind with me.

Lingrong naturally didn't know that she had wasted a lot of time trying to make the emperor want to depose the queen, but in the end she failed because there was no one suitable in the palace.

Fortunately, the emperor was concerned about the relationship between Prince Guo and Zhen Huan, so these words were not completely wasted.

In this weird atmosphere, the two chatted for a few words reluctantly, and then the emperor suddenly stood up, said "I'm going to see the queen", and left quickly.

"Queen... Madam?"

Ling Rong thought she understood the emperor just now, but now she was not sure at all. She even began to think that Queen Chunyuan's position in the emperor's heart was not that important, and the emperor would not depose the queen because of her death.

But, what about the many children in the palace who were murdered by the Queen? Did the Emperor just ignore them completely?

This change in attitude was too sudden. Not only was Lingrong confused, but even the other concubines who heard that the emperor was going to Jingren Palace again were confused.

Many people knew that the Emperor went directly from Lingrong, so they came to Lingrong under the banner of sisters to inquire about the matter. Even Concubine Qi and her party suspected that Lingrong was in collusion with the Queen.

Unexpectedly, the emperor's sudden decision would bring unexpected disaster to Lingrong. However, she was not afraid of the mob including Concubine Qi. Instead, she wanted to calm Concubine Tian's emotions and told her not to make trouble with her.

"In short, I don't know why the emperor did this." Ling Rong was sandwiched between Concubine Tian and Xia Dongchun, sitting in the middle, not knowing where to put her hands. "Originally, I was talking to the emperor about my brother Ling Lang, but the emperor wanted to see the queen.

How could I have predicted this situation? There is no way to stop the emperor, right? "

"You...but why did the Emperor go to the Queen's place? Now there is news that the Queen will be released from house arrest. How can we realize our plan?"

Concubine Tian was obviously a little anxious. She had always wanted to sit on the throne of Queen. But who knew that the Queen was under house arrest, Zhen Huan was exiled, and the Queen Mother passed away. The situation turned out to be reversed.

Although no matter who it was, they would not be able to bear it after working so hard for so long, Concubine Tian did not care how much Lingrong helped, and she immediately felt dissatisfied.

"Could it be that you have made up your mind and want that position yourself?"

"You are wrongly accusing me. In all dynasties, has there ever been a woman from the Han Army Banner who became the queen? Even if Concubine Tian had any doubts, she should have suspected the concubines from the Manchu Army Banner."

Ling Rong's mind worked quickly. She smiled slightly and pointed out several concubines in the palace who were wearing military flags. "The only two who are threatening now are Concubine Qi and Concubine Chun.

These two people have grievances with the Empress, so you, Empress Tian, ​​just sit back and watch the three of them fight. Why worry so much that you are sweating all over your face?"

Lingrong took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and pretended to wipe Concubine Tian's face. Concubine Tian snatched it away and gently pressed it on her own face.

"What if the two of them don't deal with the queen, but deal with me first?"

Ling Rong looked at Concubine Tian with amusement. She suppressed the urge to sigh and said, "But there is no conflict between you and them. Why would they want to deal with you?

The Queen is about to lift her house arrest, do they think that you, who have honestly returned the power of assisting the six palaces to the Queen, have the intention of competing for the position of Queen?"

"What?! You want to return the power of the six palaces? This is absolutely not possible!"

Concubine Tian had held power for too long, so she was not willing to give it back so easily. "What on earth are you thinking, An Lingrong!"

Ling Rong was indeed a little helpless. She frowned and turned to look at Xia Dongchun.

Xia Dongchun was looking at a handkerchief that Ling Rong had just embroidered. When she saw his eyes coming over, she immediately put it down and pursed her lips to reveal a forced smile.

"Um...Mr. Xia, can you also help persuade them?"

"I think that while the Queen is still here, how many people would want to pull her down and sit on her? Isn't it just worrying in vain?

We have to do it anyway. After the Empress lifts the house arrest, we can just bribe the servants to do it, and then put the blame on Concubine Qi and Concubine Chun, isn't that right?

How about getting rid of them all at once? It saves a lot of effort, doesn't it? "

Look, even Xia Dongchun can see it clearly. Ling Rong turned to look at Concubine Tian again, "Madam Concubine Tian, ​​what do you think?"

"Then there is no need to return the power."

Lingrong was not too insistent on this point. She returned the power to make the emperor less suspicious, not to really return the power.

But it was difficult to explain this matter to Concubine Tian, ​​so she simply stopped insisting, "I just said a possibility. Whether the power of the six palaces is returned or not is up to you, and there is nothing wrong with holding it in your hands.

But if the Emperor really puts the Empress under house arrest, I will offer to hand over the power in my hands."

"You can do whatever you want with what you have in your hands, but you should remember that I don't want the queen to have too much power."

Concubine Tian's attitude was not good, so Lingrong naturally felt uncomfortable, but she only regarded Concubine Tian as an ally, so she was not sad or upset.

"Empress Tian, ​​there are some things that neither you nor I can say."

Once Ling Rong's attitude turned cold, the atmosphere became completely cold. Xia Dongchun, who never participated much, put down his handkerchief and was looking at his face in the mirror.

"Let's go, Lady Xia."

Concubine Tian suddenly stood up, her face turned cold and her tone was bad, but Xia Dongchun was unaware of it. She shook her head and said, "I still have to accompany Youning to paint her nails with flower juice, so I won't go back to Yanx Palace yet."

"I'll be back later. I finally got some new flowers from the greenhouse today, so I have to paint them carefully. After I'm done, I'll bring some back to Huai Ke to paint together."

"...boring."

Concubine Tian was a little annoyed. Without waiting for Xia Dongchun to refute, she left with anger.

Xia Dongchun watched her leave and put down the mirror, "She is the one who wants to be the queen, not you, why bother to help her.

Look at her attitude, isn't she just a concubine? "

"With Concubine Tian protecting us from the wind and rain, we also save a lot of effort and effort." Ling Rong glanced at Xia Dongchun, "When did you and You Ning agree to paint your nails with flower juice?"

"It's Concubine Tian who is causing the storm. Open your umbrella. It's calm outside." Xia Dongchun rolled her eyes at Lingrong. She asked Mingyu to bring the flowers in. "Why are you asking about me and my child?"

Xia Dongchun left with a few words and picked up the flower basket, leaving Lingrong and Mingyu looking at each other in bewilderment. Mingyu hurriedly squatted down and bowed, apologizing to Lingrong on behalf of Xia Dongchun.

"Your Majesty, our young mistress..." Mingyu didn't know how to explain it better. She just felt a little headache and even thought that the Queen's headache might be caused by her own young mistress.

"No problem, go and serve Lady Xia. Applying the flower juice is laborious, so I'm afraid I'll need your help."

"Yes, Empress Sheng."

Xia Dongchun spent the whole afternoon applying the flower juice. Only after she received the news that the emperor had transferred Huichun and Xiuxia away did she come back reluctantly and show her beautiful long nails to Lingrong.

How could Ling Rong have the heart to come and see at this moment? After all, the news that the Queen had recovered from her headache had already spread, and she was afraid that she would be able to leave Jingren Palace soon.

Ling Rong guessed correctly. Only three days after Hui Chunyu Xiuxia left, the Queen's health was completely recovered. The dusty door of Jingren Palace was opened, and people from the Imperial Household Department came and went, moving in exquisite and luxurious porcelain pieces one by one.

The queen sat in the main hall, looking at the busy crowd around her, without a trace of joy on her face.

The empty Jingren Palace was constantly filled, but the wound in the Queen's heart was getting bigger and bigger, and she was constantly emitting cold air. She had countless things to say in her heart, but at this moment in the Jingren Palace, there was no one who could listen to her intimate words.

The emperor took Huichun and Xiuxia away, and the queen knew that these two people would never have a chance to come back.

only......

The Queen clenched the corner of the table. As long as she was still the Queen, she could train a group of loyal servants, even if she had no real power now and even if there were already those three people in the palace.

But the queen will always be the queen, the emperor's only wife.

The Queen looked outside and saw Concubine Jing, Concubine Lingrong and Concubine Tian had already walked in. The people behind them were carrying gifts that looked very heavy.

"I am feeling much better now. You sisters, please keep these gifts." The Queen showed a proper smile on her face, and several little maids served her hot tea, without any omissions in etiquette.

"They are some supplements, which are gifts from the sisters in the palace. Your Majesty, please accept them. You are weak now, so you need to take care of yourself with supplements so that you can recover faster." Concubine Jing's words were very respectful, so the Queen couldn't refuse and accepted them with a nod.

"I have fully recovered and just met with my sisters. The Emperor came to see me a few days ago, but I thought it would be better for me to rest for a few more days, so I delayed it until today."

"Yes, seeing the rosy complexion of the Empress, I realized that we were worrying too much." Concubine Jing echoed the Empress' words. She took a sip of tea and heard the Empress start to ask about palace affairs. She and Ling Rong were well prepared and explained the situation one by one.

Concubine Tian didn't want to return the power of the six palaces to the Empress, so she evaded the question by saying that she was lazy and had not been able to sort out the situation in the past few days.

"Have you brought the account book?"

The Queen did not blame Concubine Tian. She just nodded and began to look at the palace affairs in the hands of Lingrong and Concubine Jing. Fortunately, the two of them had always been cautious and there were no major problems in the accounts.

"The palace has managed its expenses well in the past few months. You two sisters have helped the emperor a lot." The queen deliberately did not mention Concubine Tian. She flipped a few pages at random and saw the part about the deficit of Yongshou Palace. "As for the matter of Yongshou Palace, I am not here. You two sisters should have advised the emperor. Such a large expense was barely made up after being shared by all the palaces for more than half a year.

That's fine, but you almost used the monthly allowance of the noble Borjigit. Do you want to put our Manchu and Han faces on the ground for others to step on?"

"Empress, this was not used in the end." Jing Guiren never thought that the Empress would make a fuss about such a thing, so she could only explain the matter based on the facts.

"If it had been used, I would not have taken such an attitude. Fortunately, they did not target Shoukang Palace, otherwise it would have been a disgrace to the royal family."

When the queen saw the accounts, she easily knew who the emperor favored more every month. In the past one or two months, the one who received the most rewards was Chengqian Palace, and the coral that was tributed from Qiongzhou was even given to her.

"The Tibetan religion regards red coral as the incarnation of Tathagata, and it is very noble. Did the emperor give it to Concubine Sheng as a reward?"

Every expenditure in the account book was recorded clearly. Ling Rong knew that she could not escape the Queen's questioning, so she had already found an excuse, "This coral is indeed excellent, and it is also a Buddhist treasure. The Emperor intends to let everyone in the harem share its blessing, so he asked me if I have a good idea.

Therefore, the coral was first sent to my Chengqian Palace. A few days ago, I had sent the coral to Baohua Palace to accompany the Buddha.

If you receive incense every day, it will surely be more effective. If there are sisters in the palace who get pregnant in the future, it will be very good to use it to protect the fetus.

However, this way, the expenses will be difficult to calculate, and they will still be charged to me. I hope the Queen will understand. "

"I am not questioning you about the whereabouts of your coral. I just want to congratulate you on finding such a treasure. I didn't expect that Sister Shengfei would be so generous as to share such a good coral with the sisters in the harem."

The Queen smiled gently, but Lingrong felt that there were sharp blades everywhere in her eyes, especially when she saw the jealous look of Concubine Tian. Her heart couldn't help but tighten, and she knew the Queen's purpose of using favor to provoke Concubine Tian.

"It was originally prepared by the Emperor for the sisters in the harem. I just helped to think of some ideas. How can I take such credit?

Sister Jing Guifei, don’t you think so? "

"That's right, little sister." Imperial Concubine Jing agreed with a smile, "If it were the Empress, I'm sure she would have a more thorough solution."