An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"Lord Guarjia, you keep saying that the king has passed away, but have you been to the scene to see it?"

Prince Guo walked out from behind the pillar. In order not to be discovered, he even wore the clothes of a guard.

Although he was very low-key, Guwalgia Emin recognized the latter at a glance. His heart skipped a beat, but he managed to maintain his composure and was even able to quickly show joy.

"The prince escaped safely, which is a good thing. I saw that the emperor was in a bad mood and thought that the prince really met with misfortune."

Guaerjia Emin and Qi Chang were the same. No matter if they did something wrong or not, they could always put on a stern look. "Your Majesty, if that's the case, then the rumor that I sent someone to assassinate Prince Guo is even more groundless."

“The fact that I am here unharmed can only mean that some people’s conspiracy has failed, not that you are not suspected of murdering me.

That token is enough to prove that someone from your Guarjia clan had been to the scene. Moreover, A Jin risked his life to protect me and I escaped from the dead. I was at the scene and I could see clearly who murdered me.

The emperor was willing to tell Lord Guarjia about this matter first, just to give you a chance, but you still refused to admit your mistake and wanted to throw dirty water on Lord Hai's head. "

Prince Guo was very angry and even said that he would go with them. The emperor knew clearly that he had made excuses not to go, and now he kept going back and forth, which made the emperor suspicious.

But seeing how righteous he was, the emperor didn't mind taking advantage of him to scare Guarjia Emin.

"Since Prince Guo has already seen the murderer, Emin, you might as well explain it."

There was no room for explanation. Guarjia Emin was sweating profusely. He raised his sleeve and wiped it off calmly. "Who did your Highness see? Such a lunatic has come out of my house. We must catch him and interrogate him. It is important to make him confess the master behind him.

Once the truth is revealed, no matter what punishment the emperor imposes, I will wholeheartedly accept it.

Please give me some time, Your Majesty. Don’t let people who shouldn’t be held responsible become scapegoats, and don’t let people who shouldn’t die die in vain.”

"Death in vain? This king will definitely not let Ah Jin die in vain. No matter how cunning or eloquent the murderer is, this king will find him out.

After all, I heard with my own ears that he was here to assassinate me on behalf of Lord Guarjia. As long as this person can be found, everything will be settled, right, Lord Guarjia?"

"......Yes."

Guarjia Emin responded after a long while, and then he kowtowed to the emperor, "Please allow me to investigate the situation and then come to apologize to the emperor."

"In that case, Prince Guo will work with you to investigate thoroughly and not miss any clues."

"I understand." Prince Guo bowed respectfully, not forgetting to glance at Guarjia Emin who was kneeling on the ground, "Lord Guarjia, let's go together."

Guaerjia Emin looked up at the emperor, and only after the emperor nodded did she dare to stand up and follow Prince Guo out.

After the hall had quieted down, the emperor called Su Peisheng in, "Has Concubine Sheng been here recently?"

"In reply to the emperor, Concubine Sheng has not sent anyone." Su Peisheng acted as if he was in trouble, causing the emperor to urge him to speak quickly.

"Recently, rumors have been spreading in the palace, saying that Concubine Sheng fabricated evidence and came to the emperor to frame Concubine Qi.

Concubine Sheng must be busy dealing with this matter, so she has no time to visit the Emperor in the Yangxin Palace."

"I didn't realize that you know all about Concubine Sheng's affairs."

"I only know these things because of Cha Qi's affairs. If the emperor didn't care about Concubine Sheng, I wouldn't be able to say this."

Su Peisheng was bold enough to mock even the emperor. Fortunately, the emperor was in a good mood today and did not argue with Su Peisheng. "Your Majesty, you must go to Chengqian Palace to take a look today. Your Majesty has not seen Princess Youning and the Eighth Prince for a long time."

"It is true that I haven't played with Youning for a long time. Among all the children in the palace, Youning is the only one who is not afraid of me. As soon as he went to Chengqian Palace, he stuck to me."

"Oh, Princess Youning is a lucky star, and Prince Yi felt that he got along well with Princess Youning as soon as he saw her. Maybe it's because they have the same temperament.

Princess Youning is not afraid of the emperor and is close to him. Perhaps she is influenced by Prince Yi."

Hearing Su Peisheng say this, the emperor laughed heartily. After all, in his eyes, Prince Yi was a "perfect man". He still remembered that Prince Yi gave Youning a longevity lock, which showed that Prince Yi really loved his daughter.

"Well, let's go see them today. The emerald gems that foreign countries paid tribute to us a few days ago are quite good. I'll make a hairpin for Youning.

The little girl loves beauty, and I think the butterfly style is good."

"What a coincidence," Su Peisheng's face was full of smiles. "Some time ago, the Ministry of Internal Affairs presented a design of a hairpin. I remember that it was planned to use silver-plated gilt filigree as the base, inlaid with rubies and tourmalines. I thought it would be nice to change it to emeralds."

"Tell them to work more carefully and not be perfunctory." The emperor did not care about these trivial matters. After all, as long as he opened his mouth, the Ministry of Internal Affairs would rush to make it overnight even if it did not have the necessary equipment.

"Of course, I will ask them to take it seriously. This is a gift from Princess Youning."

The emperor was in a good mood along the way. When they arrived at Chengqian Palace, Youning was very considerate and had not fallen asleep yet. Instead, he accompanied his father in painting for a long time. He even asked Su Peisheng to keep some of his paintings and put them on the emperor's desk.

"Your Majesty, you are too indulgent to Youning. Her painting skills are still immature. Wouldn't it be too much to put her on the table..."

"It's okay. His painting skills are immature, but it is Youning's filial piety after all."

The emperor did not care about these things. Instead, he asked Youning to keep painting and send him a painting every month in the future.

Youning happily agreed, and the eighth prince Hongyu took advantage of the harmonious atmosphere and handed his handwriting to the emperor to read. However, the emperor was much stricter with him and even pointed out several shortcomings.

Fortunately, Hongyu was not a person who easily felt inferior. He put away his calligraphy and ran back to his desk to write quickly.

The emperor was somewhat pleased to see Hongyu working so hard, and even praised Lingrong for her good teaching. He did not mention at all what kind of changes his actions would bring to the two children.

But what else could Lingrong do? She could only smile as much as possible and think about how to comfort Hongyu and tell him not to embarrass himself because of the emperor's words.

After sending the two children away, the emperor mentioned the rumors in the palace to Lingrong again. To be honest, this matter was caused by the emperor, but as soon as he opened his mouth, it seemed as if all the fault was Lingrong's.

"I have heard some of the rumors in the palace, but they are just wild speculations and groundless speculations. I have no intention of controlling them, thinking that they will disappear in a few days.

I didn't expect that it would get worse in the past few days. I really failed to control the harem. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"I originally asked you to go to the Yangxin Palace to help. When this rumor spread, I think some people are eager to divert attention.

Before the evidence was found in Chuxiu Palace, Qi Changzai went to Yangxin Palace in a rage to complain. Her attitude didn't seem fake. Zhen Changzai's death might not have anything to do with her."

Ling Rong raised her eyebrows, poured tea calmly and said, "Your Majesty is worried that someone will frame Zhen Changzai and spread these rumors, making everyone think that it was my fault, and then Qi Changzai will resent me and fight each other.

This way, the mastermind can hide himself and no one can find him. "

"I do think so. Huichun has been with the Queen for a long time. It is really unexpected that she is suddenly working for Qi Chang."

Lingrong nodded. She didn't know what the emperor meant at this moment, but it was always right to say what he meant, "Huichun did a lot for the queen, and although she did a lot of bad things, she was also punished.

But she never wavered in her loyalty to the Queen, so..."

"So you also think that Huichun can't betray the queen, right?"

Lingrong nodded. She did think so. Now it seemed that the emperor also held the same view. However, for some reason, the emperor still punished Qi Changzai.

Could it be that... the emperor still doesn't want to deal with the queen and wants to continue to retain her dignity as queen?

Ling Rong was surprised, but the emperor answered her question immediately, "A few days ago, Zhu Xi came to me with the Queen Mother's oral instructions to plead for mercy, saying that the Queen Mother ordered the people in Shoukang Palace to continue to serve the Queen, and asked Fangying and Fangyu to return to Yangxin Palace to serve me.

After all, it is the Queen Mother's words, I have to listen, now Zhu Xi and others are already waiting in Jingren Palace."

"I haven't heard the Ministry of Internal Affairs report this matter. I think it was the Queen Mother's order, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs was not aware of it."

Although Lingrong guessed that the Queen Mother would leave a backup plan to protect the Queen, she did not expect that the Queen Mother would hand over all the servants around her to the Queen.

Thinking of this, Ling Rong felt a little disgusted. She deliberately said, "It is normal for the Queen Mother to do such a thing because she loves the Queen. I guess the Queen Mother has also prepared some people for the Emperor."

"..." The emperor was silent. He glanced at Ling Rong with an ambiguous look, "The Queen Mother did not leave anything for me. After all, even if there was, I would not keep it by my side. You should understand."

Understand? What do I need to understand? I understand your mother-son defense or your husband-wife defense. Who would be like you royal family, where parents are not parents and husband and wife are not husband and wife?

"I was not thoughtful enough. I only cared about the Queen Mother's concern for the Emperor."

Lingrong's half-hearted apology to the emperor actually stung his heart. After all, the empress dowager only thought about the fourteenth prince until her death.

“Concern is not on the surface.”

Hearing the emperor's hard words, Lingrong knew that the emperor was unhappy. She forced a smile and said, "After all, the Empress Dowager knows that the Empress has done some wrong things. Leaving someone to take care of her has always been to relieve the emperor's worries.

Although my thoughts are a bit complicated, I did this because I care about the emperor."

The emperor sighed. He didn't deal with Concubine Qi now only because he guessed that the empress dowager would have a backup plan. If he really dealt with the queen, he was afraid that the queen dowager would issue an imperial decree, asking him not to depose the queen.

At that time, she would be caught between the ministers and the empress dowager, and would be in a dilemma. If she did not deal with the empress, it would be unkind to the ministers, and if she dealt with the queen, it would be unfilial to the empress dowager.

It would be better to ask Qi Changzai to admit his mistake, which would also be an explanation to Hai Shou.

But the emperor felt that it was not good to be so lenient with the queen. If they dared to kill Haishou's daughter today, they should kill Fucha's daughter tomorrow.

If the harem is allowed to cause trouble like this, how can there be peace in the future? Wouldn't the former dynasty also be in turmoil?

The emperor actually knew that this little turmoil in the harem would not shake the foundation of the country, but it is natural that the fewer such annoying things there are, the better.

Forget it, let Qi Changzai take responsibility for this matter.

As soon as the emperor made up his mind, Lingrong informed him that Su Peisheng had just sent someone to ask for a meeting.

"Your Majesty, the guards of Chuxiu Palace are asking for an audience. They said that Concubine Qi has found the culprit behind the frame-up and would like Your Majesty to come and make the decision for them."

Just when he had made up his mind, the evidence arrived. The emperor was puzzled, but he could only blame it on the fact that Guwalgiya was incompatible with him.

"Your Majesty, may I accompany you?" Ling Rong did not dodge this time. She stood up first. "Now that rumors are spreading in the palace, I should explain it to Qi Chang in person."

"Then let's go together."

The emperor did not refuse, but what he actually thought was that the rumor had been spreading for too long and was not good for the two children, not entirely because Lingrong was wrongly accused.

When the group arrived at Chuxiu Palace, the guards had already opened the door. The palace was brightly lit, and Qi Chang was neatly dressed, waiting for the emperor to come and take charge.

When she saw Lingrong coming over, Qi Changzai's face turned very bad, but she still patiently saluted the emperor and Lingrong.

Fortunately, no one wanted to make things difficult for her, so after the emperor asked her to stand up, he asked her to bring the person up.

The person brought up looked familiar to Ling Rong, but for a moment she really couldn't recognize who she was.

"Your Majesty, it was this little girl who took advantage of the time when I was paying my respects to the Queen to hide those sachets and medicinal herbs into my palace.

These things were brought back from outside by her, they are not from the concubines' palace!"

The little girl followed behind and knelt down. When the emperor glanced at her, she kowtowed tremblingly, repeatedly saying that she was also forced.

"Even if you were forced, you shouldn't have come to murder your master, Pei'er. I treat you well on weekdays. Don't you feel ashamed for doing such a thing?"

Pei'er, as soon as this name was called out, Lingrong immediately remembered that this girl once served Zhen Huan. No wonder she felt so familiar with her.

Unexpectedly, after Zhen Huan left the palace, this little girl actually went to Qi Changzai's palace. It was really a wonderful fate.