An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Lingrong and the Queen were exchanging witticisms, and the only unlucky one was Aunt Zhuxi who was standing next to them.

But she was an old woman left behind by the Queen Mother, and the Queen could not scold her in public for the sake of her own face - after all, the Queen had just said that Zhu Xi had served the Queen Mother before, and she only cared so much about the rules because she was following the Queen Mother's orders.

But Lingrong used the emperor to turn the tables and implicitly accused Zhuxi of being disrespectful to the princess. After this accusation was made, Zhuxi's prestige in the palace was greatly reduced in the future.

Thinking of this, the queen was no longer silent. She smiled slightly and looked down at Youning, "Youning, the emperor allows you not to bow, and the empress will naturally allow it as well.

But the Empress Dowager didn't know about this before. Should Youning greet the Empress Dowager and tell her about this?"

Youning blinked and saw the queen also showing an innocent smile.

“I heard that the Emperor respected and cared for the Empress Dowager the most, and I thought the Empress Dowager had already known about this.

But I thought, the Empress Dowager is also my mother, so I must pay my respects to her, so I wanted to wait for her to come closer.

I didn’t expect Aunt Zhuxi to be so anxious that she started shouting from afar. I got so scared that I’m still a little frightened now.”

After hearing what You Ning said, the Queen was a little speechless. This eloquent woman was not much worse than her mother, Concubine Sheng.

You Ning then took the wreath from Ling Rong's hand and handed it to the Queen like a treasure, "This is the wreath You Ning made. I originally wanted to give it to the Queen Mother. At this moment, it can only be regarded as an apology gift. I hope the Queen Mother will not mind that I did not salute from a distance and wait for the Queen Mother to come closer.

In the future, I will abide by the rules and not cause any trouble to Aunt Zhuxi and the Empress Dowager."

If the queen accepted the wreath, she would have admitted that she was too harsh and asked people to salute from a distance of 100 meters. If she did not accept it, she would have offended the princess and become a strict elder who was unwilling to forgive the child's mistakes.

No matter which one gets the news, it's not a good reputation, especially since the emperor loves Youning the most besides Wen Yi, so I'm afraid it will make the emperor unhappy again.

I have more important things to do, and I can't argue with the emperor at this moment.

After much deliberation, the Queen decided to accept You Ning's gift. She softened her tone again, "The Queen Mother has no intention of blaming you. I am very pleased to see that you are so sensible and polite.

Aunt Zhuxi, you have heard that Princess Youning has the emperor's special permission and has memorized all the etiquette. She will not make any big mistakes. There is no need to be so strict with her etiquette in the future."

"Yes, Queen."

"Besides, with Concubine Sheng watching over us all the time, there won't be any major problems. What happened today was just an accident, and it won't happen again in the future, right, Concubine Sheng?"

Lingrong and the Queen exchanged a glance, and both saw displeasure in each other's eyes. "Yes, Queen, I will restrain myself and Youning."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ling Rong called You Ning over and said, "Come, You Ning, bow to the Queen and say goodbye."

"Look at you, Concubine Sheng, you misunderstood my meaning again." The Queen stopped Youning's action, "Youning, you don't have to bow. I ordered you to do so. Don't let the child think that I am someone who breaks my promises."

Lingrong smiled and nodded, then took Youning's hand and left. Not far away, she started talking and laughing with Youning, which made the Queen grit her teeth and wish she could let Lingrong taste the pain of losing her child.

"Empress, please don't delay the important matter."

Zhuxi's expression remained normal, and he didn't seem unhappy about what had just happened.

"This Concubine Sheng is so arrogant. Aunt Zhuxi, you have seen it too. She says she respects you, but in reality, she has no respect at all."

“Empress, the Queen Mother asked me to serve you because she was concerned that your position in the palace was frequently threatened.

Now Concubine Sheng has two children, and the Third Prince, your Majesty's child, has been plotted to leave. The best plan now is to obtain the right to raise the Fifth Prince as soon as possible.

Even if it's the Fourth Prince, he's better than the Fifth Prince. Your Majesty, please think about it again."

Seeing that the Queen Mother showed no sign of giving in, Zhu Xi immediately brought up the Empress Dowager.

"The Empress Dowager actually favors the Fourth Prince, because he looks very similar to the Emperor, and he is also very smart, so the Emperor will definitely favor him more.

Although he is now entangled with Zhen and there are some false rumors, the emperor has dealt with all those who knew about it in order to protect his reputation.

From this, it can be seen that the Fourth Prince is the best choice, Queen."

"The Fourth Prince's biological mother was vulgar and ugly, and the Emperor was not even willing to mention her. The Fourth Prince also had an affair with the Emperor's favorite concubine. No matter what, the Emperor would not be interested in him.

What's more, we have already found out about the Third Prince's case. It was the Fourth Prince who instigated the big mistake." The Queen looked in the direction of the Yangxin Palace, and her thoughts became more firm. "Explain this matter clearly to the Emperor, and the Third Prince will definitely be able to return to the palace.

I have also contacted several court officials who have supported the Third Prince in the past, and the former court has also consoled him. The Emperor will not refuse to give in.

By then, the third prince will be the eldest son, and neither Hongli nor Hongzhou can compare to him.

As for the Eighth Prince, he is still young and doesn't need to be taken seriously at all."

The Queen Mother had been secretly planning for a long time, and had naturally considered the pros and cons clearly in advance. She had already determined in her mind that it was the Third Prince, so she didn't want to consider anyone else at all.

"Empress, Concubine Qi is still here, and the Emperor may not allow the Third Prince to be raised by you.

But the Fourth Prince is different from the Fifth Prince. His biological mother has passed away, and his adoptive mother has also made mistakes. The Empress has the best chance of winning them over to her side."

"It's okay. I have already arranged for Concubine Qi to do other things. The Fourth Prince has harmed the Third Prince to such a state. As his biological mother, how can I remain indifferent?"

The queen laughed heartily. Even though Zhu Xi beside her had served the queen mother before, she would not be overly cautious now.

Because of the Queen Mother's decree, Zhu Xi could only stay by her side and serve her, and he absolutely could not have any second thoughts - after all, the Queen Mother had passed away, right?

"You have told the emperor everything that happened when my aunt was seriously ill. Sooner or later, the emperor will find out who murdered my aunt.

At that time, whether you want to retire and return home, or want to continue to stay with me, I will definitely not treat you unfairly. "

"I thank the Queen for her kindness." Zhu Xi was filled with sighs in her heart. The Queen seemed to have thought it through clearly, but in fact she had fallen into another misunderstanding. The Third Prince was definitely not a good choice. The Fourth Prince or the Fifth Prince would be safer.

But now the queen is determined, and Zhu Xi has been trying to persuade her until his voice is hoarse these days, but he has not been able to change her mind.

"Empress, the Emperor was very angry about what happened a few days ago. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree to save your position as Empress. Now..."

Before Zhuxi could finish her words, the Queen glared at her silently, "Aunt Zhuxi, just focus on the Queen Mother's affairs. As for other matters, I will consider them myself, so you don't need to say more."

Zhuxi nodded. She didn't know what the Queen had planned, but she did have some understanding of Concubine Qi - she was more likely to cause trouble than help, and she was afraid that she would end up making things worse.

Zhu Xi's worries do have some reason, but the Queen has already firmly grasped Concubine Qi's psychology. Concubine Qi will only perish together with the Fourth Prince. The Third Prince will be her child sooner or later.

Ling Rong quickened her pace only after the Queen and her entourage had gone far away. At the same time, Xiao Chizi left the group and started to pay attention to the Queen's movements.

Ling Rong carefully explained to You Ning what had just happened between her and the Queen, letting You Ning know the hidden meaning of the words.

You Ning nodded as if she understood, and after a while she asked, "So the relationship between my mother and the Royal Mother is not good."

"You are right to say that, but be careful not to tell this to other people."

"I understand." You Ning nodded obediently. She looked at Ling Rong's head and said, "It's a pity that the wreath of flowers that your mother wore was taken away by the Empress Dowager. Your son made it with great care. They are all the flowers that your mother likes."

"I really like Youning's wreath, but I gave it to the Queen because I had no choice. Can you accompany Youning to make another one later?"

"Okay!" Youning was easy to coax. She let go of Lingrong's hand and went to find Fanglin to tell her what flowers she wanted.

When the group was about to return to Chengqian Palace, Xiao Chizi, who had gone out, rushed back. He saw with his own eyes the Queen and Zhu Xi enter the Yangxin Palace. Because he could not get any information, he returned first.

But this little information was really limited, and Lingrong couldn't guess what the Queen was trying to do. The worst that could happen was that she would go to the Emperor and tell him that there was something strange about the Queen Mother's death.

As the Empress Dowager's close aunt, Zhuxi must know a lot of details, and perhaps she really discovered something unusual.

Especially Li Si'er, who looked like the empress dowager, it was risky to ask her to enter the palace, and even let her pretend to be an imperial physician to diagnose the empress dowager. If the Imperial Hospital was not almost controlled by Lingrong and Concubine Tian, ​​I'm afraid she would have been discovered long ago.

"Your Majesty, should we make some arrangements with the Imperial Hospital?" Zhaoshui was also worried that past events would be dug up. Although the Queen did not participate much, there were still some risks.

"As long as He Anming can keep the secret, we will be invisible in the Queen Mother's matter." Lingrong has now begun to plan for herself. She is not as worried as before about what Concubine Tian did being exposed. However, she did do a lot of things through He Anming, so the risk still exists.

However, as long as one prospers, all prosper, and as long as one suffers, all suffer. Ling Rong always believes that he will make the best choice.

"Let's just hold back for now. After helping Concubine Tian so many times, it's time for her to rely on herself."

"Yes." Zhaoshui knew Lingrong had her own plan, so she stopped trying to persuade her. She hesitated for a moment and asked, "Madam, what about the Fifth Prince?"

Ling Rong raised her eyes and signaled Zhao Shui to close the door tightly. Although she felt hot, she felt much more at ease. She picked up the fan and waved it, "I want to adopt the Fifth Prince, but it doesn't look easy at the moment."

"Now that the queen has the Eighth Prince, if she adds another prince, I'm afraid the other queens in the harem will resent her. The emperor will probably not easily approve it either."

"So we can only think of a way to put on a show for the emperor."

Zhaoshui pushed the ice mirror towards Lingrong, letting the rising cool air cool her down, "What has your Majesty come up with?"

"What else can I do? Throughout history, people's hearts can only be seen between life and death.

Doctor Wei could only work hard to think of a way to develop medicine so that the Fifth Prince would show symptoms similar to smallpox and take care of him fearlessly.

No matter what, the emperor will feel that I have a kind heart and will think it is okay to take care of the Fifth Prince. It is only natural that he will raise him in my care in the end."

"But smallpox symptoms often last for a long time. During this period, the Queen cannot go out and can only be taken care of by the Fifth Prince.

The Eighth Prince and the Princess are still young, and I’m afraid they will be sad if they don’t see the Queen for a long time.”

The situation of the two children was indeed what Lingrong was most worried about. After all, there was the Empress watching them closely, and if she attacked the two children while she was away, she would really have nowhere to cry.

"What you said is what I have been worried about." Ling Rong's fanning movements slowed down. "Well, we have no choice but to think of other solutions."

Although Lingrong said this, she couldn't think of a better solution than this. After all, what she had to solve was not the "mother-son relationship" between her and the prince, but the emperor's suspicion of her.

If the emperor wants to maintain balance in the harem, he will not give the Fifth Prince to anyone to raise. After all, Concubine Tian has begged for so long, and the emperor has no intention of giving in.

Before Lingrong could figure out any solution, the Queen came out of the Yangxin Palace and brought news - in three days everyone would go to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat.

Xia Dongchun was not among the concubines who went to escape the summer heat. The Queen kept her on the pretext that she was unwell, and asked Concubine Jing, who did not want to leave the palace, to take good care of her.

Kang Da Ying, who had been pestering Xia Dongchun recently, happened to fall ill at this time. The Empress kindly advised her to stay in the palace to rest and be taken to the Old Summer Palace after she recovered.

In this way, even Xia Dongchun guessed that the Queen definitely wanted to take action against him.

She immediately begged the Queen to insist on going to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat, but the Queen agreed at first, and then declined with the reason that Xia Dongchun's belly was indeed big, and if she moved around aimlessly, she might encounter something like what happened to Concubine Qi, which would likely result in two deaths.

This was a very sufficient reason, and the emperor nodded repeatedly after hearing it, telling Xia Dongchun not to be willful and to take good care of herself and the children.

Therefore, even if Xia Dongchun was unwilling to leave Ling Rong and stay in the palace, she had to obey the arrangements of the Emperor and the Empress and rest peacefully in the palace.

But what Lingrong didn't expect was that on the first day everyone arrived in the Old Summer Palace, something happened to the Fourth Prince.