An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"As for the Fifth Prince, he is busy with his studies recently, Rong'er, please don't bother him too much."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ling Rong had a hunch that the Emperor had noticed something, but the Empress was clearly busy in the front court, so why was the Emperor's eyes on her?

"Tell Hongyu to study hard and not to be distracted by playing around and thinking about riding horses all day long."

"I understand. I will educate Hongyu well and not let the emperor worry."

The emperor nodded and looked at Lingrong deeply. Today he only brought Su Peisheng with him, and no one knew where Xiao Xiazi had gone.

"You should have a good rest. I will go see Lady Qi."

I thought the Emperor's liking for Concubine Qi was only because of her affair with Concubine Guaerjia, but I didn't expect the Emperor could persist for so long. I guess he really liked her.

The emperor was still the same as before, and would not tolerate any concubine with a good family background being favored. After his family fell into poverty, he could now favor her without any hesitation.

Perhaps because the throne was hard-won, the emperor would be like a frightened bird at the slightest sign of movement from these ministers, worrying that the throne would be replaced by someone else.

There are not many people with royal heirs in the harem now. The emperor kept suspecting and finally suspected Lingrong.

But he asked Hongyu to study with the Fifth Prince. Could it be that he wanted to cultivate brotherly love?

Lingrong couldn't figure it out, but it was always a good idea to read more books, and the knowledge in books would never harm people.

"Fanglin, Fanghua, today you will take Hongyu and Youning to study with the Fifth Prince. You will take care of them. In a few days, the Imperial Palace will select a companion for them."

"Yes, ma'am."

Fanglin and Fanghua have been taking care of the royal heirs for a long time and are familiar with the children's temperaments and personalities. It is the best choice to have them take care of them.

Not long after the emperor left, Concubine Tian came with Huai Ke and asked Hong Yu and You Ning to take Huai Ke to the prince's study.

It was not until the children left that Concubine Tian revealed the main purpose of her visit.

"It's difficult to push forward the affairs of the previous dynasty. We can only encourage them privately. This way, the progress is very slow, and the emperor hasn't found anything unusual yet."

"This kind of thing can't be rushed. Now Concubine Qi is going to take the blame for the Queen and hinder the Queen from taking back the Third Prince. I'm afraid she will disappear soon."

Concubine Tian didn't understand what Lingrong meant. She looked confused. "Hasn't it been found out that the Queen was responsible for this? How could the Emperor let her go?"

"Shuimu Mingse, you knew that the emperor was coming today, otherwise you wouldn't have followed the emperor and rushed over to get the news immediately.

You and I are in the same boat, and I will not hide it from you. Your Majesty, what you said today was that you don’t allow me to ask too many questions, and you even told me not to pay too much attention to the Fifth Prince.

With this kind of beating, I think the emperor must know something, Concubine Tian, ​​you should be more careful."

"What else can I know? I just know that your appetite has grown."

Concubine Tian has always resented Lingrong for being too close to the Fifth Prince, and whenever she finds an opportunity, she will make a few sarcastic remarks about Lingrong.

"Empress Tian, ​​I already have a prince. No matter what, the emperor will never allow the fifth prince to be raised by me.

So why do you worry so much and use words to pressure me every day? "

"Your mind is never so pure. Although I trust you, I won't be so foolish as to not take any precautions."

Seeing Concubine Tian's confident look, Ling Rong couldn't help laughing. "If Concubine Tian insists that I am an internal threat, then just bear with it for now and solve the external threat of the Empress first. By then, with your power and status as the Fucha family, it won't be difficult to deal with me."

Lingrong's words were blunt, and it sounded like she was letting Concubine Tian deal with her casually, but the hidden meaning was that she was not afraid at all.

I am not afraid of your Concubine Tian’s methods, nor am I afraid of your Concubine Tian’s family background.

You can’t beat me, Concubine Tian—Lingrong’s narrowed eyes seemed to be saying this.

Concubine Tian was stunned for a moment, and her eyes turned away unnaturally, "But the emperor actually tolerates the queen so much. We have tried every possible means. Do you have any good ideas?"

"Don't worry, just keep stirring up the past. The Ulanara clan has no one else available except the Empress. As long as they are given the opportunity, they will definitely find ways to climb up.

Now, Lord Fucha has helped plant the seeds, and in a few days, someone from the Ulanara clan will bring a sign into the palace, so just wait and see."

Although Lingrong did not understand political affairs, she still understood human nature. Ulanara relied on her reputation as a woman, and those so-called "male chauvinists" were very disdainful of her - even though they had relied on the empress dowager and the queen for so many years.

"I will trust you once again. You are the only one in the harem who is not afraid of death and can think of a way to interfere in politics."

"It's not that I came up with the idea of ​​interfering in politics, but the Queen refused to adopt the Fourth Prince or the Fifth Prince, so I had no choice but to intervene in politics to get the Third Prince back.

The emperor hates the harem interfering in government affairs. You know what the result will be without me saying much. In fact... you know it better than I do."

“Don’t even think about using this matter to threaten me. Even if you know that my father was involved, you don’t have any evidence.

An Lingrong, put your thoughts aside and assist me well. In this way, I can be kind and let you live safely as a concubine in the palace.

If you have any thoughts that you shouldn't have, you will definitely lose your life. Even if my methods are not as good as yours, even if I have to poison you directly, I will find a way to take your life!"

Concubine Tian's threats were really powerless. Ling Rong waved her fan and didn't care about what she said, "My Lady Concubine Tian, ​​we have been in the same boat since we entered the palace.

If you still have doubts at this point, then it will be really difficult to accomplish this task.”

"I have done everything myself, and you are just talking nonsense. Since you dare to have such thoughts, how can I not be angry?"

The two were chatting when the door was suddenly knocked and Zhaoshui's voice came from outside, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has just issued an order to bring Concubine Qi to the Old Summer Palace. He also invited Eunuch Su to come over and asked you and Concubine Tian to be in charge of this matter."

"What else did the Emperor say?"

"Just bring Concubine Qi and Cuiguo with you. The other servants don't need to follow."

The sound of the water was still clear through the door. Lingrong and Concubine Tian looked at each other before saying "OK".

"Tell Eunuch Su to rest assured, Your Majesty, this matter will be handled by me and the former concubine."

Zhao Shui replied with a "yes" and walked away. Ling Rong sighed, "If the emperor had sent a message earlier, this matter would have been handled yesterday. Why would we have to go through all this trouble again?"

"Why don't you ask the Queen to do this kind of trivial matter?" Concubine Tian was obviously unwilling to send someone to do it. Not only would it be troublesome, but if something unexpected happened on the way, she would also be held responsible. "Since you know the situation best, I'll leave it to you.

I still have to contact my father, so I don't have time to deal with these trivial matters."

"Just ask the people below to do it. I will give them instructions. Concubine Tian can handle more important matters."

"You are sensible."

Concubine Tian adjusted her flag head and walked away proudly.

After Zhaoshui sent the people out, she hurried in. She bowed to Lingrong and told her the news from Su Peisheng.

"You mean, the emperor gave this order after visiting Wuling Spring Scenery?"

"That's what Eunuch Su said. I think the Emperor and the Empress have reached an agreement. But I don't know the specific content."

Lingrong nodded, calculating rapidly in her mind. According to her estimation, the Emperor might want to let the Queen go again.

"It would be a good thing for the emperor to let the queen go. If he doesn't want to, I have to find a way to persuade him."

"Your Majesty, if the Empress is punished, wouldn't it be better for our plan? Why do you still want to comfort the Emperor?"

“We have exposed the Queen countless times, and the Emperor would forgive us every time.

What's more, since Concubine Xia didn't encounter any substantial accident this time, the Emperor would not punish the Queen.

What I can possibly guess is that the two of them intend to ask Concubine Qi to take responsibility for this matter.

After all, the Third Prince has been adopted by someone else, and Concubine Qi has no children and is not favored, so the Emperor really doesn't need to give her any face anymore."

"That being said, it's really unfair to Concubine Qi."

"Whether it's fair or not is not important. What we need to do now is to quickly take Concubine Qi and Cui Guo over. Let the emperor and queen handle the rest."

Lingrong thought it through thoroughly, and the emperor and the empress did have this plan. On the day Concubine Qi was brought over, the emperor took Su Peisheng to visit Concubine Qi.

As soon as she entered the room, all she said were words of blame. Concubine Qi had always been poor at speaking, and after hearing the emperor's words, she just shed tears and didn't know how to defend herself.

"Your Majesty, these things were not done by me, but were ordered by the Empress.

You know my character, how could I have the guts to murder someone else?"

Concubine Qi wiped her tears. She was wearing a sapphire blue Manchu dress, which was quite suitable for her current status. However, she still had a pink flower on her head, which was an eyesore to the emperor.

"Mr. Kang and Dr. Zhu have both testified that it was you who did it. There is evidence, how can I believe you?"

"But Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why I do these things?

There is no past or present hatred between me and Lady Xia. What benefit can I gain by murdering her?"

The emperor frowned, and he impatiently stopped counting the beads with his hands, "You murdered Hongli and Hongzhou in Yuanmingyuan, and after returning to the palace, you murdered Concubine Xia and her unborn baby.

Do you think I really don't understand? In order to get me to take Hongshi back, you even murdered my other descendants.

Concubine Qi, you really disappoint me."

Concubine Qi's tears flowed even more fiercely. She wailed and fell in front of the emperor, "Your Majesty, this is really not what I wanted to do. I was deceived and fooled.

"I just want to see Hongshi, and I have no other thoughts."

“You want to see Hongshi, you can’t deprive others of the opportunity to see their own children.

Concubine Xia has only been pregnant for a short time. How could you have the heart to attack them and their child? If you put yourself in their shoes, you shouldn't do this to them!"

"All of this... all of this was not done voluntarily by me, but by the Queen..."

"These are all my orders, right?" The Queen came in from outside the door with a bamboo breath. She stood in front of Concubine Qi and looked down at her.

"It was clearly you who ordered it, how dare you be so arrogant?!"

"I have never told you anything, Concubine Qi. The palace has always been about having evidence. If you can produce witnesses or physical evidence, I will naturally be willing to plead guilty.

But I have never done these things, and I don’t believe you have evidence.”

The Queen's tone was very firm. She bowed slightly to the Emperor, then sat aside and watched Concubine Qi crying bitterly.

"That imperial physician Zhu was bribed by you, the Empress. You also sent someone to put the poison in the ice container."

"The Emperor has already received the testimony of Imperial Physician Zhu," the Queen remained unmoved. She motioned for Zhu Xi to hand the testimony to Concubine Qi. "Concubine Qi, be careful and don't destroy this testimony as well."

Concubine Qi took the signed testimony with trembling hands. She only took two glances at it and found that the testimony that originally pointed out the queen had become hers.

She used force with her fingers and almost wanted to tear up the testimony, but she had a criminal record of destroying evidence, so how could she dare to do it again?

"There is also Kang Ying's testimony and Wen Fang's testimony. Concubine Qi might as well take a look at them together so that you can see your guilt more clearly."

As more testimonies came out, Concubine Qi looked at the paper filled with evidence of her guilt in black and white in surprise. She even forgot to cry.

"It is because of a mother like you that the Third Prince made such a mistake. I really feel sorry for him. The Third Prince was once the Emperor's favorite eldest son. If he really regarded me as his mother, I would definitely teach him well and not let him go down a dead end."

Concubine Qi had been a fool all her life, but when the Queen mentioned the Third Prince, she finally understood.

She wiped away her tears and looked at the queen, muttering to herself, "Really? With the queen by his side, will Hongshi really live the same as before... or better than before?"

"Of course I can make Third Prince live a better life, but it's too late to talk about these things now. You did something wrong, Concubine Qi."

The emperor did not look at Concubine Qi again, but instead cast his cold eyes on the queen. In fact, he understood many things in the palace, and he had already guessed the meaning behind the queen's words.

As expected, Concubine Qi did not defend herself this time, but bowed her head and admitted the guilt.

The Queen told Zhuxi to collect the testimony and took Cuiguo out for punishment. The door slowly closed, leaving only Concubine Qi and the Emperor in the palace.

"Your Majesty, I plead guilty, but I have a request that I hope Your Majesty can agree to."

The emperor did not reply. Concubine Qi looked up with tears in her eyes and said, "I am afraid that I will not be able to serve Your Majesty from now on. I hope Your Majesty can show mercy and ask the Third Prince to come back and serve you.

I have only one request. I know that Your Majesty knows the truth. If you feel a little guilty towards me, Your Majesty, please agree to this small request."

That night, the emperor ordered the Third Prince to be brought back to the palace, but at the same time, Concubine Qi, who was under house arrest, hanged herself, and the pink flower on her head fell to her feet.