An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"Eunuch Su was actually punished by the Emperor for Cui Jinxi. He is truly a man of great affection and true nature."

"But I always feel that Eunuch Su is a little too concerned. This is the plague. If the emperor is infected, not to mention Cui Jinxi's life, even the lives of their families will be in danger."

Zhaoshui did not agree with Su Peisheng's approach, but Cui Jinxi's situation was indeed difficult. Her master, Concubine Chun, did nothing, and she herself was in a coma and could not even take care of herself.

If Su Peisheng doesn't consider her anymore, this plague will be enough to take her life.

Zhaoshui would not feel any sympathy for Cui Jinxi because of this situation. In order to do things later, he had to make the move of letting Cui Jinxi get the plague.

"Su Peisheng is already a rare sincere person," Lingrong smiled, "If the emperor had half of his sincerity, I'm afraid Zhen Shi wouldn't have ended up suffering in Ningguta."

"But Zhen was favored from the moment she entered the palace. Even after she committed many serious mistakes, the emperor repeatedly let her off the hook. In order to make Zhen smile, the emperor even asked the young lady to kneel and pray in the heavy snow."

Zhaoshui looked up at Lingrong's expression and confirmed that she didn't show any displeasure before continuing to explain her thoughts, "In my opinion, the emperor is somewhat sincere towards her. Compared with the emperor's other concubines and even the queen, he may not even have that much sincerity."

"I don't want to grow old with the emperor, so what do I need his sincerity for?"

Ling Rong was staring out the window in a daze. The bright sunlight shone through the branches, leaving mottled shadows on the ground. She didn't need to look up at the sky to know that the sunlight was excellent today.

“Anyone who wants her true heart is either crazy, dead, or suffering in Ningguta.

Falling in love with the Emperor is doomed to misfortune, I will never do such a stupid thing."

"Empress..." In the past, Lingrong had always pretended to be deeply in love with the Emperor, and even Zhaoshui was kept in the dark by Lingrong. It was only in recent times that Zhaoshui finally confirmed his own Empress's thoughts.

"You don't have to worry too much. I'm just telling you all these things." Ling Rong didn't plan to say more. She calculated the time and said, "Cui Jinxi's medicine is almost used up."

"The medicine I brought over is only enough for her to take for three days. We should have sent new herbs today, but I don't know if Eunuch Su can come over today."

"Su Peisheng has been punished by the emperor, so he can't commit crimes these days. However, Cui Jinxi's situation is special, so someone must help boil and deliver the medicine."

Ling Rong withdrew her gaze from the window and looked at Zhao Shui, "I think he will send Xiao Xiazi over. You should just deliver the medicine and come back as before."

"I understand, but after I get there, I still need to ask about Cui Jinxi's condition. If it's serious, I need to adjust the prescription."

Zhaoshui thought clearly and took the possible risks into consideration. "I will not go in, nor will I check Cui Jinxi's pulse. When the time comes, Cui Jinxi will tell you that her condition has improved. Your Majesty, don't worry. I will definitely not be infected with the plague."

"You have considered it very comprehensively," Ling Rong smiled and patted her hands, "I have never been worried about this problem, but whether Su Peisheng would tell the emperor about this."

"If Eunuch Su tells the emperor, Cui Jinxi will not be able to stay in Suiyuxuan any longer. In order to save Cui Jinxi's life, Eunuch Su will definitely keep the secret."

"What you said does make sense, but there is one thing that can be done at this time." Ling Rong sat in front of the mirror, painting her eyebrows and applying lipstick, "There shouldn't be many people in the Yangxin Palace today."

"Mrs. Wan hasn't been there yet today. She usually goes there after lunch."

"Ask Mu Jin to boil the medicinal food. I will take it to the Yangxin Palace later. You should also bring the prescribed medicine with you and hand it directly to Su Peisheng.

You have to let him see that you are helping him like this. If you are too roundabout, you won't be thanked."

Zhaoshui seemed to understand but nodded quickly. She and Mu Jin went downstairs to prepare things separately, and finally arrived at the Yangxin Palace before lunch.

Lingrong was lucky. No other concubines came to visit the emperor at that time. As soon as Su Peisheng saw Lingrong, he lowered his head and thanked her very solemnly.

"Eunuch Su should not be thanking me. It just so happens that Zhaoshui has something to discuss with you. After you inform the emperor for me, you two can handle it on your own."

Su Peisheng nodded, turned around and went to inform Lingrong. The emperor had just finished reviewing the memorials at this time, and without much hesitation, he called Lingrong in.

Lingrong placed the medicinal food on the table. She looked at the emperor with a smile and motioned him to come over and have a taste.

"It seems that Rong'er hasn't brought me medicinal food for a long time." The emperor was very considerate and immediately sat down to take a bite. "This taste is still the same as before. Rong'er must have been busy for a long time."

"These things are mostly done by servants. I just moved my mouth and looked a few more times, so it's not hard work at all.

The emperor is enjoying it, thanks to the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital and the medicinal food. The emperor should still praise Imperial Physician He."

The emperor nodded without comment. He was eating the medicinal food, but he felt a tightness in his chest. He frowned and endured it. It took a while before he felt his chest was unblocked.

"Your Majesty, you don't look well, but this medicinal food doesn't taste good?"

"The medicinal food always tastes weird, but I'm actually used to it. I just felt a little unwell, Rong'er, don't worry too much."

Lingrong was indeed not worried in her heart, but she still had to show concern on her face. She frowned and immediately asked the emperor how long this condition had lasted and whether he had ever seen a royal physician.

The emperor was very patient with the concubines who paid attention to him. He answered Lingrong's questions one by one and even tried to comfort her emotions in a serious manner.

"Your Majesty must use this medicinal diet frequently in the future. You should also ask Imperial Doctor Zhou to regulate your body and improve the prescription."

Ling Rong pretended to be jealous, snorted and served the emperor more soup, "The emperor trusts Doctor Zhou the most, but he only asks Doctor Zhou to serve Concubine Wan.

Not caring about your own health like this will only cause me to worry and make Concubine Wan dissatisfied. It really does no good at all."

"I have indeed been doting on Concubine Wan too much recently, and have neglected Rong'er a little. No wonder you are unhappy."

The emperor said this, but he didn't think so in his heart. He even thought that Lingrong came here not because she cared about him, but to compete for favor with Concubine Wan.

Ling Rong had served a man like the emperor in her past and present lives, and she understood the emperor's thoughts thoroughly. As soon as the emperor's eyes turned, she knew that her words made the emperor feel proud again.

Two women are competing for his favor. Although he says he is unhappy, he must be proud in his heart. What Lingrong has to do at this moment is to let the emperor "guess" her thoughts, so no matter whether she comes to compete for favor today or not, she has to show jealousy.

"Since Your Majesty knows, you should go to Chengqian Palace to see me and my two children," Ling Rong pushed the soup in front of the emperor, "but Your Majesty refused to go and just waited for me to come. After I came, he even complained about my greed, which shows that he is fed up with me."

"Since when did you become so petty, Rong'er? In the past, you didn't care whose palace I went to."

"I just didn't say anything before, not that I didn't care. Moreover, there was Eunuch Su who mediated and told me every time that the emperor cared about me.

He is a close friend of the emperor, and I will not say anything more in front of the emperor after hearing this."

"Su Peisheng... He understands my intentions, but sometimes he is too self-willed. It's time for him to learn a lesson."

Ling Rong finally brought the topic to Su Peisheng by beating around the bush. She shook her head and began to speak for Su Peisheng, "If it weren't for Eunuch Su, my heart would have been crushed by the Emperor a long time ago. Now the Emperor wants to punish Eunuch Su for this. How can I have a clear conscience?"

"I want to punish him not because of what happened in the past, but because he left his post without permission and ignored my orders."

"Abandoning his post without permission?" Ling Rong pretended to know nothing. "Eunuch Su is the most loyal to the emperor. How could he do such a thing? Is there some misunderstanding? The emperor should send someone to investigate it."

"This matter has been thoroughly investigated. Su Peisheng was taking care of a fellow villager in Suiyuxuan, and that fellow villager was none other than Cui Jinxi, who served Concubine Chun."

"Cui Jinxi? I ​​have some impression of this name. I heard that she had fallen ill when she was in Yuanmingyuan, and even Concubine Chun was replaced by someone else to serve her."

"I also have my suspicions. Since then, Su Peisheng has been taking care of her privately."

"Your Majesty means that...the two of them might have a secret crush on each other?"

The emperor nodded, agreeing with Ling Rong's words. It was not that eunuchs and palace maids could not become lovers, but they had to inform their masters about the private transactions.

The emperor became angry when he thought that Su Peisheng actually had such dirty thoughts in private, and he didn't even want to see Concubine Chun anymore.

Because he always felt that his previous favor for Concubine Chun was most likely guided by Su Peisheng. After all, in the emperor's view, private affairs can indeed affect a person's judgment and behavior.

Ultimately, it’s because the emperor is just this kind of person.

"If they really have a secret crush on each other, it's human nature." Ling Rong still smiled and excused Su Peisheng and Cui Jinxi, "After all, the emperor also said that they were from the same hometown. In this deep palace, when they meet someone they knew before, it's inevitable that they will feel dependent on each other.

However, Eunuch Su has always been clear about the distinction between public and private affairs, and has never asked the emperor for any rewards on behalf of Cui Jinxi. With his status as the chief eunuch of the imperial palace, he could actually assign Cui Jinxi to the palace of a more favored concubine.

But Eunuch Su never did so, which shows that he had no selfish motives.

This time, Cui Jinxi must have been seriously ill, and Eunuch Su was so concerned that he didn't have time to explain to the emperor."

"You trust Su Peisheng."

The emperor's short sentence revealed too much information. Ever since he began to doubt Su Peisheng, he began to doubt everything Su Peisheng had done and said in the past.

Now that Lingrong explained a few words for him, the emperor began to suspect whether Su Peisheng had also done something for Lingrong.

However, the emperor also knew in his heart that Su Peisheng had been serving him since he was a child, and he would definitely not betray him because of outsiders.

The suspicion at this moment was nothing more than anger caused by Su Peisheng's concealment.

"I don't trust Su Peisheng, but I trust the emperor's vision. Since the emperor has chosen him to serve for a long time, he naturally trusts his ability and character.

If Eunuch Su doesn't even care about the lives of his fellow villagers, will the emperor think that Eunuch Su is too cold-hearted? "

Ling Rong looked at the emperor, her tone slowly slowed down, and she analyzed for the emperor in the most gentle way, "Eunuch Su left his post without permission, and the emperor should punish him, but if the emperor does not trust Eunuch Su because of this, I think it is a pity.

After all, although there are many people in the palace, there are not many servants who can accompany the emperor from the mansion to the palace, and Eunuch Su is probably the only one.

But now the relationship between him and Cui Jinxi is indeed somewhat ambiguous, and even I am worried that Eunuch Su will be swayed by this love between a man and a woman and do something that is not conducive to the emperor. "

Ling Rong tentatively held the emperor's hand. When the emperor did not refuse, she knew that the emperor agreed with what she said, so she continued to speak boldly, "So I think that Your Majesty should directly ask Eunuch Su. If he really likes Cui Jinxi, Your Majesty can make the decision and help the two of them.

By then, the emperor will transfer Cui Jinxi to the Yangxin Palace, or reward the two of them with a house outside the palace and send Cui Jinxi out of the palace, which can solve the emperor's worries.

Eunuch Su will be more grateful to the emperor because of this, and his mind will be more stable after he gets married."

Rather than saying that his mind is stable, it is better to say that the emperor has found a way to control Su Peisheng, so he doesn't have to worry about him having any ulterior motives in the future.

The emperor obviously thought so too. There was some admiration in his eyes, and he put his other hand on Lingrong's and patted her gently.

"What you said does make some sense. Su Peisheng is not young anymore. I really overlooked it in the past."

The emperor asked Xiao Xiazi to call Su Peisheng over. The latter came very quickly. After entering the room, he bent over and greeted the emperor and Lingrong, and stood quietly by the side.

The emperor went straight to the point and asked directly about the relationship between Su Peisheng and Cui Jinxi. He spoke with such confidence that Su Peisheng dared not hide it any longer.

"I, I am indeed attracted to Cui Jinxi, but I know that I can never do this, so I buried this feeling deep in my heart and never even told Cui Jinxi herself."

"You are getting older, it is normal for you to have such thoughts. I don't mean to lecture you, I just want to ask you, are you willing to marry her?"

"This..." Su Peisheng didn't know whether the emperor was testing him or was sincere. He glanced at Lingrong secretly, and after receiving a nod, he dared to respond, "I am willing."