An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"Miss Zhaoshui, I am just asking a few questions on behalf of the Queen. Your unreasonable behavior is not a slap in my face, but a slap in the face of the Queen."

“My queen cannot tell you what the queen wants to ask, so I ask you to go to the Yangxin Palace and ask Eunuch Su.

After all, the Queen has instructed you to do so. If you don’t get any useful information back, I’m afraid the Queen will be unhappy.”

Qiyun snorted, and she looked towards the door again, deliberately raising her voice, "Madam Shengfei, the Queen sent Qiyun here to question me. Please make it convenient for me to complete the task assigned by the Queen."

After the voice fell for a long while, there was no sound coming from the hall. Qiyun stood there for a long while. In this icy and snowy place, she felt hot from head to toe and couldn't cool down for a long time.

Zhaoshui also didn't say anything. He just looked at her quietly, as if waiting for Qiyun to say something.

Qiyun looked at Zhaoshui awkwardly, but the latter didn't say a word, which made her anxious and angry, and she stomped her feet in hatred.

"I will go back and report this to the Queen. You refused to meet me and insulted her. I will see how many heads you have left."

"If you tell the truth and throw some dirty water on me, it's fine. But if you confuse right and wrong and deliberately frame our queen, your head will definitely fall before mine.

If you don't believe it, you can go back and try it out to see if you, a maid who just accompanied the Queen, have enough face."

After saying that, Zhaoshui no longer cared about her and did not see her off. He turned around and walked into the main hall.

The door opened and closed in front of Qiyun. Zhaoshui deliberately snorted coldly behind the door. When he looked up, he saw Lingrong drinking tea and eating snacks.

The two of them looked at each other and smiled silently. Zhaoshui stayed at the door until Qiyun left. Then she walked to Lingrong and applied ointment on her master's face.

"This Qiyun has a very similar personality to Feiyun. I was almost fooled by her steadiness at first."

"People are multifaceted. Her being steady doesn't mean she won't be impatient. Her doing things flawlessly in the past doesn't mean she won't make mistakes after gaining status.

This was something she had never done before, and no one was there to guide her step by step. She could only cross the river by feeling the stones. Such a person could even be beaten to death in the palace."

Lingrong raised her cheek slightly and let Zhaoshui help apply the ointment.

The ointment was cold, and she didn't feel anything when she first applied it on her face, but when it warmed up, it began to sting slightly. She couldn't help but frown, which prompted Zhaoshui to ask if she was too strong.

"This ointment does heal quickly, but it's a little too painful to apply."

Zhao Shui's movements became lighter, and she quickly applied the ointment. The stinging pain on Ling Rong's face gradually subsided, and she even felt a little comfortable.

"My queen, I hope the queen doesn't really want to embarrass you."

"What can she do to embarrass me? If she dares to do so, I will go to the Emperor immediately."

Lingrong was naturally not afraid of the Queen. After all, the Emperor would not tell the Queen that he was going to Yongshou Palace to take medicine. If she could keep the secret, the Emperor would certainly not blame her. Instead, the trust in her would be strengthened.

Therefore, Lingrong was not afraid of the Queen coming to look for her, but was afraid that the Queen would not come to look for her.

It’s a pity that the queen was not stupid. Although she was angry after Qiyun went back, she also guessed that it was the emperor’s business and it was difficult to say it out loud.

But Concubine Sheng immediately asked someone to save face for Qiyun. Even if she didn't give face to the Queen, the Queen couldn't swallow such anger.

Therefore, after noon, Qiyun came again, holding a piece of moon-white cloth, and conveyed the Empress's decree that Concubine Sheng should embroider a nightgown by herself.

"The Queen is of noble status and loves peonies. Although this piece of cloth is moon white, the Queen still wants a golden peony pattern."

Qiyun put the cloth in Zhaoshui's hand and smiled proudly, "This gold thread must not be too rough, otherwise it will hurt the queen's skin.

The color combination cannot be too ugly, as the Queen has very high taste.

Moreover, Her Majesty the Queen needs this nightgown urgently, so please ask Miss Zhaoshui to tell Her Majesty the Concubine Sheng that I will come and take it away tomorrow morning.

"Madam Sheng is the best needleworker in the palace, so I'm sure this won't be a problem for her, don't you think?"

Zhaoshui stuffed the cloth in his hand back into Qiyun's hands, but the latter deliberately did not take it, causing the cloth to fall to the ground.

"Miss Zhaoshui, what do you mean by this?" Qiyun suddenly shouted angrily. She quickly took two steps back and pointed at the cloth on the ground angrily. "This is what the Queen asked me to bring over. You deliberately dropped it on the ground. What on earth are you thinking?"

"It was you who dropped the cloth on the ground, why are you accusing me?" Zhaoshui was not in a hurry. She took care of the palace maid who was cleaning the courtyard. "Tell me, how did the cloth fall to the ground?"

"I saw it clearly. It was Miss Qiyun who dropped the cloth on the ground. She even falsely accused Sister Zhaoshui."

"You! How can you lie with your eyes open? It was obvious that you didn't hold the cloth firmly when you pushed it back into the water, and you dropped it on the ground, making it dirty.

I think you in the Chengqian Palace have some complaints about the Empress Dowager and are unwilling to show respect to her, so you deliberately dropped the cloth just now in order not to sew pajamas for her."

"Miss Qiyun, you keep coming to provoke me like this. I don't believe that the queen, who is so kind, would order you to do this.

How about this, I will go back to Jingren Palace with you, and confront you face to face in front of the Empress, and tell her everything you said to me and the Empress.

Take a look at everything you do, say and say to see if it is in accordance with the Queen's orders.

If it wasn't the Queen's order, don't blame me for reporting you in front of the Queen."

Qiyun was originally very angry, but soon she suppressed her anger. She looked down at the cloth on the ground, turned around and prepared to leave.

"It doesn't matter. It was you who soiled the cloth anyway. The Queen asked to see the pajamas tomorrow, and this matter cannot be changed.

You made things more difficult for Concubine Sheng, so you can't blame me. I'll come and take away the nightgown tomorrow morning, Miss Zhaoshui, you can do whatever you want."

Qiyun glared at the cleaning maid fiercely, and deliberately tripped her before leaving, then snorted and walked away.

Zhaoshui helped the palace maid up and asked her with concern whether she was injured.

"I'm fine, Sister Zhaoshui. This Qiyun is really narrow-minded. She would resort to violence if she can't win the argument. But she doesn't dare to fight with you, so she can only bully a little girl like me."

"She is just relying on the Empress's support to come and provoke us again and again. She really thinks that everyone in the Qian Palace is a soft persimmon that can be easily bullied."

After the palace maid stood up, she immediately picked up the cloth. She carefully brushed off the dust on it, but it was still dirty because of the snow water.

"Sister Zhaoshui, look..."

"Just give it to me. You don't have to worry too much." Zhaoshui took the cloth with a calm face. "Go down and have a good rest for a while. Check carefully if you have any bumps or scratches. If you are really injured, come to me for medicine for injuries. Remember?"

"I will remember Sister Zhaoshui." The palace maid nodded and slowly left under Zhaoshui's gaze.

Zhaoshui entered the palace again, holding the cloth in her hands, "Your Majesty, the Queen did send something, and she asked you to prepare it early tomorrow morning."

"Leave it there, and ask Imperial Doctor He to come over and check my pulse." Ling Rong rubbed her forehead, not caring about the cloth, "Then tell him that I'm not feeling well and need to rest.

After dinner tonight, you will go to pay respects on my behalf, apologize to the Queen, and explain that the cloth sent this afternoon will not be delivered to Zicheng's pajamas tomorrow.

Remember to ask the Queen to forgive you. It's a shame to let the Queen blame you and me."

"Don't worry, madam. I will definitely handle this matter well."

Zhaoshui picked up the cloth with a smile, then quickly went out and put it in the warehouse.

Lingrong looked at her face in the mirror, wondering how long it would take for the swelling to go away.

When it was time to pay respects in the evening, Zhaoshui went there as Linglong had instructed. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Queen Mother had no choice but to agree to Zhaoshui's request and asked her to embroider the nightgown for Concubine Sheng after her health improved.

"My queen, my queen thought you were anxious to wear it, so she sent the cloth to the embroidery room. I believe that my queen will get the pajamas she wants tomorrow morning."

The Queen didn't expect that Concubine Sheng would do such a thing in public, even though she was not present.

"The Empress sent it to Chengqian Palace because she was impressed by Concubine Sheng's craftsmanship," Concubine Xin hastily responded, her intention to curry favor with the Empress was particularly obvious, "I heard that Concubine Sheng not only soiled the cloth sent by the Empress, but also made things difficult for the maid who was delivering the message for the Empress.

Where did you learn the rules of Concubine Sheng? "

"In my opinion, Concubine Sheng also needs to copy the palace rules a few times," Noble Lady Qi added fuel to the fire. Ling Rong was not here anyway. "As the queen who has the power to assist in managing the six palaces, how can you not understand such a simple principle as respecting the queen?"

"You respect the Queen, so why don't you embroider a nightgown for her?"

Xia Dongchun is not the kind of person who can endure it. Zhaoshui is not easy to talk to, but she is not like that. "Your Majesty, look, Concubine Qi is volunteering, you must fulfill her wish.

Otherwise, after paying respects, I'm afraid Concubine Qi will tell everyone behind her back that she is not respected."

"Xiapin, what does this have to do with you? Why are you so proactive in speaking for this little palace maid?"

Xia Dongchun rolled her eyes at Concubine Qi. She used to be dominated by Concubine Qi, but now she had nothing and was no longer worthy of fear.

"Then what does this have to do with you? You just jump out and say something irritating. Besides, I'm helping you. Don't you want to sew pajamas for the queen?"

Concubine Chun ate the cakes and blinked her eyes as she looked around at the two of them. "I didn't expect Concubine Qi to have such a skill."

Concubine Qi didn't want to pay any attention to her at all. She glanced at Concubine Chun and then turned to stare at Xia Dongchun.

Xia Dongchun glanced around and fixed her eyes on Concubine Qi's face. "Why keep such a skill hidden? Even if you don't want to embroider for the Empress, it would be nice to embroider one for the Emperor."

"We are clearly talking about Concubine Sheng's matter, why does Concubine Xia keep dragging it onto me?

It's obviously Concubine Sheng's fault. You're not trying to cover up her crime of disrespecting the Empress just because you have a good relationship with her."

"Empress Sheng, it's not disrespectful to the Queen." Seeing Xia Dongchun was at a loss for words, Cao Qinmo, who usually didn't ask about anything, spoke up, "After all, she was ill, and I was worried that the Queen would need it urgently, so I sent it to the embroidery room.

Besides, didn't Concubine Sheng send her personal maid to apologize to the Empress? If she really didn't understand the palace rules, she wouldn't have done this."

The Queen Mother looked over, Cao Qinmo nodded and showed a gentle smile.

"Jinpin is right, but what Qi Guiren said also makes sense. I just asked her about the emperor's situation, but she refused to show her face and even lectured Qiyun.

I am naturally a kind person, but Concubine Sheng has gone too far this time, and has indeed become a little arrogant because of her favor."

Cao Qinmo had said everything she could say. The Queen still insisted on making trouble for Concubine Sheng, and she couldn't help. She could only smile and sit there quietly.

"Your name is Zhaoshui, right? Go back and tell Concubine Sheng that disrespecting the Empress is a serious crime, no matter if it's her or you.

But considering that Concubine Sheng is not feeling well, I am willing to give her a chance to copy the palace rules a few times. You have to write carefully, which can also be regarded as cultivating your body and mind, do you understand?"

"The servant understands."

The two sides were at a stalemate, and in the end the Queen relied on her status to firmly suppress Ling Rong.

Zhaoshui felt a little sad. She felt that she had not done a good job this time, which caused Lingrong to be tortured by the Queen again.

But Lingrong comforted Zhaoshui instead, saying that it was just copying the palace rules, and even if it was sent to Jingren Palace, it would not lose any face.

"Besides, we still have to go to the Yangxin Palace tonight," Ling Rong carefully drew her eyebrows in front of the mirror. The redness and swelling on her face had not subsided, and she even deliberately used powder to make it more red, which looked a little scary from a distance. "If you have any grievances in your heart, just explain them to the emperor in detail.

Anyway, all these sufferings are because of the emperor, so he will naturally find a way to compensate. If you get the benefits, I will definitely not forget you, so you can rest assured and don’t worry about this matter. "

"My lady, please let me help you copy the palace rules this time."

Zhaoshui still felt a little guilty, so she volunteered to complete the task assigned by the Queen.

"There's no need to do this. We still have the Emperor's support. Zhaoshui, you and I don't have to write a single word."