An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"Your Majesty, what you mean is... the matter concerning the Fourth Prince was actually done by the Empress?"

"Eunuch Su is so smart that I don't need to say more," Ling Rong sighed and pretended to be thankful, "Fortunately, the Queen took the lead, otherwise it would be me and you, Eunuch Su, who made a big mistake."

"Yes, yes..." Su Peisheng didn't dare to say that he would not do it at all. Anyway, the Fourth Prince was dead now, so he let Concubine Sheng think that he would help her.

"Eunuch Su is asking so anxiously, are you worried about me or yourself?"

"Look at what you said, Madam. It is natural for me to worry about myself, and it is even more natural for me to worry about you."

Su Peisheng had served the emperor for a long time, so he naturally knew what these masters wanted to hear, so he hardly needed to think and could just say something to deal with Ling Rong.

Fortunately, Ling Rong didn't care what he thought at all. Now that she had learned enough information, she could find a way to get the medicine into her own hands. It would not be impossible for her to control the emperor in the future.

But there is still one thing left. Ling Rong thought about it and asked.

"Eunuch Su, do you know where Concubine Hui is now?"

"Noble Hui is now in the cold palace, but the emperor has not allowed anyone else to approach that place. Even if you, the queen, go there, you will be stopped."

Ling Rong frowned, and after a long time she relaxed her brows slightly and nodded to Su Peisheng.

In the next few days, Lingrong really recuperated well in Chengqian Palace. Only until the bruises on her face completely disappeared did she resume paying her respects to the Empress.

However, due to the emperor's order, Lingrong did not copy any palace rules, and the queen did not mention it again in front of everyone, as if she did not want to offend the emperor.

Concubine Xin wanted to use this as an excuse to tattoo Lingrong with a few words, but after she had said just two words, the Empress stopped her with a stern look on her face.

"Empress, this kind of behavior must not be tolerated." Concubine Xin was still a little unconvinced. She glared and said, "After making a mistake, she went to the Emperor to plead for mercy, refusing to admit her mistake or reflect on herself. If this continues, the harem will be in chaos."

"Yes, Queen, Concubine Sheng still has the power to assist in managing the six palaces. How can the concubines feel at ease when such a person controls the harem?"

"That's quite interesting," Ling Rong smiled and looked up at Concubine Qi, "After all, this matter is not my fault at all. How can I casually tell a little maid about something that the Emperor has requested to be kept secret?

The Queen Mother also expressed her understanding of this matter, and sent me some cloth as a consolation. She also asked me to help sew the remaining cloth into a nightgown.

Since the Queen values ​​my craftsmanship so much, I naturally would not refuse.

It's just that the girl named Qiyun actually falsely conveyed the Empress's oral instructions and asked me, a seriously ill person, to sew a nightgown with intricate patterns overnight.

Even the embroiderers in the embroidery room cannot complete such high-intensity sewing, so how can I do it?

But Na Qiyun insisted that it was the Queen's request, and that the Queen must wear this nightgown early the next morning."

Ling Rong finally moved her eyes away from Concubine Qi's face and fell on the face of the Empress, "Empress, please allow me to ask one more question. What did the Empress do when she put on her pajamas the next morning?

Aren't pajamas something you wear when you go to sleep at night?"

The Empress's expression did not change, but her hands were secretly clenched. She forced a smile and said, "Qiyun is tongue-tied and did not convey my instructions accurately. My original intention was to ask my sister for help. There is no time limit at all.

Later, I also asked her, it was because when she asked for an audience in Chengqian Palace, she was repeatedly troubled by Zhaoshui, so she said the wrong thing in a fit of anger.

This Zhaoshui is the same. She used sarcastic words against the people I sent, and people who didn’t know would think that the person living in Chengqian Palace was the queen. "

"The Queen is joking," Lingrong remained calm after hearing the Queen's threatening words. She didn't even stand up to salute. "Everyone knows that Qiyun is now a favorite of the Queen. Since she came to Chengqian Palace, I had to give her some face. I sent Zhaoshui to persuade her and told her to ask the Queen to ask Eunuch Su. After all, Eunuch Su knows more about the emperor's situation.

But who would have thought that this little girl had a bad temper. She immediately started making a scene in Chengqian Palace, emphasizing again and again that it was the Queen Mother who ordered her to tell the Emperor about his situation.

This arrogant tone is inappropriate not only for a concubine like me, but even for the concubines and court ladies below.

Queen, you say... she is so aggressive, I just want to criticize her, what's wrong with that? Do I have to follow the palace rules and slap her twenty times?

If this were really the case, Qiyun would have to walk around the palace with red and swollen cheeks. Such punishment was reasonable and legal, but it would make the Queen lose face.

I would never do that no matter what, Queen, do you still think I was wrong?"

"You are really good at making up stories." Before the Queen could reply, Concubine Xin snorted in response.

Ling Rong sneered, without even looking at Concubine Xin, "Why, if I remember correctly, I was talking to the Queen just now.

Who on earth is so bold as to think he can speak on behalf of the Queen?"

"Who else could it be other than Concubine Xin?" Xia Dongchun also snorted. "Those who know her believe that Concubine Xin respects the Empress. Those who don't know her think that Concubine Xin claims to be the person with the most say in the palace."

"Xiapin! Don't talk nonsense in front of the Queen. This is against the rules!"

"You're talking about rules now." Ling Rong didn't buy it and immediately scolded her, "You've been making up stories and confusing right and wrong in front of the Queen all day long. I think you've learned all these rules in vain.

Concubine Xin, you deliberately spoke on behalf of the Empress and said some provocative words. Even if you are punished to face the wall, it is in accordance with the rules.

But considering that this is your first offense and it hasn't caused any serious consequences, I will punish you by making you copy the palace rules ten times. Are you willing?"

Concubine Xin was still sitting there. She said nothing, but just looked up at the Empress.

Lingrong now punished the concubines in front of everyone without the Queen's permission, and the punishment she used was also what the Queen asked Lingrong to do a few days ago.

The Empress should not be able to tolerate such humiliation, but it is also true that Concubine Xin deliberately interrupted and spoke for her, and the Empress also wanted to use this as an opportunity to punish her.

"Noble Lady Xin spoke for me, and Concubine Sheng punished me. Fundamentally, there is no difference between the two of you.

But considering that Concubine Sheng does have the power to assist in managing the six palaces, I will not punish her too much. As for Concubine Xin's copying of palace rules, I will reduce it by half."

Since the Empress said so, Concubine Xin knew that she could not escape the responsibility of copying, so she had no choice but to lower her head and bow obediently to the Empress.

Ling Rong had been punished, so she stopped talking and let the Queen Mother scold her, because she would not go in anyway.

What she wanted to do now was to meet Shen Meizhuang. After all, she was really curious about what the prescription of the medicine was and where it came from.

However, she had sent people to investigate near the cold palace two days ago and found that it was just as Su Peisheng said, the emperor did not allow anyone to enter.

Ling Rong herself had been to that area. She stood outside the high wall and tried her best but couldn't hear any sound coming from inside, let alone any news about Shen Meiyu.

But after two days of rest, Ling Rong thought of three ways. The first was to find a way to get close to Zhen Yurao, the second was to ask her brother Ling Lang to get close to Shen Zishan, and the last way... was to send people to Ningguta to look for Zhen Huan.

But if the emperor was encouraged by me and found a way to get the medicine to He Anming, it would save a lot of effort.

It’s a pity that the emperor seemed to have seen the medicine before, so he never gave the medicine to He Anming again. However, he did listen to the advice and has not been to Yongshou Palace in recent days.

But correspondingly, the confinement in Yongshou Palace was also lifted by the Empress when she paid her respects today. After Zhen Yurao regained her freedom, she would have to walk around in the Yangxin Palace. It was unknown whether the Emperor could hold on and stop taking the medicine by then.

But Lingrong guessed wrong. After Zhen Yurao was released from house arrest, she never came out for a walk. She even asked for leave from the Queen on the pretext of being seriously ill, and refused to show up even to pay respects.

The Empress did send someone to visit her, but Zhen Yurao refused to see anyone and just used her old illness from Ningguta as an excuse. Even the imperial physician who was brought there was unable to diagnose her.

When the emperor heard the news, he immediately sent someone to Jingren Palace to inform the empress, telling her that Imperial Physician Zhou would take care of Concubine Wan and there was no need to hire other imperial physicians.

The emperor's attitude made people in the harem jealous of Concubine Wan, but Concubine Wan never went out of the house, so no matter how much others looked down on her, it was impossible for them to come to her openly.

But unlike everyone else, Ling Rong came to the door openly. What was even more surprising was that Concubine Wan, who usually kept the door closed and did not see anyone, let Concubine Sheng in this time.

The two of them sat down together, but Concubine Wan's face did not look good. They did not look like good sisters in private as the outside world said.

Although it was Lingrong who came to visit, she didn't say a word after she sat down. She didn't even look at the tea brought by Lianhua, but only concentrated on looking at the newly-dyed nail polish on her hands.

Concubine Wan was waiting for Lingrong to speak, but after waiting for a long time, she seemed to have made up her mind and said nothing. She was not as patient as Zhen Huan, so after hesitating for a while, she finally asked Lingrong why she came here.

Lingrong did not answer immediately, but looked around Concubine Wan's room. Her eyes quickly passed over the foxtail lily on the table and finally fell on Lianhua's face.

"Tell the servants to go down and rest. I have something personal to say to you in private."

Concubine Wan looked at Lingrong suspiciously. She didn't believe any private words and just felt that Lingrong had bad intentions.

But it is not convenient to have servants around, and this Lotus is not trustworthy.

So she nodded without much hesitation and asked Lianhua to go down and wait.

Zhaoshui naturally followed him down. Now, only Lingrong and Wan Guiren were left in the hall, and it fell into silence again.

"Empress Sheng, it's just you and me now, so don't hide anything you have to say."

Lingrong seemed to have finally gotten tired of looking at her own nails, and instead began to touch the armor on her hands one by one, which made Concubine Wan angry.

"Concubine Sheng, you came to Yongshou Palace, aren't you here to show me your newly made nails?"

"You are different from your sister. She would never be so sarcastic when talking to me or other people in the palace."

Concubine Wan frowned. She didn't expect that the person in front of her would mention her elder sister as soon as he opened his mouth.

Although the eldest sister did not say anything bad about Concubine Sheng, the things that happened in the palace were definitely related to Concubine Sheng.

Especially that poor child, who had a lot to do with the musk deer in Concubine Sheng’s palace.

Because of this, Concubine Wan did not have a good impression of Ling Rong. She took a deep breath and said, "If Concubine Sheng is here to reminisce about the past, please leave. I am not from the Niuhulu clan, and there is nothing old about me and you."

"Look, you are similar to the emperor. When Zhen Huan is mentioned, you get anxious and even lose your temper with your words."

Concubine Wan was becoming more and more impatient. She didn't want to dwell on this matter too much, so she just glanced at Lingrong and took a sip of the tea slowly.

Ling Rong didn't find it boring either. She looked at Concubine Wan with interest, "You are completely different from her. It's really strange that the emperor gave you the name Wan."

"What's so strange about this? I look very similar to the deceased Queen Chunyuan. Isn't this something known to everyone in the palace?

Madam Shengfei, you can bribe so many people, it is impossible that you don't know anything about it."

Concubine Wan has always been straightforward, and she would never show a good face to someone she doesn't like. "If Concubine Sheng still refuses to tell you her intention, don't blame me for sending you away."

"Didn't I tell you before I came in?" Ling Rong's eyes moved from her hands to Concubine Wan's face. She blinked slightly and showed a very gentle smile, "I already know everything about your sister's plan."

"Plan? How come I don't know what plans my sister has? She has already married Prince Guo. Isn't she still unsatisfied?"

Concubine Wan had made up her mind not to mention Zhen Huan. She snorted and directly shifted the blame of Zhen Huan to Huan Bi, "Empress Sheng, you are not deliberately being mysterious and trying to get some information from me, are you?

But you can only return disappointed. I have just entered the palace and I know nothing about the Niuhulu clan who used to live in this Yongshou Palace."