An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Chapter 484 A Gift to the Emperor

"In fact, there is one thing that we have been hiding from the emperor." Zhen Huan saw the emperor wake up. She did not let go of Prince Guo's hand, but turned to look at the emperor, "My lord, do you still remember that you and Prince Dun joined forces?"

"I joined forces with Brother Ten, not for the throne, but just to get you out of the palace smoothly."

Prince Guo's attention was all on Zhen Huan. He didn't know that the emperor had woken up, but because Zhen Huan shifted her gaze, he also turned his gaze away.

The emperor's eyes were particularly sharp, and Prince Guo was stunned the moment he saw it.

He had a deep disdain and fear for the emperor, so even though the emperor was paralyzed in bed, he still unconsciously shrank back.

"That day, the people you sent wanted to take me away, and I pretended to block the knife for the emperor, but in fact I took advantage of the situation to fake my own death and leave.

However, she never expected that her plan would be disrupted by the emperor, and after waking up, she was still in the palace.

The emperor believed that I had saved his life and loved me very much.

But if I had known that I would be trapped in the palace, I would have rather not blocked the sword and let it pierce my heart, thus saving my father and mother from death and Yu Rao and I from suffering."

"Why are you talking about these things?" Prince Guo put his finger on Zhen Huan's lips. "Now that things have come to this, we should move forward."

"Yes, we should move forward," Zhen Huan also smiled, "but we have to explain these things in detail to the emperor, otherwise how can we be worthy of the empress dowager for bringing us into the Cining Palace to serve the emperor?

This gift is something she really wants to give, and it’s something I really want to give too.”

There was no need to continue pretending in front of the emperor, nor to continue hiding hatred. Zhen Huan even told the emperor that Shen Meizhuang was pregnant with Wen Shichu's child, and that she had colluded with the Shen family to use Wen Shichu's prescription to drain the emperor's body.

At night, Zhen Yurao would pretend to be gentle and say things that would distort the emperor's impression of him. The emperor could no longer remember those things that happened in the past, and he was tortured like this day and night, and he was in great pain both physically and mentally.

Even Shen Meizhuang was taken out of the cold palace by Ling Rong and sent to the emperor one by one, so that they could torture the emperor.

This was the gift Lingrong gave to the emperor. The woman he had loved, the concubine he had favored, and the brother he had trusted, one by one, took off their masks again and stabbed him in the heart.

Ling Rong would not allow Zhen Huan and the others to kill the emperor. She only allowed the emperor to lie on the couch, falling from high above to the dust.

Ling Rong never allowed other concubines in the palace to visit her. In fact, apart from Feng Ruozhao, no one ever wanted to visit the emperor.

But even if he was the new emperor, he would not go against Lingrong's wishes and torture her.

About a month later, Lingrong finally entered the emperor's bedroom. She asked Su Peisheng to wash the emperor's body and informed him of the news of Prince Yi's death.

"Old Thirteen..."

Sadness finally showed on the emperor's calm face. He had long been disappointed with Zhen Huan and Shen Meiyu, so when he heard about their affair, he no longer showed any emotion.

But Prince Yi treated the emperor differently. Yunxiang was taught mathematics by the emperor himself, and they were together all the time when they were both princes. Even though they could not be with their royal father at the same time, they would still exchange letters.

After the emperor ascended the throne, he appointed Yunxiang as the Minister of Prime Minister's Affairs and repeatedly entrusted him with important tasks. Yunxiang lived up to expectations and did everything perfectly.

The emperor never doubted Yunxiang and only had the utmost trust in him.

Now hearing that Yunxiang was dead, he vomited a mouthful of blood, leaving a glaring mark on the bright yellow quilt.

Ling Rong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "Hong Zhou knew that the emperor was not in good health, so he took the initiative to handle the funeral of Prince Yi. Do you have any arrangements that you want me to convey to Hong Zhou?"

The emperor stared at Lingrong with his eyes, his face was heavy with sorrow, and after a long while, a trace of sadness came out of his throat, "Change the word Yun in Yunxiang's name back to Yin, and the posthumous title will be Xian.

"Loyal, respectful, honest, upright, diligent, cautious, honest, wise, and virtuous prince, only these few words are worthy of the Thirteenth Prince."

"I understand." Ling Rong withdrew her hand. She changed the emperor's clothes into new ones and helped him lie back on the couch. "I will tell Hong Zhou to issue an order in the name of the emperor, so that everyone in the world will know about your brotherly love with Prince Yi.

In the future, everyone in the court and among the people will know about your deep love for Prince Yi Tangdi.

Does this arrangement satisfy the Emperor? "

The emperor nodded and closed his eyes. He finally cried in front of his concubines because of his thirteenth brother.

"Then I will not bother you any more. You should take good care of yourself. In a few days, Hong Zhou will select concubines to fill the harem.

If you pass away now, you will have to wait for several more months."

"I think I have treated you well, why do you come up with so many ways to humiliate me?"

"Your Majesty, I just remembered that you liked Zhen and Shen very much, so I called them both to serve you, hoping that Your Majesty would feel more comfortable.

But now it seems that the emperor is not happy. Is it because the two of them did not serve him well?"

"You know better than anyone whether they serve well or not. I just want to ask you why you do this."

Ling Rong sighed. She pondered for a while and didn't know where to start.

"I don't know how to explain this. Since Your Majesty likes them, I will not transfer them away. I will serve you until the day you pass away.

If Your Majesty wants them to serve you in the afterlife, then I will give each of them a cup of poisoned wine, so that they can follow Your Majesty to the afterlife together."

"Is it because of the child?"

After a long while, the emperor finally asked. After all, in his eyes, this was the only thing that made him feel sorry for Lingrong.

"I guess so." Ling Rong replied indifferently, "After all, that was my first child. The emperor and Zhen Huan only suspected that I had harmed Zhen Huan because of a little musk deer.

He even used the punishment of making me kowtow in the snow to make me confess my crime. After learning that I had a miscarriage, the Emperor brought Zhen Huan to visit him under the pretext of promoting her rank.

Your Majesty, how can I not feel resentment for just this one matter? "

"But I took you to Tangquan Palace to recuperate you, and later you really gave birth to Youning and Hongyu. Isn't my compensation to you enough?"

"What can the emperor compensate for with such a thing? The loss and pain at that time can never be erased.

But my grievances against you go far beyond this one thing."

Thinking that the emperor would not live long, Ling Rong simply told him everything about her past life. The more the emperor listened, the more frightened he became. Although he had never done these things, what Ling Rong described sounded like something he would do.

Even many things are no different from this life, but it was Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang, not Ling Rong, who gave birth to his child.

But Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang did the same thing as in this life, but as the emperor, he knew nothing about it. He even forgave Zhen Huan after knowing it.

"This can't be true. How could I tolerate someone who betrayed me returning to my side?

Even if he tolerates it, it's because he needs her to do other things, not because of any love."

"Whether it's true or not, Your Majesty can convince yourself. I am just telling you everything I know. After all, you are the emperor. Do you want to ask me why I treat you like this?

Your Majesty should understand now after hearing this. The hatred from past and present lives accumulated together, I cannot let it go no matter what.

But like Your Majesty, I will not take Your Majesty's life. I will only ask your former favorite person to serve you. Only by reflecting on yourself every day can Your Majesty truly realize his mistakes."

Lingrong inflicted the punishment the emperor had inflicted on herself back on the emperor. She was also thinking about whether to send someone to persuade the emperor to open his mouth every day in order to continuously crush the emperor's dignity.

But in the end, Lingrong did not do so, but chose another way - asking the Fifth Prince, who had already sat on the throne, to come before the Emperor and tell him how he poisoned the Fourth Prince.

This time, the emperor finally lost his composure and roared that it was impossible.

"What's impossible? Isn't that how the emperor treats his brothers and sisters? The Fifth Prince has learned everything from you. You should be happy."

"Does deceiving me like this make you feel good?"

"Yes, it will make you feel better." Lingrong smiled and covered the emperor with a blanket. She stroked his face with her fingers, "I will not come here again after today. Youning and Hongyu are also busy with their studies. I am afraid they will not have the chance to visit you.

But don't worry, Your Majesty. They are all my children and no one can harm them.

This is also the emperor's offspring, so the emperor still made a profit."

The emperor coughed twice and turned his head away, not wanting Ling Rong to get close to him. "Is bearing a child for me also part of your revenge?"

"If I give myself to another man and give birth to another child, it will be considered revenge on the emperor.

It’s a pity that there is only myself in my heart. I look down on not only the emperor but also other people.

Moreover, I cannot let my child bear unwarranted infamy, so I have never intended to take revenge on you by having a child through an affair.

Your Majesty, rest assured, these two are truly your children, and they truly respect and love you, their father, even though you are only hypocritical towards their mother."

Lingrong turned the emperor's head and said, "They miss you every day and night, and come to ask when the emperor's health will be better.

Look at your Majesty, I have raised two such good children. But after today, I am afraid that you will no longer be the respected emperor in their hearts.

I will tell them everything you do, Your Majesty, you are resting here, and I will let the children come to see you before you close your eyes."

For a man like the emperor, it is completely useless to repeat the mistakes he has made. Because the emperor cannot get the love of his mother, he attaches great importance to family affection. Youning and Hongyu have been truly spoiled since childhood.

If they knew everything the emperor had done, that look of disgust and struggle would truly hurt the emperor's heart.

"Don't tell them."

The emperor opened his eyes and looked at Lingrong's face, "Don't tell the two children, they haven't done anything wrong, and you shouldn't use my affairs to torture them.

You are their mother, how could you do such a thing?"

“Your Majesty, every child of the royal family should see clearly the evil nature of human hearts.

However, the first sinister person that Youning and Hongyu saw was their royal father.

Your Majesty, wasn’t the first sinister person you met in your life the Empress Dowager?

The betrayal of those close to you will make you stronger, Your Majesty, you should feel lucky."

The emperor fell silent. He clutched the quilt and tried to get up, but he sighed weakly because of his serious illness.

Lingrong didn't want to hear more about what the emperor said. After she left, she asked Hongzhou to go into the emperor's bedroom and told him to tell the emperor everything about the plot to murder his brothers.

Hong Zhou didn't care, as he had no affection for the emperor. But he was even more vicious. He sat in front of the emperor's bed and said that he didn't want to be the emperor anymore.

"After much thought, I believe that the throne of emperor is not suitable for me, but I have no children and my younger brother is too young to inherit the throne.

So I discussed it with the Empress Dowager and felt that my fourteenth uncle and seventeenth uncle were both good candidates.

What the Empress Dowager meant was that Uncle Seventeen was no longer able to have children, and even if he inherited the throne, the government would be unstable because he had no heirs.

So by this calculation, Uncle Fourteen is the most suitable one.

Huang Ama, what do you think, is Fourteenth Uncle more suitable?"

"Absolutely not." The emperor refused without a second thought. "You've hurt your brothers and sisters for the throne, so are you going to give it up like this?"

"I am fighting for the throne just because I like it. After all, I have had nothing since I was young, and the Emperor has never thought of giving me anything.

So I, your son, will seize the throne that you value most to make myself happy.

It’s a pity that I haven’t felt happy during this time sitting on the throne, so I don’t want the throne anymore. I will just give it to whoever wants it.

Seeing that the Emperor Father has no objection, I will draft an edict to abdicate the throne to Fourteenth Uncle."

"How dare you, you brat!" The emperor was finally so angry that he shouted angrily and immediately pulled the bed curtain and tried to get up.

Hong Zhou didn't say much. He glanced at Ling Rong who came in, raised his hand to hold the emperor's hand, exerted a little force downwards, and regardless of the emperor's anger, he directly pulled the hand down.

"The Empress Dowager has already agreed, so why wouldn't the Emperor be happy?

Moreover, the Fourteenth Uncle already has a son, and he will enter the palace as an emperor, and he will be trusted by the ministers of the previous dynasty."

"Yes," Ling Rong also walked to the emperor's bedside, and the shadow of her body blocked the emperor's face, so that the emperor could not see her expression at all. "Hong Zhou has such a personality, and he is not suitable for the throne. Why does the emperor force him? It is better to let him go. It will be good for everyone."