An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Soon, the gate of Jingren Palace opened wide, and Lingrong followed a group of people around the white marble screen wall and went to the main hall to wait. The concubines from various palaces had already arrived in the hall, and they were looking at the group of new people and whispering to each other.

Concubine Hua was still the last one to arrive. She was not very respectful to the Queen. She just bent her knees slightly and sat down leisurely. When all the new concubines saluted her, she pretended not to see anything.

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs is really diligent this year. The first batch of jewelry made of jade has been delivered to the Yikun Palace. They deserve to be rewarded. Your Majesty, don't you agree?"

Concubine Hua raised her hand and stroked the jade pendant beside her ear. Although she was talking to the Queen, her eyes were on Song Zhi beside her.

"After such a long time of training, she is finally getting better." The queen was not angry at being criticized, and even smiled as she looked at the expensive earrings. "But how can the Ministry of Internal Affairs do things? The jadeite is a bit too high. My sister should use something dignified and suitable for her status. Jianqiu, find the jadeite bracelet that the emperor sent the day before yesterday and buy some more jewelry for Concubine Hua."

"Your Highness, please keep it for yourself. The Yikun Palace is not short of this amount of jewelry. Even if you wear a head full of pearls and jade, you still can't use them all. If Your Highness wants, you can share some of them with me."

"I just got a pair of oriental pearls, and I asked them to make earrings. It's too extravagant to ask for your sister's. The emperor will be unhappy if he knows." Seeing that Hua Fei wanted to say more, the queen raised her hand to interrupt her, raised her palm and signaled everyone to stand up, "Don't be so formal, everyone stand up."

Lingrong saw it clearly from below. Concubine Hua was so angry that she rolled her eyes. Her beautiful eyes swept over the concubines who would soon compete with her for favor. Her face was so gloomy that it seemed like ink could drip out.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up and her gaze fixed on Zhen Huan who was standing in the first row.

"Oh, isn't this Concubine Wan? Why is she standing with Concubine Borjigit and Concubine Fucha with her military flags?"

Without waiting for Zhen Huan to reply, Noble Lady Fucha quickly knelt down and saluted, "Empress Hua, I am here."

"Noble Lady Fucha, why are you standing so far back? Are you too kind, or is there someone who dares to overstep the boundaries and break the rules?"

"In reply to Concubine Hua's words," Zhen Huan immediately realized that Concubine Hua was coming for her, "Your Majesty..."

"Shut up!" Hua Fei shouted, "Noble Lady Fucha hasn't replied yet, how can you, a little maid, speak? Songzhi, Wan Maid has overstepped her authority, give her fifteen slaps in the face, let her remember this lesson."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Song Zhi bowed immediately, quickly came in front of Zhen Huan, raised her hand high and slapped her. With a snap, Zhen Huan fell to the side, and five fingerprints quickly appeared on her face.

Seeing that Songzhi was about to take action again, Shen Meizhuang, who was standing by, immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Wan has just entered the palace and is not familiar with the etiquette..."

"Oh? You are not familiar with etiquette, which shows that you were perfunctory during the training. Could it be that Concubine Wan is dissatisfied with entering the palace?"

Ling Rong, who was standing at the end, widened her eyes in surprise. Every word of Concubine Hua's speech was as sharp as a knife. If she was accused of being dissatisfied with entering the palace, it would not only affect Zhen Huan, but her entire family. The most terrifying thing was that Shen Meizhuang's words confirmed that Zhen Huan was not familiar with etiquette. Even if Zhen Huan wanted to refute, she had no way to speak.

"Your Majesty the Empress, please judge clearly, Your Majesty the Hua Concubine, please judge clearly, I have absolutely no dissatisfaction, it's just... it's just..." Before she could finish her sentence, Song Zhi slapped her in the face, and at the moment when Zhen Huan's body was twisted, she slapped her with her backhand. Zhen Huan screamed in pain and collapsed to the ground, covering her face and sobbing softly.

Shen Meizhuang was so anxious that she wanted to pull her, but Noble Lady Borjigit quietly pulled her sleeve. When she looked up, Concubine Hua's gaze fell on her. Shen Meizhuang felt like she was being stared at by an evil ghost. Even though she was worried about Zhen Huan, she didn't dare to be the first to speak out at this time. She could only turn around and look at the Queen pleadingly.

The Queen sighed helplessly. Anyone who saw it would think that Concubine Hua was like this all the time, bullying the Queen in the name of assisting in managing the six palaces.

"Hua Fei, Wan Chang Zai is still young. She must know she is wrong after such a severe punishment. Let's forget about the rest."

"Empress, the Emperor personally granted me the power to assist in the management of the six palaces. I have the right to reward or punish according to the rules. Concubine Wan is disrespecting the Emperor and is dissatisfied with entering the palace. Even Concubine Shen personally testified that she does not know etiquette and has only learned it perfunctorily. For all these things, she deserves to be beaten to death!"

After the word "beaten to death" came out, Zhen Huan, who was still crying, immediately stopped crying, and everyone present held their breath in fear. Xia Dongchun, who was beside An Lingrong, was almost so scared that she knelt down, and only with the help of Lingrong could she barely stand up.

At this moment, Lingrong's heart was beating like a drum. In her previous life, Concubine Hua was also ruthless. She pushed Concubine Shen into the Qianli Pond, punished Zhen Huan to kneel in the scorching sun, and beat Xia Dongchun with a scar. But none of them was like today. Every step was linked to the other, and she nailed Zhen Huan to the crime in front of everyone. She wanted to kill her directly.

The most terrifying thing is that this series of events happened without giving Zhen Huan any chance to react. Any thoughts of defending herself that she had just had were completely shattered by Song Zhi's slaps.

Ling Rong couldn't imagine what would happen if this happened to her. Her father was just a small county magistrate. Even if he was killed by Concubine Hua, it wouldn't cause any waves. Just like Xia Dongchun in her previous life, he had no choice but to die.

But Zhen Huan was different. Her father was the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple and was quite capable in front of the emperor. Her father was also a playmate of the Jizhou assistant commander. As long as the queen said a word, she would not die.

"That's enough, Concubine Hua! While I, the queen, am still alive, you privately tortured my concubines in Jingren Palace. Don't you take me, the queen, seriously?" The queen finally spoke and slapped the table. All the concubines immediately knelt down, and Concubine Hua, who was furious, had to kneel down as well.

"Jianqiu, take Concubine Wan to the warm room and ask Doctor Zhang to take a look at her. Songzhi committed treason by privately punishing the concubines. Considering that she was ordered by Concubine Hua, she will be fined for one year and demoted to the laundry department. Concubine Hua, Concubine Wan will be confined to her house and handed over to the emperor for disposal."

The Queen reacted quickly and punished everyone one by one. Her palace servants did not give Concubine Hua any time to refute and quickly took Songzhi and Wan Changzai out. Jiang Fuhai flicked his whisk and gestured to Concubine Hua to invite them in.

Hua Fei could only glare at him and walked away angrily. When she reached the door of the hall, she did not forget to look back and glance at everyone. "If there is a crime, the emperor will defend it. Humph, you use private punishment, I will not admit it!"

After Concubine Hua left, the hall suddenly became quiet. The Queen held her forehead with her hand, and her two delicate eyebrows were wrinkled together.

"You have seen it, go back and each copy a copy of the palace rules, recite them every day, and then leave."

"Yes, I'll take my leave." Ling Rong stood up with trembling legs, and supported Xia Dongchun, who was almost paralyzed, as she walked out. She stopped and started along the way, and raised her hand to her chest and took a deep breath from time to time. It was not until they left the Jingren Palace that the terrible feeling of suffocation slowly faded away.

"How could it be...how could it be..." Xia Dongchun held Lingrong's arm tightly, staring at the direction where Hua Fei left. She muttered to herself until Lingrong called her name several times, and then she came to her senses.

"An Lingrong, I, I'm so scared. I just entered the palace... If Concubine Wan hadn't made a mistake today, I would probably be the one lying in the warm room now."

Hearing her frightened words, Lingrong didn't know what to say to comfort her. In her previous life, Xia Dongchun was used by Concubine Hua as a raft to establish her authority. She was beaten with a lash of scarlet and her bones were broken. She struggled in agony in the cold palace for seven whole days before she died. That kind of pain was much more terrible than what Zhen Huan was going through today.

But in fact, Lingrong was also very scared. In her previous life, Concubine Hua looked down on her background and humiliated her more with words. When she saw Concubine Hua shouting for war and killing so bluntly, she was scared to death.

At this moment, the morning breeze blew, and she felt a chill on her back. The cold sweat from fright soaked her clothes, just like a basin of cold water poured over her head, telling her that An Lingrong must cheer up, otherwise she would become a dried skeleton in the Forbidden City and waste her life in vain.

At this time, An Lingrong finally realized that everything today was different from her previous life. It was impossible for her to pave the way for herself by relying on the events predicted by the prophets.

She still has to start from scratch on her way forward.