An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

First, she eavesdropped on the private conversations of Zhen Huan and the other two, then she chatted with Concubine Hua in the Yikun Palace, and finally she asked the imperial physician to take her pulse. Ling Rong felt that she had met too many people in one day.

She finally fell asleep comfortably at night, but was woken up by Zhaoshui, who said that something happened in Concubine Duan's Yanqing Palace and asked Lingrong if she wanted to go see Concubine Duan.

Ling Rong was already a little irritated after being woken up, and when she thought about how far Yanqing Palace and Chengqian Palace were, she was even more reluctant to move. Her warm bed was not worth giving up on Concubine Duan, with whom she had no relationship at all.

"Do you know what happened? If it's not a big deal, I won't go."

"I don't know exactly, but someone from the Imperial Hospital passed by Chengqian Palace, and I vaguely heard them discussing that something had happened to Concubine Duan of Yanqing Palace."

Ling Rong huddled in the quilt and shook her hands. Someone was coming to inform Chengqian Palace anyway, so there was no need for her to go there so late at night. It wasn't like the Queen was ill, and a concubine was not qualified enough to serve the whole palace.

Seeing Lingrong waving her hand, Zhaoshui blew out the candle and retreated.

Early the next morning, the two little maids, Zhaoshui and Baoque, came to tell Lingrong the news they had heard. It turned out that Concubine Duan was force-fed chili water yesterday, and the imperial physician was called to torture her all night until this morning.

"Do you know who the imperial physician that was called is?" The only person who could use this method to deal with Concubine Duan was Concubine Hua, but it was a new thing that Concubine Hua allowed Concubine Duan to call the imperial physician.

"I heard it was Doctor Wen." Zhaoshui was concerned about this matter last night, so she naturally knew who the doctor was. "My lady, Doctor Wen is just a medical assistant now."

Ling Rong nodded. Wen Shichu’s official position was not important. What was important was the master behind him.

Now that he is treating Concubine Duan as a medical officer, it means that Zhen Huan has specifically reminded him. Otherwise, unless Concubine Duan specifically specifies it, he will not have the opportunity to diagnose Concubine Duan.

It seems that Zhen Huan is really involved with Concubine Duan.

"I think everyone knows who caused Concubine Duan's misfortune this time."

"I heard about it." Bao Que spoke hastily. She had been wanting to tell the young lady about this for a long time. "It was said that a bowl of soup sent by Yikun Palace had a lot of chili peppers added to it."

Lingrong was not surprised at this statement, but she didn't know whether Concubine Duan would make a fuss about this matter.

But after all the slapping and beatings he had endured in the past, perhaps the pepper spray was nothing.

As expected, the palace was quiet the entire afternoon, and there was no incident of Concubine Duan accusing Concubine Hua of abusing concubines.

Although she had known this result, Lingrong couldn't help but feel a little regretful. After all, everyone wanted to see the excitement, and the excitement of two concubines fighting for the position was even more interesting.

Lingrong originally wanted to go to Jingpin to chat and find out about Concubine Duan, but the Manchu dress in her hand was not yet finished embroidering. She was worried that Concubine Hua would have a sudden whim and make things difficult for her again, so she had to stay in Chengqian Palace and embroider seriously.

Early the next morning, I heard that the Empress Dowager had appointed an imperial physician to see Concubine Duan. In her previous life, the Empress Dowager had always ignored the matters between Concubine Hua and Concubine Duan, but in this life, for some reason, she was willing to appoint an imperial physician to see Concubine Duan.

This made Concubine Hua extremely angry. She never expected that this sickly and vicious woman could actually please the Empress Dowager.

If the Queen Mother told the Emperor about the torture of Concubine Duan, then this favor might really be gone. Concubine Hua was extremely anxious in the Yikun Palace. For the first time, she was afraid that the Emperor would step into the Yikun Palace.

However, Hua Fei's worries were unnecessary. As long as her brother was capable in the previous dynasty, she would be favored in the harem.

However, Concubine Hua thought that she was favored because the emperor liked her, and completely ignored the contribution of her brother.

In the end, it was Cao Qinmo who comforted Concubine Hua, telling her to calm down and not to take the initiative to admit her mistakes to the Emperor or the Queen Mother.

Lingrong saw clearly that the Empress Dowager had appointed an imperial physician to take care of Concubine Duan simply because the Empress was "confined" in the palace.

The Queen Mother just wanted to use the matter of Concubine Duan to warn Concubine Hua. The Queen Mother knew all the little tricks she did, and told her not to get carried away and have thoughts that she shouldn't have.

It seemed that Concubine Hua would have to keep a low profile for a few days, so Lingrong felt relieved and threw the Manchu dress aside. Her fingers were sore from embroidering these past two days, and her eyes were also very uncomfortable.

It was a good opportunity for her to take a walk in the Imperial Garden while Concubine Hua had no time to take care of her.

Since living alone in Chengqian Palace, Lingrong seldom saw Xia Dongchun. Perhaps it was because Noble Lady Fucha was pregnant, but Xia Dongchun stayed in Yixingxuan all day, fearing that she would accidentally offend Noble Lady Fucha.

But today was a rare day. As soon as Lingrong arrived at Wanchun Pavilion, she heard Xia Dongchun and Mingyu mumbling about going to race horses and fly kites.

"My young master, you are not very good at riding a horse, and there is no horse farm in this palace." Mingyu was serious. She didn't care whether Xia Dongchun was expressing her boredom or not, and analyzed to her young master bit by bit why she couldn't go horse racing.

"How stupid! An Lingrong moved out of the Yanxi Palace, and that Fuzi moved into Ledao Hall. It would have been fine if she moved in, but she looks so much like Zhen Huan that I'll be disgusted for a long time after seeing her once."

Xia Dongchun's personality was as straightforward as ever. She didn't care at all about the comings and goings of people in the Imperial Garden. Even if Zhen Huan was sitting here, she would probably dare to say loudly that she disliked Zhen Huan.

But Xia Dongchun and Zhen Huan didn't seem to have any grudges, right? Lingrong thought carefully for a long time. If she had to trace it back, it was just a quarrel on the day of the talent show.

"Flying kites is fun in spring." Ling Rong did not hide it. She walked into Wanchun Pavilion openly. Now that both of them were concubines, the most they could do was to exchange greetings.

But Xia Dongchun didn't bother to care about this matter. When she saw Ling Rong coming over, her eyes immediately lit up, "So, you want to play too?"

But Ling Rong just looked at the weather outside, then looked at Xia Dongchun's face, and did not answer for a long time.

Xia Dongchun was so anxious that she wanted to come over and pull her hand, "You have been in the palace for so long, why are you still so hesitant? Are you going or not?"

"Okay, okay, Concubine Xia, I will go with you." Ling Rong saw that she was getting anxious, so she stopped teasing her, "But the Imperial Garden is not big, so flying a kite is a bit restrictive."

When Xia Dongchun thought about the Imperial Garden, which could be walked through in a cup of tea, she immediately became depressed. The pavilions, towers, flowers, plants and trees were so close together that she would probably get caught on a tree if she didn't run far with the kite.

"It would be great if we could go to the Summer Palace or the Old Summer Palace." Xia Dongchun walked around the pavilion for a few rounds, still thinking about what he could play.

"How about...I and the maid play a game of fighting the herb?"

"That thing is so boring," Xia Dongchun rolled her eyes when she heard the name, but her expression changed the next second, and she happily took Ling Rong's hand, "Then I want to fight."

"Fighting?" Ling Rong looked at Xia Dongchun in confusion, but Xia Dongchun pretended not to see anything and immediately ran out of the pavilion to weed in the garden.

"My Lady An, a fight is when everyone picks the grass they like, and then puts them together to see whose grass is more resilient." Mingyu was more steady than Xia Dongchun. She bowed and slowly explained to Lingrong what a fight was. After Lingrong waved her hand, she quickly walked out of the pavilion to find Xia Dongchun.

"My young master, this..." Zhaoshui had never expected that Concubine Xia actually wanted to play like this. Looking at her young master's fragile appearance, she was really worried that Concubine Xia would knock her down if he exerted too much force.

Ling Rong had never played a hundred-herb game like this before, so she became interested. "It's okay. After all, Xia Changzai is a woman, so she may not be that strong. Let's go and find a few more."

Zhaoshui opened his mouth and wanted to persuade Lingrong again, but seeing that Lingrong had already gone to look for grass stems, he could only follow her.

The master and servant searched for a long time in the garden before they found a few grass stems that looked tough. When they returned to Wanchun Pavilion, they saw the table full of grass. Xia Dongchun even had a handful in his hand and was picking the thickest one.

Ling Rong looked down at what she had in her hand and felt that she was about to lose to Xia Dongchun in terms of quantity.

"Now you know how to fight." Xia Dongchun finally picked one. She held up the grass stem and waved it in front of Lingrong. "Look how I can kill you with this one."

Ling Rong also picked out a stem that looked fairly solid, crossed it with Xia Dongchun's stem, pinched both ends of the stem with both hands, and pulled back with all her strength.

But unexpectedly, Xia Dongchun was too strong. Before the grass was broken, Ling Rong was pulled and almost fell into Xia Dongchun's arms.

"My two young ladies, why don't you sit down and play?" Mingyu couldn't help but stop them when she saw the two people wearing lingerie and playing such a dangerous game.

Fortunately, both young masters knew that they would not have enough fun this way, so they simply sat down and continued to complete the task of fighting the herbs.

Zhaoshui gave Mingyu a look, and the two of them stood silently behind their respective masters, to prevent one of them from accidentally falling backwards to the ground because of too much strength.

"Wait, if you lose, you have to embroider a sachet for me...with a pattern of jasmine flowers."

Just before the game started, Xia Dongchun added a jackpot to the game, but she obviously didn't think Ling Rong could win, and she didn't even mention what she would give Ling Rong if she lost.

"What if Chang Zai loses?" Ling Rong didn't think she would lose, "Then let Chang Zai do something for me."

"Tsk, I won't lose."

Xia Dongchun shook his grass stem proudly, and with a force of both hands he broke the one in Ling Rong's hand.

Ling Rong was not convinced, but she didn't expect that the grass stem she changed would still break. She thought she could win the game, but she didn't expect that the grass stems that Xia Dongchun carefully selected were so strong that they broke all the ones in her hand.

Xia Dongchun was so happy that she won all the way to the end. She happily shook the grass stems and said, "You lost to me. You must not forget the sachet you promised me."

"If we have a literary duel, I may not lose to Concubine Xia." Ling Rong snorted stubbornly, but still admitted defeat and agreed to embroider the sachet for Xia Dongchun.

"Look at your unwillingness to admit defeat. Tell me what you need my help with."

Unexpectedly, Xia Dongchun was so generous. Ling Rong immediately smiled. She held Xia Dongchun's hand and said, "I want Chang Zai to help me check, Prince Guo and Doctor Wen."

"To push one step further is two different things." Although Xia Dongchun said so, she did not refuse in the end, "Let's check their relationship with Wanpin."

Ling Rong nodded, with a delighted smile on her face, as if she had not expected Xia Dongchun to be so smart.

"Is this Zhen a spirit from the medicine pot? They are afraid that the pot will dry up, so they keep surrounding her every day."

Hearing Xia Dongchun's words, not only Ling Rong couldn't help laughing, but the two maids serving on the side were also amused and almost laughed out loud.

"Okay, wait for the news. Go back and study hard. I'll find you next time to play the Herb Fight." Xia Dongchun finally had a good time and went back triumphantly with the herb she won in the game.

Although she lost this round of the game, Lingrong achieved her goal, which was considered a win. After all, Xia Dongchun was the most well-informed, and it was much more convenient for her to investigate Zhen Huan's affairs than for herself.

Lingrong originally wanted to return to Chengqian Palace, but after thinking about it, she took Zhaoshui to Xianfu Palace. She was now curious whether Shen Meizhuang would really stand with Zhen Huan.

As soon as I entered Xianfu Palace, I saw Shen Meizhuang arranging maids to check inside and outside Cunju Hall. Even the roots of the tree where the musk jar had been placed were dug up again.

"Sister Shen, what are you doing..."

"Lingrong is here." Shen Meizhuang told Caixing to look for the situation, and she took Lingrong into the palace. "Since that incident, I've always been worried, so I just check the garden from time to time to avoid repeating the same mistake."

"Come to think of it, ever since Baojuan put musk in the charcoal basket, my sister has asked the imperial physician to come to the palace to check from time to time."

Ling Rong took the teacup handed to her by the maid. She subconsciously glanced at the maid and felt that she looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who she was for a moment.

"Sister, is this the new maid who comes to serve you?"

Shen Meizhuang glanced at the maid and raised her chin to signal her to leave. After she could no longer see the maid, Shen Meizhuang slowly spoke, "Since Caiyue left, I have only Caixing to serve me. Huan... Wanpin saw that I had no capable person around me, so she gave me this maid named Juqing."

When Lingrong heard the name, the hand holding the tea trembled involuntarily. No wonder she felt that this maid looked familiar. It turned out to be the one that Zhen Huan pointed out to her in her previous life.

Lingrong was no longer interested in thinking about whether it was Juqing or Baojuan who leaked the secret to the Queen in the previous life. Anyway, one of them was dead and the other was under Shen Meiyu's command. She should not be the one who was worried.

"Since it was sent by Concubine Wan, I won't ask any more questions." Lingrong shut up tactfully. If she used Juqing to sow discord between Zhen Huan and Shen Meiyu at this time, her purpose would be too obvious and she would easily arouse Shen Meiyu's suspicion. It would be best to say nothing at this time.

"I know what my sister is worried about." Shen Meizhuang was frank, "With Baojuan's previous experience, I will be careful when using this Juqing even if it was sent by Wanpin."

"After all, she is not brought from home, so we should be careful as much as possible." Ling Rong echoed Shen Meizhuang's words, "Wanpin will always think of you, so I don't think she will harm you."

"But she is not the person I am familiar with after all."