An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

About a cup of tea later, after Lingrong and the others returned to the Yanx Palace, Zhen Huan left the Jingren Palace accompanied by Huanbi. She covered her face with a veil all the way, and was so ashamed and angry that she wanted to run straight back to the Suiyuxuan.

But Suiyuxuan was too remote, and even if she tried to hide, many palace maids and eunuchs would still greet her along the way. At this time, she was only a 17-year-old girl, and she was well-read and skilled in music and dance. She felt that she was different from many boudoir girls who learned the three obediences and four virtues, so her mind was inevitably a little noble.

She once said that she wanted to marry the best man in the world, and even when chatting privately with Shen Meizhuang, she said that she did not want to enter the deep palace.

But things are unpredictable. She was beautiful to begin with, and she deliberately dressed plainly during the selection. Her light lilac-colored clothes made her stand out among the flashy girls. Even if she didn't have a face like Chun Yuan, she would still be selected.

It can be seen that she did want to enter the palace. If she really wanted to fail, she could cover up her pretty face with makeup or dress old-fashionedly, and she would naturally get what she wanted.

She simply wanted to express that she had no intention of being selected, and that she had not even put much thought into her appearance. She was selected just by her "perfunctory" attitude. Many other concubines had tried their best to barely enter the palace at the same time as her. The result that no one could compare to her satisfied her pride even more.

But she didn't expect that her seemingly perfunctory attitude would become a death warrant in the hands of Concubine Hua. After only one day in the palace, she was slapped in the face in public, and her pride was shattered by the maid.

On the way back to Sui Yuxuan, when she met the gazes of the palace servants, she felt that they were laughing at her.

"My lady, please wait for me." Huanbi obviously couldn't keep up with Zhen Huan's pace. Just when she was worried that she would lose her balance, Zhen Huan, who was walking quickly in front of her, fell heavily. The heel of her clog-pot-soled shoes broke and was thrown far away.

"My lady!" Huanbi ran a few steps anxiously and helped Zhen Huan up from the ground. However, due to the broken heel of her shoe, Zhen Huan's legs were of different lengths, so she could only lean on Huanbi with her body tilted. "My lady, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

"Huanbi, my feet... hurt."

"Don't be afraid, my lady. We'll be at Suiyuxuan soon. Ask Liuzhu to go to the Imperial Hospital and invite a doctor back to examine you."

Huanbi was extremely anxious and could only try her best to support Zhen Huan, who was lying limply on her shoulders, and she walked back to Suiyuxuan step by step under the gaze of everyone.

On the palace road, a guard stared at Zhen Huan as she walked away, picked up the heel of her shoe that had just been thrown away, and put it into his arms without a moment's hesitation.

The master and servant who were far away naturally didn't know all this. They finally returned to Sui Yuxuan. After experiencing all these embarrassing events, Zhen Huan immediately hid in the main hall, wrapped in a quilt and didn't want to see anyone.

Cui Jinxi couldn't help but feel worried when she saw Zhen Huan crying. She tried to comfort her in a gentle manner for a long time, but Zhen Huan was unwilling to speak and instead drove her out.

"Huanbi, what happened? Why is the young lady like this?" Cui Jinxi closed the door for Zhen Huan and asked Huanbi softly.

At this time, Huanbi was lying on a chair to rest. She drank a whole cup of cold tea before she could breathe smoothly. She concealed the embarrassing things that happened to the young lady and took a long time to explain the whole story.

"You are so confused. You should have come back to tell us first and brought Xiao Yunzi and Liu Zhu to bring the young lady back."

"Aunt, it's really the young lady who won't agree. She was wronged in the Queen's palace and just wants to hide back in Suiyuxuan as soon as possible. How could she be willing to have a large group of people go to pick her up and lose even more face?"

Cui Jinxi sighed and asked Liuzhu to ask the imperial physician to check whether Miss Wan's ankle was injured. However, Liuzhu just went out and saw a group of guards surrounding the palace gate in front of the main hall, and she could not go out.

Liu Zhu went to ask, and was only told that the Queen had ordered a house arrest, and that no one in the main hall was allowed to leave.

Cui Jinxi also became anxious. If her foot was really injured, it would only get worse without treatment. She walked around the hall a few times and suddenly remembered that she was not a member of the main palace, but the head aunt of the entire Sui Yuxuan. She should obey the orders of the mistress of the first palace, but Zhen Huan was only a concubine now. According to the rules, Cui Jinxi should not be ordered around by her.

Without giving it much thought, Cui Jinxi ran to negotiate with the guards, and stuffed a bag of silver into their pockets before they reluctantly agreed to let her go out to find a royal physician.

Most of the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau were busy. Some of them waved their hands and refused to go when they heard that it was Concubine Wan who came to invite them. After all, Concubine Hua had Nian Gengyao's support, and they didn't want to bring bad luck to Concubine Hua for a little Concubine.

There was no other way, Cui Jinxi could only find a young-looking doctor and take him to see Wan Changzai.

However, Ling Rong didn't know all this. After comforting the frightened Xia Dongchun, she went to the main hall to visit Noble Lady Fucha.

Noble Lady Fucha did not show any fear on her face. She sat upright on the throne, as if she had known that An Lingrong was coming.

Lingrong bowed according to the rules and sat obediently on a chair beside her at the signal of Noble Lady Fucha. The two looked at each other for a long while before Noble Lady Fucha spoke.

"Why, are you scared?"

"Yes..." Lingrong responded, pretending to tremble with fear, "I never thought that Wan Changzai would be... This time when she entered the palace, she is the only one with a title, which shows how much the emperor likes her."

"Xi'ai, you think you can live well in this palace just by being pretty. Don't forget, in the eyes of the superiors, you are just a plaything."

Ling Rong felt the gaze of Noble Lady Fucha and quickly put down her teacup. "Noble Lady is right. Ling Rong also knows that she has no power. Fortunately, she and Noble Lady are in the same palace. I only hope... I only hope..."

She bit her lip and looked at Noble Lady Fucha hopefully, what she was saying in her heart was that she only hoped that you could be a stepping stone for me so that I could live a little easier in this deep palace.

But he hesitated for a long time and didn't say anything. He could only bow and salute again.

"It's rare for Yanxi Palace to have someone as smart as you. As long as you obey my orders, you will definitely get some benefits."

Lingrong blinked her eyes and saw Sang'er bringing a large pile of lead as a reward. She didn't know if Noble Lady Fucha knew something, but there was actually three hundred taels of silver among them.

"Keep it, and keep an eye on Yixingxuan these days, understand?"

"I understand." An Lingrong accepted the reward and returned to Ledaotang happily accompanied by Zhaoshui. She had no interest in cosmetics, hairpins and rings, but was very excited about the white silver.

"Zhao Shui, what do you think of what happened today?"

Zhaoshui walked closer and massaged Lingrong's shoulders. He glanced at Baojuan taking the reward into the warehouse before he answered.

"I feel that this incident today was well-prepared. Hua... that person wants to establish his authority in front of the newcomers. Whether it is Wan Changzai or any other Changzai, they may become the target."

"Oh? If Wan Chang hadn't made a mistake today, guess who would have been the target."

"…It should be Xia Changzai."

"Smart." What happened yesterday had already caused dissatisfaction in the palace. Perhaps Concubine Hua had originally wanted to use Xia Dongchun to establish her authority, but the other party had just been favored by the emperor. If she acted rashly, she would most likely be reprimanded.

So it would be better to find another eye-catching newcomer and let these newcomers know her skills and her favor. This is to establish authority and also a warning.

The person who was probably the happiest about today's visit was the Queen. She had confined Concubine Hua and Zhen Huan, who was most likely to be favored. Xia Dongchun, who was under her control, had already been favored early on. It was no exaggeration to say that she was very happy.

As for Concubine Hua, it was revealed too early that she was a cruel and ruthless person. How could the new concubine dare to ally herself with her? The empress, who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, would probably be so excited that she couldn't sleep.

Lingrong stared at Baojuan who had tidied up the warehouse in a daze. The humiliation and pride of her previous life were still vivid in her mind. She didn't know until her death whether Baojuan was the Queen's man or not, but she had suffered enough and she didn't want to trust anyone in this life anymore.

But since she has already taken refuge with Noble Lady Fucha, let her think carefully about how to get this noble lady, with the help of Xia Dongchun, to come before the Emperor.

As for how long she can keep the emperor's heart, it depends on her own ability.

However, Lingrong did not expect that Zhen Huan would be able to gain the emperor's favor in just seven days and become a noble lady of Wan.