An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

After the greetings were over, the green cards of the concubines were finally hung up. But Ling Rong was not in a hurry, because she knew that with her appearance and the impression she left on the emperor during the selection, he would not be remembered for a while.

Moreover, the Queen now has Xia Dongchun as her handy "weapon", and she probably has no interest in going to the Emperor to remind him that there is still a young concubine who has not been picked.

The most urgent thing now is to let Noble Lady Fucha get what she wants.

As for the emperor, the easiest thing to do is to look like Empress Chunyuan. But whether it is appearance or voice, Fucha Guiren can't learn it. However, she can still work hard in terms of talent. She is good at playing the zither. It's nothing more than finding a good time and place for the emperor to "accidentally meet" her.

"Zhao Shui, accompany me to meet Concubine Xia."

Zhao Shui responded and took out a plate of freshly made Begonia cake to take with him.

Lingrong looked at her with satisfaction, took the fan and walked out quickly. The sun was shining brightly at noon, and Lingrong held up the silk fan to barely block the sun and stepped into the East Side Hall of the Yanxi Palace.

Xia Dongchun sat on the beauty's backrest, leaning on the railing to watch the swaying leaves in the garden blown by the wind. People who didn't know her personality would inevitably think that she was a gentle beauty, but her bright makeup and all kinds of ostentatious accessories completely suppressed her beauty.

Ling Rong bowed, and Xia Dongchun waved her hand to indicate that she should sit next to him. The two of them looked at the scenery for a long time, and Xia Dongchun turned his head to look at Ling Rong.

"You went to the main hall and then came to my place. You really come from a poor family. You know how to judge the situation, An Lingrong."

"Xia Changzai is well-informed." Ling Rong sighed, knowing that Xia Dongchun was indeed not an ordinary person to meet the emperor on her first day in the palace. "The palace swallows people, Ling Rong just wants to survive."

"Just tell me what you want. Don't beat around the bush. I don't understand."

"Let Noble Lady Fucha be favored."

"There's no need to be so blunt." Xia Dongchun wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief. Ling Rong looked over and found that it was the forsythia handkerchief she had embroidered.

Until now, she still didn't know why Xia Dongchun treated her differently than in her previous life, but it was a good thing that she was willing to get close to her. It saved her some planning and calculation, and brought her more convenience.

"But if you want her to be favored, what do you want me to do? Do you want me to introduce her to the emperor?"

"Xia Changzai, if you recommend her, she will want the noble lady to admit that she respects you. Do you think the noble lady Fucha will agree?"

Xia Dongchun snorted, rather disdainfully, "What can I do if she doesn't want to? Her father holds a high position, but she still asked me for help."

"Given Noble Lady Fucha's family background, the Emperor will definitely not forget her. In the next few days, the names of the three noble ladies will be turned over one by one. However..."

"Tsk, I told you not to beat around the bush. You're hesitating like a useless maid."

"Flipping the cards is just the beginning, gaining favor is the goal."

"How could she be worthy of that?" Xia Dongchun rolled her eyes, picked up a piece of the crabapple cake that Ling Rong brought, smelled it, and then threw it back in disgust.

But then she seemed to have thought of something, her body trembled slightly, and even her voice trembled.

"She, she wants it, and there's nothing I can do to help her."

"With Concubine Xia's connections, it shouldn't be difficult for her to get some information from the Emperor."

"Around the evening of tomorrow, at the Jiangxue Pavilion in the Imperial Garden."

Ling Rong opened her mouth in surprise. She really didn't expect that Xia Dongchun could actually find out the whereabouts of the emperor, and even dared to say it so casually. Didn't he know that this was a capital crime?

"I wonder if Chang is interested in going to Jiangxuexuan to see the crabapple blossoms at twilight time tomorrow."

"I'm not interested. It's just singing, playing the piano and dancing. I might as well go to Changyin Pavilion to watch a play."

Lingrong got up and left, and went to Noble Lady Fucha's palace to discuss things under the scorching sun. It was not until sunset that Lingrong returned to Ledao Hall with a dazed head.

After resting for a while, she lit the oil lamp again, and used the dim light to embroider a lifelike crabapple flower on the veil that was to be used by Noble Lady Fucha.

On the second day, at 3:30 pm, under the five crabapple trees in Jiangxuexuan, Noble Lady Fucha, dressed in a pink and white dress, played the piano with Sang'er.

Just then, the wind blew the crabapple petals down, just like colorful snowflakes falling, making the woman playing the piano look like a banished angel, extraordinary.

That night, the emperor flipped over Noble Lady Fucha's nameplate. She was the first among the noble ladies to be flipped over. Unlike Xia Dongchun's unruly method, Noble Lady Fucha's green nameplate had already been hung up. Even though there was suspicion of seducing the emperor, it was at least legitimate.

But it was bound to be a fight. Lingrong picked up the lamp wick and heard the sound of Noble Lady Fucha being sent back from the main hall after having sex with the emperor. The emperor's appetite would be whetted by playing hard to get. Zhen Huan was the best at this. The emperor was willing to play with her because he had a new beauty.

On the second day after Noble Lady Fucha served the Emperor, she received many rewards from the Emperor. It was said that the Emperor even personally put a crabapple hairpin on Noble Lady Fucha, which showed how much honor and favor she received.

The difference was Xia Dongchun. Since that day, the emperor never turned over her name card again. Even when he came to have lunch with Noble Lady Fucha, he was indifferent when he saw Xia Dongchun.

The emperor did not like uneducated people, so Xia Dongchun, whom he considered a "vulgar person", was naturally forgotten about.

But all these were nothing compared to the favor Zhen Huan received. The night the Emperor heard about the visit, he lifted the confinement of Suiyuxuan and Yikun Palace, and even asked the chief doctor of the Imperial Hospital, Zhang, to treat her face. In just two days, the redness and swelling had all subsided.

In the past few days, the emperor ignored Concubine Hua and summoned the imperial physician to give Zhen Huan ointment. Since it was Imperial Physician Zhang who was in charge of taking care of her, Zhen Huan didn't even have the chance to contact Wen Shichu, so she couldn't lie about being ill and avoid sleeping with him like she did in her previous life.

Therefore, her green card was always hanging, and the emperor's heart was always concerned about her.