Rebirth of Her Royal Highness the Princess

When Concubine Ling learned that King Xuan had been demoted to a commoner, she was extremely sad. She could not accept this fact and felt that her world had collapsed in an instant. Her tears flowed like a flood, and her body trembled from excessive grief. Suddenly, a stream of blood spurted out of her mouth, staining the ground red, and then she fainted on the ground.

The maid ran to the Queen's bedroom in panic, crying, "Empress, please save Concubine Ling. Concubine Ling is unconscious!" The Queen was shocked and immediately stood up and ordered, "Go and call the imperial physician!" The maids acted quickly. They sent people to find the imperial physician, while nervously surrounding Concubine Ling, trying to wake her up, but she did not respond.

The imperial physician arrived soon, carefully examined Ling Guiren's condition, and prescribed some medicine. After a period of treatment and care, Ling Guiren finally woke up, but her body was still weak and needed a long time of recuperation to recover.

The first thing Concubine Ling said after waking up was: "King Xuan... How is he?" The maids did not dare to answer, for fear of irritating her again. The queen gently stroked her hand and said: "Concubine Ling, you should take good care of your health first, and we can talk about other things later." Concubine Ling burst into tears. She knew that everything had changed. She had lost her son and the future was full of uncertainty.

"Empress, I want to see the Emperor." She struggled to her knees, her eyes full of anticipation and desire.

The queen looked at her, sighed and said, "The emperor..." Before she finished her words, she heard a noise coming from outside.

"The Emperor has arrived!" With this loud shout, everyone knelt down to welcome him.

She was delighted and looked up, seeing the emperor striding in. The emperor was wearing a dragon robe, handsome and majestic, but with a hint of fatigue on his face.

She quickly saluted the emperor and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

The emperor looked at her, nodded, and then said to the queen: "Get up." Then he looked at her again: "What do you want to see me for?"

She was a little nervous, but she still mustered up the courage to say, "I would like to ask the emperor to make the decision for me." Then she told him about King Xuan.

After hearing this, the emperor frowned tightly, and said with a hint of impatience: "I have demoted him to a commoner." Concubine Ling was shocked, tears welled up in her eyes. She reached out and grabbed the corner of the emperor's clothes, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, he is our first child, Your Majesty..." The emperor looked at Concubine Ling in front of him.

There was a hint of disappointment and anger in his eyes, and his voice was low and firm: "Then can he hurt my legitimate son?" Ling Guiren widened her eyes, tears slid down her cheeks, and she choked and said: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, please forgive him this time!"

The emperor was not moved at all. He looked at Ling Guiren coldly, then turned and left the room, leaving Ling Guiren crying alone on the bed, her heart filled with pain and helplessness.

Concubine Ling's heart seemed to be torn apart. She collapsed on the bed with empty eyes.

"Why? Why won't the emperor forgive my King Xuan..." she murmured to herself.

The palace maids on the side watched silently, and they didn't know how to comfort this poor noblewoman.

A few days passed, and Concubine Ling's health gradually recovered, but her mood could not calm down.

One day, Concubine Ling received a letter from outside the palace. The letter read: "Mother, I have arrived safely at my fourth brother's fiefdom, don't worry. I hope you take care of yourself and will make a comeback in the future."

After seeing this letter, a glimmer of hope ignited in Ling Guiren's heart.

"My King Xuan, he will definitely make a comeback..." Concubine Ling held the envelope tightly and swore secretly.

It turned out that King Xian arranged King Xuan in his own fiefdom, keeping him away from the disputes and power struggles in the capital. This could be considered a form of protection.

On the other hand, the virtuous prince showed great filial piety. He would visit Concubine Ling in person every day and ask the emperor to promote Concubine Ling's position.

Concubine Ling is his mother, and Prince Xuan is his elder brother. He cannot interfere in either public or private matters, but he wants to become strong so that he can protect his mother and brother.

Concubine Ling was deeply relieved. She understood the good intentions of the wise king and decided to cheer up.

So she began to dress herself up carefully to regain the emperor's favor.

At the same time, she also secretly collected intelligence, observed the situation in the court, and waited for the opportunity to avenge King Xuan.

The Emperor had some feelings for Concubine Ling and could not bear to hurt her. So he issued an imperial decree:

By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: The noble lady Ling is prudent and prudent, diligent and docile, of gentle character, and of good conduct. She is virtuous and virtuous. She is hereby canonized as Consort Xi. I decree this.

Concubine Xi finally regained favor, and her position as a concubine was higher than that of a noble lady, directly surpassing the concubine position of her concubine sister.

Since then, Ling Guiren became Concubine Xi, and her position in the palace became more stable. She knew that all this was hard-won, so she cherished the hard-earned favor even more.

The virtuous king came to Concubine Xi's palace, and Concubine Xi was favored and returned to live in the Qionghua Palace.

"Your son congratulates mother on regaining favor!" said the wise king with a smile.

"Yier, your mother is in favor thanks to you! Yier, do you know? The reason why the emperor favors me so much this time is because of you. You are really my good son!" Concubine Xi said excitedly, holding the virtuous king's hand.

"Mother, you are too kind. This is what I, as a son, should do," the wise king replied modestly.

"Yier, you know that now we, mother and son, have become the target of public criticism. We must be more careful and cautious in the future." Concubine Xi reminded.

"Don't worry, mother. I know what's going on. But I think we can't just keep taking the beatings passively like this. We must find a way to fight back." The wise king said with a frown.

"Yier, what are your plans?" asked Concubine Xi.

"I think we can start with the Queen and Prince Kang. Although they seem to be in a prosperous position now, they actually have many problems. As long as we can find something wrong with them, we may be able to put them in trouble," the wise king analyzed.

"But both the Queen and Prince Kang are not easy to deal with. How easy is it to find any evidence against them?" Concubine Xi said worriedly.

"Don't worry, mother. I have my own way. I have already arranged people to keep an eye on their every move. As long as there is a chance, we can take action." The wise king said confidently.

"Okay, Yier, everything depends on you. However, you must also pay attention to safety and never take risks." Concubine Xi instructed.

"Don't worry, mother. I understand." The wise king nodded in response.

Concubine Xi and King Xian began to pay close attention to the actions of the Queen and King Kang, trying to find something to hold against them. However, the Queen and King Kang were very cautious and it was difficult to find any flaws.

One day, Concubine Xi accidentally discovered that the maidservant beside the queen secretly went out and behaved suspiciously. She became suspicious and sent someone to follow the maidservant. Soon, her subordinates reported that the maidservant met a man outside the palace and seemed to have an affair.

Concubine Xi thought this was a breakthrough, so she told the Xian King about it. The Xian King decided to investigate further to see if he could find any useful clues. With their efforts, they discovered that the man was the confidant of the King Kang, and the two of them secretly colluded and planned a huge conspiracy.

The virtuous prince and the concubine Xi were shocked. They realized that the situation was serious and they had to take action as soon as possible. After discussion, they decided to hand over the evidence to the emperor. However, it was not easy to present the evidence to the emperor smoothly. They had to be careful and avoid alerting the enemy. So the virtuous prince and the concubine Xi secretly contacted some reliable ministers and planned together how to hand the evidence to the emperor. At an appropriate time, the virtuous prince led a group of ministers to meet the emperor and presented the evidence one by one.

The emperor flipped through the evidence, his face becoming increasingly grim, and finally he became furious. "How dare you do such a treasonous thing behind my back!" The emperor slammed the table and stood up.

He immediately ordered King Kang to be placed under house arrest and ordered a thorough investigation of the matter. At the same time, Concubine Xi was also rewarded by the emperor for her meritorious reporting.

Seeing this, everyone in the harem flattered Concubine Xi, and for a while, Concubine Xi was the most popular. Meanwhile, King Xuan was quietly developing his power in his fiefdom, waiting for the right time to return to the capital.

But the queen was fine. This puzzled Concubine Xi. She felt that she had tried so hard to advise the emperor, so why couldn't she overthrow the queen? Could it be that, as her father said, the emperor still had feelings for the queen?

"Mother, why doesn't father deal with the Queen? The Queen is suspected of treason!" the wise king asked dissatisfiedly.

"This matter is not that simple. It is not so easy for the emperor to believe it. Besides, Prince Kang was only placed under house arrest and did not receive any substantial punishment. I am afraid that..." Concubine Xi hesitated to speak.

"Mother, you mean..." The wise king frowned and looked at the royal concubine in confusion.

Concubine Xi sighed, "I'm afraid that the emperor will suppress this matter and let it go. After all, the power behind the queen cannot be underestimated. If the emperor wants to touch her, he must consider the consequences. Moreover, there is insufficient evidence to convict the queen now."

After hearing this, the virtuous king felt a sinking feeling in his heart, and a sense of powerlessness came over him. He originally thought that he had enough evidence to overthrow the king and the queen in one fell swoop, but he didn't expect that things were not so simple. Now, how should he deal with it?