An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

In Yining Palace, the night has reached early morning. An Lingrong recalled the infatuated expression of Shen Meizhuang looking at Wen Shichu, and recalled the tragic experience of Shen Meizhuang in the previous life: Shen Meizhuang was favored by the emperor when she first entered the palace, and the emperor gave her chrysanthemums to symbolize her unyielding integrity. She is gentle on the outside but tough on the inside. When she gained the power to co-manage the Sixth Palace, she advocated frugality in the harem and reduced the portion size by half. She also reduced the portion of Concubine Hua's favorite crab noodle soup, which aroused Concubine Hua's resentment and most of the concubines in the harem also expressed their disapproval. Shen Meizhuang was dissatisfied and there were many jealous people.

Shen Meizhuang was framed for having a false pregnancy and was despised by the emperor and fell out of favor. Later, the Queen Mother reconciled and gave the palace of Shenmeizhuang a love wine. Unexpectedly, Shenmeizhuang gave the wine to Dr. Wen, which led to a one-night stand between Dr. Wen and Shenmeizhuang, and then they became pregnant, but the emperor was still kept in the dark.

In the previous life, because of his own contribution, Dr. Wen tried to prove his innocence by "self-inflicting the disease" to stimulate Shen Meizhuang to give birth prematurely. After going through many difficulties to give birth to a daughter, she died of hemorrhage due to excessive fright.

When An Lingrong thought about it carefully now, she was still frightened and confused. She was reborn and could find ways to avoid the traps of the previous life. However, Shen Meizhuang was not a reborn person, but she did not want to see her "make the same mistakes again."

She thought about it and could only pray that Shen Meizhuang and Dr. Wen would keep their promise and not go beyond the thunder pool.

Just as she was tossing and turning, unable to sleep at night, and hearing a tapping sound from under the bed, the emperor took her to inspect the alchemy pavilion again.

The emperor took her hand and walked quickly in the secret passage, passing through the familiar and hot door. There was no candlelight inside, but the red flames in the alchemy furnace reflected the entire hall very brightly.

An Lingrong let go of the emperor's hand, came to Wei Lin's side, and asked with concern: "Master Wei, is there any progress today?"

Wei Lin saluted cautiously and expectantly: "Go back to your Majesty, according to your Majesty's suggestion, I added a little dry grass, which tastes slightly bitter. I have already refined part of the pills and are currently testing them. It is estimated that the effect will be better than before." It will be better.”

An Lingrong nodded: "That's good. The emperor happens to be free today, so let the emperor take a look."

An Lingrong picked up a green corn-sized pill and placed it in the palm of the emperor's hand. The emperor looked at it and said softly: "The color is darker this time. It looks pretty good. I wonder how it will work?"

An Lingrong explained: "Your Majesty, I would like to tell you first that the withered grass itself has a detoxifying effect, and it has a strong effect when paired with yellow lotus. Therefore, the appearance of the meatballs is relatively small."

The emperor nodded, looked at it with approval, and put the pills back on the plate: "Very good, let the imperial doctors try it. If the effect is obvious, I can arrange a date to take it."

After waiting for a long time, there was finally a breakthrough. The emperor was very happy and then patrolled around again.

An Lingrong noticed that the monk who was usually called Sansheng was nowhere to be seen today.

She didn't pay too much attention to this matter, but when she and the emperor returned to Yining Palace after visiting the Alchemy Pavilion.

The emperor spoke of the matter on his own initiative.

"Li Bin, are you wondering why Master Sansheng is missing?"

"Then let me tell you one more thing. The governor has asked him to go back to Jianli Temple in Taihang Mountain."

"Your Majesty, it turns out that the Three Provinces really come from the Taihang Mountains. Those monks in Jianli Temple must have great backgrounds, so they are so favored by the Emperor, right?"

"That's for sure. Have you noticed the ring on San Sheng's thumb? It was given to him by the emperor. He has great power. With that ring, he can mobilize the monks in all the temples in Taihang Mountain. , this is the power I have arranged outside the palace, but if you want to talk about the power outside the palace, no matter how strong the people in the palace are, they are not as strong as Concubine Duan. Even if Concubine Duan stays at home, I still have to respect her. divided.”

"Your Majesty, Concubine Duan appears to be a frail and kind person from the outside. I never expected that she would have the support of powerful forces in the world. I can see that Concubine Duan loves the emperor very much."

"Haha, if Concubine Duan loves me very much, she will definitely be dissatisfied and resentful. The remaining four points are true love. If you win Concubine Duan's favor, I will be polite to you. "

"What is the emperor talking about? Why can't I understand it? Speaking of these real people from three provinces, when will he come back to the alchemy pavilion? Does the emperor intend to find someone to replace him?"

"Why did he come back? I ordered him to use that ring to command everyone and lead the troops to the front line to support Zhen Heng. Nian Gengyao's old troops should also be eliminated. I didn't expect that I would have a trace of kindness in my heart. In my heart, it has caused today's consequences, leaving one of Nian Gengyao's capable generals to guard the border. This unlucky man was captured alive by Ce Ling and lost several cities in a row. I am very angry. "

"Your Majesty, it's better to go to bed early. Real men from three provinces will lead the monks from the temples of the Qing Dynasty to practice the method, and they will definitely be able to bring the situation back."

"I'll correct Li Pin once again. It's about combat, not tactics. What Li Pin said is an underestimation of their power. Not only are their skills terrifying, but they are also masters of formations. Ce Ling must have never seen a monk. Form a formation and let him experience the wonders and wonders of the Qing Dynasty."

The emperor was very confident that Zhen Heng had the war situation under control. At this point, the emperor secretly organized Jianghu forces with great fanfare and rushed to the front line. Firstly, he hoped that Ce Ling would not be prepared. Secondly, everyone knew that he came from the temple. The monks chanted sutras and meditated, but no one paid attention.

Sure enough, An Lingrong received the news from Lingrou from outside the palace after lunch on the second day, saying that all the monks in the temples in Taihang Mountain were missing. Not only that, but many monks in the temples were also missing.

On the third day, she leaned under the sycamore tree and counted the leaves one by one. The leaves withered and yellowed and fell to the ground. New leaves fell again. She pinched a yellowed leaf and only the lines were clear and looked against the sun. , it’s really beautiful.

On the fourth day, after dinner, she finally received news about Lingrou.

The missing monks from the temples in the Taihang Mountains were disguised as members of the Junggar Khanate. They were tall and tall, put on a few fake beards, put on hats, and wore robes from a foreign country. Although he doesn't speak, his appearance looks no different from the people of the Junggar Khanate.

This group of people carried out a surprise attack from the rear of Ce Ling, with a small number of enemies and a large number of enemies, and they attacked in the middle of the night. Ce Ling's army was in the open, and they were in the dark, causing a lot of losses to Ce Ling's troops who were recuperating. After the attack, they left.

This time, Ce Ling not only lost one general, but also killed or wounded five or six hundred soldiers. Because they used homemade explosives in the three provinces, they threw the bombs into Ce Ling's camp in the middle of the night. Taking advantage of the panic, the man named Zuo Yu Xian's captured general escaped.

The real people from the three provinces brought Zuo Yuxian back to the Qing Dynasty, far away from the western border, but they refused to let him take another step towards the palace.

The three provinces are trying to persuade him to leave. If he returns to the Forbidden City, he will only die.

But Zuo Yuxian was unwilling to be a deserter. He said that when he returned and had one more look at his wife and children, he would go back to the palace to plead guilty, and he would kill or behead him. According to the emperor's wishes, the three provinces let Zuo Yuxian go.