The Queen has arrived: An Lingrong does not want to fight in the palace after her rebirth
Chapter 140 Punishment
An Lingrong waited anxiously for the emperor's final verdict.
The emperor thought for a while and finally said:
"An's words and deeds were reckless, so he was fined for half a year and was ordered to reflect on his mistakes at home. He was not allowed to leave without an imperial decree before returning to the capital."
The Fourth Prince had just secretly rejoiced at the Emperor's teachings, but then he heard about An Lingrong's punishment. He was so anxious that he wanted to plead for mercy:
"Father, I..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the Emperor:
"Su Peisheng, send the Fourth Prince back to his residence."
Seeing that the Fourth Prince was still trying to struggle, An Lingrong hurriedly thanked him and said, "I accept the punishment."
She knew in her heart that the emperor still suspected that she had deliberately planned this matter. This punishment was not for the Fourth Prince, but because the emperor's authority could not be challenged.
An Lingrong accepted the punishment and the emperor's anger that had been pent up all night finally dissipated a little. If everyone could guess his thoughts and deliberately cater to them, wouldn't he become a puppet that these people could manipulate at will over time? Therefore, An Lingrong had to punish Su Peisheng and let him send the Fourth Prince away in order to eliminate the ill will of those in the harem. At the very least, they were his offspring, and he would never tolerate others trampling on them at will.
Seeing that An Lingrong no longer argued, the Fourth Prince had no choice but to obey the Emperor's arrangements and leave. Before leaving, he wanted to ask one more question, whether he could pay his respects to the Emperor often in the future. However, looking at the Emperor's gloomy face, he did not have the courage to ask this question.
After the Fourth Prince left, the Emperor asked An Lingrong to get up from the ground and asked her in a deep voice:
"You didn't do anything wrong in this matter. Are you convinced if I punish you?"
The real test was here. An Lingrong knew that the emperor was worried that her thoughts would be guessed, so he made today's arrangements. She avoided this sensitive point and just said the words of apology she had used before:
"I am convinced. I want to express my gratitude. You can secretly send a gift to Prince's residence and leave Prince in my palace. If someone speculates too much, it will hurt Prince and my reputation. After this incident, I will be careful with my words and actions in the future, so as not to waste the emperor's painstaking teaching today."
Her intelligence and restraint made the emperor look at her with new eyes. He originally thought that she was a woman who could be pampered at will, but he didn't expect that she would have such a pattern. The emperor patted her shoulder:
"Just know this, and take good care of your injuries during this period of reflection. Don't leave any root of illness. I'm leaving now."
An Lingrong bowed hurriedly: "Farewell, Your Majesty."
After the footsteps faded away, An Lingrong could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground. Firstly, in order to make the scene look realistic, she sprained her ankle, and the two joints were cracked. Although Zhou Bing bandaged her, she knelt on the ground for a long time afterwards, which aggravated the injury. Now the pain was unbearable and she broke out in a cold sweat. Secondly, this was a risky move, and she had been nervous all the time, and her spirit was extremely tense. Fortunately, she made the right bet, and she relaxed all of a sudden, and was no longer able to stand up.
Ren Dong hurriedly picked her up from the ground, looked at her feet that were so swollen that they couldn't fit into shoes, and complained distressedly:
"My queen, why do you always hurt yourself? I see that the queens and ladies in the palace are usually spoiled and can't stand the slightest grievance, but you always get hurt for others."
An Lingrong gently wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and forced a smile on her pale face: "I don't feel bitter. Every time I achieve my goal, I feel satisfied. At least she and I are useful people. As time goes by, the people in the palace can't leave me, right?"
Honeysuckle could not see through the emperor's purpose and only muttered, "But the emperor has punished you. I am worried that those villains will take this opportunity to cause trouble behind my back."
An Lingrong tapped her forehead with her finger and said with a smile, "You can't go out without an imperial edict. Others now think that I have fallen out of favor again, so they naturally won't pay attention to me. This will make it easier for me to recover from my injuries. Otherwise, I would feel tired dealing with them every day."
Anyway, trouble was about to happen in the previous dynasty, and she was under house arrest at this time, which actually reduced disputes and brought more stability. She might as well take advantage of this period to calm down and study hard, and research a few more money-making recipes.
The Fourth Prince's meeting with the Emperor today has broken the years of estrangement between father and son. He is so smart that he will find another opportunity to meet the Emperor, but these opportunities have to be bought with real money. After the father and son can get along harmoniously, there will be more places to spend money.
Also, when she is able to leave the palace in the future and want to live a carefree life outside, she will need money to pave the way, and the more ways to make money the better.
Seeing An Lingrong's thoughtful look, Ren Dong knew that she couldn't sit still, so she had to gently put her on the bed and was about to unwrap the medicine bag and rebandage her, but An Lingrong stopped her:
"The effect of this medicine has not yet worn off. It will be in time to change the medicine in six hours. Go and tell Xia Changzai that during the period of my house arrest, tell her to walk around less outside to avoid being plotted against by others."
Others can't do anything to her, but Xia Dongchun, who depends on her, might suffer. She doesn't want Xia Dongchun to suffer an accident during this period.
But just as she finished her words, Xia Dongchun came in and said anxiously, "Sister Wen, don't worry, I will stay in the natural painting and won't go anywhere, so that no one can use me to murder you."
With her last worry gone, An Lingrong felt relieved and began to recuperate at home.
However, it became lively outside.
The news that the emperor stormed out of the natural painting and punished An Lingrong to reflect on her mistakes in seclusion spread quickly throughout the concubines' quarters in the Old Summer Palace.
The one who was most concerned was the Empress. An Lingrong had always been a cautious person, but the Emperor used her reckless words and deeds as an excuse to punish her. She felt something was wrong, so she stopped eating with her chopsticks and asked Jianqiu, "Have you found out what An did that made the Emperor order her punishment?"
Jianqiu first looked around and saw that there were no other attendants in the hall except her, so she lowered her voice and said:
"It's all spread in the palace now. The Fourth Prince escorted the injured Wenpin back to Wufu Hall this afternoon, and Wenpin was punished afterwards."
The Queen was stunned. How dare An Lingrong get involved in the affairs of the Fourth Prince? This punishment was not unfair. She then asked, "Has the Fourth Prince been punished?"
"Su Peisheng personally sent the Fourth Prince back to his residence. People passing by on the road saw that Eunuch Su was extremely respectful to the Fourth Prince."
The Queen stared at the food on the table in a trance. The Emperor punished An Lingrong for this, but had someone escort the Fourth Prince. Was he thinking of recognizing this son? Or was he just warning those servants who had once ignored the Fourth Prince?
Today's events made the Queen think of the Third Prince again. She had never found an opportunity to do what she wanted to do. Should she try with the Fourth Prince?
No, this is too risky. If she acts rashly, the emperor will think that she is plotting to become the crown prince, and her position as queen will be in jeopardy.
We still have to wait and see what the emperor will do to the Fourth Prince next. It won’t be too late to make plans later.
And there is An Lingrong. She has given her many chances, but she doesn't know how to appreciate it. Should she give her a push during her confinement period to completely eliminate the possibility of her regaining favor in the future?
The queen slowly fell into deep thought.
On the second day, the emperor spoke in the court to test the officials, causing a lively discussion in the court and the public. The news eventually reached Concubine Hua's ears.
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