An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

In a trance, Lingrong was brought back to the Yanxi Palace by Zhaoshui. She walked on the quiet palace road, looked up at the sunlight shining on her face, and could hardly hold back the tears in her eyes.

Such good sunshine is real.

Noble Lady Fucha walked over with her maid, and looked at Lingrong with disdain as she looked like she was about to cry. With her arrogant personality, being punished by Concubine Hua would only make her tremble with anger instead of crying here in grievance.

She mocked Lingrong's family background and walked away with her willow-like waist twisted.

Lingrong twisted the back of her hand, and the pain made her clearly realize that she was still alive. She stared at Zhaoshui who was helping her walk seriously. This was a living person. She had never met Zhaoshui in her previous life. If this was a dream, it would not be so vivid.

The disappearance of the concubine shocked her mind. For a moment, she thought that person was a ghost, or a terrifying existence created by her in her dream, so she disappeared suddenly and made her lover keep it a secret.

But looking at the appearance of the Queen and Concubine Hua, she must be a real person, but no one knows what happened to cause her to disappear out of thin air, as if she had never existed in this world.

Lingrong guessed that the cause that could make the Queen and Concubine Hua speak in unison was either related to the Emperor or had extensive connections with the previous dynasty.

But what can she do? She just made a small promise.

Zhaoshui didn't know why the young lady was staring at her like that, and she didn't know how to start talking. She could only support Lingrong and go back to Ledao Hall.

Fortunately, Ling Rong figured these things out and no longer worried that this rebirth was just an illusion. She took a few deep breaths, but her hand holding the cup was still shaking slightly.

Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, you are truly alive.

After sitting on the couch for a while, Baojuan came in to report that Eunuch Su and people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had delivered the Song brocade that the emperor had rewarded.

"Congratulations, young lady. This is the light bean paste five-color plum blossom butterfly brocade that the emperor personally selected. The emperor also said that this brocade has two kinds of colorful butterflies dancing, one facing up and the other facing down, and the plum blossoms swaying gracefully. It will be the most beautiful dress for you."

Su Peisheng was holding the Song brocade, and Xiao Xiazi next to him was holding a jewelry box. Ling Rong opened the lid and saw a hairpin with a ginkgo leaf made of Hetian yellow jade.

Ling Rong's fingers gently stroked the hairpin, and a shy smile appeared on her face. "Thank the emperor for me. I like it very much."

In fact, it would be better to give me 10,000 taels of silver directly. Ling Rong thought secretly, it would be even better if it was 10,000 taels of gold. The Hetian yellow jade was expensive, but how could she dare to sell it? She could only look at this priceless thing with envy.

If I could get a higher position, I would get more allowance and could send more back to my mother.

"I knew that my lady would like it. The emperor spent a long time choosing and looked at many hairpins, and this one is the one he is most satisfied with."

Hearing this, Ling Rong touched the hairpin again, and looked at it again and again with a smile on her face, "Eunuch Su, please give the Emperor a message for me."

"Oh, my lady, you are embarrassing me by saying that. I will definitely tell the emperor exactly what you want to say."

"Just say that the years are shining and the peaches and plums are blooming."

Lingrong waved her hand, and Zhaoshui came with a few purses, which she stuffed into Su Peisheng and Xiao Xiazi respectively.

Su Peisheng did not refuse but thanked him repeatedly. Xiao Xiazi held the purse in his hand and looked at Zhaoshui hesitantly, but Zhaoshui did not understand the meaning of his look. After seeing him take the purse, he went downstairs.

Seeing that Xiao Xiazi's eyes were always following Zhaoshui, Lingrong understood. It turned out that this disciple of Eunuch Su had developed some romantic feelings for Zhaoshui.

Su Peisheng seemed to have discovered something as well. He poked Xiao Xiazi's shoulder with his whisk and left calmly.

The emperor's rewards were still piled on the table. Ling Rong did not take a close look to see what was left, and called Zhao Shui over again.

"Zhaoshui, how long have you and Xiaoxiazi known each other?"

"To answer your question, I met Eunuch Xiao Xiazi at Eunuch Ruan Hesheng's place. That day, I sent your embroidery to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, intending to sell it for silver. I met Eunuch Xiao Xiazi who was also there to send money."

Zhaoshui picked out the rewards from the emperor and placed them according to their uses. "It's been a few months now."

Lingrong nodded. When Xiao Xiazi was mentioned, Zhaoshui did not have any special reaction, as if he had no interest in Xiao Xiazi.

"You, like Master Xiao Xiazi?" Ling Rong pondered for a while, thinking that Zhaoshui was her maid after all, so she didn't need to be cautious, and simply said directly, "That Xiao Xiazi seems to like you a little."

Zhaoshui was stunned when she heard this, her knees went weak and she knelt on the ground, "My lady, please understand, I didn't do that. I am just familiar with Master Xiaoxia."

"But today, Master Xiaoxiazi seems to be interested in you. Don't you really know?"

In their previous lives, Su Peisheng and Cui Jinxi had such beautiful thoughts that they helped Zhen Huan do so many things and cleared away so many troubles. They even gave Zhen Huan, who had become a deposed concubine, the opportunity to sleep with the emperor again and return to the palace with half the ceremonial status of a queen.

If Zhaoshui and the imperial concubine Xiao Xiazi become a couple, it will be a great help to Lingrong.

Ling Rong felt a little happy, but it was fleeting. Although she was not a good person, she was unwilling to push her maid to a eunuch.

It's because Zhaoshui is not an object, she is a living person and she should be able to arrange her own love affairs.

"My lady...I, your servant, have no such intention."

Ling Rong nodded and helped Zhao Shui to stand up. "You came with me into the palace. You have no relatives at home. I am your only relative. No matter what, I will never wrong you or treat you unfairly. Do you understand?"

"I understand. Thank you, my lady."

"Well, I see you are so scared. Put the things the emperor gave you into the storehouse. Keep those pieces of Song brocade in a safe place. We will make some clothes for you in the spring."

Zhao Shui replied yes, wiped his face, packed up his things and left.

Ling Rong breathed a sigh of relief. If they really liked each other, it would be difficult for her to handle the situation. Not only would she have to worry about the emperor discovering their affair, she would also have to worry about whether the emperor would suspect her of spying on him.

The emperor is very suspicious, and Lingrong doesn't want to lose her life in vain.

Fortunately, Zhaoshui doesn't like Xiao Xiazi, so all these worrying things have not happened yet.

A month passed in this way without much incident. After the emperor bestowed the reward, he never turned over Lingrong's name card to serve in the emperor's bedchamber again. Therefore, Lingrong was only ridiculed for two days before she became a transparent person that the concubines could not see.

Lingrong didn't know if it was because of the poem that made the emperor stop thinking about her. In the past month, the emperor still spent more time with Concubine Wan. Only Concubine Hua could share the same attention with Zhen Huan, and occasionally she was even surpassed.

Such great favor naturally aroused jealousy among the women in the harem. Not only Concubine Hua, but even Noble Fucha and Concubine Xia in the Yanx Palace were also dissatisfied and would take the opportunity to make a few sarcastic remarks to her when they paid their respects.

Zhen Huan was the only newcomer who had achieved a rank. The other newcomers had neither been promoted nor given a title, and were ultimately inferior to Zhen Huan, who was a member of the Han army flag.

But the Emperor was still devoted to being intimate with Zhen Huan, and even smeared pepper on Zhen Huan's walls and took her to the Tangquan Palace for a bath, which was more favor than Concubine Hua had shown to her before.

However, with great favor, there are naturally endless conspiracies and plots.