An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"What's the best way?"

“Sometimes it’s good to have some metaphysical help, isn’t it?

Nightmare can cause palpitations and shorten lifespan, or even cause bleeding from all seven orifices and death. But prayer can bring blessings and ward off disasters, it all depends on how the goddess does it. "

Cao Qinmo also found out these days that Concubine Hua took Wen Yi away from her because she believed in the so-called story of holding a child and having a child.

I don’t know whether what she said was true or not, but she actually got pregnant.

"Are you talking about witchcraft?" Concubine Hua frowned, the displeasure on her face almost turning into tears. "The emperor is most taboo about this matter, and you still dare to bring it up? Do you want to kill me?!"

If she hadn't been pregnant, Concubine Hua would have smashed the teacup in her hand on Cao Qinmo's head. Her chest heaved and she tried to suppress her anger, but she couldn't help but scold Cao Qinmo.

"I advise you to be more clear-headed. It's ok to use some small tricks, but if you are discovered using these tricks, you will be dead. I won't even have a chance to plead for you."

Cao Qinmo didn't care about Concubine Hua's anger, and even the smile on her lips did not fade.

"I just want your Majesty to take that position. As long as she is here, your Majesty can only be a noble concubine or imperial concubine for the rest of her life.

Your Majesty and the Emperor are such a loving couple, I thought Your Majesty would care about their status as husband and wife.

I am really too talkative, I really deserve to be punished."

Although Concubine Hua was still angry, she was pleased by the words about the deep love between the couple.

She curled her lips, but still felt that it was not a good idea to practice witchcraft.

"Is there no other way to deal with that old woman?"

"Your Highness," Cao Qinmo knew that she had hit the nail on the head with Concubine Hua, so she stopped forcing him. "I was just talking nonsense just now. Fortunately, I said it in Your Highness's palace, so I'm not afraid of being overheard by others."

Cao Qinmo shut up at that point. She no longer helped Concubine Hua to find ways to deal with the Queen. Whenever Concubine Hua mentioned the Queen, she would apologize repeatedly, which made Concubine Hua speechless.

After all, she really wanted to sit on the throne of queen. As long as the old woman died, it would be no big deal for her to be promoted to that position.

Sometimes Concubine Hua really wanted to poison the Queen to death so that she could never act like the legal wife in front of her again.

"Is there really no other solution?"

"I am more than capable of dealing with Concubine Hui and Concubine Chun, but Your Majesty... there is only one way, you can try it.

After all, as long as the emperor doesn’t find out and no one reports it, it will definitely not be known.”

Concubine Cao advised Concubine Hua in both explicit and implicit ways. Anyway, no one knew whether this method would work or not. If it worked, she would get what she wanted. If it was useless, it would not be discovered like other methods.

Although Concubine Hua was somewhat shaken, she knew that if she had to do it, she had to do it secretly instead of just listening to Cao Qinmo's words and starting to prepare immediately.

After all, this is a handle. If Cao Qinmo wants to take this opportunity to get Wen Yi back, he can't refuse.

"We need to think about this matter in the long run. Let's deal with Shen Meizhuang first."

Cao Qin replied "yes" silently, then left Yikun Palace leisurely.

Concubine Hua kept this matter in mind and thought about actually doing these things from time to time.

That was the temptation of the position of queen, and Concubine Hua could not refuse it no matter what.

A few days later, Concubine Hua asked Nian Gengyao, who had just returned to Beijing, for help and had someone make a straw man and send it to the Yikun Palace.

I heard that all you need to do is write your name on a straw man and worship it every day.

The person whose name is written will become mentally fatigued within three days, and will become demented and have a long sleep within seven or eight days. If the person worships for a month, he will die suddenly in his sleep.

Concubine Hua placed the straw man in the palace and quietly burned incense and worshipped day and night.

In order to make the magic more effective, Concubine Hua specially asked for talisman paper and pasted it on the forehead of the straw man.

As expected, on the third day the queen had a headache. She called all the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau to see her, but none of them could cure her.

She looked tired during the day, and even had no energy to pay respects. She could no longer maintain her airs as a queen.

He had a splitting headache at night, and I heard that several of the bed curtains were torn, making it impossible for anyone in Jingren Palace to sleep well.

When Lingrong heard about the Queen's symptoms, she thought it was just like in her previous life and planned to cooperate with the Emperor to add another crime to Nian Gengyao's charges.

In the previous dynasty, the emperor often reprimanded Nian Gengyao for trivial matters, especially the officials recommended by the "Nian Xuan", whose mistakes were pointed out one by one. Some were reprimanded, while others were directly demoted.

Nian Gengyao was quite dissatisfied and would submit memorials from time to time, stating that these officials were all capable and wise men and that the emperor should not disappoint them in this way.

Just like in his previous life, Nian Gengyao's wife, Aisin-Gioro, was seriously ill, so he invited all the imperial doctors on duty in the Imperial Medical Bureau to the Nian Mansion to treat his wife.

The queen tossed and turned in the palace all night because of a headache, but was unable to find a royal physician.

On the second day, the Queen announced that she was also seriously ill. The Emperor was extremely worried and lost his temper repeatedly in the court. As soon as the court was over, he went straight to Jingren Palace to accompany the seriously ill Queen.

All the staff of the Imperial Hospital were transferred from the Nian Mansion to the Jingren Palace, where they worked tirelessly to take the pulse and prepare medicine for the Empress. They did not even dare to yawn openly when they were sleepy.

"What's the point of keeping you in the Imperial Hospital? We can't even find the cause of the Queen's illness!" The Emperor seemed to be extremely angry. He threw the beads in his hand and scolded everyone in front of him.

Wen Shichu stood in front and followed Zhang Mi to try every possible way to explore the cause of the queen's illness and prescribe some prescriptions for the queen.

He Anming and Wei Lin stood quietly at the back, watching the situation without saying a word.

Around noon, the emperor asked He Anming to go to Chengqian Palace to see Concubine An. After all, she was in the late stage of pregnancy, and as she had been poisoned by a snake, she could give birth at any time.

He Anming was naturally happy that he didn't have to accompany the emperor to continue acting here - he felt the queen's pulse and found that she was in good health. Although she had an old headache, she didn't feel any pain in the past few days.

"How is the Queen's illness?"

Lingrong stretched out her wrist for He Anming to feel her pulse. She was very curious whether the Queen was really ill or was just putting on an act with the Emperor.

"The Queen's condition has not improved. Imperial Doctor Wen and Imperial Doctor Zhang have been arguing for a long time over a medicine, but they still can't come to a conclusion."

"It seems... the Queen is suffering from a heart disease. You imperial doctors who can't cure heart diseases are useless."

He Anming nodded. They both knew it very well. The queen was just cooperating with the emperor's previous actions.

The emperor also knew that He Anming had to take care of the pregnant Ling Rong, so he did not ask him to treat the queen.

He even asked Su Peisheng to tell him privately to focus on taking care of Lingrong and not to go to Jingren Palace again.

"My lord, you are right. Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine. In this regard, I am not as good as Doctor Wen."

Ling Rong opened her eyes slightly wide. She felt that He Anming's words were full of hidden meanings, but she didn't know where to start.

She had no choice but to stare at He Anming, hoping that he would say a few more words.

He Anming was stunned by the look. He blinked and then smiled helplessly.

"Ms. An is interested in this matter," He Anming couldn't help but smile, but still told what he knew, "It was Concubine Hui's heart disease, and Doctor Wen helped her cure it."

It turned out that these two people were mixed up together just like in their previous life.

Ling Rong murmured in her heart, it’s just that these two people kept it a secret very well in the previous life, how come He Anming found out in this life.

"Then...how did you know that?"

"Your humble servant was on duty with Imperial Doctor Wen. That night, Imperial Doctor Wen left and did not return. When he came back, his body was wet with the fragrance of autumn."

This incense is not difficult to make, but there are very few people in the palace who like to use chrysanthemum incense. As far as Lingrong knows, there is only one person like that, Shen Meizhuang.

"Because they need to smell the medicine to identify it, the imperial doctors do not use incense."

"But after all, it is possible that one has to take the pulse and be contaminated by the fragrance, right? After all, all the concubines in this palace use incense, so it is difficult not to be contaminated by the fragrance."

He Anming just smiled and said nothing. He instructed Zhaoshui, who was standing beside him, to go to the Imperial Hospital at the beginning of the day to get the prescription for the medicine he had used in the past few days.

"My dear, please be careful these days, and you won't need to use moxa sticks to fumigate."

After taking the baby's pulse, He Anming knew that eight months was the limit at which the baby could be kept alive.

Fumigation with moxa is useless at this time. The baby will be born around March.

He did not hide this from Lingrong. After all, only by making all preparations could the child be born safely in this deep palace.

After He Anming left, Zhaoshui became curious. She squatted beside Lingrong and pinched her legs, "My lady, since the imperial physician was already stained with fragrance, why do you say that he and Concubine Hui..."

“Because it’s just a little fragrance on the clothes, it will dissipate after walking in the cold wind.

The dewy autumn fragrance on Doctor Wen's body lingered for a long time. Do you understand?"

Zhaoshui cried out, finally understanding the key, "But...how could Concubine Hui be so bold? This is a capital crime punishable by death.

And...how could Doctor He reveal this secret like that?"

"Lady Hui is indeed very courageous. Perhaps it is because her family is prosperous and she is confident."

Lingrong couldn't figure out why Shen Meizhuang would fall in love with an imperial physician, but since she liked him, it proved that Imperial Physician Wen was indeed extraordinary.

As for why she dared to express her feelings to Wen Shichu in the palace, Ling Rong could not think of any other reason except that she was confident.

"As for Doctor He...he is also very courageous."

Ling Rong didn't expect that He Anming would reveal the matter of Doctor Wen and Shen Meiyu in this way.

Isn't he afraid that if he spreads the news, the emperor will punish him for spreading rumors?

"By the way, ask Aunt Fang Jing to go to the Queen's place for me.

Even though I don’t have to go because I’m pregnant, I still have to show my care.”

"The servant understands."

Zhao Shui went down to arrange these things, and soon the maids in charge of delivering babies moved into the side hall of Chengqian Palace, ready to deliver Ling Rong at any time.

Since the Emperor is now busy "caring" about the Queen, the Empress Dowager is more concerned about Lingrong's affairs.

She asked Zhuxi to come to Chengqian Palace twice, just to make sure that Chengqian Palace had made all preparations.

If the heirs in the palace had not been killed one after another, the Queen Mother would not have taken the initiative to care for such a little noble.

But Lingrong did not dare to completely trust the Queen Mother. After all, except herself, anyone in the palace could harm her.

Fortunately, Zhuxi only came twice, and after confirming that all the midwives and instruments needed for delivery were ready, he never came again.

Ling Rong asked He Anming to check all the items again, and only felt relieved after hearing that everything was correct.

After everything was done properly, the child calmed down and Lingrong slept soundly the whole night.

Unlike her, the queen's symptoms worsened. Although she no longer had headaches, she was in a daze all day long, and it took her a while to understand even what the palace servants said.

This situation was different from before, especially after the emperor visited the queen at night, he finally realized that the queen was really sick.

Doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau came one after another, but no one could find out what illness the queen had.

Helplessly, the emperor could only call the Imperial Observatory back at Su Peisheng's suggestion.

After observing the stars for several consecutive nights, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory finally discovered that the Tianfu Star representing the Queen was emitting dark energy, and they were afraid that someone had cast a curse to harm the Queen.

"Can you determine the exact location?"

The Imperial Observatory shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I can only see that it is in the northwest direction of Jingren Palace where the Queen is."

Hearing this, the emperor immediately thought of the Yikun Palace where Concubine Hua was.

If it was done by Concubine Hua, then he would have more reason to deal with the Nian family. After all, the queen is the mother of a country, and assassinating the queen is to shake the foundation of the country, which is a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the family.

The great threat of Nian Shi can finally be eliminated.

only……

The emperor was somewhat hesitant. If it was confirmed that Concubine Hua did it, she would not be able to escape the fate of being implicated by the Nian family.

The emperor was extremely distressed. He still had some feelings for Nian Shilan, and she was pregnant with his child, so how could he be so cruel?

But if the Nian family is not eliminated, the emperor cannot sit on the throne in peace.

After dismissing the Imperial Observatory, the Emperor went to the Empress Dowager's palace and told her the matter.

"If the emperor wants to keep Concubine Hua's son, I do have a way."

The Queen Mother actually didn't care about Nian Shilan's life or death. She was just a concubine whose body was ruined. Even if she was lucky enough to get pregnant, she would not be able to give birth to the child.

"What the Empress meant was..."

"As long as she is no longer the daughter of the Nian family, she will not be implicated."

The Queen Mother coughed twice, and Zhuxi offered her some tea to moisten her throat. "But Concubine Hua is stubborn, so I'm afraid she still needs the Emperor to comfort her."

"This can indeed silence the gossips of the previous dynasty, but as Empress Dowager said, it will be difficult for Concubine Hua to pass this test."

The emperor paced back and forth in the palace anxiously. He looked at the steaming teacup in the empress dowager's hand and suddenly had an idea.

On the second day, Su Peisheng followed the emperor's order and took his men directly to the Yikun Palace.

Concubine Hua didn't know what had happened, but when she heard that Su Peisheng wanted to search her palace, she immediately turned hostile.

She spoke in anger, and rarely scolded Su Peisheng in a harsh voice, "Who gave you the courage to search my bedroom directly?"

"Your Highness, please calm down. I am only following the orders of the Emperor," Su Peisheng said with a smile. He would not have any conflicts with Noble Concubine Hua. "The Empress is seriously ill, so I was ordered to thoroughly check all the bedrooms in the harem.

Your Majesty assists in managing the six palaces and is also a noble concubine, so it is natural for me to come to your palace first."