An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Because the imperial physician arrived in time, the fetus in Concubine Nian's belly was saved.

But the affairs of the Nian family could not be completely concealed. Under the coercion of Noble Lady Nian, Songzhi could only tell everything in detail.

Upon hearing that her brother was demoted, Nian Shilan could no longer sit still. She ignored her weak health and went to the Yangxin Palace to plead with the emperor.

Songzhi couldn't stop her, so she could only ask Lingzhi to follow her, and even called Doctor Jiang to follow from a distance.

As soon as Nian Shilan arrived at the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, she saw Su Peisheng waiting at the door, as if the emperor had known that she was coming to plead for mercy.

"Eunuch Su, I have something important to ask the Emperor to do. Please help me pass the message."

Nian Shilan was very humble, but Su Peisheng had already received the emperor's order not to allow her to enter the Yangxin Palace to accompany him.

He could only shake his head and find an excuse to prevaricate Noble Nian, "My lord, the emperor is currently discussing government affairs with Lord Longkodo in the palace, and he has specifically instructed me not to allow anyone to enter the palace.

My lady, why don't you go back to Yikun Palace first? When the emperor has finished handling the government affairs, I will inform the emperor of this matter."

Su Peisheng's attitude was the same as before, except that he kept calling her "little master", which made Nian Shilan feel a little sad.

She is now in a desperate situation, and all her former honors have been taken back. Now when she wants to see the emperor, she has to beg Su Peisheng for leniency in a humble manner.

"Your Majesty, let's go back. We have to consider your health." Songzhi felt heartbroken when she saw Nian Shilan's disheartened look. "The Nian family still needs your Majesty to plead with the Emperor to clear their grievances."

Nian Shilan naturally knew that among the Nian family, some had been demoted, some had been dismissed, and the only one who could have a say in front of the emperor, except for those officials who were supported by his brother, was himself.

No matter what, she couldn't fall down at this time. After all, she was pregnant with the heir to the throne. Even if the emperor didn't consider the Nian family's contributions, he would still give them a break for the sake of her and her child.

"Let's go back first and ask Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shen to come to Yikun Palace. Nothing can go wrong with my child."

When Songzhi saw that her queen's fighting spirit was rekindled, she immediately became happy. She wiped her tears and supported Concubine Nian to set off.

Now they have no sedan chair to ride in, and even if they are pregnant, they can only walk back to Yiku Palace step by step.

Fortunately, the Yikun Palace is not far from the Yangxin Palace, so it won’t be too tiring.

However, they had not walked for long when they ran into Zhen Huan and others who had just been released from house arrest.

Zhen Huan had been confined to Baohua Palace for a long time. A sudden look revealed that she looked pale and thin. Although she was still beautiful, she was not as beautiful as when she first entered the palace.

The two of them had always had a grudge against each other because they were competing for the emperor's favor. When they met now, they were even more disgusted with each other and were unwilling to even say a word of greeting.

But even though Zhen Huan was the one who was released from Baohua Palace and might regain favor, her position was still lower than that of Nian Shilan.

Therefore, even if you are unwilling in your heart, you can only squat and greet obediently when you meet someone.

"I pay my respects to the noble lady Nian."

A concubine who had just been released from house arrest actually knew immediately that she had been demoted. For some reason, when she saw Zhen Huan's face, Nian Shilan's mind worked much faster.

Could it be that this bitch was involved in my demotion?

"Zhen Changzai is quite capable. She has done so many wrong things and yet she was able to walk out of Baohua Palace.

I don't know what kind of magic you used to make the Buddha forgive you, a person with unforgivable sins."

Zhen Huan's expression remained unchanged, still smiling gently, "Your Excellency, you are too kind, you are all using magic to seek benefits for yourself, if your Excellency can return to the palace, then I can naturally lift the confinement.

Besides, I was forced to do it, but you did it out of your own will, so I can’t compare to you.”

"She murdered her best friend and pinned an ominous name on her.

I really don't know if Zhen Changzai can still call Concubine Hui "sister" with a clear conscience when she sees her?"

Hua Guiren's face was as dark as water. If it were in the past, she would have asked Songzhi to slap the bitch in the face.

But now that my family is in decline, I have to ask the emperor to show leniency to my brother. How can I cause trouble again at this time?

When the Nian family recovers, there will still be time to teach this seductive bitch a lesson.

"I know my mistakes and can correct them. When I return to Yongshou Palace, I will prepare gifts and apologize to Concubine Hui."

Faced with the sarcasm in Nian Shilan's words, Zhen Huan remained unmoved. She retorted gently and planned to leave with Huanbi and Tangdi.

Nian Shilan's anger has not been completely vented yet, so naturally she doesn't want to see Zhen Huan walk away so triumphantly.

"Chang Zhen's voice is hoarse and unpleasant now. I'm afraid that Concubine Hui won't be able to feel your apology even if she hears it.

In my opinion, you should learn from Lian Po, take off your clothes, and come to your sister Hui to apologize, so that you can get her forgiveness."

The sudden loss of voice has always been a sore spot for Zhen Huan. She knows very well that it is no coincidence that she and Huanbi both lost their voices. Someone must have seen her fall from power and took the opportunity to take revenge.

But at that time she only had Huanbi to rely on, and even if she suspected that the palace servants in Baohua Palace were plotting to murder her, she could not find any evidence.

She could only hold her breath and try her best to take care of her body. But she never dared to eat the food in the palace directly again. She would only dare to taste it after Tang Di and Huan Bi had tried it.

Fortunately, my house arrest has been lifted, and the palace maids serving in Baohua Palace have also asked the emperor to allow them to serve me.

In this way, the interrogation of these people will not require the emperor's permission, and I think the person behind the attack will be caught soon.

I will never just endure this and will make that evil person who deliberately plotted to murder me also taste the suffering I have suffered.

"Your majesty's position is higher than that of my concubines, so naturally I will follow your lead.

If you imitate Lian Po who carried a thorn stick on his back to apologize, I will follow suit and live up to your teachings."

In verbal battles, Zhen Huan had never been at a disadvantage. She bowed to Noble Lady Nian gracefully and left quickly with the palace maids.

Only Nian Shilan was left standing there gritting her teeth, wishing she could just order someone to slap Zhen Changzai a few times.

Songzhi supported Nian Shilan timidly, fearing that she would get angry and do something extreme.

Now Zhen Huan has been recuperating for a long time, but her own queen is pregnant. Even if the queen has practiced some horseback riding skills, she may not be able to teach Zhen Changzai a lesson.

Instead, it would put himself and the young master in danger, which would not be worth the loss.

"Your Highness... I will help you go back to the palace first..." Songzhi knew that Nian Shilan was furious, but she could only bite the bullet and speak to comfort her, "After we return to the palace, we will think of some ways to deal with this vicious and vicious Concubine Zhen."

After a while, Nian Shilan's anger finally subsided. She held Songzhi's hand, straightened her back, and slowly walked back to Yiku Palace.

I don't know what happened today. It's only a few steps from Yongshou Palace to Yiku Palace, but several groups of palace servants walked by one after another, holding a large number of treasures in their hands.

Every palace servant who passed by Concubine Nian would bow and call her Concubine Nian.

These three words continued to sting Nian Shilan's ears, causing the anger that had just subsided to burn again.

Noble, young noble. How could I be a small noble? I should be the noble concubine Hua, second only to the old lady of the queen.

On this day, Nian Shilan waited until the red candles went out, but the emperor still hadn't come to Yiku Palace.

She sent people out to inquire, but all she heard was that the emperor had gone to Yongshou Palace.

Nian Shilan sat alone in the main hall all night, first crying and shouting, saying she wanted to kill Zhen Huan, and then staring at the candlelight in a daze without saying a word.

That night, the saddest person was Nian Shilan. Even the Empress had an extra bowl of old duck soup than usual when she heard that the Emperor had gone to Yongshou Palace.

After all, the misfortune of his long-time enemy is the best consolation for this long night.

As for Ling Rong, she also did not sleep well because Zhaoshui and Aunt Fangjing investigated everyone in Chengqian Palace and finally found the person whose family had recently received a large sum of money.

"Gardenia, now I remember something." Ling Rong did not ask Gardenia to kneel, but gave her a seat, "That day when I was bitten by a poisonous snake, you also left Chengqian Palace.

Besides, you are the one with the heaviest suspicion. "

"My dear, hasn't the matter been investigated? It was all done by Ding Dong."

Gardenia sat on the stool and felt as if there were thorns on her buttocks. She felt uncomfortable no matter how she sat.

She kept shifting, trying to make herself more comfortable, but only became more panicked.

"What should I do? I suspect you also contributed that day." Ling Rong spoke softly, even frowning with regret, "But if you don't want to admit it, you can only go to the Ministry of Punishment."

When she heard that she was going to the Ministry of Punishment, Zhizi couldn't sit still any longer. She lifted her butt and slid down from the chair. "My lady, I really didn't do that. I was just passing by the Imperial Garden that day."

"But your family received a large sum of money. I found out that the money came from the palace, but your monthly salary is not much, and the rewards you received are not generous. How could you receive so much money?"

"I...I, this is..." Gardenia didn't know how to explain. It was so much silver, and it was sent out from the palace. It was hard to explain it clearly.

"You have served in my palace for a long time, and you have worked hard. I don't want to send you to a place like the Ministry of Punishment. Any good person who goes there will be half dead."

Gardenia was so frightened that her tears fell. She could not hold back any longer and just spilled out everything the Queen had instructed her to do.

Just as Lingrong guessed that day, the Queen did intend to place red flowers in Chengqian Palace, but Zhaoshui and others had been watching closely these days, so Gardenia never found an opportunity.

But Gardenia didn't know what the Queen was planning to do. She was just a part of the Queen's plan and was only responsible for placing some red flowers.

As for the incident with the poisonous snake, it was indeed Ding Dong's doing.

But because Zhizi has a good relationship with Ding Dong, she knows something about it.

"There are only two choices now. One is for you to go before the Emperor and say that you were forced by the Empress to take action against the Master.

But he was really scared and afraid of the Queen's punishment, so he asked the Emperor to make the decision.

Another option is to die as a token of apology. This way you can not only save your family, but also get a resettlement allowance. Is that okay?"

Zhizi looked at the smile on Lingrong's face and felt as if she had seen a ghost. She shook her head repeatedly, "I, I will go and explain this to the Emperor!"

"You're really smart." Seeing that she agreed, Lingrong asked Zhaoshui to help her up, "Go down and have a good rest. Xiaochizi will be guarding the door. Just call him if you need anything."

Only after locking up Zhizi did Zhaoshui feel relieved and returned to the main hall with the red flowers he had found in Zhizi's residence.

"Keep these red flowers. Put some in the palace, and let Zhizi take the rest tomorrow."

"My lady, if we let Zhizi go to the emperor like this, will the emperor suspect that you are intentionally framing the queen?"

Zhaoshui spoke with great concern. After all, the Queen was the head of all the concubines, and he was afraid that the Emperor would not believe the words of a little girl.

"The Emperor will definitely believe it. After all, he knows everything that the Empress has done."

As for whether Gardenia would survive to leave the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, no one knew.

It all depends on whether the emperor wants to make the decision for himself or continue to maintain the superficial peace and allow the queen to frame concubines and disrupt the harem.

"But I always feel that the emperor will not punish the queen before this happens."

Lingrong agreed with Zhaoshui's idea. After all, the emperor was cold-hearted and would only do things that were beneficial to himself.

"Yes, didn't the emperor also keep the real culprit who almost caused my hemorrhage a secret from me?

As long as no one asks, he will just pretend that these things never happened, and the harem will still be as harmonious as he imagined. "

However, although the Emperor will not punish the Queen for her murder, he will find a way to compensate Ling Rong.

Whether it is position or those precious rewards, they are all beneficial to oneself, right?

The next day, Zhizi took the red flowers to the Yangxin Palace, but she did not come back until lunch time.

Instead, the emperor came to Chengqian Palace and had dinner with Lingrong.

"Is there someone named Gardenia in Rong'er's palace?"

Ling Rong just pretended to be puzzled. She put down her chopsticks and looked at the emperor in confusion. "Yes, there is one. She is responsible for the rough work of sweeping and cleaning. The emperor mentioned her because he wanted to..."

"What is Nizi thinking? Su Peisheng saw her in the imperial garden and thought this servant was smart, so he wanted to keep her to work in front of the emperor."

"If Zhizi agrees, I will naturally agree. Her life will be easier if she works in front of the emperor." Lingrong knew that this was not serving in front of the emperor at all. She was afraid that she had informed the emperor and was now being punished in the Ministry of Punishment.

Fortunately, he already had her family in his hands, so he was not afraid that she would not be able to endure the punishment and expose him as well.

The only one who was revealed was the Queen Mother, but she was the Queen Mother and she would not be brought down like this.

"Rong'er is kind, a little maidservant is worthy of your consideration.

But does Rong'er know how she gained Su Peisheng's favor? "

Lingrong shook her head. She knew that the emperor was testing her to see if she knew why Zhizi was not on duty in Chengqian Palace but ran to the imperial court.

But she is just a concubine who is kept in the dark, how could she know?