An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"What Lady Anpin said is interesting. Even the Empress wouldn't dare to kill people at will in the palace."

Songzhi obviously didn't believe Lingrong's words. There were many tricks in the palace, but no one had dared to poison someone to death directly.

Even if it was my own queen, she was just given some idiot-inducing drugs.

"Whether you believe it or not is up to you." Lingrong did not force her. She waved her hand and asked Zhaoshui to send Songzhi away.

"Wait!" Song Zhi hesitated for a moment before asking cautiously, "The one who wants to take action is Concubine An, right?"

"Then you are wronging me." Lingrong did not answer Songzhi directly, but pretended to be a good person, sighing with a worried look on her face, "I just heard some news. Nian promised to be careful in Yikun Palace.

After all, when you are pregnant, you have to be on guard against others, right?"

"Our queen has been demoted to a concubine. Sorry, we cannot lend you our hidden chess piece, Jixing."

Lingrong just nodded. As long as Songzhi was not a fool, she would not get involved in these disputes at this time.

However, even if she refused today, she would still find a way to contact Jixing tomorrow and ask about Concubine Duan's whereabouts.

After knowing that Concubine Duan and Concubine Zhen had frequent contacts, Nian promised that he would ask Jixing to help Concubine Fu.

"One more thing, if it wasn't Lady An who wanted to attack Concubine Duan, who would it be?"

"You can ask Ji Xing about this yourself. Her family is in Nian Ying's hands, so how could they deceive you?

Well, it's late, Miss Songzhi, go back and have a good rest."

Lingrong didn't want to say more. She waved her hand, and Zhaoshui directly held Songzhi's arm and took her out.

After a while, Zhaoshui, who had sent Songzhi away, came back and said, "My lady, if we intervene at this time and are discovered..."

"We didn't do it ourselves. Even if the emperor finds out in the future, we will just keep it to ourselves."

Zhaoshui was still a little worried. After all, according to Concubine Fu's idea, she wanted to poison Concubine Duan directly.

If Nian promised, under the instigation of the young lady, he would really let Jixingweifu promise to open the door and harm Concubine Duan.

In the future, if we follow the clue of Jixing, we will find the young master no matter what.

"Don't worry, if something really happens to Concubine Duan, it will be Concubine Fu who will do it, and it will be Nian Ying who will help.

Unless these two people say that I forced them to attack Concubine Duan."

Ling Rong finally finished embroidering the sachet and looked at it carefully in the candlelight, "But I have no grudge against Concubine Duan, so how could I do such a cruel thing?

Besides, is Nian the one that I or anyone else can easily buy off? "

After hearing Lingrong say this, Zhaoshui was able to feel relieved.

In fact, she couldn't figure out why the young lady wanted to help facilitate this matter. After all, there was really no major conflict between the young lady and Concubine Duan.

The only thing was that Concubine Duan wanted to adopt the princess, but she didn't use any drastic measures.

"Chang Zhen has Xiao Li, who was bribed by Concubine Tian, ​​and Concubine Duan has Ji Xing, who was bribed by Nian Ying.

My lady, I always feel that there is no one in this palace that I can trust."

"You just need to trust me. Whether others can be trusted, I am there."

In fact, there were also the Queen's people in Chengqian Palace. From Baojuan to Zhizi, the Queen had bribed countless people.

But as long as there are palace servants around her, the queen will always find a way to get in.

The Queen made more and more mistakes, which slowly accumulated in front of the Emperor. Finally, using the incident of Queen Chunyuan, it was enough to completely bring down the Queen.

It’s a pity that as long as the Queen Mother is around, the Queen will not be deposed.

Forget it. The person I have to deal with right now is not the Queen. In fact, the Queen is my good helper.

"It's late at night, go and have a good rest. Ask the nurse to look after Youning at night. Your monthly allowance for next month will also be doubled."

"Yes, my lord."

Only after arranging everything for Youning did Lingrong feel relieved and continued to embroider the sachet in her hand.

She originally only wanted to embroider one for Youning, with some spices to repel mosquitoes, but when she thought of the servants in the palace, she decided to embroider one for everyone as she had done before.

I just hope that the people around me now will not do things that betray their master like Baojuan and Baoque.

Lingrong looked up at the sachet that Baojuan had brought back. It had been hanging on the window frame for so long that the azalea flowers on it had even turned a little gray.

"If Baojuan were to be reborn, I'm afraid she wouldn't go to Ledao Hall again."

After a night of wandering thoughts, Lingrong fell asleep without knowing when.

She was still holding Baojuan's sachet in her hand, and for some unknown reason, she opened the sachet that had lost its fragrance.

Unexpectedly, there was a note inside.

There was nothing important on the note, just an apology. Baojuan even drew a not-so-nice bird in the lower right corner.

Ling Rong's heart moved slightly. She didn't know what the feeling was. She just felt depressed. She simply turned a blind eye to it, folded the paper, and put it back into the sachet.

After hanging the sachet back on the window frame, Ling Rong went out to visit You Ning in the side hall.

The child grows quickly and becomes heavier when held in my arms.

And her complexion gradually became whiter and tenderer, no longer as dark as the emperor's.

Especially her soft cheeks, which looked really cute. No wonder the emperor would come over from time to time to check on her and hold her and play with her for a while.

"My lady, there's news from Concubine Tian that Concubine Fu's people have contacted Xiao Li and rewarded him with a large sum of money."

Xiao Chizi's tone was quite exaggerated. He gestured with his hands to make a handful of gold melon seeds, "There are so many gold melon seeds."

"Why, do you think I didn't give you enough?" Ling Rong teased Xiao Chi with a smile, "Zhao Shui, quickly bring some golden pumpkin seeds to our Xiao Chi."

Zhaoshui sighed and really walked down quickly. Xiaochizi called out several times but failed to stop Zhaoshui.

"My lady, she took Zhao Shui seriously."

"Of course, because what I said is true." Ling Rong sent You Ning back to the nurse's arms and walked out with Xiao Chizi. "What did Fu Changzai send to Yongshou Palace?"

"Fu Changzai only sent some safflower, but Concubine Tian also asked Xiao Li to secretly add some strychnine."

Lingrong nodded, very satisfied with Concubine Tian's intelligence.

It's not enough to just harm Zhen Huan, we also have to create some troubles for her.

"Is there any news from Chuxiu Palace?"

Xiao Chizi shook his head. He had been watching around Chuxiu Palace for a long time but couldn't get any useful information.

Concubine Duan was really on guard, and apart from that lucky star, there was really no loophole.

Even the maids tending the flowers and plants in the courtyard were the kind that were difficult to approach.

"My lord, it is my fault that I failed to do my job well."

"How could that be? Concubine Duan is an old lady in the mansion and has trained countless people. It is normal that you cannot get any information."

While they were talking, the two had already arrived at the main hall. Zhaoshui came over with golden melon seeds in his hands, and at Lingrong's signal, he handed them directly to Xiaochizi.

"This... there are so many." Xiao Chizi's eyes widened as he held the golden melon seeds.

"Here, you've been busy these past few days, running around.

There is another copy. I will send it to Xiao Yunzi when this matter is almost finished."

Xiao Chizi was holding two similar rewards and forgot to express his gratitude for a moment.

Fortunately, Ling Rong did not blame him. She waited until his excitement had passed before instructing him on what to do next.

"As usual, keep an eye on Chuxiu Palace, especially at night these few days."

Lingrong thought secretly, although she was not sure whether Fu Changzai could succeed, she was afraid that Concubine Duan would take action against Nian Ying in the next few days.

It’s a pity that neither Concubine Duan nor Nian Da Ying could get anyone involved.

But now everything that should be done has been done. It depends on whether Concubine Duan and Nian Da Ying dare to attack each other.

Anyway, now these concubines who love to compete for favor are busy scheming against each other, which just gives Lingrong time to consolidate favor.

The emperor was probably tired of being entangled among these concubines, and he finally met Lingrong who did not force him to make a decision, so he was naturally willing to stay with her for a few more days.

In addition, the emperor wanted to hold a grand banquet for Youning's hundred-day anniversary, so the two of them often discussed what kind of banquet to hold.

Considering that the weather was getting warmer, the emperor finally decided to hold the Qushui Liushang Banquet in Beihai.

The day of Youning's hundred-day banquet is approaching, but there is still no movement from Concubine Duan and Nian Shilan.

On the contrary, the previous dynasty launched a new round of verbal criticism against Nian Gengyao because he instructed the officials and people of Xi'an to retain him.

Zhen Yuandao, Guaerjia Emin and others even reported that Nian Gengyao wanted to proclaim himself emperor by the river, on the grounds that Nian Gengyao refused to obey orders to take up the post in Hangzhou and even gathered troops at Sanjiangkou.

But the emperor remained unmoved, and was even busy preparing a banquet for Princess Youning all day.

It was not enough for him to be busy alone, he even had to take care of Prince Yi, Zhang Tingyu, Li Wei and others, and often a discussion would take the whole night.

In the eyes of those who don't know the reason, the Emperor is particularly concerned about Princess Youning.

But those who knew the emperor knew that he was just using the excuse of hosting a banquet for the princess to privately discuss ways to deal with Nian Gengyao.

Even Lingrong, who knew nothing about politics, guessed the emperor's plan.

As for Zhen Huan, who is more insightful, she acts as the emperor's confidant and encourages the emperor to win over Yue Zhongqi, who is close to Nian Gengyao, as an insider so that he can know Nian Gengyao's every move at any time.

The emperor was even so happy that he used Ouyang Xiu's "On Factions" to persuade him, and he went to stay overnight in Yongshou Palace.

The Queen originally wanted to stir up a dispute between Lingrong and Zhen Huan during the greeting ceremony, but she didn't expect that Lingrong would fall ill and hide in Chengqian Palace with Youning in her arms.

He also took the opportunity to avoid the emperor and spent more time preparing clothes for Youning for the banquet.

But you can't escape the fifteenth day if you try to avoid it. On the day of Youning's hundred-day banquet, Lingrong still met Zhen Huan.

Today is Youning's big day, so Lingrong is naturally not dressed as low-key as before, but at least she has not exceeded the regulations of a concubine.

On her head she wore a plum blossom hairpin painted by the emperor himself. Due to its unique style, it attracted many people's admiration.

Xia Dongchun, in particular, stared at the top of Lingrong's head with shining eyes, and tried to discuss with Lingrong to let the emperor draw one for her as well.

"Sister is really favored. Even the hairpin on her head was painted by the emperor himself."

Zhen Huan bowed to Ling Rong. She also looked at the hairpin on Ling Rong's head, and her words were full of envy, but not envy.

If you understand the meaning of the adverse situation, don't be too sad. It seems that the emperor has forgotten it.

That night in Yime Garden, Prince Guo, who also heard me make a wish, actually remembered it. It was a pity that he already had a good match and would not be my confidant.

"When it comes to being favored by the Emperor, who can compare to Concubine Zhen?

The emperor specially brought a large coral from Qiongzhou, which even the queen didn't have in her palace."

The hairpin on Lingrong's head, after all, did not exceed the regulations for a concubine, but the same cannot be said about the large coral in Zhen Huan's Yongshou Palace.

Although it is the emperor's favor, it is a favor that he dare not publicize.

"It's a pity that Coral can't be like the hairpin on my sister's head, which can be brought out every day for everyone to see."

Zhen Huan sighed, her eyes fell on You Ning, and the expression on her face softened a lot.

“Princess Youning is so beautiful, and the embroidery on her dress is so vivid, as if she is really holding a little white rabbit in her arms.

This skill is ten thousand times better than the best embroiderer in the palace."

When she heard the first half of the sentence, Lingrong was somewhat happy, but Zhen Huan's subsequent unintentional words almost made her unable to maintain the smile on her face.

"This……"

"Oh, everyone in the palace knows that this dress was made by Concubine An for Princess Youning.

What was Zhen Changzai's intention in deliberately comparing Concubine An with the embroiderers in the palace?"

Today's banquet is not for Xia Dongchun's daughter. She is ruthless in her use of force to tease Zhen Huan.

She even completely ignored Zhen Huan's explanation and just kept saying that Zhen Huan had intentionally insulted the princess's biological mother and should be slapped.

Zhen Huan had seen many verbal battles, so facing someone like Xia Dongchun, it was easy for her to get angry.

"I came here to celebrate the princess's 100th birthday, but I was discussing some embroidery patterns, and then Concubine Xia misinterpreted it.

Not only the sisters in the harem, but also the relatives and court officials will be present today. Is Xia Chang making such a fuss to make the emperor laugh? "

"you!"

Xia Dongchun pinched her waist and her voice became louder because of Zhen Huan's anger. If Ling Rong hadn't stopped her, she would have pointed at Zhen Huan's nose and cursed her.

"Mrs. Xia has a bold and daring personality, just like Lord Xia. She is unforgettable."

Zhen Huan smiled slightly, and she implied that Concubine Xia was just like Lord Xia, without any brains and only knew how to bully others by taking advantage of her power.

But Xia Dongchun didn't hear it, and even used it to mock Zhen Huan, "Of course, my family motto has always been like this, unlike some people who speak with sarcasm.

I really don’t know whether I am reading a book of poetry or three hundred quarrel poems.”

Before Zhen Huan could speak, Ling Rong jumped out again. She took Xia Dongchun's hand, took two steps back, and distanced herself from Zhen Huan.

"The banquet is about to begin, let's go find the emperor first."