An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"I don't know when Rong'er became friends with Concubine Cao."

Hearing the emperor's question, how could Lingrong not know that he was suspicious again.

I really don’t know what kind of life the emperor lived when he was a child. I don’t dare to believe a single word he says to others.

It's just to make your daughter's life better, it won't be unfair to you.

Moreover, Wen Yi is still being raised by her biological mother. What difference does it make whether she is on Nian Shilan's jade book or not?

Unless... the emperor wants to use the fact that Wen Yi is still alive to save Nian Shilan's life.

"I am quite familiar with Concubine Cao. After all, Concubine Cao gave birth to Wen Yi much earlier than I did, so she has a lot of experience to share with me."

The emperor could accept this reason. He nodded slightly and said, "Is this why you are pleading for her?"

Ling Rong pretended to be shocked and shook her head, "If I really want to plead for someone, it would be for Wen Yi.

She is too young, and now there is no one in Yikun Palace who can spare the energy to raise her.

As a mother, I naturally feel sorry for my child, so I want to ask the emperor for mercy."

"Shilan is very dedicated in taking care of the child, no worse than Concubine Cao."

The sad things in the emperor's childhood began to haunt him again. He was troubled by the fact that the current empress dowager gave him away, but he didn't want others to slander his adoptive mother. He was always upset and felt that everyone was ridiculing him.

"Rong'er, do you feel that the care provided by your adoptive mother is not as good as that provided by your biological mother?"

"How could that be? Wen Yi is now the child of two mothers. This love is even greater than before."

Ling Rong stretched out two fingers and gestured, "It's just that Nian Da Ying is sick now and can't take care of Wen Yi.

The Emperor knows how much she loves the child. If Wen Yi is not properly taken care of because of her illness, how will Nian Yi feel at ease? "

The emperor actually knew that it was not good for Wen Yi to continue to stay with Nian Da Ying. But he was twisted in his heart, always thinking that he could live well, and Wen Yi could also live well.

But he completely forgot that he was the one who wanted to settle accounts with the Nian family, and this would only give Wen Yi a maternal family that was convicted.

What's more, this year's concubine has been demoted again and again, and has now become the lowest-ranking concubine. She no longer has the right to raise Wen Yi by her side.

In addition, with the Queen Mother's obstruction, even if Nian promised to spend a large sum of money on rewards in the past, no one dared to take the risk to help her now.

It is almost impossible for Wen Yi to be more meticulous about food, clothing and other daily expenses.

In comparison, she is not as good as Wen Yi's biological mother, Concubine Cao.

After Lingrong finished speaking, the emperor fell silent, and his expression seemed to be thinking.

Anyway, it was not something that had to be done, so Ling Rong only gave a few words of advice and said no more, leaving it to the emperor to decide what to do.

But although there were not many words to say, she could still try harder for Wen Yi. Ling Rong waved her hand and asked Zhao Shui to bring You Ning over.

You Ning hadn't seen the emperor for a long time, but she seemed to still have some impression of him. When the emperor teased her with his little rabbit doll, he could also smile very politely.

The emperor once doted on Wen Yi in this way, but ever since Wen Yi agreed to go there last year, the emperor rarely saw her.

Every time she went to Yikun Palace, Nian would take the opportunity to curry favor with the emperor. Even if the emperor wanted to take a liking to Wen Yi, he would be seduced by Nian Shilan's tender love and forget about it.

But if I go to Concubine Cao's place, I will definitely see Wen Yi. Concubine Cao will even tell me some interesting stories about children like Rong'er, which makes me feel comfortable.

Forget it, what's the harm in asking Wen Yi to return to Concubine Cao's side? I believe Wen Yi will be happier.

"Youning is doing well by your side. Seeing her happy makes me happy too."

Lingrong didn't reply. She simply carried Youning to the emperor's arms, and then she took a round fan to fan the two of them.

Fortunately, Youning was not afraid. She smiled from time to time in the emperor's arms, which was enough to make the emperor happy.

Soon, the emperor issued an edict to send Wen Yi back to Concubine Cao, and even the imperial edict was changed to have nothing to do with Nian Shilan anymore.

Cao Qin was sitting in the palace quietly, feeling overjoyed. She didn't expect that the emperor would really agree to send Wen Yi back to her.

But when she found out that it was Ling Rong who helped her, she felt a little worried, fearing that this person wanted to use her to do something.

But Cao Qinmo never talked about benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness. If he could help in any way he could, he would do so.

If I can't help, or if it's too against the rules, I can only be the villain who doesn't repay the favor.

Even though she had made up her mind, Cao Qinmo finally took the initiative to go to Chengqian Palace.

Lingrong was not surprised. After all, Cao Qinmo had always been cautious, so it was normal for her to worry that he was going to use her to do something he shouldn't do.

"Lady Cao came here in the middle of the night. She was really cautious."

Ling Rong ordered Zhao Shui to serve the tea, while she herself sat in the upper seat without moving. She looked at Cao Qinmo bowing respectfully, and then sat down obediently after hearing the order.

In their previous life, the two of them rarely sat down and talked like this, and for a moment Ling Rong didn't know how to start.

It was Cao Qinmo who had not forgotten the purpose of coming here and thanked Lingrong again.

"Wen Yi is just a child. I also have a daughter. I just feel the same way about Concubine Cao."

Lingrong waved her hand. She didn't have anything that needed Cao Qinmo to do at the moment, and she would not reiterate her "achievements" over and over again.

"Your Majesty is so kind, I must thank you in person to show my sincerity no matter what."

Cao Qinmo took out some jewelry of good quality, but her status was lower than Lingrong's, and she was not as favored as Lingrong.

In fact, Ling Rong doesn't even look down on the things that can be produced now.

Lingrong wanted to refuse her subordinates, but she felt it was not a good idea, so she let Cao Qinmo push these things over.

"If these gifts from my sister can dispel the feeling of indebtedness in my heart, I will accept them."

Cao Qinmo's hand paused, but she still pushed those things over.

For her, these things are the best things she can get.

Looking at Concubine An's expression, it seemed that she really didn't like him. Cao Qinmo was unsure, but she still followed Lingrong's wishes and pushed it over.

She always felt that she could repay as much as she could, and owe less favors so that it would be less difficult to repay them in the future.

"If you like these things, it's your blessing. As for Wen Yi's matter, you might as well make it clear to me so that I can feel at ease."

Cao Qinmo didn't want to play Tai Chi with Lingrong anymore. Now that Nian Shilan, the big mountain, was gone, she didn't want to act old and ugly anymore. She had to try her best to please the emperor and get promoted as soon as possible. That was the most important thing.

From concubine to imperial concubine, and even to noble concubine, one has to climb up step by step.

Now that two concubine positions are vacant, it seems that the most competitive candidates are Concubine An and Noble Lady Hui.

Concubine An is fine, but Concubine Hui has nothing to do with me, so there is no need for me to show mercy to her.

It would be fine if she stayed in her position of noble lady, but if she really dared to compete with me, I wouldn't mind helping her fall out of favor.

"Sister Cao, I don't have so many ideas.

Of course, the emperor was just holding Youning for fun, and my sister just mentioned it in passing.

If you really feel that you owe me a favor, please promise me one thing. If Youning ever encounters any danger or needs help, I will help her."

Lingrong patted Cao Qinmo's hand. She did not say anything final. No one knew how the future would develop. She would just accumulate some blessings for Youning.

"But what about the future..." Cao Qinmo hesitated. If he only helped Youning, it would not be a difficult task.

But looking at Concubine An's appearance, Cao Qinmo knew that she had not mentioned any plans, and this proposal was probably a spur-of-the-moment idea. In this way, she felt relieved.

"Don't worry, sister. If it's a huge problem and I can't help, it's God's will. I won't force you."

Lingrong gave Cao Qinmo another reassurance. She kept showing that she had not planned it, but was just facilitating it unintentionally, just to take the opportunity to establish a good relationship with her.

I don't ask Cao Qinmo to be my ally, I just ask her not to trip me up in private.

"younger sister……"

Lingrong returned those things to Cao Qinmo and shook her head, indicating that she did not want to accept them.

But Cao Qinmo still insisted. She slowly pulled her hand out and patted the back of Lingrong's hand instead.

“I understand my sister’s concerns. If Youning needs help in the future, I will do my best.

As for these things, my sister can keep them."

After she finished speaking, she stood up, bowed and left without waiting for Ling Rong to urge her.

Zhaoshui was also stunned for a moment before he reacted and sent Concubine Cao away.

Soon, she returned to the inner hall and sorted out the things sent by Concubine Cao.

"Lady Cao is very cautious, but she also knows that she can't repay me with just a few gold and silver jewelry."

"But my lady, why don't you just ask Concubine Cao to help us get rid of this big threat to us, Xu Chang, instead of asking her to help Princess Youning.

But who can predict the future?"

"Asking her to help in the future means asking her to help all the time." Ling Rong smiled happily, "As long as she doesn't repay this favor, she will always miss it in her heart.

Before we know it, she will help us and lean towards us, which is much more useful than us asking for something in return right away."

Zhaoshui nodded as if she understood, but she liked to think about it herself, so she didn't continue to ask Lingrong.

It is difficult for some people to think through the matter of playing the long game to catch a big fish overnight.

The next day, when the Queen paid her respects, she reiterated what Nian Ying had done in the past. She warned everyone to take it as a warning and not to repeat Nian Ying's mistakes.

"Empress, I wonder what the Emperor has decided regarding the Nian promise?"

After thinking it over, Shen Meizhuang finally opened her mouth to ask. She heard that Zhen Huan was almost poisoned to death, and she began to worry again.

"Now the emperor has changed Wen Yi's imperial certificate and sent him back to Concubine Cao. He has promised that she will have no more children this year."

The queen did not answer directly. She looked at Shen Meizhuang deeply, hoping that she could be smarter and understand the deeper meaning of her words.

"This..." Shen Meizhuang pondered for a while, and then she roughly knew the emperor's plan.

Now that she has no child and Nian Shilan has become mentally retarded, no one would say anything even if she was not killed.

The Nian family, the only one who has a say, is on the verge of collapse.

Shen Meizhuang stopped talking, nodded slightly, and sat down on the stool obediently.

"Sister Shen, after we pay our respects, can we go visit Sister Zhen together?"

Chun Changzai spoke with a smile. Seeing that Zhen Huan had regained favor, she began to feel jealous again and wanted to build a good relationship with Xu Changzai.

Shen Meizhuang still remembers what Zhen Huan did to her and her children, and it is extremely rare for her to occasionally show a little worry.

It was totally impossible for her to visit Zhen Huan. But she couldn't stop Chun Changzai, so she smiled and said that she was not feeling well, and asked Chun Changzai to go by herself.

"Are you feeling unwell physically or mentally?" Concubine Tian looked down on Zhen Huan and also looked down on Zhen Huan's former good sister.

"If you're not feeling well, just ask the imperial physician to take a look. If you're not feeling well, then... you can only stay up all night and slowly heal your wounds."

Shen Meizhuang was hurt by Concubine Tian's cold response. She frowned and wanted to say something in response to Concubine Tian, ​​but she didn't know where to start.

After all, she was thinking about the so-called affection in the past and was unwilling to become a person like Zhen Huan and take revenge on her.

"Lady Tian is very eloquent and likes to expose people's scars. But can you sleep at night? I'm afraid you are gritting your teeth in hatred and tossing and turning."

Concubine Tian resisted the urge to roll her eyes at Shen Meizhuang. She sneered disdainfully, "Then I want to know how Concubine Hui managed to sleep at night.

Could it be that…Xu Chang’s poisoning is also related to Concubine Hui?”

"Mrs. Tian, ​​you are making random accusations against others. Aren't you afraid that the Empress will blame you?"

Shen Meizhuang didn't want to say even a word to Concubine Tian, ​​so she directly brought out the Queen, suggesting that the Queen should speak up quickly and end the verbal dispute.

The Queen did not expect Shen Meizhuang to divert the flames of the war in this way. She was displeased and her tone was a little cold when she spoke.

"It's not you two who did anything wrong, so why are you making such a fuss?"

The Queen said this without expecting the two to respond. She looked deeply at Concubine Hui and Concubine Tian and said, "Go back and ask the imperial physician to prescribe some heat-reducing prescriptions, so that you won't get burned by excessive heat in the summer."

"Yes, Your Majesty." No one had agreed to that troublemaker. All the concubines respected the Queen and naturally performed the etiquette obediently.

However, in the Queen's Palace, this anger was temporarily suppressed.

As soon as they left Jingren Palace, Concubine Tian and Concubine Hui started arguing again.

In the end, it's all because of Concubine Zhen. Concubine Tian is cunning and Concubine Hui is timid and dares not to avenge herself. Concubine Hui sarcastically says that Concubine Tian only knows how to show off with words.

"The Queen is right. Lady Hui does need some medicine to reduce her internal heat. I suggest you go see Doctor Wen, who has good medical skills."

Concubine Tian deliberately raised her voice again as she spoke, "Oh, I forgot. Imperial Doctor Wen is only focusing on the Yongshou Palace right now. How can he see Concubine Hui in the Xianfu Palace?"