An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

After confirming that Shen Meizhuang was pregnant again, Concubine Jing finally started using another prescription.

That prescription also belonged to Shen Meizhuang and had been circulating in the palace for a long time. It was said that the child that Nian promised to give was conceived with the help of this prescription.

Concubine Jing thought that Shen Meiyu was keeping the prescription to herself and was unwilling to share the truly useful prescription with others, so she also declined Wen Shichu's pulse diagnosis and instead found another imperial physician named Li Nanxing in the Imperial Hospital.

Now that Shen Meizhuang's child has been made public, Concubine Jing has been pregnant for one month as she wished.

But Concubine Jing knew very well that the fetus was unstable in the first three months and would not show any signs of pregnancy, so she pretended not to know and just took good care of the baby every day.

Therefore, when everyone in the harem was worried about Shen Meizhuang's belly, Concubine Jing was like an invisible person in the harem as before.

The emperor didn't favor her much, and so far, he had never insisted on sharing her bed.

The next day, when the Queen paid her respects, she told Shen Meizhuang again about her pregnancy, and also gave her the picture of a Qilin delivering a child that was enshrined in front of the Buddha.

"I have checked the files of the Imperial Household Department and my sister is indeed one month pregnant. This is really cause for celebration."

Shen Meizhuang was naturally happy that the child was already born, so she didn't care that the Queen Mother kept talking about it again and again, asking everyone to keep their eyes on her belly.

Lingrong and Concubine Jing looked at each other, and she could easily see the shock in Concubine Jing's eyes. After all, anyone who knew that Shen Meizhuang had someone else's child and did not secretly abort the child but instead kept it as the crown prince would find it unbelievable.

Looking at Concubine Tian and Xia Dongchun, they were both sitting there with disdain on their faces. They were not jealous, and even looked at Shen Meizhuang with sarcasm in their eyes.

"It is indeed a cause for celebration, but I didn't expect that Concubine Hui, who is so cautious, would reveal her pregnancy just one month after giving birth.

Only if you have a familiar imperial physician can you be so confident. "

There were so many profound meanings in Concubine Tian's words that Shen Meizhuang was shocked. She almost thought that Concubine Tian had discovered the relationship between her and Wen Shichu, and she was unable to refute it for a moment.

"There is no need to mention Imperial Doctor Wen's medical skills, and it is natural for Concubine Hui to trust him so much." Ling Rong added with a smile. She specifically mentioned Wen Shichu in order to let everyone link the two together.

"Doctor Wen?" Xin Changzai repeated doubtfully, "This Doctor Wen is the one who has been taking care of Xu Changzai for many years, and he has a close relationship with Concubine Duan. I really don't know why Concubine Duan died..."

In order to put all the blame for Nian Shilan's murder on Prince Dun's wife, the emperor did not make it public even after finding out that it was Concubine Duan who did it.

Otherwise, just the fact that he provided the medicine Tianxianzi to the concubines in the palace would be enough to make Wen Shichu lose the trust of any concubine.

"How could it be possible?" Shen Meizhuang saw that Wen Shichu's reputation was tarnished, so she interrupted Xin Changzai's words and said, "Doctor Wen is a man of high moral character and superb medical skills. How could he do such a wrong thing as to harm someone's life?"

"Yes, seeing the rosy complexion of Concubine Hui, I know that Imperial Doctor Wen is a superb medical skill." Ling Rong looked at Concubine Hui, and there seemed to be a hint of truth in her smile.

But Shen Meizhuang had something on her mind now, and she was a little frightened when Wen Shichu was mentioned. But fortunately, she was also the daughter of a large family, so she would not show fear in front of others.

"The medical skills of Imperial Doctor Wen are obvious to all, and Concubine Xin can rest assured."

Xin Changzai looked a little embarrassed, but Shen Meizhuang's tone was normal, so she didn't say anything more about Wen Shichu.

After everyone had been making a lot of noise for a while, the Queen finally talked about going to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat.

It's another hot summer, but the people this year are completely different from previous years. It seems that Zhen Huan will no longer need to be picked up midway and can accompany him openly.

"As for which sisters will go and which sisters will stay in the palace, we will have to wait a little longer," the Queen smiled gently. She glanced at Shen Meizhuang, "Noble Hui will definitely go. After all, she is pregnant and cannot stand the heat."

With just a few words, Shen Meizhuang was praised to the sky, causing envy and jealousy from the concubines in the harem. Seeing that many concubines' eyes had changed, the queen smiled even more happily.

For someone like An Lingrong, who came from a humble family, it would have been lucky enough for her to give birth to a princess.

Shen Meizhuang's family is not lowly, so she can't be allowed to give birth to a child so easily.

"Lady Hui is truly blessed, she became pregnant last year while in the Old Summer Palace.

I am pregnant this year and can go to the Old Summer Palace again."

Concubine Tian jumped out at the right time to stab Shen Meizhuang with a knife, "I only ask that Concubine Xu realize her mistake and stop trying to scare Concubine Hui with the celestial phenomena."

Being backstabbed by her best sister was a hidden pain in Shen Meizhuang's heart. She could not refute for Zhen Huan, nor could she refute for herself.

"How could that be? As the saying goes, every failure makes one wiser. Lady Hui has gained a lot of wisdom by now. How could she fall into a trap again?"

Xia Dongchun finally found an opportunity to interrupt. She echoed Concubine Tian's words, making Shen Meizhuang even more embarrassed.

Lingrong looked at Xia Dongchun and suddenly thought of a way to help her gain favor, and even find someone to help her, but she didn't know if Xia Dongchun could ride a horse.

It seems necessary to have a private talk with Xia Dongchun. What if she just likes the way she is now, and if I help her recklessly, she will be unhappy.

Ling Rong was absorbed in the thought of how to help Xia Dongchun gain favor, and she did not follow the others in poking at Shen Meizhuang's feelings.

When she came to her senses, the Queen was smiling and asking her if she wanted to add more ice for Youning, and she could transfer some from Jingren Palace.

Mumbling in her heart why the fire had fallen on her again, Lingrong pretended to be flattered and quickly bowed and said there was no need to trouble the Queen.

"Youning is small, so she doesn't need too much ice. The Queen is virtuous and can even consider a child as young as Youning."

"After all, Youning wants to call me Empress Mother, so how could I not consider her?" After asking Youning, the Queen did not forget to ask about the recent situation of Princess Wen Yi and Princess Shuhe.

Concubine Cao also refused the ice gifted by the Empress, but Concubine Xin was unable to refuse it. After all, she was of low rank and had almost no ice to use.

Of course, the Queen would not forget the Third Prince. From his studies to his riding and archery, Concubine Qi praised her son from head to toe.

Lingrong had been tortured by both sides in her past and present lives, and her ears were almost callused.

But in fact, Lingrong can also understand that a mother who is proud of her children can indeed be called a good mother.

It's just that Lingrong's heart could understand it, but her ears couldn't quite accept it.

After finally listening to Concubine Qi finish her muttering, Lingrong and others dispersed in twos and threes.

On the way, she grabbed Xia Dongchun and asked her directly without any reservation whether she wanted to be favored again in the Old Summer Palace.

Xia Dongchun was driven into a state of anxiety by her family and had been scratching her head for a long time without knowing what to do. Now that Ling Rong had taken the initiative to agree to help, she was so happy that she almost jumped up.

"Well, what do you need me to do? I don't have any talents that the emperor would like."

Xia Dongchun asked herself and felt that the emperor favored her in the first place because he was attracted by her beauty that could rival the moon and flowers. Now he wanted to gain favor in another way, and she really couldn't think of what she could do.

Ling Rong had already figured out a plan in Jingren Palace. If Xia Dongchun was going to do it, there would be no need to spend any effort. "Can Concubine Xia ride a horse?"

"...Not really." Xia Dongchun touched her face somewhat embarrassedly. Although she had said many times that she wanted to go horseback riding, she actually hadn't learned it well at all.

When I was in the Old Summer Palace, I ran away and almost fell off my horse.

"Then let's take advantage of the time we go to the Old Summer Palace to learn it well.

There are few concubines in the palace who are good at riding horses. Concubine Xia's dashing and heroic appearance will surely attract the emperor's attention."

When Xia Dongchun heard that she could be favored by the emperor, she was quite moved. Anyway, she liked it, so she gritted her teeth and learned it, which was not a loss.

"Okay then, but you have to practice with me. It's too boring to practice alone."

Lingrong agreed quickly. After all, there was no way to ride horses in the palace. Since she had finally had a chance to go to the Old Summer Palace, she naturally wanted to have fun.

She felt sorry that Youning was still young and couldn't play with her, but when she thought that she still had Xia Dongchun to accompany her, she felt a little more relieved.

The two of them made a preliminary plan and returned to the palace. Around noon, the emperor and the empress finalized the list of people to go to Yuanmingyuan.

Because Concubine Jing was one month pregnant and didn't want to go through too much trouble, she used the excuse of feeling unwell and took the initiative to ask to stay in the palace to take good care of the remaining concubines.

As for Lingrong and other concubines who had children, they were naturally on the list. Surprisingly, Nian Ying was also included in the accompanying list.

Songzhi was the one who was responsible for serving her, and the emperor even allocated a sedan chair for her to ride in alone.

Ling Rong had not seen her since Nian agreed to the house arrest. She only heard people say that she was stupid all day long, and occasionally she would stare at a place and start to smile inexplicably.

She originally wanted to take a look at Nian Da Ying when they left the palace together, but she didn't expect that Song Zhi was worried about being laughed at by other concubines, so she took Nian Da Ying and got on the carriage early.

Lingrong was a concubine, and the carriage was so far away from Nian Shilan, who was a concubine, that he couldn't even hear her voice.

Just like last year, Lingrong was assigned to Shuimu Mingse. The palace servants who served her looked familiar, so Zhaoshui asked and found out that they were the same ones from last year.

Although she was somewhat familiar with the situation, Lingrong still did not dare to be careless. The few palace maids from the Old Summer Palace were still responsible for rough work such as sweeping and cleaning.

He and You Ning would use trustworthy people brought from the palace to surround themselves.

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs is quite interesting. The layout of Shuimu Mingse is in no way inferior to Chengqian Palace." Zhaoshui has been with Lingrong for a long time and has seen countless valuable things.

At this moment, she could tell whether Shuimu Mingse's ornaments were valuable or not with just one glance.

"That's nothing. When you go to see Concubine Hui's residence, you will know what it means to be overwhelmed by the array of things."

"Everyone in the palace is very smart. They know that Concubine Hui is currently pregnant and in favor. If she gives birth to a prince, there will be many benefits."

Zhaoshui shook his head, and he and Fanglin wiped the main hall inside and out again, then they felt relieved and washed their hands to make hawthorn and lotus leaf tea for Lingrong.

"My lady, Concubine Xia is here." Fanghua had just spoken when Xia Dongchun stepped into the main hall.

Ling Rong was very calm. She waved her hand and asked a few people to go down and rest.

Mingyu came over a step later, looking a bit out of breath.

She swallowed the words "don't forget to pay your respects to Concubine An" and turned around to follow Zhaoshui and the others downstairs.

The wind wheel in the hall was turning, and the breeze was blowing with the sound of water. Ling Rong squinted her eyes and just enjoyed it for a while, she was interrupted by Xia Dongchun.

"You know, as soon as he entered the garden, the Fourth Prince ran to pay his respects to Shen Meizhuang."

Xia Dongchun wished she had a glass of wine in her hand so that she could drink it while describing to Lingrong how the Fourth Prince tried to please her.

"You're talking about the Fourth Prince, but you just packed up and came to my Shuimu Mingse."

Lingrong smiled and teased Xia Dongchun. She knew that when the Fourth Prince was in the Old Summer Palace, he had been looking for a mother so that he could get the emperor's attention and return to the palace.

As a result, no concubine was willing to pay attention to him, so he had to go to Zhen Huan first, but was later abandoned.

Unexpectedly, when Shen Meizhuang was confined in the garden, she and the Fourth Prince actually established a mother-son relationship. As soon as Shen Meizhuang arrived at the Old Summer Palace, she ran over to strengthen their relationship.

"Can I be the same as him?" Xia Dongchun took a big sip of hawthorn and lotus leaf tea before continuing, "He is a prince, and he is not young anymore.

No matter whether the emperor likes him or not, it does not change the fact that he has a chance to inherit the throne."

"It seems that our Concubine Xia is not stupid." Ling Rong's tone was still so casual, which made Xia Dongchun a little angry. "But... Concubine Hui is pregnant now. Does the Fourth Prince still have a chance to become her son?"

"This..." Xia Dongchun didn't think of this. He thought that Shen Meizhuang was going to have another prince who would surpass everyone else.

"Noble Lady Hui may have promised the Fourth Prince that she would help him meet the Emperor. The Fourth Prince came here in such a hurry because he wanted Noble Lady Hui to fulfill her promise.

After all, Concubine Hui is pregnant now, so it is not too easy for her to see the emperor."

Xia Dongchun nodded as if he understood, but she didn't think about what a little boy like the Fourth Prince could do if Shen Meizhuang didn't fulfill her promise.

"But what can we do if we can see the emperor? What can the Fourth Prince do if we can't see the emperor?"

"Don't underestimate a child. He knows everything and is not afraid of anything."

Ling Rong didn't say it too bluntly, and she didn't continue to explain in response to Xia Dongchun's questioning.

Instead, he changed the subject and asked Xia Dongchun when he planned to start practicing horse riding.

"The weather has been too hot these past two days. Come on, come with me to go horse racing and learn some tricks."

Fortunately, Xia Dongchun kept his word. Two days later, he put on a bright red riding suit and ran to Shuimu Mingse to invite Lingrong to go horse racing with him.

She even prepared a similar set of clothes for Lingrong and happily told Lingrong to change into them quickly.

"Xia Changzai is so well prepared. I haven't found a horse-riding master for you yet."