An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

The Bitong Academy fell into silence for a while. The Emperor and Shen Meizhuang looked at each other silently. Both of them had a lot to say, but didn't know how to start.

After all, the two of them had no way of convincing each other, and one of them could only get a headache from being angry, while the other got stomach discomfort from being angry.

Even though Shen Meizhuang was eloquent and good at debate, she had done something wrong that affected her family.

Whenever the emperor mentioned the Shen family, she was completely speechless.

The emperor did not specify how he would deal with her. He simply sealed off the entire Bitong Academy and only allowed Caixing to serve Shen Meizhuang.

As for Wen Shichu, the emperor had already sent people to secretly execute the entire Wen family, and all the people in the nine clans disappeared without a trace overnight.

After doing all these things, the emperor did not forget to send someone to bring Wen Shichu back to the Wen family to see the price the whole family paid for his so-called true love.

Wen Shichu could not bear the stimulation and broke free from the guards' control and died by hitting a pillar. His body was also dragged to the suburbs and eaten by wild dogs.

The only thing to be thankful for was that the emperor did not implicate the ten clans. As Wen Shichu's cheap apprentice, Wei Lin's life was saved.

After Shen Zishan learned that his daughter had really done such a wrong thing, his hair turned white overnight. He begged the emperor to abort Shen Meizhuang's fetus and was willing to resign in exchange for Shen Meizhuang's life.

It's just that Shen Zishan is still useful now, and the emperor does not intend to settle accounts with him at this time, so he has not allowed him to resign and return home, and even lets him keep his previous official position without any demotion.

But correspondingly, the emperor also asked Shen Zishan to explain why he knew about the affair between Shen Meizhuang and Wen Shichu in advance.

At this point, the secret plan of Prince Guo and Prince Dun was completely exposed, and the emperor finally knew what had caused the changes in the celestial phenomena and Youning's illness.

It turned out that his two good brothers had joined forces to drive him off the throne.

Despite all precautions, it turned out that the person who did this was not Nian Gengyao.

The emperor was almost laughing out of anger. They were just a bunch of rabble, but their hands were very long.

For Prince Guo to know such private matters, he must have someone in the palace.

I just don't know where this person is hiding. Is he a concubine who is unfaithful or a palace maid who is ignorant of the consequences?

Fortunately, because of Youning's incident, I have started investigating the people in the palace. I believe that with time, I will be able to catch this person.

The most urgent matter at the moment is still the affairs of the previous dynasty.

But because he was prepared, the emperor showed no fear at all. He still went to court as usual, but secretly ordered Shen Zishan to be ready - always waiting for his two good brothers to rebel.

As for why he didn't act earlier and imprison these two people, it was because the emperor had been suppressing his brothers since he came to power, and there were many voices of consolation in the court and the public.

In order to maintain his reputation, the emperor cannot take action directly. The best option is to be prepared and let the two of them fall into the trap.

He could not only discipline his two unruly brothers, but also dispel the rumors in the court and the public that he was harming his brothers. Why not do it?

As for Shen Zishan, the emperor did not completely trust him. The Blood Dropper always followed Shen Zishan and his family. If anything went wrong, all the members of the Shen family would be wiped out.

Besides, Shen Meizhuang's life is in his hands. If he doesn't want to be a good father, he can also let Shen Meizhuang know that if she did this, she will end up being deserted by everyone.

To be on the safe side, the Emperor has also secretly contacted Prince Yi. The two of them, one openly and one secretly, made him feel more at ease.

However, as the war in the northwest was settled, Nian Gengyao also set off back to the capital to report on his work.

Under the secret surveillance of the Blood Dropper, the emperor easily learned about Longkodo's meeting with Nian Gengyao.

But for some unknown reason, the two men parted ways unhappily. Nian Gengyao even sent people to beat Longkodo's son Yuzhu severely, forcing the emperor to try every possible way to mediate.

According to Nian Gengyao, Nian Xi's death was unclear. If Longkodo had not intentionally treated him harshly, he would not have died at the age of 24.

Even though the emperor did not believe that Nian Gengyao had injured Yuzhu just for this reason, he could only patiently comfort Longkodo and ask him to be tolerant and not to argue with a kind father.

But after raising a son for someone else, he was beaten by his son. Longkodo had never been so humiliated before. He quarreled with Nian Gengyao in the court again and again, and even began to collect evidence of Nian Gengyao's crimes in private. It seemed that the two of them were really going to have a falling out.

However, the emperor did not really believe these two people. After all, compared with the throne, losing his son was a trivial matter.

So no matter how the two of them made a fuss, the emperor would just sit on his throne and act as a peacemaker, appeasing one and provoking the other from time to time.

Compared with the previous dynasty, the harem was not very stable.

Ever since Shen Meizhuang was put under house arrest, there have been rumors in the palace. One moment, it was said that Shen Meizhuang was pregnant again, and the next moment, it was said that the emperor was protecting Shen Meizhuang, fearing that the baby in her belly would be framed.

Of course, there are also rumors that Shen Meizhuang had an affair with someone else, and the emperor found out and was furious, so he confined her to the Bitong Academy.

In the end, no one knew who spread the news, but it actually touched upon the truth of the matter.

Ling Rong thought silently, hoping that it wasn't Concubine Tian or Concubine Xia who were those two fools.

After all, Shen Meizhuang's mixing of the royal bloodline was truly shameful. If others knew about it, I'm afraid the emperor would kill that person.

It is still unknown whether He Anming, who helped Shen Meizhuang to take her pulse, will be implicated in this matter.

Ling Rong sighed. He Anming's medical skills were truly superb. It would be a pity if he died like this.

However, He Anming himself did not seem to be too worried. He still checked Youning's pulse every few days and looked relaxed.

As for Zhen Huan, Tang Di was unable to find out anything.

Because Huanbi left, the one who came to serve her was Aunt Jiaoyue. Zhen Huan no longer had anyone she could trust, so she could only lie dormant and not take any further action.

But Lingrong inexplicably felt that the exposure of Shen Meizhuang's pregnancy had a lot to do with Zhen Huan, and that Zhen Huan might even have close ties with people outside the palace.

But Lingrong couldn't figure out what benefits doing such a thing would bring to Zhen Huan.

In her previous life, she cared about Shen Meizhuang the most. Even though she lost the emperor's favor, she only felt sorry for herself. It was completely beyond Ling Rong's expectations that she had become like this now.

Indeed, the conspiracies and schemes in the harem can change and break a person.

It turns out that without the emperor's favor, Zhen Huan's life would be like walking on thin ice. She would also try her best to climb out of the situation where everyone could step on her.

So, everyone makes mistakes, and the reason for the mistakes is not just human nature, but also the emperor, the culprit hiding behind the concubines.

Forget it.

Lingrong saw Zhen Huan coming with Pei'er from afar, and her wild thoughts stopped immediately. She just watched Zhen Huan walk up to her without blinking.

"Empress An."

"Noble Lady Xu, please get up." Ling Rong didn't ask Zhen Huan to bow for too long, and immediately called her up.

The two of them don't get along at all now, and when they meet they just feel disgusted with each other.

But no matter when, Zhen Huan would always smile very appropriately, and with her beautiful face, it was hard not to like her.

"The sun is shining so brightly, and Lady Xu and I are standing here stupidly. Do you have anything to say?"

Zhen Huan sighed. She had been feeling depressed lately and didn't even have a close friend in the palace.

The sisters were separated and the loyal servants were scattered. She didn't know what she had done wrong to end up like this.

When she came to her senses and thought about it, besides Chun'er, the only person she was familiar with was An Lingrong.

"Actually... I don't have much to say." Zhen Huan walked slowly under the shade of the tree. She listened to the cicadas chirping, as if she was looking for where the cicada was.

Lingrong was not interested in her sadness, but she also walked under the shade of the tree and looked up with Zhen Huan.

The shadows of the trees swayed, but nothing could be seen except layers of green.

"Actually, I still owe you an apology." Inexplicably, Zhen Huan began to talk about the past, "I was too radical in praying for blessings.

Even if you were involved and killed my child, I shouldn't have done this to you."

"Mrs. Xu refused to believe that I didn't harm your child."

Ling Rong tilted her head to look at Zhen Huan, "Musk appeared in my palace, does that mean I must be related to this matter?

I don't believe you haven't found out who did it."

Zhen Huan nodded. She didn't look at Ling Rong, but at the treetop, "It is precisely because this has nothing to do with you that I came here to apologize to you.

The emperor allowed me to light the wedding candle and paint my walls with pepper. He said that would be our wedding night, and even cooked dumplings and asked me whether I wanted to have the baby or not.

I was too favored. I was favored as soon as I entered the palace and was treated like a wife...

I thought I had really met the person who loved me, but because of his status as an emperor, he had to marry someone else.

So... when I found out that you were the suspect in the murder of my child, I couldn't control myself and wanted to retaliate immediately.

I didn’t expect that the emperor really doted on me so much, even though… he still agreed to my proposal.”

Zhen Huan finally turned her head. She wanted to look Ling Rong in the eyes, but Ling Rong looked up at the tree and avoided her gaze.

"I have become a concubine, no one is more favored than me, and no one can be promoted faster than me.

Even if I am Concubine Hua, the Queen, the Emperor can still abandon me without caring about anything else and come to me.

What would happen if it were you? "

Lingrong shook her head. She had never been loved like this before. She couldn't even imagine it.

What the emperor can give to Zhen Huan, he will never give to himself.

How can we put ourselves in Zhen Huan's shoes and understand her state of mind and behavior?

"But this favor is just favor, not love."

Zhen Huan didn't care about Ling Rong's judgment of her, and continued to talk to herself, "He changed me to a point where I don't even recognize myself, and in the end, he blames me for not being satisfied.

If the wind understands my feelings, don't be too harsh. After all, he doesn't understand my feelings, nor does he know my feelings. "

After hearing this poem, Ling Rong finally turned around and looked at Zhen Huan. She moved her lips slightly and read out the original poem, "If the north wind understands my feelings, please don't destroy me so easily.

Why... do you like reading Against the Wind so much?"

Zhen Huan also fell silent. She herself didn't remember why she loved reading Against the Wind. She recalled the past times when she read this poem and it seemed that she had always been reading Against the Wind.

"Maybe... the teacher taught me wrongly."

“But you are so knowledgeable and talented, you must have discovered it, so why are you unwilling to change it?

It’s not like you to know you’re wrong and not correct it.”

Lingrong sighed. In fact, she knew the reason without Zhen Huan explaining it.

Some mistakes are not because Zhen Huan is unwilling to correct them, but because they do not need to be corrected.

As long as she felt it was the right thing to do, that was enough.

Just like she was willing to meet with Prince Guo in private, just like she was willing to discuss poetry and drink tea with Prince Guo.

She knew that as a concubine she shouldn't do such things.

But Zhen Huan always felt that she was free and should not be bound, and as long as she was open and honest with Prince Guo, she would not be wrong.

But why did he propose to the emperor to give himself the title of "Li"?

How can an oriole that cannot fly out of the palace have freedom and self-identity?

“How can flowers go against the wind? It is always people who go against the wind.”

Zhen Huan muttered to herself, bringing the conversation between the two to an end. They continued to go their separate ways, like two strangers, just like before.

After talking with Zhen Huan, the atmosphere in the entire Old Summer Palace became inexplicably tense.

At first, the Queen Mother did not allow palace maids to walk around at night, but later on, everyone stayed in the palace and no one was allowed to go out.

Now there are groups of guards standing guard outside the door, and it looks like they are under house arrest.

Such an atmosphere, such an atmosphere... Lingrong inexplicably recalled that in her previous life, Zhen Huan was sent to Pengdao Yaotai and was confined to her house. It seemed that she was no exception in this life.

There are always some people who are interested in the dragon throne.

I can't live a peaceful life, but I always want to live a lonely life.

However, this time no one was sent to Pengdao Yaotai. The emperor would occasionally stay overnight in Lingrong Palace and told her that no matter what happened, she should take Youning and hide in Shuimu Mingse.

In this life, Lingrong has Youning around, which makes her more worried than in her previous life.

But no stranger had ever entered Shuimu Mingse, so Ling Rong gradually put her heart at ease.

A few days later, news came that Concubine Xu had been assassinated, followed by a whole day of quarrels and noise.

Occasionally, the clanging sound of metal colliding could be heard, which gradually subsided until the evening.

Ling Rong had no idea what was happening outside. When she occasionally looked out the window, she could only see the patrolling guards.

But there was still no news of winning or losing. Based on Ling Rong's pitiful military and political sense, she could only conclude that no news was the best news.

At least it proves that the emperor still has ways and the ability to deal with those people.

But... the emperor has been staying at Concubine Xu's place these days. Concubine Xu was assassinated and her life or death is unknown. Can the emperor escape?

Ling Rong suddenly remembered that Wen Shichu was looking for a drug to fake his death. Putting all the information she had known before and after together, Ling Rong immediately understood.

It turns out that Zhen Huan is a member of the rebels. She doesn't want to use this incident to win favor. She just wants to leave a good reputation for her family as a loyal protector regardless of success or failure.

As for Zhen Huan, if the fake death drug was real, she would be able to flee far away and never return to the emperor.