An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

On the way to Xianfu Palace, the Fifth Prince remained silent.

One of his hands was held tightly by Ling Rong, while the other hand was tightly grasping the edge of his sleeve, fearing that the bag containing musk would slip out.

After finally reaching the gate of Xianfu Palace, the Fifth Prince finally spoke, but he was not going to answer Ling Rong's question.

"Madam Sheng, why are you willing to bring your son to the Xianfu Palace?"

"It's very simple." Ling Rong looked up at the plaque of Xianfu Palace. Although she was answering the Fifth Prince, she didn't even glance at him.

"Because I don't want to be the fool who gets framed. The Fifth Prince and Concubine Xu have been talking for so long, they should understand what I'm saying."

"You, Madam Sheng...how did you know about this? I haven't told anyone."

"Do you need to say it yourself?" Ling Rong led him into the courtyard, raised her hand and pointed at the bare trees in the courtyard, "The leaves have all fallen, so the bird naturally has nowhere to hide.

You can tell exactly when it fell and when it was driven away without even looking up. "

How could the Fifth Prince know that Ling Rong was telling him that she knew exactly what happened to Zhen Huan and it could not be hidden.

He just thought that Ling Rong had someone watching his every move, and no matter what he did, he could not escape her control.

"We are here. When the Fifth Prince sees Concubine Jing, he should know what to say."

"...Your son knows." The Fifth Prince let go of Ling Rong's hand. He walked into the door first. Before he could say anything, he was invited in by Ruyi.

Concubine Jing seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time. Even before the Fifth Prince sat down, Concubine Jing asked him to take out the pendant bag in his sleeve first.

Although the Fifth Prince couldn't understand why Concubine Jing already knew about it, he still obediently handed the thing to Ruyi.

"The Fifth Prince is still young, but he has a lot on his mind." Concubine Jing had a smile on her face, but what she said was indeed a bit unpleasant.

The Fifth Prince felt uncomfortable and couldn't maintain his expression. "What do you mean, Madam Jing? I came here to provide evidence for you, not to be scolded by you."

"Okay, then Fifth Prince, please tell us."

The Fifth Prince was choked, his expression froze on his face, and it took him a while before he spoke, repeating what he had said to Ling Rong.

"What I mean is that the Fifth Prince knew that the smell of this pendant was not right, but he still insisted on wearing it, and even came to play chess with me every day."

"I told you, I just found out about it these past few days."

The Fifth Prince really didn't like Concubine Jing's aggressive attitude, and even lost the title of a son and minister. "If Her Majesty Jing doesn't need it, there's no need for me to take this risk and testify for you."

"What's the hurry?" Concubine Jing also poured a cup of hot milk tea for the Fifth Prince. Just then, Lingrong opened the curtain and came in, and sat next to the Fifth Prince.

"Sister, you came at the right time. The milk tea has just been heated up and is very fragrant."

"I just went to Cun Ju Tang for a tour. Everything has changed and it feels so desolate." Ling Rong picked up the milk tea and blew on it a few times before taking a sip. "Ruyi's skills have improved a lot. I have to teach Fang Hua well in the future."

Ruyi smiled shyly, but since the masters were all there, she just replied yes and said no more.

Lingrong was chatting with Concubine Jing about her pregnancy, leaving the Fifth Prince alone.

"My two ladies, I am still sitting here. It's not good to ignore me like this."

The Fifth Prince no longer looked cautious and hesitant at this moment. He simply overturned the milk tea, and the tea immediately flowed down the table.

But he remained calm and asked, "So, can you see it?"

With the Fifth Prince's appearance and personality, who would treat him as a child? They would only think that he is a thoughtful person, which makes people subconsciously want to be on guard against him.

Compared with the Fourth Prince, he is indeed a little lacking in quality.

"Fifth Prince, why don't you tell me what conditions you exchanged with Concubine Xu that are worth your risk to serve as a witness to identify Concubine Chun."

Concubine Jing gave Fifth Prince some face and immediately shifted her attention to him. "The source of musk is easier to find out, but if the person who put the musk there is not caught, Fifth Prince's empty words will not count."

"So what if it doesn't count? It's your child that almost died, and I wasn't affected at all."

"Sister, you are so mean. The Fifth Prince is clearly here to help you." Ling Rong looked like she was blaming him, but she exchanged glances with Concubine Jing again. "If I help you, Concubine Yu can return to the palace, right, Fifth Prince?"

When the Fifth Prince heard Lingrong mention his mother, his eyes widened in shock. He stammered and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Lingrong.

"Are you curious about how I know this?" Ling Rong pointed to the tree outside the door, as if reminding the Fifth Prince of what she said when she first entered Xianfu Palace, "Noble Lady Xu agreed to plead for Concubine Yu, right?

Let me guess, the emperor hasn't seen Concubine Yu for a long time. Although she is the mother of the prince, she is no different from a stranger now.

Perhaps Concubine Yu had done something wrong in the mansion, which led to the emperor's unwillingness to take her back to the palace.

But recently, the Fifth Prince's health has worsened, so the Emperor brought you back to the palace.

I thought that Concubine Yu could also come back with them, but I didn't expect that the emperor didn't want to, so Concubine Yu could only stay outside the palace, waiting for the Fifth Prince to get better so that mother and son could reunite outside the palace.

But you, Fifth Prince, don't want to leave the palace again, so you want to bring Concubine Yu back. This is also the fundamental reason why you took the pregnant and favored concubine back.

And Concubine Xu is now the most favored by the Emperor. In fact...for some reason, the Emperor is more willing to listen to her opinions.

So in exchange, the Fifth Prince came to provide evidence for Concubine Jing, am I right?"

The Fifth Prince did not say anything. His expression was the same as Concubine Jing's, nothing else but shock.

The Fifth Prince was so frightened that he could not speak because Ling Rong described the whole process word for word and he felt that she saw everything clearly like a ghost.

He even had a vague suspicion in his heart that the dark shadow that crawled under the bed that day might be the smiling woman in front of him.

Concubine Jing was completely surprised. She thought that the Fifth Prince was being used by Concubine Xu to use the musk incident to undermine the Queen's connections. However, she didn't expect that the Fifth Prince had his own plans and actually wanted to bring Concubine Yu back to the palace.

Seeing the Fifth Prince's expression, Ling Rong knew that she had guessed everything correctly.

It seems that the alliance between Zhen Huan and the Queen is already in jeopardy. She does not want to be controlled by the Queen, and wants to weaken the Queen's power by taking advantage of Concubine Chun's release of musk. At the same time, she can do Concubine Jing a favor and win her over to her side.

Even the one who testified against Concubine Chun was not her, Zhen Huan. Concubine Chun, who was pregnant with a child and would not be overly blamed by the emperor, would also be a great help to Zhen Huan.

After the plan is accomplished, she can even win over the Fifth Prince and Concubine Yu who has returned to the palace to her side. In this way, she can live comfortably in this palace just like in her previous life.

With two high-ranking concubines and three royal heirs in her hands, by that time, Zhen Huan could really go head-to-head with the Queen.

It’s a pity that they were discovered by Ling Rong’s people and all the plans came to nothing.

Moreover, Lingrong slowly revealed a mocking smile. The Queen had known for a long time that Huanbi was the daughter of a traitor, but she had always kept it secret. It was just that the time had not come yet to reveal it.

If Zhen Huan really planned to cut off her left and right arms, the Queen would definitely expose the affairs of the Zhen family. By then, even if Zhen Huan had a lot of help, her life in the palace would not be any easier.

So, Zhen Huan, you'd better thank me. After all, I helped you temporarily save Zhen Yuandao's life and official position.

Concubine Jing did not see Lingrong's smile, but the Fifth Prince saw it clearly.

He was frightened again, and couldn't figure out why Ling Rong was laughing so terribly. Could it be that she had some plan for him again?

"It seems that what I said is correct, but Fifth Prince, have you ever thought that Concubine Chun is pregnant now?

It would be fine if a pregnant concubine put musk in her pendant to harm others, but it would not affect the baby in her belly.

But you still go to Suiyuxuan to play every day. Isn't this just shooting yourself in the foot? Do you think the emperor will believe you?"

"This...I haven't thought about it yet."

According to Ling Rong's guess, either Chun Chang had the same musk-neutralizing pills as hers, or Yu'er had already become the Queen's woman, and she had secretly planned to put musk into the Fifth Prince's pendant bag.

This is also why, when Shuangshuang was pointing the finger, she also involved Yu'er.

Because Yu'er was originally the Queen's person, she was indeed involved in this incident. I'm afraid that Chun Changzai was still kept in the dark, thinking that the Queen's targets this time were only Concubine Jing and Concubine Qi.

Everyone has their own little calculations, and now Ling Rong is getting involved. It’s even quite interesting to think about it.

"In this case, the mastermind behind this Musk may not be Chun Changzai."

After thinking for a while, Concubine Jing spoke softly, "I just don't know if Concubine Xu has thought about this. After all, she and Concubine Chun are good sisters."

Lingrong nodded, her efforts were worth it, she broke down the whole story of Zhen Huan and laid it out in front of Concubine Jing.

Zhen Huan is best at making small gains with big gains, doing things that win hearts, and winning all the concubines in the harem under her command.

However, in this life, all of Zhen Huan's actions were exposed one by one, and there was no Cui Jinxi by her side to tell her the secrets of the palace, which led her to misjudge the situation in the harem and fall headfirst into the emperor's arms without any preparation.

But he is the emperor. If he didn't know how to say nice words to save his face, how could he have coaxed Concubine Hua around and made her treat the Queen as her mortal enemy and do all kinds of wrong things.

Fortunately, Lingrong has never liked the emperor, and the emperor has never had any true feelings for Lingrong.

Instead, it allowed her to easily distinguish which words of the emperor were true and which were false, so that she would not become the target of criticism in the harem.

"No matter what Concubine Xu's plan is, Concubine Chun is her good sister."

Ling Rong sighed, she reached out and held Jing Fei tightly, trying her best to show her deep sisterly love, "No matter what, I will never do such a thing, sister."

"Of course I believe you." Concubine Jing also patted the back of Lingrong's hand. When their four hands were folded together, there was indeed a feeling of deep sisterly love.

Especially the sincere look of Concubine Jing, which made Lingrong feel a little uncomfortable. But she did not withdraw her hand, and even tried to smile more sincerely.

“The most urgent issue is how to resolve this incident.

The Fifth Prince must be a child, so it is better to pick him out clearly, so as not to displease the Emperor."

Ling Rong nodded, "Sister, why don't you invite the imperial physician over.

The Fifth Prince came to visit his sister, but his sister suddenly felt uncomfortable in her stomach. The imperial physician came to see her and found musk in the Fifth Prince's pendant bag. No one knew who put it there.

“This is a good idea, but Fifth Prince must remember when this fragrance started.

When someone asks you about it, be sure not to say the wrong thing. "

Concubine Jing turned her gaze to the Fifth Prince, and seeing that he nodded obediently, she ordered Ruyi to find the imperial physician.

On that day, everyone in the palace knew that someone had put musk in the Fifth Prince's pouch.

The Queen, regardless of the renewed snowstorm, hurriedly brought Jianqiu to Xianfu Palace. Accompanying the Queen was the Court Judge Zhang Mi.

The Queen brought Zhang Mi with her, firstly because she was afraid that Concubine Jing would lie, and secondly because she wanted to know the situation of the baby in Concubine Jing's belly.

If it is really unstable, she can be kept for some time, waiting for the child to fall off.

If the situation is not serious, you should prepare a backup plan and let the child suffer more and return to the underworld to be reincarnated early.

After checking the pregnancy, the Queen asked Zhang Mi to check the musk in the Fifth Prince's pendant. After confirming that it was correct, she further asked the Fifth Prince where the musk came from.

Following Concubine Jing's instructions, the Fifth Prince emphasized that he had been to Sui Yuxuan.

The nanny who followed him also said that the Fifth Prince never wore incense. Come to think of it, it was only after he went to Shuiyuxuan that he had this fragrance on his body.

Seeing this result, the Queen had no way of protecting Concubine Chun, and could only call everyone to Xianfu Palace to confront Concubine Jing, the Fifth Prince and others.

But unfortunately, Chun Changzai's pregnancy was a little unstable today. She called the imperial physician to Suiyuxuan, and he could not get to Xianfu Palace for a while.

Helplessly, the Queen could only comfort Concubine Jing and said that she would ask Concubine Chun about the musk matter when she went to visit Concubine Chun in Sui Yuxuan.

Concubine Jing did not refuse. After all, Concubine Chun was now the Queen's person, so she naturally had a way to find out the truth.

As to whether this matter will be told to the emperor immediately, it is unknown.

But Concubine Jing didn't care. No matter what, the Emperor would come to visit her tonight, and it was not up to the Empress to say it or not.

Lingrong was right. This incident would only cause Chun Changzai to be reprimanded. It would be better to let the Queen and Chun Changzai frame Concubine Qi.

He knowingly committed a crime and framed the concubine. This is crime upon crime. The emperor will not let him off easily.