An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Ever since the day when the Emperor accompanied Lingrong to Shoukang Palace, Lingrong has obeyed the Emperor's orders and gone to Shoukang Palace every day to accompany the Empress Dowager and "by the way" play with her daughter Youning.

The Queen Mother already knew Ling Rong's purpose, but she couldn't immediately refuse the Emperor's face, so she could only let Ling Rong come to torment her every day.

The only good thing was that Lingrong didn't say anything disgusting. She just had a cold face and served the medicine. After a while, she ran to the side hall. It was not until the evening that she came to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager and returned to her own Chengqian Palace.

But the Queen Mother didn't like Ling Rong after all. When the day came for Concubine Xu to be made a concubine, the Queen Mother didn't allow Ling Rong to come anymore.

Under the pretext of being asked, Lingrong had to carefully prepare a gift for Concubine Xu so as not to lose face for the royal family.

"The gift that the young lady gave to Lady Xu has already been prepared.

And what do you mean by losing the face of the royal family? Could it be that in addition to the princes being witnesses, the ministers of the previous dynasty will also be invited to a banquet for the ceremony of conferring the title of consort?"

Ling Rong shook her head. The ceremony of conferring the title of consort was already very complicated and solemn. If she invited important ministers to a banquet as well, it would be an attempt to continue to flatter Zhen Huan.

"I don't know either, but I always feel that the purpose is not that simple."

Lingrong pondered for a while before she remembered to ask about the list of names for the ceremony of conferring the title of princess.

"I have heard that the Emperor has invited all the princes, and the imprisoned Seventeenth Prince will also enter the palace."

"Prince Guo? What about Prince Dun?"

As soon as Lingrong heard Prince Guo's name, she knew that things were indeed not as simple as she had guessed.

"Prince Dun, I didn't find out anything, but it feels like..."

"It's like someone deliberately leaked the news to let everyone know that Prince Guo is going to enter the palace, right?"

Zhaoshui nodded. She was a little suspicious whether the emperor intended to use Prince Guo to test Concubine Xu.

“It seems that not only we want to find him, but the Emperor also wants to find the person who assassinated him that day.

It's just that the emperor might want to vent his hatred, but we want to pull Concubine Xu down from the high platform?"

“Those gifts…”

Lingrong hummed, and thought back to the things she had embroidered on a daily basis, trying to see if there was anything suitable for giving to Zhen Huan.

“I remember embroidering a folding screen with a picture of crabapples and butterflies, but the base was not very good.

Take it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, exchange it for a better base, and give it to Concubine Xu as a gift."

Lingrong had not embroidered many screens, so Zhaoshui quickly found the one.

Fortunately, it is covered with dust-proof white cloth. With a little care, it will become a very exquisite gift.

Although this is not the best piece of embroidery made by Lingrong, Zhaoshui still feels a little distressed, "This screen has been embroidered for a long time by the young lady, it would be fine if she gave it to other concubines, but it had to be given to Concubine Xu.

Such a good thing should be given to someone who knows how to cherish it."

“Although Lady Xu is not on good terms with us, she is also a very affectionate person.

Giving this screen to her is not a waste of talent."

This thing was originally embroidered by Lingrong when she was practicing, because she didn't care about it as much as Zhaoshui did.

“It seems that I still need to buy some information from people outside the palace and find out what Prince Guo’s palace is doing.

It would be great if we could find the assassin first."

Ling Rong murmured to herself. She knew that with her power and status, she could not compare to the Blood-Guillotined Dagger beside the Emperor.

It is almost impossible to find any information or someone before the emperor.

Now the only thing Lingrong can do is to try her best to make the emperor sick or poisoned.

After all, he wanted the Queen Mother and her favorite son to suffer a little, and the Emperor was the ruler of a country. If the flesh and blood of his own brother was really needed as medicine, the Queen Mother would find a way to cut off her youngest son's flesh with her own hands even if she was struggling in her heart.

However, plotting to murder the emperor is a capital crime. Although Lingrong has that idea, putting it into practice is harder than ascending to heaven.

Forget it, let’s find the medicine first and then think about what to do next.

Although this matter would take a long time to plan, but since she had made up her mind to do it, Ling Rong would complete it no matter how long it took.

It was not until the day when Concubine Xu was made a concubine that Ling Rong's people brought back a little news - there had been a quarrel in Prince Guo's mansion all night, and Lady Meng punished a concubine to kneel, causing her to have a miscarriage.

There are only Meng Jingxian and Huanbi in Prince Guo's mansion. It seems that Prince Guo did not complain about himself during his imprisonment. Instead, he had a romantic affair with his new favorite Huanbi and had a child.

Unfortunately, like the emperor’s two brothers, he couldn’t keep his children.

"My lord, there is nothing more useful besides this information."

Lingrong nodded, she adjusted her clothes and headdress again, and took Zhaoshui to watch Zhen Huan's conferring ceremony.

"Sisters, you are here early, but we still have to wait for a while before the ceremony begins."

The queen was busy with the ceremony of conferring the title of consort. She just showed up in front of everyone and then left in a hurry.

As soon as the queen left, everyone began to chat in twos and threes.

Because today was Zhen Huan's ceremony of being crowned as a concubine, Concubine Jing could no longer make the excuse of being unwell, so she rushed to the Hall of Supreme Harmony accompanied by Ruyi and others.

As soon as she saw Lingrong, Concubine Jing took the initiative to speak, "Sister An, how are you these days? I heard about Youning's situation."

"Fortunately, sister, I went to find the emperor. Now I can go to Shoukang Palace every day and take care of Youning in the name of serving the queen mother."

Concubine Jing reached out and patted Lingrong's arm, sighing softly, "That's good, being able to serve the Queen Mother every day is like having the Queen Mother as a backer.

Many people don't know why you can serve the Queen Mother. They just think that you have won the Queen Mother's favor. Many conspiracies and calculations dare not come against you. "

Ling Rong also smiled calmly, "Yes, now no one will directly say that my family background is not good."

"Family background is nothing. Now that you have Youning, your mother is honored by her daughter. No one dares to talk about your family background."

Concubine Jing did not avoid talking about Lingrong's family background. Perhaps because she had never looked down on her, her words were full of frankness.

"Don't talk about me. Is the little one in my belly okay?"

"Fortunately, Doctor He is a highly skilled doctor. With his help, the pregnancy is now completely stable."

"Then my sister should be taken good care of. Today, Concubine Xu is being crowned as a concubine, and there is a lot of noise coming and going.

If someone is blind and touches me, I will be the one who suffers."

Ling Rong looked around at everyone and saw that no one was looking at her, so she added in a low voice, "Sister, don't worry, will that person take advantage of the opportunity to attack?"

“Even if I’m worried, I have to come out to watch the ceremony today.

The Emperor cares so much about Concubine Xu. If I ignore her face, I am afraid I will be blamed by the Emperor."

Faced with Zhen Huan's favor, Lingrong could only nod in approval.

Since Concubine Jing dared to walk out of Xianfu Palace, it meant she was well prepared, and there was no need for her to dissuade her again and again.

At this time, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, everyone including the Imperial Observatory and the Cabinet scholars had been waiting for a long time, and the imperial edict had been placed on the case, just waiting for the auspicious time to come.

However, the more anxious they were, the slower time passed. Others could still chat in the hall, but Concubine Xu could only wait quietly in the side hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

What no one expected was that the Emperor was very impatient. He went to find Zhen Huan before the ceremony of making her a concubine began, intending to say something private.

But just like in her previous life, the auspicious dress Zhen Huan was wearing was not the one originally made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but a temporary emergency dress that belonged to Queen Chunyuan.

The dress fit her so well that Zhen Huan only had a little doubt and put it on with confidence.

In the dim veil, the emperor recognized the wrong person and called out "Wanwan".

Lingrong didn't have to wait long before she heard the news that Zhen Huan's words and actions were inappropriate and she was not worthy of being a concubine.

As for Zhen Huan, she was stripped of her concubine's clothes and driven back to Yongshou Palace in public.

Lingrong's screen was never delivered, and all she could hear were harsh words about Zhen Huan.

It sounds like it makes people feel happy, but after laughing, they can't muster any energy anymore.

"My lady, all the concubines are here, let's go back to Chengqian Palace."

"Zhaoshui, have you sent anyone to follow Prince Guo?" Lingrong sighed and stood up. Although she felt a strange sense of sympathy for Zhen Huan, she would not be lenient when it came to investigating.

"I have asked someone to follow him, but the emperor does not allow Prince Guo to walk around the palace, so I am afraid we won't be able to find anything."

“It’s okay. The emperor is in a very agitated mood today, so I’m afraid he doesn’t want to send anyone to follow Prince Guo.

If the assassin is still in the palace, he might take advantage of this chaos to contact Prince Guo."

Zhaoshui nodded in understanding. In fact, they didn't know the circumstances of the assassination that day, and no one knew how many people were assassinated.

But since you want to investigate, just investigate. If you can get some information, you will have more bargaining chips in your hands.

In order to avoid running into Concubine Jing and getting into any trouble, Lingrong used the excuse of meeting Youning and left quickly with Zhaoshui.

As soon as Lingrong arrived at Shoukang Palace, she heard people in the Empress Dowager's palace talking about Queen Chunyuan.

But as soon as she came over, everyone quieted down. Zhuxi took the lead in paying respects and told Lingrong that she didn't need to serve the Empress Dowager with medicine today, and that she could go directly to see Princess Youning.

Ling Rong had a strange feeling. She wanted to leave, but she still asked, "How is the Queen Mother today? Such a big thing happened during the ceremony of conferring the title of Queen, the Queen Mother must know about it."

"My Lady Shengpin, the Queen Mother is fine, you can go and see the princess without any worries.

only……"

Zhu Xi was about to speak but stopped. She looked at the gate of Shoukang Palace and said, "I advise you to leave after seeing the princess. Many people will come to Shoukang Palace today."

Today's ceremony of conferring the title of consort was so well prepared, but problems still arose. The emperor and the empress had to come to Shoukang Palace.

Although Lingrong already knew that it was because of the Queen Chunyuan, she couldn't imagine why the emperor would be so angry over someone who had died many years ago.

He had clearly doted on me for a long time before, but now he turned against me in an instant.

But the emperor has never been a loyal person from the beginning to the end.

Ling Rong didn't think much about it, but she took Zhu Xi's words to heart. After seeing You Ning, she left in a hurry.

After the Queen Mother came, she entered Shoukang Palace in one step and sat there for a whole hour before being let go by the Queen Mother.

In fact, Lingrong knew very well what the two would talk about. It was nothing more than the Queen plotting to murder the royal heir and frame the concubines.

The Queen Mother always tried to persuade the Queen to change her mind and stop doing such immoral things.

But the Queen didn't care at all, and even started to make things worse. She wished she could dethrone all the women in the palace and make the Emperor hate them all.

Ling Rong was in a good mood today. She even took a nap for the first time. When she opened her eyes, it was already dark.

The palace was silent. Only Zhaoshui came over to clean Lingrong's face and put on makeup. She whispered to Lingrong that the emperor had come to Chengqian Palace with a furious look on his face.

"The young lady is asleep, and the emperor won't wake her up, so we can only serve her carefully, fearing that we might upset the emperor."

"How long has the Emperor been here?"

Ling Rong's sleepiness had not completely subsided. She touched the corners of her eyes and let the reflection of the water greet her face.

Anyway, Zhaoshui is the best at dressing up, so there won’t be any mistakes.

Soon, Lingrong went to the main hall to meet the emperor with a plain face.

As usual, she paid her respects to the Emperor and quietly poured him tea and served him snacks.

"It seems like I haven't had the medicinal food in your palace for a long time."

"I always have people prepare medicinal food every day, but it will be taken away after dinner time. Your Majesty came a little late today, so naturally he can't eat it."

Ling Rong lied calmly, "It's a little late tonight. I'll make it tomorrow and have someone send it to the Yangxin Palace. Is that okay?"

The emperor did not respond. He was in a very bad mood today, so he naturally would not chat and laugh with Ling Rong as he usually did.

Fortunately, Lingrong didn't care. She just drank her tea. Anyway, the emperor couldn't help it and would naturally start to talk.

It’s a pity that her relationship with Zhen Huan is not good, so she won’t say anything on behalf of the emperor.

"Rong'er, don't you want to ask about today's matter?"

"Although I am a little curious, I know that there are reasons for every decision the emperor makes."

Ling Rong put down her teacup and pretended to listen carefully to what the emperor said, "But if the emperor is willing to talk about the depression in his heart, I am naturally willing to stay up all night with a candle.

I just don’t know if the Emperor is willing to give me this opportunity.”

The emperor pondered for a while, but didn't know how to start.

A woman who looked very much like Chun Yuan put on her wedding dress. At that moment, it was as if they were meeting for the first time, but she was no longer the same person. How could others empathize with the sadness in this?

"Rong'er, why don't you sing a song for me?"

The emperor closed his eyes, as he was stabbed in the heart by that face that looked similar yet not entirely similar.

Just listen to that completely similar voice and ease the longing in your heart.

Lingrong did not shy away. She cleared her throat briefly and began to sing.

But she deliberately made the emperor feel even more sad, so she sang poems mourning his deceased wife.

The more the emperor listened, the more sadness he felt in his heart.

He refused to open his eyes, and wanted to ask Lingrong to stop singing. But unexpectedly, Lingrong took a veil and covered the emperor's eyes, so that he could not see anything even if he opened his eyes.

"Your Majesty, missing someone is not a bad thing. Queen Chunyuan is also worth your thinking about day and night."