An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

“I plotted against you and harmed you, it was all planned by me alone, it had nothing to do with Cai Ping.

Yinzhen, why do you have to threaten a woman's life and force me to say something untrue?"

Prince Guo coughed twice more, causing Cai Ping to raise her head to look at him. "My Lord, I am not afraid of death. Please don't beg him because of my humble body!"

Prince Guo reluctantly gave Caiping a look, telling her to be at ease and wait, "Yinzhen, this matter has little to do with her, she is just following orders."

"If the emperor breaks the law, he is punished the same as the common people, let alone a palace maid who wants to assassinate the emperor. Even if her entire clan is executed, it is not excessive.

Moreover, I have not ordered the extermination of her entire clan, which is already a mercy beyond the law."

Prince Guo was silent for a long time, so long that the emperor lost his patience and planned to have someone pour salt water on his face.

Fortunately, Prince Guo still spoke up, "Whatever you want to know, just ask."

"The assassination at the Old Summer Palace was also carried out by you, right?"

Prince Guo did not hide it. After all, there was no difference between one assassination and two assassinations. "Yes, I also asked someone to do it."

"Who is the assassin?"

Prince Guo closed his eyes and looked at Caiping. As they stared at each other, Caiping had already acknowledged it.

"It was me and another assassin, but the assassin was killed before he could get far away."

“That day, rather than saying that the assassin came to kill me, it would be better to say that the assassin’s knife was aimed at Concubine Xu from the beginning.

I am curious, why did you want to assassinate Concubine Xu?"

Cai Ping sneered. She tried hard to break free from the grip of the imperial staff, but was eventually pinned to the ground again. "Who else would want to kill you except you? You are the lucky dog ​​emperor. Someone is willing to die for you.

Otherwise, you would have been a pile of dirt long ago."

The emperor did not believe Caiping's words. He checked Gao Yi's register and found that the situation with Concubine Xu was the most communicated in secret codes.

Whether in the Old Summer Palace or in the Forbidden City.

The whereabouts of this person are even more detailed than those of the emperor. How can he believe that Prince Guo's target is him and not Zhen Huan?

The emperor tilted his head to signal, and Su Peisheng handed over the registration book. Prince Guo's breathing paused, and he immediately understood why the emperor was so confident.

"It is clearly written in black and white on this book. Your code is crude and my people have already cracked it.

If you two are unwilling to explain, I will send someone to bring Concubine Xu here as well, and let her suffer a little."

When Prince Guo heard Zhen Huan's name, he immediately became excited, but he was afraid that the Emperor would find out, so he forced himself to appear calm.

"She saved your life, but you treat her like this. If this gets out, aren't you afraid that people all over the world will laugh at you?"

"You know best whether she is my savior or not. You are still covering up for her now. It seems that you really like her.

It's a pity that she has entered the palace and become my concubine, and you will never have any chance in your life."

Prince Guo would not be irritated. He and Zhen Huan had pledged their lives together and had even planned to escape from the palace to live a free life together.

Every bit of these were things that Yinzhen never had. All he had was a body that didn't love him. Why should he be jealous?

Seeing that Prince Guo did not answer, the emperor continued to give orders, asking the guards to drag Cai Ping away, but this time she was not beaten to death. Instead, she was asked to listen carefully to the sound of Prince Guo being whipped in another place.

As the next decree was issued, a whip was dipped in salt water and used to whip Prince Guo fiercely.

At first, Prince Guo was able to grit his teeth and endure it, not letting out any shameful cries of pain in front of the emperor, but soon he could no longer endure it, and the screams rang out one after another, which made people feel frightened when they heard them.

As expected, after hearing about Prince Guo's miserable condition with her own ears, Caiping immediately confessed, revealing all that Prince Guo and Concubine Xu had secretly planned.

She even knew that Prince Guo was planning to divorce his wife and remarry, and that he and Zhen Huan were going to flee incognito.

After hearing what Caiping said, not only Prince Guo, but even the Emperor fell silent. He only suspected that Prince Guo and Zhen Huan were having an affair, but he never thought that the two had already begun planning to elope.

Judging from Caiping's words, the two had been secretly having an affair for a long time, and there was even a period of time when she was extremely fond of Zhen Huan.

The emperor's face couldn't be any darker at this moment. Now, in front of Prince Guo, he looked even more like a joke.

He thought back to what they had experienced after Zhen Huan entered the palace, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, as if he had really given Zhen Huan some true love, which was now completely betrayed.

Especially the so-called life-saving grace, which was a trap set by the two of them, but I believed it and almost gave her the position of concubine.

"Prince Guo will be thrown into the Heavenly Prison for the time being, and Ying will be beaten to death." The emperor closed his eyes and slowly gave the order.

Su Peisheng acted quickly, and Ying Da Ying was dragged back by the guards and executed in front of Prince Guo.

Prince Guo couldn't bear to watch it and could only close his eyes, but the sound still penetrated into his ears, leaving him no way to avoid it.

"Yinzhen, don't be too ruthless. Aren't you afraid that the souls of those who died in vain will return on the seventh day and take your life?"

The emperor finally opened his eyes, glanced at Prince Guo, stood up and left, "You have deceived so many women, and you are not afraid, so what should I be afraid of?

But I will let you live, so that you can see how all your female confidantes died for you."

Prince Guo's angry and sad voice was left behind, but the emperor's pain was no less than his.

Su Peisheng followed behind, not daring to breathe, until they reached the vicinity of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. Then he spoke and asked the emperor if he wanted to go to the Imperial Garden to relax.

But the emperor, who had just learned of Zhen Huan's betrayal, had no time to relax. If he ran into any of the concubines, he was afraid that she would vent her anger on Zhen Huan.

Now, he felt that all the women in the harem were the same. Some were having affairs with others like Shen Meizhuang, while others were having affairs with others like Zhen Huan.

Su Peisheng fell silent again. He had said the wrong thing and was already hiding from the emperor, so how could he dare to say anything else?

But the emperor had just fallen ill not long ago, and he was so angry today. Su Peisheng was worried that the emperor would hurt his body because of his anger, so he gave him this advice.

Unexpectedly, the emperor went straight back to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity and locked himself at his table to review memorials all night.

It was not until dawn that the emperor fell asleep at his desk, but he was soon awakened by Su Peisheng and forced himself to go to court.

Because of the matter between Prince Guo and Zhen Huan, the Emperor had not entered the harem for half a month. Of course, he did not care about pregnant concubines like Lingrong and Tianpin, but the concubines who had just entered the palace were extremely anxious.

Especially Concubine Qi, she has been staying in Xianfu Palace these days, repeatedly telling Concubine Jing to persuade the Emperor to enter the harem, preferably to go to her place.

Of course, it is impossible to say it so bluntly, but Concubine Jing can easily perceive the hidden meaning behind it.

But the emperor refused to enter the harem or see her, and Concubine Jing was powerless. Tired of being urged by Concubine Qi, she came to Lingrong to seek some peace and quiet.

It's just that Concubine Qi, Concubine Hai and Lady Gao would come together, which made Lingrong very annoyed.

In desperation, Lingrong had to refuse the visit and was also turned away from Concubine Jing.

But occasionally, Xia Dongchun would quietly come to visit Lingrong and tell her some funny things - most of these jokes came from Hai Changzai and Gao Da Ying. After all, they were the two most talkative people and always offended many people unknowingly.

"You don't know, yesterday these two people were so bold that they went outside Jingren Palace to gossip, saying that Ying Da Ying's death was due to the Third Prince."

Ling Rong was quite confused. She looked at Xia Dongchun, "Didn't Ying promise to murder the emperor by poisoning him, and that's why she was sentenced to death? What does this have to do with the Third Prince?"

"When Ying agreed to be a maid in the flower room, didn't the Third Prince want her to be by his side to serve him? But the Emperor got the upper hand.

Those two idiots said that the Third Prince was unhappy with Ying agreeing to become his concubine mother, so they ran over to harass her, and Ying agreed to become angry and kicked the Third Prince into the water.

"Ah?!" Lingrong rarely showed such a surprised expression. She was very puzzled. "How old is the Third Prince? Is he really so bold?"

"I really haven't found out anything about this." Xia Dongchun spread his hands, looking helpless. "I heard it from Hai Changzai and Gao Da Ying. They both have very loud voices. I could hear it clearly when I was enjoying the cool air in the courtyard of Yanxi Palace.

The Queen's Jingren Palace is nearby, how could she not hear it?

The Third Prince is the Queen's adopted son. It would be strange if she wasn't angry if her reputation was ruined by two low-ranking concubines."

Lingrong still felt that it was a little outrageous. She laughed out loud several times, causing Xia Dongchun's speech to become discontinuous.

Fortunately, Xia Dongchun was not angry about this. She even handed tea to Lingrong and told her to be careful when laughing so as not to fall to the ground.

"So these two people were grounded. What a pity. I won't be able to have fun every day."

"What if Ying agrees? Even if she pushed the Third Prince into the water, she shouldn't be sentenced to death, right?

I still think that she really poisoned the emperor, otherwise, was the emperor just pretending when he was lying in the palace those days?"

Xia Dongchun hummed, "Well...the two of them said that because the prince coveted his concubine mother, it was equivalent to coveting the throne. If this matter were to get out, I'm afraid that the whole court would be in chaos.

The emperor had to find an excuse and sentenced Ying to death openly.

If it was a trivial matter, I'm afraid it would be said to be making a fuss over nothing, but if it was a major matter like murdering the emperor, even if the body was torn into pieces, it would not be too much."

I have to say that Gao Da Ying and Hai Chang Zai are really good at making up stories.

Ling Rong only listened to Xia Dongchun's retelling and felt that the story was tortuous and bizarre, as if it were a real thing happening right before her eyes.

“No wonder the Queen confined the two of them and asked Jianqiu to bring the nanny to slap them in the face and teach them the rules again.

I'm afraid that many people believed these rumors, which would have a devastating impact on the Third Prince."

Xia Dongchun nodded, agreeing with Ling Rong's opinion, "But, maybe what they said is true?

The Third Prince doesn't think about his studies all day and wanders around Qixiang Palace. It couldn't be more real. I've even seen it twice."

"How come you were infected by these two people and believed all the rumors?"

"Why are you saying the same thing as Concubine Tian?" Xia Dongchun muttered, "Luckily you are not like that Fu Cha who always has a bitter face. Just one look at her makes me feel bad."

"Why, is she still in such poor health as before?"

“I did get better for a while, and I took medicine obediently all day long, fearing that my appearance would not be beautiful anymore.

But that noble lady Qi came over all day and made a lot of noise, so she no longer had the heart to support her."

Lingrong really didn't understand why Concubine Tian allowed Concubine Qi to come and bother her.

Could it be that they are all daughters of aristocratic families and can chat with each other particularly well?

Otherwise, with Concubine Tian's temper, she would probably directly kick Concubine Qi out of the house. How could she let her pester her like this?

“In the past, the Fucha clan and the Guarjia clan were not actually on good terms, but because of Prince Dun’s rebellion, both families received commendations from the emperor, and their relationship was barely eased.

Now that Concubine Qi has entered the palace, I think she is looking for a backer to help her get through the most difficult times.

As for Concubine Tian not refusing, I'm afraid she was ordered by her family to seize the help that came to her doorstep from Concubine Qi to consolidate her position."

Ling Rong guessed this way. After all, according to the current situation, this was the most reasonable guess.

Xia Dongchun scratched his head, unable to explain for a long time, "Well... that should be the case, I really haven't sent anyone to check the relationship between the two families.

After all, I do have limited abilities when it comes to matters outside the palace."

"No matter what the reason is, she will only suffer if she does this. It is better for her to stay in Yanxi Palace and take care of her pregnancy and not see anyone."

"This... she won't listen to me. Do you want to go and piss her off again?"

"Of course not," Ling Rong had already picked out the candidate, "Ask Imperial Doctor He to go and tell him that her physical condition is serious and that she will not live for more than a few months. I wonder if she dares to do such a degrading thing to her body."

"When it comes to being naughty, who can beat you, An Lingrong?"

Xia Dongchun couldn't help but give her a thumbs up, and her expression was almost as if she was about to applaud Ling Rong.

"Otherwise, what good ideas do you have, clever Xia Dongchun?"

"Just use your evil method, but will Doctor He listen to you? How could he help you deceive his master?"

Lingrong just smiled. Of course she had a way to ask He Anming for help. After all, the goal was to save Concubine Tian's child. Even if the mistress of the Fucha family came, she would have to agree to her method.

As expected, after He Anming said this, Concubine Tian stayed obediently in the Yanx Palace, taking any medicine she was told to take. She asked He Anming to check her pulse all day long, for fear that she would suddenly die one day.

In order to prevent Concubine Tian from worrying too much, He Anming would say after each pulse that her health had improved and that she only needed to take medicine every day and relax her mind, and the worst situation would not occur.