An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"I didn't expect you to have such a method. Before I knew it, you and I have become one."

"Tianpin, you are joking. If it was really me, why would I use such a method?" Lingrong sighed helplessly, "It is of no benefit to me that the emperor is suspicious of the Eighth Prince.

Besides, you should know better than me who was behind your childbirth."

"I don't think you can get your hands into the Yanxi Palace."

When talking about the day of delivery, the expression on Concubine Tian's face was quite wonderful. After all, it was the maid beside Lingrong who saved her life, and she couldn't just show her bad face to her like that.

"I've already given my thank-you gift to Zhao Shui, don't try to use this as an excuse to blackmail me."

"I never thought of using this to threaten you. After all, when it comes to favors, whether or not one remembers it depends entirely on the person being rescued, not the one who rescued him." Lingrong said she would not threaten anyone, but she still made a sarcastic remark to Concubine Tian.

Concubine Tian wrinkled her nose and snorted, with an expression that said, "I don't want to argue with you any more."

"I didn't ask you to come here today to discuss this matter." Ling Rong saw that the topic was going off topic, so she quickly pulled Concubine Tian back to the topic, "Someone wanted to harm you when you were giving birth, but Zhaoshui ruined their plan.

But the person behind the scenes was very smart. He immediately made use of the incident with the female doctor and contacted court officials to tie our families together.

The emperor is most taboo about this matter, and as a result, both you and I have fallen out of favor."

"What else do we need? That person? As a replacement, no one can do it except the old woman, the Queen." Concubine Tian was so angry that she didn't care whether it was the Queen or the Queen Mother. She would only feel better if she cursed at them if they provoked her.

"What methods do you have to deal with this queen?"

"I want you to be the queen."

Concubine Tian opened her eyes slightly wide, she couldn't believe her ears. Just as she was about to ask what did you say, Lingrong spoke again and asked, "Are you willing to be the queen?"

"It's not that easy for the queen to do this," Concubine Tian did not say that she didn't want to do it, and even looked at Ling Rong with some expectation, "Do you have any ideas?"

"I have thought of some ways, but I can't do it alone. It depends on whether Concubine Tian is willing."

"Now that things have come to this, what's the point of talking about willingness or not?" Concubine Tian glanced at Lingrong's expression and nodded under the repeated urging of her eyes.

"If you want to be the queen, you must first dethrone the current one. The simple way is to find a way to poison the queen to death."

"Whether the queen died of poisoning or sudden death from illness, the emperor will order a thorough investigation. Neither you nor I can bear this crime."

Concubine Tian absolutely disagreed with Lingrong's proposal. After all, the Queen had been rooted in the harem for many years, and the palace maids and eunuchs around her were carefully selected. It was basically impossible to harm her silently.

She really came from a humble family. The methods she came up with were so unrealistic. I don't know how she managed to become a concubine in the palace.

Concubine Tian grumbled in her heart. After all, even she, who came from a prominent Manchu family, was still a concubine, but An Lingrong was promoted to the position of consort so easily. It was really annoying.

"The roundabout way is to find a way to uncover all the dirty things the queen has done, especially the one involving Queen Chunyuan.

As long as all the facts are laid out clearly, the Emperor will definitely deal with the Queen, and by then even the Empress Dowager will not be able to protect the Queen.

But these things are not easy to dig up. I can’t do it with my current ability. Can you do it, Concubine Tian?"

Lingrong did not care about exposing her current disadvantage. After all, she only wanted to make moves but not put in any effort. It was also a good thing that Concubine Tian did not trust her.

"Isn't the matter about Queen Chunyuan groundless?"

"Whether it's true or not is not important. What's important is that these words were once said by Jianqiu. We can make a fuss about it.

If this is really the best thing, the emperor cares so much about Queen Chunyuan that he will definitely take care of her.

But if it’s not true, then we’ll try to make it true.”

Ling Rong looked at Concubine Tian's increasingly shocked face and couldn't help but smile, "What is Concubine Tian worried about?"

"How can something fake become true? Do you really think that everyone at the Sticky Rod Office is trash?"

Lingrong blinked and said slowly, "Isn't it?"

Now Concubine Tian was even more speechless. She and Lingrong looked at each other in silence. After a long time, Concubine Tian moved her hands, picked up the tea and took a sip.

"really?"

"real."

"Okay then." Concubine Tian put down the teacup and said hesitantly, "I'll think of a way to check it out."

"There is one more thing," Ling Rong asked a heavy question after Concubine Tian had just made up her mind, "How long do you think the emperor can stay on the throne given his health?"

"Cough, cough, cough..." Concubine Tian choked and kept coughing before she could even swallow a sip of tea. Sang'er, who was guarding outside the door, was so anxious that he kept asking her what was wrong.

"It's okay, Sang'er." After a while, Concubine Tian recovered from the choking water. She looked at Lingrong in shock, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"Because I'm thinking, when you ascend the throne, how long will it take to give birth to another prince?" Ling Rong calculated the time deliberately, breaking off the fingers one by one, "If we are lucky, the next child will be the heir to the throne. But if you are pregnant, you have to be pregnant for ten months, which is almost a year.

Then he was raised slowly and came of age at the age of twenty. However, by that time the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince were in their prime, while the Emperor was gradually getting old.

Who do you think will sit on the throne?"

"An Lingrong!" Concubine Tian was terrified by what she said. She leaned over the table and directly blocked Lingrong's mouth with her hand. "How dare you say anything nonsense? Be careful or I will tell the emperor and punish you!"

Ling Rong patted the hand covering her lips. She lowered her voice along with Concubine Tian, ​​"Did I say something wrong? You are so excited."

"You are really not afraid of death, but I am!" Although Concubine Tian loosened her hand, she was still ready to cover Lingrong's mouth again, "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, have you forgotten? Don't say such things anymore.

You are really from a small family. It’s fine if you say anything nonsense in your remote place, but now that you are in the Forbidden City, you must always keep your mouth shut. Do you understand? "

Lingrong nodded, pretending to be ignorant and saying that she understood, but she still didn't give up and said again, "I'm not wrong."

"Forget it. If you don't allow me to say it, then I won't say it. But you have to think about it carefully when you go back."

Concubine Tian nodded randomly. She was already shocked and distracted by Lingrong's words. The words that talked about the emperor in secret echoed in her mind like a devil's sound piercing her ears. Even if Lingrong didn't repeat it, she was afraid that she would not be able to forget it in a short time.

After everyone had left, Ling Rong yawned and fell into a dream tiredly.

Early the next morning, Concubine Tian and Xia Dongchun came to Chengqian Palace together, apparently not intending to do anything to avoid suspicion.

This action made Xia Dongchun marvel at it, and she said self-deprecatingly that the three of them were three sisters who had fallen out of favor, and that after this meeting they would probably not be able to see the emperor for several months.

Concubine Tian was not polite at all. She mocked that among the three people, only Xia Dongchun had no children. If she really fell out of favor, Xia Dongchun would be the only one who would be unlucky.

But who knew that Xia Dongchun didn't mind this at all. She happily went to play with Youning, leaving Lingrong and Concubine Tian looking at each other in bewilderment.

Ling Rong was about to speak when Concubine Tian stopped her immediately, "Don't say those scary words. I have been thinking carefully about what you said. Please give me some time."

"Oh, okay." Ling Rong nodded, "Then bring Huai Ke over sometime to play with You Ning and An Er."

"An'er?"

"It's the Eighth Prince. Since the Emperor is unwilling to give him a name, I'll just give him a nickname. My son, An Lingrong, should be called An'er. Isn't that good?"

Concubine Tian nodded, not thinking there was anything wrong with what Lingrong said, "It's good, but it's a bit too casual. Can't you just give it a proper name?"

"I even wanted to call him Xiao Ba, but a few palace maids said it didn't sound nice, so I changed it to An Er."

An'er didn't sound nice either, and Concubine Tian secretly disliked it, but the Emperor refused to give her the name immediately, so An Lingrong had no choice.

If she gave the child a name that sounded too nice, the emperor might think she was unhappy, and the naming of the child would have to be delayed.

"Have you ever thought of testing the Emperor's opinion again?"

"I am still in the month, so there is no reason to invite the emperor to Chengqian Palace. Youning does miss the emperor, but I don't want to use this opportunity to invite the emperor over. I just want Fanglin and Fanghua to take her to Yangxin Palace."

It is impossible for Lingrong to not have a trace of resentment in her heart, but she also knows clearly that once the emperor's suspicion begins, it will not stop.

Until Lingrong recovered and resumed paying respects to the emperor, she never went to the Yangxin Palace once, and the emperor never came to Chengqian Palace.

Even after she gave birth to the Eighth Prince, the Emperor did not give any reward to Lingrong and her son. He only gave a lot of silver to the palace servants who served them.

Because of these reasons, Lingrong was often ridiculed by several concubines in the palace, especially Concubine Qi, who did not get along with her. Not only did she verbally bully her when she paid her respects, but she also competed with Lingrong for the position of concubine in terms of food and allowances.

But Lingrong was not a pushover. She had learned a good trick from Zhen Huan and cooked a big pot of brown rice and barley soup for Concubine Qi.

Even though the emperor was not in Chuxiu Palace, Aunt Fangjing still forced Concubine Qi to drink the half-cooked soup.

Because of the soup, Concubine Qi had stomach pain for an hour. She was so angry that she ran to the Emperor and the Empress to complain. If the Empress Dowager had not usually refused to see guests, she would have rushed to Shoukang Palace and cried.

But after she complained to everyone, no one came to say a word against Lingrong, except Concubine Tian, ​​who sent her a porcelain vase that day.

Seeing that no one cared, Concubine Qi ran to find Concubine Jing - after all, she had the power to assist in managing the six palaces and could also settle the lawsuits between the concubines.

It's just that Concubine Jing obviously favors Lingrong, but she can't stand Concubine Qi coming to her to cry every now and then, so she can only call Lingrong to Xianfu Palace.

But she did not say that Lingrong had done anything. She just talked about the care and raising of the child and then let her go.

Concubine Qi waited and waited in Chuxiu Palace, but Concubine Jing did not punish Lingrong, nor did she receive an apology.

She just waited for a new pot of brown rice and barley soup, which was carried by Aunt Fangjing, and then she entered Chuxiu Palace.

This time, Fang Jing did not force Concubine Qi to drink the soup. She just said that she heard that the young lady liked it, so our queen sent an extra pot over. "The young lady, please enjoy it slowly. My queen said that if you like it, we will send someone to Chengqian Palace to get it.

There is no need to ask the Emperor, the Empress, or Concubine Jing for it. This is an exclusive secret recipe that no one else has.

It is only in Chengqian Palace, so please don’t make mistakes again, young lady.”

Qi Gui was so angry that she wanted to throw the soup on the spot, but she didn't want to drink another pot of soup, so she held back her anger and didn't knock the pot over until Fang Jing left the house.

Fang Jing did hear the voice, but she pretended not to know it and walked away with a smile on her face.

Hearing her attitude, Concubine Qi became even more furious. She had been hesitating before whether to wait until she gave birth to a prince before taking sides.

But now she could no longer tolerate Lingrong and Concubine Tian, ​​so she took Guaerjia with her without thinking and stood on the Queen's boat.

However, her actions were tantamount to dragging the Guaerjia clan into the fire pit. Fortunately, the Queen Mother was not a fool. She still asked Lord Guaerjia to remain neutral in the former dynasty. It would be best if he could contact Lord Fucha from time to time.

For a while, the former dynasty and the harem really became one, and the families behind the concubines who were on good terms also became one faction, which gave the emperor a headache.

After all, he felt that he was still young and could still stay in power for a few decades. Moreover, he had repeatedly ordered that no more crown princes should be appointed. Why did these ministers still cross the line and form a secret alliance?

The emperor initially suspected that Ling Rong had contacted court officials, but after several investigations by the Sticking Rod Office, they discovered that she had never had any private contact with any minister, and even her letters home were written to her mother in the capital, and she had never written back to Songyang.

Even Concubine Tian only sent one letter home during this period, in which she wrote about the danger she encountered during childbirth and how she almost lost her life.

She also cried in the letter, saying that she gave birth to the child early without waiting for her mother to enter the palace, and hoped that her father and mother could ask the emperor or the empress dowager to come to the palace to see her.

It can be seen that the direction of the search was wrong from the beginning. The one who took the initiative to contact court officials and win support for the prince was never Concubine Sheng and Concubine Tian, ​​but someone else.

The emperor thought carefully about the concubines who had children, and finally found some clues - the two princes of Concubine Jing and Concubine Chun were conceived through drugs, and it is very likely that they would die at the age of three.

The fourth prince was raised in the Old Summer Palace, without any support from his mother's family. The fifth prince's biological mother, Concubine Yu, was still alive, but she was now raised outside the palace, and everything was under the surveillance of the Sticking Office, so she could not cause any trouble.

There was only the third prince, who had the support of the queen and was the eldest son. He also made a fuss in the palace for a long time because of Ying's promise.