An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

When everything goes as planned, many things become easy to accomplish.

After Qiansi's poison was cleared away, the empress dowager woke up from her coma, but the effect of the other medicine was still there. The empress dowager was only conscious for three or five days before she began to suffer from another illness.

If the Thousand Silks were like thousands of threads running through the tendons and veins, causing an unbearable itch, then the poison that the Queen Mother was currently suffering from would cause endless pain in all parts of her body.

Especially in the knees and elbows, the pain was excruciating and my limbs were completely powerless, making it impossible to stand up. I could only lie paralyzed in bed like a useless person.

When the Empress Dowager fell ill, Concubine Jing and Lingrong took the other concubines to attend to her. The Empress Dowager's cries of pain echoed in the main hall, and anyone who heard them felt pity and lamentation.

But Lingrong's heart was calm. The pain Zhaoshui suffered was no less than this. Today, she wanted the empress dowager to taste the bitter fruit herself.

It’s a pity that Zhaoshui’s body hasn’t recovered yet, so Lingrong didn’t bring her here today. If Zhaoshui could see the empress dowager’s miserable condition with her own eyes, I think Zhaoshui would feel better.

But Lingrong also knew that Zhaoshui was not a person like herself. She would not use other people's suffering to make herself happy, so she would not have the same sense of pleasure of revenge as herself.

Ling Rong stayed for a while, and Zhu Xi came out to ask all the concubines to leave. "The Queen Mother has taken the medicine and has fallen asleep now. Knowing that you ladies are worried, the Queen Mother asked me to explain to you.

The ladies have been working hard, so please go back to your palaces and rest. If the Empress Dowager needs anything, I will report it to you."

Zhu Xi did not say who he reported to, but it was obviously not Concubine Jing or Ling Rong. However, Ling Rong did not care. She got up and left immediately after receiving the news, and did not stay to ask more questions like Concubine Jing did.

Lingrong walked very fast, and Concubine Tian finally caught up with her from behind. Seeing that the person following Lingrong was not Zhaoshui, she swallowed back all the words in her mind.

"Why aren't you following Concubine Sheng today?"

Empress Sheng? Hearing Concubine Tian calling her like this, Lingrong didn't think that Concubine Tian understood the rules, but just felt that she was a little weird. "Zhaoshui was taken to Shoukang Palace for questioning a few days ago. She was not feeling well, so I asked her to rest. That's why she didn't come with me today.

But Concubine Tian is so polite today, is it possible that she wants something from me?"

Concubine Tian glanced at the little girl again and felt that she looked familiar. "Why haven't I seen this little girl before? Was she recently assigned to Chengqian Palace?"

"Mu Jin has been serving me for a long time, but she seldom comes out with me. Why does Concubine Tian think she looks familiar?"

"She does look a little familiar." Concubine Tian said, no wonder she felt familiar. It seemed that she had seen her when she went to Chengqian Palace.

"If you visit my Chengqian Palace more often, you will find it more familiar." Lingrong knew that Concubine Tian had something to say to her, so she took the opportunity to invite Concubine Tian to sit with her in Chengqian Palace and get to know Mu Jin.

Only after they entered the room and saw that there was no one else around did Concubine Tian relax and talk to Lingrong, "It seems that the Queen Mother knows that I was the one who told the Emperor the cause of Queen Chunyuan's death."

"There is no secret in the harem. The Queen Mother only found out recently, so it has been kept secret for a long time."

"As soon as we got the news, we started sending people to contact the Yanxi Palace. If it weren't for Xia Dongchun's family's ability, they would have taken advantage of the situation and planted a nail in it."

"All the evidence has been handed over to the Emperor."

"We have given everything we can. Even if the Queen Mother comes to the Yanxi Palace to investigate, she won't find anything." Concubine Tian had never received any protection from the Queen Mother, so she had no sympathy for her current plight. "Now that God has punished the Queen Mother like this, she is still thinking about helping Ulanara keep her position as Queen."

"As long as the Queen Mother is alive and well, she will definitely keep Ulanara's position as Queen. The Emperor is kind and filial, and will never go against the Queen Mother's wishes and depose her."

"In this way, wouldn't it be a waste of effort? Apart from letting you and Concubine Jing get the power to assist in managing the six palaces, I didn't get any benefit at all.

Now the Queen Mother is still suspecting me and I am in trouble."

When Concubine Tian heard that she might not be able to ascend to the position of queen, she said with some resentment, "I have been working so hard for so long, but I am only making wedding clothes for you."

"You've already started to get impatient after just two sentences." Ling Rong didn't seem angry even though Concubine Tian's words were full of mockery. "You've seen the Queen Mother's current condition. As long as she can't survive this serious illness, she will no longer be able to protect the Ulanara family.

Now what we need to do is to wait patiently and to add fuel to the fire. But you are not willing to do any of these things and come to complain to me instead.

It seems that Concubine Tian has had complaints for a long time. Are you going to draw a clear line between you and me and find someone to help you plan? "

Tianpin knew she was in the wrong, so she snorted and said nothing more. Lingrong ignored her. When Tianpin couldn't help it anymore, she would speak up, "What if the Queen Mother gets better? The Queen used this trick of "a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix" to please the Emperor and the Queen Mother so that she can take power as soon as possible.

It’s just that the Queen is unlucky, and her flattery has become a joke. This birthday banquet is still the talk of the servants.”

"It would be the biggest joke if the birds flew to the Queen's palace right after circling the birthday banquet! Even if the birds abandoned the Queen Mother and chose the Queen, I'm afraid the Queen Mother would not be able to accept it in her heart."

This was what Lingrong had planned at the time. Not only could she say that the Queen was disrespectful to the Queen Mother, but after the Queen Mother fell ill, she could also spread rumors that the Queen used birds as a medium and cast a spell to use the Queen Mother's life to prolong her own life, thus attracting the birds to turn around and land next to the Queen.

It was a pity that the birthday banquet was held in the Summer Palace, which was far away from each other, making this plan impossible to realize. Ling Rong could only settle for the next best thing.

Now that Concubine Tian has come to her door, it is a good opportunity to provoke her to take action. With the position of Queen hanging in the balance, there is no need to worry that Concubine Tian will not take action.

"It would be great if that were true. Losing face to the Queen Mother at a birthday banquet is much more embarrassing than being pecked by a bird." Concubine Tian smiled, probably because she was amused by the imagined scene.

"Yes, those birds are really ignorant. They didn't let our Concubine Tian see the fun."

"If we can't see this fun, we can find it ourselves," Concubine Tian thought for a while, "Is there any flower or medicinal herb that can attract birds? We can give the Queen a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, wouldn't it be great?"

"You asked me about this, but you asked the wrong person." Ling Rong naturally did not tell the truth. She deliberately teased Concubine Tian, ​​and as expected, she received a roll of the eyes.

Concubine Tian even asked Lingrong to look at her expression carefully, and then rolled her eyes before giving up.

"Okay, okay, let's go find Doctor He. He is proficient in medicine and can naturally give you what you want. But I still want to advise you one more thing. The Queen Mother is investigating the Yanxi Palace very closely, so it's better not to take action at this time."

"...I know," Concubine Tian hummed reluctantly. She realized at this moment that the Queen Mother was the biggest obstacle to her becoming the Queen. "The Queen Mother is on guard even more tightly. Even if we want to plot against her, it won't be that easy."

"Do you have a way to get into the Queen's place?"

"Now that Jianqiu, Jiang Fuhai, Huichun and even Xiuxia are no longer around the queen, what's left are just a bunch of incompetent maids, so it's easier to take action.

I know you don't have many connections in the palace, so just focus on helping the six palaces, and I'll think of some solutions for the Queen's affairs."

Now that the Queen has lost her right-hand man, even Concubine Tian dares to say that she can plot against her. If this were in her previous life, Lingrong would not even dare to think about it.

"It sounds simple to be the assistant to the six palaces, but it's not easy." Ling Rong sighed. She suddenly remembered that Concubine Jing asked her to come to find her later. It was time to set off now. "I've been running around all day, and when I close my eyes at night, I see beads on the abacus.

When I finally fell asleep, I would dream that I had not checked the account books and was scolded by the emperor."

"The power to assist in managing the six palaces is something that many people want but cannot get, yet you complain about it after getting it." Knowing that Lingrong was going to find Concubine Jing, Concubine Tian also stood up. The two of them chatted and laughed until they parted ways at the palace path next to Chengqian Palace.

Now that the temperature is gradually rising, Lingrong no longer needs to wear heavy clothes like before, and she can walk lightly.

Mu Jin followed silently from behind, and unlike Zhao Shui, she did not talk to Ling Rong about the little things about the princess and the prince. She just focused on the road in front of her, as quiet as a cat.

Ling Rong checked Mu Jin and found that her background was very clean. She thought it was because she was not as talkative and cheerful as Ding Dong and Zhi Zi, and could please the master.

If she was bribed to poison him, I'm afraid that by the time she died, Mu Jin would still be sweeping the floor in the garden.

But Lingrong actually discovered that Mu Jin was not a dull and silent person in private. She had a good relationship with Fang Lin, and the two of them had endless things to talk about when they got together.

However, when facing everyone except Fang Lin, she would immediately look cold and indifferent, as if someone had made her angry.

"Mujin, Zhaoshui has been feeling unwell these days, so it's hard for you to follow me around."

"Your Highness did not make things difficult for me." Mu Jin said this in a dry voice, without any flattering tone. Ling Rong thought she would say something else, but until they were near Xianfu Palace, Mu Jin did not say another word.

Lingrong wanted to teach Mujin a lesson, but Ruyi had already come over, so Lingrong had no choice but to ask Mujin to go with Ruyi to rest while she went to find Concubine Jing.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw Concubine Jing burning incense and praying, but it seemed that she did it on impulse, as she stopped when Ling Rong arrived.

"My sister is finally here, but I have been waiting for so long."

Although Concubine Jing said this, the tea had just been brewed, and even the strong smell of sandalwood could not cover up the fragrance of the tea.

"I chatted with Concubine Tian for a while, so I came late." Ling Rong smelled the tea and subtly praised the tea here of Concubine Jing.

"My sister is favored, so she will never lack the best tea." Concubine Jing replied politely. The two of them were no longer like before, and they could get down to business without any boring greetings.

After asking each other about their children, Concubine Jing finally spoke about the purpose of calling Lingrong here today, "The Queen Mother's illness is strange, the imperial physician suspects it is poisoning, but the Queen Mother's symptoms do not match the known poisons.

So I wonder if someone has learned the technique that Hua Fei used to suppress nightmares and plot against the Empress Dowager. "

Ling Rong, the real culprit, showed no guilt or fear. She nodded calmly, as if she agreed with Concubine Jing's guess. "So, sister wants to search the palace to find the culprit?"

Concubine Jing shook her head. "We have no evidence now. Searching the palace will only arouse people's disgust and suspicion. The Emperor and the Empress Dowager will definitely not agree to it."

"Sister, what you mean is... to hold a water and land ceremony?"

"Sister, you understand me." Imperial Concubine Jing showed joy on her face, "This technique of harming people by suppressing nightmares is indeed an unorthodox method, there must be a way to break it.

Moreover, even if we guessed wrong, we can cover it up by praying for blessings, so as not to cause panic in the harem."

“This is indeed a good idea, but if we invite a high monk to the palace in the name of praying for blessings, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble my sister to explain it to the monk in private.

After all, praying for blessings and getting rid of nightmares are somewhat different. "

"Don't worry, sister. I have already thought of a solution for this matter. If you agree to hold a water and land ceremony, I will go and tell the emperor to ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make preparations early."

Lingrong had no reason to refuse. After all, the Queen Mother did not fall ill because of the nightmare technique. Even if Concubine Jing tried her best, she could not find out the reason.

If the empress dowager's condition showed no improvement after the water and land ceremony, Lingrong could naturally take the opportunity to bring up the folk remedy of using flesh and blood as medicine.

You can even add many additional conditions to this folk remedy, such as the patient must be a blood relative, must be the blood relative the patient values ​​most, and so on.

I wonder if the emperor will rush to cut flesh and bleed for the empress dowager to prove that he is the empress dowager's most valued son.

If at that time, the emperor really used his own flesh and blood as medicine, Lingrong would never put the antidote in it. She wanted to see the emperor's expression when he realized that he was not the empress dowager's most beloved and most valued son. It would definitely make people feel very refreshed.

The emperor regards the concubines in the harem as grass and himself as a bird for entertainment. He will eventually become a worthless weed in the eyes of the empress dowager, even though he is the emperor.

Ever since the chat with Concubine Jing, Ling Rong had been looking forward to the water and land ceremony every day. During this period, she also looked for He Anming and asked about the condition of the Empress Dowager - the people in the Imperial Hospital still had not found out the cause of the Empress Dowager's illness. Even if some people guessed what kind of poison it was, He Anming and Wei Lin would find a way to refute it.

If there was really no way to refute it, that person would personally get the medicine for the Empress Dowager, and after being reviewed by the judge, it would be sent to Shoukang Palace.

The key medicinal ingredients in this medicinal herb were replaced by those in He Anming's place. Even if it finally entered the mouth of the Empress Dowager, it would not have any effect.

Therefore, even if the Empress Dowager had confidants in the Imperial Medical Bureau, they did not notice these little tricks. Zhu Xi knew nothing about medicine and could only follow the arrangements of the imperial physician.

Lingrong finally realized how happy it was that the chief judge of the Imperial Medical Bureau was one of her own.