An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"My lady, this is the letter that the noble lady Wan sent back home. Would you like to take a look?"

Lingrong nodded and opened the letters one by one. There was nothing important in them. It was just that Zhen Huan asked her mother to comfort Zhen Yuandao and not to make the wrong decision because of the literati's character.

"Burn it, don't leave any traces."

Zhao Shui responded, then took the letters to the small kitchen and burned them all. She carefully lit the fragments again until they were completely reduced to ashes before returning to report.

When they entered the room, Concubine Tian and Xia Dongchun had already arrived. They had also heard about the stupid things Zhen Yuandao had done in the previous dynasty, and were talking to Ling Rong about how the Zhen family was doomed.

"Even if the Zhen family is finished, it won't affect Concubine Wan." Ling Rong waved her hand, interrupting Concubine Tian's unfocused fantasy, "Don't forget, now she is not called Zhen Huan, but Nianhulu Wan Wan.

Even if the Zhen family is exiled, she will not be affected in any way."

"What?!" Because of Ling Rong's reminder, Concubine Tian just remembered that Zhen Huan was given the surname Niuhulu. She clenched her fists tightly, "Why is she so proud? She got away with it once or twice!"

"Zhen Huan is so lucky," Xia Dongchun also frowned. She glanced at Ling Rong, "I almost suspected that she had a phoenix fate. She is so hard to kill."

Ling Rong glanced back at Xia Dongchun, signaling her not to speak so carelessly even if she had any ideas, "Someone can help get rid of Zhen Huan."

"Who is it? The Queen?" Concubine Tian was immediately happy when she heard that there was someone who could get rid of Zhen Huan.

"Even the queen can get rid of Zhen Huan."

"But the Queen herself is trapped in Jingren Palace. How can you be so sure that the Queen will take action against Zhen Huan?" Xia Dongchun always spoke to Ling Rong regardless of their status. Her tone was just like that of an old woman discussing how much money she had earned today under the wall.

"Because Concubine Qi is pregnant, the Queen can't tolerate it."

"We don't even know the gender of the baby yet, and the Queen is so anxious to take action?" Xia Dongchun was still very surprised, but she suddenly remembered that she and Concubine Tian were wearing musk pearl necklaces before they became pregnant. Thinking about this, it seems that the Queen might really take action against Zhen Huan.

"What are you going to do?" Compared to Xia Dongchun, Concubine Tian was obviously smarter. "To be honest, I can't quite accept that the Queen has been released from house arrest."

"You don't need to help her lift the confinement. All you need to do is raise your hand and allow the queen's former minions to have a chance to interact with the queen."

"You mean... Huichun and Xiuxia?"

"That's right." Lingrong saw that Concubine Tian finally had some brains, and she couldn't help but smile, "Believe me, if the Queen has the chance, she will definitely take action against Concubine Qi and frame Zhen Huan.

After all, it was Guarjia Emin who exposed the fact that Zhen Yuandao secretly kept Qian Mingshi's poetry collection."

"While the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman gains. You are worthy of being the queen. In this situation, you can come up with such a solution."

Concubine Tian thought about the possibility that the Queen would do this. On the one hand, she felt that what Lingrong said made sense, but on the other hand, she felt that it was unlikely.

After all, if the Queen got the chance to contact her minions, she would definitely find a way to get out of Jingren Palace. Why would she harm Concubine Qi first?

"Because only if the queen is under house arrest and there are still children killed in the palace, can it be proved that the queen is innocent.

The Queen Mother will seize this opportunity and will definitely find a way to argue with the Emperor and have the Queen released from her confinement."

Ling Rong guessed what Concubine Tian was thinking, so she answered her directly, "If you don't believe it, just wait and see. The Queen Mother won't even care about whether Concubine Qi's baby lives or dies, and may even add fuel to the fire."

"This... after all, he is the Queen Mother's grandson. How could the Queen Mother..."

"Then we'll just have to wait and see."

Ling Rong smiled slightly, but Xia Dongchun was shocked. After all, Ling Rong would never say that the Queen Mother didn't care about the life and death of the heirs in the harem. She was gentle and timid, and she would never say it out loud even if she thought so. Moreover, if such words were spread out, she would be punished.

But now she was not afraid at all. She openly criticized the Queen Mother in front of the two concubines, which made it difficult for people to see her clearly.

"What's wrong, Lady Xia?"

"Ah? It's okay, it's okay." Xia Dongchun waved her hands hurriedly, "I'm fine."

Hearing Xia Dongchun suddenly call herself a concubine, Ling Rong raised her eyebrows, and for a moment she couldn't understand what was wrong with Xia Dongchun.

"Since you have nothing to do, just go and give it a try. It's just raising your hand. Even if you are discovered, people will only say that you, Concubine Tian, ​​are just being lenient.

Such a good reputation should not be wasted."

"That's right." Concubine Tian also knew that it was useless to worry about it. It would be better to follow Lingrong's plan. Maybe the queen could really be deposed. "Then let's decide it this way. Lady Xia, please help keep a close eye on Huichun and Xiuxia and see what they will do."

"Okay, you two are the bosses, I'll just listen to you."

Xia Dongchun nodded obediently, and looked much more respectful than before. Ling Rong felt it was strange, so she made an excuse that she had something to ask and kept Xia Dongchun.

Xia Dongchun drank his tea in silence. Facing Ling Rong's questioning look, he shrank his neck but did not speak.

"Why, Lady Xia is so polite today?"

"If Concubine Sheng has anything to ask me, I will tell you everything I know."

Ling Rong felt even more puzzled. Could it be that Xia Dongchun was afraid of her and that was why he was so timid?

"You're not usually this polite."

"You must always observe etiquette in the harem. This is what Your Majesty taught me." Xia Dongchun retorted subconsciously, but then realized that her tone was too harsh and kept silent.

Lingrong was patient. She just stared at Xia Dongchun until she could no longer pretend and called herself An Lingrong.

"I just feel that you are different from before, and I need to respect you more." Xia Dongchun muttered, "You are much braver now than before, and you are decisive in killing people. You are completely different from before."

Ling Rong thought to herself, I was like this before, but I didn’t have the power to assist in managing the six palaces, and I didn’t have any connections, so I could only rely on you for help.

Now that I have my own harem, my need for you is naturally not that great. I look for you less frequently, and I seem to be superior to you.

But Lingrong didn't want to lose Xia Dongchun's support, so she deliberately chuckled and covered her face with a handkerchief and laughed for a long time.

Xia Dongchun was very confused, but seeing Ling Rong's appearance, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

"I didn't expect that I could fool even you."

Ling Rong rubbed her cheeks that hurt from laughing, and looked at Xia Dongchun with curved eyes, "Do you think it's so easy to get the power of assisting the six palaces? I have to pretend like this every day to scare the people below, otherwise they will think that I, a person without family background, am easy to bully."

"Is it so difficult? I remember it wasn't like this when I saw my mother as the housekeeper."

"What is your mother's status? She is the most important lady in the backyard of your Xia family. Compared with the harem, she is the queen.

I am just a concubine. I don't have the prestige of the Queen.

She is not as confident as Concubine Tian, ​​who has a high family background and whose subordinates are afraid of her when they hear her name.

I can only pretend to be serious and look scary to scare the people below and make them listen to me.

I didn’t expect that I’m good at scaring people. Even you are scared.”

Xia Dongchun nodded, but she still felt something was wrong. After all, pretending to be strict and truly disrespectful to one's superiors were two different things.

"You don't seem to be afraid of the Queen Mother or the Queen now, and you are much braver than before."

"You should know that what we are doing now is to get the Queen out of her position. The Queen Mother is the Queen's protector. She is against us like this. We don't even have time to hate her, so why should we be afraid of her?"

Ling Rong took over the role and stared at Xia Dongchun, "Lady Xia is still afraid of the Queen Mother and the Empress, but you are trying to please both sides and become a fence-sitter?

In this harem, either the east wind prevails over the west wind or the west wind prevails over the east wind. Under the strong wind, grass without roots cannot survive."

Xia Dongchun was finally certain that Ling Rong was indeed different from before. She was now someone she could trust and rely on. There was no need for him and Concubine Tian to treat her as a poor, blood-sucking relative and take care of her from time to time.

"I understand. The three of us have been in the same boat for a long time. Naturally, I will only side with you." Seeing Ling Rong was about to speak, Xia Dongchun immediately begged for mercy and stopped, "Okay, okay, I still have to follow to check the whereabouts of Huichun and Xiuxia. If you delay my work, then you won't be able to complete what you want to do."

Seeing Xia Dongchun talking like this, Ling Rong did not insist any further. She naturally had other things to do and had no time to waste.

"Then let's split up as we just said!"

After the few people separated, Ling Rong began to send a message to the palace, asking her subordinates to continue watching Jingren Palace to see if the queen had any recent movements.

About five days later, Huichun and Xiuxia did start to think of ways to contact the Queen, but unfortunately the Jingren Palace was keeping a close eye on them, so they could only take a roundabout way and first approach the Queen Mother for some solutions.

At the same time, the day arrived when the emperor ordered Zhen Yuandao to compose a poem. Unfortunately, Zhen Yuandao was stubborn and did not hand in the poem criticizing Qian Mingshi in the court. However, he compiled poems written by others into a book and handed it to the emperor.

Everyone submitted their poems, but he was the only one who maintained his literary character. The emperor was naturally furious and ordered him to write a poem today, otherwise he would be punished with the same crime as Qian Mingshi.

At this moment, the emperor's anger has reached its peak, but it's a pity that Zhen Yuandao still doesn't repent and stubbornly challenges the emperor's bottom line.

As the daughter of Zhen Yuandao, Zhen Huan was unable to turn the tide even though she knew that her father's actions would harm her family. She could only think of ways to use her so-called love to persuade the emperor to really punish Zhen Yuandao.

The emperor gave Zhen Yuandao this day because he remembered his past contributions, but Zhen Huan knew her father and knew that Zhen Yuandao would definitely not hand in a poem criticizing him.

The emperor did not go to Yuedi Yunju that night. He wanted to stay in Wanfang Anhe, but in order to prevent Zhen Huan from crying and begging him and making him upset, he went to Concubine Qi.

Concubine Qi is now pregnant, and no one dares to ask the Emperor to accompany her, but Zhen Huan is eager to save her father, so she has to do things that she was reluctant to do before.

She was outside the door of Natural Painting, begging Su Peisheng earnestly to let him inform the emperor on her behalf.

But Su Peisheng had already received the emperor's order, so naturally he would not help Zhen Huan. However, Zhen Huan had an attitude of not leaving unless he helped, which made Su Peisheng a little embarrassed.

"My lady, it's not that I don't want to help, but tonight, Concubine Qi had severe abdominal pain, and the Emperor was worried about the heir, so I came here to accompany her.

Now, for the sake of Concubine Qi's health, the Emperor has gone to bed early with Concubine Qi. I, the servant, really have no way to disturb the Emperor's rest.

Please forgive me, my lord. When the emperor wakes up tomorrow, I will immediately convey what you want to say to him. This way, it won’t delay things. My lord, please…”

"Eunuch Su, I do have something urgent to discuss with the Emperor. I hope you can help me. It will be too late tomorrow."

"This..." Su Peisheng was very embarrassed, "My lord, can you tell me what's going on?"

Zhen Huan sighed, but still told the truth, "You are someone close to the emperor, so you naturally know that the emperor recently asked my father to write a poem. However, my father has some ability in being an official, but it is really difficult for him to win the emperor's favor by writing poems.

So I thought about asking the emperor in advance for mercy, asking him not to blame my father for this."

"But..." Su Peisheng suddenly smiled, looked at Zhen Huan, and bowed respectfully, "Lord Niu Hulu has already submitted his poems, and the emperor was very satisfied with them. He also rewarded me with many treasures. You don't need to worry, my lady."

Seeing Su Peisheng's smile, Zhen Huan couldn't help but stand there in a daze. Yes, she was now the daughter of Nianhulu. In the eyes of the emperor and Su Peisheng, she had no qualifications to plead for the Zhen family.

But to the Niuhulu family, she was just a daughter in name only. Since she got the surname of Niuhulu, she had never received any letter from Niuhulu.

In this case, how can I save my father and how can I save the Zhen family?

"Eunuch Su, others don't know about my affairs, but you know everything clearly. You know who I am talking about. Please help me and let me see the emperor."

"My lady, you are embarrassing me," Su Peisheng said with a smile, and politely returned the favor to Zhen Huan, "I know what you want, and I will inform His Majesty the next morning.

If you are worried that my servants may not convey your message properly, you might as well come to Natural Painting early tomorrow morning and explain it to the emperor in person.

The emperor has a fixed time for court attendance. Since my lady is so concerned, there is no need for me to rush to remind you."

Things have come to this point, and Zhen Huan can only take her people away, but she is worried about missing the emperor, so she can only leave Bai Zhi there and keep an eye on the movements of Tianran Tuhua.