An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

First he refused to write poetry, and then he secretly married the daughter of a guilty minister. There was no need for the emperor to send people to conduct a thorough investigation, as Zhen Yuandao's colleagues had almost exposed the Zhen family's past.

Zhen Huan was panicking and wanted to plead with the Emperor to explain why she had secretly taken in the daughter of a guilty minister, but the Emperor refused to see her and even sent Su Peisheng to send her back to Yuedi Yunju and temporarily confine her to her home.

At the end of the month, Zhen Huan was in a panic in Yunju, but now in the palace, Zhen Huan had no connections and no sisters she could trust, and was almost completely isolated and helpless.

She was more like a dodder than before and could only cling tightly to the emperor. When she encountered problems, she could not find anyone to help her and could only drift helplessly in the wind and rain.

A lot of people from the palace were sent out, and the emperor ordered them to investigate along the line of Zhen Yuandao's secret marriage to the daughter of a criminal. They easily found out that Huanbi was the child born to the daughter of that criminal.

Unexpectedly, the Zhen family had such means. The daughter of such a criminal actually married into Prince Guo's mansion and climbed up the royal family.

The most shocking thing was that the daughter was brought back to the Zhen family, but she was not given a room as a lady, but was made to serve the eldest daughter as a slave.

Zhen Yuandao's actions caused heated discussions in the previous dynasty, and he was immediately labeled as an unkind and unjust person.

No one stood up to explain for Zhen Yuandao. Everyone took advantage of the situation and laughed at him from a high position.

Only Mrs. Zhen was running around, lobbying the officials that Zhen Yuandao had been on good terms with in the past, begging them to help Zhen Yuandao.

But even Zhen Yuandao's old friends chose to protect themselves and were unwilling to risk being implicated and plead with the emperor.

After all, like Zhen Yuandao, they also secretly took in many concubines. Who knows which one of them is the daughter of the guilty minister, so they are naturally busy finding out their own affairs first.

Zhen Yuandao was temporarily dismissed from his post and imprisoned in Tianlao, and all members of the Zhen family were temporarily placed under house arrest and were not allowed to leave the Zhen Mansion.

The emperor pinched his brows in front of Wan Fang'an, feeling the exhaustion coming in waves.

"I heard that the noble lady Wan came to see you again?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Concubine Wan is only temporarily under house arrest, so we can still send someone out." Su Peisheng leaned forward and explained the situation to the emperor in detail, "The one sent is Aunt Fangruo. After all, she has served Your Majesty, and the servants can't be too harsh to drive her away."

"If Fang Ruo can't tell who the master is, can't you tell it either?"

The emperor spoke calmly, but Su Peisheng immediately understood that the emperor was angry. He immediately knelt down and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have sent someone to send Aunt Fangruo back to Yuedi Yunju. I will ask her to serve Concubine Wan well and not let her go out."

The emperor knew that Su Peisheng had no time to do this, so he just glanced at Su Peisheng and said nothing more.

Su Peisheng dared not delay and went out to do his business immediately. He asked Xiao Xiazi to send Fang Ruo back and arranged a few guards to guard the door before he dared to return to serve the emperor.

Wan Fang Anhe's people went back and forth and found out everything about the Zhen family, including the fact that Zhen Huan conspired with the Zhen family to fake her death and escape from Ganlu Temple. This behavior further confirmed that the Zhen family was disloyal to the emperor, and the emperor also made a deep note of it in his heart.

There was another thing that the emperor found strange, that was that during the period when the Zhen family was planning to rescue Zhen Huan, they frequently exchanged letters with the Shen family and a person in Jeju.

This behavior was very suspicious, so the emperor naturally had to send someone out to investigate. However, Jeju was a little far away, and the person the emperor sent had not yet received a reply, so it was still unknown who that person was.

Two days later, the emperor's people finally found out that the person who had been writing letters to the Zhen family was none other than Shen Meizhuang. How could Shen Meizhuang, who should have died of the plague, suddenly appear in Jeju and even have connection with the Zhen family?

The more the emperor thought about it, the more frightened he became. He even began to suspect that the Zhen family and the Shen family had been secretly colluding for a long time, deliberately asking Shen Meizhuang to seduce the imperial physician, give birth to a child without royal blood, and then do something to subvert the government.

No wonder Zhen Yuandao secretly supported Qian Mingshi. It seemed that he really had rebellious intentions, but he just didn't find the right opportunity.

After learning that Shen Meizhuang was alive, the emperor sent someone to bring her back secretly. In order not to alert the enemy, he also threatened Shen Meizhuang to leave a letter saying that she was going out for a trip.

At the same time, Zhen Yuandao was dismissed from his post, all the property of the Zhen family was confiscated and put into the national treasury, and even Huanbi, who married into Prince Guo's mansion, was sentenced to exile in Ningguta and was never allowed to return to the court.

The emperor originally wanted to exile Prince Guo as well, but he didn't want the news that the prince had secretly married the daughter of a guilty minister to get out and ruin the reputation of the royal family, so he could only hold back his anger and keep Prince Guo.

Huanbi took Zhen Huan's name and left Ganlu Temple, and was exiled to Ningguta with the Zhen family.

At this point, Zhen Huan and Concubine Wan were completely separated and could no longer be the same person.

On the day Zhen Huan learned the news, she rushed out of Yuedi Yunju with the help of Fang Ruo. She knelt at the door of Wan Fang Anhe and cried and begged to see the emperor, but she did not get any mercy. Even Su Peisheng, who was usually a good person, did not comfort her and left Zhen Huan kneeling under the scorching sun.

In order to make fun of Zhen Huan, Concubine Qi deliberately went to Wanfang Anhe to see the Emperor at this time. She was solemnly invited into Wanfang Anhe by Su Peisheng, which formed a sharp contrast with Zhen Huan.

When passing by Zhen Huan, Concubine Qi even deliberately hurt Zhen Huan, "I heard that Zhen Huan, the eldest daughter of the Zhen family, was also taken out of Ganlu Temple and exiled to Ningguta. I wonder if such a delicate and tender daughter can endure such suffering. Don't you think so, Concubine Wan?"

Zhen Huan suppressed her anger and did not want to conflict with Concubine Qi. She even asked Concubine Qi to convey a message to the Emperor for her.

It’s a pity that Concubine Qi was not a kind person. She rolled her eyes in disdain and walked gracefully into Wanfang Anhe.

Fang Ruo knelt with Zhen Huan, her eyes were blackened by the sun. She endured the nausea and tried to persuade Zhen Huan to take a long-term view, but was scolded by Zhen Huan.

"Aunt! Now that the Zhen family has been exiled to a cold and bitter place like Ningguta, if we don't ask the emperor for help, I'm afraid that everyone in the Zhen family will die on the way to exile!

Now that I am in such a predicament, Imperial Concubine Jing, Concubine Jin, Lady Chun and others have all ignored me, and Imperial Concubine Qi has even taken advantage of my misfortune by fawning over the Emperor in front of me.

Now, what else can I do except ask the emperor for mercy! "

"My lady..." Fang Ruo felt her eyes go dark and she almost fell to the ground. "Now there is only one way... If you are pregnant, the emperor might be able to show some leniency."

"But my body has been ruined long ago, how can I get pregnant?" Zhen Huan stroked her belly, feeling very powerless in this situation. She could not save the Zhen family, and could only watch her father, mother, and sister go to the bitter and cold place to suffer.

"There is a recipe, I believe you know it."

Fang Ruo raised her hand to block the sunlight, her tone calm but full of temptation, "Concubine Jing and Concubine Chun became pregnant with this prescription. In fact, you may not know that Concubine Hua also became pregnant with this prescription."

"So..." Zhen Huan hesitated a little, she turned to look at Fang Ruo, "Hua Fei has been childless for many years, this medicine is really so useful?"

"In any case, this is the last resort. My Lord should be very clear about this."

Zhen Huan fell silent. She knew that this was the last resort. With the emperor now being so heartless and disloyal, only a child could make him change.

Zhen Huan had actually always kept the Queen's prescription for aiding pregnancy. She also had Shen Meizhuang's prescription. However, after taking Shen Meizhuang's prescription for a long time, there was no significant change in her body.

Now time is urgent, there is no other way except to use the Queen's prescription.

"Forget it, just use that recipe."

Zhen Huan sighed. She wanted to get up, but because she had been kneeling for too long, her body could no longer support herself. She felt dizzy at the slightest movement and fell to the ground, fainting.

On the other side, Ling Rong was sitting in the pavilion watching Zhen Huan being carried away, and suddenly she remembered Concubine Hua who had pleaded for Nian Gengyao.

"Hua Fei also begged the emperor in this way, and the result was similar to that of Wan Guiren."

Cao Qinmo suddenly spoke up, causing Lingrong to look over, "Why, are you starting to feel sorry for Concubine Wan?"

"That's not the case," Cao Qinmo shook her head. Even if she was really good friends with Zhen Huan, she would not admit it at this moment, not to mention that the two of them were not even good friends. "I just wonder if she can also be like Concubine Hua and be favored by the emperor."

"She now has to think of a way to save the Zhen family, but there is only one way in front of her, and that is to get pregnant."

"But her body is no longer able to conceive, right? Could it be that, Madam, you..."

"I've prepared a prescription for her. Fangruo must have told her." Lingrong looked at her newly applied nail polish and said calmly, "How's my sister doing?"

"Seventh Prince has started to show symptoms these days, with constant abdominal pain."

Ling Rong nodded, "Okay, in the next few days I will have someone tell Zhen Huan about Lady Fang Jia's evidence that Zhen Yuandao secretly married the daughter of a criminal official. The whole palace will know about it in the next two days."

"I understand. If Chun Da Ying finds out something is wrong, it will be easy to blame Wan Guiren." Cao Qinmo couldn't help but admire Ling Rong at this time, "Your Majesty can actually calculate this for me..."

"You don't have to thank me. I was just helping out. After all, You Ning likes Wen Yi, and I like Wen Yi too."

Ling Rong looked at Zhen Huan and her group who were gradually walking away, and began to think about the Queen's next plan. If she guessed correctly, the Queen would probably take action against Concubine Qi's child and frame Zhen Huan at the same time.

After all, it was Guaerjia Emin who reported Zhen Yuandao first, so it was very reasonable for Zhen Huan to avenge her father and hurt Concubine Qi.

What Lingrong needs to do now is to help more and prevent anything that would be beneficial to Zhen Huan from happening, such as the Fourth Prince who is likely to become a helper.

But she did not stop Zhen Huan from getting pregnant, and even deliberately helped her. After all, the musk deer on Zhen Huan's body was removed by the emperor. A woman who was not allowed to get pregnant became pregnant. The purpose was to threaten the emperor to let his family go. The emperor must have been very excited.

Lingrong couldn't help but smile when she thought of this.

"Now, Concubine Wan has another helper, and that is the Fourth Prince." Cao Qinmo hesitated for a long time, but still expressed his judgment, "Although Niuhulu did not intend to treat Concubine Wan as her own daughter, after all, because she has become the grandmother of a prince, if the Fourth Prince has the hope of ascending the throne, Niuhulu will surely find a way to help Concubine Wan."

"If Niuhulu really wanted to hold the Fourth Prince firmly in their hands, they would not help Wan Guiren." Lingrong explained to Cao Qinmo with a smile, "Helping the Zhen family will do more harm than good to Niuhulu. Only by completely suppressing the Zhen family can Wan Guiren have to rely on their mother's family who came later.

You can't bind a person by kindness, only interests can.

But what my sister said is not completely impossible, we still have to be careful and vigilant. "

"Only if you keep all possibilities in your own hands can this plan not fail." Cao Qinmo muttered these words to herself. She looked at Lingrong and inexplicably felt that she was also part of the plan.

Three days later, the Seventh Prince's abdominal pain symptoms became more severe. Chun agreed to consult several imperial doctors in succession. They all said that the Seventh Prince had problems because he ate too much watermelon and mutton, and that he should skip two meals and then take medicine.

However, the Seventh Prince was too weak and vomited out the medicine soon after taking it. His body then took a long time to recover.

Soon, the Seventh Prince fell into a long coma, vomiting in his dreams from time to time, and was almost choked to death by those filthy things.

Everyone in Wuling Chunse watched over the Seventh Prince day and night, cleaning up his filth and feeding him medicine. Even the Emperor came to Wuling Chunse in person to stay for two days and gave the imperial physician a good scolding.

But food poisoning was the cause, and the prescription for inducing pregnancy was the root cause. The Seventh Prince's body was in such a state of disrepair today, which was ultimately the result of the drug-induced pregnancy.

At night, the Seventh Prince, who had been in a coma for several days, finally woke up. He even drank a bowl of porridge under Chun's care, and looked fully recovered.

Chun agreed and was very happy, thinking that the Seventh Prince was completely well, and was ready to find out the murderer who had plotted against the Seventh Prince.

"Mother," the Seventh Prince's face was still pale. He rarely acted like a spoiled child and hugged Chun's neck and refused to let go. "Mother, can you accompany Hongxi tonight?"

"Okay, mother will stay with Honghui tonight and won't go anywhere."

Chun agreed, knowing that the child had just recovered from a serious illness and needed to be comforted, so he agreed and coaxed Honghui to sleep, and even promised to accompany him to Fuhai to fly kites tomorrow.

Honghui received comfort from his mother and slept particularly soundly. He was still smiling until the next morning.

But his eyes never opened again.