An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

On the second day after Zhen Huan was demoted to a commoner, Ling Rong handed over the things she found in Yuedi Yunju to Chun Da Ying.

"This is something we found in the Moon Land Cloud Residence. It is hidden very secretly. You should check it out yourself as to what it is."

Lingrong did not say more to Chun, it was her choice to believe or not. Anyway, Zhen Huan had been demoted to a commoner. Although she was imprisoned in the cold palace of the Old Summer Palace, which was a bit far from the Forbidden City, it would be much easier to take action than when she was under house arrest.

There were many winners in this round. Although the Queen could not leave Jingren Palace, she managed to get rid of the Fourth Prince for the Third Prince - although on the surface the Emperor spared Hongli's life, any discerning person could see that the Emperor no longer valued him.

The third prince, the fifth prince and a few other sensible children would be brought by the emperor from time to time. Occasionally, he would bring up one or two state affairs and ask them for help and advice.

It’s just that Hongyi and Hongyu are too young, so they can only be considered as filler numbers. The emperor is mainly examining the abilities of the third and fifth princes.

However, because Hongshi acted carelessly and Hongzhou was arrogant and conceited, the emperor only took care of the two of them for a month before he began to sigh all day long.

Lingrong laughed when she heard this but did not dare to show it. She could only pour tea and water for the Emperor and reassure him that the two princes were still young and they would be taught slowly in the future.

Lingrong could sense from what he said that among the three older sons, the one that the emperor was most satisfied with was actually Hongli. It was just that he harmed his brothers and sisters and did things too much, so the emperor was angry and unwilling to teach him.

"Third and Fifth Princes are both good," Ling Rong looked at the emperor's expression and tried to comfort him, "Third Prince's behavior is not careful, in fact, it is related to the Empress and Li Changzai."

"Why do you say that, Rong'er?" When the emperor heard Lingrong say this, he immediately felt unhappy and even his tone became a little displeased.

"Her Majesty the Queen has been in charge of the affairs of the six palaces for many years, and she has very high standards for the Third Prince in terms of discipline and academics.

Therefore, when the Third Prince does things, he often pays too much attention to the rules and ignores other important things.

This is not the Third Prince's fault, nor is it the Queen's fault. It just takes time to adjust."

After listening to Ling Rong's explanation, the emperor's face became much better. He hummed and said, "When dealing with the flood problem, Hongshi often only looked at the memorials submitted by the ministers. I taught him to send more people to investigate, and he will obey and send more people.

But he only listens to me, without considering the reasons for doing so, and does not know how to ask for advice. Hong Zhou is much better than him in this respect."

"After all, the emperor is the leader of his subjects, and the father is the leader of his sons. The Third Prince is both a son and a subject, so he must naturally obey the emperor's arrangements.

Although I don't understand it very well, I do respect the rules. Your Majesty should be happy that he can understand these principles at such a young age."

"Rong'er, you don't understand. Children of the royal family shouldn't just pursue following the rules."

Ling Rong nodded, as if she understood the reasoning very well, "As for the Fifth Prince, he has been recuperating from illness outside since he was young. Yupin saw that his health was not good to begin with, and blamed herself for it, so naturally she spoiled the Fifth Prince in other matters.

Since returning to the palace, the Fifth Prince has calmed down a lot, and the Emperor must have seen it."

"Of course I can see it, but..." The emperor sighed, still feeling depressed, "I am still far from being that talented."

Lingrong just pretended not to understand what the emperor was saying. She comforted what she could and also stepped on the feet of the queen and Yupin. However, the emperor cared more about the two princes and didn't care.

Of course, another reason is that the emperor does not care about the queen and Concubine Yu. He was unhappy just now only because of the two princes.

"What about Hongyu? Has he finished the books I asked him to read these past two days?"

"Hongyu is reading, but he can't recognize all the characters yet. Youning is the one who is teaching him to read slowly."

Lingrong was also a little helpless. Youning was smarter when it came to reading and could understand almost anything he read. If the emperor was asking about Youning, she would have a lot to praise him for.

"Youning really loves to read, unlike her mother who takes a long time to copy poems, and the words she hands in are so ugly that people can't bear to look at them."

As they were talking, they were talking about themselves. Lingrong raised her eyebrows and said that Youning's handwriting was much uglier than her own.

"Oh? I don't believe it." The emperor smiled mischievously, and immediately got up to find Youning and Hongyu, saying that he must see the handwriting of the two children no matter what.

Lingrong pretended to stop him, but it made the emperor more determined to go and see the two children.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor really likes the princess."

"She was born to be a lucky girl, so the emperor naturally likes her. In addition, Youning is smart and loves to laugh and make noises, so it is normal for him to be happy when he sees her."

Ling Rong was not stingy with her praise for these children, but since they were her own children, there was a certain amount of selfishness in her praise.

Zhaoshui also laughed. She had taken care of Youning and Hongyu for the longest time, so naturally she thought they were good.

"I don't think Yubin's health will survive this month."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhaoshui nodded. Now that Yupin's health has deteriorated to the point of being extremely poor, it's time to let her go to heaven early.

"I hope she can choose a suitable time to die. It would be best if she can help the Fifth Prince one last time."

In fact, for Lingrong, it is good enough that Yupin died. It doesn't make much difference whether it happened sooner or later. The most important thing is if she can make use of her death to do something else.

"I remembered something," Zhaoshui took out a letter from her sleeve, "Miss Ye Lanyi has sent me a letter."

Ling Rong showed a puzzled look on her face. She unfolded the letter with the cat's paw print and read it carefully. The content was very short. It was written by Ye Lan Yi in code - The Emperor sent people to Jeju, Shen Meiyu was taken away, and I temporarily left Jeju for Jiangnan.

Shen Meizhuang was actually taken away by the emperor's men? Ling Rong crumpled the letter into a ball and told them to burn it, but she was wondering in her heart why the emperor brought Shen Meizhuang back.

Where is Shen Meizhuang being placed at this moment? Has she been secretly executed? Or is she being held under house arrest in an unknown place?

The emperor did not execute Shen Meizhuang on the spot. He must have kept her there on purpose. However, we still don't know what the emperor wants to do.

"We can only investigate carefully, but it's hard for us to find the person the emperor wants to hide."

Lingrong originally thought she could take a break for a while, but she didn't expect that she would have to be on guard again. First it was Zhen Huan and then Shen Meizhuang. These two sisters were really tough guys.

"As for Ye Lanyi, remember to send someone to deliver some money after you know her latest address. It's not easy for her to be wandering around alone, so we should take better care of her."

"Don't worry, madam, Madam and Aunt Xiao will help you.

Moreover, our Master Ling Lang ranked first in the provincial examination and third in the palace examination, and now he has a seventh-rank official position. You don’t need the queen to say anything, it has already been arranged.”

"Ling Lang has to work hard on his own, and we can't drag him down. Money is much easier for us to get than for him."

While Ling Rong was busy scheming in the palace, Ling Lang had already successfully passed various exams. He was not like An Bihuai who needed to be looked after all the time.

"My father's people should send more. If he likes beauties, send him a few more."

"I understand, Your Majesty." Zhaoshui calculated these things in his mind, quickly sorted out their priorities, and started to deal with them.

That night the emperor stayed in Chengqian Palace. Chun Da agreed and wanted to come and look for him, but he had to put it off until the next day.

Her purpose was very direct, she just wanted to ask about Zhen Huan.

Lingrong was not left out in the cold. As soon as the emperor left, he invited Chun Da Ying in, and she didn't even have a good breakfast.

"I checked this medicine and it's addictive. Are you sure you found it from Zhen Huan?"

“Believe it or not, I was just doing a favor and I was lucky to find this kind of stuff.

Now that Zhen Huan has been punished, even if you do nothing, it can be considered as revenge for the Seventh Prince."

Chun agreed with a hum. Ever since the death of the Seventh Prince, she no longer pretended to be as innocent as before, and even her makeup began to become more colorful.

Seeing this, Lingrong felt that it was almost the same as when Zhen Huan returned to the palace as Concubine Xi in her previous life. Could it be that her appearance was damaged and she had to cover it up with heavy makeup?

"If it is really her, I will naturally seek justice for the Seventh Prince myself, so I want to know if it is really her."

"I can't tell you," Lingrong stared at Chun's face for a while before she smiled, "Zhen Huan is in the Old Summer Palace now, why don't you send someone to ask for her help yourself.

Lest you wrongly accuse a good person and cause you sisters to become alienated.”

As if hurt by the word "sisters", Chun agreed and left with a snort. But when she reached the door, she still bowed obediently before stomping out the door.

Within two days, Lingrong heard the news that Chun agreed to send someone to the Old Summer Palace, but she couldn't do it alone and needed help.

Ling Rong did not find out who the person who helped was, but there was only one person who was on good terms with Chun Da Ying, or who wanted to use Chun Da Ying to harm Zhen Huan.

"There is no movement in Lady Qi's Chuxiu Palace. Your Majesty, did we guess wrong?"

"Lady Qi will not tolerate this. Given her temper, she will probably want to go to the Old Summer Palace herself and kill Zhen Huan."

It's just that Concubine Qi hasn't made any movement yet, which makes Lingrong feel a little strange. She almost suspects that Concubine Qi is the kind of person who can swallow her resentment just because the Emperor has the final say.

Fortunately, Aunt Fang Jing came over at this time. She whispered in Lingrong's ear that Zhen Yuandao and Madam Zhen had contracted the plague on the way to exile.

The plague was caused by Lingrong in the previous life, but in this life it was Concubine Qi who did it. I have to say that this method is vicious but effective, and can make the enemy suffer.

“I heard that in order to prevent infection, Zhen Yuandao and Madam Zhen were locked in the cellar.

It has been five days and five nights now, and I still don’t know whether he is alive or dead.”

"Lady Qi will not give them a chance to live. Moreover, without the imperial physician's treatment, they will die in three to five days."

Ling Rong had some understanding of this disease. She had used all means to make Zhen Yuandao suffer in prison.

"In the next two days, Lady Wan, no, Lady Zhen will know about it. I wonder what other ways she can use to save the Zhen family."

"No matter what we do, it's too late to save her parents," Aunt Fang Jing saw clearly, "Now the Zhen family still has two female relatives, so we can still find a way to save them."

"Is there any movement from Prince Guo's place?"

Fang Jing shook her head. "The Emperor has sent people to guard Prince Guo's mansion. Even a fly can't fly out on weekdays. I'm afraid Prince Guo doesn't even know that the Zhen couple has contracted the plague."

Ling Rong sighed with regret. She sighed, "Such an opportunity to be a hero and save a beautiful girl has slipped away in vain."

While Ling Rong was sighing, the person Chun had promised to send had already arrived at the Old Summer Palace. The person asked about the medicine as a routine matter, and as expected, received a negative answer.

"The Emperor has thoroughly investigated the death of the Seventh Prince. It was an accident. I think the so-called medicine was put into Yuedi Yunju by someone with ulterior motives.

Let me guess, only Concubine Sheng and Concubine Jing have been to the Old Summer Palace recently. Concubine Jing is a kind person and is very friendly to me, so she would never do such a thing of framing others.

So, there is only Concubine Sheng, am I right?"

Zhen Huan was smart and guessed very accurately. The visitor did not hide it and even nodded affirmatively.

“Your master was deceived. Since he was able to produce this medicine, he must know the effect of it.

The one who wanted to murder the Seventh Prince was none other than the one who found the drug."

Zhen Huan tried to get rid of her suspicion with just a few words. Although what she said was all speculation, it was so certain that people couldn't help but want to believe it. "If even the emperor couldn't find it, how could I, a concubine, find it?

Unless she was the one who did it, and wanted to take advantage of my misfortune and ask Chun to deal with me as well.

After all, her lost child was related to me, and I am afraid she is still obsessed with it and wants to take revenge."

The visitor was stunned for a moment, obviously moved by Zhen Huan's words, but soon she shook her head and put these thoughts behind her.

The evidence was closer to the answer than the guesswork. She couldn't just believe the words of the murderer who murdered the Seventh Prince and let all her preparations go to waste.

"Today, I came to Yuanmingyuan for another matter. It is about Zhen Yuandao and his wife. I'm sure you want to know."

"What happened to them?" Zhen Huan subconsciously felt that it was not a good thing. She pretended to be calm, not daring to let others see her anxiety. "But what happened on the way to exile?"

"Zhen Yuandao and his wife have been infected with the plague and have been locked up in a cellar by the escorting officers and soldiers for five days."

"What?" Upon hearing the news, Zhen Huan felt dizzy and her hands and feet went weak. She stood up and wanted to ask for clarification, but the man just repeated it again indifferently.

"Five days and five nights in the cellar, without food or water. Do you understand?"