An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Upon hearing that Zhen Huan knew her parents had been locked in the cellar for five days and five nights, Zhen Huan first asked eagerly, wanting to get an answer that was a lie.

However, the messenger deliberately repeated it again, describing the tragic situation vividly. Even Zhen Huan, who had heard the story of cooking and eating people, turned pale and almost fainted.

Fortunately, Fang Ruo was there to prevent Zhen Huan from falling. She helped Zhen Huan sit back on the couch and advised her not to believe other people's threats.

"You mean, everything she said was a lie?"

"My lady, you may not remember this servant. She is the maidservant who serves Chun Yingda, and her name is Shuang'er." Seeing that Zhen Huan was not as excited as she was at the beginning, Fang Ruo was relieved, "Chun Yingda often brought Xue'er with her when she went out. I think she has always been a neglected person.

Today, when the young lady mentioned the matter of Concubine Sheng, she was obviously shaken, but she deliberately ignored it and talked about the matter of Lord Zhen and Madam Zhen.

I guess that Shuang'er might have been bribed by someone to come and ask about the medicine, and spread this false news so that the young lady can keep it secret and torture her."

Zhen Huan was still worried about her parents. She stroked her chest and tried to suppress her pounding heart. "Could it be that Shuang'er was bribed by Concubine Sheng?"

"It's possible. After all, Concubine Sheng and the young lady have had a feud before." Fang Ruo was not sure. What she had to do now was to calm Zhen Huan's mind. The person behind the plot had not been found yet. "But the young lady was framed, and Concubine Qi and Chun Da Ying didn't know the truth. They might also take action to make the young lady's life difficult."

"It would be fine if they just came to scare me, but I'm worried that they would actually attack my parents.

After all, the road of exile is long, and I can’t send anyone to take care of my parents. They are like lambs to be slaughtered, threatened by hungry wolves at any time and anywhere.”

Zhen Huan's worry was beyond words. It was a pity that she was now abandoned and imprisoned in the cold palace. She had no close sisters in the palace, so it was not easy for her to find someone to help her.

If I really have to find someone to help, it seems that the only one is Sister Mei - she is still alive, and if I beg her hard, she will surely be willing to lend a helping hand.

The most difficult thing now is how to contact her, or to contact the Shen family.

"Fang Ruo, can you still pass on the message now?"

"The discipline in the Old Summer Palace is lax, and I still have some ways to deal with it," Fang Ruo held Zhen Huan's hand and nodded firmly, "What message do you want to pass on, young lady?"

Now both Zhen Huan and Fang Ruo are trapped in the Old Summer Palace, and they can only trust each other. Zhen Huan did not hide too much and said that she wanted to write a letter to the Shen family to see if they could help her parents based on her past friendship with Shen Meiyu.

However, Zhen Huan did not tell Fang Ruo that Shen Meizhuang was still alive. After all, this matter concerned Shen Meizhuang's life and death, and she could not gamble with her good sister's life.

After all, Shen Jia knew that Shen Meizhuang was still alive, so all he had to do was mention Shen Meizhuang's name and they would naturally find a way.

After all, they are also worried that they will tell the secret, so they will protect their parents no matter what.

Although it may not be a gentlemanly thing to do, it is the only solution I have now found myself in this situation.

Zhen Huan let out a long sigh. She had never imagined that one day she would have to threaten her good sister's family to protect her parents. If she was still as favored as when she entered the palace, her parents would never have been exiled.

But it's too late to say anything now. Whether he is a gentleman or a villain, as long as he can save his parents' lives, Zhen Huan is willing to be the villain.

As for the Shen family’s help, I will definitely find a way to repay them once I get out of the cold palace.

"Thank you for your hard work, Fangruo. Fortunately, I have you in the cold palace, otherwise I don't know how I would have survived."

"My young master, from the day I was assigned to take care of you, I have only you as my master.

You and I will prosper together and suffer together. Even if the young master does not order me to do so, I will find a way."

It's unclear whether Fang Ruo's words were sincere or false, but in Zhen Huan's eyes, it was enough. After all, she could still help, while Bai Zhi was no longer of any help.

"My lady, as long as you have the green mountains, you will never be short of firewood. You drank the medicine and spent a night with the emperor. It is very likely that you are pregnant with an heir.

However, Bai Zhi has only been studying medicine for a short time, so she can't tell the pulse in a short time. Let's pay attention to the menstrual period first. In two months, we will be able to confirm whether she is pregnant with an heir to the throne."

Zhen Huan nodded, she stroked her belly and prayed to God again that she could give birth to a child for the Emperor - it was not that she still loved the Emperor, but only by getting pregnant could she save their Zhen family.

On the other side, Shuang'er hurried back to the Forbidden City. Before she could meet Chun and agree, she was stopped by Tangdi. Tangdi was very polite and spent a lot of silver to take Shuang'er to the vicinity of Chengqian Palace.

"Sister, what are you going to do?"

"I want to ask you for a favor," Tang Di held Shuang'er's hand tightly, and she looked around, "I had something to do at home today, so I left for a while without permission, and took some silver and asked someone I know to send it back home.

My queen attaches great importance to rules. If she knew that I left my post without permission to do personal things, she would definitely punish me.

So can you please help me and bear witness for me, saying that I was delayed because I was delivering something for you, okay?"

"This..." Shuang'er was busy reporting to Chun and naturally didn't want to delay. She waved her hand to refuse Tangdi.

It’s a pity that Tang Di didn’t do as she wished. He kept pulling Shuang’er’s arm and half dragging her into Chengqian Palace.

Even if she didn't want to, she had to bite the bullet and testify for Tang Di. However, she didn't expect that Tang Di called her here not to testify, but to interrogate her why she went to Yuanmingyuan privately to find the commoner Zhen.

Shuang'er's knees went weak and she knelt down. She said incoherently that she had received orders from her master and begged for mercy, saying that she was just following orders.

“Empress Sheng, I didn’t know that the young lady had not explained this to you, so I left the palace after receiving the order.

I did not harm Lady Wan, I was just asking some questions according to the young lady's request."

Lingrong of course knew what she was going to do, she just wanted to know what she had found out.

"Ask about something? What did you ask?"

Shuang'er was very scared now, and since those things were not a secret, she told everything, including the matter of Zhen Huan's parents. It can be said that she concealed nothing.

"Chun Ying is so angry that he is confused. Can't you servants try to persuade him?

How could the murderer confess immediately if the evidence was presented to her? In order to survive, she would try her best to clear herself and shift the blame onto others.

If she can frame me today, she can frame the imperial concubine tomorrow. If I listen to her, wouldn’t it be a waste of evidence?”

Shuang'er lowered her head. She had no idea about the twists and turns involved. She only knew to do what her master told her to do.

She didn't know whether it was right or not, but as long as it was beneficial to her master, she would not be treated unfairly.

But I didn't expect to be caught red-handed by Concubine Sheng, and I don't know if this will implicate the young lady.

"What did you get from Zhen?"

Shuang'er did not hide anything and told Zhen Huan all her guesses. Ling Rong was quite shocked to hear that Zhen Huan's guess was almost right.

But she soon felt relieved. After all, everyone could see how smart Zhen Huan was, and there was no need for her to be overly shocked and lose her composure because of this incident.

"You can tell Chun the truth. As for her sending you to Yuanmingyuan without permission, it was indeed against the rules. Tell her to come here herself and admit her mistake to me and be punished.

Shuang'er, have you remembered everything?"

"I've remembered all that, Concubine Sheng. I'll take my leave first." Shuang'er bowed politely, and after getting Lingrong's permission, she quickly ran back to Suiyuxuan, not daring to stop and wander around.

At night, Chun agreed and rushed over. She brought Xue'er with her and began to greet Lingrong as soon as she saw her.

"Going to the Old Summer Palace to investigate is not a big deal. If you had asked me and Imperial Concubine Jing, we would have sent someone to send Shuang'er there.

But you left without asking, and even asked Shuang'er to interrogate Zhen. This is not just a violation of the rules, but an overstepping of authority.

You are not wrongly accused of this crime of usurpation, are you?"

Chun agreed to remain silent, and after a long time he said "hmm", which was a response to Lingrong's question.

"But I have no intention of punishing you," Ling Rong changed the subject and raised her hand to ask Chun to stand up. "Since you know you are wrong, go back."

Chun agreed and shook her head. She thought that it was because of Zhen Huan's guess that made her have some guesses in her mind, so she wanted to ask Lingrong for an answer again.

"Shuang'er also told me what Zhen said. If you doubt me, you can ask the emperor to make the decision for you. I won't interfere.

As for how this medicine was found, you can also ask. Yuedi Yunju is so big, and the emperor's people only checked Zhen's residence. I sent people to check even the Buddhist temple, so naturally they were able to find these things.

I have told you before that it is up to you whether you believe it or not, I am just helping you.

I won't ask you to repay me, nor will I ask you to harm others. Now you are blaming me for what you have done. It's really interesting."

In fact, if this matter had been left unresolved, Lingrong would never have been suspected in her life. But now she had to stir it up, in order to prevent this storm from passing easily, and to make Cao Qinmo loyally rely on her, and not think that she could rest easy now that the matter was over.

It would be best if one problem is solved before another one arises, just like Chun promised. It is most enjoyable to have more troubles.

"I am not doubting Your Majesty, I just hope that Your Majesty can raise her hand and let me go to Yuanmingyuan more easily."

"I can't help you with this matter," Ling Rong refused without thinking, "Zhen Shi did such a wrong thing, but the emperor spared her life, which shows that he really values ​​her.

If you harm her, it will implicate me, which will do me no good. I'm sorry I can't help you, Chun agreed. "

In fact, neither Lingrong nor Concubine Jing cared about the affairs of the Old Summer Palace. They only took care of them from time to time because the Fourth Prince was around.

Now that the Fourth Prince and Zhen Huan have both fallen out of favor with the Emperor, everyone in the harem is rushing to add insult to injury. Ling Rong sees this and naturally wants to give them a warning, leaving an impression of being capable in front of the Emperor and removing herself from suspicion at the same time.

“The Emperor will be here tonight, and if you have anything to say, it’s just right to stop him at the palace entrance.

If you can regain favor, your position will probably be restored.

After all, it’s not just you who is suffering from the pain of losing a child, the emperor is also suffering from it.”

Talking about the pain of losing her son, Chun Da Ying couldn't help but reveal a sad expression. She was busy finding the murderer of Hong Qu, but she kept going around in circles and being led by the nose.

"Zhaoshui, please touch up your makeup for Chun. It won't be good to look so tired when the emperor comes."

Without waiting for Chun to refuse, Lingrong immediately called Zhaoshui and helped Chun to wash and dress up again. When the last lipstick was applied, the emperor happened to arrive at Chengqian Palace.

As the two of them came in and out, the emperor's attention was attracted by Chun Da Ying. With her wink and smile, the emperor became even more moved.

However, since he had agreed to come to Lingrong's place today, the emperor calmed down and went to Chengqian Palace.

It's just that Lingrong mentioned Chun Da Ying's good words and brought up the pain of losing his son, and the emperor began to feel a little guilty towards Chun Da Ying.

Therefore, the emperor naturally went to stay overnight in Suiyuxuan on the second day, and after a few visits, he really agreed to restore Chun's status as a noble.

The first person to feel something strange was Cao Qinmo. She arrived quickly, almost at the same time as she heard that Concubine Chun had been restored to the throne, she rushed to Chengqian Palace - Concubine Chun met the emperor at the gate of Chengqian Palace, and was restored to favor the next day. No matter how you think about it, this matter seems strange.

However, as soon as Cao Qinmo sat down, she suddenly realized that she seemed to have no right to ask Lingrong what she thought. After all, she was the one who depended on Lingrong, not Lingrong who had to live according to her mood.

"My lady..."

"Why, sister, when have you become so hesitant when talking to me?" Lingrong pretended to be confused. She held the flowers that Youning had pinned on her hair and happily asked Cao Qinmo if she was pretty.

"Your Majesty, why do you want to help Concubine Chun regain her position?"

The two chatted about other things for a long time, and Cao Qinmo finally asked the question she wanted to ask most.

"Because she wanted to take action against the Zhen family, but she couldn't accomplish anything with the position she promised in the past."

Ling Rong did not try to hide her true thoughts and directly said, "What's more, she suspected that I was the one who was trying to stop the thief with the evidence. I should give her a chance to report me to the emperor."

Cao Qinmo finally felt relieved. She thought for a moment and asked, "The emperor already knew about the medicine?"

"Of course, the emperor's people had already found out, but they didn't tell Concubine Chun. After all, this kind of medicine is addictive, who wouldn't worry about it being used on them?"

The emperor is such a life-thirsty person that he would naturally worry that Zhen Huan had become someone else's scapegoat and was trying to murder him.

Only in this way can Zhen Huan's life be saved and wait for the great gift that Ling Rong will give her.