An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

After Concubine Chun regained favor, she started to make fewer small moves against Zhen Huan. She was only focused on keeping the Emperor in Sui Yuxuan as long as possible, just to secure his favor.

The emperor was naturally happy to be flattered. From time to time, he would visit Concubine Chunchun and try to coax her to get over the pain of losing her son.

After a month, Concubine Chun was almost firmly seated in the position of the most favored person, and Concubine Qi had just finished her short month of mourning and reappeared in everyone's sight.

Surprisingly, there was no immediate conflict between the two. Instead, their relationship became closer and closer, as if they were about to become a pair of good sisters.

Because he also lost his son, the emperor was particularly considerate to Concubine Qi. Even though Concubine Qi had not taken the initiative to flatter him, he could not wait to run to Chuxiu Palace on his own.

This caused Concubine Xin to feel very resentful, and she refused to even look at Concubine Qi during meetings.

But she knew the reason why the emperor did this, so although she felt upset, she did not say anything unpleasant.

Because Concubine Qi was favored, Lady Gao and Lady Hai also gained a lot of favor and were given titles by the emperor respectively, namely Lady Kang and Lady Zhen.

This made the two men feel powerful again. Relying on the support of Concubine Qi, they became active again and slandered Zhen Huan one after another.

Ling Rong's ears hurt from listening to this, and she kept thinking about things from her past life. The chattering of these two people was the same in both her past and present lives.

Only after leaving the Xianfu Palace did Lingrong get a moment of peace. However, Concubine Tian soon came over and talked to Lingrong about the Empress again.

"The emperor seems to have relaxed recently. There are fewer people in Jingren Palace."

Concubine Tian looked anxious, especially after seeing the indifferent expression on Lingrong's face, "Aren't you anxious at all? Once the Queen comes out, your authority to assist in managing the six palaces will be gone!"

"Compared to this, is there any news about your pregnancy? If you want to be the queen, it is more stable to have a prince."

"Now that the Queen is about to come out, you are still talking about such arrogant words as sitting on the throne of the Queen." Concubine Tian snorted. She just felt that she was deceived by Ling Rong. "The Queen Mother is protecting Ulanara. She can't be killed or moved. It's really disgusting."

"So why are you only targeting Ulanara? Look up and see if you can get rid of her backers."

"You mean... the Queen Mother?"

Ling Rong looked back at Concubine Tian, ​​with an expression that said, "You already know the answer but still ask, "It's been so long, and you can't do anything to the Queen. Haven't you ever thought of other ways?

Now that the Queen is under house arrest and the three princes have no support, this is the best opportunity for you, Concubine Tian, ​​to ascend to the throne. If you miss this opportunity, you will have to live under the Ulanara family for the rest of your life."

"But despite my father's repeated attempts, the Emperor seems to have no intention of deposing the Empress.

The Emperor could even tolerate the murder of Queen Chunyuan. I really can't think of any other way to depose the Queen.

What about you? Do you have any good ideas? "

"Since the queen cannot be deposed, wouldn't it be better if she died of illness?" Lingrong was annoyed by Concubine Tian. She didn't believe that Concubine Tian couldn't come up with these ideas and was just trying to drag her into the water.

"Now that the Emperor has withdrawn the people who were guarding the Empress, and the Empress Dowager has also decided to transfer Huichun and Xiuxia back, the hidden meaning is already very clear.

The harem cannot be without a master for a day. Even if the queen has done many mistakes, she is still the most suitable one.

What's more... Even if the Queen was under house arrest, the children in the palace were killed one after another. What reason does the Emperor have to say that the Queen was responsible for the death of the harem's offspring?

With Zhen Huan bearing the reputation of murdering the heir, it is only a matter of time before the Queen comes out."

"Although the Queen was in Jingren Palace, she still had the ability to plot against Concubine Qi, and in the end she was able to get away with it without any suspicion.

Although you and I helped, I still think it's too exaggerated."

"The Queen has been in the palace for many years, so she naturally has this ability. What surprised me is that she also has connections outside the palace, and she was able to bribe the owner of the bank."

Lingrong knew that the Queen had a long-term vision. If she was not anxious to keep her position as Queen, she would have been plotting against the Fourth and Fifth Princes.

However, the emperor is in good health now, and has not been harmed by things like Wu Shi San. There is no need to be too anxious about the matter of the crown prince, otherwise it will only arouse the emperor's suspicion and lead to failure.

“Among the court officials, many support the Queen and the Third Prince, so it is not difficult for the Queen to find a few people to help her.

Zhen Huan's mistake was that she shouldn't have come back. If she had honestly prayed in Ganlu Temple, how could she have been captured by the Queen and sent to the cold palace? "

Concubine Tian said this, but in fact she never wanted to let Zhen Huan go. What she didn't know was that she had always hated the wrong person. The one who actually caused her to have a miscarriage was actually the Queen Mother.

"Now that she has been sent to the cold palace and her parents are dead, you should think carefully about the matter of the queen."

Ling Rong comforted Concubine Tian and took her eyes off Zhen Huan. "How is your relationship with the princes?"

"Um... Huai Ke actually likes the Third Prince very much."

Concubine Tian hesitated for a moment. She clutched her handkerchief, seemingly hesitating about something to say, not knowing whether to tell Lingrong - the Fourth Prince had written a letter to her some time ago, and his words were full of intimacy. He must have known that Nianhulu was just a figurehead and wanted to get the help of Fucha.

Lingrong looked at Concubine Tian in confusion, but the latter just smiled and concealed the matter.

"But the Third Prince is closely tied to the Queen after all. It would be useless to have too much contact with him. It would be better to consider other princes."

"Others?" Ling Rong inexplicably sensed something wrong in Concubine Tian's words. She subconsciously asked back, and was not surprised to see Concubine Tian showing a hesitant expression.

"Just think it through, Concubine Tian. No matter which prince you want to get close to, the first thing you have to overcome is the mountain of the Queen."

At this moment, Lingrong had already realized that Concubine Tian had her own little thoughts, but after thinking about it, she realized that they were all centered around the position of empress.

As long as the position of Queen is on the table, Concubine Tian will never be out of control, so there is no need to worry too much.

Five days later, Concubine Yu finally passed away. The news of her death reached the palace, making the Fifth Prince very sad. He cried and begged the Emperor to let him go and see his mother off.

Matters of life and death are serious matters, so the emperor naturally did not stop it. He even asked Su Peisheng to accompany him to arrange Concubine Yu's funeral.

I don’t know what the emperor was thinking, but after Concubine Yu died, he conferred the title of Imperial Noble Consort on her and promised to bury her with the treatment of an Imperial Noble Consort.

Hong Zhou's status was suddenly raised, causing a lot of discussion in the harem. Everyone thought that the emperor preferred the fifth prince as the crown prince.

Lingrong has lived in the harem for a long time, so naturally she doesn't understand the emperor's thoughts. It's just that the emperor gave her such a position after Concubine Yu's death, obviously for the sake of the Fifth Prince.

But it is not necessarily true to say how much the emperor likes the fifth prince. After all, the emperor once privately told Lingrong about the shortcomings of the third prince and the fifth prince, and his words were all affirmation of Hongli.

From Lingrong's point of view, the emperor's favorite is still the Fourth Prince.

This impression has been left, and it will be difficult to change it. Lingrong certainly does not want the Fourth Prince to sit on the throne, as this will only lead to the Zhen family making a comeback and they will have to live a life of dependence on others again.

However, if Zhen Huan became the queen, she would be much better than Ulanara. Based on Lingrong's understanding of her, she would not harm a child.

But the fight has come to this point. No matter how good Zhen Huan is, she will not let me go after she comes to power. I might as well prepare my gift more perfectly to make Zhen Huan and everyone else happy.

Ling Rong was counting the days, waiting for the good news of Zhen Huan's pregnancy to be reported to the palace. However, Bai Zhi's medical skills were mediocre, and she did not report the news back to the palace until Zhen Huan was three months pregnant.

At this time, the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince had been studying with the Emperor for a long time, but because of Zhen Huan's burden, the Emperor had not even read a single letter from the Fourth Prince.

Therefore, the news of Zhen Huan's pregnancy had to be delayed and no suitable channel was found to convey it.

Ling Rong knew that Zhen Huan was anxious, so she asked He Anming for help to assess several female doctors. Bai Zhi was then sent back to the palace as a matter of course.

As for the news that Zhen Huan was pregnant, the emperor also learned about it when Bai Zhi returned.

However, before the emperor made his statement, the harem was in an uproar, especially Concubine Tian. She looked through the files from the Jingshifang several times, but the time when Zhen Huan slept with him didn't match.

Concubine Tian couldn't stand seeing Zhen Huan doing well, and the news spread throughout the harem almost immediately. By the time Concubine Jing wanted to calm things down, all the concubines were already sitting in her Xianfu Palace.

"My Lady Jing, you now know about the matter of the commoner Zhen, right?" Noble Lady Qi spoke up as soon as she saw Noble Concubine Jing. "How do you plan to deal with this kind of obscene matter in the harem?"

Concubine Jing glanced at Lingrong who had arrived earlier. Lingrong shook her head, indicating that she had just found out about it as well.

"The news that Zhen and Niuhulu are pregnant has just been reported back to the palace. We are still unsure of how long the pregnancy has lasted."

Imperial Concubine Jing tried to explain to Zhen Huan and calm the emotions of everyone present, "After the imperial physician goes to Yuanmingyuan to check Nianhulu's pulse, we can then tell whether she has defiled the harem."

"Ever since the Fourth Prince was recorded in... the Jade Book of Niuhulu," Noble Lady Qi subconsciously wanted to say Zhen, but when she remembered that Noble Consort Jing had changed her name, she changed it as well, "the Emperor has not rested in Yuedi Yunju. Later, he was suspected of murdering the Seventh Prince and was confined to Yuedi Yunju, with no chance of being favored by the Emperor.

She is pregnant at this time, doesn't Concubine Jing really think it's too strange?"

Noble Lady Qi spoke in an urgent tone, as if she wanted to immediately make Zhen Huan's baby a bastard, but unfortunately Noble Concubine Jing did not give her this opportunity and still focused on comforting her.

"Whether it is true or not, it will be determined sooner or later, so don't be anxious, sisters." Imperial Concubine Jing was gentle one moment, but her face turned stern the next. "Filthy things are a disgrace to the royal family. Whether it is true or not, you concubines should not indulge your subordinates to make random guesses and rumors.

You shouldn't bring it up in front of everyone and mention it repeatedly. If the emperor hears it, I'm afraid he will give more than just a few words of reprimand."

Concubine Jing glanced at Concubine Tian who was pretending to be calm, and her tone became more severe, "Power in your hands is for you to solve problems, not to cause problems.

Even if there are many disagreements, you shouldn't talk nonsense without any evidence and cause gossip in the harem!"

Because of Zhen Huan's pregnancy, almost everyone was reprimanded, except Ling Rong, who remained calm and not affected at all.

The imperial physician was sent there quickly and came back quickly. Zhen Huan had indeed been pregnant for three months, and Bai Zhi's pulse diagnosis was not wrong.

As a result, Zhen Huan's pregnancy no longer matched the records in the Imperial Household Department's archives. When in the Old Summer Palace, the Emperor did not summon Zhen Huan because of Zhen Yuandao's incident.

After returning from the Old Summer Palace, only Zhen Huan was left in the Old Summer Palace, and she had no chance to seduce the emperor to stay overnight.

The inconsistent sleeping record and the child of unknown origin had already become a hot topic in the palace, without the need for Concubine Tian and Noble Lady Qi to publicize it.

Even though the concubines tried hard to cover their mouths, the palace people would still discuss it in private, and their words were full of contempt for the royal family and disdain for Zhen Huan.

However, no one dared to report these words to the emperor. Even Su Peisheng and Xiao Xiazi heard the news by accident.

But Su Peisheng knew clearly that the night before leaving the Old Summer Palace, the emperor went to Yuedi Yunju and spent a night with Zhen.

However, because he had to return to the palace the next day, and the emperor acted on impulse, he did not have time to record it in the Jingshifang files.

If that time was included, the duration of Zhen's pregnancy would match, and it was indeed three months.

However, the rumor was spreading like wildfire and became more and more outrageous. Even though the emperor trusted him, Su Peisheng did not dare to talk about it with the emperor.

Especially in the past few days, the court has begun to urge the emperor to appoint a crown prince, and even repeatedly proposed to the emperor to bring the fourth prince back to the palace.

It was even more troublesome when these ministers quarreled. At the beginning they could still quote scriptures, but in the end they just attacked each other, making the emperor very confused.

Even after the court session ended, the emperor still had a tired look on his face, which made Su Peisheng want to speak several times, but he held back.

But Su Peisheng had followed the emperor since he was a child. The emperor knew at a glance that he was hiding something when he saw his hesitation.

"Tell me, what's going on in the harem?"

"In reply to the emperor," Su Peisheng gritted his teeth and told the emperor the news he had heard, "Niushulu, who is far away in the Old Summer Palace, is pregnant, and the date does not match the files in the Jingshifang.

The concubines in the palace did not know that the emperor had visited Nianhulu on the eve of his return to the palace, so many shocking rumors spread.

Among them, the Niuhulu clan was the worst at defiling the harem. I was not prepared for this, and have now asked the Jingshifang to re-record the files.

Your Majesty, do you want to inform the ladies in the harem?"