An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

The emperor kept his word, and when he paid his respects in the evening, he really went to Jingren Palace with Lingrong.

When the queen saw the emperor coming with Concubine Sheng, her expression changed again and again, and she finally showed a gentle smile.

But in fact, the teacup in her hand was almost crushed - this was a warning from Concubine Sheng, telling her that the emperor believed in her, not her as the queen.

It seems that even if there is evidence, there is no way to bring down An Lingrong today. The emperor might even be angry with him and blame him for causing a bloody storm as soon as the house arrest was lifted.

As such, the plan had to be put on hold temporarily.

The queen sighed imperceptibly, and only began to lecture the concubines after they had met the emperor and herself.

The content was simple, nothing more than saying that he was in good health and needed to recover in the future to pay his respects. At the same time, he affirmed the authority of Concubine Jing and others to assist in managing the six palaces, and asked everyone to continue to do as before.

"Princess Tian, ​​can you bring the remaining account books here?"

Concubine Tian looked unhappy. She didn't know that the Emperor would come, so she still didn't bring the remaining account books. When the Queen asked her about it, she really didn't know how to speak.

She glared at Lingrong, who had brought the emperor, with some annoyance, then stood up and saluted to the empress, saying that the account books had not yet been sorted out and could only be sent to Jingren Palace tomorrow.

"Concubine Tian is very busy, so I can't ask you to give it to her today." The Queen put on a sympathetic look and asked Concubine Tian to stand up. "Then let's do it tomorrow. If you organize it more thoroughly, it will be much easier to do it next month.

After that, you can learn from Concubine Sheng, as she is the emperor’s “disciple”.

The accounts are well organized and there are no omissions, which makes this palace feel relieved and labor-saving."

"Yes, Your Majesty." In the presence of the Emperor, Concubine Tian became gentle and warm. Even if she was jealous of Ling Rong in her heart, it did not show on her face.

"Sit down, and don't be so polite."

Concubine Tian responded again and then sat down. She slightly side-glanced and quietly looked at the emperor's face. The latter did not show any displeasure, so she felt relieved.

Lingrong had realized at this point that the Empress was intent on sowing discord between her and Concubine Tian, ​​and she even took advantage of the fact that the Emperor came here with her.

Now, the Queen wanted to postpone the matter of Concubine Wan and have herself invited here in vain, but Lingrong didn't want to wait any longer, so she simply stood up, saluted the Queen, and asked about what happened today.

The queen was silent for a moment, and no one knew what she was thinking. Her eyes fell on Concubine Chun's face and she sighed softly.

“I wanted to resolve this matter privately, but today Concubine Sheng invited the Emperor to come as well, so I will make it clear during the greetings.

Fangying, bring up the petition letter written by Baizhi."

Fangying was a maid chosen by the Emperor to serve the Empress personally. There was also a maid named Fangyu who was sent together. Both of them were from the same generation as Fang and were familiar with Fanglin and Fanghua.

Like Fangruo, both of them are the emperor's people. Although they respect the queen and obey her orders, the master behind them is the emperor and they will not be easily bribed.

As soon as the letter arrived, the Queen asked Fangying to read it. The first half was Baizhi's praise for Lingrong, and the second half was an explanation of the source of the addictive drugs and her confession.

Lingrong had seen it once before, but it was still a bit embarrassing to listen to it in front of everyone - after all, the words used were too exaggerated and had nothing in common with herself.

"She is so smart and beautiful..." Concubine Tian sneered. Anyone could hear the sarcasm in her tone. "I didn't expect Bai Zhi to respect Concubine Sheng so much that she could write such flattering words."

Concubine Qi and a few others also chuckled twice, but because the emperor was there, they just laughed and didn't say anything sarcastic.

As a result, no one responded to what Concubine Tian said, which made her seem a little aggressive.

The Queen deliberately did not ease the atmosphere. She was silent for a while and then said that the petition letter mentioned the drugs that caused the Seventh Prince to become addicted.

“This Bai Zhi is a female doctor who has been lurking beside Concubine Wan for a long time. The Seventh Prince is just a child. What threat can he pose to others?

Such vicious thoughts are really frightening."

Concubine Xin was still the first one to speak. Although she did not directly say that it was Lingrong who was plotting, her indirect criticism was enough to make everyone laugh at her.

As expected, everyone's pitiful gazes drifted to Chun Guiren's face, but no one looked at Lingrong, because after all, she came with the emperor, and she must have already had a plan.

Ling Rong just sat there calmly, listening to everyone's discussions, with no change in her expression.

After a long time, everyone finally quieted down. The Queen stopped smiling and asked Lingrong how she wanted to explain.

"The Seventh Prince's condition is actually no secret in the palace. Especially since I have a female doctor by my side, she naturally knows that there is something wrong with his pregnancy.

What's more, the Seventh Prince had to see the imperial physician to diagnose his pulse and take care of his body all day long, but his health was still deteriorating day by day.

Therefore, even if I have a million reasons to murder the Seventh Prince, there is no need to rush, after all, the Seventh Prince's health..."

Ling Rong didn't finish her words, but everyone knew what she meant - why bother trying to murder a person who was bound to die?

“I thought so at first, but this matter not only involves Concubine Chun and the Seventh Prince, but also Concubine Wan, who was in favor at the time.

So I just wanted to talk to Sister Shengfei, but my sister is a little impatient and wants to discuss this matter with all the sisters."

The Queen threw all the questions to Lingrong again, but she refused to mention it when she forced her. Lingrong couldn't retort directly, so she simply didn't explain and asked the Queen what she meant, did she intend to frame Concubine Wan?

“It’s a possibility.”

"Yes, Concubine Sheng did lose her children due to Concubine Wan, so it is natural for her to want revenge."

Concubine Qi seemed to be speaking for Lingrong, but in fact she was just watching the fun and adding fuel to the fire.

"I'm afraid that Lady Wan is favored, and Lady Sheng is jealous."

Ling Rong hummed and admitted it, "I am a little jealous of Lady Wan's favor, but among the sisters in the harem who are in love with the emperor, which one is not jealous?

Lady Qi, what you mean is that you are not jealous anymore?"

“This… Of course I’m jealous, but so what? Everyone has jealousy, and I won’t do anything bad.

But jealousy is the same, but people are different. Who knows if the person with such jealousy may be of low birth and have a low vision? "

"Yes." Kang Da Ying and Zhen Chang Zai followed suit, especially Zhen Chang Zai, who did not forget to look at the emperor with seductive eyes, trying to get the emperor to look at her differently.

It’s a pity that the emperor is troubled by the noise of these concubines. Although he can still indulge them in his heart, his ears really can’t stand it.

“I am not from a high family, but I am educated. Jealousy and resentment are the biggest flaws in a woman’s character.

If you want to be favored, just invite the favor. But if you frame others, can this favor fall on you?

If this is true, I am afraid that everyone in the palace will be in danger and plot against each other."

Ling Rong did not back down at this time. She stared at Concubine Qi's face and said, "Concubine Qi, words are not enough. If you have any evidence, just show it. There is no need to slander me here."

Concubine Qi frowned and actually looked at the Empress, with an expression that said, "Empress, look at her."

"Empress, has Bai Zhi been brought here?"

"Fangying, go and invite Baizhi." In fact, Baizhi had been waiting outside the palace for a long time. The queen said this just to cover up a lie.

It's just that Bai Zhi came in too quickly, and the emperor immediately knew that the queen had been planning to attack Concubine Sheng today, but she changed her mind at the last minute.

"Bai Zhi came quite quickly," Ling Rong looked at the Empress with a smile, "I'm afraid she must have been waiting in Jingren Palace for a long time."

As soon as she saw Lingrong, Bai Zhi knelt down immediately. She pursed her lips and saluted everyone in a very low voice.

"Bai Zhi, you don't have to be afraid. The Emperor and the Empress are here today, and Concubine Sheng won't dare to do anything to you.

If you have anything to say, just say it now!"

Bai Zhi nodded tremblingly, and she deliberately pulled her sleeve to reveal the wound on her arm.

Lingrong had been paying attention to her and saw it right away. She was quite puzzled as to why she made such a deliberate action.

Could it be that... Bai Zhi set a trap for the Queen herself and was waiting for me to help her cover it up?

But this had not been discussed at all, and being so bold, he might be accused of plotting to take the throne.

Ling Rong was panicked for a moment, but she quickly suppressed it. After all, she was just a maid. If necessary, she could just give up or even kill her. There was always a way to save herself.

"Bai Zhi, just tell me what Concubine Sheng told you to do."

"I..." Bai Zhi hesitated as she was about to speak. She glanced at the queen quickly and said, "I only want to talk about the contents of the letter."

Upon hearing this, Lady Qi curled her lips, her eyes almost rolling back in anger, "Then do you have any evidence to prove that what you said is true?"

"Your servant, I still have some medicine that I haven't used up yet. At that time, Concubine Sheng asked me to clean it up, so I kept it."

Baizhi took out a package from her arms, Fangying walked forward, and immediately presented the package to the emperor for review.

"You mean, this thing is the addictive drug?"

"Yes," Bai Zhi nodded, "Yes, it was Concubine Sheng who ordered me to put it in the fruit drink."

"If I could just take out a packet of powder and say it's an addictive drug, why would I worry about falling out of favor?"

Lingrong deliberately brought the matter onto the emperor. The queen immediately became alert and scolded Lingrong, telling her not to talk nonsense.

"This medicine is not very potent and has no effect on adults. Children are weak, so they will be affected."

Bai Zhi jumped out to explain at the right time, which calmed the emperor's anxious heart, and the queen also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Words are not enough, let's check it out." Ling Rong asked the imperial physician to come over, "It will also put the sisters in the harem at ease."

"Su Peisheng, call Imperial Physician Zhou over." The emperor, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke. It seemed that he was also frightened by Ling Rong's words and completely forgot that he had already asked Imperial Physician Zhou to check it out.

Su Peisheng was naturally efficient in his work. Not long after, Doctor Zhou was brought back, along with He Anming and Wei Lin. It was obvious that he was there to show his favor to Ling Rong.

Ling Rong did not look at Su Peisheng, but she did remember the favor Su Peisheng had done her. She even had time to think that she really had to keep Cui Jinxi in her hands and not worry that Su Peisheng would not help her.

You helped me, but I want to plot against you. It seems that no one else in the palace would do this except Lingrong.

Soon, Doctor Zhou checked the medicine and said, "I can vaguely distinguish a few herbs from the powder, but these herbs are indeed easier to preserve and are very common in many prescriptions for stimulating appetite and strengthening the spleen.

The others may have evaporated because of their medicinal properties. Wei Chen was unable to identify what the drug was, so there was no way to determine whether it was addictive or not. "

"Is there any addictive prescription that overlaps with the medicine in this medicine? If we compare them, we can determine the efficacy of this prescription." The queen did not give up. She set up this plan today and did not want it to go to waste.

But the Imperial Medical Service had long lost its own people, and was indeed having some difficulties.

“There are indeed a few prescriptions, but they all use methods to stimulate the spleen and stomach, so that people can have an appetite.

For example, Sijunzi Decoction, Wuwei Yigong Powder, etc., but these medicines are not addictive. I think there must be something else added to these medicines.

Most of these things are poisonous, and the most well-known one is Wu Shi San."

"Is it such a horrible thing?!" Concubine Qi looked at Ling Rong in surprise, "Empress Sheng, the Seventh Prince is just a child, you have such a vicious heart!"

"Lady Qi, Imperial Physician Zhou has not found any medicinal materials related to the so-called Five Stones Powder from the medicine provided by Bai Zhi.

Are you really going to make a final decision and say that I put poisonous drugs in the room and harmed the Seventh Prince?"

Lingrong despised Concubine Qi's jumping around the most. If Concubine Chun had spoken, it would have been fine. She could have said that she was angry for her son.

"You are not the biological mother of the Seventh Prince, nor do you know the truth. Behaving like this will only make everyone think that you want to frame me."

Without waiting for Concubine Qi to answer, Ling Rong looked at He Anming and said, "Doctor He, the medicines used in the palace require a prescription from the imperial physician, right?"

"Your Majesty," He Anming replied with a bow, "Just as Concubine Sheng said, you need to get a prescription in the Imperial Court before you can go to the Imperial Pharmacy to get the corresponding medicine.

All medicinal materials used in the palace will be recorded in the archives.

Toxic drugs like those that Imperial Physician Zhou just mentioned can also cure diseases, and the Imperial Medical Bureau will store some of them.

But the use of these drugs is more strictly controlled, and no one has ever used them since I took office."