An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Compared with Xia Dongchun, Concubine Qi was obviously more distressed.

Now the matter of murdering Zhen Changzai has indeed been resolved, but the queen who framed her has not been affected at all, and is even living a better life than before.

Instead, his own father was inexplicably suspected by the emperor, and even began to go in and out with Prince Guo. He wanted to write a letter home to inquire about his father, but there was no way.

But Concubine Qi found Prince Guo strange. After all, there was news of his death not long ago, but then he jumped out again and said that the one who died was Ah Jin who tried his best to protect him. After playing with everyone, he was taken care of by the emperor again.

She does have a close relationship with Zhen Huan. If it's really about her parents, they will inevitably find out about me.

Fortunately, Pei'er is already dead. Even if Zhen Huan knew that she was the one who killed her parents, she would not be able to produce the necessary evidence.

But this was still not safe enough. Concubine Qi gritted her teeth and immediately thought of hiring someone to kill someone. She wanted Zhen Huan to be buried in Ningguta and never cause trouble again.

Concubine Qi always does what she thinks. Although she is a noble lady, her family is well-off, and hiring someone to kill someone will not affect her life.

However, Ningguta is far away from the Forbidden City, and it will take some time to get the latest news.

Jingtai tried to comfort her as usual, but Concubine Qi did not listen to her and insisted on eliminating Zhen Huan, the hidden danger.

In desperation, Jingtai could only find a way to inform Lord Guaerjia about this matter, hoping to stop Concubine Qi, but unfortunately, her letter fell into the sea. Guaerjia Emin was busy with her own affairs and had no time to care about Concubine Qi's little tricks.

As fate would have it, Concubine Qi is about to do another "big thing" that will endanger her own family.

Ling Rong knew nothing about this, but as her charges were cleared, Guaerjia no longer had the heart to deal with Ling Lang, which was actually a very good thing.

However, her situation in the palace was no longer as comfortable as before. After the Queen Mother had the Queen Mother's manpower, she easily dealt with the rumors spread against her by Ling Rong.

The queen even replaced the palace maids who spread the rumors with her own people.

Such a drastic move to eliminate dissidents did catch Lingrong off guard, but fortunately there were many palace servants hiding in the dark, so Lingrong only lost a few people who were in the open.

Concubine Tian was more miserable. All the nails she buried in the imperial kitchen were removed by the empress, but Fan Yaoguang and Huang Xingkang remained in the imperial kitchen and even had their monthly salary increased.

This makes people think more. Lingrong was once involved in the death of the Queen Mother, so she does not want any person or thing to threaten her.

Killing him would be too conspicuous, while bribing him would be as difficult as cutting meat on a rolling pin. These two people really worried Ling Rong a lot.

Ling Rong was lost in thought when the scissors cut off a flower bud with a click. She picked it up with a bit of regret, opened the bud little by little, and counted the petals on it.

In fact, Lingrong had never interfered in the affairs of the imperial kitchen. Even if the Queen went to investigate, she would only find out about Concubine Tian. But those two eunuchs obviously didn't know too many inside stories, otherwise the Queen would not have endured until today and not taken action.

Ling Rong hesitated between taking action and not taking action. The petals fell one by one, and she finally decided to wait and see.

It seems that this is God's will. Ling Rong sighed and threw the flower stem on the table. Now the Queen is gradually taking back the power of the Central Palace. If she takes action now, she will only be caught. It is safer to wait and see.

"Mother, I want to go visit my fifth brother. He said before that he liked the wreath, so Youning made a new one for him."

You Ning ran in holding two newly made wreaths. She put one wreath on Ling Rong who was crouching down, and showed the other one to Ling Rong, "Look, mother, I put a lot of blue and green flowers on this wreath, so that Fifth Brother won't think I'm too feminine."

Ling Rong glanced at the wreath and thought to herself that the Fifth Prince was so old now and might not like it. But You Ning was extremely concerned about this matter and would go to the flower room every once in a while to pick some flowers to weave the wreath. A few times, she even wanted to move the flowers in the Imperial Garden, but was stopped by Fang Lin.

At this time, the sky outside was clear and the sun was warm. Lingrong did not dampen Youning's enthusiasm and prepared to take her to the prince's residence to find the Fifth Prince.

Not far after she walked out, she saw Concubine Tian with Huai Ke. They greeted each other from a distance and then walked together. The two little princesses held hands and chatted. Soon Huai Ke was attracted by the wreath in You Ning's hand. He kept staring at it, with desire written all over his face.

Lingrong had already taken off the wreath on her head. When she saw Huai Ke's expression, she asked her if she also wanted a wreath to play with.

Huai Ke nodded, staring at the wreath in Youning's hand seriously, "I like my sister's wreath."

Hearing that Huai Ke liked it, You Ning looked at the wreath in her hand with embarrassment. This was the wreath she made for the Fifth Prince, and it was not appropriate to give it directly to Huai Ke.

But children think quickly. You Ning touched Huai Ke's head and compared it with the one in his hand. "This is made according to the circumference of Fifth Brother's head. His head is too big. Can I make a suitable one for Huai Ke later?"

Huai Ke can choose any flowers he likes, any number of them are fine, this wreath should be given to Fifth Brother, okay?"

Huai Ke actually still likes the one in You Ning's hand. She blinked her eyes, and a layer of mist covered them. "But I want this blue-green wreath, and I don't want anything else."

Huai Ke had always been responsive to requests in the Yanx Palace, and Concubine Tian really doted on her, so when she saw something she liked, she wanted to get it right away, regardless of whether it was suitable or not.

Lingrong wanted to give what she had in her hand to Huai Ke, but Concubine Tian got angry and took Huai Ke's hand and asked her why she wanted it.

"This is a gift that Youning gave to someone else. If you take it, won't Youning go away empty-handed?"

"......" Huai Ke lowered his head in fear at the harsh tone.

But she still looked at the wreath secretly, her eyes full of pity.

Concubine Tian saw it clearly. She has always cared about her reputation and looked down upon these worthless things. What's more, the other party clearly didn't want to give them, so it was really embarrassing to force them.

"Sang'er, go pick some flowers." Concubine Tian thought for a moment before ordering Sang'er to go pick flowers from the imperial garden. "Just tell Sang'er what color you want."

Huai Ke was still young after all. She looked at the flowers in Youning's hand and took a long time to say the word "red".

"You like red, but the wreath in Youning's hand doesn't have red in it," Concubine Tian stared at Huai Ke, her tone becoming increasingly stern. "You are not young anymore, you can ask someone to make something for you. You don't need to wait around for others to give it to you, understand?

You are a princess, not some little girl from the countryside. You will have everything you want. Wagging your tail and begging for mercy is the worst thing to do!"

Lingrong understood clearly that this was not just about educating the child, but was also a veiled criticism and satire on her own family background.

It's a pity that Lingrong didn't take these words to heart at all, even though she did feel inferior because of her family background.

She held Youning's hand, and originally wanted to give the wreath that Youning had woven for her to Huai Ke, but now she gave up the idea - it was not that Lingrong did not like Huai Ke, but that if Huai Ke did not like him, Concubine Tian would not allow her to take it.

"Youning, make a wreath for sister Huai Ke later. She likes red the most. Remember that?"

"Remember, mother." You Ning was not affected at all. She held the wreath that she was going to give to the Fifth Prince, and she had no intention of giving it to Huai Ke under pressure. "Sister Huai Ke, you just need to wait a little bit, and you will get the wreath you want."

Huai Ke looked at the one in Youning's hand with nostalgia, then she looked up at Concubine Tian, ​​and after receiving the latter's nod of approval, she said "OK".

But Lingrong knew that even if she sent it to Concubine Tian, ​​she would not think it was something worth cherishing, and Youning's kindness would most likely be wasted, and she would have to be comforted afterwards.

When they reached the fork in the road, the two groups said goodbye. Youning was still happy holding the wreath. Under Fanglin's care, she skipped along the way, and from time to time she would ask Lingrong if the wreath in her hand looked good.

Lingrong responded over and over again without getting tired of it, until they arrived at the prince's residence. Only then did Youning calm down and ask Xiaochizi to help her find the Fifth Prince.

Fortunately, You Ning had been here many times, and the guards already knew them. Without much fuss, the guards let them go. Ling Rong and You Ning walked and looked along the way, and finally Xiao Chizi found the Fifth Prince in the piano room.

As soon as Youning saw the Fifth Prince, she offered him her wreath. Under the gazes of everyone, the Fifth Prince was a little embarrassed, but he still followed Youning's wishes and put on the wreath.

"Why did Empress Sheng come here with You Ning today? What do you want to see your son?"

Lingrong shook her head, indicating that she was just accompanying Youning and there was nothing else.

But since they were already there, Lingrong expressed her concern for the Fifth Prince. Just like when the Emperor went to see Hongyu, she asked a few dry questions about his studies and then had nothing else to say.

"It has been a long time since Concubine Tian has visited me. It seems that what Concubine Sheng said is not entirely correct."

"But now you are the only prince studying in the prince's academy, and that is also true." Ling Rong shook her head and glanced at the book that the Fifth Prince placed on the desk. "What you need to do is to learn some principles of governing a country, so that when the emperor asks you to help with state affairs, you can have something to say."

"Don't worry about these things, Madam Sheng. I can do them, of course. But it seems that Madam Sheng has not done what she promised me."

"Since I promised you, I will definitely do it." Lingrong knew that the Fifth Prince was a difficult person, but since Concubine Tian was not up to the standard, she was really powerless.

If only she could be like Zhen Huan and find a way to get herself a prince with just a few words, there wouldn't be any need for Ling Rong to go to so much trouble to help her calm the Fifth Prince's emotions.

Unexpectedly, the Fifth Prince was unwilling to endure. He looked at Youning cautiously and said, "I have something to say to Empress Sheng. Can you ask Youning to leave for a while?"

Lingrong nodded, and Zhaoshui took Youning away. Only Lingrong and the Fifth Prince were left in the piano room. "What on earth does the Fifth Prince want that requires such a secret discussion?"

"The Fucha family doesn't care about me, and Concubine Tian never contacts me or communicates with me," the Fifth Prince said impatiently, with a darker expression on his face. "Since they have such an attitude, I don't want to cooperate with them. It's better to change someone else. I think things will go faster."

The Fifth Prince grew up very fast, and now he could almost lower his eyes to look at Ling Rong. "Empress Sheng, how about I choose you to be my adoptive mother?"

Ling Rong frowned subconsciously. It would be a good thing if she could get a nearly adult prince as an adopted son for free, but she already had a son and a daughter. Even if she asked the emperor for help, she was afraid that he would not be able to record the Fifth Prince in her own book of royal genealogy.

"I don't like Concubine Tian. She has high aspirations but a useless mind. After so long, she still hasn't been able to convince the Emperor.

Or maybe she didn't have that intention at all and was just stalling for time? After all, if she could give birth to a princess, it wouldn't be impossible for her to give birth to a prince. "

"If you are so suspicious of Concubine Tian, ​​won't you be suspicious of me as well?" Lingrong saw it clearly. The Fifth Prince was well-read and knew that although an adoptive mother was important, his own abilities were more important. As long as there was no one in the palace who could compare to him, the Emperor would have no choice.

But now the Fourth Prince is still alive, and is even nominally the son of Nianhulu. Those mistakes have been completely erased by the Emperor in the name of bringing shame to the royal family, making the Fourth Prince appear clean as if he had never done anything wrong.

"I already have the Eighth Prince, and you can't tolerate a prince who might not even be born. Can you really tolerate a younger brother who grows up and might threaten your position?"

The Fifth Prince did not seem to have expected Lingrong to be so direct. He had always disdained Lingrong's background, and did not think that a woman who was born almost in the grassroots could give birth to a son who was a genius.

"It seems that the Eighth Prince is indeed smart," the Fifth Prince deliberately mentioned Hongyu, "Being too smart will really make people jealous. I remember that the Emperor did praise Hongyu some time ago.

Oh, this is really enviable, don’t you think, Empress Sheng?”

The Fifth Prince's tone was full of danger, as if he was planning to murder Hongyu. Lingrong's eyelids twitched, and she suddenly felt something was wrong.

"No matter how smart he is, he is just a child. If Fifth Prince treats a child like this, I'm afraid he really can't beat Fourth Prince."

"Why, from what you said, it seems that Concubine Sheng favors the Fourth Prince more than me? Then why did you bring Youning here today? Was it to express false concern, or to pretend to be considerate in front of the Emperor?"