An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Because the matter between Lingrong and Concubine Tian had been dealt with long ago, Lingrong did not tell Concubine Tian what Cao Qinmo said about the Queen.

However, Lingrong had always been worried about what Concubine Cao said about the palace maid. Now that it has been confirmed that she was a servant in the Old Summer Palace, it would be easier to investigate.

At least we can rule out the servants from the palace, and then check who is close to the Queen and Concubine Qi in the palace, and I believe we can get the answer.

Lingrong thought it was easy, but it took about five or six days to investigate the palace maid before some information was obtained. She was a maid in charge of sewing and seldom came out to see people on weekdays. Even in the Old Summer Palace, not many people could see her every day.

It was for this reason that Lingrong and Yinxiu took so long to find out the news.

"My lady, the one called Hanshan was the one who followed the Fifth Prince that day. I felt strange at the time, so I looked at her for a long time. I definitely won't make a mistake."

"Thank you for your hard work, Yinxiu," Lingrong patted her hands and stuffed the purse she got from Zhaoshui into her hands, "You've been running for five or six days straight, so please accept this little token of your appreciation."

"My lady, I just did a little bit of help. I didn't do anything extra. I can't accept such a valuable item."

Lingrong didn't say much, but continued to persuade him. Yinxiu saw that she couldn't refuse, so she put it in her sleeve.

"I thank Madam Shengfei for the reward. If there is anything I can do to help you in the future, I will go through fire and water and will never shirk my responsibility."

"It's good that you have this thought. Go back to Sister Jinpin and tell her about this servant's situation so that she can feel at ease."

Yinxiu agreed, and when she saw that Lingrong had no further instructions, she left first.

Lingrong and Zhaoshui watched her from behind until she was out of sight. Lingrong then spoke, "Send someone to contact Hanshan privately and establish a good relationship as soon as possible.

If I ask her directly, I'm afraid I won't get the answer I want. I might be able to get the answer out of her by using our sisterly love."

"Yes, we have been to the Old Summer Palace several times. There are many little girls who want to surrender and follow the queen back to the palace."

Zhaoshui thought for a while, and picked out a few surrendered maids. "There is an embroiderer named Liuye. I heard that her family is poor and she has a seriously ill mother who needs to be taken care of. Therefore, she has been making friends everywhere in the palace and helping many people in exchange for silver. I believe she can quickly establish a good relationship with Hanshan."

"Just handle this matter for you. I just want to get the news as soon as possible. But her family situation is complicated. We can bribe her, and so can others." Ling Rong did not refuse. She thought for a while, "Let's also check the relationship between the palace maid who was beaten to death and Hanshan."

"Got it, Madam. I will take care of the matter regarding Liu Ye, so you don't have to worry."

Zhao Shui agreed. There really weren't that many people in the Old Summer Palace right now. But with Ling Rong's current status, it wasn't that difficult to bribe people. What's more, it wasn't a big deal that would harm anyone. There weren't many people waiting to curry favor with her.

The order was given, but there was no quick response, so Lingrong had no choice but to wait and at the same time put more attention on the emperor.

It’s not that Lingrong likes the emperor so much, it’s just that the emperor has started to favor Concubine Chun in recent times. Lingrong started to think about competing for him because Concubine Chun also wanted to “snatch” the Fifth Prince.

However, Concubine Chun did not seem to mention this matter to the emperor, and Lingrong did not bring it up on her own initiative either. She just acted as a normal wooer for his favor.

Seeing Lingrong and Chun Guiren competing for favor, Qi Guiren naturally did not want to fall behind, but the emperor was always indifferent to her and seldom stayed in the palace during normal times.

Mrs. Kang was not in the Old Summer Palace, so Concubine Qi didn't even have anyone to help her win favor. In addition, she had offended the Queen, so it was a good result that she did not become the target of public criticism.

But such grievance was obviously not something Concubine Qi could tolerate. She quickly wrote a letter and sent it home, but was stopped by the emperor's men and the letter was presented on the table that day.

Fortunately, there was nothing inappropriate in the letter. Concubine Qi just wanted to use her father to help herself gain the emperor's favor.

Usually, when Guarjia Emin received such a letter, he would make suggestions to the emperor, using the excuse that his wife at home missed their daughter and inquire about Concubine Qi's current situation.

The emperor would give him a little face and let him sit with Concubine Qi.

But now, Guarjia Emin is busy finding out the so-called truth under the supervision of Prince Guo, and he is too busy to do so. Even if this letter falls into his hands, he will only be anxious in vain.

"Burn it."

The emperor opened the letter and glanced at it casually. He found it really boring, so he asked Su Peisheng to deal with it. "Hasn't there been any news from Prince Guo yet?"

"In reply to the emperor, the prince and Lord Guarjia have already arrived at the place where Zhen Yuandao and his wife had the accident. They are investigating, and there is no new news yet."

"It's a done deal. I don't know how long these two will drag it out."

The emperor did look a little impatient, but Su Peisheng was just a middleman and he had no right to urge Prince Guo.

"Your Majesty, Prince Guo said that the truth had already been found out, but Lord Guaerjia was unwilling to admit it, so he was deliberately delaying it."

Su Peisheng bowed and relayed Prince Guo's words to the emperor, "Prince Guo wants the emperor to issue an order to punish Lord Guaerjia for the crime of murdering an imperial official."

"Although the evidence is sufficient, only Prince Guo and I know about it. Other officials know nothing about this matter. If I rashly issue an order, it will only cause panic among the people."

If the prince wants to take the opportunity to win people's hearts, this would be the perfect opportunity.

Even though he no longer has any power and has never contacted other officials, the emperor no longer has the slightest trust in Prince Guo.

So no matter what, the emperor would not rashly order punishment on the Guwaljia family before the matter became a big deal.

"Write back to Prince Guo. Now that all the evidence has been collected, please testify during the court session. I will give him the answer he wants."

Su Peisheng understood that the emperor was trying to get him to hint to Prince Guo, and this was not an easy task.

Back then, when Prince Guo and the other were investigating the case, the emperor sent people to spread the news that the two had become close friends.

Because they knew that Zhen Yuandao's death was suspicious, they worked together to find out the identity of the murderer for Zhen Yuandao and his wife.

One side remembers the friendship of the past, while the other side understands the greater good.

Therefore, the court highly appreciated the relationship between the two. Now that Prince Guo has turned against him and pointed out in the court that Guaerjia Emin was the murderer, no one will dare to trust him in the future.

The emperor even prepared a backup plan. After dealing with Guaerjia Emin, he brought Huanbi back to the capital and gave Prince Guo and Zhen Huan the opportunity to elope, so that he could spread the rumor that he had abandoned his wife and children and was obsessed with beauty.

By then, Guaerjia Emin had already been dealt with, and Prince Guo had become a person framed because of his beauty. If the emperor sent people to capture him alive and imprison him, no court official would speak for him anymore.

The emperor is well aware that once unfaithful, he will never be trusted again. In his eyes, Prince Guo is no longer the trustworthy Old Seventeen, and even Zhen Huan is just a tool to be used.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Zhen has a younger sister named Yu Rao, who looks very similar to Zhen Huan. Would you like to bring her back to the capital as well?"

Although Su Peisheng said that Zhen Yurao was similar to Zhen Huan, what he actually meant was that Zhen Yurao was very similar to Queen Chun Yuan.

The two of them had been telling each other this for many years, so the emperor naturally knew what Su Peisheng really meant. He was not angry, but instead asked Su Peisheng how similar the two of them were.

"In reply to Your Majesty, they are at least ninety percent similar in appearance, but their personalities are resolute and not gentle enough, which completely eliminates that one percent of similarity.

Otherwise, they are 100% similar, and even the Queen would be surprised when she saw them."

The emperor pondered for a while. He had completely lost interest in Zhen Huan. Even though Zhen Huan's temperament and appearance were similar to those of Queen Chun Yuan, the emperor did not want to see her again.

Now another person who looks very similar to Chun Yuan has appeared, and the emperor naturally became interested.

But as both are daughters of the Zhen family, the emperor always feels that she will develop the same habits as Zhen Huan - the habit of being unwilling to be ordinary and being entangled with princes or royal heirs.

"Zhen Yurao is still young. If she is taught well by a nanny, she will not be like Concubine Wan, who does not know how to cherish the emperor's favor."

Su Peisheng had a very accurate grasp of the emperor's psychology, and with just one sentence he made the emperor decide to bring Zhen Yurao into the palace.

"Those who do not know how to appreciate grace are better off not having them."

"I remember that there are still a few maids in the air who once served Queen Chunyuan.

They are the most well-behaved, and there is not much to do now. If they are taught well, I believe that Zhen will become a polite person."

"I'll leave this matter to you. It doesn't matter if she takes a little longer to learn etiquette, but you must make sure she learns the rules."

"I understand. Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will take care of this matter."

Su Peisheng knew the emperor's preferences best. As long as he trained her exactly like Queen Chunyuan, the emperor would definitely like her very much.

If he did it well, Zhen would be his amulet in the future. Su Peisheng was very happy thinking about it. He even thought about transferring Cui Jinxi over to get some benefits for her.

As long as Zhen Yurao doesn't do anything too outrageous, the emperor will not care about her actions just as he tolerates Zhen Huan.

She is not like other concubines who would fall out of favor if they did something wrong.

The more Su Peisheng thought about it, the happier he became. He excitedly turned around and told Cui Jinxi about it.

In fact, Cui Jinxi didn't like Su Peisheng as much as people imagined. She became Su Peisheng's lover because life in the palace was really hard.

Concubine Chun's position was too low, so even though she was favored, her life was not much easier.

Sometimes Cui Jinxi also thought that if she was the aunt beside Concubine Wan, everything would be different. Maybe by now she would be the aunt in charge beside Concubine Guiren.

There is no need to rely on Su Peisheng to live a good life like now.

This time, when Zhen enters the palace, I must seize the opportunity. If she can be 100% like Queen Chunyuan, she will definitely be favored, and I will definitely rise to a high position and will no longer need Su Peisheng's "help".

"Now I am serving Concubine Chun. It won't be easy to be transferred to Second Miss Zhen's side."

"It's not as difficult as you think. You can take a rest during this period and recuperate before returning to Yuanmingyuan.

Concubine Chun will need someone to serve her, so when the time comes, you can advise Concubine Chun to find another one from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

After that, you can successfully break away from Concubine Chun and gain a good reputation for being loyal.

After that, I will arrange for someone to assign you to Miss Zhen Er, and everything will fall into place."

"That's a good idea, Peisheng. When will Miss Zhen II enter the palace?"

"It's impossible to do it during this period of time in Yuanmingyuan. The earliest... will be half a month after I return to the palace.

There is plenty of time. You can make more preparations, don't let Concubine Chun see anything unusual, and leave yourself a way out. Do you understand?"

"I understand this matter, and you don't have to worry too much." Cui Jinxi paused, "But if she looks like Concubine Wan, I'm afraid the ladies in the harem won't be able to tolerate her.

Isn't it too dangerous for Concubine Sheng to know about the things between you and me?"

"The ladies in the harem cannot tolerate her, but the emperor can. Don't forget how tolerant the emperor is towards that noble lady Wan. If she hadn't made the wrong decision to hang out with Prince Guo and the Fourth Prince, she would have been in favor again long ago."

Su Peisheng comforted Cui Jinxi. He was indeed worried that Concubine Sheng would expose him. After all, if the emperor found out about their secret affair, he would lose the emperor's trust. Even worse, he and Jinxi would be sentenced to death.

"This matter still needs further consideration. Don't worry about your preparations. I will definitely take care of it."

"Pei Sheng, since you and I have promised to be together for life, even if we are separated temporarily, it will not affect the relationship between us.

Why not put on a show in front of Concubine Sheng and let her think that we have broken up. "

Su Peisheng disagreed with this method. He shook his head and said, "If you and I were to argue in front of Concubine Sheng, wouldn't it be confirmed that we were having an affair before? This would be dangerous."

Seeing that she couldn't quickly get rid of her relationship with Su Peisheng, Cui Jinxi couldn't help but sigh in her heart, but when she thought that what would happen next was still unknown, she didn't insist.

"Yes, I am reluctant to be separated from you. It would be great if there was a better way."

“In fact, Concubine Sheng is a good master, but she has been in the palace for a long time. Even if I transfer you to Chengqian Palace, the queen may not trust you.

So you can only settle for the second best and cultivate a concubine who can trust you.

I will speak well of you and pass on information to the Emperor, so you won’t have to worry about having a hard time.”