An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

On the second day after Concubine Qi passed away, the emperor sat in Lingrong's Shuimu Mingse for a long time.

Hongyu and Youning did not go to study either, but just played in the yard. The emperor kept looking at the two children without saying a word, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Lingrong didn't know what the emperor was crazy about. Even if she wanted to ask, she didn't dare to open her mouth rashly, for fear of angering him and getting rejected.

So Lingrong quietly accompanied the emperor, adding tea and snacks from time to time so that the emperor would not go hungry.

After two hours, the emperor finally sighed, counting the beads in his hand and looking into the distance, "Concubine Qi... committed suicide."

"..." Ling Rong was speechless for a moment. She sighed deeply and chose her words carefully. "Although Concubine Qi made a mistake this time, it is not punishable by death. But what happened to make Concubine Qi go to such an extreme?"

This answer was obviously not what the emperor wanted to hear. He remained silent and sighed heavily.

Lingrong also knew that she had said the wrong thing, but she said this only to bring out the Queen, the person behind the scenes.

Although Concubine Qi hanged herself because she knew her mistake and wanted to accept the punishment, it was more likely because of the Empress's coercion. The Emperor, who allowed the Empress to intervene in this incident, could not have been completely unaware of it.

So after Concubine Qi's death, the emperor's attitude was really ridiculous.

Fortunately, Concubine Qi couldn't see it, otherwise, with her stupid mind, she would just think that the emperor loved her deeply.

"Sometimes I just can't understand how such a bright and innocent girl could become so stupid and ignorant."

Can't figure it out? Lingrong looked away. She was afraid that if she looked at the emperor for too long, she couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

She tried to calm herself down, then turned around and smiled gently, "Time flies by, even children will grow up, let alone adults."

"She was never like this before. Although she was spoiled to the Third Prince, she never had any other thoughts about him.

Now, in order to get the Third Prince back, she has secretly contacted ministers of the previous dynasty and even wanted to murder my other children.

This kind of viciousness is really not the one I knew at the beginning."

The emperor's words sounded full of emotion, but his words revealed his complaint about the concubines in the harem interfering in the affairs of the previous dynasty. He spoke deliberately this time, probably with the intention of warning Ling Rong.

"I don't know much about other things, but I can see through women's minds." Ling Rong pursed her lips, and she deliberately ignored the affairs of the previous dynasty. "For the women in the harem, the most important thing is the emperor and the children.

Concubine Qi must have been feeling annoyed and emotionally unstable because she hadn't seen the Emperor and the Third Prince for a long time, which led to her making the wrong decision.

But Concubine Qi is a gentle and kind person, and I don't believe that she wanted to do this."

After all, Lingrong still wanted to put the blame on the Queen, but she didn't know whether the Emperor would agree with her.

"You have always believed in Concubine Qi. As far as I can remember, your relationship has always been ordinary."

"It is precisely because of our ordinary relationship that I will not say anything to plead for Concubine Qi out of sisterly love.

I will not defame a dead person and put all the blame on her that she does not deserve."

The emperor stared at Ling Rong with a questioning look in his eyes, "You mean, I can't find out clearly."

Ling Rong knelt down hurriedly and shook her head. "That is not what I meant. I just think that Concubine Qi has her own reasons for committing suicide."

"She does have her own reasons," the emperor did not call Lingrong to get up, but cast his eyes on Hongyu who had just walked out of the door, "She wants the third prince to come back, so she threatens me with death."

Lingrong fell silent. She didn't know how to persuade him, so she turned to look at Hongyu and smiled at him.

"If Concubine Qi hadn't died, her wish to die might have still threatened you. But she chose to die directly, which proves that she had no intention of threatening you. She just hoped that you would fulfill her wish because it was her last words.

Just as the emperor said, Concubine Qi just wants the Third Prince to return to the palace. In my opinion, it is just a mother's love."

"Such a kind motherly heart will only harm the Third Prince," the emperor's eyes turned around and fell on Lingrong's face again, "If you also have such a kind motherly heart, I'm afraid that one day you will harm Hongyu without knowing it."

"..."

The emperor was still criticizing her at this time. Lingrong could see that some unusual movements in the previous dynasty made the emperor feel a sense of crisis again. He was unwilling to trust a child as young as Hongyu.

"With a strict father and a kind mother, Hongyu has been taught by the emperor since he was young, and he will definitely not follow the footsteps of the third prince.

Just look at the Fifth Prince's current situation and you will know how effective the Emperor's teachings are."

When mentioning Hong Zhou, the emperor's expression became more serious. He counted the beads in his hand very quickly, showing his annoyance. "Hong Zhou is good at study, riding and shooting, but he can't change his temper. He does ridiculous things every day."

“As for the mourning… I think it’s because the Fifth Prince didn’t get to see Concubine Yu pass away, which left a knot in his heart.

Heart disease can only be cured by heart medicine. Your Majesty should let the Fifth Prince pay homage to Concubine Yu to ease the pain in his heart."

"As a descendant of the royal family, you can't even bear the slightest pain of losing a relative. You act crazy all day long, so you are useless.

The ministers of the previous dynasty were criticizing him everywhere, could he really not hear anything? "

Even if people heard about what happened in the previous dynasty, no one dared to admit it.

Ling Rong was really helpless about the Fifth Prince's temper. She taught him many times, both openly and secretly, but in the end, there was still no change.

Sometimes I can hold on for a month or two, but in the end I'll relapse into my old habits, which is really frustrating.

"One or two of them are not easy to worry about. In the harem, there are also waves after waves."

The emperor finally stopped holding the beads in his hand. He let out a long breath, as if he had just realized that Lingrong was still kneeling, and told her to stand up and sit down.

Lingrong bowed slightly before getting up and sitting down. She took a sip of the hawthorn lotus leaf tea beside her and softly comforted the emperor.

"In the harem, jealousy over the emperor is common. Concubine Qi has been particularly favored recently, and even I am a little jealous.

But I also know that women hate jealousy the most, so I never dare to show it. "

"If everyone could speak as frankly as you, I wouldn't have to worry about equal treatment."

Hearing what the emperor said, Lingrong sneered in her heart. It is impossible to treat everyone equally. The emperor will favor whoever serves him and makes him happy.

There is no difference between the former Zhen Huan, the later myself, and the current Concubine Qi.

Now Lingrong needs the emperor's favor, so she has already lit the spices. No matter what, the emperor cannot leave Shuimu Mingse tonight.

Because of the effect of the drug, the emperor indulged himself extremely that night. Even if Ling Rong had displeased him today, all of that was soothed by her warmth and softness.

Two days later, the emperor finally issued an order. As Concubine Qi died suddenly due to illness, the emperor allowed the third prince to return to the palace to observe mourning for three years and go to school with the fourth and fifth princes.

Although the Third Prince returned, he did not come back as the Emperor's offspring, so he did not pose such a big threat to the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince.

The Fifth Prince was fine, he had communicated with Ling Rong a lot and knew that the Third Prince was just a weapon to defeat the Queen, so although he occasionally targeted him, he still ignored the Third Prince as before.

The Fourth Prince was different. He was the only one in the palace without a concubine to rely on. Therefore, when he saw the Third Prince, he felt like he was facing a formidable enemy and tried carefully to rebuild his relationship with him.

Therefore, in the past two days, the two can often be seen strolling in the Old Summer Palace, and the Fifth Prince comes to see Youning and Hongyu more frequently, as if these two children have more in common with him than Hongshi and Hongli.

Seeing that although Brother Sanwan had returned but his status had not been restored, the Queen became a little anxious. She ignored Zhuxi's dissuasion and was determined to choose the Third Prince.

Therefore, he agreed to meet with Ulanara's people and discuss starting from the previous dynasty and pleading with the emperor on behalf of the third prince.

The queen did not conceal it on purpose. After all, it was nominally her mother's family who sent someone to visit her, and hiding it would only arouse suspicion.

But Lingrong and Concubine Tian had intended to lead the Queen to make mistakes. No matter what they talked about today, they would find ways to place some smoke bombs in the previous court, asking some minor officials to take the initiative to get close to them and slowly feed the appetite of the Great Ulanara.

Lingrong wiped the sweat off Youning's face and tidied up the hair that was stuck to her forehead before letting go and asking Fanglin to take her to have tea.

When Youning finished her tea, Concubine Tian and Concubine Jin brought their children over. The three little girls gathered together, saying they wanted to fly kites and then go to Jianbi Pavilion to pick lotus flowers.

After a discussion, the few of them moved to Jianbi Pavilion together. The space there was more open, and the children could have fun flying kites or picking lotus flowers.

"When I went to visit the Fifth Prince, I saw Shuhe and wanted to invite her to come, but Concubine Xin stopped me."

"Although Concubine Xin doesn't have a good relationship with you and me, Shuhe gets along well with the princesses." Lingrong was a little puzzled. She poked a piece of watermelon and said, "Normally, she doesn't refuse to play with the children. What happened today? Could it be that Shuhe is sick?"

"Sick? I don't think she dares to, for fear that the Queen will blame her." Concubine Tian glanced at Cao Qinmo, "Do you think everyone is like Concubine Jin, who can balance the Queen and you and me, and make people unable to say a single wrong word."

Concubine Tian's words were extremely sarcastic, but fortunately Cao Qinmo had worked under Concubine Hua before, so she didn't care much about these words. She could even smile and say that Concubine Tian had misunderstood.

"Misunderstanding? The Queen has given you and Wen Yi a lot of gifts, right? She often sends people to invite you to Wuling Spring Scenery. If you are not hers, how can you receive such benefits?"

"You are joking, Concubine Tian. How can I easily refuse a gift from the Empress?

Rather, they are all jewelry, clothing materials, and study items that Wen Yi can use, so it’s okay to keep them.”

Cao Qinmo's eyes were fixed on Wen Yi in the distance, with a smile in her eyes, "These external objects, no matter who you give them to, are just for the sake of face. Even if Concubine Tian wants to bribe people, it's impossible that she only uses this method, right?

Moreover, many things that happened in the palace were caused by the Queen, so how could I be so foolish as to jump into it?"

"I hope you can really see clearly and really choose the right master."

Cao Qinmo didn't say anything else. She just smiled and chose to drink her tea silently like Lingrong.

In Cao Qinmo's eyes, although Concubine Tian has a high position and a good family background, she is not very smart.

The reason this kind of person can survive in the harem is purely because of Concubine Sheng's help behind the scenes. If she were alone, she could easily deal with him without having to put in much thought.

However, Concubine Sheng’s plan is still unclear, so we need to find out more.

Cao Qinmo had made plans. After the children were tired of playing, she did not leave as usual. Instead, she waited until Lingrong was alone before asking her what Concubine Tian meant today.

"Sister, you left so late today, are you worried about what Concubine Tian said?" Ling Rong was a little surprised. She comforted Cao Qinmo and said that Concubine Tian was just like that and couldn't tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes.

"The ambition of Concubine Tian is already clear to the public. Now I want to know what choice you will make, sister.

After all, I have been on the same boat with you for a long time, and I don’t want to be overturned by the wind and waves at the last moment. "

"Since you have chosen to be in the same boat with me, you should fully trust my choice. No matter what, I will not let you live a worse life than before.

I know that every choice my sister made was for Wen Yi. As a younger sister, I also have a daughter, so I can empathize with her. "

"If you can take the position of queen, my sister's heart will be completely at peace."

Cao Qinmo spoke tentatively. She stared closely at Lingrong's expression, trying to discern her true thoughts.

She easily saw the fleeting light in Lingrong's eyes, and a huge stone suddenly fell from her heart.

"Sister, this is not easy to achieve. I'm afraid there is still a long way to go, so I don't want to reveal too much. Just know it."

"Although this road is difficult, there is always a way to make the emperor have no choice."

Cao Qinmo held Lingrong's hand, her eyes showing the same excitement, "Sister, you have a brother, so it's not as difficult as you think to become the queen.

My sister's previous methods were too gentle. If she could be more drastic and directly eliminate the dissidents, this path would be much easier."

"What my sister said is indeed a good idea, but the harem is full of the emperor's spies, and it is almost impossible to deal with others silently.

What's more, the Queen is not a fool and is not that easy to deal with."

"If," Cao Qinmo stood closer and lowered her voice, "If I can help my sister..."

"Then my sister will definitely help my sister realize her wish."