An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Lingrong said that she didn't care about the Fifth Prince's situation, but she still cared about him a lot in private. In particular, the two children liked the Fifth Prince more, so the three of them would play in the imperial garden from time to time.

The emperor naturally felt happy that his children were living in harmony, but the queen could not stand it. The fifth prince was too much of an eyesore for her and she wished she could get rid of him as soon as possible.

However, for the Queen, the most important thing at the moment is to bring the Third Prince back to the Emperor's lap and register the Third Prince under her own name to make him the true eldest son.

However, the news of the previous dynasty had been blowing for a long time, and the queen did not see any movement from the emperor, and he did not even have the intention to meet her.

This made the Queen somewhat anxious. After all, the Third Prince was far away in the Old Summer Palace, living with the cunning Fourth Prince. The Queen was really afraid that Hongshi would be harmed by Hongli again.

Last time, he just came up with a small plan, but he was stripped of his yellow belt and was no longer the emperor's son.

If the Fourth Prince is given another chance to attack, I'm afraid Hongshi will even lose his life.

After much deliberation, the Queen decided to send a bowl of poison to the Fourth Prince, sending him directly to heaven.

However, the people serving the Queen now were all those who had been employed by the Queen Mother. Zhu Xi discovered the Queen's plan at the first opportunity and brought the poison back to Jingren Palace without caring about the Queen's face at all.

When the queen saw the familiar medicine bag, her face changed, but she still pretended to be calm and angrily asked Zhuxi why he was so disrespectful.

"Your Majesty, I am doing this to prevent you from making a big mistake.

The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince are both the Emperor's sons and the Empress Dowager's grandsons.

Those children who were not born are fine, but these three princes have finally grown up to this age, can the Queen really bear to do that?"

"I am the master and you are the servant. Even if you once served the Queen Mother, you have no right to question me.

You just have to do what I tell you to do. If you don’t want to do it, then there is no need for Jingren Palace to keep you here.”

The Queen's chest was heaving with anger. After being confined for so long, she no longer had any loyal servants around her. Although the servants sent by the Queen Mother were useful, they were ultimately loyal to her, and the Queen was always uneasy using them.

Now Zhu Xi is even more arrogant and even dares to step on her, the queen. How can the queen tolerate such anger?

"Empress, I have advised you to choose the Third Prince for support. The Third Prince is kind-hearted and foolish, but he lacks the cleverness of the Fourth and Fifth Princes.

The Empress Dowager also suggested that you choose the Fourth Prince, but you were stubborn and chose the Third Prince. Why did you do such a wrong thing as murdering the prince?

If the Queen Mother were here, she would definitely not want to see you make such a choice, and might even punish you."

The queen was already furious, and when she heard Zhuxi criticizing her in the name of the empress dowager, she could no longer hold back her anger and slapped the table.

The sound was not loud, but it startled Zhuxi. She was a smart person, and after being surprised, she immediately bowed and apologized, trying to calm the Queen down.

"Your Majesty, I have no other intentions. I just want you to think about it. It is not a good choice to attack the Fourth Prince.

Moreover, if poison was used to murder the emperor, it would be easy for him to realize that it was done intentionally.

You're in such a hurry that you probably haven't even found someone to frame you.

If the emperor really finds out, there will be no way to save it."

In the past, all the things that the Queen committed were saved by the decree of the Empress Dowager.

But when a person dies, it's like a light goes out. The emperor may forgive the queen once or twice out of admiration for the empress dowager, but he will never indulge her without limits.

When it comes to something as serious as murdering the prince, the final result will be the same as Concubine Qi's - since the emperor cannot depose the queen, he will just let her die suddenly.

However, looking at the Queen's current appearance, she seems not to be worried at all about being discovered by the Emperor. I wonder if she is too confident in her own methods, or if she trusts too much in the mother-son relationship between the Emperor and the Queen Mother.

"I am the emperor's wife, and we are one and the same. The emperor will not be angry with me because of these trivial matters."

The queen was very stubborn, but she knew better than anyone that the emperor only respected her but did not love her.

She said this now just to maintain her dignity in front of the servants, but these things could not be hidden from Zhuxi, and this statement made the queen even more embarrassed.

Therefore, although Zhuxi did not show any expression, he still felt like there was something stuck in his throat, as if he had slapped himself in the face.

"As for the Fourth Prince's affairs, I don't want you to say any more. I have my own plans on how to proceed.

If Aunt Zhuxi is tired of being by my side, I can also plead with the Emperor to allow you to leave the palace to retire.

After all, you have served the Empress Dowager for many years, and I will ask the Emperor to reward you with a mansion so that you will not be homeless after leaving the palace."

"Empress, although I am old, the Empress Dowager instructed me before she passed away that I must assist you well and help you sit on the throne of Empress or even Empress Dowager safely and securely."

When the position of the Queen Mother was mentioned, Zhu Xi paused, her expression became extremely sad, and she seemed to begin to miss the days when the Queen Mother was still alive.

The queen hesitated for only a moment before she drove the empress dowager out of her mind. No matter how good the empress dowager had been to her in the past, that was all in the past.

Now you still have to walk your own path. If you want to implement your plan more smoothly, you must subdue this bamboo breath.

But seeing her current appearance, and the fact that she still obeyed the Queen Mother, the Queen knew that she still had a long way to go if she wanted Zhu Xi to be loyal to her.

"Aunt Zhuxi, since the Queen Mother asked you to assist me, it means you should listen to me. It doesn't mean you have to jump out and oppose every decision I make, do you understand?"

"If the Queen does something that is beneficial to the royal family, I will not say a word against you. But you want to harm the Emperor's offspring, which the Queen Mother will never allow.

No matter what... no matter what, I will find a way to stop the Queen!"

Seeing Zhu Xi being so stubborn, the Queen stopped thinking for the time being, "Forget it, even if the Fourth Prince is not lovable, he is still the Emperor's son. He has to call me the Empress Dowager after all, and I can't bear to take his life.

This medicine will only make his health worse, Aunt Zhuxi, you are too cautious."

"Yes, Queen." Zhu Xi didn't know whether what the Queen said was true or not, but as long as the Queen gave up the idea, it would be fine. "It was my fault for making too much of a fuss. Please forgive me, Queen."

"It's okay. You were just following my aunt's orders. It's normal for you to be wary of me."

"Your Highness, you are joking. Now that I am a servant of Jingren Palace, how could I be wary of you?

It was just that he happened to notice this young eunuch walking in a hurry with a strange look on his face, so he detained him and questioned him because he was worried about the safety of the Empress.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would frame the Queen Mother for trying to murder the Fourth Prince.

It is for this reason that I misunderstood. Your Majesty, you must discipline him well, lest he mess up in the future."

The young eunuch that Zhuxi was talking about was called Xiao Jinzi, and was newly cultivated by the Queen. But unexpectedly, he could not stand the temptation and was frightened by Zhuxi's few words into telling the truth.

It seems that he needs some further training. If that doesn't work, maybe just change someone else.

"I will take care of it myself, don't worry too much. The Ninth Prince's hundred-day banquet will be held in a while, go to the Yanxi Palace and see how Concubine Tian is preparing."

"Yes, Queen."

Zhuxi put down the packet of poison and left with Feiyun, leaving Xiaojinzi trembling with fear and lowering his head, not daring to look at the Queen.

"Your Highness, I didn't do well this time, and I am willing to be punished. Please be magnanimous and don't give up on me because of this."

"In this harem, the most important thing is your loyalty. If you can't even keep a secret, who would dare to trust you?

"Xiao Jinzi, I don't give you many opportunities, and I still have to do the work of the Fourth Prince. Have you thought it through?"

Xiao Jinzi fell silent. The opportunity given by the Queen Mother would most likely cost him his life whether he seized it or not, not to mention the serious matter of murdering the prince.

But Xiao Jinzi had no choice but to nod slowly and hold the poison in his hand again.

"Go ahead and keep your hands and feet clean. You don't want your family to eat this poison either."

"I understand, please rest assured, Queen." After hearing about his family, Xiao Jinzi strengthened his confidence and kowtowed to the Queen, "Please treat my family well."

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who would burn bridges after crossing them. As long as you act carefully, no one will notice anything unusual.

Ask your twin brother Xiao Yinzi to come and serve you these few days. After the matter is done, either of you can leave the palace. Do you understand?"

Xiaojinzi nodded again. He and Xiaoyinzi were twin brothers, but only he entered the palace as a eunuch. Xiaoyinzi was discovered by the Queen Mother when she was checking her family situation.

In order to force him to work hard, the Queen brought the little silver that had not been purified into the palace. Now, in order to protect his family and the family's incense, this matter must be done no matter what.

Now that Xiao Yinzi is pretending to be him and serving the Empress, even if the Fourth Prince dies, no one can trace it back to him.

After all, when the Fourth Prince got into trouble, she was still serving the Empress.

Xiao Jinzi made up his mind and hurried away with the poison. He wanted to go to Xiao Yinzi's hiding place to exchange the current news with him, change his clothes and wait to leave the palace at night.

On the way, Xiao Jinzi also met Xiao Yunzi, who was transferred to serve in Yongshou Palace. The two were not familiar with each other, so they just greeted each other and walked away quickly.

Xiao Yunzi didn't take the person he met by chance to heart. What he was worried about now was how to serve the new Concubine Wan in the future.

He had helped Lingrong do many things in the past, and they had been in the same boat for a long time. Now, he was inexplicably transferred to Yongshou Palace by the Emperor, and he didn't know what to do.

"It would be terrible if Concubine Sheng got suspicious. I didn't ask for this job."

Xiao Yunzi murmured to himself and sighed as he walked. The former Concubine Wan did not trust him, and now he was not loyal to this Concubine Wan. It was quite funny how the situation had changed.

Just when he was at a loss, he bumped into someone head-on. Upon closer inspection, he found that it was the acquaintance Xiao Chizi.

"What are you going to do in such a hurry? But what does Concubine Sheng want?"

"No instructions, I just came to see you." Xiao Chizi lowered his voice. He looked around and made sure that there was no one around before he took Xiao Yunzi behind a tree.

"My queen learned that you were going to serve in Yongshou Palace, so she asked me to come and give you a few words of advice."

"What do you want me to do?" Little Yunzi was quite nervous. He had been working in the silver room with his brother for a long time. Except for the time when he plotted against the Empress Dowager, Concubine Sheng had never asked him to do anything.

Even if he wanted to repay the favor, he had no idea how to do it. Now that this opportunity had come, how could he not be nervous and excited?

"The queen didn't ask you to do anything, she just asked me to remind you to be careful.

Concubine Wan has made too many enemies in the palace, so your life will not be easy. If you are short of money, just tell me."

"You mean, there might be a monthly allowance..."

"It's possible. Concubine Tian has been calculating her expenses recently. In the past, Concubine Xu was too extravagant, causing all the concubines in the harem to pay for her.

Now that her own sister has entered the palace, it is natural that the wool is paid by the sheep, and her sister has to continue to fill this hole.

But Concubine Wan is in favor, and no one dares to reduce her treatment, so we can only make up for it from you servants."

Hearing this, Xiao Yunzi breathed a sigh of relief. He patted Xiao Chizi on the shoulder and said, "You looked so nervous that I thought someone was going to attack us servants.

It is really not easy to serve the Zhen family. You never know when you will become a target. Having your monthly salary deducted is already a light punishment.

When I followed the noble lady Wan, the water I drank when I was under house arrest was stinky, not to mention how hard those days were. "

"Then you better be careful, a day like this might happen again." Xiao Chizi had a wicked smile on his face, and he slapped Xiao Yun's hand away, "You better be careful, don't lose your life again, I'm afraid I won't be able to save you in time."

"Alright, alright, I still remember the time you saved me. If you mention it again, I won't pay you back."

Although she said that, Xiao Yunzi was indeed somewhat grateful to Xiao Chizi. The two looked at each other and sighed after a long while.

"This time it was the Emperor who dispatched us, and Your Majesty has no way to stop it. The only thing we can do is to ensure that you don't suffer any loss in money.

The Queen said that you just need to be careful in everything you do in Yongshou Palace. As long as you serve well, Concubine Wan will not make things difficult for you."