An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

The medicine was delivered very smoothly and no one noticed anything unusual, but Su Peisheng was very hesitant and it was obvious that he did not want to take action against the Fourth Prince.

After all, he is a prince. If the emperor finds out, he will lose ten heads.

It’s just that Cui Jinxi’s life was saved by Zhaoshui and Concubine Sheng, so she had to repay their life-saving grace.

So he took the medicine, but didn't plan to take action immediately.

"Her Majesty said that it is really too difficult to ask Eunuch Su to do this." Zhaoshui did not force Su Peisheng, but took a step back. "Her Majesty's actions this time are just to leave a way out."

"A way out?" Su Peisheng was very surprised. Who would leave a way out for murder?

But Su Peisheng still clenched the medicine in his hand. He knew very well that the turmoil in the previous dynasty and the harem was just a fight for the crown prince.

Concubine Sheng chose the fifth prince, Concubine Empress chose the third prince, and Concubine Jing chose the fourth prince.

The third prince is foolish, kind, and arrogant, the fifth prince is arrogant and willful, and only the fourth prince, Hongli, looks like a crown prince, and the emperor favors the fourth prince more.

From this point of view, only Concubine Jing has the best vision. If Concubine Sheng could choose the Fourth Prince, she would not have to do this dangerous thing.

"What does Concubine Sheng think of the Fourth Prince?"

"Your Majesty is right. Eunuch Su is indeed a smart man." Zhaoshui suddenly laughed. Now that there was no one around, she went straight to the point, "Eunuch Su should also know that if he wants to enjoy wealth and glory forever, he must follow the right person and make the right choice.

The Fourth Prince is indeed a good choice, but he has always been lukewarm towards the Empress, and even very distant.

Even if the queen offered him help, he would not accept it, and would even deliberately step on her to please other concubines.

Such an ungrateful person will not remember anyone's kindness when he sits in a high position in the future. He may even become suspicious and doubt the good intentions of those who help him.

Eunuch Su, think about it, if the emperor becomes suspicious of you every day, and even begins to gradually support other people to replace your position.

Can you calmly tell others that you have no dissatisfaction at all? "

"This... obviously can't."

Su Peisheng understood Zhaoshui's meaning. The reason why he didn't choose the Fourth Prince was because he would not cooperate. Concubine Sheng also had a prince of her own, so it was impossible for her to curry favor with someone who didn't cooperate.

This method was indeed quite drastic, making it difficult for Su Peisheng to make up his mind.

"Eunuch Su, you don't have to make this choice, and the Queen won't force you. After all, the Queen just wants to keep a backup plan. This battle for the crown prince does not have to be stained with blood."

Throughout history, the fight for the crown prince has rarely been bloodless, but there are very few concubines who are so bold as to want to control the selection of the crown prince.

But Concubine Sheng is not the only one in the palace. The Queen's methods are even more drastic and she has already begun to instigate in the front court. The Emperor has noticed the Queen's thoughts and has long been on guard. The Third Prince will definitely not return to the Emperor's lap for a while.

At present, it seems that the only ones who can compete are the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince.

But what Su Peisheng didn't expect was that Concubine Sheng would actually tell him what she was going to do, and even wanted him to do it.

Is it trust, or is it the expectation that one will be grateful and repay the favor?

Su Peisheng couldn't figure it out, and he had no way to ask.

"Miss Zhaoshui, please reply to Empress Sheng and tell her that I understand what she is thinking. I will definitely do whatever she asks."

"With Eunuch Su's words, Your Majesty is relieved. As for when to use the medicine, Eunuch Su should wait for Your Majesty's news."

The two men nodded to each other and Zhao Shui did not stay any longer. He looked around to make sure there was no one else around, then left his hiding place.

She did not return to Chengqian Palace immediately, but instead took a detour to the Imperial Hospital to get the medicinal materials needed for the medicated food that Lingrong was going to prepare for the emperor.

The medicinal materials used by the emperor were naturally the best. Because Lingrong often sent medicated meals, the emperor sent someone to instruct the Imperial Hospital that the medicinal materials provided to Chengqian Palace must also be the best.

Because of this, Lingrong's qi and blood deficiency was cured quickly, and she rarely felt dizzy in the past few days.

As soon as Zhaoshui returned to Chengqian Palace, he processed and packaged the medicinal materials first. After everything was done, he went to the main hall to report to Lingrong.

"Your Highness, Eunuch Su has already received the medicine. I have also informed you of your instructions."

"What was Su Peisheng's reaction?"

"Eunuch Su's expression was quite interesting, but he only said a few words. He also specifically asked the Queen about her opinion of the Fourth Prince."

"Fourth Prince," Ling Rong frowned, thinking about Su Peisheng's intention in mentioning the Fourth Prince, "It seems that the Emperor is very optimistic about the Fourth Prince, otherwise he would not ask such a useless question when he knew that I wanted to poison the Fourth Prince."

"My Lady, should we change our target?"

Ling Rong shook her head, but her eyes were firm, "There is no need to satisfy the emperor's wishes.

Moreover, the Fourth Prince is not close to us, and Concubine Jing has already had contact with him, so we don’t stand any chance at all.”

The reason why Lingrong wanted the Fifth Prince to be the emperor was very simple, that was because he was the only one who showed his ambition in front of her.

Anyway, his son is too young and has no chance of ascending the throne, so it is better to help a prince who comes to him actively, so that he can get more benefits in the future.

"In that case, has your Majesty decided when to let Eunuch Su take action?"

"Even if we have to take action, we won't let Su Peisheng do it." Ling Rong relaxed her brows and showed a triumphant smile, "He is someone close to the emperor, and we can't trust him completely."

"What the empress means is..."

"You forgot that the medicine we sent to Eunuch Su was only half. Only when both doses are taken at the same time can they really work.

Even if the half in Eunuch Su's hand was taken to the Imperial Hospital for examination, no clues could be found.

Even if there were knowledgeable doctors, there would be no way to determine what kind of poison it was.

The truly toxic part is still in our hands. When to take action against the Fourth Prince depends on when the Queen gives us the opportunity."

Zhaoshui knew that her queen was leaving herself a way out, but she really couldn't understand why her queen wanted Su Peisheng to know all this. After all, it would be easier to ask one of her own people to do this kind of thing.

"You may have forgotten that the prince's residence is under the care of the emperor's men, and we cannot intervene for the time being. So we can only leave the medicine with Eunuch Su, and he will have to do it when necessary.

But such a situation may not necessarily occur. As long as you haven't taken action yet, you don't have to worry about Su Peisheng telling others.

If he helps us keep this secret, he will gradually approach us without us noticing. Over time, he will completely become ours.

I wonder how convenient it would be to have my own people around the emperor."

Zhao Shui nodded. She seemed to understand something, but she had a feeling she couldn't grasp it.

"I still have a lot to learn from you, Madam. Just this one move may take a long time to learn."

"The human heart is the most unpredictable. It's normal that you can't understand or figure it out." Ling Rong has seen too many vicissitudes of life and has suffered a lot at home since she was a child, which is why she has developed such a sensitive personality.

As a result, I have learned many tricks to understand other people's psychology, but sometimes I still make mistakes in judgment and fail to get the results I want.

Just like Zhen Huan in the previous life and Shen Meizhuang in this life, Lingrong put a lot of thought into them both, but in the end they did not become so-called sisters.

"Zhen Huan is far away in Ningguta now, and Shen Meizhuang disappeared a long time ago and was brought back by the emperor.

I don’t know where Shen Meizhuang is now, and I don’t know what the emperor wants to do with her.

If she could return to the palace and see her best friend's sister also enter the palace, I wonder how wonderful her expression would be."

Zhaoshui was just listening from the side. Sometimes it was difficult for her to understand Lingrong's actions, and when it came to what the emperor did, she had even less chance to speak.

Fortunately, Lingrong was just expressing her feelings to herself, and she did not expect to hear anything constructive from Zhaoshui, so she quickly changed the subject and asked about the emperor's condition.

"I just asked Doctor He at the Imperial Hospital. He said that the emperor's health is getting worse and worse. It seems that he has used something he shouldn't have used."

"Something that shouldn't be used? Since he felt the emperor's pulse, he should be able to determine what it is. Why didn't he tell you?"

Zhaoshui nodded, "Imperial Doctor He didn't say it explicitly, but he told me that the emperor went to Yongshou Palace very frequently, and the frequency of his use of aphrodisiac drugs also increased.

Because of excessive medication, the emperor's physical condition has deteriorated, and now his figure has become plump again."

Drugs that help you feel good...

Ling Rong thought for a moment and understood what He Anming was hiding. "Well, contact Lianhua and put the aphrodisiac incense into Concubine Wan's boudoir.

The scent of the flower can cover up the smell, so just let her put it directly in the pistil."

"My Lady, do I have to use this aphrodisiac incense every day?"

"No need. This aphrodisiac incense requires a lot of precious medicinal materials to make. Tell Lianhua to use them sparingly. Just put some on when the emperor goes."

There was no connection between Ling Rong and Zhen Yurao, so she naturally had no intention of harming Zhen Yurao. She put the aphrodisiac into the room just to drain the emperor's body.

As the emperor's health deteriorates, he will seek some strange remedies. Then there will be no need for Ling Rong to take action, the emperor can send himself to the underworld.

"I understand. I will go see Aunt Lianhua later when there are fewer people around."

"Okay, you can handle it. You've been running around these past few days and you must be exhausted. After you finish your work today, take a few days off."

"I am just running errands. How can I be so tired? Your Majesty really dotes on me too much."

"You don't even blush when you say these things. Since you said that I love you, then you can get an extra monthly allowance."

This time Zhaoshui agreed very quickly, because she knew very well that Lingrong was a person who didn't like being rejected by others. "With the silver, I will be more motivated to do things."

Under Ling Rong's instructions, the aphrodisiac incense was delivered to Yongshou Palace that night. After the emperor stayed in Chengqian Palace for three days, he soon went to Yongshou Palace, and the incense had the opportunity to be used immediately.

Fortunately, the emperor's health was not too bad, so after using aphrodisiac incense for five or six days, he only felt tired and his limbs ached.

After examining the case, the imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau implicitly reminded the emperor to get enough rest and to be moderate in sexual intercourse.

The emperor is currently interested in Zhen Yurao, so naturally he doesn't want to listen to what the imperial physician says, but he consumes the medicinal food sent by Lingrong every day, which shows that the emperor knows in his heart that his health is not as good as before.

However, he knows the truth but refuses to change despite repeated admonitions. In this respect, the Fifth Prince is very similar to the Emperor.

The Queen was the most anxious when she heard the news, but her advice was unpleasant to the Emperor, and the two would always end up in a bad mood whenever they talked.

But for the sake of the emperor's health, the empress insisted on sending medicine privately even though she was ignored by the emperor, in order to ask the emperor to take care of his health.

The Queen went there so many times that the Emperor could no longer bear the persuasion and also used the medicine a few times.

But he still often went to Yongshou Palace to drink and chat with Zhen Yurao, appreciating poetry and discussing philosophy. The candles in Yongshou Palace were often lit all night long.

Therefore, even with the Queen's medicine, the Emperor's health did not improve at all, and even became worse.

The Queen thought her advice was useless, so when she paid her respects to the Emperor, she directly advised Concubine Wan to take good care of the Emperor's health.

But Concubine Wan did not take it seriously and even refuted the Empress, saying that the Emperor was in very good health and that the Empress had not seen the Emperor for a long time and therefore knew nothing about it.

"Empress, you don't need to tell me, I will pay attention to the emperor's health.

Moreover, all the food in my palace is taken care of by the imperial physician Zhou. Every mouthful of soup and every bite of food that the emperor eats is excellent. "

"If it is true as you said, the emperor should be in very good health. Why is he so listless now?"

Concubine Qi had not seen the emperor for a long time and was jealous of Concubine Wan's favor. "The emperor is staying in your palace every day now. Who knows if you used some despicable tricks to make the emperor linger like this?"

"It's strange that Concubine Qi doesn't have the emperor's favor, instead of looking for the reason in herself, she slanders me with all her might. Empress, please make the decision for me."

Concubine Wan did not want to argue with Concubine Qi. She just responded with one sentence and then turned to the Empress for help.

But before the Queen Mother opened her mouth, Concubine Tian, ​​Xia Dongchun and others followed suit and actually supported Noble Lady Qi.

"In my opinion, what Lady Qi said makes sense. The imperial physician also clearly said that the emperor was overworked and had damaged his body.

But apart from Yongshou Palace, the emperor seldom went to other places in the past month, so apart from Concubine Wan, who else could have harmed the emperor?

Your Majesty, please do not believe Concubine Wan's nonsense. It is better to find out the culprit who is endangering the emperor's health as soon as possible."