An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Yongshou Palace, night. After receiving the emperor's favor, Concubine Wan discovered that the emperor had fainted.

Concubine Wan called the emperor several times, but got no response. But she didn't call anyone, but glared at the emperor angrily, then wrapped herself in the quilt, and went to sleep on her own.

She didn't care about the emperor's life or death, or in Zhen Yurao's eyes, the best thing would be for the emperor to die immediately.

Zhen Yurao slept very soundly that night, and was not awakened until early the next morning by the noise outside the door.

It turned out that it was almost time for the emperor to go to court. Su Peisheng found that the emperor had not woken up yet, so he became a little anxious and hurriedly called Aunt Lianhua to come in and take a look.

However, after Zhen Yurao went to bed, she never allowed anyone to come in casually, so Lianhua didn't dare to knock on the door.

The emperor used to be very punctual, and this was the first time Su Peisheng encountered such a situation, so he really didn't know how to deal with it for a moment.

But if he delayed the court session, the emperor would be angry and it was possible that he would have his skin peeled off. Therefore, Su Peisheng took the risk and knocked on the door.

It was at this time that Concubine Wan was woken up. She rubbed her eyes and casually pushed the emperor beside her.

The emperor had fainted last night and was somewhat conscious this morning, but he only woke up because Concubine Wan pushed him, and he fainted again the next moment.

Concubine Wan was very surprised. She leaned closer to take a closer look at the emperor and found that his face was pale and there was no blood on his lips, as if he was about to die in the next moment.

Naturally, Concubine Wan wanted to ignore the Emperor like she did last night, but Su Peisheng was knocking on the door outside. She could only put on her clothes roughly and then exclaimed, "Your Majesty."

Su Peisheng heard Concubine Wan's exclamation outside the door, but he didn't dare to rush in immediately. He called Concubine Wan three times in a hurry before he got a response.

"Eunuch Su, the emperor has fainted, go call the imperial physician!"

Because he didn't know the situation inside the room, Su Peisheng didn't dare to rush in. He could only ask Concubine Wan through the door when the emperor had this situation.

"I just discovered it when I woke up. Eunuch Su, please don't ask too much. You should quickly find the imperial physician to avoid delaying the emperor's illness."

Concubine Wan's tone was filled with anxiety, but her expression was full of disgust. She stepped over the emperor and landed on the ground to look for her shoes.

"As for Lotus, please come in and help me. When the imperial physician comes, Eunuch Su can come in with him."

Su Peisheng knew that what Concubine Wan meant was that she had not yet dressed properly and there was really no way to allow outsiders in.

Therefore, Su Peisheng did not insist any longer and immediately asked Xiao Xiazi to go find the imperial physician. He himself waited on the side and watched Lianhua enter the door.

Soon, Lianhua helped Concubine Wan change her clothes. She covered the emperor with a quilt, opened the door, and called Su Peisheng in to take care of the emperor.

Although Concubine Wan was dressed neatly, her hair was not combed and she had not applied any makeup, which made her look particularly pale and pitiful. However, Su Peisheng was not interested in her because his whole mind was on the emperor, and he wanted to wake him up immediately.

"Noble Wan, how was the Emperor doing before he went to bed?"

"The emperor did not show any abnormal behavior before going to bed, and he never even said he was feeling unwell.

Normally, the emperor stays in Yongshou Palace, so there is no need for me to serve him and get up early, so today I will rest as usual.

I was awakened by a knock on the door and realized that the emperor had not gotten up yet.

After calling out twice, the emperor opened his eyes, but soon fainted again. No matter how much he shouted, there was no response.

That is why I asked you, Eunuch Su, to immediately invite the imperial physician, so as to avoid delaying the treatment and damaging the emperor's health."

"I have already asked Xiao Xiazi to find the imperial physician. He must be on his way now. Your Majesty, don't worry too much."

Su Peisheng was measuring the time in his mind. Seeing that it was time for the morning court, Su Peisheng had to leave first and go to the front court to inform all the ministers that the emperor could not attend the court today.

Concubine Wan nodded and told Su Peisheng to go ahead without worry. "Your Majesty, I will take care of you. Eunuch Su, don't worry. Besides, you also said that the imperial physician is on the way. There won't be any problems in this short period of time."

After saying that, Concubine Wan turned to Lianhua and said, "Aunt Lianhua, thank you for going to Jingren Palace to inform the Empress of the Emperor's situation and ask her to come to Yongshou Palace to take charge of the situation."

"Yes, my lord."

Seeing Lianhua leave, Su Peisheng felt relieved for the time being. He bowed to Concubine Wan and then hurried out.

Not long after, Xiao Xiazi came with the imperial physician. The Empress also rushed over as soon as she heard the news. A group of people gathered in Yongshou Palace, and it was rare that there was no noise.

The imperial physician who came was the emperor's most trusted imperial physician Zhou. He stroked his beard and carefully examined the emperor's pulse.

The emperor felt hot all over, his eyes were red, and he was fainting. As expected, he took Wu Shi San again.

Doctor Zhou sighed. The Imperial Hospital had told the emperor many times about the dangers of Wu Shi San. He thought the emperor would quit using it, but he didn't expect that he would use it again half a month later.

But this is the current emperor, and no matter how angry Zhou was, he could only hold it back, "Empress, the emperor fainted because he took too much Wu Shi San. If he continues to take it, the emperor is likely to become mentally confused or even crazy.

But as long as you stop taking it in time and don’t take it again in the future, such a serious situation will not occur.

However, I will give the emperor acupuncture first to wake him up, and the rest will be left to the Empress."

"I understand. Doctor Zhou, please give the emperor acupuncture quickly to wake him up." The queen held her breath. She looked at the emperor with his eyes closed on the couch. She felt very uneasy and could not think of any good way to comfort the emperor.

"Yes, Doctor Zhou, please give me the acupuncture quickly." Concubine Wan wiped her tears and acted as if she was very worried about the emperor.

This tearful look was exactly the same as the Rouze in her memory. The queen was so angry that her teeth were itching and she immediately scolded him.

“The Emperor had already given up the Wu Shi San, so why did his body become like this after spending a night with you?

Lady Wan, the Five Stones Powder that the Emperor is taking, wasn't it you who provided it?"

"Your Majesty, I have no idea why the Emperor fainted.

The Emperor only rested in Yongshou Palace last night, and didn't even have dinner with me. Eunuch Su knew all this clearly.

How could I, a concubine, ask the emperor to take Wu Shi San under the nose of Eunuch Su?

Could it be that the Queen thinks that Eunuch Su and the concubines are in collusion and intend to murder the Emperor?"

Concubine Wan knelt down to salute with an innocent look on her face, and with tears rolling down her eyes, the servants around her felt that the Empress was too harsh.

Lianhua took two steps forward, as if she was going to help Concubine Wan up from the ground, but after the Queen Mother glanced at her, she froze in place, not daring to move.

When Concubine Wan saw this, her tears fell even harder. The Empress was speechless, her anger was about to burst out of her nose.

She sighed deeply twice before calming down, "The emperor just fainted, it's not proper for you to cry like this.

I am only asking about your emperor's condition. You are covering it up with tears. Could it be that you have done something that you don't want me to find out?"

"Your Majesty, what you said is strange. I was just worried that Your Majesty would cry, so why do you think I have ulterior motives?

As the saying goes, if you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. If the Empress insists that it was me who did it, then I will not be willing to explain myself until the Emperor wakes up."

Looking at Concubine Wan's appearance, it seemed that she just wanted to wait for the Emperor to wake up and make the decision for her. The Queen was about to scold her, but Concubine Wan had already stood up and leaned directly on the head of the bed to check on the Emperor's condition.

But she ignored the Queen before she even called out. How could the Queen tolerate such unreasonable behavior?

Zhu Xi, however, saw the queen being looked down upon by a noble lady, and immediately spoke up, "Noble Wan is so bold, how dare you walk away without even the queen telling you to stand up."

"Empress, I am also worried about the emperor's condition," Concubine Wan pulled her handkerchief and clasped the emperor's wrist with one hand, "I was dazzled just now and thought the emperor had woken up, so I rushed to the bedside in such a hurry.

It was an unintentional mistake on my part, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Concubine Wan's words were well-reasoned and she even expressed her concern for the Emperor, forcing the Empress to take a step back and forgive her contempt.

"No matter how worried you are, you must still observe the proper etiquette. After the emperor wakes up, you will go to Jingren Palace to receive your punishment. Do you understand?"

Concubine Wan did not expect that after such an explanation, the Queen Mother would still punish her. She lowered her eyes slightly and replied with a very aggrieved voice, "Yes."

Zhu Xi was disgusted by this look. She served the Empress Dowager and had naturally seen the former Queen Chunyuan.

When he first met Concubine Wan, Zhu Xi felt that her personality was very similar to that of Empress Chun Yuan, but he did not expect that after getting to know her, she turned out to be such a spoiled person.

But it must be said that this personality is 80% similar to that of Queen Chunyuan.

Maybe the emperor just likes women with this kind of temperament. Zhuxi glanced at the dignified queen and seemed to understand why the emperor has always disliked the queen.

"Empress, Lady Wan, please move to the main hall. I am going to give the emperor acupuncture."

Imperial Physician Zhou had already spoken, and Concubine Wan could not continue lying in front of the couch. She pressed her nose and this time turned her head to look at the Empress first.

"Go to the main hall and wait. Imperial Doctor Zhou is giving acupuncture, and we can't disturb him. Lady Wan, why are you still standing there? Do you want me to invite you?"

"I don't have such thoughts. I hope the Empress will understand." Concubine Wan seemed to have just realized it. She was helped up by Lianhua and went to the main hall behind the Empress to wait.

The person who arrived at the main hall before Doctor Zhou was Su Peisheng, who went to the front court to inform the ministers.

As soon as he entered the room, he knelt down in front of the Queen, shouting repeatedly that he deserved to die.

"Eunuch Su, you are someone close to the emperor, and whether you deserve to die or not still needs to be determined by the emperor.

But I still have to say one thing, you are not caring enough for the emperor, if the emperor does not punish you, you must come to me to accept the punishment afterwards, do you understand?"

"In reply to the Queen, I understand that it was me who failed to take good care of the Emperor. I accept the punishment."

Su Peisheng kowtowed twice and just got the Queen's permission to leave.

"Have you dealt with the previous affairs?"

"I have already informed you all," Su Peisheng hesitated, clenching the whisk in his hand, "but the emperor's absence from the morning court is a big deal, so I still used the excuse that the emperor was unwell.

Lord Zhang Tingyu is very worried and asked me to tell the emperor that he would come to see him as soon as he recovers a little."

Even though the emperor had fainted, the queen could not make the decision on matters of the previous dynasty. When she heard that Zhang Tingyu wanted to ask to see the emperor, she could only nod to show that she understood.

"Empress, do you need to inform the other ladies about the emperor's fainting?"

"You did remind me," the Queen remembered that she still had to pay respects today, but now it was too late to inform the concubines in the palaces, "Zhu Xi, go back to Jingren Palace and ask the concubines who came to pay respects to the Emperor Zhao Zhi about their situation. Tell them to go back to the Song Palace and wait for news. There is no need for them to come to Yongshou Palace to cause trouble."

"Yes, Queen."

"Su Peisheng, go find Doctor Zhou. If the emperor wakes up, come and inform me and Concubine Wan immediately."

Su Peisheng agreed, and he and Zhuxi went out one after another. When they reached the yard, they were stopped by Zhuxi.

Zhuxi was once the Empress Dowager's person, so Su Peisheng was quite polite to her, "Aunt Zhuxi, does the Empress Dowager have anything else to tell you?"

"The Empress wants to know about the Emperor's condition yesterday. Did the Emperor take Wushisan while in the Yangxin Palace and Yongshou Palace?"

"This..." Su Peisheng blinked and fell into deep thought, "What I can confirm is that the emperor has never taken Wushisan in the Yangxin Palace.

But in Yongshou Palace, I don’t know the specific situation. After all, Concubine Wan has never liked having servants serving her.

After His Majesty finished his dinner, I could only retreat outside the door and wait, so I don’t know whether His Majesty had taken Wu Shi San during this period.”

Zhu Xi frowned, and had already made a vague judgment in his heart, "Excuse me, Eunuch Su, please go and serve the emperor quickly. I should also go back to Jingren Palace to inform the ladies."

The two nodded to each other again, and Su Peisheng left in a hurry. However, because of Zhu Xi's question, Su Peisheng also had some doubts in his heart.

After all, he often served the emperor, but he didn't know when the emperor was infected with the Five-Stone Powder. This time it was even more strange. The emperor actually fainted in Yongshou Palace because of the Five-Stone Powder.

Not only the Queen and Zhu Xi, but even Su Peisheng began to suspect Concubine Wan.