An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Zhaoshui remained silent all the way. As soon as he returned to Chengqian Palace, he sat in the courtyard, not knowing what he was thinking about.

At this time, Lingrong was still near the Yangxin Palace. She successfully met Su Peisheng and pretended to be very worried about the emperor's condition.

Su Peisheng had been tormented for a long time, and he spoke in a rather weak tone.

The emperor's condition was kept secret, and few people in the palace knew why he fainted. However, Su Peisheng did not hide anything from Lingrong, and even explained what Doctor Zhou had said to the emperor.

"The emperor really doesn't care about his health. The queen consort has tried to comfort him many times, but the emperor wouldn't listen to a word. In the end, he even drove the queen consort back to Jingren Palace.

I would like to advise you, Your Majesty, that even if you are worried about the Emperor's health, just give him a few words of comfort. If you say too much, I am afraid that the Emperor will vent his anger on you."

Lingrong had no intention of comforting the emperor at all, so she agreed very quickly and immediately changed the subject to ask about Concubine Wan's attitude.

"Noble Lady Wan is very smart. Whether in front of the Empress or in private with the Emperor, she has never advised the Emperor.

She just tried her best to serve the emperor, which made the emperor feel very comfortable. When returning to the Yangxin Palace, he even asked the servants to comfort Concubine Wan.

In fact, I can’t understand why Concubine Wan doesn’t care about the emperor’s health, but the emperor likes Concubine Wan more.

He was angry at the Empress who cared about him in every way, and he never sent anyone to comfort her."

It is no secret that the emperor does not like the queen. Although the queen is a bad person, the emperor is definitely not completely innocent for having ended up like this.

Ling Rong felt the same disgust towards both husband and wife, so he just responded and then asked about something he was more concerned about.

"When did the emperor start taking Wu Shi San?"

"In fact, I don't know either," Su Peisheng was a little helpless. "This matter seems to be carried out in private. I have never heard of it. Even when the emperor took Wu Shi San, he never asked me to serve him."

“This kind of thing is not easy to obtain, and it is very risky to use. There are so many monarchs who have fallen into this trap before, Your Majesty must know this.

Now the imperial physician has confirmed that the emperor's health is not as good as before, so why doesn't the emperor find out who is behind this and punish him severely?"

When Lingrong saw that Su Peisheng didn't know about it, she became even more confused and even began to suspect that the emperor had given himself the Five-Stone Powder.

"During this period, has anyone who was rarely seen before come to see the emperor?"

"This..." Su Peisheng had to meet many people every day, especially some ministers. Some of them he could only see once a month, while others he had to see three or five times in a day.

Therefore, when asked this by Ling Rong, Su Peisheng didn't know whose name to mention for a moment.

"My lady, if you ask me like this, I really don't know who is the most suspicious. But there is indeed one person, and that is Prince Shen.

Prince Shen likes calligraphy and painting and is good at writing poetry. He had been traveling outside the palace before and only recently returned to the capital.

Prince Shen was present at the Ninth Prince's Hundred Days Banquet before, and he had a long conversation with the Emperor all night, chatting about interesting things outside the palace."

Lingrong listened carefully, and was also weighing in her mind the possibility that the Five-Stone Powder was given to the Emperor by Prince Shen.

"I now have a guess..." Ling Rong paused slightly, as if she was hesitating whether to tell Su Peisheng about this.

Su Peisheng didn't understand what was going on. Seeing Ling Rong hesitate, he urged her, "Your Majesty means..."

"Recently, you have been paying attention to how many times Prince Shen has entered the palace and who he has come into contact with.

I suspect that the Five Stones Powder that the Emperor took had something to do with Prince Shen."

"This... Your Majesty, this is unlikely. Prince Shen is the emperor's younger brother. How could he present such a harmful thing to the emperor?"

"Eunuch Su, don't worry too much. I am just a little suspicious. You can pay more attention to it and use it as a way to clear the suspicion of Shen Junwang, okay?"

"I have no intention of contradicting your majesty, I just simply think that this fratricide is a bit horrifying."

"You have served the emperor the longest, and you must have seen a lot of fratricide." Ling Rong did not conceal her words, which scared Su Peisheng. He looked around hurriedly, fearing that someone would pass by and hear such bold remarks.

"Don't worry too much. There are only you and me around here."

"My lady, I am just worried..."

"No need to say more, I understand everything. You have two things on your hands now, and I hope you can complete them as soon as possible. Don't delay."

"Yes, ma'am."

Su Peisheng now has two things on his hands. One is to find an opportunity to drug the Fourth Prince, and the other is to find out the whereabouts of Prince Shen and report to Ling Rong.

The second thing is easy to do, as long as you put in a little more effort.

But the first thing stumped Su Peisheng. Asking him to murder the Fourth Prince was tantamount to forcing him to betray the Emperor and choose Concubine Sheng as his master.

But now that the emperor holds great power, if it is discovered that the Fourth Prince’s death is related to me, I don’t know what kind of extreme punishment I will receive.

Su Peisheng didn't dare to gamble, nor did he want to gamble.

"My Lady, regarding the matter concerning the Fourth Prince...I really cannot do it."

After hesitating for a while, Su Peisheng finally mustered up the courage to reject Ling Rong. After all, Cui Jinxi had recovered and even passed the emperor's order to become his wife.

As for the fact that she had concealed the plague from under the emperor's nose, Su Peisheng was confident that he could cover it up, and Concubine Sheng would never threaten him with this matter.

Su Peisheng is not a person who does not remember favors. He will definitely return the favor to Concubine Sheng in the future, but he cannot repay the favor by committing such an act of murdering someone else.

"I understand what Eunuch Su meant," To Su Peisheng's surprise, Ling Rong did not continue to force him, "Prince Shen's affairs still require you to spend more time on them."

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. I don't want to do what the Fourth Prince did because I am considering you.

The emperor had few children, and if one died, he would definitely order a thorough investigation. Moreover, the emperor was in very poor health, and he would definitely think that the person who murdered the fourth prince was plotting to seize the throne.

If the conspiracy is really linked to the Empress, I'm afraid Princess Youning and the Eighth Prince will both face the Emperor's wrath.

Therefore, I think that Your Majesty can use more gentle means and must not harm the life of the Fourth Prince. "

"I understand what you mean. If not..." Ling Rong suddenly stopped talking, sighed deeply, and quickly showed helplessness on her face, "I don't want to do that either. Eunuch Su, you should understand that too."

Ling Rong's words were very obscure, and Su Peisheng was quite confused, but he also knew that Concubine Sheng was most likely the one being threatened.

"My lady, I am loyal to you. If you are threatened by others, I will find a way to help you.

Please don't risk your life by doing something that could harm others' lives."

“I am also helpless in many things. The emperor is in a very dangerous situation now. I don’t even dare to tell him about this.

After all, I did intend to murder the Fourth Prince, and I almost forced you, Eunuch Su, to carry it out.

If the emperor knew about this, I’m afraid he would punish me as well.”

"Your Majesty, please don't worry too much. The Emperor cares deeply about you. No one else can compare to him."

Ling Rong had no interest in knowing whether Su Peisheng's words were more out of concern or fact, but the play had already come to this point, so she could only pretend to agree.

"The Emperor hasn't visited me for a long time. Now, the only person the Emperor cares about the most is Concubine Wan.

Eunuch Su, you don't have to comfort me," Ling Rong waved her hand, interrupting Su Peisheng's next words, "I will find a way to refuse the Fourth Prince's matter, Eunuch Su just need to focus on Prince Shen.

This may concern the emperor's health, so please be cautious, Eunuch Su, and get to the bottom of this as quickly as possible."

"Don't worry, Concubine Sheng, I will pay special attention to you. As for your visit today, I will also tell His Majesty how much you care about him."

Fortunately, there was no need to attack the Fourth Prince. Su Peisheng breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Ling Rong's back and returned to the Yangxin Palace with brisk steps.

But his happiness did not last long. Seven days later, news of the Fourth Prince's death came.

When the emperor learned the news, he sat on the couch in a daze for a long time. Su Peisheng called the emperor tentatively, but saw the emperor vomited blood and then fell down. If Xiao Xiazi had not been quick-eyed and quick-handed, the emperor would have hit his head on the ground.

There was chaos in the Yangxin Palace and the Prince's Residence, and all the imperial doctors who were on leave were called back to treat the emperor.

As for the Fourth Prince, he fell to the ground with blood gushing out of all his orifices and died. When he was found, he had already stopped breathing. No matter how many imperial doctors came, it was of no use.

In comparison, the emperor's situation was more important, so all the imperial doctors went to the Yangxin Palace and tried their best to save the emperor's life.

Originally, he just fainted due to excessive grief and would wake up in a short time. However, the emperor had damaged his body due to taking Wu Shi San, and Doctor Zhou's acupuncture could not wake the emperor up immediately.

This made the Queen very anxious. She scolded everyone in the hall and was so angry that she almost fainted.

Not only did the imperial physicians present dare not speak, even the concubines such as Lingrong kept their mouths shut, not to mention Concubine Wan and Concubine Qi.

But apart from the Empress, these two were the ones who cared about the Emperor the most. The crying sounds could be heard before anyone even entered the room, especially Concubine Wan, who cried until she fainted several times.

The Queen was already upset by the Emperor's fainting, and when she saw Concubine Wan in such a state, she became furious. She immediately ordered Zhu Xi to send Concubine Wan back to Yongshou Palace and ordered her to be confined to her house.

Although Concubine Wan seemed sad, she was actually happy. When Lingrong later asked Aunt Lianhua, she learned that Concubine Wan was very comfortable when she was confined in Yongshou Palace. She read quietly all day and did not look sad at all. But that's a story for later.

Now that Concubine Wan had left, everyone else sat quietly. Occasionally a few concubines shed tears, but they did not dare to cry too loudly, for fear of angering the Queen and getting themselves locked up in the palace.

Soon after, the Queen went to the Emperor's bedside to serve him personally. Only then did everyone's tense mood calm down and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Emperor's health has never been good. It is really heartbreaking to see him in such grief today." Tears fell from Concubine Jing's eyes, and they looked much more sincere than Lingrong's tears.

"The emperor has an old illness and his condition was so serious just now, but all the imperial doctors are here. It is only a matter of time before he wakes up. Sister, please don't be too sad."

Ling Rong comforted Concubine Jing and wiped away her tears with her handkerchief. She didn't want to continue pretending to be sad. "What is most puzzling is the Fourth Prince. What happened to him? Why did he die so tragically?"

"I don't know much about the Fourth Prince's affairs, because he is very strict and only the Empress has been there.

I heard from Feiyun who was beside the Queen that the Fourth Prince was poisoned to death."

No one in the hall knew the situation, and when they heard what Concubine Jing said, they all looked surprised.

Concubine Tian coughed and asked everyone to discuss in a low voice. She sat upright and did not look sad at all.

“But the sight of the Fourth Prince bleeding from all seven orifices was indeed too horrifying. Just hearing Feiyun’s description made my scalp tingle.

I don’t know who the Fourth Prince offended, but he was killed like this. The Emperor values ​​the Fourth Prince the most, so it’s no wonder he is so sad.”

Not only the Emperor values ​​the Fourth Prince, but Concubine Jing also values ​​him and is even thinking about providing for the Fourth Prince in his old age and seeing him to the end of his life.

It’s a pity that because of a dose of poison, Concubine Jing’s dream was completely shattered.

"The Fourth Prince has done so many wrong things, but the Emperor doesn't really care about him that much," Concubine Tian didn't care, and glanced at Concubine Jing with great pride, "Instead of trying to figure out what the Emperor is thinking, it's better to think about who harmed the Fourth Prince.

If the emperor wakes up and hears that the murderer of the Fourth Prince has been caught, he will surely be able to calm down and get over it as soon as possible."

"This matter sounds simple, but we have never been to the prince's residence. How can we investigate without any clues?" Concubine Qi sneered at Concubine Tian's words, but due to Concubine Tian's position, she only dared to respond secretly.

"We concubines have no way to enter the prince's residence, and these princes can't get out. So the ones we can suspect are the remaining two princes and..."

Concubine Tian was about to speak but stopped herself. She swallowed the words "Empress" and said, "There are only a few masters, and the prince doesn't have many people serving him, so it's not difficult to find out.

This palace has the power to assist the six palaces, and it is my duty to find out the truth, so if you know anything, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can pray for the Fourth Prince as soon as possible."