An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Perhaps the emperor also had doubts in his heart, he did not directly say that he would confine Wanpin or Huafei to house arrest, but only asked the two to return to their respective palaces to reflect on their mistakes.

The people in the Imperial Household Department were not capable, so the emperor had no choice but to send Xia Qian out. However, after investigating for a long time, he could only come to the conclusion that Huang Guiquan from the Imperial Household Department was indeed Concubine Hua's man.

As for how the musk entered the palace, Huang Guiquan was knocked unconscious three times and did not reveal anything.

Even the musk under the Shuyuxuan tree, Huang Guiquan repeatedly assured that it was not put there by him.

We can assume that the musk under the tree in Chang Xitang and in Shen Meizhuang's sachet was put in by the scent leaves, but it is still difficult to find out the source of the musk in Sui Yuxuan.

Instead, some things were found out from Suiyuxuan.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Yunzi from Yongshou Palace climbed over the wall and entered Suiyuxuan last night."

"What was found?"

"I found out that he was investigating the musk under the Yuxuan tree for Wanpin. According to Xiao Yunzi, Wanpin wanted to know if there was musk under other trees.

Xiao Yunzi said there were some under other trees, and I went to check, and they were indeed there, and it looked like they had been buried for a long time."

The emperor immediately thought of Concubine Fang, who once lived in Suiyuxuan and whom he once loved sincerely.

But after losing her child, Concubine Fang behaved inappropriately, cried day and night, and falsely accused Concubine Hua of causing her to lose her child, so she was sent to the cold palace.

Now it seems that she was just like Concubine Wan, who lost her child because of the musk under the tree.

The only two people in the palace who could bury musk under a tree without being discovered were Concubine Hua and the Queen.

"Go check on these two people, Songzhi who is beside Concubine Hua, and Jianqiu who is beside the Queen."

"Yes." Xia Qian responded. The emperor only needed to wave his hand for the man to disappear.

The emperor looked at the memorial in front of him and felt quite tired for a moment.

For the first time, he felt that the palace was like a sieve. Even though he was the king of a country, he had to live in fear.

Three days later, the emperor went to Changxi Hall in person and lifted Shen Meizhuang's house arrest.

Because of Shen Meizhuang's words "I would rather die with fragrance on the branch than be blown away by the north wind", Chang Xitang was named Cunjutang.

Lingrong listened to Baoque's report and a rare ripple of emotion rose in her heart. Changxitang was finally renamed. This was one of the few events related to her previous life.

The emperor released her because he believed that Shen Meizhuang had not harmed anyone. I wonder if Shen Meizhuang will be the only one to be favored next.

"My lady..." Bao Que dusted off the antique shelf and spoke casually, "Before Concubine Shen was released from her confinement, Miss Cai Yue was sentenced to death. Will Bao Juan, Sister Bao Juan..."

"She will be fine." Lingrong was unsure when she said this. The emperor was willing to release Shen Meiyu, so he must have found out something. Ordering Caiyue to be executed could barely be considered an explanation to Concubine Wan.

The reason was that Caiyue and Xiangye colluded with each other and put musk in Shen Meizhuang's sachet, deliberately stimulating the musk accumulated in Wanpin's body during the New Year's Eve banquet, causing Wanpin to lose her child.

However, he did not explain who instigated Caiyue and Xiangye, and just sentenced Caiyue to death as an explanation. I am afraid that Wanpin would not admit it, and Shen Meizhuang would not agree either.

"Sister Baojuan, how could you be so confused?" Baoque was obviously in a low mood. She ran to Lingrong and pounded her legs. "I went to see her secretly a few days ago. Sister Baojuan started crying as soon as she saw me. She hid behind a tree for a long time before coming out."

"...Maybe she has no choice." Lingrong really didn't know what to say. The emperor didn't sentence Baojuan to death, not because he had any kindness in his heart, but because he just wanted to investigate further along the line of Baojuan.

But given the Queen's temper, Baojuan won't live long.

In fact, Lingrong had already seen clearly the matter of Concubine Wan losing her child.

Just as Noble Lady Fucha said, there were too many people in the palace who disliked Zhen Huan, and they were all just going along with it and working together to kill her child.

Whether it was the Queen or Concubine Hua, they all contributed to this situation, and even Noble Lady Fucha was not free from involvement.

Just like Huang Guiquan, he did not bury musk in Sui Yuxuan, but who knows whether he allowed his subordinates to be bribed by others to do this?

Just like Noble Lady Fucha, she called Imperial Physician He to the palace to discuss how to harm Zhen Huan. Who knows whether the musk entered the harem through Imperial Physician He's hands?

Because from the beginning to the end, He Anming had nothing to do with Zhen Huan's loss of her child, so who would suspect him?

Just like the Queen, she bribed Xiangye and Baojuan's families, and asked Wang to pretend to frame Concubine Hua and then frame Zhen Huan.

Although Cao Qinmo helped Concubine Hua to regain the upper hand, both Concubine Hua and Zhen Huan were "confined to house arrest". Who would have known that the Queen was the mastermind behind this? Who would have known that it was An Lingrong who proposed to control Baojuan and Xiangye's family?

"My lady, Concubine Shen is here."

Zhaoshui interrupted Lingrong's increasingly boundless imagination. Just as she reported, Shen Meizhuang came in with Caixing.

Ling Rong looked up and saw that Shen Meizhuang had lost a lot of weight. She was tall to begin with, but now she had very little flesh on her body. She looked so thin and fragile that it seemed as if a gust of wind would break her at the waist.

"Noble Lady Shen." Lingrong immediately stood up and bowed. Shen Meizhuang smiled and waved her hand, then sat down with Lingrong.

"I haven't seen my sister for a long time. I miss her so much."

"Now my sister has finally been vindicated, and now she has finally gotten her wish." Lingrong instructed Zhaoshui to make Shen Guiren's favorite Biluochun tea, with a sincere smile on her face, "My sister has lost weight, so you should take good care of yourself these days."

Shen Meizhuang nodded. She held Lingrong's hand tightly and did not let go. "Thank you very much, sister. You thought of me in the cold winter and often sent charcoal to Cunjutang."

"Sister, you are being polite. I just helped a little. If it weren't for Jingpin's leniency, it would be difficult to deliver it to you."

"Empress Jingpin is a kind person. I have asked Caixing to pick out a gift from my dowry. Thank you very much." Shen Meizhuang called Caixing over and presented the gift she brought to Lingrong. "I heard that you were injured. I have a hundred-year-old ginseng here, so I will give it to you."

"This, this is too valuable, I can't accept it." Ling Rong quickly refused, but Shen Meizhuang just held her hand tightly and shook her head, "Take it. Apart from this, I don't know how else I can thank you."

Shen Meizhuang was about to cry as she spoke, "In the cold winter, I never thought she would be so cruel."

Lingrong knew what Shen Meizhuang was talking about, but she didn't know what Shen Meizhuang's intention was in bringing this up, so she didn't say anything in response.

If Shen Meizhuang still wants to mediate on Zhen Huan's behalf, then she has nothing to say. She can only wish Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan to be friends for life and stop harming others.

"Don't mind, sister. I didn't come here to make peace," Ling Rong's expression softened after hearing Shen Meizhuang's words. "During my confinement, she never thought of taking care of me. To be honest, I always felt angry."

When talking about her own affairs, Shen Meizhuang's expression became even sadder. She stared at the broken jade wind chimes hanging in front of Ling Rong's window. The sound of the wind blowing the jade chimes was crisp and pleasant, but it hardly made her happy.

"But these are all small things. It's normal that she hasn't experienced it and can't think of it. But as for my sister's matter, I really can't find a reason to excuse her.

But I always feel that the trouble was caused by the sachet on me. If I don’t apologize to my sister, I’m afraid I won’t be able to sleep day or night. "

Lingrong really didn't expect that after not hearing Zhen Huan's apology these days, she received Shen Meizhuang's.

She didn't know how to start for a moment and could only say dryly that it was not her sister's fault.

"I just hope my sister will believe me. I did not bribe Baojuan to place musk in Ledao Hall."

"Of course I believe you, sister." Ling Rong held Shen Meizhuang's hand with her backhand and patted it in a soothing manner. "Then I won't refuse this ginseng. Just consider it as a return gift for the charcoal. Sister, please don't say that Ling Rong took advantage of you."

"Then I will let you take more advantage of this in the future." Shen Meizhuang was amused and smiled, "As long as you are healthy, you can have as many ginsengs as you want."

"Well, just take care of yourself." Ling Rong did not tell the truth about her physical condition. "Sister, you are finally released from house arrest. Don't let yourself be wronged."

Shen Meizhuang nodded. She was wrongly confined to her room and initially felt somewhat resentful towards the emperor for not being able to distinguish right from wrong.

But the situation is still unclear, and the emperor is willing to come and pick her up in person to lift her house arrest, which makes her heart flutter again, and she doesn't know what to do.

"Sister, you said the emperor..."

"What exactly do you feel towards your sister?" Ling Rong calmly finished the second half of Shen Meizhuang's sentence. She had never thought that after being confined for so long, Shen Meizhuang could still have some fantasies about the emperor.

Shen Meizhuang nodded and looked at Ling Rong expectantly, hoping to get an answer.

"Since entering the palace, my sister has been under house arrest. Isn't it the emperor's fault?"

Shen Meizhuang shook her head. "The first confinement had nothing to do with the emperor. Someone just took advantage of the situation. The second confinement did make me a little angry, but the emperor..."

"But the Emperor did not demote my sister except for confining her to her house, nor did he immediately conclude that my sister had done that."

"Yes. In that situation, I am indeed the most suspicious. I am afraid that Lian Huan and Lian Wanpin have suspected me, but the emperor has not."

When Lingrong heard this, she finally understood why Shen Meizhuang was not as disappointed in the emperor as she was in her previous life when she faked pregnancy to win favor.

Because she came to the emperor's favor too late and did not develop deep feelings for him, the emperor did not push her to the forefront as a target to check and balance Concubine Hua.

Even when she was most suspicious, she did not believe the so-called evidence, but continued to find out the truth.

Shen Meizhuang thought from the beginning to the end that the emperor believed in her, so it was no wonder that she was moved by the emperor's casual comfort.

"Sister, why do you have to ask me? Why not ask your own heart?" Ling Rong just smiled. She did not reveal the emperor's true face in front of Shen Meiyu. Besides, even if she did, Shen Meiyu would not believe it.

Did Shen Meizhuang really not know that the emperor was present when she was punished by Zhen Huan in the name of praying for blessings?

It won't hurt if the knife doesn't cut your body.

"That's true." Shen Meizhuang's face turned slightly red. She raised her hand to cover it embarrassedly, but saw Ling Rong smiling at her mischievously, which made her even more embarrassed for a moment.

"Lingrong you... oh."

Shen Meizhuang stretched out her hand to cover Ling Rong's eyes and told her not to smile at her, but she accidentally fell on the table.

"Sister Shen is anxious because her thoughts have been guessed." Ling Rong smiled happily. In the past, she had always seen Shen Meizhuang looking dignified, but she had never seen her like this little girl. It was very novel.

The two laughed and joked for a while before Shen Meizhuang took Caixing away. According to what Baoque had heard, the emperor went to Cunju Hall.

Lingrong didn't care where the emperor went. What concerned her more was what Xia Qian had found out.

But Xia Qie was usually elusive, so even if Ling Rong wanted to get information about him, it would be impossible.

But Xia Qian's last name is also Xia, so he might be a distant relative of Xia Dongchun. Otherwise, why not ask Xia Dongchun?

Ling Rong did it as she thought. She immediately got up, changed her clothes and went to Yixingxuan. As soon as she stepped into the door, she saw Xia Dongchun was about to leave.

Xia Dongchun circled around Ling Rong twice as if she had seen a ghost, "What a rare guest, what brought An Changzai here? Could it be that Concubine Shen stole something from you and asked me to help you make the decision?"

Ling Rong stood at the door and even opened her arms so that Xia Dongchun could see her clearly, but she didn't expect that Xia Dongchun would pull Ling Rong into the hall the next second.

"Don't talk nonsense at my door. If you get sick, you will blame me. My Xia family is rich, but we can't let you rip us off."

"Xia Changzai, I just want to inquire about something."

Xia Dongchun glanced at Ling Rong and casually brushed away the non-existent dust on her Manchu clothing. "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"I don't know how the investigation into Wanpin's case is going."

When Xia Dongchun heard that it was about Zhen Huan, her face fell. She couldn't understand why An Lingrong was always concerned about that vicious woman who loved to read sour poems.

"How would I know? My maiden name is Xia Dongchun, not Xia Qie."

Xia Dongchun reacted as soon as she finished speaking. She looked at Ling Rong with disdain, her eyebrows knitted together, "No way, you don't think that all people with the surname Xia are a family."

Ling Rong forced a smile and blinked her eyes to indicate to Xia Dongchun that that was what she thought.

"Could it be that being poor makes people stupid?" Xia Dongchun murmured to herself. She looked up and saw Ling Rong's smile again. She felt like she was going to have the same headache as the Queen.

"I really didn't know about this. You should just be happy that she is in trouble. Who cares how the investigation goes?"

Ling Rong didn't get the news she wanted, and for a moment she lost interest. "Xia Changzai must have something else to do, so I won't delay her any longer."

Before Xia Dongchun could say anything, Ling Rong bowed and left with Zhaoshui.

As soon as I walked out of Yixingxuan, I saw Noble Lady Fucha in front of the main hall.

Could it be that... the Queen asked them to go? Ling Rong's mind raced. She bowed to Noble Lady Fucha and asked tentatively, "It's a nice and sunny day today. Do you want to go for a stroll in the Imperial Garden?"

Noble Lady Fucha smiled without commenting, which made Lingrong quite confused.

"Speaking of which, Baojuan used to be An Changzai's person. You'd better be careful."