An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

After Lingrong discussed with Youning, they went to the Yangxin Palace together to meet the emperor.

The emperor didn't want to see them at first, but when he heard Su Peisheng say that it was Princess Youning who came, he happily let them in.

"Your Majesty." As soon as she entered the room, Youning ran to the emperor. She bowed to the emperor, then stood up and stood beside him.

The emperor was very happy to see Youning. He saw her in riding clothes and asked her how her horse riding skills were going recently.

Youning placed her hands on the emperor's knees, her eyes sparkling as she spoke, especially when she talked about things she liked, her voice was so emotional that the emperor responded with admiration.

"It's a pity that it's a bit cold in winter. My hands were stinging when I was riding a horse. When summer comes, I will definitely compete with the Emperor."

"Youning has been practicing for so long, I'm afraid I can't compare to you."

The emperor would not compete to be the first in everything in front of his daughter. He lowered his eyes to look at the back of Youning's slightly red hand, and after a while he looked up at Lingrong.

"Winter is a bit cold after all, so you should ride less these days. If you catch a cold, you won't be able to continue doing what you love."

"I understand, Father." Youning never argued about these things. After all, she knew better than anyone whether the weather was cold or not and whether she would feel uncomfortable.

Lingrong also nodded and whispered that she would take good care of Youning.

"Then when spring comes and flowers bloom, Your Majesty, please go horseback riding with me."

"Okay, I promise you everything."

The emperor agreed almost immediately. He patted Youning's hand and then changed the subject to ask about how her article was going.

"I have already written the article. I will bring it to Your Majesty when I come to the Yangxin Palace tomorrow."

You Ning followed the emperor's gaze and moved closer to the emperor's desk, "Father, have you been busy with state affairs recently? I haven't visited You Ning in Chengqian Palace for a long time. Hongyu is busy writing essays and composing poems, and Fifth Brother is staying at the Prince's Residence and not going out.

Sister Wen Yi is sick. Sister Huai Ke knows why she can’t go out and doesn’t allow me to see her.

The Emperor refused to come, and Youning was alone with her mother all day, feeling very lonely. "

You Ning sighed, resting his chin on the table and tilting his head to look at the emperor, "Father Emperor, why do I always feel like You Ning is the only one doing nothing in the palace?"

"How could that be? Didn't your mother tell you that Huai Ke couldn't go out freely because her mother, Concubine Tian, ​​did something wrong?"

"My mother and Youning have said this, but I don't understand. Sister Huai Ke has done nothing wrong, so why can't she go out either?

Father Huang, Sister Huai Ke must be very sad to be imprisoned like this."

"Youning." Lingrong called her in a low voice, raised her hand and beckoned Youning over, "Your Royal Father is busy with state affairs, so we should not disturb him any further."

You Ning responded and looked at the emperor reluctantly, "Madam, I understand."

"It's okay. I'm not that busy today. Youning finally came here, so it's good for her to accompany me."

"Really?" You Ning immediately became happy. She ran back to the emperor and sat beside the chessboard with him. "Father Emperor, I want to play chess."

"You have learned everything, but I don't know if you are good at everything."

"The profoundness of chess is not something that I can comprehend at such a young age, but I have read a lot of chess manuals and practiced a lot, and I am sure I have improved compared to last year."

"You are very confident," the emperor picked up the white piece, "Then I want to see how much you have improved."

"Concubine Sheng." The emperor's attention was all on the chessboard. He carefully observed Youning's every move, but did not forget to instruct Lingrong, asking her to pass on the imperial decree to lift the house arrest of Concubine Tian and her daughter.

Ling Rong nodded her head and immediately left, leaving the father and daughter to play chess together. She also went out to inform Su Peisheng about the matter.

"Indeed, the Emperor dotes on Princess Youning the most," Su Peisheng flattered with a smile, "Princess Youning feels lonely, so the Emperor is willing to release Princess Huai Ke and Concubine Tian from their house arrest.

I wonder who else in the palace now has such a face besides Princess Youning."

"Well, if you told me this when I first entered the palace, I don't know how long I would be happy.

It's just that I have been in the palace for who knows how many years, so I won't be fooled by your sweet words. "

"Look at what your majesty said, I am telling the truth." Su Peisheng was still smiling, without any embarrassment on his face, "Princess Youning is favored by Prince Yi, and based on this relationship, the emperor will always care more about Princess Youning than others.

Even the princes in the palace cannot compare to the princess."

Ling Rong obviously didn't quite believe it. She raised her eyebrows and glanced at Su Peisheng, but didn't say much in the end.

"Then I will go back to Chengqian Palace first. If the emperor is busy, please ask Eunuch Su to help send Youning back. Please remember not to let her come back alone."

"Don't worry, madam. I will definitely send the princess back to Xiao Chengqian Palace safely."

Not long after Lingrong returned to Chengqian Palace, Concubine Tian in Yanx Palace was released from house arrest. The first thing she did when she was able to leave the palace was to run to Chengqian Palace to look for Lingrong.

"You are still thoughtful enough to rescue me."

"You don't know how much effort it took to rescue you. Just because I said a few more words for you, the Queen even tortured me by making me embroider and copy palace rules.

Madam Fucha came over and was scolded by the Queen, so you probably don’t know about this yet.”

"What? That old woman actually dared to scold my mother!" Concubine Tian slammed the table in anger. She gritted her teeth and it took her a long time to calm down.

"My mother has also come to see you, right? Tell me everything you two said to each other, word for word."

Lingrong did not hide anything. She explained Madam Fucha's plan and subsequent actions one by one, and also did not forget to analyze the Queen's thoughts clearly.

"This old woman has a lot of thoughts. It's not enough that she killed the Fourth Prince, she even wants to dethrone me to make way for her and the Third Prince.

Hongshi is useless. It has been so long since he returned to the palace, but the emperor still hasn't recognized him as his son. What's the point of thinking too much? You can't win anyway."

Lingrong never wanted to talk much with Concubine Tian about such matters. After all, no one could change what she had decided in her mind.

"What Concubine Tian said is right. Those thoughts can only hinder you temporarily. When you regain your position, you can still suppress the Empress."

"You are getting better and better at talking. I owe you a favor and will make it up to you in the future."

"Thank you, Concubine Tian." Ling Rong responded halfheartedly, "What are you going to do next?"

"Isn't the answer very clear? Since the Queen killed the Fourth Prince, then she should be convicted of this crime.

They said that the Queen Mother had ordered the Third Prince to poison the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince at the same time, but unexpectedly the Fifth Prince was lucky and was not poisoned.

The Fourth Prince was in a miserable state, being killed directly by such a despicable method."

"This method is indeed good, and you are the only one investigating the Fourth Prince's murder at the beginning. But as for the evidence...how are you going to prepare it?"

"This..." Concubine Tian obviously had not figured out what to do. She frowned, hesitating, not knowing what to do.

So she could only look at Lingrong and ask her to think of a solution.

Ling Rong still had a smile on her face and tapped the lid of the teacup with her fingers, making a crisp sound.

"Madam Concubine Tian, ​​it is indeed not easy to prepare evidence for framing someone, but since you have investigated the cause of the Fourth Prince's death, it is not surprising that you have obtained information that others do not know.

Besides, there are only a few ways to poison. As long as you confirm what kind of poison it is, you can bribe the people serving the Third Prince and put the drug in the Third Prince's residence.

By then, both the witnesses and the physical evidence will be present, and the Third Prince will have no way to clear himself of the crime.

Even if this matter cannot be framed on the Queen Mother, it can at least cut off the source of the problem so that the Queen Mother will no longer have any princes to use.

By then, only the Fifth Prince will be left. You and I both know who the Fifth Prince is closest to.

Besides, the Fourth Prince once murdered the Third Prince, so it is reasonable to retaliate in the same way, isn't it? "

"I feel that it is not enough to just frame the Third Prince." Concubine Tian pursed her lips, still thinking about how to frame the Empress as well.

"The means to deal with the Queen are all in the previous dynasty. Your father has already started preparing, so the Queen doesn't need to be too anxious."

"You said in the past that the methods of the previous dynasty were effective, but now that the emperor has woken up, he has not taken any action. In my opinion, we still have to use the methods of the harem."

"The methods used by the harem?" Lingrong raised her eyebrows. She really couldn't figure out what useful methods she could use.

"Let the Queen die the same way the Fourth Prince died."

"This...murdering the Empress is not a good decision. If the Emperor finds out, Concubine Tian, ​​even if you are from the Fucha family, you will definitely not be able to save your life."

Concubine Tian rolled her eyes in disgust, and seemed to know that Lingrong was timid, so she reluctantly explained, "I won't ask you to do these things, what are you afraid of?

I will consider the consequences of everything I do, and I don't need you to talk too much, do you understand?"

"Of course I understand. Just go ahead and do it, Madam. If you need any help, just send someone to tell me at any time."

Concubine Tian snorted, still looking somewhat disdainful, "If I need your help with everything, it would be too embarrassing for me."

You don't know how many times you have done this embarrassing thing, and you are really excited about it now.

Ling Rong complained in her heart, but still smiled, "Your Majesty is right. I can only help with small matters. For such big matters, it is better for Your Majesty to make the decision yourself."

"It's good that you understand, but you still have to do what you should do. Don't think you can just sit back and reap the benefits."

"So what does the Queen want me to do?"

"I'll leave the matter of framing the Third Prince to you," Concubine Tian held her head high, "I did investigate, but I didn't get any information, and I can't help you with anything.

But the Fifth Prince has a good relationship with you, so I'm sure you can handle this matter well."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely find a way to get this done. If I can't do it, Your Majesty can still back me up, so that Your Majesty's plan won't be ruined."

"You'd better do it. I'm very busy on weekdays and don't have time to clean up your mistakes.

If you don’t do it well, the emperor will find out, and then you’ll have to find a way to save your life.”

Now that the work has not been done yet, Concubine Tian has already started thinking about how to get rid of the donkey after it has served its purpose. Lingrong sneered in her heart and nodded, which was considered as her agreement.

It is not difficult to frame the Third Prince. After all, it was the Fifth Prince who did it. All he needs to do is ask him to do the same thing and harm himself again.

After Concubine Tian left Chengqian Palace, Lingrong also thought of a plan. She sent Xiao Chizi to deliver two more doses of poison to the Fifth Prince overnight, so that the Fifth Prince would take the risk and frame the Third Prince.

One of the parts of the medicine this time is the same as the half in Su Peisheng's hand. It has almost no toxicity and will only make people feel unwell and tired all the time. It will cause death when combined with the other half.

The other one was a deadly poison, which was important evidence used to frame the Third Prince.

Xiao Chizi was very dedicated and secretly climbed over the wall at midnight and brought all the herbs to the Fifth Prince.

After the Fifth Prince got the medicine, he naturally couldn't believe it. Especially after hearing Linglong's plan, he immediately became furious and severely reprimanded Xiao Chizi.

"Fifth Prince, my queen said that if you are determined not to do it, I will take the medicine away and find a way to put it in Third Prince's room.

But if you are willing to do it, not only can you defeat the Third Prince, but you can also shake the court officials behind the Third Prince, thus giving you more say in the court."

Xiao Chizi quickly repeated what Ling Rong had taught him, not caring about the wonderful expression on the Fifth Prince's face.

“After getting rid of the Third Prince, no one will be able to compete with you, and the Emperor will have no other choice.

Fifth Prince, it is safest to turn yourself into the victim.

The Queen has sent a servant to bring the medicine. Please decide as soon as possible whether to use it or not."

The Fifth Prince looked at the medicine on the table and shook his head after a while. "The properties of this medicine are unknown. I cannot trust it."

Xiao Chizi nodded, took out some of the medicine wrapped in red paper, and directly took the Fifth Prince's tea and fed it to himself.

He even stayed at the prince's place for a night, and only climbed over the wall and left quietly at dawn the next day after proving that he was safe.

After that day, the Fifth Prince took medicine from time to time. He and the Third Prince still ate together, but like the Fourth Prince, he began to take naps alone from time to time and needed to be called to wake up and study.

The Third Prince had no idea what was going on and thought that the Fifth Prince was not feeling well. He even advised him to see a royal physician to prevent his condition from getting worse.

The Fifth Prince agreed verbally but did not immediately call the imperial physician until he fainted while reading one day.