An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"Alright, I have my own arrangements for these matters. Just help me keep an eye on the Queen's actions."

"I will do my best." Ling Rong's smile did not fade. "You have sat for long enough today. I will not disturb you any more. Fifth Prince, take good care of your body. Your Empress Tian will help you deal with the poisoning."

Concubine Tian snorted disdainfully, but the Fifth Prince nodded, indicating that he understood.

Seeing that the two men really had nothing to say, Lingrong happily left the prince's residence, leaving all her troubles behind.

Zhaoshui was really confused when he saw Lingrong was so happy. After the two of them walked for a while, Zhaoshui started to ask carefully.

"My lady, what good thing happened today that makes you so happy?"

"It's not a big deal, I just found that Concubine Tian is sometimes quite useful."

Ling Rong was smiling. She couldn't stop smiling since she left the prince's residence. Now that Zhao Shui asked her about it, she smiled even more happily, "She would occasionally think of some ways to clear the way for me, although in her eyes, it was all for herself."

"Now that Concubine Tian has no power to assist in managing the six palaces, her hatred for the Empress seems to be even greater."

"Assisting in managing the six palaces is a small matter. The main thing is that she was demoted, which is an extremely humiliating thing. She definitely cannot accept it.

This is because her title was not revoked, making her half a level higher than Concubine Xia. Otherwise, she would be even more unhappy and would look down on Concubine Xia as well. "

"But I heard that the Empress had suggested to the Emperor two days ago that she should promote the empresses in the palaces to add to the joy.

However, things have been happening one after another in the palace, and there are indeed some happy events that have to come to the fore.

I wonder if your Majesty will be promoted to a noble concubine because of this."

"I have a son and a daughter. This kind of promotion is indeed very possible."

Lingrong is now somewhat confident about this matter. Even if she cannot be promoted, she is not afraid that more people will step on her head.

"But the Queen will definitely try her best to promote the people below her. I'm afraid she won't want to see me take the position of Imperial Concubine."

"Your Majesty is fine, there is a noble concubine position that can be promoted, and as for the noble concubine Jing, now the only position left is the imperial concubine position.

But now that the Queen is still here, I’m afraid the position of Imperial Noble Consort won’t be given easily.”

"You are right. The Queen certainly does not want anyone to take the position of Imperial Noble Consort, so this promotion is probably mainly to give Concubine Xin a few more opportunities.

Someone like Jinpin might have the chance to be promoted to the position of concubine.

After all, she has Wen Yi as her own child, so she deserves to be a concubine."

"Now that your Majesty has put it this way, Concubine Jin does have some chance.

After all, since the death of Concubine Hua and Concubine Qi, and the demotion of Concubine Tian, ​​the only concubine now is you, Your Majesty."

"So it is possible to promote three more concubines. The ones who are possible right now are Concubine Jin, Concubine Xia, and Concubine Xin. However, Concubine Xin should be a concubine at most this time."

"But Concubine Xin has been very close to the Empress lately," Zhaoshui thought for a while and still felt that Concubine Xin had some chances, "and with Princess Shuhe, it's not impossible for her to get the position of Concubine.

However, there is also Concubine Wan. Your Majesty, do you think the Emperor will…"

“The Emperor does like Concubine Wan, but it is unlikely that he can make her Concubine Wan.

After all, our Queen doesn’t really like Concubine Wan. "

Lingrong recalled how Concubine Wan was unwilling to observe etiquette. She ignored the Empress countless times because she stood beside the Emperor.

He could even stand beside the emperor with peace of mind and receive greetings from the empress.

The Queen Mother is actually a petty person. As long as she gets the chance, she will definitely save face for Concubine Wan.

But what Lingrong didn't expect was that the Queen didn't take any action against Concubine Wan, and just let her "act tyrannically" like this.

“In fact, I was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, I can understand it. After all, Concubine Wan is the only one left in her family now, and she only has one sister, and only one life that can be threatened.

The Queen has nothing to threaten her with, so naturally she can't do anything to Concubine Wan."

"What you said does make some sense," Ling Rong praised without hesitation, "She can even use herself as a medicine inducer, so it's obvious that she doesn't even want to die. As a lonely person, there's really nothing to be afraid of.

But if the Queen Mother is pushed into a corner, she will set a trap for Concubine Wan herself.

After all, it wasn't just the emperor who killed her parents, it was also the Guaerjia clan. If these two meet, they won't be nice to each other."

Zhaoshui followed Lingrong and entered Chengqian Palace with one step deep and one step shallow. She took off Lingrong's cloak and swept the floating snow off Fengmao.

"Xiao Chi was lazy today and the snow in the courtyard has not been cleared. Fortunately, the queen did not slip."

"It's only a light layer of snow. I guess the person in charge of sweeping the floor was lazy. Just let Xiao Chizi know and ask him to take care of it himself."

"The servant understands."

Zhao Shui cleaned the cloak and hung it aside. Before she had a rest, she was busy making charcoal fire to make the room warmer.

"Look at the water, take a break first." Ling Rong looked at her flying around like a butterfly, her eyes were a little confused, "The room is already warm, if you feel cold, just warm yourself up in front of the charcoal fire."

"I am not cold, but there will be a heavy snow tonight. I am worried that your majesty will catch a cold and your knees will be uncomfortable."

"That happened so long ago. It's amazing that you still remember it." Ling Rong had just touched her knee when Zhao Shui handed her a heater filled with hot water.

"My lady, put this against your knees, it will be more comfortable."

Ling Rong was quite obedient. Just as she put the heater on her knees, she heard Xiao Chizi's voice asking for a meeting.

"Tell him to come in."

Lingrong held the heater in her hands and watched Xiao Chizi rush in with things. She asked Xiao Chizi to warm himself by the charcoal fire as well, and then she asked him to explain his purpose.

"To answer your Majesty's question, after you left today, Imperial Doctor He came to see you. I asked him what he wanted to see you for, but Imperial Doctor He refused to tell me.

He also said that if the queen hadn't returned in an hour, he would ask the servant to go to the Imperial Hospital and bring back this thing."

Xiao Chizi brought the item in his hand to Ling Rong, "Imperial Doctor He said it is for the queen to use on her knees, just apply it once a day."

Lingrong opened the medicine bags and found several plasters inside. The strong herbal smell filled her nose and made her mind clearer.

"Doctor He is still as careful as before." Zhaoshui took the plasters and smelled them carefully, trying to identify the medicinal materials in them. "The medicinal materials used are extremely precious. I will apply them to the queen tonight."

"That's fine. We can't waste Doctor He's kindness." Faced with this medicine that can cure the knee, Ling Rong naturally wouldn't refuse. She changed the subject and looked at Xiao Chizi, "What else did Doctor He say?"

"Imperial Physician He said that he will not be on duty these days, and he does not know when he will be able to return to the palace. He informed the Empress in advance to avoid delaying the Empress's treatment when he is not available when the Imperial Physician is needed."

"He has some family matters recently and needs to rest for a few days?"

Xiao Chizi shook his head, "Doctor He said that everything is fine at home, and the reason why he can't enter the palace is for other reasons."

"Other reasons..." Ling Rong pondered over this sentence carefully. Since nothing happened at home and he himself was fine, as the head of the imperial court, the only possibility was that the emperor did not allow him to enter the palace in the near future.

But the emperor wanted to believe He Anming, so why did he suddenly make such a decision?

Ling Rong's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and she kept guessing various possibilities in her mind. Suddenly, she thought of Ma Yuan, and everything became clear to her.

Presumably, the Queen knew the truth about the Queen Mother's death through Ma Yuan, and that Concubine Tian and He Anming were both involved. The Emperor no longer believed Anming, so he locked him up and brought him back to his house to conduct a careful investigation in private.

The emperor can even take this opportunity to observe which minister is behind He Anming.

It seems that Concubine Tian is going to be in trouble next. I don’t know if the emperor will take Fucha family into consideration and spare Concubine Tian’s life.

As for He Anming... Ling Rong didn't know how much he would be implicated. All she could do now was to pray silently.

"It's okay. We still have Doctor Wei. He has taken care of Youning and Hongyu for a long time. He is no worse than Doctor He."

"But we still have Zhaoshui, so there will be absolutely no problem." Xiaochizi blinked at Zhaoshui, "Don't you agree, Madam?"

"Of course. Our Zhaoshui studied medicine the hardest. If he was born in a medical family, he would be no worse than Imperial Doctor He and Imperial Doctor Wei."

"Your Majesty, please don't follow Xiaochizi in making fun of me." Zhaoshui's cheeks flushed slightly, and she went to fiddle with the charcoal fire quite embarrassedly.

"The female doctors in each palace will have to trouble you to communicate with them from time to time to see if there is any valuable information that can be used."

"Don't worry, Madam, I keep in touch with them all the time, and the monthly allowance will be sent to them on time.

Because the emperor fainted these days, all palaces are very quiet, and there is indeed no useful news."

Ling Rong nodded and put the heater back on her knees, "The emperor has too many things to investigate these days, and he told us in Chengqian Palace to be careful.

If someone catches me by the tail, I won’t be able to make it through the New Year.”

"Don't worry, Madam. I will definitely control the people below."

"Your Majesty, I will do my best!" Xiao Chizi concealed the news and responded very seriously, but the next second he returned to his unserious look, saying that he would supervise the people below to clear the snow, and hurried away.

"He still has the same temper. Which eunuch in charge of the palace is like him?"

Zhaoshui also laughed, and even deliberately raised his voice, "You can't blame anyone else for this, you can only blame the queen for choosing him. If you had chosen someone as reliable as Aunt Fangjing, the queen wouldn't have to worry."

"That won't do. Your Majesty values ​​me the most!"

Xiao Chizi shouted from a distance, making Lingrong and Zhaoshui laugh out loud.

"Zhaoshui, remind him to leave a piece of snow under the pear tree. Youning really likes to step on the snow. Leave it for her to play with."

"Yes, ma'am."

With Lingrong's order, a large area of ​​snow remained in Chengqian Palace. The next morning, Youning was very happy and pulled Hongyu to play under the tree for a long time.

The two little guys even built a snowman together and made a lot of noise for the whole morning, which attracted Xia Dongchun.

Xia Dongchun was still the same naughty girl. She pushed the Ninth Prince into Lingrong's arms and went with Youning and the others to make a snowman, leaving Lingrong alone to coax a crying child.

Maybe it was because the emperor was old, but even though the Ninth Prince had given birth at full term, he was still a little weak, and his crying voice was as thin as a mosquito's. Lingrong's heart was gripped when she heard it.

So she could only sit aside, watching the three people, one big and two small, playing in the snow, while she coaxed the Ninth Prince in a low voice.

Fortunately, the little prince was quite well-behaved and smiled after being coaxed for a while. He especially liked the butterflies and flowers embroidered on Lingrong's handkerchief, which could make him laugh just by waving them in front of his eyes.

This is the same as Xia Dongchun. I like beautiful objects, from a big cheongsam to a small handkerchief. The more complicated and colorful the object is, the more I like it.

That’s good. This child doesn’t look like his emperor father.

Ling Rong was so amused that she didn't even notice Xia Dongchun sitting next to her.

"Why don't you give Youning to me instead? This naughty child is really driving me crazy."

Xia Dongchun didn't know whether she was tired from playing or exhausted from staying up all night, she yawned without caring about her image and hung on the back of the chair.

Lingrong brought the Ninth Prince to Xia Dongchun and motioned her to take the child back herself. However, Xia Dongchun did not move and asked with a pout why the Emperor did not need to take care of the child.

"Not only the emperor, but also your father, Lord Xia, will he take the child with him?"

"...I won't." Xia Dongchun sighed and resigned herself to holding the Ninth Prince back. "Before I got pregnant, I thought it was good and I could live happily all my life.

After I got pregnant, I thought it was okay as it was okay for me to have a child to play with.

After the baby was born, I found that he was really annoying. He cried all night long, and I couldn’t sleep well or eat well. He even gained a lot of weight.”

Xia Dongchun poked the Ninth Prince's face, causing the child to pout and almost cry. Xia Dongchun had to hold him in her arms and weigh him, before she managed to hold back the cry.

"You have gained experience in coaxing Ninth Prince. I teased him for a long time before he smiled at me."

"After all, I am his biological mother. If I had said a few nice words to Youning, she would have followed me. You should reflect on yourself."

"You're quite good at talking."

Lingrong tapped Xia Dongchun's forehead, and the two chatted about the child for a long time before she asked Xia Dongchun if she knew that the emperor was going to confer titles on the harem.

"I know this. Concubine Tian can finally get back the position of concubine she longed for. She doesn't have to glare at me all day long."