An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"I'm afraid she didn't return to the position of concubine, but you took it instead."

"What?" Xia Dongchun frowned, "Sometimes I wonder if the emperor did it on purpose. I am also a concubine and could be the head of a palace, but he made me continue to live with Concubine Tian.

I have to live my life depending on her mood all day long. Life must be so difficult.

If she can't return to the position of concubine, I don't know how long this will last. Sooner or later, my ears will be worn out by her complaints."

"Why don't you mention it to the emperor? It's really unfair for you two concubines to be squeezed together."

It would be fine if the emperor wasn't mentioned, but as soon as he was mentioned, Xia Dongchun couldn't help but roll her eyes, "Look at how attentive the emperor is to Concubine Wan on weekdays, how can I have the chance to meet the emperor?

There was no one to be seen in the Yangxin Palace. Either the Empress was there to comfort people, or Concubine Wan was there to keep them company.

Something happened to the prince recently. Even if I feel greatly wronged, I dare not cry in front of the emperor.

Anyway, things will end one day, so I will just tolerate Concubine Tian for another day or two."

"Your temper is much better now than before," Ling Rong used her handkerchief to tease the Ninth Prince, causing the child to giggle, "Even though Concubine Tian was of a higher rank than you before, you were not afraid of her. Now you are timid and have tolerated her for so long."

"If I were still alone, I wouldn't be afraid of her, but now that I have a child, I am most afraid of the noise at midnight.

Concubine Tian didn't need to use any drastic measures. She only needed to send someone to quarrel with me outside my window at midnight, and the Ninth Prince would start crying non-stop.

What's even more tormenting is that no one can appease the Ninth Prince except me. Tell me, how can I live like this?"

Looking at Xia Dongchun's appearance, she must have been tortured several times, otherwise she wouldn't look so scared.

"You have indeed worked hard," Ling Rong smiled mischievously, and deliberately brought up the matter of promotion, "You are now a concubine, and it is very likely that you will be promoted to a concubine. By then, you will be a concubine and she will be a concubine, and you should be the main seat of the Yanxi Palace. What should you do?"

"Don't say such terrible things." Xia Dongchun felt like she was sweating in this winter when she heard Ling Rong's words. She waved her hand and said, "Even if it's like this, I won't ask her to give up the main seat. At most, I will ask the emperor to change the palace for me to live in.

There are no main seats in Yonghe Palace and Zhongcui Palace, so why would I be trapped in Yanxi Palace?"

"It's ok to go to other palaces. The emperor was born in Yonghe Palace, so there have never been concubines in this palace. You still want to take the main seat there. You are really bold."

Xia Dongchun said "oh", and then she remembered that there was still no one living in Jingyang Palace.

"Jingyang Palace is not only small, but also far away from the Emperor's Yangxin Palace. People usually call it the cold palace. Aren't you afraid of a bad implication?"

"No matter how bad the implication is, it's better than being under Concubine Tian's control. If I become a concubine and still have to endure her anger, I might as well die."

Xia Dongchun was filled with anger, and was even thinking about how she would respond to Concubine Tian when she became a concubine.

But the prerequisite for returning the favor is to move out of the Yanx Palace first. Otherwise, with Concubine Tian's deep roots in the Yanx Palace, nothing good will happen to her.

"It seems like these days have really worn you out."

Ling Rong smiled and comforted Xia Dongchun. At the same time, You Ning and Hong Yu also ran over, looking at the Ninth Prince curiously.

Xia Dongchun was not worried. Seeing Youning wanted to hug him, she turned around and handed the Ninth Prince to him. "She goes to the prince's house every day and treats the Fifth Prince better than Huai Ke. People who don't know would think the Fifth Prince is her biological son.

Huai Ke couldn't see Concubine Tian these past two days, so he could only come to my Yixing Pavilion. He was quiet when he played, not noisy or noisy, and was nothing like Concubine Tian."

"The Fifth Prince was poisoned and nearly died, so Concubine Tian is naturally concerned."

Lingrong didn't know what to say about Concubine Tian's behavior. She kept her eyes on Youning, fearing that Youning might lose his balance and drop the Ninth Prince.

"What's more, Concubine Tian has no prince, so she has placed all her hopes on the Fifth Prince. Naturally, she doesn't want to see any problems with the Fifth Prince."

"Putting the cart before the horse, he is someone else's son after all, how sincere can he be to her?"

Lingrong looked helpless. The road to becoming a royal family was so difficult. There was nothing wrong with Concubine Tian's choice. If she had really done it, perhaps she wouldn't have to worry about Huai Ke's future.

But the emperor is ruthless, and who can predict what the final outcome will be?

"There is no other way. Look at the emperor's health. It is getting worse and worse. He is also very dependent on drugs. Everyone is thinking about their own future, but you are stupid and don't care about anything."

"I call this being great wisdom in disguise of stupidity," Xia Dongchun raised his chin proudly, "In this palace, my Xia family is only slightly better than you and Concubine Jin.

In terms of age, the Ninth Prince has no advantage at all.

The most important thing is, it’s been so long since the Hundred Days Banquet ended, and the Emperor hasn’t given a name to the Ninth Prince yet. What do you think I should be fighting for?

It would be better to stay in the palace and behave yourself. When the Ninth Prince comes of age, you can leave the palace and live in his mansion. I don’t know how carefree your life will be then.”

Xia Dongchun not only thought so himself, but also advised Lingrong to be more open-minded. After all, Hongyu was young. In Xia Dongchun's eyes, the emperor had basically no chance of living to see Hongyu reach adulthood.

However, she didn't dare to say this out loud, and could only make faces, trying to make Lingrong understand her hidden meaning.

"What you said makes sense."

Ling Rong didn't say anything to encourage Xia Dongchun. Xia Dongchun would definitely not be able to figure it out on his own.

The fact that she could say this was enough to prove that the Xia family had already explained the pros and cons to her repeatedly.

“But the emperor’s condition has improved now, so you don’t have to worry too much.

But if Concubine Wan is not dealt with, I am afraid that the Emperor will repeat the same mistake and continue to abuse his body."

"This is not something you and I can decide, not to mention..." Xia Dongchun lowered his voice, "Noble Wan is the medicine for the emperor. The emperor has sent people to watch her closely. Don't do anything stupid."

"You know a lot," Ling Rong also lowered her voice, "So what else do you know?"

"Oh, nothing. It's just that Concubine Qi has been secretly preparing for a sword dance or something like that recently, hoping to regain the emperor's favor."

"This is really not a big deal. After all, there is a reason why the Emperor favors Concubine Wan, and Concubine Qi cannot possibly replace this reason.

So don't worry too much, Concubine Qi won't be favored enough to surpass you."

Ling Rong comforted Xia Dongchun, and only stopped talking when she saw You Ning coming back with the Ninth Prince in her arms.

Ling Rong finally breathed a sigh of relief when Xia Dongchun took the child back into her arms. She ordered Zhaoshui to clean the snow off Youning and Hongyu, and sent all the other people away.

"Do you still remember that Concubine Qi and Concubine Wan had a feud over the murder of their father and mother? Concubine Wan was really patient and has not attacked Concubine Qi until now."

Lingrong also felt that this matter was too surprising. After all, if it were Zhen Huan, the first thing she would do when she returned to the palace would probably be to deal with Concubine Qi. She would never tolerate Concubine Qi being so active for so long.

But after thinking about it carefully, Lingrong also knew why Concubine Wan did not take action against Concubine Qi. It was completely because there was no one useful around her.

But if Concubine Wan were to murder the emperor, she would have the advantage of time, place and people, so she no longer hesitated and took action against the emperor directly.

“Just because Lady Wan won’t take action for the time being doesn’t mean she won’t do it in the future.

Right now, the most important thing for her is to win the emperor's favor."

"They fight for the emperor's favor day and night. I don't know when it will end. Concubine Wan is so favored, but she still monopolizes the emperor. It seems that she is really not afraid of other people's jealousy."

There was no way Lingrong would tell Xia Dongchun that Concubine Wan was planning to murder the emperor. She just nodded and looked puzzled.

"Maybe she is plotting something in secret. She is Zhen Huan's sister, so she won't be too clumsy."

"That's true. All of them with the surname Zhen are cut from the same cloth. They love to read sour poems and compete for favors. You don't know that the Prince of Shen has encountered Concubine Wan many times while visiting the Emperor."

"There's such a thing?" Ling Rong's eyes widened in surprise. She moved closer to Xia Dongchun and said, "Tell me more about it."

"In fact, I don't know how these two people knew each other. Anyway, they look exactly like Zhen Huan and Prince Guo.

Especially the Prince Shen, whose eyes were glued to Concubine Wan, and even after being discovered, he still didn't restrain himself at all, how shameless. "

Lingrong laughed at this shameless remark. She was still planning in her mind to spread the news through the female doctor beside Concubine Qi.

The female doctor left in Chuxiu Palace was called Lian Qiao. After Lingrong learned the news from Xia Dongchun, she passed the message over overnight.

Lian Qiao was a smart woman. She did not tell Concubine Qi about this immediately. Instead, she waited for the next time Ling Rong brought the news that Prince Shen had entered the palace. She took Concubine Qi to witness the "affectionate" scene of the two people - Prince Shen walked over quickly and told Concubine Wan about his longing and love for her without any concealment.

Concubine Wan kept shaking her head to refuse, but her feet did not move at all.

"This prince really likes Miss Zhen, there is no other reason mixed in, please believe me, Miss Zhen."

"What's the point of you saying these things other than making things difficult for me?" Concubine Wan frowned, "If I were still the second daughter of the Zhen family, I would naturally trust you, and even spend a long time with you to confirm it.

But now I am the Emperor's Concubine Wan, I cannot trust you, and I must even keep my distance from you, don't you understand?"

"You obviously have feelings for me, how can I understand that?" Prince Shen took another step forward. The two of them were already very close. Anyone who saw them at this moment would be shocked.

Concubine Wan was equally ashamed and angry. She took two steps back and raised her hand to try to distance herself from Prince Shen who was approaching her. However, she did not expect that Prince Shen would grab her arm and she was unable to move.

"Prince Shen, let go!" Concubine Wan waved her hand vigorously to knock the hand off her arm. "Don't say that I am the Emperor's Concubine Wan now. Even if I have never married, I cannot let you treat me frivolously!"

Prince Shen was stunned by the rebuke, and his mind finally came to its senses. He also took two steps back and distanced himself from Concubine Wan. "I was wrong in this matter. I was just too moved, so I lost my sense of proportion. I hope Miss Zhen will forgive me."

"Forgive?" Concubine Wan's eyes widened, "How can I forgive you, you are such a pervert?

Fortunately, I thought you were a handsome man different from the emperor, but I never thought that you were a dandy boy like Prince Guo.

You are a prince and you can get away with it easily afterwards. I am a concubine. Once the truth comes out, not only will my reputation be damaged but my life will also be in danger. Only people who can be deceived by sweet words will believe your lies!

I hope you can disappear from my sight immediately, otherwise I will call people to tell them that the prince is deliberately flirting with the emperor's concubines!"

"Miss Zhen..." Prince Shen looked hurt. He stood there, clenching his fists helplessly, "I fell in love with you at first sight and didn't consider your status.

Even if you are a little palace maid, I will still like you.

But after learning that you are the emperor's concubine, I also felt hesitant. This hesitation was not because of the emperor, but because of you.

This king knows that you are well-read and will not be limited by worldly views, but you have a blood feud and love affairs will only become a stumbling block for you.

So I have always kept my thoughts of you in my heart, and occasionally when I can’t bear it anymore, I will quietly come to the palace to see you.

Today… Today I couldn’t help myself and lost my sense of propriety. I will never behave like this again in the future. I hope you won’t be angry with me.”

"Since you know that I have a deep blood feud, you shouldn't provoke me with words. The current emperor is your brother, but he is not the ideal match for me.

If I have the chance, I will definitely leave this palace, forget all of you, and never see anyone again."

"Miss Zhen, you don't even want to see me anymore." Prince Shen's tone was very low. He wanted to take a step forward, but stopped abruptly. "Well, although I don't know how you are going to take revenge, please remember that as long as you ask, I will do my best to help you.

If you want to leave the palace in the future, I will find a way to help you. I will not let you be trapped in a cage forever."

"If you can really do it, I will look up to you," Concubine Wan raised her eyes to look at Prince Shen, and her tone softened in an instant, "It didn't dirty my... daughter's heart."

When Prince Shen heard this, his eyes lit up, and he took two steps closer, "Miss Zhen...when the golden wind and jade dew meet, it is better than countless things in the world.

If we are destined to meet again in the future, I will not let Miss Zhen down."

Concubine Wan blinked her eyes slightly, and after a while she said, "I remember."

The two of them stood under the tree hand in hand, and the atmosphere suddenly became harmonious. Their affectionate look startled Concubine Qi who was far away.

Concubine Qi was originally standing under a tree, and in her excitement she bumped into the tree. The snow on the branches was vibrated and suddenly fell down, hitting Concubine Qi and making her scream.