An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

The people Lingrong sent to Ningguta have returned, but the news they brought back was extremely shocking - Zhen Huan was dead.

And Lingrong's people found a tomb in the mass grave, and the name of Zhen Huan was written on it.

Lingrong was so shocked when she heard the news that she slumped in her chair and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Zhen Huan's death was too sudden, and Ling Rong was a little bit unconvinced. However, the people sent over actually saw her tombstone, so Ling Rong could not help but believe it.

"My lady, please drink some hot tea. You look a little pale."

"Zhao Shui, inform the people below to dig up Zhen Huan's tomb. If she's alive, find her body. If she's dead, her body hasn't rotted away yet. Plus, it's winter now, so the body buried in the soil can still be preserved in its original state.

We must send someone to check and confirm whether the body is Zhen Huan or not."

Zhaoshui held Lingrong's arm and took her pulse. After confirming that she was fine, he nodded and ordered his men to check.

Ningguta is thousands of miles away from the capital, and it would take several days to get a reply even if traveling day and night. Before any definite news came, Lingrong could only send people to closely monitor the situation.

However, before the news from Ningguta could be heard back, Concubine Wan in the palace suddenly fell ill, and the imperial physician was summoned in the middle of the night to treat her.

Lingrong also rushed over. As soon as she entered the room, she saw the emperor holding his head in his hands, looking exactly like herself when she had a miscarriage.

Seeing the emperor like this, Lingrong roughly guessed the reason. She thought that when the poison was being used, Concubine Wan suddenly fainted, which frightened the emperor into this state.

Lingrong glanced at the flowers displayed in Yongshou Palace. Her warm fragrance was very effective. The Emperor and Concubine Wan were hanging out together all day long under the excuse of taking medicine, so it was normal for this situation to occur.

"Doctor Wei, Doctor Zhou, please go check Concubine Wan's pulse first. I think the emperor is fine, so you don't need to worry too much."

Wei Zhou and the other man looked at each other, then went to see the emperor together. Seeing that the emperor also waved his hand, the two of them retreated.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Imperial Doctor Wei and Imperial Doctor Zhou are both highly skilled doctors and will definitely not let Concubine Wan get into any trouble."

"It's my fault. I didn't notice that something was wrong with Concubine Wan. It was my insistence that led to this huge mistake."

The emperor looked really hurt, and no one knew if he had suffered any trauma. Ling Rong just glanced at him, then sat aside and took the tea brought to her by the maid.

"At that time, it was me..." The emperor sighed and looked at Lingrong as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

But Lingrong ignored her and just called Zhaoshui over and asked her to go see Concubine Wan. After all, the two imperial doctors were men, and some diseases were difficult to observe, so it would be more convenient to have a female doctor who knew medicine.

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

The emperor was busy with his own grief, and when he heard Lingrong's question, he just waved his hand and told her to make the decision.

"Go ahead and look at the water." Lingrong did not ask any more questions, nor did she care about the emperor. She lowered her head and smelled the tea in her hand, without any worry on her face.

The emperor waited for a long time without any comfort, and it seemed that he could not continue to remain silent in his sadness. He looked at Lingrong silently, forcing Lingrong to raise her head and look back.

"Your Majesty, do you have anything else to tell me?"

The emperor remained silent. He didn't know what to say. He couldn't say that he was upset at the moment and needed Lingrong to comfort him.

But how could this woman, who was usually the most gentle and considerate, suddenly become so cold today? The emperor felt a little unhappy, "What do you think of what happened today?"

"Noble Lady Wan had suffered in Ningguta before, and her body was already somewhat weak, so she couldn't bear the day and night favor.

In addition, as a medicine, it consumes more energy on the body. Although I am somewhat worried about Concubine Wan, I am more worried about whether it will affect the health of the emperor. "

Ling Rong sighed, and pretended to be worried and asked about the emperor's condition, "Your Majesty, do you feel any discomfort at this moment? Is the medicine that Concubine Wan gave you still as effective as before?"

The emperor shook his head. He had a calm expression and was still reserved towards Ling Rong. "I don't have anything to do right now. The main thing is Concubine Wan."

"I heard from Concubine Tian a few days ago that the emperor wanted to promote Concubine Wan to be his concubine. Concubine Tian was unhappy and came to Chengqian Palace to make a fuss for a long time. She seemed to think that she was more suitable to be a concubine than Concubine Wan."

"She is so brave that she dares to question my decision and even asks you to ask me."

"Your Majesty, you know that I am easily influenced by others, but I dare not agree to their requests, so I can only refuse them as much as possible. However, Tianpin and the Third Prince have the same personality and cannot understand my refusal."

Ling Rong didn't save face for Concubine Tian and the Third Prince, and cleared herself of all blame, "Your Majesty, you know them best. Even you can't control them when they start to make trouble, let alone me."

"Have you arranged everything for Hongshi?"

"It's all arranged. Eunuch Su went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to personally select people. Some of them have served Concubine Qi before, so the Third Prince will feel more comfortable with them."

The emperor did not ask any more questions, so Ling Rong simply said a few words, "Now the Third Prince still lives with the Fifth Prince, and their daily meals are served in silver utensils, so there is no chance of poisoning."

"There are too many poisons in this world that cannot be tested with silver," the emperor said, as if he had something else in mind. "For example, when the empress dowager died, no matter how much silver was used, it was still not detected."

"Your Majesty means... the Empress Dowager did not die of illness, but... was murdered?"

Ling Rong pretended to be panicked. She eagerly stepped forward and held the emperor's hand. "Your Majesty, do you know who murdered the Empress Dowager?"

The emperor's eyes followed Lingrong's hand and slowly moved to her face. He patted Lingrong's hand and said, "I only found some clues, but what I can't figure out is why you want to murder the Queen Mother."

"Yes," Lingrong did not break free from the emperor's hand, she responded to the emperor, "The Empress Dowager rarely asks about the affairs of the harem. Apart from her love and attention to the former Concubine Hui and the Empress, she has no special feelings for others.

I really can't understand who the Empress Dowager could have offended. Logically speaking, with the Empress Dowager's status and position, no matter what she does, everyone in the harem will obey her.

Your Majesty, could it be someone outside the palace who did this? Especially someone who covets the throne, hoping to shake your mind."

"What you said is somewhat possible, but I have already found out that this matter has something to do with someone in the harem."

"People in the harem? There are only a few concubines in the harem. It is hard for them to have any conflicts with the empress dowager... that would lead to murder."

Ling Rong knew that the emperor had already found out that it was Concubine Tian, ​​so she was not worried about being suspected by the emperor, "Your Majesty, is it possible that a servant did it, especially those who served the Empress Dowager back then?

It's a pity that Aunt Zhuxi is dead, otherwise we might be able to get some clues from her."

"There are many people serving the Queen Mother. I have already sent Su Peisheng to investigate. However, the most suspicious ones are the almond tea, the itinerant doctor who treated the Queen Mother, and the monk who prayed for her.

Those monks are relatively easy to find, but those wandering doctors are a bit difficult to find."

"The whole world belongs to the king. If we send more people to investigate, we will be able to find some traces. After all, they are well-known doctors in the martial arts world. It is impossible for them to disappear completely."

The emperor seemed to have no hope. He just nodded and didn't say anything more.

"Your Majesty, is there anything in the harem that I can help with?

There are many trivial matters and many people in the harem. Perhaps some people other than those who serve the Empress Dowager know some news.

If the emperor trusts me, I am willing to help investigate. "

"That's why I'm telling you this. You're the only one with power in the harem now. I want all the palace maids to be checked."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ling Rong wondered in her heart how big a commotion this investigation of everyone in the harem would cause. However, she could act quickly and shake out Concubine Tian and the maids around her.

However, the action was too fast, which might give people the impression that they knew the situation in advance. Ling Rong thought it would be better to spend two days to think about it.

"You are more obedient than the queen. You do what I say immediately."

"Your Majesty, I have only been in charge of the harem for a short time. I am not as easy to command as the Empress. I can only slowly get familiar with it and learn by trial and error. Fortunately, Your Majesty has granted me the power to assist in the management of the six palaces. Now I have gradually gotten the hang of these busy palace affairs."

"That's good. I have my own considerations for Concubine Wan's matter. Please spend more time to investigate the Queen Mother's matter."

Now, Lingrong is more convenient for the emperor to use than the empress. Especially when something big happens, he will come to her in fear. She is much more sensible than the empress.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Sheng." Wei Lin and Imperial Physician Zhou rushed out, and Zhao Shui followed behind them, walking to Ling Rong in small steps.

"How is Concubine Wan?"

"In reply to the emperor, Concubine Wan has already woken up, but she was too tired. After taking the medicine, she fell asleep."

Doctor Zhou bowed and replied, and he took out a prescription, "This is the prescription that I and Doctor Wei worked out together. Lady Wan needs to take it for half a month before her body can recover.

In the next half month, Lady Wan is better off lying in bed and resting, and don't do anything stressful or stressful."

What Doctor Zhou meant was that the Emperor and Concubine Wan did not want to have sex, but the Emperor still needed to take medication, and it was obviously impossible for him to stop taking the medication for fifteen days.

"Is there any other way? Concubine Wan's sister passed away. I recently planned to take her out of the palace to pay respects. If it's after fifteen days, she won't be able to catch up with her sister's seventh day of mourning."

It turned out that the emperor had already known about Zhen Huan's death. Ling Rong lowered her eyes. Even the emperor said that Zhen Huan was dead. Could it be that the person buried in the tomb was really Zhen Huan herself?

But Lingrong still didn't want to believe it. If Zhen Huan really died like this, how could the emperor who cared about her so much be so calm?

“This…I will go back and discuss with Doctor Wei to see if there are any drugs that can be adjusted to enhance their efficacy.

But it is difficult to recover within seven days."

The emperor's face darkened. This was definitely not what he wanted to hear. Doctor Zhou was old, and his ability to understand the emperor's thoughts was much weaker.

Wei Lin was a smart man. As soon as he heard it, he knew that what the emperor cared about was not when Concubine Wan would be better, but when Concubine Wan would look better.

"Your Majesty, I do have a medicine that can relieve Concubine Wan's symptoms, but it still needs some medicine to adjust its properties, so I can only send the medicine to Chengqian Palace tomorrow.

In a few days, Concubine Wan will recover and will not be late for the worship."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction and asked Wei Lin and Doctor Zhou to return to the Imperial Hospital as soon as possible to develop medicine so as not to delay Concubine Wan's condition.

"It turns out that Concubine Wan became seriously ill this time because she learned the news of her sister's death."

"I shouldn't have insisted on telling Lady Wan about this. They are sisters with deep feelings and cannot stand such stimulation."

"How did Zhen... pass away?"

"She caught a cold and passed away without timely medical treatment. When my people found out, she had already been sealed in a coffin and buried."

Lingrong nodded, but told herself in her heart that the emperor's people had not seen the truly dead Zhen Huan, so it was very likely that Zhen Huan had faked her death. After all, she had used this method to help Ye Lan'yi escape from the palace.

"Your Majesty has doubts about her death, so you want to see it with your own eyes?"

"You are quite perceptive." The emperor did not hide this fact. The beads in his hand began to rotate, as if he was thinking about something. "The Zhen family only has a few daughters left. I promised Concubine Wan that I would treat her sister well, so I sent someone to monitor her and told her not to leave Ningguta or suffer too much.

But she died suddenly, and my people did not see her die, so I thought there might be something wrong."

Lingrong didn't expect that the emperor had also arranged people around Zhen Huan, and she suddenly felt a little nervous. If the emperor knew that she had also sent people there, she didn't know how he would suspect her.

Thinking of this, Lingrong looked up at Zhaoshui, who immediately understood his mistress's worries, found an excuse to go and see Concubine Wan again, and left.

"Your Majesty, maybe she has suffered in Ningguta for too long, so she thought of this way to escape. However, it is not easy for her, a weak woman, to accomplish this."

"I have my own plan in mind, Rong'er, don't worry too much. Maybe you and I are too suspicious, it's possible that she is really dead."

The emperor did not say who he suspected. After all, that person was Prince Guo, whom he had let off the hook again and again, and he was also Yun Li, who was entangled with Zhen Huan.

But Lingrong had fought with Zhen Huan too many times in her previous life, and she could not believe that Zhen Huan would lose her life so easily.

She must have found a way out, must have other plans and intentions.

Ling Rong and the emperor looked at each other. At the same time, a sedan chair was carried into the main gate of Prince Guo's Mansion.