An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

The queen had been exhausted after several days of torture, and was now being treated like this by a maid. She had no strength to struggle. She finally raised her hand, but was knocked down heavily again.

“It is said that the Queen is virtuous and considerate to all the concubines and servants in the palace.

Please have pity on me. It's bad enough that I have to stand in the wind, but I also have to work hard to help the Empress to read the scriptures clearly. I don't know how exhausted I am after so many days.

If the Empress could leave Jingren Palace, it would be a good thing for me to die early. It's a pity that the Empress can't leave and can only chant in front of the Buddha. "

The maid pushed the queen again and told her to kowtow to the ground, making a loud sound, "You must be sincere when you worship Buddha, Queen, I don't need your servant to teach you this."

"You are so bold to treat me like this."

The queen gritted her teeth and uttered these words, "No matter what, I am the current queen. As long as the emperor does not depose me, I will be your master for life.

You, a cunning servant, dare to treat your master like this. It seems that someone is behind this. Let me guess, is it Concubine Sheng or Concubine Tian?"

"Your Majesty, you are joking," the maid finally let go. She put her palm on the Queen's clothes and wiped off all the dust. "I was sent by the Emperor, so I am naturally his servant.

The Emperor has made it clear in front of the Empress that if you have made a mistake and committed a sin, you should repent before the Buddha.

But the Emperor does care about you, so he sent a servant to watch over you and make sure that the Empress does not slack off until she has redeemed her sins and can see the Emperor again."

"See your face again? I'm afraid I won't live to see your face again under your control."

The queen lay on the mat for a long time before she was finally able to get up. There was no one to serve her, and she had no way of dealing with the nanny at all. It was good enough that she could say a few words. If she spoke too hastily, she would be beaten again.

"What are you talking about, Queen? Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God. As long as you recite the sutras seriously, how can you not be able to see the emperor?

Just like just now, I have reminded Your Majesty again and again to recite the scriptures, recite the scriptures, recite the scriptures!

But the Majesty relied on her status as the master and refused to listen to my advice, so I had no choice but to listen to the Emperor and give the Majesty some more advice. "

The maid clapped her hands, and without waiting for the queen to say anything, she left the temple with a message to continue chanting.

She trotted all the way and found Miss Sanger standing in the corridor.

The nanny's attitude changed immediately, and she treated Sang'er with more respect than the Empress, "Miss Sang'er, is Concubine Tian satisfied with my service?"

"The queen is very satisfied." Sang'er took out a bulging purse from his sleeve and stuffed it into the nanny's hand. "Aunt Fangze, please keep this silver. When my queen gets good news, you will benefit even more."

"Tell Concubine Tian to rest assured. The Emperor will never come to Jingren Palace. Concubine Tian's dream will come true soon. Don't forget me when the time comes. You can ask me to be the head aunt in the palace."

"You will definitely get some benefits," Sang'er patted Fangze's arm, and the two smiled at each other, "Then you have to learn everything about Jingren Palace. From now on, you will have to rely on Aunt Fangze to serve the Empress here."

"Don't worry, I know every part of Jingren Palace very well. I am just waiting for Your Majesty to fulfill her wish, and then we can move into Jingren Palace."

Sang'er didn't say anything more and left happily. Fangze kept staring at her back, and only spat on the ground after she left.

"You thought you could be the queen, you really like to flatter yourself." Fangze weighed the silver and smiled disdainfully, "It's just a little bit, and you really think you are generous.

If you and the emperor didn't have the same idea, I would really think I was willing to give face to you little girls."

At this point, Aunt Fangze became even angrier. She spat again, took the silver, and went back to find the Queen.

Not hearing the chanting in the Buddhist hall, the nanny slammed the window again and shouted at the Queen to start chanting.

The sound of the Queen chanting scriptures slowly came, and Fangze nodded with satisfaction. She went to the main hall to drink tea and let the little maid massage her legs.

Fangze also told the emperor all these things. The emperor knew that Concubine Tian had sent people over, so he didn't say much. He just told Fangze to just look after the empress. If Concubine Tian's people wanted to enter Jingren Palace, they could let them in.

Two days later, the Emperor and Ling Rong learned the news one after another. Although the woman who died in the Ningguta mass grave was wearing Zhen Huan's clothes and looked somewhat similar to her, she was definitely not Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan disappeared completely after faking her death, and neither the Emperor nor Ling Rong's people could find any trace of her.

But Lingrong did not give up. She also knew that Zhen Huan must have escaped with the help of others. When she thought about it carefully, she realized that the only ones who could help Zhen Huan were Prince Guo and Shen Zishan.

Shen Zishan had worked with Zhen Huan and gave the medicine to the emperor, so at the moment Shen Zishan is the most suspicious person.

However, the emperor also knew about this matter and must have sent people to investigate. Ling Rong and Zhen Huan have known each other for a long time, so she guessed that Zhen Huan would never go to find Shen Zishan.

Ling Rong, on the contrary, thought that it was Prince Guo who might help Zhen Huan, so she sent herself and Ling Lang's people to investigate Prince Guo's mansion, and even the Duke of Pei's mansion was not spared.

What Lingrong didn't know was that the emperor also sent people to investigate these two places, and even sent one more place than Lingrong, which was Prince Guo's mother's place.

However, in order to continue taking the medicine, the Emperor informed Concubine Wan that Zhen Huan was still alive. Unfortunately, Concubine Wan did not look very happy when she heard it. She took a few deep breaths before asking the Emperor where her eldest sister was.

When she heard the emperor say that the person was still in Ningguta, Concubine Wan's face changed immediately. She was not as skilled as Zhen Huan in hiding her expression. "Your Majesty, what happened to my sister? How did the news spread that she was dead?"

The emperor looked very calm. He looked at Concubine Wan and raised his hand to sweep the tassel on the pearl across her face. "You should know what happened. After all, Concubine Wan is the smartest, isn't she?"

Concubine Wan's pupils trembled slightly, and she blinked quickly, changing her expression into confusion. "Your Majesty, my sister is far away in Ningguta. I really want to know about her affairs, but the sky is high and the road is long. It is really beyond my reach."

“Your sister found someone who looked like her, had that person wear her clothes, and lie in her coffin.

If I hadn't sent someone to watch her all the time, I'm afraid she would have successfully faked her death and escaped from Ningguta."

"How could that be, Your Majesty?" Concubine Wan held the emperor's arm, "My sister and I were both punished to Ningguta because of the fault of the Zhen family. If it weren't for Your Majesty's kindness, I would have no chance to escape from the sea of ​​suffering and serve Your Majesty.

My sister was also very grateful for this and repeatedly taught me to be grateful to the emperor and to serve him well. "

"If that were true, I would still look up to you sisters. Unfortunately, your sister is not the kind of person you said she was. She tried to fake her own death and escape. Even if she died a thousand times, it would not be enough to appease the hatred in my heart."

"Your Majesty..." Concubine Wan was startled. She pinched her fingers so tightly that the emperor felt pain. "Sister is definitely not such a scheming person. She has a gentle personality. You know her best."

"I will spare her life, not for anything else, but just for you."

The emperor pretended to be affectionate and said things that made Concubine Wan feel uncomfortable, but she could only smile with tears in her eyes as if she was very moved.

“Your Majesty, I am so worthy of your attention.” Concubine Wan wiped her tears and said, “Your Majesty, I wish you could pay as much attention to me as you do.”

"If I value her so much, would you be happy?"

"She is my elder sister, so I will naturally be happy." Concubine Wan gave this answer without thinking, "Your Majesty, my sister suffered in Ningguta, and I think she really couldn't bear it, so she just did something wrong.

Your Majesty, can you give my sister a chance and ask her to return to the capital so that she can burn a stick of incense for my parents?"

"I have my own thoughts on this matter. The most important thing for you now is to take care of your health. I don't want you to fall ill again no matter what."

The Emperor claimed to be concerned about Concubine Wan's condition, but in reality he was worried that he had no medicine left.

"I am almost recovered now, Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Doctor Wei's medicine is very good, Your Majesty should reward him."

"His medicine is good because of his ability. I will not treat him unfairly." The emperor finally smiled when he heard that Concubine Wan was well again. "I am also very happy that you are well again. Su Peisheng, send dinner to Yongshou Palace. I want to have dinner with Concubine Wan."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor's meaning was obvious. Eating was secondary and taking medicine was the primary thing. Concubine Wan's face darkened. Although she knew that the emperor did not have any true feelings for her, she did not expect that he did not care so much.

It was as if she was a slave in the palace, who could be trampled on at will and had no dignity at all.

"Your Majesty, shall we eat here..." The Emperor stopped Concubine Wan from speaking with a look. She lowered her head slightly and said, "I am just afraid that I have wronged Your Majesty."

"You are afraid of being wronged," the emperor stared at Concubine Wan with a bad look on his face, but his tone was teasing, "You are just being petty."

"My heart and eyes are full of Your Majesty, how can I think of anything else? My health has almost recovered, Your Majesty does not need to worry too much."

"That's good." The emperor knocked on the table, "Then get ready. I will stay in Yongshou Palace today."

On the night that Concubine Wan "recovered from her illness", the Emperor stayed overnight in Yongshou Palace. At the same time in Jingren Palace, the Empress fainted from the effects of the poison. She was breathing more out than in on the couch and was about to die.

Late at night, the emperor learned the news. Concubine Wan beside him stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to go see the queen?"

The emperor was silent, and the only sound in the quiet night was Concubine Wan's faint breathing.

Concubine Wan waited for a long time but there was no response from the emperor. She was silent for a while and then lay down quietly.

As soon as she lay down, the emperor held her hand and rubbed Concubine Wan's wrist with his thumb. In the silent night, there was no intimacy at all. Instead, it was like a knife, which made Concubine Wan feel scared.

The hands were cold and the nails were cold and hard. Concubine Wan could not sense the emperor's emotions at all, even though Su Peisheng was waiting outside the door with his head bowed, asking the emperor if he wanted to call an imperial physician for the queen.

She didn't dare to speak or move. She just slowly slowed down her breathing and pretended to fall asleep again.

Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly spoke up, "What do you think, should I call an imperial physician for the queen?"

Concubine Wan didn't know how to answer. She moved her fingers slightly, wanting to pretend that she was asleep, but she couldn't do that. She could only speak hesitantly, "Your Majesty, the Empress is the master of the harem after all. It's only right for her to invite the imperial physician."

"What you said does make some sense, but the queen is now under house arrest for her own mistakes. Sending her to the imperial physician like this would be too lenient for her."

Concubine Wan fell silent again. She shrank her wrists and tried to escape from the emperor's shackles, but the emperor squeezed them tightly. "Do you think what the queen did was right or wrong?"

Of course you are right. The one who is wrong is obviously you, the beast who watched someone die without helping.

When Concubine Wan heard the question, this was the thought that popped out in her mind. But she absolutely dared not say such a thing, so she could only purse her lips and slowly shook her head.

"What the Queen did was wrong. The harem interfered in government affairs and plotted to murder the heir to the throne. Everything was wrong."

"It's just that..." Concubine Wan stopped talking subconsciously. She was worried about the emperor's attitude. "It's just that the queen is seriously ill. The emperor is a kind and virtuous person. I thought that the emperor would definitely not watch the queen suffer like this, so I asked the emperor to send a doctor."

"You are smart. You first put on the hat of benevolence for me and told me that for the sake of this reputation, I can't watch the queen become seriously ill. Even if the palace gates are locked now, I have to call a doctor for her."

Hearing the emperor's words, Concubine Wan immediately stood up. She was lying on the couch, "Your Majesty, I don't mean to threaten you with my reputation. It's just... I just think that the queen must have no other choice, so she made such a fuss at night and disturbed your Majesty..."

"You don't have to be so scared." The emperor's hand was freed from Concubine Wan's thing, and he rubbed his fingers, "I don't mean to blame you. I can talk to you like this because I trust you."

Concubine Wan was still kneeling. She knew in her heart that this was not trust at all. The emperor had already placed his people by her side, and he completely believed that she could not escape from his grasp.

For Concubine Wan, who wanted to escape from the deep palace and the emperor, this was undoubtedly the most terrifying thing in the world.

Su Peisheng waited outside the door until the sky turned white, but he did not hear the emperor's reply.