An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Chapter 451: Respectfully Decided

"Since it's not Shuhe, then it must be..." Cao Qinmo clenched her hands, "Madam Concubine Sheng, Wen Yi is still young, how can she marry far away?"

"Wen Yi is younger than Shu He, how can she get married?" Ling Rong lamented, "The original Khan died, Chao Gui had already remarried Mo Ge, but she didn't expect..."

Ling Rong let out a long sigh. The news of Chao Gui's death was reported back to the palace two days ago. At that time, the emperor was busy dealing with the queen's funeral and had no time to take care of his sister.

The emperor only sent an imperial edict to inquire about the reason, and the news that came back was vague, only saying that the princess died of an acute illness.

The emperor did not tell Lingrong the specific situation, so Lingrong did not know the twists and turns involved, but it was an established fact that the princess had died, and it was also a fact that Junggar asked to marry his own princess again.

"The princess died in unclear circumstances, the emperor should be held accountable, why does he want to marry another princess to the emperor?" Xia Dongchun was quite annoyed. She didn't quite understand. If they destroyed Junggar, they wouldn't have to send the princess to marry.

But what she didn't know was that the emperor would rather exchange a woman's happiness for the stability of the border, because this way there would be no need to start a war, and even less to make the people suffer.

For the emperor, exchanging one person for peace and stability is the easiest choice.

"The emperor made the decision to trade the princess for the stability of the border," Ling Rong sighed. She knew what Xia Dongchun was thinking, so she could only comfort her as much as possible. "There are many things that I cannot stop."

"Then we should defeat them. We can send a general and 100,000 troops to subdue these small border countries. Then we can make them worship every day and they won't have the courage to ask for the princess' hand in marriage!"

"Start a war? Have you ever thought about how many people will die in a war, including generals and soldiers in the army and innocent people on the border.

Our daughter is a daughter, their daughter is also a daughter. There are so many ordinary people in this world, not all of them are raised as preciously as we are, thinking every day about what to play tomorrow to pass the time.

If there is a war, they will be the first to be hurt."

"But their daughter is a daughter, and our daughter is also a daughter!" Although Xia Dongchun didn't have a princess, she always liked children. She became angry when she heard Ling Rong say this, "Why should we sacrifice our daughters? Are they raised with precious treasures just for the chance to marry into a foreign country one day?"

Cao Qinmo was wiping her tears. She agreed with Xia Dongchun's statement very much, so she kept nodding her head, "Yes, Imperial Concubine, we have spent so much effort to raise our daughter by our side. We don't know how other people's daughters are, but our daughter is right in front of us.

If we let our daughter go, it would be like having her heart cut open alive. Vegetables can survive without a heart, but how can people survive without a heart?"

Lingrong also knew that what Cao Qinmo and Xia Dongchun said was not wrong, but such words could not impress the emperor and could only make him embarrassed.

Although Lingrong was happy to see the emperor in trouble, this matter was unfair and the emperor had no intention of dealing with the queen. She had to do this well so that the emperor would feel that she had some effect.

only……

Ling Rong didn't want to send her daughter away to marry, so she could only think of other ways. Either find a girl in the clan and pretend to be the emperor's daughter and send her away to marry, or...

Lingrong suddenly thought of someone, that is Prince Dun’s daughter - Gongding.

In the past, when Lingrong was trying to win over Cao Qinmo, she also mentioned asking Gongding to replace the princess and marry far away. Unexpectedly, her words have now come true, and she really has to start thinking about it.

"Sisters, it is useless to just complain now. You are the ones who stayed because you have princesses under your knees. This is the most personal matter, and you can always think of some solutions for yourself."

Lingrong called for someone to bring water and change the tea so that she could break the sad atmosphere in the room.

Seeing Zhaoshui coming in, Xinpin and Cao Qinmo wiped their tears and took a sip of tea.

Seeing everyone's sadness gone, Ling Rong finally spoke again, "Do you have any good ideas? Tell us."

"Your Majesty and your brothers all have girls of marriageable age in their families. They are all daughters of the Aisin-Gioro family, and each of them has some blood relationship with the Majesty."

Xinpin let out a long sigh. She knew very well in her heart that if no suitable woman could be found, Shuhe would be the most likely one to marry. What Concubine Sheng said about not wanting Shuhe to marry was just to calm herself down.

"As long as the emperor adopts these girls as his adopted daughters, they will all be considered his legitimate princesses. In this way, there will be no problem marrying them off to Junggar."

"This is the best solution right now," Cao Qinmo nodded, "but I have a better candidate, Imperial Concubine, do you still remember Gong Ding?"

Lingrong had long known that Cao Qinmo would definitely think of Gong Ding, so there was no surprise on her face, she just nodded hesitantly.

"Gong Ding is recorded in Hua Fei's jade book. You should remember, Your Majesty, she has to call Hua Fei "mother", so she is naturally a real legitimate princess.

What's more, she is of similar age and not too young like Wen Yi and You Ning, so she is the most suitable candidate.

If Gong Ding doesn’t work, then the only option is…”

Cao Qinmo raised her eyes slightly and glanced at Concubine Xin, the meaning could not be more obvious.

Xinpin didn't want her daughter to marry, so she nodded immediately, "Yes, Gongding is the most suitable one. She is not the emperor's biological princess, but she has been raised in the palace for a long time. The emperor's kindness in raising her is no less than his kindness in giving birth to her.

At this time, she should stand up and help the emperor solve his problems, so as to repay his many years of kindness.

Madam Concubine Sheng, if I remember correctly, Princess Gongding should be kept in Chunxi Palace."

"Yes, she didn't want to go to the prince's residence to study with others, so she stayed in Chunxi Palace to study with the teacher.

She usually stays at home and rarely goes out, and never visits the Emperor or the Empress, so that everyone almost forgets that she exists in the palace."

Ling Rong sighed and acted as if she was in a dilemma. She looked at Xia Dongchun and said, "Xia Fei, do you have any good ideas?"

"I, what good idea can I have?" Xia Dongchun pouted. She quickly glanced at Ling Rong, "I want to fight back, but you and the emperor don't agree..."

"..." Ling Rong was also speechless. She nodded, as if she attached great importance to Xia Dongchun's opinion, "I will tell the emperor about this matter. If the emperor agrees, you can be a female general and lead the troops.

You will be responsible for leading the Qing army to crush the Dzungars and bring their Khan back to be his consort."

"Then why be a consort to the emperor?" Xia Dongchun raised his head proudly. "Send him to be castrated and become a little eunuch who is hated by everyone."

"You are really bold." Ling Rong put away her smile. She really had no way to deal with Xia Dongchun's temper. She looked at Cao Qinmo and Tianpin, "I will naturally tell the emperor what you two sisters think. Don't worry, the emperor will definitely not be willing to give up Shuhe and Wenyi."

"Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty. I will not disturb you any further and will leave now."

Cao Qinmo bowed first, and she and Xinpin both went out with worried looks on their faces. After all, if the marriage could not be settled for a while, their daughter would be at risk of being married off.

Xia Dongchun was not in a hurry to leave. She looked at Ling Rong expectantly, "Do you think the emperor will agree to go to war?"

"What are you thinking about?" Ling Rong was helpless. "If the emperor agreed, why would he talk about marriage? Why would he need me to test the two concubines?"

"You mean... the emperor really wants to send one between Shuhe and Wen Yi?"

Lingrong didn't say anything, she just nodded slightly.

Xia Dongchun snorted, and after a moment she patted her chest thankfully, "Sometimes I am also thankful that I gave birth to a boy. If it was also a princess, I don't know how much worry and tears I would have shed."

"It's fine if you just tell me this, but don't let others hear it. If someone doesn't know, they might think you're showing off that you gave birth to a prince."

"If I wasn't suddenly pregnant, I wouldn't want to give birth. You know how painful it is to give birth." Xia Dongchun wrinkled his nose, "Besides, the emperor doesn't like me. He didn't even look at the baby after I gave birth.

If you don’t know me, you would think I’m some kind of deity who can give birth to a child alone.

I envy Lady Qi now. She doesn’t have a child, but she can still look down on anyone and make fun of them. Anyone who wants to harm her can’t find a way out.”

"How do you know there is no way out?" Ling Rong touched her newly acquired jade ruyi, "Noble Lady Qi caused Noble Lady Wan's family to be broken up. If Noble Lady Wan had not entered the palace, there would be no capable person, and Noble Lady Qi would have been plotted against long ago.

Don't you know what her sister is thinking and what she is doing?"

"Her sister? She likes to read sour poems and seduce the emperor's brothers. When her own child died, she turned the harem upside down.

If something happens to other people's children, she will just say a few hypocritical words of comfort. Well...what else can she say?"

"This..." Ling Rong laughed in silence. What Xia Dongchun said could not be said to be completely right. From a certain perspective, Zhen Huan was indeed such a person.

"Anyway, there will be no real peace in the palace. Unless we have nothing to fight about, we can be completely quiet."

"What is there to fight for? The Emperor's favor is now reserved for Concubine Wan alone. Others cannot fight for it even if they want to, so just be quiet."

"Alright," Ling Rong stood up, and Xia Dongchun naturally followed suit, "You've stayed here long enough. The Ninth Prince misses you so much. Go back and see him."

"We haven't even had a few words yet and you're already chasing me away," Xia Dongchun flicked her handkerchief, "It's true that now that you have power in the palace, you're so busy that you don't even care about your sisters.

You'd better sit in the back seat, otherwise it would be a shame for you to do so much.

Anyway, the most quarrelsome Concubine Tian has been confined to her house. She plotted to murder the queen and the prince. I think her life is in jeopardy. "

"You are getting bolder and bolder." Ling Rong quickly blocked Xia Dongchun's mouth, "Don't talk nonsense, or you will be punished with a slash of red."

"One Zhang Red? What is that?" Xia Dongchun blinked. She didn't know what the punishment was, but she shook her waist unconsciously. "Forget it, you'd better not say it. It must not be a good thing."

Xia Dongchun felt a chill in his waist, and immediately shook his head, quickened his pace and left.

Ling Rong did not say much. Anyway, Xia Dongchun would never see Concubine Hua again in this life. As a concubine, she would not be rewarded with a hundred lashes so easily.

"The emperor's health is getting worse and worse. He doesn't want to bother with anything that can be solved with a marriage," Ling Rong closed her eyes and let Zhaoshui pinch her forehead. "As long as you tell the emperor Gong Ding's name, he will definitely agree."

"Poor Princess Gongding doesn't even have a mother, and was pushed out by two concubines who had nothing to do with her in just a few words."

Lingrong was actually the person who disregarded Gongding's wishes as mentioned by Zhaoshui, but she hid it well and did not bring it up on her own initiative.

"Gong Ding's fate was rough. She had a very strong character, exactly like her father.

But now her personality has become quiet, and she is always polite when walking in the harem, so that no one can find fault with her.

She is doing this to protect herself. I only hope that she can still retain her father's bravery and strength, so that she won't suffer from the struggles in the harem after marrying far away."

Lingrong sighed, she held Zhaoshui's arm and motioned her to stop, "Now I can only say, fortunately it wasn't Youning. I shouldn't feel so lucky, but I can't stop.

Well, Zhaoshui, you should also go to the private storehouse and see if there is anything that can be used as a dowry. Then add more dowry for Gongding, and don't let her be looked down upon by others."

Zhaoshui nodded and took care of Mujin while they opened the warehouse to count the items.

At this moment, Lingrong finally sent everyone away. She rested for a while, then hurried to the Yangxin Palace to inform the emperor that Princess Gongding was the most suitable person to marry far away.

The emperor just needs someone to marry far away, and he doesn't care whether that person is Gongding or Shuhe.

But after all, she was not his biological daughter, so the emperor's mood improved a lot, and he even happily said several times that Lingrong had done a good job.

Lingrong naturally would not take all the "credit" for herself. She told the emperor that she had left behind Concubine Jin and Concubine Xin, so that the emperor would know who was sharing his worries.

But the emperor didn't care and only gave the reward to Lingrong.

After conferring the title of Heshuo Princess on Gongding, the emperor decided that Gongding would marry the princess and even issued an edict, asking the Imperial Household Department to prepare a dowry similar to that of Princess Chaogui so as not to let Gongding down.

Ming Lingrong was also instructed by the Emperor to personally arrange everything for Gong Ding, which naturally included persuading Gong Ding to go to the marriage and not cause any trouble.

Poor Gongding knew nothing. While she was still enjoying the plum blossoms in Chunxi Palace, she was already destined to marry far away in a month.

Lingrong also followed the emperor's instructions and came to the door of Chunxi Palace with generous rewards to bring the news to Gongding.

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