An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Lingrong stood at the door of Chunxi Palace, with a large number of rewards behind her, but she still felt a little uneasy in her heart, always feeling that Gongding would not honestly go to marry.

But the emperor threw this hot potato to Lingrong, so she had to handle it. Lingrong did not hesitate any more and led everyone in.

Gong Ding was swinging on the swing. When she saw Ling Rong coming, she immediately frowned and sat on the swing without getting off immediately.

It was not until all the rewards were carried in that Gong Ding's expression changed slightly. She jumped off the swing and saluted Ling Rong.

"Greetings to Her Majesty Concubine Sheng."

"Stand up, Gong Ding." Ling Rong did not care about Gong Ding's disrespect. "I came here today to help your father deliver the reward."

"I have not done anything meritorious in the palace. Why would Your Majesty suddenly want to reward me?"

"This is a long story. Would you mind inviting me in for a seat?"

Gong Ding did not leave immediately. She glanced at Ling Rong and the rewards behind her, and her tone suddenly became very tough, "My Lady Concubine Sheng, I'm afraid I can't invite you in to sit for a while.

Please take this reward back with you today. I have no merit in the court and I am not worthy of this gift."

"This is a reward from your royal father. There is no reason to return it." Ling Rong's tone was equally firm, and she did not wait for Gong Ding's invitation, but directly led people into the main hall of Chunxi Palace.

Gong Ding came over later. When she entered the room, Ling Rong was already seated, as if Gong Ding was the one who came to pay a visit.

"Empress Sheng, is it inappropriate to come here uninvited?"

“If it weren’t for the Emperor’s order, I would definitely not come here to disturb you.

But since the emperor asked me to do it, I will do it. As the emperor's daughter, you should understand me."

Gong Ding snorted in dissatisfaction. She sat opposite Ling Rong and drank a sip of tea resentfully, "Your Highness, Imperial Concubine Sheng knows very well whose daughter I am.

I know very well why Concubine Sheng brought these gifts today."

"Now that you know, I don't have to explain anymore," Ling Rong sighed, "The Emperor has no other choice, otherwise why would he let you suffer like this?"

"Why is there no solution? Everyone wants to have a son to carry on the family line, but in the end, what happens? Why does it become a matter of marrying a woman far away to bless their son to continue the family line?

Is there no other solution in the world except sacrificing the woman's happiness?"

"As a mother, I naturally understand the pain in your heart. However, when it comes to national affairs, we must put the world first. For the sake of friendship between our two countries, I can only let you suffer some grievances."

Lingrong had already said these words to several concubines yesterday, and they still couldn't accept it, let alone the woman in front of them who was really going to marry far away.

Although what Lingrong said made sense, she had no confidence because she did not approve of women marrying off as a foreigner in her heart.

But people are very strange. They don't want their daughters to marry far away, nor do they want their sons to go to the front line.

These are matters of life and death, and there is no way to give up on anything.

For the emperor, whether to marry a foreign princess is a decision. Lingrong cannot say that the emperor is wrong, but she also cannot say in front of Gongding that the emperor's decision is right.

"Noble Concubine Sheng also has a daughter, right? Then why didn't you ask your daughter to marry? Is it because she is your own daughter that you are reluctant to let her go?"

Gong Ding was not someone who was easy to bully. Her eyebrows were raised and her face turned red with anger, "Just because I am not your biological child, you can send me away as a tool at will.

Just because I don't want to go to war with Junggar, I have to sacrifice my happiness.

I came to the palace, has any of you ladies ever come to show concern for me?

If I didn't have some ability to subdue those servants in Chunxi Palace, I would have been bullied to death by them!

When you encounter problems, you come to me. Don't you think about why I should marry a cold-blooded person like you!"

Before Lingrong came, she knew that things would not be resolved so easily. Now, hearing Gongding retorting while suppressing his tears, she did not feel any displeasure in her heart, only pure helplessness.

"Gong Ding, if I could decide, I would not ask you to marry," Ling Rong tried to explain, "It's not that the emperor has not thought of other ways, but the Junggars have become increasingly powerful in recent years. Although the generals in the court can lead the troops to the battle, the journey is long, so they must send food and grass first.

Last year, there were disasters everywhere in the world. Food and fodder reserves were already insufficient, and now it is the turn of spring and winter, so they are even less.

Gongding, you are the daughter of Prince Dun, and you know the military affairs best.

Think carefully, how can we go to war in the current situation? If we don't use this opportunity to make peace, the people in the border areas will not be able to live in peace."

"So what!" Gong Ding simply couldn't listen to these great principles. She put her hands on the table and leaned in front of Ling Rong, "What does this world have to do with me? Why should I take the responsibility!

I would rather die here than go to a strange place, marry a stranger and live a hopeless life!"

"Gong Ding, don't talk nonsense." Ling Rong was stunned for a moment, but still interrupted Gong Ding's words, "Although death is inevitable, as long as you are alive, there is always a way to live better.

Rather than dying and being the end of it all, it is better to think of some ways to gain more benefits and make your life better in Junggar.

Mog is just a man after all. If you want, you can always control him. If you hate him, you are the easiest person to kill him. "

Gong Ding's chest heaved. She knew that the life that Concubine Sheng talked about was not what she wanted, but she also knew that she had no room to refuse.

There is nothing I can do except die. But if I die, I will have nothing.

Thinking of this, Gong Ding's tears fell. She felt very aggrieved at this moment. She didn't want to face her own life, and she didn't want her tears to be discovered by Lingrong.

She could only wipe her tears randomly and try her best to suppress her cries of grievance.

Lingrong didn't say much, she just handed over her handkerchief, but Gongding knocked it down.

"Empress Sheng, please go back and report to the Emperor. I agree."

Gong Ding waved her hand and pointed to the door. Her tone was extremely harsh, and she just drove people away directly without any regard for Lingrong's face.

Ling Rong remained calm and just looked at Gong Ding. The servants serving in the hall did not dare to say a word and held their breath for fear that the imperial concubine would vent her anger on other people.

Seeing that Lingrong refused to leave, Gong Ding raised his finger and it trembled. He wanted to maintain his dignity, but finally put it down.

"Come here, bring in the emperor's rewards one by one and show them to the princess. If there is anything missing, there is no need to report to the emperor. I will make up for it for her."

Everyone had no choice but to agree. Even though Gong Ding was unwilling, the large amount of rewards were still reviewed by Gong Ding one by one.

It was not until around noon that all the rewards were read. Ling Rong finally stood up, gave Gong Ding a few words of advice, and then left Chunxi Palace.

Hearing that Gong Ding was willing to marry, the emperor and several concubines in the harem who had daughters all breathed a sigh of relief, especially Concubine Xin, who happily ran to Chengqian Palace and chatted with Lingrong for an hour about parenting.

Lingrong's ears hurt from listening to this, but she could only deal with it. Fortunately, Cao Qinmo also rushed over and helped Lingrong share the "firepower".

For Lingrong, what she has to do has just begun. The dowry Gong Ding has set is very generous, and Lingrong needs to prepare it together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prevent anyone from having any bad intentions.

In addition, Lingrong also has to take care of the Queen's funeral.

But three thousand taels of silver was indeed a bit shabby. During the process of arranging the funeral rites, Ling Rong could only reduce the burial objects again and again to ensure that the mourning ceremony for the Queen was decent enough.

This also resulted in only the two jade bracelets that the queen loved the most lying in the coffin with the queen.

The emperor once told the queen that he wished he had these jade bracelets so that they could see each other day and night. However, the queen now only has these two jade bracelets to accompany her. Even when she was buried, her identity was no longer that of the queen, but only that of a noble concubine.

The last thing the deceased queen did was to help Gongding postpone the wedding for another three months. Although Gongding did not receive any care from the queen, he also cried sincerely in front of the queen's spirit.

On the other hand, the Third Prince just managed to squeeze out a few tears, and he looked even colder than the Fifth Prince.

Seeing the Third Prince like this, the Emperor was naturally unwilling to restore the Third Prince to the clan status. In a rage, he even drove the Third Prince out of the palace and told him to go find his father on his own and not have anything to do with him.

As a result, the Fifth Prince was the only adult prince left in the palace. He was naturally very proud and believed that he was the only one who could sit on the throne. When facing Ling Rong, he was no longer as tolerant and respectful as before.

However, Lingrong has a high position and the power to assist in managing the six palaces, making her the most likely person to sit on the throne of Queen. Although the Fifth Prince looks down on Lingrong's family background, he still admires her methods, so he did not turn to others. From time to time, he would go to Chengqian Palace under the pretext of studying with Hongyu.

It's not that Lingrong didn't notice the arrogance in the Fifth Prince's character. It's just that after choosing among the several royal heirs in the palace, only the Fifth Prince is still useful, so Lingrong has tolerated him until now.

If the emperor could wait until Hongyu grew up, Lingrong would never be lenient towards the Fifth Prince.

Lingrong watched the Fifth Prince enter the courtyard. The two of them just nodded to each other and went about their own business. Zhaoshui followed Lingrong, "Madam, the Fifth Prince is already this old, and it's a bit too late to get married..."

Zhaoshui didn't know how to comment, so she could only shut her mouth, but she still stared at Lingrong, trying to make her understand what she meant.

"Fifth Prince had bad luck. First his biological mother passed away, then Third Prince's mother passed away. After they both finally came out of mourning, they fought for the throne, so the Emperor had no time to think about them.

The matter was finally resolved, but the Queen was poisoned again by Concubine Tian.

I will have to observe mourning for another three months, so I can only postpone it again and again."

Zhaoshui understood the twists and turns in this matter, but she also knew that if the emperor wanted, the mourning period and the fact that her brother had not married were not important.

The Fifth Prince has not married yet, the only possible reason is that the Emperor did it on purpose.

"Fifth Prince is also pitiful," Zhaoshui sighed, "Fortunately our prince is young, otherwise he would have been delayed like this."

Ling Rong also sighed, but the reasons for their sighs were completely different. "If Hongyu was the same age as the Fifth Prince, I wouldn't have to worry so much and make calculations every day."

"Your Majesty, if Concubine Tian had not been confined to her house, the Fifth Prince would have gone to the Yanxi Palace every day."

Ling Rong was silent for a moment, then she shook her head, "I can't really explain it, but even I want a family like the Fucha family, so I think the Fifth Prince would be the same."

“I can only be thankful that the Emperor could no longer tolerate Concubine Tian’s actions.

But what I don’t understand is why the Emperor didn’t punish Concubine Tian, ​​but just sent someone to deliver ginseng soup to her every day?”

"These past few days, Concubine Tian has been using the excuse of being ill and has been sending people to the Yangxin Palace to plead for a visit to the Emperor.

The emperor didn't know how to treat her, so he simply asked her to rest during the confinement period. The ginseng soup he sent to her was also a way to fulfill the emperor's affection for her."

"Your Highness..." The two were talking when Mu Jin suddenly came in. "I found out that Your Highness Concubine Tian seems to be seriously ill. The Imperial Hospital has been sending medicine to the Yanxi Palace every day with different prescriptions these days."

"Which doctor delivered the medicine?"

"Dr. Zhou has been delivering medicine these days. I pretended to run into him by chance. He was even hurriedly blocking the medicine box." Although Mu Jin usually doesn't talk much, she is a very perceptive person. "I always feel that Dr. Zhou's actions are strange, as if he is on guard against something.

But what else is in the imperial physician's medicine box besides medicinal herbs and those bottles and jars?"

"It can also contain... poison." Zhaoshui was silent for a while, then slowly said, "Your Majesty, this Imperial Hospital can not only save lives, but also harm people."

It seems that the emperor still does not want to save Concubine Tian's life, but because of Fucha, he can only use this roundabout way.

Concubine Tian also cooperated closely with the emperor. When the emperor was worried about how to kill her, she pretended to be sick to give him an opportunity.

Now she described her illness as serious. If she really died, Lord Fucha would not notice anything unusual and might even think that Concubine Tian died because of her poor health.

"There is no need to send anything to Concubine Tian. Just instruct the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send her things according to the quota. Don't do anything extra. Concubine Tian's order... naturally someone will take it."

Ling Rong was in deep thought, repeatedly reminding the two to be careful about their words and actions, and not to discuss what they heard today with anyone in private.

Zhaoshui and Mujin responded in unison. There was no one else except the Emperor who could order the people in the Imperial Hospital to poison the concubines so openly.

Neither of them is so brave that they are not afraid of losing their heads, so they will naturally keep their mouths shut.

Concubine Tian was naturally the same as Cao Qinmo in her previous life. She drank the medicine sent by the imperial physician, but her health deteriorated day by day.