An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Ever since the Emperor fainted at Concubine Qi's place, he has never stayed overnight at any other place except the Yongshou Palace. He usually just sits for a while during the day and then leaves.

The same was true for Lingrong, but the emperor came quite often during the day, at least once every three or four days, and he didn't disgrace Lingrong too much.

The daily greetings gradually became fixed. Except for Concubine Wan and Concubine Tian who was taking medicine, everyone treated Chengqian Palace as Jingren Palace and came to pay their respects without fail.

However, Lingrong was busy dealing with Gongding's affairs. Every time she saw everyone, she would just comfort them not to worry, and she would persuade the emperor to treat the harem equally.

Three months later, it was already summer, and Gong Ding got married with a grand wedding dress. It looked very glamorous, but everyone knew what kind of life she would face in the future.

The emperor did not feel any guilt, he just asked Lingrong to give Gongding a few more words of advice, other than that, there was nothing else. The only ones who came to see her off were the women in the harem.

The person who escorted them was Prince Guo, and the emperor ordered him to escort them to the border before they could return.

After being gone for a long time, Prince Guo was happy. He heard that he had secretly brought a woman with him. He thought it was secret enough that no one would know, but it was still discovered by Huanbi.

"Your Highness, it will take at least a month for you to go and escort your bride. If you bring a woman of unknown origin with you, I'm afraid she won't be able to take good care of you."

Huanbi didn't know who the woman was that Prince Guo was going to take with him, so she was jealous. She pulled Prince Guo's arm and said, "Your Highness, I'll go with you on this trip. I'm your concubine after all, and I can take care of you better than anyone else."

Prince Guo shook his head and pushed Huanbi's hand away. "I took her there for no other reason than to find her relatives. She is a poor person saved by my mother. Don't let your imagination run wild."

"Your Majesty, she is a woman after all. It is not good for her reputation if she follows you like this."

Huanbi is not stupid. Prince Guo is handsome and gentle, which often makes those girls think that the prince has feelings for them. If she doesn't take precautions in advance, there will be another sister in Prince Guo's mansion.

“Your Highness, you have already married and had children. If people in the capital knew about this, it would only add to your romantic affairs.

But the woman's fate is pitiful. If the prince still doesn't care about her and brings her around casually, her reputation will definitely be damaged.

If she wants to find a good husband in the future, it might be difficult to find one with this past relationship, right? "

Since Zhen Huan has returned, Prince Guo is no longer the drunken and decadent man he used to be. He is still as brilliant as before, which makes Huanbi and Meng Jingxian worry all the time that their beloved will be taken away by someone else.

"Huanbi, don't talk nonsense." Prince Guo looked at Huanbi, but still refused to explain the reason. After all, Zhen Huan asked him to keep it a secret and not to tell others. "I am just helping, and the girl has agreed.

After finding her family, she will live in the border area in the future. These dirty rumors will not affect her at all.

I also hope that you will stop saying these irrelevant things. Your random speculations are ten times more hurtful than those rumors out there. Don't you really understand?"

"Your Majesty, everything I said was for your and that woman's sake, and I had no selfish motives at all. But Your Majesty doubted my intentions."

Huanbi deliberately wiped away her non-existent tears, and couldn't help but blurt out the question she had always wanted to ask, "Could it be that the prince already had other thoughts, and he was so furious because I pointed them out?"

After she had said it, Huanbi realized that she had said the wrong thing. She quickly lowered her head and continued to hide her panic with tears.

Seeing Huanbi's jealous look, Prince Guo showed no mercy at all. He shook his sleeves and stood up angrily, "Do you know why I don't like you that much?

It is because your mind is so vulgar that you see nothing else except matters between men and women.

There are always emotions in this world that are higher than love between men and women, but until now, you still don’t understand.

You are obviously Huan'er's younger sister, and you should understand my thoughts best, but now it seems that you are not even as good as Jingxian."

Huanbi's crying stopped, and she looked up in disbelief, "In the prince's heart, there has always been only my sister. Obviously... I was the one who married the prince first."

"I married you because I had no other choice. For Huan'er's safety, it is worth sacrificing one or two things."

"Sacrifice?" Huanbi took two steps back in disbelief. Tears actually welled up in her eyes, and her burning eye circles were red. "Between the prince and I, it's all sacrifice and helplessness. Isn't there even a trace of true love?"

“This prince and Huan’er do owe you something, so we usually indulge you.

But you really went too far today. You repeatedly used words of so-called concern to doubt me and ruin the reputation of that woman.

I am tolerant of you because I feel guilty, but this is not the capital for you to keep touching my bottom line.

Huanbi, I don't want to blame you, please think about it carefully!"

Prince Guo's voice became much fiercer when he was angry. It was the first time that Huanbi was questioned like this. She stood there in disbelief, tears streaming down her face.

But she was not the kind of woman who only cared about herself. Huanbi wiped away her tears and said sternly, "My lord, no matter how you view me, I have already entered the mansion of Prince Guo.

If you really like my elder sister, you should bring her in with good reason, instead of looking down on me and missing my elder sister's kindness.

From the beginning to the end, I am me and she is her, and I am never the same as her!

Seeing your face, how could I not know that woman is my elder sister! Your Majesty, you love my elder sister, why do you have to humiliate me like this! "

Huanbi covered her face and pushed Prince Guo away and rushed out. Prince Guo did not expect Huanbi to be so strong, and he staggered and almost fell down.

Fortunately, he held on to the table and managed to steady himself, so he didn't lose face.

Huanbi's series of questions did not shake his heart. Prince Guo just sighed, turned around and planned to leave the palace.

Unfortunately, when I turned around, Meng Jingxian was standing at the door. She seemed to have heard what they both said. She was standing at the door weakly, gently wiping away her tears.

“Jingxian,” Prince Guo hurriedly took two steps forward and held Meng Jingxian’s shoulders, “This prince…”

"Don't say any more, Your Majesty," Meng Jingxian pressed her finger against Prince Guo's lips, "Don't say any more, Your Majesty, just do whatever you want to do, Jingxian will not stop you."

Meng Jingxian was completely different from Huanbi. She ignored her own tears and went over to wipe the sweat off Prince Guo. “When the golden wind and jade dew meet, it is better than anything else. There are countless things in the world. The relationship between the prince and Zhen is indeed beautiful, but Jingxian’s love for the prince is no less than your love for Zhen.”

My Lord, the journey is long, please be sure to bring enough gold and silver and take good care of Miss Zhen.

Jingxian and Yuanche will wait for the prince to return in the palace, and will also discipline Huanbi and tell her not to talk nonsense. "

"Jingxian..."

Meng Jingxian shook her head. She did not let Prince Guo speak his guilty words. "Your Highness, sending Princess Gongding to marry is the Emperor's order. I have already arranged everything for you. You should go there earlier and meet the princess.

The prince has already been delayed today due to personal matters at home. If he delays the princess's trip further, it will be a serious crime.

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory has already calculated the time, Your Majesty, please go quickly."

Under Meng Jingxian's repeated urging, Prince Guo finally nodded. Without saying much, he went out of the house to pick up Zhen Huan and reunite with Princess Gongding.

However, the news that Prince Guo brought a female companion with him could not be hidden from the emperor's eyes. The emperor, who was desperately looking for Zhen Huan, had already sent people to keep an eye on Prince Guo. The emperor knew about it as soon as the two met, which made him very angry in the Yangxin Palace.

But there's no point in losing your temper. The Emperor has long known about the secret affair between Prince Guo and Zhen Huan, and it was his own decision to banish Zhen Huan from the palace. What's the point in being jealous of the two of them living together?

But the emperor couldn't figure these things out. He was immersed in the fact that Zhen Huan and Prince Guo had an affair and couldn't get out of it. He ran to Ling Rong and praised and criticized the two of them.

“Your Majesty, the matter between Zhen and Prince Guo is hard to explain. Now it’s not just you and me, I’m afraid the matter between the two of them is also unclear.

Anyway, you have already banished her from the palace and erased her name, so just pretend that there is no such person as Zhen Huan in this world anymore, and let her beauty remain in your memory."

"Beautiful?" The emperor sneered, "When I think of her now, there is not a single bit of beauty in her, only endless disgust."

Ling Rong looked at the emperor silently. She also sneered in her heart. After all, the emperor might not know that many concubines in the palace also felt endless disgust when they saw him.

We are all bad in nature, so don't think you are a perfect person.

But Lingrong would naturally not speak like this in front of the emperor. She just nodded and agreed that what the emperor said was right.

"The Zhen family has no gratitude towards me and even harbored resentment during their exile. My two daughters were also hypocritical in front of me and did not show any sincerity.

In this case, why should I consider the Zhen family? Being the daughter of a criminal for the rest of my life will not be a disgrace to them. "

Lingrong remained silent. She listened to the emperor's complaints intermittently, but what she was thinking about was how to bring Zhen Huan back to the palace.

At that time, you two will see each other every day, which will make up for the pain of separation in your previous life and also end the hatred between you in this life.

"The Emperor has been very gracious to Zhen. Of Zhen's three daughters, one is a noble lady in the palace, one is a concubine in Prince Guo's mansion, and another is also brought by Prince Guo.

As daughters of criminals, they have enjoyed benefits that ordinary people cannot achieve.

Fortunately, Concubine Wan is a sensible person and can serve the emperor well. She also remembers the emperor's kindness.

Thinking about it this way, I should give something to Concubine Wan as a reward for her. "

The emperor knew better than anyone what Concubine Wan's attitude towards him was. The so-called service was only because he needed to take medicine.

If her face had not really resembled Rouze, I would not have had to give her a position as a noble lady. I could have directly placed her in the Yangxin Palace as a palace maid and used her every day.

What a pity, a face so similar to Rouze and talent so similar to Rouze.

The emperor sighed, and suddenly he no longer wanted to discuss Zhen Huan. "Forget it, it's all in the past, and I don't want to dwell on the past any more."

"Your Majesty can think this way, and I feel much more relieved." Ling Rong also smiled, and she brought the emperor medicinal food as usual, "Your Majesty has been taking medicine for a long time. If you can't maintain a good mood, the medicine you drink will lose its effect."

"With so many things going on inside and outside the palace, how can I be happy?"

The emperor sighed heavily. He looked at the shadows cast by the sunlight outside the window. After a long while, he muttered to himself, "It's this hour. Gong Ding should have left the city."

"Yes, Gong Ding has left the city." Ling Rong repeated, and she also looked out the window, "I sometimes secretly feel lucky that You Ning didn't marry far away, otherwise, even if it was a good thing for the country and the people, I would not be able to stop crying."

"I will not ask Youning to marry," it was rare that the emperor said directly that he would not ask Youning to marry. It can be seen that he has been paying attention to her since she was a child and is somewhat reluctant to let her go. "Not only I and Rong'er are reluctant to let Youning go, but Old Thirteen is also reluctant to let her go."

Lingrong didn't know how Youning was related to Prince Yi, but since the emperor said so, she was happy too.

"Prince Yi likes Youning because of you, Your Majesty. The auspicious signs are good for the monarch. If it weren't for this reason, I'm afraid Prince Yi would treat Youning no differently than he treats other princesses."

"So just based on this auspicious sign, I will not marry Youning far away," the emperor held Lingrong's hand, "Youning grew up with me, and she should stay in the capital in the future to share the joys of family life with me."

"From what Your Majesty said, I would think that you have already chosen a husband for Youning."

"How do you know I didn't choose well?"

Ling Rong looked at the emperor with some doubts. She was quite surprised, "Your Majesty, Youning is still so young, how come you have already chosen a husband for her?"

The emperor did not answer immediately, he just looked at Ling Rong steadily, and after a long time he said that he was just looking for her, "A child who is good at childhood may not be good when he grows up. I have to consider many aspects to ensure that Youning will not be entrusted to the wrong person.

Life is not going to last forever, I think about her a little bit in advance, so I can suffer less."

The emperor said this in a pitiful tone, as if he already knew that he would not live long.

"Your Majesty cannot be so partial. You should also choose prince consorts for Shuhe, Wenyi, and Huaike.

The princesses of the royal family are all raised with precious gold and jade, and no matter which one of them gets married, they must not suffer."

"I will consider the lifelong affairs of these children, Rong'er, don't worry."

The emperor did not say much about the other princesses. On the one hand, there might be marriages between foreign princesses in the future, and he could not be sure that these princesses could stay by his side.

Secondly, he was actually still concerned about the matter between Zhen Huan and Prince Guo, and he mentioned the children only to suppress his anger.