An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Being woken up from her sleep in the middle of the night, Lingrong seemed to be in a state of panic. She listened woodenly to Zhaoshui's report on Concubine Shen until she heard that she was pushed into the water by Huanbi.

"Huanbi? Aren't she and Concubine Zhen both confined to Yongshou Palace? How did she escape?"

“I don’t know either, but Baoque likes to join in the fun and has gone out to inquire.

I heard that the Empress also went to Xianfu Palace. My lady is quite close to Concubine Shen, so why not go and take a look as well?"

Since something happened to Concubine Shen, Lingrong naturally had to go and see. Even if it was not for concern about Shen Meizhuang's health, it was also for finding out the "truth" of the matter.

Because the situation was serious and Lingrong's Chengqian Palace was far away from Xianfu Palace, she had no intention of dressing up. She just asked Zhaoshui to simply straighten her hair and hurried to Xianfu Palace.

As soon as I stepped into the gate of Cunju Hall, I saw that there were quite a lot of people. Not to mention the emperor, the empress and Jingpin, even Huafei and Lipin had rushed over, obviously intending to laugh at Shen Meiyu.

Huanbi was forced to kneel in the middle of the hall. At this moment, it seemed that she had no courage to push the concubines into the water. She looked trembling with fear and looked somewhat pitiful.

But everyone knows Huanbi's true face. She has the arrogance of a young lady from the Zhen family. Her food, clothing and other expenses are better than those of other palace maids in Yongshou Palace. Xiao Yinzi, Pei'er and others also like to flatter her. Sometimes she is even more pretentious than Zhen Huan.

When the emperor saw Ling Rong, he knew that she had always had a good relationship with Shen Meiyu, so he exempted her from the formalities of paying homage to everyone and asked Cai Xing to take her directly to the inner room to see Shen Meiyu.

Shen Meizhuang was still unconscious at this time. Zhang Mi was taking her pulse and told Ju Qing to quickly get a blanket to keep Shen Guiren warm.

"Quick, get some hot water bottles for Lady Shen. Her body temperature is too low. If she is not heated up in time, she may die!"

Lingrong knew that the matter was of great importance and Shen Meiyu was in danger, so there was no time to interrogate Huanbi immediately. She hurried out and told the emperor about the matter.

The emperor still cared about Shen Meizhuang. When he heard that she had one foot in the grave, he angrily cursed her as a bad slave.

Seeing that the emperor was angry, no one in the harem dared to speak. Huanbi was so scared that she kowtowed and lay on the ground, not daring to get up.

Concubine Hua did not forget to add fuel to the fire. She was dressed very gorgeously, and her noble aura could not be concealed. "If Concubine Shen makes any mistake, cutting you into pieces would be a light punishment."

Huanbi didn't expect such a big mistake to happen. She was so excited that she pushed Shen Meizhuang into the water without any care.

All this is to blame on that Cai Xing, who actually dared to slander the young lady and even accused her of taking advantage of the young lady's power to bully the palace servants.

This is naked jealousy. Since my mistress is favored, naturally there are countless people rushing to please her. What have I done wrong by taking advantage of the situation to gain some benefits?

She Caixing is just a lowly maid, and I am the young lady of the Zhen family. Yet I was slandered by her so casually. Does she think there is no one left in the Zhen family?

If the young lady had not been wronged, Cai Xing's words alone would have been enough to send her to the laundry department. There would be no room for her to talk nonsense and stir up trouble here.

What's even more infuriating is that now that her own mistress has been framed and has lost power, Shen Meizhuang not only does not try to find a way to clear her name, she also orders a reduction in the regular dishes and mung bean soup, leaving them in Yongshou Palace with only rotten food and cold water to fill their stomachs, and their lives are worse than those of the servants who serve night slaves.

It would be fine if Shen Meizhuang died, but if she were alive, I don't know how she would torture the young lady. What do you mean they are as close as sisters? After all, they are related by blood, and Shen Meizhuang is no match for her own sister.

Unfortunately, Huanbi's prayer to God was not heard. Shen Meizhuang's body temperature gradually recovered and she woke up from her coma.

As soon as she opened her eyes, Shen Meizhuang screamed for help in fear. When she found herself in the familiar tent, she managed to calm herself down and cried bitterly.

When the emperor heard the noise from the inner room, he rushed in immediately. Seeing Shen Meizhuang's pale and fragile face, he hugged her in his arms with heartache.

Shen Meizhuang did not shout for punishment of Huanbi, but just kept crying in the emperor's arms, which made the emperor even angrier. He immediately ordered Huanbi to be beaten to death.

"Your Majesty..." Shen Meizhuang grabbed the emperor's arm, tears already forced back into her eyes. She shook her head slightly and begged the emperor to let Huanbi go for the time being, "I'm afraid something happened to Concubine Zhen, so Huanbi ran out without regard for the rules.

Your Majesty, please have mercy and ask someone to find out what happened to Huanbi first, and then punish her."

Seeing that the victim Shen Meizhuang pleaded for mercy, the emperor was reluctant to offend her at this time. He waved his hand, and Su Peisheng immediately went out and took Huanbi to interrogate her.

It was only then that Lingrong discovered that Caixing, who had always been with Shen Meizhuang, was missing. She asked a palace maid in Cunju Hall and found out that Caixing and Shen Meizhuang were pushed into the water at the same time. Shen Meizhuang had an imperial physician to look after her, but Caixing did not.

"Zhao Shui, go to the Imperial Hospital and find a doctor, or a medical assistant, and ask him to check on Cai Xing. Don't let this girl really die."

Seeing Zhaoshui leave, Lingrong slowly walked back to the main hall. Several concubines in the hall were yawning and looked extremely sleepy.

Lingrong was closest to Jingpin. She sat next to Jingpin and asked in a low voice, "Sister, are you okay? Do you want to rest for a while?"

Concubine Jing's face turned pale, but she still shook her head. Shen Meizhuang was a member of her palace, and the emperor and the queen were still there, so it was not easy for her to leave like that.

Lingrong was just casually expressing her concern and didn't care whether Jingpin would agree or not.

She looked at Hua Fei's face, which was gradually filled with anger but still beautiful, and wondered whether Hua Fei came in her gorgeous dress because she knew that Shen Meizhuang would be pushed into the water.

After all, it was she who sent people to commit the crime in the previous life, so it is not surprising that she used the same method in this life. However, it is a foregone conclusion that Huanbi pushed someone, and we can't put the blame on Concubine Hua just because she put on heavy makeup late at night.

But Lingrong always had an inexplicable suspicion that Huanbi was able to escape from Yongshou Palace because of Concubine Hua's help - she asked the guards to pretend to relax their vigilance, allowing someone to escape from Yongshou Palace.

Then he deliberately pushed Shen Meizhuang into the water. Whether she died or was injured, he could put the blame on Yongshou Palace.

If it was Cao Qinmo, maybe she could really take advantage of the situation and come up with this idea.

Soon, Su Peisheng took Huanbi back to the main hall. Huanbi collapsed into a ball, curled up on the ground and shivered.

Su Peisheng went in alone to report to the emperor. Lingrong pricked up her ears and listened for a long time, but she only heard that Zhen Changzai had some resentment towards Shen Guiren. Huanbi was also excited for the sake of her master and almost made a big mistake.

Now, she was almost killed by her good sister's personal maid. If Shen Meizhuang continues to choose the sisterhood with Zhen Huan, she will only wait to be dragged to death by Zhen Huan.

After all, everyone will target Zhen Huan. As her best sister, how can you possibly hide away, Shen Meizhuang?

Su Peisheng went in for a long time before he came out with the emperor. As soon as she saw the emperor, the anger on Concubine Hua's face immediately turned into tenderness, and her eyes were filled with heartache, "Your Majesty, is Sister Shen feeling better?"

"It's no longer a big deal," the emperor sighed. After tossing and turning until such a late night, his face also showed a bit of fatigue. "It's late, go back to your palaces and sleep.

As for this cunning servant, if it weren't for Concubine Shen's plea, she would have been beaten to death. I will give her twenty strokes of the cane and send her back to Yongshou Palace."

Su Peisheng sighed and called Xiao Xiazi and several young eunuchs to drag out Huanbi, who was crying and begging the emperor for mercy.

"Your Majesty, you have to attend the morning court tomorrow, so you should go to bed early." Perhaps the Queen thought that the Emperor wanted to accompany the frightened Concubine Shen, so she stood up easily and planned to leave with several concubines.

But Concubine Hua didn't want to go back to the palace alone. She stared at the emperor, blinking her eyes seductively, "Your Majesty, you have to attend the court early tomorrow, you need to get some rest. The imperial physician is here to take care of Concubine Shen. Your Majesty, please go to me and have a good rest, okay?"

Now that Shen Meizhuang was weak, it would be inconvenient for the emperor to accompany her even if he wanted to. After thinking about it for a short while, the emperor followed Concubine Hua to Yikun Palace.

Hua Fei, who had achieved her wish, left. The Queen and Lipin could not stay either. However, Lingrong stayed at the end, thinking about her sister Jingpin who cared about her.

"Sister, how are you these days? You look pale, are you sick?"

Concubine Jing sighed and her eyes drifted towards the inner room. Because Shen Meizhuang cut down on the regular dishes, she, as a concubine, had not had a good meal for a long time.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs can't make any money, and they are not as dedicated as before in anything they do. Now if they want to add a dish, they have to spend several times the amount of money as before.

Lingrong knew from the look in Jingpin's eyes that the problem was caused by Shen Meizhuang's reduction of the regular dishes. She took Jingpin's hand and went into the inner room to find Shen Meizhuang.

Ju Qing was guarding Shen Meiyu, and from time to time, she would feel Shen Meiyu's body to see if she had a low temperature as instructed by the imperial physician. Ling Rong saw that Shen Meiyu's face was rosy, so she must have been out of danger.

"Sister Jing, Sister An." When Shen Meizhuang saw the two of them, she struggled to get up from the bed, but she was a patient after all. The two of them pushed her back on the couch and advised her to lie down well for the sake of her own life.

"What happened to Huanbi? Why did she push her sister into the water?"

As soon as she heard Huanbi's name, Shen Meizhuang frowned. She bit her lip and spoke unclearly after a while.

"I think he's lost his mind because he's been under house arrest for too long." Ling Rong knew that Shen Meizhuang didn't want to admit that there was a problem with her new policy, so she made up an excuse to cover it up.

Shen Meizhuang was also good at taking advantage of the situation. She hummed and recalled what happened by the Thousand Carp Pond at that time, "I heard that the Thousand Carp Pond has been equipped with new lanterns, and it is especially beautiful to watch the fish at night.

After leaving Yikun Palace, I went directly to the Thousand Carp Pond and fed the fish for a while. Then I saw Huanbi running towards me from afar.

Because she and Zhen Changzai were under house arrest together, and she sneaked out without the emperor's permission. I gave her a few words of criticism, but she immediately turned hostile, blaming me for not helping Zhen Changzai when she was under house arrest, and not asking the emperor to release everyone from Yongshou Palace.

Caixing just gave her a few words of instruction, and Huanbi suddenly rushed in front of me and pushed me into the water."

Ling Rong and Jingpin looked at each other and sighed at the same time, "This Concubine Zhen was plotting to murder the concubines and the heir to the throne. The Emperor has already shown great mercy by only delegating her to house arrest."

Jingpin had served the emperor for many years and understood his cold temper best. "Before you entered the palace, there was a noble lady named Fang living in Suiyuxuan. She thought that it was Concubine Hua who killed her child, so she cried all day long. Now she has been in the cold palace for a long time.

This time, if the emperor hadn't really liked Zhen Changzai, she would have been banished to the cold palace long ago based on the many mistakes she made."

This time, Shen Meizhuang did not speak up for Zhen Huan, nor did she say that her sister Huan'er was being slandered and was innocent.

Huanbi's deduction helped her clear her mind. Lingrong felt that the entire Shen family should really thank Huanbi, otherwise they didn't know how they would be implicated by Shen Meiyu's brain.

"Sister, have you ever thought about how Huanbi escaped and how she knew that Sister Shen did not plead for Concubine Zhen?"

Lingrong was suspicious of Concubine Hua, and so was Shen Meizhuang. She had heard from Juqing a long time ago that Concubine Hua came late at night with heavy makeup and invited the emperor back to Yikun Palace.

"How many people in this palace have the money and power to bribe those guards?" Shen Meizhuang was very calm at this time. She really didn't believe that Huanbi had the ability to escape from the heavily guarded Yongshou Palace. "Except for that Concubine Hua, I'm afraid there is no other person."

"My sister is so dazzling that she will indeed attract jealousy." Ling Rong did not respond to Shen Meiyu's words. She did not want to openly say bad things about Concubine Hua in this sieve-like Cunju Hall. If Concubine Hua knew about it, she would definitely be tortured again.

"But how did Huanbi know those details? You can't think that as long as someone asks the emperor for a favor, Zhen Changzai, who has committed a serious crime, will be released, right?"

Ling Rong covered her mouth carefully. She deliberately glanced at Ju Qing beside her, then turned her head and approached Shen Meizhuang who was still lying on the couch, "Did someone tell a secret?"

Shen Meizhuang seemed to have just realized that Caixing was not waiting by her side. She quickly glanced at Juqing with a look of anxiety on her face, "Where is Caixing? Where did she go?"

"My lady, Caixing also choked on a lot of water. My lady An asked the imperial physician to check on Caixing. It's nothing serious."

Shen Meizhuang finally felt relieved. She quickly found an excuse - asking Juqing to take the imperial physician to see Caixing again. If there was nothing dangerous, there was no need to report back.

When Juqing and the others were no longer visible, Shen Meizhuang spoke hastily, "Sister Jing, Sister An, have you discovered that there are spies in my palace?"

Lingrong shook her head. Just like in her previous life, she suspected that Juqing was Zhen Huan's man.

What she wanted to do was to make Shen Meizhuang also suspect Ju Qing, and then suspect Zhen Huan.

"Sister has the power to assist in managing the six palaces. When you feel better in a few days, check it out carefully. Don't blame Lingrong for being nosy. Don't trust anyone too much except the maids you brought from home."

"Yes," Jingpin, who had been silent at the side, finally spoke up, "Just like Dujuan who used to serve Sister An, one has to be on guard against her."