An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

When Lingrong left Xianfu Palace, she heard the sound of Su Peisheng's execution. Huanbi's piercing cries could be heard far away in the middle of the night. Lingrong blocked her ears with some discomfort. She was not a kind person who thought the punishment was too severe, she just thought the noise was too loud.

But Zhaoshui, who was following her, obviously had some misunderstandings. She whispered to her to comfort her, saying that all these things were Huanbi's own fault.

"On the day when my lady prayed for blessings, I still remember the face of this Huanbi who was bullying others. Now I just wish I could slap her a few times with my own hands to vent my anger for my lady."

Ling Rong listened to it, and nodded seriously, "Then you should learn from Aunt Fang Jing. When you can stand on your own, I will help you realize your wish today."

Not to mention the master and servant leaving, Huanbi on the other side had been knocked unconscious twice. Xiao Xiazi brought water from the Thousand Carp Pond and poured it on her again, but Huanbi did not wake up.

"This bastard, he won't be beaten to death, will he?" Xiao Xiazi checked Huanbi's breath with shaking hands, and found that she was still breathing, so he was completely relieved, "Master, there are only five boards left, are you going to beat her again?"

"Feed this medicine to her, and continue the treatment when she wakes up." Su Peisheng threw a porcelain bottle to Xiao Xiazi, which contained a black medicine of unknown origin. Xiao Xiazi just took a quick look at it, then pried open Huanbi's mouth, scooped a bucket of water, and forced it to her mouth.

After a while, Huanbi woke up slowly. Her body, which had just been beaten numb, began to feel unbearable pain again. Her mouth was full of blood, and she looked particularly terrifying as she struggled to escape. Xiao Xiazi couldn't help but splash a bucket of water on Huanbi's face to wash away the blood.

At this time, Huanbi still had some strength left. She scolded and raised her trembling hands, looking like she was going to grab Xiao Xiazi.

Su Peisheng waved his hand, and the remaining five boards fell on Huanbi one after another. Under the effect of the drug, Huanbi did not faint, but held on to her last breath and was dragged back to Yongshou Palace.

The gate of Yongshou Palace opened and closed, and Huanbi fell to the ground like a dead fish. Her whole body was in pain and she couldn't stand up at all. She groaned in pain, hoping that someone in the palace would notice her presence.

But it was already late at night, and everyone in Yongshou Palace had gone to bed early. Huanbi's crying and screaming did not wake them up, but it did startle the palace servants who were passing by Yongshou Palace.

The next day, rumors of the haunted Yongshou Palace spread. Lingrong heard the news during dinner. Baoque, with a serious face, said in a vivid way that it was the heir that Concubine Tian failed to give birth to who went to Yongshou Palace to avenge himself and to kill Zhen Huan.

She also said that last night the gates of Yongshou Palace were covered with baby's handprints, which slowly disappeared at dawn. Baoque looked so sure that even though Lingrong knew that the crying and shouting last night was from Huanbi, she couldn't help but believe it a little.

"And then what? And then what?" Xiao Chizi listened with great interest. He grabbed Baoque's arm and begged Baoque to continue talking with a curious look on his face.

"What else is there? This all happened yesterday. How could she know everything?" Bao Que knocked Xiao Chi's hand away. "I don't know if Concubine Zhen has really thought about it. She has hurt many people."

"Bao Que, you forgot again."

Bao Que covered her mouth with her hands, and begged Ling Rong pitifully, "My lady, I just finished copying the palace rules yesterday... I will definitely control myself."

"I'll spare you for now, but next time you do it, you'll be punished twice as much. Got it?"

"I understand, my lady." Baoque was immediately happy when she heard that she didn't have to write it now. She rushed to clean up the dishes and then ran out to inquire about the news.

"Who treated Caixing last night?"

"It was Doctor Wei Lin, whom the young lady had asked to look out for. Coincidentally, he was on duty last night." Zhao Shui lit the newly made pear blossom incense for Ling Rong. The light sweet smell soon spread throughout the room. "When Doctor Wei heard that you were going to see a palace maid, he was reluctant to go. After I gave him some money, he was happy and went."

"It's good to like money. People always like something."

"But my lady, if you love money too much, there are risks involved."

Ling Rong knew what Zhao Shui was talking about. After all, if she could bribe others with money, so could others. In fact, she was afraid that she could not beat others in terms of money. However, as long as she could be "loyal" for a short period of time, it would be enough.

"It's okay, just keep in touch." Ling Rong was worried about continuing to use He Anming, so she could only try her best to bribe a little doctor to use him. Now she and Concubine Tian had not fallen out yet, but He Anming had become a sword hanging over her head.

This is indeed very dangerous when used by smart people.

"Yes, young lady," Zhaoshui agreed. She lowered the gauze curtain and gently fanned Lingrong who was sitting on the reclining chair. "The weather has been very hot recently. I don't know when we can go to the Old Summer Palace that young lady mentioned."

"The emperor is most intolerant of heat. It must have been the case in recent days." Feeling the hot wind from the fan, Lingrong couldn't help but feel even hotter. She closed her eyes slightly and was just about to take a lazy nap when Su Peisheng's voice rang out.

Ling Rong had no choice but to stand up and stand in front of the door to receive the emperor. As soon as she saw the emperor, she immediately squatted down to salute, and she broke out in a sweat while doing so.

The emperor said, "Get up," and walked into the hall with a swagger. He sat in Lingrong's favorite seat and beckoned her to sit over there.

It's so hot, and we have to sit close together. Lingrong rolled her eyes several times in her heart, she could only whisper to Zhaoshui to bring the ice basin closer so that she would not feel so uncomfortable.

"Rong'er is dressed refreshingly today."

"It's been too hot these days, so I don't have the energy to decorate." Ling Rong picked up the round fan on the table and slowly fanned the emperor. "The emperor hasn't come to see me these days, so it's relaxing to go out with a plain face."

"Rong'er is bolder than before," the emperor didn't mind his concubines being a little bit naughty, as long as they didn't go too far, he could have some new fun. "It's a pity that I was thinking of taking you to the Old Summer Palace in a few days, but now I suddenly don't want to do that anymore."

"Your Majesty..." Ling Rong didn't want the trip to Yuanmingyuan to be ruined. She held the emperor's arm and raised her head rather shyly, "If Your Majesty is willing to take me to Yuanmingyuan, I can give you the gift I prepared."

"Oh?" The emperor was interested. He pulled Lingrong into his arms and touched her cheek with the back of his hand. "What is it that can't be given in the palace?"

"Then Your Majesty, will you agree to my request?"

"Then I'll grant you your wish." The emperor had originally intended to take Lingrong with him, and he said those words only to see how this girl would please him. "You can tell me now."

"Hmm..." Ling Rong stretched out her tone. She actually didn't prepare any gifts at all, and didn't know what to give to the emperor for a moment. "I want to tell the emperor in the garden, so that he won't know in advance and won't take me with him."

"My words are golden, how could I lie to you?"

The emperor did not continue to ask, but changed the subject and mentioned the reduction of the regular dishes, "What do you think of this, Rong'er?"

Lingrong still had a smile on her face. She was thinking quickly about the emperor's intention in bringing up this matter. She thought that cutting down on the regular dishes would indeed save a lot of money.

But the emperor is the ruler of a country, how could he not know that cutting down on the regular dishes was not a good idea? On the surface, it saved a lot of money, but it would also affect the interests of too many people. It was just that this matter was proposed by Shen Meizhuang, and in the end she was the one who bore the consequences.

"I don't really understand these rules. It's just that I don't have much of an appetite since summer has arrived. But sometimes I still want to try some appetizers." Ling Rong carefully watched the emperor's face, fearing that she would offend him with her words. "I think if we serve some seasonal dishes, we might be able to save some money."

The emperor just nodded slightly. Lingrong didn't know whether what she said was right or wrong, but as long as the emperor didn't get angry, she didn't say anything wrong.

"Lady Shen suffered a great disaster yesterday. Do you know why?"

"I heard Sister Shen say that she saw Huanbi breaking the rules and sneaking out of Yongshou Palace, so she taught her a lesson. I didn't expect Huanbi to be so angry that she pushed Sister Shen into the water." Lingrong wiped away the non-existent tears from her eyes, "Sister Shen has suffered a great disaster, Your Majesty must comfort her."

But the emperor shook his head. Lingrong guessed that the emperor was not satisfied with what Shen Meizhuang did. If she had not suddenly fallen into the water, she would have lost her favor and the power to assist in managing the six palaces.

"We'll go to the Old Summer Palace in two days, and we won't have to live such a hard life." The emperor was sweating from the heat at this moment. He looked at the pitiful amount of ice in the ice basin and wondered whether he should just go to Concubine Hua tonight. But when he came to his senses, Ling Rong was still there fanning him, so it was not a good idea for him to just leave like that.

Finally, the emperor asked Su Peisheng to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get another portion of ice, so that the hot night could be passed smoothly. Lingrong also had a rare cool sleep all night, and when she woke up the next day, she felt much more energetic and even her mind was a little clearer.

After seeing the emperor off, Lingrong looked at the white gauze in the palace and suddenly remembered what Baoque had said yesterday about the haunted Yongshou Palace. In her previous life, Zhen Huan had scared Concubine Li crazy with the story of the haunted palace, so why not follow suit and make sure that she couldn't sleep well during her confinement?

It just so happened that there was a "family member" in Yongshou Palace. Xiao Yunzi had scared a lot of people when he dressed up as a ghost in his previous life. In this life, let him scare Zhen Huan and make himself happy.

Immediately, Lingrong called Xiao Chizi and asked him to go around Yongshou Palace to find out the time when the guards changed shifts, and try to find a way to contact Xiao Yunzi in Yongshou Palace.

"My lord, don't worry. I have discussed this with Xiao Yunzi before. If there is any problem, we can go to the southeast wall of Yongshou Palace and throw in a rope tied with a stone. If we pull it three times at intervals, we can be sure that it is Xiao Yunzi on the other side of the wall.

He and I agreed to visit the palace wall every day at midnight. If you want to find him, you can do so anytime."

Ling Rong had never thought that these two servants had established contact information behind her back. She narrowed her eyes and began to doubt Xiao Chizi's intention in doing this.

But Xiao Chizi had no idea that Lingrong had already become suspicious of him. He excitedly planned to write a letter in coded language that only he and Xiao Yunzi could understand.

Zhaoshui brought him pen, ink and paper. Lingrong sat aside and watched. She thought Xiaochizi would write some strange words, but he turned out to be drawing on the paper with a brush.

Seeing the young lady looking at him, Xiao Chizi felt a little embarrassed, "Young lady, I am not very literate, so I can only do this..."

"It's okay. If you want to learn, I will teach you to read later." The younger Zhaoshui and Baoque in Lingrong Palace, and the older Aunt Fangjing are all literate. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chizi is the most special one.

Hearing that the little master wanted to teach him how to read, Xiao Chizi's eyes lit up. He grinned as he drew and soon finished drawing the letter.

Lingrong looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out what Xiao Chizi's painting meant, but each pattern was lifelike, which showed that he had quite a lot of skill.

"My lady, the meaning of this letter is to ask Xiao Yunzi to dress up as a ghost to scare people," Xiao Chizi said with a wicked smile, "and prepare some cinnabar powder and send it in, it will definitely scare Zhen Changzai half to death."

Ling Rong nodded. When she found out that Xiao Chizi and Xiao Yunzi had a private relationship, she became hesitant about dressing up as a ghost to scare Zhen Huan. She was really worried that Xiao Chizi had been bribed by someone else.

But she had checked Xiao Chizi many times and did not find that he had any dealings with other concubines in the palace.

"I didn't know you and Xiao Yunzi had such a secret connection." Ling Rong took the painting and looked at it carefully. She seemed nonchalant, but her words were full of temptation. "I underestimated you before."

"I want to share the worry for the young master, so as a servant, I always have to use my brain on this little thing." Xiao Chizi didn't care, and didn't feel that Ling Rong was doubting him. "This is how I contacted Xiao Chengzi before. After all, he works in the Sizhiku. When I help him, I still have to avoid suspicion. In order not to mess up the young master's order, I can only do this.

Later, the young master subdued Xiao Yunzi, and I taught him this set of skills. After all, these two are brothers, so there is no need to worry too much. "

Ling Rong nodded approvingly. She returned the painting to Xiao Chizi and told Zhao Shui to pack a big purse for Xiao Chizi. "You have done a good job. You will get a reward."

"Thank you, my lady. I will go find Xiao Yunzi tonight and get the matter done." Xiao Chizi was naturally very happy to receive the reward. He put the painting in his arms, bowed to Lingrong and went downstairs.

As soon as the hour of Hai arrived, Xiao Chizi told Xiao Yunzi about this. Xiao Yunzi knew that it was Lady An who ordered it, and he was extremely happy.

Relying on his own kung fu, Xiao Yunzi dressed in white gauze and pretended to be a ghost, running around in Yongshou Palace that night. He also used cinnabar to draw some bloody footprints of babies on the wall. When Pei'er saw these footprints on her way to the toilet, she was frightened and fainted. She did not wake up until the next morning.

On the second day, the guards at the gate were heard talking about how the master of Yongshou Palace had committed too many sins in the past and was now being targeted by the infant spirit.