An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"Since Your Majesty has made up his mind, I will not say anything more."

Lingrong shut up and stopped talking about the princesses. She wanted to mention the Fifth Prince's marriage, but she was worried that the Emperor would be suspicious of her. After thinking about it, she decided not to bring it up.

"Your Majesty, the Yanxi Palace has sent someone over, and it seems..." Zhaoshui was quite hesitant when he saw the emperor, and he didn't dare to speak. It was only when he saw Lingrong nodded that he dared to continue, "It seems that Concubine Tian is in poor health. I would like to ask Your Majesty to go over and take a look."

"Princess Tian is ill, she should go to the imperial physician, why did she send someone to Chengqian Palace?"

The emperor was already angry, and when he heard Concubine Tian's name, his face immediately fell.

"This... the person who came said that he had already gone to the Imperial Hospital to invite the imperial physician, but Concubine Tian was not feeling well, and he felt wronged, so he really wanted to see her."

"You can't take care of yourself, and you need to use the imperial physician when you are sick, so why do you feel wronged and need comfort?"

The emperor's attitude was very obvious when he hated someone. "Tell someone to reply and tell them that I am in Chengqian Palace and Concubine Sheng is busy welcoming the emperor, so I don't have time to visit her.

Tell her to rest quietly in the Yanxi Palace and not to cause trouble all day long."

Although Zhaoshui agreed, he certainly would not reply like this, so he found an excuse that the queen was busy and promised the visitor that he would go to see Concubine Tian later.

It’s a pity that Concubine Tian didn’t wait for Lingrong to come and see her. Under the effect of the emperor’s medicine, Concubine Tian finally died in her sleep.

Fortunately, she died peacefully without suffering any torture. When Ling Rong rushed over, her clothes and makeup had already been put away. She was lying there quietly, just like her title.

“After the lady examined the patient, she said she was tired and fell asleep on the couch.

When I called the Majesty for dinner, I found that she had already left.

Sang'er knelt on one side, the tears on her face had dried, and her voice was cold. Lingrong came for a long time, but she didn't even greet her.

However, Lingrong would not bother with her for this. Instead, she walked to the front of the couch and looked at Concubine Tian again.

"Her face looked peaceful, so I guess she didn't suffer much. Someone should have been sent to tell the emperor about this."

"In reply to Concubine Sheng, we have already sent someone, but the Emperor said that he is busy with government affairs, so everything will be handled by Concubine Sheng."

"How can I be asked to handle such a serious matter as the death of a concubine by myself?"

Lingrong was somewhat dissatisfied. She reached out and touched Concubine Tian's already cold face, and did not say a word for a long time.

Xia Dongchun also rushed over later, and the three people who had lived in the Yanx Palace the longest gathered together again, but Concubine Tian could never speak again.

"She just accomplished what she wanted to do, why did she die?"

"Because she did something she shouldn't have done, this is the only possible outcome." Lingrong took out the lip balm, rubbed it with her index finger and applied it to Concubine Tian. The bright red color was dazzling, but Lingrong never stopped.

"It's just to deal with the Queen. Doesn't the Emperor want to deal with the Queen himself?"

Ling Rong shook her head and moved her fingers back and forth on Concubine Tian's lips, slowly and evenly smearing the cream. "The Queen and the two princes are only on the surface. What really killed Concubine Tian was something else."

Xia Dongchun didn't quite understand the specific circumstances of the murder of the empress dowager at that time. After hearing Lingrong's ambiguous words, he sensibly didn't continue to ask.

"No matter how big a mistake she made, she has already passed away. Death is the greatest thing. The emperor didn't even say he was coming to see her."

"If you don't want to come, then don't come. Concubine Tian can go in peace."

Ling Rong withdrew her hand and wiped her fingertips on her handkerchief, wiping away all the red lip balm.

"What's the point of meeting someone who is the best at pretending to be affectionate, filial, and friendly?

It would be better to look more at Huai Ke and Sang Er who is with her."

Xia Dongchun was silent for a moment. She glanced at Concubine Tian and changed the subject. "I heard that Madam Fucha wanted to enter the palace and submitted her application three times, but the emperor did not agree."

"I know about this matter. Madam Fucha also sent me a message, wanting to go to the palace to see Concubine Tian.

But now that the Emperor has given the order, how could I possibly give her any back door?

"No means no. Even if her Fucha family has made great contributions for generations, it is impossible for them to disobey the emperor's order."

"But the Fucha clan will not let go so easily. They have called He Anming back from home and insisted that He Anming conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of Concubine Tian's death.

Unfortunately, He Anming was ordered by the Emperor to stay at home, so how could he have the right to enter and leave the harem? "

"Is he already in the capital now?"

"Of course he is." Xia Dongchun looked at Ling Rong in surprise, "Why, he didn't leave the palace because of your order?"

"You think too highly of me. I don't have the power to transfer the imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital out of the palace at will." Ling Rong glanced at Xia Dongchun, "He was sent by the emperor. If he returns to the capital rashly, I'm afraid the emperor will be furious.

This is not good for the Fucha clan either. Could it be that... the pain of losing their daughter has caused the Fucha clan to lose their minds?"

"No one can bear the sudden death of their daughter." Xia Dongchun murmured to herself. She lifted the curtain as if she wanted to take a closer look at Concubine Tian. "We haven't been together for some time.

However, they didn't expect that they would meet again because of the news of Concubine Tian's death.

I actually still don't like her that much, but regardless of whether it was true or not, we still spent a few happy days together. Thinking about it now, I do feel a little sad."

Ling Rong also nodded. The two of them looked at Concubine Tian in silence. After a while, Ling Rong stood up and told Sang Er, "Send Concubine Tian to Ji'an. It's not good for her to stay in Yanxi Palace for too long."

"Yes, Concubine Sheng." Sang'er murmured. She was stunned for a while before she stood up and held Concubine Tian's hand. "My lady, it's time to get up. The road to Ji'an is too far, and it's too tiring for me to carry you there.

Can you please take a little more effort and get up and walk around, please?"

The scene of Sang'er asking the dead Concubine Tian to get up was too horrible. Xia Dongchun took a look and ran out first, standing in the main hall with a pale face and exhaling.

"What's wrong? You're fearless, but why are you so scared?"

Ling Rong followed her out, and seeing Xia Dongchun's appearance, she took a closer look at her, "In the harem, death is always this close.

"When you gave birth to a child, it was like walking through the gates of hell. You weren't afraid then, so why are you afraid now?"

"I... just feel that something is wrong with Sang'er. Look at the way she spoke to the corpse, as if Concubine Tian was still alive."

"They have a deep bond as master and servant, so their behavior is understandable."

"It's understandable, but when I think of Concubine Tian and Sang'er seeing ghosts so often, I can't help but get goosebumps, as if Concubine Tian were in the Yanxi Palace."

Xia Dongchun rubbed her arms, as if she could feel the coldness around her. "I wonder if she will wander around the Yanxi Palace at midnight. Maybe she can find the person who killed her."

"I'm afraid she won't know who killed her until she dies. Even if she becomes a ghost, she can only cry for herself."

As the two were talking, they heard a little girl screaming. Ling Rong went over first and saw Sang'er lying in front of the couch, motionless.

"Look at the water, go over and take a look."

Zhaoshui responded and immediately went forward to check Sang'er's breath. She put her fingers on him and found that Sang'er was dead.

Zhao Shui looked around and found a medicine bottle that had fallen to the side. She picked it up and looked at the little powder left. "Madam, it should be arsenic. Miss Sang'er can't be saved."

Ling Rong looked at Sang'er who was already dead, and couldn't help but sigh, "Thank you for your hard work, Zhaoshui. Go find someone to send Tianpin to Ji'an."

Zhaoshui nodded, put the arsenic on the table, turned to glance at Sang'er, and then hurried out.

Xia Dongchun did not come in. She was waiting in the main hall. She did not ask what happened until Ling Rong came out.

"Sang'er has gone to follow Concubine Tian," Ling Rong said in a flat tone, as if she were talking about a bug that had suddenly died, "Tell someone to take her along. Since she is so devoted to the master, she should be buried with Concubine Tian and stay with her forever."

"You are doing this for her, but it's a pity that Concubine Tian is going to be buried in the imperial mausoleum. How can a mere slave like her enter the imperial mausoleum?"

"Burn it in a fire and let Concubine Tian take her ashes with her. This way, no one will say anything."

"This..." Xia Dongchun hesitated for a moment, "A living person disappeared out of thin air. The emperor will definitely ask about this."

"If they ask, they will say that she has been dragged to the mass grave. No one will check where the body of a maid is."

While they were talking, someone came in and took away the bodies of Concubine Tian and Sang'er. The entire Yanx Palace seemed to be empty all of a sudden, without any sound at all.

Ling Rong felt something was wrong from the moment she entered the room. Only now did she finally remember that she didn't see Huai Ke here.

Logically speaking, since her mother had passed away, she should have come to see her.

"Xia Fei, have you seen Huai Ke?"

"This..." Xia Dongchun was reminded by Ling Rong and realized that the most important person was missing at this moment. She thought for a while and said, "She should be in the side hall. I'll go look for her."

Xia Dongchun moved quickly and left the hall before Lingrong agreed. However, she walked around the Yanx Palace and did not see Huai Ke.

She came back with a puzzled look on her face, "This... Huai Ke is not in the Yanxi Palace, could it be that he went to the prince's residence?"

"How could that be? Today, the Grand Tutor suddenly fell ill and temporarily suspended school for a day. Apart from the Fifth Prince, there is no one else in the entire Prince's Residence."

Ling Rong sighed, almost choking at Xia Dongchun's stupidity, "Ask other people, there must be someone who knows where the princess is."

Not long after, the princess was finally found. It turned out that she had gone to Qixiang Palace to look for Princess Wen Yi. She went there early in the morning and did not return until dinner.

In addition, the incident involving Concubine Tian happened suddenly and no one informed Concubine Jin, which resulted in Huai Ke not being able to return to the Yanx Palace at this time.

"What should we do? The princess hasn't even seen Concubine Tian for the last time, and the body has been carried away." Xia Dongchun was a little anxious and immediately wanted to ask the palace maid beside her to stop them.

"The coffin will be kept in Jian for seven days. Princess will be able to see it if she wants. But now that Sang'er is dead, I need to think about who will take care of the princess."

Xia Dongchun knew what Ling Rong meant. It was not so much about which palace maid or nanny would take care of the princess, but rather who would be the princess's mother.

"Well... why don't I do it? After all, I often took care of Huai Ke before, and she and I got along pretty well."

"The final decision on this matter still has to be made by the Emperor. Since you have this idea, then you can take Huai Ke over to take care of him first.

If you really want to take care of Huai Ke for a long time, I will speak well of you in front of the emperor.

If you don't want to, just tell me directly. Imperial Concubine Jing is also a good candidate. She has no children, so I think she will take good care of Huai Ke."

Xia Dongchun nodded without any hesitation. "As you said, it depends on the emperor's decision. As long as the emperor is willing to let Huai Ke be raised by me, I will definitely take good care of Huai Ke."

"With your words, Concubine Tian can rest assured in her grave," Ling Rong looked at Xia Dongchun deeply, until Xia Dongchun looked back at her in confusion, then she sighed, "In the past, Concubine Tian had her own daughter, but she still put all her thoughts on the Fifth Prince.

Now that you have your own son, how much energy can you focus on Huai Ke?

I'm not doubting you, it's just that a person's energy is limited. In the past, you could give all your energy and love to the Ninth Prince. After having Huai Ke, can you still guarantee that you will treat the Ninth Prince the same as before?"

"This..." Xia Dongchun hesitated. She rubbed her handkerchief unconsciously. "This is actually not difficult. Just like I gave birth to a daughter, you also raise a son and a daughter."

"If you can really do it, then go ahead and do it. As for whether the emperor agrees or not, your performance is also very important."

Ling Rong didn't say much to Xia Dongchun. Since she was willing to take care of Huai Ke and would not treat the princess unfairly, just let her do as she pleased.

"I feel relieved with your words. It's not that I don't want to give Huai Ke to Concubine Jing.

It’s just that I’ve watched this child grow up, and I’m a little worried about sending him to someone else.”

"You're a good person, but you have a bad temper."

Xia Dongchun nodded, and after a moment he exclaimed, asking what Ling Rong meant.

"I don't mean anything else. I just saw that you were too nervous and wanted you to relax.

But we have stayed in the Yanxi Palace long enough, and things have basically been dealt with, so let's leave together.

It just so happens that I will accompany you to Qixiang Palace to pick up Huai Ke, and then go to Yangxin Palace together to report to the emperor. We need to explain the situation of the princess and Concubine Tian one by one.

You can take this opportunity to ask the Emperor if he can allow you to continue raising Huai Ke."