An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Chapter 474: A Difficult Decision

After the third and fifth princes got married, the emperor suddenly made a surprising decision. He sent the third prince Hongshi to the frontier and asked him to go to the border with General Yue to quell the Dzungar rebellion. He would only be allowed to return to Beijing after the rebellion was quelled.

The fifth prince was also sent to Guizhou to deal with the uprising. In order to allow them to focus on government affairs, the emperor even allowed them to bring their wives with them, blocking their way back to Beijing.

For a while, both princes were not in the capital, and the court and the harem were speculating about the emperor's thoughts. After all, apart from the fifth prince and the third prince, there were no other adult princes.

The only one is Hongyu, who is still young. It will take a few more years for him to ascend the throne.

However, everyone with a discerning eye could see the emperor's physical condition, and they all thought that this guess was not accurate, so in the end everyone agreed that the fifth prince who went to Guizhou was the most likely to inherit the throne.

What's more, both the Fifth Prince and the Eighth Prince are the children of the Imperial Noble Consort. They have become brothers, and conflicts will not happen in the short term.

However, everything is just speculation, and no one can get definite information. Families with daughters serving as concubines in the palace will be asked to go to Chengqian Palace to inquire about the situation and see if they can get definite information so that they can line up in advance to avoid displeasing the new emperor.

After all, throughout history, it is very common for a new emperor to replace court ministers and build his own network of contacts when he ascends the throne.

However, although Ling Rong knew that the emperor intended to choose the fifth prince, she did not dare to say it out loud, so she just covered it up with words like "don't talk nonsense" and drove these people out of Chengqian Palace.

However, there was no way to drive away Xia Dongchun and Cao Qinmo, two people who seemed to have a good relationship with each other. Ling Rong could only perfunctorily say a few words, pretending that the emperor's health was more important, and now she only wanted to take care of the emperor's health, and didn't want to consider these things too much.

Xia Dongchun was relentless, "I think my own biological son is better. The Fifth Prince is too old to be raised well."

Ling Rong did not respond, but turned to ask Xia Dongchun, "Are you worried that you can't acquaint him? You talk like that, maybe you had a quarrel with Huai Ke recently.

Huai Keke is still a little kid. As her mother, how can you argue with her?"

"Huai Ke... after all, her biological mother is that Fu Cha clan, so it's natural that she can't be close to me."

Xia Dongchun said this, but she felt very uncomfortable in her heart, "But I have been very good to her, I never thought that she would still miss her biological mother and be more respectful to me than close to me.

Because of her, I didn't even dare to be too nice to the Ninth Prince, but in the end, I was still no match for a dead man."

"What on earth happened?" Ling Rong pretended to be surprised. She took Xia Dongchun's hand and patted it gently. "Tell us the reason quickly and see if we can help you solve it."

Cao Qinmo had come here to inquire. She and Xia Dongchun had already discussed how to cooperate outside the door, but now everything had been ruined. She was at a loss for a moment and could only listen to Xia Dongchun's complaints.

Xia Dongchun cried and talked for a long time about how Huai Ke refused to get close to her and how disappointed she was.

Although Lingrong didn't listen seriously, she would still say a few words of comfort from time to time to express her concern.

Xia Dongchun therefore took the opportunity to speak more, and he looked extremely pitiful.

"Sister is crying so pitifully, Huai Ke must be feeling bad too. Hurry and wipe your tears." Cao Qinmo handed over a handkerchief, wanting Xia Dongchun to wipe the tears from her face.

Xia Dongchun raised her hand to refuse directly, and Cao Qinmo could only withdraw her hand in disappointment and crumple the handkerchief in her hand into a ball.

"If she really felt bad, she shouldn't have upset me." Xia Dongchun snorted, and actually got angry with a child. "She has never thought about how worried I, as her mother, am about her being wronged. I always put her first in everything, but she keeps thinking about Concubine Tian and wants to go back to live in the Yanxi Palace.

Is it possible that all my kindness to her was in vain? "

Ling Rong looked at Cao Qinmo, and the two of them looked at each other and sighed. It was not that they didn't know how to comfort Xia Dongchun, but they knew that comforting her would be useless.

Therefore, Lingrong did not respond, but instead asked Zhaoshui to get Xia Dongchun's favorite plum wine, and asked Xia Dongchun to stop crying.

This method really worked. After Xia Dongchun drank the plum wine, she stopped crying and asked Zhaoshui to bring two plates of peony rolls. She also wanted to try the snacks that only the Queen could eat in the past.

Ling Rong didn't care about these things, so she followed Xia Dongchun's wishes and brought two plates of peony rolls.

"Bring some back to Wen Yi as well. I remember she likes it the most."

Cao Qinmo thanked him and also tried the peony roll. It was very crispy and the taste was not much different from other pastries.

But this thing was only possessed by the Queen in the past, and now only by the Imperial Noble Consort. This kind of power and status is something she has never possessed.

It's really enviable. Cao Qinmo held a piece of dessert and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. It's a pity that no matter how hard she tries, she can't surpass this imperial concubine. Now she can just fight for the position of imperial concubine.

"Your Majesty, the things here are excellent. Wen Yi also likes them very much, especially the hawthorn and lotus leaf tea from Chengqian Palace. Your Majesty must reward me with a portion this time."

"We have as much of this stuff as you want. When you're done, ask Yinxiu to come get it. Zhaoshui will prepare it for Wen Yi."

"Then I've written it in advance. Wen Yi will definitely be very happy when he finds out."

"I want one too. Huai Ke likes it too." Xia Dongchun sniffed and asked for a cup of hawthorn lotus leaf tea.

"How come I haven't heard that Huai Ke likes this tea? You Ning said that Huai Ke's sister likes salty milk tea."

Xia Dongchun groaned, then took another sip of plum wine, "That's what I want, don't think you can save it."

"I think you are greedy yourself, but you have to use Huai Ke's name. No wonder Huai Ke is unwilling to get close to you. I guess he knows that you have been spreading the news of her greed in the palace."

"This is not the same thing at all." Xia Dongchun put the cup down heavily and immediately wanted to repeat Huai Ke's "various evidences".

Cao Qinmo became annoyed and interrupted Xia Dongchun without waiting for her to speak, starting to talk about Zhen Huan and Prince Guo.

When Xia Dongchun heard this, he immediately changed his mind and asked, "The emperor stayed at your place yesterday, but what secret did he tell you?"

"There is no secret at all," Cao Qinmo waved her hand, "It's just that someone brought a message at night saying that Prince Guo is seriously ill and wanted to invite a royal doctor to take a look.

After examining Prince Guo, the imperial physician said that his illness was a heart disease and required treatment with heart medicine.

Tell me, what is Prince Guo's worry?"

"What else could it be? It's Zhen Huan in Yongshou Palace," Xia Dongchun snorted disdainfully, "What did the emperor say? Did he agree to let Zhen Huan leave the palace?"

"Sister, please be careful. She is not Zhen Huan. Her current name is Zhen Xi."

"What?" Xia Dongchun just opened her mouth and remembered that the emperor had changed Zhen Huan's name. She smiled without hiding her smile, "Giving her such a name, is it because he wants the emperor to cherish her?"

"Xi...which word is it?" Ling Rong was silent for a while, but suddenly asked.

"The window contains the morning sun, which is still dim. I stand up and sit calmly, without violating the meaning of 'dawn'."

Ling Rong opened her mouth slightly. She remembered that in her previous life, the emperor welcomed Zhen Huan back to the palace and gave her the title Xi. It seems that despite the changes in the world, the relationship between these two people is still tangled. They even have the same name. How can they not be in sync?

"So it's this word," Ling Rong smiled, "What did the emperor say? I guess he doesn't want to send Zhen...Zhen Xi out of the palace."

"Your Majesty is naturally unwilling, but Prince Guo is ill, and you can't just ignore it. You can only bring Prince Guo to the palace today and treat him well."

"The Emperor really cares about Zhen Xi. Even at this point, he is still unwilling to give her up."

"Whether she is Zhen Huan or Zhen Xi, she will never be able to surpass you." Xia Dongchun not only stopped crying, but also comforted Ling Rong, "She is a sinner, and you are the Imperial Concubine, there is nothing to worry about.

You can kill her anytime you want!"

"You make it sound so easy. The emperor cares so much about her, how dare he take her life casually."

"I think you are just confused by the situation," Xia Dongchun did not think there was any danger in saying this, she even speculated on the emperor's intentions, "If the emperor really liked her, he would not have exiled her.

I think the emperor just can't stand her having an affair with Prince Guo, and they're flirting with each other in the harem. If they really end up living together, it would be a complete loss of face for them.

So the emperor will definitely try every means to separate the two of them. Why is Prince Guo making such a fuss at this time? Isn't it just to force the emperor to submit? "

"Prince Guo originally had a good family background, and lived happily with his wife and concubine. But now, because of Zhen Xi, his wife took the child back to her mother's home in anger, and his concubine committed suicide by hitting her head against the wall in the Yangxin Palace.

Prince Guo still doesn't repent and is determined to be with Zhen Xi."

Cao Qinmo really didn't understand Prince Guo's choice, but she didn't dare to point out the emperor's mistakes like Xia Dongchun, so she had to talk about Prince Guo.

"Prince Guo has come to this point. If he doesn't persevere, all his efforts will be wasted.

It is better to stick to it. In the end, he still has Zhen and Zhen Xi. In his eyes, he can also be known as a lovesick man. "

Lingrong dislikes people like Prince Guo the most. All he has in his mind is love affairs. The fact that Zhen Huan has fallen into such a miserable situation now is closely related to his so-called love.

What Lingrong couldn't understand even more was that Zhen Huan was still entangled with Prince Guo. If it were her, she would have stabbed Prince Guo's heart with a knife and made him die far away.

"Okay, I won't chat with you any more. I still need to pay attention to Prince Guo's entry into the palace. Zhaoshui has prepared the things you want. Remember to bring them to the children."

After the two left, Ling Rong set off for the Yangxin Palace. At this time, Su Peisheng had been sent to pick up Prince Guo, and only Xiao Xiazi was guarding outside the door to welcome Ling Rong.

"You are finally here, Madam. The Emperor just coughed up blood and got very angry. Imperial Physician He and Imperial Physician Wei are waiting in the palace. I dare not go in to take a look."

"Has the emperor issued an order not to allow others to seek an audience?"

"No, even if there was, I wouldn't stop the Imperial Concubine."

Xiao Xiazi hurriedly led Lingrong in. After Lingrong entered the door, he murmured to himself, why doesn't the Imperial Concubine care why the Emperor vomited blood.

Ling Rong was naturally not worried about the emperor. She walked around the screen and entered the main hall. Then she changed into a hurried look, ran to the emperor with concern, and asked him how he was.

"My body is fine," the emperor said after the treatment, his complexion had recovered a lot. He patted Ling Rong's hand, "Xiao Xiazi must have told you what happened, so you rushed here in such a hurry."

"It was not Xiao Xiazi who told me," Ling Rong shook her head, defended Xiao Xiazi, and took the opportunity to explain the reason for her coming here, "Without Eunuch Su, how could he dare to leave the Yangxin Palace at will.

I remembered that Prince Guo was going to enter the palace today, so I came to the Yangxin Palace to ask the exact time so that I could ask people to prepare the bedroom in advance.

I never thought that the emperor would vomit blood. This really frightened me."

Ling Rong pretended to be sad, and turned to ask He Anming about the emperor's condition, "Doctor He, please tell me quickly, what is the emperor's health like."

"This..." He Anming seemed to be hesitant, but in fact he was trying to see whether the worried expression on Ling Rong's face was real or fake.

"Rong'er, why are you bothering Doctor He? I'm fine now. The vomiting blood is only temporary. You don't have to worry too much."

Ling Rong continued to look at He Anming until He Anming nodded, then she believed it, but she still instructed the two imperial doctors to take good care of the emperor.

"You go down first," the emperor drove the two away, and just now told Lingrong about Prince Guo's matter, "Prince Guo wants to see Zhen, and now he wants to enter the palace under the pretext of lovesickness.

I thought it would be inconvenient for him, a foreigner, to live in the harem, so I asked him to live in the Yangxin Palace with me."

"But the emperor still has to attend the morning court and review memorials. If Prince Guo disturbs him in the Yangxin Palace, it may affect the emperor's health.

The Emperor is already feeling unwell today. What if his condition gets worse if he cannot rest well?

What Prince Guo wants is nothing more than that Zhen family, Your Majesty is better off..."

“It’s not impossible to give Zhen to Prince Guo, but this will only fulfill their private relationship. If it gets out, won’t everyone laugh at us?

As the ruler of a country, I cannot allow such a thing to happen."

"But..." Ling Rong thought for a moment, "The Emperor has already promised that after Prince Guo is demoted to a commoner, he will allow him and Zhen to leave the capital.

The emperor's words are his due, and with his current attitude, I'm afraid that Prince Guo will use this to spread something that will damage the emperor's reputation, which is not worth the loss, right?"

The emperor was somewhat displeased when he heard Lingrong speak like this, but she spoke sincerely, and Prince Guo did resort to these tactics.