An Lingrong's Rebirth: I will not offend others unless they offend me

During the next few days of paying respects, the Queen asked Concubine Qi about the Third Prince's condition as usual.

After learning that the Third Prince had not improved, he was worried and comforted again.

Concubine Qi accepted the Queen's reward on behalf of the Third Prince with tears of gratitude.

However, the queen changed the subject.

"Sister Concubine Shu, a few days ago, the Sixth Prince was attacked by a villain and cried non-stop, causing the Emperor to worry."

"How has Sixth Prince been these days?"

Feeling Concubine Qi's sharp gaze piercing her, An Lingrong sighed softly and saluted with a worried look on her face.

"Thank you for your concern, Empress. The Sixth Prince's appetite has not been as good as before recently, and the imperial physician said he needs to be well cared for."

In fact, the Sixth Prince's appetite has improved, and the time he sleeps during the day has also decreased significantly. He can even play with her for a while, so he is in great health.

But facing the brainless Concubine Qi, she had to say this.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Qi joined in.

"Sister Shufei, children are difficult to raise. I advise you to pay more attention to the Sixth Prince."

"Thank you, Sister Qi Fei, for your guidance."

Seeing that she failed to arouse Concubine Qi's jealousy towards Concubine Shu, the Queen said a few words silently in her heart and looked at Zhen Huan with a smile on her face.

"Lady Wan, I heard from the Emperor that you were ill a few days ago. Are you feeling better now? Do you need to summon the imperial physician?"

"If you need anything, you must come to me."

Before Zhen Huan could reply, Concubine Hua interrupted in a sarcastic tone.

"Sister Queen, you've been so busy taking care of your baby. How long has it been since you've been out and about?"

"Our Lady Wan has been serving the emperor in bed for five consecutive days. Why would she need to call in an imperial physician?"

Zhen Huan found it difficult to respond to this. Concubine Hua had been picking on her recently, just like the street-scolding shrew that Huanbi had described.

No matter how she responded, the unreasonable Concubine Hua would seize the opportunity to attack her.

Fortunately, the queen took over the conversation kindly.

"Sister Hua Fei, the Emperor is busy with government affairs. It was only after the Empress Dowager's persuasion that he finally found time to visit the harem. You should be more sensible and not be jealous for no reason."

She was pregnant and didn't care whether the emperor came to the harem or not.

Since the people below want the emperor's favor, let's fight for it.

This greeting ended with Concubine Hua walking away in a huff.

In the following few days, the Queen always paid her respects to the sick Third Prince first, and then she would definitely mention Hongzhan who was still breastfeeding.

If An Lingrong's guess was correct, the Queen wanted to use the Third Prince's illness to deal with her.

The birth date behind the needle-piercing figurine should be that of the Third Prince.

Concubine Qi, who loved her son dearly, was the pawn that crossed the river.

After figuring out the key, she picked and chose from the incense-making materials she had collected, and ground them gently for more than an hour to make a small porcelain bottle of indescribable incense.

A few days later, when the Queen paid her respects, Concubine Qi was absent, and the Queen made a worried announcement.

"I heard that the Third Prince's condition had worsened, and Concubine Qi, who was worried, rushed to the prince's place early in the morning to take care of him."

The third prince was the only grown-up prince who remained in the palace. Even though he did not please the emperor, with the queen setting an example, the other concubines showed concern and asked the queen about the third prince's situation.

An Lingrong's heart sank. Here it comes!

Agosuo

Concubine Qi personally fed the Third Prince the medicine, and only left with red eyes after confirming that he was asleep.

When they were passing by the garden, Concubine Qi heard someone mention the Third Prince behind the rockery.

She signaled the accompanying palace servants to remain silent and approach quietly.

"Pitiful Empress Qi's Third Prince. He's so sick and confused, and the Emperor hasn't even visited him."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Qi wanted to go forward and see which dog slave was plotting against her Hongshi.

But the two personal palace maids pulled her back at the same time.

Then another envious voice was heard.

"Sister, if you ask me, it's Consort Shu's Sixth Prince who is truly blessed. You see, the Emperor is always thinking about him. I heard from fellow townspeople serving in the Yangxin Palace that the Emperor has completely replaced the servants in Yonghe Palace in order to protect the Sixth Prince."

Concubine Qi clenched her fists in anger. She wanted to see how Hongshi was inferior to a breastfeeding baby in the eyes of these dogs.

"Sister, you are well-informed. Do you think the Third Prince's illness is related to Yonghe Palace?"

"Sister, what do you mean?"

"Sister, I'm telling you this out of kindness because we're from the same hometown. Please don't tell anyone else."

"Don't worry, sister. I'm a tight-lipped person. Last time, that guy said something to me, and I didn't tell anyone else."

"Okay, sister, come closer. I heard there's a kind of witchcraft called piercing a doll. After getting the person's birth date and time, you can curse a specific person. The Third Prince has been ill for a long time, maybe it's because of this..."

In her anger, Concubine Qi did not notice that the two were talking louder than before.

"Sister, there's no reason for Concubine Shu to do this."

Concubine Qi, who was eavesdropping, was stunned for a moment. Concubine Shu really had no motive to do so.

"Oh! My dear sister, there are only two princes in the palace now. The third prince has become a thorn in the side of Concubine Shu, and she wants to get rid of him as soon as possible."

"If it weren't for the little guy, how could even the highly skilled doctor Zhang Yuanpan be unable to cure the Third Prince?"

Li Jingyan has been humble in front of the Queen for many years, just to pave the way for her son.

To put it bluntly, the current emperor came to power by stepping on the flesh and blood of his brothers.

For that supreme position, even brothers are willing to sacrifice themselves... let alone half-brothers.

Concubine Qi came to her senses and gave a stern order.

"Go and tie up those two daring palace servants!"

The servants who had also heard the great secret hurried forward and soon reported with their heads down dejectedly.

"I am incompetent and failed to capture the two palace servants just now."

"Alright! An Lingrong, since you're unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!"

Concubine Qi gave the order with red eyes.

"Let's go and ask the Queen to make the decision."

......

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Third Prince is seriously ill, Concubine Qi..."

"Please, Queen, help me. Someone is trying to murder the Third Prince."

Concubine Qi couldn't wait for the palace maid to inform her and rushed in.

After shouting without caring about etiquette, I realized that the emperor was also here.

She was about to pay her respects when she heard a question coming from the leader.

"Concubine Qi, what do you mean when you say someone is plotting to murder the Third Prince?"

The emperor's stern voice brought her back a bit of sanity, and she threw herself on him crying.

"Your Majesty, our Hongshi has been ill for a long time and I suspect someone has cursed him."

"I have received news that the Concubine Shu of Yonghe Palace has been stabbing people in the palace. I beg Your Majesty to help me!"

When the Queen heard Concubine Qi's previous words, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and then she stood up and advised her.

"Your Majesty, witchcraft is difficult to prevent. For the sake of the stability of the imperial court and the harem, I implore Your Majesty to order a search of Yonghe Palace."

"If Sister Qifei heard it wrongly, it would be good to clear Sister Shufei's name."

Witchcraft has been taboo in all dynasties, and the emperor is naturally no exception.

The Queen had already said this, and he stood up with a sullen face.

"Su Peisheng, please go to Yonghe Palace."