The Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of An Lingrong: Counterattack to Become the Queen Mother

After Su Wanqing formed an alliance with Chang Zai, she thought her chances of success had increased, and she became increasingly bold. One day, she heard Princess Lingxi practicing swordsmanship in the imperial garden. She had an idea: if she could win over Lingxi, perhaps she could gain some support, or even extract some information from this naive princess.

So, she walked towards Lingxi with a friendly smile on her face: "Sister Lingxi, your swordsmanship looks really amazing!"

Lingxi was practicing vigorously. Seeing that it was Su Wanqing, he remembered the Queen's instructions and quickly put away his sword. He smiled and replied, "Sister Wanqing, why are you here? You haven't come to play with me for a long time."

Su Wanqing approached and said casually, "Sister, I admire your concentration in sword training. I also know a little bit about martial arts, sister, shall we practice together?"

Lingxi blinked her eyes and said, "Okay, Sister Wanqing. But Lingxi's training is not very good yet, so I need more guidance from you, Sister."

Su Wanqing was secretly delighted, thinking Lingxi was naive and easy to fool. So she gestured to Lingxi while casually asking, "Lingxi, what fun things do you do every day in this palace? Do you often spend time with the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager An?"

Lingxi was wary, but a smile remained on her face. "Yes, the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager An love me very much. They will teach me many things, such as making incense and embroidery. Sister Wanqing, your work in the Imperial Household Department must be very interesting, right?"

Su Wanqing was startled. She hadn't expected Lingxi to turn the topic to her, so she could only perfunctorily say, "Well, the affairs of the Imperial Household Department are complicated, but I can also learn a lot. By the way, Lingxi, have you heard any rumors in the palace recently?"

Lingxi shook her head: "I haven't heard any rumors. Sister Wanqing, did you hear anything?"

Su Wanqing laughed dryly: "No, nothing. Just asking casually."

At this time, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong were watching the situation here through their spies. Zhen Huan whispered to An Lingrong, "Su Wanqing really wanted to take advantage of Lingxi. Fortunately, Lingxi was smart and didn't let her trick her into telling her anything."

An Lingrong nodded slightly: "Yes, but we can't let our guard down. We have to get Lingxi away from her as soon as possible."

Zhen Huan thought for a moment and then instructed the maid beside her, "Go and quietly find Fu Heng and ask him to find a way to take Lingxi away."

The palace maid took the order and left.

On this side, Su Wanqing still did not give up and said, "Lingxi, I heard that there are some unclear accounts in the palace. Have you heard the old Buddha or Empress Dowager An mention it?"

Lingxi pretended to be confused: "Accounts? What is that? Lingxi doesn't understand. Sister Wanqing, why are you suddenly talking about this?"

Su Wanqing was about to ask more when she suddenly heard Fu Heng's voice: "Princess Lingxi, the emperor is looking for you. He said he has a new sword manual to show you."

Lingxi's eyes lit up: "Really? That's great! Sister Wanqing, I have to go first."

Su Wanqing watched Lingxi leave with Fu Heng, feeling furious but helpless. She knew her plan had failed once again.

When she returned to her residence, Chang Zai anxiously waited for her: "Lady Su, how is it? Did you get any information from Princess Lingxi?"

Su Wanqing sat down angrily: "That Lingxi seems innocent, but in fact he is very cunning. He didn't say anything."

Chang Zai was a little disappointed: "Then what should we do next?"

Su Wanqing gritted her teeth and said, "Humph, since this approach doesn't work, let's start somewhere else. I don't believe that Zhen Huan and An Lingrong are flawless."

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong knew that Su Wanqing would not give up. An Lingrong said to Zhen Huan, "Huan'er, we have to speed up our plan to lure the snake out of its hole. We can't let her continue to torment like this."

Zhen Huan nodded: "That's right. I think we can do something about the Imperial Household Department accounts that she is most concerned about."

An Lingrong understood: "You mean, set a trap?"

Zhen Huan smiled slightly, "Exactly. Let her think she has something on us, but she's actually walking into a trap."

So, the two began to plan carefully. They arranged people to deliberately create some suspicious traces in the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and at the same time spread the word that these accounts had a great relationship with Zhen Huan and An Lingrong.

Su Wanqing soon caught wind of the news and was overwhelmed with excitement, believing her chance had finally arrived. She eagerly dragged along her concubine, eager to uncover the so-called "truth," unaware that she was walking step by step into a trap set by Zhen Huan and An Lingrong. Within this perilous palace, the power struggle between the various factions intensified, and the ultimate outcome remained uncertain.