An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Chapter 437: Palace Power in Hands

"How is this possible?" Ling Rong, as the real culprit, still pretended to be ignorant at this moment. She seemed to be shocked and looked at the emperor with wide eyes. "The Third Prince is a kind person. It is impossible for him to do something to harm his brothers. Your Majesty, is there some misunderstanding here?"

The emperor's eyes fell on Ling Rong's face, "We have already obtained the witnesses, but the poison has disappeared completely. Except for Hong Shi, there is no trace of poison.

Even Qiyun did not have a trace of poison on her body or in her residence.

It seems that Hongshi was either wrongly accused, or someone deliberately cleaned up the traces to make me think that Hongshi was wrongly accused. "

"The Queen..."

"Qiyun is the Queen's person. If she is really related to this matter, the Queen must be involved as well." The Emperor sighed. For some reason, he did not hide anything from Lingrong this time. "I asked her to help because I wanted to see if the Queen knew about this matter."

"The Empress will not do such a thing," Ling Rong began to speak for the Empress, as if the two were very good sisters, "The three princes have to call the Empress Imperial Mother, and they have all lost their biological mothers, so it is too late for them to get close to the Empress.

No matter how hard I think, I can't think of any reason why the Queen would murder the princes."

"You are simple-minded, so you naturally don't know the twists and turns involved." The emperor didn't know whether he really thought Ling Rong was simple-minded or was just responding casually, "In short, you should spend more time on the affairs of the harem, and handle everything according to the palace rules. If you encounter any problems, you can come to the Yangxin Palace to ask me."

"I understand. I will take responsibility and manage the harem well in the future."

For Lingrong, this was an unexpected surprise. She could directly manage the harem and did not have to care about the Queen's attitude, which was almost the same as the former Concubine Hua.

But she doesn't have a brother like Concubine Hua who can fight on the battlefield, so she doesn't have that much confidence.

As if she saw Ling Rong's hesitation, "Don't worry, you have been in charge of many palace affairs in the palace, and the concubines in the palace have already adapted to it. They will not give you any problems.

What's more, with me backing you up, no one dares to say a word."

"Your Majesty, you understand my thoughts too well," Ling Rong breathed a sigh of relief. She had acted out this look of total reliance on the emperor so many times that it had almost become subconscious. She smiled and said, "I will definitely do it. Your Majesty, just wait and see the results."

"I trust you the most."

After giving instructions about palace affairs, the emperor left. Lingrong was finally able to change out of her wedding clothes and relax herself.

Zhaoshui brought over some hot tea and slowly put away the wedding clothes that Lingrong had taken off. He also took off the pearls on Lingrong's ears to prevent her from feeling heavy on her ears.

"Finally I can take a break. Today's promotion ceremony is really complicated, and I have to be careful not to break the rules." Ling Rong rubbed her forehead and let Zhao Shui squeeze out a hot towel to apply to her face. "I was very nervous during the ceremony, afraid that I would count less and make it difficult for the female officials."

"Even if there really is less, no one will say anything wrong to the queen." Zhaoshui's fingers massaged the acupuncture points of Lingrong through the handkerchief. "The female officials know the number better than the queen. After all, they are the ones who will be punished if there is a mistake."

"In the final analysis, I was still a little proud and nervous, but fortunately I didn't lose my composure too much."

"Today is indeed a good day for Your Majesty," Zhaoshui felt the handkerchief lose its heat, so she took it off for Lingrong and applied Fairy Jade Girl Powder on it instead. "The power to manage the six palaces is now in Your Majesty's hands. In the future, even the Empress will not be able to suppress Your Majesty in the harem."

"The Queen is now in trouble. The Emperor has already suspected the Queen of being the one responsible for the poisoning of the Fourth and Fifth Princes."

Ling Rong lay down comfortably, closed her eyes and let the water apply to her face, "Speaking of which, it is also Su Peisheng's credit. He took half of the poison and was always worried that the emperor would suspect him.

During the interrogation by the Ministry of Punishment, we used all our strength and means, but we did not bribe Qiyun, who honestly admitted that she was the one who gave Ping An the poison.

Even Ping An changed his words and said that the Fourth Prince was poisoned by the Third Prince. "

"No wonder the Queen wanted to send poison to Eunuch Su in the beginning. It turns out that the Queen wanted Eunuch Su to deal with the aftermath instead of asking him to do it."

"Su Peisheng is a palace servant of the Emperor. Although he lost some trust because of Cui Jinxi's incident, Cui Jinxi has already left the palace. The Emperor does not have anyone more capable than Su Peisheng, so he gradually comes to rely on Su Peisheng.

I chose Su Peisheng because he has a say in the emperor's eyes. In order to save his life, he will naturally help me with some tricks."

Zhaoshui was still a little worried, "But can this matter be firmly pinned on the Third Prince?"

"Don't worry, I have already told Su Peisheng the source of this poison. In the past, the Queen suffered from severe headaches, and there was a miracle doctor named Jiang who could take care of the Queen for a long time.

This person was originally sent into the palace by the Guaerjia clan, but later because of the downfall of the Guaerjia clan, he was also expelled from the Imperial Medical Service.

However, relying on his reputation as a former palace official, he opened a clinic in the capital.

This person has superb medical skills, so it couldn't be easier for him to develop this kind of poison. He also has some relationship with the Empress, so this series of clues has been put together for the Emperor."

"In this way, the Queen Mother has been convicted of murdering the heir to the throne, but..." Zhao Shui sighed, "The Queen Mother has frequently attacked the heir to the throne in the past, and the Emperor has never taken any substantial action against her. This time, it should be the same as before."

"You forgot that this time the plot to murder the Fifth Prince was for the throne, not just for favor.

In the previous dynasty, the Empress frequently contacted court officials, sided with the Third Prince, and encouraged the Emperor to recognize the Third Prince back into the clan family. This was a major matter involving interference in politics.

Given the importance the Emperor places on power and status, he will definitely not let the Empress off easily this time."

"It would be great if it were so. Your Majesty's efforts would not be in vain." Zhaoshui finally smiled. She paid attention to the time and gently scraped off the fairy powder on Lingrong's face with a jade piece.

"Now I feel more and more that it is indeed much easier if I don't have to do everything myself."

When Lingrong used the scar-removing glue to harm Zhen Huan, she did it herself. Although she did it covertly enough, it was eventually discovered and she got her retribution.

If it were now, she would only try her best to ask others to do it, whether it was the palace maids trusted by Zhen Huan or the concubines who had a bad relationship with Zhen Huan.

"But Your Majesty had to start planning long ago, and it took a lot of effort."

Zhaoshui wrung out the handkerchief again as he spoke, and carefully wiped the remaining powder off Lingrong's face. After all the powder was wiped clean, he whispered, "Okay."

Ling Rong stood up and looked at her well-maintained face in the mirror.

She raised her hands and pressed the corners of her eyes and cheeks, nodded with great satisfaction, then picked up the jade wheel on the table and used it to push her jaw little by little.

"After having you, I don't know how much energy and energy I have saved." The jade wheel slowly rolled across my cheek, bringing a hint of coolness. "Look at this face that you have taken care of. It is even better than when I first entered the palace."

"Your Majesty, this is a natural beauty. This servant has no credit for it."

"You are so modest. It was a good decision to choose you to accompany me. It would be great if it was you who stayed by my side all the time."

Lingrong was actually talking about things in her previous life, but Zhaoshui only thought that Lingrong had a hard time at home. She felt something in her heart, so she squatted in front of Lingrong's knees and looked over.

"I was only this tall at that time, and Your Majesty was probably a little smaller than me.

At such a young age, I couldn’t have taken care of the Empress as attentively as I do now.”

Ling Rong lowered her hand and tapped Zhao Shui's nose, "When I was little, I didn't have a personal maid to grow up with. I only had an older aunt who took care of my mother.

Later, as I grew up, I learned to take care of myself. At that time, I liked embroidery and would take my embroidery works out to sell from time to time to supplement the family income.

Although she had a little bit of money, there was not enough to buy a maid, so she just had to take care of herself, and it gradually became a habit for her.

Later, when I entered the palace for the selection, I thought that those young ladies from noble families all had a few maids who were like good sisters following them. In addition, I always felt that it was a bit shabby to enter the palace alone, so I spent several nights embroidering handkerchiefs and bought you. "

Ling Rong looked at Zhao Shui, stretched out her hand and pulled her up from the ground. She patted Zhao Shui's hand and said, "At that time, you needed money and needed to live, so you followed me.

So I've always been worried that you would want to leave the palace and live your own life.

Now that you have medical skills, you can live a carefree life even if you leave me."

"Your Highness, I am living very well by your side, and I have no intention of leaving for the time being." Zhaoshui also held Lingrong's hand in return, her expression very serious, "If I want to leave one day, I will tell your Highness directly. By then, no matter how sad your Highness is, it will be too late."

"What if I don't want to let you go? What are you going to do?"

"..." Zhaoshui was silent for a moment, then immediately smiled, "Then I will not leave, and will stay with you till the end of your life.

Madam, I promise you that as long as you ask, no matter what it is, I will do it for you, no matter how hard it takes. I will never go against your ideas."

Ling Rong looked back at Zhao Shui and nodded after a moment, "I also promise you, as long as you want to leave, I will let you go no matter what the circumstances.

Life in the harem is not easy. I am trapped here because I passed the selection and became the emperor's concubine.

And you followed me to this palace only because of the indenture."

Ling Rong let go of Zhao Shui's hand, took out the indenture from her dressing box, and solemnly placed it in Zhao Shui's hand, "Burn it. This way, after you leave the palace, you will no longer be controlled by anyone."

"Empress, this..." Zhaoshui held the piece of paper as if it weighed a thousand pounds.

"Burn it. You and I have been in the palace for a long time, and we are no different from sisters. I don't want to use it to restrict you.

Just like Miss Ye whom we sent away at that time, being free in this world is the real happiness. "

Zhaoshui looked at Lingrong, then at the paper in her hand. She hesitated for a long time, and finally took a step and threw the indenture into the charcoal fire.

The flames devoured the paper completely, and after a moment only light grey ash remained.

"My lady, even if I burn it now, I don't seem to feel anything in my heart."

Zhaoshui touched her chest. She could not feel the ecstasy of regaining her freedom. Everything seemed the same as before, without any change.

"You will feel it only after you leave the palace. After all, this Forbidden City is the place that really trapped you.

As long as you can't leave here, you won't be truly free, and naturally you won't be truly happy."

Ling Rong's words were about Zhao Shui and also about herself. The more she schemed to harm others, the more tired Ling Rong would feel. However, thinking about Zhao Shui like this today made her feel much more comfortable, as if she would be free sooner or later.

On the next morning, Ling Rong paid her respects to the Emperor and the Empress one by one according to the palace rules. The promotion ceremony was finally completed. The luxurious auspicious dress could finally be put away in the warehouse and kept by Zhao Shui.

On the day of the promotion ceremony, the queen used the excuse of having a headache and stopped managing the harem, and handed it over to Lingrong.

Since the Queen was still alive, Ling Rong naturally would not ask everyone to pay their respects to her in her palace. She even still respected the Queen and temporarily stopped everyone from paying their respects, saying that the Queen needed to recuperate.

However, Cao Qinmo and Xia Dongchun would come here early every morning, as if they were paying their respects to the Queen.

"Why do you two have to come here every day? Although the weather has warmed up a lot, you will still feel the cold if you come here early in the morning."

"Since you have nothing to do in the palace, come and see the queen." Cao Qin silently drank a sip of tea and pulled Wen Yi's hand. "Besides, Wen Yi also misses You Ning. The two of them can go to the prince's residence for morning lessons together, and they won't be too lonely."

Wen Yi also echoed Cao Qinmo's words and nodded to Ling Rong, "Madam Sheng, I want to go find Sister Youning."

"Go quickly," Lingrong was always gentle to the children. She smiled and said, "Zhaoshui, take Princess Wenyi with you. Remember to heat a cup of goat milk tea for the princesses so that they can warm up before going to school."

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhaoshui agreed. She bowed to the ladies and left with the princess and others, leaving Lingrong and the other three to chat.

"Congratulations, Concubine Sheng. Now you have the power in your hands. No one in the harem can compare to you."

As soon as Xia Dongchun saw that there were no other people around, he began to tease Ling Rong, "Even the Queen Mother avoids you, it's obvious that she is afraid of you."