An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Chapter 472 Selecting a Wife 3

"If you were as open-minded as I am, you wouldn't still be holding a grudge against Zhen today."

"My sister is generous but I am not. If she hadn't asked me to kowtow and pray for blessings, my child would not have been lost." The things between Lingrong and Zhen Huan were far more than what was shown at the moment, but these were all she could tell Shen Meiyu.

"When will the cycle of revenge end? She has already fallen into a quagmire. If you continue to attack her, it would be too cruel."

"What I don't want to hear most, sister, is this sentence." Ling Rong clenched her fingers and slowly stood up, "Sister, you may not know that after Zhen Huan returned to the palace, the emperor's health also improved.

It has been a long time since you have received any news from Concubine Wan. You will stay in the cold palace quietly for the rest of your life. If the sisters are kind-hearted, they will release you sooner or later."

Ling Rong didn't wait for Shen Meizhuang to ask more questions. She lied and got up and left, leaving Shen Meizhuang sitting there in a daze. After a while, she got up and chased after him, "Is everything you said true? She and I have been sisters for many years. She would never treat me like this."

"Sister, have you ever thought about how the emperor could have recovered his health if she hadn't given him the prescription?

You know better than anyone how effective the medicine in Wen Shichu's hand is.

You thought that you two sisters had ended up like this by accident, but in fact, it was just one of you who was scheming.

You can stick to your own heart, but can you ask others to do the same?

What's more, you didn't seem to stick to your original intention. After all, as the emperor's concubine, you actually had an affair with someone else.

Sister, when you wake up in the middle of the night, will you really not regret it?"

"I have never regretted it. The emperor is not a person worthy of entrusting my life to, so there is no need for me to remain faithful to him.

Those disciplines for women are not necessarily correct.”

"Whatever my sister says is fine. Today, the Third and Fifth Princes are choosing their wives. I can't be out for too long. Let's say goodbye now."

Ling Rong stabbed Shen Meiyu's heart several times, and quickly left with her maid. She did not feel any pity in her heart, and even felt very happy.

Zhaoshui could clearly feel that Lingrong was in a very good mood, but she didn't understand why her queen did this.

"Your Majesty, now neither the Shen sisters nor the Zhen sisters can compete with you. Why do you still want to..." Zhaoshui didn't finish her words. She looked up curiously, "This Shen can't leave the cold palace. I'm afraid she can't do anything for you."

"I don't need her to do anything for me, I just want her to be able to let her fantasize and experience the feeling of being tortured every night.

Don't worry about these things. Go back and see how the flower viewing banquet goes. If the two princes still don't have someone they like, then we can arrange marriages for them one by one according to the emperor's wishes."

"Fifth Prince said that he doesn't have any favorite women, but I don't know if Third Prince will cause any trouble.

What will happen if two princes fall in love with the same girl, madam?"

"Then let the emperor think about it. It's really hard for me, a concubine's mother, to speak up about this kind of thing."

Lingrong's flower-viewing banquet only lasted two hours. After the ladies had dinner, they were sent out of the palace one by one.

Fortunately, the two princes did not fall in love with the same woman, and the Fifth Prince, as he had told Lingrong, did not take the initiative to approach either woman.

However, the Third Prince fell in love with the woman from the Fucha family and frequently met her at banquets. It was a pity that Fucha Langya did not like the Third Prince and just kept avoiding him.

According to the Fifth Prince, Qingying was proactive and was also a woman well-versed in poetry and literature, so they exchanged a few more words, but he did not feel anything special.

"In that case, the two princes should go to the Yangxin Palace and bid farewell to the emperor.

You can talk to the emperor about anything you want to say, otherwise it will be too late when the emperor grants you the marriage."

"I understand, your son." The two princes bowed slowly. The third prince was the most anxious. He left in a hurry without even waiting for the fifth prince.

"Why, you don't seem to be in a hurry at all?" Ling Rong was surprised to see the Fifth Prince's attitude, "Before, you were most afraid that the Third and Fourth Princes would compete with you, but now you don't care at all.

Are you really not afraid that the Emperor will order Fu Cha to marry the Third Prince?"

"Your Majesty will never do this. I am very confident." The Fifth Prince was not in a hurry. He followed the Third Prince leisurely and also went to the Yangxin Palace to report to the Emperor.

Lingrong ordered Zhaoshui and Mujin to wrap up the flower-viewing banquet. Only after the two princes left the Palace of Tranquil Longevity did Lingrong go to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity to ask the emperor's opinion.

"Hongshi fell in love with a woman from the Fucha clan. Rong'er knows about this, right?"

"I did hear Third Prince say a few words," Ling Rong nodded with a smile, "It seems that Third Prince is asking the Emperor to marry a princess from the Fucha clan?"

The emperor nodded, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "I did not agree to his request."

"The Third Prince must be very sad. I think he is indeed attracted to Fu Cha."

"How can a man be saddened by his children's love affairs?"

Hearing what the emperor said, Lingrong snorted in disdain in her heart, and even wanted to say, "Then you, as the emperor, are the one who is most likely to be sad about his children's love affairs."

"Your Majesty is right." No matter what I thought in my heart, I always had to agree with what the emperor said. "Then has the emperor also thought about how to grant the marriage?"

"Fucha is still promised to Hongzhou, and as for Hongshi... let's choose Dong'e."

Ling Rong already knew this would be the result, so she didn't say much. She just said "that's great" and let the matter go.

The emperor was not in good spirits. He coughed twice, which attracted Lingrong's attention. She poured a cup of tea for the emperor and said, "Your Majesty should take good care of your health. Now that Imperial Doctor He is back, there is always a way to restore your health.

As for Concubine Wan...Your Majesty should not go there again."

"My health is fine now, Rong'er, don't worry too much."

Ling Rong looked at the emperor's increasingly aged face and swallowed back all the words she had to say. She held the emperor's arm and said, "Your Majesty, please have a good rest. I will go to the Imperial Hospital to ask if there is any other solution."

If there is really no other way, I will send Concubine Wan to the Ministry of Punishment and force her to reveal the antidote no matter what."

Hearing that Lingrong was going to look for Concubine Wan, the emperor was not angry, he just sighed, "I have asked her many times, she just knows how to take the medicine.

The prescription was also given to He Anming, and I believe that a suitable method will be found soon.

I know you are worried about my health, but this matter cannot be rushed, I can only give He Anming enough time."

"If Imperial Physician He alone is not enough to find a solution, then all the imperial physicians should be called to help.

If you think about it day and night, you will find a way.”

"Since Rong'er wants to do this, then go ahead and do it." The emperor did not hold out much hope. His aging body made his spirit fragile, and he would not stop Lingrong from doing these little things.

"I will definitely find a way," Lingrong pretended to be affectionate. She picked up the medicinal food and took the initiative to feed the emperor a spoonful.

The emperor actually ate it as well. The two of them ate the medicinal meal in silence until they finished a bowl. Only then did Ling Rong stand up and salute the emperor.

"Let's stay in the Yangxin Palace tonight. It's been a long time since I had a long chat with Rong'er."

Given the emperor's current physical condition, even if Lingrong stayed, the two of them would just chat under the quilt, so Lingrong did not refuse and stayed in the Yangxin Palace that night.

It was late at night and everyone was asleep, but the emperor and Ling Rong were still awake. They lay on the couch with their eyes open, not even touching each other's hands.

"After tomorrow, Hongshi and Hongzhou will both marry." The emperor said quietly, "It's a pity that Hongyu is still young, otherwise it would be best for Fucha to marry him."

"Your Majesty's words make me feel uneasy."

"I do feel that neither Hongshi nor Hongzhou are suitable for the throne," the emperor was frank at this moment, "Hongyu is indeed a good candidate, and I prefer him, and it is right. But if Youning is also a prince, it would be even better."

"Speaking of Youning, I dare to say it," Lingrong chuckled, which was even a little strange in the quiet night, "It's a pity that there are few women in this world who are emperors. Otherwise, with Youning's qualifications, the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince would not be able to compare with her."

"Youning is indeed much better at handling political affairs than the other two." The emperor agreed with Lingrong's words, but then turned around and said something ridiculous, saying that women cannot be emperors. "But if a woman becomes an emperor, she will encounter many obstacles. Just the issue of continuing her family line will drag her down."

Lingrong did not agree with what the emperor said. Every woman in the palace who was pregnant would go to great lengths to protect herself, especially under the vicious tactics of the queen. Those who could give birth to a child safely were not brainless people.

And most importantly, the empress can guarantee that her offspring will always be hers. She will not be like the emperor, who fell in love with the prince's physician at some point and gave birth to a child with no blood relationship to him.

"I think that being pregnant will not affect the handling of state affairs," Ling Rong sighed. She was worried that the emperor would be suspicious, so she changed her tone, "It's just that all this is just my fantasy. Your Majesty, please don't bother with me."

"It's just a night talk in the boudoir. You and I are just like an ordinary couple in the folks. There is nothing that cannot be said."

"In fact, I don't have anything to say," Ling Rong took the initiative to reach out and hold the emperor's hand. "After all, the emperor is in good health now. With the help of the imperial physician, the emperor can live for thousands of years. It's too early to think about these things now."

The emperor sighed quietly in the dark night, and held Lingrong's hand, "I know my body very well, and now it has come to the point where I have to consider it.

It's a pity that when I look back, I see that my children have died, and the only confidant left by my side is Rong'er."

The emperor's sincere expression did not arouse the slightest sympathy from Lingrong. She gently touched the back of the emperor's hand with her fingers and blurted out a lie, "I will always be with you. If you leave, I will not be able to live alone.

Therefore, Your Majesty must take good care of your health so that I can have the opportunity to grow old with you."

The emperor was silent, as if trying to determine the truth in Ling Rong's words. After a long while, he finally responded, "Of course I can't bear to part with you, but if I am gone, you must live well.

Youning is still unmarried, and Hongyu is still unmarried. As their mother, you must not let go so easily.

Even if I am not with you, I will arrange for someone to take care of you and your two children."

Lingrong couldn't figure out who the emperor would send to take care of herself and her two children. She held back her questions and just nodded softly.

"I remember that you once took care of Hong Zhou, and You Ning and Hong Yu also had a good relationship with him.

If Hong Zhou ascends to the throne, he will surely take good care of them and won’t let you suffer any injustice.”

The emperor pondered for a long time before speaking again and making a decision, "But Hong Zhou is not your biological son after all, and I am worried that he will forget your kindness.

Therefore, I want to record him in your imperial edict, so that he can truly become your son."

Ling Rong was about to refuse when the Emperor held her hand and stopped her, "Rong Er, you don't have to refuse. I have thought about all this for a long time, and now that I have spoken it out, I feel much more relieved.

I no longer wish to appoint another queen in this lifetime, so I can only let Rong'er be the Imperial Noble Consort.

At that time, I will record Hong Zhou in your imperial edict, which will be a double blessing."

"But Your Majesty..." Ling Rong pretended to refuse, "We still need to ask Hong Zhou what he thinks about this matter. If he doesn't want to, wouldn't it make Your Majesty embarrassed?"

"When Hong Zhou came to report today, I asked him what he thought. He did not reject my proposal and even agreed to it with great pleasure.

So Rong'er doesn't have to worry, just wait for the promotion in a few days."

Lingrong had refused repeatedly, so naturally she agreed to the emperor's request. However, she did not show too much happiness. Instead, she sighed and said that the emperor would definitely get better.

The emperor did not reply. He seemed to be asleep, and his breathing was light and clear in Lingrong's ear.

Lingrong felt it, but still did not take her hand back. The two of them slept with their hands folded all night. When she woke up the next day, Lingrong felt her arm was a little numb.

The emperor was naturally the same, and was so frightened that he almost thought his health had deteriorated again.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I feel the same way." Lingrong massaged the emperor's shoulders and arms. It took a while for the numbness to fade away. The emperor's expression relaxed and he pinched Lingrong's shoulders and said that she had worked hard.

"It is not hard for me. It is my honor to serve the emperor."

Lingrong changed the emperor into court robes and picked up the court beads, but she was petite and had to stand on tiptoe to help the emperor put on the court beads.

"From today on, you will be the Imperial Consort. Go back to Chengqian Palace and prepare yourself.

The rites for the promotion of Imperial Noble Consort are even more complicated than those for Noble Consort. I'm afraid you'll have to work hard for a few days."

"If it were up to me, I would keep everything simple, but the promotion to a position like Imperial Noble Consort cannot be kept simple."