Chapter 139 An Lingrong 80
The incident of Chun Yuan's former clothes happened in the Queen's Jingren Palace. The popular Zhen Huan was not retained as a concubine this time but was demoted to a noble lady on the grounds of being disrespectful to Queen Chun Yuan. The guard at the door specifically instructed that no one except the Internal Affairs Department and the kitchen was allowed to enter or leave the Sui Yuxuan.
Lingrong's palace is not far from Jingren Palace, and the same is true for Meizhuang's.
"Your Majesty, Consort Wan... seems to have come out in her underwear." Rong Lu was a little disturbed by the Emperor's cruelty. He had doted on Consort Wan so much in the past, but now he was humiliating her like this in the blink of an eye. It was really...
"Go and put a cloak on her." Lingrong touched her son's little face and did not go out. Even someone as proud as Zhen Huan might not want to be seen in her current miserable state by her friends.
Zhen Huan walked forward with a dull face, her eyes dim once again. The words "Wan Wan" kept echoing in her mind.
Jin Xi supported her worriedly, and suddenly saw Ziyuan from Concubine Yi's palace walking over quietly. She did not disturb Zhen Huan in front of her, but handed her a fox fur cloak.
Jinxi thanked him gratefully, and after Ziwan took a few steps, she hurried forward to tie it for Zhen Huan.
She seemed unaware of anything, except for the moment when she was wrapped in the fox fur, the warm touch made her fingertips tremble.
Mei Zhuang wanted to rush out when she heard the news, but she hesitated when she thought of Huan'er's personality. Finally, she sent someone to check on her. Seeing that she was wearing a cloak so that she would not be cold, she immediately knew that it was Lingrong who sent it, and she felt a little relieved.
When the palace gates of Suiyuxuan were sealed, she wanted to send some things to Huan'er, but she did not expect that the guards this time were different from the previous ones and refused to make any concessions. The emperor also found out that she had given Huan'er subsidies by taking advantage of the management of palace affairs, and directly stripped her of her power.
Mei Zhuang had no choice but to seek help from the Queen and the Queen Mother, but was turned away by both. In desperation, she thought of Ling Rong and rushed to Chengqian Palace.
"Rong'er, think of a way quickly!" Mei Zhuang was like an ant on a hot pan in her palace. She was so anxious that she wished Ling Rong would go and plead with the emperor to release Zhen Huan.
Ling Rong was a little puzzled: "Sister, what are you so anxious about?"
Mei Zhuang was even more puzzled. "Of course they're worried about Huan'er. She doesn't know how much pain she's in after this blow. And those villains in the Imperial Household Department and the Kitchen are just taking advantage of the situation. Seeing Huan'er lose her power, how could they not follow suit and mistreat her?"
Ling Rong was helpless: "Sister Wan was put in solitary confinement because she angered the Emperor. Later, you used your power to add a lot of things to the gifts sent by the Imperial Household Department, and even caused the Emperor to take back your power."
"But how can I feel at ease if I don't see her?"
"What can I do if Sister sees this? The Emperor is angry with Sister Wan. If I don't let him vent his anger, I'm afraid Sister Wan will really have no future. Isn't Nian's example enough to make people shudder?"
Mei Zhuang also knew that Ling Rong's words made sense, but how could she listen to reasonable words now?
"Huan'er is in trouble now. Just tell me whether you will help me or not."
Lingrong heard her blunt words and immediately turned cold: "Sister, I think you won't listen to me anymore. Let's go sit somewhere else."
After saying that, he stood up and asked Ronglu to see the guest off.
Mei Zhuang regretted her words, but Ling Rong had already turned and gone into the inner room. She had no choice but to leave Cheng Qian Palace and continue to think of a solution.
For many days, the emperor did not step into the harem. Even for Lingrong, he only sent Su Peisheng to deliver things every day and ask about the health of the mother and child. However, he did not dare to summon them, for fear that Lingrong would ask him to plead for Wan Guiren.
Until Zhen Huan became seriously ill.
Although Lingrong never pleaded for mercy like Huipin did, she quietly ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Kitchen to send the specially prepared portions, and occasionally sent someone to the door to take a look when they delivered the meals.
That day, she learned from Ya Er that Zhen Huan seemed to be in some condition, so she asked Xiao Jinzi, who was nimble and quick-witted, to go to Sui Yuxuan.
Sure enough, not long after, Xiao Jinzi came back in shock: "This time it was really thanks to my quick reaction, that Miss Liu Zhu was almost dead."
"What's wrong with Liuzhu? Didn't the Queen ask you to go to Suiyuxuan to take a look? Why did you take so long?" Ziyuan has always been good friends with Liuzhu, and asked hurriedly after hearing what he said.
Little Jinzi didn't hesitate and immediately told her what had happened today: "I went to check on her as instructed by the Majesty, and I heard a mixed voice arguing at the door. I asked loudly and found out that Concubine Wan was seriously ill, and the guards would not allow anyone inside to call the imperial physician."
"I thought the Emperor had an order and was afraid they wouldn't be able to do anything for the time being, so I calmed them down and quickly ran to the Yangxin Palace to find Eunuch Su. Sure enough, the Emperor relented. With the Emperor's order, I was able to find the Imperial Physician and follow him inside."
At this point, Xiao Jinzi's features wrinkled, as if recalling some horrific scene. "As soon as I entered, I saw Miss Liuzhu bleeding profusely from her neck and palms. She was nearly beyond saving. They said it was only luckily I called out to her, preventing her from charging at the last possible moment."
"How's Lady Wan doing?"
"Oh, or else she's the Empress's sister? She's truly blessed! It turns out Concubine Wan isn't ill, she's pregnant!" Little Jinzi couldn't help but laugh. "The Emperor has already issued an edict to reinstate Concubine Wan as Concubine Wan. Although the palace gates are still closed, the Imperial Physician is allowed in and out, and Aunt Fangruo has been sent to take care of her."
Perhaps the emperor's attitude gave Huipin the wrong hint, and the emperor later entrusted the pregnancy to the queen, so Huipin felt hopeful and hurried to the Yangxin Palace to beg the emperor to allow her to take care of Zhen Huan.
Unfortunately, in the end, I had to return with disappointment.
Lingrong didn't expect that he would come to her Chengqian Palace after rejecting Chen Meizhuang, and he still had a gloomy face and looked unhappy.
"What's wrong with the emperor? He hasn't spoken to me since I came in?" Ling Rong didn't beat around the bush and asked him directly what was wrong with him.
Yinzhen looked at Lingrong, and after a while, seeing that Lingrong had no reaction, he became even more displeased: "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
"Yes... yes, the emperor promised to read to Hua'er before, so Hua'er even refused to let me read the stories selected by the emperor, and she looked forward to seeing him every day."
The more Yinzhen listened, the more guilty he felt. When Lingrong finished speaking and looked at him with her head in her hands, he coughed twice and said, "I'm asking, do you have anything you want to say to me?"
The emperor emphasized the word "you" and Lingrong obviously couldn't dodge.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much." Ling Rong reached out and held the emperor's hand: "Your Majesty, do you miss me?"
"...Well, I miss you very much." After a moment's silence, the emperor answered truthfully, then asked, "Why don't you ask me how Concubine Wan is doing?"
"That day, Xiao Jinzi went in with Imperial Physician Wen and examined my sister for me." Ling Rong no longer dodged the question. "Although I don't know the details, I think the Emperor and my sister were probably very sad."
"No one seems to think I'm sad." Yinzhen paused, but his grip gradually tightened. "They all say that Concubine Wan is sick from worry, and they ask me to forgive her."
"But if the Emperor wasn't truly heartbroken, why would he punish my sister?" Ling Rong said what the Emperor hadn't finished, looking at him tenderly. "I hope my sister can be happy, but I hope even more that the Emperor can be happy."
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