I was a concubine in Legend of Zhen Huan

Chapter 44 An Lingrong (44)

The last time she happened to see the Fourth Prince going to look for his mother in the Old Summer Palace, she thought of the final ending of the TV series.

This is really a case of the barking dog biting. This little wolf cub has big ambitions.

No one expected that such a prince who was not favored by the emperor, whose biological mother was just a maid and who had been raised in the Old Summer Palace would be the final winner and ascend the throne.

Zhen Huan can be of great use if she is kept around, but the Fourth Prince will probably just be a nuisance if he is kept around any longer.

An Lingrong wants to take advantage of the severity of the epidemic and keep the Fourth Prince in this epidemic forever.

However, she would definitely not be able to complete this task by herself. How should she convince Concubine Hua?

She knew the temperament of Concubine Hua. Because of her own experience, she would never deliberately harm a child's life no matter how she fought with the concubines. Now that she has become a mother herself, it is inevitable that she will be more soft-hearted.

An Lingrong struggled for several days and decided to form a united front with Cao Qinmo first, and then the two of them would go together to persuade Concubine Hua.

However, as soon as she arrived at Cao Qinmo's Taiji Hall, a young eunuch came to report that Lady Shen from Xianfu Palace had contracted the epidemic.

Cao Qinmo glanced at An Lingrong and said, "Sister, did you come here specifically to tell me this?"

An Lingrong shook her head: "I only heard about it when I came to my sister. I came to my sister to discuss something."

Cao Qinmo understood and said, "Sister Jia, come sit inside."

An Lingrong told Cao Qinmo what she had seen and heard in the Old Summer Palace, exaggerating her feelings, her words revealing an undisguised fear.

Cao Qinmo knew that An Lingrong was always right in her remarks, but this was too unbelievable.

"Even if the Fourth Prince intends to get close to her, Concubine Wan is over there now. Not to mention Shen Yingying who is now in solitary confinement, Concubine Wan herself, Concubine Chun who is on good terms with her, and her sister Bi Yingying are all still young. They are all favored and privileged now. Among so many people, there must be one who is lucky enough to get pregnant, right?" As long as one of them can give birth to a prince and support someone of their own to ascend to the throne, it will be better than the Fourth Prince who has nothing to do with her.

"Besides, how old is Concubine Wan now? She is not much older than the Fourth Prince. How can she be his adoptive mother? No matter how much the Emperor dotes on Concubine Wan, he would not do such a reckless thing." Concubine Cao couldn't believe it.

If An Lingrong hadn't experienced it herself, she wouldn't have believed it.

Although it may seem unbelievable, there are some things you just cannot accept.

An Lingrong tried to persuade him from another angle: "Before Concubine Wan was favored, have you and I ever seen the emperor favor one person for more than a month without getting tired of her? As long as the emperor likes her, nothing is impossible."

That seems to be true.

Seeing that Concubine Cao was a little shaken, An Lingrong continued: "You may not have met this Fourth Prince, but I have met him several times."

"He only chose to meet the favored and powerful concubines, and it was fine if the queen didn't meet him. That time, when he met Zhen Huan, he pretended to be a good boy and said that the palace servants in the Old Summer Palace had been harsh on him. Zhen Huan's sympathy for the weak was aroused again, so she comforted him and thought of ways for him. The scene of loving mother and filial son was really harmonious."

Cao Qinmo's expression turned serious now: "In that case, this Fourth Prince is really a character. He is so scheming at such a young age. If he grows up and marries a powerful Yue family, it is not impossible for him to turn the tables."

Cao Qinmo herself was born into a humble family, and almost everything she has now was obtained by her own scheming and trickery in getting close to Concubine Hua.

So, like An Lingrong, she never looked down on any little person who seemed to have little future.

With the example of herself and An Lingrong hooking up with a big shot and bringing the whole family together, people like the Fourth Prince really cannot be underestimated.

I am not afraid of the prince's high status, but I am afraid of his good brains.

Look at the Third Prince. For a long time, he could be said to be the emperor’s only son, but have you ever seen anyone attack him?

A prince who can only grow taller like this is a good prince.

Since they have already bought shares in Hongchang in advance, it is their duty to clear the obstacles for him and provide him with protection.

"Let's go to Concubine Hua now." Who knows how long this epidemic will last?

In order to avoid any further complications, it is better to bury the Fourth Prince as soon as possible.

An Lingrong hesitated: "Sister Cao, the Imperial Concubine has always been very tolerant of children. Should we discuss this first?"

Cao Qinmo confidently refused: "Sister Jia, things are different now. I am also a mother. As long as it is good for Wen Yi, I will try my best even if there are thousands of difficulties and dangers. If there is anything that threatens Wen Yi, even if there is only a hint of it, I will nip it in the bud as soon as possible.

It is precisely because I am a mother and have more weaknesses that I can be more resolute and decisive.

Besides, the Sixth Prince carries the future and hope of the entire Nian family. The Imperial Concubine will not allow anyone to threaten the Sixth Prince’s position.”

As expected, Cao Qinmo understood Concubine Hua better. Concubine Hua originally felt puzzled when they mentioned the Fourth Prince for no reason. Now she just wanted to live a good life in the palace and wished that time could fly back to twenty years later.

She has no grudge against the Fourth Prince, why would she harm him? And the cost of harming the Fourth Prince is not low. She doesn't have the time.

But after Cao Qinmo analyzed the pros and cons with her, Concubine Hua agreed without hesitation.

"However, if that's the case, shouldn't we also send someone to investigate Yupin and the Fifth Prince, who are also in the Old Summer Palace?" Concubine Hua would make some associations.

But I have to say, her thinking is not unreasonable.

if……

Yupin's behavior is 80% similar to Concubine Hua's current behavior.

The Fifth Prince was in poor health and stayed away from the palace, so the mother and son recuperated in the Old Summer Palace.

Moreover, during this visit to the Old Summer Palace, they often went to enjoy the scenery in the garden. There were quite a few imperial concubines who went there, but surprisingly, no one encountered this mother and son.

Is it because of his weak body, or does he want to retain his strength and take advantage of opportunities? Now, thinking more about the behavior of Concubine Yu and the Fifth Prince, it is difficult to tell.

Concubine Hua wanted to go all out and just kill both princes in the Old Summer Palace this time.

But he was stopped by An Lingrong.

It’s too late.

It was understandable that one prince died of the epidemic, but if both princes who remained in the Old Summer Palace died, that would be a bit strange.

"Besides, there are still many days to come. Let's find out their bottom line first. If they are really pretending to be weak but want to eat the tiger, it will not be too late for us to find an opportunity to take action." An Lingrong actually already had an idea in her mind, but she couldn't tell Concubine Hua that she knew the subsequent plot, so she could only appease Concubine Hua in this way.

But there is one more thing.

"I heard that Lady Shen from Xianfu Palace has been infected with the plague." This time Zhou Ninghai did not go to deliver tea sets to Shen Meizhuang.

"The people in Sui Yuxuan form their own faction. Now that the queen is ill, aren't those few the most conspicuous? I'm afraid the queen doesn't want their power to grow any more." Concubine Cao analyzed.

An Lingrong thought it made sense. In the previous life, it was actually the Queen who wanted to kill Shen Meiyu through Concubine Hua.

What they didn't know was that not only they suspected that Shen Meizhuang's illness was strange, but Zhen Huan also suspected it.