After transforming into An Lingrong, he became the King of Juan and was crowned the Sixth Palace.

Zhen Huan was shocked, shook her head and said: "That was my original plan. I could point out a guard who works in the palace as the best one. She will succeed one day. She also wanted her to stay with me for a long time, but she With his temper, if he still gets involved with the palace, he will be in trouble after all."

Liu Zhu understood and said: "My master, I still plan for Sister Huanbi. If you marry an official who plans to go abroad, even if you go out to work hard for a few years, you will still have the status of the main wife, and you will inevitably have wealth."

Zhen Huan nodded slightly and gave Liu Zhu a warm look: "You are right."

Before he finished speaking, he heard the clang of the palace door.

A green figure bypassed the rosewood carved magnolia and blue gauze cabinet and ran straight in: "Miss, please don't let me go out. I don't want to get married or leave my lady!"

Unexpectedly, Zhen Huan didn't expect Huan Bi to fall ill. She listened outside and was startled. She lowered her face and said, "It's becoming more and more unruly!"

Huanbi knelt down with tears in her eyes, a sad look on her face.

"Miss, please forgive me. I didn't mean to eavesdrop on my mistress. I just felt better, so I got up to pay my respects to my mistress. I wanted to come and serve you."

There was a windproof cloth wrapped around her forehead, and she looked very haggard.

Zhen Huan couldn't bear it and said: "You should get up first. I am just saying naughty words. Even if I am going to send you out immediately, I have to choose someone carefully."

Zhen Huan stretched out her hand and helped her up sympathetically: "The ground is cold, please get up."

Huanbi cried sadly and begged, "If the lady doesn't agree, I will never get up again."

Zhen Huan could only smile and said: "If you really don't want to leave, just pretend I didn't say this."

Huanbi's eyes flashed with light.

She raised her head and asked, "Really? Thank you very much, Miss."

Zhen Huan held her hand and said gently: "Go and take good care of yourself."

Huanbi left with a rare gentle and humble smile.

Just the moment she turned around, she secretly bit the smile into a mark on her lips that refused to fade away.

...

The weather was getting colder, so apart from the necessary greetings, An Lingrong just hung out with her close concubines and had tea.

In her spare time, she had been paying attention to Xia Dongchun's belly.

According to the agreement, if Xia Dongchun can give birth to this baby in good health, it will be left to her to raise for a while.

If Xia Dongchun gave birth to a child during this period and had the means to climb into the concubine position, then no one could take away her child.

But if you can't guard against being framed by others, causing you to have a premature or miscarriage,

An Ling Rongbian...

Perhaps because Xia Dongchun was pregnant with her first child, her reaction in the first three months was particularly severe. She almost didn't want to eat or drink, and even the Queen Mother was alarmed.

Every three or five days, bird's nest soup must be given as a reward.

After March, summer, winter and spring gradually become lazy, but the appetite is getting better and better.

In addition to the imperial dining room, the concubines also brought out some specialty dishes from the small kitchen to show their concern for each other and to please the emperor.

This was also because the emperor had recently promoted her to a higher position, making Xia Dongchun a noble person.

Of course, as to whether there are any poisons in these dishes, it is not something An Lingrong can control.

The imperial doctor often told her to eat more fish, shrimp and shellfish in summer, winter and spring, so as to give birth to smart and healthy children, so she readily accepted it, and every meal must have this food.

Others just paid it back, and Xin Bin, who was close to her, suffered some hardships.

Just because her palace is closest to the corridor where palace people go in and out to transport sundries, fresh fish and shrimps sent outside the palace must pass through her territory.

For a while, the smell of fish and shrimp was lingering.

On this day, An Lingrong and Meizhuang made an appointment to visit Xia Dongchun.

She was holding her teeth and crying, the swelling on the corner of her mouth was swollen, and she applied mint powder to reduce the swelling.

When she saw the three people coming, she first looked at An Lingrong's expression, touched her belly, and then told them one by one about insomnia, dreaminess, dizziness, headaches, and occasional tremors.

After saying that, she complained that the imperial doctor was incompetent and could not cure her disease.

Hearing this, several imperial doctors waiting on the side broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly wiped their hands and said, "All of Yin Guiren's symptoms are caused by pregnancy. There is really no need to be anxious. It will naturally get better when the fruit is ripe and the body is born."

Meizhuang was a person who had given birth, so he persuaded with a smile: "I feel uncomfortable all over during pregnancy, and you are your first child. I just heard you say that most of these discomforts are caused by body heat, so it may be a boy. "

Meizhuang never hesitates to praise idiots.

Firstly, it was to help Xia Dongchun build blind self-confidence, and secondly, it was to prevent Princess Hui from being maliciously framed and targeted by these people when she played in the palace in the future.

After a little experience, Meizhuang has also grown a lot.

Hearing that Empress Hui, who never liked to praise others, began to praise her, the petty Xia Dongchun turned from anger to joy and said with a smile: "Don't Empress Hui concubine lie to me?"

An Lingrong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter what others say. Sister Mei has given birth to a princess herself, so she can't be wrong."

The two comforted Xia Dongchun and then left.

After walking out of the door, An Lingrong thought it was the right time to pick up Hongli from school, so she left Meizhuang with Baojuan and Baoping.

To go to the Shang Study Room, you have to take a shortcut through the Imperial Garden.

It gets dark early in winter, and no one is walking around in the imperial garden at this time.

Just when An Lingrong was about to take Baojuan and Baoping around the rockery lotus pond, she suddenly heard a loud thud, followed by the sound of splashing water.

An Lingrong was startled, then understood immediately, and said in a voiceless voice: "No, someone fell into the water!"

The sky is dark in winter, and there are intertwined branches in front of me, covering half of the rockery, blocking most of the sight.

An Lingrong heard the noise and hurriedly walked around the rockery and ran to the water.

The splashing water in the pool became smaller and smaller, but there was no cry for help.

For some reason, the scene of Meizhuang falling into the water and Chun Changzai being drowned appeared before An Lingrong's eyes.

Gritting her teeth, An Lingrong immediately shouted: "Baojuan, Baoping, you are good at water, go down and save people!"

"Slave, your water sex is good!"

Baoping gritted her teeth and ignored the coldness of the water to her bones. She jumped into the water and swam desperately towards where the waves rose.

Soon Baoping fished out a dripping person from the water. She was still coughing and wheezing.

An Lingrong felt relieved, knowing that she was still alive, and hurriedly called Baojuan to help her lie down on the ground.

In the haziness, I could just see that the woman was wearing a palace maid's uniform, but she seemed to be quite related to her.

Baojuan raised the lantern and shone it in her face, and said in surprise: "My young master, it's Yu Ying'er!"

An Lingrong saw clearly that she was covered in water, her chest was rising and falling weakly, and she was speechless for a moment. An Lingrong winked, and Baoping and Baojuan pressed her chest desperately to control the water in her belly.

After Baoping finished the compression, she was so cold that she shivered all over. She turned around and said, "Master, please go and ask the imperial doctor!"

An Lingrong shouted: "Confused!"

She calmed down, thought for a while and said: "The closest to here is the palace of Concubine Duan. You can quickly go over and ask Concubine Duan to light a brazier and roast it, and then find the palace maid to change into clean clothes. Remember, don't make any noise!"

Baoping immediately agreed and trotted over.

An Lingrong and Baojuan pressed hard for a while, and saw a lot of water spit out from Yu Ying'er's mouth.

Her eyes opened and her eyeballs slowly started to move.

She stared blankly for a long time, and finally asked hesitantly: "An Fei..."

An Lingrong sighed, took off her cloak and put it on her body.

"It'll be nice if you can talk."

She looked around and said, "Baojuan, it's too windy here. Yu Ying'er can't see anyone like this. Send her to Yanqing Hall."

Baojuan agreed, half-supporting and half-carrying Yu Ying'er to Yanqing Hall.

The courtyard of Yanqing Hall is spacious, surrounded by green trees and decorated with various flowers, making it particularly fresh and pleasant.

The roof is made of traditional yellow glazed tiles, giving off a light golden color.

There are flowers and landscapes carved around the hall. Although there are not many gorgeous decorations, the deep and calm black background can still make people feel a solemn and noble atmosphere.

What is extraordinary is that the paintings on the walls are lifelike, with bright colors and exquisite details.

There is a big temperature difference between day and night here, so there are several fire stones laid on the ground, which looks very comfortable.

The entire Yanqing Hall gives people a noble, solemn and dignified feeling. Although it is not excessively luxurious, it can still show the status and dignity of Concubine Duan.

At this moment, Baoping, who arrived at Concubine Duan's residence first, had already lit several braziers. When she saw them coming in, she resigned and went to change clothes.

An Lingrong saw Yu Ying'er sitting down and said, "Baojuan, go to the palace to find clean maid clothes for Yu Ying'er to change into, and remember to keep quiet."

Baojuan quickly closed the door.

At this moment, Concubine Duan, who came from the main hall, looked at Yu Ying'er and An Lingrong and screamed in surprise.

"Bless your concubine Duan, I'm disturbing you late at night."

Concubine Duan came closer, her eyes still looking a little probing, but she said, "Concubine An, you are too polite. I have good charcoal fires in winter and enough food to live on, and it is all thanks to Concubine An."

This is not a compliment to An Lingrong, but a fact.

Ever since Concubine Hua entered the palace and gained the power to co-manage the Sixth Palace, her cold palace no longer had normal food and clothing expenses.

On weekdays, you have to rely on yourself to give dowry to the palace maid, and then let the palace maid secretly exchange for some things, just to survive.

But since Concubine Hua's status plummeted and she was suspected and disliked by the emperor, An Lingrong assisted in the palace power, and her life became much better.

Even his weak body is better than before.

After saying that, Concubine Duan saw that Yu Ying'er was still shivering from the cold, so she stepped forward and looked her over and said, "You can't even stand the cold, how can you dare to seek death?"

As soon as these words came out, An Lingrong immediately knew that Concubine Duan planned to help her sing a big show and asked Yu Ying'er why she fell into the water late at night.

Hearing this, Yu Ying'er opened her eyes in panic: "No, I'm not seeking death! I just made a mistake. I just made a mistake!"

Concubine Duan didn't refute, just poured a cup of tea and drank it slowly.

An Lingrong smiled knowingly and answered: "Anyone who slips and falls into the water must shout for help, but you are silent. Are you not seeking death?"

Yu Ying'er's face turned pale, and with a hint of coldness, she murmured: "I dare not seek death. It is a serious crime for a palace maid to kill herself, and her family will be harmed."

An Lingrong smiled indifferently, stroking the golden tassels hanging from her bun, and patted her temples lightly, emitting a faint fluorescent light.

"Your family is outside. If you seek death, where are your parents and family waiting for you to leave the palace!"

Yu Ying'er didn't know whether it was cold or fear, her whole body was shaking violently, like a deer trying to escape from the beast's mouth, still in shock.

Concubine Duan continued: "If I remember correctly, you are the palace maid of Yimeiyuan, your life is pretty good, and no one else is targeting you, why can't you think about it and seek death in this winter?"

"Is it possible that you have a concubine or someone from the palace is bullying you behind your back?"

After a moment, Yu Ying'er finally couldn't control her emotions and burst out with a violent and broken voice.

She cried: "It was Cao Guiren who heard from somewhere what happened to Concubine An and Young Master Wan in the Yimei Garden with the emperor. That day he met the slave and asked the slave to fold red plums and give them to her every day. she."

"But this red plum is the emperor's favorite thing. I dare not..."

An Lingrong said: "So, you don't want to live anymore?"

"It's better to die early than to live such a frightening life in the palace. Since I can't commit suicide, I can always slip and fall into the water! What's so terrible about death? It's just that early death will lead to rebirth!"

After all, Yu Ying'er had a fierce temper and did not imitate Zhen Huan in gaining the emperor's favor. She believed that she could not defeat Cao Guiren, who was accompanied by Princess Wen Yi.

Hearing that it was Guiren Cao who was venting his anger on the little palace maid behind his back, Concubine Duan held her breath and said in a deep voice: "If it were me, I would definitely obey her orders temporarily and seize her trust in me until the time comes. Mature……"

At the same time, An Lingrong stared at Yu Ying'er and said calmly: "Cao Guiren acted like this because he was sure that you didn't dare to resist. In this case, you just pretend to be docile."

Yu Ying'er was a little timid and said in confusion: "Concubine Duan and Concubine An think this slave can do it?"

An Lingrong smiled and said: "You are not even afraid of death, what else can't you do? But in everything you do, you have to be patient first. If you don't have patience and can't help it, then you won't be able to accomplish anything."

Yu Ying'er seemed to be very afraid of Guiren Cao, and Concubine Hua, who was gradually regaining her favor behind her. She hesitated for a long time and was still speechless.

Just as he was hesitating, Baojuan came in carrying a pair of clean clothes.

"Your Majesty, I have tried my best to choose clothes that are similar to what Yu Ying'er is wearing today. Please put on Yu Ying'er immediately."

An Lingrong glanced at her and motioned to Baojuan to take off the cloak that Yu Ying'er was wearing.

Then, An Lingrong smiled and looked at Concubine Duan who had the same thoughts as her, and said gratefully: "Thanks to Concubine Duan for lending a helping hand tonight, I have to go to pick up Hongli, so I won't be polite to you. .”

Concubine Duan glanced at Yu Ying'er who was hesitating, and said with a smile: "Concubine An, there's no need to be polite to me. I'm old now, so it's time for me to go back and rest."

Concubine Duan took the first step and left the side courtyard.

An Lingrong also turned around and left, and said slowly: "My hair is almost dry. It's up to you whether you want to change into clean clothes or let yourself be so wet and jump in the lotus pond again."

An Lingrong walked a few steps and was about to open the door and go out when she heard Yu Ying'er knelt on the ground and kowtowed, her tone as firm as cold iron: "Thank you, Concubine An, for your clothes. I will go out after I change."

An Lingrong smiled calmly and walked out without looking back. (End of chapter)