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

"Sister, you know this matter and I know it. No other concubines must know about it. Otherwise, once Concubine Hua learns the ins and outs of this matter, the emperor will conduct a thorough investigation and you, me, and even our family will escape. Don’t fall off.”

An Lingrong looked at Zhen Huan worriedly, patted her hand and said sincerely.

Zhen Huan's eyes were red and she agreed to An Lingrong.

It's just that her eyes were bloodshot, and at a glance, they were all vicious towards Concubine Hua.

She wanted to be favored and argued with Concubine Hua. After Concubine Hua and the family behind her were abandoned by the emperor, she told Concubine Hua about Huan Yixiang in front of Concubine Hua to relieve her hatred.

"It's good, sister, that you understand. These scum must be dealt with so that others won't become suspicious. It's late at night, so I'll go back first."

An Lingrong, who completely alienated the sisterhood between Meizhuang and Zhen Huan and made Zhen Huan full of resentment towards Concubine Hua, got up and left.

Zhen Huan looked at the dregs of the medicine, and after about half a while, she still asked Huanbi to ask Dr. Wen to verify whether this thing really contained musk.

Of course, the final result was achieved, otherwise how could there be no movement in the belly of Concubine Hua, who was strong enough to participate in a triathlon many years after losing her son.

After all, what she drank was just the abortion pill, not the bowl of safflower that Concubine Duan swallowed.

Not long after, a blizzard brought immeasurable blessings to the earth, and also diluted the misery of the palace where Zhen Huan lost her son, the Queen Mother fell ill, and the Emperor was worried.

Then, the silk and bamboo wind music that had been silent for a long time sounded again among the purple roof and yellow beams of the palace.

After more than ten days of heavy snow, the emperor, who was in a slightly better mood, told everyone in the harem to hold a banquet to celebrate at the Juhu Yunying Palace on Changfang Island in Taiye Lake.

The Juho Cloud Shadow Hall is built between ten miles of lotus ponds. It uses white wood, a specialty of Silla, to build a perfumed pavilion facing the wind. The baffles have been installed around it and the stove has been lit.

Looking through the window, looking at the green patches on the ice outside, it seems a bit artistic.

The concubines who could be present were all well-placed and favored ones in the palace.

Naturally, Concubine Hua, who fell out of favor, was not among them. Since Zhen Huan had a miscarriage, the rich and powerful nobles devoted themselves to the sick and weak child.

Apart from An Lingrong, the only one favored was Shen Meizhuang.

But for some unknown reason, neither of them liked to stay with the emperor overnight and pretended to be aloof.

Therefore, when the beloved concubine was left vacant, the reigning concubines all tried their best to compete for the emperor's favor.

Such birds and birds fill the palace with fragrant breeze.

The emperor only talked and showed concern, but did not show any emotion.

The queen sitting next to the emperor saw that he was not in a good mood, so she added: "Although the draft is scheduled to be held every three years, the palace has been undergoing changes recently. If the emperor agrees, it is not impossible to change it. Why not select some new people to enter the palace to accompany the emperor? .”

The emperor was noncommittal, but he was still grateful for the queen's kindness: "I understand the queen's kindness, but I am not in the mood at the moment."

His eyes were slightly silent and focused on Zhen Huan's belly, "Besides, although the newcomer is good, beauties are rare."

The queen understood, and quickly smiled and said: "The inner court has arranged a new song, and I would like to invite the emperor to watch it."

The emperor smiled politely and said, "I drank too much today, so let's wait for another day."

Seeing that the emperor was really not interested, and that the concubine she favored was not pregnant at the moment, the queen could only give up her intention of supporting the dancing girl to rise to the throne.

But Cao Qinmo saw that Concubine Hua could not go out, her relationship with An Lingrong could not go back to the past, and she had no intention of being a demon.

It was a party where everyone had a great time drinking.

Afterwards, Chun Changzai got his wish and was turned over by the emperor, who slept with him and became the new favorite concubine in the palace.

But everyone thought that Chun Changzai only liked to eat and drink. He was young, careless, and had to be taken care of by high-ranking concubines.

No one dared to take action against Chun Changzai before the emperor's sadness had dissipated.

The only news about being banned is that Xia Dongchun is extremely jealous of the treatment that Chun Chang has enjoyed recently.

Ignoring An Lingrong's previous orders, she began to use her singing and dancing to win the emperor's favor.

For a time, the two concubines who entered the palace came from behind and slept with them much more often than An Lingrong and Meizhuang.

This day was spent in the Queen's Palace.

In order to accommodate the queen who had not stayed overnight for a long time, the emperor stayed in the queen's palace after the morning court and cooked porridge with good pork.

Originally, the emperor and the queen were eating and chatting, and the happy scene made Jian Qiu smile.

However, the queen repeatedly mentioned the rules of her ancestors and said that she could not eat more than three meals a day, which made the emperor very angry.

Simply, he turned his back and stopped eating. He said a few words of sympathy to the queen and left first.

Before leaving, he said: "I'll see you again in the evening."

The queen had no choice but to get up and see the emperor off. Then she sat on her seat and ate her meal as usual.

Not long after, the emperor arrived at Yongshou Palace to see An Lingrong.

It happened that An Lingrong had finished processing the account books and was about to send them to the queen for review.

Seeing the emperor coming, An Lingrong smiled, handed over the account book of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and said: "This is the expenses of the harem this month. The emperor took a look at it and found that I have given my account. There is no need to run to the queen again." Let’s go.”

The emperor slowly turned over a few pages, blew the milk tea handed over by Jin Xi, and said with a smile: "Rong'er practiced frugality and saved a lot of expenses in the harem. This is all your credit. It's just that the new year is approaching. I see The colors and styles of the concubines’ clothes are a bit dull.”

An Lingrong smiled very modestly: "Your Majesty is absolutely right, but I just thought that there were still many times when the previous dynasty needed to spend money, and it would be a good idea to save more money in the harem."

The emperor took a sip of tea, closed his eyes for a moment, and seemed to be particularly satisfied with the refreshing taste of milk tea: "I just said this, it turns out that Rong'er has thought so carefully, I thought that what Rong'er said was just like this cup of milk tea, although It’s sweet in the mouth but has a lingering fragrance in the aftertaste.”

"If the emperor feels that the tea is too sweet and greasy, I will ask you to change it to a cup of fresh tea."

An Lingrong made a lot of money, meaning that if the emperor wanted to increase the wages of the concubines in the harem, he should not look for someone like her who specializes in saving money.

Otherwise, when the Queen and Concubine Hua asked about it later, she would be the only one to bear the blame.

The emperor waved his hand: "No, I understand what Rong'er means, but now it's almost the New Year, and they are already wearing heavy clothes with heavy old-fashioned embroidery. However, these embroideries were made by the palace maids and are not flexible and vivid. , even the people are dull, and there are originally more light and bright materials, which is also a scenery."

An Lingrong nodded in agreement, and then smiled and said: "Your Majesty is absolutely right, but I am not good at buying clothes from outside. Why don't you leave this matter to the Queen?"

The emperor was holding a tea cup. Hearing this, he nodded.

Without saying a word, he drank the milk tea in one gulp. The lid of the cup couldn't help but lightly touch it, and it hit the rim of the cup. The Nuan Pavilion was already quiet. The winter sun shone warmly through the bright paper windows, and even the palace attendants standing outside the pavilion became distant figures.

The celadon tea cup is already thin and brittle, so when touched like this, the sound is clear and pleasant to the ears.

An Lingrong also imitated the emperor's move and thoughtfully put the two finished teacups together.

The emperor was quiet for a moment, stretched out his hand to An Lingrong and said: "After so many years, you are the only one in the harem who understands me."

"The emperor has promoted his concubine."

An Lingrong took advantage of the situation and stood up, taking the emperor's hand.

Through her sensitive sense of smell, An Lingrong smelled a wisp of overnight Huanyixiang on his fingertips.

An Lingrong's heart moved, and she could tell that it was the aroma of Yikun Palace.

She calmed down and greeted him with a smile just like before.

Thinking of this, An Lingrong still returned to her usual calm smile: "I am just thinking about the emperor. Now in the New Year, all the palaces are looking forward to the emperor visiting more, such as Yin Chang is here, Chun Chang is here, and Wan is always there." elder sister."

The emperor concentrated for a moment, remembering Zhen Huan's recent acts of submission and coquettishness.

He raised his smile and smiled at An Lingrong: "I know, it's just that Wan Gui is weak and just lost her son. I went to see her a few times. Rong'er is not jealous, right?"

An Lingrong Yingying looked into the emperor's eyes and looked directly at him: "Is this my concubine? She just wants to share the rain and dew of the Sixth Palace."

The emperor raised his lips and smiled, then reluctantly touched An Lingrong's hand and said, "In that case, I'll go see Mr. Wan, and you can just rest."

On the first day of the first lunar month, the concubines, following the wishes of the empress and the emperor, paid homage to the Cining Palace. The recovered empress dowager was dressed in fine clothes, amused several princes and princesses, and seemed particularly happy.

The Queen Mother pointed at Wen Yi again and said, "Everyone else is fine. He Huiyou is so fat, but why is Wen Yi so thin?"

Wen Yi's mother, Cao Guiren, said hurriedly: "Princess Wen Yi has been losing her appetite a month ago, and due to the wet nurse's carelessness, she contracted a bit of cold. Now she is fine."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother's face darkened: "No matter how young a princess is, she is still a master. It is only the servants who do not take good care of her. As Wen Yi's biological mother, you should take more care of her on weekdays. If the Ai family hears this next time, she will be dragged out immediately. Punishment with a cane!”

The wet nurse hurriedly retreated. Cao Qinmo touched her nose and hugged Wen Yi, not daring to speak.

When the Queen saw this, she was afraid that the Queen Mother would bring the matter of Zhen Huan's death to her again, so she hurriedly led Meizhuang, who was holding He Hui, and Fucha nobleman, who was holding his elder brother, to the Queen Mother's place. They chatted and laughed with the Queen Mother for a while. Fang turned around and came over.

After the concubines retired, the Queen Mother was left alone to go to Nuan Pavilion to speak.

The Queen Mother asked the Queen to sit down and said with a smile: "I heard that a lot of things have happened in the palace recently. Can the Queen still cope with it?"

The queen An Ran smiled and said: "I think everything about the harem is fine."

The Queen Mother's smile froze slightly on her lips: "But how did the Ai family hear that the Queen had another headache? Concubine An is taking care of it these days, right?"

The queen looked ugly, knowing that the queen mother was making things difficult for her, so she remained silent and did not speak.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother continued: "The Ai family is determined to take care of their old age and doesn't care about anything, but the Queen seems to have more than enough ambition but not enough power. First, the child of the noble Fucha was born prematurely, and then the child of the noble nobleman had a miscarriage..."

The queen lowered her head, and when she looked down, she could only see a few scattered silk flowers shining in her bun, like flowers that had not yet bloomed in spring, and her eyes were cold.

But for the sake of face, he still nodded respectfully and said: "I understand, this is what the Queen Mother teaches."

The Queen Mother twisted the fragrant wood inlaid with gold and longevity beads in her hand and said slowly: "It's good that you know. This kind of thing must never happen again in the future."

The queen said respectfully: "Yes."

The Queen Mother closed her eyes slightly, as if smelling the heavy scent of sandalwood in the palace.

The Queen Mother's voice was not loud, but it was deep and deep in my ears: "The Ai family loves you, but they can't help but teach you. Queen, you are so eager to lose me."

She could only say: "I respectfully listen to the Queen's teachings."

When the queen returned to the palace, she was very angry, but she didn't dare to show her anger on the road.

After the New Year, it is the Lantern Festival, because it is a good day for Nian Gengyao to quell the war and successfully reduce expenses in the harem.

Every day passed lively, with opera, acrobatics, singing and dancing, and there was no interruption for a day.

Even the operas performed by the good troupes outside were scattered like flowing water under the red walls of the palace garden, in the gaps between the ink-and-blue bricks, in the dim light of the palace lanterns, and on the jade railings of the pavilions of the Quyuan.

An Lingrong felt that these were the days in the palace. The wealth of the Heavenly Family was not just the accumulation of splendid splendors and splendors in the rumors from outsiders, but the calmness like the slow flow of water and falling flowers in the heaven and earth in operas and songs.

It's not like there is no lively harem, the days are passing by bit by bit, and tomorrow, it will still be as colorful, the prosperity is endless, and there is no end in sight.

On the second day of February, when the dragon raised its head, the earth dragons in the palace were put away, and the weather became warmer day by day.

At the beginning of spring in the capital, there is no new greenery, and there is always a dry smell of wind and sand, so people become flowers and leaves.

Even the maids, under An Lingrong's instructions and the Queen's acquiescence, found a good embroiderer to make new clothes.

They put on the rich and light green palace clothes in spring and summer, with goose-yellow and emerald green leaves, fresh and spicy, with a juicy smell.

The concubines who filled the palace became more and more delicate flowers, no, the stamens of the flowers, with their soft bodies vying for the most delicate beauty.

Although An Lingrong was still in charge of the trivial matters in the palace, she would choose some important things to talk to the Queen Mother every ten days.

If the Queen Mother wanted to know more deeply, she would wait for the reply from the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and deal with it one by one.

The queen was much more leisurely than usual. In addition to accompanying the emperor, the queen was often chatting with nobles in Fucha.

On this day, the small kitchen of Yongshou Palace made some lotus cakes with minced fish. The backbone of silver carp was ground into fine pieces and mixed with starch. The lotus cakes were made for babies.

Not only that, there are also some meat dishes, which are most suitable for the tall third brother.

An Lingrong asked Jin Xi to pack two new snacks and take them to the two of them.

Then, she added: "Privately, Concubine Qi and Sister Mei are the ones who come the most frequently. They have no other concerns in their hearts except their sons and daughters. Everyone comes and goes frequently, so you can send more things to Third Brother." , and Hehui.”

Jin Xi took the order and went to deliver the things.

And An Lingrong looked at the good weather outside, and went to the Imperial Garden alone. She saw sedge, vines, and angelica on the rockery. After a few spring rains, the vines also glowed with green color, exuding the unique slight greenness when vegetation sprouts. Fresh fragrance. (End of chapter)