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

The days passed slowly like this.

Life in the palace is peaceful and leisurely, and there are no rules and regulations, so you can do whatever you want.

A night banquet was held in the palace. The Queen is on the left, An Lingrong and Zhen Huan are on the lower right, and the Emperor is in the middle, watching the singing and dancing party together.

The wine is flowing and the dancing is gorgeous.

The envoy sent by the emperor to express condolences to the Queen Mother had returned and immediately reported that the Queen Mother was in good health.

The emperor was very happy and said repeatedly: "My mother is in good health, and I can feel at ease."

He said that he would reward the imperial doctor who treated the Queen Mother heavily.

Zhen Huan raised her glass with a smile and said, "The Queen Mother's health has improved. In addition to rewarding the imperial doctor, should the Emperor also reward someone generously?"

The emperor thought for a moment and asked, "Who is it?"

Zhen Huan said with a smile: "Has the Emperor forgotten that it is Chungui who has been accompanying and taking good care of the Queen Mother?"

So, everyone looked at the messenger.

The envoy, who was watched by everyone, said respectfully: "Chungui takes care of the Queen Mother in every possible way. He often takes care of the Queen Mother without taking off his clothes. He even tastes the medicine before giving it to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother has repeatedly praised Chungui for his filial piety."

The emperor suddenly realized it and said happily: "It is indeed true. It is very hard work for the noble people to serve day and night."

Immediately he passed on the decree: "It is my command to go to Bauhinia City and join the Chungui people to take good care of their children. In the future, they should be promoted to concubines and their salaries will be doubled."

The queen smiled and said sincerely: "The emperor rewards and punishes appropriately, and he should be filial to his mother and should be followed by everyone in the world."

The emperor smiled happily and said to Zhen Huan: "I should thank you Wan for the reminder."

As he spoke, he glanced at the expressions of the concubines below, and then said: "The noble Wan has been a nobleman for a long time. He is modest and decent, which is really rare, so I will promote him as a concubine."

Zhen Huan hurriedly stood up to thank her. Meizhuang glanced at An Lingrong and said nothing.

However, the Queen asked: "Then what word is used as the title?"

An Lingrong poured a full glass of wine for the emperor. He was in great spirits, raised his head and drank, and said casually: "As usual, just use the word Wan as the nickname."

Zhen Huan was stunned for a moment, and traces of displeasure quickly flashed across her face. She quickly maintained her smile and thanked her tactfully again.

Meizhuang and An Lingrong looked at each other and couldn't help but look at each other.

It has always been the case that concubines and concubines have been given titles. Whenever they meet nobles, concubines, concubines, or concubines, they all have titles. They are proud of this and act arrogantly among others.

Zhen Huan is not unpopular, so the fact that there is no new title is worthy of everyone's deep thought.

Wan concubine, this position was originally quite glorious, but because she did not continue to change her title, this honor and favor dimmed.

Mei Zhuang felt pity in his heart and comforted Zhen Huan with his eyes. He was about to give advice to the emperor about this.

Concubine Hua's eyes quickly glanced at An Lingrong, and she said to the emperor with a majestic smile: "Actually, the word "Wan" that the emperor gave to your noble wife was very good. It is better than thinking of another title."

As she spoke, she looked at Zhen Huan with a sarcastic expression.

Zhen Huan just did not see her.

Meizhuang thought about it and realized that there was no need to say anything more. If Concubine Hua spoke, the emperor would naturally not refuse.

Besides, it's not a big deal. I'm afraid Zhen Huan herself doesn't want to make a bad impression on the emperor just for a title.

At this point in the evening banquet, it was no longer interesting to her.

Meizhuang sighed, but secretly he was still inexplicably happy even for himself.

Zhen Huan is nothing more than that in the emperor's heart.

Later, when Xinbin mentioned this matter in front of An Lingrong, she was still a little angry and gloating about her misfortune.

"Although I am on good terms with Concubine Wan, I am not afraid to tell my sister that Concubine Wan is really good at catching people and tricking her. Chungui's hard work in serving the sick only resulted in an empty ticket, but she was promoted because she mentioned the merits of the Queen Mother. , who do you think is proud of it?"

She pressed the powder on her nose with a piece of silk and said happily: "Fortunately, the emperor is wise. Although he entered the concubine position, he didn't even give her a title. An Lingrong cried when he saw her on the way back. Normally, Still pretending to be nonchalant.”

The weather was so hot that she felt like she was on fire. An Lingrong put a piece of ice in her mouth and slowly waited for it to melt. Then she said, "Sister Xin, why do you always complain about sister Wan? I have never seen her offend you. Why do you keep complaining?" A few words.”

Concubine Xingui cracked melon seeds and said, "I just can't get used to Concubine Wan's charming look. She always looks down on others, as if she's so great. It's hard for you, sister, to live in harmony with her."

Concubine Xin said again: "Although Concubine Hua is domineering, it is not too much to speak out about the title this time. Concubine Hua was so doting in those days. She was really angry and resentful. She dominated the emperor all day long, and we couldn't even see the shadow of the emperor. , It’s really not as good as when the emperor doted on Concubine An and Concubine Hui, he often came to sit in our palace."

An Lingrong said: "Sister, what you said is serious. The emperor is so focused on her that he will inevitably neglect us. Please relax, isn't this how everyone is here?"

Xin Bin snorted to show her disdain for Zhen Huan and curled her lips, "Although I don't want to mention it again, who doesn't feel sorry for you?"

She didn't say any more and started talking about Shuhe's recent painting lessons.

She usually talks a lot, and her language is crisp and clear, and she talks a lot.

An Lingrong listened attentively, but her mind was a little wandering. It turned out that this was the reason for the inexplicable joy at the night banquet that day.

However, what is puzzling is that the emperor's love for Zhen Huan began to gradually become less strong after this small title turmoil, but it was still slightly better than ordinary people.

Many concubines who had been neglected for a long time saw their beauty again and were taken in one after another to escape the summer heat.

Most of these favored concubines have rich family backgrounds and family backgrounds, such as Concubine Duan and Concubine Hua.

In the Taiping Palace, there was a lot of excitement and excitement.

That day, An Lingrong and Jin Xi got up early and went to Fanyue Lake to collect fresh morning dew from lotus flowers for making tea.

Fields of lotus leaves cover the sky, lotus flowers tower above it, and the water sparkles like gold.

While rafting, it was like searching for a deep path among green leaves and red flowers. Occasionally breaking off lotus pods and peeling fresh lotus seeds to eat was also An Lingrong's daily pleasure.

As the boat swayed, I suddenly remembered that Concubine Duan lived in Yuhua Pavilion by Fanyue Lake.

An Lingrong had a thought in her mind and said, "Come with me to visit Concubine Duan."

Before approaching the palace, I heard the sound of a pipa playing smoothly and gracefully in the distance.

When An Lingrong saw it, she raised her palms and smiled, and said to Concubine Duan: "I never knew that the empress has such pipa skills. The empress hides her skills so well."

When she saw An Lingrong come in, she just smiled and nodded, and after finishing the song, she said with a look of fascination: "Back then, Queen Chunyuan taught me the pipa with her own hands. It's a pity that I wasn't talented enough, and I only learned ten kinds of three and four. In fact, I can’t get into the elegant hall.”

An Lingrong just smiled: "With such skills, it's no wonder that you can win the emperor's favor."

Concubine Duan smiled faintly, let An Lingrong sit down, and said, "I don't need to hide anything from my sister. The emperor only came to the palace to listen to the pipa. With my weak body, I have no power to serve the emperor overnight."

Her smile is hidden in two shallow pear dimples, which is quite beautiful.

"Nowadays, there are many concubines in the Taiping Palace, and all of them are favored. How can my sister still come to my place?" An Lingrong took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "A momentary favor is nothing. My sister is very smart. Naturally, I can think of the reason."

An Lingrong reminisced about the lingering fragrance of the tea: "This autumn is another three years of beauty competition. I don't know how many new people will enter the palace. These are really insignificant."

Concubine Duan's eyes were as clear as water, and she said: "My sister can be so calm and relaxed because she can always accompany the emperor to know the political situation."

An Lingrong said humbly: "I'm just a prostitute. What can I know? I just keep to myself. Isn't the empress treating her indifferently?"

Concubine Duan smiled silently, looking at the blue sky as clear as glass, lost in thought.

An Lingrong just slowly picked up the water chestnuts and ate them, everyone enjoyed themselves.

After a long time, Concubine Duan glanced at An Lingrong and said, "Wan Bin's matter is just the beginning. I guess we can't stay out of it in the future."

Concubine Duan sighed in despair, and then said calmly: "There is no difference between the harem and the political situation."

An Lingrong smiled and said nothing.

Coming out of Concubine Duan's Yuhua Pavilion, An Lingrong had a basket of water-red water chestnuts in her hands, with sharp corners and tender flesh.

Concubine Duan's words were still in her ears. An Lingrong said slowly in front of Jin Xi: "The meat of water chestnuts is beautiful, but you must first cut off the two corners and remove the hard shell before you can taste the flesh, otherwise it will be easy to be sharpened by the sharp edges." The damage done by the corner is not worth the loss.”

After hearing this, Jin Xi nodded repeatedly and praised An Lingrong's ingenuity.

The red sun rises, and there are no clouds in the sky, adding a bit of heat.

An Lingrong couldn't stand the heat the most, and she was already sweating a little, so she and Jin Xi chose a cool and quiet path back to the side hall.

When we arrived at the Yudai Tongyin area, the roadside was lined with parasol trees and the dense shade stretched down to the ground, creating a natural coolness and tranquility.

The scenery was both beautiful and not too hot. An Lingrong held Jinxi's hand and walked slowly while looking at the scenery.

Looking up unexpectedly, he saw Concubine Hua walking over with noble Cao and noble Fu Cha, followed by a group of palace maids and internal guards.

Concubine Hua was talking loudly and laughing, but when she saw An Lingrong, her expression suddenly turned cold.

After her reset, An Lingrong tried her best to avoid any further conflicts with her.

It's just that they met on such a narrow road, and An Lingrong's status was equal to hers, but it was inevitable to meet.

She looked at An Lingrong intently, with complex expressions in her eyes, including hatred, fear, disgust, contempt, and provocation, all of which were mixed in an instant.

Concubine Hua said with a half-smile, "Have you ever thought that I would be restored to power today?"

An Lingrong kept a humble expression and avoided the roadside, with a respectful appearance and a calm voice: "The empress will be blessed endlessly, how can I, the concubine, predict this."

She said coldly: "No, I don't dare to do this as Concubine An."

She glanced at An Lingrong, unable to hide the disgust in her tone, and frowned her beautiful long eyebrows, saying: "The more submissive you are, the more terrifying I will find you."

An Lingrong didn't feel dissatisfied, she smiled lightly and said, "Hua Fei is joking, does she like my concubines to be disrespectful and disobedient to my concubine and speak out?"

An Lingrong lowered her eyelids and said, "I don't dare to offend the empress wantonly."

Her contemptuous look was not concealed at all, it was revealed in the corners of her brows and eyes.

"Concubine An is too polite. If you don't dare to offend, you have already done so. I will never forget what happened in the past."

Her tone was so sharp that everyone around her fell silent under her aura.

An Lingrong was neither humble nor arrogant, and said flatly: "What I taught you is that I am willing to listen to your teachings at all times."

Concubine Hua couldn't help but feel angry when she saw that An Lingrong was so impressive and impeccable, and said: "You are willing to listen all the time, but I don't want to see your face all the time."

Cao Jieyu was silently watching, but when she saw this situation, she hurriedly stepped forward with a smile and said: "Your Majesty invited the empress and our sisters to go to the Yujing Mingqin Pavilion to listen to a play. I heard that the empress' favorite Niangziguan was ordered. Why bother in this hot weather?" It’s too much trouble talking to Concubine An.”

Concubine Hua snorted lightly and left with everyone.

In the evening, a cool breeze slowly comes from the lake, bringing the freshness and water vapor of lotus flowers.

The wind wheel rotated bulgingly, and the large floral sleeves decorated with light silk threads suddenly fluttered and rested due to the wind.

Because An Lingrong was afraid of the noise, a small eunuch had already used a bamboo pole dipped in glue to remove all the chirping cicadas.

The courtyard where you are is filled with tuberose and frangipani, filling the palace with fragrance and creating a cool feeling of tranquility.

An Lingrong was lying on the bamboo mat, still feeling warmth budding, so she changed into a light cicada gauze silk dress and took out a heavy hairpin.

Baojuan and Baoping fanned An Lingrong one by one, while Jinxi prepared an ice bowl of fruit and kept talking to An Lingrong.

While they were chatting, they looked up and saw the emperor coming in. He quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty."

He helped An Lingrong up with his hands and said, "You are very carefree."

An Lingrong sat down with him hand in hand and said with a smile, "I have nothing to do, so I'm just lazy."

The light in his eyes darkened, taking on the gloomy color of the night, and he whispered a few words in An Lingrong's ear.

An Lingrong was silent for a while, and said quietly: "It has been three years since I entered the palace. This autumn is the time for the election of beautiful women. The emperor has a new bride by his side, so he will definitely forget about me."

He just said solemnly: "Even if there are thousands of beauties, there is only one Rong'er in my heart, and no one can replace her."

He was serious, and An Lingrong didn't believe it. She leaned on his chest and looked up at the stars.

I saw that the Milky Way was brilliant, vast, and so far away...

That night, the emperor held a banquet on the balcony in front of the green Nanxun Palace.

All the pavilions and pavilions were hung with silk-red palace lanterns, illuminating the clear water of Fanyue Lake with the bright red color of a drunken woman.

The ripples of waves are as gorgeous as a piece of fine Sichuan brocade.

The concubines present, starting from the queen, toasted to the emperor one by one. It was an indescribably beautiful and harmonious scene.

Concubine Hua was beside the emperor with a charming smile, a graceful appearance, and an indescribable beauty. All the splendor and splendor of the palace was taken up by her alone.

With a misunderstanding, it seemed that in previous years, she was a beloved concubine who had not experienced any setbacks and had a smooth life.

An Lingrong covered her sleeves and took a sip of wine. This scene was so similar to that of the past.

Between the twists and turns, they have each experienced so many ups and downs.

An Lingrong calmed down, raised her eyes, stood up and said to the emperor: "Today, all the sisters in the palace are here. I would like to toast the emperor and queen with a glass of wine, and wish the emperor and queen good health and longevity."

The queen nodded and smiled happily, and the emperor was also happy, and they both raised their heads and drank the whole drink.

However, Concubine Hua had an indifferent smile on her lips, but her eyes squinted towards An Lingrong.