Chapter 20 Three birds with one stone

Seeing that the incense had such a great effect, the emperor immediately stopped complaining and planned to light the incense in the study in preparation for the review.

"You wrote it in detail. Aren't you afraid that I will give everyone in the harem a piece of cake?"

"Back to the emperor, I think that having fun alone is not as good as having fun with everyone. Moreover, this incense was made by ancestors and is not exclusive to me. Even if all the concubines in the harem light this incense in the house, I am confident that the emperor will only care about it. Hold the incense in the tent of Yongshou Palace."

The emperor, who was so fascinated by these words that he couldn't find Bei, stayed in Anlingrong Palace for lunch, causing Concubine Hua of Yikun Palace to drop several more porcelains.

"Bitch, bitch! They are all bitches, Zhou Ninghai, go and call Lady Li!"

The frightened Songzhi heard that Concubine Hua wanted to see Concubine Li. Regardless of her own safety, she pulled Concubine Hua's sleeve again and said, "Concubine Hua, Concubine Li has collided with Princess Wen Yi and has been grounded by the Emperor!"

"shut up!"

When Concubine Hua heard that Songzhi was kneeling there to plead for mercy, she remembered that after Concubine Li was demoted to Concubine Li, Guiren Cao had climbed up to the emperor at some point and changed from noble concubine to concubine.

He couldn't take a breath and fainted on his seat.

Suddenly, the maids in Yikun Palace were all pretending to be daring to speak. The eunuchs hurriedly stepped forward and shouted that Concubine Hua had fainted and asked the imperial doctor and the emperor to come and take a look.

In Yongshou Palace, An Lingrong and the emperor were having lunch. The two of them talked peacefully about how to reduce the expenses of the harem without damaging the servants' strength for work.

Zhou Ninghai, who was stumbling and lame and smelling of sweat, came to the emperor despite the obstruction of Jin Xi and others.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please go to Yikun Palace quickly, Concubine Hua, Concubine Hua, Concubine Hua."

"How can you be so noisy and rude? What happened to Concubine Hua? You, a slave, can't you sincerely curse Concubine Hua in front of the Emperor? Who can you show to me by crying in mourning!"

Before the emperor could get angry, An Lingrong stood up first, patted the table, and looked like the head of the palace. The anger in the emperor's eyes disappeared a lot, and he nodded with some satisfaction.

Although An Lingrong comes from a small family, she behaves more and more like a concubine these days, with general knowledge and propriety.

"Back to the Qing Dynasty, Your Majesty, Concubine Hua was just about to reprimand the servants for their poor performance, but she suddenly fainted and fell to the ground. Songzhi went to find the imperial doctor. The servants were sent to find the emperor and went to Yikun Palace to see the situation."

Now Nian Shilan's brother, Nian Gengyao, is fighting outside. The emperor has just ascended the throne and his power is not strong enough, so he needs the help of Concubine Hua's family.

After learning that Concubine Hua had fainted, the emperor lost the mood to eat and reprimanded Zhou Ninghai for breaking into other concubines' palace without permission and not following the reporting rules.

The emperor frowned and his voice became louder, "Su Peisheng!"

"I'm here, I deserve to die. Seeing Zhou Ninghai anxiously wanting to see the emperor, I didn't react for a moment."

Su Peisheng, who had been waiting outside the door, touched his sleeves, looked at Jin Xi nervously, and then lowered his head, waiting for the emperor to comment.

An Lingrong, who saw the two people's actions, smiled knowingly, took the emperor's hand, and comforted: "Concubine Hua has always been in good health, why did she faint so well? She must have encountered something, the emperor might as well go and have a look. , so that the concubine can feel at ease."

"You like Concubine Hua very much?"

Before leaving, the emperor's words almost choked An Lingrong to death.

Can she say that she doesn't like Concubine Hua and wishes that Concubine Hua would die soon?
The answer is of course no.

She lowered her head respectfully, with a downcast expression, "I am very envious of Concubine Hua for having a brother who is willing to take care of her. A good natal family gives her a sheltered territory."

"As the concubine is the eldest daughter in the family, and her mother does not favor her, I naturally hope that Concubine Hua will remain healthy as always, and that when my sister visits in the future, she can also experience the feeling of being loved by her sister." The emperor has not had a mother to love him since he was a child. No one wanted to sing songs and coax him to sleep in the dead of night.

When I first heard what An Lingrong said, I couldn't help but feel a lot better about An Lingrong.

As for whether this emotion is the husband's love for his wife, or whether the superior person resonates with the inferior person, it is unclear whether there is pity or not.

"Forget it, Su Peisheng, get up in the sedan chair and go to Yikun Palace to see Concubine Hua."

"The slave obeys the order."

The emperor left the Yongshou Palace in a swagger first, while An Lingrong handed a cup of milk tea that was not too sweet and suitable for servants to drink and handed it to Zhou Ninghai.

"Eunuch Zhou, please drink this cup of tea before going out. The sun is still scorching outside. My father-in-law must be exhausted from running all the way."

Looking at the good tea handed over by the favored noble nobleman, even Zhou Ninghai, who had received many rewards from concubines in Yikun Palace and whose financial resources were no less than those of ordinary eunuchs, could not help but have red circles in his eyes.

He is ruthless and willing to do some shameful things for Concubine Hua.

But the more such a person is, the easier it is for him to be blinded by the proper care of those in high positions.

Besides, An Lingrong's previous words were all for the good of Concubine Hua.

He helped Concubine Hua go to various palaces to rob the emperor. He encountered a lot of gossip, but he could still easily tell whether the person in front of him was telling lies.

"Thank you, Lord Qing."

After taking a sip of the fragrant and delicious milk tea, Zhou Ninghai bowed as a slave and stepped out of the door.

Compared to just now, he seemed much more relaxed and had the strength to return to Yikun Palace from Yongshou Palace to resume his life.

"I don't understand why the young master gave this fine teacup and milk tea to the most dishonest eunuch around Concubine Hua."

Seeing Zhou Ninghai walking away, Baoping pouted and looked at An Lingrong doubtfully.

The smile on An Lingrong's face faded a bit, she glanced at the young Baoping, and in desperation, she said a few words.

"He is the chief eunuch of Yikun Palace. Although he came to ask for someone from me, Concubine Hua is a concubine and the head of Yikun Palace. Not to mention me, even if other concubines meet Zhou Ninghai and ask for someone, I have to give him some respect."

Putting the cup used by Zhou Ninghai aside, An Lingrong said: "Besides, Concubine Hua is really fainted, why should I be a bad person? Guess, if Concubine Hua wakes up and sees the emperor, I will be so kind." Chong, if you hear Zhou Ninghai saying nice things about me behind my back, will she still target me?"

The answer is definitely not.

She played the emotional card, recognized Concubine Hua as her elder sister, returned the favor to the emperor, and gave Zhou Ninghai the latest milk tea.

In this way, the greedy Concubine Hua would not only not let her wear small shoes behind her back, she might even let her sit in Yikun Palace for a while while making today's milk tea, and she might even be able to taste it.

As long as you maintain a neutral and ambiguous attitude, you can continue to roll up the emperor and the queen mother.

An Lingrong believed that without Zhen Huan competing for favor, she would be the first to obtain the concubine position among the Han army flags and even among the new batch of concubines.

(End of this chapter)

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