An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Golden Partridge

"I have been watching Xin Gui's restlessness. Sure enough, as soon as she left Chuxiu Palace, she started to make trouble, as if I had wronged her. She thought she would be proud of Concubine Xi. If Concubine Xi didn't have that thing in her belly, , if you want to climb into the Forbidden City, just dream!"

"Did Qi concubine really say that?" An Lingrong raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhen Huan in surprise.

Jing Lan put away her high-spirited expression, lowered her hands and replied respectfully: "Yes, these are Qi Bin's original words, word for word."

Zhen Huan immediately sneered: "She can talk, but it's a pity that she will never have anything in her stomach for the rest of her life." She bit the last two words twice, "She will not be able to give birth to children if she follows the Queen. There’s no way out.”

"Yes, the string of red jade beads that the queen rewarded her with is a good thing." An Lingrong covered her lips and said with a chuckle, "Did sister see it today?"

"Yes." Zhen Huan nodded, as if she had thought of something, and she also smiled, "It looks like a string of red agate, but it is actually a red musk bead. During the day, I heard people from Xingui say that that thing has a fragrance. I That makes me even more sure.”

"The musk beads are made from the musk of male musk deer. If used for a long time, the texture will be damaged and children will no longer be born. To show the queen's favor, Qi concubine wears it with her almost every day." An Lingrong said sarcastically. He smiled, looked at Zhen Huan, and said, "This thing is so rare that ordinary people can't tell it apart. Even if someone could tell it apart and knew it was a gift from the queen, they wouldn't dare to tell Qi Bin the secret inside. She is still kept in the dark. In the drum.”

Zhen Huan felt a little relieved and let go of Jing Lan's words for the time being.

"Okay, sister, don't be angry." An Lingrong stood up and walked to Zhen Huan, coaxing her, "When I came in just now, I saw that the yard was full of large tanks with lotus plants planted in them. I heard Jin Xi say that these It was all arranged by the emperor. He was afraid that my sister would feel bored while pregnant, so I had someone transplant it. The emperor is still very attentive to my sister."

"Lotus flowers have fragrance, and it is the easiest time to attract bugs in this hot summer day." Zhen Huan looked out the window sadly, her eyes filled with indifference, "On my birthday that year, I saw the lotus flowers all over the lake in the Old Summer Palace. No matter what people do later, It’s nothing more than imitating others.”

An Lingrong's eyes flickered slightly, pretending she didn't understand: "It's a pity that I wasn't present at my sister's birthday that year." She changed the subject, "Sister, I saw Xinguiren today. What do you think of her?"

"When I gave the dwarf pine to her today, I didn't see anything wrong." Zhen Huan told An Lingrong about how she almost fell off the sedan yesterday and learned that she had learned the whole story from Shen Meizhuang. , then gave a brief introduction, and only said the result of today's test, "If she is not really innocent, or she has become a showman after staying in the palace for a long time, she is also pitiful. After so many years, she is still a noble person."

"Actually, it's not easy for her." An Lingrong said with emotion when talking about Xingui, "At first, I took refuge with Sister Mei, but as a result, Sister Mei lost power and fell out of favor. Last year, she came to seek refuge with me again, but I was dismissed because of Ankang's affairs. The queen suppressed her, leaving her with nowhere to seek refuge, and Qi concubine continued to abuse her. It's a pity that she is so senior and her treatment is not as good as that of a newcomer."

"Whether Xingui Ren can be used, I will wait until I ask Pei'er to make a final decision." Zhen Huan was not in a hurry to make a conclusion. She had just returned to the palace, so she couldn't rush anything. She chose Xingui Ren because she wanted to break the deadlock with Qi Concubine. .

Just as he was talking, Xiao Yunzi walked in quickly and reported: "Mother, Pei'er is here."

Zhen Huan nodded and stood up, and said to An Lingrong, "Sit down for a while, I'll be back soon."

"Okay." An Lingrong nodded, looked at the one-inch burned candle, picked up the scissors and cut off the wick.

In the yard, Pei'er knelt down to Zhen Huan as soon as she saw her: "Greetings to the empress."

"Get up quickly." Zhen Huan signaled Cui Jinxi to step forward to help Pei'er up, and stretched out her hand to hold her, with a look of distress on her face, "I see you have lost weight following the Xingui people. Is the Xingui people not treating you well?"

"I am not blessed to be able to come back to serve you." Pei'er blinked her eyes and tried to suppress her tears. "Yesterday, I heard from Mr. Xingui that he was here to pay his respects to your concubine. I was so happy that I hurriedly followed him."

Zhen Huan nodded happily: "If Mr. Xingui treats you badly, I will definitely make the decision for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Pei'er was a little moved, but she still said something fair, "After the Imperial Concubine left, I went to live with Lady Xingui. She always treated me well. But later, the Imperial Concubine became ill. Xingui had no protection, so Qi concubine often used her position as the master of Chuxiu Palace to suppress Xingui. She also hated the slaves who had served the empress. After learning that the empress was pregnant and wanted to return to the palace, she beat and scolded the slaves at every turn. When Xingui meets him, he will occasionally say a few words to each other, but next time, Qi concubine will be more serious."

Zhen Huan had already learned about this from Liu Zhu during the day. At this time, she opened her sleeves and saw the dazzling scars. She was suddenly frightened and asked Cui Jinxi to take out the prepared medicinal wine and apply the medicine to her personally. Heartbroken: "Although I made arrangements for you when I left, in the end it was beyond my power, and you were still hurt in the end."

"It is a blessing for me to be able to serve you for a moment." Pei'er looked at Zhen Huan, who was condescending to give her the medicine, and couldn't help but shed tears. "My slave has a low status, how can I let my wife become my slave?" Do something like this." As she said that, she wanted to hide.

Zhen Huan took her hand and applied the medicine carefully: "I have wronged you." She raised her head and looked at Pei'er, "Have you really been at odds with Qi Concubine for a long time?"

Pei'er nodded vigorously: "Seriously, and concubine Qi always takes advantage of her position as the head of Chuxiu Palace to cut off noble Hu Xin's holy pet. Xingui is not favored by the emperor. Every time she cuts off Hu, the emperor doesn't care. Xingui You can only suffer the consequences of being dumb."

Zhen Huan thought about it in her heart, nodded secretly, pulled Pei'er and said, "I know your thoughts. In fact, you are not having a good time with Mr. Xingui. I can think of ways to get you out. It's just that you know the grudge between Qi Concubine and me." She looked at Pei'er intently, "Are you willing to pay attention to the two of them and stay in Chuxiu Palace temporarily for my sake?"

"My slave is willing." Pei'er knew that her opportunity had come, so there was no way she wouldn't agree.

After sending Pei'er away, Zhen Huan returned to the palace: "I think Xingui is available, Rong'er, what do you think?"

"Everything is up to my sister." An Lingrong pursed her lips and chuckled, then said, "It just so happens that tonight the emperor is turning over Xin Guiren's brand. Sister, do you think Qi Concubine will do it again? I heard , she often has nightmares and panic attacks."

"I've done too many things, and I'm used to the sweetness. I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it for a while." Zhen Huan showed a meaningful smile and pondered slightly, "But I remember that there is an ancient saying that brown rice and coix seed soup is the most effective in curing the disease. Nightmare, I have to let her have a good drink tomorrow." An Lingrong put her hands on her hands and smiled softly, and said: "It's important for my concubine to have nightmares, so there is no need to cook them. Just give her a drink after she rolls them away, and it will be cured in one fell swoop. That’s fine.”

Barley is just fine, but brown rice is rice that has not been cleaned after being shelled. It has a rough texture and a tight texture. It takes time and effort to cook. Even after cooking it several times, it is difficult to swallow. It is mostly eaten at home by poor people. , not to mention the texture when it's just boiled.

The next day, the news that Zhen Huan gave Qi concubine a pot of brown rice and coix seed soup spread throughout the Six Palaces. Hearing that Qi concubine only drank two bowls, she vomited to the sky. An Lingrong listened to Daukou carefully describe Qi concubine's appearance at that time, and was very happy. He leaned on the couch and laughed.

"What makes you so happy?" The emperor's voice suddenly sounded at the door. He stepped in with an obvious smile on his face, "I haven't seen Rong'er so happy for a long time."

An Lingrong stood up and saluted, with a smile in his eyes: "Doukou was telling my concubine that Qi concubine vomited after drinking brown rice and coix seed soup, and I thought it was fun. Qi concubine was in trouble this time. What’s wrong, the new Concubine Xi really doesn’t like her at all.”

"I just came from the Yongshou Palace. What Concubine Xi said is reasonable. If everyone in the palace imitates Qi's concubine, the noble people will only feel resentful, while the Qi's concubines and others will be arrogant. If there is no peace, the harem will be restless." The emperor took An Lingrong's hand and stood up, asking her to sit down next to him. "I have already fined Qi's concubine three months' salary. A small punishment but a big warning can be regarded as a punishment for the harem. Wake up, now that I can make you laugh, I feel that this matter has been done quite well."

An Lingrong pursed her lips and smiled softly: "This Concubine Xi is really a wonderful person. If there is a chance, I really want to make friends with her."

"You and her can definitely talk about it." The emperor looked deeply at An Lingrong, patted her hand, and then asked, "Where is Honghao?"

"I have made an appointment with Concubine Jing to go down to the Qianli Pond to feed the koi. The seventh prince is changing his clothes." An Lingrong mentioned Hong Hao naturally, his eyes sparkling, "Hong Hao is growing up so fast, it takes him only a day." It’s just the same, it’s only been a few days, and my clothes are revealing my ankles again.”

The emperor was stunned.

Dill on the side showed a surprised expression at the right time, and she said with a slight trembling: "Mother, do you remember Brother Seventh?"

"Dill, what are you talking about?" It was An Lingrong's turn to be surprised.

The emperor sat quietly on the couch, holding An Lingrong's hand tightly, and raised his hand to tell Su Peisheng: "Go and ask for Dr. Zhou."

Within a moment, Zhou Nan hurried to Weiyang Palace with a medicine box. After saluting, he stepped forward to diagnose An Lingrong's pulse without saying a word. After that, he took out a silver needle and gave An Lingrong an acupuncture: "Your Majesty, I'm offended. .”

He dropped the needle on An Lingrong's head and twisted it lightly with his fingers, causing An Lingrong to let out a soft cry. Zhou Nan was immediately overjoyed. After retracting the needle, he knelt down to the emperor and said, "Reporting to the emperor, the imperial concubine has indeed recovered a little. Maybe it will be back to normal in a few days.”

"Okay, okay." The emperor breathed a heavy sigh of relief. He looked at the confused An Lingrong with eyes filled with relief, stretched out his arms to hug her tightly, and comforted her in a low voice, "Don't worry Rong'er, everything will be fine."

Nestling in the emperor's arms, An Lingrong was obedient and quiet without making a sound. Only the emotions surging in her eyes told her of her uneasiness at the moment.

In the afternoon, An Lingrong walked towards Qianli Pond with her seventh brother in her arms. This was the first time she had hugged her seventh elder brother since she had been "sick" for a long time. The seventh elder brother held An Lingrong's neck tightly and refused to let go. , there were tears in his eyes, but he couldn't hold them back.

"Honghao, E Niang knows that you are a smart child, so you must be able to understand E Niang's painstaking efforts, right?" An Lingrong also hugged the seventh brother tightly and whispered softly.

In fact, the seventh prince's precocious wisdom has always been traceable, and An Lingrong's pretending to be ill in the past few months has confirmed this.He didn't understand why An Lingrong suddenly didn't remember him and then suddenly remembered him, but he silently accepted the reality of the moment without questioning or refuting, and he was so mature and calm that he didn't look like a child at all.

But he is still a child. His dependence on his mother and his desire for maternal love all reveal the fact that he is a child.

An Lingrong kissed his face and walked with him in his arms.

Suddenly, I heard Qi Bin's muttering from around the corner: "I'm so unlucky that I can't even walk smoothly. I'll have to step on the mud."

"Don't be angry, little master. It's just that you are so angry."

An Lingrong quietly listened, hiding behind a clump of trees and looking from a distance, he saw Jingtai squatting to wipe the mud from Qi Bin's shoes, and heard Qi Bin complaining relentlessly: "Xin Gui is usually very quiet. , in a blink of an eye, I learned how to complain in front of others. I really am a biting dog and don't bark." She was beautiful, even if she was angry, she still had a delicate and charming look, "I was bitten by a dog, can I not be unlucky? ?”

"My young master, please bear with it for now. Even the emperor is helping Mr. Xingui to support Concubine Xi." Jingtai advised.

"Who the hell is Concubine Xi? Just because the Emperor is willing to take one more look at her charming look, she is here to mess with me." Concubine Qi immediately raised her voice, getting angrier as she spoke, "You don't even know what you are. , staying restless in the Buddhist temple and racking your brains to seduce the emperor, do you think there is anything special about having a big belly? I always want her to know how powerful she is."

The more he spoke, the more outrageous he said. An Lingrong couldn't bear to listen. Just as he was about to step out and reprimand, Zhen Huan's voice sounded loudly: "I don't know how powerful you are. I only know that walls have ears. Qi concubine, you should take care of yourself." Well done."