An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Golden Partridge

Chapter 52.autumn

How charming Concubine Hua is is unknown, but after the emperor left, the atmosphere in Suiyuxuan relaxed visibly to the naked eye, especially in Shenmeizhuang, as if a tight thread suddenly loosened.

The dinner was served in the main hall of Suiyuxuan, and the four of them sat down to eat together. During the dinner, Zhen Huan persuaded Shen Meizhuang: "Sister Mei, I see that you are much colder towards the emperor. If there is no favor in this palace, I'm afraid it's going to be hard."

Shen Meizhuang smiled: "Your words are exactly the same as what Sister Rong said." She nodded quietly, "Huan'er, Rong'er, I understand your worries, but I don't expect the emperor's favor any more. , Your kindness is like flowing water, and it has only been 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi. You are now being favored, so you don't need to listen to my words. Recently, I have been serving the Queen Mother every day. She likes me, so it is considered to have Yibang, in the days to come, I just need to abide by the rules and not make mistakes and bring shame to the family."

"Sister Mei, after all, it's better not to be too far away from the emperor." An Lingrong and Zhen Huan looked at each other and said, "My sister said it herself. If there is no child in the palace, it is not safe after all. Even though the Empress Dowager really loves her sister, she is at the age of happiness after all, and often times she is afraid that she will be powerless, and my sister still needs to make more plans on her own."

These words moved Shen Meizhuang's heart.

Zhen Huan immediately followed up: "Sister Rong is right. Fortunately, my sister did not hurt the root after her miscarriage last time. During this period of time, she needs to take good care of her. Not for anything else, but because of Uncle Shen's hard work day and night in Jeju. What did my sister say?" You can’t give up on yourself like that.”

"I am stubborn." Shen Meizhuang is not stupid, what's more, what An Lingrong and Zhen Huan said is indeed reasonable, "Tomorrow I will personally go to the emperor to apologize."

"There's no need to apologize." Seeing that Shen Meizhuang was loose, An Lingrong immediately smiled, "I've been feeling unwell for the past few days, and I'll give the emperor some food tomorrow. I want to trouble my sister to go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation for me, but I don't know if my sister can do it." Can't agree?" She took Shen Meizhuang's hand and shook it lightly, like a girl next door acting like a baby.

"You've already said that, can I not agree?" Shen Meizhuang pursed his lips and smiled fondly.

Zhen Huan also breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at the table, and couldn't help laughing: "Chun'er, you are the only one who is greedy! We are talking, and you eat so much quietly."

I saw that most of the dishes on the table were eaten by Chun Chang, and less than half was eaten, especially the perch soup in front of her, only the bottom was left. Looking up at this moment in a daze, her cheeks were still bulging Yes, when Zhen Huan really said it, she quickly speeded up the chewing speed, looking like a little hamster.

The three couldn't help laughing, and laughed out loud in unison.

Outside the door, Cui Jinxi brought dill, liuzhu, and Caiyue and Suyun to deal with the freshly picked osmanthus flowers on the porch. Hearing bursts of laughter from inside, he felt a burst of emotion: "I have been in the palace for so many years. I've never seen someone as good as the young masters in it. Mr. Wan is smart and alert, Mr. Rong is gentle and careful, Mr. Hui is honest and generous, and Chun Changzai is innocent and innocent, which is a rare friendship in the palace."

The four people present were all confidantes, and it was an honor to hear Cui Jinxi's evaluation. They couldn't help but praise each other, and by the way, they also defended their little master.

A meal is a joy for the host and guest.

"My lord has been much happier recently." In the evening, Dill took off An Lingrong's makeup ring and combed her hair with a comb. Seeing her looking up in the mirror, she explained with a smile, "My lord, I'm afraid I don't know what to do." It feels like you used to be full of worries. You were either worrying about this or worrying about that. There was never a time for peace of mind. Since Chun Changzai came, the little master has a smile in his eyes every day, and his complexion looks better many."

An Lingrong touched his face, thinking about how he and Chun were often together these days, he couldn't help but also smiled: "Chun'er is like a little sun, with a straightforward personality and a simple mind, and it's very relaxing to be with her. "After all, she is a girl from a scholarly family. She is informal but also has good manners. Compared with Xia Dongchun, Xia Dongchun is far behind.

No wonder Zhen Huan liked Chun Changzai so much in her previous life.

An Lingrong applied a special gel cream on himself, waited quietly for the time, and couldn't help but think of the past again.

Thinking about her previous self, she was really narrow-minded, caring only for herself in everything, blaming everyone and everyone when things went wrong, never seeing her own faults, and being treated very well by others, and she would be resentful if she was worse off.Shengmi En fights Michou, so to speak, is her in the previous life.But speaking of it, she and Zhen Huan are drifting away, and the queen's provocation is also due to it. It seems that it is a small thing, but the water drips through the stone, and the cracks appear one after another. It will be a matter of time before the trust falls apart. .

"My lord, it's time." Dill brought water to clean An Lingrong's face, her eyes lit up, "This jade dew cream is really a good thing, no wonder shopkeeper Xun rushed to the palace to honor my lord." She lowered her voice Said, "The letter of spring in snow that the young master gave last time sold very well. The Zhenbao Pavilion has raised tens of thousands of taels of gold just by relying on this incense. Now the treasurer Xun is offering the young master like a god of wealth."

"What kind of God of Wealth, it's just a money tree." An Lingrong shook his head with a smile, "Xuezhongchun letter is extremely rare, the plum blossom snow saved last year is almost used up, and I'm afraid it will have to wait until next year if you want to make it again. See you next time." Shopkeeper Xun remember to tell him."

Dill nodded in response, and then said: "According to the number of routes in Zhenbao Pavilion, I'm afraid it will be sold at sky-high prices again." She understands the truth that rare things are valuable, let alone shopkeeper Xun.

An Lingrong can't control the businessman's business, so he can only shake his head and let it go: "How much private money is in the warehouse now?"

"The slaves will count every month when they come back from receiving their accounts, and everything will be recorded in the register. Do you want to see it?" Seeing that An Lingrong didn't plan to read the accounts carefully, Dill roughly said, " The existing large-value banknotes add up to 16 taels, and there are 120 taels of broken silver. After deducting the daily use, there are 40 taels left. , are kept in the warehouse."

After hearing what Dill said, An Lingrong couldn't help being startled.

She has never dealt with the money in the treasury, and she has left it to Dill to take care of it. She doesn't know that she has accumulated so much wealth in less than a year. The Treasure Pavilion is really a huge profit!

An Lingrong lowered his eyes and thought for a while: "You draw silver notes, and then pick out some more mature-colored silk and jewelry, and pack them together with the few ancient prescriptions I copied by hand before, and find a chance to send them somewhere State Tongju Mansion, hand it over to my father." After a pause, he continued, "I'll write a letter to my family later and send it back together."

Dill nodded: "Yes, the servant knows."

An Lingrong intends to hand over the way of doing business in spices. After all, she is in the harem. If she has too much money in her hands, she might not be able to explain it clearly. It is better to hold it in the hands of her family.She remembered that there was an Aunt Zhao in the backyard of her home, whom her father met when she was in business. She had to take the position of concubine because of her poor family, but she was upright and had helped her father in many businesses. Perhaps more appropriate.

What's more, now that my father is trying his best to fight for his official career, although he can't get involved in corruption, there are always times when he needs to make some connections in the officialdom. Depending on the emperor's intentions, my father's official position will not be low in the future. The higher you go, the more you need money and connections.

No matter how unwilling An Lingrong was, he had to think about one thing in advance - should he renew his father?This problem is unavoidable. Although there is no rush right now, it will be faced one day.She sighed a long time, put down the pen, dried the ink carefully and put it away, put it in an envelope, and sealed it with wax.

Lie down, another sleepless night.

Autumn comes to the Royal Garden, the scenery is picturesque, the maple leaves are in full bloom, Xia Dongchun’s lifting of the ban is finally overdue, but for some reason, she is not willing to go out, especially the Royal Garden, seeing the fiery red maple leaves from a distance makes her flustered It's too bad, but in the end, he still nests in Guanju Pavilion all day long.

Shuang Hua looked at Xia Dongchun's plump figure, and felt her head hurt even more.It's only been three months. If it's someone else, they haven't even started to show their bosom. Xia Dongchun is almost two times fatter.

"The previous medicine was too powerful, and Xia Changzai has become more and more uncontrollable recently." Feng Ye came to tell the queen, "Although the medicine has been stopped in the past half a month, Xia Changzai's appetite has grown. Counting it in one day, There are no less than five meals, and you have to eat two bowls of rice every meal, and the servants have persuaded me, but I really can't persuade you."

The queen frowned.The palace is no better than the Yuanmingyuan Palace. Xia Dongchun lives with her, and she can watch her every day. She just came back for less than a month and indulged like this. I don’t know what will happen in the next six or seven months. I wanted to solve it. Foot restraint, it would be better for her to go out and walk more, but she never thought that the pressure was too hard some time ago, which made her even more lazy.

"Jianqiu, you personally take Zhang Mi over there to feel her pulse, change to a prescription that reduces appetite, and control her weight well, so that she won't be able to give birth at that time." After being persuaded by An Lingrong, the Queen She was only thinking about how to bring the child over and raise her. Before Ying'er saw her, she had already thought about the child's life for the next 20 years. If Xia Dongchun couldn't give birth, she would really suffer to death.

The queen had never expected the concubine to give birth to the child safely.

Jianqiu got the order, went to the imperial hospital to pass the word, and went to Yanxi Palace in person.

After seeing Xia Dongchun's appearance, Zhou Jianqiu had made enough mental preparations, and was really taken aback: "Little master, what can you do? You're only halfway through your pregnancy, and you're almost catching up with others." It looks like it was when it was about to give birth. If it really comes to the time of giving birth, I'm afraid I won't even be able to use my strength. Even if I give birth safely, it will be difficult for this figure to return to the way it was before. Do you want the favor in the future? ?”

"Am, am I fat?" Xia Dongchun was still holding half an elbow in his hand, and stood there in a daze after hearing this.

At this time Zhang Mi just arrived, went up to ask for pulse, got up after a while and replied: "The baby is stable, but there are too many supplements, and the fetus is slightly bigger than the usual three-month-old. If this continues, it will be the time of delivery. There will definitely be a difficult childbirth, and what's more, a dead body and two lives. The minister will prescribe a prescription to recuperate the body for the young master, and the young master should exercise more and move around more on weekdays."

After hearing Zhang Mi's words, Xia Dongchun turned pale with fright, and quickly put the elbow in his hand aside.

Jianqiu also took advantage of the situation to convey the queen's edict: "From now on, the Xia family in Yanxi Palace will reduce their daily food intake by half, and all food and drink will be controlled by the imperial hospital before they can eat. In addition, they will spend an hour in the morning and in the afternoon to go out and walk. Don't be lazy."

"I, I would like to obey the Queen's order..." Xia Dongchun wanted to cry but had no tears.

After that, every day in the palace, Xia Dongchun could be seen exercising hard, dragging his bulky body around the imperial garden, sweating profusely, and became the laughing stock of the palace for a while.

For this, the nobleman Fucha who lived in Yanxi Palace was even more annoyed than Xia Dongchun.

"It's Xia Changzai who got fat and not me. Why are people saying that I should go to lose weight together?" Fucha's face flushed red with anger, "Just because we live in Yanxi Palace together? Chun Changzai should be arranged first, she also eats two meals early and two late, and at the end of the day, she eats no less than Xia Changzai. Why bother talking about me!"

"Okay, okay, there's nothing to be angry about." Concubine Qi advised her from the side, "Xia Changzai has also gained nearly catties in just three months. No wonder the empress wants her to control her weight. Well, if she is allowed to continue eating, she won't gain sixty or seventy catties when she is in labor? It's scary to think about it."

The nobleman of Fucha imagined it for a while, and couldn't help but be amused by the scene in his mind: "Then you must be fat into a ball?" Then he complained, "Chun Chang doesn't know what to do during this time. Run outside."

Concubine Qi sneered: "I'm going to climb a high branch." Seeing that the nobleman Fucha looked confused, she said again, "She often goes in and out of Suiyuxuan these days, and she is very close to noblemen Guan and noble Rong. Right now, there is no one in the palace except Concubine Hua, it's not just the two of them who are favored, you should be more vigilant, this little girl has big ideas."

The nobleman Fucha twitched his eyebrows, and his expression changed slightly.

(End of this chapter)