An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

Perhaps she stayed out of disputes and was indifferent to fame and fortune just to protect her children and to be a strong mother.

An Lingrong's hand unconsciously touched her lower abdomen. Today, her mentality is completely different from the past. She also has empathy. The child has become the only softness in her heart, and it has also become a weapon for her to decisively stop being soft.

Being loved by thousands of people is not necessarily a blessing.

But now An Lingrong's favor was no more, no less, and she was able to protect herself. She felt extremely happy at this time.

An Lingrong's eagerness to learn was rekindled, and she humbly asked Concubine Shu for advice. Concubine Shu had lived alone for a long time, and King Qinghe, as a man, felt somewhat lonely, and An Lingrong's arrival made her feel lonely. fill this gap.

Concubine Shu measured An Lingrong's shoe size. Since the shoe uppers in the palace were narrow, she made her some loose-fitting cloth shoes, which were flat and comfortable on the ground. She put them on ordinary people's clothes, and An Lingrong Looking back and forth in the mirror, I couldn't help but smile. I, as the emperor's concubine, was no different from ordinary people. Those decencies were just the deceptive effects brought about by the luxurious and cumbersome exterior decoration.

But she loved the simplicity of the outfit, the looseness of the clothes and the freedom she felt.

Days passed day by day. An Lingrong studied painting and calligraphy with Concubine Shu, and became successful. She witnessed Concubine Shu making various canned fruits. She couldn't help but want to do it, but Concubine Shu stopped her. Got her.

"Your Majesty, these white bracelets show wealth. If they are contaminated by worldly dust, your heart will become low. In the future, when you enter the palace, you will still have to fight for fame and wealth. You cannot lower your status. I have given up on the palace. When you live in China, you don’t have to worry about perfect body and skin, but the empress is different, she will also have to play for her children in the future.”

An Lingrong was stunned for a moment. She took back her hand. Concubine Shu's words sounded an alarm in her ears: Never let go of your own mentality at any time. Is this telling her that she must have the heart to seize the legitimate heir? "

But she never thought that the child in her belly would one day compete with other brothers for the throne. She only wanted the child to survive in this world safely and healthily.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and news came from the palace, saying that the plague was caused by Nian Gengyao's lax management, which caused the sick soldiers on the front line to flee back to the capital. They were running around the capital, transporting food to the palace. People were infected and brought into the palace. Concubine Hua originally had tuberculosis, but it was someone outside the palace who brought the disease into the palace and infected each other. The emperor was furious and held Nian Gengyao accountable, but Nian Gengyao was arrogant and domineering and shirking responsibility.

The emperor was furious in the palace. Zhen Huan said that the emperor had murderous intentions towards Concubine Hua. Perhaps Nian Gengyao had predicted that the emperor would not dare to take action, and the emperor wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and establish the emperor's authority.

News spread inside and outside the palace that the emperor intended to execute Concubine Hua.

At this time, An Lingrong's fetus was more than eight months old. She had a protruding belly and had difficulty walking. She read scriptures, practiced calligraphy and painting every day, but her attainments in calligraphy and painting were improving day by day.

Concubine Shu was overjoyed. She took out an extremely precious "Thousand Desert Leaf" bracelet from the deep cabinet. This desert leaf bracelet was made of rare things. It was a treasure left to Concubine Shu by her mother when she was young. She said that she met When a strong enemy attacks, wear it on your hand to block the sharp blade.

Concubine Shu herself does not believe this statement. So far, she has never been invaded by a powerful enemy, nor has she used heavy weapons to test the effectiveness of this item.

But just because this bracelet was passed down to her by her mother, she must regard it as a treasure.

Concubine Shu placed the "Thousand Desert Leaves" bracelet in An Lingrong's hand and said, "Give this bracelet to Empress Libin. From now on, your painting and calligraphy will come from the same lineage as mine, and I can also be regarded as your predecessor." ”

An Lingrong was grateful in his heart and made a show of kneeling down and bowing: "Thank you very much for the concubine's good intentions. If the concubine does not dislike it, Lingrong is willing to accept her. Unfortunately, Lingrong is still a member of the palace and will need to return to the palace one day." The mausoleum dare not accept such a precious thing, so I asked the concubine to keep it for her own use."

The concubine said: "No one knows the origin of this thing, except myself. If you don't mind it, just wear it!"

After saying that, Concubine Shu stretched out her hand, and An Lingrong was a little embarrassed. The reason why she refused was because she didn't want to accept Concubine Shu's favor. She was afraid that something would happen in the future, which would harm Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu seemed to have read her thoughts and said, "Don't be afraid. This is just an ordinary bracelet. Think of it as a gift from this concubine to her unborn child. I hope that the child will be born safely and grow up healthily."

If you don't accept it, you will be in a bit of trouble.

With tears in her eyes, An Lingrong allowed Concubine Shu to put the bracelet on her hand. Concubine Shu liked her sincerely. Although King Xuanqing of Qinghe obeyed the emperor's orders and was not interested in An Lingrong, Concubine Shu liked herself very much.

The fate is very strange. An Lingrong does not refuse to be associated with Concubine Shu, because Zhen Huan has the favor of the emperor, Shen Meizhuang has the favor of the Queen Mother, and he can get the love of Concubine Shu. It is said that mother and son are connected. That would undoubtedly get the support of King Qinghe. The three of them entered the palace at the same time. Although Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were in the right place at the right time, they still blocked a lot of wind and rain in front of her. They walked fast, but they were also in a hurry. This All the way down, so far, it can be considered evenly matched!

For some reason, An Lingrong felt a little secretly happy in her heart. Although God did not favor her particularly, it did not neglect her in the end. With her background and conditions, she was very satisfied to have reached this point. .

Time has passed and a month has passed. The sky is gray, the mountains are thick with fog, and the drizzle is like silk.

An Lingrong was painting this ready-made landscape painting in the palace when he saw King Qinghe returning after a long journey.

King Qinghe has been very busy recently. An Lingrong did not ask more about what he was busy with. After all, it was his private matter.

King Qinghe has a smooth and fair face with sharp edges and corners, messy hair, deep black eyes, thick eyebrows and straight nose. He is as noble and elegant as the emperor, but the difference is that he lacks the majesty of the emperor. Whether it is facial features or temperament, relatively The Emperor was gentler.

King Qinghe looked at An Lingrong from a distance, with an unprecedented coldness on his face and said: "Empress Libin, something happened in the palace."

An Lingrong stopped what she was doing, put down the brush lightly, and looked stern. The trouble King Qinghe said must be serious. Her heart shrank, and she felt fetal movement coming from her belly.

An Lingrong walked down the stairs slowly. Besides dead people, could there be anything bigger than dead people in the palace?

An Lingrong asked calmly: "What happened?"

King Qinghe sat down and gasped, then sighed: "Some days ago in the palace, the emperor wanted to deal with Concubine Hua. It was originally intended to suppress Nian Gengyao. The emperor just wanted him to restrain himself. Nian Gengyao heard Unable to hold back this news, he took three thousand soldiers back to the palace to rob the prison himself."

An Lingrong's heart tightened and she quickly asked, "Has Concubine Hua been kidnapped?"

King Qinghe drank a few cups of tea and said, "Taken away."

An Lingrong was frightened and asked anxiously: "What about the emperor? Is the emperor okay?"

King Qinghe said slowly: Your Majesty was so angry that he almost collapsed. The imperial edict to kill Concubine Hua has not been issued yet? He only mentioned the matter to a few people in the harem, saying that he had this intention, but the news was leaked, and the emperor had no time to find out how many people Gengyao had placed in the palace that year and who they were. The news leaked out, and things calmed down for a while after the emperor mentioned it. I thought that the emperor would no longer be cruel to Mrs. Xihua, and things were calm for a long time.

But what was unexpected was that Nian Gengyao quietly carried out such a big thing as prison robbery, and the emperor almost fainted with anger, so he really issued an imperial edict, decreeing that Mrs. Xihua must be captured. Even if the concubine dies, she will die in the palace.