There was an ample supply of red charcoal in Kunning Palace, which was filled with a faint soothing incense, which was made by An Lingrong.

When Wang Ruofu reached middle age, he paid more attention to health preservation and took a nap at noon every day.

At this time, Youyou woke up, and Randong went forward to help her change clothes and wash up. Hearing some noise outside the door, he asked, "What's the matter?"

The little palace maid said: "Your Majesty, Noble An wants to see you outside the palace."

"At this time, may I ask what the noble An is doing?"

Wang Ruofu felt strange, because apart from playing mahjong, she had never had any personal relationship with the concubines, and the concubines were used to her attitude of rejecting everyone and treating everyone equally.

The maid replied truthfully: "Lady An only said it was an important matter, and didn't say much else. I saw that her eyes were swollen from crying."

"She's crying. Could it be that Concubine Hua bullied her?" Wang Ruofu looked puzzled, her brain still in a groggy state after just waking up.

Hearing this, the scene in which Concubine Hua got jealous and domineeringly pushed the thin and docile An Lingrong to the ground and went berserk immediately flashed in my mind.

Without knowing the truth of the matter, she had already convicted Hua Fei in her heart. Who told her that Hua Fei loved to show off her arrogance and domineering behavior?

If Wang Ruofu had a choice, she would naturally prefer the image of a weak and gentle little white rabbit who hides behind others and lets others do all the bad things.

However, the strength does not allow it.

Wang Ruofu was helped by Ran Dong to put on her jacket and said, "Let her come in and wait in the front hall first."

After dressing up, she walked into the main hall. Before she could sit down, she heard a crisp 'thump' sound - An Lingrong actually knelt on her knees.

Wang Ruofu felt pain when she heard that sound.

"Please, Queen, please help my father! I will work like a slave to repay your kindness."

"Your father?"

It’s not Concubine Hua who bullies you.

Wang Ruofu was puzzled: "What does your father's accident have to do with me? I don't care about the affairs of the previous dynasty."

"Ahem!"

Ran Dong suddenly coughed heavily, his eyes evasive. Seeing that Wang Ruofu still didn't understand, he could only lean over to her ear and whisper, "Mrs. An's father has been beaten by the Fourteenth Master's men."

Just hit me...Oh, this matter!

Wang Ruofu suddenly realized. While she was impressed by the efficiency of the Fourteenth Master, she felt a little guilty when facing An Lingrong. It turned out that it was the daughter of the victim who came to visit her.

She felt even more guilty when she saw the victim's daughter kneeling in front of her, telling her about her recent experiences and believing her wholeheartedly.

"I am deeply saddened by the beating your father received." Wang Ruofu tried to suppress the corners of her mouth and made an expression of reluctance, "I wonder how badly your father was injured?"

An Lingrong cried even harder after hearing this, shaking her head and sobbing, "He is seriously injured and cannot be cured..."

"died?!"

Wang Ruofu's eyes widened instantly, her head and neck tilted forward, her expression was surprised and angry, no trace of grief or pity on her face.

An Lingrong was stunned. "That's not the case."

"My father was beaten by thugs in the street for no reason. He was seriously injured and unconscious. He was left on the street without anyone paying attention to him. When my mother and the others found him, he was already..."

At this point, An Lingrong paused again, choking with sobs, and said, "The treatment has been delayed, and he is now paralyzed!"

People with disabilities cannot serve as officials.

"Oh, so that's it." Wang Ruofu sat up straight again, dragging out the last syllable a little, "How pitiful." She is so lucky!

An Lingrong looked at the ground with her head slightly lowered, and her whole body exuded a sense of powerlessness and restraint.

She has always been sensitive and meticulous, and she detected a hint of regret from the queen's words. But what was the queen regretting? Was it a pity that her father did not die?

His heart suddenly jolted, his pupils shrank, his face turned pale and then tinged with a strange redness.

Yes, why didn’t I die? It would have been better to die on the street than to live like this without dignity and uselessness!

If An Bihuai had not lingered on and died before she was forced to resign due to disability, she would not have become a commoner's daughter, and her mother and Aunt Xiao would not have to endure taking care of a disabled person.

Wang Ruofu didn't know that An Lingrong was in a brainstorm because of her words, and just thought that An Lingrong was just a little girl who was too sad.

He comforted her, "But now that things have come to this, you should also accept your grief."

Worried that An Lingrong wouldn't listen and would be upset, he added, "Only if you live well can your parents feel at ease at home, and you can help the family."

She tried to persuade An Lingrong sincerely as a mother, but she didn't expect that An Lingrong's mind was completely distorted at this time, and she could only think of distorted things when she heard anything.

An Lingrong, who wanted to seek justice for her father, is now dead. What is before you is An Lingrong, the filial daughter of Songyang County who was determined to kill her father.

An Lingrong automatically translated Wang Ruofu's words into - as long as you can gain a foothold in the palace, you have the final say on when the disabled An Bihuai dies.

Without An Bihuai, the fate of those concubines and illegitimate children who usually relied on An Bihuai's favoritism to bully others can be foreseen.

An Lingrong looked at him with burning eyes and kowtowed heavily to Wang Ruofu.

Wang Ruofu and Ran Dong were so shocked that they couldn't help but shake.

He was even more shocked when he saw that An Lingrong's forehead was fine except for a little redness.

Well, don't underestimate the weak and timid people. Once they get ruthless, they may be able to fight better than warriors.

An Lingrong said in a resounding voice: "The Queen's advice today will be a great honor for me. If the Queen needs me in the future, please let me know. I will go through fire and water without hesitation."

"Concubine, please retire."

Under the confused but shocked gazes of Wang Ruofu and Ran Dong, An Lingrong left calmly and leisurely.

Wang Ruofu: "Why, she wants to thank me?"

Ran Dong was disheveled in the wind: "..." I don't understand where I am.

Are they abnormal, or is it An Lingrong who is abnormal? It can't be that the entire Qing Dynasty is abnormal, right? !

At the same time, the emperor in the Yangxin Palace asked the same question.

"What on earth is going on in this world?!"

Then he threw the memorial to the ground fiercely and said, "No one is allowed to pick it up!"

Su Peisheng looked down at his feet which he had not even lifted up, rolled his eyes hidden under the brim of his hat, and thought to himself: No one will help you pick them up.

"A group of beggars broke into the brothel out of nowhere. They didn't steal money or women, but only robbed An Bihuai, the county magistrate of Songyang County."

"After tying him up, they disappeared. When An Bihuai was found, he was lying on the street in dishevel, half paralyzed."

The emperor forgot the pain after his wound healed. He pounded the table repeatedly, talking about other people's affairs, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Where do these beggars put the reputation of our Qing Dynasty? Where do they put my reputation?"

This is what made him most angry. Otherwise, who would care whether an eighth-rank official lived or died?

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