This palace comes back in this life, only to be Nian Shilan

"Hey, why do I think it's Xiao Xiazi's voice?" Concubine Qi's face, which was originally smiling brightly while playing cards, suddenly drooped.

"Your Majesty, did you hear it wrong? Xiao Xiazi is serving the Emperor closely, why would she knock on the door of our Changchun Palace at this time?"

Xin Changzai casually played a card called Dongfeng.

Chun Changzai: “Bang!”

"Yeah, I'm old and my hearing is not good." Seeing that Chun Changzai was about to win again, Concubine Qi quickly came to her senses and grabbed the cards.

At the gate of Changchun Palace, Xiao Xiazi knocked on the door nine times, but no one answered.

"Your Majesty, maybe Changchun Palace is also closed." Xiao Xiazi felt that the task was really difficult.

I've been shouting at the top of my lungs to tell the people in Changchun Palace clearly, but why didn't any of the night watchmen say a word?

It was true that the servants who were on night duty at Changchun Palace were lazy and slacking off at night. The emperor had not come to Changchun Palace for a year or two. In the past, he would summon Concubine Xin to visit him, but after Concubine Xin had a miscarriage, the emperor rarely summoned her.

On weekdays, only Princess Linglong often went out and went to the Yiku Palace opposite.

If he doesn't come back late, the princess will just sleep in the Yiku Palace and he won't have to leave the door open.

What's more, it is snowing heavily tonight and the roads are slippery. The eunuch guarding the gate is thinking that the emperor has a new favorite, Lingguan girl, in his arms, so he will not come to Changchun Palace in the heavy snow.

So, he took his monthly allowance and exchanged it for two taels of wine from the imperial kitchen. He got half drunk and is now sleeping soundly.

The eunuch guarding the Yikun Palace had just been replaced, but he peeked through the crack in the door and heard Xiao Xiazi knocking on the door opposite, so he didn't dare to make any movement.

The emperor was seen standing at the door in his cloak. No one opened the gate of Changchun Palace for a long time. Xiao Huanzi, the gatekeeper of Yikun Palace, hurried to inform Zhou Ninghai.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is knocking on the door of Changchun Palace outside, but no one answers."

Concubine Hua did not have any special activities tonight. Linglong did have dinner at her place and now went straight to sleep in the bedroom.

Just now during dinner, Linglong said, "Mother wants to play mahjong with Empress Qi tonight."

Listening to Zhou Ninghai's message, Concubine Hua, who was reading a storybook and rolling her jade wheels, put down the book in her hand and frowned.

This is wrong for Concubine Qi. On hearing that the Emperor has arrived, shouldn't she go out happily to greet him?

It couldn't be that he was playing cards with the door closed and the servants were not paying attention and didn't hear any noise.

"Empress, should we open the door?" Zhou Ninghai asked.

"No need. The emperor knocked on the door of Changchun Palace but not the door of Yikun Palace. It's obvious that the emperor doesn't want to come in. Let's not offend him."

Hua Fei picked up the script again and continued to roll her skin with the jade wheel. Daily maintenance is essential.

"Yes."

"Tell Xiao Huanzi to be smart and pretend he didn't hear it."

"Yes, by the way, Madam, Xiao Dingzi had only been in Zhongcui Palace for two days when Ling sent him to Xinzheku. This afternoon, the manager of Xinzheku told me that Xiao Dingzi was gone."

"Got it. Get down."

Hua Fei responded indifferently, without saying anything else, just like snowflakes falling to the ground and blending with the snow, and they can no longer be distinguished from each other.

The emperor stood at the gate of Changchun Palace and thought for a long time. The snow fell heavier and heavier, and little white marks accumulated on the shoulders of his ink-black cloak.

"Your Majesty, let's go back to the Yangxin Palace. The snow is getting heavier."

"Go to Yanqing Palace."

"Yes, go to Yanqing Palace."

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Broken Yuxuan.

"My lady, the bed is made. You and Lady An may go to bed." Liu Zhu bowed briskly, inviting Zhen Huan and An Lingrong to go to bed.

The two were figuring out the proportions for the potpourri.

"It's late. Let's study it tomorrow." Zhen Huan put down the small spoon containing the spices.

"Alright."

Zhen Huan wanted to make the hundred flowers fragrance mentioned in ancient books. It is said that this fragrance can be used in the house in winter to give people the feeling of being in a sea of ​​flowers.

An Lingrong thought that if this recipe worked, she could send it to Miss Sun before the spring and make some money.

"I'll sleep outside and you sleep inside. The quilt that the Queen Mother gave you is new. Try it and see if it's soft." Zhen Huan said to An Lingrong with a smile.

As Zhen Huan spoke, An Lingrong's gaze fell on the brocade quilt on the bed.

That brocade quilt looks familiar.

"Sister, this quilt looks nice with its pattern and material."

"This is a gift from the Empress when I came back from serving in the Tangquan Palace and went to pay my respects to the Empress."

So that's how it is. The brocade quilt that I had received was awarded in front of everyone, but when sister Wan came back from the night with the queen, she paid her respects to the queen alone.

So no one knows what the queen gave as a reward.

I have never asked in detail.

"It's magical, this quilt has its own fragrance, so faint that you can't smell it unless you smell it carefully." Zhen Huan said as she wanted to lift the quilt and quickly get into the warm bed.

"Sister, wait a moment." An Lingrong grabbed Zhen Huan's wrist.

"What's the matter?" Zhen Huan was startled by An Lingrong's behavior.

Even Liu Zhu, who was on guard, was so scared that his eyes widened.

"Liu Zhu, go to the embroidery frame and get the scissors." Zhen Huan's eyes were full of confusion.

After hearing the instructions, Liu Zhu glanced at Zhen Huan, and after getting Zhen Huan's approval, she went to the embroidery frame, took the scissors and handed them to An Lingrong.

An Lingrong took a pair of scissors and cut the quilt cover open along the seams.

When the brocade quilt was opened, the faint fragrance became stronger.

At this moment, there were only Zhen Huan, An Lingrong and Liu Zhu who was keeping watch in the palace.

An Lingrong reached her hand into the broken hole and felt around.

Both Zhen Huan and Liu Zhu, master and servant, stared at An Lingrong's actions with wide eyes.

After searching carefully inside the quilt, An Lingrong didn't find anything.

An Lingrong felt strange, but she was sure that the smell was musk.

"But what's the problem?" Zhen Huan asked.

"I'm sorry for being so abrupt and ruining my sister's nice quilt."

"That's okay. You must have your reasons."

An Lingrong was sure that there was only cotton in the quilt, so she withdrew her hand.

"Sister, can you trust me?"

"You, me and Sister Mei have known each other since the day of the selection. We have supported each other since entering the palace. I naturally trust you." Zhen Huan said gently.

"Didn't sister say a few days ago that she was not destined to have children yet?" An Lingrong looked at the quilt with hatred, "I guess it was this quilt that prevented sister from having children."

"What do you mean?" Zhen Huan looked at the quilt with some understanding.

"Sister, I'm not completely sure either. Why don't we ask Doctor Wen to come to Suiyuxuan tomorrow morning to check it out? Then we can be sure."

An Lingrong was already 70% sure, but she didn't know where the thing was hidden, so she still needed the help of the imperial physician.