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

Chapter 51 Spring is here

"I have agreed to meet His Majesty under the An family name. May Your Majesty be blessed with good health and long life." An Lingrong knelt down again and bowed.

This time, An Lingrong was not interrupted, ignored, or dismissed with just a casual word "reward" from Yongzheng.

Yongzheng carefully looked at the person underground. She did not look like Chunyuan, but happened to be wearing the same light yellow dress as Chunyuan today. However, her singing voice was very similar to Chunyuan's, and even the graceful and delicate temperament of the Jiangnan style in her voice was more than Chunyuan's.

Yongzheng remembered An Lingrong, who was the one who was rejected during the previous selection. However, he was not angry or annoyed, but generously wished the empress dowager good health and eternal happiness. He was a sensible person.

It was also this beautiful girl who wore a crabapple flower on her temples that attracted butterflies to stop and also attracted myself at that time, which is why I changed the eunuch flower into a sachet.

At that time, I felt that this woman looked timid from a distance, so I didn't like her. But now it seems that it was the feng shui of the Forbidden City that nurtured her. After living in the palace for more than half a year, An Lingrong is now graceful, gentle and elegant, and has long since washed away that petty air.

"Raise your head and let me take a look."

Concubine Jing stood aside and saw that the plan for many days had finally achieved some results. She took the wet nurse and quietly took Wen Yi out, leaving some space for Yongzheng and An Lingrong.

An Lingrong raised her head, but lowered her brows and did not look directly at the emperor to show respect.

"How can you dress so plainly at your age? The Imperial Household Department has cut your cosmetics."

An Lingrong had fair skin to begin with, and today she only used indigo to draw her eyebrows, and applied some lip balm to enhance her complexion before going out, and then she came to Xianfu Palace.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has never deducted money from me. Princess Wen Yi has not been able to sleep well in recent days. Concubine Jing asked me to come and sing nursery rhymes for her. Princess Wen Yi is still a baby, so it is not appropriate for her to be exposed to too much makeup. Therefore, I am not wearing any makeup today. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

In recent days, Yongzheng has seen Yu Ying'er's high-saturation color outfits, her eyebrows and eyes painted, and heavy makeup. Now, seeing An Lingrong's delicate appearance without any makeup, he felt a little bit of pity in his heart.

"It's okay. I think you look very beautiful without makeup. Get up quickly." Yongzheng got off the bed to help An Lingrong up, and then held An Lingrong's fair little hand in his own.

Yongzheng stroked An Lingrong's little hand and said, "You are considerate of Wen Yi's young age and are thoughtful, which shows that you are kind by nature. What's wrong with you thinking about the princess?"

Yongzheng thought of his own Chunyuan, who was also kind and the favorite child. "The nursery rhyme you just sang doesn't seem to be the tune commonly sung in Beijing?"

An Lingrong did not flinch. Although she was nervous, she tried to control her demeanor and remain dignified. She boldly looked into the emperor's eyes and said softly:

"Your Majesty, this was a popular tune in the Jiangnan area at that time. I was born in Chuzhou. When I was young at home, my mother often sang this tune to lull me to sleep."

An Lingrong's eyes revealed a faint affection for the emperor and a bit of fear like a little rabbit seeing a big tiger. It was different from Yu Ying'er's seductive and fiery eyes. Yongzheng was even more delighted to see An Lingrong like this.

But Yongzheng did not lose his mind. He also knew that he was in Xianfu Palace or Wen Yi's bedroom, so he patted An Lingrong's hand.

"I think your mother is also a gentle woman. I like this little tune very much. Seeing that Wen Yi fell asleep so soundly after listening to your nursery rhyme, I know you put your heart into it."

"Su Peisheng." Yongzheng called out Su Peisheng who had been observing his words and expressions from the side.

"I'm here." Su Peisheng took the whisk and hurried forward to answer.

"An promised to appease Princess Wen Yi, and I will reward An with 100 taels of gold as a reward."

"The slave obeys the order."

When An Lingrong heard that she was rewarded, a touching smile appeared on her lips. She took her hands away from the emperor's hands and bowed to express her gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward."

"Take good care of Princess Wen Yi for Concubine Jing. I will start the seal tomorrow. I still have a lot of official business to deal with. I will come to see you later."

Yongzheng touched An Lingrong's smooth face lovingly with his fingertips.

An Lingrong only looked into the emperor's eyes, as if she wanted to see into his heart, and the emperor was indeed moved.

It has been a long time since I saw a woman who could make my heart beat. That night, I met Yu Ying'er by chance in Yime Garden. I felt my heart beat before meeting her, but after meeting her, I felt a little disappointed.

Yongzheng left the bedroom and Concubine Jing was waiting at the door.

Concubine Jing told the emperor that Wen Yi had fallen asleep and they wanted to wake her up. The emperor said that was not necessary and he would come to see her after Wen Yi woke up.

The emperor praised Concubine Jing for her good intentions in raising Wen Yi, then he put his hands behind his back, picked up the jade bracelet and walked away.

At first glance, Yongzheng felt that the snow in the Xianfu Palace was very beautiful.

Spring is coming.

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After returning to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Yongzheng ordered Xiao Xiazi not to see anyone and to concentrate on handling government affairs.

It just so happened that Yu Ying'er heard the news that the emperor had just come out of Xianfu Palace in a good mood and had just arrived at the Yangxin Palace. Yu Ying'er hurried over.

"I agree. The emperor has just ordered that no one should be seen. You should go back."

"I came in the morning and you said the emperor wasn't home. I came at noon and you said the emperor wasn't home again. Now that the emperor is back, you're saying the emperor won't see anyone. Do you think I'm easy to fool?"

"I am telling the truth. The young master refuses to believe me, but there is nothing I can do." Yu Ying'er felt that Xiao Xiazi, this dog slave, was just trying to fool her.

"Then please trouble Eunuch Xia to pass the message again." Yu Ying'er was a little annoyed. Now she was the favorite concubine, but this dog servant was blocking her like a watchdog.

"I have already replied to your Majesty. The Emperor is busy with government affairs and has ordered that he not see the concubines. Your Majesty, why do you have to embarrass us servants?"

Xiao Xiazi just felt that this spicy rabbit head was very difficult to deal with. In order to avoid being punished by the emperor, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and offend this stingy woman.

Ever since one day when Concubine Hua brought Songzhi to visit the Emperor in the Yangxin Palace, Songzhi casually said that Yu Ying'er was dressed like a rabbit head, and the nickname "Spicy Rabbit Head" became widely known among the palace maids and servants, and the person who spread it was of course Xiao Xiazi, the number one loudspeaker in the harem.

Of course, Yu Ying'er naturally didn't know about these things.

"In that case, I will go back first. Eunuch Xia, please do your job well and guard this door for the emperor. Since I can't go in, don't let other girls get in accidentally. If I find out, I will punish you!"