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

Chapter 66: Suzhou Weaving

You don’t have to go through the pain of childbirth and you can still suck the baby. How wonderful.

The queen is really confused. What's the point of having a stinky man? Isn't a little baby nicer?

The more Concubine Hua thought about it, the more excited she became. Her eyes were shining brightly, and she didn't notice that the Queen's face suddenly turned cold when she heard that An Chang was pregnant.

An Changzai glanced at Concubine Hua out of the corner of her eye, her head full of black lines. The pressure from Concubine Hua to induce labor was a bit too much.

Come to think of it, I have been favored for so long, but there has been no sign of anything. My menstrual period came again in the past two days. It seems that the blessing of having children has not arrived yet.

An Lingrong also started to think about it along with Concubine Hua.

When Concubine Jing heard about the pregnancy, she was no longer moved. She only wanted the promotion ceremony to be over as soon as possible. What was the point of the queen nagging so much? The emperor didn't like her, so how could he have a child with her?

Wen Yi is still waiting for her in the palace. Now Wen Yi can roll over and crawl. This child is very active. I wonder if the wet nurses in Xianfu Palace can keep an eye on her.

It's so frustrating not to see the child.

Xin Changzai sat nearby and looked at the popular An Lingrong, muttering in her heart: "Eighty percent, maybe nine out of ten, the harem retirement sisters group +1?"

Seeing An Lingrong, who was as fresh as a flower, wearing a wedding dress, she lost some of her fear and looked dignified and proper. She began to think about her own thoughts: "Empress Hua has started to support new people, and Lao Cao has left again. Should I continue to follow Empress Hua, or should I find someone else to hug?"

Chun Changzai was looking at the two people who were promoted and thinking, "I'm a little hungry. I want to eat the milk-flavored snacks in Sister Wan's palace. Ji Fu is so pretty. When will I grow up and be able to sleep with her and wear the Ji Fu clothes to look pretty? Why hasn't the Queen arranged the next plan for me yet?"

As for Shen Meizhuang, because her pregnancy was not stable, she did not attend the promotion ceremony according to the Empress Dowager's decree.

Yu Ying'er was still reflecting on her mistakes in Zhongcui Palace. Ever since she came out of the Ministry of Punishment, her favorite thing to do was to sleep. She couldn't go out, so she had to sleep from morning to night, and from night to morning. She couldn't sleep for seven days and seven nights. Only those who have endured it know how painful it was.

The Queen sat at the top, watching Concubine Jing and An Lingrong, who were either distracted or as if their feet were on fire. She found the scene boring, and as she had important things to do, she asked Jiang Fuhai to announce the end of the ceremony and then everyone dispersed.

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After the promotion ceremony, An Lingrong left Jingren Palace and originally planned to go to Yikun Palace to thank Concubine Hua, but then she thought that Concubine Hua would go back to Yikun Palace for a nap, so she decided to go to Suiyuxuan to visit Zhen Huan.

Ever since the Queen Mother was poisoned, the Queen has ordered Baojuan to stay with An Lingrong closely and report any news in a timely manner.

An Lingrong also noticed Baojuan's abnormality, so she didn't go to Yiku Palace these days.

An Lingrong remembered the last time Concubine Hua mentioned doing business, but because the Queen Mother was poisoned, she did not continue to discuss the matter with Concubine Hua.

Later, Baojuan followed me like a shadow and I couldn't get rid of her, so it was inconvenient for me to go to negotiate with her anymore.

Baojuan kept a close eye on An Lingrong, which delayed her from making money. She also sent all the money the emperor gave her and her own savings out of the palace to buy medicine for her mother.

Seeing the silver in the box decreasing little by little, An Lingrong became angry as she looked at Baojuan who was staring at her.

However, An Lingrong is only guessing now, and there is no solid evidence to prove that the Queen wants to deprive her of favor. An Lingrong can only assign some torturous tasks to Baojuan to consume her energy.

At the beginning, An Lingrong asked Baojuan to embroider more purses, handkerchiefs, etc. and sell them, but Baojuan's craftsmanship was so poor that she couldn't sell them at a good price and the silk threads were wasted, so An Lingrong had to try another method.

The day before yesterday, when she went to the housekeeping department to get the silk threads, An Lingrong asked Baojuan to sort out the silk threads of each color, and then use her fingernails to pick each thread into four strands. During the day, Baojuan had to stay beside An Lingrong and serve her closely, and at night she had to pick the silk threads in front of the candlelight. Baojuan hadn't had a good sleep for several days, and now there were dark circles under her eyes.

An Lingrong looked at Baojuan who was in low spirits and said with pity: "Baojuan, you must be tired from dividing the silk threads last night. Go back to Yanxi Palace and get some sleep. Just let Baoque wait on me."

When Bao Juan heard An Lingrong send her away, she forced herself to cheer up and said to An Lingrong with a smile, "My lady, I am not tired. But you have to go to Yikun Palace. I will accompany you."

An Lingrong was furious when she heard that Baojuan was still able to guess her whereabouts, so she said unhappily, "Why would I go to Yikun Palace for no reason? I'm going to Suiyuxuan to see Sister Wan, if you want to follow me, then follow me. Don't tell others that I, as your master, don't care about you."

An Lingrong felt that she had not assigned enough work to Baojuan. She should have asked Baojuan to divide the silk thread into six strands.

"Yes." Seeing that An Lingrong was angry, Baojuan knew that she had been prying too much, so she lowered her head and answered, following An Lingrong to Suiyuxuan.

Baoque, who was standing by, saw that An Lingrong was disgusted with Baojuan and didn't say anything. He saw that An Lingrong was anxious to make money these days, but Aunt Songzhi said that there was no rush, so Baoque kept his distance and served An Lingrong honestly, and comforted Baojuan from time to time.

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When Concubine Hua returned to Yiku Palace, she immediately went into the bedroom, took off her flower-pot shoes, and asked Songzhi and Lingzhi to remove her headband and hairpins. She was just about to take a nap on the Xiangfei couch and meet with Zhou Gong for a while when Zhou Ninghai limped in.

When she heard the sound of light and heavy footsteps, Concubine Hua knew that she could not get any sleep.

"What's wrong?" Hua Fei's bad temper lingered for a long time, and Zhou Ninghai was so scared that he didn't dare to look up.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent over the new brocade supplied by Suzhou Weaving House this spring. The Emperor asked you to choose first."

It's just picking out a piece of satin. Can't you wait until I wake up before choosing? This Zhou Ninghai really has no taste!

Wait, Suzhou Weaving? That name sounds familiar.

"This Suzhou Weaving Master is Sun Zhuhe, the brother of Sun Miaoqing who behaved inappropriately in front of the palace during the selection?"

"Yes." Zhou Ninghai didn't dare to breathe.

If the Suzhou weaving factory hadn't handed in so much silver, he wouldn't have chosen to come in and bring bad luck when Concubine Hua was taking a nap.

Concubine Hua usually forbade herself from accepting bribes, but the Suzhou weaving factory was dependent on the Nian family.

It should be okay to collect some for myself, Zhou Ninghai was hesitant.

Concubine Hua suddenly wasn’t sleepy anymore.