She always plays cards out of the ordinary

Arriving at the Yangxin Palace, An Lingrong carefully followed the instructions of the palace maids and eunuchs and sat down beside the bed, waiting for the emperor to come. Yinzhen was still reviewing memorials at this time, which combined some methods from later generations. He did gain some results in the court during this period.

But now, in order to maintain his health, he no longer stays up late like he did in the beginning. In addition, Su Peisheng would occasionally remind him, so Yinzhen stopped working as soon as the beginning of the Hai period arrived.

An Lingrong was not like Fu Cha Xinyun. She did not have the courage to doze off. Moreover, because it was her first time to serve the emperor in bed, she was very nervous and did not dare to move at all.

When Yinzhen came over, he saw her sitting there so stiffly and properly. He felt pity for her and wanted to let her relax.

So he said, "Come here and help me change my clothes."

Lingrong did not dare to resist, and stood up carefully, undressing the emperor with slightly trembling hands. Because she was unfamiliar with the job, An Lingrong had to work very hard, and with the help of the palace servants beside her, she was able to finish changing the emperor's clothes.

After changing her clothes, An Lingrong immediately knelt down to apologize. Yinzhen couldn't bear to blame her when he saw her like that.

"Okay, you all go down."

After the palace maid left, Yinzhen pulled An Lingrong to sit beside the bed, ready to proceed to the next step.

But he found that An Lingrong's hands were shaking. Yinzhen was a little surprised, "What's wrong with you?"

An Ning replied tremblingly, "This is my first time serving the Emperor, and I feel a little nervous."

An Lingrong's appearance was ordinary and there weren't many memorable points about her, so the Emperor didn't have any impression of her. If the Queen hadn't mentioned it today, he really wouldn't have known that there were any newcomers this year who hadn't slept with the Emperor yet?

Yinzhen wanted to make amends, but An Lingrong's current behavior really made him lose interest.

However, An Lingrong must have had a hard time during this period of being neglected. The emperor was still a little patient, and therefore An Lingrong did not return intact that night.

However, after seeing An Lingrong's performance tonight, the Emperor probably will rarely summon An Lingrong to sleep with him in the future.

An Lingrong naturally had no idea what the emperor was thinking. Although she was not very satisfied with her performance tonight, it was good enough that she could successfully serve him in bed.

The next morning, An Lingrong was sent back to Yuhua Pavilion in the Yanx Palace. The emperor gave her some rewards as usual, but nothing else.

There was no promotion or additional title, but most people accepted it well. After all, not everyone was Zhaopin.

When An Lingrong returned to Yuhua Pavilion in the Yanx Palace and saw the rewards displayed in her room, she was very happy. It was finally her turn to receive the rewards.

She touched the jewelry and fabrics carefully, thinking that in the past she could only watch Concubine Shen and Concubine Zhao wearing new winter clothes and carrying new jewelry everywhere, but now she had them too.

Baojuan, Baoque and other palace servants in Yuhua Pavilion were also very happy today. The young lady was favored, and their servants were also better off.

The new ladies who entered the palace were favored by the emperor, but only his own lady had never been favored by the emperor. Even when they went to the palaces or the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect things, they were always the last. Now their good days have come.

An Lingrong sat there with a smile on her face as she watched Baojuan and Baoque register and put away the rewards bestowed by the Emperor and the gifts sent by various palaces.

She just felt that her mood had never been more open. Even though it started snowing outside, the cold weather could not extinguish the passion in An Lingrong's heart.

But this happiness did not last long. On the second night, An Lingrong was not favored by the emperor.

When the emperor went there, Concubine Xin was there. An Lingrong comforted herself that it was okay, as Concubine Zhao did not continue to sleep with him after her first sleep.

A few days later, An Lingrong met a strange palace maid in the imperial garden, who carefully saluted her.

"I pay my respects to An."

An Lingrong didn't recognize this maid, and didn't take it seriously. "Stand up, which palace are you from?"

The strange maid did not answer An Lingrong's question, but stepped forward and whispered, "I have something important to tell An Da Ying."

An Lingrong looked at the maid's face and was silent for a moment. Then, they walked behind the rockery. An Lingrong looked at the strange maid and said, "Just tell me what you want to say."

The maid raised her head carefully, "An Da Ying, it's nice to be favored, right?" An Lingrong's face changed, "What do you mean?"

The maid smiled slightly, "I don't mean anything. I just want to tell An that the days of being favored in the palace are very different from the days of being unfavored. Does An want to be favored or ignored?"

When Baojuan heard the maid being so rude, she stepped forward immediately and asked, "Who are you? Who allowed you to talk to the young lady like that?"

An Lingrong waved her hands with a bad look on her face, "Baojuan, don't say anything."

Then she looked at the maid, "Who do you belong to?"

"I'm sure An has guessed who this servant belongs to. After all, not everyone can change the emperor's mind at will."

When An Lingrong heard this, she understood clearly that this person was the Queen's man.

But why would the Queen help me? I am not pretty, nor do I have any other highlights. Even when I first entered the palace, the Queen and Concubine Hua looked down on me and didn't even give me any rewards.

Why would the Queen help her now? An Lingrong was puzzled.

"Why would the Queen help me?"

"The Empress is the mother of the country and the wife of the Emperor. Isn't it normal for the Emperor to arrange a concubine to sleep with him? You have been in the palace for so long, and you must have experienced the feeling of being out of favor and being in favor. In this case, why don't you find a backer for yourself? And this backer must be the most powerful one in the harem. Otherwise, how do you think you can make the Emperor remember you? Is it because of your good sister Shen Guiren, or because of your ordinary appearance?"

Although An Lingrong knew that this was the truth, it still sounded so harsh. Looking back on the days since she entered the palace, the emperor had indeed forgotten about her. But even so, An Lingrong did not dare to approach the queen easily.

First of all, there is no free lunch in the world. If the queen helps me for no reason, she must have some ulterior motive, and I may not be able to afford the price.

Secondly, she, Shen Meizhuang and Wan Changzai are a small group. As long as the three of them support each other, they will still have a place in the palace.

The palace maid obviously knew that An Lingrong would not agree easily, so she gave An Lingrong time to consider.

"That's all I have to say. An, please think about it carefully." After saying this, the palace maid left.

An Lingrong happily went to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the snow, but returned to the Yanxi Palace with a heavy heart.