An Lingrong after rebirth

"Noble Lady Fucha shuddered and turned to leave, but Concubine Yu behind her slammed the table and said, "How dare you do this in front of me?"

"The shout frightened Noble Lady Fucha so much that she paused, but she reacted after a moment and rushed out immediately. However, she almost bumped into someone after taking only two steps."

"Just as Noble Lady Fucha was about to fall, someone reached out and pulled her, allowing her to stabilize herself. Noble Lady Fucha was still in shock, and when she looked up, her expression suddenly lit up with joy."

Empress Shufei, help me! Empress Yupin is trying to harm me!

The person who came was An Lingrong, and the one who just grabbed Noble Lady Fucha was Rong Pei.

"An Lingrong frowned, looking at the panicked appearance of Noble Lady Fucha in front of her, and then turned her gaze to Concubine Yu in the palace. Concubine Yu didn't know why An Lingrong suddenly came, and her heart tightened, but her face didn't show the slightest bit of it."

"Thinking about the fact that Noble Lady Fucha is pregnant, no one in the palace knew about it before today except that person. Even if Noble Lady Fucha wants to blame me for this, I have no evidence, so why should I worry about it."

After figuring this out, I felt more calm and at ease.

"I stood up with the help of the table, walked to the side, and knelt down. I pay my respects to the Empress Shufei. I didn't know that the Empress was coming, and I didn't go out to greet her. Please forgive me."

"An Lingrong looked at Yupin for a moment, but she didn't ask anyone to get up. Instead, she looked at Fucha Guiren. What are you talking about? Why did Yupin want to harm you?"

"Empress Shufei, Empress Yupin detained Jingse, who was beside me, for no reason. I came to ask what happened, but Yupin used her status as a concubine to suppress me. I couldn't even say a word, and she even used Jingse to punish me."

Noble Lady Fucha's face was full of grievances, and she couldn't stop crying while saying, "But I...I am pregnant, and I can't kneel easily. I have already told Concubine Yu about this, but she pretended not to know, and harmed my child!"

"Your Highness, you have been managing the six palaces for many years and have always been fair. I beg you to make the decision for me."

Fucha Guiren seemed to be expressing her feelings in this rapid-fire speech, but An Lingrong sneered in her heart when she heard it.

"Why is she in Qixiang Palace at this moment? It was this noble lady Fucha who had the news of her pregnancy reported to Yangxin Palace, and I happened to be there, and the emperor was not free, so naturally it was time for me, the concubine who assists in managing the six palaces, to come and take a look."

But I encountered such a thing as soon as I walked in?

"Also, although Noble Lady Fucha looked horrified, she couldn't hide the sense of triumph in her eyes when she spoke just now."

But after a little thought, he realized that what happened today must have been done deliberately by Noble Lady Fucha!

"Let someone go to the Yangxin Palace to pass on the news first, and then deliberately create a conflict with Yupin. I'm afraid that the fight will make the emperor discover Yupin's plan to embarrass him."

"Perhaps she herself did not expect that Yupin would be so bold. Knowing that she was pregnant, she actually wanted to use a trick to abort her baby."

Fortunately, I arrived in time, otherwise today's incident would have ended badly.

"If Noble Lady Fucha has a miscarriage, Concubine Yu might be reprimanded, but after all, she can protect herself with a child."

"But as soon as this thought flashed through An Lingrong's mind, she felt a pang in her heart. Why did Concubine Yu take advantage of her own trick?"

"It seems that she has some improper thoughts about the emperor bringing her and the Fifth Prince back to the palace. She is worried that Noble Fucha will give birth to Man Junqi's child, which will bring a strong enemy to the Fifth Prince."

"After all, her Concubine Yu Geng is just like me, born in the Han Army Banner. After thinking this through, An Lingrong's expression relaxed."

"Ignoring Noble Fucha, he helped Rong Pei walk to the house and sat down before speaking; Noble Fucha is pregnant with the heir, so she can't be too emotional, Jingse, help your young master sit down."

"Noble Lady Fucha swayed slightly, as if she had exhausted all her strength. Jingse rushed forward to support her. Thank you, Madam Shufei!"

"After saying that, he walked to the side and sat down. Yubin, who had been kneeling, now turned her knees in a different direction."

Even though she was older, she did not show any arrogance towards An Lingrong, who was a younger concubine than her.

"An Lingrong stared at the flower on her head for a while before she said, "Noble Lady Fucha is from Concubine Yu's palace, why did it come to this? Concubine Yu, tell me."

"Yupin is a little more stupid. Madam Shufei, please forgive me. Today, the maid of Fucha had a conflict with someone close to me. I haven't asked yet."

"But I can tell you, Madam Queen, why I, as the head of a palace, should punish Noble Lady Fucha? Concubine Yu's modesty has aroused An Lingrong's interest."

"I leaned back slightly in my chair. Since Yupin is so sure, why not tell me?"

"My Lady Shufei, although I have lived outside the palace for a long time, I have lived in the palace for some time. I still remember the rules of the palace."

"Although I was not fortunate enough to enter Bauhinia City before, I clearly understand that the rules of Bauhinia City should never be violated."

"But today, Noble Lady Fucha came to my house without even greeting me. She just opened her mouth and asked me for someone. Let me ask you, Madam Shufei, if it was you, would you let Noble Lady Fucha take someone away so easily?"

"Your Highness has seen it, so it is impossible for me to say that in these few words, although Noble Lady Fucha said that she was pregnant, given the situation back then, I naturally thought that she was just talking nonsense to avoid punishment."

"But even so, I have no intention of forcing her to do anything. I just want to perform the ceremony. Your Majesty has been pregnant before. Can't she perform the ceremony according to the rules after she becomes pregnant?"

"But who would have thought that in such a situation, Noble Lady Fucha's maid would go crazy and knock the people around me to the ground, as if I wanted to eat Noble Lady Fucha alive."

"I really don't understand what you are doing. Yupin's words are nine-tenths true and one-tenth false. Maybe except for her pretending not to know, the others are not lying."

"But the meaning of these words suddenly changed. Noble Lady Fucha, who was standing by, could no longer hold back and stood up abruptly. You are talking nonsense. You obviously want to deliberately harm my child!"

"An Lingrong frowned and glanced at Noble Lady Fucha. The truth of the matter has not been revealed yet. Yupin is the head of Qixiang Palace. Is this how you talk to her? Where have you learned the rules of the palace?"

An Lingrong suddenly spoke so coldly that Noble Fucha's heart trembled. She lowered her head and said quickly: "I was excited for the moment and spoke without thinking. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"An Lingrong ignored the other party and was not interested in asking Yupin anymore. Although there were many people in the palace at the moment, they were all the confidants of both parties and would tend to speak in a biased manner. There was really no need to ask any more."

"However, I don't need to worry about what Yupin's purpose is. But when there is a conflict between the palace maids and eunuchs, I must ask."

"Otherwise, if the emperor asks, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain. Therefore, An Lingrong turned her eyes and spoke again; Jingse, your mistress said that Concubine Yu punished you. Why?"

"While speaking, I glanced at Yubin from the corner of my eye. It seemed that I was kneeling for so long that I felt a little shaky."

"An Lingrong's body tilted. Perhaps it was because the other party was the most powerful master in the garden and had not kneeled for such a long time. He was like this after kneeling for only a short while."

"So, without waiting for Jingse to speak, An Lingrong continued; Concubine Yu, I will report the matter between you and Noble Lady Fucha to the Emperor, and he will make the final decision. You should get up first."

Yes, thank you, Majesty!

"Yupin's voice was neither anxious nor impatient. Even when she heard that she had to report back to the Emperor, it didn't change at all, which surprised An Lingrong."

"She is so calm and composed, is there something she can rely on? He shook his head slightly and turned his gaze to the kneeling Jing Se."

"Replying to Concubine Shu, my young mistress was also feeling unwell this morning. After returning from paying respects to the Empress, she wanted to sleep a little longer, but the people in Concubine Yu's palace deliberately made a loud noise at the gate of the East Side Hall."

"I thought the young lady was not feeling well, so I said a few words to him, hoping that he would speak more quietly and not disturb her rest. But I didn't expect that the eunuch would start to touch me and say dirty words. So I had to argue with him loudly."

"Your Highness is a reasonable person. If something like this comes to your attention, you will definitely ask for clarification before making a decision. But for some reason today, Your Highness Yupin did not ask at all. Aunt He Ye beside her came up and slapped me twice."

"Your Majesty, I feel really sorry for my young mistress, and I beg you to make the decision. Although Jingse's cheeks were red and swollen, she still spoke clearly. She did not flinch in front of a concubine and a concubine, and seemed to be much more stable than Sang'er beside Concubine Ding."

An Lingrong narrowed her eyes when she heard this. Touching someone? What did she mean by that?

When Jing Se heard this, she didn't know whether she was embarrassed or angry, and even her forehead turned slightly red. "Madam Concubine Shu, I... I can't say it...

"An Lingrong was impatient and turned his eyes away. Rong Pei immediately stepped forward and said, "How dare you. The Concubine Shu is asking you something. What can't you say? Why don't you speak up?"

Rong Pei was full of vigor, which seemed to give Jing Se some courage. Madam, that...that little eunuch touched my hand right away and said something dirty...

"But these words are really embarrassing. Just these words made her lose her temper and lower her head again."

"An Lingrong sneered. The palace maids are all from the Eight Banners. If they are lucky, they may be the emperor's people. Touching the hand of a palace maid? I didn't know there are such bold servants in this palace."

Who is it? Come out and let me see?

There was no need for him to stand up. As soon as An Lingrong finished speaking, the little eunuch started shaking like a sieve.

"When Rong Pei saw that An Lingrong had finished speaking but no one responded, a fierce look flashed across her eyes. She took a few steps forward and grabbed the eunuch's pigtail that was shaking endlessly."

"Forcing the other party to look up and sneer, who do I think I am? I look like a restless person with a pointed face and monkey cheeks."

"After saying that, he raised his hand and slapped the eunuch several times. Although the slapping sound hit the eunuch's face, Yupin, who was standing aside, was so angry that her face turned red."

This is not hitting the eunuch, this is slapping yourself in the face!

It’s a pity that she is now in an inferior position to others. Even if she feels hatred in her heart, what can she do?

"Only after seeing the eunuch begging for mercy did Rong Pei loosen her braid. Now that she knows he's begging for mercy, why don't you immediately explain everything to him?"

"Under Rong Pei's current powerful gaze, the young eunuch no longer had any hesitation and explained the matter clearly in just a short moment."

"Even if it was explained clearly, it didn't play any practical role. An Lingrong snorted coldly after hearing this. Such a servant is useless in the palace. Come here!"

"Yan Gui had been waiting outside for a long time. When he heard the voice, he immediately came in and said, 'My Majesty, your servant is here!'"

"This eunuch is not honest. Yan Gui will send him to the Ministry of Punishment to learn the rules."

"Madam Shufei!" As soon as An Lingrong finished speaking, Yupin, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly shouted loudly. An Lingrong frowned and looked at her.

What? Yupin thinks that this is inappropriate?

"Yupin's momentum was lost, and she subconsciously retreated a little, but when she saw the young eunuch kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, she straightened her back slightly."

"Of course she didn't pity the little eunuch. She just returned to the palace a few days ago and only had these few people under her control. Naturally, she could only rely on the money in her hand to win them over."

"She is very clear about where the Ministry of Punishment is. She is also very clear whether what the eunuch said just now is true! She knows clearly in her heart that once this eunuch enters the Ministry of Punishment, she can no longer hide her plan."

Thinking of this, Yupin took a deep breath. “I dare not question the decision of Concubine Shu, but I have just entered the palace not long ago, and the people serving me were probably just assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.”

"It is inevitable that there are some shortcomings in the rules, and Xiao Lianzi is no exception. I dare to say that although the rules are important to the servants, as the superiors, they must always have a compassionate heart."

I would like to beg Your Majesty for mercy. Can you let me handle these two cases this time?

"An Lingrong raised the corner of her mouth and turned her gaze to Yupin. She stared at her for a long time until she saw that she was avoiding his gaze."

"He then said with a half-smile, 'Yes, Yupin said before that you were the mistress of the palace and you were here to teach Noble Lady Fucha.'"