The Legend of Zhen Huan: Year after year, we share the spring breeze

When An Lingrong returned to the Yanx Palace, she saw Su Peisheng at the palace gate.

Su Peisheng winked at An Lingrong, who understood and quickly walked into the hall.

Now facing the emperor, she has made her position clear.

"I pay my respects to His Majesty. When did His Majesty arrive?"

"Just arrived." Yongzheng waved to An Lingrong to sit on the couch next to him, with a small table between them.

"Your embroidery skills are quite good, but why don't you embroider anything for me?" Yongzheng casually picked up the embroidery frame on the small table.

"I am stupid and dare not offend the emperor." An Lingrong was very humble.

As soon as he spoke, Yongzheng smelled the alcohol, "Did you go drink with Concubine Shen again?"

Yes, yes, I will chirp at you while drinking.

"Yes!"

"Are you two so drunkards that you can never get enough of drinking with close friends?" There were actually two drunkards in his harem.

An Lingrong agreed deeply, "We two can't drink a thousand cups, but as a confidant, I and Sister Mei will accept it!"

"Haha." Yongzheng's heroic laughter spread outside the hall.

Su Peisheng looked up at the door. The emperor was very distressed today because of the lack of military pay in the northwest. He didn't expect that this little maid could make the emperor laugh with just a few words. He couldn't help but feel more concerned about An Lingrong.

"Your palace is too simple. I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to redecorate it for you later." Yongzheng looked around and found that there was not even a good decoration. In addition, he felt a little guilty about what happened a few days ago, so he took the initiative to mention this matter.

An Lingrong knew that if she agreed, the emperor might think she was ignorant, so she said tactfully, "I am of humble origins, and being able to live in a house like this is already a great blessing from heaven. I dare not trouble the emperor to spend money on me."

Yongzheng felt that An Lingrong was telling the truth. How could the county magistrate's house be compared with the imperial palace? At the same time, he was very pleased with An Lingrong's understanding.

He thought for a moment and said, "You were wronged by what happened that day! However, matters in the harem are handled by the Empress and Concubine Hua, so it is not convenient for me to interfere. Is your leg okay?"

An Lingrong smiled shyly, "It was originally my fault, Concubine Hua deserves to be punished. With Your Majesty's words, I am satisfied. The medicinal oil sent by the Empress is very effective, and I am much better now!"

These words made Yongzheng feel very comfortable.

"This orchid has a form but no bones!" Yongzheng saw the orchid that An Lingrong had embroidered halfway.

"I think so too, but I don't have any fancy tricks. Your Majesty, do you know who in this palace is good at painting?"

"Grinding ink."

Yongzheng walked to the desk used by An Lingrong, and with just a few strokes, a noble and elegant black orchid appeared on the paper.

An Lingrong didn't understand painting, so naturally she couldn't tell the difference between a good and a bad painting. However, she understood the ways of the world and immediately turned into a flatterer: "Wow, it turns out that the best painter in the palace is the emperor!"

"Embroider it according to this and send it to the Yangxin Palace when it's done." Yongzheng was in a very good mood.

I am such an excellent man. I can fascinate people and make them lose their way just by showing off a little bit of my skills.

"Your Majesty, please come."

An Lingrong pressed her stiffly smiling face and replaced it with a cold expression.

The events of the Yanxi Palace soon reached the Queen's ears.

"orchid?"

"Yes."

"The fragrance of orchids spreads far in the wind, and the pine trees remain unchanged in the cold. Orchids are originally noble creatures, and if they are tainted by worldly thoughts, they will be disgraced!" The queen calmly put down the purple-hair brush and signaled Jianqiu to put away the words she had just written.

"Is Concubine Wen satisfied with this reward from me?"

"Concubine Wen came from a humble family, so naturally she had never seen good things. She liked the hairpin given by the Empress so much that she put it on immediately." Jianqiu said with some disdain.

The queen breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Jianqiu thought of something else and asked, "Your Majesty, the New Year is almost here. Will Your Majesty personally arrange the palace banquet for New Year's Eve this year?"

"There's a military operation going on in the northwest right now, and the Emperor has ordered a reduction in palace expenses to supply the front lines. Even a skilled cook like me can't make a living without rice, so I'll let Concubine Hua worry about it."

The queen immediately threw the mess away.

The weather is getting colder and New Year's Eve is getting closer.

The Empress instructed all palaces not to pay their respects, and the Emperor was busy dealing with the year-end affairs as soon as possible, waiting to put down his pen on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

An Lingrong looked at the heavy snow outside the window and moved closer to the stove.

"Su Ye, do we have any extra charcoal in the palace?" It's so cold today, I'm afraid it's not going to be easy over at Sui Yuxuan.

"My lady, the Imperial Household Department knows you are not feeling well, so they sent plenty of charcoal."

The Imperial Household Department always sends gifts to various palaces according to the market trend. Although An Lingrong has only served the emperor a few times, her name is already on the emperor's radar. The Imperial Household Department also received advice from Su Peisheng and is very concerned about the work in the Yanx Palace.

"Please pack some good things and send them to Suiyuxuan, and check on Sister Wan's health." An Lingrong added, "Let Xiao Luzi go with you."

As Su Ye turned around, he saw Xiao Shi, who was beside Shen Meizhuang, coming over in the snow. "Greetings to Consort Wen. My mistress has just made a lotus root starch and osmanthus sugar cake. Please enjoy it."

An Lingrong sat up straight. When the breakfast was served, it was already mostly cold. She was afraid of upsetting her stomach, so she only took a few bites. Now she was a little hungry.

Xiao Shi took out some snacks from the food box and said, "I ran fast, and the snacks are still hot."

An Lingrong took a bite and squinted her eyes happily.

"Thank you for your hard work in such heavy snow, Baojuan. Pour him a cup of hot water."

"Thank you, my lord."

Inside Broken Jade Pavilion.

Xiao Yunzi accepted the charcoal that Xiao Luzi handed over, and was moved. She took Xiao Luzi to the side room to warm up and drink tea. Su Ye, accompanied by Liu Zhu, came to the main hall where Zhen Huan lived.

"I'm feeling much better now, please don't worry, my lady." Zhen Huan pulled out a stack of paper and handed it to Su Ye. "This is a pattern I drew when I was bored. She said she didn't know what to embroider! Also, tell your lady that I like crabapple flowers."

"I've made note of this!"

Jin Xi looked at the things sent by Concubine Shen and Concubine Wen to the warehouse, and her uneasy heart finally settled down.

"My lady, we have enough charcoal to last us through the winter." Jin Xi replaced the hand warmer for Zhen Huan.

"Thank you for your hard work in following a master like me who is not favored." Zhen Huan said lightly.

"That's not true, my lady. The Imperial Household Department, for the sake of Miss Shen and Miss Wen, didn't deduct our share of the palace. With the gifts sent by the two ladies, life isn't too difficult."

Jing Xi had been serving Zhen Huan for more than three months. She knew that her young mistress was meticulous, intelligent, and knew everything about the palace. In addition, her face was 50% similar to that of Queen Chun Yuan. If she was favored by the emperor in the future, she would surely be the most favored in the six palaces, and no one would be able to match her.

"The Empress has instructed the young lady to rest and recuperate, and not to attend the New Year's Eve palace banquet. Let us stay up with the young lady until the New Year's Eve!"

“Excellent!”