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

The evening of September 14th.

Aunt Fangfei has returned to the palace, and the courtyard, which has been busy for a month, has finally returned to peace.

An Lingrong pulled the anxiously busy Concubine Xiao to sit on a chair beside her, and carefully instructed her, "Concubine Xiao, I will enter the palace tomorrow, and I will leave the family to you. You know my mother's temper. She has no opinions of her own, otherwise she wouldn't have tolerated concubines bullying her for so many years. After I enter the palace, my father will probably treat her better. I will write to my father often to reprimand him, and you should also tell him that if he allows concubines to bully my mother again, I will report to the Emperor and sever our father-daughter relationship."

My father holds the position of county magistrate despite his lack of talent. As the sages say, "Virtue unmatched by position brings disaster. A person of low virtue in a high position, of little wisdom in making great plans, of little strength in a heavy responsibility, rarely fails." I only hope he is careful and prudent, and doesn't become corrupt and bring disaster to the village. Otherwise, as his daughter, I will definitely not tolerate him.

"My younger brother Ling Yue is already six years old and is ready to start learning. Let father find a good teacher to be his tutor. Don't skimp on all the expenses for his studies. If he can make a name for himself in the future, he will be my support."

An Lingrong explained the family affairs in detail. Aunt Xiao took these words to heart, tears streaming down her face. She said, "My dear, now that you're gone, I don't know when we'll see each other again. Once you enter the palace, you'll be all alone. My wife and I don't expect you to achieve wealth and glory, we only hope that you can live a peaceful life."

Su Ye, standing nearby, pouting slightly in displeasure after hearing Aunt Xiao's words, muttered, "Aunt, why do you say that? The young lady is definitely not alone; I'm here with her. Am I not considered a human being?" An Lingrong, who was about to burst into tears, laughed at this. She gently patted Su Ye's hand in agreement.

Su Ye's words broke the heavy atmosphere and made the three of them feel a little more relaxed.

At dawn on September 15th, the Imperial Household Department arrived to help transport An Lingrong's luggage. Su Ye, carrying her personal belongings, followed An Lingrong's sedan chair, heading towards the richest place in the world and towards a long and arduous future.

An hour later, the curtain of the sedan chair was gently lifted, and Su Ye said, "My lady, we're here."

From this moment on, An Lingrong was no longer her lady, but one of the concubines in the Forbidden City, and she had to be called "Young Master".

An Lingrong got out of the sedan chair and looked up. It was the side door of Shunzhen Gate, just like in the TV series.

Shunzhen Gate is located at the north end of the central road of the inner court. It is the north gate of the Imperial Garden, opposite to Shenwu Gate. It means respectfulness and loyalty, and is also the precept that women who walk through this gate must abide by. They enter through the left gate and the coffins go through the right gate.

This door is the turning point in the fate of many women and the beginning of the nightmare of many women!

An Lingrong was daydreaming when two more sedan chairs came up from behind. As expected, they were Zhen Huan and Shen Meiyu.

An Lingrong knew about the grievances between the three of them, and also knew that Zhen Huan would be the ultimate winner, but she had not yet decided whether to cling to Zhen Huan, so she just greeted her briefly and followed the eunuch who led the way to her own Yanx Palace.

The Yanxi Palace, one of the six eastern palaces, shared the same layout as the other five palaces, with two front and back courtyards. The front courtyard had a five-room main hall, with three east and west side halls in front of it. The back courtyard also had a five-room main hall and five east and west side halls, all with yellow glazed tile hip roofs. The Manchu bannerwoman, Noble Consort Fucha, who entered the palace this time, resided in the main hall, while Consort Xia of the Han banner and Consort An Lingrong occupied the east and west side halls.

"You are An Changzai, right?" A charming voice suddenly rang out. An Lingrong turned around. She knew who it was without being introduced: Siji Mei, Xia Dongchun.

"I heard that you are the daughter of the magistrate of Songyang County. Your family background is so humble, yet you were chosen to enter the palace!" Xia Dongchun felt uncomfortable when she thought that the daughter of a county magistrate was actually in the same position as herself, the daughter of a Baoyi Zuoling.

An Lingrong performed the usual greetings: "Greetings, Sister Xia. My entry into the palace is entirely due to the Emperor's grace. Are you dissatisfied with this?"

Xia Dongchun was stunned. How could she dare to be dissatisfied with the emperor? However, she still refused to give in. "Even if I let you into the palace, what's the use? Maybe you won't even be able to see the emperor!"

An Lingrong smiled slightly and said, "Sister Xia is right. You are beautiful and intelligent, and will definitely be favored by the Emperor. If the Emperor comes to visit you, I will also be able to benefit from the Emperor's favor. Thank you in advance."

After saying that, he bowed again.

Xia Dongchun was speechless. She hadn't even been favored by the emperor yet, and An Lingrong wanted to use her to get close to him. But she couldn't say anything. She couldn't say that the emperor wouldn't come to see her, right?

Seeing that she was frustrated, An Lingrong said no more. She held Su Ye's hand and said, "Sister, you are new here. Go back and have a rest first. You can talk to me later." Alas, sister Siji, I wonder if there will be another chance to talk to me "later".

A maidservant, about fourteen or fifteen, came out of the west wing hall. After An Lingrong and Xia Dongchun finished their conversation, she immediately went up to them and bowed deeply, "Your servant Baojuan greets Young Master An."

An Lingrong glanced at her calmly and said, "Get up!"

Baojuan felt a little guilty. She should have left the palace when Lady An and Lady Xia were talking, but she knew Lady Xia was a domineering person. While the position of Baoyi Zuoling wasn't high, it was held by the emperor's closest confidants. They oversaw the servants of various princes and nobles, even employing their staff in the Imperial Household Department. It was a position of low rank but considerable power. She didn't dare confront Lady Xia directly, so she pretended to have just emerged from work in the palace.

But obviously, An Lingrong had already seen through her little thoughts.