An Lingrong opened the bundle excitedly, but she didn't expect there was a letter from home inside.

After An Lingrong opened the envelope, she took a quick glance at it and threw the letter to the ground in shock.

She was stunned at first, then tears flowed unconsciously from her eyes, and she also became dazed, as if she was stupid.

Baojuan was terrified. She nervously picked up An Lingrong's letter and asked, "My lady, has something happened? Please don't scare me!"

An Lingrong finally reacted after hearing Baojuan's voice. She burst into tears and said, "Baojuan, father...father has been imprisoned. What should I do?"

This matter was beyond Baojuan's ability. She could only take out a handkerchief to wipe An Lingrong's tears and advise An Lingrong to calm down first, as crying would not solve the problem.

"My dear, please don't worry. Why don't you go and ask the Emperor or the Empress for help? Even if we are anxious now, we can't solve anything. Let's discuss it with others!"

An Lingrong took a deep breath, took the letter from Baojuan, read it carefully again, and after confirming what had happened, she put the letter down.

"Let's go and ask the Emperor for help."

An Lingrong took Baojuan out, but before they reached the Emperor's Palace of Tranquil Longevity, they were stopped by Concubine Hua.

An Lingrong was now so anxious that she was about to cry. Her mother had no status in the family and was usually bullied by several concubines. Now that she was favored in the palace, her life might have been easier. But now that such a thing had happened, how could her mother bear it?

When Concubine Hua thought about how An Lingrong had been favoring her these days, she became furious. This bitch only knew how to seduce the emperor.

She stared at An Lingrong coldly and waved her hand backwards. Immediately, several palace maids stepped forward to stop An Lingrong.

An Lingrong's eyes were red, and she said aggrievedly, "Empress Hua, what are you doing? I have an urgent matter to ask to see the Emperor. Please let me pass."

Concubine Hua glanced at An Lingrong with disdain and sneered, "An Changzai, don't think I don't know what you're up to. Aren't you just trying to ask the Emperor to spare your father? Now I'm telling you, don't dream on. Your father's neglect of duty and the loss of military rations have already caused disadvantages for the northwest battlefield. It's a good thing that the Emperor didn't punish you for your father's crime, and you still have the nerve to go to the Emperor to plead for mercy!"

An Lingrong was already a little unsure, and when she heard what Concubine Hua said, she cried even harder.

She could only kneel down and beg, "Empress Hua, I accept your punishment and punishment. Please let me see the Emperor!"

Concubine Hua tutted her words, not even bothering to say a few perfunctory words, "Come here, take Concubine An to the Yanxi Palace. Do not let her out without my order."

After saying this, several palace maids forcibly tried to take An Lingrong away. Baojuan intervened, saying, "What are you doing? My young lady hasn't done anything wrong. What right do you have to restrict her freedom?"

Zhou Ninghai, who was beside Concubine Hua, stepped forward and slapped Baojuan, "Bitch, how dare you question the orders of Concubine Hua!"

Zhou Ninghai was so strong that he slapped Baojuan so hard that the corner of her mouth was broken. The master and servant were then dragged back to the Yanx Palace by Hua Fei's men.

Noble Lady Fucha felt very relieved when watching this scene. This Concubine An was of humble origin, but she relied on her singing skills to seduce the emperor and thus gained the emperor's favor. Now she has such an end, she really deserves it!

She even deliberately came out to mock him, "Hey, isn't this An Changzai? You're dressed so beautifully, why did you get dragged back this time?"

An Lingrong knew that Noble Lady Fucha was laughing at her, so she ignored her and just quietly took Baojuan back to the house and applied medicine to her.

After Hua Fei had An Lingrong dragged away, she went to see the emperor.

The emperor had feelings for Concubine Hua, and after being cold to her for a while, he calmed down.

Hua Fei leaned in the emperor's arms and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten Shi Lan? You haven't seen Shi Lan these days!"

The emperor lied with his eyes open, "How could I have forgotten you? It's just that I've been busy with government affairs recently, so I neglected you for a while!"

Nian Shilan snorted, "Then the emperor must compensate Shilan well. Otherwise, Shilan will be angry and never come to see the emperor again!"

An Lingrong is a delicate beauty, like a dodder that needs its own protection, while Concubine Hua is a flamboyant rose with thorns. The stark difference in their personalities has brought great stimulation to the emperor.

He gently lifted Hua Fei's chin and said teasingly, "Look at your little temper!"

While the emperor was in a good mood, Concubine Hua talked about An Lingrong.

"Your Majesty, when I came here just now, I saw An Changzai running towards me crying. When I asked, I found out that she seemed to be trying to plead for her father who was imprisoned. The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. I know this, so I asked someone around to send An Changzai back."

The emperor really did not like the harem interfering in politics. He felt that there was nothing wrong with what Concubine Hua did, so he stopped paying attention to the matter.

.........

Yixiu didn't expect Concubine Hua to be so anxious. After she learned that An Lingrong was imprisoned in the Yanx Palace by Concubine Hua, she rushed over with Jianqiu.

There were still Hua Fei's people guarding outside the Yanx Palace. When they saw Yi Xiu coming, they hurriedly saluted.

"Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Empress. My Imperial Concubine doesn't want An Changzai to make any mistakes, so she asked her to calm down here."

Yixiu's eyes were slightly cold as she said, "I didn't even know when the Imperial Concubine had the power to detain concubines at will! Or did the Emperor specially grant Concubine Hua this power, and even I was kept in the dark!"

The two palace servants looked at each other and could only kowtow helplessly, saying, "I dare not. My noble concubine was just afraid that An Changzai would make a mistake, so she kindly sent her back."

Yixiu didn't say anything else. Jianqiu helped Yixiu up, then walked up to the two of them and shouted, "Empress Hua only asked you to send An Chang back, but she didn't ask you to put her under house arrest. How dare you two dogs and slaves insult your master? Take these two dogs and beat them to death!"

The two did not expect that Yixiu's punishment would be so severe. Isn't it said that the Queen Mother has always been kind-hearted? How could it be like this?

The two of them were pushed down, and they kept crying out: "Queen, please spare us. We will never dare to do it again. Your Majesty, please spare us..."

After dealing with the two of them, Yixiu brought Jianqiu into the Yanx Palace.

An Lingrong went out early to greet her. She knelt down and bowed deeply to Yixiu, crying, "I thank the Queen for saving my life! I have no way to repay the Queen, I, your concubine..."

Yixiu sighed and personally helped An Lingrong up. "You're too anxious. You should have told me about this first. Don't worry, you belong to me. I won't leave you alone."

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