An Lingrong's Rebirth: I will not offend others unless they offend me

"Mother, mother, mother, please wake up..."

As soon as Concubine Qi opened her eyes, she saw the son she had been thinking about day and night.

Just as she was about to smile, she pulled Hongshi to her front and looked around vigilantly.

"Hongshi, there's a snake in the prince's residence. Did it scare you?"

"Mother, I am fine."

Hongshi replied with a blushing face.

He placed a pillow around Concubine Qi's waist and knelt down to apologize.

"I am guilty, please punish me, mother."

"Damn it, Hongshi, please get up and talk."

"No matter what mistakes you make, mother will cover for you."

Hongshi knelt on the ground and complained with his head down.

"Ever since you, my mother, have been living in Changchun Palace, the Emperor has replaced your son with a group of strict old scholars."

"If I fail to complete my homework for the day, they will not only increase the workload but also complain to the Emperor."

"Mother, I have had a hard life."

He spoke with such sincerity that he almost started howling at the end.

The emperor, who had just arrived outside the prince's residence, turned away with a gloomy face when he heard the crying.

"Su Peisheng, pass on my order. If the Third Prince fails to complete his lessons tomorrow, tell those teachers to show no mercy and punish him directly with the ruler."

This hopeless son really made him angry and heartbroken.

The mother and son, who were crying in the house, had no idea that the emperor had come.

"Mother, poor Hongshi."

"I'm going to ask the Queen for help..."

Hongshi held down Concubine Qi who was struggling to get out of bed and said anxiously.

"Mother, please listen to me first."

"The snake you just saw was prepared by me. If those old nerds dare to attack me, I will scare them to death."

He was practicing with the snake just now, but he didn't control the strength well, so he accidentally threw it outside and hit his mother.

Concubine Qi felt a darkness before her eyes and she held Hongshi tightly.

"That snake is very venomous. Are you okay?"

"Don't worry, mother. The tutor who offered the snake has already removed all of its fangs. My son is fine."

"No, no, no! Hongshi, the masters in the Shangshufang are all old. You should listen to your mother and don't bring snakes with you."

At least there shouldn't be any major chaos before the palace banquet.

"Believe me, Mother. I will find other ways to vent your anger."

Seeing that his mother's lips were trembling with fear, Hongshi agreed repeatedly.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he still couldn't bear to leave Xiaoqing, who had been with him for more than half a month.

In a state of confusion, he broke his promise to get rid of the snake and secretly hid the snake cage in a box in his bedroom.

The well-informed queen found out what happened to Concubine Qi in the prince's residence as soon as she woke up the next day. She smiled and called Jianqiu over.

"The spring snakes are awakening, and a group of them are quietly brought in."

"Remember to pull out all the snake's fangs."

She didn't expect that the stubborn Third Prince could solve the current dilemma.

Regardless of success or failure, it was done by Concubine Qi and her son, and had nothing to do with her.

"Jianqiu, order the Imperial Household Department to send the finest writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone to the prince's residence. Do not delay the Third Prince's advancement."

The Third Prince is interested in everything except attending classes.

It would be great if he could be provoked to take action against the masters in the Shangshufang.

"Your Majesty, I understand and will go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs myself."

"Your Majesty, Concubine Duan from Yanqing Palace has sent word that she will be attending the palace banquet."

"Okay, okay! Spread the news that Concubine Duan will attend the palace banquet."

Even Concubine Duan, who has been bedridden for many years, came to attend the palace banquet. The other concubines in good health would not offend the emperor and the empress dowager, right?

When the Queen paid her respects, she entrusted the lighting for the palace banquet to Concubine Qi.

This made Huanbi extremely envious. She watched her elder sister's sedan chair go away, then turned around and asked to see the Queen.

"He promised, the queen is waiting for you inside."

Hearing that Lady Wan wore the sachet given by Lady He almost every day, Jianqiu was even more satisfied with her.

"Concubine, please see the Queen."

"He promised to get up quickly. Is there anything you want to see me about?"

"Your Majesty, I heard you often suffer from headaches, so I embroidered a headband and came to present it to you."

Her financial resources were limited, and the only things she could offer were some things she embroidered herself.

"He promised that you would be so thoughtful. I have some palace affairs to attend to. Would you be willing to watch?"

Huanbi knelt down excitedly.

"Thank you, Queen, for your cultivation."

Among the low-ranking concubines in the harem, only Concubine Hui had learned about the affairs of the six palaces.

The Queen let her watch from the sidelines, which showed her importance to her.

Thinking of her elder sister accompanying the Empress Dowager in Shoukang Palace, Huanbi felt a sense of complacency in her heart.

She stayed in Jingren Palace for the entire morning and had the honor of having dinner with the Queen.

"Your Majesty, our people have reported that Fang Jiachang of Zhongcui Palace felt unwell during lunch, but no imperial physician was summoned."

The queen's eyes darkened and a chill ran down her body.

"Let our people continue to investigate. If it is confirmed that she is pregnant, we will find a way to delay her report until after the palace banquet."

"Yes, ma'am."

The Queen looked at her belly lovingly, "Honghui, Mother will not let anyone threaten your position."

All the emperor's descendants should give way to Honghui.

Jianqiu, who was serving beside him, felt a chill on his back.

She prayed sincerely to God to let the queen give birth to a prince safely.

"My lady, you should take a nap."

"Jianqiu, I still have palace affairs to deal with."

The Queen was about to pick up the booklet on the table as she spoke.

"My Lady, if you don't take a nap, the little prince won't be able to sleep well. For the little prince to sleep peacefully, I beg you to take a short rest."

When she was combing the queen's hair this morning, she found that the roots of the queen's hair were silver.

Doctor Yang said that the discoloration of the hair roots was due to overwork and that more rest would be enough.

Jianqiu could only think of ways to persuade the queen to sleep more.

"Okay, you can help me sleep."

The sky is big, the earth is big, but her Honghui is the greatest.

When An Lingrong woke up from taking a nap with the Sixth Prince, she heard the news that Concubine Qi had been frightened unconscious by a bamboo green snake in the prince's residence.

"Your Majesty, our people are serving Concubine Qi, so this news is slow to arrive."

"It's okay, let her put her own safety first."

Although she didn't know why the Third Prince raised a bamboo green snake, she took it to heart.

"Bao Que, send someone to keep an eye on Jingren Palace and the venue where the palace banquet will be held."

"Also, ask Bao Ge to find out if there are any blooming Wang Jiangnan flowers in the flower and plant room?"

Wang Jiangnan is also known as the Snake Killer. When the flowers bloom, the whole plant releases a rich fragrance that can prevent and repel snakes.

Although it is not the flowering season now, I still have to look for it.

"If it's not in the flower and grass room, have Wei Lin search secretly outside the palace."

Later on a dark night, a sealed wooden box was carried into Jingren Palace.

Unable to find a blooming Wang Jiangnan plant, An Lingrong got some prepared flower leaves from Wei Lin and immediately stuffed them into an insect repellent sachet.

Baoque, Baoge, Xiaolinzi and others who accompanied her to the palace banquet would also wear realgar pill sachets.