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

An Lingrong walked slowly on the long street, recalling everything in Shuiyuxuan, and closed her eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, everything was back to normal.

She had wanted to test Zhen Huan's reaction by sending the tree, but when she mentioned the osmanthus cake and saw Huanbi's panic-stricken face, she knew that she was acting on her own again.

If the servant does not teach, it is the master's fault.

She and Zhen Huan were not the same kind of people to begin with, so she used this incident to distance herself from them.

Zhen Huan pretended to be sick, and must have dug out the musk under the osmanthus tree.

What did Huanbi rely on to send the musk intact to Yonghe Palace? She was so sure that Zhen Huan would not punish her severely.

An Lingrong called Baoge over and whispered in her ear.

When Zhen Huan learned from Liu Zhu that the osmanthus tree in Sui Yuxuan was moved to Yonghe Palace, she became so angry that she fell ill.

Listening to the news coming from Shuiyuxuan, An Lingrong asked.

"Is there anything else you haven't said?"

"My lady, this is all the information I gathered while the commotion was going on inside the Broken Jade Pavilion."

"Okay, I got it. Keep watching over there. When you need money, find Bao Que."

The departure of Kang Luhai, the eunuch leader of Sui Yuxuan, is a good opportunity to place people there.

It wasn't that An Lingrong wanted to harm Zhen Huan, she just wanted to seize the opportunity. As long as others didn't offend her, she wouldn't offend others.

Yangxindian

Su Peisheng reminded in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department requests an audience!"

The emperor, who was reading, frowned and spoke helplessly.

"Why are you here again?"

"Okay, Xuan!"

The eunuch in charge raised the tray with the green cards above his head and said, "Your Majesty, please turn over the cards."

The emperor was too busy with state affairs to think about going to the harem.

The eunuch in charge, who had been pointed out by the Empress Dowager, pretended to cry.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager said that if Your Majesty does not enter the harem, she will ask me to be careful with this leather. I beg Your Majesty to have mercy on me."

These days, the history books are full of records of Concubine Hua sleeping with the emperor, and it is difficult for him to be caught in the middle.

But the Queen Mother had already said that no matter how good the money was, it was not as important as life, so he had no choice but to do as she said.

"Okay, I'll pity you this time."

The emperor glanced at the tray and found that the person he wanted to look for was not there, so he asked in surprise.

"Why don't I see the sign for Guan Changzai?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, the Imperial Hospital has reported that Consort Wan is ill. We are worried that this may affect the Emperor's health, so we are reporting this and removing the green badge."

The emperor looked for a while, hesitated between An Lingrong and Shen Meiyu's nameplates, and grabbed Shen Meiyu's nameplate at random.

The Jingshifang was extremely quick. In less than half an hour, the entire harem knew that the emperor had turned over Shen Meizhuang's name card.

Gyeongin Palace

The queen held her head and spoke weakly.

"Jianqiu, I have a headache!"

"Your Majesty, I will go and fetch the Emperor immediately."

How could Jianqiu, who had followed the young lady for many years, not understand her thoughts?

"No, this evening is Concubine Shen's special day, and she must not be disturbed. Jianqiu, go and ask Zhang Mi to come and see me."

Yikun Palace

The ground was littered with fragments again, and Concubine Hua, whose hairpins and rings were all gone, shouted in anger.

"Bitch! Bitch!"

"A bunch of vixens!"

"Zhou Ninghai, ask Huang Guiquan to take good care of Suiyuxuan."

She couldn't stop Shen Meizhuang from serving the emperor, so could she not deal with a mere concubine?

Broken Yuxuan

Liu Zhu ran in smiling.

"Miss, good news. News came from outside that the Emperor has turned over Concubine Shen's name."

"Liu Zhu, you've lost your mind. Having someone else sleep with you is not good news for our Sui Yu Xuan."

Huanbi, holding the bowl and pretending to be nice, pushed Liuzhu aside.

"Huanbi, be careful with your words! Sister Mei and I are like sisters. It is indeed a great joy that the emperor has turned over her card."

Zhen Huan turned around and gave another order.

"Liu Zhu, please help me prepare a generous gift and send it to Xianfu Palace tomorrow. Please congratulate Sister Mei on my behalf."

After the two maids left, Zhen Huan stared at the curtain in a daze.

I don't know if he was worried about the open and secret attacks that Shen Meiyu would face after sleeping with him, or if he was thinking about something else.

Noble Lady Fucha of the Yanx Palace pulled her handkerchief with a gloomy expression, secretly hating that she was not the first one to sleep with the emperor.

Fang Jiachun, who had moved to Zhongcui Palace, ate two more plates of snacks after hearing the news.

An Lingrong had no complaints that Zhen Huan could not sleep with him. The Emperor would choose from among the new and high-ranking women. Judging from her family background, appearance and talent, it was not surprising that Shen Meizhuang was chosen.

Under the gaze of everyone in the harem, the Fengluan Chun'en carriage took Shen Meizhuang away.

An Lingrong continued to do what she had always done. She didn't give up embroidery, calligraphy, or reading. She even found time to ask Baoque to prepare a gift to be sent to Xianfu Palace tomorrow to celebrate.

The dignified and generous Shen Meizhuang won the emperor's heart. She went to sleep with him again the next day, and Concubine Hua was almost gritting her teeth.

She felt uncomfortable and thought of Sui Yuxuan again.

The Queen's headache had healed, and the concubines in the harem began to pay their respects to her daily. Whenever Concubine Hua gave Shen Meizhuang a hard time, the Queen would intervene to smooth things over.

At this moment, An Lingrong, whose head was buzzing, was a little envious of Zhen Huan who was recuperating in Sui Yuxuan.

She would hide away in peace and quiet.

For the next few days, Shen Meizhuang continued to serve as a guest in the imperial court, and rewards poured into Xianfu Palace like water. She was so popular that she almost overshadowed Concubine Hua, the former most favored concubine in the harem.

Concubine Hua was always looking for trouble with Shen Meiyu, so she couldn't take care of Sui Yuxuan for a while.

"My lady, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is bullying us. The charcoal they gave us is just crumbs and is completely unusable."

"He also said that the young lady was ill, and for the sake of her health, he would not deliver the tea."

Huanbi cried with red eyes.

It was at this time that Liu Zhu came in with a food box, looking worried.

Huanbi opened the box and her face changed suddenly.

"You are such a dog servant who looks down on others. The food you gave to the young master was..."

Zhen Huan looked at the leftover rice and wilted vegetable leaves, and was suddenly overcome with sadness.

"Liu Zhu, I have no appetite. Please leave."

The leftovers in the box were not even as good as what the servants in the Zhen Mansion ate. She really couldn't lift the chopsticks.

"Miss, they..."

Liu Zhu was afraid that what Huanbi said would make the young lady sad, so she quickly took her out.

"Huanbi, the young lady is already in distress, why are you adding fuel to the fire?"

Huanbi retorted unconvinced.

"Liu Zhu, I'm speaking the truth. You see, we haven't had hot meals for a few days. Concubine Shen was taking care of us these past few days, so the people below didn't dare to look down on us."

After hearing this, Liu Zhu fell silent.

Huanbi was still chattering, wishing she could pour out all the bitterness in her heart.

"Now that Concubine Shen has gained favor, she no longer looks down on our Suiyuxuan. She..."

"Huanbi, shut up!"

"I was just saying, she keeps saying she's on good terms with our young master, but when things get tough, she's no longer reliable."

Liu Zhu was afraid of disturbing the young lady, so she dragged the man out of the main room.

Zhen Huan in the inner room didn't even move her eyes, and no one knew what she was thinking.