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

Zhen Huan did not tolerate her and directly fought back with sharp words.

"I have behaved uprightly and have no need for you, noble lady Qi, to worry about me. But please remember what I said just now, sister Qi..."

She left her words unfinished and looked at her abdomen tenderly under the gaze of Concubine Qi.

Guaerjia Wenyuan's face turned red instantly, as if she had been slapped hard in the face.

At the same time, she made a decision in her heart that if she did not get pregnant within three months, she might consider Ama's proposal.

Being of the same clan is a natural bond, so she doesn't have to worry about being harmed by her honest cousin.

An Lingrong wondered why Zhen Huan looked as impatient today as she did on the day she prayed at Ganlu Temple. Could it be that she was drugged again?

But then she thought again, Baizhi's medicine was limited in quantity and should have been used up last time.

An Lingrong thought about it again and felt that Zhen Huan's abnormal behavior was most likely related to her family.

Zhen Yuandao's legs were too lame to walk, and Zhen Yurao was frightened, so it could only be Madam Zhen.

I just don’t know how the increasingly impetuous Concubine Shu and her son dealt with Madam Zhen.

The mother and son had Zhen Huan completely under their control.

Under their guidance, Zhen Huan will only hate the emperor more and more.

Seeing that Concubine Qi was powerless to resist, Concubine Hua spoke up to smooth things over.

"We are all sisters in the harem, why make things so awkward? Concubine Zhen is pregnant, so she shouldn't get angry. And you too, Concubine Qi, you should be more measured in what you say, so as not to damage the harmony."

Seeing that neither of them said anything, she changed the subject.

"Princess Zhen, I see that you don't look right. Do you need to ask the imperial physician to take your pulse?"

"You can rest assured. When I sent doctors to see Huipin, He Guiren, and Xi Yingying, I always sent doctors from the Imperial Hospital. If you are truly weak, this is a good opportunity to recuperate."

Zhen Huan's heart tightened. What she feared most was having a royal physician other than Wen Shichu take her pulse.

She suppressed the panic in her heart and declined with a smile.

"Thank you for your kindness, Her Majesty Hua Guifei. I am fine. I just recently returned to the palace, so I was naturally agitated and didn't sleep well for a while."

"Okay, if you feel unwell, remember to summon the imperial physician at any time."

There was no movement from Concubine Qi. After Concubine Hua greeted several concubines with children, she returned to Shen Meizhuang's favorite part.

"I will not delay the sisters from having breakfast. Let's end today's greetings here. If it snows on the first day of winter, then there will be no greetings today."

"I understand."

Concubine Hua did not keep An Lingrong this time.

As soon as the person at the top disappeared behind the bead curtain, An Lingrong was the first to stand up and walk out.

The palace in mid-October was already filled with the howling cold wind. As soon as she returned to the main hall, the thoughtful Bao Ge handed her warm ginger tea.

"Master, please warm yourself up."

An Lingrong took the tea and took a sip. The spicy taste reminded her of the favor Concubine Hua had once shown her - using all the ginger slices in stock to boil ginger tea to ward off the cold.

"Bao Ge, I remember the Imperial Household Department got a batch of old ginger. Please have some delivered to the Yikun Palace. Princess Anle is still young, so please tell Sister Nian to soak her feet in ginger water more often."

"Yes, I will arrange it later."

Bao Ge agreed with a smile.

She and Baoque looked at each other, and obviously they also thought of what the panicked Concubine Hua had done.

The master has good vision indeed, choosing Concubine Hua as his ally.

At first, they never expected that Concubine Hua would trust her master wholeheartedly. In order to lower other people's vigilance against her master, she even did not hesitate to ruin her own reputation to fulfill her master's wish.

Although the two of them had a greatly changed opinion of Concubine Hua, they also knew that the friendship between the two concubines must not be discovered by outsiders.

When paying respects this morning, Baoque was standing behind An Lingrong, and she paid attention to Zhen Huan's expression.

Baoque whispered a reminder while refilling the tea.

"Master, I've noticed that Concubine Zhen seems to be hostile to Concubine Hua, and I'm worried that she might use the unborn child to cause trouble. Do you think we should take precautions in advance?"

An Lingrong smiled slightly, "Sister Nian knows what's going on. Just wait and see."

At the beginning of noon, news came from outside that Concubine Hua had brought people to the Yangxin Palace to have dinner with the emperor.

As soon as she returned to Yiku Palace, Songzhi went to Zhongcui Palace to deliver the news.

The emperor, taking into consideration Concubine Zhen's frail health, exempted her from paying her respects.

Baoque gently massaged An Lingrong's shoulders and praised her with a smile.

"Master, Consort Hua's move is truly brilliant. She has confined the four pregnant concubines to the confines of the East Six Palaces. Add to that the unruly and headstrong Consort Qi, and things are going to get really lively over there."

"Indeed it will."

This was something she and Concubine Hua had already discussed. They would throw all the restless people in the palace to the East Six Palaces and let them fight among themselves first.

The only unexpected thing was that Zhen Huan's residence was moved from Chengqian Palace to Zhongcui Palace.

But this didn't have much impact.

Zhen Huan was busy dealing with Concubine Qi and the deposed Queen, so she couldn't take care of the six western palaces for the time being.

An Lingrong could also take the opportunity to make a lot of arrangements.

"I remember that when Concubine Hui, Noble Lady He, and Lady Xi were pregnant, the Imperial Household Department sent batch after batch of supplements to them."

"Bao Ge, pass a message over there and ask them to make up for it."

"Remember to send it to Noble He when she is at Zhongcui Palace."

"The servant understands."

Among those living in the Six Western Palaces, Noble Lady He and Noble Lady Qi are the most likely to be jealous of others.

Baoque also hoped that chaos would break out in the West Six Palaces soon.

At the end of the You hour, the emperor put down the book in his hand and looked at Su Peisheng strangely.

"The Jingshifang is usually waiting outside at this time. Why is there no movement today?"

Su Peisheng knew that his master, who had some free time, wanted to turn over Zhenpin's card.

He took a few breaths to consider and reported carefully.

"Your Majesty, today I happened to meet the Deputy Director of the Imperial Observatory, and he mentioned that today, October 15th, is the Lower Yuan Festival, and all activities are inappropriate."

"I thought maybe the Imperial Household Department got the news, so I didn't dare to come and provoke my master."

The emperor gave a bitter laugh, "The matter of the earth dragon's rebellion has far-reaching implications. I've been so busy these days that I even forgot about the Lower Yuan Festival."

When Rouze was around, she would always whisper these things gently in his ears in advance.

"Since we have nothing to do today, let's go to Fengxian Temple for a walk."