The emperor was busy with the affairs of the former court, and did not set foot in the harem until An Lingrong was out of confinement.

During this period, An Lingrong was afraid that someone would take advantage of the full moon to assassinate the Sixth Prince, so she took the initiative to submit a memorial. Due to the intense war in the northwest, the Sixth Prince's full moon celebration was not held.

The emperor readily agreed and gave the sixth prince the name Hongzhou on the spot, and promised to hold the grand ceremony after a hundred days.

The Queen was taking care of her pregnancy in Taohuawu, and Concubine Hua was handling the affairs of the six palaces. The garden was temporarily peaceful.

I heard that it was too hot in the palace, so the date of returning to the palace after Double Ninth Festival was postponed again.

The Queen's dragon fetus is three months old, and she notifies all palaces to resume paying respects on September 15th.

This is also the first time An Lingrong meets everyone after giving birth.

The Queen spoke to her first.

"Sister Consort Shu, according to the rules, the ceremony of conferring the title of Consort should be held as soon as possible after the imperial decree is issued. However, my sister is in confinement at the time, so I thought of holding it after returning to the palace, so I wanted to tell you this."

"Thank you, Her Majesty, for your consideration. I have already informed the Emperor that the ceremony of conferring the title of Consort should be kept simple."

Only after the ceremony of conferring the title of princess is held can she be officially recognized.

An Lingrong was afraid that the Queen would cause trouble again, so she simply said that everything should be kept simple to win the Emperor's favor.

The smile on Yixiu's face froze, and Concubine Hua chuckled.

"Sister Queen, Sister Shufei is trying to emulate you."

"Thank you for your kind words, Concubine Hua. The Empress is a role model for all women in the world. All the sisters in the harem should emulate your virtues."

In fact, An Lingrong shook her head violently in her heart, and she must never learn from it.

As soon as she said this, everyone, led by Concubine Qi, stood up to compliment the Queen, which made Concubine Hua so angry that she glared at them.

Afterwards, the queen praised Concubine Wan who served the emperor and encouraged all the sisters in the harem to serve the emperor well.

At the end, he also mentioned Concubine Duan, who was unable to pay her respects due to illness, and said that she was the emperor's sweetheart.

His purpose was to find ways to make Concubine Hua unhappy.

An Lingrong did not speak up for Concubine Hua. After these days, she discovered something strange.

Hua Fei hated all the concubines who slept with her equally. Anyone who slept with her would be subjected to her sarcastic remarks.

As long as the emperor is around, she has no rationality at all.

An Lingrong was afraid that she would tell the story of Huan Yixiang, and Concubine Hua, unable to bear it, ran to confront the emperor.

Now is not the best time, so Concubine Hua has to stay away for the time being.

Bao Ge said that the Huang Guiquan of the Imperial Household Department was replaced by the Queen because of the two pots of withered flowers outside the door of Concubine Wan.

Huang Guiquan is a distant relative of Concubine Hua, and she must be holding a grudge against Zhen Huan.

With the Queen and other invisible concubines watching closely, An Lingrong didn't want to cause trouble for herself.

An Lingrong's first visit to pay respects after her confinement ended in a confrontation between the Queen and Concubine Hua.

As soon as it was daylight again, she changed into a light dress, took off her gold and green armor, and went to the side hall to see Hongzhan.

"Madame Haba, Madame Koudai, is the Sixth Prince awake?"

"Reporting to the Queen, when you entered the room, the Sixth Prince had already woken up and was waiting for you to come see him."

An Lingrong knew that Haba Mama was just trying to please her, but that was basically how the palace maids treated those in higher positions.

She waved her hand, signaling the two to go down and rest.

As soon as I got close to the crib, I saw the little person looking around with big eyes.

Unfortunately, the baby’s bones are soft and he can only move his eyeballs.

An Lingrong gently extended her index finger, touched his half-clenched hand, and greeted him softly.

"Little Hongzhan, your mother is here to see you."

She couldn't get enough of looking at the white, tender and soft doll.

The well-behaved Hongzhan cooperated with his mother very well. His little finger would stroke her thumb from time to time, and his dark eyeballs would move with her movements.

It was not until Hongzhan yawned two or three times that An Lingrong reluctantly left.

Doctor Wei said that the young prince needed to sleep more so that he could grow strong.

"Master, Eunuch Xia just came to report that the Emperor wants to have lunch with us."

"Okay, I'll give each of you who serves here five taels of silver, and I'll have Baoge stew a big pot of mung bean soup."

This is the first time the emperor has entered the harem in many days, so she has to prepare well.

The news in the garden spread quickly. After hearing the report, the pregnant queen calmly drank the pregnancy-preserving medicine.

"Once Concubine Shu is out of confinement, she will naturally be able to serve as my attendant in bed."

"Jianqiu, we'll be returning to the palace soon. Send someone back to prepare in advance."

"Yes, ma'am."

Concubine Hua, who was devoted to the palace affairs, immediately ordered people to boil the medicine.

When Huanbi from Bitong Academy heard the news, she immediately ran to her elder sister to express her admiration.

"Miss, the emperor clearly loves you so much, why did you go to the harem and have such a bad time?"

"Huanbi, be careful with your words. The emperor's decision is not something we can interfere with."

The Concubine Shu gave birth to the Sixth Prince, so there is nothing wrong with the Emperor going to see her.

With sorrow in her eyes, Zhen Huan touched her belly, thinking how wonderful it would be if she could give birth to a child for the emperor.

"Liu Zhu, go to the Imperial Hospital and tell Doctor Wen to come over and check Ping An's pulse."

Huanbi stomped her feet in grievance, causing Cui Jinxi to frown slightly.

Huanbi is so unruly, but the young lady still dotes on her.

And the fact that Concubine Shu is favored is not good news for them.

The emperor was so worried about the war in the northwest that he couldn't eat. As soon as it was daybreak, An Lingrong whetted his appetite.

This time, the Sixth Prince did not have any particular reaction to the Emperor's recitation of poetry. The Emperor, feeling much more at ease, stayed overnight for three consecutive days.

An Lingrong received a lot of rewards for Hongzhan.

"Rong'er, I'll come over to see Hongzhan during dinner."

The emperor left a special message before leaving.

"Hongzhan and I are waiting for the Emperor."

After watching the emperor walk away, An Lingrong turned back to the side hall to see her son who was still sleeping.

She gently put her exposed white and tender arms, which looked like lotus root nodes, back into the small quilt and winked at Nanny Kou Dai.

Nanny Kou Dai, who was already used to it, followed him out the door and reported in a low voice.

"Reporting to the Queen, the Sixth Prince woke up three times last night, changed clothes twice, and fed twice."

"Okay, I understand. Please excuse me, Madam."

Since the Sixth Prince was born, An Lingrong would ask about his daily life every day and inspect the side hall inside and out in detail.

Now that the harem is surrounded by wolves, she has to be cautious.

At the beginning of the You hour, Su Peisheng sent Xiao Xiazi to convey the message that Concubine Wan was unwell and the emperor went to the Bitong Academy.

"Your Majesty, it was Wan Guiren's personal maid, Huanbi, who went to invite the Emperor."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Eunuch Xia, for telling me. There's some sweet-scented osmanthus cake prepared for the emperor in the small kitchen. Please bring it over, Eunuch Xia."

Since Zhen Huan dared to snatch favor from her, don't blame her for being disgusting.

"Bao Ge, find a way to let the people in Qingliang Palace know that Concubine Wan..."

General Nian Gengyao is fighting for the emperor in the northwest. The emperor should have pity on Concubine Hua, right?

At one o'clock in the morning, Xiao Xiazi brought the emperor's reward and told Hua Fei that she didn't know how she had invited the emperor to Qingliang Palace.

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