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

After An Lingrong learned the news that the emperor had returned to the palace, she nodded lightly and played with the Sixth Prince for a while as usual.

However, the palace maids in Yonghe Palace were very happy, as they all thought that the emperor would come to the palace to visit Concubine Shu and the Sixth Prince in the next few days.

A few twinkling stars hung in the deep night sky. The lights in Yonghe Palace gradually went out, but the Suiyuxuan was still bright.

Cui Jinxi put a peach pink cloak on Zhen Huan.

"My dear, it's late at night. Go to bed early."

"Aunt Jinxi, I'm having trouble falling asleep and would like to sit for a while longer."

Zhen Huan was still hoping that the emperor would come to see their child as soon as possible.

How could Cui Jinxi not know what the young lady was thinking? But at this hour, the emperor should not step into the harem again.

She thought that the young lady slept for a long time during the day, so it would be okay to sleep a little later.

In the end, I couldn't bear to break her extravagant hope.

The next day, as soon as the emperor stepped into the Suiyu Pavilion, he helped Zhen Huan, whose eyes were pale, up with a distressed look on his face.

"Huan'er, but the child was so restless last night that I couldn't fall asleep."

Zhen Huan shyly shook the emperor's warm hand and whispered with a blushing face.

"Reporting to the Emperor, the baby in my belly is well behaved and has not troubled me at all. It is because I miss you that I am having a hard time..."

She left her words half-finished, and the emperor, knowing what she meant, smiled and took her into the room.

"Huan'er and I are truly in tune with each other. I came to see you as soon as I finished dealing with government affairs."

"If you miss me in the future, send someone to let me know. Don't wait until it's too late."

In the past, Chunyuan was afraid of disturbing others and waited for him quietly in the backyard.

No matter how late he came back, there was always a light in the yard to warm his heart.

A look of nostalgia flashed across the emperor's face. He wanted to present all the good things in the world to Rouze, but unfortunately, she was gone.

He turned his head to glance at Zhen Huan's gentle face and made a decision in his heart.

After the two of them expressed their heartfelt feelings, they had a sumptuous lunch.

Zhen Huan has always had a light taste, and so did the Emperor in the past.

However, he always felt that something was missing when he dined with Zhen Huan, and the food tasted bland.

"Huan'er, take a rest. I'm going to take care of government affairs. I'll come see you when I have time."

While he was having lunch, He Da Ying had already walked around the yard several times.

Under normal circumstances, the emperor would naturally be happy to see beautiful women flattering him, but he felt annoyed because he had something on his mind.

The Queen had just lost her prince, how could he mention the matter of promoting Huan'er?

The emperor, who originally wanted to return to the Yangxin Palace, turned around and went to the Yonghe Palace.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

Hearing the singing and shouting outside, An Lingrong, who was about to take a break, walked into the courtyard with a smile and saluted.

"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty."

"Rong'er, get up quickly. I'm coming to see Hongzhan."

While An Lingrong was leading the emperor to the main house, she also gave a wink to Haba Ma.

Hongzhan, who is more than six months old, can already lie on the couch and will not cry as long as someone teases him.

The emperor, who loved to teach, hugged his fat son and began to read a collection of poems to him.

An Lingrong glanced at the handwriting on the book. It was beautiful and elegant, obviously written by a woman who was well-read.

She pursed her lips and looked at the ignorant little Hongzhan with heartache.

"Your Majesty, you have become darker and thinner."

"Why don't you have dinner here with me and take care of yourself?"

An Lingrong didn't give him a chance to refuse and directly named the dishes.

"Meat stuffed with tofu, sika deer tendon, beef hotpot, chicken fritters, braised carrots with minced meat, roasted lamb, golden shredded pork rolls, and fresh vegetables."

"I haven't eaten for a few days, Your Majesty..."

The more dishes were named, the hungrier she became. An Lingrong had indeed not eaten any meat since the beginning of spring, and she stared at the emperor eagerly.

Although the small kitchen had some snacks allocated by the emperor, meat was still the main food in winter, and she was a little tired of it.

I have been eating more vegetarian dishes recently.

The emperor looked at An Lingrong's thinner face and said "OK" with a smile.

"Su Peisheng, ask the imperial kitchen to prepare these dishes."

"Your Majesty, the food delivered by the imperial kitchen is almost cold. Why don't you ask Eunuch Su to bring the ingredients to the palace so we can have some warm food?"

Although the imperial meals were delicious, more than 90% of them were prepared in advance and were only served after dozens of eunuchs passed the message in turn.

An Lingrong disliked that it wasn't warm enough.

"Then do as my beloved concubine says."

"Thank you very much for your grace, Your Majesty."

Ever since the fire started in the small kitchen of Yonghe Palace, An Lingrong's wallet has only grown.

She was thinking of finding a time to mention it to Concubine Hua, and let each palace take the ingredients and process them on their own, or allow everyone to order dishes according to their preferences.

In other words, she was used to eating the dishes cooked by Bao Ge and looked down on the big pot dishes in the kitchen.

The emperor sat motionless on the couch, and An Lingrong had no choice but to accompany him to embroider a purse.

This time she chose bright yellow material and embroidered a Qilin pattern, which symbolizes the early birth of a son and virtuous descendants.

"Rong'er is thoughtful."

"Your Majesty, you are busy with many things every day. I can't help you with anything. I can only do some small things for you."

An Lingrong replied softly.

Although the Qilin purse was intended for the emperor, she was also praying for her own child.

Hongzhan yawned several times as the emperor muttered. An Lingrong saw that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, so she smiled, hugged him in her arms, and reminded him softly.

"Your Majesty, Hongzhan is feeling sleepy. Would you like to take a nap as well?"

"Then I'll take a nap."

He had been farming in the suburbs for a few days and was indeed a little tired, so he put down the collection of poems and went into the inner room.

The decoration of Concubine Shu's palace is mainly simple, especially the inner room, which looks very pleasing.

An Lingrong helped the emperor lie down while she was busy on the couch. She still had purses to embroider for the Dragon Boat Festival, the Double Ninth Festival and the like.

For fear of hurting her eyes like her mother, she would work for a while during the day when the light was good.

Half an hour later, Bao Ge brought a pot of tea into the room.

"Your Majesty, the imperial kitchen has delivered the ingredients you ordered. I also received nine pounds of pork, one liter, three and a half tablespoons of polished rice, three pounds of white flour... twenty-five pounds of charcoal... ten pounds of fresh vegetables, and four eggs."

What she brought back from the kitchen was the daily allowance for the Empress and Concubine. Today, there were meat dishes delivered from the Imperial Kitchen, so she did not receive the monthly fixed amount of sheep, chickens and ducks.

"Would you like some extra dishes?"

"Add a white sugar cake and a steamed egg with minced meat."

The food that the latter Haba Mama suggested for Hongzhan was soft and light, and the little guy could eat half a bowl each time.

Thinking that the emperor would also like to eat it, An Lingrong cruelly asked Baoge to use all four eggs.

She heard that Concubine Hua raised ducks in the Yiku Palace, so she wondered if she could also raise a few chickens?

The rear hall of Yonghe Palace is spacious and it is empty anyway.

The emperor stayed in Yonghe Palace for dinner and naturally stayed overnight.

The two exchanged feelings in the inner room, and afterwards the emperor touched An Lingrong's black hair.

"Rong'er, Huan'er has worked hard to raise the royal heir. I want to promote her. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I think what you said is absolutely right. However, the Empress has just lost her prince. If you promote Concubine Wan at this time, I am afraid..."

"Does Rong'er have any good ideas?"