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

The Queen Mother was deeply entrenched in the palace, and it took her a lot of effort to place two people there.

Seeing that the emperor was going to thoroughly investigate the epidemic, she had no choice but to ask one of them to divert the Flying Guillotine's attention to Shoukang Palace at the critical moment.

But I didn’t expect that both of them would get trapped in it.

I don’t know if the emperor has any thoughts about the empress dowager.

The Queen felt heartbroken for a few breaths over the two nails that were broken in Shoukang Palace, and then turned to give orders to Jianqiu.

"There will definitely be more people entering Shoukang Palace. Have our people be prepared at all times."

"My lady, I understand."

The whole family holds the two nails that were previously buried in Shoukang Palace in their hands. If they want to arrange loyal people later, they must be prepared in advance.

While the Queen was planning her confinement, An Lingrong was also busy.

Shoukang Palace dealt with the person with evil intentions in a high-profile manner, and the news reached everyone in the harem.

She asked Baoli to pass the message to the cold palace in secret, and asked her brother to be smart and try his best to sneak into Shoukang Palace.

The Queen Mother now eats vegetarian food and chants Buddhist scriptures, and is not so harsh on the palace maids, so it is a good place to be.

But An Lingrong did not have a good impression of the Empress Dowager on the night the Queen gave birth, so she sent someone in just in case.

"The Queen will soon be released from confinement, and will definitely have time to deal with Concubine Wan. Let our people hold back for now, and don't expose themselves while gathering information."

"When necessary, we can adapt to the situation and gain the trust of the nobles."

She had made up her mind before entering the palace not to harm the child.

This time, I just used a little bit of impetuous powder on Lady Wan.

On the day the empress came out of confinement, she sent people to each palace to convey the news and resume the daily greetings.

An Lingrong gently took Hongzhan's saliva-covered finger out of his mouth and wiped it for him tirelessly.

Haba Mama said that the Sixth Prince was teething and wanted to bite something because he felt discomfort at the roots of his teeth.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs did send something for the Sixth Prince to grind his teeth on, but Baoque and the others were worried, so they found the materials and were making it.

She touched Hongzhan's chubby face, attracting the fat baby's attention.

"Ah...ah..."

The childish cry made An Lingrong's heart soften.

"My dear Hongzhan, you must grow up quickly."

The mother and son were having a great time playing together until Haba Ma Ma came into the room and said that it was time for the Sixth Prince to go to bed. Only then did An Lingrong let them go.

An Lingrong felt a tightness in her chest when she woke up from a nap. As if she had sensed something, she ordered Bao Ge to go and invite Wei Lin.

As soon as people entered the door, Bao Ge and Bao Li consciously stood guard at the door.

Wei Lin had just taken the Empress's pulse half a month ago, and when he was hurriedly called over, he thought that the Empress was unwell.

Unexpectedly, the pulse condition of his subordinate suggested good news.

He was afraid of giving the empress a false hope, so he used his other hand to take her pulse.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. You are pregnant, but the pregnancy is still young. I will come back to check your pulse in a few days."

"Doctor Wei, I have confirmed the news. You can still come and take my pulse as usual."

Wei Lin knew that Concubine Shu wanted him to keep it a secret.

"Wei Chen obeys your orders."

"Doctor Wei, the Sixth Prince seems to be teething recently, and I'm a little worried. But he might need to sleep for a while, so please wait in the side hall."

Records were kept of the imperial physicians' entry and exit from the Imperial Medical Bureau, and they had to submit pulse records after their consultations.

An Lingrong didn't believe that the Queen's people wouldn't keep an eye on Wei Lin.

Sure enough, before dark, Wei Lin's recorded pulse case appeared in Jingren Palace.

After washing up, the queen turned the small piece of paper over and over again, then sighed with a serious face.

"Sixth Prince is already teething. If our child, Honghui, is born safely, we might be able to celebrate the full moon with great fanfare."

"My lady, please don't be like this."

Jianqiu persuaded while crying.

During her confinement period, the queen kept talking about the "prince" she had lost, and she was referring to the eldest prince who died young.

Jianqiu, who knew the truth, wondered for a moment if the queen was having a hysterical episode.

She forced herself not to ask Doctor Zhang to come and treat her.

"Jianqiu, I'm fine."

Every time she mentioned that the child she had no chance to meet was Honghui, Jianqiu looked as if the sky had fallen.

The queen couldn't bear to see her loyal servant being upset again, so she resisted the urge to share the dream that Honghui had given her.

Zhang Mi said that she had recovered and it was time to prepare to serve the emperor in bed.

"Jianqiu, tell the kitchen to prepare a fine old duck. I will make soup for the emperor tomorrow."

"Yes, Madam, I will personally give the order and will select the best duck."

Jianqiu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the queen had recovered as usual.

At three o'clock in the morning the next day, An Lingrong, who had packed up, took a look at the sleeping Hongzhan at the door of the east side hall, and then walked out of Yonghe Palace with the support of Baoque.

As soon as An Lingrong looked up, she saw the light coming from the horizon, but unfortunately she was in a hurry to pay her respects and could not appreciate the slowly rising warm sun.

Today is the first palace-wide greeting ceremony in a month, and everyone came early.

When she entered, most of the concubines of lower rank had already appeared.

After asking everyone to stand up, An Lingrong sat back in her old seat.

Not long after, Concubine Hua, who was far away, also rushed over.

Looking closely, she had blue under her eyes.

An Lingrong raised her eyebrows. Concubine Hua has become much colder towards the Emperor since General Nian passed away. How could she still not be able to sleep?

As she was thinking, Jiang Fuhai's singing voice sounded.

"The Queen is here!"

"Your humble concubine (concubine) pays homage to Her Majesty the Queen!"

After the Queen and others paid their respects, she raised her hand with a smile.

"Sisters, please don't be polite. Please stand up quickly."

After expressing their gratitude, everyone watched Hua Fei and An Lingrong take their seats, and then returned to their original seats one by one.

"Sister Hua Fei doesn't look well, but are you too exhausted from handling palace affairs?"

The Queen started talking about palace affairs as soon as she opened her mouth. How could Concubine Hua let her get her wish?

As long as the emperor does not issue an edict to relieve her of her authority to assist in managing the six palaces, she will hold the power of the palace firmly in her hands.

"Thank you for your concern, Queen. However, I recently raised a fairy duck, and the Emperor was worried that it would be lonely, so he sent another one to me."

"These two fairy ducks are a bit noisy when they get together, and I can't sleep well."

Concubine Hua did not lie.

But what she didn't know was that the emperor heard from Su Peisheng that Concubine Hua was keeping an eye on an ugly drake all day to see when it would lay eggs.

He couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so he ordered someone to find a snow-white female duck and send it over.

When An Lingrong later learned the truth from the emperor, she almost had a miscarriage.

At this moment, she was still congratulating herself for tying the chicken's beak.

The queen heard this and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is very busy, so it's good for you to have Fairy Duck accompany you. But you must take care of yourself and give birth to children for your Majesty as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Queen Sister, for your reminder. I will definitely take care of myself."

As she answered, she looked at the queen several times and found that there were fine wrinkles at the corners of the queen's eyes.

She snorted in her heart, thinking that Nian Shilan would definitely take good care of herself and outlast the old woman.

The Queen didn't gain any advantage over Concubine Hua, so she greeted everyone present one by one.

Seeing that the greetings were about to end, Zhuxi hurried in from the door.

"Your Highness, I, under the orders of the Empress Dowager, invite Consort Shu, Noble Lady Wan, and Noble Lady Ke to Shoukang Palace."