An Lingrong picked up a piece of food for Liu Hua and added considerately, "It's not a big deal. Since we want to give them face, we might as well wait for Jiang Zengyun to come back.

Let him ask his younger brother at the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to calculate for them and choose an auspicious day."

Of course Liu Hua had no objection. She also remembered that she had to beg Yinzhen many times before he agreed when they passed by Songyang County.

An Lingrong could visit her mother, Lin Xiu. He tapped An Lingrong's nose and smiled at her, "I've specifically asked the Emperor to allow you to go back to Songyang County to visit your mother. You can be considered to be returning home in glory!"

An Lingrong put down her chopsticks and tears fell into the soup in front of her.

I couldn't help but recall the first day I went with Liu Hua. Liu Hua told me that his mother would not be humiliated and asked me to be bolder.

It was because of this that An Lingrong and Lie Hua took a carriage back to Liu's house.

Therefore, they have this indissoluble bond. She has no intention of pleasing Yinzhen, nor is it possible for her to give birth to a child for Yinzhen.

His mother had no reason to enter the palace.

When she knew that she could see her mother, and go to see her in a grand manner, she couldn't help but throw herself into Liu Hua's arms and burst into tears.

As night fell, Yinzhen finally arrived at the harem, but he came to the Yiku Palace.

In the eyes of most people, this shows that Tong Jia Yunrong's favor continues, but in the eyes of a very few who understand, they know very well that Yinzhen is probably just testing her.

Qingyun was still being lazy and hid in his little room, claiming to be preparing medicine.

Tong Jia Yunrong already felt guilty about beating her, so naturally she wouldn't blame her at this time.

The most tragic thing was Taxue, who alone called on many palace maids and eunuchs to serve food to Yinzhen and boil water for Tong Jia Yunrong to take a bath.

Tong Jia Yunrong watched Taxue, who was busy preparing the dishes, with great interest. She thought to herself, "I pushed Huanbi onto the platform because I wanted to share some of Fu Rujin's favor.

But now it seems that Huanbi is just a little clever and cannot take on big responsibilities, and she cannot go to Jiangnan.

We need to find another candidate."

In Tong Jia Yunrong's eyes, Taxue was a maid who had followed him since childhood. If she had not entered the palace and married into his family, she would have been a concubine or a maid.

It would be appropriate to recommend her to Yinzhen. Besides, Taxue always respected her. She was always very meticulous in her work and was also very beautiful.

If she was really given to Yinzhen, with her beauty, it would be a foregone conclusion that she would become a noble lady.

Taxue had been looked down upon in the Tong Mansion since she was a child. How could she not notice the look in Tong Jia Yunrong's eyes - that was a look as if it were a commodity to be valued.

She didn't show it on her face, even though she was sad in her heart, she just said with a smile:

"I will withdraw first. Your Majesty and the Emperor, please use more of me. I will keep an eye on the young palace maids in the back to prevent any trouble."

Yinzhen looked at the dish of carp stewed with pickled cabbage on the table, and then looked at Tong Jia Yunrong who was secretly eating the sour dish.

An intriguing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He first picked up a piece of pickled cabbage with chopsticks, and then used a small spoon to find a piece of snow-white fish.

He put it on a small plate and pushed it to Tong Jia Yunrong next to him.

Tong Jia Yunrong was a little flattered. Whenever Yinzhen came to her house for dinner, she would arrange everything herself, but she had never seen Yinzhen take the initiative to serve food to anyone.

Faced with Yinzhen's sudden goodwill, Tong Jia Yunrong accepted it all, but was still thinking in her heart - how could Yinzhen get rid of his resentment towards Tong Jia.

She was almost full, but she still endured the feeling of fullness and ate.

After finishing eating, he asked cautiously:

"Cousin, have you forgiven me?"

Yinzhen raised his eyebrows and smiled without saying anything.

"Cousin, my brother really didn't mean it. He was just too worried about Father. It's really his fault that he put you in danger. But wasn't it Nianhulu Nianqin who was in charge of the search in the palace that day?"

At this time, Niuhulu Neqin, whose butt was really in trouble, was speechless and crying in the mansion.

Yinzhen did not give a direct answer, but his anger towards Tonggiya came from what he thought would happen if Longkodo did not go to Jiangnan to recruit these singing girls, and if Yue Axing checked what they were carrying in the first round.

How could those people have gotten in? They would have been cut into pieces as soon as they entered the Forbidden City.

This matter would not cause any trouble to Yinzhen. If he wanted to go to the south of the Yangtze River, he had to create a good reputation.

Many of the previous singing girls did have tragic life stories, and some were indeed abducted and trafficked, not the assassins themselves.

If they were all killed, those Han literati would start to stir up trouble again - accusing them of being indiscriminate and taking their anger out on others.

This is also the reason why Yinzhen was most dissatisfied with Yue Axing. If he had done a good job at the beginning, there would not be a mess left for Yinzhen to clean up personally.

It seemed as if the heavens were helping Tong Jia Yunrong. With a loud bang, a flash of thunder passed by.

Tong Jia Yunrong lost her balance and almost fell to the ground, even though Yinzhen was dissatisfied with Tong Jia.

But what Tong Jia Yunrong was carrying in her belly was his own flesh and blood. Maybe he didn't want this flesh and blood to be born, but he couldn't show any impatience at this time.

"Cousin, are you okay? I need to find a doctor."

Tong Jia Yunrong smiled and waved her hand. Yinzhen pulled her up, and Tong Jia Yunrong sat in his arms, with the back of her neck resting on the crook of Yinzhen's hand.

Yinzhen looked at Tong Jia Yunrong, who was frightened by the thunder, and thought to himself, "If she is really like this, how wonderful it would be. When I first met her, I just thought she was a little scheming because of her parents' coercion. After all, she is just a little girl."

Even when he first entered the palace, Yinzhen always thought so, until Tong Jia Yunrong was "fallen from the sedan chair" last time and An Lingrong's voice became hoarse.

"Normally you're fearless and dare to do anything, so why are you so frightened by this thunder today?"

Yinzhen's words were a double entendre, but Tong Jia Yunrong didn't have time to ponder the meaning of them because she was really scared.

Perhaps it is to consolidate his image as a kind and simple person with a tragic life experience.

Or perhaps she was really venting her dissatisfaction with Longkodo, Tong Jia Yunrong hugged Yinzhen's neck, put her face on his chest, and burst into tears.

She cried so hard that her body was twitching slightly. Yinzhen was really afraid that she would cry herself into a miscarriage.

He quickly comforted her, saying, "If you've ever been wronged, just tell me."

Tong Jia Yunrong's eyes were red from crying, and her whole body began to feel numb, but she thought it was just because she cried too hard, and did not think it was a side effect of An Lingrong's love fragrance.

"Cousin, I was just thinking about... my childhood. It was the same... at night, my mother... she beat me!"

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