After being selected in the beauty pageant, the concubines will undergo a period of training and learn the rules of the palace before they can officially enter the palace.

This time the emperor had a new soul, and Zhen Huan did not get the honor of being the only one with a title, but the Zhen family was still happy. As soon as Zhen Huan entered the house, firecrackers were set off at the door of the Zhen family's house to celebrate the success of the Zhen family's daughter in the selection. The scene was very lively.

Zhen Huan listened to the incessant sound of firecrackers and chatted with her parents. During the break, she thought of the concubine named An Lingrong.

Although that concubine is timid, she seems to be someone who can be won over. If she can be successfully won over, she will be a good helper when she enters the palace.

Zhen Huan sat on the couch with two books in front of her. She picked up one and opened it, but her eyes were looking at the maid standing beside her to serve her. The maid was dressed in green clothes and had an average appearance, not as beautiful as Zhen Huan.

"Huanbi," Zhen Huan said softly, "Go to the Yuelai Inn and find a beautiful girl named An Lingrong. Bring her to our Zhen residence. Tell her that we hit it off right away and I'd like her to stay with us while we wait to enter the palace."

As a lady of noble family who was well-educated by the Zhen family, Zhen Huan has vision and means, and winning over others for support is a routine operation for her.

From the first time they met, she saw that An Lingrong was short of money, and she immediately gave her a pair of earrings, which gave her a glimpse of the situation.

Asking where An Lingrong lives is also a plan for what to do if An Lingrong is selected in the future.

If you can provide An Lingrong with timely assistance in the early stages, you won't have to worry about not being able to win her over.

As for whether An Lingrong would accept the kindness, Zhen Huan could guess An Lingrong's temper from the fact that she did not refuse the silver crystal earrings given by Zhen Huan. She thought that since she was in such a difficult situation, she would not refuse Zhen Huan's help.

In the original plot, An Lingrong did not refuse Zhen Huan's invitation.

But this time, An Lingrong had Qingran's advance arrangements, so she didn't have to rely on Zhen Huan's favor, and she felt much better psychologically.

Huanbi didn't know why the young lady did this, but she thought she was just being kind and replied, "Okay, young lady, I'll go right away."

Not long after, Huanbi came back with a surprising news.

"Miss, the innkeeper of Yuelai Inn said that An Lingrong has left and is no longer living there. As for where she went, I haven't heard anything."

Huanbi was very upset that she had not completed the task assigned by Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan was stunned. She didn't expect it to be like this. Could it be that An Lingrong had extra money to buy a place to live?

According to her speculation, An Lingrong was dressed in ordinary clothes and didn't even have any decent accessories on her body. She probably didn't have extra money to buy herself a better place to live.

But since Huanbi didn't find out where An Lingrong went, then let her be. If she fails to win her over this time, it won't be a big loss for Zhen Huan.

Therefore, Zhen Huan simply nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you for your hard work. You can go down and rest. I will let Liu Zhu take care of me here."

Huanbi smiled and said, "It's not hard. It's my duty to do things for the young lady."

Huanbi was happy that Miss Yu was so considerate of her, and she felt less disappointed about returning empty-handed.

When An Lingrong arrived at the Yanyu Tower that Fang Ruo mentioned, she was really shocked. The Yanyu Tower was indeed quiet and secluded, and even the buildings were very luxurious.

This is a mansion that only wealthy families can afford to live in. The elegant name of Yanyu Tower is worthy of the layout of this mansion. It has basic facilities such as rockery, lake, and back garden. When you open the window of the residence, you can see the lake, and there are various carp swimming in the lake.

As an emperor, he naturally has more than just the palace to live in. Yanyu Tower is one of Yinzhen's former houses. Qingran sorted out her memories and found this house. She thought it was useless to leave it alone, so she might as well use it for An Lingrong to live in temporarily.

An Lingrong has no place to live anyway, so she will definitely be very happy if she can stay there.

An Lingrong entered the mansion alone and was shocked by the magnificent and gorgeous architecture. Even though she had been to the imperial palace, she could not help but be shocked by this architecture.

She used to live a hard life, and could only live in a small courtyard with her mother. She embroidered handkerchiefs every day and sold them for money. Most of the money was taken away by her unscrupulous father, so naturally she could not experience any good things.

"Aunt, can I really live here temporarily?" An Lingrong suddenly felt a little panicked. She didn't care about the question that might make her lose her composure. She looked at Fang Ruo and asked carefully.

She felt as if she were in a dream.

Otherwise, why would a poor, timid and plain-looking person like me be treated so specially by the emperor?

"Of course you can. Don't worry." Fang Ruo could see An Lingrong's uneasiness, but she couldn't really understand her thoughts. However, she knew what An Lingrong would like to hear, so she simply picked out some words to soothe her mood:

"You are a person that the Emperor values, and it was the Emperor himself who asked you to come and live here. You are naturally qualified. You must be confident."

As soon as these words came out, An Lingrong's panic was indeed soothed. She looked at Fang Ruo gratefully and said, "Lingrong has little experience, so I'll trouble you to teach me, Auntie."

"Why bother? This is my duty. Miss, you are too kind."

Fang Ruo said quickly that she was happy in her heart but would not show it on her face. She still followed the rules so that no one could find any fault with her.

Those who can stay in the palace for a long time are all old hands who have a good grasp of the ways of the world.

An Lingrong was led by Fang Ruo and a room was arranged for her. Because it was the first day of being selected, according to the rules, the teaching aunt did not need to teach so early. Usually the teaching aunt would come the next day.

Today, Fang Ruo gave An Lingrong enough face and protected her all the way here because of the emperor's order. When they arrived at the destination, Fang Ruo could temporarily take her leave and go back to report to the emperor. She would come back the next day to officially stay and then start teaching An Lingrong.

As soon as Fang Ruo left, An Lingrong didn't know what to do. There was no one close to her around her and she was alone. She began to feel uneasy again. She stood up and looked around the room, hesitating whether to go out for a walk.

However, it wasn't long before the housekeeper arrived.

The housekeeper is a close confidant of Yinzhen and has been in charge of the management of Yanyu Tower. He was also instructed by Qingran to take care of An Lingrong.

The housekeeper saluted An Lingrong and said, "My lady, since this is your first visit to the palace, you may bring two personal maids with you. These are the maids I have found for you. You may choose any of them you like."

"Is it...the emperor's order?" An Lingrong asked tentatively, her eyelashes trembling.

The butler smiled and said, "It was ordered by the Emperor."

An Lingrong's heart suddenly felt sour. She was moved but also felt inferior, with complicated emotions. Why did the emperor treat her so well? Was she really worthy of it?

In front of An Lingrong stood a row of maids who were about sixteen or seventeen years old. They were all carefully selected by the housekeeper. They were nimble and had gentle and obedient temperaments, and were good at serving their masters.

An Lingrong selected two maids who caught her eye and named them Chun Hu and Chun Die respectively.

Butterfly created a sense of atmosphere for her during the audition. Although An Lingrong didn't know the word "atmosphere", she instinctively liked Butterfly and gave her maid these two names.

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