When hands are clasped together for a long time, they will inevitably become wet.

But Yinzhen didn't mind, and An Lingrong didn't mind even more.

For An Lingrong, being close to the emperor, even if it was just being in the same space, simply holding hands, hugging, or even making eye contact, would make her happy.

Her current state is no different from being deeply in love. In the original plot, Zhen Huan once discussed this state with the emperor.

Unfortunately, in the original plot, even if Zhen Huan had talked to the emperor about this, it was all a passing cloud to him. After all, he had met too many people in his life who loved his power.

Zhen Huan is not the only one, so he can treat Zhen Huan cruelly and ignore the fetus in her belly.

As for the later part of the original plot, the emperor would repeatedly show mercy to Zhen Huan, but it was just a reminiscence of the past when he was old.

He looked for the shadow of Zhen Changzai in Concubine Xi, just as he had once looked for the shadow of Chun Yuan in Zhen Changzai.

If An Lingrong fell in love with the emperor in the original plot, her situation would not be much better than Zhen Huan's, and the final outcome would be nothing but a sad ending.

Fortunately, this time An Lingrong met Yinzhen. Yinzhen would not overly favor any concubine, but he would not let down his lover either.

After the emperor and An Chang left, the palace maids and eunuchs who served them and the guards who guarded the windows also retreated like the tide and followed the emperor's footsteps.

The only people left in the palace were Jixiang, who served Concubine Duan, and a few other palace maids.

This is an empty palace with no one living in it, but there are special palace servants who come to clean it every day, so everything is very clean and there is no need for extra cleaning.

After the emperor left, Concubine Duan's deliberately dignified demeanor also shrank. She flowed back to the bed like limp noodles, like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.

She was so exhausted.

After vomiting blood, her body was weak and her throat felt like something was scratching it, making it itchy and unbearable. Concubine Duan coughed a few times, but this time she didn't cough up blood, only the remaining medicine juice in her throat.

Jixiang was almost scared to death when she found that the young lady was coughing again. She looked at her fearfully and found that there was only brown medicine on the handkerchief. She was relieved immediately. She moved over and leaned against the bed, saying with fear:

"My Lady, what happened to you today? Why did you suddenly drink so much? You don't know how scared I was when you vomited blood..."

Jixiang had been trying hard to hold back her tears but could no longer hold them back, and tears fell one by one. She sobbed and said, "If something happens to the queen, then this servant will not live either. This servant will die as a token of her sin and go with you..."

Concubine Duan touched Jixiang's head lovingly. Ever since she offended Concubine Hua, her life has been difficult. Everyone else tried to leave her, but Jixiang was the only one who stayed with her.

This sentiment touched Concubine Duan. She touched Jixiang's head and comforted him, "I'm fine. I just suddenly wanted to drink. I won't do it again."

After she finished speaking, she deliberately put on a stern face and said:

"What are you talking about? You're still young. I'm going to find you a perfect husband and marry you off. You'll marry off with honor, and I'll prepare a generous dowry for you..."

Concubine Duan felt that her life was coming to an end. After meeting Concubine Hua and figuring out what had been bothering her for years, she felt depressed and as if something was weighing on her mind.

The pressure was so heavy that she couldn't breathe.

Upon hearing this, Jixiang shook her head desperately and said, "No, I will not marry. I will stay in the palace and serve the queen for the rest of my life..."

"...Is staying in the palace a good thing?" Concubine Duan murmured, and the bright smile of Concubine Hua flashed before her eyes. She lowered her eyes and said, "Auspicious... You shouldn't end up like me."

Perhaps foreseeing her sad future, Concubine Duan became sentimental and determined to take good care of Jixiang, who had always been loyal to her.

Jixiang didn't understand what Concubine Duan meant. She looked at her in confusion and said blankly:

"The Queen will always be fine..."

Concubine Duan smiled and said, "Well, we are all fine..."

It is inevitable to feel sleepy after taking the medicine, and Concubine Duan wanted to sleep again after being awake for a while.

She slowly lay down and closed her eyes. Scenes from the past flashed before her eyes, finally stopping at the scene where Concubine Hua hated her.

Well, the two of them are destined to be in a life-and-death situation in this life.

A belated apology is meaningless, and she will feel sorry for Concubine Hua for the rest of her life.

I can only feel guilty and not disturb them.

A tear rolled down Concubine Duan's eye and disappeared into the pillow.

Jixiang and his men went to bring back a basin of ice, then sat beside the bed and fanned the empress to make her sleep more comfortably.

Perhaps the coldness really worked. The bizarre scenes in Concubine Duan’s dream gradually disappeared, and she was finally able to have a good sleep.

After waking up, Concubine Duan was taken back to the palace in a sedan chair. From then on, she lived her life behind closed doors and rarely went out.

She also paid attention to Jixiang's marriage, and soon found a good marriage for Jixiang, and she would be able to get married in just two years.

It’s not that she doesn’t want Jixiang to stay by her side, but the situation in the palace is complicated and Concubine Duan doesn’t know how many years she can live. It is kind of her to make plans for Jixiang early on.

Otherwise, what would happen if she died and Jixiang was left alone and helpless in the palace?

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Concubine Hua ordered people to find out about Concubine Duan, but she only found out that Concubine Duan was actually looking for a marriage for her personal maid.

What I really wanted to know, such as "Empress Duan is seriously ill and dying", I didn't get any information at all.

Concubine Hua couldn't help but lose interest. "Humph, that bitch Qi Yuebin is really long-lived. She's been causing trouble for thousands of years. Even after such a serious incident as vomiting blood, she's still alive."

Song Zhi coaxed, "Who knows, he might die soon, don't worry, Your Majesty."

Everyone in Qingliang Palace is a family, so Songzhi speaks very boldly.

It happened to be what Concubine Hua liked to hear. She looked at Songzhi with admiration, and suddenly remembered what Songzhi said, that Concubine Duan was arranging a marriage for Jixiang.

Concubine Hua said slowly, "Songzhi, you are not young anymore. Have you ever thought about getting married?"

Perhaps her conscience got to her, and she also remembered to pay attention to the important events in the life of her personal maid.

When Songzhi heard this, she wondered if he was going to drive her away?

"Your Majesty, I will serve you all my life and will never marry." Songzhi quickly expressed her loyalty.

Afraid that the Empress wouldn't believe her, Songzhi pointed three fingers to the sky and swore, "Your Majesty, if I have the slightest intention of marrying, then Heaven will punish me..."

Before she could finish her words, Concubine Hua, who had reacted, covered her mouth and glared at her:

"If you don't marry, then don't marry. What do you swear to do?"

As the saying goes, a word can become a prophecy. Although swearing is just nonsense that can be said with just two lips and it is not a big deal, it is still something that should be avoided.

Songzhi was covered by the Queen's sweet and tender palm, and she immediately stopped talking and smiled shyly:

"This servant is not anxious, hehe, Your Majesty is so good to this servant, this servant will serve you for the rest of her life and will not go anywhere."

Look at how useless she is.

Concubine Hua went to wash her hands in disdain. She said in a lazy and arrogant tone, "Okay, I will allow you to serve me for the rest of your life."

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