The Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Ling Rong

"My lady, you are finally back. Why did you take so long to go out today? You haven't come back for half a day. I was just planning to go out with Huanbi to look for you." Liuzhu looked anxious.

"Look, aren't we back? I just told Lingrong that if we came back late, you would nag me again. Look, you're waiting here, and you still can't escape."

"My lady, I am just worried. The palace is not like the mansion before. We have to be careful about everything." Liuzhu explained anxiously.

"My lady, the Queen sent someone to tell me that Princess Wen Yi's first birthday party will be held in Jiuzhou, and all the ladies in the palace should attend it tomorrow night." Jin Xi stepped forward and gave a brief explanation.

"Lingrong, let's go in first."

"Jinxi, come and tell us about the banquet. You have been here for a long time and know a lot. Otherwise we will make mistakes tomorrow." The sister called Jinxi.

"My lady, in this Yuanmingyuan Palace, banquets are usually held in Jiuzhou, often with singing and dancing to liven up the atmosphere. Since it is Princess Wen Yi's first birthday, we will hold it together."

"Is there anything we should pay attention to?" my sister asked.

"That's fine, it's just an ordinary family dinner. The prince and his wife, along with some ministers and their families, will be in attendance. My lady, just be cautious."

"That's good, I feel more at ease now." My sister immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister, I'll go back first. We'll go there together tomorrow night." I slowly stood up and turned to say to my sister.

"Okay, go back and have a good rest. We'll go there with Sister Mei tomorrow."

"Jinxi, go and see Lingrong off." The elder sister sat up and turned to instruct Jinxi.

"Sister, there's no need to send me off. I can go back by myself. How could I get lost?" I said with a smile.

In the evening of the next day, we went to the banquet together.

There were quite a lot of people coming today. I had already recognized all the princes and their noble families by now. My sisters and I were sitting together.

The first row below sat the Fifth Master, the Tenth Master, and their wives. The Tenth Master was also known as Prince Dun. His biological mother was the late Empress's younger sister, so naturally he held a high status. However, Prince Dun had always secretly been dissatisfied with the Emperor.

The banquet has not started yet and everyone is talking privately.

"Empress Duan has arrived!" The eunuch's announcement broke the noise.

Before he finished speaking, Concubine Duan walked into the hall. She was followed by a palace maid, but she wasn't supported by anyone. Her steps were slow, but each one was firm, and she occasionally coughed.

Concubine Duan was not in good health and had been in the palace for a long time, so this was her first time seeing her. She looked around and the moment she saw her sister, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.

But in just a moment, she returned to normal.

He walked forward slowly and paid his respects to the Emperor and Empress, but due to health reasons, he suddenly started coughing.

The emperor immediately ordered Jixiang: "Help your queen sit down quickly. She is not feeling well, so don't bow."

"Yes, I will obey your order." After hearing this, Jixiang hurriedly helped Concubine Duan to sit down.

"The emperor has found another beautiful woman." After sitting down to rest for a while, Concubine Duan took a moment to calm down and spoke slowly.

"Concubine Duan, you have not been in good health for a long time, so you still retain the vision of the past." The queen smiled.

"You are not feeling well. The weather is so hot. Why did you come out today?" The emperor asked with some concern in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I am not feeling well, but today is Princess Wen Yi's first birthday. Wen Yi is so cute, I must come to congratulate her." As Concubine Duan spoke, her eyes unconsciously glanced at Princess Wen Yi.

"Jixiang, go get the things." Concubine Duan turned her head and said softly to Jixiang.

Jixiang immediately brought a box and handed it to Concubine Cao. Concubine Cao hurriedly took it and stood up to salute: "I thank you very much, Concubine Duan. It is really a blessing for Wen Yi to be favored by you."

"No need to be polite, Concubine Cao." Concubine Duan said lightly.

The banquet was halfway through, and everyone was drinking. My sister had two cups and whispered to me, "Lingrong, I want to go out for some fresh air."

"Sister, I'll go with you." I leaned close to her ear and whispered.

We slipped out quietly and walked to the edge of a pond, where we were attracted by the lively carp in the water.

Looking at the crystal clear water and the carp swimming freely, my sister couldn't help but want to play. She looked around to see that there was no one around and wanted to go down to play.

I immediately stopped her. What if something dangerous happened? There was no one around.

"Don't worry, Lingrong. I'm just playing around. It's too stuffy in there. We finally got out, so I'll just play for a while."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you here." I was helpless.

Sometimes she is as playful as a child and there is really nothing we can do about her.

With Liuzhu's help, I sat on the stone by the pond. Just watching was not enough for me. I turned around and took off my shoes and socks, playing in the water barefoot.

"Sister, please come up quickly. It would be so embarrassing if others saw you like this." I was also afraid that someone would see us and say something bad.

Liuzhu also urged from the side: "My lady, Miss Lingrong is right, let's stop playing."

"Okay, seeing as you guys are more anxious than me, I'll come up right away."

After saying that, he stood up and accidentally slipped. Liuzhu and I immediately reached out to pull him up, but we couldn't stop him and he was about to fall into the pond.

At this moment, a hand suddenly appeared, grabbed my sister's arm, and pulled her up.

The three of us were frightened at once. We looked up and found that the person standing in front of us was a strange man.

He looked fair-skinned, with delicate features that exuded a gentleness, as soft as jade. He was dressed in fine clothes, carrying a flute, and a scepter stood behind him.

Could this be Prince Guo?

My sister was still in shock at the moment, obviously frightened, and was standing there barefoot.

Liuzhu noticed this and immediately stood in front of her sister, saying with an unhappy look, "How dare you! Who are you? Staring at our young master like that?"

Prince Guo was not flustered at all and spoke slowly. Emperor Li Houzhu once said that the whiteness of a beautiful woman's skin could be praised as "jade-like in color", which was indeed true.

But in my opinion, it would be better to change it to a light blue jade-like color, which would better show the beauty of the snow-white and slender jade feet.

"Hello, Prince Guo!" I immediately bowed.

"Thank you for what happened today, Your Highness. I hope you won't spread the news to anyone. It will be good for both of us."

My sister had already put on her shoes by this time, and I took her and left.

I think this is the first time my sister met Prince Guo.

In my previous life, I didn’t believe that my sister and Prince Guo were together. We were both the emperor’s concubines and could only stay in this palace for the rest of our lives.

As for this prince, she would naturally avoid him from now on. This was nothing to him, but to the woman, it was a disaster.