The Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Ling Rong

"You all came very early today. It's rare to see so many people here." The queen said with a smile and grace.

"Concubine Hui, is the little prince okay? You have just finished your confinement period, so you still need to take care of your health and get more rest." The Queen instructed Sister Mei.

Sister Mei immediately stood up from her seat, bowed respectfully to the Queen, and said, "I thank the Queen for her concern. I should have come to pay my respects to you earlier, but you understood that I was weak after giving birth, so you delayed me for these few days. I am truly grateful."

"That's not a big deal. You've already given birth to a prince for the Emperor, which is a great achievement! And now you've been promoted to the rank of Concubine. I'm really happy for you. Sisters, tell me, isn't that right? We should all learn from Concubine Hui and strive to give birth to a prince for the Emperor as soon as possible. That's the most important thing."

Among them, some were happy for Sister Mei, while others were jealous and dissatisfied.

Concubine Duan is weak and now has to take care of Princess Wen Yi, so she rarely comes to pay her respects to the Queen.

Concubine Qi has a low IQ, but she has always been dependent on the queen.

Concubine Jing was neutral, and although the emperor did not favor her, he respected her quite a bit.

Fucha Guigui is a woman of high arrogance and often cannot stand others doing better than her.

Although Concubine Qi was not implicated, her family was convicted and exiled to Ningguta. Now she is the daughter of a criminal and everyone looks down on her.

Chun'er is simple and cute, and is the little sister that we all love.

Xin Changzai is an honest person who never flatters the powerful and looks down on the weak, but he just talks a lot.

"Now that Concubine Wan and Concubine An are both pregnant and are already in advanced stages of pregnancy, you must be more careful, especially with your diet. The Emperor is still hoping that you will give birth to two more princes."

When these words were spoken, everyone's expressions varied.

Concubine Qi looked at the Queen with some worry, fearing that the Third Prince's status would be affected, but the Queen pretended not to see it and just asked everyone to go back.

After leaving the Queen's palace, we were about to go back when Jianqiu, who was beside the Queen, caught up with us.

"Empress An, our Queen invites you, please come in and have a seat." Jianqiu bowed slightly.

I was extremely surprised. What was the Queen sending me to do at this time? Was there something wrong? I was completely baffled.

"Aunt, do you know what the Queen wants to talk to me about?" I asked Jianqiu.

"Lingrong, since the Empress is looking for you, there must be something. Don't keep her waiting anxiously."

"Then sister, go back first, I will be back soon."

"The queen only asked me to invite the young lady in, but she didn't say what the matter was. Please go in alone." Jianqiu said lightly, obviously looking down on me.

"Thank you, auntie!" I replied indifferently.

I went in alone. At that time, the queen was leaning lazily on the couch, reading a book in her hand.

"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. I wonder why Her Majesty has summoned me?"

"Get up. Now that you are pregnant, it will be inconvenient for you to perform formalities. Just forget about the formalities. Please sit down first. I just want to chat with you." The queen spoke slowly.

"Thank you, Her Majesty, for your consideration, but etiquette cannot be abandoned. This is what we should do." I slowly sat down.

I was still wondering why the Queen wanted to call me here this time.

"You are polite, smart, and know when to advance and when to retreat. I like you very much." The queen looked at me with interest and said.

"I am a fool, and I should thank the Queen for not looking down on me."

"How could that be? If you are stupid, there are still a few smart people in this palace. I can see clearly that although your family background is not high, unlike other concubines, you have come all the way to where you are today by yourself, which is quite good."

"I dare not. Thank you for the praise, Her Majesty. Since I entered the palace, Your Majesty has taken good care of me. All this is due to the grace of Your Majesty. I will never forget it." I spoke carefully, fearing that the Queen would discover anything unusual.

"Everyone thinks that you are looked down upon because of your poor background, but I was also born out of wedlock, and now I am the mother of the country, am I not? So what is my background? So what is the difference between a legitimate and illegitimate child?" The queen was a little excited when she said this.

"In the final analysis, it's all the Emperor's favor. Whoever the Emperor favors will naturally have a higher status. You are now favored by the Emperor and pregnant with a prince, so you will naturally be blessed in the future. However, if you give birth to a prince one day, it would be a pity to have no one to rely on after you leave."

When the Queen said this, I immediately understood what she meant. The Queen wanted to win me over and use me for her own purposes in the future.

"Thank you, Empress, for your compassion. I come from a humble background, and my father is only a small county magistrate. I am able to achieve what I have today thanks to the kindness of Your Majesty and Empress. I will never forget it."

"You are so smart. It would be great if your father had a position in the court. Then you would have someone to rely on."

The Queen said this simply to win me over to her advantage. She could grant my father an official position, and it would also be a handle in her hand that could check and balance me at any time.

The Queen has always been shrewd. She used to look down on me because I was of low status and thought I was nothing to be feared. But now, seeing that I was gradually gaining the Emperor's favor and my status was rising, the Concubine Qi and the Noble Lady Qi around her were both simple-minded people, so they wanted to win me over.

"Your Majesty is right. My father is mediocre and has no great ambitions. He just likes to be content with the status quo. I don't have any brothers who can make great achievements, so I don't think about him anymore."

"The days ahead are long, and the future is uncertain. Right now, you must take care of your health. The most important thing is to give birth to a child safely for the Emperor. You and Wanpin are like sisters, and you can look after each other. Now that you are both pregnant, you are even more blessed."

The Queen is hinting to me that if my sister gives birth to a prince in the future, it will be a threat to my child. It would be best if he could depend on her.

But I know the Queen's character very well. When I followed her in the past, she would never allow anyone to have the Emperor's child, let alone give birth to the child safely.

In my previous life, it was all because I trusted the queen that I became estranged from my sister and ended up on a path of no return. I never had children in my life and was a pawn of the queen in vain.

How could I trust her now? But I didn't dare to offend the Queen easily. She was the master of the harem, and it would be too easy for her to harm me.

I could only pretend to be submissive and express my loyalty to the Queen: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your consideration of me. I will definitely remember your kindness." I lowered my posture.

The Queen looked very satisfied and spoke slowly, "You can go back today. When you have nothing to do in the future, come to Kunning Palace more often. We are all sisters, and the more we visit, the closer we will become. Jianqiu, go and see Concubine An off."

"Concubine, please retire!"