I fulfilled the female supporting role's wish and I succeeded

Xianfu Palace

Concubine Jing was leaning on the couch, her face pale and her lips bloodless. One hand was gently stroking her slightly bulging belly, and the other hand was tightly clutching a handkerchief, her knuckles turning white.

She felt waves of heavy pain in her abdomen, like sharp needles piercing her heart again and again.

Fear overwhelmed her like a tide.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?" The personal maid Hanzhu looked at Concubine Jing worriedly, her voice trembling.

Concubine Jing took a deep breath, trying to suppress the fear in her heart, and forced a smile: "I am fine, it's just that the fetus is a little unstable."

She knew that the queen would not let her go easily.

This child is her last hope and her only support in this deep palace.

She must protect him.

Jingyang Palace

"The Emperor has arrived—" the eunuch's shrill voice broke the tranquility of Jingyang Palace.

An Lingrong quickly stood up to greet him, a smile plastered on her face: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

The Emperor smiled and helped An Lingrong up: "Rong'er, please don't be polite."

He took An Lingrong's hand, walked over to the soft couch and sat down, his eyes gentle: "Are you feeling better today?"

"Thanks to the emperor, I am now much better." An Lingrong responded softly, her eyes full of tenderness.

"I came here today to talk to Rong'er and relieve her boredom." The emperor patted An Lingrong's hand gently with a gentle tone.

An Lingrong snuggled up to the emperor obediently, listening to him chatter about trivial matters in the court, and occasionally interjecting a word or two. The atmosphere was warm and harmonious.

Before they knew it, the topic turned to Nian Shilan.

"I heard that Nian has been staying in Yiku Palace lately, crying all day long and missing me." There was a hint of melancholy in the emperor's tone.

An Lingrong's heart moved, this was an opportunity.

She lowered her eyes and sighed softly, "I also heard from Concubine Jin that Nian Yan stayed in Yikun Palace all day, hoping that the Emperor would go and see her."

She paused and continued, "Nian promised to serve the emperor for many years. Even if she has no merit, she has worked hard. Your Majesty should give her a chance to reform."

An Lingrong thought to herself: The Emperor is starting to miss the old times again and feels guilty towards Concubine Hua.

She had to follow the emperor's wishes and give him a ladder so that he would have the opportunity to regain the favor of Concubine Hua.

In this way, you can please the emperor and make the queen uneasy, killing two birds with one stone.

The emperor returned to the Yangxin Palace with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

He waved everyone away, sat alone on the dragon throne, closed his eyes, and the voice, appearance and smile of Concubine Hua in the past emerged in his mind.

"Su Peisheng," the emperor opened his eyes and called out.

Su Peisheng stepped forward quickly: "The servant is here."

"Go and check on Concubine Hua's current situation." The emperor ordered.

"Yes." Su Peisheng took the order and left.

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows and sighed in his heart: An Lingrong is beautiful and kind-hearted, and she knows what I am thinking.

He thought of An Lingrong's gentle and considerate words, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.

Su Peisheng quickly replied, "Your Majesty, Nian promised that Concubine Jin would take care of her. No servants in the palace dare to bully her."

The emperor nodded and sighed in his heart: People are indeed different.

Even though Concubine Li betrayed her master, I still had to promote her to become Consort Li, but now she has ended up like this.

Instead, it was Concubine Jin who helped Concubine Hua without any regrets.

Thinking of Concubine Li, the emperor felt a surge of disgust in his heart.

Even though she had passed away, it still made him unhappy.

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Su Peisheng, issue an order to reinstate Nian Yingke as Nian Concubine and lift her house arrest."

He paused and continued, "In addition, Concubine Jin Jin was appointed Concubine Jin and was granted the right to live in Qixiang Palace."

"Yes." Su Peisheng accepted the order and hurried to convey it.

Inside Qixiang Palace, sunlight shines through the window lattices, casting mottled shadows on the ground.

The air was filled with a faint scent of incense, mixed with the fresh smell of the newly changed mattress.

Concubine Jin leaned against the soft couch, her slender fingers gently stroking the imperial edict in her hand, her fingertips trembling slightly.

"Princess Jin...Princess Jin..."

Tears slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the bright yellow imperial edict, leaving a wet mark.

She clutched the imperial edict tightly, as if she wanted to rub it into her bones and blood.

"After so many years, I finally made it!" She choked, her vision blurred by tears.

Scenes from the past came to mind, and all the contempt and grievances he had suffered from Nian Shilan had now turned into joy and excitement at this moment.

"After following Nian Shilan for so many years, I only ended up with the status of a noble."

She sniffed, trying to calm her excitement.

"Ever since I joined Consort Shu, I've been given a title and promoted..."

She raised her head, her eyes firm and bright.

"Sure enough, following the right people is the most important thing!"

The atmosphere in Yikun Palace was solemn and depressing.

Nian agreed to take the imperial edict from Su Peisheng's hand, his hands trembling so much that he could hardly hold it.

She slowly unfolded the imperial edict, her eyes scanning the words on it word by word, tears flowing uncontrollably.

"Restore Nian Yingqing to Nianpin and lift the house arrest..."

She murmured, her voice hoarse and trembling.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty has finally forgiven me..."

She covered her face and burst into tears, and the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time were finally released.

Su Peisheng stood quietly by, watching the scene in front of him, feeling mixed emotions.

He coughed lightly, breaking the silence.

"Empress Nian," he said respectfully, "you should thank Empress Shu Guifei."

Nian agreed and raised her head, looking at Su Peisheng with tearful eyes.

"Noble Concubine Shu?" she asked doubtfully.

Su Peisheng nodded and explained, "It was the Imperial Concubine Shu who pleaded for you in front of the Emperor, and that's why the Emperor restored your position."

Nian Da Ying was stunned, with a hint of surprise and confusion in his eyes.

Concubine Nian sat in front of the dressing table, looking at her haggard self in the mirror, with a thousand thoughts in her mind.

An Lingrong...

The name lingered in her mind.

Her slender fingers gently stroked the cold mirror, and a piercing chill came from her fingertips, just like her mood at the moment.

The air in Yiku Palace was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood, which was once her favorite spice, but now it smelled so bitter, like chewing wax.

She closed her eyes and tried hard to recall every detail of her time with An Lingrong.

The scenes of being humiliated and framed by her flashed through her mind like a kaleidoscope.

She had been so arrogant and domineering, but she had never imagined that one day she would need An Lingrong's help.

"Why would she help me?"

Concubine Nian opened her eyes, her eyes full of confusion and puzzlement.

"When I was in favor, I dealt with her a lot..."

She stood up, walked to the window and opened it.

Outside the window, a breeze blew, bringing a breath of fresh air, but it could not blow away the doubts in her heart.

A melodious piano sound came from afar. It was An Lingrong's favorite song.

The sound of the piano is like crying and complaining, as if telling an unknown story.

A strong impulse suddenly surged in Nianpin's heart.

She wanted to find An Lingrong and ask her face to face why she was helping her.

She turned around, walked quickly out of Yiku Palace, and headed towards Jingyang Palace.