The Legend of Zhen Huan Reborn: Overthrowing Zhen Huan to Become the Queen Mother

Baozhi was very clever. She took out a simple blue cloth purse from the bottom of the dressing table. Inside it was An Lingrong's entire fortune—ten taels of silver. She stuffed it directly into Su Peisheng's sleeve and said, "Please go and treat me to tea, eunuch."

Su Peisheng flicked his whisk, felt the weight in his sleeves, and bowed cheerfully without changing his expression. "I have to go back to work, so I'll take my leave now."

An Lingrong was so happy that she almost lost her mind. Baozhi wiped the crystal tears from the corners of An Lingrong's eyes.

An Lingrong held Baozhi's hand and said, "I, I shouldn't have made that dress. Wouldn't it be better to give the material to Concubine Fang? Otherwise, I really don't know how to thank you."

Baozhi then realized that An Lingrong's hands were shaking uncontrollably.

Baozhi sighed and rubbed An Lingrong's thin back with heartache, "My lady is gentle and lovely. Giving her these extravagant things would not reflect her feelings."

Inside the Suiyu Pavilion, the emperor and Jiang Ruyin were leisurely talking about Jiang Ruyin's birthday.

Jiang Ruyin said lazily, "I don't like to make trouble, but now I am the emperor's concubine. Even if it is for the emperor, I will hold a good banquet."

The emperor smiled indulgently, "I know you best. So, give it a good try and let me see what you can do. The Queen's headaches keep coming back, and I want you to practice a little."

Jiang Ruyin knew it well, but still tilted her head, "Your Majesty, wouldn't it be better for you if Sister Jingpin is the elderly by your side?"

The emperor smiled, becoming more and more satisfied with Jiang Ruyin. "I favor you, but you are not happy. You are becoming more and more spoiled by me."

Jiang Ruyin suddenly leaned closer to look at the emperor. This man was elegant and noble. At this moment, he looked at her with a smile on his face and lowered his brows. His eyes were deep and unfathomable, reflecting Jiang Ruyin's expectant look. It seemed that nothing else mattered except the person in front of him.

Seeing Jiang Ruyin looking at him, the emperor snorted lightly to express his doubt.

Jiang Ruyin blushed and said slowly, "When I was young, I only wanted to meet a handsome and elegant husband and live a carefree life with him. I didn't want to take care of household chores. I think I was already lazy even then."

The emperor sighed softly, his eyes moving slightly, like clear water falling into an ink pool, evoking a sense of clarity, but then being swallowed by the ink in just a breath.

"Then I have trapped you."

Jiang Ruyin's eyes curved as she shook her head, "But the moment I saw the emperor, all my expectations and stubbornness disappeared. My heart and eyes were filled with thoughts of, 'Whose son is this?'" As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes and she buried her head in the emperor's arms.

After a while, Jiang Ruyin's muffled voice came from his arms, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

The emperor froze, and sighed almost imperceptibly. "I thought I'd let you move in once Hongxuan was older and Yongshou Palace was renovated. I wanted to keep it a secret from you so you could be happy, but now I can't. The front hall of Yongshou Palace has been renovated, so I'll use it for your birthday banquet." Finally, he added, "I'll have Concubine Jing take good care of it."

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Late March arrived as expected,

All the concubines were amazed at the splendor of Yongshou Palace, with its red walls and green tiles. All the decorations were treasures, and even the floor was paved with white jade. They all sighed that Concubine Fang was about to reach the peak of her career.

The magnolias at the four corners of the palace were taller than the palace walls and were already in full bloom, filling the courtyard with fragrance. When the three people from the Yanxi Palace arrived at the corridor on the east side of the Chuxiu Palace and the Yiku Palace, the fragrance penetrated their noses and they couldn't help but slow down their pace.

An Lingrong looked silently at the wall of Xianfu Palace, wondering if the money sent to the imperial kitchen would be used to buy some hot meals for Shen Meiyu and Zhen Huan.

Then he remembered Baojuan's bitter words: "With the financial resources of Concubine Shen and Concubine Wan, how could they not have good food? My lady had received good things, but she hadn't bought anything for herself, and she was already thinking about them. When they had caused trouble for my lady, they didn't offer to compensate her or offer a word of comfort."

Thinking of this, An Lingrong couldn't help but clench the handkerchief in her hand.

Xia Dongchun grumbled for a long time, feeling jealous for a while, "This concubine is so prestigious, celebrating her birthday with such a grand ceremony. Eh, don't you think so?"

When the concubines celebrated their birthdays, there would be either a Qianqiu Banquet or a birthday banquet in their own palace. Everyone knew that this meant that the Yongshou Palace was to be given to Jiang Ruyin.

Noble Lady Fucha ignored her, so she bumped into An Lingrong's arm again. Seeing that An Lingrong also ignored her, she became furious and said, "Why are you ignoring me?"

"Could the lady in front please move aside? Our master is going to celebrate the birthday of Concubine Fang."

A female voice was heard from behind, and the three of them turned to look.

The two women were tall, with straight noses and big, bright eyes.

The woman on the left, dressed in orange and wearing a hairpin with eight-treasure beads, pursed her lips, wore no makeup, and had a distant, cold gaze, giving her the appearance of a cool and beautiful woman. I imagine she is the Borjigit noblewoman.

The woman on the right is wearing a blue and white robe. She doesn't look like a palace maid but more like an ordinary Mongolian girl.

Judging from what she said just now, she seemed to be the maid of Borjigit, but she was not supporting Borjigit, but standing in front and behind her.

Noble Lady Fucha took two steps back first and nodded to Noble Lady Borjigit.

The Borjigit nobleman was also like this, but Xia Dongchun was unwilling to lose face and gave way, still muttering dirty words, "I thought it was someone else, it turned out to be a tribute from Mongolia."

Both Mongolian girls had extraordinary hearing abilities, not to mention that the two people were only a few steps apart.

The noblewoman Borjigit turned around and stared at Xia Dongchun. The Mongolian girl beside her shouted, "Who are you? How dare you look down on Sister Tara!"

Noblewoman Borjigit coughed heavily and said, "Duolan, step back." She slowly took two steps towards Xia Dongchun, looked her up and down, and said, "Are you the disgraceful concubine?"

Xia Dongchun exploded and blurted out, "I am the Emperor's personal appointee, Consort Qiu. How dare you, a person without favor, do that to me? Be careful or I'll have the Emperor punish you severely!"

Noblewoman Borjigit sneered at the words and said, "I am a noblewoman appointed by the emperor, and you are a concubine appointed by the emperor himself, and you are making such a fuss."

The Mongolians spoke Chinese very directly. An Lingrong and Noble Lady Fucha couldn't help laughing several times while watching this farce.

Xia Dongchun blushed, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "So what if you're a noble lady? You only served the emperor once when you entered the palace. The only other person who served the emperor only once was that unlucky An Da Ying. What are you so proud of? If you didn't have a good family background and looked like a man, the emperor wouldn't even be happy to look at you."

Borjigit nobleman raised his head, raised his proud nose, and disdained Xia Dongchun's words, "A petite and noisy woman like you is like a big rat on the grassland, squeaking and screaming without knowing whether to live or die. Only when you die will you learn what it means to keep your tail between your legs and behave yourself!"