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

The queen received the news early in the morning. What she hated most was that two women who looked like her sister were living in the place closest to Jiuzhou Qingyan.

Ruguhan, now also known as Shaojingxuan, is located on the west side of Jiuzhou Qingyan and faces Houhu Lake to the east, covering a large area.

There are 39 halls, rooms, corridors and platforms with 148 rooms (73 corridors), a double-eaved pavilion, a hanging flower gate and five wall gates.

The decoration is luxurious, with nanmu panels inside and red sandalwood window frames and nanmu window cores on all four sides. When the scenery was flourishing, pines and willows were planted, and there was a bamboo forest in front of Zhuxiangzhai.

The main structure of Rugu Hanjin consists of a large, square hall, within which hangs a plaque reading "Shaojingxuan." Shaojingxuan is located in the northernmost part of Rugu Hanjin. Its second floor offers the best views of West Mountain and Back Lake. To enhance these views, Rugu Hanjin's surroundings are flat, with no high mountains, and the other buildings are built relatively low.

Rugu Hanjin is spacious and quiet, and has always been a place where the emperor and his ministers discussed history and the present, recited poems and painted. Therefore, a large number of books and paintings were collected here. There is a poem that says:

To the north of the Changchun Immortal Pavilion, luxuriant trees and flowers grow, fragrant wattle, encircled by winding walls and adorned with corridors. The deep pavilion has bright windows, and a thousand scrolls of toothpicks are painted, rinsing the fragrance and extracting the essence. It is not disrespectful of modern people to love the ancients, and Shaoling's words really touched my heart.

The spacious house has no support from the summer heat, and my mind is as cool as ice.

At that time, Wen would rather not talk about the old learning, but he was unable to get rid of the outdated ideas.

The singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers bring about quiet enlightenment, while the pine wind, water and moon bring about good friends.

People today do not despise the love of the ancients. I love the ancient Du Shaoling.

When An Lingrong arrived at the mountain and water, she did not go to find Zhen Huan and the others first, but came to Han Gu Ru Jin first. Her amazed look made Jiang Ru Yin smile.

Following the sound of laughter, An Lingrong looked in the direction of the laughter. Standing among the palace ladies, Jiang Ruyin wore a green shirt and a wooden hairpin, gently tucked at her side. She looked like a carefree young woman who had strayed into a palace banquet. An Lingrong had seen Jiang Ruyin in many ways, but this was the first time she'd seen her so carefree and carefree. Normally, in the Yanxi Palace, if Concubine Cheng or Qiu Chang laughed, An Lingrong knew they were displeased with her again. But Jiang Ruyin never did. Her smile was always casual and indifferent. Whether addressed to the Emperor, the Empress, or Concubine Hua, her eyes were always devoid of emotion, as if she were laughing for the sake of laughter, or as if she were just laughing at a harmless joke.

An Lingrong bravely asked, "What are you laughing at, Madam?"

Jiang Ruyin replied, "You look like a house cat that has strayed into the market, timid and curious."

This metaphor was quite novel, but An Lingrong was not offended. "Your Majesty, you are like a crane kept in a fairy palace. Whether standing or sitting, looking up or bowing your head, you are always leisurely and relaxed. You have seen all kinds of things in the world, yet you have never lost interest in ordinary things."

Her eyes were sparkling as she curiously followed Jiang Ruyin's figure, as surprised and envious as a cat seeing a crane.

Shu Dong, who was always mature, curled his eyes and said, "You have been sitting in the car all day today, and Master Qian must be tired. Please come into the hall and sit down."

Jiang Ruyin had already turned around and tilted her head to look at her, her playful eyes seeming to blame An Lingrong for not catching up.

The main seat in the main hall was covered with thick soft satin. Jiang Ruyin leaned against it and looked at An Lingrong with interest, as if she was waiting for good news.

An Lingrong blushed, but decided to speak out. "On Her Majesty's birthday, I had nothing but a song to sing. The other day, the Emperor gifted me with a piece of aquamarine Tencel cotton. Seeing that Her Majesty looked so charming in green, I ventured to sew her a dress."

Jiang Ruyin raised her eyebrows, a smile playing on her lips, "Oh, Sister An wants to measure my figure."

Suochun brought the teacup and looked at the two of them in surprise when she heard this. An Lingrong blushed and stammered, "I was thinking, well, I thought it would be good if Suochun told me."

Jiang Ruyin stared at An Lingrong's chest for a while, "Well, if your chest is bigger, just cut it longer."

An Lingrong crossed her arms uncomfortably. This look and these words made it seem as if she was naked and still being stared at.

As he was speaking, Su Peisheng led the young eunuch and brought in something that looked like a four-sided fan.

Su Peisheng saw An Lingrong sitting there and calmly greeted the two of them. Seeing An Lingrong curiously examining the artifact, and Jiang Ruyin also sitting there calmly, with no intention of sending An Lingrong away, he could only say, "The Emperor knows that Your Majesty loves to burn incense, but it's not suitable to do so to avoid the summer heat. So he ordered the Imperial Household Department to prepare fresh fragrant flowers. I'm sure Your Majesty has seen this."

He turned sideways and motioned the eunuch to move the wind wheel to the fragrant flower pot. He reached out and fiddled with it. Jiang Ruyin tilted her head to watch, and An Lingrong exclaimed, "It's really fragrant and cool. The Emperor really values ​​His Majesty."

Jiang Ruyin was also happy, "Then Mrs. Qian should come and visit more often."

This harmonious scene, just like sisters from the same family, made Su Peisheng marvel at it and explain, "The Emperor originally indicated that the residence for the Empress was a place with sunlight above and below. The lake surface would sparkle day and night, which was so beautiful. But Prince Guo returned to Beijing first and followed the Emperor to the Old Summer Palace. To avoid suspicion, the residences of the palace masters were moved to the west side of the Old Summer Palace. Because everything had to be moved, the pace was slow. So, the Emperor specifically ordered his servants to personally deliver it to the Empress." Finally, Su Peisheng glanced at An Lingrong subtly and said, "The Emperor said to come over for dinner tonight."

Arriving at the Old Summer Palace, he hadn't gone to the Empress first, or at least to Concubine Hua, but he had actually come to Jiang Ruyin, a concubine, first. It seemed that the Emperor's earlier punishment of the concubines had left him somewhat irritated with the Empress and Concubine Hua, the two who oversaw the six harems. Jiang Ruyin thought to herself that it was best to avoid this mess for now.

Now An Lingrong understood and said goodbye obediently.

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"It was Concubine Hua who arranged Lian Hongxuan's full-moon banquet. How could I possibly host Princess Wen Yi's first birthday?" Jiang Ruyin asked curiously as she handed the emperor a piece of braised quail with pearl ham.

The emperor spoke eloquently, "The queen's health has been fluctuating, and I intend to select someone to assist in managing the six palaces. You are already the head of one palace, so you will have to personally preside over Hongxuan's first birthday celebration in the future."

It turned out to be the Queen's suggestion. It seemed that someone was going to cause trouble that day. Jiang Ruyin lowered her eyes, "I think that Concubine Wen, as the biological mother of Princess Wen Yi, would also like to take care of it herself. Besides, Concubine Jing has been serving the Emperor for a long time, she..."

The emperor interrupted her and squeezed her waist gently, "Last time you hosted a banquet, and the six palaces were in harmony, I was very happy."

This statement could not be refused. While the emperor lowered his head to eat, Jiang Ruyin curled his lips in impatience.

In fact it is.