Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

After listening to them finish speaking, Yunshang said, "Master, Consort Chang can bring two maids. Would you like to choose one from within the manor?"

She personally selected all the servants in the manor, so she felt more at ease with them. Moreover, she had been managing the servants for the past few days and had gotten to know them better.

Upon hearing this, An Lingrong asked, "Have you chosen anyone?"

“There’s someone named Yuqing who’s alright,” Yunshang said.

"Then let's go with Yuqing." An Lingrong trusted her judgment.

"Okay, master."

*

On the fifteenth of September, An Lingrong brought Yunshang and Yuqing into the palace.

Upon arriving at the palace gate, a young eunuch stepped forward and said, "Greetings to Your Highness, may Your Highness be blessed."

Yunshang asked, "Eunuch, where does our young mistress stay?"

"Consort Yu has been assigned to Chuxiu Palace. This servant will lead the way for you, Your Highness." The young eunuch led the group.

An Lingrong said, "Thank you, sir."

Chuxiu Palace, where Consort Xin still resides.

She deliberately arrived a little late, and sure enough, she didn't run into the female lead and Shen Meizhuang.

Upon arriving at Chuxiu Palace, Consort Xin resided in the west side hall, while the others stayed in the east side hall.

Yunshang gave the young eunuch who had led the way a reward, and then took her leave.

Because An Lingrong brought two maids into the palace, the Imperial Household Department only assigned one maid and one eunuch.

"This servant/maid respectfully welcomes Your Highness! May Your Highness be blessed!"

An Lingrong said, "Get up, and tell me your names."

"This servant, Baojuan, greets Consort Yu."

An Lingrong: ...Baojuan is indeed someone An Lingrong can't get rid of.

"This servant, Xiao Anzi, greets Consort Yu."

"From now on, Yunshang and Yuqing will serve me. You can listen to them."

"Yes, my lord."

An Lingrong glanced at Yunshang, then quickly went up to give the two of them a reward.

The two said in unison, "Thank you for your generous gift, Your Highness."

"You can all go out and get busy." An Lingrong didn't say anything about whether they needed to be loyal or not, but directly gave them a mental suggestion that they would only be loyal to her.

"Yes, little master!"

After everyone left, An Lingrong sat down on the soft couch. Yunshang served her tea, while Yuqing tidied up the luggage that had been sent over earlier.

"My lady, have a cup of tea!" Yunshang brought a cup of tea and placed it in front of An Lingrong.

An Lingrong picked up the glass and took a sip. After walking for a while, she was indeed a little thirsty.

"My lady, everything we brought has been put away," Yuqing said as she walked over.

An Lingrong instructed, "Well, from now on, listen to Yunshang more often, and remember to be careful with your words and actions in the palace."

"This servant understands, this servant will definitely listen to what Sister Yunshang says." Yuqing quickly replied.

An Lingrong thought it over and decided to go see Consort Xin anyway, since she had a princess and was an old servant who had served the emperor, even though they were of the same rank.

Xin Changzai was straightforward and, seeing An Lingrong's appearance and rank, knew she would definitely be favored, so naturally she wouldn't offend her.

Upon their return, the various palaces began sending gifts to the newly arrived officials.

An Lingrong looked at the rewards given by the Empress and Consort Hua, which were much more than what the original owner had received. After all, she was now the only newcomer with a title.

"Yunshang, go and tell Consort Hua about Consort Zhen's overstepping her bounds by moving directly into the main hall of Suiyu Pavilion and the fact that she was served by a maidservant who was only a concubine."

"Yes, I'll take care of it right away." The mistress had instructed that she should not refer to herself as a servant in private.

Yunshang has the ability to pass on the message without being discovered or not, so An Lingrong is at ease.

She estimated that once the message was sent, even if Consort Hua didn't punish Zhen Huan now, she would punish her after the morning audience.

By suppressing the female lead through a series of small incidents and then sabotaging her opportunities, the emperor naturally stopped liking her as much after she lost her special status.

The dinner was quite good; the imperial kitchen dared not neglect her these days.

Before going to bed, An Lingrong directly instructed Yunshang to keep watch that night.

When no one was around, she let Yunshang go into the space to rest.

"Master, I'm not sleepy, I'll stay here and watch over you."

Hearing this, An Lingrong didn't insist: "Then if you're sleepy, go inside and sleep."

"okay, I get it."

An Lingrong, of course, didn't go to bed that early, so the two of them, along with Xiao Qi in the space, started watching the drama, directly watching The Legend of Zhen Huan.

After all, although she received the memories, she only saw them from the original owner's perspective, which was not comprehensive enough.

The next morning, Yunshang and Anlingrong, who had already taken a nap in their spatial dimension, were naturally full of energy.

Sitting in front of the dressing table, An Lingrong watched Yunshang do her hair and makeup.

She really learns everything quickly; she only had to learn from Aunt Fangfei before she could do these Qing Dynasty hairstyles.

"My lady, Sister Yunshang has finished preparing it for you. Please take a look," Yuqing said.

An Lingrong looked at her outfit today; it wasn't too flashy, nor too plain—it was just right.

"Indeed, Yunshang's craftsmanship is excellent, and the jewelry you paired with it is also suitable."

Both of them were quite pleased to receive the praise: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness."

"Later, Yunshang will come with me to Jingren Palace to pay our respects."

"Yes, my lord."

An Lingrong had just led Yunshang out of the palace gates when she saw Consort Xin also come out.

She walked over and said, "Sister Xin, let me go with you."

"Sister Yu, come with me. We'll have company to talk to on the way," Xin Changzai said kindly.

The two went to Jingren Palace together, arriving at a time that was neither too early nor too late.

The newly arrived concubines had no seats yet, and An Lingrong looked at Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang standing in the first row.

She stood in the second row, deliberately behind Zhen Huan, so that when Consort Hua called out names individually, everyone would see that she was standing behind the unranked concubine.

Zhen Huan took the position of Consort Borjigit, and according to her rank, she should have stood in the third row.

Following the order of Manchu and Mongol, Shen Meizhuang should be in the position of Consort Fucha, and it would be more reasonable for her to stand in the second row alongside An Lingrong.

Everyone has arrived except for the first person on the right, Consort Hua.

The Empress sat there, a fake smile on her face: "My sisters, you've arrived so early. Are you all settling into life in the palace?"

"Thanks to the Empress's care, everything is fine."

Just as everyone finished speaking, a eunuch's voice came from outside: "Consort Hua has arrived!"

Consort Hua, holding Songzhi's hand, swayed gracefully as she entered: "I'm not too late, am I?"

"Greetings to Concubine Hua!"

Consort Hua acted as if she hadn't seen anything, and dawdled for a long time before finally letting everyone get up.

Fortunately, An Lingrong used illusion magic, otherwise her legs would have gone numb from squatting. In that case, she would have definitely made Consort Hua fall down to see what would happen.

"All the young ladies pay their respects to Her Majesty the Empress!"

Everyone knelt down and began making three rounds of lucky cat gestures.

"May the Queen be blessed with happiness and peace of mind."

The Empress did not make things difficult for them: "Rise, all of you, and greet the other concubines as well."

With Consort Duan absent, everyone bowed to Consort Hua, squatting for quite a while. Consort Hua was still dawdling, pretending not to see them. An Lingrong rolled her eyes inwardly.