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

"Rong'er, Rong'er." After becoming emotional, the fat orange cat uttered an unpleasant voice.

Seeing the person who was moving so enthusiastically and calling her name, An Lingrong's lips twitched, and she quickly looked away.

After the three rounds were over, Big Fat Orange finally came to his senses. Looking at An Lingrong, who was completely exhausted, he felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"Rong'er is indeed very much to my liking," the chubby orange-haired man said with a smile.

Seeing that he was in a good mood, An Lingrong blurted out, "Your Majesty is so vigorous, I am really too weak to continue."

Her eyes were sincere, and she looked utterly helpless, as if she were sighing very earnestly.

The smile in Big Fat Orange's eyes deepened; he felt he was exceptionally well-behaved tonight.

"Rong'er, you've worked hard. I'll have someone send you back to rest."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." It just so happened that An Lingrong didn't want to stay either, otherwise she wouldn't be able to sleep comfortably.

"Su Peisheng, prepare water!"

Upon hearing the voice outside the door, Su Peisheng quickly replied, "Your Majesty, everything is ready!"

Big Fat Orange stood up and walked out: "Take good care of Consort Yu and send her home."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Su Peisheng was surprised. He had become a Noble Person so quickly?

An Lingrong raised an eyebrow. Sure enough, it wasn't in vain that she had created such a wonderful illusion for him and flattered him.

After she was cleaned up, she boarded the Phoenix Spring Grace carriage and returned to Chuxiu Palace.

Yunshang and her entourage were waiting for her to return at the door. When the car stopped, Yunshang and Yuqing quickly came over to help her.

"Consort Yu, we've delivered this far, and we'll return to report."

"Thank you, father-in-law."

Yunshang quickly stepped forward, gave the people a reward, and then the group entered the hall.

All the people in her palace came in and knelt down, smiling as they said, "Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations on being granted the title of Noble Lady!"

The concubine was granted the title of Noble Lady as soon as she served the emperor, and if she were to conceive a child, she would become the head of the palace.

An Lingrong said, "Get up, everyone go and collect your rewards. I need to rest."

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness." The group was all beaming with joy. They were naturally happy that their Highness was favored, not to mention that Your Highness was also generous with the rewards.

Yunshang helped her into the inner room, and An Lingrong then lay down to rest.

The palace is well-informed; even at night, news can travel quickly if one is willing.

In the west wing hall, Consort Xin heard the commotion outside: "Sang'er, is Consort Yu back outside?"

The palace maid on night watch quickly stepped forward to reply, "Yes, Your Highness, but..." Sang'er hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

"But what? Just say it."

“However, Consort Yu has just been promoted to the rank of Noble Lady.” After Sang’er finished speaking, she lowered her eyes, afraid of upsetting Consort Xin.

Xin Changzai glanced at her, understood her thoughts, and said with a smile, "Isn't this something I could have thought of a long time ago? I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly? You're really favored!"

"My lady," Sang'er said, looking at her with concern.

It would be impossible for Consort Xin not to feel any resentment, after all, she gave birth to the eldest princess, yet her rank was lower than that of those who had just entered the palace.

However, she was able to think positively. After all, there was a favored concubine in Chuxiu Palace, and being on good terms with her would make her life better.

Thinking of this, she said, "Let's bring gifts tomorrow morning to celebrate Consort Yu's birthday."

"Yes, my lord." It's good that my lord has come to his senses.

*

The next day, early in the morning, all the palaces received the news that An Lingrong had been promoted to Noble Lady after serving the Emperor the previous night.

As she was doing her hair, Baojuan hurriedly walked in: "My lady, Consort Xin has sent a gift and is waiting for you to go and pay your respects together."

"So early? Let her sit for a while," An Lingrong said.

"Yes, my lady." Baojuan replied and quickly went out.

Yunshang and Yuqing silently quickened their pace and finished packing in no time.

An Lingrong, supporting Yunshang's hand, led her outside to the reception area.

Seeing Consort Xin sitting there drinking tea, An Lingrong stepped forward and said, "Sister, why did you arrive so early?"

Upon hearing the voice, Consort Xin stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Noble Lady Yu."

"Get up quickly, sister, don't be so polite." An Lingrong helped her up.

"Propriety must not be disregarded. My sister is now a person of high status, and I have come here today to offer my congratulations."

An Lingrong looked outside and said, "Thank you, sister. It's getting late. Let's go to Jingren Palace to pay our respects."

It's better to go pay your respects early today, but you'll inevitably get some sarcastic remarks from everyone.

Xin Changzai could also guess what the situation was like today's greeting: "Alright, let's go then. But I should have called my younger sister 'older sister'."

In the palace, people are addressed according to their rank, but the difference in rank is not significant, so it doesn't matter if you don't mind.

An Lingrong said, "Sister is a bit older than me, so it's fine for me to call you sister."

After all, his rank is only one level higher than hers, so it doesn't matter how he addresses her.

“If that’s how it is, then so be it.” Consort Xin was also a straightforward person.

When the two arrived at Jingren Palace, they saw that almost everyone had already arrived.

Everyone except the Empress and Consort Hua has arrived. The newly arrived concubines have not yet served the Emperor and cannot come to pay their respects.

An Lingrong's current position is one above Xin Chang.

After exchanging greetings with the others, the two sat down, and no one said anything yet.

A while later, the Empress and Consort Hua arrived. Consort Hua glared at An Lingrong as soon as she entered. An Lingrong had just knelt before the Empress to serve her in bed, and her illusion magic came in handy again.

"Greetings to Your Majesty the Empress."

The Empress said, "Consort Yu, please rise. From now on, serve the Emperor well and ensure that he has many children."

"Yes, Your Majesty," An Lingrong replied meekly.

Consort Hua said with a mocking look, "Consort Yu certainly knows how to please the Emperor. He promoted you to Consort as soon as you had served him."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty." An Lingrong pretended not to understand her sarcastic tone.

Consort Hua rolled her eyes: ...Who praised you?

However, everyone managed to keep their composure, made a few sarcastic remarks, and then said nothing more.

Yixiu sat up and waited for everyone to finish speaking before hypocritically saying, "Alright, His Majesty likes Consort Yu, so you should all say less."

"If you hadn't waited until everyone had finished speaking before you spoke, I would have believed you," An Lingrong thought to herself, rolling her eyes.

There was nothing much to say after the greetings, and everyone dispersed shortly afterward.

An Lingrong and Xin Changzai returned to Chuxiu Palace.

Upon arriving at the palace, the emperor sent gifts, and officials from the Imperial Household Department also brought several palace maids and eunuchs for her to choose from.

She chose a palace maid who looked pleasing to the eye: "From now on, your name will be Lanxin."

"This servant thanks Your Highness for bestowing this name upon me."

Then they selected three more eunuchs, Xiao Shunzi, Xiao Hezi, and Xiao Qingzi, and gave all four of them mental suggestions to prevent them from doing anything wrong.

Lanxin and Xiaohezi have no master behind them, while Xiaoshunzi and Xiaoqingzi are sent by the Empress and Consort Duan, respectively.

The Empress could understand, but even after Consort Duan acted that way, she still wouldn't behave.

That evening, the Emperor again chose An Lingrong's concubine, a practice that continued for five consecutive days.