An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

It was just dawn, and the emperor had to deal with court affairs. He got up from the bed, and An Lingrong shrank in. It was so cold!

It was already late autumn, but she was so delicate that she tucked the quilt tightly to prevent the heat from leaking out.

The emperor said warmly: "I'm going to get up. An Guiren, no, I should call you Li Guiren. Li Guiren, please sleep a little longer!"

An Lingrong was in a daze and had no time to respond to him. The emperor leaned over and said, "You still haven't calmed down, right? Mr. Li, although I have secretly taken advantage of you, you have also been a blessing in disguise. I am thinking of this word Li." tasty."

An Lingrong turned over and immediately sat up with half of his body propped up. He hurriedly went to help the emperor get dressed. The emperor said: "This year Gengyao, I returned his memorial yesterday. What kind of tribute beauties are there to put people in?" Hanlin Academy, I will not act based on his face, but if I refuse like this, he will not be happy! I think for the sake of balance, it is time to prepare to restore Concubine Hua's power as co-president of the Sixth Palace."

Concubine Hua's restoration of power was something that was expected for An Lingrong, but it was also something she didn't want to see.

Not long after Concubine Hua resumed her power as co-president of the Sixth Palace, Nian Gengyao no longer fell ill and continued to guard the border and contribute to the country and the people.

On this day, the queen came out from the palace, and everyone gathered in the imperial garden to enjoy flowers. In order to appease Concubine Hua, the emperor transplanted many fresh green roses, yellow roses, and purple roses, which were full of vitality.

An Lingrong frowned and said: "The emperor locked the woman named Zhou Xinruo in prison. I applied to the emperor yesterday, and the emperor agreed to release her and let her return to Cuihe Hall to continue serving, but I don't know What's going on? The emperor was furious because of a poem. I really don't dare to keep such a person in the palace."

The noble Fucha continued: "It is said that Mr. An Gui is good at training his servants. Now we have encountered a troublesome person! Last time, the queen praised Mr. An Gui for coming and said that Kang Luhai has been trained by Mr. An Gui. There are many people who come to Yanxi Palace to be honest and obedient. If the people in An Gui think that they are troublesome, they will definitely be troublesome. People in An Gui must train the people well before sending them to other places in the palace. Otherwise, they will send them out of the palace. !”

Xia Ruchun glanced sideways at Noble Fucha and said: "Noble Fucha, you should be called Noble Li! Don't you know that the emperor gave the word "Li" to Sister An? I don't know who is talking nonsense behind his back, saying that Sister An is not to be favored. , Recommending people indiscriminately! If the emperor does not like it, how can the emperor increase the reward and give a letter to Sister An?"

Wan Guiren and Hui Guiren were overjoyed when they heard this and hurriedly came over to congratulate An Lingrong.

This caught Concubine Hua's attention. Concubine Hua only glanced in this direction lightly, but Guiren Cao came over with Baojuan to congratulate him.

Cao Guiren had obviously heard what Guiren Fucha said just now. She said, "They all say that An Guiren is good at training his servants. I agree very much. Not to mention others, Baojuan was trained from An Guiren's palace. , the waiters are experienced, and their cooking skills are not to mention, they also make secret roast duck, the taste is fragrant, glutinous and soft, and the skin is crispy, yummy."

Concubine Qi couldn't help but interjected and said: "Hey, Cao Guiren is very popular. What's the use of Cao Guiren talking so much? I just want to ask the concubines in the harem, which one of you has tasted the food in Cao Guiren's palace? The secret roast duck?”

It was okay if Concubine Qi didn't ask, but when she asked, An Lingrong saw Qi Shusha shaking her head.

Concubine Qi teased: "Master Cao, look at it, if there are good things, you will hide them. This is not good! Speaking of which, it doesn't matter if we can't eat this secret roast duck. Give one to the emperor and one to the queen." One goes, by the way, there is Concubine Hua who works hard for the Sixth Palace, so it’s not an exaggeration to give one as a gift! Mr. Cao, why are you just eating it for yourself?"

Concubine Jing couldn't help but also said, "By the way, Mr. Cao, what does this secret roast duck taste like? It makes my mouth water. When will you send one to my palace?"

Cao Guiren stopped talking and left with Baojuan. Concubine Hua's face was dark, but she didn't have an attack. She just glanced at Concubine Qi and left with Songzhi, Libi and Lin Qing.

An Lingrong and the others returned to Broken Yuxuan and heard from Hui Guiren that Concubine Hua had always wanted to see Brother Fourteen, but the Queen Mother did not allow it.

The Queen Mother was afraid that Concubine Hua had evil intentions and secretly harmed her Fourteenth Brother. Although she had restrained herself after going to Taihang Mountain to practice cultivation, the Queen Mother still did not believe her.

The Fourteenth Prince grew up healthy and strong under the care of King Qinghe and Concubine Shu. An Lingrong had not seen the Fourteenth Prince for a long time.

Hui Guiren doesn't have to take care of the Fourteenth Brother. He has a lot of free time and usually co-manages the Sixth Palace with Wan Guiren. However, since Concubine Hua returned to the palace, Hui Guiren and Wan Guiren only have a false name and no real power.

Huigui drank the fragrant tea made by Liuzhu, and Wangui couldn't help but talk about Huanbi. He said that after Huanbi left, he had not gotten used to it for a long time. When he asked his servants to make tea just now, he blurted out: Called Huan Bi.

Chun Chang laughed at the side and said: "This Huanbi is no longer in Suiyuxuan. She is married. Sister Wan is not used to it, but I am used to it! It's good that Huanbi is not here. No one quarrels with me. This pastry wants to You can eat as much as you want, and I don’t have to look at Huanbi’s face anymore.”

An Lingrong dotingly pushed the whole plate of pastries in front of him to Chun Changzai and asked: "Chun Changzai, when I first met you in the palace, I asked you to learn swimming. I didn't expect you to learn how to swim." He died so quickly. Huanbi is not here. From now on, it will be you and Liuzhu who will take Huanbi’s place to protect Sister Wanbi. You have eaten so many pastries, and if you can do what Huanbi has to do, Huanbi I won’t tell you anything.”

Chun Changzai smiled happily and said: "Sister An, I already know how to swim, but with a little practice, I am very proficient! Don't worry, Sister Liu Zhu and I will protect Sister Wan together from now on."

Liu Zhu is a slave, and Chun Changzai is the mistress. Liu Zhu quickly said not to hurt her, but Chun Changzai was naive and didn't mind the inferiority of his position.

Mr. Hui Gui happily cracked the melon seeds and said: "Yesterday Eunuch Su came to deliver the news, saying that the fourteenth elder brother was born, and the emperor was preparing to promote me as a concubine. I have planned the day, and I am waiting for the news from the palace."

An Lingrong and Wan Guiren were also happy. Hui Guiren said: "Well, I hope you all can have children soon. When the children are of similar age, we will have common topics and can all play together!"

An Lingrong touched her belly and said: "Sister Wan has to be in front of me. I will not consider getting pregnant until Sister Wan's child is born safely. I have to protect Sister Wan first and let her give birth to the child safely first!"

Wan Guiren was greatly moved when he heard this: "Hui Guiren's child was born safely precisely because of Sister An's caring help. Mother and son are safe. We are really lucky to have known Sister An."

An Lingrong smiled and said: "In the harem, it is so important to support each other. I think it will be difficult for me to compete for favor by myself, so I have to place my hopes on my two sisters."

Wan Guiren and Hui Guiren said that An Lingrong was no longer what he used to be, and it was really rare for him to maintain a normal mind.

Soon, Su Peisheng orally announced that Shen Meizhuang, a concubine of Huigui, was promoted from a nobleman of the sixth rank to the second rank, surpassing Liangyuan from the fifth rank, and was promoted to a concubine of the fifth rank, and was called "Hui concubine".

The news in the harem is very good. The day for Hui Guiren's canonization has not yet come, but the order has been issued. When seeing her, those of lower rank in the harem have to address her as "Hui concubine". But Concubine Hua was kept in the dark about this matter of conferring benefits to nobles. When she saw a servant in the imperial garden visiting Shenmeizhuang with the courtesy of a concubine, and heard the servant calling Anling Rongli noble, she was immediately It exploded, but he quickly controlled his emotions and transferred the bad emotions to Zhou Ninghai, the chief eunuch of Yikun Palace.

Because Zhou Ninghai asked his servants to pick fresh roses from the imperial garden and brought them back to the palace, saying that they missed one pink color, Concubine Hua punished Zhou Ninghai with twenty sticks.

Zhou Ninghai was already lame on one leg, and now his buttocks were blossoming and he couldn't even walk, but he still insisted on explaining: "This pink is the color used by my concubine. How can it be worthy of Concubine Hua?"

It was this sentence that made Concubine Hua lose her temper again, and she rewarded Zhou Ninghai with one more month of moon silver, which he could use to nourish him after his injury.