An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

It was slightly cold in early autumn. After lunch, An Lingrong asked Qin Sanyue and Qiaoyu to mix paste and make new shoes. Qin Sanyue's curiosity aroused. She had never seen the process of making cloth shoes with her own eyes. Her mother had passed away a long time ago. She said that all the shoes she usually wore were bought. Her father was a tailor, but he had never made them for her. shoe.

"My young master, when I saw Eunuch Su coming to Yining Palace, the emperor must have summoned my young master to sleep with him. Little master, please stop being busy and wait for me to comb your hair and change your clothes." Qiaoyu looked happy and said The towel soaked in hot water was taken out of the bucket and handed over to wipe An Lingrong's sweat.

Unexpectedly, Su Peisheng's people were still far outside the palace gate, but his voice shouted anxiously: "Empress Libin, has the emperor come to your Yining Palace?"

An Ling shook his head sadly and said: "Eunuch Su, the emperor has not been to Yining Palace today. What's the matter? Can't find the emperor's people?"

Su Peisheng shook his head and said: "Zhang Tingyu, the minister of the Military Aircraft Department, has something urgent to do with the emperor! But the emperor is gone now. He is really anxious!"

An Lingrong comforted him: "Which empress's palace will the emperor be in? Have Eunuch Su searched in the palaces of Empress Wan and Concubine Hui? Have you already searched in the palaces of the empress and the queen mother?"

Su Peisheng's eyes were full of anxiety and he said: "I have just come around in a big circle. There is no one in the palaces of the Queen Mother and the Queen, nor in the palaces of Concubine Wan and Concubine Hui. I will look for it elsewhere."

An Lingrong's heart moved. How could the emperor not find anyone in broad daylight? Is it possible? She glanced at Qin Sanyue lightly, and the two understood each other. Qin Sanyue immediately said: "Eunuch Su, I will follow you to the palaces of each empress. They all say that the emperor loves the new Qi nobleman very much. I wonder if the emperor has ever gone to Qi Guiren’s Chuxiu Palace to look for someone?”

Su Peisheng was stunned and said: "This slave has been negligent. Then quickly go to Qi Guiren's place to look for her."

As expected, the emperor went to Qi Guiren's palace, but when Qin came back in March, he said that Qi Guiren was not in Chuxiu Palace. Qi Guiren was cutting peonies in the imperial garden. Peony is the national flower, and it was said that the emperor had given her more than one flower. Is it because she is ugly or ugly? She complained loudly in the palace, saying that she was so good-looking and why did the emperor reward her with such ugly flowers? So she took the palace maid to the imperial garden to cut flowers and walked to the imperial garden. At first glance, the flowers are blooming, and naturally the most beautiful ones are the peonies.

But Mr. Qi had just entered the palace, so how could he know the past events in the palace. The flowers in this imperial garden were all given by the emperor in pieces to the empresses in the harem. Peonies are the national flower, but they were specially given by the emperor to the empress. In the harem, only the empress can wear peonies. Mother Yi There is no one like him in the world.

How can Mr. Qi take care of this? He asked the palace maid to carry a huge basket and cut a bamboo basket full of peonies. After cutting the peonies, she placed them under the sycamore tree. Then he happily took people to cut some roses and crabapple flowers and mixed them in. Together.

This is strange. The emperor ignored the government affairs and went to the Chuxiu Palace of Qi Guiren. Unexpectedly, the Qi Guiren was not in the palace. He took people to the imperial garden to cut peonies alone. The emperor stayed alone in the Chuxiu Palace. What to do?

Naturally, the emperor did not go to Chuxiu Palace to enjoy the scenery. An Lingrong was in a state of confusion. The emperor must have met with that Sha Yao in private. She had a mouth but could not utter a complete sentence. Although she had a good figure, the face she used to serve as a front was flawed, whether it was a birthmark or a burn scar.

Since Concubine Li talked about Mr. Qi last time, An Lingrong deliberately noticed Mr. Qi's maid Shayao. She said that she was beautiful and pleasant, but there were many people in the palace who were as beautiful as her. In terms of temperament, , but gentle yet stubborn, he should be a person who is soft on the outside but strong on the inside. I have never heard her speak.

Could it be that the emperor is in trouble? Instead of favoring the beautiful and delicious Qi Guiren, he favored a mute and disfigured palace maid next to Qi Guiren. Is he deliberately going against the Queen Mother?

An Lingrong sighed softly. Only if he had seen and asked about these questions, might he be able to find some clues.

Some of the plaster that Libi was sent to remove scars after being scratched was still left in Yining Palace. An Lingrong brought two homemade plasters, along with several boxes of fragrant powder that he had made and stored in the past, and decided to take Qin San with him. Yue went to Chuxiu Palace to see that Shayao in person.

What is so special about her?

The emperor has been visiting Chuxiu Palace very frequently in recent days. Even Zhen Huan, who lives in Tangli Palace, and Shen Meizhuang, who lives in Junhui Palace, have been a little neglected. The emperor has not summoned him as often as usual. These minions It's all seen and kept in mind. Apart from a few considerate servants in the palace, how many servants in other palaces are not snobbish? If you see a concubine who is favored, you will stick to it along the pole. If you see a concubine who is out of favor on the road, you will turn around and pass by.

An Lingrong glanced at the half-closed Tangli Palace. Zhen Huan was not reading or writing, nor was she embroidering or painting. Instead, she was playing with flowers and plants in the courtyard with Liu Zhu, Ju Qing and others, and her lower body was still covered with scarves. He was wearing half a bib, and his trouser legs were stained with yellow mud, which had dried.

An Lingrong lowered his eyes and smiled lightly, passing by Tangli Palace quietly, and then turned to Chuxiu Palace.

Chuxiu Palace has been decorated and renovated. It has changed its appearance and become more vibrant than when Xin Chang lived there.

And the picture of plum blossoms removed from the wall of her Yining palace is hanging in the center of the main hall of Chuxiu Palace. Judging from the interior decoration of Chuxiu Palace, Qi Guiren is also a person with a clever mind and an understanding of taste. Even the vases in the palace are small and exquisite, and the flowers are carefully trimmed. The table is covered with colorful silk, and the four corners of the silk are embroidered with butterfly edges.

The tea set on her coffee table is made of finely carved jade, with clear texture and exquisite carving. Even the shelf that holds the flowers is carefully decorated. The shelves are full of flowers, and the palace is filled with the fragrance of flowers. The various snacks, teas and cakes on the table are all served on specially made plates. They don't look like they belong to the palace, but they look like they were brought in from outside the palace.

In short, the things in her palace are different from those in other concubines' palaces. The colors of the utensils are mostly bright, including milky white, light pink, fruit green, etc., which are different from the colors in other concubines' palaces. Mainly atmospheric and high-end, using dark colors such as old red and black.

No wonder the emperor always likes to run here!

By the time An Lingrong gently knocked on the door of Chuxiu Palace, the emperor had already left Chuxiu Palace. It happened that Mr. Qi had cut many flowers in the imperial garden and was placing them in various vases for decoration. .

Qi Guiren blinked and saw An Lingrong holding some gift boxes. She quickly put down the flower branches in her hands and walked out to greet An Lingrong.

"Hey, what kind of wind has brought Li Bin to my Chuxiu Palace? Li Bin is the first concubine in the harem to visit me. I'm so happy. Come in and sit down." Mr. Qi saw An Ling Rong looked happy.

An Lingrong smiled and said: "Qi Gui is so careful, and he matched these flowers so beautifully. He is an ingenious person."