The Return of An Lingrong in Legend of Zhen Huan

Two days later, it was time to send Concubine Chun off. Although Chun was silly and only knew how to smile, she still waved happily when she saw Zhen Huan before leaving.

After sending Chun'er away, Zhen Huan burst into tears again. Her child left her, and Chun'er also left her.

Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong also came to see Chun'er off. After seeing Chun'er's mother crying and taking her little daughter away, the two of them went into the Sui Yuxuan to comfort Zhen Huan.

In the days that followed, the Empress always advised the Emperor to go to the harem more often or choose some new people. Gradually, whenever the Emperor came to the harem, he would only come to An Lingrong to see the children. Concubine Cao had a good relationship with An Lingrong and would often come over with Wen Yi.

The Third Prince loved his sister very much and would come to the Yanxi Palace whenever he had time. Gradually, the Emperor euphemistically said that he only came to the Yanxi Palace to see his children.

The first few times she felt embarrassed, thinking that it would spoil the fun if she went alone while the Emperor was going to see Concubine Rou, but after finding out that the Emperor really just wanted to see the child, she felt relieved and took the child with her.

Ever since the Fifth Prince met little Wen Shu at the full-moon banquet, he has been sending her letters and toys every ten days or half a month, many of which he made himself.

The emperor didn't like the Fifth Prince's behavior. He had few sons. The Third Prince was mediocre, the Fourth Prince was unlucky, and the Fifth Prince was so playful and unmotivated. None of his three sons were worry-free. What would happen to his throne?

But now An Lingrong's two children have changed Yinzhen's mind. Although the children are only eight months old, they can already communicate with people without any obstacles. If you ask them something, they will express their meaning by shaking their heads or nodding, or making simple pronunciations such as "um" and "ah".

The emperor used to think that the baby in the cradle could not understand human language, but now it seems that he is ignorant. An Lingrong also joked that it was because the baby had been learning since he was in the belly.

Seeing that the Fifth Prince loved his younger siblings so much, the Emperor let him return to the palace to live so that he could be by his side and see if there was still hope for the child.

When the Fourth Prince heard about it, he also quickly followed the Fifth Prince's example and wrote a letter to greet him, and also gave him toys. But the Fourth Prince had never played with anything when he was a child, so the only things he could give him were a few rattles or small balls.

In addition, he sent the letter after the Fifth Prince was brought back to the palace. Not only was his purpose too obvious, but the letter he sent almost entirely expressed his desire to be filial to the Emperor. He pretended to have feelings for the Emperor even more.

To be on the safe side, An Lingrong thought for a while and then secretly approached Concubine Duan and Concubine Jing to ask them if they wanted to adopt the Fourth Prince.

As long as the Fourth Prince is not adopted by Zhen Huan, Zhen Huan will never become the Queen Mother. As for the Fourth Prince, she will never let him threaten her position.

Of course Concubine Duan didn't want it. The Fourth Prince was not liked by the Emperor, and would pose a threat to other concubines because of the throne. An Lingrong also knew that she came to ask just to go through the motions and express her concern for Concubine Duan.

However, Concubine Duan praised Princess Wen Yi a lot, saying how cute she was. She almost told An Lingrong that she wanted Wen Yi.

This is normal. As an old and frail woman in the palace, Concubine Duan needs to adopt a child to make up for her regret of not being able to have children. Adopting Princess Wen Yi can not only meet her emotional needs, but also win her some sense of existence and security.

The most favored princesses in the palace, apart from Princess Wen Yi, are Princess Wen Shu, the daughter of An Lingrong. Wen Shu is definitely not acceptable, but Wen Yi can still be pursued.

Concubine Jing told An Lingrong that she would reply in two days. After all, Concubine Jing knew that her role was to contain Concubine Hua, and she had no children, so she was all alone in the harem.

She was not thinking about the fact that the Fourth Prince was not liked by the Emperor, and if she adopted him, she would not be able to see the Emperor. After all, she could not see the Emperor even if she did not have a child, and was lonely counting bricks in the palace. She was thinking about whether she would be feared by other concubines because of the throne if she adopted a Prince.

She thought about it for a few days, looking at the empty residence, and thought that she could be afraid, since the Fourth Prince was not liked by the Emperor anyway, so she couldn't be afraid of much.

After An Lingrong got the news, she waited until the emperor came again and proposed that Concubine Jing adopt the Fourth Prince. The reasons were that the disaster would not affect the children, that Concubine Jing was very lonely because she had no children, and that the Fourth Prince had sent too many letters recently, almost every day.

The emperor thought for a while and agreed to An Lingrong's proposal. He let the Fourth Prince move back to the Forbidden City to be raised by Concubine Jing. He also told the Fourth Prince to appear in front of him less often, otherwise he would be sent back to the Old Summer Palace.

The Fourth Prince originally wanted a favored concubine to be his mother. Since Concubine Jing seldom saw the Emperor, he certainly didn't want that. But he had no choice, so he had to thank the Emperor and call Concubine Jing "mother".