The Return of An Lingrong in Legend of Zhen Huan

Sure enough, the next day, the emperor appointed a palace maid from Yimeyuan as an official lady and granted her the right to live in Zhongcui Palace.

Although An Lingrong didn't feel anything, Xia Dongchun would complain about Yu Ying'er in front of her seven or eight times a day.

Because both of them were domineering people, An Lingrong instructed Xia Dongchun's maid to keep an eye on her and not to run into Yu Ying'er, otherwise a fight would be inevitable.

After the war was settled, the emperor went to the harem more often to see if there was anything else going on. Although Yu Ying'er was born, the emperor still came to see her often.

An Lingrong asked Bao He to take her pulse every day. When it was finally confirmed that An Lingrong was pregnant, he quickly ordered Wei Lin to be called over. He told others that he had eaten a little too much for lunch and asked him to come and take a look and prescribe some medicine to help digestion.

After a while, Wei Lin came and greeted An Lingrong before taking out a silk handkerchief to feel her pulse. He then knelt down and said, "Congratulations, young lady. Congratulations, young lady, you are one month pregnant."

Although he already knew it, he was still very surprised to confirm it again. He quickly asked Doctor Wei to get up, and then took out two gold leaves and handed them to Wei Lin: "Thank you, Doctor Wei. I will leave my pregnancy to Doctor Wei. If my child can be born safely, it will definitely be thanks to Doctor Wei."

Doctor Wei quickly thanked him and said that he would be loyal to An Lingrong and ensure the safety of An Lingrong and her child.

Afterwards, An Lingrong told him not to spread the news and that she would tell the emperor herself.

Wei Lin quickly replied: "Yes, my lady has always been in good health, so she doesn't need to use pregnancy-preserving medicine for the time being, but she must also have a good rest."

An Lingrong nodded in agreement, then asked Doctor Wei to write down what she couldn't eat during pregnancy, what foods were incompatible with each other, and everything she needed to pay attention to. Although Bao Qu was there, it was better to be on the safe side.

Afterwards, An Lingrong picked up the Buddha statue embroidery she had been working on for more than half a month and said, "Baoyu, come with me to Shoukang Palace to pay respects to the Queen Mother."

When making gifts for the concubines in the palace, An Lingrong suddenly had the idea to make an embroidered Buddha statue. After giving gifts to other concubines, she turned around and went to Baohua Hall to offer the embroidered Buddha statue.

While she was praying, she suddenly met the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother always worshipped Buddha, and when she saw the Buddha embroidery made by An Lingrong, she liked it very much, so she asked An Lingrong to make a smaller one for her using ordinary embroidery methods.

Now that it is ready, it is a good opportunity to send it to the Queen Mother and ask for her blessing at the same time.

After entering Shoukang Palace, An Lingrong greeted the Queen Mother and handed over the embroidery. After chatting for a few words and before she could even start talking about the child, she heard someone outside shouting, "The Emperor has arrived!"

An Lingrong stood up and walked to the door to greet him: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

The emperor nodded and then came to the empress dowager: "Your son pays his respects to the Empress Dowager."

"The Emperor has come, and Concubine An is here. I told you a few days ago about the Buddha statue embroidered by Concubine An. Look, it's so beautiful even without Su embroidery." As she said this, the Queen Mother picked up the embroidery made by An Lingrong and showed it to the Emperor.

"Well, Rong'er's embroidery skills have always been good. With her accompanying the Queen Mother, her son will feel at ease."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. As your concubine, it is my duty to respect the Queen Mother." The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction.

After chatting for a few words, the Queen Mother asked: "Lady An has been visiting less recently." An Lingrong knew it was okay, so she stood up and bowed, saying: "I have been feeling unwell these days, so I have been visiting less frequently. Please forgive me, Queen Mother."

"Oh, it's okay. I just want to ask, you have been feeling unwell these days. Can you please ask the imperial physician? Can the imperial physician tell you when you will get better?" The empress dowager asked with concern. The emperor on the side also felt concerned when he heard that An Lingrong was unwell.

An Lingrong covered her face and smiled, saying: "I'm afraid my illness won't be cured in a short time. The imperial physician said it will last for ten months." The emperor didn't react and was still wondering what the illness was that took so long. The empress dowager, after all, was a person who had given birth to children, so she recognized it immediately.

"Oh, could it be Lady An?" An Lingrong nodded and said with a smile: "Replying to the Queen Mother, the imperial physician came to check my pulse this morning, and I am one month pregnant."

Both the emperor and the empress dowager were very surprised. After all, the emperor had only three sons and two daughters since he ascended the throne.

Concubine Fang and Concubine Xin had miscarriages one after another, and the emperor thought it was a punishment from heaven because he had aborted Concubine Hua's child. There had been no good news in the palace for a long time, and An Lingrong's pregnancy was undoubtedly great news.

"Okay, okay, I will issue an edict immediately to promote you to Concubine An." An Lingrong hurriedly stopped him. She knew that if she agreed directly at this time, after the Empress Dowager and the Emperor's joy had passed, her impression in their hearts might be greatly reduced.

"Your Majesty, it has only been two months since you promoted me to the rank of noble lady, and now you are promoting me to the rank of Concubine An. This promotion is too fast and it is not good. Please take back your decision."

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor calmed down and thought about it, and realized that this was indeed the case. They also liked An Lingrong a lot because she was sensible.

"What Lady An said is right. It is indeed not good to promote someone too quickly. If the emperor really wants to reward her, just give her a title. After the child is born, she can be promoted to a concubine." The empress dowager nodded.

The emperor agreed, and after thinking for a while, he said: "She is gentle and charming in her manner, and in her words. In addition, Concubine An has a gentle and soft voice. So let's give her the title Rou."

"Yes, I thank you, Your Majesty." Seeing An Lingrong kneeling down to pay her respects, the Emperor hurriedly helped her up: "Hey, now that you are a married woman, don't kneel down all the time. By the way, is there an imperial physician to treat you?"

"Your Majesty, I think the Imperial Physician Wei Lin from the Imperial Hospital is good, and he was the one who diagnosed my pulse." The Emperor nodded: "Then let Wei Lin take care of your pregnancy.

Afterwards, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager expressed their concern for An Lingrong. The Emperor then offered to send An Lingrong back. The two of them bowed to the Empress Dowager and left. Before leaving, the Empress Dowager rewarded An Lingrong with a ginseng and a box of blood swallows, telling her to take good care of herself and to tell the Empress if she had any problems.