The Return of An Lingrong in Legend of Zhen Huan

The next day, An Lingrong got up, had breakfast with Aunt Xiao, and then went to the market to buy two maids.

The two of them visited several stalls but couldn't find anything they were satisfied with. They had no choice but to sit down at a tea stall nearby and have a cup of tea to rest.

After resting for a while, An Lingrong stood up and prepared to continue searching. Suddenly, a girl of about thirteen or fourteen ran out from the crowd. The girl threw herself at An Lingrong's feet and hugged An Lingrong's legs tightly, refusing to let go.

"Miss, Miss, please save me, please save me." Then several men in their forties or fifties followed up from behind, holding ropes in their hands. They came in front of An Lingrong, and looking at An Lingrong's temperament, they suspected that she was a lady from some noble family who was not easy to offend.

One of them smiled and said, "I apologize for disturbing you by mistake. This girl is disobedient, so let's take her back and teach her a lesson."

The little girl got anxious when she heard this, "Miss, Miss, don't listen to them. I don't have a mistress. Please keep me. I, I know medical skills. Please keep me!"

When An Lingrong heard about the girl's medical skills, she realized that it was really effortless. So she said to the middle-aged men, "I want this girl."

When one of the men heard that An Lingrong wanted to keep her, he said hurriedly: "No, Zui Hong Lou has offered five taels of silver!" The leader glared at them and then smiled at An Lingrong and said: "It is a blessing for this girl that the noble man likes her, but the price is...

Then he stretched out his hand and gestured twice. "Ten taels." An Lingrong turned around and gestured to Aunt Xiao, who took out ten taels of silver from her purse and threw them to them.

The leader hurriedly took the silver, then nodded and smiled at An Lingrong, saying: "Thank you very much, my dear." Then the group of people left in a crowd.

"Get up, you are safe." An Lingrong said to the girl. After hearing this, the girl quickly let go of An Lingrong and kowtowed to An Lingrong to express her gratitude.

An Lingrong sat on the stool and asked: "You said you know medical skills?" The girl hurriedly said: "My dear, I know medical skills. My father runs a small clinic and my mother is a midwife. So I have heard and seen a lot of them since I was a child, and I know some medical skills and midwifery."

When An Lingrong heard that she could deliver babies, her heart was immediately filled with joy, but her face remained expressionless. She nodded and said, "I need to make it clear to you in advance that I am coming to the capital to participate in the selection. If I am lucky enough to be selected into the palace in the future, you must follow me into the palace. Are you willing?"

The girl nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, wherever the young lady goes, I will go. The young lady saved me. If it weren't for the young lady's help, I would probably be entertaining guests in Zuihonglou now. I am willing to follow the young lady forever."

An Lingrong nodded and decided to go to the government office to file a case on the way back to the inn. An Lingrong asked: "What's your name? How old are you this year?"

The little girl knelt down again and said, "My original name is Zi Su. I am fourteen years old this year. I am yours now. Please give me a name, young lady."

An Lingrong thought that the name Zi Su would let others know that this girl was skilled in medicine, so she really shouldn't be called this.

After thinking for a moment, An Lingrong said: "Bao He, you can call yourself this." "Yes, I am Bao He, thank you very much for giving me this name, young lady." Bao He kowtowed quickly to express her gratitude.

The reason why An Lingrong gave Baoyu such a name was that she thought that after entering the palace, Baojuan and Baoque would be assigned to serve her.

Baojuan is the Queen's person, and Baoyu's name is very similar to theirs, so it is easier to deal with them. Besides, the Imperial Household Department is usually so busy that they probably can't tell which one was sent by them.

An Lingrong learned that Bao He's father accidentally fell off a cliff and died while collecting herbs in the mountains, and his mother followed his father in grief. Because Bao He had no brothers, all the family property was taken away by his uncles, and they also planned to sell Bao He to Zui Hong Lou.

Considering that Bao He's uncles would probably not bury her parents properly, An Lingrong gave Bao He another 20 taels of silver to allow him to bury his family. Bao He kowtowed again to express his gratitude.