The Return of An Lingrong in Legend of Zhen Huan

After returning to Luxiangzhai, the emperor came not long after they sat down. An Lingrong couldn't help but mutter in her heart that this old man came at a really bad time.

After thinking about it again, he decided to put Shen Meizhuang's matter aside for the time being and solve a more serious problem first.

Then she smiled and stood up to greet the emperor: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

The emperor hurriedly pulled An Lingrong up and said, "Okay, okay, now that you are pregnant, don't bow so often."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The emperor was particularly happy to hear An Lingrong's gentle voice: "I told you, what should you call me in private?"

An Lingrong blushed and whispered, "Silang." Hearing the same voice as Queen Chunyuan calling him "Silang," the emperor was very happy: "Rong'er is worthy of the word "Rou", and the name suits her."

An Lingrong thanked En obediently but secretly complained in her heart: Humph, if she didn't know that Queen Chunyuan's name was Rouze, she would have really believed this old man.

The character "Wan" in Zhen Huan's name comes from Queen Chunyuan's nickname, Wanwan, and her character "Rou" is also related to Queen Chunyuan.

Then the emperor pulled An Lingrong to sit down, picked up a copy of The Analects, and after reading it, he could not help but sigh at An Lingrong's belly: "This child has finished her education before she was born. I can only teach her the Four Books and Five Classics."

An Lingrong smiled and said, "This child has been taught by his royal father since he was born. Every time I think of this, I feel that Silang and I are just like ordinary people. We are very happy. I don't know how many lifetimes I have accumulated to earn this great blessing."

The emperor was very pleased to hear this, and he read "The Analects of Confucius" to the baby in An Lingrong's belly for a while. After Zhen Huan's instruction, An Lingrong had already learned the Four Books, so the emperor asked An Lingrong questions from time to time, and An Lingrong answered them with ease.

"Okay, reading can help you understand the truth. I like you to read. If you have any questions, just come and ask me." An Lingrong stood up and thanked him with a smile.

As he was talking, Baoyu came in with a basin and started burning today's love. An Lingrong had told him that when he came to Yuanmingyuan, he could just burn mugwort without adding other spices.

The emperor was choked by the strong smell of moxa and couldn't help but frowned and said: "Ahem, why is the smell so strong?"

An Lingrong observed the emperor's expression and said appropriately: "Your Majesty, I am weak. So the imperial physician advised that more moxa leaves should be burned early."

The emperor frowned and said, "Fever early? When did you start to have a fever?"

An Lingrong's expression gradually became sad: "Your Majesty, I had a fever when I was three months old."

"What?! Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician quickly!" the emperor shouted anxiously after hearing this.

When Wei Lin arrived, he knelt down to greet him first, but the emperor didn't wait for Wei Lin to finish and said anxiously: "No need to be polite, no need to be polite. I was just asking you why Rong'er started burning moxa at the age of three months."

An Lingrong had discussed this with Wei Lin beforehand, so when the emperor asked, Wei Lin understood immediately. Then he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Rou is weak, and she is pregnant with twins, so she is very likely to have a premature birth, so we have started burning moxa since the third month."

"Twins!" The emperor was very surprised. Since he had wives and concubines, he had very few children, let alone twins. Then he came to his senses and asked worriedly, "Then Concubine Rou started burning moxa so early, can the child be saved? Besides, why didn't I smell it before?"

The emperor knew something about it. He usually only burned moxa every five or six months, but he would never burn it so early or so thickly like An Lingrong.

Wei Lin replied: "Your Majesty, these twins are very prone to premature birth and hemorrhage (heavy bleeding), and Concubine Rou is weak, so the burning is early. In addition, Concubine Rou is now in the last three months, and she may have a premature birth at any time. Before, other spices were added to cover it up, but now nothing can be added, just burn it directly."

The emperor was very anxious after hearing this. After that, a lot of moxa leaves and medicines for preserving the fetus were continuously sent to Luxiangzhai. He also told Wei Lin to give moxibustion to Concubine Rou if the mother and child were safe. It was imperative to ensure that Concubine Rou gave birth safely. If Concubine Rou and her child were safe, he would definitely benefit from it.

Wei Lin quickly knelt down to express his gratitude and said that he would do his best to ensure the safety of Concubine Rou and her child.

The Queen learned that Concubine Rou had started burning moxa when she was more than three months pregnant. And now that a lot of moxa leaves and pregnancy-preserving medicines were continuously sent to her, everyone in the harem knew that Concubine Rou was very likely to not be able to give birth or to have a difficult labor and hemorrhage.

In addition, Concubine Rou liked spicy food during her pregnancy, so many people with ill intentions breathed a sigh of relief.

Jianqiu whispered in the queen's ear: "But this child is really pitiful. He faces the danger of losing his mother as soon as he is born."

The queen said as she sat in meditation: "Who says it's not true? Poor child."

Jian Qiu flattered: "But if this child is handed over to the Majesty to raise, it will also be a blessing for Lady Rou."

The queen closed her eyes and twirled her Buddhist beads as she spoke: "Jianqiu, don't say that. As the legitimate mother, I will naturally treat that child as my own."

"Yes, my lady, have mercy."

The Emperor originally wanted to order Concubine Rou to rest and take care of her pregnancy without being disturbed, but then he thought that if no one talked to her, she would feel depressed and it would not be conducive to the delivery, so he agreed to let Concubine Wan and Concubine Hui visit An Lingrong from time to time.