The Return of An Lingrong in Legend of Zhen Huan

On the eve of Laba, the emperor held a family banquet, the empress dowager attended, and even Prince Guo returned to Beijing. During the banquet, the emperor asked Prince Guo where he had traveled in Shu.

An Lingrong listened to Prince Guo talking about the ancient plank road in Jiange and Zitong, Li Bing's Dujiangyan, Du Fu's Huanhua Residence and the Thousand Buddha Cliff.

Even if I were to be reborn, I would still yearn for these places when I hear about them again, because I haven’t been able to go out and see them in my two lifetimes.

When he was young, he was too small to leave his mother's sight. When he grew up, it became his own little world in the An Mansion. When he grew up, it became his own little world in the Forbidden City.

An Lingrong picked up the tea in front of her and took a sip. She wondered if she would have the chance to visit it in this lifetime.

Just when I was feeling sad, I heard the Queen Mother praising Concubine Hua's clothes, saying they looked dazzling.

Alas, it starts again.

When the Queen heard what the Queen Mother said, she also quickly said something sarcastic about Concubine Hua's silk flower: "What kind of clothes should be matched with what kind of jewelry, I think the silk flower in Concubine Hua's hairpin is also very valuable."

The naive Concubine Hua did not realize this and thought that the Queen and the Queen Mother envied her for having such an expensive headdress, so she began to show off her wealth: "The silk flowers used for hairpins in the palace are all made of satin, which is beautiful but easy to decay. The one I use is made of gold thread woven with gemstone beads."

The Queen was even happier when she heard Concubine Hua say this: "But it's going to cost a lot."

Hua Fei also proudly showed off her family: "Thank you Queen for your concern. My family has some financial support, so we don't have to spend the palace's money."

After hearing this, the Queen praised Hua Fei's family again, saying that if everyone had a family as good as Hua Fei's, they wouldn't have to worry about the monthly salary.

As the Empress, she must know the monthly allowance of Concubine Hua. That amount of money is not enough for Concubine Hua to eat, let alone such extravagance. The Empress almost said to the Emperor, Your Majesty, your Nian Gengyao is wrong, very wrong.

Indeed, Hua Fei's family background and her brother Nian Gengyao's power were enough for her to live a luxurious life, but behind these gorgeous decorations also lay the Nian family's ambition and greed.

Her brother Nian Gengyao was indeed wealthy, but apart from his salary and the emperor's reward, where did he get so much money? Just by looking at Hua Fei's gorgeous clothes, the emperor knew what was going on and his sense of threat increased sharply.

It was time for the Queen Mother to take medicine, so she said she was not feeling well and left. Everyone stood up to see the Queen Mother off, and the Emperor ordered the palace maid to bring some osmanthus wine.

An Lingrong looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus wine in front of her with a somewhat unhappy expression. She fed the child herself, and Concubine Hua, who arranged the family banquet, knew to put tea in front of her, and the emperor asked her to drink.

"This is the fine wine newly brewed by Lady Wan, let's all have a taste. This is osmanthus wine, which was brewed from the newly blossoming osmanthus flowers that I and Lady Wan picked together this autumn."

The emperor said this just to show off his royal grace and affection. The shrewd Prince Guo would definitely congratulate him: "No wonder my brother is so proud. Let us all have a taste."

Hua Fei was just now saying that the sweet-scented osmanthus wine was too simple, hoping to embarrass Zhen Huan, but ended up slapping the emperor in the face. As expected, Hua Fei would only not consider the emperor's feelings when she was jealous and fighting with other women.

Zhen Huan quickly made amends for the emperor, saying that the emperor was frugal for the sake of the country, and that it didn't matter whether it was famous or not, what mattered was the emperor's kindness and kindness.

As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor and the empress both looked at him approvingly.

At this time, Xia Dongchun saw that there was also osmanthus wine on An Lingrong's table, so he said directly: "Your Majesty, Rong'er can't drink now. I will drink her cup for her."

The emperor then remembered that An Lingrong was feeding her child and could not drink. Feeling a little embarrassed, he agreed to Xia Dongchun's request.

Seeing that the emperor agreed, Xia Dongchun waited for the palace maid to bring the wine over, and then she drank both cups in one gulp. Noble Lady Fucha beside her quickly said, "Don't drink so quickly, or you'll get drunk."

Xia Dongchun waved his hands nonchalantly and said, "It's okay, it's okay. When I was at home, I often drank with my father and brothers. But my mother wouldn't let me, so I drank secretly."

Everyone laughed when they heard what Xia Dongchun said. The emperor also laughed a few times to ease the embarrassment. He also mentioned that Xia Dongchun had been in the palace for a year, so he promoted her to a noble lady.

When Xia Dongchun heard that she was promoted, she happily stood up and bowed to express her gratitude. Her etiquette was much more familiar than when she first entered the palace. At least she did not make a fool of herself at the family dinner. The emperor also nodded and asked her to sit down.

After eating, chatting, watching singing and dancing, the family dinner ended like this.

After returning, An Lingrong had someone pick out several batches of good-looking and suitable materials and send them to Xia Dongchun, on the one hand to congratulate her on her promotion to a noble lady, and on the other to thank Xia Dongchun for blocking the wine for her at the family dinner.

Soon the Emperor's reward arrived, saying it was a reward for her hard work in taking care of the princes and princesses. But An Lingrong knew in her heart that the reward was entirely because she was asked to drink at the family dinner.