The Queen has arrived: An Lingrong does not want to fight in the palace after her rebirth

Xia Dongchun knelt on the ground huddled together, completely different from the proud person he was two years ago.

"Your Majesty, I am stupid and ignorant. I have offended you unintentionally before. Please forgive me." This was the first time that Xia Dongchun apologized to An Lingrong so formally.

Standing high up, she no longer cared about trivial matters. An Lingrong casually drank a sip of water and said, "I have long forgotten that Concubine Xia has behaved in any way that was disrespectful. Now, what do you want to ask of me?"

Xia Dongchun had mixed feelings. She had been struggling for a long time in the Yanxi Palace over something she thought was a big deal, but An Lingrong dismissed her with a light-hearted "I don't remember". She broke all her preparations and got straight to the point and asked about her purpose. However, this was not the time for her to be pretentious. She lowered her head and tried to make herself look more respectful:

"It is really difficult for me to survive in the palace. I would like to ask for your favor, Your Majesty."

When she first entered the palace, she was out of favor but had money to buy dignity. She was still out of favor in the winter of the second year, but Concubine Yi was willing to lend a helping hand out of the friendship between the two palaces. This winter, her life was even more difficult. The Ministry of Internal Affairs withheld her food, and she, a little lady, had to live a life of hunger and starvation. All of this was still tolerable, but until now she had not received any winter clothes, let alone charcoal. The Yanx Palace was as cold as an ice cave. At night, she and her maid Danshuang huddled in bed to keep each other warm, but they still could not withstand the bone-chilling cold. In order to cover her with more clothes, Danshuang caught a cold.

The other servants who followed her had already found their own way out, so she had no choice but to ask the Queen for help. But before she could open her mouth, Huichun drove her out, saying that the Queen had to take care of palace affairs.

After returning to the Yanxi Palace and touching Danshuang's burning forehead, she finally mustered up the courage to come to An Lingrong, only asking her to lend a helping hand, otherwise she and Danshuang would have to die silently this winter.

After listening to her statement, An Lingrong was not in a hurry to express her opinion, but asked casually: "I will help you, what can you give me?"

Xia Dongchun had thought about this question before coming here. She said anxiously, "Your Majesty, you have been favored by the Holy Spirit for a long time. I have nothing. The only thing I can do is to be a dog by your side. You can bite me however you want. Please help me."

She humbled herself to the ground, and An Lingrong smiled in satisfaction, "Sister Xia, you are so witty. We are all sisters in the palace, so I will not ignore you. Baoque, please ask Doctor Zhou to go to the Yanxi Palace, and then give part of my winter allowance to Concubine Xia."

The dilemma was solved, and Xia Dongchun was so excited that she expressed her loyalty again: "Your Majesty, I will obey you from now on. If you give me an order, I will do it and I will never dare to have second thoughts."

An Lingrong had said this to the Queen countless times in her previous life. She still felt unfair when she thought of this. She called Xia Dongchun coldly, "I don't like to hear empty words. People's true nature will be revealed over time. You go back first. When I really have something to do, I will let Ren Dong come to find you."

He didn't even come over to say hello as usual. Xia Dongchun didn't dare to ask more questions. He could only say timidly that he would be obedient before leaving Yonghe Palace.

A moment later, An Lingrong asked Xiao Jiangzi to take the winter supplies and parade them through the city to deliver them to Xia Dongchun.

When the queen found out, she smashed the cup in her hand in anger. "I just said that you should behave yourself for the whole year, but the servants in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are greedy for even this little profit. Jianqiu, go and find out who wants to frame me for being unkind, and make up for all the missing allowances of Xia Shi."

"Your Majesty is worried that Concubine Wen will report this to the Emperor."

The Queen looked at Jian Qiu with dissatisfaction: "If she wanted to say it, she wouldn't have acted like this. This is just a reminder to the people under me to pretend to obey but actually disobey."

Jianqiu then lowered her head guiltily: "Does Concubine Wen want to take Concubine Xia as her own?"

The queen was not worried: "I have promoted Xia many times, but she is a piece of rotten wood that cannot be carved. She is still a perfect woman. Such a person will not steal the favor of Wenpin, and she can also gain a good reputation for her. Why not? But she is useless and will be a burden if she is accepted."

Xia Dongchun, who was called a useless person by the Queen, was crying as she looked at the late share. For a queen of high rank, it was a piece of cake, but for her it was two lives. She remembered An Lingrong's kindness, and as long as she asked for something, she would do everything she could to get it. A girl from a military family would not talk empty words.

Today was destined to be a busy day. Just after dealing with Xia Dongchun's affairs, Xiao Jiangzi came in and reported: "Prince Dun's wife went to the palace to pay respects to the Queen Mother today, and sent someone to greet you, the Queen."

An Lingrong was shocked. She had no connection with Prince Dun's wife in her previous life, and in this life they were just acquaintances at banquets. Why would she send someone over?

At that time, she was so immersed in the sadness of suddenly falling out of favor that she didn't pay attention to whether Prince Dun's wife had entered the palace at this time in her previous life.

However, she was used to being cautious. It would be best if the harem and the ladies of the previous dynasty could be less involved. So she said to Xiao Jiangzi, "Go back and tell them that I am not feeling well today and cannot see guests."

"Wait, go out and find out which palaces Prince Dun's wife's people have gone to?"

Xiao Jiangzi quickly followed the order.

A little later, Xiao Jiangzi came back to report: "Your Majesty, Prince Dun's wife went to the Empress Dowager's palace first, and then went to Jingren Palace to pay respects to the Empress. The people in Prince Dun's mansion went to Yongkang Palace and Xianfu Palace one after another."

Concubine Liannian did not go anywhere. She thought of the family dinner on the beginning of winter. Prince Dun was absent from the dinner due to injury, but the emperor still praised him in public. She wondered if something happened in between that allowed Prince Dun's wife to enter the palace again. It seemed like he wanted to make friends with the palaces that were slightly more powerful. Deliberately making friends meant that they had offended them before. As for who he offended, it was self-evident.

Since it concerns the previous dynasty, An Lingrong became more cautious. Interfering in politics is a taboo in the harem, and she will not go into this dead end.

"From now on, no one from Prince Dun's mansion will be seen again."

The same thing was also being discussed in Yongshou Palace.

"Why did your Majesty accept the gift from Prince Dun's mansion?"

Zhen Huan asked her a question in return: "Jingxi, what do you think I can rely on in the future to become someone that everyone fears?"

"..."Jin Xi couldn't answer for a moment.

Zhen Huan thought deeply: "Not only must I be favored, but I must also be unique and irreplaceable. I must have a different mind from ordinary people, so that when the emperor is upset, he will think of me first, and it will come naturally."

"Prince Dun's mansion has an unclear meaning. I am just taking this opportunity to find out the truth and then I can find an opportunity to speak."

Jin Xi was shocked: "My queen, the harem must not interfere in government affairs."

Zhen Huan thought otherwise: "I never mentioned it on my own initiative, so how can I talk about interfering in government? It was just some idle chat with the Emperor."

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A few days later, Zhen Huan's one-month period of copying scriptures and praying for Chun'er had expired.