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

In Yongshou Palace, the whole hall is lit with red candles, and I don’t know what year it is.

In the Yikun Palace, the strong fragrance from the golden censer could not cover up Concubine Nian's loneliness. The emperor has ignored her for more than half a year. She had asked for help twice when the emperor went to see Princess Wen Yi, but all she got was Su Peisheng's persuasion. The emperor was still angry and asked her to wait, but now she has to wait for the news that the emperor favors Zhen Huan again.

"Bitch is just pretentious." Thinking of Zhen Huan's heartbroken and grieving look on the day Chun'er died, she thought she would stay with Chun'er for a while longer, but before the 57th day, she was already having an affair with the Emperor. Concubine Nian said this resentfully.

She had always disdained these coquettish tactics, but now she had to learn a thing or two to make the emperor change his mind: "Songzhi, give me Momo."

A petition, every word of which is filled with deep repentance, will be submitted to His Majesty tomorrow to beg for forgiveness.

"Sister Honeysuckle, the Queen hasn't seen the Emperor for several days. Now that the Emperor has gone to Yongshou Palace, will he never come to our palace again?" Bao Yuan was the youngest and most simple-minded of the maids. Seeing that the Emperor would not come tonight, she couldn't help but ask.

"Don't make random guesses. The Queen has her own ideas. Just take care of yourself." Before Rendong could say anything, Baoque started scolding her in a low voice. Baoyuan realized that he had said the wrong thing and lowered his head, not daring to argue.

Seeing that she was feeling uneasy, Rendong spoke to ease the situation: "Baoyuan, don't just stand there. Go and see if the queen's midnight snack is ready." Only then did Baoyuan quietly go out.

"Sister Honeysuckle, you are a good person again."

"You are becoming more aggressive now. Bao Yuan is still young, so you just need to teach her slowly."

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An Lingrong did not take the maids' words to heart. She had woven a net and would not let it go easily. Her temper these days was just a small test. She wanted to slowly extend her fangs without arousing any suspicion from the emperor.

She waited for her prey to come again.

The emperor did not sleep well inside the red tent. He always felt that something was missing, preventing him from sleeping peacefully.

A long separation did not make a new marriage better, and Zhen Huan no longer had the tenderness she once had in her heart. She thought more about the power in the harem and the intrigues of human nature.

There were two people sleeping in one bed, but they were seemingly having different dreams.

The second day's greetings were unusually lively, and the Queen expressed her sincere delight at Zhen Huan's return to favor:

"Princess Wan is sentimental. I have always been worried that you would be stuck in the past and unwilling to move on. Now that you have recovered from your illness and can serve the Emperor again, I am comforted. You were ill a few days ago, and the servants in the palace were negligent and slack. I have already punished them severely." The Queen was publicly talking about the Ministry of Internal Affairs delaying the distribution of winter clothes to Zhen Huan. At that time, in order to stimulate Zhen Huan's fighting spirit to fight against Concubine Nian again, she secretly signaled the Ministry of Internal Affairs to do so.

The twists and turns in palace affairs have always been flattering the powerful and bullying the weak. If the Queen is blamed for this, she is inevitably narrow-minded. Zhen Huan smiled generously and said, "You are in charge of all the palaces, and you are busy with affairs. I have already received a lot of care from you when I was sick. I really shouldn't let you worry about it like this."

The Queen smiled even more virtuously: "You are so generous and sensible, not to mention the Emperor, even I like you very much."

While praising Zhen Huan, the Queen glanced at An Lingrong's face intentionally or unintentionally.

An Lingrong sneered in her heart. The Queen's network was even bigger, covering all the favored women in the harem. Only by letting them fight each other could her position as Queen be secure. Since she wanted to see it, then she would show it to her. An impatient sneer immediately appeared on her face, followed by a long sigh.

"Princess Wen, what's going on?" the Queen asked.

An Lingrong immediately put on an expression of being wronged and aggrieved: "Thank you for your concern, Queen. I have not been feeling well these past two days. I just felt stuffy in my chest and behaved improperly for a moment."

Her obvious discomfort immediately reminded everyone of last night, and their eyes kept wandering between the two women's faces, trying to see if there would be any friction between the two favorite concubines.

Zhen Huan ignored such superficial jealousy and sipped her tea leisurely without saying a word.

The Queen had no choice but to express her concern for An Lingrong: "Have you ever seen the imperial physician? You've been in poor health before, so don't let your guard down."

An Lingrong glanced at Zhen Huan, who was calm and composed, and said angrily, "The Queen is indeed thoughtful. I will call the imperial physician when I get back."

This time the Queen did not respond to her words. She only nodded slightly and began to lecture her: "It is cold and freezing, the sisters in the palace must take good care of themselves, but they must not fall ill because of a small matter, otherwise the Emperor will have to worry about the harem while handling state affairs."

This statement was almost like saying that Concubine Cao was using her illness to gain sympathy. However, Concubine Cao was like an old monk, without any fluctuations in her heart. Instead, she followed everyone else in nodding her head in agreement.

When they were talking excitedly, the emperor arrived.

"I have something to discuss with the Queen. Since you are all here, why don't you listen together? The Junggars have sent people to the court to ask for marriage, asking for a Qing princess to be the princess of the Qing Dynasty as their Yingge Khan."

The queen said as usual: "It is common for princesses of the Celestial Empire to marry into the imperial court. All we need to do is pick a girl from the royal family and give her the title of Heshuo Princess to marry."

The emperor looked embarrassed: "The difficulty is that they want to marry a legitimate princess this time."

As soon as the words fell, everyone was in an uproar, accusing Junggar, a place with an inadequate border, of being ignorant of the consequences and daring to take whatever it wanted.

Listening to the discussions, Concubine Cao's face finally cracked. Her heart was beating like a pounding drum and she thought of countless possibilities. She was about to say that the princess was very young, but when she looked up and saw An Lingrong's icy eyes, she was instantly frightened and calmed down. Yes, if Wen Yi was able to do it, the Emperor would have issued an order long ago, so why would she need to discuss it with the Empress? She was just worried and confused, so she calmed herself down and listened quietly.

Zhen Huan saw Concubine Cao's reaction and had some ideas in mind.

After years of war, the treasury was empty and people's lives were difficult. The emperor really did not want to go to war with the Dzungar Khanate. After listening to his many embarrassing words, the queen naturally understood the emperor's thoughts and finally suggested that the late emperor's Princess Chaogui should marry into the family.

The emperor was moved by the empress's explanation of the pros and cons and finally agreed to this marriage of power. He ordered the empress to prepare for Chao Gui's marriage in ten days with the ceremony of Princess Gulun.

After the dust settled, Zhen Huan kindly advised the emperor: "Your Majesty, preparing the dowry is both simple and difficult. There can be no mistakes. If there are any, it will damage the reputation of the court. There are many people and things to do. I think Sister Cao is the most careful. Why not let Sister Cao help the princess prepare it."

She smiled gently, spoke in a very kind tone, and acted completely for the public good, but it made Cao Qinmo feel very cold. She was the only daughter of hers, and she was already worried about her future. What was the intention of asking her to take care of the dowry of a princess who was to be married off to a foreign country? Did he have to make her happy?

But she kept talking about the face of the imperial court. She couldn't refuse and could only agree with a forced smile.

The human heart is not so easy to control. The resentment stored today will always backfire.