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

The September night was hot and muggy.

Cao Qinmo lay in bed for a long time without falling asleep.

If you fail to kill the snake, you will suffer from it.

Cao Qinmo has learned this principle from years of practice. From the time she designed Zhen Huan to dance the Jinghong Dance to the time when Zhen Huan fought back and tried to use her to deal with Concubine Hua, in Cao Qinmo's heart, Zhen Huan and she had already harbored a grudge.

Since the grudge has already been formed, it is difficult to resolve it. Temporary peace is just because the situations are evenly matched. Once the other party becomes powerful, you will be like a fish on the chopping board.

Cao Qinmo is a utilitarian and nervous person. She is always worried about Wen Yi's whole process. She will not allow even the slightest danger to exist, so she instigated Concubine Qi to secretly investigate Zhen Yuandao.

Seeing that the Emperor had indeed imprisoned Zhen Yuandao and Zhen Huan was also under house arrest, she felt that she was still missing a big fire, a big fire that would allow the Emperor to quickly execute the Zhen family.

Yinxiu, who was on duty at night, heard her tossing and turning, and asked, "Madam, are you worried about something?"

Since the two of them worked together to murder Song Mao, Cao Qinmo trusted Yinxiu even more. She sighed quietly:

"I have already made a mortal enemy of Zhen Huan. If she succeeds in making a comeback, she will be a formidable enemy to me. I must find a way to stop her from making a comeback."

Yinxiu was not good at these human calculations, so seeing that she was in trouble, she thought of a solution for her:

"Why don't you go and discuss this with Concubine Wen?"

Cao Qinmo half-leaned on the pillow from the bed and said, "Princess Wen has never had any grudge against Zhen Huan. I'm just afraid she won't want to help me. Besides, I'm a concubine like her now, so it's better not to let her know some things, lest it become a handle in the future."

Yinxiu was startled: "Your Majesty, are you worried that Concubine Wen will harm you in the future?"

Cao Qinmo smiled sadly: "Do you still remember what the Imperial Concubine said? Where there are many women, there are many troubles. On the surface, it seems like a pool of calm water, but underneath, there are undercurrents. She was so honored and favored in the past, but she couldn't escape the calculations. The situation in the palace is changeable. There are too many examples of sisters today and enemies tomorrow. I just have to be on guard and can't put all my hopes for the future on one person."

Seeing that she couldn't help her, Yinxiu could only say, "I am a stupid servant who can't think so far ahead. Instead, I almost made trouble for the Majesty."

Cao Qinmo didn't expect Yinxiu to do these things, and she said them out just to sort out her thoughts: "It's okay, you go to sleep first, and I'll think about it."

Inside the sleeping hall of Yonghe Palace, cool air coming out of the ice jar spread the subtle fragrance from the incense burner to every corner, alleviating the dry heat in the hall.

The emperor had been here for nearly an hour but had not uttered a word. He lay on the couch and let An Lingrong massage him. He was reading a book called "Stories to Awaken the World" in his hand.

He read very quickly, and when An Lingrong finished her massage, he had just turned to the 39th volume, "Wang Dayin Burns the Baolian Temple."

An Lingrong watched him flip through the book quickly, reading three lines at a glance, and said nothing, but just silently replaced the cup of hot tea for him.

She would not get involved in Zhen Huan's affairs, but if Zhen Huan really left the palace, she would not want her to go to Ganlu Temple.

Many things have changed in this life. Although the Sixth Prince was born early, An Lingrong still made preparations in advance.

If Zhen Huan insisted on leaving the palace, she would find her a place truly away from the world, where she would no longer have to suffer those humiliations and could live the rest of her life in peace.

If the emperor really couldn't let her go and insisted on welcoming her back to the palace, he couldn't use the excuse of praying for the country. She didn't want to confront Zhen Huan at that time.

Just as he was lost in thought, the Emperor's hoarse voice rang out:

"Why would you want to read such a mundane book?"

An Lingrong collected her thoughts and said what she had already thought of:

"When I was at home, I had to do housework with my mother, and it was difficult for me to have free time. At that time, I envied my friends who could read and play. Once, I was too busy with embroidery and fell ill. My mother asked me if I wanted to have fun. At that time, I said that it would be fine if I could go to a teahouse to listen to stories or read a storybook. Who would have thought that after so many years, my mother still remembered it. She really brought me countless storybooks when she went to Beijing this time."

What she said was both true and false. It was true that she had worked hard since childhood, but she had never received any comfort of her own. She did bring these stories to the capital from Songyang in order to subtly tell the emperor that temples could also harbor filth and dirt.

After saying this, she glanced at the emperor nervously and said, "Your Majesty, are these books indecent? How about I destroy them?"

The emperor didn't care about such a small matter: "The feelings of the market are also quite a warning. Since your mother brought it to you, you can just keep it for entertainment."

Seeing that the emperor seemed to be absorbed in reading the contents of the book, An Lingrong said nothing more and just accompanied the emperor in silence.

Her calmness and non-interference made the emperor like her more and more. There were too many calculations in the harem, and these disputes were all related to the family.

Every time the emperor met other concubines, he would unconsciously think of the families behind them, but he felt at ease with An Lingrong.

He was getting more and more casual with An Lingrong now. Thinking about the troubles he had in the past two days, he couldn't help but ask:

"Rong'er, have you heard the disturbing words in the palace?"

An Lingrong did not hide anything: "I overheard this matter."

The emperor stretched his legs lazily and asked casually, "Oh, then Rong'er, tell me, how should I deal with it?"

An Lingrong never dared to let her guard down when dealing with the Emperor. She had always set a bottom line for herself in her heart, which was never to get involved in political affairs, so she replied cautiously:

"I have limited knowledge and dare not offer any suggestions. Your Majesty is a wise ruler and the court has its own laws. Whether Lord Zhen is guilty or not, the officials in the court have their own rules and regulations. Your Majesty will decide how to punish him. I just feel sorry for your unborn child. Concubine Wan's family has suffered such a huge change. She is pregnant. I am afraid that overthinking will be detrimental to the growth of the fetus."

After saying this, he looked at the emperor embarrassedly.

The emperor narrowed his eyes at these words: "I am not wrong, you have always been kind and gracious. Well, since you are unwilling to talk about the affairs of the previous dynasty, I will not force you anymore. From now on, you don't have to be so restrained in front of me, and you can speak freely about the affairs of the harem."

An Lingrong didn't expect to have this gain, but since the emperor said so, she would not really interfere in the affairs of the harem. Firstly, it would easily offend people, and secondly, she would have to oppose the queen.

Queen?

An Lingrong's heart suddenly shuddered. The emperor's words seemed to have a deeper meaning. Did he want her to confront the queen?

Under the bright light, An Lingrong looked at the emperor's smiling face and felt the hairs on her back stand up.

The king's mind is hard to predict, so she must not act recklessly because of what he said today.

However, the attitude of this statement still needs to be said: "If the emperor asks me to speak, I will tell you everything I know."

The emperor saw that she understood and smiled at her with satisfaction: "It's getting late, go to bed."

Close your eyes and open them again, and another day has arrived.