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

Jingren Palace is becoming more and more decorated with flowers.

The queen was very proud of having gotten rid of her two biggest troubles.

The entire harem is under control, all that’s missing is to have another prince, and life will be complete.

What she is most concerned about right now is to get this done.

Coincidentally, October 30th is the Emperor’s birthday.

At this time, the whole court was united, and it happened to be the emperor's fiftieth birthday. The ministers submitted memorials one after another, stating that this birthday celebration must be celebrated with great fanfare so that all the subjects in the world could share in the emperor's grace.

The suggestions of the ministers won the heart of the Queen. It was a good time to show the Queen's grace and elegance as the country celebrated together, with all officials paying congratulations and friendly countries coming to pay tribute.

If this matter is handled well, her position will be more secure, and the queen will be happy to see it happen.

However, the emperor has not made a clear statement on this matter, and the queen wants to give him a push from behind.

When the concubines came to pay their respects today, the queen looked around at them with a gentle yet dignified smile, and then slowly spoke:

"It has been five years since the Emperor ascended the throne. He has been working tirelessly for state affairs, and has made the country strong and prosperous. As concubines, you should do your best to please the Emperor. Next month is the Emperor's birthday. The sisters in the palace can prepare in advance so that you can win the Emperor's favor on that day."

After these words were spoken, the concubines sitting below had different thoughts.

Throughout the ages, ministers in the court had to take great pains to make arrangements for the Emperor's birthday in order to leave a good impression in front of the Emperor and win a good official position.

The harem was no less exciting, with everyone competing with each other to show off their talents in order to win more favor.

This year is even more different. This year is a birthday celebration, so you have to put in more effort than ever before to stand out from the crowd.

Older concubines like Concubine Jing and Concubine Qi were not very willing to participate.

It's fine to let them eat, drink and watch other people's fun, but if they are asked to perform on stage, they will lose face.

Concubine Qi was the first to speak, and she said rather shamelessly: "Your Majesty, you know that I can't even read. I can run errands and do odd jobs behind you, but I can never do something that attracts attention."

She now had confidence in saying this, for the Queen held all the power, and she was dependent on her, feeling that she was her confidante. When she spoke to the Queen in front of everyone, she always spoke with a bit of intimacy to show that the Queen treated her differently.

As expected, the Queen not only did not forgive the crime, but also half-jokingly said to Concubine Qi:

"Of course I know you. Forget it. I didn't expect you to do this. But you must tell the Third Prince to be filial to the Emperor."

After hearing this, Concubine Qi sat up straighter. The eldest prince had a noble status that not everyone could compare to. She smiled proudly and agreed to the matter.

Then the Queen turned her gaze to Concubine Jing.

Ever since Concubine Jing got married to Princess Zining, she has been content with having a daughter. She wishes she could stay with the princess all the time. Her whole spirit has changed dramatically. Before, she was reserved and wanted to get along well with everyone, hoping to draw a little warmth from them to comfort the terrible loneliness in the deep palace.

But now that she had a princess, she became relaxed and at ease. She started to stick to her own opinions on many things and avoid unnecessary excitement. She just wanted to raise the princess safely.

She smiled at the queen with a slightly apologetic look:

"Empress, I am powerless. Princess Zining is not even a month old yet, and she cannot be separated from her parents. All I can do is wait for the birthday celebration and bring the princess to kowtow to the emperor and the queen, wishing the emperor a long life and the queen a carefree life."

Concubine Jing spoke beautifully, and the Queen smiled happily:

"You are becoming more and more active. Well, the princess is still young, so I will let you off this time this year. But you must not be lazy next year."

Seeing the queen constantly calling out the names of the concubines, everyone had to cheer up and respond respectfully with a smile on their face.

An Lingrong felt sad in her heart that the Queen was getting more and more adept at handling power, but was also becoming more and more lost in power.

The situation today seems to be like "those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish."

This was also the reason why she did not dare to resist and remained obedient after Zhen Huan left the palace in her previous life.

In this life, under similar circumstances, how can she eat away the queen bit by bit and achieve what she wants.

An Lingrong was lost in thought when the Queen finally asked her, "Princess Wen, it is said in the palace that your voice is as beautiful as the sound of nature, but I have never had the chance to hear it. I wonder if I will have the pleasure of hearing it on the Emperor's birthday?"

Why do they like to treat her as a singing girl? An Lingrong complained in her heart but smiled softly:

"Your Highness, your words are too polite. You are the master of the harem, but I will obey your orders. Besides, it is my honor to celebrate the emperor's birthday. It is your care and cultivation that gave me this opportunity. I should be grateful to you. How can I refuse?"

Everyone can say nice words, and An Lingrong is no exception. She cannot live in fear and escape forever. She and the Queen will have to confront each other sooner or later, so she might as well take the initiative to show her strength so that the Queen will truly regard her as an opponent and fight seriously for victory or defeat.

This is also what the emperor wants to see. Now that Zhen Huan is gone, it is impossible for the queen to dominate the harem. The emperor will definitely force her to stand against the queen in order to balance the harem.

So from today on, she has to slowly learn how to act like a favored concubine.

It's just singing, how could she be stage frightened?

However, the Queen always likes to achieve multiple goals at once, and this time she probably has a backup plan. Sure enough, when the Queen saw that she agreed, she smiled even more cordially:

"I have always praised the Emperor for Concubine Wen's understanding, and today she lived up to expectations. But I think that on that day, Qingge alone would be too insignificant. Lady Qi, are you willing to dance with Concubine Wen?"

Lady Qi dancing? Everyone looked at Guar Jiawen's round and smooth body with suspicion.

An Lingrong also looked at Concubine Qi with a tentative look.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Qi smiled like a blooming flower: "Empress, I am willing to do so. I only ask that Sister Wenpin don't despise me for being stupid."

Since the Queen had made the move, An Lingrong followed suit. She understood that the Emperor had not entered the harem for ten days since Zhen Huan left the palace. The Queen was anxious and wanted to use the people around her to win over the Emperor in order to achieve her goal.

However, it was still unclear who would be the bridegroom for whom. An Lingrong hid her thoughts and continued to smile gently:

"Sister Qi is smart and eager to learn, and with the guidance of the Queen, she will surely shine one day."

An Lingrong's straightforwardness did startle the Queen for a moment, but she soon dismissed it as a small matter. Now the entire harem was under her control, and strong rivals like Concubine Hua and Zhen Huan had been dealt with by her. An, a person without family background and without offspring, was nothing more than a favored thing, so what could she possibly do?

After talking about the Wanshou Festival, the Queen went on to talk about the full-month ceremony for the Sixth Prince and the Third Princess.