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

The next day, in the dim night, the emperor finally set foot into the harem.

However, he did not go to Yonghe Palace, nor did he go to meet the Queen, but went directly to Yanxi Palace.

However, the usually noisy East Side Hall of the Yanxi Palace seemed even quieter today.

The emperor was curious for a moment, so he raised his hand to stop the palace maid from bowing so as not to disturb Xia Dongchun.

Then he quietly entered the hall.

Xia Dongchun was lying on the table writing and drawing, with various colored inks prepared next to him. This was a bit strange, as Xia Dongchun had never liked reading and writing, so why did he change his temper today?

The queen walked lightly behind her, stretched her head to look, and couldn't help laughing.

I saw five black corners painted by Xia Dongchun on the snow-white rice paper. At first glance, it looked like a turtle that was turned over and struggling.

But Xia Dongchun didn't notice it and was still fighting against it. She kept poking and drawing with the pen, smearing the paper blue and black. There were already a lot of papers with such messy marks thrown under her seat.

"What are you doing?" The emperor couldn't bear to see her wasting such good pens and ink, and couldn't help but interrupt her.

Xia Dongchun was caught off guard by the emperor's sudden voice behind her, and hurriedly stood up and saluted:

"Your Majesty, you are here. I am drawing a tiger."

After saying this, she looked at the emperor with great joy in her eyes, as if she had found a savior.

The emperor could see through such obvious thoughts at a glance. After all, when he was with Xia Dongchun, he was used to her begging him with such an expression.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do for you today?"

Hearing this, Xia Dongchun smiled. She was already as beautiful as a rose, and this smile was even more radiant, brilliant and passionate:

"Your Majesty, I can't hide anything from you. I want your help in drawing a little tiger."

Her straightforward and enthusiastic attitude was most similar to the frankness of Concubine Hua when she first gained favor. The emperor naturally agreed with her, but he still asked out of habit:

"Why are you drawing a tiger for no reason?"

Xia Dongchun seemed a little embarrassed, but then she became confident and righteous:

"Next month is the full moon ceremony for the Sixth Prince and the Third Princess. I originally prepared gifts for each, but the Empress said that the Sixth Prince and the Third Princess should be given together, saying that this would show their close relationship. I originally prepared a small golden lock for the Third Princess and a Qilin bellyband for the Sixth Prince. The Qilin was drawn by Sister Wen for me at that time."

"It would be fine if the full moon gifts for the prince and princess were separate, and my gift would still be presentable, but it would be bad if I gave two different gifts together. People would say I was partial. I thought of embroidering a tiger bellyband for the third princess, so that no one could find fault with my gift. But I can't draw this tiger well, and it's not easy to ask Sister Wen for help. Your Majesty, please help me."

She spoke straightforwardly, not caring about the emperor's slightly changed expression. After she finished speaking, seeing that the emperor did not take action, she directly handed the pen to the emperor, and began to act coquettishly in a long voice:

"Your Majesty, as for the painting, I am still waiting. You know I am clumsy. If I cannot come up with a gift next month, it will make Your Majesty lose face along with me."

Xia Dongchun was not afraid at all when she said these words, because An Lingrong had told her that she could not talk about anything except state affairs in front of the emperor, and she didn't have to hold back on anything else she wanted to say.

When she went to Yonghe Palace yesterday, Sister Wen said that if the emperor went to Yanxi Palace, she would ask the emperor to draw a picture of a little tiger for her and taught her a few simple words.

What she said to the Emperor today was based on what Sister Wen taught her, plus what she wanted to say.

People with deep scheming are most afraid of meeting people with straightforward minds, because they don’t have so many concerns and are often more able to hit the nail on the head. They have the kind of honesty that can kill an old master with one punch, which makes it hard to guard against.

The emperor was so annoyed by Xia Dongchun that he had to pick up his pen and draw a majestic little tiger for her, which won Xia Dongchun's applause. She finally had the chance to help Sister Shangwen.

At the end of September, the emperor suddenly issued an edict that this year's Emperor's Birthday celebration should be kept simple. Officials from other provinces only needed to submit a letter to express their greetings, and officials in Beijing could wait until the day came to enter the palace together and kowtow to the emperor, which would be considered a celebration for the emperor. However, the emperor specifically instructed that no one should give lavish gifts.

At the same time, there was another decree requiring the Ministry of Internal Affairs to arrange the full-month ceremonies for the Sixth Prince and the Third Princess respectively.

The queen did not expect that the emperor would not consult her at all on this matter.

She originally wanted to use Princess Zining's full moon celebration to suppress Feng Ruozhao, so that Feng Ruozhao would not think that he could covet the power of the palace just because he has a princess.

Unexpectedly, the arrogance she had displayed a few days ago would be quietly extinguished by the emperor. The emperor was reminding her not to overstep her authority in anything.

The Queen secretly resents the Emperor but is unable to change his will, so she forces a smile and works with the Imperial Household Department to prepare for the prince and princess's full-month ceremony.

In Xianfu Palace, Concubine Jing hugged Zining and cried with joy. The emperor's decree showed that he did not dislike the third princess.

In just a few days, An Lingrong was able to make the emperor speak. Concubine Jing admired her very much. This was the method of a favored concubine. Unlike her, she had to think carefully and beat around the bush before she could say anything to the emperor.

In order for Zining to live a good life in the palace, perhaps it is time to interact more with An Lingrong, Concubine Jing thought.

An Lingrong, who was on her mind, was currently praising Xia Dongchun:

"Sister Xia is indeed a man of courage and wisdom. It is indeed easy to leave this matter to you. You have helped me this time. Just ask for whatever you want."

Xia Dongchun looked at her smiling eyes and suddenly felt embarrassed:

"Sister Wen, when you say you are brave and resourceful, I think of the stupid things I did in the palace before. How about you change the words to praise me?"

An Lingrong thought she was going to ask her not to say the words "brave and resourceful" anymore, but she actually asked for more praise. She was amused by this frank reason:

"How about praising you for your wisdom and courage?"

"This is good. This makes me unique." Xia Dongchun said while making a face.

Her shamelessness made An Lingrong laugh so hard that she fell backwards.

Seeing that he had made An Lingrong happy, Xia Dongchun smiled from the bottom of his heart.

Ever since Concubine Wan left the palace, Sister Wen has been frowning. She is not smart, but it can be seen that Sister Wen has something on her mind.

There wasn't much she could do for An Lingrong, so it was good enough that she could pretend to be ugly to cheer her up temporarily.

In a blink of an eye, it was the third day of October, the Sixth Prince’s full moon ceremony.

This time, the emperor brought the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince who were being raised in the temporary palace into the palace.

The two of them were well-behaved and nothing happened. They came quietly and left quietly.

On October 14, when Princess Zining held her full-month ceremony, the two of them were ordered to come and watch the ceremony.

Seeing this, everyone in the court and the harem knew that the relationship between the emperor and the fourth prince began to loosen.

But this made the queen a little uneasy.