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

"Imperial Doctor Wen's medical skills are truly amazing. The young lady's complexion is now as white as jade, and there is no sign of having had a rash at all." Huanbi handed the mirror to Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan was also very satisfied.

"My lady, who do you think stole the medicinal residue?" Huanbi asked the question that she had been unable to figure out.

"Hmph! She must be someone with bad intentions. If the young lady hadn't been smart and changed the prescription immediately, she might have succeeded," Liu Zhu said quickly beside him.

"Don't mention this matter to anyone anymore. I'm almost well now. I just have to be more careful in the future and never let anyone take advantage of me again." Zhen Huan withdrew her gaze from the mirror and instructed the two maids seriously.

On New Year's Eve, the royal family held a family banquet in the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. The sounds of stringed instruments and the joy of clinking glasses created a festive atmosphere.

In the afternoon, good news came from the northwest that Nian Gengyao had put down the rebellion of Lobsang Danjin and captured all of his people, livestock and tribesmen. The emperor was extremely happy and drank several cups with Concubine Hua in front of everyone. Concubine Hua looked extremely proud for a while.

After three rounds of drinking, the singing and dancing were in full swing, and the Queen raised her glass to toast the Emperor.

The emperor raised his wine glass and asked casually, "Where is Consort Wan?"

The queen's eyes froze for a moment, then she smiled and said, "Wan Changzai is still not well. It's freezing cold, so I told her to rest."

The emperor glanced around and asked, "Why can't I see Concubine An?"

The queen's eyes were a little dim, but she still had a decent smile on her face: "An Chang caught a cold after her last visit to the emperor. I asked her to take good care of herself."

The emperor said nothing more and drank the wine in one gulp. The queen, feeling bitter in her heart, also drank the wine.

A faint fragrance wafted into the emperor's nose. He looked at the red plum blossoms on the table and felt sad. He drank a glass of wine alone and told everyone not to follow him, as he wanted to see the plum blossoms blooming in the frost.

"My lady, you are so kind-hearted. You gave the wintersweet flowers I just soaked the other day to someone else. It's freezing cold now, so I can go out and pick them by myself. You are still sick, and you don't take good care of yourself." Honeysuckle kept muttering.

"There are many plum trees in the Yime Garden. I'm afraid you will mistake the plum blossoms for wintersweets. It will be useless if you pick the wrong ones." In winter, the hands and feet of the palace maids who were responsible for doing odd jobs and sweeping the ground in the Yanx Palace were covered with frostbite. An Lingrong couldn't bear to see this, so she asked Rendong to give each of them a small bottle of wintersweets wine, asking them to wipe their hands in the morning and evening to relieve the pain.

"My lady, you keep trying to coax me with words. Anyway, I know that you must have your reasons for going out in the middle of the night. I will listen to you." Honeysuckle stopped nagging and said solemnly.

"Rendong, find a high place to hide when the time comes, and don't make any noise no matter what you see tonight." An Lingrong stopped joking with her and ordered her seriously.

In the Yime Garden, layers of red clouds are revealed under the silver snow, as beautiful as a beauty's rouge.

An Lingrong was wearing a snow-white brocade cloak with dark patterns, which blended perfectly with the snow.

The position where she stood was deduced by Jin Dong many times. No matter where people came from, they would not be able to find her, but she could see everyone clearly.

The world after the snow is especially quiet.

An Lingrong saw Yu Ying'er, wearing a purple jacket, cursing while cutting branches with a pair of scissors, saw the emperor with a lonely face reminiscing about his old friends in the plum garden, saw Zhen Huan holding a palace lantern and walking through the plum blossoms to make a wish, and finally saw Prince Guo taking away Zhen Huan's wish from the plum tree.

I hope the adverse winds understand my intention and don’t destroy me. This is Yu Ying’er’s chance to gain favor, but also the evidence of her deceiving the king.

Finally, after everyone left, Rendong found An Lingrong.

"Can you see clearly what the Seventeenth Master took from the tree?" The snow was too bright, and An Lingrong could not tell what Zhen Huan had hung.

Honeysuckle shook her head: "The light of the snow is blinding, I can only make out that it is a red object."

An Lingrong nodded. "We both have to keep tonight's events to ourselves. Do you understand?"

Honeysuckle made a gesture to seal her mouth, and the two of them picked a basket of wintersweet flowers and left quietly.

In the Yanxi Palace, An Lingrong returned to Ledao Hall earlier. A quarter of an hour later, Noble Lady Fucha came back with Xia Dongchun, who was drunk and making a lot of noise, with an angry look on her face.

There was a purple palm print on Xia Dongchun's fair face, which seemed to be due to the person who slapped him very hard.

An Lingrong sensed something was wrong and immediately stepped forward to ask, "Sister Fucha, what's wrong?"

Before Noble Lady Fucha could say anything, Xia Dongchun started to quarrel: "Let me go, I want to find the emperor, Your Majesty, please look at me! I am the daughter of the Xia family, the Baoyi Zuoling..."

Noble Lady Fucha shouted angrily at the palace servants who were watching the excitement around her: "Why don't you shut her up? Don't you think tonight is embarrassing enough? Go to the kitchen and make her some hangover soup. You have to force her to drink it."

An Lingrong looked at Xia Dongchun who was talking nonsense and asked with understanding, "She made a fool of herself again?"

The palace servants quickly dragged Xia Dongchun into the East Side Hall. Noble Lady Fucha dragged An Lingrong back to her own bedroom and angrily told the story in a few words: "I shouldn't have brought her to the palace banquet tonight. After the emperor left early, she clamored to see the emperor. Concubine Hua was also drunk, so the two of them started to quarrel. Concubine Hua slapped her in the face, and the queen fined Concubine Hua a month's monthly allowance. The queen confined this idiot to her house for three months."

"Young Master An, Concubine Xia also caused our young master to be fined one month's salary." Sang'er added from the side.

An Lingrong held her forehead with her hand. This Xia Dongchun was really stupid. It seemed that if the Queen wanted to teach her a lesson, she would have to work harder.

Yu Ying'er was favored, and everyone in the harem was wondering why the emperor favored such a shallow woman.

Yu Ying'er sang "Eternal Reunion" for the Empress Dowager, and was named Lady Miaoyin by the Emperor. The Empress smiled faintly.

Yu Ying'er took advantage of her favor and became arrogant. She had an argument with Xin Changzai on the street and sent Xin Changzai to the Ministry of Punishment in front of Chun Changzai. The Emperor did not comment on this, and the Empress Dowager stripped her of her title of Madam Miaoyin, but for some reason she was not confined to her house for half a month like in her previous life.

Yu Ying'er knelt outside the Yangxin Palace and sang Kunqu opera to beg for the emperor's forgiveness, while the concubines in the harem were waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

At this time, Su Peisheng came to the Yanx Palace to convey the emperor's order, and the emperor asked An Lingrong to accompany him to the Yangxin Palace.

"I dream of the singing of orioles, and the years passing by in a mess. I stand in a small courtyard deep in the yard..." The emperor leaned back on the couch and closed his eyes to rest, allowing An Lingrong to gently massage his head, her fingers tapping the beat to Yu Ying'er's singing.

The lingering and melodious song of A Dream in the Garden was sung over and over again in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, and the Emperor fell into a deep sleep under An Lingrong's massage.

Yu's voice was hoarse but she was still singing, every word was full of tears.

An Lingrong was holding a collection of Su Dongpo's poems and was slowly flipping through them. When she saw the emperor wake up, she hurried forward to serve him.

The Emperor glanced at the book An Lingrong placed on the coffee table, smiled slightly and asked:

"Rong'er, what do you think of Yu's singing?"