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

In the hottest months, the fire wheel is blowing high and the wind is filled with heat waves.

A bowl of mung bean soup passed down from the time of the previous emperor is a good remedy for many palace ladies to relieve the heat.

Suddenly one day, all the money was gone and they had to convert it into silver to distribute to everyone. However, there was only a few cents of silver. There were palace maids suffering from heatstroke every day, and the palace maids were complaining.

In the Yanxi Palace, Xia Dongchun looked at the table of vegetarian dishes with little meat and oil and started to curse:

"She is always a good person, doing these honorable things to please the emperor."

Her personal maid Dan Shuang was about to persuade her, but she raised her voice and continued, "Who would withhold the mung bean soup from their servants? She is using it to humiliate others to establish her own authority."

An Lingrong sighed that this was the cleverness of the Queen. The war on the front was tense and the treasury was empty. The Emperor had long had the idea of ​​reducing the expenses of the harem. The Queen was accustomed to guessing the Emperor's intentions and naturally wanted to do this perfectly. However, she knew very well that issuing an order rashly would only cause complaints from the palaces and even cause trouble. That's why she used Shen Meizhuang's mouth to accomplish this matter. As expected, Shen Meizhuang bore the blame and the Queen got the reputation.

Another seven days passed, and An Lingrong went to the east warm room of the Yangxin Palace.

When she arrived, the emperor was still reviewing memorials in the main hall of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. As usual, Xiao Xia Zi served An Lingrong a cup of boiled water and said, "My dear An, please wait a moment. The emperor is still busy. Lady Wan is accompanying him." Xiao Xia Zi said the last few words very softly.

An Lingrong nodded gratefully to Xiao Xiazi, and handed him two plain sachets: "Eunuch Xiao Xia, these are summer sachets. Please pass them to Eunuch Su."

Xiao Xiazi took the sachet and a refreshing minty scent hit him in the face. All the summer heat was relieved at that moment. He couldn't describe the feeling, he just felt extremely comfortable.

An Lingrong brought some small gifts to the people in front of the emperor, and she had already made it clear with the emperor, so Xiao Xia Zi accepted the sachet with peace of mind. In his heart, An Changzai was a thoughtful person. Every time she gave small gifts to her master and herself, they were not so elaborate and did not violate the royal taboos, but they were very practical. But Xiao Xia Zi did not understand that everyone in the harem fawned on their own master and gave gifts directly to the master, so that the master could say a few good words for them in front of the emperor when appropriate. Only An Changzai asked him to pass on the gifts every time, as if she did not want the master's help at all.

"Rong'er is here." The emperor's majestic voice sounded behind him, and he pulled Zhen Huan from the main hall into the east warm pavilion.

The emperor saw the two plain sachets in Xiao Xiazi's hand and asked with a smile, "What little things did you bring to me this time?"

After An Lingrong bowed, she spoke in a coquettish voice: "It's hot in summer, and Your Majesty still has to take care of government affairs, so Lingrong made a sachet for Your Majesty that can cool you down. Do you like it?" As she spoke, she handed over a bamboo green sachet embroidered with mint leaves. The deep and light green colors were eye-catching, and the rich and clear mint fragrance was as cool as the green snow on the green mountains, and even the eyes were unnaturally tinged with coolness.

The emperor really liked it, and wanted to tie it on his belt as soon as he took it. Seeing this, Zhen Huan wanted to help, but An Lingrong stepped forward unnoticeably and quickly took the sachet from the emperor's hand, then squatted down smoothly and hung the sachet on the emperor's belt.

Zhen Huan looked at An Lingrong, who was hanging the sachet with her head down. She was wearing bamboo green Suzhou embroidery, which was made of the same material as the sachet around the emperor's waist. She suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

The emperor's joyful voice rang out: "Although the days are getting longer after summer, Rong'er feels as refreshing as the cool morning rain when she wears this sachet. Well done, you deserve a reward!"

An Lingrong helped the emperor sit on the couch and smiled slyly: "If the emperor rewards me, I will make a profit."

The emperor glanced at Zhen Huan and said jokingly, "Huan Huan, listen to this, Concubine An talks a lot of business, she is really naughty."

Zhen Huan was in a trance for a moment. A few days ago in Jingren Palace, the Emperor and the Empress had teased her with similar words. It turned out that he would also tease others in such an intimate tone. However, she reacted very quickly, smiled and said, "Then we have to listen to how Sister An earned it?"

An Lingrong pretended not to hear the word "we". She curled her lips and said, "Because I am using the emperor's things to offer gifts to Buddha, I put a small piece of mint ointment in the emperor's sachet, and this mint is what I found in the abandoned palace. This thing can survive with a little sunlight. Now is the time when it grows lushly. It can be used to make tea and is edible. I just spent some effort to make it into ointment. I didn't spend any money. If the emperor rewards me, won't I make money?"

At first the emperor thought An Lingrong was just making another witty remark, but later he became more and more interested. When An Lingrong finished, he called out, "Xiao Xiazi, bring me your sachet."

Xiao Xiazi respectfully handed over the sachet, and the emperor poured out the contents, which turned out to be a few dried mint leaves. He then took the sachet and smelled it, then asked An Lingrong, "Did you also put a lot of effort into the fabric?"

An Lingrong blinked her big eyes and said shyly, "When I made the ointment, I filtered the juice and thought it shouldn't be wasted, so I soaked the cloth in it a few times. Don't think it's ugly, but it smells good, and the most important thing is that it can also prevent mosquito bites."

The emperor asked Xiao Xiazi to put away the sachet. He was in a very good mood and tapped An Lingrong's forehead: "Rong'er is someone who knows how to live."

When An Lingrong heard this, she knew that her goal for today had been achieved, but she still pretended to be confused: "Your Majesty, please don't laugh at me. When I was a child, my family was poor, so my mother had to plant some mint to escape the heat. That's why I know this."

Zhen Huan looked at An Lingrong chatting and laughing with the emperor, and her heart became more and more blocked. It turned out that the emperor could also talk freely with other concubines. She heard the emperor smiling and saying to An Lingrong: "I will remember your kindness in today's matter."

Zhen Huan just felt a sense of suffocation in her heart, which made her want to turn around and leave.

The emperor seemed to notice that she was in a low mood, and finally turned to ask her, "Hanhuan, what are you thinking about?"

Zhen Huan suppressed her discomfort and said with a gentle smile: "Silang, Huan Huan didn't know that An Chang Zai is such a clever and clever person. If Huan Huan can learn one or two tricks, it would be great to get some rewards from Silang."

The emperor was very pleased with Zhen Huan's slight jealousy. He took Zhen Huan's hand with satisfaction and started chatting and laughing again.

An Lingrong's eyes were full of smiles. Emperors had always been ruthless since ancient times. This joyful atmosphere was just a play to her. When it was her turn to perform, she just had to play her role well, and the rest she could just watch from the sidelines.

That night, honeysuckle came back covered in dew.