It was still dark, but all the rooms in the Yanx Palace were already brightly lit.

An Lingrong got up early and dressed up according to her previous life. She would not rely on any force when entering the palace in this life, so she could only keep a low profile and survive at the beginning.

After she was ready, she went to the main hall and waited patiently for Noble Lady Fucha.

Lady Fucha had noticed that An Lingrong had been very quiet these past few days and was very pleased with her being well-behaved and sensible. Today, when she saw her dressed in an old-fashioned way, she said to her, "Look at you, why are you dressed so old-fashioned today? You are in your prime, you should dress up nicely, go change your clothes."

An Lingrong was stunned for a moment. Could it be that Noble Lady Fucha was such a straightforward person? She immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Fucha, for your advice. Lingrong didn't understand this at first, but if I were to re-dress now, I'm afraid I'd miss the time to pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen."

"You're right. It's more important to pay respects to the Queen." Noble Lady Fucha came over and gently pulled An Lingrong, and the two walked out together.

"Sister Noble, wait for my sister." Xia Dongchun shouted loudly from behind.

Noble Lady Fucha frowned slightly, then quickly regained her composure. She gently said to An Lingrong:

"After all, we are from the same palace, so don't let others laugh at you. And if she bullies you again in the future, you don't have to pay attention to her, just come to me directly."

Fucha Guiren's words pulled An Lingrong into her camp.

Fu Cha gave An Lingrong a favor, and she would certainly return the favor. She wondered in her heart, Fu Cha was born in a noble family, and she was knowledgeable and experienced. Judging from her current behavior, she was quite cultured. Why did she become so frivolous after getting pregnant in her previous life? And with Fu Cha's family background, would she not know the story of the "human pig"? Why was she scared crazy by Zhen Huan's words?

Xia Dongchun was dressed up gorgeously and glared at An Lingrong, who was standing next to Noble Lady Fucha, with a proud look on her face. An Lingrong lowered her head slightly when she saw this. Noble Lady Fucha immediately glanced at Xia Dongchun, and Xia Dongchun immediately behaved herself. The three of them set off for Jingren Palace together.

Honeysuckle looked at Xia Dongchun carefully and saw that there was no rash on her face and she didn't look sick. She couldn't figure out what the effect of the medicine powder that the young lady asked her to blow into Xia Changzai's bedroom last night was.

Inside the Jingren Palace, the empress sat in the main seat, her brows and eyes were soft and her face was full of smiles, just like the compassionate Bodhisattva with lowered brows and eyes in the portrait.

An Lingrong, however, was filled with coldness, and her fear of the Queen was deeply rooted in her soul. The Queen's plans were always dense, delicate and pervasive, and she had to deal with them with extreme caution. If she was not sure of hitting the target with one strike, she must not arouse the Queen's suspicion.

As usual, Concubine Hua arrived late. When she appeared, she was truly radiant. All the concubines in the room were not as charming as her.

The audience was the same as in the previous life. The Queen was dignified and virtuous and asked everyone to stand up early. Concubine Hua was arrogant and gave everyone a warning from the beginning.

After everyone finished paying their respects, Concubine Hua began to pick out people to criticize one by one. She nonchalantly adjusted the hairpin on her head and said, "There is a Concubine Xia who I heard is very capable..."

"Empress Hua... yawn... May you be blessed with good health... yawn." Xia Dongchun saluted hurriedly. Firstly, she used the etiquette of the palace servants, and secondly, she yawned continuously while saluting. Her ugly appearance immediately made everyone in the room laugh.

Concubine Hua saw this and said: "Xia Changzai is so well behaved, how dare she be so disrespectful in front of me."

No matter how dumb Xia Dongchun was, she could tell that Concubine Hua was blaming her, and she kept apologizing: "Ah yawn... Madam Hua, please forgive me... Ah yawn... I didn't mean it. I couldn't help it even if I wanted to. I think I went to bed too late last night... Ah yawn..."

Hua Fei looked at her ugly appearance with tears in her eyes because of yawning, and immediately felt bored. She scolded her, "Shut up, you are such an idiot, why don't you leave."

Xia Dongchun was so embarrassed that she quickly stepped aside with tears in her eyes.

An Lingrong lowered her head in silence. It was better for Xia Dongchun to make a fool of herself than to be crippled and spend the rest of her life in the cold palace.

Concubine Hua's troubles against Shen Meiyu came as expected. Zhen Huan spoke up to defend Shen Meiyu just like she did in her previous life. She was neither humble nor arrogant and her sharp words made Concubine Hua speechless.

Concubine Hua was defeated by Zhen Huan, and turned around to look at everyone: "I heard that there is another concubine named An, whose voice is as clear and pleasant as an oriole. Come out and let me see her."

As soon as Concubine Hua finished speaking, Concubine Li and Noble Lady Cao, led by her, all covered their mouths with their handkerchiefs and chuckled. Songzhi even laughed out loud, and the other concubines also had an expression of watching a joke.

How can a person of low status talk about dignity! An Lingrong had already seen through it, but she still had a decent smile on her face and bowed respectfully to Concubine Hua:

"I promise Anshi that I will pay my respects to Madam Hua. May Madam Hua live in peace and happiness."

Hua Fei looked An Lingrong up and down and saw that her clothes and makeup were unremarkable. Her face was half hidden by her thick bangs, leaving only her pale cheeks. She looked timid and cowardly. She said sarcastically, "You come from a humble family. You are better at following the rules than others, but the rest is just so-so. I don't know how you got into the palace. Since the Queen Mother praised you for knowing the rules, you must keep your duty in this palace."

An Lingrong lowered her attitude and said, "Madam Hua Fei, you are a world-famous beauty. I am a humble person like a roadside weed. It is a great blessing for me to be able to enter the palace in this life. I dare not disobey Madam Hua Fei's teachings."

An Lingrong's humility pleased Concubine Hua very much. Seeing that her goal for today had been achieved, she snorted coldly and asked An Lingrong to stand up. She then bowed to the Queen on the pretext that she was tired of being disrespectful and was about to leave.

The Queen turned a blind eye to Hua Fei's demonstration just now, smiling and keeping silent. Instead, when she gave rewards to all the newlyweds, she gave Hua Fei a precious reward alone. In the eyes of the newlyweds, Hua Fei was arrogant and domineering, while the Queen was tolerant and virtuous.

Everyone took their rewards and bid farewell to the Queen. Xia Dongchun was particularly anxious to leave. She had made a fool of herself in Jingren Palace today and just wanted to hide back in the palace as soon as possible to avoid being ridiculed again.

An Lingrong looked at Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang walking in front of her, and whispered to Noble Lady Fucha, "Sister Fucha, I heard that the scenery of the Imperial Garden is very beautiful. Why don't we go and take a look?"

Noble Lady Fucha naturally agreed.

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