If An Lingrong was reborn before the draft

Today is the first night of the emperor's sleepover, and he is having dinner with the empress in Jingren Palace.

"Fuzi, who was beside Concubine Hua, fell into the well for unknown reasons and was seen by the palace maid who was cleaning the house," the empress told the emperor about this matter after dinner, observing his expression.

"Unclear? What did Concubine Hua say?" The emperor turned around and asked her. After years of fighting in the harem, he knew the queen's intention at a glance.

"It was said to be a slip, but Jiang Fuhai felt that something was wrong." The Queen continued speaking without changing the Emperor's expression.

"The maid is from the Eight Banners after all. Concubine Hua..." The emperor stopped talking halfway. He was familiar with Concubine Hua's temperament, and also with the Queen's temperament. Since the Queen mentioned it, it must be Concubine Hua who did it. "You should check it carefully."

"Yes," the Queen replied. Look into this carefully. Does the Emperor want her to dampen Concubine Hua's arrogance or to let her be treated with respect?

The emperor didn't say anything else. After a moment's silence, the queen asked, "The new concubines can serve the emperor today. Does the emperor still plan to go to Concubine Hua's place?" The queen kept smiling, but only she knew how helpless and painful her smile was.

"Are you testing my feelings?" The emperor asked calmly without even raising his head. He rarely came to Jingren Palace except on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, and usually only for important events.

"I dare not guess the emperor's intention, so please turn over the cards." After the queen said this, she raised her hand and motioned for the people outside to come in.

Xu Jinliang, the eunuch from the Jingshifang, brought two young eunuchs in, each holding a plaque, and knelt before the emperor, asking him to turn over the plaque. The emperor looked at the plaque and said nothing, nor did he turn over the plaque. He seemed to be considering who to turn over.

In the end, the emperor still turned over the name card of Concubine Shen. Generally, the new concubines who came to the palace to sleep with the emperor were those with higher ranks first and those with lower ranks later. Xu Jinliang withdrew after receiving the signal and went to Xianfu Palace to convey the emperor's order.

"My dear, the Fengluan Chun'en carriage has gone to pick up Concubine Shen," the young eunuch in Lingrong Palace immediately reported to Lingrong when he learned the news.

In her previous life, Ling Rong did not know how to control her subordinates. Although she still did not understand it very well in this life, she knew a little bit. She waited quietly for them to recommend themselves and show themselves.

Lingrong was lying on the couch reading a book. She was stunned for a moment when she heard the eunuch's words, and then she told Juqing to look at the reward. The emperor still chose Shen Meizhuang to sleep with him. Someone told her that the emperor did not choose her to sleep with him because Zhen Huan was sick. Now that Zhen Huan is not sick, the emperor has not chosen her either. Why?

Ling Rong went to sleep with doubts. She was born in a small family, so her knowledge was still shallow. She couldn't understand the emperor's intentions, and the little she knew was confirmed later.

After Shen Meizhuang served the emperor, other new concubines also served the emperor one after another, but Zhen Huan never served the emperor. Lingrong didn't know why. She didn't serve the emperor because she was not outstanding in appearance and her position was not high, but why did Zhen Huan do the same? Lingrong didn't understand.

After being bored in the palace for a few days, Ling Rong thought that the order from Concubine Hua to reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors had been lifted. She took her books to the Imperial Garden to read and watch people. After all, the maids and eunuchs in the palace would know some things first, so she sat in a pavilion that was not too remote, reading and watching people coming and going.

When she saw a group of eunuchs in the flower room holding chrysanthemums, she remembered that after Shen Meizhuang became favored, the emperor had rewarded her with chrysanthemums and asked her to learn how to be a housekeeper. Being a housekeeper meant sharing Hua Fei's power. It seemed that the emperor was somewhat dissatisfied with Hua Fei because of Fu Zi's incident. This also led to Shen Meizhuang directly offending Hua Fei. Well, it seemed that Meizhuang was taking the blame for the emperor.