If An Lingrong was reborn before the draft

Lingrong did not say anything when she met the Empress Dowager. She just accompanied her for meals, chatted and took walks as usual.

Fortunately, it was time for lunch when we returned to the Old Summer Palace. "Would you like to have lunch, young lady?" Baoque asked.

"Go ahead. I'm not hungry, but you guys are. Go downstairs and have something to eat." Ling Rong drank a big bowl of sour plum soup right after she came back. She was indeed not very hungry.

"My lady, my lady, Eunuch Su is here," Juqing ran in excitedly from outside.

"Eunuch Su," Ling Rong tidied her clothes and Su Peisheng followed Ju Qing in.

"Lady Jing, this is the dish the emperor gave you as a reward." Hearing this, Ling Rong immediately stepped forward to pay her respects. "The emperor saw this Songyang braised salt chicken at lunch today, and remembered that your hometown is Songyang County, so he specially gave you this dish."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern." Ling Rong expressed her gratitude.

Su Peisheng looked around to see if there was anyone around and whispered, "My lady, the emperor asked me to tell you that your father, An Bihuai, has been released from prison, and the emperor has given him a sinecure." Lingrong was really excited to hear this and was extremely grateful.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Eunuch, for telling me." It turned out that appreciating the food was just a cover-up, and this matter was the real purpose of Su Peisheng's visit.

"My lady, I have to go back after delivering the dishes. I still have things to do in the Qinzheng Palace." Seeing that the task was completed, Su Peisheng said goodbye and left.

"I won't waste your time, Eunuch Su. Please have some tea to cool down in this hot weather." Ling Rong smiled and stuffed Su Peisheng with a handful of golden melon seeds. There were not many in this handful, only about three or five.

"My lady, this is too polite." Su Peisheng hesitated and did not dare to accept it.

"Eunuch Su, please go ahead and do your work. I won't keep you here. The Emperor can't do without you." Ling Rong didn't give him a chance to refuse, and asked someone to send Eunuch Su out. Ling Rong thought, there are many people who want to bribe Su Peisheng, but there shouldn't be many who give him money like she does.

After lunch, Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang and Xin Chang gathered at Ling Rong's place. Ling Rong played Pai Gow with them, and Zhen Huan won the most, while the remaining three of them won and lost half.

"Hey, have you heard about this? Songyang County Magistrate Jiang Wenqing was ordered to escort military rations to the northwest, but he ran into bandits or rebels on the way, and all the rations were robbed." Concubine Xin has always been well-informed.

"Songyang County? Lingrong, isn't your hometown Songyang County?" When Mei Zhuang heard this, she thought of Lingrong first.

"Yes, I'm from Songyang County." It was a close call. Fortunately, I acted quickly, otherwise An Bihuai would have been in here too.

"Is your father okay?" Zhen Huan also asked. She was very concerned about this. After all, if something happened, Lingrong's position might be over.

"I haven't received any letters from home, so nothing should happen." Ling Rong showed an expression of worry and helplessness. She didn't want them to know her actions.

"Then it should be okay. Don't worry. If there is any news, I will tell you the first time." Xin Chang couldn't help but regret bringing this up at this time. She forgot that Ling Rong's father was the county magistrate of Songyang County.

"Well, thank you very much, Sister Xin." After hearing the news, Ling Rong looked absent-minded and had no intention of playing cards, so everyone dispersed.

"Lingrong, I also asked my father to find out more about this. Your father is not the mastermind behind this matter, so I think everything should be alright." Before leaving, Sister Mei did not forget to comfort Lingrong.

"Sister Mei, I'm fine. I'll just wait for the letter from home. If anything bad happens, my family will send me a letter." Ling Rong looked very sad, but her heart was very calm.