If An Lingrong was reborn before the draft

Lingrong was indeed taking a nap, but she woke up when there was a commotion outside. When she heard that Zhang Qilin had taken Zhou Ninghai to the corner room, she laughed.

Why offend Zhang Qilin when there are so many people to offend? He is a man close to the emperor. Even his own master dare not offend Zhang Qilin, not to mention that he is just a running dog of Nian Shilan.

"Juqing, go talk to your brother Zhang, that's enough. Zhou Ninghai is a mad dog." Lingrong didn't know why Nian Shilan asked them to go over, but she could guess it.

It was already a quarter of an hour later when Zhou Ninghai came over. When he saw Ling Rong, his face was very gloomy. "Your servant greets the Concubine Xian."

"Eunuch Zhou is here. What's the matter, Imperial Concubine?" Ling Rong asked with a smile. She also saw Zhou Ninghai's face twitching. He was probably cursing himself in his heart.

"Replying to Concubine Xian, Concubine Guifei has obtained some specialties from the northwest, and wants Concubine Xian and others to go to Yiku Palace to take a look." Even though Zhou Ninghai knew that Ling Rong was asking the question knowingly, he had to repeat it again.

"Oh, I see. But you came at a bad time, sir. I made an appointment with the Empress Dowager a few days ago to play chess with her today, but it's unfortunate," Ling Rong said, looking at Zhou Ninghai's dark face. This was just something she made up. What an appointment. How could she have the nerve to ask the Empress Dowager out? "Please, sir, thank the Imperial Concubine for me. I'll go see her some other day when she's free, and also take a look at the Northwest specialties."

"But this..." Zhou Ninghai was choked by Ling Rong. The Imperial Concubine had to accept the Imperial Concubine's invitation, but she had made an appointment with the Queen Mother. Not only did he not dare to say anything, but the Imperial Concubine and the Queen did not dare to say anything either. "Well, then, I will take my leave." Zhou Ninghai retreated helplessly.

"Juqing, please see Eunuch Zhou off for me." Ling Rong curled her lips and smiled.

"Your Majesty, it wouldn't be nice for you to just reject the Imperial Concubine's invitation." Baoque said with a frown.

Ling Rong glanced at her and said, "You are ignorant." Just as she looked up, she saw Nanny Li coming in from outside. "Come, let Nanny tell you why I shouldn't go."

Nanny Li walked up to Ling Rong, took off the gold-inlaid jade hairpin that she had inserted into her headband, and replaced it with a gilded jadeite hairpin. She said calmly, "The young lady was originally favored by the emperor to suppress Concubine Hua and share her limelight. If the young lady is timid, it will ruin the emperor's stage. Besides, she is pregnant and favored, so she can be more arrogant."

Bao Que and Ju Qing were as surprised as if they had seen a new world, their eyes were filled with expressions like “Wow, is this possible?”

"However, you have to be careful. I may be arrogant, but as a royal concubine, it is as easy for her to deal with you as to crush an ant." Ling Rong was afraid that they would also become arrogant, so she warned them specifically.

In the Yikun Palace, when Zhou Ninghai came back to report, Concubine Hua was hosting a banquet in the hall to entertain everyone to taste Hami melons from the Western Regions. This was a different variety that was brought back. When Concubine Hua saw that only Zhou Ninghai came back, her face suddenly darkened.

"Didn't I tell you to invite Concubine Xian? Why didn't Concubine Xian come?" Concubine Hua's words revealed a hint of coldness.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian has gone to accompany the Empress Dowager." Zhou Ninghai's words were very simple, but Concubine Hua still smelled something different.

"Even if Concubine Xian went to Shoukang Palace, why did you stay in Yongshou Palace for so long?" Concubine Hua was not a fool. Zhou Ninghai was an old man she was used to having around her. He would not pretend to obey her but actually disobey her. So something must have delayed him for so long.

"Your Majesty, I went there at a wrong time. When I went there, Concubine Xian was taking a nap." Taking a nap, she, a concubine, actually made the chief eunuch of the Yikun Palace wait for nearly half an hour. This was the first time he heard of this.

The concubines sitting in the hall had different expressions. Meizhuang was worried about Lingrong. How could Lingrong, who had always been steady, offend Concubine Hua when she was at the peak of her popularity? There were also those like Shunpin Fucha who were watching the fun with their thumbs up.

When Concubine Hua finished listening, she slammed the cup in her hand onto the table. Her fingers turned white from being clenched. She really didn't expect that Concubine Xian would dare to slap her in the face like this.