Until the banquet was over, neither the emperor nor the queen came back, and the same went for Zhen Huan.

An Lingrong and Sun Miaoqing returned to Bitong Academy together. After An Lingrong washed up, she was cleaning her hair when Baoqin came in and said, "My lady, something has happened."

An Lingrong was listening to the chess with her eyes closed. Hearing this, she said, "Go ahead."

Baoqin hurriedly continued, "Wan promised to make a mistake and was demoted to a palace maid. She was not allowed to live in Yongshou Palace anymore. I heard that she was moved to the lower room."

After swallowing her saliva, Baoqin continued, "I heard that Concubine Shen went to the Qinzheng Palace to plead for mercy, but was reprimanded by the emperor and ordered to stay indoors to take care of her pregnancy."

After Baoqin finished speaking, An Lingrong asked, "Any news about Prince Guo?"

Baoqin was stunned for a moment and replied: "My lady, Prince Guo did not appear at the banquet today. If you want to know about Prince Guo's news, I will go and ask for it now."

An Lingrong knew that Prince Guo must have been punished as well, but if a concubine and a prince were punished at the same time, it would definitely attract attention, so the news would probably not be revealed until a few days later.

The next day, Fang Chunyi was taken to the Old Summer Palace and lived in Fanying Pavilion where Zhen Huan had lived before.

Zhen Huan left the Old Summer Palace early that morning and was sent back to the Forbidden City.

Zhen Huan left in disgrace, while Concubine Hua was overjoyed. She heard that all the palace maids in Qingliang Palace had received rewards, and Songzhi even received double the reward.

Without Zhen Huan, Concubine Hua would not have to feed tapioca flour to Princess Wen Yi and cause her to vomit milk.

Shortly after his birthday banquet in his previous life, An Bihuai was not involved in the grain draft, and An Bihuai had been bedridden for a long time.

The interesting thing is that Fang Chunyi has been wandering around since she came to the Old Summer Palace. She visited all the concubines in the palace, and then she would come to Bitong Academy from time to time to look for An Lingrong.

Once Fang Chunyi came again and happened to meet the emperor there.

Fang Chunyi had dressed up specially, and after sitting down, she chatted and laughed with the two of them, without any restraint.

After a while of chatting and laughing, Fang Chunyi mentioned that she had been a 15-year-old for two months.

Two days later, Fang Chunyi was called up and became Chun Changzai.

After Chun Changzai was favored, she suddenly became the new favorite concubine.

An Lingrong and Sun Miaoqing continued to live their days leisurely as before until the incident of Shen Meizhuang's fake pregnancy happened.

The fake pregnancy was exposed on the spot by the palace maid Fuling. The emperor was furious and demoted Shen Meizhuang's position from Concubine Hui to Concubine Hui, and imprisoned her to reflect on her mistakes.

When the emperor was furious, An Lingrong suddenly fainted.

After a burst of exclamations, Baoqin and Baoqi helped An Lingrong to the couch in Xianyue Pavilion.

The imperial doctors who came to check Shen Meizhuang's pulse were ordered to quickly check An Lingrong's pulse.

After checking the patient's pulse, Zhang Mi, the head of the Imperial Hospital, said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Rou is already three months pregnant. She fainted because she was frightened. She will be fine after drinking some tranquilizing soup."

The emperor's expression changed from anger to joy and he said, "Good, good, good, Rou Changzai has made great contributions. I order Lingrong to be promoted to the rank of noble lady, and during her pregnancy she will enjoy the same treatment as a concubine."

The Queen stepped forward again to persuade her: "Rou Chang Zai has worked hard during her pregnancy. Although the noble lady has not had a ceremony to confer a title, she still has to kowtow and listen to instructions. This will inevitably tire Rou Chang Zai. It would be better to wait until Rou Chang Zai gives birth to the heir before promoting her title."

An Lingrong woke up at this time. After being helped up by Baoqin, she apologized, "It's all my fault. I frightened the Emperor and Empress."

The emperor stepped forward and supported An Lingrong, saying, "Rou'er, we have a child."

An Lingrong raised her hand to her belly in disbelief. After a few breaths, she asked with tears of joy, "Your Majesty, is Rou'er pregnant?"

The emperor saw An Lingrong's happy look, took her hand and said, "I have promoted you to a noble lady, and you will enjoy the same status as a concubine during your pregnancy. This is our child, you must take good care of him."

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