An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

The next day, Jingren Palace.

Lingrong traveled from the Yanx Palace to the Yangxin Palace last night, and then from the Yangxin Palace back to the Yanx Palace. She hardly slept the whole night.

But because it was her first time to sleep with the queen, she needed to perform the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows to the queen on the second day. To show her respect to the queen, she also needed to help the queen put flowers in her hair.

For this reason, Lingrong got up early and went to Jingren Palace. The autumn wind was chilly, and the queen did not let her wait for long, and asked Jianqiu to bring Lingrong into the palace.

Although not in front of everyone, Lingrong still performed the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows, and bowed again and again to the almighty Queen.

The Queen did not wake up immediately, so Ling Rong could only kneel down and dare not move. Although she did not dare to look directly at the Queen's face, she knew very well how angry she was.

There are always many beautiful women around the emperor, and there are always new ones. The queen regards the emperor as her husband, so how can she be calm when she sees other women being favored?

Lingrong didn't know how long she maintained this posture. She just felt a sharp pain in her waist and back from over-exercise last night. Just when she was about to secretly move her waist, the Queen finally cried out.

"An, please let go. It's amazing that you are so thoughtful to come to Jingren Palace so early."

Ling Rong had just stood up, and upon hearing this, she had no choice but to bow again, "It is my duty to serve the Queen. If I were not worried about disturbing her rest, I should have come earlier to serve her."

"That's too harsh for you, but it's good to have this intention."

"Serving the Empress is not harsh at all, but the Empress is kind and virtuous, which is a blessing for the sisters in the palace." Ling Rong knew that no matter how she flattered the Empress, it would be useless.

If she becomes favored in the future or has the chance to bear children, the Queen will do everything she can to suppress her.

However, her family background was humble and she was still easy to control in the eyes of the queen. Therefore, after she flattered her, the queen did not make things difficult for her again.

Jianqiu presented a plate of gorgeous peony flowers at the right time. Lingrong took the one on the top, gently brushed off the condensed water droplets, and then put it on the empress's hairpin.

"Although it's my first time serving you, the rules that An agreed to are quite good." The Queen raised her hand to adjust the flowers, and her expression seemed to be quite satisfied. "If there were more people like you who understand the rules in the palace, I would feel more at ease."

Lingrong heard the Queen's hidden meaning, which was that the over-favored Zhen Huan and the over-privileged Shen Meizhuang had offended the Queen. Fortunately, they were not pregnant now, and the Queen was happy to see them fighting with Concubine Hua.

"The Empress is the most respected person in the harem. If there are any omissions in the mausoleum, please punish me ruthlessly to prevent me from causing a disaster."

Hearing this, the Queen seemed very satisfied. "It is my duty as the Queen to teach you, so don't worry, sister. Now you are living with Noble Lady Fucha and Concubine Xia. Given your personality, I'm afraid you will be wronged."

Ling Rong acted timidly, hesitantly opened her mouth and shook her head, "I have not been wronged, Noble Fucha and Concubine Xia are both easy to get along with."

After she finished speaking, she secretly looked up at the queen's face again, and barely caught a glimpse of a knowing smile. But the queen's expression changed very quickly, and in an instant, it was replaced by a just right look of worry.

"You are just too docile."

The queen looked unwilling to say more and waved her hand to let Jianqiu take Lingrong to the main hall.

Soon, concubines from various palaces came in twos and threes. First came Concubine Qi and Concubine Jing, then Noble Lady Borjigit. Everyone thought Concubine Hua would be the last, but unexpectedly, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang arrived at the very end of the time for paying respects.

The two held hands and only separated when they reached the main hall. When they looked up and saw that everyone was waiting for them, they saluted hurriedly.

But they were not the protagonists today, and Concubine Hua rarely made more than a few sarcastic remarks and then let them go.

After paying respects to the Queen with everyone else, Ling Rong walked alone to the center of the main hall and once again performed the ritual of three kneelings and nine kowtows to the Queen.

This time the queen did not make things difficult for her. She just knelt briefly and then asked her to stand up.

But Concubine Hua was not so kind, she hated everyone who stole the emperor's favor. Ling Rong looked up and saw Concubine Hua's beautiful eyes looking at her with anger.

"It turns out there is someone like An Yingying in the palace. If she hadn't served me in bed yesterday, I would have thought there were only seven concubines entering the palace this time."

"Hua Fei, be careful with your words!"

For some reason, the Queen stopped Concubine Hua. Lingrong looked at Concubine Hua and then at the Queen in confusion.

Hua Fei seemed to have thought of something and her face turned pale, but because she was humiliated, she still said yes indignantly.

What's going on... Lingrong thought secretly, and she suddenly thought of the seven concubines mentioned by Concubine Hua, Noble Lady Fucha and Concubine Xia who lived in Yanx Palace, Noble Lady Wan and Concubine Chun in Suiyuxuan, Noble Lady Shen who lived in Xianfu Palace, and Noble Lady Borjigit who lived in Zhongcui Palace.

By this calculation, there were only seven concubines who entered the palace that day, including Lingrong herself. But what Hua Fei just said was obviously excluding the seven people except Lingrong, so where did the eighth concubine go?

Lingrong originally thought that Concubine Hua was wrong, but the Queen's reaction was obviously wrong, even a little too nervous. It can be seen that the eighth concubine did exist, but no one knew why she disappeared.

Judging from the nervous expressions of the Queen and Concubine Hua, this must not be a trivial matter.

In the previous life... in the previous life... Ling Rong was suddenly shocked. In the previous life, there were also seven people entering the palace, but she also vaguely remembered that Aunt Fangruo once said that the four concubines of the Han army flag entered the palace first, and the four of the Manchu and Mongolian flags entered the palace later.

There were actually eight of them in the previous life... Thinking about her own rebirth, Ling Rong was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat.

"Young Master, Young Master." Zhaoshui's voice rang in her ears. Lingrong suddenly came back to her senses and looked at the queen with a confused look on her face.

"My concubine... My concubine..."

"An Da Ying is timid. Concubine Hua, what you just said scared her."

"I asked her to give me a response, but she pretended to be stupid and didn't respond. Why not give her a few words of reprimand?"

Ling Rong didn't know at this time that Concubine Hua was trying to make a fuss again, so she squatted down in panic and saluted, "Your Majesty the Queen, Your Majesty Hua, I didn't mean it, I am willing to be punished."

Concubine Hua looked at Ling Rong's timid appearance and rolled her eyes in disdain. She was not interested in wasting time on Ling Rong. "Copy the palace rules and send them to Yikun Palace in three days."

"Yes."

This time the greeting finally came to an end. Lingrong was a little distraught. She held Zhaoshui's hand and looked very ugly.

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Zhen Huan brought Huanbi over. Ling Rong looked at Zhen Huan and Ling Wan's faces, and barely managed to stay awake to respond to her.

Seeing that Lingrong was really in low spirits, Zhen Huan patted her hands and left with a worried look on her face.

Ling Rong looked at Zhen Huan's back and was in a trance for a moment. Was she really reborn, or was it an illusion she saw before she died? Otherwise, why was Zhen Huan's back as she left exactly the same as the day she died?