An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

This sudden heavy snow lasted for three days.

When Lingrong went out to pay respects again, she had to put on heavy winter clothes and a blue Yunyan brocade cloak to feel much warmer.

Fortunately, the Yanxi Palace is closest to the Jingren Palace, so she won’t be exposed to the cold for too long.

It was just that Noble Lady Fucha was tired in the winter and didn't want to get up. Lingrong and Xia Dongchun waited for a long time under the wind-blown hanging flower door before Noble Lady Fucha arrived with a pale face.

"Your Excellency, this is..."

"Yanxi Palace is too close to Cangzhen Gate. I was annoyed by the noise at dawn and didn't sleep well." Noble Lady Fucha wiped the tears that overflowed from yawning, "You two are thick-skinned and slept comfortably."

In fact, Lingrong was also woken up by the noise. In order to clear the snow on the road, the palace servants brought in a lot of snow equipment around the hour of Yin. Coupled with the noise of chattering, it really gave people a headache and made it difficult to sleep.

But she just shook her head and followed Noble Lady Fucha to Jingren Palace to pay her respects to the Queen without saying a word.

I thought that in such bad weather, the pregnant Zhen Huan would take a leave, but I didn't expect that she and Chun Changzai came early and were drinking the hot milk tea that the Queen ordered.

Noble Lady Fucha just said good morning, and without waiting for Zhen Huan to reply, she sat back in her seat with a look of disgust on her face.

But Lingrong didn't dare to do so and could only bow to Zhen Huan obediently.

"Please stand up, An," Zhen Huan smiled, "The palace is full of solemn light, and the day is full of beautiful women. It fits the scene today. What do you think, An?"

Lingrong had never read this poem. Although she roughly understood its meaning, she found it difficult to continue with the last two lines, so she just nodded in agreement.

"The Emperor mentioned to me a month ago that Mrs. An was the best at poetry, so I thought of taking advantage of the snow today to discuss a few words with her. I never thought..." Zhen Huan softened her voice and stopped talking with an ambiguous tone.

"You are too kind, Lady Wan." Lingrong looked up and saw a glaring smile on Huanbi's face. For a moment, she lost the mood to study Zhen Huan's unfinished words. "Lingrong is not talented and learned enough, and I have disappointed Lady Wan."

Lingrong didn't look at Zhen Huan again. She sat alone at the end, lowered her head and stayed quietly.

Xia Dongchun, on the other hand, looked at Zhen Huan and then at Huanbi, "It's quite new today. Why didn't Concubine Wan come with Concubine Shen?"

"It's cold, not as cool as autumn weather, it's not good to ask Sister Mei to wait for me."

"If you're worried that people will be waiting, please go out earlier."

Noble Lady Fucha also looked over and echoed Xia Dongchun's words, "Thank goodness Noble Lady Shen is so kind and willing to wait."

"But Chun Changzai did come along. I guess they are closer since they live in the same palace."

Xia Dongchun called Chun Changzai who was drinking milk tea, but she was only concerned with eating snacks and drinking tea. After a while she replied, "Sister Zhen and I have similar interests, so naturally we have the best relationship."

"Noble Lady Fucha, Concubine Xia, my young lady is pregnant and is afraid of catching a cold, so she can't wait for Noble Lady Shen in this cold wind." Huanbi bowed, her tone quite smug, "If Noble Lady Shen is also lucky enough to have a dragon heir, she will naturally understand our young lady."

"Huanbi." Zhen Huan's tone was rarely harsh, "You are overstepping your authority."

"My lady." Huanbi was unhappy and bitter, but she knew that she had no right to speak in this situation, so she could only shut her mouth. "I know I was wrong."

Ling Rong was a little surprised. According to the tempers of Noble Lady Fucha and Xia Dongchun, they would definitely suggest punishing Huanbi, the maid who didn't know the rules. But they kept silent and looked away at the door.

When she turned around, Shen Meizhuang was standing in front of the door. She was holding the door frame with one hand. Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she forced a faint smile.

"I'm late. Why don't the sisters chat anymore and look at me like this?" She took off her hat and walked slowly to sit down below Noble Lady Fucha.

For a moment, the main hall fell silent.

Noble Lady Fucha, Xia Dongchun and Noble Lady Shen were not familiar with each other and were unwilling to respond, while Lingrong did not know how to start the conversation. Just as she was about to stand up to pay her respects to Shen Meiyu, she was stopped by Shen Meiyu.

"Sister Mei, you must be cold on the way." Zhen Huan spoke first, "Huanbi, give this hand warmer to Sister Mei."

"No need to trouble you. In such cold weather, I must have brought a hand warmer." Shen Meizhuang responded politely. Caiyue bent down at the right time, took off Shen Meizhuang's cloak and put it on her arm.

Zhen Huan felt a little embarrassed for a moment, and looked at Noble Lady Fucha several times through her, not knowing how to continue speaking.

Ling Rong watched coldly. The relationship between these two best sisters didn't seem to be as unshakable as in the previous life. A faint crack had already appeared.

Fortunately, other concubines from the palace arrived one after another. Concubine Hua asked Zhou Ninghai to ask for leave. She didn't want to go out in such cold weather, and sending someone to ask for leave was already giving face to the Queen.

"It is indeed colder after the snow, and Concubine Hua is young and inevitably a little delicate," the Queen did not look annoyed, and even smiled a little, "Concubine Wan, you are now a married woman, you should ask for leave today. It's icy and snowy here, and if you get frozen, it will be my fault."

"It is my duty to pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen, and Doctor Wen also said that I should move around more, which will be more beneficial to my pregnancy."

"You are a person who knows the rules, but it's fine if the weather is good. If it snows heavily, you don't have to come. The most important thing is to take good care of the baby."

"Yes." Zhen Huan thanked him and sat steadily in the chair to drink the cup of milk tea.

"I wonder if Imperial Doctor Wen has said whether Lady Wan's baby is a boy or a girl." Lady Cao saw the atmosphere getting cold and immediately spoke up, "Wen Yi hasn't had any brothers or sisters to play with for a long time."

"The pregnancy is still young, and Doctor Wen can't tell. I actually want a daughter as lovely as Princess Wen Yi." Zhen Huan touched her belly with a smile, not knowing how many women's hearts this action hurt.

"It will take a few months to tell," Concubine Qi said with an experienced look on her face, "If it's a boy, Hongshi will have a companion, and he can also teach his younger brother to read."

When the Third Prince was mentioned, Concubine Qi couldn't stop talking. She first said that the Third Prince had grown taller, and then she went on and on about what books he had read and what words he had learned recently.

"My Third Prince is extremely smart and never causes his mother, me, any trouble."

Lingrong couldn't hide the smile on her face as she listened to Concubine Qi's boastful words. The Third Prince didn't have much talent and was even a little dull and inflexible. This was probably influenced by Concubine Qi, his overly kind mother.

Except for the new concubines who entered the palace, everyone else knew more or less how "powerful" the Third Prince was. At this time, they only communicated with each other with their eye contact and responded to Concubine Qi verbally.

"It's good that the Third Prince is serious about his studies. He is also setting a good example for his younger brothers and sisters." The Queen interrupted Concubine Qi who was excitedly sharing her parenting tips, "It's still not enough for the Third Prince to be a prince in the palace. All the sisters should take the trouble to be like Concubine Wan and add more princes for the Emperor and me."

The concubines agreed, their eyes drawn to Zhen Huan's belly, but Ling Rong subconsciously glanced at Noble Lady Fucha, wondering what result she had discussed with He Anming yesterday.

With Wen Shichu by Zhen Huan's side, most medicines and spices cannot escape his control, so it is very difficult for Noble Lady Fucha to get them.

But there were two people who definitely couldn't stand it, one was the Queen, and the other was Concubine Hua. With Zhen Huan's pregnancy, there was no need for Ling Rong to give advice to Noble Lady Fucha, and the baby couldn't be kept at all.

But she was a little curious, if Zhen Huan's pregnancy was aborted because of Shen Meizhuang, would their sisterhood still be so indestructible?