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After An Lingrong arrived, she found a place to stay, as far away from the group of people as possible. Firstly, she was the daughter of a minor official, and secondly, she didn't want to get involved with anyone.

An Lingrong was standing under a tree looking outside the wall. People are like this most of the time. The place you think is rich and prosperous is actually a cage, and the place you think is free is actually a remote and poor place. So no matter how you live, it is only one way of life.

After a while they started calling out people's names. The names were arranged in random order, and I thought they were arranged in order of their official rank.

Soon the name was called: An Lingrong, daughter of the Anyang County Magistrate.

An Lingrong walked over with a group of people to the entrance of the hall and stood with her head down. After everyone finished shouting, An Lingrong, the daughter of An Bihuai from Anyang County, was 16.

An Lingrong stepped forward, knelt down and said: May the Emperor be well, may the Empress Dowager be blessed, and may the Queen be blessed.

It was so concise that everyone present was stunned. That was it? Shouldn't there be something else? How could it be so concise? It was like asking if you had eaten today.

The emperor's deep voice sounded: Raise your head.

An Lingrong could only raise her head. No one had seen it just now, but now she saw it. Oh my God, this is not the appearance a human should have. She is too beautiful, and it looks like she is not wearing any makeup.

The long eyelashes fluttered like a butterfly.

The emperor was also stunned. The Queen Mother did not want An Lingrong to enter the palace, so she said that it was inappropriate to put down the sign in front of the palace, and before she could say flowers, An Lingrong quickly knelt down and kowtowed, thanked the Queen Mother, and then stood up and left quickly. Anyone could see that she wanted to run away as soon as possible.

Everyone was stunned, even the empress dowager realized that the girl didn't want to enter the palace at all. She was just overthinking it. If she wanted to enter the palace, she wouldn't have dressed up and worn the plainest clothes possible.

An Lingrong, who was about to turn out, heard a voice saying "wait", but she pretended not to hear it and even ran away quickly after turning the corner.

Su Peisheng, who was behind, turned around and saw that there was no one there.

I could only go back and say cautiously: Your Majesty, I didn’t catch up.

The emperor was stunned when he heard this and said: What do you mean you didn’t catch up? Didn’t we just turn the corner?

Su Peisheng said uncertainly: Well, then, Your Majesty, do you think it is possible that she ran away when she turned the corner and no one saw her?

After these words were spoken, the hall became even quieter. Even the empress dowager felt a little embarrassed. She really didn't want to enter the palace. She muttered quietly, "If it weren't for the emperor's selection of girls, the marriage would have been arranged by marriage. This girl is really beautiful, and she won't have trouble finding a husband if she returns."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said it, but after he said it I felt something was wrong. Doesn't this mean that the emperor's vision is not as good as others?

The Queen Mother stopped talking, and the Emperor asked Su Peisheng to send someone to intercept her. Who knows how happy this little girl must be right now. She probably can't wait to go back. Thinking of this, the Emperor asked Su Peisheng to hurry up.

An Lingrong knew that the emperor had promised to come to see her, so she could just ask the emperor for something. If he didn't give her something, she wouldn't go. Anyway, she had already left her name behind.

Only if she was given that thing, she would dare to enter the palace. After all, that was her mother.

After An Lingrong came back, she told her aunt and brother to pack up quickly, because if it was any later they would not be able to leave. Su Peisheng who came over happened to hear this, because An Lingrong was deliberately speaking loudly.

Upon hearing this, the aunt hurriedly said: Shunyi Lingxuan, come on, don’t take any clothes or anything else, just get in the carriage.

Who knew that the carriage stopped just as it reached the door. What Su Peisheng was thinking now was, the Queen Mother has already dropped the sign, what should I say?

I could only bite the bullet and say: Miss An, Your Majesty asks you to wait one less day before coming back.

An Lingrong said: Please tell the emperor that I have already given up my marriage and am anxious to go home to see my parents. Please ask the emperor not to make the empress dowager unhappy, otherwise I will not be able to survive. Please tell the emperor that I dare not enter the palace now.

Then he ordered the carriage to move faster.

My aunt couldn't help laughing.

Su Peisheng hurriedly said: "Miss An, please have pity on me. If you leave, I will not be able to report back to you."

An Lingrong sighed and said: Eunuch, you are stopping me from leaving. I am caught in the middle and I don’t know what to do. On one side is the Emperor, and on the other side is the Queen Mother. No matter who I offend, I will be executed in the end.

Don't you understand this yet?

If I leave, I'll leave. At least I'll still be alive. But if I don't leave, I'll be going against the Empress Dowager. Father-in-law, just tell me directly how you want my daughter to die.

Su Peisheng was also stunned when he heard this. He had forgotten what the empress dowager was like. If he kept Miss An, people would say that she was a foxy woman who seduced the emperor, or even that she was disobeying the empress dowager. If he didn't keep her, the emperor would still want more. It would be really difficult for Miss An now.

Could it be that Miss An wanted to escape so desperately? It turned out that she had already considered that the Queen Mother did not want her to enter the palace, and that entering the palace might mean death.

Su Peisheng said helplessly: Miss An, please go back first. I will report to the emperor and guarantee that nothing will happen to you.

An Lingrong sighed and said, "Thank you for your help, eunuch." Then she sent the carriage back home.

After entering the yard, An Lingrong pinched her aunt, meaning that there was someone else.

The aunt was suddenly afraid, after all, doing so was a capital crime.

An Lingrong sat in the hall and said: Aunt, please go back and pack your things first.

We can also be ready to set off at any time. Brother, you should go back and pack your things too, so that you don't have to pack your things when you run away. Put the banknotes in your pocket first.

Pack a few more clothes and travel light. If you need anything along the way, just buy it.

An Lingrong sighed and touched her face and said: "It turns out that not wearing makeup is also wrong. Am I really ugly? Do I look bad without makeup?" After saying this, she picked up the mirror and looked left and right. This is okay. There is nothing wrong with my facial features. How can it be inappropriate to not wear makeup?

There are too many rules. If I enter the palace, would it be wrong to eat and drink water?

When eating, should you chew food with the right or left teeth in your mouth?

This palace is really not a place for me to stay. I'd better go home and find someone to marry, otherwise my life will be in danger.

After speaking, he sighed.

The blood-dropping guillotine was on the rooftop listening to the sighs of the girls below. When they began to doubt whether they were really ugly, they almost fell down. I really want to say, if you are ugly, there will be no beautiful ones. Otherwise, the emperor would not have stopped you from leaving.

Listening to the girl's sigh, the Flying Guillotine could also understand that if the Emperor brought her into the palace, the Queen Mother would definitely cause trouble, so what the girl said was not wrong. The Queen Mother had already said so, so wouldn't it be going against the Queen Mother if she entered the palace again?

But the emperor's request had to be fulfilled, so both sides had to die. So it was not wrong for the girl to directly ask Eunuch Su how he wanted her to die.

After thinking about it, the Flying Guillotine could only think of one possibility, that is, the emperor could give this girl a golden medal of immunity from death. Otherwise, the queen mother would definitely make trouble, even if she said she would not make trouble, she would make trouble behind her back.

What's more, she was just a little concubine.

Thinking this, he went back to report.

Su Peisheng expressed An Lingrong's thoughts and said that the emperor could not protect her even if she entered the palace.

It would be a simple matter for the Queen Mother to want a little concubine to die, let alone she was the daughter of a small county magistrate.

The emperor also had a headache. At this time, the Blood Dropper came back to report and said what An Lingrong had just said, which was almost the same as what Su Peisheng said.

The emperor just couldn't stand the thought of that girl marrying someone else. Now he started to blame the queen mother. Who was she choosing a concubine for?

The Flying Guillotine thought for a moment and said: If the Emperor wants to save Miss An, he can only reward her with a golden medal of immunity from death.

Otherwise it cannot be protected, this sentence was not said.

Everyone in the hall knew it.

The Emperor's hatred for the Empress Dowager has reached its peak. It would be fine if she interfered in his choice of concubine, but at least she should have discussed it with him, the Emperor. Now, in order to keep the one he loves, she is going to lose a golden ticket that protects her from death.

This is the dilemma that the Queen Mother has given herself. If she doesn't give her a golden medal of immunity from death, it means she really can't stand this girl.

Since the emperor had made up his mind, he came to the case, looked at the imperial edict and said: Since the empress dowager does not want her to enter the palace, I insist on having her come in. I heard that the Anyang County magistrate was bought, but he has been doing good things for the people in the past two years and has never asked for credit. Even when other county magistrates came to ask for advice, he also gave careful guidance.

The people's grain production has also increased because of An Bihuai's method, and the people living nearby are now living a good life because of An Bihuai's method.

But An Bihuai didn't care about any merits, he was only concerned about the people.

The Blood Dropper said: Your Majesty, yes. Dozens of county magistrates around have come to ask for advice. An Bihuai even invited the people of Anyang County to teach them. The county government paid for their food and accommodation. Many people like An Bihuai very much. Some people say that he bought an official position with money, but some people say that he bought the official position just to make the people live a good life. If he doesn't have an official position, how can he lead the people?

Therefore, buying an official position only played a leading role. Over the years, his salary was not enough, and it was his wife's shop business that provided support.

Because An Bihuai bought farms, the beggars in the surrounding areas were invited to produce there and given money. The grain from those farms was also donated to the army.

There are account books with detailed records of how much is donated each time, and the rest is given to the people of the farm to consume.

The common people said that An Bihuai had never embezzled a single ounce of silver. Even though he made some money from the farm he bought, he never spent it on himself or his children or his wife.

Everyone in his family supported him in donating to the soldiers. An Bihuai’s daughter also said that the soldiers are the vanguard and we ordinary people are their logistics. How can the logistics allow the vanguard to go hungry and cold?

That is our logistical responsibility. The vanguards defend their homeland, so we must be responsible for their food and clothing.