An Lingrong immediately ran to the back room and vomited desperately into a bucket. She scratched her throat with her hands and said, "Ouch... Ouch... Ouch... Ouch..."

Finally, she vomited out all the breakfast she had eaten this morning and the bowl of contraceptive soup she had just drunk.

An Lingrong understood the price the Queen paid for giving her the Night Pearl. Although she received the reward, she also lost the qualification to be a mother. She clenched her fists tightly, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Baojuan stepped forward and carefully helped An Lingrong sit on the chair.

"Baojuan, do we really have anyone to rely on in this deep palace?" An Lingrong's tears wet her face.

Seeing this, Baojuan hurriedly comforted her, "My lady, please don't be sad. I feel sorry for you. Now that you have the protection of the Queen, your life will be better."

An Lingrong slowly shook her head: "You and I both understand what the Queen is thinking. I still need to find another way out. From now on, we must be more cautious."

Baojuan nodded, thinking that her young lady was truly pitiful.

Yikun Palace

When Concubine Hua woke up, the Emperor was gone. Because the Emperor had to attend the morning court, and seeing that Concubine Hua was sleeping soundly, the Emperor couldn't bear to wake her up.

Hua Fei slowly opened her eyes, sat up, and saw that the sun was already shining brightly outside the window. The panic and fear of last night were immediately swept away.

She thought: With the emperor's company, she could sleep peacefully in the middle of the night, and the gloom in her heart disappeared.

But now she was thinking carefully, there was something strange about the two times the woman in red clothes appeared last night. She had done many bad things in the past, but there had never been any ghosts or wronged spirits coming back to claim her life. If that really existed, she would have died long ago. It was impossible for her to sit so peacefully in the Yiku Palace. Perhaps someone really was pretending to be a ghost to scare her.

"Songzhi, change my clothes quickly." Concubine Hua shouted at Songzhi outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, I obey your command." Songzhi ran to Concubine Hua and continued:

"Your Majesty, you're awake. The Emperor has ordered someone to notify the monks from the Baolian Temple to come to our Yiku Palace to perform a ritual to exorcise ghosts and evil spirits for Your Majesty. He is the first one in the palace to perform a ritual. This shows the Emperor's care and love for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, you can rest assured." Songzhi said to Concubine Hua.

"I know that the emperor loves me. Please help me dress up."

Concubine Hua felt gratified by the emperor's favor. She raised the corners of her mouth with a hint of tenderness in her eyes.

Songzhi carefully dressed her up. Concubine Hua looked at herself in the mirror and secretly decided to maintain this favor and status.

Soon, the air in the Yiku Palace was filled with the incense from rituals. The monks from the Po Lin Monastery were chanting sutras and praying together to drive away ghosts and evil spirits.

The palace maids were busy inside and outside the palace carefully, and everyone hoped that this ritual could completely appease Concubine Hua's heart.

"Your Majesty, the ritual has already begun. The magicians said that this ritual will surely dispel all evil spirits. Please rest assured, Your Majesty." Songzhi said softly.

Hua Fei nodded, with a satisfied smile on her face, "Thank you Songzhi for your trouble. I know in my heart that the emperor must be concerned about me, otherwise he would not have taken so much trouble to arrange these things for me."

Although Concubine Hua suspected that someone was pretending to be a ghost and scaring her in the middle of the night, the emperor believed that it was a ghost and ordered people to go to her palace to exorcise the evil spirit. She was very happy.

Songzhi responded respectfully: "Your Majesty is right. The emperor loves you very much, and the whole harem has seen it. Please rest assured, the magicians will surely protect your majesty and keep her safe."

Concubine Hua turned her head to look out the window, her heart still thinking about what happened last night, with murderous intent in her eyes.

"Songzhi, go and arrange for the imperial kitchen and the small kitchen to prepare some food that the emperor likes. Today, I would like to invite the emperor to have lunch with me."

Songzhi nodded in agreement and immediately went to convey Concubine Hua's instructions.

Hua Fei paced back and forth in the room, her thoughts churning. Who was the woman in red last night who was behind this? She had to figure it out before she could truly rest assured.

At lunchtime, Yikun Palace was already peaceful. The emperor arrived as promised, and as soon as he entered the palace, he saw Concubine Hua dressed up carefully, with a beautiful face and a bright look.

"The Emperor has arrived!" the eunuch announced.

Concubine Hua stepped forward and bowed, "Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome you."

The emperor smiled and said, "Shilan, there is no need to be so polite. Seeing that you look well today, I am relieved." He gently helped Concubine Hua up, his eyes full of concern.

"Your Majesty, I was able to sleep peacefully last night thanks to your company. Today I have specially prepared your favorite dishes, please share lunch with me."

The emperor nodded and smiled, "Shilan, you are so thoughtful. I am also a little hungry."

The two of them sat down to eat together. The delicacies on the table were delicious and made the emperor very satisfied.

Concubine Hua nodded with a smile, "I am very grateful. With Your Majesty here, I feel much more at ease."

Afternoon at Suiyuxuan

An Lingrong took Baojuan to Suiyuxuan. She spent the whole morning thinking about the Queen's instructions to deal with Zhen Huan. She was confused about whether she should do it or follow the Queen.

At this moment, Shen Meizhuang was drinking tea and talking with Zhen Huan in Sui Yuxuan. She thought that Zhen Huan was pregnant now, and was poisoned by Yu Ying'er a few days ago. She must have been a little uneasy these days, so she came to Sui Yuxuan to accompany Zhen Huan.

As soon as An Lingrong stepped into Suiyuxuan, Xiao Yunzi stepped forward and bowed to An Lingrong, saying, "May An Lingrong be blessed with good fortune!"

An Lingrong smiled and asked, "Where's my sister?"

Xiao Yunzi bowed and reported to An Lingrong, "I am drinking tea with Concubine Shen inside. I will go and tell her that you are here."

An Lingrong looked delighted: "Oh, no need. I just want to go in and ask for some tea. I'll go by myself." An Lingrong was still very friendly to the servants of Shuiyuxuan because they respected her very much.

After hearing what An Lingrong said, Xiao Yunzi nodded slightly, made a gesture of invitation, and went downstairs.

An Lingrong was about to enter the house when she happened to hear Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang talking about Yu Ying'er.

An Lingrong paused, wanting to hear whether Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang would mention her.

Because when the Emperor ordered Su Peisheng to sentence Yu Ying'er to death, he heard that Yu Ying'er refused to accept it, and even Su Peisheng was at a loss. So he wanted to avenge Zhen Huan, so he rushed to help Eunuch Su.

Zhen Huan was heard saying slowly in the room: "Sister Mei, was I too much in this matter? I made Lingrong the villain for me. I feel guilty towards Lingrong."

"Sister Huan, Lingrong is sincere to you and me. It's not easy for her to be criticized for doing this for you. We should say more good things about Lingrong in front of the emperor so that Lingrong can also get a share of the emperor's favor." Shen Meizhuang comforted Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan thought for a moment and said, "I will not offend others unless they offend me. It was Yu who harmed me first. If I had not discovered it early, I would have been the one left to fend for myself in the cold palace. If Yu is not eliminated, there may be other people with ulterior motives who will use her to harm us again in the future."

"Yes, in the future we three sisters must be more united." Shen Meizhuang said to Zhen Huan with a firm look in her eyes.

Zhen Huan thought to herself: Fortunately, Prince Guo reminded her early on, otherwise she might still be kept in the dark, and the fetus in her belly might be in danger. At this moment, she really missed Prince Guo.

At this moment, An Lingrong heard the conversation between Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang, and her heart was warmed. She knew that Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang really treated her well.

However, she also understood how important favor was in the harem. Thinking of her current situation, she secretly made up her mind to find a path of her own.

An Lingrong walked into the room and greeted Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang with a smile.

The three of them chatted for a while, and the topic unknowingly turned to the children.

An Lingrong pondered secretly, hesitating whether to give the pregnancy cream she developed to Zhen Huan.

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