After Huanbi was reborn, she became the prince's favorite

In the Qingliang Palace, Concubine Hua sat cross-legged on a chair, the maids were kneeling on the ground, and Concubine Cao was also kneeling in front of her. The ground was a mess, with broken vases, scattered branches, and overturned incense burners.

Song Zhi held her throat and didn't dare to raise her head, and persuaded: "My queen, don't be angry, take care of yourself."

Concubine Cao shook her head, her eyes rolling around, "Yes, your Majesty, the Emperor was just angry for a moment. In front of so many people, your Majesty searched the palace aggressively. If the Emperor does not punish your Majesty, what will others say about your Majesty?

Concubine Hua looked at her angrily and accused her, "Now you say I shouldn't search the palace in front of everyone, why didn't you persuade me just now? You can only talk after the fact, what's the use of you?"

Concubine Cao's eyes flashed with a hint of forbearance, she cleared her throat and replied:

"The emperor must punish you personally to silence you! Your Majesty, over the years, when has your Majesty displeased the emperor and he forgave you? You are the apple of his eye. I just did it tonight for the concubines to see."

When Concubine Hua heard this, her eyes gradually softened. She stroked her pigtail and said to herself, "Yes, the Queen was there at the time. If the Emperor didn't punish me, the Queen would lose face. The Emperor still has me in his heart."

After saying that, she couldn't help laughing out loud.

Cao Qinmo dared to stand up only after seeing her emotions gradually calm down. But as soon as she stood up, Concubine Hua put on a gloomy face again and asked, "Your Majesty has punished me, but he failed to bring down Zhen Huan and An Lingrong. How can I not be angry? Tell me, what should I do now to vent my anger?"

Cao Qinmo looked embarrassed. She thought for a long time, and seeing that it was getting late, she said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong are really cunning and treacherous. If Your Majesty wants to get rid of this anger, you still need to make a long-term plan. It's getting late, Your Majesty should go to bed early, so as not to hurt your body by staying up late."

Hua Fei watched as it was getting darker outside, and waved her hands impatiently to send her away.

Concubine Cao came out of Qingliang Palace and walked forward holding the hand of her maid Yinxiu, her eyes looking a little tired.

Yinxiu glanced behind her and said dissatisfiedly, "Empress Hua is really something. She doesn't know that the princess needs the noble to coax her to sleep before she can sleep well. She always stays up so late. She has things to do but still keeps others from leaving. Really!"

Lady Cao choked up and said, "This is what it's like to live under someone else's roof. When she got into trouble, wasn't it me who gave her advice and helped her to deal with it?

She always thought that it was her contribution that I was able to give birth to Wen Yi, and I should be grateful to her, but she forgot that I was the only one who endured the pain of pregnancy for ten months. Wen Yi was naturally God's mercy to me, but what does this have to do with her?"

Yinxiu looked at her master with heartache. She knew that everything the noble lady did was for the princess to have a good future, but Concubine Hua went too far and sometimes even looked down on her, a maid.

She handed over the handkerchief, but Concubine Cao did not reach out to take it. Instead, she shook her head, smiled bitterly, and walked into the night.

In Taohuawu, Jianqiu was gently combing the queen's hair.

"The Queen is really good at predicting things. She took away her most important power of assisting the six palaces without any effort. Concubine Hua is really something. She has not made any progress in all these years and is still so impetuous in doing things."

The queen raised her hand and gently pressed the comb, combing her hair. She looked at herself in the mirror, touched her cheeks as if she was admiring herself, and a sinister smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. "The more impetuous she is, the more upset the emperor will feel. Once or twice is fine, but if it happens too many times, the emperor will naturally be disappointed in her. Shen Meizhuang is the best example."

Jian Qiu was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Your Majesty, what you mean is... the emperor confined Shen not because she faked pregnancy to win favor, but because she lost control of her temper and fell for Concubine Hua's tricks time and again?"

The Queen slowly stood up and walked to the couch, raising her eyelids lazily, "The Emperor intends to train her to be the next Hua Fei, to take over the affairs of the six palaces on my behalf. I was a little worried at first, but now it seems that she is also stupid, so I don't have to think of ways to deal with her."

Jian Qiu took a few steps towards the bed and replied proudly, "Your Majesty is really smart. I'm afraid Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan haven't figured out the seriousness of this matter yet!"

The queen couldn't help laughing, "Okay, I'm going to sleep now. If I don't sleep any more, I'll get wrinkles again."

Jianqiu looked doubtful and flattered, "Your Highness is getting more and more worried the more you talk. I have seen that Your Highness is getting younger and younger over the years. Even many young concubines cannot compare to Your Highness."

The queen said nothing and fell asleep with a smile on her face.

The next day, in the early morning, the sun had just risen and the coolness accumulated overnight had not yet dissipated. The birds were chirping in the trees, but it was not annoying.

An Lingrong got up early in the morning. She knew that the emperor had been feeling upset these days, so she stayed up all night yesterday to prepare a calming incense. Today she also stewed some winter melon and tangerine peel soup, intending to deliver it to the Qinzheng Hall before the emperor had breakfast.

When she was ready and about to go out, Baojuan ran in hurriedly. When An Lingrong saw Baojuan, she remembered that she had informed others yesterday. Her eyes dropped and she scolded her slightly:

"What's the rush so early in the morning?"

Baojuan pursed her lips and told her: "Something happened to Lord An."

"what?"

Bao Juan explained, "Lord An and Songyang County Magistrate Jiang Wenqing were escorting military rations. On the way, they encountered stray soldiers and the rations were robbed. Lord Jiang escaped from the battlefield and took away a lot of silver. Now he is imprisoned with Lord An. My lady, please think of a way to save Lord An!"

An Lingrong was so frightened that she couldn't speak, "Are you telling the truth?"

Bao Juan nodded vigorously, "It's absolutely true. If it was fake news, they wouldn't dare to spread it."

An Lingrong looked at the food box on the table and suddenly she was at a loss. She fell into the chair in fear, not knowing what to do.

Outside the door, Huanbi came in with a pair of jade hairpins. Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was not right, she asked with concern, "What happened to An Da Ying?"

Baojuan told Huanbi what had just happened.

Huanbi thought about the previous life when An Bihuai was imprisoned. Her master analyzed the situation to the emperor, and the emperor finally released him. At that time, An Lingrong thought it was the credit of the queen, so she turned against the queen. This time, she couldn't let the same thing happen.

Huanbi handed the jade hairpin to Baojuan, and sent Baojuan and Juqing away with an excuse.

An Lingrong looked at Huanbi's calmness and asked in confusion, "Miss Huanbi, why did you send them away?"

Huanbi bowed and said, "Mr. An agrees. I have a question. Did Lord An embezzle government money together with Jiang Wenqing?"

An Lingrong shook her head like a rattle and said, "Father has always been a cautious person. He wouldn't dare to do such a thing even if he had ten times the courage."

Huanbi asked again: "Where did the problem occur?"

An Lingrong replied: "In the area around Jeju."