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

An Lingrong stood up, took out the benzoin she had made from the dressing table, and said, "Baojuan, please accompany me to the Queen Mother's place!"

Baojuan was overjoyed. She had always felt that the young lady valued Juqing more recently. Today, it seemed that the young lady was still thinking of her when it came to opportunities to show up like at the Queen's place.

The queen was sitting in Taohuawu, flipping through scriptures. When she heard some noise outside, she gave Jianqiu a look, took Jianqiu's hand, stood up and walked to the hall.

An Lingrong walked to the center of the hall holding the incense box in both hands and bowed, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, Queen. May your Majesty be blessed."

"An agreed to come. Huichun, please take a seat."

An Lingrong seldom met the Queen alone. When she met her today, she felt that the Queen was not as peaceful and kind as usual. Instead, there was a hint of viciousness and calculation in her eyes, which made her feel scared unconsciously.

She personally walked to the Queen, took out the incense box, and presented it with both hands, "Thank you Queen for speaking for my father, which allowed the Emperor to thoroughly investigate my father's case and clear my father's name. Lingrong is incompetent and of low status, and I don't know how to thank the Queen for her kindness. This box of incense was made by Lingrong herself. It is the best to use in summer to calm the mind and refresh the brain. I hope the Queen will not dislike it."

The Queen raised her eyebrows at Jianqiu, who took the incense box and presented it to the Queen. The Queen looked at the shabby spice box with some contempt in her heart, but pretended to like it very much. She opened it, smelled it, and handed it to Jianqiu.

"An Ying is a famous incense-making expert in the palace. Even the emperor has mentioned many times in front of me that he can't live without my sister's incense. However, I have never liked to use incense."

An Lingrong observed the furnishings in the room and sniffed secretly. She found that there was no other fragrance except the fruit scent and asked the reason in confusion.

The queen sighed and looked forward with a sad look in her eyes. "If you are not an expert on fragrance, you will not be able to tell the difference between spices with similar smells. I don't like spices because I always feel that they are tainted with artificial and dirty smells. The most terrible thing is that some spices can calm people down, but some can kill people."

An Lingrong was so frightened by the Queen's words that she trembled. Her lips trembled as she knelt on the ground and explained: "Your Majesty, please be wise. The spices I gave you are definitely not harmful. If you don't believe me, you can ask the imperial physician to check it. Heaven and earth can bear witness to my respect for you."

"Hahaha, Jianqiu, help An Da Ying up. She's such a pretty girl. Don't cry all the time. It makes people think you're petty." The queen said as she raised her hand.

An Lingrong took Jianqiu's hand and stood up.

"Okay, I naturally believe that you have no intention of harming me. I am just reminding you. As for the rest, you can experience it yourself."

An Lingrong nodded, not quite understanding.

Jian Qiu said from the side, "Our queen rarely asks the emperor for help for other people. This time, the queen helped An Da Ying's father to clear the grievances, which shows that the queen loves An Da Ying and naturally trusts Da Ying very much. I hope Da Ying will not let the queen down."

An Lingrong smiled innocently, "The Empress is the only master in the harem, and I will always follow her wholeheartedly."

The Queen talked to An Lingrong for a while, mostly expressing her concern for her. Before she left, she even gave her a jade hairpin, truly looking like the mother of the country and the mother of the harem.

An Lingrong finally left Taohuawu. She patted her chest and gasped for breath. For some reason, she always felt stuffy in her chest and uncomfortable all over when talking to the Empress. Even the Empress's Taohuawu, although it looked elegant and majestic, made her feel like she was locked in a cage every time she entered it. It was very uncomfortable.

Moreover, every word the Queen said seemed to have a deep meaning, making communication with her difficult and stressful.

An Lingrong walked on the shady path thinking about what had just been said. It was clear that the Queen and Jianqiu intended to win her over, and her father's matter did have the Queen's help this time. However, she always felt something was not right. She wondered if the Queen wanted to win over just her or both her and Sister Wan.

At this time, Baojuan spoke up, "My lady, I have noticed that among the new concubines, the Empress has never valued anyone so highly, but only values ​​you so highly. If you encounter any problems in the future, you can ask the Empress for advice."

An Lingrong blurted out without thinking, "The Queen is kind and considerate to the six palaces, but I think I can talk to Sister Wan and Sister Mei better."

Baojuan said, "Mrs. Shen is in trouble now, but Mrs. Wan is still favored. However, I feel that Mrs. Wan is so favored, but she is unwilling to share some of her favor with you. She is not as generous as the Empress."

An Lingrong laughed secretly in her heart as she listened to Baojuan's divisive words. It seemed that Baojuan was really loyal to the Queen.

But now is not the time to make it clear. If the Queen treats me sincerely, even if Baojuan is here to monitor me, I don't need to punish her. I can just continue to distance myself from her.

After lunch, An Lingrong came to Bitong Academy. She expressed her gratitude to Zhen Huan and repeated to her what the Queen and Baojuan had said, wanting her to help her analyze it.

Zhen Huan pondered the Queen's words carefully. She couldn't figure out what the Queen was going to do, so she told Ling Rong to hold off for the time being.

Huanbi stood aside and listened to their conversation, feeling scared.

In the previous life, An Da Ying thought that it was the Queen who saved her father, and since then he turned against the Queen. This time she must stop it. Moreover, her own lady seemed to respect the Queen very much and had no guard against her at all. It seemed that she had to find an opportunity to remind her.

If Hua Fei was the one who openly opposed others, then the Queen was the best at hurting people invisibly. Hua Fei attacked the body, while the Queen specialized in destroying the heart.

After several days of rain, the sky finally cleared up in the Old Summer Palace. The Emperor hosted a banquet at Jiuzhou Qingyan to entertain the concubines and princes. Zhen Huan took Liu Zhu to the banquet, while Huanbi sat on the stone steps reading a book, bored.

Suddenly, the sound of a flute outside the door attracted her. She put down the book and followed the sound of the flute to find her way out.

As soon as she went out, she saw Prince Guo standing tall not far away, playing the flute. Looking at his back, Huanbi quickened her pace and walked behind the prince without being noticed.

His broad shoulders, narrow waist and upright figure like a pine tree made Huanbi want to hug him. But after thinking about it, she decided to hold back. After all, she was still in a testing period with him and could not do such a frivolous thing. But after thinking about it, she thought it was okay.

Huanbi coughed lightly and put on a dignified posture.

The sound of the flute suddenly stopped. The prince turned around and found that the person he had been thinking about day and night was right in front of him. He wanted to hug Huanbi excitedly, but Huanbi saw through his thoughts, took two steps back and asked:

"Shouldn't the prince be at the banquet? Why is he here?"