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

Huanbi sat down at the table again, her eyes suddenly became alert, staring straight at the flowers on the table.

"Huanbi, why are you staring at this flower?" An Lingrong was confused.

Huanbi went over to sniff, and then asked An Lingrong to sniff as well, and said, "Remember An promised that Lord An was in the spice business. Did you smell anything, young lady?"

An Lingrong moved closer again and smelled a faint fragrance. If she didn't know about spices, she would definitely not notice it.

"It's... Ephedra!" An Lingrong said tremblingly.

Huanbi knew that the emperor had turned over Concubine An's name today, and the flower shop also sent over the Jade Table and Golden Zhan. In her previous life, An Lingrong was nervous and trembling when she first slept with the emperor. In addition to her inner fear, ephedra was also responsible.

Huanbi shook her head and said, "I don't know much, but the flower shop sends some Jade Table Golden Cups to Suiyuxuan from time to time. I have smelled them many times and remembered the scent of this flower. When I came in just now, I saw the flowers on the table and smelled that the scent was not exactly the same as in Suiyuxuan, so I thought there was something wrong with this flower."

"When An agreed to let me sit down and drink tea, I sat down so that I could be closer to the flowers and smell them more clearly. I hope An will not blame me for being rude."

An Lingrong forced a smile with difficulty. She didn't blame Huanbi for sitting down. She was just very scared that someone was tampering with the flowers before she even went to bed with him.

Seeing Huanbi's calmness, she grabbed Huanbi's hand and asked, "What should I do then?"

Huanbi patted the back of An Lingrong's hand and said, "Ephedra can cause palpitations, panic, and trembling. I don't know who wrote this, but I can see that the person wanted An to agree to be rejected by the emperor on her first night with him, and to ruin the young lady's future and her way out!"

An Lingrong nodded. What Huanbi said was right. When they were at home, those concubines would do anything to win favor in front of their father. What's more, the people in the harem, if Huanbi hadn't noticed the problem, the emperor would probably punish her tonight.

"Huanbi, I don't understand why you want to send Baojuan away. Could this matter be related to her?"

Huanbi nodded and told An Lingrong that she went to the Imperial Household Department that day, and on her way back she saw Baojuan whispering to Aunt Jianqiu beside the Queen, and the two did not look like they were being honest.

After that, she smiled again, "Maybe I am overthinking. The Queen also asked Jianqiu to ask about my young master's situation. Baojuan may just be reporting my young master's situation to the Queen as a routine matter. Please don't think too much about it."

As soon as the two finished talking, Baojuan came in. Huanbi nodded to An Lingrong and exchanged a few more words before leaving.

As for the jade table and golden cup, An Lingrong placed them in the flower bed in the courtyard.

At this moment, the night had darkened. An Lingrong had finished washing up and was listening to Aunt Fangruo explaining the rules of sleeping with the emperor, but her mind was not on this.

An Lingrong thought about the words that Huanbi reminded her of, and besides fear, she also felt a little relieved.

When she entered the palace, she did not bring her personal maid with her. Baojuan was indeed cautious in her work, but she was not her confidant after all. It seemed that she had to investigate Baojuan carefully. As for who had tampered with the flowers, she would have to wait until tomorrow to find out.

Fang Ruo whispered to the emperor about his preferences: "The emperor likes..."

"Little Master..."

"My Lord...what are you thinking about?"

Fang Ruo realized that An Lingrong was a little absent-minded and hurriedly reminded her that she must not be like this when she met the emperor later.

An Lingrong finally came to her senses and nodded to Fang Ruo a few times.

In the Sui Yuxuan, Huanbi told Zhen Huan what had just happened. Zhen Huan praised Huanbi for being more intelligent and cautious. She said she had not noticed these things, but this girl actually noticed them carefully.

On this day, after the concubines paid their respects to the Queen, Meizhuang and An Lingrong came to Suiyuxuan to talk.

Zhen Huan smiled and said, "Lingrong, I see that you look better now, and your face is much rosier than in winter."

Mei Zhuang joked, "Sister An is very important in the eyes of the emperor now. Yesterday, I heard the empress dowager muttering that among the two new favorites of the emperor this year, Yu is noisy and shallow. Once the emperor favors her, she forgets her own last name. As for sister An, even the empress dowager said that although her family background is not very high, she knows how to advance and retreat, and she is good at relying on favor but not being arrogant."

Zhen Huan smiled and teased her, "I think so. As a big sister, I have to congratulate Sister An!"

An Lingrong blushed, lowered her head, and whispered, "No matter the family background, appearance, or talent of the two sisters, Lingrong is far behind. Sister Wan is still a beauty even when she is sick. Sister Mei is dignified and generous, and everyone in the palace praises her."

"Sisters, please stop making fun of Lingrong. If you sisters put in a little more thought, I'm afraid the emperor won't take anyone else in the harem seriously."

Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this.

At this time, Huanbi came over with a cup of hot tea. When An Lingrong saw her, she remembered that incident.

"Sister Wan, Lingrong has an unwelcome request. I wonder if I can tell you..."

"Sister An, just speak frankly. We are sisters." Zhen Huan had a smile on her face.

An Lingrong looked at her and said, "Luckily Huanbi reminded me that Baojuan and Jianqiu were close, so I started to observe. A few days ago, I found that there was indeed something wrong with Baojuan. If I am not mistaken, she must be the Queen's person. But except Baojuan, the other maids in Yanxi Palace are either young or not smart enough. Lingrong dares to ask you for someone I can trust to serve me closely. I wonder if you are willing to do that?"

This made Zhen Huan laugh. She raised her eyes, looked at Huanbi and said, "Let alone one, I have no reason to be reluctant even if there are three. Sister An entered the palace with Sister Mei and me, and we are the best sisters. What's more, Sister asked me for someone, which means she trusts me. How can I be stingy?"

As she said that, she turned around and shouted, "Juqing, come here!"

"From today on, you will go to An Ying to serve. From now on, she is your only master. Do you remember this?"

Ju Qing was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and walked directly behind An Lingrong.

After everyone left, Zhen Huan gave Huanbi a thumbs up again, "Huanbi, you have made rapid progress in your interpersonal relationships. I am really surprised and happy."

Huanbi smiled and lowered her body, asking, "My lady, do you think that I am a little too pushy?"

Zhen Huan smiled, "No, you really reminded Lingrong, and you really cared about me. There are some things that I can't think of, or that are inconvenient to do. You can do so well, I am so happy."

Huanbi pursed her lips, nodded and said, "That's good. I know that life in the palace is not easy. My lady is on good terms with Concubine Shen and An Yan. I just hope that my lady can stay on good terms with her sisters."

When Zhen Huan heard what Huanbi said, she was moved. She reached out and held her. Looking at this sister who looked like her, her nose suddenly felt sore.

But now she has not yet established herself, and she is powerless to worry about Huanbi's affairs.

Never mind, let’s put that matter aside for now.