"My Lord, you seem unhappy?"

Baojuan sent Xiao Xiazi out in a gentle manner, turned around and looked at An Lingrong who seemed to be thinking about something.

There was nothing wrong with An Lingrong's expression, except that she didn't look happy.

After all, Baojuan has been with An Lingrong for a long time. Even though there are bound to be some "discords" between them that are not known to outsiders, she still understands An Lingrong.

"Ah."

In front of the two maids, An Lingrong had no intention of avoiding the question. Instead, she nodded and admitted it generously.

"why?"

After An Lingrong's patient teaching, Liuyun finally recognizes a few words. Even though he is still a long way from being able to read and write fluently, it has boosted his self-confidence and he now dares to speak a few words.

"So you want to know?"

An Lingrong rewound the unused cotton thread onto the ball and turned to look at Baojuan and the others. Seeing that they were both very curious, she said, "It's not difficult to tell you, but you have to promise not to tell anyone else what you heard today. Otherwise, if you let even a single word slip, I'll find out and won't let you off easily!"

Baojuan looked at An Lingrong, who rarely looked at her in a good mood, and her heart was very excited. She thought that this meant that An Lingrong was going to accept her again, so she nodded quickly.

"Don't worry, my lady. I will keep my mouth shut and won't tell anyone else anything!"

Baojuan kept making assurances, but An Lingrong's eyes were always on Liuyun.

"This servant... is also true!"

Liuyun's answer was not as quick as Baojuan's, but he also agreed later.

An Lingrong smiled and said, "I didn't let you tell anyone else, not because there is anything shameful about what I said, but because I didn't want to cause any trouble."

After finishing speaking, An Lingrong pondered for a moment before saying, "In the past, if the emperor wanted to sleep with me, he would definitely flip the green card, and then someone from the Jingshifang would come to inform us so that we could make preparations. But now it's Xiao Xiazi who's here, and he represents the Yangxin Palace."

An Lingrong's words were unpleasant, and after Baojuan and Liuyun heard them, they both showed thoughtful expressions.

Xiao Xiazi was a young eunuch in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, and also Su Peisheng's apprentice. He often served in the imperial court.

Therefore, there will definitely be no problem with the news from Xiao Xiazi.

But after hearing what An Lingrong said, Baojuan and Liuyun thought in different directions.

Among them, Baojuan thought that An Lingrong's current physical condition was indeed unable to serve the emperor, and as An Lingrong said, the process did not match.

Liuyun was thinking that in the past the Jingshifang would send the Fengluan Chun'en carriage to pick her up, and then An Lingrong would take the carriage to the Yangxin Palace to meet the emperor.

This time is different. Is it because my mistress is indifferent?

In order to give them enough time to think, An Lingrong did not urge them.

After waiting for a long while, Baojuan tentatively asked, "So, the young lady is not unhappy, but has already known the emperor's 'intentions'?"

I have to say that Baojuan's question was very bold.

An Lingrong remained calm when she heard this, and only replied: "Do you know what the consequences of guessing the emperor's mind are?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Baojuan's face changed and she dared not speak anymore.

Liuyun was stunned for a moment, then she stepped forward and said to An Lingrong, "My lady! Although the emperor will not arrive until the evening, you still have to get ready. I will boil some water for you and then help you bathe and change clothes!"

In fact, what Liuyun originally wanted to say was similar to what Baojuan said.

But Baojuan was quicker than her. Before Liuyun could open his mouth, Baojuan spoke first.

As a result, Baojuan was given a "smiling warning" by An Lingrong, which made Liuyun take it as a warning and then abruptly changed the subject.

"it is good."

An Lingrong did not reject Liuyun's words, but asked her to go downstairs and prepare.

Baojuan was ignored and felt very embarrassed.

"Do you think I'm targeting you?"

It was not until Liuyun went downstairs to boil water that An Lingrong said this to Baojuan.

"I dare not." Baojuan knelt beside An Lingrong and said again: "I just want to tell you that I know I was wrong and I am willing to change my ways. I only hope that I can stay by your side and serve you well!"

"Oh?"

An Lingrong was playing with a string of beads. When she heard this, her expression remained unchanged. She whispered, "Then you should understand that it is very easy to destroy trust. It is nothing more than one thing or one sentence. But it takes more than a few words to regain people's trust."

"I know." Baojuan kowtowed to An Lingrong and said in a muffled voice, "I will convince you with the 'facts'!"

"I'll wait and see." An Lingrong replied and waved Baojuan away.

After Baojuan left, An Lingrong leaned against the window and slowly closed her eyes.

Baojuan's mind is fickle and Liuyun is still young, so it is difficult to guarantee that it will not change in the future.

So, right now, no matter who it is, she can't trust it completely, but she can't completely distrust it either.

Don't use people with suspicion, don't use people who are suspicious.

An Lingrong still understood this principle.

It’s a pity that her small west side hall is really full of “hidden dragons and crouching tigers”, making it difficult for people to feel at ease.

Because of this, while An Lingrong was pretending to be nice to them, she was still thinking about it in her heart.

"It's time to find a solution."

An Lingrong murmured to herself.

……

Just as Xiao Xiazi said, Yongzheng did arrive at Suiyuxuan at night.

When they heard the news, An Lingrong and Zhen Huan, who had already prepared everything, were waiting at the door of Sui Yuxuan to welcome the emperor with everyone else.

"Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"

As soon as Yongzheng came in, he saw everyone kneeling to welcome him. He also saw that the two concubines, An Lingrong and Zhen Huan, were also dressed very beautifully. He was immediately overjoyed and quickly stepped forward to help An Lingrong up, and then pulled Zhen Huan up as well.

"No courtesy, please get up!"

Yongzheng's voice sounded quite happy.

That's right. After all, there are two concubines in the palace who are pregnant now. This is naturally a great joy for the emperor who has few children.

Since An Lingrong was pregnant, it was reasonable for the emperor to help her up.

Zhen Huan didn't have any ideas, but followed An Lingrong and accompanied the emperor into the main hall.

"What's going on? Why is it so empty?"

As soon as the emperor entered the main hall, he immediately frowned and looked at Zhen Huan behind him.

When Yongzheng visited the palace last time, An Lingrong was still the regular guest, and the main hall was of course occupied by the "titled" Zhen Huan.

He didn't know about the move to the palace, so naturally he looked at Zhen Huan, waiting for her explanation.

"Your Majesty, you don't know..."

Zhen Huan told Yongzheng the whole story of how Jianqiu came here on orders, so that Yongzheng could understand how the situation had developed.

After listening, Yongzheng's expression improved a lot, but then he brought up a topic that neither An Lingrong nor Zhen Huan had expected.

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