In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Yongzheng sat upright on the dragon throne, silently reviewing the memorials in front of him, while An Lingrong was grinding ink for him.

"Do you know why I chose to bring you back to the Yangxin Palace?"

It was unknown how long it had passed before Yongzheng finished reviewing the stack of memorials in his hand. He then stretched his sore neck and turned to look at An Lingrong, who had stopped moving and was standing silently beside him.

"I don't know."

An Lingrong shook her head and answered very straightforwardly.

This is not a lie, but the truth.

The emperor always has his own ideas when doing things. With her understanding of Yongzheng, An Lingrong can indeed guess his thoughts.

But in such a small matter, if you still have to carefully consider the words and sentences and speculate, it will not only waste your energy, but also, in An Lingrong's opinion, it is really unnecessary.

Moreover, the reason why the emperor rushed to Jingren Palace at that time was already suspicious.

By the same token, Yongzheng was about to leave, but suddenly turned around and called his name, asking him to accompany him. This change is also intriguing, and it is probably related to his sudden visit to Jingren Palace.

An Lingrong knew that there was something fishy going on, but she was unwilling to waste her energy on it, so she simply answered that she didn't know, and that was the best answer.

"You are honest."

Yongzheng looked at An Lingrong's frank expression and suddenly laughed. Then he said to himself, "There are so many concubines in the Six Palaces. Some of them want to spy on my whereabouts, guess my intentions, and then cater to my wishes. But you are not willing to make such an effort?"

"The Emperor's mind is like the will of heaven, unpredictable and unpredictable. How can we speculate on it?"

An Lingrong paused here deliberately, then smiled faintly at Yongzheng and continued, "Besides, Lingrong once said to Sister Wan that thunder and rain are all grace from the emperor. Since the emperor has specifically asked me to accompany him, I only need to obey. Why should I speculate?"

"You are really smart."

Yongzheng had originally treated An Lingrong differently because of her "self-knowledge". Now, after hearing these words, he felt even more satisfied. He then said, "I know that when the Queen sent someone to Yonghe Palace to summon you, she did not send anyone to arrange a sedan chair, so you had to walk all the way. It was really difficult for you."

An Lingrong didn't expect that the emperor would reveal the truth at this time. The clues that she had pieced together before were completely connected together with these words.

It seems that the reason why Yongzheng suddenly visited Jingren Palace was that he and Jianqiu were seen walking through the palace corridor, and then the news was reported to the emperor.

After all, she was pregnant, so it was reasonable that she would attract Yongzheng's attention.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. Your Majesty, please be lenient and gentle. The reason why I summoned you this time is to understand my physical condition. As for walking, Aunt Jianqiu is the head maid of Jingren Palace. She has to take care of various things on a daily basis, so it is inevitable that she may not be able to take care of some things."

An Lingrong looked good-tempered. Not only did she not hold any resentment, she also did not take advantage of these words to complain. Instead, she spoke up for the Queen.

When Yongzheng said that just now, he actually wanted to take this opportunity to test An Lingrong.

Hearing An Lingrong's appropriate answer, Yongzheng nodded, then raised his hand and tapped on the imperial desk, then turned to An Lingrong and asked, "Your speech is really good. I want to reward you with something, but gold and silver are all small. It's better for you to carry it yourself. I also want to see what you want."

Seeing this, An Lingrong walked up to the emperor, then bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace. If you want to say that your Majesty is giving me a reward, I don't dare to accept it, but I do have an urgent matter at the moment, and I hope your Majesty will help me!"

An Lingrong knew Yongzheng's character. He was not only suspicious, but also sometimes stubborn and conceited.

Take the reward for example. If this thing is what the other party wants, Yongzheng will not do as he wishes. If he takes advantage of the situation to force it, it may anger the emperor, and end up with nothing and counterproductive.

And if Yongzheng himself wanted to give it to the other party, then the emperor would give it to the other party regardless of whether the other party wanted it or not. This also coincides with what An Lingrong said just now: "Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor."

Therefore, An Lingrong had previously demonstrated her meekness and obedience, and now she should openly express her feelings freely in front of the emperor. If she continued to hesitate and make excuses, it would have the opposite effect.

Because of this, An Lingrong was not polite to the emperor at this time, but just said it in a more beautiful way.

Sure enough, when Yongzheng heard this, he became interested and said, "Tell me about it."

An Lingrong said, "Your Majesty has graciously allowed me to move to Yonghe Palace. Now I have two maids, Baojuan and Liuyun, to serve me. This is enough. However, the Yonghe Palace has a huge number of rules and regulations. Even if I am only temporarily living in a side hall, I cannot take care of everything with just those two maids. Therefore, I dare to ask Your Majesty to send a head aunt to Yonghe Palace. She can teach Baojuan and the others, and remind me to behave properly at all times!"

"Oh? You would actually ask me to do this?"

After hearing what An Lingrong said, Yongzheng's expression became a little surprised.

Before An Lingrong spoke, he had actually already made various assumptions in his mind.

Originally, Yongzheng thought that An Lingrong would take the opportunity to allow him to grant her some "privileges".

After all, An Lingrong is now pregnant with the dragon fetus, so she does have the capital to be unruly.

However, Yongzheng did not expect that the request put forward by An Lingrong was very simple, and it could even be said that it would not be of much benefit to him.

But on second thought, Yongzheng felt that An Lingrong's request was reasonable.

She was not like those girls who were born in a rich family. Even if she entered the palace as a concubine, she was still lacking in some basic qualities.

Moreover, everything An Lingrong said was true.

Even if the Yonghe Palace was not fully allocated to her for use, no one else lived in it. With only two palace maids, they could not even maintain the normal operation of the Yonghe Palace, let alone serve An Lingrong.

When he thought of this, Yongzheng had already made up his mind.

"If you want to be more knowledgeable and polite, and to follow the rules, then I will naturally grant your wish."

Yongzheng looked at An Lingrong and said slowly, "I will assign you an aunt to raise you, and also two palace maids and two eunuchs for your daily use."

Because the Queen just happened to have a headache, Yongzheng did not mention what he had said before in Jingren Palace: "If you have any problems, go directly to the Queen." Instead, he simply ignored it and made arrangements for An Lingrong with a wave of his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Having gotten what she wanted, the smile on An Lingrong's face suddenly became much more genuine, and she quickly thanked the emperor.

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