An Lingrong's Rebirth: Changing Fate from the Suiyuxuan

An Lingrong had already prepared to leave, but Chun'er's sudden words instantly attracted the Queen's attention and made the Queen focus on An Lingrong.

Zhen Huan didn't know why Chun'er said such words at this time, and she looked at her with confusion.

Is An Lingrong ready?

Not to mention that it is unknown who the emperor will pick, they cannot predict the future, so how can they make any preparations?

After thinking about it, Zhen Huan felt that Chun'er's words were most likely because An Lingrong had not shared the ointment with her before, so Chun'er was trying to trick her!

When she thought of this, Zhen Huan felt a chill in her heart. She wanted to help An Lingrong, but the Queen's voice came first.

"Oh?"

The Queen raised her eyebrows, but looked at An Lingrong with a little interest. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Man proposes, God disposes. It is better to be prepared than to do nothing."

The queen's words seemed to be quite meaningful, as if she was giving the three people a reminder, or as if she was simply expressing her feelings.

"Thank you for your teachings, Queen!"

Zhen Huan took a deep breath and bowed to the Queen to show that she had learned her lesson.

Chun'er wanted to continue speaking, but was glared at by Zhen Huan.

This look was so cold and indifferent that she had never seen it before in Zhen Huan, so Chun Er was stunned for a moment and missed the chance to speak.

"Your Majesty, my father made a living by selling spices in his early years. I have been influenced by him since I was young and have some experience in making perfume. I have collected flower petals and dew in the morning to make perfume."

An Lingrong had been silent since Chun Er started talking, but she suddenly broke the silence and took out a brocade box from her sleeve and presented it with both hands, "It's just some small things, it can't be called the 'preparation' that Chun Changzai mentioned."

The Queen gave Jianqiu a look, and Jianqiu immediately understood. She stepped forward to take the box and presented it to the Queen for inspection.

The Queen opened the box and smelled a refreshing floral scent. She smiled and then closed the box. She ordered Jianqiu to return it to An Lingrong and said, "An Lingrong is very clever and skillful. I like her and I think the Emperor will like her too."

"Thank you for the praise, Your Majesty, the Queen. I am overwhelmed!"

An Lingrong bowed respectfully and then put away the ointment box.

An Lingrong behaved humbly and appropriately, and this reaction naturally satisfied the Queen. She then ordered Jianqiu to take three boxes of snacks to give to her, Zhen Huan, and Chun'er respectively, and then let them return to the palace on their own.

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Although the queen seemed to be fair on the surface, everyone received the same amount of rewards.

But after returning, An Lingrong opened the snack box and saw it, and she and Zhen Huan both laughed.

"This Nine Lotus Pastry is a delicious snack specially made by the imperial kitchen in the palace."

Cui Jinxi had not gone to the morning meeting with Zhen Huan and the others. After listening to Liu Zhu's retelling, she looked at Zhen Huan's box. What was inside was not golden milk pastry, but dragon and phoenix balls, which were also special snacks that only high-ranking concubines could enjoy.

These snack boxes look the same, all are mahogany lacquer boxes, but the contents inside are very different.

From this we can see that although the queen treats everyone equally on the surface, she has her own preferences in her heart.

"My sister and I have different snacks, so I guess the reward Chun Changzai gets should also be different from ours."

Zhen Huan pushed the snacks in front of An Lingrong, motioning her to share some with her, and at the same time said this as if unintentionally.

When An Lingrong heard Zhen Huan's words, her eyes flickered slightly.

Zhen Huan's way of addressing Chun'er has changed. Unlike the previous intimate way of addressing her, it has now become a very conventional way of addressing her by position. This shows that in Zhen Huan's heart, Chun'er's position must have changed.

"My sister once told me that since I can't take care of everything, I can only take care of myself. I really learned from her."

An Lingrong picked up a small piece of dessert with a silver fork and put it into her mouth. She felt it melt in her mouth, and a soft sweetness slowly blossomed on her taste buds.

After hearing this, Zhen Huan just smiled at An Lingrong, and everything was said without words.

"My lady, Kang Luhai and his men are becoming less and less attentive in their duties!"

At this moment, Huanbi walked in angrily from outside and started complaining to Zhen Huan.

"Why, what happened again?"

Faced with Huanbi's complaints, Zhen Huan was not surprised, but asked Huanbi what had happened.

It's no wonder that Zhen Huan is so calm, because Kang Luhai's passive resistance is not the first time today.

As the chief eunuch of Sui Yuxuan, apart from being very attentive and courteous on the first day when Zhen Huan and the others entered the palace, he saw that these ladies were not favored by the emperor at the first sight, so his performance on weekdays naturally became slack.

Kang Luhai was a eunuch who had been in the palace for many years and was quite capable of being sneaky and cunning.

In this regard, even if Cui Jinxi wanted to help Zhen Huan manage Shuiyuxuan, she was unable to do so.

Although Kang Luhai was lazy, it was difficult for people to catch her doing anything wrong, so Zhen Huan couldn't punish her.

Even though Cui Jinxi had caught him in some trouble a few times, Kang Luhai just rolled his eyes and put the blame on his own disciple, and in the end he only gave him a small mark as a punishment.

Kang Luhai was no pushover either. After that incident, he turned around and made things difficult for Hua Sui, who was on Zhen Huan's side, in both open and covert ways, which was a disguised way of venting his anger for his apprentice.

Zhen Huan didn't want to cause trouble, so after warning Kang Luhai a few times, she simply ignored him.

Anyway, she already has enough people on her side, and since Kang Luhai doesn't serve her wholeheartedly, she doesn't need him.

"My young lady, you may not know that when I came back just now, I saw that the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the yard had already withered, but Kang Luhai and the others did not take care of it at all, leaving all the work to Xiao Yunzi!"

When Huanbi talked about what she had seen and heard, she felt anger rising in her heart. While reporting to Zhen Huan, she cursed Kang Luhai hundreds of times in her heart.

"He can't even do such a small thing. It seems that he doesn't want to be the 'head eunuch' anymore."

An Lingrong said at the side: "It is better to send away such an irresponsible eunuch rather than letting him get in the way."

"Ms. An is right!"

When Huanbi heard An Lingrong's words, her eyes suddenly lit up and she nodded in agreement quickly.

"That being said... let's wait and see. Even if we want to get rid of him, we have to find a suitable excuse."

After hearing what An Lingrong said, Zhen Huan showed a thoughtful look on her face, although she took her words to heart.

However, before she had a good excuse, she still had to think about how to make Kang Luhai "behave" completely.

"Sister, I'll go outside and take a look."

Just as Zhen Huan was thinking about it, An Lingrong suddenly told Zhen Huan that she wanted to go outside to check.

"what happened?"

Zhen Huan looked puzzled, but An Lingrong looked very serious.

"It's almost winter now, and it's normal for the osmanthus flowers to wither. But when we came back just now, we could still smell a fragrance lingering in the yard, and Kang Luhai deliberately didn't deal with it..."

An Lingrong whispered her analysis, causing Zhen Huan and the others to also look thoughtful.

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

An Lingrong had not noticed anything unusual in the yard before, but now, combined with what Huanbi said, she felt that there might not be something behind Kang Luhai's laziness as it seemed.

He may not simply want to be sneaky, maybe there are other reasons in secret, who knows!