Zhen Huan seemed a little surprised by An Lingrong's sudden arrival.

However, after a brief surprise, Zhen Huan still invited An Lingrong into her Bitong Academy.

"Sister, the weather outside is about to change, why did you come to my place?"

After inviting An Lingrong to her seat, Zhen Huan asked Liu Zhu to prepare tea while asking An Lingrong this question.

"Sister, are you saying that you don't welcome me?"

An Lingrong asked back with a smile, while secretly looking at Zhen Huan.

She had indeed not come to Zhen Huan's place much in the past few days, but she did not ignore the fact that when she arrived just now, Zhen Huan looked at her and was surprised for a moment.

Although this emotion came and went quickly, An Lingrong still caught it.

Naturally, this seemed a little strange to An Lingrong.

In the past, every time she came to Zhen Huan's place, although she was not treated like a "guest of honor", Zhen Huan would always show a happy attitude.

As a result, An Lingrong noticed that Zhen Huan's expression did not look very happy this time.

Such a change, of course, seems a bit unreasonable.

An Lingrong's intuition told her that Zhen Huan was probably not in a good mood right now.

"Sister, what are you talking about!"

Zhen Huan smiled at An Lingrong and shook her head, then explained: "I just think it's going to rain soon. The roads are slippery in rainy days. With your health, you should be careful. It's best not to go out in this kind of weather."

Zhen Huan's words were so heartfelt that An Lingrong felt relieved after hearing them.

Having said that, An Lingrong still saw through the reluctance behind the smile on Zhen Huan's face.

In this regard, An Lingrong became even more certain that Zhen Huan must have encountered something that affected her mood.

Otherwise, with Zhen Huan's ability to manage her emotions, she would never reveal such an obvious "disguise" in front of him.

An Lingrong guessed that Zhen Huan might have had a confrontation with Concubine Hua.

She intentionally guided Zhen Huan in this regard and tried to get her true feelings out of her.

But before that, An Lingrong had to give Zhen Huan a "gift" that she had carefully prepared.

"Sister, come to think of it, I haven't come to visit you for a few days. Will you blame me?"

An Lingrong blinked at Zhen Huan and then laughed, "But it's not that I don't miss you, sister. I'm preparing a 'little gift' for you!"

"Look at what you said. How could I not know what kind of temper you have?" Zhen Huan rolled her eyes at An Lingrong, and then said, "It's not a festival, what gift are you going to prepare for me? I don't want it!"

"That's not up to me, sister."

An Lingrong said: "Liuyun, take out the things!"

"Yes." Liuyun bowed slightly to the two of them and took out a small box from his arms.

An Lingrong took it and opened the box, only to see a longan-sized emerald green jade stone inside.

This jade is in the shape of a round bead, but it exudes a warm texture.

"This... is it a reward from the Emperor?"

Zhen Huan had also seen good things before, so when she saw this jade bead, she immediately realized that this was no ordinary thing.

Then there is only one possibility, that this jade was a recent reward from Emperor Yongzheng!

After coming to this conclusion, Zhen Huan said without thinking, "You should keep such a valuable item well. Why would you take it out?"

"Sister, didn't I just tell you? This is the gift I want to give you."

An Lingrong smiled and said, "Sister, you guessed right. This is indeed the emperor's previous reward. However, I have made some changes. In my opinion, it is better to give it to you than to let me put it aside!"

"Nonsense!"

When Zhen Huan heard An Lingrong say this, she felt an extremely complicated feeling in her heart.

I was indeed touched, and when I thought about Yongzheng giving An Lingrong such precious jewelry, I felt a little bitter in my heart. But An Lingrong thought of me and brought such a treasure to me, saying that she wanted to give it to me, which showed her sincerity...

In this short moment, Zhen Huan had a lot of thoughts in her mind.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant, and were then forcibly suppressed by Zhen Huan.

"Well, you should know that the gift from the Emperor is a great favor! You should cherish it. How can you say something so frivolous as to give it to me?"

Zhen Huan closed the box that An Lingrong had placed on the table, and then stuffed the small box containing the jade back into An Lingrong's hand.

"You can never say that again!"

Zhen Huan looked at An Lingrong and said in a very serious tone: "Lingrong, I know that you want to be good to me, but the relationship between you and me is not maintained by these things. Do you understand?"

"Sister Huan, I said this because I understand it very well. You need this thing more."

An Lingrong said: "Don't be anxious, just listen to me!"

Because Zhen Huan looked like she was about to speak again, An Lingrong had to interrupt her in advance and let her listen to her first.

"Okay, you go ahead."

Zhen Huan hesitated for a while, but finally couldn't persuade An Lingrong, so she nodded, intending to see what An Lingrong had to say.

"Sister, you should know that because of my family's knowledge, I have always understood the properties of various spices, and I also know how to match them so that they can play the greatest role."

An Lingrong first emphasized her abilities again. When Zhen Huan heard this, she couldn't help but nodded, but the look she gave An Lingrong became more and more strange.

When it comes to perfume making, An Lingrong indeed possesses a skill that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

Zhen Huan herself also received many spices carefully made by An Lingrong, and she felt the effects were very good every time she used them.

But what does this have to do with what An Lingrong is going to say now?

"Sister, when you look at the jade bead I showed you just now, you must have noticed that it is of excellent quality, so you think it is a valuable item. Indeed, it is a gift from the Emperor, after all, so how could it be bad?"

An Lingrong ignored Zhen Huan's puzzled look and said calmly, "But before I brought it here, I soaked the jade in my special fragrant leaf flower water. Now the whole jade is soaked in this fragrance. This is the gift I want to give to my sister!"

"You prepared it specially for me...but why?"

When Zhen Huan heard this, although she understood what An Lingrong had done, she was puzzled as to why An Lingrong had specially made such a complicated set of things for her, and even chose to use the things bestowed by the emperor as the carrier.

"This is of course to help my sister defend against the 'hidden arrow'!"

An Lingrong said this with a smile, and when she saw Zhen Huan's face suddenly change, her previous guess was immediately confirmed.

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