An Lingrong knew that the Queen would soon begin to win over Chun'er.

She didn't care about it. If Chun'er could become the queen's pawn, it wouldn't be a bad thing in itself.

Following Huichun's instructions, An Lingrong was brought to a side hall of Jingren Palace. Some food had been placed on the table, and it was steaming.

These dishes were obviously made from the small kitchen of Jingren Palace. Not only were they delicious, but they were also far superior to the daily diet of ordinary palace concubines.

The hierarchy in the palace is strict, but not strict. For ordinary concubines, if they are not favored, they have to follow the rules on the surface. What kind of treatment depends on their rank. But in reality, if they are not favored and have no money to reward, then if they want to have a good meal, they have to depend on the mood of the imperial kitchen.

However, for a favored concubine, even if her position is not high, there will always be people who will come to show their respect to her on their own initiative.

When An Lingrong was in Sui Yuxuan, no one dared to make things difficult for her because Zhen Huan was quite generous with her money and there were rumors that this young lady might become a new noble in the palace in the future. However, her daily food, clothing and other expenses would not exceed much more than their status.

Now that I'm in the Queen's Palace, things are naturally different!

An Lingrong had eaten a lot of these dishes in her previous life, and she also understood that this was equivalent to the "Hongmen Banquet".

It's the same when one is grateful for what one has received and grateful for what one has received!

"My Lady An, this is the meal that the Queen ordered the kitchen to prepare specially for you."

Huichun brought people into the palace and explained to An Lingrong that these were the Queen's orders.

She was honest and dull, so she was not considered the Queen's confidant. She usually took care of miscellaneous matters in Jingren Palace, such as serving tea and water, cleaning and tidying up, which were usually Huichun's responsibilities.

"Thank you, Queen. I'll have to ask Aunt to convey this to you."

An Lingrong nodded, and then watched Huichun leave.

After everyone left, An Lingrong walked to the table, looked up at them, and then smiled slowly.

Four dishes and one soup, plus three snacks and cold dishes.

The queen is indeed very thoughtful.

However, An Lingrong was not a greedy person, so she casually picked up a plate of snacks and sniffed it in front of her nose. After making sure that there was nothing wrong with it, she casually ate a few pieces.

In just a quarter of an hour, An Lingrong finished her meal.

Just when Jianqiu was about to come over to see how An Lingrong was eating, she unexpectedly ran into her halfway.

"Ann agree?"

Jianqiu was stunned for a moment, then hurried over to ask, "Why did you come back by yourself?"

"Aunt Jianqiu, I have finished eating and was just about to go back to serve the Queen."

An Lingrong answered Jianqiu's question with a faint smile.

However, her words made Jianqiu frown secretly, "The Queen is talking to Concubine Chun now..."

The implication is that if An Lingrong went back at this time, she might disturb the Queen.

This is also the reason why Jianqiu came over to see An Lingrong. If An Lingrong was still having a meal, Jianqiu would talk to her to keep her there.

But Jianqiu didn't expect An Lingrong to act so quickly. She finished eating in just a short time!

Huichun was also useless. She was asked to bring the person over, but she actually just took An Lingrong to a side hall and then ran away!

"That's it."

Of course, An Lingrong also heard Jianqiu's "reminder" and nodded immediately to show that she understood.

Seeing this, Jianqiu took the initiative to say, "This is also the first time for An Ying to attend to an illness, and she has never walked around Jingren Palace before, so let me show you around!"

"Thank you for your kindness, aunt." An Lingrong nodded, showing an attitude of accepting your request.

Jianqiu was a little uneasy at first, fearing that this seemingly honest An Da Ying would do something stubborn. If she insisted on going back to pay a visit to the Queen, she would inevitably be blamed by her master.

As a result, Jianqiu was relieved to see that An Lingrong was so "considerate".

Under Jianqiu's guidance, An Lingrong began to wander around Jingren Palace with him.

An Lingrong was already very familiar with this residence of the Queen's Central Palace.

In her previous life, she had come here with Concubine Qi many times to conspire with the Queen, and sometimes she even stayed in this palace longer than at her own place.

However, when Jianqiu carefully introduced the various sceneries in Jingren Palace, An Lingrong still showed an attitude of being willing to learn.

She was so humble and knew when to advance and retreat, so naturally she won Jianqiu's favor.

Originally, Jianqiu was not very optimistic about An Lingrong, thinking that this An Lingrong's background meant that she would not go very far in the palace.

But now Jianqiu feels that he should overturn this judgment.

This An agreed, seemingly without any merits, but he was "cautious" enough.

A cautious person may not stand out at the beginning, but he or she will often survive to the end!

In comparison, Chun Changzai, who was listening to the Queen's teachings, seemed a little too sharp.

"This Jingren Palace was granted to the Empress to live in after the Emperor ascended the throne. The Empress is kind-hearted and tolerant, and all the concubines in the six palaces respect her. She and this palace complement each other very well!"

Jianqiu flattered the Queen and tried hard to create the impression for An Lingrong that the Queen was a beautiful and kind person.

At the same time, her eyes frequently drifted towards the main hall, and she was obviously very concerned about whether the Queen could enlighten Chun Changzai.

"The Empress is the most beautiful lady in the six palaces. She deserves the title."

An Lingrong felt indifferent when she heard Jianqiu saying these clichés, but her face showed an expression of deep agreement, and then she smiled and complimented him.

"Aunt Jianqiu!"

Just as the two were chatting in a harmonious atmosphere, there was a sound of running suddenly, and a little palace maid appeared in front of An Lingrong and the others, shouting, "Oh no!"

As soon as these words came out, Jianqiu's face instantly fell, and she immediately scolded: "How can you be so flustered! And what's wrong with that? How can you be so disrespectful!"

"Yes... yes!" The little maid was frightened and quickly knelt on the ground, stumbling over her words, "Cuiguo from Changchun Palace reported that Concubine Qi was detained in Yikun Palace, and now Concubine Hua is furious and is coming to look for the Queen!"

She shivered for a long time and finally told the story.

After hearing this, Jianqiu's expression was undoubtedly uglier than before.

"An promised, I can't accompany you anymore." Jianqiu first sent the little palace maid away, and then said to An Lingrong: "Please go to the queen first!"

As she spoke, she did not wait for An Lingrong to reply and hurried to the main hall.

An Lingrong looked at Jianqiu's somewhat panicked back, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

Concubine Qi sent Cuiguo to report the news, so Cuiguo must be in the main hall now, so Jianqiu was in such a hurry to go there, in order to understand the whole story!

The little palace maid she had sent away before might have already run to the Queen and reported the situation.

Jianqiu is really panicked, so she has no time to take care of herself, right?

However, since the Queen chose to delegate power to Concubine Qi, based on her understanding of Concubine Qi, didn't she expect this situation to happen?

No, the Queen couldn't have missed this.

Then there is only one explanation, that is, all of this was deliberately set up by the Queen!

The Queen intended to lure Concubine Hua into the trap, and Concubine Qi, Shen Meizhuang and Noble Lady Fucha were the bait!

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