An Lingrong's Rebirth: Changing Fate from the Suiyuxuan

"Okay, now you should tell me what's going on, right?"

After returning to her Shoukang Palace, the empress dowager first gave An Lingrong a seat and told her not to feel restrained.

Immediately afterwards, the Queen Mother sent away all the irrelevant servants, leaving only herself, Sun Zhuxi and An Lingrong.

"Your Majesty, please listen to me and I will tell you slowly."

An Lingrong knew that the Queen Mother would definitely ask her, otherwise, there would be no need for the Queen Mother to bring her back to Shoukang Palace from Yiku Palace.

She had no intention of hiding anything from the Queen Mother, so as she slowly nodded her head, she began to organize her thoughts.

"Regarding the imperial concubine's summons, in fact, I didn't know why at first."

An Lingrong knew that it would be best not to expose Zhen Huan when answering the Queen Mother's questions.

Because the Queen Mother didn't have a good impression of Zhen Huan to begin with, if she knew that Zhen Huan had contacted her mother's family to inquire about the situation in the outside world, even if this was common in the palace, the Queen Mother might use it to punish Zhen Huan.

Because of this, An Lingrong became more cautious when preparing her speech.

The person in front of me is not just an ordinary old lady.

She was the biological mother of the Qing Dynasty, the Empress Dowager, the biological mother of the Emperor, and also the ultimate winner of the harem of the previous dynasty.

Some people say that the reason why Empress Dowager Uya had the last laugh was because she was lucky.

Since her son became the queen, wouldn't she, as his mother, also become the queen mother?

However, in An Lingrong's opinion, Empress Dowager Uya is not a simple person!

In other words, no woman who can survive in this palace is a mediocre person.

Therefore, when An Lingrong spoke, she looked extremely serious, as if she was thinking with the Queen Mother about why Concubine Hua called her over.

"Oh?"

However, the Queen Mother obviously did not believe An Lingrong's words and immediately asked, "What were you talking about with Wanpin at that time?"

The Queen Mother made no secret of the fact that she knew everything about Zhen Huan and her visit to An Lingrong. This was not information obtained by sending people to monitor An Lingrong before, but the result of investigation by the Queen Mother's people after An Lingrong sent Fang Ruo to ask for help.

Although the Queen Mother did not explain this, An Lingrong already knew that the old lady was not confused at all.

The Queen Mother just didn't want to be in charge of things in the past. Otherwise, even if the Queen wanted to hide her abilities, Concubine Hua wouldn't be able to make any waves in front of the Queen Mother.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, I was indeed chatting with Wanpin at that time, but Wanpin was just visiting as usual. We have always kept in mind the Queen's teachings and always acted in accordance with the rules. We dare not violate the palace rules in the slightest. But I don't know why Concubine Hua summoned me."

While An Lingrong was answering the empress dowager, her expression became confused, as if she really didn't understand why Concubine Hua wanted to summon her.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother deliberately asked, "Princess An, is your father An Bihuai, the magistrate of Songyang County?"

"Yes." An Lingrong nodded. Knowing that the Queen Mother wanted to be "frank" with her, she waited quietly for the other party's next words.

"I heard that Nian Gengyao was ordered by the emperor to lead his troops to war, but something went wrong with the food and money when they were passing through Songyang County. Concubine Hua is Nian Gengyao's sister. Tell me, why did she come to you at this time?"

The Queen Mother spoke these words slowly and in an unhurried tone.

What they are talking about now is actually the "political affairs" of the previous dynasty.

According to the ancestral precept that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs, the empress dowager's words violated the taboos of the emperors throughout history.

However, in front of An Lingrong, the Queen Mother acted extremely natural, which invisibly revealed her own skills.

Although it seems that he has retired to Shoukang Palace to enjoy his remaining years, but as long as he wants, nothing can be hidden from him!

Moreover, unlike the emperor's concubines, the empress dowager is the emperor's biological mother. Even if Yongzheng knew about her actions, there would be no consequences.

Because to some extent, the emperor and the empress dowager are one and the same!

The empress dowager was originally a concubine, but because her son became the emperor, she naturally followed the example of "mother's status due to her son" and became the Holy Mother Empress Dowager. Yongzheng's ascension to the throne was inseparable from the assistance of Longkodo and Nian Gengyao.

Among them, Nian Gengyao was a person cultivated by Yongzheng himself, while the commander of the infantry, Longkodo, the nominal "uncle", was the younger brother of Empress Xiaoyi Ren. Yongzheng valued him because he could take advantage of the power of the Tonggiya clan and... because the Empress Dowager had a special relationship with Longkodo.

Under such circumstances, it would be easy for the Queen Mother to "interfere in politics".

"what!"

An Lingrong, who was sitting nearby, was immediately surprised when she heard this. She immediately stood up and knelt down to apologize to the Queen Mother. "I thank the Queen Mother for saving me, but it is my father's fault..."

First, she expressed her gratitude to the Queen Mother to let her know her attitude. Then, on the issue of An Bihuai, An Lingrong began to be vague.

Her face was pale, half of it due to worry about her father's condition, and the other half due to panic and fear.

"Okay, I told you these things so that you can understand that Concubine Hua is not targeting you out of thin air, but for other reasons. You are still pregnant, get up quickly!"

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she winked and Sun Zhuxi, who had been silent all this time and seemed to be a "background board", immediately stepped forward and helped An Lingrong up.

The Queen Mother continued, "You are a blessed child, otherwise you wouldn't have gotten pregnant with an heir so quickly. You have lived in the deep palace for a long time, and I believe you don't know anything about these miscellaneous things. Don't worry, with me here, Concubine Hua can't do anything to you."

An Lingrong nodded, her expression slightly relieved, and she said gratefully: "I thank the Queen Mother for her protection!"

"However, you have to be careful." The Queen Mother changed the subject and said, "You are lucky this time, but people's fortunes are ups and downs, unpredictable, and will not always be smooth sailing. What will you do if I can't come in time next time?"

Seeing An Lingrong in deep thought, the Queen Mother continued to add fuel to the fire, "It's good to have good intentions when interacting with others, but people's hearts are unpredictable. Can you know what others are thinking? Stay in your own palace and think about what I say!"

"Yes, I thank the Queen Mother for her teachings!"

An Lingrong was silent for a while, then nodded, looking very well-behaved.

And when she saw the Queen Mother waving her hand, An Lingrong retreated respectfully.

It seems that she has passed the test.

However, given the Queen Mother's scheming, she would definitely not be easily fooled by his words.

It’s just that the Queen Mother had no intention of getting to the bottom of the matter, so she only gave a slight warning.

An Lingrong raised her hand and gently stroked her belly, slowly revealing a meaningful smile.

Concubine Hua, I don’t know how you are going to respond next?