An Lingrong came suddenly.

Her arrival not only caught everyone by surprise.

At the same time, it also invisibly disrupted Concubine Hua's plan, causing her expression to change suddenly.

"May the Emperor be blessed with good health, may the Empress be blessed with good health, may Concubine Hua be blessed with good fortune!"

Just as Yongzheng and the Queen were looking at each other, An Lingrong slowly walked in from outside, supported by Fang Ruo.

After paying her respects to the Emperor, Empress and Concubine Hua, An Lingrong waited quietly for the Emperor's reaction.

"Princess An, please stop being polite. You are pregnant, so there is no need to be so polite."

Sure enough, the emperor did not hesitate too much in response to An Lingrong's greeting and asked her to get up quickly.

At the same time, the moment An Lingrong stood up, Concubine Hua's sinister voice came from the side.

"Anpin, everything is fine, why are you coming to Chuxiu Palace at this time?"

Concubine Hua deliberately waited for An Lingrong here because she had fallen into a trap when answering the emperor's questions before.

She deliberately asked An Lingrong this question because she was sure that An Lingrong must also know what happened in Chuxiu Palace.

As long as An Lingrong dared to answer, Concubine Hua could use it to turn the tables and arouse Yongzheng's suspicion.

Concubine Hua's words and deeds all pointed out that An Lingrong was "well prepared", and because her meaning was so obvious, the Queen could hardly suppress her smile.

Yongzheng didn't want to watch his two concubines fighting openly and secretly, but the matter of Concubine Xin had not yet been fully revealed, so he naturally couldn't leave first. He could only hold back his temper and give Concubine Hua a "warning" look, signaling her not to go too far.

"Reporting to Her Majesty Hua Guifei, the reason I came here this time is because of Concubine Xin."

An Lingrong seemed to know nothing. She only explained to Concubine Hua, "I went to talk to Concubine Xin early in the morning because I have been suffering from severe morning sickness recently. Concubine Xin's parents are far away in Shu. She is very good at making spicy food. It just so happens that I have liked spicy food since I became pregnant with the heir to the throne. So I asked her to come to my Yonghe Palace to give some advice to Liuyun and others."

An Lingrong's words were clear and logical. She first explained why she had brought Concubine Xin to her palace so early in the morning.

After explaining her reasons, An Lingrong paused to allow them to digest her words.

"Yes, I remember that Concubine An really likes spicy food since she became pregnant!"

After a brief silence, the Queen nodded to Yongzheng, indicating that there was nothing wrong with An Lingrong's words.

People have always said "sour boys and spicy girls". Concubine An did not have any major pregnancy reactions before, but in terms of food, it was reported that she had developed a state of "can't live without spicy food".

Just based on this point, many people's hostility towards An Lingrong has been reduced a lot.

Although they are both of royal blood and the princess is a noble daughter of a noble family, to the concubines in the harem, a princess is not as threatening as a prince.

"Haha, you wanted to eat spicy food, so you called Xin Changzai over to teach your maid? Anpin, you are a little too delicate!"

When Concubine Hua saw that the Queen was there to speak for An Lingrong, she thought that the Queen was just trying to show off her "virtue" and "magnanimity" in front of the Emperor, and she became more and more displeased with them.

"My Lady Hua, it's not that I am pampered, but the heir to the throne is the most important thing. I dare not let the dragon fetus down!"

An Lingrong's tone was still as righteous as ever, but what she said were all "truths" that Concubine Hua could not directly refute.

When An Lingrong said this, Concubine Hua's face turned red.

But it's easy to imagine that Concubine Hua's expression had nothing to do with shyness, but was simply anger!

"That's it! Then why are you here now?"

While looking at An Lingrong's bulging belly, Concubine Hua said coldly, "You just said, 'Everything is for the emperor's baby'. What? You dare to hang out with a big belly! Don't you care about the emperor's heir at this time?"

"My lady, I dare not say such a thing!"

An Lingrong had a look on her face that said "How dare you say that to me?" and a look of panic. She then said to the Emperor and Empress, who remained silent and seemed to be waiting for her to explain, "I have been getting lazier and don't like to walk around on weekdays. But the Emperor and Empress know that I invited Concubine Xin to the palace today. Now that something like this has happened, I have no choice but to come!"

"Anpin, do you know what happened?"

The Queen immediately grasped the "key point" in An Lingrong's words and asked, "Has the matter of Chuxiu Palace been known to everyone?"

"I got the general idea from the maids in Xin Changzai's palace when they went to Yonghe Palace to look for Xin Changzai. I also heard almost everything on the way here!"

An Lingrong nodded. Seeing that Concubine Hua's eyes widened, she deliberately said, "Originally, I was chatting with Concubine Xin in the palace. Unexpectedly, at this time, her personal maid came to report that Concubine Hua had taken people to Chuxiu Palace and wanted to search the palace! Concubine Xin didn't know what was going on. She was anxious and fainted. I asked the imperial physician, and I learned that she had been very worried recently, so that her liver and gallbladder qi was stagnant inside. She was stimulated and couldn't bear it!"

After hearing An Lingrong's words, Yongzheng, the Queen and Concubine Hua were all quite surprised.

Yongzheng originally had some "suspicions" about Concubine Xin. After all, Concubine Hua already had both "witnesses" and "material evidence".

However, when Yongzheng heard An Lingrong say that Xin Chang had such serious symptoms after being diagnosed by the imperial physician, he felt that this matter was not simple.

"Haha, you fainted already? From my point of view, Concubine Xin is probably guilty of something! Otherwise, why would she worry so much every day?"

Concubine Hua would not feel any sympathy for Concubine Xin. In her opinion, An Lingrong's words were just a "weakness" that could be used to attack the other party fiercely.

"Madam, you really don't know why Concubine Xin is so frightened?"

An Lingrong's rhetorical question completely angered Concubine Hua, who was originally feeling smug.

"How dare you! Concubine An! Don't you dare to be rude to me just because you are pregnant with the royal heir!"

Concubine Hua was originally worried about not being able to find an excuse to get close to An Lingrong, but now, although she appeared furious, she was actually smiling in her heart.

An Lingrong said calmly, "I usually have a good relationship with Xin Changzai. Your Majesty, are you going to say that Xin Changzai plans to ask me to make incense for her? Or - I was the one behind all this?"

"You are confessing yourself!"

Concubine Hua immediately turned to look at the silent emperor, "Your Majesty——"

"enough!"

Yongzheng opened his eyes, stopped Concubine Hua, and said to the Queen, "Queen, please take a look at those things. I want to hear your opinion."

As soon as Yongzheng said this, the Queen, who was watching the fun happily, suddenly changed her expression.

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