An Lingrong's Rebirth: Changing Fate from the Suiyuxuan

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is New Year's Eve.

Because Zhen Huan didn't want to attend the palace banquet, An Lingrong also expressed her desire to accompany her, so they spent the New Year together.

"It's snowing really hard."

In the main hall of Suiyuxuan, Zhen Huan sat on the warm kang and sighed to An Lingrong beside her.

"Yes, it snowed heavily last night, and even many tree branches were broken."

An Lingrong nodded, then turned to Baojuan and said, "Go add some more charcoal to the charcoal basin."

"Yes." Baojuan responded obediently, but went to the warehouse to get charcoal.

"It seems that Baojuan now completely obeys her sister."

When Zhen Huan saw this scene, she couldn't help but smile.

I still remember when she first entered the palace, Baojuan said something she shouldn't have said, which made An Lingrong very angry, and then she was punished to kneel outside the door of Suiyuxuan for a whole night.

At that time, Zhen Huan reminded An Lingrong that if she felt Baojuan was inappropriate, she could find a way to send her away so that she would not become a hidden danger by staying around.

An Lingrong said that she didn't want to attract attention when she first entered the palace. As for Baojuan, she would naturally take good care of her.

Now, half a year has passed since they entered the palace, and even the season has changed from summer to winter. Naturally, Zhen Huan has many feelings.

"In this palace, only by judging the situation and knowing when to advance and retreat can one survive the ups and downs and never fall."

An Lingrong agreed at first, and then added: "Baojuan looks honest, but in fact she has her own ideas."

So, after suffering a loss once, Baojuan naturally did not dare to act rashly again until she was absolutely sure.

Take the time when An Lingrong decided to claim illness with Zhen Huan and not attend the banquet. When Baojuan learned about this, her first reaction was the same as Cui Jinxi's. They were both extremely shocked and tried to persuade An Lingrong to change her mind.

However, An Lingrong showed that she had made up her mind, and Baojuan immediately gave up all attempts to persuade her.

An Lingrong is satisfied with Baojuan's current "sense of propriety".

Even though she knew that Baojuan should have been secretly in contact with Jingren Palace, she just pretended not to know.

The person was right under her nose, and with Baojuan's abilities, An Lingrong was not worried that she could cause any trouble.

Anyway, An Lingrong also understood Baojuan's "methods", so she was prepared this time and would never repeat the mistakes of her previous life.

"Chun'er left early in the morning. She seemed to have great confidence and fighting spirit in this 'Night Banquet'?"

Zhen Huan was chatting with An Lingrong, and the topic soon turned to Chun'er.

Ever since An Lingrong was promoted to the rank of Changzai, Chun'er seemed too lazy to pretend.

She could see that Zhen Huan didn't like her very much now, and she and An Lingrong were not the same kind of people, so she simply ignored these two sisters who lived in Sui Yuxuan.

The Queen had previously exempted Zhen Huan from the ceremony of paying her respects, and later because Zhen Huan kept claiming to be ill, the Queen never allowed Zhen Huan to pay her respects to her again.

An Lingrong would often go to Jingren Palace, but she would go separately from Chun'er.

There are plenty of roads in the palace, so as long as they want to separate, they will naturally avoid bumping into each other.

"This palace banquet is naturally a rare opportunity for those who enter the palace for the first time."

An Lingrong picked up the teacup and took a sip. "Changzai is young and beautiful, so it's only natural that she wants to attract attention."

Chun'er may seem naive, but she actually has long been vying for favor.

After all, in the past few months, except for An Lingrong and Zhen Huan, and Xia Dongchun who was disabled and sent to the cold palace, the rest of the new concubines who entered the palace had almost all been selected.

But Chun'er was not included in that!

The reason is very simple. That is, Chun'er is still young. Although she was selected into the palace, she is obviously not yet qualified to serve the emperor in bed.

Chun'er was well aware of this, and under the persuasion of her nanny, she had been thinking of accumulating strength in secret so that she could win the emperor's favor in one fell swoop next year.

But due to some coincidences, Zhen Huan did not treat her as intimately as before, and Chun'er naturally could not take advantage of her.

Furthermore, when Zhen Huan entered the palace, there was a lot of buzz in the palace, with people saying that she might become the emperor's "new favorite". However, after so long, Zhen Huan still did not make any move, which made Chun'er feel contemptuous.

Just at this time, the Queen began to win over Chun'er and had given her many rewards before, such as cloth, jewelry and the like, which she would send over almost every now and then.

Anyone with a keen eye can see that the Queen's move is intended to support Concubine Chun!

Therefore, this palace banquet is undoubtedly the best time for these ladies to perform!

"Sister, what on earth are you thinking?"

Zhen Huan used Chun'er's matter to change the topic to the New Year's Eve banquet, and then looked at An Lingrong beside her with a puzzled look, as if trying to see her true thoughts.

"Sister, aren't you happy that I'm staying here with you?"

An Lingrong smiled and asked instead of answering, and this question made Zhen Huan purse her lips and smile.

"Of course I am happy."

Zhen Huan said, with a sad look on her face again, "But in the palace, if I am not favored..."

Then, these days are destined to be difficult.

Zhen Huan did not say the second half of the sentence, but her eyes expressed everything.

They had been in the palace for quite some time, but because neither she nor An Lingrong had ever been selected, the people around them had also been harassed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"At present, Sister Mei is still favored by the emperor. Otherwise, our lives would be even more difficult."

Recalling that she had asked Huanbi to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect the winter charcoal allowance, she ended up with being deducted from the money.

Fortunately, Caiyue, who was beside Shen Meizhuang, was also in the Household Department to receive things at the time. She spoke up for Huanbi and beat up the people in the Household Department, thus avoiding a disturbance.

"I planted flowers with great care but they didn't bloom. Oftentimes, it all depends on the word 'fate'. Perhaps it's because the opportunity has not arrived yet?"

An Lingrong smiled at Zhen Huan but did not answer directly.

It's not that she doesn't intend to compete for favor, she just knows that the time is not right.

Even if I want to get before the emperor now, what can I do if I don't have the right opportunity?

Could it be that he is like Chun'er, relying on the help gained by joining the Queen?

That was not what An Lingrong wanted, and it was not what she wanted!

"That's all."

Zhen Huan also knew that An Lingrong was a person with her own ideas, so she stopped asking further questions since she had her own ideas.

After chatting for a while, Cui Jinxi, with her hair full of snowflakes, returned to the main hall with Huanbi, Liuzhu, Xiao Yunzi and Baojuan, along with a lot of wine, food, snacks and other things. These were their expenses for the New Year.

Zhen Huan did not go to the banquet, but also wanted to join in the fun, so she asked everyone to come to the main hall. She and An Lingrong would sit at one table, and Cui Jinxi and Liu Zhu would sit at a small table, so that they could have a "New Year's Eve dinner" together, which would not be considered as breaking the rules.

"Sister, please!"

Zhen Huan held a small glass of wine and toasted An Lingrong.

"May everything go well for my sister, and may the coming year be auspicious!"

An Lingrong smiled and nodded, then drank the wine in the glass in one gulp as well.

After three rounds of drinks, everyone was a little drunk.

At this moment, Zhen Huan suddenly said to An Lingrong, "Sister, it's snowing heavily outside. I want to go out and take a look. Do you want to go with me?"

When these words were spoken, An Lingrong, who was still a little drowsy, was startled and opened her eyes instantly, but she was no longer drunk.

Zhen Huan did not notice the change in An Lingrong's expression. She just smiled and said, "The plum blossoms are cold-resistant and proud of the snow. I want to go and see them..."

Seeing this, An Lingrong was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly.