An Lingrong after rebirth

Yes, I understand. I just hope that the Empress Dowager is in good health. It is really troublesome and sad to be worried about such things.

"In the future, please bring Hongzhao to accompany me more often. I am too busy to have time for you. I also see that you are worrying about others. The Queen Mother said this in a very intimate way, and An Lingrong smiled when she heard it."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'll come to Shoukang Palace more often in the future. Just don't mind me being bothersome.

You are so narrow-minded, I will ignore you and tell our Zhaoer about it."

The Queen Mother pretended to glare at An Lingrong, then turned to look at Hong Zhao who was pinching the purse on his waist. "Does Zhao'er like the purse of the Royal Madam?"

After hearing this, Hong Zhao raised his head and said in a baby voice, "I like it!"

"The Queen Mother was so happy about the little boy's appearance that she quickly ordered Zhuxi to get three purses with different patterns and handed them to Hongzhao. He was free to take them. When Zhao'er had enough fun, he could come to my Royal Mama to ask for other ones. Is that okay?"

Thank you, Madam Royal!

"Hong Zhao took the three purses without hesitation, and began to pick them up, mumbling something. The Queen Mother looked at him with amusement and asked again: What did Zhao Er say? Can you tell the Queen Mother?"

"Hong Zhao raised his head and smiled widely. There were three of them: Zhao Er, his younger brother, and his younger sister."

"Hong Zhao thought so much about his brothers and sisters, so the Queen Mother naturally wanted to praise him. However, before she could say anything, Hong Zhao frowned and tilted his head to look at the Queen Mother. The Royal Madam wants another one!"

The Queen Mother reached out and wiped Hong Zhao's head. Who else do you want one for?"

The little guy frowned, and thought about it carefully. No…no…no…I need two more…The Queen Mother still looked smiling. Why? Why do you need so many?”

"Royal Mama, Royal Father, Mother, Virtuous Mother... Hongzhao was very distressed. He was complacent while thinking about it. It felt like he couldn't count how many he should have. "

"After thinking about it, she finally shook her head. It's shameless. No, please sit down, mother. The Queen Mother was amused by Hong Zhao's appearance."

"Turning around to look at An Lingrong, you see what a good boy our Zhao'er is." An Lingrong smiled bitterly. That's right, it took me a lot of thought to do this favor.

"You are a mother, you shouldn't worry about the child!" The empress dowager responded with a smile, and ordered: Zhuxi, go and get the Shu brocade that I just got to give to Shupin.

"Our Zhao'er finally asked for this thing, so of course I will satisfy him, but it will be tiring for Concubine Shu. An Lingrong's heart tightened, Shu brocade..."

"I quickly opened my mouth to decline. "Your Majesty, it's just a few purses. I can do it anytime. How can I ask for such a precious reward from Your Majesty? I don't deserve it..."

"I am old now. What's the point of keeping these good things? It's better to give them to others and dress them up more beautifully. Then they will be worthy of your current status."

"This is the reward given to me by Hong Zhao. An Lingrong knelt down and said, "Yes, thank you Queen Mother for your concern."

"Forget it, get up quickly. You keep kneeling all the time, aren't you afraid of hurting your knees?" The Queen Mother responded, and waited for An Lingrong to stand up before jokingly saying so!

"But you must not lose any of the purse you promised Zhao'er, yes! An Lingrong also laughed softly, and the atmosphere in the palace was very good for a while."

"When Zhuxi brought the Shu brocade, An Lingrong asked Lian'er to accept it. The Queen Mother spoke again: "Well, you have been here for quite a while today. I will not keep you here for dinner."

Take Zhao'er back early, it's getting dark outside. An Lingrong turned her head and glanced outside, "Look at my poor memory. I have been bothering the Queen Mother for so long that I have forgotten the time."

"Then I will take Zhao'er back first, and I will come to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager another day," she said, standing up and holding the child in her arms! Hong Zhao's little hands tightly grasped the three purses. Thank you, Madam Huang, Zhao'er will take his leave."

"Good boy, go!" The Queen Mother said with a smile, and then the mother and son led Lian'er and others away.

"When the Queen Mother saw that An Lingrong and the others were no longer at the entrance of the main hall, her originally kind expression suddenly became somewhat ferocious and sad..."

"Zhu Xi, who was standing by, saw the Queen Mother's changes, guessed something in her heart, sighed secretly, and stepped forward and said, Queen Mother, it's getting late, can I ask you to serve dinner?"

"The Queen Mother shook her head, and after a long time she asked: Zhuxi, do you still remember my Yinzha?" Zhuxi's expression suddenly became serious, Queen Mother, of course I remember.

"My Yinzha was so smart, so cute, and so close to me. But such a good child died and died in this harem of deceit. I hate it!"

"The Queen Mother clenched her fists tightly, and her face was filled with anger. It was all because of that bitch Nara who bribed the servants to harm my child. I only hate that the late emperor was foolish and deceived by her. After his death, he gave her the position of Consort Hui. Did she deserve it?"

Queen Mother…………

"Look at the Queen Mother like this, Zhuxi's face is full of worry, but she doesn't know how to comfort her! Prince Yinzha is the Queen Mother's pain in this life."

Hehe, hehe…

"The Queen Mother sneered twice. Well, after all, my son is the emperor, but her son was imprisoned early. This is retribution."

"Now she is living in the mansion of the son of Concubine Liang, whom she hates the most. I'm sure her life won't be easy."

"What the Queen Mother said is that Prince Lian was not born to Concubine Hui. There are many dark reasons why Concubine Liang died. How could Prince Lian be on the same page with her?"

"Prince Lian? A lowly thing born of a lowly slave in the Xinzheku is worthy of the throne? The emperor must have long been fed up with this brother!"

The Queen Mother's eyes were sinister and vicious. "Well, let's wait for this Prince Lian to dig his own grave. By then, Nara will also return to the palace. Then I will definitely let her know what the end of a person who has done so many evil things will be."

"The Queen Mother's expression was filled with a fierceness that no one had ever seen before. Sun Zhuxi could only obey the Queen Mother's words and comfort her. Yes, the Queen Mother is right!"

"She reached out and took a sip of the teacup beside her. The Queen Mother paused. There is no Sixth Prince in the palace anymore. I am old and can't care about others but Hong Zhao. I want to see him grow up safely."

Although Sun Zhuxi was somewhat surprised by the Queen Mother's words, she still spoke to comfort him without any hesitation; with the Queen Mother's protection, the Sixth Prince will surely grow up safely.

"Humph, is there no reason for you to be Concubine Shu today? You should know what the Queen said on the day Concubine Wan gave birth!"

"She is the Empress Dowager. No matter who ascends the throne in the future, she will be the undisputed Queen Mother. But she is so short-sighted that she has harmed a pregnant concubine."

"Now they have set their sights on Hong Zhao. Shupin is from a small family. Even if she is a little smart, she is a little afraid of the Empress. This is a good thing."

"Such a person is easy to control, but such a person has now made the Queen even more unscrupulous. The Queen Mother spoke a long string of words, paused, and ordered Zhu Xidao: You go to Jingren Palace in person and call the Queen."

"Sun Zhuxi was stunned and said, 'It's time for the Queen Mother to have dinner. If I invite the Queen over now, it might alarm the Emperor. This..."

"So what if the emperor knows? Can't I ask the emperor to come and have dinner with me? Don't hesitate, go now!"

"The Queen Mother waved her hand to stop Sun Zhuxi from saying anything. Sun Zhuxi had no choice but to kneel down and say, "Yes, I will go right away!"

"Sun Zhuxi left in a hurry, but the Queen Mother seemed to have lost her energy. She felt a little weak and leaned heavily on the soft pillow. She couldn't help but shed tears."

Yinzha... my mother's Yinzha...

"The Empress was summoned to Shoukang Palace. I don't know what the two talked about, but that evening, Jingren Palace reported that the Empress had a headache, and she was exempted from the morning meetings and regular visits for nearly half a month."

"When An Lingrong learned of this, she was being watched by her son, and was being used as a purse for him to do favors."

"After Qiufang finished speaking, An Lingrong turned around and looked at Hongzhao who was holding a piece of candy cake, and said with a smile; You still have face."

Hongzhao said with a smile, Mother, embroider quickly...you little brat!

"An Lingrong glared at her son, then turned her eyes away, and the embroidery needle in her hand began to fly again! There was no need to pay respects to the Jingren Palace, and the concubines in the harem felt much more relaxed after going there!"

"The emperor lingered between Concubine Wen and Concubine Rou, and An Lingrong had a rare lot of free time! But on such days, An Lingrong felt a little uneasy."

"The Queen is not a charitable person. Even if the Queen Mother spoke, she couldn't suppress her desire to harm others."

The calmness now was just an appearance. An Lingrong recalled a sentence Shen Meizhuang had said before, "Whenever there is a storm at sea, the sea is exceptionally calm."

Yes! The queen suddenly became quiet, fearing that she would soon face a bloody storm.

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"After the beginning of summer, the temperature in Zijing City has gradually increased. Perhaps because there are more children in the palace, the emperor started to go to the garden not long after the fourth princess's full moon."

"It was precisely because of this incident that the Jingren Palace, which had been closed for a long time, sent a message again, asking An Lingrong and several concubines who assisted in the management of the harem to go to the Jingren Palace to discuss going to escape the summer heat this year."

"An Lingrong put down the bowl and nodded to Jianqiu who was standing not far in front of her. I understand. You go and report to the Queen first. I will come later."

"Yes, I'll take my leave. Jianqiu bowed and turned to look around the courtyard. She found that there was only one maid squatting in the corner of the wall to pick up flowers and plants in such a huge palace."

"Jianqiu quickly glanced around again and saw that there was indeed no one around, so she took two steps towards the little princess. But before she got close to her, she heard her mumbling, and her words were full of dissatisfaction with the Yanxi Palace!"

"Jianqiu's eyes lit up, and he slowed down his pace, carefully memorizing the appearance of the palace maid, and then left quickly."

"But she was so focused on the maid that she didn't notice that a window in the hall behind her was quietly closed, as if covering up the sneer."

"It didn't take long before everyone gathered at Jingren Palace. The Queen sat in the middle. I hadn't seen her for nearly a month, but she looked much better. Her face was rosy and she looked full of energy!"

"The next two are Concubine Hua and Concubine Jing, sitting on each side. Further back are An Lingrong and Concubine Xin. It's noon and people are drowsy. Concubine Hua yawned and said, 'The Queen asked us to come here. What's the matter?'"

"Yi Xiu smiled slowly and did not respond to Hua Fei's words immediately. Instead, she turned around and told Jian Qiu to bring tea and snacks."

"Only after seeing Jianqiu leave did he speak: My sisters know that the fourth princess has just turned one month old. The emperor is concerned about the child and wants to go to the garden earlier this year, so today I specially invite a few sisters to come and discuss going to the garden to escape the summer heat this year!"

"After Yixiu finished speaking, Concubine Hua chuckled and said, "It's the same rule as in previous years. What's there to discuss about this matter? Concubine Hua is wrong. I have my reasons for asking you to come."

"As soon as Concubine Hua finished speaking, Yixiu spoke up, but for some reason, there was a rare hint of affection in her voice, which surprised Concubine Hua!"

But before she could open her mouth, Yixiu spoke again, "When we went to the garden last year, Xinpin was still a noble lady, and you stayed in the palace to handle palace affairs, so nothing went wrong."

"I am very happy. You have made great contributions. You must go with me this year. If this happens, it will be a headache for me to leave my sister behind in the palace."

"When the Queen said this, except for An Lingrong, the other three people changed their expressions. Who doesn't want to go to the Old Summer Palace?"