An Lingrong after rebirth

"Yes, Madam, rest assured, I will definitely do a good job!"

"Yi Xiu also propped up her head with her hands, thinking silently for a moment, and suddenly said, "Go back and personally go to the Fourth Prince's residence to see if the maids and servants have taken good care of him. After all, he is of royal blood and the Emperor's biological son. He should not endure unfair treatment."

"If there is anything wrong, punish it immediately and replace the Fourth Prince with another batch of people."

"Jianqiu understood Yixiu's meaning. Her master was not going to get close to the Fourth Prince, but she would not give others a chance either."

"Especially Wanpin!"

"This is to keep everything about the Fourth Prince firmly under control. Yes, I understand."

"Also, keep an eye on the Fourth Prince and don't let Wanpin have any contact with him. A concubine shouldn't have such contact with a prince."

Yes.

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When the emperor's decree was passed back to Zijing City, An Lingrong and Shen Meiyu were having dinner with the children. Now the children were growing up, and the third princess was almost one year old. Now they could also eat porridge, pureed meat and other meals.

"Let Hongzhao and Hongjun eat by themselves. Shen Meizhuang took care of An Lingrong's health and took over the job of feeding the Third Princess."

Just after feeding a spoonful of rice porridge to the third princess, Yan Gui's voice rang out from outside the door, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Xia from the Emperor's side is here!"

"An Lingrong and Shen Meizhuang looked at each other and said hurriedly, "Hurry up and invite Eunuch Xia in!"

"As soon as An Lingrong finished speaking, the palace door was pushed open, and Yan Gui led Xiao Xia Zi in one after another." Your servant pays his respects to Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian!

"Please stand up, Eunuch Xia. Why did you suddenly return to the palace at this time? Does the emperor have any instructions?" An Lingrong raised her hand to exempt Eunuch Xia from the formalities!

"Xiao Xiazi did not respond to An Lingrong's words immediately. She stood up and bowed again, saying: Your servant is pleased to hear that Madam Shupin is pregnant."

You are so polite, Eunuch Xia. Thank you very much!

"Your Highness, the Emperor has asked me to pass on his decree that Your Highness will enjoy the status of a concubine from today onwards. In addition, considering Your Highness's hardship during pregnancy, you do not need to worry about the affairs of the six palaces for the time being. Please ask Your Highness Xianpin to temporarily assist in the management of the six palaces before His Majesty returns to the capital."

"An Lingrong nodded. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Eunuch Xia has worked hard on the journey. I believe that Eunuch Xia is not in a hurry to return to the garden tonight, right?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is concerned about you. As soon as I see that your Majesty is well, I will immediately return to the garden to report to Your Majesty." An Lingrong glanced out the window and continued, "But it is completely dark now, so you must be very careful when you go back."

In that case, I will not keep Eunuch Xia to talk any longer. Qiufang will see Eunuch Xia off for me.

"Your Highness is too polite. I will not disturb you two ladies and the young masters from having dinner. I will take my leave."

"Qiu Fang went forward to see Xiao Xiazi off, so naturally she had to give him a red envelope, which was much heavier than usual."

"Little Xia took it with a smile and said, 'Thank you, Aunt Qiufang. I'll leave first! Goodbye, eunuch!'" Qiufang knelt down to see him out and turned into the hall. 'Your Majesty, Eunuch Xia is gone.

"The dinner on the table is almost finished. An Lingrong had the table cleared and asked Lian'er to serve scented tea. This tea tastes good and won't cause sleeplessness. Mm, it's suitable for drinking at this time."

Shen Meizhuang sat for a long time, and finally spoke at this time, "Rong'er, why do I think the emperor's decree is a bit strange?"

"What do you mean, sister? Now that you are pregnant again, it is only right for you to enjoy the title of imperial concubine, but it has been three months, so why do you need to hand over the palace affairs immediately?"

"Or leave it to me? An Lingrong smiled. We don't know what happened when the Empress Dowager's letter was delivered to the Emperor, but I guess that today's situation was the work of the Queen"!

"Palace power? To put it bluntly, who wouldn't want it?"

"After staying in the harem for so long, my sister and I both know clearly that favor does not last long, but the power in one's hands can. The Queen is not satisfied with Hua Fei being the only one to assist in the management of the six palaces, and there is no way to stop this."

"Now, while I am pregnant, you are handing over the power of the palace to my sister. When I give birth to the baby in a few months, will the power of the palace be left to my sister or returned to me?"

“Sister and I are on good terms, and we don’t care who is in power between you and me, but the Queen doesn’t think so.

"She will definitely think that I am different from my sister and other concubines, and she will turn against me for the sake of palace power."

"Yes, the Queen has done this kind of discord more than once. I know what you are thinking, and you understand me too. As long as we are firm in our hearts, it will be useless for others to attack us."

"Of course, but this endless calculation is really annoying. Shen Meizhuang put the teacup in her hand on the table and used a little force, making a crisp sound."

"Sister, you know who she is, so why are you so angry? We have a son, and the power of the palace is in our hands. Even if she wants to plot, she will not succeed."

"What you said is true. Why should we waste our time on those unfounded people?"

"It's just that I originally said that I would help you with palace affairs, but from now on you really have to do it myself. You can't be so lazy. I won't care."

An Lingrong laughed after hearing this. "Yes, yes, yes, whatever my sister says is what it is. How can I refuse?"

"But you have to be more vigilant in the future, sister. If this palace power issue is the Queen's plan, then her purpose is not just about gaining power."

"I'm afraid there are other things waiting for my sister! Well! Don't worry, she has plans but I'm not a soft persimmon. I'm just guessing her moves."

"An Lingrong nodded, but suddenly remembered the "green bean soup" incident of Shen Meizhuang in her previous life! It was just that Shen Meizhuang had not experienced the calculations of the harem at that time."

"Now that I have been in the palace for several years, I guess I won't simply rely on something to deepen my impression in the emperor's mind!"

With more experience, you should be more cautious.

"On the second day after the Emperor's decree reached the Forbidden City, An Lingrong slowly began to transfer the power of the palace to Shen Meizhuang. She then took care of her three children and took care of her pregnancy."

"When the news of Qi Yuebin's death reached the garden, all we got was the emperor's empty words to bury him properly. He didn't even ask for a posthumous title."

"The regulations for the burial also follow the rites for nobles. Shen Meizhuang is in charge of the six palaces, and the first thing she did was this."

"The other party had no such taboos. They performed Qi Yuebin's funeral ceremony without leaving any holes. However, only they knew how much their servants had taken advantage of this opportunity to make money."

"There are few people in the palace, and with the Queen Mother in charge, naturally nothing else happened, but the garden is actually starting to get lively."

"The news that An Lingrong was pregnant again spread throughout the garden before it even lasted overnight. The strange thing is that this matter did not cause any ripples in the garden. Even Concubine Hua did not seem to pay any attention to it."

Qingliang Hall

"Hua Fei sat at the head with a cold expression on her face. Song Zhi knelt on the ground and dared not speak. Ever since Prince Dun was demoted to a commoner, the atmosphere in the garden has become strange."

In the past few days, the servants in the garden have been spreading gossip about Nian Gengyao. "They all say that the letter that Yun'e was intercepted by Prince Guo was sent to the northwest, asking Nian Gengyao to send troops."

"If such a thing is true, it would naturally be impossible to spread it."

"But I don't know why, but the rumors in the garden spread faster and faster, and in the past two days, they even reached Concubine Hua's ears."

"You all have big mouths, and you dare to spread such words. If it gets to the emperor's ears and causes him to speculate, my brother will have no chance of survival."

"Have you found out the truth? Who is behind this plot against me and my brother?"

Songzhi shuddered. Her Majesty, please forgive me. Zhou Linhai has already held down the servants who were talking nonsense outside the Qingliang Palace. They were only interrogated for a long time.

"They just said they heard it from others, but they couldn't find out where the rumor came from."

"Useless thing," Hua Fei was so angry that she slapped the teacup on the table to the ground, and the originally clean floor suddenly became a mess.

"There is still some boiling hot tea in Songzhi's hand, and she dare not move. Your Majesty, please calm down, your Majesty, please calm down, your health is the most important thing!"

If I can't catch the person behind this, what's the point of my being in good health? "My queen, Zhou Linhai is still interrogating. As long as he continues, he will definitely catch the person behind this."

"If the emperor hears about this kind of profiteering and finds out who is responsible, it will be useless! Concubine Hua is angry, but she can only sulk and can't think of any other way."

"Songzhi waited for a long time, but did not hear Concubine Hua's voice. She quietly moved her knees and tried to feel the Empress. Now there were only a few eunuchs passing on the message."

"Even if we find out who is behind this and deal with those eunuchs, we can calm the situation temporarily and we still have time to investigate."

Perhaps it was Songzhi's words that made Concubine Hua feel better, and she nodded and said, "You get up first."

Yes, thank you, madam!

"Songzhi just breathed a sigh of relief and was about to ask the people below to come up and clean up the mess, but Hua Fei's next words made her heart tense again, and everything she had originally froze."

"Is Shupin pregnant again?"

"Although Hua Fei's question sounded like a question, Song Zhi heard the affirmation in her words clearly"!

"She subconsciously took two steps back and spoke timidly, "Yes, the news from the sky said that it had been three months, and the emperor had issued an edict to give Shupin a rank."

Hua Fei did not suddenly get angry as Song Zhi imagined. Instead, she lowered her head with a somewhat sad look on her face. "Everyone can give birth, why can't I? If I could have a son, why would I care about other people's gossip?"

"Your Majesty, you are still young, and you are favored by the Emperor. You will have a child."

"I will still have a child. I have heard this for many years. If it weren't for that bitch Qi Yuebin, how could my child die so young..."

That's a fully formed male fetus...

"The anger on Concubine Hua's face turned into sorrow, and in a moment her eyes were filled with tears. Songzhi felt upset when she heard this."

"She knew that the aborted child was a pain in her mother's heart, a pain that could never be mentioned."

"Your Majesty, Qi did evil and was demoted to a noble lady. Now she has died in the palace. Evildoers will eventually pay the price. Your Majesty no longer needs to worry about people like that."

"I hate her because she died so easily. Concubine Hua's voice was filled with gnashing teeth. It was too easy for her to die so easily."

Songzhi dared not say more on this matter, and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Qi is dead, and your heart is relieved. Why not ask Imperial Doctor Jiang to check your pulse?"

Concubine Hua said softly, "Brother Jiang Cheng is useless. I have been seeing you for so many years, but I still can't get pregnant. I have to find another way."

"Songzhi's face was full of doubts. What does the queen mean? A few days ago, my brother sent me news that he found a doctor with excellent medical skills in Qingcheng. Jiangcheng and his men usually take too much orders from the Imperial Hospital. I don't know if they are still loyal to me."

It would be better to let a doctor from outside come and check it out for me. Maybe there will be some unexpected results.

Song Zhi said hesitantly after hearing this, "This... Madam, if you want to let someone into the garden, you have to get the Queen's consent. She knows what you want, will she take this opportunity to stop you?"