An Lingrong put down the abacus in her hand and looked at Fu Cha. Seeing her serious expression, she asked, "Sister, what happened?" As she spoke, she was about to stand up.

"Don't be nervous, sit down first." Fu Cha said with a laugh, and An Lingrong felt relieved when she saw this.

"The emperor is going to take action against the Nian family." Fu Cha came up to An Lingrong and whispered.

"You're going to scare me to death... So that's what happened..." An Lingrong patted her chest gently and said.

"Isn't this a big deal? You're really capable!" Fu Cha looked at An Lingrong, who just smiled and shook her head...

"If my father hadn't sent me a message to tell me about this, I still wouldn't have believed it. The emperor just rewarded Nian Gengyao yesterday, how come I got such news today..." Fu Cha said, thoughtfully...

"I read in a travelogue a few days ago that whenever a big storm is about to hit the sea, the sea surface will always be calmer than usual..." An Lingrong said, and then looked at the account book and moved the beads a few times, reading as she did so.

"You're right. Nian Gengyao's power is growing day by day. This time he reaches the top, and when he falls again, he must be smashed to pieces!" Fu Cha nodded, and a smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his lips.

"Well, go to the inner hall and wait for me. I'll be right there." An Lingrong said, picked up the pen at hand, wrote a line at the end of the account book, and stood up...

After washing their hands, they came to the inner hall and sat opposite each other on the Arhat bed. Juqing had already come in and served them tea.

"My father wrote to me today, saying that Zhen Yuandao has already collected the evidence. My father and Uncle An have also collected all the evidence of disrespect they can and handed it over.

According to my father, Uncle An checked the records of etiquette in previous years. Since the emperor ascended the throne, all the ceremonies held by the Nian family have been extraordinary. Uncle An will make a great contribution this time. "After Fu Cha finished speaking, he took a sip of tea and looked at An Lingrong with a smile on his face.

"I have to thank my sister's family for their help in this matter. Otherwise, how could my father have thought of these things..." An Lingrong thanked with a smile and looked at Fu Cha, who waved his hand quickly.

"For us, this is called mutual benefit. If it weren't for your reminder, father wouldn't have thought of getting involved in this matter, right?" After Fu Cha finished speaking, the two smiled at each other.

*

In the blink of an eye, it was May and the weather was getting hotter and hotter. After barely passing the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor decided to take his concubines to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat.

Yikun Palace.

"The weather got hot early this year, so the emperor wanted to go there earlier. The emperor said that you all should still live in your original places, so you should get ready early." Concubine Hua sat in the first seat and spoke slowly.

"Yes." The concubines agreed after hearing this.

"Your Highness, the Empress Dowager fell seriously ill a few days ago. Now she needs someone to serve her. I want to stay in the palace to serve the Empress Dowager and fulfill my filial duty. I hope Your Highness will agree." Shen Meizhuang stood up at this time, bowed to Concubine Hua, and spoke.

"It's rare that you have such filial piety. If you want to stay, then stay. It can be regarded as showing filial piety to the emperor and me..."

Concubine Hua looked at Shen Meizhuang with a smile on her lips. She wished that everyone could stay in the palace, and she and the emperor could go to the Old Summer Palace alone. In this way, if one person went less, there would be one less person vying for favor...

After getting the promise, Shen Meizhuang sat back. An Lingrong looked at Shen Meizhuang, who just shook her head gently at her.

"Empress Chen, you are now almost eight months pregnant. Normally, you should stay in the palace to give birth. However, the Emperor said that it is too hot in the capital, so he still wants to take you to the Old Summer Palace. What do you think? Can your body bear it?" Concubine Hua looked at An Lingrong, still with a smile on her lips.

"Everything is entirely up to the emperor." An Lingrong responded and said no more.

After hearing this, Concubine Hua's eyes turned cold. She glanced at An Lingrong and said, "Okay, I understand."

An Lingrong knew that Concubine Hua didn't want to go by herself, and she didn't want to go either. But if she went to the Old Summer Palace this time, the Nian family would be overthrown after she returned, so she had to stay with the Emperor to ensure her own safety.

Therefore, she had to go. The emperor must have thought of this and wanted to take her with him. And since the emperor had spoken, he must have made some plans for her. Why would he be afraid of her? !

"Since there is nothing else, let's all go." Concubine Hua spoke, and everyone stood up to see her off respectfully, and then left the Yikun Palace.

The Old Summer Palace.

According to the emperor's wishes, all the concubines still lived in their original places, so An Lingrong and Fu Cha still lived in Natural Painting, so that they could take care of each other.

That evening, An Lingrong, Fu Cha, and Concubine Xin came out of Qingliang Palace together and walked to the Golden Carp Pond, where they happened to meet Rong Jin and the Fourth Prince standing by the pond, directing a young eunuch to pick lotus flowers.

"It's not that one! It's that one! The biggest one!" Rong Jin was standing on the shore directing. The little eunuch reached out to pick one, but Rong Jin hurriedly said it was not that one and stamped her feet in anxiety.

“Sister Rongjin, these two servants are clumsy. You just stand here and don’t move. I will pick it for you.” After the Fourth Prince said this, he jumped onto the boat and reached out to pick the largest lotus.

"Fourth Prince, be careful." A servant carefully reminded. The Fourth Prince nodded, stretched his body to pick the flowers, and picked the largest lotus in one go.

"Sister Rongjin, this is for you." The Fourth Prince said as he jumped from the boat to the shore and handed the lotus in his hand to Rongjin.

"Thank you, Fourth Brother." Rong Jin took the lotus and smiled brightly. The Fourth Prince also looked at Rong Jin with a little pride.

"Rongjin, how can you be so rude?..." Concubine Xin shouted in that direction, and then walked quickly towards the two of them, with An Lingrong and Fu Cha following behind.

"Mother, look, this is the lotus that my fourth brother picked for me. It's the biggest one in the pond!" Rong Jin presented the lotus in her hand with a smile on her face.

"Hello, Empress Chen, Hello, Empress Rui, Hello, Empress Xin..." The Fourth Prince, who was standing behind Rong Jin, bowed and spoke very politely.

"Fourth Prince, please get up quickly. Rong Jin is immature. You are not allowed to do this again in the future. It is too dangerous..." Concubine Xin patted her chest while speaking, the look of shock on her face still not fading away.

“Replying to Empress Xin, I have remembered it. However, I grew up in the Old Summer Palace and am quite familiar with this place. The water in the Golden Carp Pond is not deep. I only came here because I saw that Sister Rongjin liked it…” The Fourth Prince bowed again as he spoke.

"Good boy, I don't mean to blame you, but I'm just worried about your safety." Concubine Xin said as she touched the Fourth Prince's head, and the Fourth Prince also lowered his head and smiled.

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