After hearing this, An Lingrong also looked at Concubine Duan, but there was a hint of teasing on her face.

"Don't look at me like that. What I said is all true. Don't be ungrateful." Duanpin's expression flickered slightly, and she straightened her back in an instant and looked at An Lingrong.

"Really? Then I may disappoint you again. Since I have one son, I can also have two or three sons. But if you lose your third prince..."

As An Lingrong spoke, she picked up the teacup in front of her and looked carefully at the pattern on it. Her tone was as relaxed as if she was chatting casually.

"You, you dare!" Duanpin spoke with anger on her face.

"What is there for me not to dare?! If I can let him guard the imperial mausoleum for half a year, I can also let him guard it for a lifetime!" An Lingrong heavily put down the teacup in her hand and looked at Concubine Duan with a cold look in her eyes.

"Why do you want to do this? I have already said that I don't want to do anything to the Fifth Prince. I just want to stop the wavering ministers of the previous dynasty!"

Concubine Duan spoke and glared at An Lingrong, breathing heavily. It seemed that she was really anxious.

"Don't you want something to happen to my son?! If it wasn't for Concubine Rui's prompt reaction and happened to be nearby that day, what would have happened to my son?!" An Lingrong said as she stepped forward and pinched Concubine Duan's chin with a fierce look in her eyes.

"Don't you see the current situation clearly? The only one who can sit in that position is my Third Prince!" Duanpin spoke with a hint of madness in her eyes.

"This palace?! Are you worthy of being called this palace in front of me?!" An Lingrong turned away Duanpin's face, straightened her body, and spoke with contempt in her eyes.

Duanpin was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then she looked at An Lingrong viciously and said, "Don't just look at the present, you should also look at the future. I want to see who will have the last laugh among us."

"Pa!" An Lingrong raised her hand and slapped her. Duanpin looked up and saw An Lingrong's face with a hint of sarcasm. She said, "How dare you! How rude!"

"You!" Duanpin covered her cheek, her face showing disbelief and hatred.

"I have to say one more thing to you. Your current position is already the highest position you can get in the future." An Lingrong spoke and looked at Concubine Duan with almost no expression on her face.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Duan said nothing more. She just looked at An Lingrong hatefully, her eyes dark and unclear.

Neither of them spoke another word until they returned to the palace.

It was the twelfth lunar month and it snowed. Several children wanted to go to the Imperial Garden to make snowmen and have snowball fights. Hong Sheng had recovered well, so An Lingrong agreed. The next day, the weather was sunny, so she and Fu Cha took the children to the Imperial Garden.

The servants around the children helped them make snowballs, and the children chased each other, which was very lively...

"These kids are having fun. I'm tired. Let's go to the warm room over there and rest for a while." An Lingrong pulled Fu Cha and spoke with a slight breath.

"Look at those two people. I think they are playing more seriously than the children." Fu Cha pointed at Concubine Xin and Shen Meizhuang who were playing snowballs with the children, and said with a smile.

"That's right. I used to think Sister Mei was a quiet person, but I didn't expect she is also a playful person." An Lingrong looked at the people playing in the snow with a smile on her face.

After looking at each other for a few more times, the two walked towards the warm room. As soon as they sat down, they heard a scream of "Ah!" coming from behind the bamboo forest.

An Lingrong and Fu Cha looked at each other and recognized that it was Concubine Qi.

"Empress Qi, I'm sorry, did I scare you?" Then Hongli's voice was heard.

An Lingrong wanted to get up, but Fu Cha held her back and shook his head at her.

"How dare you!" Concubine Qi said angrily, followed by a crisp slap sound.

"Your son has already apologized. Why did Empress Qi hit you?!" Hongli's voice came, with a questioning tone.

"You are indeed a wild child without a mother. You bumped into me, shouldn't you be beaten?!" Concubine Qi continued to speak, her tone full of sarcasm.

"Your son did not bump into you." Hongli did not show weakness and continued to speak.

"So what? You are guilty of scaring me! I will go back and summon the imperial physician. If there is any problem with the baby in my belly, you can just wait for the emperor to send you back to the Old Summer Palace." Concubine Qi continued to speak in an arrogant tone.

"What? You still dare to glare at me? Just like your worthless mother! You're so annoying. Jingtai, go away." After Concubine Qi finished speaking, the sound of footsteps was heard.

"You are wrong. Empress Chen said that I am a prince, the son of the Emperor. The Emperor will not send me back to the Old Summer Palace!" Suddenly, Hongli said another sentence, and Concubine Qi seemed to have come back.

"Oh! So what if you're a prince? You're just as shameless as that bitch, the Concubine Chen. You think that if the Emperor gives you a position, you'll be able to turn from a sparrow into a phoenix. You should live in humble circumstances if you're born in a humble family. Why do you have to come out and get in my way?! Jingtai, slap him in the face!"

After Concubine Qi finished speaking, she heard footsteps approaching. Fu Cha wanted to stand up, but was held back by An Lingrong, who shook her head at her.

"Let her go, or I'll tear her mouth apart." Fu Cha said in a low voice, and An Lingrong shook her head.

"My lady, it hurts, it hurts..." Jingtai's voice came, and An Lingrong pulled Fu Cha to sit down.

"How dare you! How dare you disobey! Capture him!" The voice of Concubine Qi came, and she was obviously furious.

"Who of you dares? I am the son of the Emperor! If you dare to come forward, don't blame me for being rude!"

As soon as the voice fell, Jingtai heard a sound of pain, he must have fallen to the ground.

"My mother is not liked by the Emperor, but even so, I am still the Fourth Prince of the Qing Dynasty! Who dares to touch me?!"

Hongli raised his voice, his tone was fierce and inviolable, and there was a moment of silence on the other end.

"Empress Chen's father was a fourth-rank official and also a third-rank champion. Your father was a deputy imperial envoy and only a third-rank official. What right do you have to say that about Empress Chen? Don't mention that you are from the Zhenghuang Banner. The emperor said that Manchus and Han people are one family. How much more noble are you than anyone else?

What's more, what the emperor hates most is people like you who take advantage of your status and look down on the superiors and the inferiors. The Queen is a concubine, and you are a noble. I will report this to the emperor and see who he will send to the Old Summer Palace!"

Hongli continued to speak very quickly, not allowing Concubine Qi to interrupt him.

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