"Let them in. We have to meet them. I didn't want their arrival to attract other people's attention, but ended up making people think I didn't value them and they were bullied for nothing." An Lingrong put down the spice recipe in her hand and asked Juqing to pass it on.

"Yes, my lady should meet her. Zhan'er is really a wonderful person. She is ruthless and doesn't talk much. I like her very much."

Seeing An Lingrong put down the work in her hands, Ju Qing went over to put the things into a box and put the box into the antique display cabinet next to her, talking as she did so.

"I heard from Mixia that she beat Baojuan. What happened afterwards?" An Lingrong also became interested after hearing what Juqing said.

"What can she do? She just admitted defeat. She couldn't beat Zhan'er and was in the wrong, so she naturally didn't dare to come to you for justice. She cursed in the room. You don't know, Baojuan's face was twisted with anger..." Juqing found it funny when she thought of Baojuan's distorted face due to anger.

"You, go and let them in."

"Slave, go now."

After a few breaths, Juqing brought in two little palace maids.

"Your servants Zhan'er and Luying pay their respects to the young lady. May the young lady be blessed with good health." The two came in and bowed deeply to An Lingrong.

"Hurry up and get up. I'm sorry that I just called you today and you've been wronged." An Lingrong asked the two to stand up, and then they raised their heads.

"My lady, I have never been wronged. If you want to talk about what happened today, don't worry about it. Sister Juqing gave me a chicken leg as compensation." Zhan'er looked at An Lingrong and said:

"The young lady is really pretty."

"My lady, Zhan'er was raised outside the palace since he was a child. He has just entered the palace not long ago and does not know the rules. I hope you can forgive me." After hearing the second half of Zhan'er's words, Luying hurriedly pulled Zhan'er to kowtow and apologize to An Lingrong.

"No need to be so polite. How can I be angry when she praises my good looks?!" An Lingrong couldn't help laughing and looked at the two people in front of her.

Zhan'er is very cute, with a round face, round eyes, and even his nose and mouth are rounder than others, making him look like a little bean.

In comparison, Luying looks a bit masculine, and her figure shows that her bones are bigger than those of ordinary women.

"Everyone, get up. Although you are sent by the emperor to serve me, you are my own people. Since you are my own people, you must not wrong yourself. If there is anything in the future, just let Juqing report to me. I will definitely take care of you."

An Lingrong said this and waved to Juqing, who took out two purses and handed them to the two of them.

"What are you doing, young lady? Our responsibility is to protect you, young lady. How can we take the silver when we haven't fulfilled our duty yet?" Zhan'er waved his hands, unwilling to accept it.

"Take it quickly, this is a reward from the young master." Juqing stuffed the purse into Zhan'er's arms. Zhan'er looked at An Lingrong, then at Luying. Seeing Luying nod, he happily put the silver into his arms.

"Thank you, my lady, for your reward." Luying pulled Zhan'er to kowtow to An Lingrong to express her gratitude.

"Stand up, I don't have any other request, only the word 'loyalty', can you do it?" Seeing that the two did not look like they grew up in the palace, An Lingrong asked them to stand up and told them her request.

"I'll remember it." Zhan'er spoke, and Luying nodded, her eyes full of loyalty.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go and have some rest." An Lingrong waved her hand, and the two of them thanked her again and left.

"Does my lady like it?" Juqing began to help An Lingrong wash up.

"It's indeed as you said, it's an interesting one." An Lingrong nodded...

For a period of time thereafter, Concubine Hua was more favored than ever before, and the days of service served by other concubines in the harem combined could not match that of Concubine Hua.

Since everyone had nothing to do, they often went to the Imperial Garden to drink tea and appreciate the flowers, which meant they had something to do every day.

Different from An Lingrong and the others who held banquets, drank, listened to operas and watched dances every day, there was another person, and that was Shen Meizhuang.

Concubine Hua was busy serving the Emperor, and she was asked to handle more trivial matters. She was busy every day, and was worried about Zhen Huan in her heart, so she became visibly haggard.

Especially today, she was too busy to go out, so she frequently invited An Lingrong to Cunjutang and persuaded An Lingrong to persuade Zhen Huan.

"Don't worry too much, sister. Sister Wan will get over it." In Cunju Hall, Shen Meizhuang brought up the matter again. An Lingrong had heard it countless times and was already a little impatient.

"Lingrong, would you please come with me to talk to her? Maybe she will listen to you." Shen Meizhuang held An Lingrong's hand. An Lingrong frowned slightly. She didn't know that Shen Meizhuang was such a persistent person.

"If my elder sister can't persuade her, how can Lingrong persuade her? Although I haven't spent a long time with elder sister Wan, I can see her character. If she doesn't want to be favored from the bottom of her heart, no matter how much we persuade her, it will be useless." An Lingrong really didn't want to listen anymore and politely refused again.

"Actually, I understand, but she will be in the palace for a long time. If she continues like this, how will she live in the future?" Shen Meizhuang was really worried. Among the new concubines who entered the palace, except for Chun Changzai who had not been favored due to her young age, Zhen Huan was the only one left.

Zhen Huan is the same age as herself, and will be eighteen after the New Year. If she continues to delay like this, and if new people enter the harem, she will never be able to get up again.

Not to mention comparing with others, just look at An Lingrong who is helping me choose the colors of the flowers. Now she is in the same position as me as a noble lady, and she also has a title. If this continues...

"Don't worry, sister. Can't I go to Suiyuxuan with you?" Seeing that Shen Meizhuang was in a daze again, An Lingrong went to pull Shen Meizhuang's hand to comfort her.

"Lingrong, I..." Shen Meizhuang came back to her senses and began to regret after hearing this.

No matter what, the person in front of her is now the person she trusts the most besides Zhen Huan. It is really wrong for her to make such assumptions.

"I know what my sister means. Let's go to Suiyuxuan." An Lingrong pulled Shen Meizhuang up. Shen Meizhuang held An Lingrong's hand and shed tears.

On the way to Suiyuxuan, they passed by the Imperial Garden, where apricot blossoms were about to bloom. An Lingrong looked at the birds flying in the sky and thought:

It's such a nice spring day, it's time for her to get up...

After another spring rain, as expected, Su Peisheng brought the imperial edict to all palaces: Wan Changzai was promoted to Wan Guiren, and I agreed to be demoted to an official girl and moved out of Zhongcui Palace.

When this decree was issued, all palaces were in an uproar. The concubines in the harem who had not been promoted for a long time were very dissatisfied that he was promoted without serving the emperor in the bedchamber. However, no matter how strict the rules were, they were no more important than the emperor's words. So who could do anything about it?

"Lingrong, you've heard about it too, right? Huan'er has been given the title of noble lady."

When the imperial edict reached An Lingrong, Shen Meizhuang had already brought Caiyue to Chengqian Palace and invited An Lingrong to Suiyuxuan to congratulate them.

"Sister, why did you come here in person after such a long distance? It would be the same if you waited for me at Suiyuxuan." An Lingrong welcomed her into Zhenshunzhai and asked Juqing to serve tea.

"I won't drink the tea. It's your credit that Huan'er is able to think positively. I want to go with you to congratulate her." Shen Meizhuang couldn't suppress a smile in the corners of her eyes. Zhen Huan's favor seemed to have put an end to one of her worries.

"I see that my sister is so happy that she is almost in a daze. Sister, have some tea. I will go get the gifts." After saying this, An Lingrong went to the inner hall and told Juqing to bring over a pair of red coral bracelets and a white jade orchid hairpin that the emperor had just awarded her the day before.

As soon as An Lingrong came out, Shen Meizhuang pulled An Lingrong and rushed to Suiyuxuan without stopping.

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