An Lingrong is reborn, the reorganized team is killing like crazy

A few days later, Concubine Hua came to Jingren Palace to pay her respects wearing her newly made Shu brocade clothes.

"Hua Fei, your Shu brocade is really beautiful. But it would be even better if you could pair it with a pair of jade shoes like the ones worn by Concubine Wan." Concubine Qi praised with a smile. Her envious eyes had never left Hua Fei since she entered the room.

Nothing else, not to mention the sharp decline in the production of Shujin this year, even if the Shujin Bureau sent two more pieces in previous years, it was never her turn...

"If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!" Concubine Hua, who had been enjoying everyone's envious gazes complacently, suddenly changed her expression after hearing this. She looked at Concubine Qi coldly. Concubine Qi was so scared that she shrank her neck and stopped talking.

When Concubine Hua saw Concubine Qi's cowering look, she thought to herself, how could God give her a son for such a person?

But then I thought about how the Third Prince was not liked by the Emperor, and I felt that sometimes it was better to have nothing than to have one…

Concubine Hua regained her composure, looked at Zhen Huan, and said with a faint smile: "Of course, I can't compare with Concubine Wan's extravagant lifestyle, using Shu brocade for the uppers and jade for the soles..."

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, all the concubines including the Queen looked at Zhen Huan.

"Thunder, lightning and rain are all grace from the emperor. Empress Hua, do you think that the emperor's action is inappropriate?" Zhen Huan spoke without changing her expression.

When Concubine Hua heard this, her face flickered slightly. She glared at Zhen Huan and said nothing more.

"The pattern on Concubine Hua's body is so unique. I have never seen what kind of flower it is..." Seeing that Concubine Hua was humiliated, Concubine Qi wanted to make amends and flatter her, so she spoke again.

"You have a sharp eye. I have never liked such plain colors, but I asked someone to tailor this dress because of the novelty of the pattern. Now that I am wearing it, I think it looks pretty good..."

Concubine Hua regained her composure, looked at the pattern on her body, curled her lips and smiled, and gave Concubine Qi an approving look. Concubine Qi's body straightened up, but when her eyes swept over the queen, she wilted again...

"Empress Hua, I recognize this flower. Its name is 'Xiyan'." Huanbi spoke at this time with a flattering smile on her face.

"Oh? What is Xiyan? I have never heard of this flower." Concubine Hua looked at Huanbi, but Huanbi looked at Zhen Huan.

"I'm asking you a question. What are you looking at Concubine Wan for?" Concubine Hua said with a stern look on her face when she saw this.

"My concubine, do I really only know the name of this flower?" Faced with Concubine Hua's aura, Huanbi still got scared and her tone became much weaker.

"Really?" Hua Fei asked again. Huanbi also shrank a little and said:

"I, your concubine, have seen this flower on the fan of Concubine Wan before, and only then did I know its name. I really don't know anything else..." Huanbi's eyes flashed, and she didn't dare to look at Zhen Huan again, and only spoke to Concubine Hua.

"Then please tell us what Xiyan is, Lady Wan." Concubine Hua leaned back and said.

Zhen Huan took a deep breath when she heard the sound. 'Xiyan', it is said that this flower is humble and grows in the corner, blooming in the evening and withering the next morning. It is indeed not a good omen. When Zhen Huan first saw it, she thought that the Shu Brocade Bureau must be crazy to make such a pattern.

However, what Huanbi just said made her think of Prince Guo.

When they met that night, they both gave different interpretations to the flower. She thought that interpretation was very unique at the time, so she asked Liu Zhu to embroider a fan with the word "Xi Yan" on it for her.

I didn't expect Huanbi to reveal this matter at this time. I didn't know how much Huanbi knew about "Xi Yan" and I felt a little flustered.

There was no other reason. When Cao Qinmo was in Yuanmingyuan, she used the name of Prince Guo to describe her encounter with the emperor, which made the emperor suspicious of her. It was probably Huanbi who revealed that to Cao Qinmo. With her current actions, Huanbi was probably completely divorced from her...

"This flower is called Xiyan, which means a beautiful face under the setting sun. I think the Shujin Bureau thought this flower has a good meaning, so they made it in this color."

Zhen Huan thought for a moment and gave this explanation. She looked at Huanbi and saw that Huanbi looked normal, so she probably didn't know what happened that night...

After Zhen Huan finished speaking, Concubine Hua also smiled and said, "In that case, this flower does suit me..." After saying that, she adjusted the hairpin that the Empress Dowager had just given her, with a look of great pride on her face.

That evening, Concubine Hua went to the Yangxin Palace to ask for an audience with the Emperor, thinking that she should respond to the scene of "Xiyan"...

As expected, I don’t know if it was because Concubine Hua rarely wore such elegant clothes and the emperor found it fresh, or because Concubine Hua was beautiful and the emperor was moved when he saw her, anyway, Concubine Hua stayed in the Yangxin Palace that night...

When Zhen Huan returned, she asked Jing Xi to wait outside and carefully questioned Liu Zhu. She was relieved only after she confirmed that she had not told anyone about what happened that night.

Zhen Huan looked out the window and suddenly remembered that the emperor said the other day that Prince Guo was now in Shu, and that the Shu Brocade Bureau had sent a piece of Shu brocade in the color of "Xiyan". Could it be that he was...

Zhen Huan didn't dare to think about it anymore. She just bit her lip and looked at the osmanthus tree outside the window, suppressing the slight throbbing in her heart...

A few days later, Nian Gengyao returned to the capital after pacifying the western border. The emperor rewarded him with lunch and Concubine Hua was also summoned.

An Lingrong knew that Hua Fei would be favored for a long time from now on, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she would be the one enjoying the exclusive favor. So she asked Ju Qing to get the ancient recipe, hoping to take advantage of this time to study the recipe that she had not thoroughly studied before.

Unexpectedly, before lunch was over, Xiao Xiazi came to Zhenshunzhai and said that Su Peisheng asked An Lingrong to be ready to be summoned at any time.

Sure enough, at the end of the Wei hour, Xiao Xiazi came again and told An Lingrong that she had gone to the Yangxin Palace.

"Didn't the emperor reward General Nian and Concubine Hua with lunch today? Why did he summon me?" An Lingrong asked Xiao Xiazi.

Xiao Xiazi looked outside the door and saw that no one was outside, so he whispered, "General Nian asked the chef to serve lunch today."

An Lingrong immediately understood that Nian Gengyao was really arrogant and dared to order Su Peisheng to serve him...

But this Su Peisheng really knows how to find someone to calm the emperor down...

An Lingrong had no choice but to pack up and take Juqing and Xiao Xiazi to the Yangxin Palace.

When An Lingrong first stepped into the Yangxin Palace, she felt that the air pressure inside the palace was frighteningly low. When Su Peisheng saw An Lingrong coming in, he said with an embarrassed look on his face: "My lady, I'm sorry to ask you to comfort the emperor again."

"My Lord, I cannot thank you enough for thinking of me at this moment." An Lingrong showed gratitude on her face, and Su Peisheng lowered his head with a smile.

"Who's there?!" The emperor heard some noise at the door and his tone revealed his annoyance.

"Your Majesty..." An Lingrong called out, and there was silence for a moment.

"Yes, Rong'er, come in." After a few breaths, the emperor spoke, and An Lingrong walked in.

"Why are you here?" The emperor looked up and extended his hand towards An Lingrong.

"Your Majesty, I prepared some refreshing ointment the other day. I used it for a few days and it worked great. Your Majesty is very busy handling state affairs, so I thought of sending you some.

If His Majesty feels it is good after using it, can Rong'er prepare some more for His Majesty?" An Lingrong put down the small brocade box in her hand, took out the ointment, and walked towards the emperor.