"Okay, I can't accompany you today. Someone is coming from the emperor's place. I'll leave first." After Shen Meizhuang finished speaking, she nodded to An Lingrong, held Caiyue's hand, and quickly walked towards Xianfu Palace.

"Such beautiful sunshine..." An Lingrong looked up at the sky, her thoughts flying to who knows where. How long has it been since she last saw it? It must have been a long time...

"My lady, the Imperial Garden has a unique scenery in autumn. I'll help you to have a look." Ju Qing saw An Lingrong looking up at the sky for a long time. She followed the lady's gaze and didn't see anything special, so she spoke.

"Well, let's go and have a look." An Lingrong came back to her senses. That's all! Why think about that? As she spoke, she took Ju Qing and walked towards the Imperial Garden.

"Juqing, were you working at Suiyuxuan before?" An Lingrong asked Juqing beside her in a soft voice on the palace road.

"I used to work in the Sizhiku, and was assigned to serve in the Suiyuxuan before the young ladies entered the palace." Juqing also answered in a low voice.

An Lingrong nodded to herself, thought for a few breaths, and then asked, "Do you know where the palace people who worked at Sui Yu Xuan before have gone?"

"My lady, I heard that Concubine Fang was so crazy that her personal maids and servants were taken to the Ministry of Punishment, and none of them came out alive."

Seeing that there was no one around, Ju Qing lowered her voice and moved closer to An Lingrong before answering.

"Didn't they say that Concubine Fang was sent to the cold palace? Why did the people around her suffer such a cruel fate?"

An Lingrong was shocked when she heard this. She had experienced many ups and downs in the palace. Yu Ying'er and Lipin had both been banished to the cold palace, and the maids around them were at most sent to work in hard places like Xinzheku. Why did the people around Concubine Fang end up like this? !

“Although I was working in the Sizhiku before, Concubine Fang and Empress Hua were having a big fight at that time. It was rumored in the palace that Concubine Fang was talking nonsense all day long, saying that Empress Hua had harmed her.

Concubine Hua was very angry, so she sent a nanny to Concubine Fang's palace every day to slap her in the face.

Miss Zhidong, who was beside Concubine Fang, could not bear to see her mistress being insulted, so she talked back to her aunt who was trying to slap her in the face. The aunt, relying on Concubine Hua's power, found an excuse to have Zhidong and other palace maids and eunuchs who served Concubine Fang personally exiled to the Ministry of Punishment.

After Zhidong was imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment, Concubine Fang suddenly came to her senses and knelt outside the Qiankun Palace for a whole day and night, without stopping to drink water. However, she still failed to obtain the emperor's forgiveness for that palace maid, and all she got was an imperial decree to banish her to the cold palace.

Juqing whispered in An Lingrong's ear. The more An Lingrong listened, the slower her steps became. After listening, she suddenly turned around and glanced in the direction of Shuiyuxuan.

“Why are you walking so slowly? This green chrysanthemum is so valuable that I can’t even lift my legs.

Well, thanks to you for growing such a rare flower, I'll just leave it here."

As An Lingrong and Juqing stepped into the Imperial Garden, they heard Concubine Hua's voice. She hurriedly grabbed Juqing and hid behind the rockery.

"Empress Hua, this chrysanthemum...this chrysanthemum..." The little eunuch kneeling in front of Empress Hua spoke hesitantly.

"If you have something to say, reply." Hua Fei said impatiently.

"Replying to Her Majesty Hua, these chrysanthemums were sent to Cunju Hall." When the young eunuch heard Her Majesty Hua speak, he had no choice but to reply. However, his kneeling legs and hands on the ground began to tremble, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

"Then send it on." Hua Fei paused and spoke. Although her tone was ordinary, An Lingrong could still hear the gnashing of teeth in her voice.

As soon as the young eunuchs left, the sound of Songzhi slapping herself was heard from the other side. The sound of the slap even drowned out the cries for mercy. Songzhi was really cruel to herself.

Seeing this, An Lingrong pulled Juqing out and took a detour back to the Yanxi Palace.

"She is indeed from a small family. She would approach the favored one whenever she saw one. I am afraid some people would think she is a sister, but she does not appreciate her kindness."

As An Lingrong and Juqing entered the Yanx Palace, they saw Noble Lady Fucha and Sang'er appreciating flowers in the yard. As soon as she saw An Lingrong, she walked over and said these words.

After saying this, Noble Lady Fucha glanced at An Lingrong, and seeing that An Lingrong did not show the anger she had expected, she continued:

"You followed them eagerly. It's such a big wedding in Xianfu Palace, why didn't they invite you to celebrate with them? I heard that Concubine Shen invited Concubine Jing from Xianfu Palace to celebrate with them!"

"Lingrong pays her respects to Sister Fucha." An Lingrong looked up and saw that Noble Lady Fucha was angry but also felt that she was not up to her expectations. Instead of getting angry, she bowed with a smile.

"You're still laughing! Look at how disappointing you are! You followed her eagerly, but she didn't even keep you. She must be displeased with my Yanx Palace. She wants to slap me in the face!" When Noble Lady Fucha saw An Lingrong like this, her almond-shaped eyes widened in anger.

"Sister, are you attracted by Sister Mei's taste?!" An Lingrong was still smiling.

"What nonsense are you talking about! Who do you think you are? Why should I be jealous of you?" Noble Lady Fucha felt her cheeks burning and raised her hand to slap An Lingrong.

"Don't be angry, sister. I should have gone to the Yanxi Palace to pay my respects to you yesterday. It's just that you came back a little late yesterday, and I fell asleep in a daze. I hope you will forgive me, sister." An Lingrong smiled and walked forward, took Fucha Guiren's arm, and spoke.

"Stop lying to me here!" Noble Lady Fucha was stunned at first, but then she suppressed the discomfort of being approached by someone.

Before she entered the palace, although she had many sisters in her family, she was brought up according to the rules of entering the palace since she was a child, so she was seldom close to her sisters in the mansion.

Now that An Lingrong had her arm around her, although she felt a little uncomfortable physically, every time she saw that other concubines in the harem had close friends, the envy in her heart overwhelmed the temporary discomfort.

"Everything Lingrong said is true. If you don't believe it, just ask Juqing." An Lingrong continued to speak. Although Noble Lady Fucha still pursed her lips slightly, there was already a smile on her face.

In fact, what An Lingrong said was right. The reason why Noble Lady Fucha was still waiting here was because she was angry. As for why she was angry, she herself was not quite sure.

This morning, she saw An Lingrong and Shen Meiyu walking close to each other, which made her feel unhappy. After coming out of Jingren Palace, she saw An Lingrong and Shen Meiyu walking together and became even more angry. She felt that after all her attempts to please her, how could An Lingrong dare to treat her like this? She even felt betrayed.

After returning from Jingren Palace, she kept comforting herself: I was angry because of Shen Meizhuang! It must not be because of An Lingrong, who was not born with a good family background!

When she entered the palace, she boasted that her family background was higher than Shen Meizhuang's and that she would definitely be favored before Shen Meizhuang. But who knew that this vixen Shen Meizhuang used some tricks during the palace selection to make the emperor favor her before her!

Not only did she get the first share after the Emperor ascended the throne, but now the Emperor has given a new name to the East Side Hall where Shen Meizhuang lives, and it was written by the Emperor himself!

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