An Lingrong took the letter tremblingly, his feet were weak, and he sat down on the couch. She didn't know much literacy, but she didn't want to call the eunuch who read the letter, so she stumbled through the letter and understood the gist of it, and she couldn't breathe for a while.

Dill and cardamom were frightened and hurriedly calmed An Lingrong.

This breath landed, An Lingrong was full of sorrow, rubbed the letter on his chest, and cried out in a dull voice. Tears wet the letter drop by drop, and she cried until she almost fainted, and for a while, she only felt that the sky was dark, and the sun and moon were dark.

Dill and cardamom looked at each other, not knowing how to comfort them, and the cry was low and cut, but it made people feel that their hearts had been hollowed out, lonely, empty, and densely painful.

Today is the third day of the first month of March, also known as the Daughter's Day, it was originally a day of joy, but she ended up with a mother and daughter separated by yin and yang, outside the door, Liuzhu jumped and ran in, holding Cui Jinxi's hand and only said, "The little lord met the emperor in the imperial garden, and was named a nobleman", the people in the courtyard were happy, only her, committed to the dark, no matter how brilliant the sun could not shine in.

An Lingrong raised his hazy teary eyes, and through the window, he saw the minions of the main hall kneeling in two rows from a distance, and the emperor appeared at the door of Broken Yuxuan with a shy Zhen Huan, he smiled and praised Liuzhu for his cleverness, and then walked into the main hall with Zhen Huan in his arms.

An Lingrong only felt that his heart was crushed.

It turned out that it was not God who gave her the opportunity to atone for her sins, but her mother, who took the reincarnation of her past life and gave her a new life again.

In that case, what right does she have to be sad here.

The queen can't be relied on, Concubine Hua is unreliable, Zhen Huan is now fledgling, and she is not a good person to rely on, and the only one who can rely on her is herself.

She wants to be favored, and she wants to be favored!

"Dill, go contact the shopkeeper Xun and pick up some good rouge gouache and send it in. Cardamom, you go and make a recipe for conditioning, and take care of my body. An Lingrong wiped away his tears, threw the letter in his hand into the stove and burned it to ashes, and looked at dill, "You pay more attention to Xia in the past few days, I want to find a chance to talk to her." ”

Seeing An Lingrong's decadent momentum, Dill glanced at Cardamom and said with a smile: "Yes." ”

An Lingrong's eyes burst out with an unusually bright light, shining in the darkness.

"Little master, this morning, the Yuguan woman was in the imperial garden with the intention of being rude to the nobles of Guan, and happened to be bumped into by the emperor, so he immediately reprimanded her, and moved her out of Zhongcui Palace and sent her to live in Yinghua Palace." Cardamom regained her lively appearance, running around for news.

An Lingrong finished drinking the black chicken soup and wiped the corners of his mouth.

Broken Yuxuan was silent for more than half a year, and suddenly it became lively, Xiao Yunzi was promoted to the chief eunuch, and he was busy receiving people who came to Broken Yuxuan to give gifts all afternoon.

was busy, Su Peisheng's apprentice Xiao Xiazi led people in, saluted Zhen Huan and said, "As soon as the emperor returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace, he ordered the servants to send things to the nobles of Guan. Zhen Huan said a few polite words to him, Xiao Xiazi was also busy flattering, and then nodded, "Here is a pair of gold lace sachets, a pair of cloisonné bracelets, a box of gold-inlaid beaded stone orchids, two boxes of Ruyi Palace flowers, a Ruyi bead tent, and sixteen satins of various colors." After singing, he came forward with the box in his hand, "The last one was specially explained by the emperor, please be sure to watch it in person." ”

Zhen Huan came out with a tube of Changxiao, and a bright smile appeared on her face unconsciously.

An Lingrong stood far away under the porch, looking at her smile, there was no envy and jealousy in her heart, only sadness. Sad, she crashed into the whirlpool of love, and mourned that she fell in love with an emperor.

"It's not appropriate to thank you when you're sick, please thank the emperor for me." Zhen Huan said to Xiao Xiazi with a smile, and when she looked up and saw An Lingrong, her face was happy, "Sister Rong, do you feel better today?" ”

An Lingrong walked forward slowly and saluted Zhen Huan: "I haven't congratulated the nobles yet." ”

Zhen Huan hurriedly walked down the steps and grabbed her: "Between you and my sisters, there is no need for these false courtesies. ”

Xiao Xiazi bowed and saluted: "The emperor knows that the two little masters of Broken Yuxuan are not healed now, and people come and go to hinder the little masters from recuperating. ”

Cui Jinxi nodded and said, "The emperor is thoughtful. ”

Xiao Xiazi retreated.

An Lingrong gave Cardamom a look, Cardamom quietly hid aside, and went out with Xiao Xiazi, while she herself was led into the main hall by Zhen Huan, and just sat down and didn't say a few words, Huanbi said that Shen Meizhuang was here.

Shen Meizhuang has been outstanding recently, and she is the only one among the newcomers who is favored by the emperor, she is wearing a light purple palace dress today, with a pair of white pearl earrings, and a string of black pearl tassels hanging from her bun, one step at a time, swaying and holding Zhen Huan's hand, and said: "Sister Huan, you can finally get ahead." ”

An Lingrong got up and gave up his seat and let the two nobles sit together, and he apologized and left.

"Sister Rong is in better spirits today, and she actually came out to walk around." Shen Meizhuang looked at An Lingrong's back as he left and said.

Zhen Huan also nodded: "Yes, I said the same too." ”

But one sentence, Shen Meizhuang also put it behind him, and turned to Zhen Huan: "The ancients, if you don't make a sound, it's just a blockbuster, it's you." I haven't heard you talk about it before, I was sitting in the palace, and when I heard about it at first glance, I thought it was a rumor! Seeing that Zhen Huan was just laughing, Shen Meizhuang teased again, "It was still Gonggong Su's decree, so I believed it, and I immediately came to look for you." ”

Saying that, Shen Meizhuang frowned again: "It's just that from now on, how many pairs of eyes will be staring at you, you have to be careful." ”

"I know." Zhen Huan nodded seriously.

"I heard that the Yuguan woman was reprimanded by the emperor and sent to the Yinghua Palace?" Shen Meizhuang looked at Zhen Huan and was a little worried, "She is used to holding grudges, I heard that when she fell out of favor before, Xiao Xiazi just told her according to the rules that the emperor didn't have time to see her when he met King Guojun, so he turned his head and regained his favor, so he asked Xiao Xiazi to peel walnuts with his bare hands, and his hands were covered with blood." Today, she was belittled by the emperor because of you, and I am afraid that she will hold a grudge against you. ”

Zhen Huan smiled lightly: "The woman Yu Guan is at fault." It's just," she paused and looked at Shen Meizhuang, "I'm worried that one day, I will also accidentally suffer like Yu Guan's woman, won't I be involved in the Zhen family?" ”

Shen Meizhuang's eyes also crossed a worry: "Now that you are being favored, there is no way to escape, but fortunately, with the emperor's grace and protection, it is better than you alone, right?" She reached out and grabbed Zhen Huan's hand, with a shallow ambition on her face, "As long as you and my sisters are of the same heart, we will definitely be able to stand tall in the palace." ”

It's just that they didn't expect the accident to come so quickly.

The first to notice that something was wrong was the cardamom beside An Lingrong, she was proficient in medical skills and was more proficient in poison techniques, so when the decoction was mixed with something else, she shrugged her nose and smelled it.

"Little master, don't drink it, there is something wrong with this medicine." Cardamom stopped An Lingrong from drinking the medicine, took the medicine bowl and took a sip before spitting it out, "It's more bitter than yesterday's medicine, someone has moved his hands and feet." ”

An Lingrong's heart jumped, thinking to herself, she was just thinking about recovering her favor, why couldn't anyone wait to attack her? But after calming down, she shook her head again, I am afraid that this is not for her.

"In the morning, Gonggong Huang of the Internal Affairs Office sent a group of palace people, and the nobles of Dongguan arranged to do rough work, and even adjusted the work on our side. Originally, the little master's medicine was all fried by Qin'er, but today she just changed to one called Hua Sui, could it be her? Dill immediately began to theorize about conspiracy, and speculated, "Little master, do you want to check the bottom of this flower spike?" ”

An Lingrong nodded, remembering that in her previous life, Zhen Huan had indeed been poisoned, and that flower spike was the maidservant of the Yuguan woman, in fact, she was working for Concubine Hua.

Suddenly, I heard a movement outside, and the people in the main hall were standing neatly at the door of Broken Yuxuan, and Zhen Huan was standing in the middle.

After a while, the emperor's royal car appeared at the door.

"The emperor is blessed with Jin'an."

The emperor walked a few steps quickly, personally picked up Zhen Huan, looked at her, and praised: "Clear water out of hibiscus, natural carving." My Dongguan nobles are really different. ”

"The emperor doesn't dislike the quality of his concubine Pu Liu." Zhen Huan was shy and timid.

The emperor looked at her, only felt comfortable physically and mentally, and saw Huanbi behind her in the corner of his eyes, seeing that she was blue, and her eyebrows and eyes were a little similar to Zhen Huan, and he also praised two sentences by the way, and learned that this was Zhen Huan's dowry, sighed "No wonder", and pulled Zhen Huan into the main hall.

An Lingrong stood by the window, watching Huanbi get up, a flash of smugness on his face, and secretly wrote it down.

Thinking about Huanbi's life experience is not simple, so she has always boasted that her identity is superior.

"Dill, groom me." An Lingrong said lightly.

The emperor said a stick of incense to Zhen Huan in the main hall, and when he went out, he was reluctant, telling her to take care of her body, and Zhen Huan leaned over to thank her.

was about to leave, but the corner of his eyes was attracted by a touch of pure white, the emperor looked over, only to see An Lingrong standing under the corridor in white clothes, his weak body was blown by the wind, and when he saw the emperor coming over, he slowly leaned down and saluted, revealing a neck as white as snow, and his voice floated softly: "The concubine sees the emperor, and the emperor is blessed with Jin'an." ”

This sound, like a drop of water in the eyes of a mountain spring, fell heavily into the emperor's heart, and the feelings of pity spread in circles.

The emperor turned his footsteps, walked in front of her, and helped her up: "Your hands are so cold, why are you still standing here blowing the wind?" ”

An Lingrong let the emperor pull her into the dormitory, and said softly and weakly: "The concubine knows that her illness has not healed and it is not suitable to face the saint, but when she heard the emperor's voice today, she really missed, and she just wanted to be satisfied with a glance from a distance, and she shouldn't disturb the emperor." ”

The bedroom was filled with a faint medicinal fragrance, but it was not flushed, and the emperor pulled her to sit down on the couch.

"Look at you today, your face is much better. At the beginning of the month, I heard that your mother had died of illness, thinking that you were weak and afraid that you would be even sicker, and hesitated to tell you. When the emperor talked about it, An Lingrong was extremely touched when he heard it.

"Your Majesty, how do you know ......?"

The emperor's face showed a little embarrassment and guilt: "Nian Qianyao has high merits, Concubine Hua is domineering, she is making things difficult for you in the palace, I have no way to protect you, I can only let you be wronged." But Rong'er, I have you in my heart, I take everything about you to heart, whether you eat fragrantly every day, whether you are seriously ill, whether you sleep well or not, I know that a few days ago you cried sadly because of your mother's death, I was also very worried, so I asked Imperial Doctor Wen to add several tonics to you, and I don't know if you drank it. ”

An Lingrong heard tears rippling in her eyes: "Your Majesty...... The concubines thought that the emperor had forgotten the concubines a long time ago......"

The emperor sighed and held An Lingrong's hand: "I rarely care about a woman so much. He patted An Lingrong's hand and said slowly, "I like you to sing, listening to you sing, I can always sleep peacefully all night." In the days when you were not serving by my side, I didn't sleep soundly all night, and I was tired of listening to the Yu family's singing every night. ”

An Lingrong blinked lightly, and tears rolled down, causing the emperor to raise his hand to wipe her tears.

She said quietly: "The matter of the Yuguan woman is interesting, I heard that the emperor met her Chinese New Year's Eve Yimei Garden, did not see her, only heard her voice, heard her read a poem and took her into the harem, I thought it was a sister full of poetry and books, but I didn't expect ......" Seeing that the emperor's face was a little strange, she said again, "But when it comes to poetry and books, the concubine thinks that Sister Guan is more proficient, and she is the official lady." ”

The emperor was not visible, but An Lingrong knew that he had already had the seeds of doubt in his heart.

This kind of thing, you can find out after a little check, the emperor just doesn't want to investigate, just like Zhen Huan pretending to be sick, the emperor may not be able to see it, but he is just happy to accompany her to act.

The black and white of things are often just a thought of the emperor.