"But what's the reason?" An Lingrong asked.

"Otosleeve didn't say." Cardamom shook her head, but she also knew the reason, "But the slave maid heard that Concubine Hua has been impatient to take care of Princess Wenyi recently, and when she saw her crying at night, she asked her to feed her tranquilizers. ”

An Lingrong's eyes couldn't help but widen: "Tranquilizer? ”

Cardamom nodded.

That's really shooting yourself in the foot. An Lingrong couldn't help but feel that Concubine Hua's move was a bit careless, how much Cao Guiren valued Princess Wen Yi, it was known to the whole palace, but she was for her own selfish desires, ignoring the safety and health of the princess, no wonder Cao Guiren abandoned her loyalty for many years and wanted to defect.

An Lingrong shook his head and sighed, and thought for a while: "In a few days, it will be Qixi Festival, and then the emperor will hold a banquet in Changchun Garden to entertain the princes and concubines in the palace. She took a sip of the white fungus soup brought in by dill, and said, "Cao Guiren, you also go and talk back, she knows what to do." ”

Cardamom answered and hurried out.

Dill was about to serve An Lingrong to wash up, when she heard Xiao Xiazi's voice coming in from outside.

"Suzhou Xingong has a few floating brocades, and the emperor remembered that the nobles wore the floating brocade on the day of the palace, and felt that the nobles were dressed well, so they asked the servants to send them to the nobles to cut new clothes." Xiao Xiazi asked people to carry the brocade to the table, and said with a smile, "Although the emperor can't often come to see the nobles in recent days, he often thinks about the nobles, although this floating brocade is not as precious as the Shu brocade, but it is also very rare. ”

An Lingrong's eyes fell on the brightly colored floating brocade, his expression moved slightly, he couldn't help but think of the past, stared slightly, turned over all the things in his mind, and said to Xiao Xiazi with a smile: "There is a trip on such a hot day as Father-in-law Laoxia, dill, pour a cup of herbal tea for Father-in-law Xia to go to the heat." As he spoke, he asked him again, "Last time, was she okay with the recipe?" ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Xiazi smiled: "Thank you noble, Imperial Doctor Zhang's conditioning recipe is extremely rare, she has eaten it twice, her body has been much better, and she also let the slave always remember the kindness of the nobleman." ”

"That's good." An Lingrong didn't say much to him, and waved him back.

After Xiao Xiazi left, An Lingrong raised his hand and stroked the floating light brocade, remembering that in his previous life, he was flattered everywhere, and he was restless all day long when he got a reward.

Since the emperor rewarded her, she was at ease.

"Little master, the weather is not good today, I'm afraid it's going to be a thunderstorm, so let's rest early." After bathing, I had dinner again, and seeing An Lingrong sitting in front of the embroidery frame again, Dill hurriedly persuaded, "The emperor's birthday is still early, and this thousand-mile map of rivers and mountains is not in a hurry, and the little lord carefully boiled his eyes." ”

An Lingrong looked up at the sky, and as Dill said, he put away his needle and thread and went to bed early.

In the night, sure enough, thunder roared, and it rained heavily.

An Lingrong slept unsteadily, was woken up by a thunderbolt, lightning split the heavens and the earth, illuminating the entire Old Summer Palace, she had no sleep, quietly got up, did not wake up the vigil dill, and walked alone under the porch.

Looking at the pouring rain, An Lingrong was still a little worried, his head was empty, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Suddenly, a piece of clothing fell on her shoulder, and when she looked back, it was a small seal.

"Why didn't you sleep? But the thunderstorm is too big, and you can't sleep well under the corridor? An Lingrong was a little surprised.

Since Xiao Yinzi came to An Lingrong's side, he has completely changed his previous style when he followed Kang Luhai, he is conscientious and diligent, even if he often does not perform in front of An Lingrong, he does not dare to relax in his daily work. He was grateful to An Lingrong for saving him that day, and in addition to being grateful, he had a little side thoughts, but he knew his identity well and didn't dare to show it.

Hearing An Lingrong ask him, Xiao Yinzi bowed down and replied: "The slave was already sleeping lightly, and he woke up when he heard the footsteps of the little master." Little lord, although it is summer, the wind is still cool at night, and it is raining heavily today, you should wear an extra coat. ”

"Okay." An Lingrong's eyebrows stretched and he smiled lightly.

Like a cold drink in summer, Xiao Yinzi suddenly felt cool, his heartbeat missed two beats, and he hurriedly lowered his head.

At the same time, Huichun walked into the queen's bedroom with a furnace of sandalwood, only to see the queen twisting the Buddhist beads in the chanting, sensing that the queen was in a bad mood, she took two steps forward and said with a smile: "Niangniang, the emperor left the Qingliang Palace, braved the rain and went to Bitong Academy, and Concubine Hua also has today." ”

"Although the old love is good, it is difficult to beat the new favorite." The queen was not half happy, in her opinion, whether it was Concubine Hua's favor or Zhen Huan's favor, there was no difference, but when she heard that Concubine Hua was treated coldly, she was also happy to see it, "The humiliation of the palace back then, she can be regarded as full today." ”

Huichun nodded: "In the past, the emperor was here with Niangniang, and she used tricks to coax the emperor to go, but now, the emperor himself is willing to go." ”

"People are absent in their hearts, and it is useless to force them to stay." The queen didn't smile at all, her expression became more and more indifferent, she realized that Zhen Huan might become the second Hua concubine, this chess piece is at risk of getting out of control in her hand after all, she is not a thing in the pool, how can she live under people for a long time, it is better to make plans early, "This palace remembers that last year the governor of Liangguang had presented a mandarin duck and a screen, so I rewarded it to the nobles of Guan, and by the way, I also explained to Zhuqing a few sentences, the nobles of Dongguan are so favored, we must always think about the good talents of the nobles and the nobles, don't neglect the sisterhood." ”

"Yes." Huichun's eyes flashed, and he leaned over and saluted.

The queen closed her eyes with a headache, looked at the incense burner, looked displeased, and asked Huichun to withdraw, sit on her own, and chant until dawn.

In the Luoying Hall on the other side, Xia Dongchun held her stomach and stared at the head of the bed, although she was round and jade, she couldn't hide the horror in her eyes, and the lightning and thunder outside the window made her cover her ears and tremble.

On the day of Qixi Festival, the emperor arrived at the queen's palace early, first talked about tonight's night banquet, heard that An Lingrong was on leave, and told the queen to take good care of her life, and then talked about the Zhongyuan Festival in the near future: "The sacrifice of the Zhongyuan Festival is a major event in the palace, and it must be handled well." ”

"Yes." The queen replied to Wen Yilai, "I heard that Princess Wen Yi has been crying and feeling uncomfortable recently, and the concubine will ask the mage to pray for her, so that the princess will be well-being." ”

Speaking of this, the emperor was also worried: "Concubine Hua has never given birth to a child, and she always has more than enough heart to take care of the child." You let the imperial doctor be diligent and heal Cao Guiren earlier. ”

The queen pursed the corners of her mouth slightly and nodded yes.

After the afternoon, the queen invited Zhen Huan to come over and speak: "During this time, Hui Guiren Xiaoyue is cultivating, and Rong Guiren is unwell again, and you are tired back and forth." ”

"The queen cares, and the concubines dare not bear it." Zhen Huan smiled lightly.

"Concubine Hua has always been petty, if it makes it difficult for you, you can bear with her a little more." The queen said in a soothing tone, and suddenly saw Huichun coming in with pine nuts, she immediately raised her eyebrows and smiled, stretched out her hand to hug her, and saw Zhen Huan so frightened that she threw herself into Liuzhu's arms, and comforted her with a smile, "Don't be afraid, it's just a cat." ”

Zhen Huan forced a smile, trying to overcome her fear, and not let herself be too out of shape: "I heard that Persia paid tribute to a cat, and the emperor rewarded it to the third elder brother. ”

"This is it." The queen touched the hair of the pine nuts and said with a smile, "The third elder brother is filial piety, knowing that Concubine Qi likes to raise cats, so he gave it to Concubine Qi. Seeing that Zhen Huan was really scared, the queen didn't tease her much, so she let Huichun hug it again, and said intentionally or unintentionally, "Although Songzi is raised by this palace, this palace is also careful every day, the closer you are to the tameness, the easier it is to be careless, if you accidentally hurt yourself, it will not be good." ”

The queen was reminding Zhen Huan to pay more attention to Bi's promise in the near future, but Zhen Huan was in a state of panic and couldn't understand the queen's meaning for a while.

The queen is also inconvenient to say more, only talking about tonight's Qixi night banquet: "Tonight Rong Guiren is on leave, somehow, Cao Guiren is also unwell, saying that it is inconvenient to come at night, Hui Guiren is still in Xiaoyue, Xia Chang is pregnant hard, and the palace is also exempt from her attendance, tonight I am afraid that there are few people, Dongguan nobles, you have to show more, lest the emperor lose face in front of the princes." ”

"The concubine understands." Zhen Huan nodded, tasting the other meanings of the queen's words.

This kind of banquet has always been Cao Guiren's absence, how can it be so coincidental tonight?

The queen originally wanted to provoke the relationship between Zhen Huan and An Lingrong, but she didn't want to, An Lingrong personally sent someone to tell Zhen Huan.

"The little master of my family wants to meet with Cao Guiren tonight, saying that Concubine Hua is not very good to Princess Wenyi, and Cao Guiren is moved, if she can be taken down in one fell swoop, it will be a heavy blow to Concubine Hua. The stakes are very high, and the little master of my family specially asked the slave and maid to talk to the nobles, so that you can have a bottom in your heart. Dill told Zhen Huan what An Lingrong said one by one.

Zhen Huan's heart was relieved, and she nodded: "Tell your little master, I already know this matter." ”

When night fell, the singing and dancing of Changchun Garden leveled down, and the Old Summer Palace suddenly fell silent, and Wen Yi's crying became particularly prominent.

Cao Guiren reluctantly glanced at the direction of the Qingliang Palace, was ruthless, and turned to leave.

All the way to Xinghua Village, Dill opened the corner door to pick up Cao Guiren in, An Lingrong had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Cao Guiren, he smiled: "Sister Cao, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

"I also hope that the nobles will remember the past and save the lives of the concubines and princesses." As soon as Cao Guiren came in, he knelt down for An Lingrong without saying a word, his voice was desolate and tactful, and he was already crying.

It surprised An Lingrong for a moment, and hurriedly got up to help Cao Guiren: "Sister Cao, why did she say this." She pulled Cao Guiren to sit down with her, and said slowly, "I will wait for Sister Cao to go in the past, why did my sister separate from me first?" What is it for, my sister might as well say it slowly. ”

Seeing An Lingrong say this, Cao Guiren's mood calmed down a little, and he was a little sure in his heart, and pulled her to tell Concubine Hua about Wen Yi's treatment of Wen Yi recently, and couldn't stop crying: "I gave birth to Wen Yi after nine deaths, day and night, I didn't dare to relax for a moment, only a few days after I arrived at Concubine Hua's side, and my life was already in danger, yesterday the nurse quietly ran out and told me, Wen Yi has been milking a lot less these days, and she doesn't even smile much......" said, crying until choked.

An Lingrong was also distressed: "Wen Yi is like a jewel in my sister's place, but in the hands of Concubine Hua, she is regarded as a fish eye and can be used at will." How can a person like her have children! ”

"Sister, if you can lend a helping hand this time, I will definitely remember my sister." Cao Guiren looked at An Lingrong with tears in his eyes.

An Lingrong patted her hand and talked to her for a long time before sending her out of Xinghua Village.

"Little master, it's rare that Cao Guiren is so anxious, and he went straight to the point without saying half a sentence, it seems that he is really in a hurry." Dill looked at Cao Guiren's figure walking away and said, "Does the little one want to help her?" ”

"Naturally, I want to help, but I have to let the emperor speak about this matter." An Lingrong's eyes were far away, and suddenly he fell somewhere far away, and remembered someone, "Didn't Concubine Duan go to Changchun Garden tonight?" ”

"Concubine Duan Niangniang came to the Old Summer Palace to recuperate, except for the first birthday banquet of Princess Wenyi, she didn't go out the rest of the time, and she naturally stayed in Changchun Hall tonight." Dill replied.

An Lingrong slowly made a decision: "It's okay tonight, I'll take Cardamom to visit Concubine Duanniang, you stay at the door, don't let people know that I'm out." ”

Dill understood: "Yes." ”

Taking advantage of the faint moonlight, An Lingrong knocked on the door of the Lotus Pavilion with cardamom.

"Rong Guiren?" Ji Xiang opened the door, saw that it was An Lingrong, and hurriedly let her in, "The slave will go to pass the word." ”

An Lingrong walked into the Changchun Palace.

Concubine Duan was in a good mood tonight, it was rare to walk around the courtyard, and when she saw An Lingrong coming, she smiled three points: "Today is Qixi Festival, how can you have time to come to my secluded place?" ”

"It's because Niangniang is secluded here that the concubine came over." An Lingrong smiled and saluted her, and after sitting down, she talked about today's intentions, "The concubine is not going around in circles with the mother, and today is for Princess Wenyi to ask the mother." ”

Speaking of Wen Yi, Concubine Duan's eyebrows suddenly moved slightly: "I listened to it a few days ago, Wen Yi often cries at night, and it has been better these days." How? Is Concubine Hua not taking good care of her? ”

"Concubine Hua is thinking about the emperor in her heart, but she is just using the emperor to cherish Wen Yi to fix her favor, how can she take care of her wholeheartedly?" An Lingrong sighed, "Niangniang loves Wen Yi, and the concubine saw it at the birthday banquet that day, Niangniang's pity is not half a point less than that of Cao Guiren's biological mother, and she only hates Wen Yi for not being born in ......Niangniang's belly."

T^T......

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