Zhen Huan was sitting in Bitong Academy, and when An Lingrong came in, she saw the beauty crying, full of broken beauty in the moonlight, she was holding a hairpin tightly in her hand, and tears fell on it one by one.

"Sister," An Lingrong stepped forward to call her name, "Okay, why did such a thing happen suddenly?" ”

Zhen Huan choked up and said, "After you left that day, Yuyin knew that she wouldn't live long, so she told me a lot of ......."

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"Eldest sister, I know that I am ridiculously wrong, I have a bad thought, I listened to Cao Guiren's slander, and I separated from the eldest sister, and I also blamed myself for my own pettiness, jealous of the eldest sister's favor, and brought glory to the Zhen family, on the other hand, I have nothing to do, so I have evil thoughts." Zhen Yuyin talked about her first meeting with Cao Guiren, "That day, I heard the eldest sister and the emperor talk about my father's cough, remembering that my mother couldn't step into the door of Zhen's house openly until she died. ”

Zhen Yuyin regretted her tears: "I was stunned by lard, so I went astray step by step." Concubine Hua first gave me the soul-losing incense and let me use it in the eldest sister's room, and then gave the jade girl powder to let me take good care of my skin, waiting for the emperor to take a fancy to me one day, she helped me ask for a position, and said that so that I could be as graceful as the eldest sister, I listened to it in my heart and did it one by one, but I really became a little master to know that this road is so difficult. She talked about the days when she was favored and fell out of favor, "At the beginning, the emperor was still interested in me, but it was just interested, every time I went to bed, the emperor asked the eldest sister, I was unwilling, but I had to follow the emperor's will, at that time, everyone felt that I was favored, treated me well, flattered me, but turned around The emperor didn't favor me, one by one he wanted to step me into the mud, and Songzhi next to Concubine Hua treated me like a beast, not to mention other people." ”

"Since I returned to my eldest sister in disfigurement, I haven't regretted it for a day, but I still hold on and refuse to bow my head to my eldest sister and admit my mistakes. Now that I know that my time is short, I am afraid that if I don't say these words, I won't have a chance to say it to my eldest sister. Zhen Yuyin knelt down in front of Zhen Huan and kowtowed to admit her mistake, "Eldest sister, I really know that I was wrong, but the matter has come to this, and I have no way out." She cried pitifully, her face full of tears, "Eldest sister, everything is wrong with me this time, I am willing to end it with a death, and please don't tell my father ...... eldest sister."

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"I should have seen that she was thinking of dying at that time." Zhen Huan burst into tears, and her eyes burst out with strong hatred, "Concubine Hua, I will definitely remember it well!" ”

An Lingrong didn't know how to persuade him, so he had to pat Zhen Huan's back, sighed, and said, "I'm afraid the emperor is going to restore Concubine Hua's power to assist in the six palaces." Seeing Zhen Huan looking over, he said, "I heard that the war in the northwest was won, Nian Qianyao broke the enemy army and made great achievements, and he will return to the dynasty soon, no matter how much the emperor has to take care of his face, and give Concubine Hua a grace." Counting up, it has been almost a year since Concubine Hua's assistant to the sixth palace was withdrawn. ”

Zhen Huan wiped her tears: "It would be nice if I could delay it a little longer." She stared and calculated, "Tomorrow is the middle yuan is unlucky, the next is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and then the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the New Year is not suitable for sealing, and when it is delayed until next year, time allows us to plan slowly." Zhen Huan looked at An Lingrong and said, "Sister Rong, I want to take care of Yuyin's future affairs, and it is inconvenient to talk too much to the emperor, and I want to bother you to talk to the emperor about this matter." ”

"Okay, I got it." An Lingrong nodded in response.

Back in Xinghua Village, An Lingrong thought all night, how to talk to the emperor.

"What is the little master thinking?" Cardamom came in with water, and when she saw An Lingrong sitting on the couch in a daze, she couldn't help asking.

An Lingrong thought for a while and asked her: "Cardamom, if there is something that you are particularly reluctant to let it happen, and the person who can decide this matter is someone you respect and love, what would you say?" ”

Cardamom blinked: "The slave will definitely talk to the little master." ”

An Lingrong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "You little girl." This means that the person she respects and loves is herself.

"The slave just thinks that since she is a person she loves, she must always spread out and explain what she has to say, so as not to guess in the middle, but there will be many misunderstandings." Cardamom is young and simple-minded, but he is the first to speak.

When Dill came in, she happened to hear these remarks, and immediately patted her, looked at An Lingrong and said, "The little master is thinking about how to talk to the emperor about Concubine Hua tomorrow, right?" Seeing An Lingrong nodding, she poured out an idea, "The slave and maid see that the emperor likes the little master very much, and in this matter, the little master might as well tell the emperor what is in his heart." ”

Do you have something to say?

An Lingrong fell asleep full of thoughts.

In the afternoon of the next day, the emperor announced An Lingrong's imperial service, and An Lingrong took the food prepared early in the morning and traveled all the way to the Qinzheng Palace.

"I went to the nobleman of Dongguan for breakfast this morning, and I saw her crying sadly." The emperor sat cross-legged on the couch, hung his head and sighed, his interest was not high, "I am very upset, you come and rub it for me." ”

An Lingrong put down the food box, took off his armor, took off his shoes and knelt behind the emperor, and the emperor lay down, closed his eyes and took a nap.

He enjoyed such a comfortable time very much, every time he had a headache, the emperor liked to lie on An Lingrong's lap, listen to her singing nursery rhymes, soak in the sun, feel the strength of her fingers falling on her temples, and the fragrance emanating from her body, all of this was just right, like a ball of warm water wrapping him from head to toe.

Very comfortable.

"The emperor slept short today, is there something on his mind?" An Lingrong glanced at the time, and it was only half an hour.

The emperor snorted, didn't get up, just lay down and asked An Lingrong: "There is something I am very embarrassed about, I want to ask what you mean." Seeing An Lingrong blinking ignorantly, he said again, "I intend to restore Concubine Hua's power to assist in the Six Palaces, what do you think?" ”

An Lingrong didn't expect the emperor to ask so bluntly, and was stunned for a moment before reacting: "The emperor just decided on this matter, why do you want to ask the concubine?" ”

"When I had breakfast today, I asked the nobles of Guan, and she said a lot, and I felt that it was very reasonable." The emperor played with An Lingrong's fingers and said casually, "But I still want to ask you." ”

"Your Majesty, the concubines don't like Concubine Hua." An Lingrong pursed his lips lightly and said with some temper.

The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, he didn't expect to hear this answer, sat up, and asked, "Why don't you like her?" ”

"Why should the concubine like her?" An Lingrong tilted his head and asked the emperor, "When the concubine first entered the palace, she thought that she would look at her differently and please her everywhere, but the concubine almost lost her life. and the fragrant ...... in the goose pear tent that day" An Lingrong pursed his lips violently to stop his words, and muttered, "Anyway, the concubine doesn't like her." ”

"Okay." Thinking of the love fragrance of that day, the emperor also nodded knowingly, "I will return to the capital in a while, I think about all the troubles, so I think of this matter, even so, I can only let the queen worry more." After speaking, he smiled and pinched An Lingrong's face, "It's rare for my Rong'er to be so angry, it's really cute." ”

An Lingrong's face flushed: "The emperor made fun of his concubines again." Turning around, "Sister Mei is also in good shape, why don't you let her help the queen with trivial matters?" My sister was also very handy before. ”

The emperor hesitated.

Originally, he wanted to press Concubine Hua to let Shen Meizhuang learn how to assist in the six palaces, but now that Tang Yao has made a lot of contributions to pacifying the northwest, if he skips Concubine Hua and lets Shen Meizhuang assist in the six palaces, I am afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble. He frowned and said, "Hui Guiren suddenly had a miscarriage, and I asked Imperial Doctor Zhang, in order to avoid falling into the root of the disease, it is better to sit for a full month." ”

This must have been asked for by Sister Mei herself.

An Lingrong was relieved, so he only smiled and said: "The queen mother is familiar with the affairs of the six palaces, and she can't think of anything wrong." ”

"That's what the nobles of Guan said." The emperor patted An Lingrong's hand and sat up, "What delicious food did you bring me?" ”

"The emperor said yesterday that the eight-treasure sweet cheese was too sweet, and the concubine specially made two salty snacks today." An Lingrong got up and opened the food box, and took out a plate of delicate shortbread, each small and exquisite, only a little bigger than a copper coin, but delicately printed with patterns, she twisted one and sent it to the emperor's mouth, "This is the newly made golden frost cake made by the concubine, which is pork breast meat that has been beaten into a meat puree, and a mouthful of frozen soup is embedded. ”

The emperor ate two in a row, and couldn't help nodding: "Rong'er's craftsmanship is really excellent." As he spoke, he took the soup bowl handed over by An Lingrong and tasted the smooth bean curd, "I want to eat this bite every afternoon, and I'm afraid of tiring you." ”

"If the emperor eats happily, the concubines will be happy, where will you feel tired." An Lingrong looked at the emperor with his chin propped up, and smiled with crooked eyebrows.

For a time, the affection was strong.

And when Concubine Hua learned that there was no hope of restoring the power of her assistant to the six palaces, she was furious again, and was finally persuaded by Song Zhi: "Don't be angry, since the emperor intends to restore the power of the six palaces, don't be afraid to wait a little longer, if the nobles of Guan can obstruct it once, can they also obstruct it twice?" Now that the generals have won battles one after another, it is too late for the emperor to be happy, and he naturally feels sorry for his mother. ”

"What if the emperor doesn't allow the palace to associate with the power of the six palaces this time? If the emperor allowed it this time, it was probably because of his brother rather than the palace. Concubine Hua has been sleeping for a few days, thinking that she and the emperor only have affection and no suspicion, and she was happy when she was persuaded to say two sentences, "The emperor didn't allow it, so I saw that it was good to the palace, and it was really because of the deep love between husband and wife for many years, not the care of relatives." ”

The more she thought about it, the more she felt so, and Concubine Hua slowly smiled.

This incident was like a pebble falling into the water, only causing ripples, and then it returned to calm, as if it had never happened, and it was not as eye-catching as Zhen Yuyin's death.

learned that Zhen Yuyin accidentally fell into the water and drowned, Xia Dongchun was so frightened that he didn't sleep well for several days, and he dreamed that he was assassinated at every turn, and the child in his belly was not saved, and within a few days, his face was haggard and his spirit became trance.

Xia Dongchun remembered An Lingrong's kindness to her, but the queen looked at her very strictly, let alone seeing people, she couldn't even see cats and dogs, let alone go out by herself.

"Little master, you eat slowly, you don't have to go in so quickly, be careful of choking." Frost Flower looked at Xia Dongchun's body worriedly, and couldn't help but persuade, "When Hui Guiren was two months pregnant, her body didn't grow, but the little lord you gained a lot of weight, if you give birth at term, I'm afraid you won't be able to get your body back." ”

"But I just feel so hungry that I can't help but want to eat." Xia Dongchun's mouth was stuffed with bulging bags, and his speech was slurred.

Maple Leaf said on the side: "The little master is eating two portions now, what's wrong with eating more?" Maybe it's a big fat boy. ”

Frostflower frowned tightly, but she couldn't say anything more. Maple Leaf was sent by the palace to serve the little master, looking at the heat of her and Jianqiu on weekdays, I am afraid that it is someone who has been trained by the queen.

After a full meal, Xia Dongchun leaned on the couch with his round belly, looked at the square sky outside the window, and suddenly became sad: "When will the emperor lift my grounding, every day in the palace is so stuffy, people are going to be stuffy." She couldn't help but think of Zhen Yuyin, and there was a chill on her back, and after sending the maple leaf out, she whispered to Shuanghua, "I know that Rong Guiren often talks to you in private, so you want to find a way to deliver the news and let Rong Er come to see me." ”

(End of chapter)