An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

As soon as these words came out, Songzhi hurriedly knelt down to clean up the debris on the ground. The queen had a smile on her face. Concubine Hua had a gloomy face and said to Xia Ruchun: "Xia Changzai, your clothes How expensive is it and how much is it worth?"

Xia Ruchun said: "Huahua Concubine, I bought this dress for 188 taels of silver."

An Lingrong felt muddy in her heart. It was not a good thing to show off in front of Concubine Hua!

The eyes of the concubines were immediately attracted, and Concubine Hua said coldly: "Xia Changzai, 188 taels of silver, is enough for a family's food expenses for a year. Now the victims are wandering around, with no fixed place to live, and food and clothing are a problem. The emperor said that the concubines in the harem must not be extravagant or wasteful, so who are you wearing this for?"

Xia Ruchun's face turned pale and she quickly knelt down in front of the Queen: "I just bought a dress that I like. Please be more careful and please forgive me."

The queen smoothed things over and said: "Sister Concubine Hua, don't scare Xia Chang here. The imperial court proposes that the military officials and their families should not be extravagant and wasteful, and play a leading role for the people. Xia Chang is spending his own money to buy the clothes he likes." It’s possible, but the important thing is that no money from the treasury is used, so get up!”

Concubine Hua snorted coldly, then turned from anger to laughing and said: "As long as the money from the national treasury is not used, that's fine. Originally, I wanted to repair the Jingren Palace where the queen lives, but I need to use the money from the national treasury. Concubine It looks like I’ll be exempted from the major.”

The queen said: "I heard that sister Concubine Hua's Yikun Palace is magnificent. My sister should save some money for the national treasury and play a leading role."

Concubine Hua flicked her sleeves and said, "Ah, I remembered that the emperor has something to do with my concubines today. Songzhi, let's go back to the palace."

Concubine Hua walked away with Songzhi. The queen winked at Fuzi, who also followed Concubine Hua.

Suddenly, the morning meeting broke up unhappily.

After Concubine Hua left, the concubines dispersed one after another, and the queen asked Xia Ruchun to stay.

An Lingrong was more careful. She was worried that Xia Ruchun could not control her mouth, so she asked herself to stay with Xia Ruchun. The noble Fucha returned to Yanxi Palace first.

Fortunately, Xia Ruchun was protected by the queen this time and was spared the punishment of Concubine Hua. After Xia Ruchun realized that she had made a mistake, she immediately begged the queen and Concubine Hua for mercy, which temporarily made Concubine Hua feel less angry with her.

The queen said: "Xia Changzai, in this harem, you must always remember to be careful in your words and deeds. But if Concubine Hua catches you by the pigtails, don't panic. Tell me immediately. As long as you don't violate the palace rules, I will be fine." The palace will definitely make the decision for you, don’t be afraid.”

The queen's gentle words smoothed Xia Ruchun's frightened heart. After Xia Ruchun thanked her profusely, An Lingrong left with Xia Ruchun.

Back at the Yanxi Palace, the noble Fucha proposed to An Lingrong that she originally wanted to buy a batch of ready-made clothes to kill Xia Ruchun's limelight, but now she wants to donate a batch of ready-made clothes to the hardest-hit areas in the south.

An Lingrong had this plan, so the noble Fucha proposed to the queen, and An Lingrong instigated Xia Ruchun to meet Concubine Hua by chance.

Concubine Hua was taking Cao Guiren, Concubine Li and Princess Wen Yi to enjoy the newly blooming roses in the imperial garden. Roses of red, blue, white, yellow and purple were in bloom. The emperor knew that Concubine Hua liked roses the most. In addition to the roses planted in Concubine Hua's Yikun Palace, a spacious area was also opened in the imperial garden, and all kinds of rare roses were transplanted. As long as Concubine Hua is free, she will be found there.

Xia Ruchun waited for the opportunity to pass, gave Princess Wen Yi a bunch of colorful bells, and started talking to Cao Guiren. Under Cao Guiren's introduction, Xia Ruchun paid her respects to Concubine Hua, but Concubine Hua ignored her.

Li Bin's eyes were attracted by Xia Ruchun's clothes, and she couldn't help but ask: "Xia Changzai, are the clothes you are wearing really so expensive? But it seems that the material is of high quality and the style is very special. Is your clothes... Where did you buy it?”

Xia Ruchun was blessed and said: "Empress Li, these clothes come from Qin Luoyi's clothing store outside the palace, and An promised to be a shareholder of this clothing store. The clothes are of good quality."

Concubine Hua asked calmly: "Which one will agree?"

Xia Ruchun said: "Back to my empress, it's An Linrong, the daughter of the Prime Minister of Songyang County who lives with me in the Yanxi Palace."

Concubine Hua said "Oh", as if she had just remembered that there was such a person. When An Lingrong asked Xia Ruchun to go find Concubine Hua alone, she was playing with willows at a nearby willow tree.

Hearing Xia Ruchun calling her, An Lingrong hurriedly ran over to say hello to Concubine Hua.

An Lingrong was dressed plainly, with light pink clothes and a simple headdress. Coupled with an indifferent face, Concubine Hua couldn't help but look at her twice. An Lingrong concluded that she was being watched by her. Not eye-catching, not flattering.

Concubine Hua said: "Qin Luoyi Clothing Store, An promised, do you have sample pictures and price lists of the clothes in your store? Send a copy to me. If there is anyone who likes me, I will also buy two pieces." Come and get dressed.”

Hearing this, An Lingrong and Xia Ruchun breathed a sigh of relief, while Cao Guiren and Li Bi laughed. Cao Guiren was usually a venomous person, and she couldn't help but said: "Concubine Hua, we were just in Jingren Palace. I trained Xia Changzai in front of the Queen, and now I am like this, is that okay?!"

Concubine Hua glared at Cao Guiren and said: "At this moment, at that moment, at that time, I was angry, don't you understand? This dress is made of fine material and style. Every woman will like it. Besides, the Queen has spoken, as long as It’s fine without using any money from the treasury.”

An Lingrong laughed out loud and said: "Empress Hua, the disaster in the south is serious this time. Our adult store is currently holding activities. The store is also preparing to donate a batch of clothes to the disaster area. All clothes are sold at 50% off. If the empress is Whichever one you like, I will ask someone to bring it to the palace."

Concubine Hua nodded thoughtfully and said: "It's a good idea to donate clothes for disaster relief. I will mention this matter to the Emperor tomorrow morning. The Queen can't make any decisions, so there is no need to mention this matter to the Queen!"

Soon, Concubine Hua sent Songzhi to send a message, asking An Lingrong to prepare the samples and prices of the clothes. The concubines in the harem began to pack up the old clothes in their palaces and pile them up in Concubine Hua's palace. , each donated silver to Concubine Hua according to their heart. Concubine Hua then asked An Lingrong to choose clothes, and chose 10,000 long winter coats, 30,000 pairs of cotton socks, and 10,000 pieces of cotton trousers to send to the disaster area, while the emperor expressed his gratitude to An Lingrong. The concubine was full of admiration for this move.

So, Concubine Hua rewarded Yanxi Palace with three Yangzhou pig trotters. An Lingrong made sauce pig trotters from these three pig trotters, one for Xia Ruchun, one for Fucha nobleman, and one for himself in the palace. Only.