An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

An Lingrong took off the hair accessories from her hair, changed into a clean and elegant purple dress, and covered her face with a veil. Qin Sanyue also followed the example and added a veil to cover people's ears and eyes. An Lingrong was in front, and Qin San Yue followed closely with a food box.

There is a long and narrow square in front of the Cining Palace, with Yongkang Gate on the east and west ends, Changxin Gate on the south, and Cining Gate on the north. After walking through the high platform corridor inside, you reach the main hall - Cining Palace.

In the past, Cining Palace was the residence of imperial concubines, but now it is given to Concubine Duan to live in. This shows that Concubine Duan has a very high status in the palace.

An Lingrong stood at the door of Cining Palace and looked inside. It was silent. The maids and eunuchs were busy but in order. Four palace maids were in a group, carrying flower pots of the same color, and moved the flowers placed in the shade to bask in the sun. The palace ladies moved them, and the eunuchs placed them. They placed red and white flowers every one meter, and they were placed in a nice way. Well-proportioned.

An Lingrong saw the little maid in red who had knocked over the food box just now, and waved to her.

"Jixiang, someone is looking for you."

An Lingrong entered the inner palace together with the little palace maid who was called Ji Xiang.

The inner palace is just as magnificent as the outer palace. After passing through several doors, you reach the palace of Concubine Duan.

Concubine Duan was being supported by the palace maid and seemed to have difficulty moving.

"Good luck to Concubine Duan. I am An promised from the Yanxi Palace, and I am here to visit you."

Concubine Duan stopped and squinted her eyes. The palace door was open and the sun outside was a bit dazzling.

"An agree, the emperor has accepted a new person again! This Cining Palace of my palace has been quiet for many years. It is rare for new people to visit me. Good luck, please give me a seat for An's promise."

Concubine Duan spoke with a lack of breath, her face was as white as if she had not seen the sun for a long time, and her eyes were so calm that she could not see a trace of waves. Her long life in the deep palace had worn away her edges, and she was very different from many concubines in the harem. There is an extra sense of tranquility over the years.

An Lingrong opened the brand new food box, and inside was the soup she had made by herself.

"I made this with my own hands. Let me try it."

"An is really thoughtful in agreeing. I estimate that after this meal time, I don't feel hungry but my stomach is full. I will eat again when I am hungry after an hour or two." Empress Duanfei asked Jixiang to accept the lunch box and put it away on the table nearby.

Concubine Duan asked Jixiang to serve tea to An Lingrong. It was the finest West Lake Longjing tea. It was green in color, fragrant, sweet in taste and beautiful in shape.

"I heard from Jixiang that she accidentally bumped into Songzhi in Concubine Hua's palace. Songzhi insulted her and even knocked over her food box. Jixiang is honest and introverted by nature and is usually cautious. She said it was Songzhi. Zhi knocked her down on purpose.”

An Lingrong stood up quickly and said blessing: "Please forgive me, Concubine Duan. Songzhi in Concubine Hua's palace is arrogant and domineering, and is manipulative. I am afraid that Jixiang will suffer a loss, so I say a few more words, and I ask Jixiang not to take it to heart." go."

Concubine Duan sighed and said: "Now in this harem, Concubine Hua is favored and in the limelight. You are right to choose to side with Concubine Hua. Even the queen has to look at her face to act, not to mention those of us who are half-retired and half-hidden. Where is the old concubine?"

An Lingrong said: "Concubine Duan has always had a very high status in the palace. Not only the emperor and the queen mother, but also the queen respects you very much every time she mentions your name. It's just that Concubine Duan likes peace and quiet. Others are just disturbing your peace."

Concubine Duan took a deep look at An Lingrong, smiled and said: "An promised, in this palace, I am a useless person, I have no heirs, I have already quit fighting for favor, and I don't like the days of cheating and cheating. Come and visit me." I am happy, but I still need someone to take care of me, and I am afraid of disturbing others."

Obviously, Concubine Duan's intention was not to disturb others.

Concubine Duan is roundabout and tactful, and her indifference to others who are thousands of miles away sounds quite different to her.

An Lingrong said: "Empress Duan Fei, I see that your legs have been ailing for some time. Can you let me see your legs?"

Concubine Duan shook her head: "I have been suffering from leg diseases for a long time. Even the imperial doctors in the palace have no cure. As soon as the weather gets warmer, they will get better. It is difficult to cure the diseases caused by carelessness when you are older and younger." , An promised and was interested."

Duan Fei's oil and salt are not enough.

An Lingrong sighed secretly. If she didn't leave for a while, she would ask Jixiang to drive them away.

An Lingrong said goodbye to Concubine Duan and returned to Yanxi Palace.

Concubine Duan and Concubine Hua had a long history of grudges, and Concubine Duan had never wanted to compete for favor. She only wanted peace and quiet for herself. She delivered food boxes and helped her check for leg problems. It was reasonable for her to refuse.

After all, since his position is unclear, perhaps in Concubine Duan's eyes, he and Concubine Hua are on the same side.

After Concubine Duan obeyed the emperor's order and gave Concubine Hua a bowl of soup to avoid miscarriage, Concubine Hua not only lost the fetus in her belly, but also lost her qualifications to be a mother. Concubine Hua was in pain and was doomed. Became enemies with Concubine Duan.

As for Concubine Hua, she still doesn't know that her true love, the Emperor, aborted her child through Concubine Duan.

Concubine Duan and the emperor share the same secret. It seems that the emperor is neglecting Concubine Duan, but they are in the same boat, one is the mastermind and the other is an accomplice.

As long as Concubine Duan does not betray the emperor, she must have a very high status in the emperor's heart.

After thinking about it, An Lingrong became more determined in his choice. It was right to choose Concubine Duan. With Concubine Duan's cover, he could reduce unnecessary disputes for himself.

But how can I join Concubine Duan?

An Lingrong thought of a way: if he defected to Concubine Duan openly, he would not only be rejected by Concubine Duan, but would also arouse the resentment of Concubine Hua.

But if she is "disliked" by the emperor and loses his favor, no one will pay attention to her whereabouts.

At this time, if she applied to the emperor to move to Cuihe Hall, a side hall of Cining Palace, the emperor might agree.

Only Concubine Duan lived in the huge Cining Palace, and Concubine Duan often closed the palace door tightly, almost losing contact with the outside world.

An Lingrong was sure that the emperor would agree.

This matter has to wait, waiting for the opportunity to go to bed.

Whether it can succeed or not, that may be the only chance, thoughts flashed in An Lingrong's mind.

The palace door was open, and An Lingrong saw noble Fucha walking in with two wizards wearing Taoist robes. The wizards took bells, money, paper, incense and other things, burned an incense burner in the yard, and then gathered around The incense burner chanted some words and started to compose the Dharma.

The noble Fu Cha held a half-human willow branch in his hand. The willow branch stained with money and paper ashes spread everywhere in the water. Suddenly, the mistress, maids, and eunuchs in the Yanxi Palace all ran out to watch the fun.

While Xia Ruchun hurriedly ran out holding a cotton bag, the noble Fucha stopped her at the palace gate: "Xia Chang is here, the master said that there is a ghost in our Yanxi Palace. At this time, Xia Ruchun Chang Zai had better not wander around, so as not to bring this evil spirit to other people outside the palace. After the Master has done the magic and cleared away the evil spirit in Yanxi Palace, Xia Changzai can go out again!"