An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

An Lingrong spent three days moving things into Cuihe Hall, a side hall of Cining Palace.

Cuihe Hall faces south and has good lighting. It is much more spacious than the residence in Yanxi Palace.

Three days later, An Lingrong went to visit Empress Duan, and she was greeted by the familiar little palace maid Ji Xiang.

Concubine Duan greeted her politely, then closed the door and thanked her guests on the grounds of being unwell.

Concubine Duan was still wary of her and did not want to have too much communication with her.

Although An Lingrong moved to Cining Palace every day, he did not have the privilege of Concubine Duan and still had to meet the Queen every day.

After meeting the queen as usual, they walked to the imperial garden, where the concubines dispersed. Those who admired the flowers, chatted, played chess, and embroidered, and it was very lively.

The adults were playing in the park on the east side, while the young princesses and princes in the palace ran to the playground on the west side. At the entrance was a large windmill with bells hanging on it, and the sound of gurgling water below. , there are pleasant bells ringing above, the colorful fish in the water are making a splash, and many princesses and princes are throwing fish food into the water.

The third elder brother was flying a kite with a group of boys. Although the third elder brother didn't study hard, his hands and feet were agile and he ran very fast. A group of children followed him and ran wildly, and the laughter filled the entire imperial garden.

Suddenly, a strange item of different green color appeared in the flattened grass.

The third elder brother picked it up and saw that it was a stuffed toy with a fox tail hanging from it. It was soft and soft in his hand. The third elder brother liked it very much.

"What is this? Show me." said a little boy of similar age next to him.

"Everyone looks at it, and whoever runs there first with the pine tree on the other side as the end point will get this toy."

"Three two one, ready, run!"

The eyes of all the concubines were attracted, especially Concubine Qi, the biological mother of the third elder brother.

After Third Brother whistled, a group of children boiled like a frying pan and quickly distanced themselves from each other.

An Lingrong stood quietly next to Xia Ruchun, and she asked in a low voice: "Sister Xia, did you bring the things in?"

Xia Ruchun threw away her crutches today and was almost recovered. She held An Lingrong's hand and stood for a while and said: "It was the pet dog from the Fucha Nobles' Palace that carried it into the imperial garden. The miscellaneous things I threw away in Shanglin Garden Next to the pile of things, I happened to see Mr. Fucha’s dog passing by, so I tied a bone to the toy, and as a result, the dog took the bone and the toy away.”

An Lingrong said: "Did it bring the Imperial Garden in its mouth?"

Xia Ruchun said: "No, it wanted to carry it back to Yanxi Palace, but Dong Cong drove it into that path. It was the only path from Shanglin Garden to the Imperial Garden. As long as Dong Cong stayed behind, it could only move forward. I walked, just arrived at the entrance of the playground, and saw children playing. The dog lost its toy and ran away, but Brother San picked up the toy."

An Lingrong felt relieved and heard Concubine Qi shouting happily: "Brother Three, come on, hurry up..."

Then, I heard the deafening voices of Cao Gui and Li Bi: "Wen Yi, come on, get first place, run!"

An Lingrong looked at the Imperial Garden and saw that the third elder brother was far ahead of the other elder brothers and Princess, waiting to reach the designated end point.

Concubine Qi no longer cared about being dignified at this time. She happily said to the concubine beside her: "Look, I said that the third elder brother reacted quickly and he took first place! This guy is really good. Although If you don’t make progress in studies, you can have athletic ability.”

Concubine Jing smiled and said: "Children are all born different. Third Brother's strength is not in studies. With his developed athletic ability, he might be able to lead an army on an expedition and fight against the enemy. He will be promising!"

Concubine Qi was happy. The third brother was scolded by the queen and stepped down by Concubine Hua for not studying well. Even the emperor sighed when he saw it: "Jing concubine, you are right, not every child likes to study." , good athletic ability is also a specialty of the school.”

Concubine Li walked forward and said: "Congratulations to Concubine Qi. Since ancient times, there have been very few people who are capable of both civil and military affairs. They are either civil servants or military generals. The third elder brother will definitely become a strong general to assist the emperor in the future."

Cao Guiren said coldly: "Since ancient times, all officials have required knowledge. For example, Concubine Hua's brother, General Nian, can convince all officials only if he is good at literature and martial arts. Although the third elder brother has athletic ability, but in terms of When marching to fight, why do military generals need more brains than civil servants? Boys have to bear more pressure. Unlike our Princess Wen Yi, she usually eats well and sleeps well, and takes good care of her body and skin. When the time comes, the emperor will marry her and marry her. A good family, abiding by the palace rules, being a wife and mother, living a relaxed life."

Concubine Li fell silent, and Concubine Jing also changed her gaze. Only Concubine Qi turned green with anger.

Just when Concubine Qi was angry and had no place to vent her anger, a group of naughty children got into a fight for some unknown reason. The third elder brother and one elder brother fell to the ground holding their shoulders, while Princess Wen Yi on the side couldn't stop crying.

Princess Wen Yi reached out to grab the foxtail toy from the third elder brother's hand, but the third elder brother was unwilling to give it to her. The third elder brother said: "My brother just won the first place in the race. There are rules in this competition. Only the first place can get the toy. Sister, be obedient and ask your mother-in-law to make a better one for you."

Princess Wen Yi shook her head and was unwilling. She cried and walked around the third brother who was lying on the ground. She grabbed her hand and grabbed it. The third brother turned over and Princess Wen Yi tripped. When she fell, her forehead happened to hit him. On my brother’s forehead.

Cao Guiren ran over in a panic, picked up Princess Wen Yi from the ground, and checked whether her forehead was injured. Wen Yi cried loudly, and her forehead was blue and swollen.

Cao Guiren was angry, stretched out his hand and snatched the toy from the third elder brother with a "hoo!", stuffed it into Princess Wen Yi's arms, and said rudely: "Third elder brother, you are the elder brother, why don't you know that you want to keep your sister? How old are you? How old is Princess Wen Yi? Oh, you made Wen Yi's forehead swollen, come on, let me take a look."

The third elder brother got up from the ground, touched his forehead and said, "Ms. Cao, my forehead is also swollen?"

Cao Guiren picked up Princess Wen Yi and said angrily: "Your forehead is swollen, you brought it on yourself. Why don't you use your good ability in studying?! Concubine Qi is too spoiled to you. "

The third elder brother felt uneasy and said, "What Madam Cao taught me is that I will go back and study hard first, and then I will play with Princess Wen Yi next time. Wen Yi, don't be angry. Brother, I didn't mean it."

Princess Wen Yi pouted: "No, brother, you did it on purpose. You deliberately didn't give me the toy and made me fall. If my mother hadn't arrived in time, you would have run back to the palace with the toy."

Concubine Qi, who was outside, couldn't stand it any longer and shouted: "Third brother, it's getting late. Come out quickly and follow your mother and concubine back to the palace."

Concubine Qi's face looked as if it had been brushed with ink, and she pulled her third brother away without saying a word.

An Lingrong said to Xia Ruchun, "Okay, let's go back to the palace. Sister Xia has never seen this thing before, and neither have I."