An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

An Lingrong was the first to arrive at the talent show venue. The atmosphere was solemn and crowded. The father-in-laws were responsible for holding the horse ropes, and the old ladies guided the show girls participating in the talent show into the venue. An Lingrong listened carefully to the noise of the people. Looking around, there are splendid palace paintings hanging on the walls to the left and right, and the thick red carpet on the ground extends from the entrance to the palace all the way inside.

She saw Zhen Huan from a distance. Although Zhen Huan deliberately dressed more plainly, her radiance was still dazzling. No matter how simple her clothes were, she could not cover her brilliance. Her skin was crystal clear, her facial features were unparalleled, and she was so beautiful that the whole nation was captivated. Liu Zhu and Huan Bi were helping her tidy up her pleated clothes. The two maids who had just entered the palace were looking left and right with bright eyes. It was probably the first time they had seen such a lively scene like a talent show, and they looked excited and nervous.

Shen Meizhuang is dressed in exquisite light green clothes, and you can vaguely see the small purple chrysanthemum embroidered on it. The embroidery is neat and the brocade is of high quality. She is noble, dignified, and has an extraordinary manner. The maids following her are Cai Yue and Cai Xing. There was silence on the side, and his pale eyes scanned the crowd.

"Xuan, Fu Hua, the daughter of Fu An, the deputy director of the General Affairs Department; Cao Xiangwen, the sister of Cao Bingying, the minister of civil affairs; Lin Qing, the daughter of Lin Tingzheng, the deputy commander of the infantry camp; An Lingrong, the daughter of the county prime minister An Bihuai, came to court..."

When An Lingrong heard her name, she quickly picked a delicate crabapple flower from the crabapple tree by the wall and pinned it in her hair. She was about to get up and go forward, but unexpectedly a figure rushed over like a whirlwind. Xia Dongchun was wearing Su Xiu, who was gorgeous and accompanied by four maids, hurried past An Lingrong and walked forward. As he walked, he urged: "Hurry up, my name is called, don't miss the time."

In Xia Dongchun, Ben relied on his family's background to be arrogant and domineering. He deliberately made things difficult for An Lingrong during the draft. After entering the palace, he always opposed An Lingrong, thinking that he would show favor to the queen in front of the late Concubine Lan Hua. To be appreciated by the queen, he is an absolute idiot, with mediocre appearance but self-righteousness. On the first day when he went to pay his respects to the queen, his subordinates wanted to slap An Lingrong, and Nian Shilan just wanted to attack her, taking the opportunity to show off to Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang. He was arrogant and domineering in front of Concubine Hua, and was rewarded with one foot of red. Therefore, she was also nicknamed Sister Four Seasons by later generations (the name contains the three seasons of summer, winter and spring, and because the origin of Yi Zhanghong is related to red maple leaves, maple leaves represent autumn).

The next second he was going to knock over the tea cup in her hand and be dragged to his knees and taunted by her, so it was better to strike first. An Lingrong didn't even think about it and tripped her with the tea cup. As expected, Xia Dongchun's eyes were on her forehead and she couldn't look at the road beneath her feet. As her body fell instantly, the tea poured down from her head accurately, soaking the Su embroidery all over her body and ruining her makeup. Ling Rong's clothes were also stained with water.

Xia Dongchun paused, her anger raging like a strong wind, forcing people to look directly at her. An Lingrong pretended to be surprised and said: "Sister Xia, what should I do? Your clothes are wet, and mine are also stained. "

Xia Dongchun was about to curse angrily, but when she saw that the clothes on An Lingrong were of much better quality than what she was wearing, she took a closer look at the material of An Lingrong's clothes, touched them with her hands, and said, "Who?" It's your sister, don't you have eyes? Pour such scalding tea on me! Do you want to commit suicide? Which family's showgirl are you from?" Xia Dongchun clasped An Lingrong's shoulders with both hands, and shook her head with pearls. Sound.

An Lingrong said calmly: "My father-in-law has announced that we are here. Why don't we wait until we have an audience with the emperor before we can reason with you. If your clothes get wet, I will pay you one piece. Take a look at mine. This piece of mine costs about 270 taels of silver." Sister, let’s figure out how to make amends later, let’s talk about it later.”

After saying that, An Lingrong pulled away Xia Dongchun's fingers and walked away. Xia Dongchun grabbed An Lingrong's clothes tightly and said, how can she go to see the emperor like this? Makeup is ruined.

"Xuan, Fu Hua, the daughter of Fu An, the deputy director of the General Affairs Department; Cao Xiangwen, the sister of Cao Bingying, the minister of civil affairs; Lin Qing, the daughter of Lin Tingzheng, the deputy commander of the infantry camp; An Lingrong, the daughter of the county prime minister An Bihuai, comes to the court...those who do not call three times will be deemed to have automatically abstained!"

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang came forward from the crowd, and they persuaded Xia Dongchun to pull away.

Zhen Huan said: "Sister, if you have something to say, please go to see the emperor first and then discuss it."

Shen Meizhuang said: "Yeah, it's not good to worry about the important matter of the draft. Besides, we are all show girls. We have spare clothes here for wet clothes. Sister, why not change them into new ones."

This year, in order to neutralize the situation, the emperor specially allowed the women from the Manchu Army Flag and the Han Army Flag to participate in the draft together. This time there were many more people coming to participate in the draft than in previous years. At the draft, everyone was dressed up and dressed up.

But my appearance is not outstanding, my clothes are not of high quality, and I have no outstanding jewelry to match. I only have two ordinary silver hairpins on my head. Fortunately, the begonia flower on my head adds a lot to my appearance.

A group of six people came to the test hall. There was only a palace door between the beautiful girl and the emperor and the queen mother.

The emperor and the queen mother sat inside, and the beautiful ladies stood outside.

If a show girl is chosen, she will leave a sign and give her a sachet.

If you don't choose, you will give up your name, you will be given flowers, and you can choose your own marriage after leaving the palace.

"Fu Hua, the daughter of Fu An, deputy director of the General Affairs Department, put down the sign and gave flowers."

"Cao Xiangwen, the younger sister of Cao Biying, the Minister of Civil Affairs, put down the sign and gave me flowers."

"Lin Qing, the daughter of Lin Tingzheng, deputy commander of the infantry camp, left a sign and gave her a sachet."

"Xia Ruchun, the daughter of the prefect of Jiaxing, left a sign and gave her a sachet."

"Wrap clothes and collar Xia Dongchun, the daughter of Xia Wei, leave a sign and give a sachet."

Under the guidance of his father-in-law, An Lingrong took a step forward.

An Lingrong saluted and said: "My maid, the daughter of An Bihuai, the Prime Minister of Songyang County, An Lingrong pays homage to the Emperor and the Queen Mother, and wishes the Emperor and Queen Mother good fortune and good health."

She took a look inside and saw that the Emperor was majestic, high above, dominating the world, and the Queen Mother was sitting upright, with countless splendors.

"Her voice is so nice." A beautiful girl from behind said in a low voice.

"An Lingrong, can you sing?" the emperor asked.

When An Lingrong heard this familiar voice, he couldn't help but feel shocked and his steps swayed slightly.

Everyone said that her voice was pleasant to the ear, but who knew that the emperor liked her voice because it was very similar to the voice of the emperor's favorite Queen Chunyuan. It was said in the palace that Queen Chunyuan sang with tenderness and was very beautiful. An Lingrong sang a few words, and the emperor was heard stroking his hands and laughing.

"Wonderful, Huang'e Niang, if this voice sings Kunqu opera, it will make Huang'e Niang happy."

An Lingrong knew that the Queen Mother liked to listen to Kun opera, so she sang a popular Kun opera at the top of her voice.

"Singing beautifully, not bad!" the Queen Mother praised inside.

An Lingrong's singing was beautiful, and her flowers were colorful. At this time, a dancing purple butterfly spread its wings and flew over her head, and landed on the begonia flower in her hair. The begonia flower and the butterfly complemented each other. An Lingrong Her face was as bright as a flower, which made her even more youthful and charming. As if she was being helped by heaven, she was stunned by the father-in-law who was announcing the decree.

"Everything has spirituality, the emperor's mother, since she already wears flowers, don't give flowers." The emperor exclaimed.

"Okay, if you sing well, please leave a sign." said the Queen Mother.

"An Lingrong, please leave a sign and give me a sachet!" the father-in-law said loudly.

Shen Meizhuang has read the Four Books and Five Classics, and is a woman who teaches women. She knows books and is courteous, just like Queen Chunyuan, and was promoted to the throne. Zhen Huan was well versed in poetry, and her body and look were similar to those of Queen Chunyuan, so she was promoted to the Empress. Because Xia Dongchun's name was funny, the emperor pointed at him and said why this person was so funny, and he was promoted. In the year when Jin was selected to enter the palace, An Lingrong, Shen Meizhuang, and Zhen Huan were all seventeen years old, and Xia Dongchun was eighteen years old.