An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

It was too cold to go out, so she made lanterns in the Yanxi Palace with the cuckoo, the magpie, and the little stool. She made many styles: as bright as a rabbit, as weird as a monkey, and as cute as a sheep. 's and so on.

The palace red tape celebrating New Year's Eve exhausted the emperor and the concubines in the harem.

The long queue had no end as far as the eye could see, and the group of people kept running. Wherever the emperor went, they would follow him. When she was running behind the emperor, luckily Zhen Huan was recuperating in Suiyuxuan on the grounds of illness.

In the morning, the emperor went to worship Emperor Zhenwu and his ancestors, then went to Kunning Palace to kowtow, burn incense, worship the King of Medicine, and hold sacrificial ceremonies and so on. Then he received congratulatory gifts from the ministers, bodyguards, cabinet, Hanlin Academy, Zhanshifu, Ministry of Rites, Music Club, inspectors, kings, Baylor and other civil and military officials, as well as all the concubines in the harem, as well as the eunuchs.

At noon, the emperor dined with the prince, prince, and prince, and in the afternoon he accompanied them to watch operas and listen to music.

In the evening, the emperor took everyone to a grand New Year's Eve dinner, also called a family banquet. Everyone gathered in a circle and sat together, with seats arranged according to the level of the harem.

The dishes at the banquet were a combination of meat and vegetables, sweet and salty, with a total of 63 varieties of hot and cold dishes, two fruit boxes, four pastries, and pasta. The fish was whitebait sent as tribute from Huaiyuan County. In addition, there were milk drinks and stove food. , steamed buns, fried foods and Northern and Southern side dishes.

After the newly selected showgirls sent congratulatory gifts to the emperor, queen, and queen mother, they held a family banquet in the palace to celebrate the New Year together.

During the banquet, the palace was decorated with lights and colors, and people were coming and going. How lively it was!

Everyone who was supposed to come was here, but Zhen Huan was missing.

On that day, An Lingrong met Prince Yunli of Guo County for the first time. He was talented, elegant, and had an outstanding temperament, no less than the emperor.

She was not the only one looking at Yunli at the banquet, but a group of concubines were looking at Yunli, making Yunli embarrassed.

Yunli was the seventeenth son of the late emperor, both civil and military. His biological mother was Chen, a concubine of the Han Dynasty. Due to his mother's humble background, Yunli was not taken seriously since he was a child, which also developed his low-key and reserved character.

But it is this kind of character that is particularly lovable.

With such a person marrying Huanbi, Huanbi can be considered a blessed person.

An Lingrong couldn't help but think to himself.

An Lingrong slept on Zhen Huan's bed until early the next morning. When she got up, she saw Chun Chang hugging her own quilt at some point, sleeping on the same big bed with her and Zhen Huan. The quilt was huddled in the corner, sleeping soundly, with thick and curly eyelashes covering her eyes, and her breathing was long and deep.

An Lingrong tiptoed out of bed, straightened himself up for Chun Changzai, tucked in the quilt, said goodbye to Huanbi, left Suiyuxuan, and returned to Cuihe Hall.

It was so quiet on both sides of the road that one could hear the chirping of various insects, birds and cicadas. An Lingrong walked back on the dewy bluestone and accidentally bumped into Zhang Xiaolong, the imperial doctor from the imperial hospital who was carrying a medicine box and hurriedly lowering his head. He is older and has relatively more seniority.

"I have seen An Changzai, and An Changzai is auspicious."

"Mr. Zhang, you are rushing towards Cining Palace so early in the morning. Is it possible that Concubine Duan is ill?"

"Hui'an Changzai, it's true that Concubine Duan is not feeling well, so I came here in a hurry."

An Lingrong asked Zhang Xiaolong about the physical condition of Concubine Duan.

Zhang Xiaolong was very tight-lipped and did not mention a word about Concubine Duan's previous physical condition. As for the new illness this time, he only said that he would need to check it on site to know the condition. An Lingrong was not willing to let this go. At this great opportunity, I didn't bother to go back to Cuihe Hall for breakfast, so I followed Nervous Xiaolong and successfully entered the palace of Concubine Duan.

Concubine Duan didn't even eat breakfast. Half of her body was propped on the bed, and her right leg couldn't be straightened. The pain made her unable to sit still.

Zhang Xiaolong gave Concubine Duan an acupuncture to relieve pain, Jixiang wiped the sweat from Concubine Duan's face and forehead, and An Lingrong waited quietly.

Concubine Duan said: "I'm sorry to trouble you, Doctor Zhang. I've been suffering from waist and leg problems for a long time. They start to attack whenever it rains. I suffered from soreness, numbness and dull pain all night yesterday. I couldn't bear it anymore, so I sent for Doctor Zhang in the early morning." Come."

Zhang Xiaolong said: "Concubine Duan, there is no need to be polite. This is your duty. Your Majesty was not feeling well last night. She had to send someone to call you last night. Even if it is a minor illness, you cannot delay it. Your Majesty's body is weak and you cannot I always use Chinese medicine to hang myself up. If the blood is stronger, the recovery from these minor illnesses will be faster. I give the medicine to the empress, and the empress can be better for a while. I don’t dare to increase the potency of the medicine, for fear that my mother’s body bones will not be able to support it. This really puts me in a difficult position and makes my mother suffer.”

An Lingrong watched Zhang Xiaolong look, smell, diagnose, and cut, spent a cup of tea, and wrote out a medicine list for the eunuchs in the palace to pick up the medicine. Ming Jixiang boiled water, and the cause of the disease was also found out. Really, it was the right medicine. The culprit lay in Concubine Duan's basic physique.

It turned out that Concubine Duan's body was not in good condition. She usually ate less, had poor gastrointestinal problems, and had poor absorption. Her body was naturally fragile and sickly. In addition, she had lived in the palace for a long time, did not exercise, and had low blood and vitality, so she suffered from chronic illness.

Doctor Zhang shook his head and sighed, with a worried look on his face as he put the silver needles stuck on Concubine Duan into the box one by one.

Jixiang boiled the herbs according to the prescription prescribed by Dr. Zhang and gave it to Concubine Duan.

Concubine Duan said in a silky voice: "Thank you so much, Doctor Zhang. I just drank a bowl of potion and my stomach felt a lot warmer, but I am also full. I can't eat much on weekdays. I mainly drink soup and potion every day, which makes me drunk." Want to vomit."

Doctor Zhang said: "No matter how bad your appetite is, I still have to think about your body and bones, eat as much as you can, and eat in different ways to improve the foundation of your body, so that you can fight against the disease. "

An Lingrong stood up at this time and said: "Empress Duan, Doctor Zhang is right. Your Majesty should go out to bask in the sun more and eat more nutritious food. I live in Cuihe Palace and made thousand-layer cakes. My name is Bring some small stools over and Dr. Zhang can eat some too."

Doctor Zhang said with a smile: "Okay!"

An Lingrong called to the little stool several times from the wall of Cining Palace. There was only a palace wall between Cuihe Hall and Cining Palace. The little stool came over with steaming and fragrant thousand-layer cake.

The color, aroma and taste were perfect. Doctor Zhang took a sip and was full of praise for An Lingrong's craftsmanship.

Ji Xiang took a piece and brought it to Concubine Duan who happened to have not eaten breakfast. Concubine Duan hesitated and took a small taste.

Then he looked at An Lingrong with approval: "Well, I have never seen this cake before in the palace. It looks good and tastes delicious."

An Lingrong took advantage of the situation and asked Ji Xiang to give Concubine Duan another piece while it was hot. Concubine Duan said that she had a small stomach and was already very full. Doctor Zhang would persuade Concubine Duan to eat another piece. Concubine Duan couldn't resist, so she ate another piece.

After eating two pieces of mille-feuille cake, Concubine Duan's face turned rosy at a speed visible to the naked eye, her stomach felt warm, and her whole body felt warm.