An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

Xia Ruchun looked surprised and surprised: "Is this true? Concubine Hua is too bad. She goes to the emperor for lack of money. Why should she deduct money from the slaves? Even though they are slaves, they all have to support their families."

Xia Ruchun snorted lightly and said: "Withholding silver from the slaves, there is a shortage of silver, but Concubine Hua is very willing to treat herself. Look at how well decorated her Yikun Palace is. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk The queen’s palace, even the queen would not dare to have such luxury.”

An Lingrong added some hot tea to Xia Ruchun's cup and said: "If you deduct money from your slaves, your slaves will definitely have objections in their hearts. They dare to be angry but dare not speak out. Kang Luhai is not a light-saving lamp either. Concubine Hua He Libin deducted his money, so he went to Zhang Mi from Tai Hospital to borrow money. He said that his family member was seriously ill and needed money urgently. Zhang Mi didn't know the real situation behind this, so he borrowed six money in a row. Give him the silver of the moon. Kang Luhai borrowed it and refused to pay it back. He just said that he had no money to pay back. Zhang Mi gave Kang Luhai a confusing drug two days ago. Kang Luhai was in a state of desperation. He wanted to jump into the lake to wake up with the medicine, but after he woke up from the medicine, he beat Zhang Mi who continued to pester him. When he was knocked unconscious, it was Qin Sanyue who forced Kang Luhai to send him back to the Imperial Hospital."

An Lingrong told the details of the incident in detail, but omitted the embarrassing incident where Kang Luhai took off Baojuan's clothes.

Xia Ruchun understood clearly. She shook her head slightly and said thoughtfully: "Sister An, what do you mean by telling me this?"

An Lingrong said solemnly: "The purpose of why I came to see my sister today is to ask her to think of a way to reveal the whole story to the Queen while pretending to be casual. There is no need to say too much. I just need to tell you some of it." Just tell her the pros and cons. Concubine Hua is a big mountain hanging over our heads. With Concubine Hua, Cao Guiren and Zhou Ninghai here, it is difficult to survive in this palace. If we can overthrow Concubine Hua, we will survive. The hope is a little higher, don’t you think so, Sister Xia, is our original intention of hugging each other for warmth really just to stay in place, avoid the sharp edges, and hide for the rest of our lives?”

Xia Ruchun stood up righteously, with firm eyes and a hint of sadness, biting her silver teeth secretly and said: "Since ancient times, evil has never prevailed against justice. As long as I can bring down Concubine Hua, I will do it with all my strength. Concubine Hua, she has personally done it She killed my family! I hate her more than anyone else."

An Lingrong looked stunned and said, "Sister Xia, what did you say?"

Xia Ruchun immediately changed her expression, took a long breath and said with a faint smile to An Lingrong: "It doesn't matter. In this harem, any enemy of Concubine Hua is my relative. Similar to the queen, similar to your sister An, similar to Wan Changzai and Hui Guiren."

An Lingrong nodded slowly and chatted with Xia Ruchun for a while, and Xia Ruchun agreed to do what she said.

Before leaving, Xia Ruchun unceremoniously took away all the candies and pastries on the table: "The ones made by sister An are so delicious, I can't help but make me greedy. They are even better than the pastries and snacks issued by the palace." It's much more delicious. If the Emperor and the Queen Mother can eat these tempting things, Sister An's image in the Emperor's heart will be more profound. I know that I can't compete for favor. This competition requires Sister An to work hard. The sky is bright. It’s getting late, I’m going back first~waiting for my good news.”

It is said that Zhang Mi found Li Concubine and asked Li Concubine to make the decision for him, but Li Concubine not only locked up Kang Lu Hai, not only refused to repay Kang Lu Hai's money, but also drove Zhang Mi away, but they didn't know it. This Zhang Mi is an extremely important person placed by the Empress in the Imperial Hospital.

The sky gradually became brighter, and the candlelight was extinguished inside and outside the palace.

At dawn, Baojuan ran in like a whirlwind with a long cloak and new clothes: "My little master, it's great to wear this light green clothes today, many new clothes haven't been worn yet!"

"Just pick one at random. As usual, it's an audience with the queen. The simpler and plainer the better. I don't know if Xia Changzai has brought the news to the queen. If so, there will be a good show today." An Lingrong replied lazily and with slight interest.

Surprisingly, today's audience with the Queen was not at Jingren Palace. Su Peisheng informed everyone to go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony for a gathering, where the Emperor was waiting for everyone.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, golden light shines, and the shiny black marble reflects the light. The wine-colored root carvings set off the magnificent fine carved screens. The emerald screen on the side is painted with lifelike flowers and birds. A long scroll is spread across the ceiling. The long splendid scroll is sparkling with real gold and silver threads everywhere, which is extremely luxurious and beautiful.

An Lingrong looked up from where he stood. There was a magnificent mural hanging on the wall opposite. A giant was holding a bow and arrow, more than ten feet tall. Behind him, there were green grasslands, steep mountains, and cheetahs and lions on the ground. Walking, the eagle spreads its wings and flies in the sky, looking lifelike and vivid.

The giant's arms were muscular, and he looked like he was taking a deep breath with his mouth open. His eager eyes made people shudder. Every element in every scene has a profound historical texture and carries the long palace culture.

The slightly smoked blue sky could be seen outside the window. The queen had a serious face and stood quietly next to the main seat. She carefully observed the concubines who were filing in one after another. An Lingrong vaguely felt that something was about to happen.

The clear sound of tinkling bells came to my ears. It turned out that there was a row of wind chimes hanging on the railing. The breeze was blowing and playing music in the wind. It was pleasing to the ears and made people feel extremely comfortable.

The empress glanced at the concubines in her seat. As usual, after a while of insignificant greetings, she went straight to the point.

The queen leaned forward slightly, glanced at Concubine Li and Concubine Hua intentionally or unintentionally, and said calmly: "There are rumors in the harem that the treasury is empty, but it is not as difficult as you imagined. Everyone sees that the treasury is empty." Are you in harmony with the palace? This is something passed down from the ancestors. In my generation, I always hope that everyone will get better and better. The empty treasury is to encourage everyone to be diligent and thrifty, rather than using unfair means to deduct money. The servants’ money is confiscated.”

At the end of the Queen's words, the tone of her voice suddenly became high-pitched, startling a group of concubines, and Xia Ruchun trembled with fright.

She delivered the news personally. At this time, she must have been fetching water from fifteen buckets - up and down.

Concubine Hua lazily raised her wrist, looked at her fingers, and glanced at Concubine Li and Cao Guiren indifferently and mockingly. She seemed to be dissatisfied with the Queen's words. She even whispered to Concubine Li in a low voice. He didn't take the queen seriously at all.

The emperor frowned and said in a cold voice: "Why did you withhold the servant's silver? Any master in the palace who had withheld the servant's silver took the initiative to report it."

The Emperor is so powerful that a moment of dissatisfaction can silence the entire hall.

An Lingrong clasped her hands together, looked at Concubine Hua, and then at Concubine Li.

Before the emperor named her, Libi's body trembled and she lowered her head. Concubine Hua's eyes were filled with anger, as if she wanted to confront the emperor, and the hall was filled with tension.