An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

An Lingrong stood up and said: "Back to the Queen, Kang Luhai talks about the Queen all the time. It's because the Queen disciplines him well that he doesn't dare to make mistakes. It's not that the concubine's discipline is effective. He moves the Queen everywhere. The empress comes to talk about things, and the concubines don’t dare to say anything about him. He was quite happy during his stay in the palace."

The queen was very happy after hearing this and said: "Then Kang Luhai will be used by rich and noble people. When the time comes, we will see which palace is short of slaves and then exchange them. Just be obedient."

An Lingrong stood on the outer corridor of Cuihe Hall, looking at the clear sky outside, the sun shining high, and the glazed tiles in the palace reflecting a very beautiful light. Today is also a "happy" day. Concubine Hua has lifted her confinement and returned to the palace. Gaining freedom also means that she will regain the power of associate director of the Sixth House.

Although An Lingrong was okay with everything, the thing she was worried about still happened. Concubine Hua saw a 180-degree change in her attitude towards the emperor. She was completely obedient to the emperor, but secretly she planted a killer to get rid of Hui Guiren's son, the Fourteenth Brother.

As the emperor's concubine, Concubine Hua was dressed in a scarlet brocade dress, which made her appear noble and elegant, as well as charming, and she stole the show in front of the queen.

Normally, Concubine Hua would never find a chance to get close to Hui Guiren's son, but she waited endlessly, and finally the day of sacrifice came.

According to the rules of the palace, both the newborn babies in the palace and the elder brother and princess must participate in the sacrifice together to pay homage to the ancestors and emperors and pray for good health and academic growth. All the concubines in the harem must also join together. Participating, including Concubine Duan, who usually stays at home and does not show up for a long time, never misses such important events as sacrifices.

On this day, the Queen Mother took Aunt Zhuxi to protect the fourteenth elder brother in Aunt Fangruo's hands. The fourteenth elder brother was still lying in the cradle. The cradle was covered with a thin green gauze to prevent wind and dust.

The Palace of Prayer is magnificent, shrouded in clouds and mist, attracting people's imagination, and the concubines are silent and solemn.

I don’t know why, but Brother Fourteen suddenly burst into tears.

The Queen Mother quickly picked him up, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to the ancestors, and muttered: "Brother Fourteen is crying so hard. Could it be that the Buddha has appeared, and he will definitely ensure that Brother Fourteen will grow taller soon." Big, knowledgeable, and smooth sailing.”

While the Queen Mother comforted the child, she quickly asked Aunt Fangruo and Aunt Zhuxi to send the child away.

An Lingrong, who had been watching Concubine Hua and the movement in the Prayer Palace, saw Concubine Hua's eyebrows raised and felt uneasy. At this time, the fourteenth prince happened to be handed over to Hui Guiren.

An Lingrong then went over and looked at Brother Fourteen with Hui Guiren. It had been some time since he had seen him. At this time, his face was pink and tender, very cute, and he had grown up a lot. Hehe, when he saw Hui Guiren, he would blink and laugh out loud. Hui Guiren was so happy that he couldn't restrain his temper. He bent down and kissed him on his pink face, and then hugged him tightly in his arms.

Concubine Hua brought Concubine Li, Guiren Cao, and Lin Changzai beside her. They also twisted their waists to visit the fourteenth brother. Concubine Hua congratulated her and said, "Congratulations, Hui Guiren. I have never met the fourteenth brother yet." Here’s his face. Come, let me take a look.”

Cao Guiren said softly: "Concubine Hua, I don't know if this fourteenth brother is not compatible with the queen. I remember that when the fourteenth brother was just born, the emperor punished the queen with a grounding."

Hui Guiren's expression changed, and An Lingrong was so angry when he saw the Queen Mother standing behind Cao Guiren, Hua Concubine, and Li Concubine.

Aunt Fangruo rubbed the Queen Mother's back with her hands. Finally, the Queen Mother finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered: "Fangruo, go and bring Brother Fourteen back. Don't let him go." He was tainted with violence."

Concubine Hua's hand just touched the white and tender fingers of the Fourteenth Prince. Her brows changed from cold to soft light. Her love for children was true, but it was a pity that he was someone else's child. With him, the Emperor's kindness There is less pampering, even pitifully little.

Soon, another layer of frost appeared in Concubine Hua's eyes. Fortunately, at this time, Aunt Fangruo had taken away the child, leaving Concubine Hua standing there, her eyes never leaving her fourteenth brother.

Hui Guiren looked worried, held An Lingrong's hand tightly, turned around and pretended to be calm, all the way back to the palace.

Hui Guiren said worriedly: "Sister An, did you see it just now? Concubine Hua's eyes were full of fierceness. I'm really worried."

An Lingrong comforted her: "Sister Mei, don't worry, the Queen Mother is protecting you. Even if Concubine Hua has something in her heart, she doesn't dare to take any further action."

Coming out of the Prayer Palace, there is the Prayer Park nearby. I seldom walk here. Today, when I got this opportunity, all the concubines went to the Prayer Park to play.

The flower bed here is in the shape of a prism, and the walls of the half-person-high flower bed are covered with art exhibitions, sculptures, and murals. Next to them are small animals carved from white jade and mushroom-shaped stone pillars, which look extremely luxurious.

An Lingrong unknowingly came to the front garden with Hui Guiren, Wan Guiren, and Xia Chang Zai. Under the cover of the surrounding green trees, it was decorated with flowers, which was intoxicating.

I saw many eunuchs, holding shovels, watering and weeding the flowers in the garden, and the fresh fragrance of flowers came to my nostrils.

However, An Lingrong discovered an anomaly. She found that the number of people was wrong. In the harem, there was a limit to the number of people who could be sent to a garden to water and weed at the same time. Even the Imperial Garden did not have such a large number of people.

Among the slaves in the prayer garden today, there were a lot of eunuchs, and judging from their actions in weeding and watering, they were neat and quick in their responses.

Haha, it is true that people's hearts are unpredictable. Concubine Hua has a mystery in her eyes and a murderous intention in her heart. She has already arranged everything and is waiting for Hui Guiren's son to come to her door.

If an assassination was to be carried out, which location would be the most concealed and convenient to carry out the assassination?

An Lingrong looked around and had a general idea in his mind. An Lingrong quietly stopped Qin Sanyue, pointed at the intersection in front where the concubines must pass, and gave careful instructions, and Qin Sanyue took the order and left.

Upon careful observation, there are quite a few hidden locations in this garden, but there is one place, the stone house not far away, which is a good hiding place.

Qin Sanyue went to the stone house to search, and sure enough he saw several long and narrow bamboo beds and children's toys in the stone house. Each bamboo bed was covered with white brocade quilts, and the sides of the bed were inlaid with transparent blue and pink gems. It is extremely gorgeous and has light red bells tinkling. It is a good place to arouse children's play.

There are two servants dressed as eunuchs working in the stone house. There is no flaw in the appearance, but the cuffs are bulging.

Either a dagger or a sharp sword, Qin Sanyue explained to An Lingrong in a low voice.

Aunt Fangruo was tired from walking with her child in her arms, so she stopped when she saw the stone house. It was probably a place she usually went to, so she didn't worry too much.