An Lingrong suppressed her doubts and didn't show them on her face. She bowed to Aunt Chang and said, "Hello, Aunt Chang."

Aunt Chang quickly dodged An Lingrong's greeting, then saluted An Lingrong in a serious manner: "This servant greets An Ying, and I wish the young lady good luck."

An Lingrong reached out to pull her up, but Aunt Chang dodged her again and said sternly, "Etiquette cannot be abolished. Please remember this, young lady."

An Lingrong's hands fell empty. She naturally dropped them: "I will follow my aunt's instructions."

Seeing this, the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict hurriedly smiled and took his leave, but he glanced at Rendong.

An Lingrong: "Thank you for your hard work, eunuch. I will take you out."

An Lingrong and Aunt Chang were the only ones left in the room. Aunt Chang looked at An Lingrong sharply several times, and seeing that she was always quiet, she left a sentence, "Teaching will start at noon tomorrow," and went away.

After sending the eunuch back, Ren Dong saw that there was no one around and whispered to An Lingrong, "My lady, the eunuch just told me that Aunt Chang was originally going to teach at Xia Chang's house, but the Xia family heard that she was too strict, so they left early and used their connections to replace her with another aunt."

An Lingrong smiled. Before she even entered the palace, someone in the palace had already started to plot. If she was still the An Lingrong of her previous life, she would definitely remember the Xia family's faults. But now she said to Ren Dong, "Ren Dong, remember, the words and actions of the people in the palace always have ulterior motives. You must slowly learn to discern their intentions."

Honeysuckle left thoughtfully.

The next day, An Lingrong began to receive instruction. She had lived there for ten years in her previous life, and the palace etiquette was ingrained in her bones, so she could perform it with ease. However, in Aunt Chang's eyes, An Lingrong always failed to meet the rules. Either her steps were too big, or her eyes were too wandering, and even her smile was disliked as insincere.

After repeating this over and over again, An Lingrong was so tired that she fell asleep on the bed every night. Rendong was distressed and complained that Aunt Chang was too strict, but An Lingrong stopped her.

Half a month later, Aunt Chang stopped finding fault with An Lingrong's rules and began to teach her some ways to survive in the palace. At the beginning, she still talked about the rivalry between Concubine Hua and the Queen. Later, she taught her some taboos among the various clans. An Lingrong had never paid attention to this in her previous life, so she inevitably asked in a little detail, and was scolded by Aunt Chang again. An Lingrong still greeted her with a smile.

A few more days passed like this, and with only three days left before entering the palace, Aunt Xiao returned exhausted.

Aunt Chang is now in the house, and Aunt Xiao is afraid that it will be inconvenient for An Lingrong to do things behind her, so she quietly goes to her room at night and asks, "My lady, the person you asked me to bring is now staying in the inn. Is it convenient for you to meet him?"

An Lingrong understood her concerns, but hiding them would be bad, so she said directly, "See, let them come directly to the house tomorrow."

"What about Aunt Chang?" There is a rule in the palace that the selected young lady is already a member of the royal family and must be accompanied by an aunt whenever she meets outsiders. This is why Aunt Xiao asked.

"Just let her stay with you." An Lingrong didn't take it seriously.

On the second day, after daily teaching, Aunt Xiao brought the Rendong family in. The woman in the lead was thin and looked to be over 40 years old. Behind her followed two strong young men. The three of them came to An Lingrong and kowtowed to greet her politely.

An Lingrong first looked up at Rendong in front of her, then looked down at the three people kneeling. Seeing that the family of four could still maintain their composure after a long separation, she secretly relaxed.

After An Lingrong asked a few polite questions about whether the journey was hard and whether she was used to living in the capital, she prepared to leave. Before leaving, she bowed to Aunt Chang:

"Aunt Chang, these three people are the family members of my maidservant who came with me as a dowry. I don't know when I will see them again after entering the palace. I hope you will be tolerant for a moment."

This time, Aunt Chang accepted An Lingrong's gift, stared at the three of them for a while, and said coldly: "Just a quarter of an hour."

After Aunt Xiao helped Rendong's family settle down in the capital, it was time for An Lingrong to enter the palace.

That evening, Aunt Chang rarely stayed with An Lingrong. Aunt Xiao held An Lingrong's hand and wept, "Miss, I often hear people say that the palace is dangerous. You must take good care of yourself."

Seeing her sad, An Lingrong felt sad too, but she still had something to tell Aunt Xiao: "Aunt, I remember that after entering the palace tomorrow, everything at home will be left to you to take care of. You must also take care of yourself."

Aunt Xiao agreed, and An Lingrong continued, "Aunt, have you remembered the way we write letters?"

Aunt Xiao nodded, and explained everything to An Lingrong in detail before reluctantly leaving the room and going to Rendong's room to explain things.

There were still three hours before entering the palace. An Lingrong had no desire to sleep at all. Her mind was in a mess. Just as she was daydreaming, there was a knock on the door. She got up and opened it.

Aunt Chang!

What was she doing here in the middle of the night?

Aunt Chang looked at the stunned An Lingrong and suddenly said, "Young Master An, I was right about you. You are indeed tolerant."

As soon as the words fell, An Lingrong felt a moment of panic. Could it be that her identity had been seen through? No, it might be something else. She couldn't panic.

An Lingrong said calmly: "Thank you for the compliment, aunt."

Aunt Chang snorted softly: "It's good to be able to endure. Those who can endure will become big things. My lady, aren't you curious about why this old servant came here?"

An Lingrong remained calm: "Aunt will tell you when she wants to."

Aunt Chang raised the corners of her mouth and tried to squeeze out a kind smile: "I am here to tell you a secret."

After she finished speaking, she saw that An Lingrong did not respond, so she asked herself, "Young Master, why don't you ask what the secret is?"

An Lingrong kept calculating her purpose in her mind, but her face remained calm: "Aunt once taught me not to listen to what I shouldn't listen to in the palace, and not to ask what I shouldn't ask. Lingrong has always kept it in mind and dare not forget it."

Aunt Chang said sinisterly: "This secret can keep you in favor forever, don't you want to hear it?"

An Lingrong was silent.

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