The Queen has arrived: An Lingrong does not want to fight in the palace after her rebirth

This was the second time that An Lingrong and the others had paid their respects to the Empress Dowager. The first time was after the ghost incident, when the Empress led the new concubines into the palace to pay their respects. At that time, the Empress Dowager was indifferent to everyone.

Today, all the palaces came to the audience. The Queen Mother was not feeling well, so her attitude towards everyone was not very warm, and she just responded in a lukewarm manner.

Concubine Hua looked at the listless empress dowager, her beautiful eyes turned and she spoke softly: "Empress Dowager, I was concerned that you were afraid of the cold, so I specially sent someone to make a fox fur cloak for you. Please accept this gift from me." After she finished speaking, she waved her hand behind her, and Songzhi bent down and walked to the empress dowager and presented the cloak to her with both hands.

The fluffy, smooth-touch black fox fur instantly attracted everyone's attention.

A hint of barely perceptible mockery flashed across the queen mother's eyes, and then she smiled kindly: "This black fox fur is rare."

Hua Fei was very proud of the envious eyes of the crowd. She pretended to be humble and said, "This is what my brother got when he was hunting in Qinghai. He gave it to me, but I am young and can't wear it elegantly, so I made a cloak to present to the Queen Mother. I know that you are sincere in worshiping Buddha, so I specially asked someone to choose a passion flower pattern satin as the lining. Queen Mother, please take a look to see if there is anything wrong with it. I will ask them to change it."

The Queen Mother had a faint smile on her face, but it didn't reach her eyes. She brushed her soft cloak a few times with her hand and said, "I think I'm fine. Thank you for your filial piety."

The Queen also touched it with her hand. She looked at Concubine Hua meaningfully and said, "That black fox is extremely difficult to hunt. It is thanks to General Nian's bravery. This is the first time I have seen a black fox fur so well preserved."

The Queen Mother's eyes darkened, but the smile on her face did not fade. She instructed Zhuxi, "So Hua Fei's kindness is even more precious. Zhuxi, put away the cloak and bring the hairpin that Empress Dowager Xiaohui gave me from my dressing box. I think that hairpin is more suitable for Hua Fei."

Hua Fei was very happy to see that her goal had been achieved, but the Queen Mother's reward made her feel something was wrong and she quickly spoke out to stop him: "Queen Mother, I cannot afford such a heavy reward."

The Queen Mother said to her gently, "You are in the prime of your life, so you should dress up beautifully. Moreover, you are of noble status, so you should dress more elegantly when you are younger."

When Concubine Hua heard the Queen Mother say this, the trace of vigilance in her heart was instantly thrown away. She was overwhelmed with joy and sincerely thanked the Queen Mother: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your love."

The hairpin with gold and ruby ​​phoenix tassels worn on Concubine Hua's head made her look even more magnificent.

The Queen looked at her hairpin meaningfully and wanted to say something else, but was stopped by the Queen Mother with a glance. The Queen understood what was happening and quickly said something so as not to disturb the Queen Mother's rest, then she took the concubines to bow and leave.

In this life, the Queen Mother never spoke a word to Zhen Huan alone from beginning to end.

In Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother sighed softly: "There are so many people and so many things to do. The Emperor always makes me worry."

Zhu Xi said softly, "It's not that you can't take a break. In my opinion, you should just enjoy your leisure time and let the emperor worry about it."

The Queen Mother said sadly: "At least you should take better care of him."

Zhuxi knew that the Empress Dowager Laba was worried about the imprisoned Fourteenth Master today. However, the Emperor's men were guarding him too strictly, and the Empress Dowager could not find any chance to bring anything to the Fourteenth Master. She could only ask the Emperor for help, and had to help him appease the harem in order to use the mother-son relationship to see the Fourteenth Master. However, this matter could not be rushed, so Zhuxi had to change the subject and carefully started chatting again.

In the previous dynasty, Nian Gengyao became more and more powerful and even started buying and selling official titles. The Zhili Governor Zhao Zhiyuan was dismissed by the emperor last month after Nian Gengyao impeached him for holding a position without doing anything. After Laba Festival, he again appealed to the emperor that his negligence almost led to the wrongful conviction of Zhao Zhiyuan, who was loyal to the country, and strongly demanded that the emperor grant Zhao Zhiyuan the official title again. The emperor was forced to agree to Nian Gengyao's suggestion due to the situation.

However, this incident made the emperor feel extremely aggrieved. Even though he was above everyone else, there were too many constraints on him, forcing him to weigh the pros and cons everywhere. Even the imperial edicts could be changed by powerful officials. The emperor became even more wary of the Nian family.

After Laba Festival, the Emperor finally treated everyone equally. Concubine Hua no longer got jealous and embarrassed others. The harem had a rare few days of peace.

However, the Queen in Jingren Palace began to have a headache again when looking at the densely packed bills, and finally she took the account book to the Yangxin Palace to find the Emperor.

After listening to the Queen's report, the Emperor looked at the account book for a long time without saying anything. Finally, he only told the Queen to pay more attention to the expenses in Yikun Palace in the future.

An Lingrong was also busy. She remembered that the epidemic in her previous life that took the lives of many people broke out before the Spring Festival. However, she was timid at that time and had never seen a sick person with her own eyes. She could not remember the specific symptoms and it was difficult for her to take precautions in advance. She had to search the contents of the medical books she had memorized over and over again, and found several prescriptions for the epidemic. She asked Xiao Jiangzi to secretly buy medicinal materials from outside to make preparations, and at the same time asked him to pay close attention to the news outside and report to her immediately if anything was wrong.

At this time, Noble Lady Fucha was already seven months pregnant. She had followed An Lingrong's advice and had been cautious and prudent, and had not made any mistakes during this period. Seeing that there were only two months left before the birth, Doctor Zhang told her to move around more in her free time to facilitate the birth.

After hearing this, An Lingrong carefully examined her body and agreed with the imperial physician's opinion. However, thinking of the possible epidemic, she still advised her to just walk around the Yanx Palace and not to walk too far to avoid hurting herself on the slippery roads in snowy weather, and to avoid contact with people and things that should not be touched.

Seeing An Lingrong busy all day, Xia Dongchun tried to please Noble Lady Fucha carefully: "Noble Lady, I will accompany you out in the future. Although I have never taken care of a child, I am strong and can support you on the way."

Since Chun'er had served as slept with the queen, Xia Dongchun's life became even more difficult. She asked to see the queen several times, but the queen was always cold. She had no choice but to return to the Yanx Palace, where she carefully chatted and laughed with Noble Lady Fucha every day, and was particularly attentive to her.

An Lingrong observed her coldly for a while and saw that she really had no ill intentions. She was trying to curry favor with Noble Lady Fucha with the intention of helping her after Fucha gave birth and got promoted.

An Lingrong did not raise any objection to this. If Noble Lady Fucha needed help, she would consider it, and if not, she would refuse.

Noble Lady Fucha thought about how her family had been disliked by the Emperor for supporting the Eighth Prince in his bid for the throne. Her baby was extremely important to the family, and it would naturally be better if there were more people in the palace to help her, so she accepted Xia Dongchun's kindness.

After that, An Lingrong concentrated on studying prescriptions and medicinal materials, while Xia Dongchun accompanied Noble Lady Fucha for walks every day. After a few days, everything was fine.

In a blink of an eye, it was the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, and Xiao Jiangzi brought news from outside that someone in the capital had contracted an epidemic.