If An Lingrong was reborn before the draft

The Queen looked at the Emperor who was always looking down and stirring the lotus seed soup in the bowl with a spoon. She knew that the Emperor was a little hesitant, and that he must be moved. So she continued, "Otherwise, if the Emperor feels that the favor to Concubine Hua is not enough, why not give her a promotion? General Nian has made such great achievements and is already a first-rank general. Since he cannot be promoted, let Concubine Hua have this favor."

The emperor did not give the queen any reply, but just sat there thinking quietly without saying anything. Seeing this, the queen just slowly stood up and bowed to leave. After walking two steps outside, the queen turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Hua's Huan Yi incense is almost used up. Do you think you can ask the imperial physician to make her another one? After all, Huan Yi incense is not easy to make and it takes some effort."

The emperor looked up at the queen and saw her gentle and smiling face. He knew that the queen was reminding him that no matter how great Nian's achievements were, as long as she had no children, their Nian family would not dare to rebel. That was her weak spot.

"Okay, Huan Yi Xiang is her unique favor, how can we stop using it? Let the imperial physician develop a new one as soon as possible." The emperor replied. After hearing the emperor's reply, the queen bowed again and left.

After hearing what the emperor said, the queen returned to Jingren Palace with peace of mind. No matter how favored Concubine Hua would be in the future, at least it would be impossible for her to climb over her head.

Just moments after the Queen returned to Jingren Palace, Su Peisheng brought the decree of promotion to various palaces. This was the news reported by Jiang Fuhai.

"Report to the Queen, Su Peisheng has already gone to the palace to pass on the decree of promotion." Jiang Fuhai bowed his head and reported.

"Oh? What's the decree?" Although the queen had a rough guess in her mind, she didn't dare to say it out loud because it hadn't been actually confirmed.

"Your Highness, Concubine Hua was promoted to Noble Concubine Hua, and her power to assist in the management of the six palaces was restored. Noble Lady Jing was promoted to Concubine Xian and lived in Yongshou Palace. Noble Lady Fucha was promoted to Concubine Shun and lived in Yanxi Palace. Noble Lady Shen was promoted to Concubine He and lived in Qixiang Palace. Concubine Xin was promoted to Concubine Xin."

"Haha, it's just as expected. The Emperor has long wanted to promote Concubine An, but was hindered by Concubine Hua. He was afraid that Concubine Xian's title would be too high and would overshadow Concubine Hua, making her uncomfortable," the Queen sneered. Now she was sure that, for the moment, the new favorite, Concubine An, was more favored by the Emperor than the old favorite, Concubine Hua.

"Your Majesty, no matter how much the Emperor likes them, they are nothing more than concubines. Compared to you, they are concubines after all." Jianqiu was afraid that the Queen would get a headache again because of anger, so she hurried forward to comfort the Queen.

"Jianqiu, don't worry. How could I be angry because of them? Go, you go in person and give them all the rewards from me." After hearing Jianqiu's words of consolation, the queen no longer felt much. She had seen the emperor's true face clearly. In the eyes of the emperor, no matter how much the people in the six palaces were loved by him, they were just beauties and none of them were as important as the country.

She is like this, her sister is like this, and Concubine Hua is like this too, so why should she be afraid of another Concubine Xian or Concubine Wan coming along? No matter how many beautiful girls come along, they are just the emperor's temporary favorites.

Watching Jianqiu's back as she left with the imperial decree, the queen gently leaned on the couch and closed her eyes. She recalled that when she first entered the palace, the emperor was still the Fourth Master, and she and the Fourth Master were in love. She also remembered that the Fourth Master had said that he would submit a petition to ask for her to be the legitimate wife after she gave birth to the eldest prince. But everything changed. When did it start to change? It seemed like it started when her sister entered the palace, and it also seemed like it started since...