The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

After An Lingrong left Wen Da Ying's palace, she went to Sui Yu Xuan to find Zhen Huan.

When Zhen Huan saw An Lingrong, her face was still bright and dazzling as usual. An Lingrong looked at Zhen Huan and said, "I have already gone to Guarjia Wenyuan as you instructed. Are you and the Imperial Concubine sure? Will Wenyuan really believe it?"

Zhen Huan smiled meaningfully and said in a meaningful tone, "Of course she will believe it. She has been determined to become a favorite concubine since she entered the palace. How could she easily let go of such an opportunity to show her face in front of the emperor?"

An Lingrong was very careful and naturally realized that Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan knew everything about Wen Da Ying. Seeing that they had no intention to say anything, she tactfully did not ask any further questions. An Lingrong knew in her heart that Zhen Huan and Nian Shilan had no reason to harm her. After all, they had promoted her, and the emperor's favor for her was not as great as that of Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan, so it was not worth it for them to go to great lengths to plot against her.

An Lingrong sat for a while, then stood up and said, "Sister, I'm leaving first. I have to go to the Ministry of Punishment to explain some things."

Zhen Huan nodded, then thought of something, took out a bag of change and handed it to An Lingrong.

An Lingrong was a little puzzled and asked, "Sister, what are you doing? How can I take your money?"

Seeing this, Zhen Huan realized that An Lingrong must have misunderstood, and explained, "Of course I won't give you some small change as a reward. If you like, you can take any gold, silver, or jewelry from my palace."

When An Lingrong heard what Zhen Huan said, she looked at the change in her hand and looked at Zhen Huan with some confusion.

Zhen Huan smiled playfully, "I got these small changes from the Queen Mother. Go back and wash up before going to the Ministry of Punishment."

An Lingrong had no idea what she understood after hearing this. Zhen Huan was afraid that something unexpected would happen and implicate her, so she asked her to go and get dressed and take the silver ingots from the Jingren Palace to reward the eunuchs of the Ministry of Punishment.

After hearing this, An Lingrong smiled and looked at Zhen Huan, "Sister is more intelligent than me."

After hearing this, Zhen Huan smiled in her heart. It was not that she was quick-witted, but that she had more experience in palace fighting and knew the people in the harem too well. Otherwise, it was hard to say what kind of situation she would be in now.

After leaving Shuiyuxuan, An Lingrong returned to her own palace. After dressing up, she asked Rendong to take good care of Baojuan in the palace and not to let her know what happened today.

When An Lingrong arrived at the Ministry of Punishment, it was already getting dark and she was wearing Huichun's clothes, so the guards at the gate didn't say much and just asked what she was doing there.

An Lingrong lowered her head and imitated Huichun's voice, saying, "I am here at the order of the Empress to bring some food to Jianqiu from the Ministry of Punishment."

The guard at the gate said with some embarrassment: "It's not that I don't want you to come in, it's just that the emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to visit before we get the news."

An Lingrong lowered her voice, imitating Huichun's usual voice, and said slowly: "Don't forget, the Queen has not abdicated yet. You should know who is the master of the harem."

When the guard heard An Lingrong's words, he hesitated. At this time, An Lingrong stuffed a bag of silver into the guard's hand.

The guard at the gate took it and weighed it in his hand, then said with a flattering smile on his face: "Come on, young lady, follow me in."

An Lingrong didn't say much and followed the guards into the Ministry of Punishment.

After seeing Jianqiu, An Lingrong stood still without saying anything. Jianqiu asked in surprise: "Huichun?"

The guard said in a very stern tone: "Miss, please hurry up, I'll be waiting for you outside the door."

After the guard finished speaking, he stepped back out of the door and thoughtfully closed it.

Seeing this, An Lingrong did not raise her head and continued to speak in a low voice, "I am here on the orders of the Queen. I have something to give you."

Jianqiu felt that the voice of "Huichun" was a little strange. Just when she was about to ask, she saw "Huichun" handing over a note. Jianqiu took it and looked at the familiar handwriting on it, "I will take care of everything on you. I will take good care of your parents."

Jianqiu looked at the words above and asked Huichun in disbelief, "Is this what the Queen meant?"

Huichun spoke hesitantly, with some sadness in her tone, "You know, I dare not falsely convey the words of the Queen. The Queen also asked me to tell you that if you dare to disobey her wishes, she doesn't mind having you buried with her."

When Jianqiu listened to Huichun's words, her brain was momentarily confused by the coldness of the Queen. She forgot that she had previously thought Huichun's voice was strange. She just stood there in a daze, tears rolling down her face, not understanding why the Queen would treat her like this.

Huichun raised her head and looked at Jianqiu. "Don't worry. How about I ask the Imperial Concubine? The Imperial Concubine has always been at odds with the Empress. If there is a chance, maybe the Imperial Concubine will be willing to save your life."

Because the lighting in the Ministry of Punishment was dim, and An Lingrong had deliberately imitated Huichun's makeup, Jianqiu did not notice anything unusual because all her thoughts were on the Queen at this moment.

Jian Qiu closed her eyes and spoke again, "You don't have to ask the Imperial Concubine for help. Go ask Concubine Xi. Ask her if she can save my life if I am sure I can bring down the Queen and prove that Concubine Xi was not the one who poisoned the Sixth Prince. If she can, I will follow her lead from now on."

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Huichun didn't say much, and just said, "Okay, I'll go right away, you must take good care of yourself."

Jianqiu nodded. Her hands were hung on chains and her face and body were covered with whip marks. Although An Lingrong felt that the punishment was a bit cruel, she did not feel any sympathy when she thought of the evil deeds they had done in the past and hurriedly retreated.

An Lingrong had just returned to her own Yanxi Palace to wash off the makeup on her face and change her clothes when she heard that the Emperor had gone to Suiyuxuan angrily with Concubine Wen.

After Ren Dong told An Lingrong the news, she saw that An Lingrong was still sitting on the stool, and asked in confusion: "My lady, are you not going to go to Sui Yu Xuan to plead for Concubine Xi? I don't think Concubine Xi is the kind of person who would confuse the royal bloodline."

Although Rendong became An Lingrong's personal maid, An Lingrong still hadn't completely let down her guard against Rendong, so there were many things Rendong still didn't know.

An Lingrong smiled and said to Ren Dong: "It's okay. The emperor will definitely believe Sister Huan after seeing her."

Seeing this, Rendong said nothing and put makeup on An Lingrong again.