The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

An Lingrong listened to Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang's words of concern for her and said with a smile: "Sisters, don't worry. Lingrong is fine."

Shen Meizhuang carefully observed An Lingrong's expression. Seeing that she didn't show any stubbornness, she was relieved and nodded, saying, "Just don't take it to heart."

An Lingrong smiled indifferently: "The gossips of the people in the harem are scary. If my sister took everything they said to heart, I'm afraid she would commit suicide soon."

Shen Meizhuang glanced at An Lingrong in a reproachful manner and said, "Pooh, pooh, pooh! How come your mouth is just like Huan'er's, you have no control over your words."

An Lingrong smiled happily when she saw how Zhen Huan and Shen Meiyu cared about her. The three of them strolled aimlessly in the Forbidden City, with the sun shining on their shadows, and they felt a sense of mutual understanding.

On this day, the Emperor was having dinner in Nian Shilan's palace. Nian Shilan asked nonchalantly at the table, "I heard that Concubine Su was unwell again yesterday. Did you ask the imperial physician to go and see her?"

The emperor had no intention of blaming Concubine Su, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just a little girl's temper."

Nian Shilan frowned slightly when she heard this, somewhat dissatisfied with the emperor's attitude towards the matter, but the emperor ignored her and continued to eat. From time to time, he picked up a dish and put it on the bowl in front of Nian Shilan, saying with concern: "Try it."

Nian Shilan didn't say anything, but just ate the food quietly, with no appetite.

After the emperor had dinner, he wanted to stay overnight at Nian Shilan's Changle Palace, but Nian Shilan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I am pregnant now, so it is not suitable for you to sleep with me. Sister Rongpin also misses you very much. Why don't you go to Sister Rongpin's place to rest?"

When the emperor heard Nian Shilan mention An Lingrong, he suddenly remembered that he had stood An Lingrong up for two days in a row, so he said apologetically: "Lan'er is right, then I will go to Rongpin's palace to rest."

Nian Shilan bowed with a smile and respectfully escorted the emperor to An Lingrong's Yanxi Palace.

On the way, the emperor happily said to Su Peisheng: "Since Shilan became the queen, her temperament has become much calmer and she is no longer as jealous as before."

(Nian Shilan: Oh, I don’t love you anymore, so of course I don’t care whose pillow you stay at night. It’s best if you don’t bother me anymore.)

When Su Peisheng heard the emperor praising Nian Shilan, he immediately flattered her, "Yes, Your Majesty has a keen eye for talent. Since the Empress took office, the atmosphere in the harem has improved a lot."

When the emperor heard Su Peisheng's words, he nodded happily, "Well, the queen has indeed managed the six palaces well."

Unexpectedly, when the emperor was about to go to bed with An Lingrong at night, the eunuch from Concubine Su's palace came to visit again and said that Concubine Su was not feeling well and wanted the emperor to come and see her.

After a few days, the emperor became impatient and said in a cold voice: "If you feel unwell, go find the imperial physician. Why do you all come to me one by one?"

When the young eunuch in Concubine Su's palace saw that the emperor was a little angry, he was so scared that he shrank his neck, dared not say anything, and left in shame.

When the emperor was hugging An Lingrong and was about to continue reviewing what had just been interrupted, Fu Cha Changzai's maid came to ask to see the emperor again.

The emperor was very unhappy that his good things were interrupted one after another, so he said coldly: "No! Let her go!"

An Lingrong looked at the emperor's angry expression and gently comforted him, "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Take care of your body."

The emperor had lost his interest at this point. He looked at An Lingrong but couldn't say a word to blame her. After all, she had done nothing wrong.

The emperor calmed down, his tone slightly better, and said, "You go to sleep first, I will come slowly."

An Lingrong nodded obediently, returned to the couch, closed her eyes without saying a word, and silently looked forward to the development of the plot.

As expected, hard work pays off. Before An Lingrong fell asleep, she heard a loud noise outside the palace.

"Your Majesty~"

"Your Majesty~"

An Lingrong got up from the couch in a daze and looked at the emperor in surprise, "Your Majesty, what's going on outside the door?"

The emperor's anger, which had finally subsided, was aroused again by the voice outside that seemed to be calling his soul. He said in a very cold tone: "Su Peisheng, who is making a noise outside!"

Su Peisheng also sighed and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, Noble Lady Su is outside the door asking for an audience."

An Lingrong glanced at the emperor, then said in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty, it's getting late and the dew is heavy. Please let Sister Su come in."

Before the emperor could say anything, Concubine Su rushed directly into An Lingrong's bedroom.

As soon as Concubine Su saw the emperor, she burst into tears. Before the emperor could react, she threw herself into his arms and said with a tone that could not hide her heartache: "Does the emperor hate me? I am uncomfortable, but the emperor doesn't care about me anymore?"

Noble Lady Su also dressed up specially for the occasion, with a pitiful look, a somewhat sexy inner garment, and a cloak on the outside.

The emperor said in a somewhat stiff tone: "Aren't you feeling unwell? Why don't you stay in the palace to recuperate and come here to make a fuss?"

Concubine Su could tell that the emperor sounded a little unhappy, but not too harsh, so she said with a somewhat complaining tone, "I am worried that I can't see the emperor. The emperor clearly promised me yesterday that he would stay in my palace tonight."

The emperor thought about it and it seemed that he had told Concubine Su about it last night in bed, so he cleared his throat and said, "I forgot."

When Concubine Su heard the emperor say without hesitation that he had forgotten about this matter, she looked very hurt and tears fell one by one, flowing down her cheeks to her neck.

The emperor was at a loss as he saw Concubine Su suddenly burst into tears. Then he heard a voice from outside the door, "The Queen has arrived!"

An Lingrong breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Nian Shilan had come. Finally, she didn't have to watch Concubine Su's pretentious acting.

The emperor did not expect Nian Shilan to come. He stood up and looked at Nian Shilan who walked in from the door. He asked with concern: "Shilan, why are you here? Why are you still awake so late?"

Nian Shilan did not answer the emperor's question, but bowed to the emperor after entering the palace, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

After the emperor asked Nian Shilan to stand up, Concubine Su and An Lingrong also bowed to Nian Shilan.

Nian Shilan looked at An Lingrong and said calmly, "Princess Rong, please stand up."

Just as Concubine Su was about to stand up, she realized that Nian Shilan did not mention her, so she had to keep her knees bent and maintain the posture of greeting.

When the emperor saw Nian Shilan's attitude, he knew that Nian Shilan had come with bad intentions this time. The emperor touched his nose and said nothing.

Nian Shilan looked at Concubine Su indifferently and said, "I heard that you were feeling unwell again tonight?"