An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

"Why are you pulling me?" Xia Dongchun was pulled to a side hall by Ling Rong to rest before she had finished arguing with Zhen Huan. "Don't you realize she can't win an argument with me? It's just a good opportunity to vent her anger."

"This is at a banquet. It is unbecoming to quarrel."

Seeing that Xia Dongchun was still angry, Lingrong simply handed Youning from her arms to Xia Dongchun to hold.

"Although you can argue with Concubine Zhen, but she is still graceful when she quotes from classics, and you want to jump up and hit her.

If you continue to quarrel like this, you will be the one who will be embarrassed."

Xia Dongchun snorted and hugged Youning tighter in his arms, "Okay, Zhaoshui and Aunt Fangjing stay, you can go and socialize with the Emperor and the Empress."

Lingrong was very happy that Xia Dongchun came forward. She instructed Zhaoshui and Aunt Fangjing to take good care of Youning, and she took Fanglin and Fanghua to find the Queen.

At this time, the Queen and Concubine Jing were together. They discussed adding another round of fans in the hall to prevent the room from being too hot due to the large number of people and making the meal less enjoyable.

"It's lively today. In addition to the concubines and relatives who are having dinner, there are also relatives of ministers from the previous dynasty."

The Queen handed the album in her hand to Concubine Jing. Even though the Queen wanted to concentrate all power in her own hands, she had to teach Concubine Jing at this time.

“I have arranged two banquets, one for the officials of the former court and one for the concubines of the harem.

The emperor and his relatives had two tables inside and outside, the inner one was a family banquet and the outer one was an official banquet.

The family dinner will be in the care of my younger sister. This is a picture album of the royal family members. My younger sister must remember it well and don’t make any mistakes.”

Concubine Jing had lived in the palace for many years and remembered the emperor's brothers quite clearly, but for some relatives she had only heard the names and could not match their appearances for the time being.

Therefore, after taking the album, Concubine Jing felt a little uneasy, fearing that she would accidentally ruin the banquet that the emperor was looking forward to.

"Don't worry too much. After accompanying the emperor at the honor banquet, I will rush to the family banquet." The queen still cares about the reputation of the royal family. After all, in everyone's eyes, this banquet was arranged by the emperor himself. Anything that happened at the banquet would be a slap in the face of the emperor.

Therefore, even if the Queen did not want to see An Lingrong gaining status through her daughter, she could only tolerate it temporarily. After all, it was An Lingrong's good luck that she gave birth to a daughter at a time when the auspicious celestial phenomena were so auspicious.

Fortunately, it's just a daughter. If it was a boy, the emperor's three brothers would not have to fight for it and would just give the position of crown prince to someone else.

However, she could still instigate that foolish Concubine Qi to take action. This way, she could kill two birds with one stone and adopt the Third Prince into her fold.

My aunt is right. Only if I have a child can my position be more secure.

It won't be long before Nian Gengyao will completely fall. Without the support of her mother's family, Nian Shilan will no longer be able to act recklessly under her nose.

Even if the emperor was merciful and spared her life, she would have no chance to turn things around. Nian Shilan could only let herself be squeezed and twisted, and she would never be able to hold her head up.

"With the Empress here, I can finally feel at ease." Concubine Jing held the album and sighed repeatedly. When she saw Ling Rong coming in from outside, she did not forget to greet her, "Sister is here, why didn't you bring You Ning with you?"

"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Concubine." Ling Rong followed the etiquette and paid her respects to both of them before replying to Her Majesty the Concubine, "Youning is afraid of the heat, so I asked the nanny to take her to the side hall to rest."

"It seems that this fan really needs to be refilled. What do you think, Queen?"

"Then add it. It's okay for us adults, but children are the most delicate. It would be bad if they cried at the banquet." The queen nodded. She glanced at Lingrong and almost couldn't suppress the dissatisfaction in her heart.

The princess had clearly been brought here, but he didn't bring her by his side to greet him. It seemed that she had really been blinded by the emperor's favor, just like Zhen Huan who had just entered the palace.

"Your Majesty is really thoughtful." Ling Rong bowed again, "After the banquet officially begins, I will definitely bring Youning here to thank you."

"Fortunately, I have already prepared a gift," the Queen said with a warm smile, "but since Concubine An is expressing her gratitude so formally, I'm afraid you should also prepare a gift."

"Sister An, please agree to it quickly." Concubine Jing held Lingrong's hand, as if the two of them were still close sisters as before, "The Queen has a lot of good things. Any one of them is a unique treasure in the world."

"Since Sister Jingfei is so flattering, I'm afraid I can't give Sister Anpin any ordinary things."

"What are you sisters talking about? You are so happy."

Zhen Huan walked in with Huanbi, but the concubines in this room were all of higher status than her, so she had to pay her respects to them one by one.

Although the Queen called out, no one answered Zhen Huan's question. After all, she was just a concubine, and the concubines present didn't need to explain anything to her.

But Concubine Jing was always a good person, so she immediately repeated to Zhen Huan the topic that had just been discussed.

"My sister is of a low rank, so it is not appropriate for me to bring gifts to Princess Youning at the banquet." Zhen Huan looked at Ling Rong with an apologetic look on her face, "But my sister has prepared the gifts and will send them to Chengqian Palace after the Hundred Days Banquet is over today."

"Then I would like to thank Concubine Zhen in advance."

Lingrong really had no intention of chatting with Zhen Huan, nor was she curious about what she had sent.

Ling Rong felt a terrible headache when she thought about checking one by one whether there was anything dirty in the gifts sent by these people.

These people were all planning to murder each other, and it was very convenient for them to take advantage of the gift-giving opportunity to frame him. After all, he had no reason to refuse the gifts from the various palaces.

No wonder they didn't take action even though they were ready. It seems they were waiting for such an opportunity.

It's okay for spices and the like, as I can tell them apart myself. But I'm afraid of drugs like strychnine, which I find difficult to tell apart myself.

At that time, we will still need to ask He Anming and Wei Lin for help to check it carefully.

Seeing that Zhen Huan was already chatting animatedly with the Queen and the others, Ling Rong used the excuse of going to see You Ning and quickly left the group.

With the Queen and Concubine Jing arranging the banquet, Lingrong, the princess's biological mother, was happy to have some free time and chat with Xia Dongchun in a side hall, which was much happier than playing witty games with those people.

Soon, the Hundred Days Banquet officially began.

Youning was held by the emperor himself, accepting the blessings and gifts from all the clan members. Most people's gifts were quite ordinary, but Prince Yi and Prince Guo were different.

In addition to the regular gifts, Prince Yi actually gave Youning the longevity locket he wore as a child.

As soon as the Emperor saw the longevity lock, he began to chat with Prince Yi about their early years. The two brothers chatted as if no one was around, and no one could interrupt them.

It was because the Emperor was concerned that there were many relatives waiting for him that he reluctantly asked Prince Yi to stay overnight in the Yangxin Palace.

Good, good. Ling Rong heaved a sigh of relief. You Ning had received enough honors. It was great that the emperor would not stay in Chengqian Palace tonight.

Unexpectedly, Prince Yi decisively rejected the emperor, "Today is Youning's 100th day, my brother should accompany the princess."

Prince Yi was a very capable person. The emperor agreed to his advice directly without any hesitation.

"As soon as the emperor agreed, even our little Youning smiled happily."

Prince Yi shook the longevity lock, which made Youning reach out to take it. Fortunately, the child did not cry in a hurry, otherwise there is no idea how this would end.

"Then I would like to thank my daughter's uncle Thirteenth Uncle on behalf of her." The emperor was very happy and smiled as if it was his own centenary party.

But the emperor was happy, and so were everyone else. Prince Guo also stood up and presented the gift he had prepared - a bracelet of relics that had been enshrined in front of the Buddha for a hundred days.

"This string of relics is rare. Old Seventeen really put a lot of effort into it."

"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. I only got a few of them. Because Youning is small, they are just enough to be made into a bracelet.

But as Youning grows up, the relic can only be collected by the emperor for Youning to carry with him."

"Good job, you have already thought of all the gifts for Youning in the future."

In the past, because of Zhen Huan, the Emperor and Prince Guo gradually became estranged. But now, they are rarely on good terms with each other and can even joke with each other.

But the emperor treated Prince Yi and Prince Guo differently after all, and apart from one or two seemingly intimate jokes, the emperor didn't say anything else.

If Prince Yi and Prince Guo are the emperor's good brothers, then Prince Dun is the "enemy" who can give the emperor a headache at any time.

The gift he sent was quite standard and there was nothing wrong with it.

However, Prince Dun insisted on mentioning Nian Gengyao and Nian Shilan at the banquet, and kept asking why he didn't see Concubine Hua.

The emperor was extremely angry in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face, explaining that Nian Da Ying was pregnant now, that was why she did not come to the banquet.

"Nian agreed?" Prince Dun seemed to have just learned that Nian Shilan had been demoted, and he immediately spoke up for Nian Gengyao, "General Nian served the country loyally and made great contributions in the northwest.

It would be fine if he was demoted to a general in Hangzhou by the Emperor, but even his sister had to suffer such humiliation. Has the Emperor forgotten the merits of the Nian family? ! "

Ling Rong had no idea what the emperor was feeling, but she was very angry. Prince Dun actually caused trouble at his daughter's hundred-day banquet. He was really out of his mind.

Could it be that he wanted to use this opportunity to win over Nian Gengyao so that he could seize the emperor's throne and sit on it himself?

"Today is Youning's 100th day banquet, so it's not appropriate to talk about the affairs of the court here."

The emperor was very considerate and did not get angry immediately, but Prince Dun obviously did not know what it meant to take advantage of the situation and went even further, "The affairs of the court should be discussed in court, and the affairs of Concubine Hua can be considered a family matter.

The Nian family has made great contributions, and Concubine Hua is pregnant. How can the emperor appease the hearts of his subjects if he only gives them a promised position? "

"Brother Shi, you are drunk."

Before the Emperor spoke, Prince Yi spoke up and sternly stopped Prince Dun from continuing to say such treasonous words.

Prince Dun's wife turned pale with fear and kept pulling Prince Dun's sleeves, signaling him to stop talking. But Prince Dun seemed to be oblivious to the depressing atmosphere in the hall and continued to speak up for Nian Shilan.

Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly laughed. He looked at Prince Dun and his tone was even gentle, "Old Ten has always been so loyal. If General Nian were here, I'm afraid you two would swear an oath of blood and become brothers.

Or maybe you and General Nian have been brothers for a long time, so you are dissatisfied with my arrangement?"

Prince Dun seemed to have finally realized his mistake. He took the wine glass handed to him by his wife and took a big gulp. "I was drunk and said a few extra words. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"It's okay to drink too much at a family dinner, but if you drink too much at an official dinner outside, I'm afraid you will be even more out of control.

Su Peisheng, help Prince Dun go down and rest, and prepare some hangover soup and take good care of him. "

"Yes."

Su Peisheng responded and quickly walked to Prince Dun's table to wait, but Prince Dun had a hot temper and as a servant, he did not have the confidence to ask him to leave.

Fortunately, with the consolation of Prince Dun's wife, Su Peisheng was able to move the giant Buddha away safely.

After experiencing this, no one dared to have any other thoughts. Even the concubines who wanted to take the opportunity to win favor became dispirited and dared not flirt with the emperor anymore.

But the emperor was the emperor after all. No matter how angry he was in his heart, he still looked amiable. After he accepted all the gifts while holding Youning, he asked the wet nurse to carry Youning back to Lingrong.

Lingrong immediately stood up and bowed, thanking the Emperor and the Empress in turn.

After thanking all the relatives one by one, he sat down peacefully.

"Your Majesty, today is a good day for Youning. I have specially called a troupe and prepared a lively play."

Seeing that the atmosphere was still so stagnant, the queen thought of asking the opera troupe to come up and perform for everyone.

The emperor also knew the queen's plan, so he readily agreed, and smilingly asked Prince Yi and Prince Guo to appreciate it carefully.

Thanks to the efforts of the troupe, the scene finally became lively again.

The concubines in various palaces also began to present gifts to Youning, which made Lingrong's face stiff from smiling.

The gifts from other people were fine, but Lingrong felt a headache when she saw the necklace given by Concubine Duan.

Suddenly, she remembered that in her previous life, Concubine Duan gave Wen Yi this necklace, and later she successfully took Wen Yi into her lap and raised her.

But Lingrong had no way to refuse this gift, and she felt really annoyed holding it in her hand. For a moment, her good mood was ruined.

As it happened, the Emperor even talked a few more words with Concubine Duan about this matter, sometimes about her original dowry and sometimes about her recent physical recovery.

Fortunately, Nian agreed not to attend today, otherwise who knows how these two people would play tricks on each other and make the emperor unhappy.

Thinking of the events of her past life, Ling Rong subconsciously looked towards the seat where Zhen Huan was sitting.

As expected, now only Tangdi was guarding the table, and no one knew where Zhen Huan and Huanbi had gone.

Looking at Prince Guo's side, only Prince Guo's wife was left drinking and eating.

The "affair" between these two people had already displeased the emperor, so it is unlikely that they would meet somewhere to appreciate poetry again today.