After Huanbi was reborn, she became the prince's favorite

Not long after, Baojuan came back and told An Lingrong that Concubine Wan said that she could go to deliver something to Sister Mei after sunset.

An Lingrong lowered her head and sniffed the spices she had prepared, saying, "Alright!"

"Baojuan, you stay in Fanying Pavilion tonight. Juqing and I will go to deliver spices to Sister Mei, and also bring some clothes for replacement."

Ju Qing was a little hesitant and asked worriedly, "My lady, the emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to visit Concubine Shen. I can give these things to Aunt Fangruo for you. Why do you have to take this risk? What if someone finds out and something happens?"

After spending these days together, An Lingrong has come to understand that Juqing is a maid who is thoughtful and steady in her work. Not only that, she is also very loyal to her and will consider everything from her own standpoint.

Baojuan, on the other hand, although she looked more serious, was too opinionated. As a maid, she not only had many ideas of her own, but also had too close contacts with outsiders. She could not really be called a loyal servant. Naturally, An Lingrong paid much less attention to her, and many personal matters had gradually been handed over to Juqing to take care of.

She put away the things on the table and said to Juqing, "It's okay. I'll go over quietly and won't be discovered."

Juqing then nodded with relief, and Baojuan, who was standing beside him, rolled her eyes a few times after hearing this, as if she was thinking about something.

The summer with its chirping cicadas is always a bit noisy. After lunch, An Lingrong brought Juqing to Bitong Academy. She stood outside the door for a long time until Huanbi went to the yard to get something, then she saw Lady An pacing back and forth at the door.

She hurriedly went to greet him, "Why didn't An agree to come in? It's so sunny outside, be careful not to get burned."

An Lingrong's cheeks were a little red from the sun. She smiled and said, "I don't want to disturb Sister Wan's nap, so I'll just wait here for a while. It won't be a problem."

Huanbi welcomed the two into the house. Looking at the beads of sweat on the back of Lady An's neck, she realized that Lady An must have been waiting outside the door for a long time.

She came over with a cup of scented tea and continued, "Our young lady has woken up a long time ago. Even if she hadn't woken up, An Da Ying should have been sitting in the house waiting for her. Wouldn't it be strange to stand outside the door like this?"

An Lingrong's eyes were slightly misty. At this time, Zhen Huan came out from the inner room. After the two chatted for a few words, An Lingrong signaled Zhen Huan to send the maids away. Zhen Huan said to Huanbi without thinking, "Huanbi, didn't you say yesterday that you got some fashionable palace flowers and wanted to give some to Juqing? Now that Juqing is here, it saves you a trip."

Huanbi immediately understood Zhen Huan's expression and pulled Juqing out.

An Lingrong took a sip of tea, gently wiped the sweat from her forehead, and told Zhen Huan that she planned to visit Sister Mei tonight.

Zhen Huan was a little surprised, "The Emperor said that no one is allowed to visit, Lingrong, you don't have to take the risk."

An Lingrong smiled and said, "I know that my sister cares about me, and I dare not rashly go against the emperor's will and secretly visit Sister Mei. This is just a cover. I made some incense to calm the mind and find some clothes suitable for summer. I will have to trouble my sister to ask Aunt Fangruo to send them in.

My sister knows that Aunt Fangruo is a member of the imperial court. If I ask her for help, she may not give me face.

I did this to firstly deliver something to Sister Mei, and secondly to catch Bao Juan."

After hearing Ling Rong's plan, Zhen Huan cheered in her heart. Ling Rong had always been timid, but now she had learned to use strategies. She was happy from the bottom of her heart, because this meant that Ling Rong had learned to resist the people and things that oppressed her.

At night, the frogs in the pond croaked incessantly. An Lingrong took Juqing out and walked towards Xianyue Pavilion.

Ju Qing was terrified all the way, afraid of being discovered, and continued to persuade her mistress: "My mistress, what if we are discovered? Let's go back!"

An Lingrong said nothing, but instead quickened her pace.

The two came to Xianyue Pavilion. An Lingrong asked Juqing to knock on the door next to Concubine Shen first. After the door opened, Aunt Fangruo came out.

Fang Ruo looked around and saw that there were not many people around. She said softly, "Mrs. Wan has already told me. Don't worry, An promised. I will hand all these things over to Mrs. Shen."

An Lingrong was very grateful and thanked Aunt Fangruo.

"An agreed that you should leave here quickly. If people find out, who knows what will happen."

After hearing this, An Lingrong nodded in agreement and came to Jingpin's palace next door.

She had just sat down and said a few words to Concubine Jing when she heard some noise outside.

Jingpin poked her head out and asked, "Hey, what's going on outside?"

An Lingrong smiled and said, "I don't know either. Why don't we take a look first?"

Concubine Jing smiled knowingly.

Normally, Jingpin and An Lingrong had no interactions. Today, when she came, Jingpin originally thought that she just wanted her to take care of Meizhuang, but now it seemed that it was not just that.

Outside the house, Concubine Hua came in aggressively, standing in the yard with a group of servants.

"Who's in charge here?"

Fang Ruo heard a loud noise in the yard and ran out in a hurry. Seeing that the person coming was Concubine Hua, she slowed down her pace and walked over.

"Your Highness, the Emperor has ordered me to look after Concubine Shen. I wonder why you came here so late at night?"

Concubine Hua glanced at her with a sneer in her eyes, "I heard that someone broke into Xianyue Pavilion and visited the confined concubines without permission."

Fang Ruo shook her head innocently and told Concubine Hua that no one dared to do that. But Concubine Hua didn't believe it at all and insisted on going in to search.

Fang Ruo was blocking the door and no one was willing to let in.

At this time, a voice announced from outside the door, "The Queen has arrived!"

The Queen took Jianqiu's hand and slowly came to Hua Fei. After finding out the whole story, she asked Hua Fei, "The Emperor does not allow people to visit the confined concubines privately. Hua Fei, aren't you intentionally going against the Emperor's wishes by searching like this?"

Concubine Hua snorted coldly, "Since Your Majesty knew why I wanted to go in and search, why did you stop me? I'm afraid Your Majesty is deliberately protecting some people?"

The Queen was a little angry at what she said, and asked again, "Hua Fei, do you insist on searching? If you must, I can issue an imperial decree to allow you to search once, but if you can't find anything, do you know what the consequences will be?"

Hua Fei didn't think she couldn't find out, and she replied complacently: "I will naturally bear all the consequences. It depends on whether the Queen is willing to let me investigate."

Seeing that she was so persistent, the queen ordered people to go in and search.

In the room, An Lingrong and Jingpin looked at each other and walked out together.

Outside Xianyue Pavilion, Zhen Huan could hear the sound of a door slamming through the wall. She felt that the time was almost right, so she took Huanbi into Xianyue Pavilion.

When Concubine Hua saw An Lingrong and Concubine Jing appear together, she was shocked and questioning.

"An Lingrong, why are you here?"