An Lingrong after rebirth

"It's not that my mother doesn't want you to make friends with others, but from what I've seen in the past few days since I entered the palace, let's not talk about Concubine Wan for now, but Concubine Shu comes here more frequently."

"Mei'er, you are an honest person, but you should be honest for yourself and your family."

"Such words have been said every day in the past few days since Luo was taken away. Shen Meizhuang's ears are almost callused from hearing them. But after all, she is her mother, so she can't say much."

"I can only nod my head, mother. I understand. Don't think I'm talking too much. Even ordinary people have to plan their lives in their backyards."

"Not to mention that this is the most noble harem in the world. It's not a bad thing to be cunning. We must be on guard against others, but we must not have the intention to harm others."

"Oh! Why are you talking about these things again, mother? I will listen to you and will not go to Suiyuxuan. Caiyue, please send some gifts to Suiyuxuan for me."

Caiyue then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry. I'll do it right away."

"That night, when the emperor entered Jingren Palace on a day other than the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month, Yixiu had already put on her bed clothes. After hearing Jianqiu's report, she did not dress up."

"I put on a piece of clothing and walked out of the bedroom. Halfway through, the emperor appeared. Yixiu stopped and said, "I pay my respects to the emperor."

"Forget it, get up!" The emperor walked straight to the bedroom without stopping. Yixiu and Jianqiu looked at each other, both a little confused.

She turned around and followed him into the bedroom. "It's getting late now. Today is Concubine Wan's good day. Your Majesty, why are you coming here instead of staying in Suiyuxuan to accompany Concubine Wan?"

As he spoke, the emperor sat on the bed and Yixiu followed him. There was a little more smile in the emperor's eyes. Concubine Wan was weak and had been suffering from illness since she first entered the palace. Now she was pregnant.

Today you have sent the Goddess of Childbirth, I am thinking about what kind of reward I should send. Yixiu smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right, but for the concubines in the backyard, isn't the emperor's favor the greatest gift?"

Lady Wan was a sensible person, so she would not have any other excessive demands. "You said that, but she didn't say it, so I have to give it to her?"

The emperor rubbed his chin and said, "There are only two concubines in the palace now, Shupin and Xianpin, right?" Yixiu suddenly felt a little alert, but felt powerless. She had no reason to stop it, right?

"Your Majesty forgot that the Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree to promote Concubine Duan to Concubine Duan?" Yixiu responded and then asked: "Your Majesty is planning to promote Concubine Wan to Concubine?"

The emperor did not answer, but asked in return, "What do you think?" Concubine Wan's pregnancy is indeed a happy event, and it is normal for the emperor to have such thoughts, but...

"Just what?......" Your Majesty, Concubine Shu was promoted because she gave birth to a prince, and Concubine Xian was promoted because Shen Zishan held a high official position.

"Now that Concubine Wan is pregnant, I know that the emperor is watching Concubine Wan. But I am the head of the palace after all. If Concubine Wan is promoted."

"I won't live in Suiyuxuan anymore. But if we move to another palace, the emperor just said that Concubine Wan is weak and the pregnancy is not stable yet..."

"Yixiu said a long list, and she changed her words as she spoke. Fortunately, she had good reasons. The first thing she wanted to talk about was the gender of the child. When she mentioned Shen Meizhuang, she mentioned Zhen Yuandao's official position. At the end, she answered the emperor's biggest concern, Zhen Huan's health."

"The Emperor has exempted Concubine Wan from the morning and evening visits for the first three months. I think it is a minor matter and not a big deal. But if I were to be promoted to a new rank and move to the palace now, when the news gets out, the censors will discuss Concubine Wan for not knowing the rules."

"Your Majesty, why don't you wait for Concubine Wan to take good care of her pregnancy in Suiyuxuan first, and wait until she gives birth safely, then you can be promoted to the throne and move to the palace, which will be legitimate."

"Yixiu's expression was sincere and her words were earnest, leaving the emperor speechless. Yes, didn't I just exempt her from the morning and evening visits?"

"Now he is going to be promoted and move to another palace. How can this show that he takes the Queen seriously? Of course, he cannot do this anymore."

"After a pause, the emperor nodded. The queen's words made sense. Let's put it aside before the promotion. If the emperor wants to reward her, why not give her the share of the imperial concubine first?"

This is also considered a favor, the emperor thinks it is good. Okay, I will do as you say, the emperor agreed, and Yixiu's face became more smiling.

"Then he asked again: Has the emperor had dinner now? He has already had it at Suiyuxuan, but he is a little hungry now, so let Jianqiu serve some snacks!"

"Yes!" Jianqiu, hurry up and go.

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"When the news of Zhen Huan's pregnancy reached Yanxi Palace, An Lingrong was sitting in front of the mirror, gesturing with a hairpin. Lian'er reached down and met An Lingrong's eyes in the mirror."

"He said, "Your Majesty, you went to bed early yesterday, and there was another happy event in the palace!"

"Happy news" can you tell me about it? "My queen, Lady Wan is pregnant and has been pregnant for two months."

"She's pregnant. An Lingrong was a little surprised," Wen Shichu's medical skills were indeed high. Last year in the garden, Luo Rui said that Concubine Wan's body had come into contact with musk.

It takes about half a year to get pregnant. It's only been half a year, and she's already two months pregnant? She's really lucky. "Yes, madam, the emperor has issued an order to give you the title of concubine."

"An Lingrong glanced at Lian'er and only enjoyed the status of a concubine?" Yes, your Majesty, this decree was issued after the Emperor returned from Jingren Palace.

"As soon as Lian'er said this, An Lingrong knew that Yixiu had done this deliberately. Who in the harem did Yixiu fear the most? Besides Concubine Hua, the only one left was Zhen Huan."

"Shen Meizhuang and I are probably nothing in Yixiu's eyes. Go back and pick out two things from the warehouse that no one else can tamper with and send them over..."

Having said this, An Lingrong suddenly paused, thought for a moment and said, Forget it, let’s not send the things over yet.

"Lian'er doesn't know what An Lingrong means, but she knows that since the master won't say anything, there's no need for her to ask. She can just do as she is told."

I nodded and said, "My queen, do you think this outfit is feasible?"

"An Lingrong took a look and thought, "You are more skillful. Let's go. It will be too late to go to Jingren Palace to pay respects if we delay any longer. Maybe there will be a good show to watch!"

"Yes, Madam, go slower!"

"Lian'er helped An Lingrong into Jingren Palace, where quite a few people were already seated. After greeting everyone and sitting down, she looked up and saw that Concubine Qi across from her looked unhappy."

Before An Lingrong knew what was going on so early in the morning, Concubine Hua was already one step ahead of her.

"After everyone greeted and sat down, Concubine Hua spoke lazily, "Concubine Qi, what's the matter with you so early in the morning? Why do I think you don't look very happy?"

"When Concubine Qi was suddenly called by Concubine Hua, a bit of unnaturalness flashed across her face. She shook the handkerchief in her hand and said, 'Concubine Hua, you must have seen it wrong. How could I not be happy to pay my respects to the Empress?'"

"Really? I thought that since everyone in the harem was pregnant one after another, your Third Prince wasn't the only one who got pregnant, and that's why you're so unhappy?"

After hearing this, Concubine Qi's face changed, and after a moment she smiled, "Sister Hua, you are joking. The Third Prince is older, so why would he compare himself with his younger brothers and sisters?"

"It's just that my sister has served the emperor for many years but still has no children. Yet she still cares about the Third Prince. I would like to thank Concubine Hua on behalf of the Third Prince."

"Hate flashed across Concubine Hua's eyes. She never expected that Concubine Qi, who was usually not good at talking, would speak to her like this today."

Yes, if fate favors me, I will definitely be blessed with a son, but it is better not to have a son than to have a stupid one. Hua Fei turned her eyes and spoke.

"These words made Concubine Qi's originally calm face suddenly full of anger. Concubine Hua, you..." Oh, what happened to Concubine Qi? How come she became like this in the blink of an eye when she was just talking nicely?

Before Concubine Qi could reply, Concubine Hua chuckled again, as if she had finally reacted. She half covered her face and continued, "Does Concubine Qi think that I'm talking about the Third Prince?" Then you have misunderstood.

No matter what, the Third Prince is still a prince. Is it my turn to break the jade and take it away? You should not take the Third Prince for granted.

"Hua Fei sneered and said, and Qi Fei was stunned. She was not good at talking, and she could only say that Hua Fei had no children. How could she say anything else?"

She froze there for a moment, not knowing how to start talking for a long time. At this time, Jianqiu supported Yixiu out of the inner hall, saw the appearance of Concubine Qi and Concubine Hua, and walked to the middle and sat down.

It was so early in the morning. "Why do you two sisters look like this? Did something happen?" Concubine Qi naturally didn't want to say that her son was stupid, so she leaned back and said nothing.

Hua Fei smiled and said, "The Queen is worrying too much. I was just joking with Qi Fei." Yi Xiu glanced at Hua Fei and changed the subject, "Yesterday, Sister Wan got good news. She is pregnant. I guess all the sisters have heard about it."

"Humph, isn't it just a pregnancy? She didn't get promoted to concubine, but they made such a big fuss about it, and even the morning and evening visits were cancelled. Concubine Hua looked down on Zhen Huan to begin with, and she sneered and said something sarcastic after hearing this."

"Yi Xiu smiled and didn't care about Concubine Hua's attitude, and continued; In the harem, offspring is the most important thing. Not only Concubine Wan, but even other sisters who are pregnant can enjoy such an honor."

"The Queen is virtuous. Concubine Qi, who has always been a vassal of the Queen, immediately went out to compliment her after hearing this. Yixiu smiled. The concubines who entered the palace in the same year, Concubine Shu had the Sixth Prince, and Concubine Xian was about to give birth."

"Now Lady Wan is also pregnant, it's really a happy event, the other sisters should also work harder, it's important to get pregnant as soon as possible."

When Yixiu said this, Noble Lady Fucha and the others quickly stood up and said, "Your Highness respectfully obeys the Empress's instructions." "Okay, everyone sit down!"

Yi Xiu waved her hand, "It's not just the new sisters. You, Concubine Hua, have always been the one who has received the most care. You should keep this in mind in the future and don't slack off."

"Yi Xiu seemed to be telling the truth, but Hua Fei was furious. Today, Qi Fei was the first one. How could she not be angry when the Queen used her child to disgust her?"

She raised her hand to support the head of the banner, "The Queen is right. It's just that I am not as noble as the Queen. Of all the people in the harem, it is natural that the Queen is pregnant, which will make the Emperor happy the most."

"Instead of persuading the concubines, your Majesty should take good care of your body and try to give birth to a legitimate son for the Emperor. Hua Fei's rebuttal made Yi Xiu's usual Bodhisattva smile pause slightly."

It took her a long while before she nodded, naturally, "Then I'd like to thank you for your kind words, sister." Hua Fei sneered and stood up. She had other things to do in the Yikun Palace. If the Queen has no other instructions, I'll take my leave.

Well, go ahead! Yixiu said, and everyone in the palace stood up and walked out of Jingren Palace.

"After leaving Jingren Palace, An Lingrong said hello to Concubine Jing and went to Yonghe Palace instead of returning to Yanx Palace." Lian'er supported An Lingrong and asked, "Your Majesty," you haven't even had breakfast yet, and you're going to Concubine Xian's place?

"An Lingrong laughed after hearing this. Why can't we ask for breakfast when we go to Yonghe Palace? The master and servant smiled and said a few words before arriving at Yonghe Palace."

"As soon as I walked to the door, I saw Caixing running out with an anxious look on her face! My heart skipped a beat, and before Caixing came closer, I asked in a loud voice: Caixing, what's wrong?"

Without bothering to perform formalities, Cai Xing hurriedly said, "Madam Shupin, my queen is having a miscarriage and is about to give birth. I'm going to ask for Imperial Physician Luo. An Lingrong didn't hesitate at all, go quickly."

"Seeing Caixing leave, An Lingrong reached out and squeezed Lian'er's wrist. Lian'er went back to the palace to call Qiufang and Yan Gui, and then she walked into Yonghe Palace alone."

"With Zhuying and Suotiao Luo here, and Shen Meizhuang's due date approaching, everyone is ready so there is no panic in the palace. I walked quickly to the door of the delivery room and saw Caiyue guarding outside."

An Lingrong stepped forward and asked, "The midwives are already in there, right? How is your queen?" Caiyue knelt down and told Concubine Shu that the midwives were still making preparations in the side hall and had not yet gone in.

Aunt Zhuying said, "My queen has just started, it's still a long way from the actual birth." An Lingrong looked around, saw that there was no one around, and lowered her voice and said, "Aunt Zhuying is not available now, you go to the side hall and watch it yourself."

Make sure that the midwife does not have any sharp objects hidden on her body, such as hairbands or clothes.