An Lingrong after rebirth

Chapter 237 Qi, a conflict between precious people

"Jianqiu was silent for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up, Madam, I have a way!"

"Tell me, Madam, something happened to Xinghua Gong a few days ago. Because I was busy these days, I forgot about it."

"The young eunuch in Concubine Qi's palace was drugged and almost got on Concubine Qi's bed. However, this incident did not cause any harm to Concubine Qi."

"The emperor was busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty, so he did not pursue the matter. However, I secretly asked someone to investigate. I just got the news today that it was this precious person who drugged the eunuch beside Concubine Qi."

Jianqiu's words ignited a ray of hope in Yixiu's heart.

Could it be that Concubine Qi doesn't know that it is Zhengui who is behind this?

"Jianqiu shook her head and replied, "Your Majesty, Concubine Qi is arrogant and not very smart. If we rely on her alone, I'm afraid we won't be able to find out anything. But Concubine Shu knows that Concubine Gui is the mastermind behind this."

"Perhaps the Emperor didn't intend to pursue the matter, so Concubine Shu didn't get angry. Concubine Shu? Could it be that Concubine Shu was behind this?"

"It shouldn't be. It seems that the Concubine Shu didn't take any action in this matter. But there is a little eunuch beside Concubine Qi, which is a bit strange."

"Yi Xiu raised her eyebrows. Although Concubine Qi is favored but not pregnant, someone still wants to do something to her? Oh? How do you say it?"

"Your Highness, this new eunuch who has come to serve Concubine Qi is called Liu Cheng. He followed the path of Concubine Qi's former chief eunuch and came to serve her."

"They easily believed Liu Cheng. It was because the eunuchs led by Concubine Qi did things without rules. But Liu Cheng took the initiative to stick to her. It was Concubine Shu's doing."

"Yi Xiu was somewhat surprised by Jianqiu's words. Why would Concubine Shu want to place her own people around Concubine Qi?"

"Although Concubine Qi had offended Concubine Shu before, she was punished on the spot. It was surprising that she suddenly did this."

"She shook her head slightly and put the matter aside for the time being. Because of Hong Zhao, there was no need for her to do so. It was just a matter of a noble lady like Qi trying to wrestle with Concubine Shu."

We don't need to care about the little eunuch's affairs, but Concubine Qi must know who made her lose face.

"Yes, I will have someone talk to Concubine Qi about this. I'm sure that Concubine Qi will not tolerate this, and it is uncertain whether Concubine Qi will be able to rest assured and take care of her baby."

Well, go ahead!

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"Zuiguiren became a popular figure in the garden because she was pregnant, but for some reason, the news of Qin Changzai's pregnancy was kept secret for a while."

"An Lingrong, on the other hand, quite agrees with what Qin Changzai is doing. Since the precious child is from the Wuya clan, the pregnancy will naturally affect the entire harem. With her at the forefront at this time, she can help Qin Changzai block other people's calculations."

"You can rest assured and take care of the baby, waiting for the baby to become stable before coming out, which will naturally make things go more smoothly, and that's exactly what happened."

"Since she got pregnant, she has been going out and showing off in public every day. When she was paying respects to the queen, she looked as if she had eyes on her head, which made everyone secretly criticize her."

July 20th

"All the concubines gathered at dawn to pay their respects to the queen. I saw that the queen had already helped Jianqiu into the house, and Nian Shilan had also arrived. The precious person's seat was still vacant."

"Walking to the center, exempting everyone from courtesy, Yixiu said calmly: Is your precious one feeling unwell again today?"

The garden was large, and few concubines, whether of low status or in a high position, lived together.

Although the Anlan Courtyard where Zhengui lived was large, she was the only one living there.

"So when the queen said this, the palace fell silent, and no one responded to her."

"As the atmosphere became increasingly tense, An Lingrong raised her head and glanced around the palace. Seeing that everyone was lowering their heads, she thought that since the Queen was teaching Hongzhao and Hongjun calligraphy, and she was the assistant to the six palaces, she should give them some face."

"I just spoke after thinking about it; the precious one must be pregnant, and I forgot to send someone to report to the queen. Why don't I go to Anlan Courtyard and take a look for the queen after the greetings are over?"

Yixiu's face looked much better, and just as she was about to speak, she heard voices coming from the door.

"Your Excellency believes that he is not worthy of being passed on by a chief eunuch like Jiang Fuhai. Everyone turned around and saw Your Excellency, supporting the maid, coming slowly."

"When he looked up, he saw everyone looking at him. Not only did the precious person not think there was anything wrong, but he even had a triumphant smile on his face."

"I walked to the center and bent my knees slightly: I pay my respects to the Empress. I have been feeling unwell since I got up this morning, so I asked the imperial physician to check my pulse before I can pay my respects to the Empress."

I am sorry to have kept Your Majesty and all the sisters waiting for a long time. Please forgive me.

"That's not a nice thing to say. Your precious face doesn't look good either. It's fine for others, but even for the Queen Mother's sake, no one would say anything to your precious face."

But the precious person seems to have forgotten that there is a royal concubine in the harem who acts extremely boldly.

"As soon as she finished speaking, Nian Shilan sneered, "Why do you think you are more precious than others just because you are pregnant with a child?"

"There are many people who gave birth to children in the harem, but you are the only one who is special? Or do you rely on the Queen Mother's care and are more noble than others?"

"You are just a noble, are you worthy of me sitting here for a long time waiting for you? Nian Shilan suddenly spoke, which surprised everyone."

"Everyone knows that Nian Shilan and the Queen have been at odds for many years. Why did you think of speaking up for the Queen today?"

"But An Lingrong was sitting opposite the Imperial Concubine. Looking at her expression, I knew that she was definitely not speaking because of the Queen."

"She must be just dissatisfied with Guirui's pregnancy. She is taking advantage of her favor and is arrogant and doesn't take everyone seriously. Nian Shilan suddenly spoke up, and the smug look on Guirui's face instantly disappeared."

"She exhaled slightly and then said, "Your Highness, what you said is wrong. I am only thinking about the heir to the throne. I don't mean to embarrass you on purpose."

Why are you being so weird? There are so many children in the palace, who is as pretentious as you?

"Nian Shilan's eyes became fierce, and a word of accusation came out of her mouth. Without waiting for the noble to reply, she continued: "I was wrong? Who are you to dare to criticize me?"

I don't think you look like a noble lady, but you are taking the style of my imperial concubine.

"Nian Shilan may be simple-minded and not very smart, but when it comes to being sharp-tongued, there is no one in the harem who is better than her."

"With just a few words, the precious person was speechless and stood there in a daze, unable to react for a long time."

"But it's unreasonable. Nian Shilan is also a person who doesn't forgive others. What's more, it was Guirui who was in the wrong today. Seeing that Guirui was stunned by what she said, Nian Shilan sneered again."

"How come a noble lady of the Uya clan has forgotten all the teachings of the empress dowager after only a few days in the palace? She even forgot the rules of greetings for those in higher positions?"

"When Nian Shilan said this, the noble lady Qi, who was sitting below, also laughed proudly. The noble concubine is right. Looking at the noble lady's expression, I wonder if she is relying on someone's support and doesn't take the queen seriously?"

"But the Queen Mother thinks that she is most respectful of the rules. I wonder whose influence you are relying on, my dear, to dare to disrespect the Queen?"

"Ever since Yixiu had someone tell Concubine Qi who was behind Little Copper's incident, she has not been kind to Concubine Qi."

"Now that she is being targeted by Nian Shilan, how can she not add insult to injury? Concubine Qi followed Nian Shilan's words and said that Concubine Qi was disrespectful to the Empress."

"This has stirred up a hornet's nest. Originally, everyone was concerned about the fact that the precious person was pregnant, and they only dared to speak up because they had the Queen Mother's support."

"But Lady Keqi's words have clearly completely freed the Queen Mother from the rudeness of the precious people."

"How could this happen? Someone is trying to save her face. If the Queen Mother is angry, she will only be angry with Concubine Qi."

"If I speak up now, not only will the Queen Mother not bear a grudge against me, but I might even win the Queen's favor. Why not do it?"

"If it wasn't for Nian Shilan who spoke up, the people below would have already been fed up with the concubines of the precious man, and they all started to criticize them."

"On the contrary, An Lingrong and the other concubines did not speak up. But even so, the precious lady could not resist the ridicule from the crowd."

"She bit her lips hard until she felt a hint of sweetness rising in her mouth, then she lowered her head, supported the maid, and knelt down."

Seeing the other party like this, everyone immediately stopped talking.

When An Lingrong was in the palace, the voice of the precious person came back, "I am not feeling well and was late in paying my respects to the queen. It is my fault. Please forgive me, queen."

Yixiu's expression did not change from beginning to end.

Seeing the precious person surrender at this moment, I felt a sense of relief in my heart.

"Even if you are a member of the Queen Mother's family, the Emperor's cousin has a special background. In this harem, she will eventually have to bow her proud head in front of me."

"You are right, my dear. Compared to visiting the emperor every morning and evening, the dragon heir in your belly is naturally more important. The sisters said this because the queen mother pays attention to rules, so they wanted to teach you some rules."

"It's just that what Lady Qi said is right. You are from the Uya clan, and you are of the same race and clan as the Queen Mother. You are even closer to her than I am. If there is anything wrong, it's not you who will be noticed by others."

"On the contrary, I want to criticize the Queen Mother. For the sake of her peace, my sister should be more careful in the future."

"After saying this, Yixiu turned around and looked at Jianqiu again. Jianqiu, Zhengui is pregnant. Why are you kneeling for so long? Go and help Zhengui get up."

"Yes," Jianqiu walked over to the noble lady, bent down and dragged her arm. "Please stand up, noble lady. It's not good to kneel for too long. The Queen is kind and doesn't really mean to blame you."

Thank you very much, Her Majesty the Queen.

Zhenguiren stood up as well, but no longer dared to act as if he was distressed or pretentious.

Just as Guihui stood up, Nian Shilan threw her handkerchief and said, "Your Majesty, I have something else to do in the palace and cannot talk to you."

Well, the precious person arrived late today, and you sisters have been sitting for a long time, so let’s stop here today.

I’ll take my leave, Nian Shilan said, then turned around and walked out.

"When he passed by the precious person, he paused for a moment, looked him up and down for a moment, snorted coldly, then raised his head and walked away quickly."

"Younian Shilan took the lead, and the rest of the people did not hesitate, and left in twos and threes. The precious people did not stay for long, and left quickly."

"But as soon as I went out, I saw the noble lady in front of me slowing down her pace. I don't know what she was looking at. She was angry that she had just taken the lead in accusing me in the palace."

Because the other party was of the same status as herself, and had no children, a trace of anger suddenly rose in her heart.

"Holding the maid's hand, he quickened his pace and rushed behind Concubine Qi, sneering. I wondered who it was, but it turned out to be Concubine Qi. It's really funny to see her from behind."

"Lady Qi was waiting for the precious person here. When she heard what the other party said, she immediately turned around and imitated Nian Shilan's sneering expression."

"Make people laugh? Who in this palace can make people laugh like you? Having a child is like carrying a gold ingot on your body. Do you really think you are the only one in the harem who can give birth?"

"Lady Qi chuckled and said that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor's favorite Sixth Prince were in front of her. How precious can you be if you don't even know whether it's a boy or a girl?"

"Since Guirui got pregnant, she felt that she had been standing in front of everyone. But now Guiren Qi looked like she didn't care about the child in her belly. How could she bear it?"

You are presumptuous!

"How dare you? You are just a noble lady. You didn't get promoted even though you are pregnant. Why do you play a big role in front of me? How dare you call me how dare you?"

you you……

What do you mean? You are a tongue-tied person.

"Guigui's face turned red after being interrupted by Guiren Qi. She was obviously furious. But it seemed that because of this, an idea suddenly came to her mind?"

"Then he sneered. At the very least, I am pregnant with the heir of the dragon. But Lady Qi, we have been in the palace together for such a long time, and we have received many favors. Why is there no movement in your belly?"

If I tell others about it, they will laugh at me. Could it be that...

"Speaking of this, Guigui suddenly chuckled, and her laughter was full of sarcasm. Could it be that Guigui Qi had something urgent to hide?"

This time, she became Concubine Qi with a red face due to anger.

"But he has an impatient temperament, so how can he bear such ridicule from a precious person?"

"I just felt anger rising up, I raised my head and slapped him, with a loud slap, the precious person was hit and was completely stunned."

"But Lady Qi has no intention of stopping. You bribed the little copper and wanted to take action against me. I haven't bothered you about this matter yet, but you still dare to speak nonsense in front of me?"

"Do you really think that the Uya family is a noble and wealthy family? I see that you have only been in the palace for a few days, and you have forgotten your status as a servant?"

“What Lady Qi said was that she also cursed the Queen Mother, but Lady Qi was silent for a moment.”

She never thought that Concubine Qi would find evidence against Xiao Tongzi for what he had failed to do.

"Just this one sentence completely made her lose her confidence. She moved her lips and said sternly, "What nonsense are you talking about? What little copper? I don't understand what you are talking about."

"Lady Qi snorted coldly. It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Just remember that I will get my revenge one day."

"Today's slap is just to collect some interest. Mr. Guo Luoqi no longer paid attention to the other party, turned around and left quickly."