"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be well and at peace." Concubine Hua bowed to the Emperor as she entered the room. The Emperor then extended his hand to her and said, "Get up."

"Your concubine pays her respects to Concubine Hua. May Concubine Hua be blessed with good health." An Lingrong also stood up and saluted Concubine Hua.

"Concubine Yi is here too. You have worked hard in serving the Emperor. I have stewed some bird's nests and Concubine Yi would like to share one with you." Concubine Hua sat next to the Emperor and spoke, without any intention of letting An Lingrong get up.

"Your Majesty, your words are too embarrassing for me. Serving the Emperor is my duty. How can I feel tired?" An Lingrong said and then looked at the Emperor: "Your Majesty, since you have my sister to accompany you, I will go back first."

The emperor saw that An Lingrong looked like she was asking for help, so he didn't make it difficult. He nodded and said, "Get up, Su Peisheng, send for the warm sedan chair to take Concubine Yi back to Yanxi Palace."

"Yes." Su Peisheng responded and walked out.

"The Emperor really loves Sister Yi." Concubine Hua looked at the Emperor coquettishly, and the Emperor said with a smile:

"Rong'er, you have served me all day long and it is really hard. Since you are here, you can stay and serve me tonight."

"Your Majesty, the warm sedan is here." Su Peisheng happened to come in to deliver the message. An Lingrong bowed and left the Yangxin Palace.

She must have been really tired. An Lingrong felt drowsy as the warm sedan swayed gently. It felt like she hadn't walked far when she heard Yu Da Ying's graceful singing outside.

An Lingrong raised her hand and lifted the curtain of the warm sedan chair, wanting to listen more clearly. The voice was indeed Yu Ying'er's singing. Yu Ying'er must not have known at this time that the person serving the emperor inside had been replaced by Concubine Hua.

An Lingrong had a faint smile on her face, looking forward to the bustle of Yikun Palace tomorrow.

The next day, when Ju Qing was helping An Lingrong get up, she smiled and said to her, "My lady, you went to bed early yesterday, and the one in Yikun Palace was making a fuss for half the night. This morning, Huang Guiquan from the Ministry of Internal Affairs personally led people to Yikun Palace to replace the ornaments."

"Did the Emperor keep Yu Da Ying last night?" Although An Lingrong felt yesterday that Concubine Hua would be unhappy because Yu Da Ying disturbed her service, she never expected that the Emperor would keep Yu Da Ying in the end. This was even more humiliating than when the Emperor abandoned her to go to Zhen Huan in her previous life.

Although the number of posts criticizing Nian Gengyao has increased recently, the status of Hua Fei and Nian Gengyao is still there. Is the emperor crazy?!

Before dinner, eunuchs from all the palaces came to report that Yu Dan had been granted the title of "Madam Miaoyin" by the emperor. Although it was still just a promise, with the title, it was no ordinary promise.

"You also know, right? Yesterday, Yu Er agreed to sing a song in front of the Yangxin Palace, and the emperor actually asked Hua Fei to return to the Yikun Palace. It is said that the decorations in the Yikun Palace have been replaced with new ones..."

Noble Lady Fucha invited An Lingrong to have dinner together in the main hall of Yanx Palace. The two drank a few glasses of plum wine that Noble Lady Fucha brought from outside the palace, and chatted while looking at the bright moon outside the window.

"Well, our emperor has a temper." An Lingrong raised her glass towards Noble Lady Fucha. She still hasn't figured out why the emperor would humiliate Concubine Hua like that.

"Come closer and I will tell you something. Don't tell anyone else. I have heard that Nian Gengyao is becoming more and more unruly outside." Noble Lady Fucha whispered in An Lingrong's ear.

"Didn't we hear the news of our victory just before the New Year?" The emperor's praise of Nian Gengyao at the palace banquet was still vivid in people's minds.

"It is because we won the battle that we became even more arrogant and domineering." Noble Lady Fucha said meaningfully.

After hearing this, An Lingrong also fell into deep thought. It turned out that the difference between having a family background and not having one was so huge.

After experiencing a lifetime, she knew that the previous dynasty and the harem were inextricably linked, but she didn't know that these concubines with families could get first-hand information about any disturbances in the previous dynasty through the capable people in the harem.

"It is said that this afternoon I agreed to sing a song 'Eternal Reunion' at the Empress Dowager's place, and the Emperor was so happy that he gave me the title 'Lady Miaoyin'. I didn't know before that our Emperor actually likes to listen to songs." Noble Lady Fucha continued to speak, pulling An Lingrong back from her thoughts.

"Who can tell what the emperor likes?" An Lingrong said as she drank the plum wine in her hand. The sour and sweet taste of the plum, with a hint of fermented wine, had a unique flavor.

In her previous life, she had no support from her mother's family, nor did she have a smart and clear mind like Zhen Huan. She had reached that position step by step with great difficulty. Only she knew the hardships involved. Thinking of this, An Lingrong poured herself another glass and drank it all.

"Drink slowly, this fruit wine has a strong aftereffect." Noble Lady Fucha advised An Lingrong when she saw her drinking heavily.

"Since we have some free time today, there's nothing wrong with getting drunk." An Lingrong said as she filled Noble Lady Fucha's glass with wine.

"What do you think about me learning some songs or tunes?" Noble Lady Fucha asked An Lingrong while pulling her hand.

"Even if I learn it, would I really be willing to sing in front of the Emperor?" An Lingrong poured a glass of wine into the cup in front of her and smiled at herself.

In the eyes of these noble ladies, music, chess, calligraphy and painting are the icing on the cake, but singing for others? That is absolutely not worthy of being on the stage. Even if they sing for the emperor, they are unwilling to do so.

In her previous life, An Lingrong won the emperor's favor with her singing voice and suffered a lot of ridicule and sarcasm from these people.

"That's all I said. Yu was originally a servant. There's nothing wrong with her singing a song in front of people to make them laugh. If we were like her, what would that mean?" Noble Lady Fucha chuckled twice, her face full of contempt.

Yes, she sang in front of the emperor. She was also a singer. In her previous life, she was given the title of "Oriole Concubine" because of her beautiful singing voice.

This was Zhen Huan's humiliation to herself. Even though the Emperor knew her intention, he still agreed to it just to make Zhen Huan smile.

"Oriole Concubine", what a ridiculous title. Throughout all dynasties, there has never been a concubine with a title based on a bird. This humiliation made An Lingrong hate herself every time she thought of it.

Yes, she was wrong, but weren't those people wrong? !

Was there anything that she didn't force herself to do with every step she took?

Aren't they all right at all?!

So, since she came back, An Lingrong decided not to sing again in her life. No matter how difficult the road ahead was, she would never use her singing to please others again!

An Lingrong's thoughts drifted back to her senses, and she drank two more cups in a row to suppress the tears that were about to well up in her eyes.

"What's wrong with you? How can you drink like this for no reason? Juqing, stop your young lady quickly." Noble Lady Fucha spoke, and Juqing supported An Lingrong.

"I know that the emperor has announced that I will marry you these days. You are not happy, but you are still favored by the emperor. Look at me. The emperor comes to the harem ten times, and it is good enough that he comes to me twice. What are you worried about?" Noble Lady Fucha said as she took the wine pot from An Lingrong's hand and forbade her to drink anymore.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like