An Lingrong is reborn, the reorganized team is killing like crazy

"Sisters, you all come so early today. Please stand up." The queen looked gentle and virtuous. She looked at the concubines below with a smile and raised her hand and said.

The Emperor stayed overnight in Jingren Palace. Her words "he had arrived early" made Concubine Hua's face darken instantly. An Lingrong saw that Concubine Hua was so angry that she clenched the armrest of the golden sandalwood chair, and her fingertips turned slightly white.

"Oh, is this An Da Ying? I almost didn't recognize you after not seeing you for a few days. It's good to be young. Your face is so tender that you can squeeze water out of it. After being sick for a few days, you look even more beautiful. You are really in your prime..."

After a few breaths, Concubine Hua adjusted herself, glanced at the concubines sitting below, saw An Lingrong in plain clothes, chuckled and spoke.

After Concubine Hua said this, who wouldn't understand her intention? An Lingrong couldn't help but sneer in her heart. Sure enough, Concubine Hua was the one who knew how to poke the Queen's heart the most!

In this harem, the one who can't stand hearing the words "aging and withering beauty" the most is the Queen, and the one who can't stand the endless stream of young and beautiful concubines appearing in the harem is also the Queen!

"Like a flower and as beautiful as a jade"? These four words were like a knife cutting the queen's heart.

After being reborn, An Lingrong hated the Queen so much and what she wanted most was to see her unhappy. But now she was the cannon fodder, so she had to suppress her secret joy and think about how to deal with it.

"Your Highness, Concubine Hua, you are too kind. How can I compare to your graceful manners?" An Lingrong stood up and bowed, answering with a faint smile, waiting for Concubine Hua and the Queen to embarrass her.

"You have a sweet mouth. Get up." Hua Fei said as she adjusted the golden hairpin with the butterfly flower pattern on her head, her tone shy and smiling.

"The gold hairpin on Concubine Hua's head is so unique..." An Lingrong didn't expect Concubine Hua to let her go so easily, so she stood up. But just as she sat down, Concubine Li spoke at the right time, and everyone's eyes turned to the gold hairpin with kingfisher feathers on Concubine Hua's deer bun.

I see. I am just an appetizer here today. Come to think of it, I am just a small concubine without any favor. How could they take me seriously?

This is how the harem is. Even if you want to stand against someone else, you have to be qualified!

Just like the day when Xia Dongchun was awarded a hundred lashes of red, it was obviously caused by a verbal dispute between Xia Dongchun and herself, but the person that Concubine Hua spoke up to save face turned out to be Zhen Huan. To put it bluntly, even if you want to be someone else's opponent, others will still see whether you have the strength to do so.

An Lingrong came back to her senses and looked at the golden hairpin on Concubine Hua's hair together with everyone else. The style of the hairpin was truly unique. Not only were the flowers and butterflies decorated with the rare kingfisher feather technique, but the butterfly was even more lifelike.

As Concubine Hua nodded, the butterfly seemed to come alive, and its wings inlaid with sapphires trembled, truly making all the concubines envious.

"I don't know where the emperor got this hairpin. He said that as soon as he saw it, he thought it was mine, so he gave it to me and asked me to play with it..." Hua Fei said, glancing at the queen on the throne. Her tone was so casual, as if it was a toy she got casually.

"The Emperor really loves His Majesty. If it weren't for Her Majesty wearing this, we would hardly have seen it. Look at that butterfly, it looks like it's about to fly."

Lipin continued to speak with an exaggerated expression, and everyone nodded and looked at Huafei with envy. This kind of hairpin was the first time they had seen it.

Concubine Hua accepted the envy of the concubines and glanced at the Queen in the hall. The Queen just smiled faintly without any special expression. An Lingrong saw Concubine Hua's slightly raised lips and the contempt for the Queen in her eyes, which was a naked provocation.

"I remember seeing a pair of cloisonné lotus vases given to you by the Emperor the other day at the Empress's place. They are very beautiful in design. Why don't you take them out and let the concubines take a look at them?"

Everyone's eyes were still fixed on the golden hairpin in Concubine Hua's hair when Concubine Qi, who was sitting in front, also spoke. It was unclear whether this was the Queen's instruction or Concubine Qi's attempt to save face for the Queen, but she said it so abruptly.

Everyone looked at the Queen, and Concubine Hua was so angry that she glared at Concubine Qi several times.

An Lingrong and everyone else looked at the Queen, and saw that the Queen had tightly grasped Yu Ruyi's hand, and suddenly loosened it, but she still kept a faint smile on her face, and spoke to Jianqiu beside her:

"It's nothing special. Since Concubine Qi has asked, Jianqiu, please have someone bring the pair of vases that the Emperor "gifted" to me the other day so that the sisters can enjoy them."

The Queen emphasized the word "send" with a heavier accent, which made Concubine Hua even angrier. An Lingrong even saw her chest heaving due to her heavy breathing.

"Yes, I'll ask someone to get it right away." Jianqiu smiled and knelt down to report. She glanced at the angry Concubine Hua and walked out.

An Lingrong watched the Queen and Concubine Hua fighting in front of her and felt bored: it was really ironic that two people were fighting for the favor of someone who had no sincerity towards them.

When the pair of vases were presented, Concubine Hua saw that the pattern on the vases was indeed a pair of lotus flowers. Her face turned even darker and she immediately stood up and asked for her leave, holding Songzhi's arm as they walked out of the Jingren Palace.

An Lingrong secretly followed Concubine Hua's gaze and saw Song Zhi's arm being tightly grasped by Concubine Hua. Looking at the strength used by Concubine Hua, her own arm couldn't help but tighten as well.

With that kind of force, his arm would be covered in bruises by the time he got out of the door.

The concubines who stayed behind admired the vase and praised the emperor for his sincerity towards the queen. After hearing the envious words of the concubines, the queen's expression remained indifferent, but the smile in her eyes was more than before.

As expected, what could please the Queen was not only the Emperor’s sincerity, but also Hua Fei’s jealousy and anger.

After everyone had expressed their admiration for the deep love between the emperor and the empress, the empress let everyone go. The concubines waited for the empress to get up before leaving Jingren Palace, but An Lingrong stayed behind.

"Aunt Jianqiu." When she was the only one left in the hall, An Lingrong called out to Jianqiu who was about to turn around.

"My lady, is there anything I can do for you?" Jianqiu bent her knees slightly and nodded as a greeting, then looked at An Lingrong.

"Aunt Jianqiu, I didn't want to bother the Empress with this matter, but during the time that Lingrong was sick, Juqing, who was by my side, took good care of me. Lingrong would like to ask the Empress for a favor and promote Juqing to be my personal maid. Please, Aunt Jianqiu, help me to inform her." As An Lingrong spoke, she took out a purse from her sleeve and handed it to Jianqiu.

"Young Master An is kind-hearted. I will go in and report it right away. Please wait a moment." Jianqiu glanced at Juqing who was lowering her head beside her, took An Lingrong's purse, and turned to enter the inner hall.