When Concubine Hua came out of Jingren Palace, she took Songzhi with her. Correspondingly, the Queen also took away the right to manage the six palaces and waited for the Emperor to return to the palace.

After all this commotion, the one who benefited in the end was actually the Queen. Zhen Huan had been busy trying to expose Concubine Hua's fox tail, but she ended up making wedding clothes for the Queen...

When the emperor returned to the palace, he first visited the empress dowager. After that, the empress recovered from her illness and her order to continue to manage the six palaces spread to all the palaces.

That night, the emperor stayed in Suiyuxuan and spent the whole night in love. The next day, he received an imperial decree to confine Concubine Hua to Yikun Palace. It seemed that Concubine Hua had been persuaded a lot last night.

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"Your sister is really amazing. The Emperor stayed overnight and Concubine Hua was confined this morning." Noble Lady Fucha tasted the tea that Juqing had just served.

"What sisters or not? Everyone in the harem is my sister. Which one are you talking about, sister?" An Lingrong trimmed a pot of inner-gate bamboo that had just been delivered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She cut off two extra branches and put down the scissors when she felt they looked good.

"Stop pretending to be stupid here. Tell me, what kind of temper does Concubine Wan have? In the past, I only knew that among us newcomers to the palace, you were the only one who could escape from Concubine Hua unscathed. Now it seems that her mind is slightly better than yours." When Concubine Fucha said this, she did not dare to look at An Lingrong. She just drank her tea.

An Lingrong also picked up the teacup on the Eight Immortals Table and just smiled without saying anything.

"Is this the Dongting Biluochun that the emperor has just given you? It turns out that the emperor always thinks of you, my sister, when he has anything good." Seeing that An Lingrong didn't say anything, Noble Lady Fucha hurriedly spoke to make amends.

"You've only just tasted it after drinking one cup?" An Lingrong joked with a smile.

"Oh, my dear sister, you know that's not what I meant. Isn't it all my fault that I said the wrong thing? Besides, I said this to praise you. In the harem, if you are not careful, the end will not be far away..." Noble Lady Fucha put down the teacup in her hand and pulled An Lingrong's arm.

"I'll spare you this time." An Lingrong was not angry. Having lived a new life, there was nothing she couldn't bear to hear. Besides, it was no better to have it said in front of her than behind her back.

"You have always been friends with her. Tell me, what kind of person is she? It also makes me think about it." Noble Lady Fucha's expression became more serious.

"Sister, just live your own life. We shouldn't provoke her. No matter how powerful she is, what can she do to us?" An Lingrong said and continued to sip her tea.

"Since entering the palace, I haven't seen you have any conflicts with her. Why do you mind getting close to her? Now it seems that she is very scheming. If you make friends with her, wouldn't it be icing on the cake?

What's more, she is in great favor. If she can occasionally persuade the emperor, she can get more favor, right? "Noble Lady Fucha said, observing An Lingrong's reaction. An Lingrong just smiled faintly.

"Sister, please don't test me anymore. My thoughts are all written on my face." An Lingrong found her carefully observing expression very funny.

"I told you that you have a very clever mind, but you still refuse to admit it! I am a straightforward person, and I can't hide anything from you. Since you have seen through it, I will tell you directly.

Now, Lady Wan is gaining power and is favored by the Emperor. You are an old acquaintance of hers. She is now more favored and more strategic than me. Will you choose her as an ally again?"

After Noble Lady Fucha finished speaking, her face was already flushed. This was something she had always wanted to ask after Zhen Huan became favored. Now that she had asked it, the anger in her heart was finally released.

"Since you asked, I will tell you straight away. Lady Wan and I will never be as close as sisters." An Lingrong put down the teacup in her hand and said:

"My sister asked me what kind of person Lady Wan is. Although I haven't seen through her, from what I understand, she won't kick someone when they are down for no reason, but she is definitely not someone who would disregard everything for the sake of sisterhood.

Not to mention someone like me who doesn't have a close relationship with her, even if Concubine Shen gets into trouble someday, her interests and status will still come second.

And I am no different from Concubine Wan, do you understand what I mean when I say this, sister?" An Lingrong looked at Concubine Fucha with a serious expression.

"Sister, don't underestimate yourself. We have been living together since we entered the palace. I know who you are best among the people in the harem. You are not the kind of person you say you are, at least not in my eyes.

The Queen didn't want to intervene in the matter between Xin Changzai and Yu Shi, but you didn't turn a blind eye to it. And Shen Guiren, you saved her life, so I know you are a man of loyalty and friendship. "After saying this, Fu Cha Guiren looked at An Lingrong and said:

"I know what you mean by that. I don't ask you to sacrifice yourself to save me someday. I just hope that if I get into trouble someday, you can give me a hand because of our past relationship."

She had been taught since she was a child that if she entered the deep palace one day, she would have to rely on herself for everything. However, after entering the palace, everything An Lingrong did made her eagerly hope that there would be someone in this cold palace who could help her when she was frustrated.

Therefore, when Zhen Huan showed her abilities, she was a little scared. Factions in the palace have always been based on strength. An Lingrong had been friends with her because she was attracted by her family background.

Now she has become a noble like myself, and even because of the title, her status is slightly higher than mine. It seems that I have become a dispensable person.

She struggled for a long time, and finally came to Zhen Shun Zhai and said these words that had troubled her for a long time.

"Sister, before Lingrong was favored, she relied on you for her food, clothing and other expenses. Lingrong will never forget this friendship."

After hearing these words, An Lingrong also had her own feelings. Everyone in the harem knows that they cannot give their true heart, but they also long for it to be received. This is so absurd yet reasonable.

"Lingrong, I feel relieved when you say this." Noble Lady Fucha stepped forward and held An Lingrong's hand, with joy in her eyes.

An Lingrong also let her hold it. She knew that Fu Cha Guiren was definitely not as sincere in her heart as she appeared to be. But sometimes when someone said something false, it became hard to tell the truth from the false.

For lunch, Sang'er made An Lingrong's favorite shrimp with lotus flavor in the small kitchen of Zhenshunzhai. Baoque even joked that he had learned it very well this time and would make it for the young lady to try next time. The meal was a very enjoyable one.

That afternoon, the emperor sent Su Peisheng to tell An Lingrong to go to the Yangxin Palace to serve as a writer. An Lingrong looked at the sky and saw that it was almost dusk, so why was the emperor still reading memorials?

There was no other way, so An Lingrong could only put on her makeup again and go to the Yangxin Palace with the book of poetry she was reading.

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