"My lady, put it back in the box." Ju Qing was still worried. Seeing the anxiety in her eyes, An Lingrong put the bracelet back in the box and said, "Keep it well. If you are worried, keep it away."

"My lady, aren't you going to destroy it?" Ju Qing looked at An Lingrong and asked. Based on her understanding of her master, she knew that it must be destroyed.

"Of course it needs to be destroyed, but it's not the right time yet." An Lingrong spoke, and Ju Qing nodded and retreated with the thing.

But from the afternoon of that day, An Lingrong asked Baojuan to bring the embroidery frame and began to match the colors carefully. Juqing and Baoque began to sort the silk threads under An Lingrong's instructions.

In the following days, except for meals and going to the toilet, An Lingrong basically embroidered until the end of the Xu hour every day. Finally, after three days, she had completed a double-sided tabletop display of a phoenix wearing a peony.

When she finished the last stitch, An Lingrong felt like her eyes were going blind.

"My lady, it's so beautiful. This phoenix looks like it's about to fly towards me." Ju Qing looked at the authentic product and praised it from the bottom of her heart.

"This peony is embroidered beautifully. I can almost smell the fragrance of the peony when I look at it." Baoque said while sniffing exaggeratedly.

"The day after tomorrow is Double Ninth Festival. The Empress is in need of everything. The only thing I can offer is this embroidery. What I give to the Empress must be the best."

An Lingrong saw a vague figure outside the door, acting so furtively that she knew who it was without having to guess.

"My young lady really respects our Queen. If the Queen knew that this was embroidered by my young lady without sleep, she would definitely admire my young lady's sincerity." Ju Qing also saw the figure, and immediately understood and followed suit to compliment.

Coincidentally, on the afternoon after the embroidery was completed and framed, Meng Zhaoxing came to check An Lingrong's pulse and brought a new bracelet. An Lingrong took it in her hand and looked at it carefully. It was indeed very similar to the previous one. If you didn't take it in your hand and look at it carefully, no one would be able to tell that it was not that bracelet.

"They are so similar. Thank you very much, Lord Meng." An Lingrong said as she put the bracelet on her wrist and compared the size of the bracelet.

"My lady, you are too kind. It's a coincidence that my uncle bought some materials some time ago, and there happened to be a piece of top-quality jade, so he hurriedly made it." Meng Zhaoxing bowed and said.

"Thank you for your help." An Lingrong raised her hand and Juqing handed her another purse.

"Master Meng, this is the labor fee that the young lady gives to your uncle." Ju Qing started to speak, and Meng Zhaoxing waved his hand and said, "Young lady, this is absolutely not allowed. You have already given enough."

"Just take it. Why are you wasting time?" Ju Qing stuffed the purse filled with silver into Meng Zhaoxing's arms and said.

Doctor Meng was good in every way except for his nagging look, which she disliked the most.

Meng Zhaoxing held the purse in his hand and looked at An Lingrong, who nodded. Meng Zhaoxing looked at Juqing again, and seeing that Juqing didn't even look at him, he thanked her again, took the purse and walked out.

"My lady, how can there be such a person in this world? He refused the reward given by his master. He is a grown man, but he is too fussy..." After Meng Zhaoxing left, Juqing began to complain.

"No one can be perfect in everything. I see that he is bold and meticulous in his work. His refusal of rewards also proves that he is not a greedy person." An Lingrong spoke, and Ju Qing nodded thoughtfully.

"Go get the poison bracelet and bring a small hammer, but don't let anyone see it." An Lingrong ordered. Juqing was still in a daze, so An Lingrong repeated it. Only then did Juqing turn around and go down to get the things.

After the things were brought in, Xiao Zhongzi waited outside. An Lingrong took the box and asked Juqing to find a piece of white handkerchief to wrap it up. She smashed the bracelet into pieces with a small hammer, then wrapped it up carefully and put it back into the box.

"My lady, what does this mean?" Ju Qing looked at An Lingrong with confusion.

"She wants to harm me, and I can't just sit there and wait for death." An Lingrong spoke and asked Juqing to put the box away.

The second day was the Double Ninth Festival, and the concubines in each palace would go there earlier and each give a gift to the queen. There was also a palace banquet at noon, so they all went there earlier.

An Lingrong got up early that day, washed and dressed, and went to Jingren Palace with Juqing and Xiao Zhongzi.

Xiao Zhongzi was holding the box with the double-sided embroidery in her hand, while An Lingrong was wearing the jade bracelet and had the box containing the poison bracelet in her sleeve.

The inner hall of Jingren Palace.

"Long live the Queen." When An Lingrong arrived, Concubine Qi was already inside talking to the Queen.

"Get up. It's hard for you to get up so early." The Queen had a kind look on her face. As she raised her hand, Jianqiu came over and helped An Lingrong up.

"Empress, Lingrong knows that you have everything you need, so she personally embroidered a table display of a phoenix wearing a peony. I hope you will like it." An Lingrong opened her mouth, and Xiao Zhongzi presented the box. An Lingrong took it out and presented it to the Queen.

Upon hearing the voice, the Queen looked at the table in An Lingrong's hand, her eyes widened. The phoenix looked lifelike, with its wings spread as if it was about to fly. The peony looked even more lifelike, and even the dewdrops on the petals were clearly visible.

"Lady Yi is a great embroidery worker!" the Queen praised. Jianqiu had already taken it and presented it to the Queen.

The Queen asked Jianqiu to take a closer look. The Phoenix's feathers emitted different lights under the candlelight, and the Queen couldn't let it go.

"Noble Lady Yi is very clever and thoughtful. I didn't know you had such a great skill. Jianqiu, I remember that the Queen Mother once gave me a pair of pearl earrings, which are just right for Noble Lady Yi. Go and get them and give them to Noble Lady Yi." The Queen was so happy that she offered to reward her. Jianqiu responded by asking someone to get them.

"Please sit down, Noble Lady Yi. It's amazing that you are so attentive. I like you very much." The Queen was most proud of her life that she could sit firmly in the East Palace. Even though she was once a concubine and the Emperor posthumously conferred the title of Chun Yuan on her after he ascended the throne, she was the one who soared to the sky and was the real Queen!

"It's for the Empress, so I dare not neglect it. After much thought, I think that the one that can match the Empress must be the best. Peony is the king of flowers, and the phoenix is ​​the king of birds. That's why I thought of embroidering a phoenix wearing a peony and giving it to the Empress." An Lingrong smiled and complimented.

The queen was even more satisfied after hearing this. While chatting and laughing, Huichun had already taken out the pair of pearl earrings.

“Come here, come in front of me. These earrings were given to me by the empress dowager when I was in the palace. Although they are not as precious as the oriental pearls, they are given by the empress dowager.” The queen took out the pair of earrings and wanted to put them on An Lingrong.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." An Lingrong was about to stand up when she said this, but was stopped by the Queen, who actually wanted to put the crown on her herself.

An Lingrong did not refuse. She was willing to play the role of a queen mother who cared for her concubines, so let her play it to her heart's content. An Lingrong took off the white jade earrings from her earlobes. The queen came over and put them on her. An Lingrong then stood up again and bowed to express her gratitude.

"The Emperor always told the Empress Dowager and me that you are the one who knows etiquette the best in the harem. It seems that Concubine Yi really deserves the Emperor's praise." The Queen looked at An Lingrong with satisfaction.

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