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

After doing all this, An Lingrong finally felt relieved and looked at Noble Lady Fucha. Noble Lady Fucha seemed to understand and said with a smile:

"The decoration on the queen's desk is so exquisite. The phoenix wearing a peony has a good meaning. The Ministry of Internal Affairs really put a lot of thought into it."

"This is the festival gift that Concubine Yi gave to me. It's amazing that she is so thoughtful." The Queen looked at An Lingrong with a smile on her face.

"Noble Lady Yi sent such an expensive gift without informing us. Compared to this, it seems that our gift is not thoughtful enough." Noble Lady Fucha smiled and looked at An Lingrong and joked.

"Empress, look at her, she's also trying to compete with me in presenting a festival gift! But when it comes to putting in effort, none of us can compare to Noble Lady Fucha. Tell me, this chrysanthemum wine you gave to the Empress was brewed when you entered the palace last year, right?!

At the beginning of summer, I begged her for some, but she refused to give it to me. I didn't expect that she wanted to give it to the Empress. If you had told me earlier, would I have begged so much and still got nothing?" After An Lingrong finished speaking, everyone in the room covered their mouths and laughed.

“Your Majesty, you don’t know, she is very greedy. If I don’t cover it, she will really snatch it away!” Noble Lady Fucha smiled and nodded at An Lingrong, and everyone laughed even more happily.

"Empress Hua is here..." Jiang Fuhai's voice came from outside, and everyone in the room fell silent.

"May the Queen be blessed with happiness and peace of mind."

"May the Concubine Hua be blessed with peace and prosperity."

After they each exchanged greetings, Concubine Hua asked Songzhi to present the festival gift she had sent. When the gift box was opened, a statue of Guanyin, the goddess of fertility, was revealed. No one in the room dared to speak for a moment.

"Empress, this is the fertility-granting Guanyin that my mother's family obtained from the Hongluo Temple. I give it to Your Majesty today. I hope Your Majesty can get what she wishes for." After Hua Fei finished speaking, she stood up and sat down. The Empress smiled and nodded, and Jianqiu took it and handed it over.

"It's great that you are so thoughtful." The Queen spoke and looked at Concubine Hua.

"It's just a statue of Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth. I never believe in these things. I only believe in the favor of the Queen. But knowing that Your Majesty believes in it, I'd like to offer this flower to the Queen." Concubine Hua raised her eyelids, and the Queen just nodded.

Later, Shen Meizhuang, Zhen Huan and others sent only ordinary festival gifts. After a busy period, the Queen was tired and let everyone go.

"Why did you come so early today? Xin Chang and I went to Chengqian Palace to call you to come together, but I didn't expect you to come first." Noble Lady Fucha wanted to come forward and hold An Lingrong's arm, but An Lingrong dodged.

"What's wrong?" Noble Lady Fucha was startled and looked at An Lingrong.

"There's some dirt on my body. Let's talk about it when we get back." After An Lingrong finished speaking, Noble Lady Fucha looked down and didn't see anything dirty.

"What happened? I felt that you looked strange when I went in today." The two walked side by side, but their clothes didn't even touch.

"It's not a big deal. Someone wants to harm me, and I'm just going to fight back." Seeing that there was no one else on the palace road, An Lingrong lowered her voice and spoke.

"Are you talking about Concubine Hua?" Noble Lady Fucha also lowered her voice. An Lingrong just smiled and said nothing.

"Your earrings are really unique. It's true that everyone in the Imperial Household Department is a smart person. The emperor dotes on you and sends you all the good things." Noble Lady Fucha said with a curled lip.

"Are you talking about this? This was awarded by the Queen, and this was also awarded by her today." An Lingrong stretched out her arms while speaking, revealing two jade bracelets with half of them green on their wrists.

"Your embroidery is so valuable? The Queen actually gave you so much?! The gift must really touch the Queen's heart. I gave her a pot of chrysanthemum wine, and she didn't even give me a bracelet to wear." Noble Lady Fucha sneered.

The two of them couldn't help but laugh when they said "you're taking so much trouble". This chrysanthemum wine was indeed brewed by Sang'er after he entered the palace last year, but it was estimated that there was little left of the wine after the two of them drank it.

"Didn't you say last time that there wasn't much wine left? Why did you secretly keep a pot?" An Lingrong looked at Noble Lady Fucha and smiled slyly.

"How dare you say that! It's because you drank so much that day that there was almost nothing left. I asked someone to buy this wine from outside the day before yesterday. It's the best quality and it cost me a lot of money!" Noblewoman Fucha whispered softly in An Lingrong's ear. An Lingrong looked as if she had expected this.

For such a small matter, the Queen would not ask about it, and she probably wouldn't even look at it. Such an expensive wine would definitely end up being sold to the servants in Jingren Palace...

After An Lingrong returned, she took a bath and changed her clothes. She asked Juqing to put away her silk handkerchief and clothes, preparing to find an opportunity to destroy them. Noble Lady Fucha did not ask any reason, but ate and drank in Zhenshunzhai while waiting for An Lingrong to change into new clothes and jewelry.

"You should eat something to fill your stomach. The food at the palace banquet is all good-looking but not tasty. Not only will it look good, but when it is served, it will be cold, and the taste will not be much better than leftovers!" After Noble Lady Fucha finished speaking, An Lingrong sat down. Baoque brought the bird's nest that had been kept warm, and An Lingrong began to eat.

"I have news that when Nian Gengyao returned to the capital, officials and common people along the way knelt down to welcome him. Now the Nian family is like a local tyrant outside. I heard that many people in the court are reporting her, and the leader among them is Zhen Yuandao, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple." Noble Lady Fucha also said while eating the bird's nest in front of her slowly, one spoonful at a time.

"So arrogant?" An Lingrong asked, pretending to be surprised.

Noble Lady Fucha nodded and continued, "You are favored now, and Concubine Hua has long been dissatisfied with you. Although your father is far away in Songyang, he is only a county magistrate, so you should still be wary of him and be more careful."

An Lingrong immediately put down the spoon in her hand, reached out and held Noble Lady Fucha's hand and said, "Sister, I really have to thank you for your reminder."

Although An Bihuai was not a good man as a husband and a father, he was cautious and careful. Even though he was promoted repeatedly and relied on his favor, he did not dare to be greedy for so much money.

At that time, as soon as the incident happened, she ordered people to investigate. Although no real evidence was found, it was found that the incident was related to Zhen Huan and the Queen, and all the reasons were because they wanted to bring her down.

Now that she is in favor, the one who is in the way is Concubine Hua. Given Concubine Hua's temperament, her ruthless methods are definitely no weaker than those of Zhen Huan and the Queen. If it weren't for Noble Lady Fucha's reminder, she would have to go through the same old path of her previous life again!

"There's no need to thank each other between sisters." Noble Lady Fucha waved her hand and didn't take it seriously, but An Lingrong was extremely grateful.

The palace banquet at noon was indeed boring. Because there were outsiders present, Concubine Hua did not dare to do anything weird. But even so, dealing with the banquet was exhausting both physically and mentally.

In the days that followed, the emperor seemed to have forgotten the existence of Huanbi and never summoned her again. If it weren't for his visits to Jingren Palace to pay his respects every time, few people would have mentioned her.

Early that morning, everyone came to Jingren Palace as usual. When everyone was seated, Huanbi knelt out.

"Huan Da Ying, what's wrong with you?" the Queen said when she saw Huan Bi kneeling below.

"Empress, I am pregnant. It has been more than a month." Huanbi lowered her head and spoke. An Lingrong looked at her and saw the smile on the corner of her mouth.

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at her, and the hall became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.