The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

"Well, indeed." The emperor nodded, "This poem is indeed not good, and it is difficult to buy it outside. Who do you think will find it specially for collection?"

"Treasure?" An Ling Rong Yile said, "Would the emperor treasure such a collection of poems? According to my concubines, I'm afraid it was put in the corner of the house by someone who doesn't know how to write poetry at all. I'm afraid even he himself doesn't know it. When did this collection of poems appear on my bookshelf?"

The emperor was slightly taken aback, and then said: "I feel that these poems are flattering and extol evil, and the person who wrote the poems should also be dismissed and expelled back to his original place."

"It's up to the emperor to decide, and the concubine doesn't understand these things." An Lingrong put down the collection of poems, "It's just my concubine's humble opinion, this poem is really not well written, why don't the emperor let sister Wan read it another day, maybe it will be different insight."

"Well, let's do it another day." The emperor waved his hand, put the collection of poems aside, and stretched out his hand for An Lingrong to sit beside him, "I haven't seen you for a while, have you ever thought about me?"

An Lingrong was startled, and looked at the emperor seriously and intently: "Where is the emperor, have you ever thought about your concubines?"

"I miss you all the time." The emperor replied immediately, he looked deeply at An Lingrong, "I thought I could not care so much about you, Concubine Guan is understanding, noble lady Zhen is funny and boring, noble lady Qi talks a lot, But occasionally it can make me feel relieved, but I always think of you. When I wake up in the morning, I think of you sleeping in my arms. , I think of the way you took off your armor and gave me a massage. When I eat, I think of all kinds of dishes you cook. When I sleep, I dream of you... Ronger, I don’t know when, you have already occupied me. In every corner of my life, during this time, I live like years."

"The concubine also misses the emperor." An Lingrong lowered her head and said softly, "It's just that the concubine is afraid that the emperor will still be angry, so she has never dared to see the emperor."

"I originally wanted to make you a concubine. Whether it is public or private, you should be the one." The emperor held An Lingrong's hand and said with lowered eyes, "I was just angry because of the sentence you said that day, 'Don't hurt you less. Some', blurted out that Concubine Guan was concubine, now that the words have been spoken, I can't take them back, I really have wronged you."

An Lingrong smiled lightly and shook his head: "The emperor said such things again. Sister Wan accompanied the driver for the longest time and spent the most energy. Since entering the palace, she has devoted herself to the emperor. How can she not be a concubine? What's more, Uncle Zhen's official position is higher than that of the concubine's father, so it is reasonable for Sister Wan to become a concubine first."

The emperor knew that An Lingrong would not tell lies, so he smiled gratifiedly and said bitterly: "I can't give you what you want, Ronger, don't blame me."

"All the concubines know." An Lingrong hugged the emperor, leaned his head on his heart, listened to his heartbeat, and said slowly, "The concubine can't give the emperor his whole heart, selfishly want to keep some If you love yourself, the emperor will also forgive your concubines."

The emperor hugged her tightly.

The two hearts have never been so close, and the love is surging.

When the news came that An Lingrong was favored again, Zhen Huan was playing chess with Shen Meizhuang. When she heard the news, Zhen Huan made a wrong move and lost everything.

"Okay, your canonization ceremony will be in a few days, don't think about it." Shen Meizhuang slowly put away the chess pieces, "You are only 20 years old and you have become a concubine. Who can compare to this? Don't be too concerned about the others. Forget about it, as the ancients said, you can’t have both, so I don’t need to explain the truth to you in detail, do I?”

Zhen Huan pulled the corner of her mouth and forced a smile: "I understand what my sister said."

"Go to bed early." Shen Meizhuang didn't try to persuade her too much, she knew that it would be useless to persuade her any more, Zhen Huan has always been a bull-tempered person, and if she doesn't figure it out herself, it's useless to say more.

"Alright, I feel very tired these days." Zhen Huan got up and walked into the bedroom with Shen Meizhuang.

Silent all night.

On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the day before Zhen Huan became a concubine, Tao Yizhen from the Guangchu Department sent a message to Weiyang Palace.

"A few days ago, Miss Huichun from Jingren Palace came to pass on the Queen's message, saying that there were two things wrong with the auspicious clothes used for the canonization of Concubine Guan. She took it to the embroiderers to change it, and sent it back shortly after." Tao Yizhen bowed, and said to An Lingrong, "Just now, this servant was about to send the canonized clothes to Suiyuxuan, but found a one-foot-long cut in the regimental pattern of the auspicious clothes. It looks like someone cut it open on purpose."

"After Huichun sent it back, has anyone touched this auspicious costume again?" An Lingrong's instructions to them were very simple, just keep an eye on the people around the queen, no matter how big or small, if there is anything unusual , must report back to her as soon as possible.

In the previous life, An Lingrong didn't know the details of Zhen Huan wearing Queen Chunyuan's old clothes by mistake. She only knew that the queen designed it on purpose. Now it seems that Zhen Huan was forced to step into the queen's trap because the original auspicious clothes were damaged.

Tao Yizhen shook his head: "All the auspicious clothes worn by concubines when they were entrusted to the Jin Dynasty were finished by the Weaving Department and delivered to them. The Guangchu Department will put them into a brocade box and send them to the concubine's palace together with the jewelry. , this brocade box will not be opened again before the canonization ceremony. This time it is because Miss Huichun came with the queen's warrant, so I made an exception."

An Lingrong nodded, and after pondering for a long while, he slowly asked: "When Huichun came to send the auspicious clothes, did he bring an old one for you to mend?"

"Yes." Tao Yizhen was a little surprised, but still answered honestly, "It looks like the clothes worn by the queen before. Miss Huichun said that two of the pearls on it were loose, and she asked the servants to fix them again, but she didn't remind them With that in mind, Director Jiang was busy with the canonization ceremony and all kinds of trivial matters under the New Year's Day, so he was not in a hurry to send the clothes back, so the clothes were put in the warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"After you go back, send this old dress back to the Queen's Palace first. You don't need to tell Mr. Jiang, just treat it as your own eagerness to ask for credit. When you send it to the Queen's Palace, be flattering." An Lingrong took a sip Tea, smiled slightly, "If necessary, you can belittle Manager Jiang."

Tao Yizhen didn't know why, but nodded in response.

"When you go to Suiyuxuan to deliver the auspicious clothes tomorrow, you must let Concubine Guan find out that the auspicious clothes are damaged as soon as possible." An Lingrong said again.Help Zhen Huan one last time, if she can escape this disaster safely, in the past and present, she will no longer owe her.

The cold and white moonlight sprinkled silver light all over the ground, falling on the gold-woven carpet, like autumn frost, and winter snow, shrouded by the candlelight in the temple, giving off a tinge of warmth.

The cold winter night was very long, and Sui Yuxuan was busy holding the lamp at the second quarter of the day. Today is the big day for Zhen Huan to become a concubine. Everyone is tense. Zhen Huan even stayed up all night. For some reason, The eyelids kept twitching.

Suiyuxuan was magnificently and delicately restored. Zhen Huan sat in the side hall, looking at the burning stove, listening to the cold wind whistling outside the window, the sound of the water clock ticking was very clear, and there was a spring-like warmth in the hall. A sense of unreality that distorts time and space.

"oops!"

Zhen Huan was awakened by Liu Zhu's exclamation. She stood up and called out the door: "Liu Zhu, what's wrong?"

Liu Zhu ran in in a panic, holding a begonia red auspicious suit in his hand: "Look, my lord, the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are not careful in their work, and the auspicious suit has made such a long cut."

"What?" Zhen Huan was so startled that her expression changed instantly. She looked at the auspicious clothes in Liu Zhu's hand, and caressed the foot-long crack, "The auspicious clothes for canonization are just like imperial gifts, how can there be a trace of them? Damaged? If it was discovered when I went to the Queen's Palace to listen to the training in the afternoon, wouldn't it be a serious crime of deceiving the emperor." She panicked for a moment, then calmed down immediately, "Liu Zhu, go and invite Director Jiang of the House of Internal Affairs."

"Yes." Liu Zhu hurried to go.

When Cui Jinxi heard the movement and saw Jifu, I was also startled: "This, this, what should I do?"

"I went to the Queen's Palace to listen to the training in the afternoon. Counting the time, there are at least five hours left. If you can try your best to repair one or two things, you may be able to escape." Zhen Huan quickly analyzed, " The gap is so neat, one can tell at a glance that someone deliberately sabotaged it, and it seems that someone intends to use this to deliberately frame me."

"Your Majesty has become a concubine at such an age, there must be a lot of jealousy in the palace, and I don't know who did it for a while." Cui Jinxi frowned.

Zhen Huan also frowned tightly, and suddenly remembered the words that the queen said a few days ago, "I think there is something wrong with the dress you wore when you canonized", her heart trembled suddenly, and she shook her head subconsciously.How could it be the Empress?She has always been dignified and gentle, graceful and kind, and she is always loved and cared for, no one can be the queen.

However, once this idea popped up, it couldn't be stopped.Zhen Huan thought for a while, and then returned to the original point, she couldn't help leaning towards the queen with suspicion.The auspicious clothes conferred by the concubine will be sealed up. It is impossible for ordinary people to tamper with it. Only the queen and the queen mother have this right. The queen mother is sick now. No matter the trivial matters of the six palaces, only the queen...

"Boss Jiang, hurry up." Liu Zhu led Jiang Zhongmin to trot all the way back.

Jiang Zhongmin saw the cracks on the auspicious clothes at a glance, and immediately knelt down: "The servant is ineffective, please forgive me."

"Director Jiang, the auspicious clothes sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs are actually damaged, and you will not be able to get rid of the responsibility if you pursue it. I have no intention of convicting you. I am looking for you now. I hope you can share your worries with me and see if there is a remedy. Way." Zhen Huan had already calmed down, and said to Jiang Zhongmin in a gentle voice.

"Returning to your mother, the auspicious clothes for this booklet are woven by the weavers of the weaving department with gold and silver threads. The silk threads used are only enough to weave this one. If you want to mend it, I am afraid that the warehouse will have to be reopened right now. This is a big fanfare. No matter what, it will take three or two days to send it back." Jiang Zhongmin was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

"It will be too late in three or two days. The palace will hold the canonization ceremony today, and I have to go to the Queen's Palace to listen to the training and thank you in the afternoon." Zhen Huan suddenly panicked, "Can I ask the embroiderer to make a little repair? As long as the outside It’s fine if you can’t see the first layer, and don’t care if the inner layer is damaged.”

Jiang Zhongmin wrinkled his face in embarrassment: "Even if it's just mending seven or eight points, in such a short period of time, it takes a skilled embroidery lady to do it. This... I don't know any embroidery lady who can have this skill." ah."

Zhen Huan fell down on the couch with some exhaustion.

"Originally, there is still a way to give first aid." Jiang Zhongmin said hesitantly, "A few days ago, a piece of clothes was taken from the Queen's Palace to mend. Maybe it can still be worth it. However, Eunuch Tao of the Guangchu Department worked carefully. Seeing that the clothes were mended, and the Queen's Palace didn't ask for them, he took the initiative to send them back. Now there are no more emergency clothes in the warehouse. "

"It's my destiny to have this catastrophe." Zhen Huan sighed deeply.

"Your Majesty, maybe Empress Concubine Rong can find a way." Cui Jinxi suddenly said, "My maidservant heard that Empress Concubine Rong once gave the emperor a picture of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. The embroidery is extremely good. I am afraid it is the embroiderers of the weaving department's embroidery room. All of them can't compare, if she is willing to help the empress, maybe she can catch up."

Zhen Huan's eyes lit up slightly, but she hesitated: "I don't know if she is willing to help me."

"My sister doesn't come to tell me, how will I know whether I want to or not?" An Lingrong's voice suddenly came to mind outside the window. She saw Zhen Huan looking up with a surprised expression through the window, and she couldn't help raising her eyebrows and smiling, "Ankang woke up today. Morning, I originally planned to come earlier to give my sister a congratulatory gift, but I didn't expect it to be a coincidence."

"Rong'er!" Zhen Huan was overjoyed, and hurried out to meet her. For a moment, she was so happy that she couldn't stop crying, "It's good that you are here."

An Lingrong didn't say much, and said immediately: "Sister, I have a lot of silk threads, maybe I can find ones with a similar color. Director Jiang, please follow Cuiyin to Weiyang Palace, and find some silk threads with similar colors." She took off the armor, and ordered, "Liu Zhu Juqing, go get the embroidery frame, first set up the auspicious clothes, and then prepare the scissors and sweat towels."

Zhen Huan's heart calmed down immediately: "As Concubine Rong said, hurry up and get ready."

Everyone cheered again.

Zhen Huan dragged An Lingrong into the side hall, and warmed up her body first: "I'm really uneasy, I'm afraid there will be more open and hidden attacks after this concubine."

"Sister, whether you are afraid or not, you can't stop your footsteps." An Lingrong lowered his eyes and gently held Zhen Huan's hand, "This palace has always been fighting constantly. You have to fight whether you want to be a concubine or not. , it used to be Concubine Hua, and there will be newcomers in the future."

She raised her eyes, looked at Zhen Huan with a smile, her eyes seemed to carry the sky full of stars, and sincerely blessed: "Congratulations, sister, for being promoted to Concubine Guan."