The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, snow fell continuously in the Forbidden City for almost a month. The heavy snow crushed many dilapidated palaces one after another. The queen was so busy that she couldn't even hold a New Year's Eve banquet. The emperor saw this month's event The harem was spending, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered the palaces to save expenses. For a while, everyone tightened their belts.

But this is not the most difficult thing. The most difficult thing is that the harem is also ushering in a cold winter amidst heavy snowfall—the emperor has not summoned anyone for a month.

"The snow disaster in the south was only brought under control. The emperor has been arguing with all the courtiers for a long time because of the appropriation of funds and food, and the money and food were only sent to the road yesterday." Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong talked about recent events, "This month Except for occasionally coming to your palace to sit and sit, the emperor didn't even go to Chengqian Palace. Yesterday, the emperor went to Yikun Palace, but he fell in love with the maid next to Hu Guiren, and appointed her as an official woman .”

An Lingrong thought for a while: "But the one called Chi Shao?"

"You know?" Shen Meizhuang was a little surprised, but he still said, "I took a look from a distance, and she is a beauty when she is dressed up, she is bright and beautiful, and she has an unyielding energy on her body."

"That's the younger sister of the noble concubine Dunsu, so the publicity on her body is naturally not inferior to her." An Lingrong took a sip of milk tea slowly, raised his eyes and smiled at Shen Meizhuang's surprised face, and said, "Your Majesty Hu When I entered the palace, I noticed her. Hu Guiren is young and soft, but the maid named Chi Shao next to her is a powerful character. She is a descendant of the Nian family, and after careful investigation, we found out that she is Nian Shilan's younger sister, Nian Shishao."

Shen Meizhuang was surprised for a moment, but quickly reacted: "After the fall of the Nian family, all the male members of the family were exiled to the border, and the female family members were enslaved. The Hu family is far away in Mongolia. It is not surprising that she was sold into the Hu family." , couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Walking around, she actually lived in Yikun Palace like her sister."

"I'm afraid there is still Jin Feng, sister, let's watch." An Lingrong yawned sleepily as he spoke.

"What's the matter with you recently? You seem to have no energy." Shen Meizhuang touched her palm with concern, "The snow has melted these days, but it's colder than before. You are weak, so you should pay more attention. Don't be an idiot. Be careful of the cold."

An Lingrong smiled softly, patted Shen Meizhuang's hand reassuringly, and said in a low voice, "Sister, don't worry, I'm pregnant."

Shen Meizhuang was taken aback for a moment, and then turned to joy, followed by worry, a series of expressions made An Lingrong overjoyed.

"Sister, I'm pregnant with the emperor's heir, not Nezha, so you don't have to act like you're in trouble." An Lingrong smiled until tears came out, she wiped the corners of her eyes and joked.

Shen Meizhuang smiled angrily, "Little heartless, am I worried about you?" She restrained her smile slightly, "Now I have no rights and no favours. Even though Shunchang is in the grand power, he is favored, but in the hands of the queen, the concubine Qi, Jin, and Wanchang are not favored? Even the Kang family, who said so casually that day, also gained face in front of the queen. Soon he was promoted to permanent residence."

"Is it 'Chang Zai' who often makes people laugh here?" An Lingrong couldn't help laughing, then cleared his throat, stopped joking, and said seriously, "I understand what my sister said, and the queen is in full swing right now. , We definitely have no chance of winning in a head-to-head confrontation with her, we can only use defense as offense. Children in the palace have always had a hard time, so I have to find a way to keep him."

Shen Meizhuang looked at An Lingrong's unconceived belly lovingly with eyes full of love: "If you can get a prince in this pregnancy, you will have someone to rely on in the future."

An Lingrong rubbed his belly, his eyes were slightly dark.

After a few years of recuperation, her health was much better than in her previous life, and Yuexin also got up on time, and when she found that this month was three or five days late, An Lingrong noticed it, and immediately sent Zhou Nan to come for a pulse diagnosis.

Although she was mentally prepared, when Zhou Nan told her she was pregnant, An Lingrong still trembled in her heart. She already had Ankang, but now the situation is difficult. She doesn't know if she can afford another child. It doesn't matter if it's a princess, if it's a prince, I'm afraid that the precarious balance between her and the queen will become even more fragmented. At that time, she will be dragging her two children, and she will be afraid of being attacked.

But she has a child, she has it, she can't not want it, so she can only think about how to hide it.

An Lingrong blinked his eyes lightly, and suddenly remembered the proposal that Shunchang was talking about that day, and slowly made up his mind.

This year has been extremely lively.

In the past, there was Chi Shao who became an official woman, and later she was promoted one after another, becoming the emperor's new favorite Yu Changzai, and later You Wanchang danced against the plum garden on New Year's Eve, fascinated the emperor's eyes, and shocked the concubines Concubine Qi suddenly became a nobleman, and Concubine Qi snatched the emperor from Xinguiren's Palace in the middle of the night, and Jinguiren violated his authority and punished Shunchangzai, who was punished by the queen to kneel in Yonghe Palace, and so on, and so on.

An Lingrong listened to Dougao telling these interesting stories like an obedient book every day, and it is the same today.

"Liang Chen, who is next to Mr. Jin, and Baitao, who is next to Mr. Wan, started fighting in the Ministry of Internal Affairs today. They had a quarrel over a piece of clothing." Dou Kou said in detail, "It was originally given to Mr. Wan by the Weaving Department. A new dress was made, and Mrs. Wan is going to wear it at the Lantern Festival family banquet. Liang Chen went early and fell in love with this dress. She wanted to take it away without saying a word, and she collided with Baitao's front and rear feet. The spring, Baitao couldn't beat her, so she could only grab her, but the two of them refused to let the other, and they got into a ball."

An Lingrong twirled a sour plum and stuffed it into his mouth, and couldn't help smiling: "It reminds me of the fight between you and Huanbi before."

Cardamom blushed: "How long ago did the empress still remember?"

"It's only four or five years, how can I not remember?" An Lingrong just said casually, raised his chin, let Dou Kou continue to say, "Does the queen know?"

"How can you not know about such a big commotion?" Dou Kou continued, "The Empress Dowager is talking about going to the Ganlu Temple to pray for blessings in the Empress Dowager's Palace next month. The Empress Dowager said that the court lady of nobleman Jin was at fault in the first place, but nobleman Wan's court lady lost her sense of proportion when she panicked, and both were fined for two months, which is [-] boards each."

"The Empress Dowager still cares about the face of Tong's family." An Lingrong sneered, "This matter was obviously wrong from the beginning to the end, so where did you get fifty big boards each?" She pondered for a moment, " If the emperor finds out about this, I'm afraid he will be unhappy again."

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and after Yuchang was conferred the title of nobleman in the Jin Dynasty, the queen finally decided to go to Ganlu Temple to pray for blessings.

On February [-], when the dragon raised its head, the empress led all the concubines out of the palace. The guard of honor was mighty. Shen Meizhuang was sitting in a sedan chair, raising the curtain all the way, watching eagerly, and finally saw three people in Ganlu Temple when the sun was shining. Character.

Outside the Ganlu Temple, the abbot had led all the nuns in the temple to wait for a long time. Seeing the queen and all the concubines getting off the sedan chair, he hurriedly knelt down to greet him: "Welcome to the empress, and welcome to all the young masters."

Shen Meizhuang walked last, seeing this situation, his heart suddenly became cold.

Buddhist disciples, there shouldn't be such red tape. Just looking at the host's respectful attitude towards the queen, Shen Meizhuang guessed that the nuns here are not completely out of the world, but anyone who has selfishness must act biased.

She stretched her neck and scanned around, but she didn't see Zhen Huan's shadow. Thinking that Zhen Huan was abolished from the palace, she suddenly had a bad feeling.

All the way into the Ganlu Temple, the temple was cleaned very cleanly, and there were not even a single leaf on the ground.

The queen was still asking: "How is the arrangement of the blessing?"

"Everything has been properly arranged." The host replied with a smile, and a skinny nun with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks immediately came up to her to offer her courtesy, "Please enter the hall first to offer incense."

The queen walked into the main hall first, and devoutly burned three sticks of incense in front of the golden Buddha statue, followed by Concubine Qi and Concubine Jing, then Concubine Zhen, Concubine Qi and Concubine Shenmeizhuang.

I also ask the Buddha to bless Huan'er in this life to be safe and smooth, happy and worry-free.Shen Meizhuang put the incense on his forehead and bowed deeply.

"what--"

An exclamation sounded suddenly, which was incompatible with the solemnity and quietness of the hall.

Shen Meizhuang suddenly opened his eyes and turned his head to look, only to see Zhen Huansuqing's Ziyi, pale face, falling out from behind the pillar in embarrassment, and then frantically gathered the red right hand into the sleeve, and knelt down neatly on the ground.

"Bold, who is sneaking here?!" The villain Qi concubine complained first, and walked to Zhen Huan's side with a stern voice, attracting everyone's attention.

Embarrassed and ashamed, Zhen Huan said angrily: "Concubine, please see the empress and ladies and gentlemen."

"Amitabha, I thought who it was, it turned out to be Concubine Wan." Concubine Qi breathed a sigh of relief, slapping her chest, pretending to have discovered Zhen Huan on purpose, and sneered, "Oh no, it's not Concubine Wan anymore, I don't know How should it be called?"

This is the real purpose of the Queen's visit to Ganlu Temple today.

Tears welled up in Shen Meizhuang's eyes, she knew that Zhen Huan was having a bad time, but she never thought it would be so difficult, she couldn't wait to step forward to help Zhen Huan, but was held back by Concubine Jing.

The queen looked at Zhen Huan with heavy eyes, as if she was waiting for her to speak.

"Bad concubine Ganlu Temple, don't worry." Zhen Huan lowered her head even lower.This name was given to her by the presiding officer when she first arrived at Ganlu Temple. She originally hoped that she would be able to relieve her sorrow and forget about the world of mortals, but now it has backfired.She could feel everyone's ridicule or indifference, which broke her self-esteem into pieces.

"Mochou is right, but why do you call yourself a concubine instead of a poor nun?" Concubine Qi chased after her, "Don't tell me you are willing to be humble, and don't want to guard the Buddha?"

"Miss Mochou is leading the cultivation practice, not a real monk." Shen Meizhuang couldn't help but speak.

"Elder Concubine Hui is very caring, in the end it's best for Mo Chou, unlike Concubine Rong, who guards the child and doesn't even want to leave the palace." Concubine Qi has a bright smile, which contrasts sharply with Shen Meizhuang's expression on the verge of crying.

Shen Meizhuang could hardly hold back his tears, and he heard from the nun next to the host that Zhen Huan had been doing such rough jobs as chopping firewood, washing, and mopping the floor since entering the temple, and his heart ached even more.

However, this fell right into the queen's arms. What she wanted to see was Zhen Huan's humble appearance, which was so humble that she could no longer recover. She suppressed the joy in her heart and the smile on her mouth, and said with a straight face : "These are all as they should be. Once you enter Buddhism, all things are empty, and the past should be discarded. Buddhism says that all living beings are equal, and Mrs. Mochou should be no exception."

"Your Majesty is right." The host and the others quickly agreed.

Shen Meizhuang only felt a fire burning in her chest. Regardless of Concubine Jing's obstruction, she insisted on speaking: "Empress Empress, after all, Mo Chou was ordered to go out of the palace to practice, and she is the biological mother of the princess. You can tell by her face She is weak, but the monastery still asks her to do so many heavy jobs, isn't it embarrassing?" There were tears in her eyes, full of distress.

The queen shook the handkerchief, not going to pay attention to Shen Meizhuang.

However, Concubine Qi said: "If you enter Buddhism, you should cut off your past. A princess is a princess, and Mo Chou is Mo Chou. What's more, the emperor also said that Princess Obscure Moon is only sister Hui Concubine and you. Do you want to violate the emperor's will?"

Shen Meizhuang pursed the corners of his mouth, turning a deaf ear to Concubine Qi's inner and outer warnings, and walked up to Zhen Huan's side to pull her up: "Huan'er, it's cold on the ground, stop kneeling."

There is another update, too late to write, and I will update it tonight