The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

An Lingrong will always remember this day. The clouds were clear and the wind was clear, and the flowers were in bloom. The sun poured down from the clouds. The horizon was dyed into a gorgeous golden color. The begonias on the branches were in full bloom. Zhen Huan was looking at the charming flowers. Zhong pushed open the door of Weiyang Palace and walked up to her.

"Rong'er, don't be afraid, I'm coming."

An Lingrong looked at Zhen Huan and saw that she was wearing extremely gorgeous red makeup, which had faded away the youthfulness of a girl. Her beauty had a sharp edge, but the gentleness in her eyes never changed.An Lingrong was a little dazed, tears filled her eyes, and her heart suddenly relaxed. The defense she had held on for a long time suddenly collapsed, and she could finally cry without any scruples.

Zhen Huan held her and allowed her to vent her emotions, just as she held her back then.

"Sister Mei said that you are very ill. I can't wait to see you." Zhen Huan took An Lingrong back to the palace and sat down. After she calmed down a little, she said, "I wanted to come over to you as soon as I got back to the palace." Here, the emperor pointed out the fourth elder brother to be my son, so he had to persuade him a few words first, so he was delayed for a while."

An Lingrong sighed, looked up at Dill, and said with a wry smile: "Don't worry, sister, I'm not sick, I'm just pretending." Seeing Dill's eyes widening, she chuckled and looked at Zhen Huan , "But the symptoms at the onset of the disease are real. I asked Dou Kao to prepare a medicine for me. After taking it, I will feel sluggish and in a trance, but I will recover after the effect of the medicine wears off. It will be okay."

"It's medicine that's three-part poison. Why are you doing this?" Zhen Huan was shocked for a moment and showed a distressed look.

"If I want to bring down the queen, I have no chance of winning on my own. I need allies." An Lingrong did not shy away from Zhen Huan, "Neither the emperor nor the queen mother wanted to see the balance in the harem being imbalanced. I pretended to be sick. Just to make them feel that it is inappropriate for the Queen to monopolize power in the palace, and they must support another person to fight against the Queen. I got rid of Concubine Qi first, and the remaining ones, Concubine Duan, Concubine Jing, and Sister Mei, no matter which one , I was sure to convince them to join forces with me, but I didn’t expect that I would let you return to the palace in the end.”

She lowered her head and said with unbearable eyes: "Sister, I know you don't want to return to the palace..."

"No, I returned to the palace voluntarily." Zhen Huan shook her head and said.

An Lingrong pursed his lips and was silent for a while, then raised his eyes to look at her: "If the prince had not disappeared halfway in Yunnan and Tibet, you would have gone away with him long ago. In the final analysis, it was me who delayed you."

Zhen Huan was not surprised at all, and even felt relieved because of An Lingrong's blunt disclosure.

She didn't mean to hide it, and explained the reason clearly: "Rong'er, after all, I can't leave gracefully. I have too many ties, including the Zhen family, Long Yue, you and Sister Mei, I can't For my own pleasure, I will put everyone who cares about me on the fire rack to roast." She paused and then said, "When the news of his death came, I was only thinking about revenge, even after knowing that the emperor knew that Dian When I wanted to send him to investigate because of the danger, I transferred my hatred to the emperor, but he came back... Rong'er, I am very satisfied to see him return safely."

There were tears in Zhen Huan's eyes, but she still raised her lips: "The misfortunes in the world have never stopped. Maybe we are destined to be destined to be inseparable in this life. It's like a dream. When you wake up from the dream, everything will return to the original state. trail of."

The unforgettable pain An Lingrong saw in her eyes moved her heart deeply. His eyes slowly moved down and fell on her slightly pregnant belly. His mind suddenly moved: "Sister, this child... is his." , or the Emperor's?" In the vague memory, Zhen Huan's pregnancy seems to be twins, but if you look closely, you can still see that the belly is much bigger.

"This is..." Zhen Huan touched her belly that was slightly restrained by the raw silk and hesitated to speak.

An Lingrong's face paled slightly, and she held Zhen Huan's hand tightly: "Sister, are you crazy?" Secretly, the civet cat exchanged for the prince, and if he made a mistake, he would have his family confiscated and his family exterminated.

"Rong'er, you must help me with this matter." Zhen Huan held An Lingrong's hand tightly, with a hint of prayer in her eyes.She knew that this matter was too shocking, and if Wen Shichu hadn't helped her, she might not have been able to hide it from the emperor's eyes. However, this palace was the queen's world after all, and she was the only one. Only Rong'er can help her hide the truth.

An Lingrong looked at Zhen Huan with pleading eyes, and suddenly remembered her past life.

How did Zhen Huan survive that difficult time alone in her previous life?She returned to the palace pregnant, and the palace was full of rumors, like sharp knives stabbing her, but she managed to survive by herself.An Lingrong's heart ached.

"Okay." An Lingrong held Zhen Huan's hand and nodded in agreement, "However, sister must also promise me that if this child is a prince, you will never support him as the prince."

"No, whoever wants this supreme position in the world wants it. I just hope that my child is safe and healthy." Zhen Huan blinked away the thin tears from her eyes, nodded and smiled, "If there is a chance to give birth to an heir in his name, I will It’s a blessing for me and this child.”

An Lingrong lowered his eyebrows and stretched out his hand to caress Zhen Huan's belly: "In this case, we must make plans in advance. We cannot wait for the queen to take action and then passively fight back. The children in the palace have a difficult life, sister, we must try our best to make it possible." Keep his life safe and smooth, otherwise, his health will only be like mine..."

Hearing the choking in An Lingrong's voice, Zhen Huan also felt sad: "We will have to settle this account with the Queen one day."

"Queen Uranala Yixiu, there are two things that she values ​​most. One is her throne as queen, and the other is her honor as queen mother." An Lingrong's eyes were full of hatred, "To destroy a person, you must start from what she cares about most. I want more than just her life in return!"

Zhen Huan refreshed her understanding of the queen's cruelty. She looked at An Lingrong with cold eyes: "The emperor welcomed me back to the palace today with half the honor of a queen. I'm afraid he also meant to suppress her arrogance. The queen is afraid of me. I want to get rid of her quickly. She killed your well-being, and also killed my first child. How can she be worthy of the mother of the country with such a vicious heart? "

"Sister, you have just returned to the palace. Your foundation is not yet stable. You cannot have a direct conflict with her for the time being." An Lingrong motioned to Dill to take out the roster and handed it to Zhen Huan, "These are some people I have to use. I have given instructions. Go down, your orders are my orders, sister, just take them and use them."

"Okay." Zhen Huan didn't refuse, "In your opinion, who should I start with?"

An Lingrong fixed his eyes and uttered two words in a cold voice: "Qi concubine."

The next day.

Zhen Huan came to Jingren Palace early to say hello. At that time, the concubines had not arrived yet. She was led into the side hall by Jian Qiu. She knelt down and gave a big salute to the queen: "Greetings to the queen, I wish you the best." May you be healthy and live a thousand years." Behind them, Cui Jinxi and Liu Zhu also knelt down.

"Get up and sit down." The Queen knew that the visitor was unkind, but she had to accept this gift, "Cut autumn and watch tea."

Zhen Huan stood up and sat down when she heard the queen teasing her: "Today is not the first or fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year. Concubine Xi is here so early." Hearing this, Zhen Huan just smiled lightly and replied politely. He said: "I should have come as soon as I returned to the palace yesterday, so I came here today to apologize to the empress."

"You are pregnant and have just come back from Ganlu Temple. You should have a good rest." The queen raised her eyes and looked at her, raising the corners of her mouth with a smile on her face, "We will see you in the future anyway, so please say hello. Take your time.”

"The Queen cares about me, but I don't dare to be too presumptuous." Zhen Huan behaved extremely humbly and respectfully, but with a hint of sharpness, "I don't dare to forget the Queen's kindness when I'm outside, so I pray every day and offer beads to consecrate the Buddha. ,, I hope that one day I can give it to the empress, and bless her with good health all year round." She took out a string of Buddhist beads from the brocade box in Liu Zhu's hand, handed it to the queen, and recited the last two words very carefully.

The queen's face froze slightly, then she smiled and took the beads and said, "Concubine Xi has a heart. In fact, things are secondary. The most important thing is that my sister is smart and knows that one day she will be able to meet me again."

The two fought openly and secretly for a round, but were interrupted when Hua Chun walked in holding a newly picked peony: "Please give the Queen a hairpin."

The queen remained motionless, and Zhen Huan suddenly stood up, picked up a plump hairpin and placed it between the queen's hair.

"The rules that Concubine Xi used to serve me as a hairpin are absolutely correct." The queen held the peonies in her hair, raised her lips and smiled softly, laughing that even though she returned to the palace in glory, she could still only perform concubine affairs in front of her. present.

Zhen Huan just smiled calmly: "It is necessary to serve the empress. I dare not forget the rules."

"A few years have passed, and I see that Concubine Xi's appearance has not changed at all, but she seems to have become even more charming." The queen sighed meaningfully, with a slight smile on her face, but her eyes were gloomy, "Really, the years have passed by so fast. I cherish Concubine Xi, she is nothing like me, she is old and yellow."

"The Queen empress is the mother of the world, just like this peony, she is graceful and luxurious. I don't know why the empress said such sad words." Zhen Huan looked at her coldly, pretending to flatter her.

The queen sneered: "So what about peonies? All her flowers will bloom and fade, it's just morning and evening." She looked at Zhen Huan with a smile, "In the years when you were not in the palace, many flowers bloomed in the palace, but now you Look, how many are still blooming? Things are unpredictable and the wind and water are changing, and even the hibiscus flowers that have always bloomed have withered now. "

Zhen Huan understood the Queen's intention, and the smile on her lips froze for a moment, then turned into a deep smile.

"Your Majesty, all the concubines have come to pay their respects and are waiting outside." Jian Qiu came in to report.

"Concubine Xi, let's go together." The queen looked at Zhen Huan and said with a smile.

Zhen Huan smiled and said nothing, got up and followed her.

There are indeed many new people in the palace and many old people missing.

Zhen Huan sat in the front seat on the left and looked around. For a moment, she felt filled with emotion.Concubine Duan was still ill. Opposite Zhen Huan sat the concubine Jing, followed by Qi concubine, Jin concubine and Kang Chang Zai, and behind Zhen Huan sat Shen Meizhuang, Xin Guiren and Shun Guiren.

After everyone sat down, the queen slowly spoke: "Now that Concubine Xi is back, Concubine Hui, you should take Princess Longyue to visit Concubine Xi's palace more often. After all, Concubine Xi is Longyue's biological mother. Wait for Xi. After the concubine gives birth, Princess Longyue should be sent back to Yongshou Palace. No matter how close you are to the adopted mother, she will never be as good as my own mother."

The queen wanted to use this to drive a wedge between Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan, but she didn't know that Shen Meizhuang was always good to Wu Yue because she was Zhen Huan's daughter, and there was no situation where she wanted to take Wu Yue away from Zhen Huan.

Shen Meizhuang stood up and saluted Yingying: "Yes, I am planning to take Longyue to Yongshou Palace to meet Concubine Xi today. Please worry about the empress." She lowered her eyes and looked at Zhen Huan, and they both smiled at the same time.

"Concubine Hui and Concubine Xi haven't seen each other for many years. The relationship between sisters is as deep as before." There was almost inaudible sarcasm in the queen's tone.

Zhen Huan returned to the palace under the guise of leaving the palace to pray for blessings after giving birth to her fourth brother. Even her age was increased by ten years accordingly. However, the old people present knew that this was not the case. These remarks were just to deceive the newlyweds. The queen said The deep love between Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang is actually an allusion to the fact that the two are the same age, and the special mention of their biological mother and adoptive mother is to remove the fig leaf for Zhen Huan to return to the palace.

As expected, Concubine Jin glanced at Zhen Huan suspiciously, and Kang Changzai came over to chat: "I heard that Concubine Xi was the Concubine Wan who was kicked out of the palace that year."

Jin Concubine's eyebrows twitched, and she didn't intend to say more about this matter. She just knew in her heart: "It doesn't matter if it is true or not. She is who she is according to the emperor."

The two spoke in a low voice so that no one could hear her. The Queen quickly changed the subject: "By the way, where is Ning Changzai? Why didn't you come today?"

"Ning Chang is not feeling well today, so he cannot come to pay his respects to the Queen, and please forgive me." Shun Guiren explained. Because of their similar temperaments, she and Ye Lanyi were the only ones in the palace who could exchange a few words with each other. .

The queen was used to it: "Since she is not feeling well, ask the imperial doctor to take good care of her." She turned to look at Zhen Huan and said, "Concubine Xi, you are pregnant. You need to take good care of your body. You should rest more and move less. If you can Just waive the courtesy."

Zhen Huan was looking at Concubine Qi carefully from the corner of her eye. She came to her senses when the queen called her name, stood up and bowed to express her gratitude.

After being speechless for a moment, the Queen asked everyone to kneel down.

In the later period, Zhen Huan's role will increase, and Rong'er will move behind the scenes.