The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

As soon as the queen fell ill, the direction of the wind in the palace changed in an instant. When Jianqiu came out of Nanfu, he couldn't help but sneer while listening to the discussions of the people going to and from the palace along the way.No matter who she is, there is no way she can surpass the Queen, so let’s enjoy her glory for a while first.

"Yesterday I went to deliver newly-tailored summer clothes to Yongshou Palace, and I saw that Concubine Xi's belly seemed to be a little bigger than usual for those who were five months pregnant."

"It's really strange. After Concubine Xi became pregnant, her stature did not increase. Why is her belly so big?"

"I heard that Concubine Xi was pregnant outside the palace. It was not visible in the first three months, but it becomes obvious when she is older. I am afraid that this pregnancy is not the emperor's..."

Jianqiu paused suddenly, walked to the edge of the wall, listened carefully for a while, then felt horrified, turned around and hurried back to Jingren Palace.

"Seriously?" The queen leaned on the bedside, with a bit of surprise in her sick face, and suddenly frowned vigilantly, "Let someone push the flames behind her and pour dirty water on Zhen Huan. As long as this child is brought with her If you are born with a stain, I will have a way to deal with Concubine Xi." A ruthless light flashed in her eyes, "First bring down Concubine Xi, followed closely by Concubine Rong, and Concubine Hui, no one can escape."

Jianqiu accepted the order.

After taking a breath, the queen closed her eyes tiredly: "How is Jinbin's voice training going?"

"The results are remarkable. There are already three points of similarity." Jianqiu replied.

"That's good." The queen sighed softly, "If it weren't for the situation, I wouldn't want to support the girl from the Tong family. However, fortunately, Jin concubine is not a wealthy woman, so I can feel at ease when using her."

However, before Jin Concubine could be favored, Shun Guiren returned to his favor, as if overnight, and Ning Changzai, who had already been favored, was granted the title of Jin again, and the two of them were like two flowers blooming on the branch. It was in the limelight for a while.

"Shun Gui is so silent, why do you like her again? Hasn't it been a long time since she stayed with you?" Jin concubine was so anxious that she couldn't wait any longer. Although the queen asked her to practice for a few more months and wait patiently. It was a Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet, but the current situation could not allow her to take her time. She hurriedly told Mei Ming, "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. The Emperor will definitely go to Jingren Palace to visit the Queen. Go and tell Nanfu The masters, please tell me that I will have two more hours of singing practice tonight, so they must come over."

"Yes." The beautiful scenery disappeared immediately.

At night, the emperor came to see the queen after handling government affairs. As he was talking to her, he suddenly heard a faint singing voice, singing a Jiangnan tune. The tone was soft and melodious, which brought back memories that the emperor had been silent for a long time. Although they were not very similar, they were still there. It touches people's hearts.

"Who is singing?" the emperor asked.

The queen's face changed slightly, and she could keep her expression steady. She scolded Jin Bin in her heart for being stupid, but now she had to shoot: "The sound seems to be coming from the direction of Yonghe Palace. Your Majesty, why don't you go over and take a look?" ?”

"Queen, please rest early. I'm going to see Concubine Jin." The emperor stood up and after a few words of concern, he left Jingren Palace without looking back.

Jianqiu knelt on the ground, not daring to raise her head to see the queen's face.

"You can pick lotuses in the south of the Yangtze River. There are fields of lotus leaves. There are two carp in them, playing with each other in the blue waves. The fish plays with the lotus leaves to the east, and the fish plays with the lotus leaves to the south. Whose daughter is deep in the lotus leaves? She throws a lotus sprig across the water with a smile..."

"Eniang sings so beautifully." Brother Qi applauded and praised her very much.

An Lingrong stopped the last note, burst out laughing, and hugged Brother Seventh: "Little Slippery, can you still enjoy music?"

"Although Seventh Brother is young, he also knows what sounds good and bad. No one in the palace can match my empress's singing voice. Why is she hiding it?" asked Shun Guiren from the side.

"It is enough for the women in the palace to have one skill. Everyone in the palace knows that I am good at cooking. Why should I cause trouble again." An Lingrong looked up at the dark sky without stars and moon today, with a heavy look in his eyes. The night was so deep that it was impossible to see to the end.

In her previous life, she also became the emperor's new favorite with this song "Lotus Plucking Song". It was not until later that she found out that this song was not adapted by the master of Nanfu, but was sung casually by Queen Chunyuan and the emperor when they were picking lotus in the summer. The graceful singing, accompanied by the rustling wind among the lotus leaves, suddenly pulled the emperor into the whirlpool of love. After visiting the lake that day, the emperor went to the palace to request the Queen Mother's decree to marry Queen Chunyuan as Fujin.

This song is equivalent to a love song between the emperor and Queen Chunyuan. It is of great significance. Therefore, when An Lingrong knew that Jinbin was secretly practicing this song, she guessed what the queen was going to do next. .

The queen wanted Jin concubine to train hard and then be favored in one fell swoop, but she refused to let her go.

An Lingrong blinked slightly and her expression returned to normal. She looked at Shun Guiren and said with some guilt: "Jin concubine has no brains. She loses her temper even if she is slightly provoked. It's just because of you."

"It is my concubine's honor to serve the empress." Shun Guiren said with a smile, "I serve the emperor not because of love between men and women, but because I respect him as the monarch of the world. Don't worry, the concubine has nothing to overcome." Son. Besides..." She paused slightly, then whispered into An Lingrong's ear, "The emperor is old after all, and he is often unable to do what he wants. I feel quite relaxed."

An Lingrong was taken aback. It was unimaginable that Shungui would say such wild words with such a cold face. He couldn't help but feel his face heat up. He slapped her lightly with the handkerchief and said angrily: " You are so thick-skinned that you can just say such things?"

Shun Guiren covered his mouth and chuckled twice: "What's the matter? Concubine and Ning Guiren often said in private, the empress doesn't know." Seeing An Lingrong pretending to hit her again, he hurriedly begged for mercy and skipped this Topic: "There have been a lot of rumors in the palace recently, saying that the origin of the dragon fetus in Concubine Xi's belly is unknown. Does the concubine know about this?"

"Of course I know." An Lingrong wiped the sweat from Honghao's forehead with his handkerchief and let him play, "You don't have to worry about this. You can casually mention a few words when you are alone with the emperor. It's your own discretion. Be sure, just don’t make the emperor angry.”

Shun Guiren rolled his eyes and immediately realized what he was doing. He pursed his lips into a deep smile and nodded in agreement.The rumors spread rapidly and finally reached the ears of the Queen Mother and the Emperor.

On this day, King Guojun came into the palace to say goodbye to the Queen Mother: "My son has a bad temper and is planning to visit Shengjing recently. My luggage has been packed. I came here today to say goodbye to the Queen Mother. I never thought that Brother Huang is here too."

"I'm used to you running around. These days you stay in the capital to recuperate. You're so peaceful that I'm not used to it." The emperor was always happy to see the success of Prince Guo's travels in the mountains and rivers, so he mentioned it with a smile. , "I heard that you are recuperating recently, and Duke Meng's mansion has sent you a lot of medicinal materials. His lady has been waiting for you for so many years, don't you plan to marry her?"

Prince Guo's face froze slightly, and he showed a forced smile: "When the fate comes, Miss Meng will get married."

"You have a stubborn temper." The emperor said casually, not caring, and raised his hand to let him go.

Prince Guo breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to the Queen Mother before walking away. Before leaving, he suddenly heard the Queen Mother say "Fei Fei's fetus" and he couldn't help but pause. Unfortunately, he couldn't hear clearly later.

After walking out of Shoukang Palace, he glanced in the direction of Yongshou Palace from afar, and told A Jin: "Let the palace prepare more medicinal materials and send them to Wen Shichu." The corners of his lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He didn’t even say, “He knows everything.”

"Yes." Ah Jin nodded.

However, as soon as he left, Zhen Huan was driven to the Shoukang Palace in a sedan chair. She held her belly and greeted the Queen Mother: "May the Queen Mother be blessed and safe."

"Get up." The queen mother raised a smile, her eyes full of love, but also slightly suspicious.

The emperor hurriedly called for people to bring a stool over, and personally took Zhen Huan's hand and helped her sit down.

Zhen Huan smiled sweetly: "The Queen Mother looks better."

"I drink so much bitter medicine every day that my face turns red. No matter how bad my health is or how good my complexion looks, it's just deceiving people." The Queen Mother said this, looking at Zhen Huan's expression. She hinted that things should not just be seen. On the surface, you need to see the truth inside and remind Zhen Huan that she already knows the rumors in the palace. If they are not true, you should explain them as soon as possible.

Zhen Huan smiled and said nothing, and the Queen Mother continued: "Emperor, you see that Concubine Xi really understands the rules. The Ai family has told her many times that she can avoid the ceremony if she is pregnant, but she refuses to listen." Turning around, he said, "Concubine Xi's belly looks a little bigger than usual at five months."

This was what Zhen Huan was waiting for. She lowered her head slightly, stroked her belly and said, "The imperial doctor said that there are twins in the belly, so the belly is extra big."

The Queen Mother, who had originally prepared a basket of words to accuse Zhen Huan, was so happy that she could not speak. The Emperor was even more impatient to ask for confirmation: "Huan Huan, are you telling the truth?"

"I don't dare to lie about what Imperial Physician Wen said." Zhen Huan smiled and pushed Wen Shichu out. Now he has the highest reputation in the Imperial Hospital, and his superb medical skills are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. After hearing that it was his diagnosis, both the Queen Mother and the Emperor dispelled their doubts.

Rumors abounded and disappeared at this moment.

The emperor held his hands to suppress his joy: "I should announce such a great happy event to the world."

"I'm so lucky to be able to serve the Emperor again. How dare I get the honor of telling the world about my son in my womb? I would never dare to accept such honor and favor." Zhen Huan naturally wanted to persuade her, she didn't want to bear the burden of another one. Besides, if this situation was broken early, how could she endure the humiliation and bear the burden again, so she tried her best to stop the emperor, "I have just returned to the palace. I don't want to cause more trouble because of my own affairs, and I also want to have a quiet time to raise my baby. Avoid being disturbed by congratulations. Therefore, I hope that no one else will know about the fact that I am pregnant with twins until the pregnancy is completed."

These words spoke to the Queen Mother's heart. The more she looked at Zhen Huan, the more satisfied she became: "Concubine Xi is very sensible." She nodded and helped to persuade the emperor, "Everyone in the Sixth Palace knows that Concubine Xi is pregnant. If it’s not suitable, you’ll know when you give birth the next day, so there’s no need to rush it.”

"Empress Huang, you and Concubine Xi both said this, so my son naturally has no objection." The emperor felt a little regretful, "It's just a pity that no one celebrates such a happy event."

"If it is true as the imperial doctor said, is the emperor still afraid that there will be no day to celebrate?" Zhen Huan smiled and dismissed the emperor's last thought.

The emperor raised his eyebrows and smiled, then stretched out his hand to touch Zhen Huan's belly.

The Queen Mother took the opportunity to mention Shen Meizhuang: "Concubine Xi has twins, so it is even more inconvenient to serve the emperor. Among the concubines who have good relations with Concubine Xi, there are many virtuous and gentle people. Why doesn't the emperor let Concubine Xi have a good rest and let them serve her? . In my opinion, Concubine Hui is dignified, pure and filial, so she is very good."

"My son will obey the teachings of the emperor." The emperor agreed.

"Also, although the Queen's illness is not serious, she has not recovered. Why not ask Qin Tian Jian to find out what is going on." The Queen Mother said again, "Let Baohua Hall chant sutras and pray for blessings."

Zhen Huan sat aside and listened quietly, then she thought about it and immediately made a plan.

"Ji Weisheng, the deputy envoy of Qin Tianjian, is hardworking and hard-working. I think he is a useful talent." Shen Meizhuang said to Zhen Huan, "The envoy who has been the queen since early in the morning used the celestial phenomena to trap Rong Rong in the past two years. It's been half a year, but fortunately she was well prepared, so she wouldn't suffer a loss. She's in her position and has nothing to say, so it's time to let him rest."

Zhen Huan nodded, flipped the armor on her hand, looked at the glazed lamp given by Jin Concubine the day she just returned to the palace, and sighed softly: "It's a pity, she has just been favored."