The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

After receiving the letter, Dong Chunhua had been waiting at the door of Shenxing Department for a long time. When she saw An Lingrong and Zhen Huan, she hurriedly came towards them with a smile on her face: "The noble concubine and the concubine Xi came to the lowly ground, and the servants were frightened. "Please come in quickly." He said as he welcomed them in, "It's summer and it's very hot in Shenxing Division. You two ladies should walk carefully and don't bump into each other."

"Why are there still such thick beddings here?" Liu Zhu supported Zhen Huan and fanned her nose with her hands, but she still couldn't get rid of the smell of sweat.

Dill supported An Lingrong and followed slowly, and heard Dong Chunhua explain: "It's summer now. Using such thick bedding and hay is also a form of punishment in Shenxingsi. Once you enter Shenxingsi, you won't feel comfortable for a moment. When I go to sleep at night, I will cover my body with prickly heat and feel that my body is eaten by thousands of insects and ants. If it is itchy and scratched, I will not be able to bear it for a few times. In winter, when dripping water turns to ice, I will change to a thin quilt. Many people froze to death."

"That Zhu Qing who was dismissed from the empress' side froze to death here." Xiao Yunzi said in a low voice next to Zhen Huan.

Hearing this name that he had not heard for a long time, An Lingrong was in a daze for a moment, but soon returned to normal.The further you go in, the clearer the sounds of the palace people beating and scolding inside become clearer.

"Work hard and don't be lazy."

"What are you looking at? Come on!"

"You bitch, you got here and you still want to be lazy and don't want to live anymore?"

Dong Chunhua led the way, her voice neither high nor low: "Everyone who joins Shenxingsi only sleeps for two hours a day, and spends the rest of the time pounding rice. The person the empress wants to find is probably among them."

Pushing open a small door, Zhen Huan saw Cui Jinxi in the crowd at a glance, and her eyes turned red with distress.

"Aunt Dong, is there a new person named Cui Jinxi here today? Please ask her to come over and let us have a few words with her." Dill took two steps forward and stuffed a thick purse into Dong Chunhua.

Dong Chunhua touched her purse and immediately beamed: "Yes, yes, the man has just arrived and is inside. I will call you now." She shouted, and Cui Jinxi walked out of the room shrinkingly.

"Why are you here?" Cui Jinxi's face was pale and haggard, and she looked at Zhen Huan with concern, "Your Majesty is pregnant, how could she come to a place like this to shed tears? Why didn't you try to persuade me?" She felt guilty, "It's all my fault. This slave has brought trouble to your Majesty and caused you to come to such a dirty place. But there must be people outside who are laughing at Your Majesty, right? I really have no face to see you again, this slave."

Only a few hours had passed before she had been tortured into this state. Zhen Huan felt so distressed as she looked at the back of Cui Jinxi's hand that had been beaten with a fire stick. She almost shed tears and took her to the outside to talk.

"Cui Jinxi is the person close to Concubine Xi. Please take more care of her while she is here with you." An Lingrong couldn't wait any longer. He walked outside first and whispered to Dong Chunhua, "And Su Peisheng, who is he?" You shouldn’t need me to remind you of your identity, right?”

"This..." Dong Chunhua hesitated and said awkwardly, "Cui Jinxi and Su Peisheng were sent here personally by Eunuch Jiang, who is beside the queen, and he specifically told them to suffer more. The imperial concubine's words really made the servants happy. This is going to be difficult." Her eyes were rolling, and it was obvious that she had ulterior motives.

An Lingrong sneered and signaled Dill to give another purse: "What the Queen can give, I can also give, but if you have second thoughts and want to make two ends of money, don't blame me for doing so. You are ruthless."

"Yes, yes, yes." Dong Chunhua trembled suddenly, stretched out her hand tremblingly to take the silver, her round face was full of flattery and flattery, "I love money, but I also know the right way to get it. , Madam, just don’t worry.” After that, she nodded and bowed and left.

An Lingrong looked at Dong Chunhua's back and gave some instructions to Dill: "...teach her a lesson."

"Yes." Dill nodded in agreement.

Zhen Huan didn't chat with Cui Jinxi for too long and came out soon. On the way back, she frowned: "She was devoted to me at the beginning, but now she is in this situation because of me. I can't always feel sorry for her."

"Sister, don't worry too much. There is no way out from this matter." An Lingrong whispered, "Sister, maybe you can ask Sister Duanfei..." She glanced at Zhen Huan's belly worriedly. "My sister is having a hard time being pregnant, so it's better for me to go on her behalf."

Counting the days, Zhen Huan's real delivery date is just around the corner.

"I will go in person." Zhen Huan said, "Jin Xi is in trouble because of me. If I only care about myself at this time, how can I persuade Concubine Duan to help me?"

"That's fine." An Lingrong nodded.

However, when they arrived at Yanqing Hall, Concubine Duan seemed to have expected it, and there was no surprise at all. After greeting each other, the three of them sat down.

"I'm anxious to see my sister, but I don't know if she is willing to help me." Zhen Huan held onto her lower back to hold back her physical discomfort.

"Don't worry, sister, let's talk and listen first." Concubine Duan had a soothing smile on her face, which gradually calmed down the anxiety and uneasiness in Zhen Huan's heart. She turned back to look at An Lingrong and said, "This morning I was also called to Yongshou Palace by the Queen, and I know most of the ins and outs of the matter. I thought that Concubine Xi would definitely come over tonight, but I never thought that you would come too."

"I heard about this in the Yangxin Hall, and Su Peisheng was taken away under my nose." An Lingrong frowned and said, "The Queen did this too ill-considered, Su Peisheng After all, the people who served the emperor were taken away so suddenly. Xiao Xiazi and the others were like headless flies all of a sudden. They couldn't do anything well. Today, even the tea for the emperor was left to cool. "

"I wholeheartedly want to save Jin Xi and Su Peisheng, and naturally it's also for the sake of the emperor." Zhen Huan followed up and said, "Su Peisheng has served the emperor for many years and knows the emperor's temper best. Now that he is suddenly detained, it will damage the emperor's face. Secondly, there is no one around the emperor who knows how to serve, so everything will not go as planned."

"The two sisters are right." Concubine Duan couldn't help but nodded. She had guessed that this would be the case when she learned that the queen had taken Su Peisheng away today.Concubine Duan pondered for a moment, remembering what Queen Bai Ri said, "Preserve the laws of heaven and destroy human desires", and she suddenly had an idea in her mind.

Since the queen felt that people in the harem must abandon human desires and suppress them with Zhu Xi's principles, she did the opposite and used Mencius's theories to convince everyone.Men and women living in the same room are the basic rules of human relations. Although the Queen is reasonable, she is only within a square inch.

"The peach blossoms shine brightly, and the son returns home, suitable for his family. The wild catkins go with the wind, and the light peach blossoms follow the water." Concubine Duan muttered two lines of poetry, turned her eyes and smiled, "Peach Blossoms" , Those who like it call it "Ikea", "Ikea", those who don't like it throw it away and drift away, each flower catches their eyes, right and wrong only depends on the human heart. Sister, don't worry, I will accept this matter."

Zhen Huan was overjoyed and stood up to express her thanks.

"Sister, get up quickly." Concubine Duan supported her and glanced at her belly lovingly, "Now that you and Concubine Hui are pregnant, you really can't stand the fight of life and death. It's about the country, the country, and the country. The emperor will definitely consider it carefully."

"With these words, my sister will feel at ease." Zhen Huan dropped a huge stone in her heart, and her body relaxed. The familiar falling pain followed, and her expression changed slightly, "It is getting late, and my sister will not Sorry for bothering you, my sister will come over to say thank you in person when the matter is settled."

An Lingrong sensed something was wrong and hurriedly agreed with Zhen Huan to leave Yanqing Palace and returned to Weiyang Palace nearby.

"Sister, what do you think?" An Lingrong helped Zhen Huan sit down with a nervous look on her face, and ordered without raising her head, "Dill, go and call Dou Kao over, and also, close the door tightly and watch everyone in the palace to death. No one is allowed to move in or out tonight. Xiao Yinzi, go to the Tai Hospital to see if Dr. Zhou and Dr. Wen are here tonight. Please come over quickly."

"Yes." Dill and Xiao Yinzi hurriedly responded.

Zhen Huan sat on the couch, trying to adjust her breathing, with cold sweat on her head: "Rong'er, although my pregnancy is full term, it is less than eight months old. It is too early to survive now, and Jin Xi..." She took a deep breath of cold air and raised her head to hold back the pain, "If I give birth to the child at this time, it will give the queen a chance to take advantage of the loophole. It's not the right time yet..."

"Little Master..." Liu Zhu was so anxious that he almost cried.

"I know, I know, the cardamom medicine was prepared early in the morning." An Lingrong's hand was held tightly by Zhen Huan, and her uneasiness and panic spread along the veins on the back of her hand.

Cardamom came soon. She held a white porcelain bottle and stood in front of An Lingrong and Zhen Huan. She knew at first glance that the situation was not good, so she didn't say much. She stretched out her hand to explore Zhen Huan's lower body and relaxed slightly. She took a breath and said, "Fortunately, the empress has not seen red yet." She poured out a pill the size of a fingernail and stuffed it into Zhen Huan's mouth, "Concubine Xi, this pill is called Baizhu Dan. Those who take it can protect their pregnancy for one month. It will be activated as soon as the deadline expires.”

An Lingrong handed Zhen Huan a glass of water and counted the time with her fingers: "Today is the Ghost Festival, and in one month it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"More than eight months, it's almost a month, so it makes sense." After Zhen Huan took the medicine, the dull pain in her stomach slowly faded away, and her eyes returned to clarity. She touched her belly, "Everything must be arranged in advance. .”

"Leave everything to me, sister, just give birth to the baby with peace of mind." An Lingrong patted Zhen Huan's hand and said, "I will take leave for the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet and arrange it in advance at Yongshou Palace, but my sister is almost eight months old, aunt Do you want to come into the palace to take care of me?"

Zhen Huan's eyes hurt: "I am Niu Hulu Zhen Huan now. If my mother is to enter the palace, it should be Mrs. Cheng'en who comes to the palace to take care of her. What's more, although my father has returned to Beijing to recuperate, my mother and Yurao are still there. On the road, the carriage and horses are so tiring that I can't come back in a day or two. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until my mother enters the palace before the delivery date."

Hearing this, An Lingrong had nothing to say to comfort her, so he could only reach out and shake her hand.

When she got up early the next day, Zhen Huan was dressing up. She looked at the comb for a long time and then said to Liu Zhu, "There is no need to pull up your hair today. You can do it for me."

"My lord, I didn't sleep well last night, and I was short of energy when I got up early." Liu Zhu closed the makeup box, helped Zhen Huan sit down on the couch, and slowly combed her hair with a comb, "I showed it to my lord last night. The doctor is Dr. Zhou, do you want me to ask Dr. Wen to come over today and give me a look at my mistress?"

"No need, Dr. Zhou is a person Rong'er trusts, and his medical skills are no worse than Dr. Wen." Zhen Huan rubbed her temples and said a little tiredly, "Besides, Sister Mei's pregnancy is not safe yet, so Dr. Wen has to take care of her, so there is no need to worry about it. I made his trip in vain."

Liu Zhu nodded, then asked in a low voice: "Little Master, will Concubine Duan really help us?"

"Don't doubt those you employ, and don't trust those you doubt." Zhen Huan opened her eyes, with a look of determination in her eyes, "Rong'er has a good relationship with Concubine Duan. Rong'er knows her character better than I do. I just want her to be fair. . She has been in the palace for a long time, has a lot of seniority and knowledge, and rarely interacts with people on weekdays. Even her friendship with Rong'er is rarely known. If she speaks, the emperor will not think that she is asking for favors. "

Liu Zhu felt relieved and carefully trimmed Zhen Huan's hair.

The sun was getting higher. An Lingrong put down the last stitch in his hand and took the stitched purse in his hand to see if there were any mistakes. Daukou on the side was talking about the latest news: "The emperor has decreed that Su Peisheng and Cui Jinxi should be released." After leaving Shenxingsi, they were each punished for one year as punishment. Now Aunt Jinxi has returned to Yongshou Palace, and Eunuch Su has also returned to serve in the imperial court. I heard from Xiao Xiazi that Eunuch Su knelt down and begged the emperor for a long time before he begged the emperor. Just let it go." After a pause, she added, "Last night, the queen drove to Jiaolu Pavilion."

After hearing what Daukou said, An Lingrong slowly raised his head, looked at the trees full of crape myrtle flowers in full bloom in the yard, and asked lightly: "Is Mr. Qi coming out?"

"Yes, the queen asked the emperor to release her on the pretext that the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching." Daukou stood beside An Lingrong and replied in a low voice.

An Lingrong smiled and put the purse back into the embroidery basket: "Jin concubine is too stupid. In comparison, Qi Gui is more useful. It's hard to be a queen, and there are not many people who can use her now." Her eyes Gradually becoming more fierce, "When there is no one left in her hands, it will be her turn."