The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

On this day of greetings, the queen had not yet dressed up, so everyone was waiting outside, admiring the flowers and talking about gossip. And isn't the most eye-catching gossip right now the incident about eating against each other that just happened a few days ago?

Jin Concubine had no idea that she had been abandoned by the Queen, and she was talking passionately to Kang Chang Zai: "Concubine Xi is very embarrassed this time. She is Cui Jinxi's master, and Cui Jinxi is her slave. Master and servant are on the same page, and they get along day and night. Naturally, they are inseparable." Their temperaments are quite different."

"Sister, it's true what I said. Just like a master, there will be a slave." Kang Changzai agreed quickly.

"This matter has made a big fuss. Let's see how Concubine Xi can take back her face." Jin Bin snorted coldly, her face full of sarcasm. She came from a noble family, and the last thing she looked down on was a woman like this who rose to power with her charming methods, let alone , Zhen Huan is still someone the Queen hates, so she will naturally spare no effort to slander her.

As soon as Jin Bin finished speaking, Qi Guiren's voice came over with unconcealable schadenfreude: "How can I save my face? I've been shamed all over the palace. If I were her, I would be both master and servant." Hide and never leave the gate of Yongshou Palace again."

After everyone greeted them, Jin Concubine hurriedly continued: "Cui Jinxi is her confidant. I'm sure she used this thing to seduce the emperor herself. It's just that someone below is keeping it for her."

Qi Guiren sneered, and Xing Guiren on the side rolled his eyes almost to the sky. He pulled Shun Guiren away, for fear of getting into the bad luck of these three people. Yu Guiren in the corner remained silent, as if nothing happened. Not hearing the general wandering around, Sun promised to be transparent as always. But today, in addition to Concubine Duan who was always sick and Concubine Hui who was raising a fetus, Ning Guiren did not come to say hello as usual, and Concubine Jing unexpectedly also went to complain Fake.

When Zhen Huan and An Lingrong arrived, what they saw was this scene of clearly divided factions.

"Jin concubine has been practicing meditation for three months. Why is it that I still feel a sense of foreboding all over my body? Why don't we go back and practice meditation for a while longer?" An Lingrong sneered and interrupted Jin concubine and the others' discussion, "Same for Mr. Qi, okay?" You were released from Jiaolu Hall easily, why haven’t you learned your lesson yet?”

Jin Bin's face suddenly stiffened.

She had only been favored for two days with her singing voice, and then the emperor ordered her to stay in seclusion for half a year on the grounds of unknown celestial phenomena. It was the queen who begged on her behalf to reluctantly reduce it to three months, and now she has only been released for a few months. Just days.The queen was angry that she had ruined the plan by taking her own initiative, and scolded her severely. Now she no longer dared to stand out. When An Lingrong said this, she immediately shrank like a quail: "The imperial concubine Jin An, the imperial concubine Xi. Jinan.”

Everyone saluted and said hello, and An Lingrong and Zhen Huan walked to the front step by step.

"I think Qi Guiren must have been bored when he was confined. As soon as he came out, he rushed into the crowd." Zhen Huan's sharp eyes swept over the faces of Jin Bin, Qi Guiren, and Kang Changzai one by one.

Qi Guiren smiled indifferently and looked at Zhen Huan. He turned his eyes around and did not see Cui Jinxi. He suddenly became more proud: "Who is who? It is as if the empress has a clear mind. Why should she refer to a deer as a horse and confuse right and wrong?"

"The Queen is gracious. For the sake of the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion in August, she specifically asked the emperor to release Mr. Qi. She thought that Mr. Qi had learned a lesson, but she didn't want to be so irritable. It was all in vain." Zhen Huan secretly sneered.

As expected, Qi Guiren couldn't help but excite the general. He immediately darkened his face and said with a sinister tone: "Whatever is wrong with me is only my fault. I can't compare to the people around the queen who do such shameless things. I don't know if it's because of cheating." Is the beam crooked?"

Zhen Huan looked at her coldly and was about to speak when someone suddenly put a cloak on her behind her. When the coolness in the morning disappeared, Cui Jinxi's voice immediately rang out: "I was ill for the past two days and couldn't get up. , now that he is well, he has come to serve the queen, Liu Zhu too, it’s cold when you get up early, why don’t you bring a shawl for the queen?”

She was frank and generous, which left those people speechless: "As a concubine, Qi Gui, what you just said should be said to Concubine Xi? It is said that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, then, Concubine Xi The empress is a concubine, and the young master is just a noble person, so he should know the difference between superiority and inferiority, right? Besides, the mistress treated the palace people harshly that day, could it be because of the improper behavior of the empress? The young master is a little too strong and unreasonable. .”

Mr. Qi choked up: "It's you, Cui Jinxi, who is making such strong arguments. It's obviously you who has messed up the palace."

Cui Jinxi smiled calmly and obeyed the rules and bowed to Mr. Qi, but her words were sharp and sharp: "I have a good relationship with Su Peisheng, but so what, even if the young master doesn't like it, the person who forgives me for leaving the punishment department is the emperor, so , the words “Filthy and Troubleful Palace” are words that this slave cannot bear. If the young master insists that this slave is a “filthy and messy palace”, wouldn’t that mean that the Emperor is shielding this slave and condoning chaos in the palace?”

With such a big hat pressed down, Qi Guiren was speechless and his face turned red.

Jianqiu appeared at the right time to interrupt the conversation: "The Queen is up, please come in."

Only then did everyone stop their thoughts and file in.

After sitting down, the queen indeed asked Cui Jinxi to speak, but the emperor had refuted her face in this matter, and her face was still a little unhappy at this moment: "Jinxi, you are an old man in the palace, and you will serve Xi from now on. Concubine Xi should be extra careful not to cause any trouble to upset Concubine Xi."

"Yes, thank you, Queen Mother, for your advice." Cui Jinxi leaned over and responded without being humble or overbearing.

The queen turned over the matter, looked at everyone, and said: "The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and I heard that Prince Guo will return to Beijing soon. In addition, Concubine Xi's delivery date is approaching, and Concubine Hui is also pregnant. The emperor wants to take care of it." .”

"But it's up to the queen to make the decision, and I'll be very happy to see you."

"Empress, I don't like to attend the banquet, so I'm asking for a leave of absence." An Lingrong took a slow sip of tea from the teacup, but did not rise to join in with the others, her smile was slightly cold.

Since Ankang's death, An Lingrong has not attended any major banquets. The emperor connived, and the queen naturally acquiesced to this.

"Just now when Queen Cai mentioned Prince Guo, my sister's expression suddenly changed. If someone sees it at the table...my sister still has to control her emotions." Back at Yongshou Palace, An Lingrong saw that Zhen Huan looked bad. He hurriedly sent someone to ask for the imperial doctor, but Zhen Huan raised her hand to stop him.

"It's okay, maybe it's because I'm about to give birth. I've been having pain in my stomach lately. I've spent some time today and I'm a little tired." Zhen Huan's face turned slightly pale and she took a sip of hot water to calm down. "I heard that he went to Sheng Jing, there has been no news since then. Now I suddenly heard the news about him, I was a little excited." "My sister is now Concubine Xi, the emperor's favorite concubine, and has nothing to do with him anymore." An Lingrong said in a low voice.

"I know." Zhen Huan's eyes were full of sadness, "I feel ashamed in front of him."

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, with the moon shining like water, everyone gathered for a night banquet at Chonghua Palace, but Prince Guo was still late.

"I have long been accustomed to you arriving late and leaving early at banquets." During this period of time, there were many happy events in the palace and harem. The emperor was in a good mood and naturally did not care about it. Instead, he had more time to care about Prince Guo's health. "When you insisted on going Shengjing, everyone is a little haggard now."

"Unfortunately, I caught wind and cold when I arrived in Shengjing and was ill for a while. It was not due to the wind and dust." Prince Guo replied in a hoarse voice.

"Why didn't anyone come to inform me?" The emperor frowned slightly, suddenly realizing that his control over Prince Guo had weakened a lot, "What do the people around him do?"

"My brother didn't let them say it. It was just a minor illness, and it's all gone now." Prince Guo explained calmly.

"You are in need of someone to take care of your daily life. Is there anyone you like now?" the emperor teased.

"If there is someone you like, I won't come here alone. Maybe all I want in my life is Zhuang Sheng's dream." Prince Guo no longer had the high spirits of the past, and his words were mostly negative. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Zhen Huan in gorgeous clothes, and felt a sudden pain in his heart.He was once so close to happiness, but now he is so far away.

The emperor just thought that he was the same as before, that he was just joking and laughed twice.

During the dinner, the queen mentioned that Yunxi was old enough to get married. He pushed her away from marrying her beloved like Prince Guo, so she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and said, "Look, it's not good for the older ones to teach the younger ones, Yunxi has already I don’t dare to take a wife anymore.”

"In the Qing Dynasty, as long as the emperor's branches are flourishing, it will be good, and the ministers can have some free time." King Guo pursed his lips, smiled, and took his seat. His eyes fell on the opposite side, where Ning Guiren was looking at him with a bright smile. Looking at him, he hurriedly shifted his gaze to Shen Meizhuang, "Concubine Hui is well, I haven't sent my congratulations to Concubine Hui yet."

Shen Meizhuang stood up and returned the greeting politely: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Prince Guo turned to the throne, and then he dared to look openly at Zhen Huan, who was sitting next to the emperor, and bowed his hands: "Concubine Xi is well."

Zhen Huan lowered her eyes and did not look at him from beginning to end, but her heart had already started beating violently the moment she heard his voice. Her ears were filled with the only sound of her own thunderous heartbeat. When she heard him shouting When the words "Fei Xi" came out, my heart suddenly fell into the endless abyss, and my mind suddenly returned to clarity.She stood up slowly while holding Liu Zhu's hand, and returned a half salute: "Bless you, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty is about to give birth, is she still in good health?" King Guo couldn't hold back and asked one more question.

Zhen Huan's palms were sweating, and she tried her best to calm down: "Your Majesty, I'm worried about you. Everything is fine."

Liu Zhu noticed Zhen Huan's slightly trembling hands and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it's time for the empress to take the anti-fetal medicine. The new prescription prescribed by Dr. Wen specifically states that it must be taken on time."

"Okay, go quickly." The emperor nodded and let him go with a wave of his hand.

Zhen Huan held her breath and left Chonghua Hall. She waited until there was no one outside before she dared to relax a little.

In the Weiyang Palace, An Lingrong was arranging everything in an orderly manner, striving to be flawless.

"Mr. Wen and Dr. Zhou have specially adjusted their shifts. They will be on duty at the Tai Hospital tonight. We will send someone to call them later and they will be there immediately." Dill walked in and reported, "Mrs. Wen made arrangements early in the morning. Yes. The empress had delivered the seventh elder brother, and the hot water was fully heated. All users such as scissors were boiled in boiling water, and the other utensils were also prepared. As for the distribution of the palace people, Aunt Jinxi Arrangements are already being made." She approached An Lingrong and lowered her voice, "As for the cobblestones on the way back to Yongshou Palace, Daukou has already arranged them, and Concubine Xi used the excuse of falling off the sedan chair to launch the birth."

"Okay." An Lingrong let out a long breath and looked at the full moon hanging in the night sky, "The moon is full again."

The singing and dancing in Chonghua Palace gradually subsided, and a cat meowed from nowhere, followed by a meow from the left and right, which made people's scalp numb. An Lingrong waited at the door, unable to help but feel a little creepy: "Isn't it true that cats have been banned in the palace for a long time? Where did so many cats come from tonight?"

"Ning Guiren loves to raise cats. Since she entered the palace, the number of cats in the palace has gradually increased." Dill was also a little strange, "It's just that I don't usually see so many cats, and it's not spring. These cats What’s it called?”

The gate of Weiyang Palace was facing the back door of Yongshou Palace. At this moment, the door was pushed open violently. Liu Zhu ran out in panic, and immediately faced An Lingrong and Dill. He said quickly: "Your Majesty, my little master." On the way back, I was pounced on by a cat, and now I'm afraid I'm going to give birth."

"A cat pounced on you?" An Lingrong was startled and quickly walked into the Yongshou Palace, "Go to the Imperial Hospital to ask for the Imperial Doctor."

An Lingrong walked in a hurry and went straight to the bedroom. Zhen Huan had been helped to the bed. She looked very bad, maybe because of the severe pain, or maybe because of the unplanned fright. Her face showed exhaustion and Powerless.

An Lingrong took Zhen Huan's hand and shouted several times before she struggled to utter two words while half-conscious: "Rong'er..."