The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

Zhen Huan cried with joy and said nothing. She just looked at Zhen Yurao carefully and touched her head over and over again. The last time they met, she was still a little girl, but now she has become a big girl.

"Third Miss is becoming more and more beautiful." Liu Zhu sighed with a smile from behind, and explained, "The Empress was so happy that she cried. Ever since I found out that Third Miss has arrived in the capital, I have been looking forward to Third Miss day and night. Entering the palace." She comforted Zhen Huan, "The emperor has granted permission for the third young lady to stay in the palace to accompany the empress. Madam is already on her way back to the capital. In a few days, she will be able to reunite with the master in the capital. The emperor also allowed The old house has been renovated, and I can stay in Beijing to live out my old life, and the empress can feel at ease."

Zhen Huan nodded and did not comment on this. She just wiped her tears, put her arms around Zhen Yurao's shoulders and said, "I have asked people to clean up the Yongbao Hall. You can stay here in peace. It just so happens that the little girl of the An family also entered the palace today. , you are the same age, you can definitely talk to each other."

Just as he was about to enter the house, he saw Su Peisheng coming from a distance. After bowing to Zhen Huan, he said with a smile: "Congratulations to the empress. After the emperor knew that the third lady entered the palace, he specially asked his servants to pick out many gifts. In addition, ten The seventh master gave all the albizia flowers in Ninghui Hall to the empress, and congratulated the empress on her canonization. The prince said that the albizia flowers can best calm the five internal organs and the mind. No matter whether the empress comes to enjoy them in the future or cook porridge to replenish her body, it will not matter. It’s just a failure.”

Zhen Huan's eyes were sore, and the coral bracelet on her wrist sent a slight coolness from the joint between her skin. She raised her eyebrows and whispered: "I understand the prince's thoughts. Please thank the prince on my behalf." After learning that he had done this again, The world was wandering away, and I couldn't help but sigh softly.

"This prince is very unique in his thinking. He is not like ordinary people who only know how to give away some gold and jade." Zhen Yurao was a little surprised and praised.

Su Peisheng said with a smile: "The third lady entered the palace on her first day. I don't know how many wonderful things our Seventeenth Master has in mind." He joked for a few words, then excused himself and left.

Winter plum blossoms stood proudly on the branches, and the cold fragrance hit my nostrils. After the first heavy snow in early winter, the weather suddenly turned cold. Earth dragons and stoves were lit in every palace. Only those who lost their favor and had no support from their natal family Suffering in the palace.

"I heard that Jin Concubine's life was very difficult. The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent black charcoal that cannot be burned indoors. She could only take it to the kitchen to boil some hot water and hug the soup lady to keep warm." Dill said about Jin Concubine. She sighed a little, "She is now in a state of poverty, and the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can do all they can to her. Kang Changzai would still mock her from time to time. If Jianqiu hadn't gone to Yonghe Palace yesterday on the order of the queen, he would have I don’t know what it’s like to be bullied.”

An Lingrong pursed her lips and smiled softly, and slowly took a sip of tea: "In your opinion, how is this situation?"

"Since ancient times, it's easy to add icing on the cake, but it's difficult to offer help in times of need. This is not the first time that the Empress has used this trick, and it is really useful every time." Dill replied with a smile, "The chess piece of Jin concubine is firmly held by the Empress. It’s in hand.”

An Lingrong glanced at Dill with admiration, and then said: "Jin concubine is in a desperate situation. If she doesn't resist, she will be forced to death." She put down the tea cup, took the incense chopsticks and picked the ashes in the incense burner. His eyes were deep, "It's okay to let her get back up." Covering the lid of the incense burner, An Lingrong gathered the fox fur covering his body, held the hand burner and looked out the window, "It's such a cold day, Dan'er Where did you go again?”

"Miss Zhen San next door is restless. I heard that Ning Guiren's parrot can recite poetry, so she took the second lady to the Chunxi Palace. Shun Guiren also went with her, and she hasn't come back yet." Luo smiled and said, "Your Majesty and Imperial Concubine Xi have a good relationship. Second Miss and Third Miss Zhen are also very close to each other. After entering the palace for a month, they spent 20 days together. Even a piece of cake had to be broken into half. eat."

An Lingrong smiled: "They are similar in age, so little sisters can talk to each other better."

It is said that Zhen Yurao and An Lingdan hit it off immediately.

That day, the Zhen family's carriage broke a wheel on the road. An Lingdan's carriage happened to be passing by. An Lingdan opened the curtain and took a look from a distance, only to see Zhen Yurao looking up. They were both shocked by each other's beauty. For a moment, they looked at each other and smiled, and unconsciously formed a bond. Later, when they learned about each other's identities, they felt even more intimate, as if they were born to be sisters.

"That parrot talks really interestingly." Zhen Yurao held An Lingdan's hand and walked down the corridor when she suddenly saw a column of red and white camellias. "It's strange that there are eighteen bachelors of different colors in the palace."

"The rhinoceros armor is cold and the green leaves are heavy, and the jade cup is full of dew. Why should I borrow longevity wine? I'm afraid the tea fairy won't accept it." An Lingdan felt this, and his brows were stained with sadness, "My mother said that I should discuss marriage next year. But I'm not ready to get married yet, Yurao, why do you think women can only be trapped in a square house? Even the palace is just a slightly larger square cage. "

"Yes, why can't women become officials like men? I feel that my talent is not inferior to that of any man. If I take the imperial examination next year, I might be able to win a Jinshi." Zhen Yurao bent down slightly and reached out to hold his hand. Picking up a pink and white camellia, she said slightly melancholy, "Speaking of which, it's time for me to propose marriage. If I really want to get married, I would rather marry a common man and spend my whole life with a common man than enter a palace." "

There was a sudden chuckle from behind, causing the two girls to look back in surprise.

Zhen Yurao looked the person up and down, frowned and asked, "Who are you? Don't you know it's rude to hide behind and eavesdrop on others?"

However, An Lingdan recognized the identity of the visitor, pulled Zhen Yurao's sleeves, leaned over and saluted, saying hello: "Greetings to Shen Beile, we are from Weiyang Palace and Yongshou Palace."

"But I have never met the two young masters. I don't know how to call them?" Shen Beile stood far away and clasped his hands in a bow after hearing this.

Zhen Yurao raised her eyebrows slightly and replied with a slight smile: "I think the pretty people in this palace are all those who have been favored by the emperor. No wonder the prince mistakenly recognized them."

There was confusion on Shen Beile's face.

"Don't blame Shen Beile. She is the third young lady of the Zhen family, and my daughter is the second young lady of the An family, not the mistress of the palace." An Lingdan did not dare to speak so openly as Zhen Yurao, so he quickly explained without waiting for Shen Beile to speak again. , hurriedly pulled Zhen Yurao and left, "It's getting late, we should go back and say goodbye." Zhen Yurao was pulled away by An Lingdan, and couldn't help laughing, and stretched out his hand to tease her twice, An Lingdan She was panicking when she suddenly saw a strange man, but she blushed when she teased her. The two of them left, leaving Shen Beile alone.

When he was far away, An Lingdan breathed out: "A person suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It really scared me to death."

"Look at how timid you are." Zhen Yurao picked up a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead. "What's there to be afraid of? He won't eat you." She deliberately said with teasing thoughts, "Ling Dan, what kind of person do you want to marry? Can Shen Belle just now still catch your eye?"

"Don't talk nonsense." An Lingdan covered his face with his hands, cooling his face with the coldness of his palms. He rolled his eyes and thought seriously for a while, "The person I want to marry should be older than me. He is considerate and gentle, like a father and a brother, and knows both cold and heat. Shen Beile is too immature for my liking."

Zhen Yurao burst out laughing, shouting that she was shameless, and An Lingdan was so angry that he tried to pinch her.

After quarreling all the way back to Yongshou Palace, An Lingdan pulled Zhen Yurao towards the side hall. Fei Wen, who was sprinkling water in the yard, saw them coming in and shouted repeatedly behind her, "Miss, please slow down, be careful of falling." He also walked in and saw Wen Shichu checking Zhen Huan's pulse. The two of them were very close, as if they were whispering.

"Sister."

"Greet your concubine's concubine."

Zhen Huan looked at the two of them with a smile, raised her hand to signal An Lingdan to stand up, turned to Zhen Yurao and cursed: "Look at Dan'er, he knows so much about rules, how different is it from you, who is not upright all the time, not a girl at all" It doesn’t even look like home.”

Zhen Yurao curled her lips, not worried at all. She looked back and saw Feiwen coming in, feeling a little surprised: "You go down first."

Zhen Huan took An Lingdan's hand and said with a smile: "Your sister has not been feeling well these days. She will have lunch here in the palace before going back." She turned to Wen Shichu and said, "Concubine Hui's pregnancy has been greatly troubled by you." Be careful, it’s almost seven months, so you can’t be careless.”

"Yes, I understand." Wen Shichu picked up the medicine box, saluted Zhen Huan, then leaned slightly towards Zhen Yurao and An Lingdan, then turned and left.

An Lingdan looked at Wen Shichu, and suddenly her heart skipped a beat. When he walked past her, a faint herbal fragrance floated in the air. She covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, but the medicinal fragrance was smooth. It penetrated through the gaps and surrounded her bit by bit.

"Lingdan, why is your face so red?" Zhen Yurao's voice suddenly brought her back from her thoughts.

An Lingdan hesitated for a while, then stumbled back: "Maybe it's too hot in the palace." She lowered her eyes and suppressed the violent heartbeat in her chest. At this time, she didn't know that today's shock A glance at Hong not only ignited her heart that had been silent for many years, but also created a prison that she could not escape from throughout her life.

During the Lantern Festival, Concubine Jin once again won favor with her exquisite ice and snow dance. An Lingrong occasionally felt cold, but he was not there in person that day. It was Zhen Huan and Concubine Jing who came back to tell her about it after watching it, and she exclaimed in admiration: " Bingxi is difficult to practice, it's hard for her to learn it in such a short time and still dance so well."

"It would be impossible to play on the ice without the foundation of boy's skills, and dancing on the ice requires the dancer's body to be light and soft as if there are no bones. This cannot be practiced overnight. Jin Bin has been pampered since she was a child, although she is not plump. , but she is by no means delicate, how can she be so light? In order to practice this dance well, she suffered a lot." Zhen Huan said with a cold smile.

Concubine Jing answered from the side: "In order to be unable to lose weight, Jin Concubine thought of countless ways. A few days ago, she even fainted from hunger while dieting, which made everyone famous. Unfortunately, dieting not only damages the appearance but also does not produce immediate results. She wasted all her efforts, but I don’t know what method she used, and she lost two pounds in half a month.”

"In the past, Zhao Feiyan was favored by Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty. He was so light that he could dance on the palms of his hands. It was because of the effect of taking the drug Xiji Pills that he stuffed it into his belly button and melted it into the body. His skin was better than snow, his body was light and his appearance was beautiful. It's particularly radiant." Zhen Huan slowly took a sip of tea, "It's just that there is a smell of musk in it."

"Musk alone is very harmful to a woman's body. Not only will she be infertile, but even if she is pregnant, it will also cause the fetus to die early. Jinbin took this medicine from the imperial hospital. Wouldn't the imperial doctor tell her this? Is it okay?" Concubine Jing exclaimed in surprise.

"Even if someone told her, she had to use it." An Lingrong couldn't help but smile, "The Bingxi performance is just around the corner. She hasn't even completed the first step of losing weight. How can she be so anxious? If she doesn't hurry up, the dance music will be There’s no time to practice.”

"Then she really dug her own grave." Concubine Jing looked at An Lingrong and smiled as she talked about another incident, "On the first day of junior high school, I went to Suiyuxuan to see Concubine Hui, and I met your little sister at the door. , were standing together with Dr. Wen talking, and I stepped forward to say hello, but your little sister’s whole face turned red, and she ran away after a hurried salute.”

An Lingrong's heart skipped a beat, but she still smiled calmly: "Sister Jingfei must have made fun of her. This little girl is thin-skinned and can't stand teasing. Sister Jingfei must be merciful." .” Having said that, I still kept a cautious eye on it. (End of chapter)