The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

"The Ai family has never made a mistake in looking at anyone in their entire lives. Unexpectedly, when this time came, they actually saw the wrong person. The Ai family originally thought that Concubine Xi was a fox, but they didn't expect that she was actually a wolf..." The Queen Mother learned that the emperor gave After Zhen Yurao and Shen Beile agreed to marry, she was so angry that her chest hurt and she coughed until she was in a dark place. Zhu Xi was mourning at the side. The Queen Mother took a breath and said, "Zhu Xi, I'm afraid Ai's family may not be able to survive. These days, Ai's family is very sick. Confused, but there is always a thought in my mind, is it wrong for the Ai family to keep Yixiu's post for the glory of the Ulanala clan and the Wuya clan?"

"The Queen Mother is naturally wrong." An Lingrong's voice suddenly sounded. She walked slowly to the Queen Mother step by step, and looked at her solemnly. There was a secretive darkness in her eyes, "Ulanara Yixiu killed the late Queen. In the front, she killed the concubines and the emperor's heirs, and the Queen Mother blindly protected her. Is it for the glory of the Ulanara family, or for the destruction of the Aixinjueluo family? Her position in the middle palace has long been unworthy of the name. "

The Queen Mother raised her hazy tearful eyes, and it took a long time to see the person clearly. She slowly opened her eyes wide, as if she couldn't believe it: "Concubine Rong, you..." After a long pause, she said with a sigh and anger. One sentence, "It's you."

An Lingrong withdrew her sharp eyes and leaned forward to salute: "I, my concubine, pay my regards to the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother seemed to be extremely angry. She forced herself to sit up with one breath and stared at An Lingrong. She gritted her teeth and let Zhuxi go out first. Then she looked at An Lingrong for a long time without asking her to get up. She just said solemnly: "The Ai family has always been I thought that you were well-behaved, sensible, gentle and submissive, different from Concubine Xi, but I didn’t expect that you were hidden deeper than her. For so many years, you even deceived the Ai family, let alone the emperor. Concubine Rong, you If the queen’s position in the middle palace is not worthy of its name, then who can be worthy of it? You? "

"I have never dreamed of a posthumous position." An Lingrong raised his eyes and looked at the Queen Mother calmly. "I have nothing to ask for. I just want to live well in the palace. To avoid being exposed, I have never coveted the throne." The Sixth Palace has great power. Has the Queen Mother ever seen this concubine assisting in the management of the Sixth Palace?" She met the Queen Mother's scrutinizing eyes firmly, "I only ask for the Emperor's favor, to protect me and raise my children, but the Queen prefers to do so. If you want to go beyond the thunder pool and attack my concubine's well-being, then you can't blame me for not being able to tolerate her!"

In an instant, An Lingrong's hatred was overwhelming. Underneath his sweet skin was the violence and killing that had been dormant for many years: "The Queen Mother must have advised the Queen many times, right? Has she ever stopped? The child of a wealthy nobleman, Concubine Xi's children, as well as Queen Chunyuan's second elder brother, all died in vain." She choked, "There are also Concubine Xia and Concubine Qi. The queen will do whatever it takes to win her son. Such people should serve as examples for women in the world. , is she worthy?"

"Haven't there been human lives in your hands?" The Queen Mother was heartbroken when she heard her detailed count, "Concubine Zhen, Concubine Min, and Concubine Min, and Concubine Min, all died in your hands, right? Three lives, It’s enough for your health.”

The Queen Mother suddenly realized that the Queen might not be An Lingrong's opponent at all. An Lingrong was so good at pretending that she had been in the palace for nearly ten years. No one knew that she had such a ruthless side, not even Zhen Huan. I have seen it before, not to mention that in the emperor's heart, the answer is obvious as to which one is more important than the empress or An Lingrong.

People's hearts are biased. If something happens in the future, the Queen Mother knows without even thinking about it. The Emperor will definitely keep An Lingrong and abandon the Queen.Thinking of this, the Queen Mother couldn't help but lean forward slightly, with a hint of begging in her voice: "Rong'er, let the Queen go, at least keep her position as queen."

The implication is that you can kill the queen, but you cannot instigate the deposed queen.

With tears in An Lingrong's eyes, she shook her head resolutely but slowly. The candlelight in the bedroom flickered, igniting a cluster of flames in her eyes: "She may not be afraid of death. I want her to live worse than death. The queen's throne, the queen mother I will crush it with my own hands and show it to her."

"You..." The Queen Mother pointed at An Lingrong with trembling fingers and couldn't help coughing violently.

An Lingrong was terrifyingly calm.

She thought about it for a long time. The Queen had two very strong trump cards. One was Queen Chunyuan, and the other was the Queen Mother. These two cards of life and death ensured that she would remain standing in the harem for many years. If she wanted to move to the Queen, Strategies are one thing, but the most important thing is to crush the queen's two trump cards. Otherwise, there is always the possibility of a comeback.

To deal with the Queen, one must hit it with one blow, so An Lingrong has been waiting for the day when the Queen Mother can no longer hold on.

"What the Queen Mother is worried about is that after Yi Xiu's death, there will be no one to inherit the glory of the Ulanara clan. If I promise to keep the Ulanara clan's post, will the Queen Mother be willing to let go of the queen?" An Lingrong knelt on the ground. , but pressed against the Queen Mother like a big mountain.

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, and soon understood what An Lingrong was talking about. She frowned in confusion: "But the third elder brother did not accept the Queen's niece. She..." The Queen Mother suddenly paused, and she suddenly realized , murmured in a low voice, "Fourth Elder Brother... Do you want to promote Fourth Elder Brother as the crown prince?"

"Yes." An Lingrong nodded, "Although Ulanara Qingying is a side Fujin, she is under the Fucha clan. I promise you that the position of queen will one day return to the Ulanara clan. In your hand." Her face was full of determination, and there was no trace of fraud.

The Queen Mother stared at An Lingrong for a long time, until the air solidified and An Lingrong's feet were numb. Then she said with a cold face, "Okay." She closed her eyes and said in a very slow tone. His breath suddenly became weak, and he fell back on the bed heavily, tears slowly sliding down his cheeks, "These days, the Ai family dreams of Chun Yuan every night, and they always feel that they are indebted. So, it's okay..."

Before An Lingrong left Shoukang Palace with her heavy legs, she specifically told Zhou Nan: "No matter what, you must keep the Queen Mother alive until October [-]th. During this period, you can use any medicine."

"Yes, Wei Chen understands." Zhou Nan responded solemnly.

In the blink of an eye, the moon became full again. On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Queen Mother was seriously ill and the Emperor was in a heavy heart. The family banquet that the Queen had prepared for more than half a month had to end hastily. An Lingrong did not go to Chonghua Hall. However, I also heard from Xingui that the song "Shangxie" rehearsed by Third Elder Brother was played by Ying Chang, which made it a little strange.

But soon, she no longer had the mind to think about these things.

An Bihuai fell ill.

"Your Majesty..." An Lingrong hurried to the Yangxin Hall, tears streaming down her face before she could say a word.

"Rong'er, don't cry. I've already sent people to pick up your father back to Beijing. Then I'll call Wen Shichu back to treat your father. Don't worry, it will be fine." The emperor quickly took her in his arms and coaxed softly, "Weird I blame you, you should have sent your father back to Beijing to take up his post a long time ago." An Lingrong finally stopped crying and said with choked sobs: "I have never interfered with my father's official affairs, but... the governor of the river will never It makes my father so tired."

The emperor patted her on the back to cheer her up, and said slowly: "In the past few years, I have implemented the idea of ​​​​officials and gentry working as servants and paying taxes. In order to make those gentry obey the corvee and pay taxes and taxes like ordinary people, I made your father concurrently serve as the Minister of Household Affairs. He has been running around here and there for me, but he only achieved some results at the beginning of the year."

"My father is old, and I would like to ask the emperor to remove him from his foreign duties and return him to the capital for retirement." An Lingrong wiped his tears and said, "If this is not possible, I might as well remove him..."

"This is a child's talk. Your father has made many achievements. If I dismiss him without reason, wouldn't it cause criticism from the government and the public?" The emperor did not take it seriously. He only said this because An Lingrong did not understand government affairs and was worried about his father. "You should be back in the spring of next year. It's good to come back early now. When your family passes the Jingxuan imperial examination, your father will be able to take care of him in Beijing."

"The Emperor knows Brother Xuan?" An Lingrong's eyes were still red.

"A few days ago, Yunxi came to the palace to express his gratitude, and he talked to me." The emperor said with a slight smile on his face, "He was full of praise for An Jingxuan, so I paid attention to him, but I didn't expect him to You have become a disciple of Mr. Ji, but you don’t know that this Ji Hesheng has a weird temper. He seems to be easy to talk to, but in fact he is very stubborn. When I asked him to become an official, he refused to become a tutor. He only wanted to enjoy his old age. He could accept it. Your brother, I think An Jingxuan has something special about him."

"Brother Xuan is still young. Maybe he just wins the favor of the old man. Your Majesty, please don't praise him." An Lingrong said, seemingly true and false, "I have two younger brothers. Brother Ting is stupid. He knows how to do business, but Brother Xuan is smarter. Over the years, my family has been hoping that he will become a Jinshi and shine on his family, and we have spent a lot of effort on it. If he really does, it will be okay for my father to be idle at home."

The emperor said no more, but gave her a reassuring look.

On August [-]th, the draft kicked off the palace selection. The emperor chose Dong E Jingyi as the third elder brother, Hongshi as Fujin, Zhong and Miao as his concubines, and Fucha Shuyao as the fourth elder brother, Hongli. For Fujin, Ulanara pulled Qingying as his side for Fujin, and then named the Song family and the Xiao family as his consent, so he didn't have any more choices.

"Song's appearance is mediocre, but her modesty is better than Xiao's. On the other hand, the Xiao's appearance was so beautiful that the emperor took notice of it at a glance and gave her the title Wen." Zhen Huan took off her gorgeous clothes and came to talk to An Lingrong about today's battle. "But both of them have obscure family backgrounds. I hope they can be more at peace after entering the palace."

"Thank you for your hard work, sister." An Lingrong was not interested.

"Are you still worried about Uncle An?" Zhen Huan could see her worries at a glance and said with relief, "Don't worry, the emperor has sent an imperial doctor to your residence. When Uncle An arrives in the capital, he will be cured by the medicine."

An Lingrong twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled with all his strength.

An Bihuai arrived in the capital before autumn. At that time, the imperial examination had just passed. An Jingxuan lived up to his expectations and was selected as a Jinshi, ranking seventeenth. An Lingrong gave him a thick gift and sent it to his residence. Zhao Xuan was told not to hold a big feast, but to take care of An Bihuai's illness.

This day is the day when Wen promised and Song agreed to visit the palace.

"A happy event has arrived for the An family. It's rare for Concubine Rong to show up today. I haven't seen you for some time." The queen's face was not good, and her heavy makeup could not hide her haggardness, but her smile was as dignified and solemn as ever. Maybe it was because of this. When the newlyweds came to the audience today, she dressed up in a particularly expensive way to hide the fact that she was not feeling well.

An Lingrong smiled lightly: "I am lazy and don't like to go out much. Don't blame me, Queen."

"This month, Concubine Jin has not even come to pay her regards." Concubine Jing said with a smile, "The Queen has always treated everyone equally, so how can I blame you, Concubine?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhen Huan arrived late. She walked in with a smile and said, "I'm late." She saluted slowly to the Queen, "Greetings to the Queen, may the Queen be blessed with peace and prosperity."

The Queen took a deep breath, stood up, and looked around. Her mood became extremely heavy. Looking around, she found that there was no one available to her. Although Jin Bin was not smart, she was still obedient. Let's see. What are the qualifications of these two newcomers to the palace?

However, after seeing it in court, the queen was disappointed.

Song promised to be cowardly, and Sun agreed to be a virtue. The queen gave up on her after just one look. Wen promised to be too beautiful. Surrounded by all the concubines, she also stood out. It was Ying Chang who had just entered the palace. Her glory has been taken away by her now. She is so beautiful that it is soul-stirring, with plump red lips and charming silky eyes. Even though she abides by the rules and etiquette, her enchanting look still lingers. The queen feels uneasy at first glance. happiness.

No wonder the emperor fell in love with it at first sight.

An Lingrong slowly took a sip of tea, raised his head and looked at Zhen Huan, with helplessness in each other's eyes. (End of chapter)