The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

"As a ruler, it is good for the emperor to read these books." Zhen Huan straightened her back slightly and smiled. "The Ai family has been thinking about something these days. Since the emperor mentioned it today, let's talk about it together." She said He raised his eyes and looked at the emperor, and said coldly, "Hongzhao is the youngest son of the Ai family. He was once discussed by the courtiers, and the emperor is the eldest son of the Ai family. If this causes trouble again, wouldn't it be the Ai family's fault? Therefore, the Ai family I would like to ask the emperor’s permission to allow Hong Zhao to join the lineage of Prince Siguo.”

It's not that Zhen Huan couldn't see the emperor's thoughts. An Lingrong on the side could also see clearly. She was shocked and angry: "Emperor, your mother-in-law has three princes under her knees, and she gave birth to two heirs at one go..."

"It's enough for my mother to have a son. When Hongzhao grows up, his son will let him enjoy the title of prince and live a glorious life like the seventeenth emperor's uncle." The emperor smiled and said sincerely, "Uh. My mother considers everything for my son, and my son is very grateful. Only by raising him in the world can I repay my mother for her kindness in raising and supporting him."

"There is no need to talk about these things between you and me, mother and son." Zhen Huan used a flawless smile to cover up the loneliness in her eyes.She had also sincerely regarded Hongli as her own, but now, she has ended up in this situation, "The emperor is busy with court affairs, so go back to Yangxin Palace as soon as possible."

The emperor stood up and said, "Then, my son, I will leave first and go to Shoukang Palace to pay my respects to E Niang another day." Finally, he paid a few thoughtful words of concern to the queen, kowtowed with An Lingrong, and then left.

The dormitory was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The queen wanted to defend the emperor, but she was afraid of hurting Zhen Huan's heart. She didn't know where to start. Just when she was hesitant and worried, Li Yu left and came back: "The emperor asked his servant to tell the queen mother that the princess's palace is It has been built, and Princess Longyue can move in today. The emperor also gave the princess the title Duan Shu and asked the Queen Mother to arrange for the princess to leave the palace as soon as possible." After saying that, he stood there with his hands lowered and his head lowered, waiting quietly. reply.

"Okay, the Ai family knows." Zhen Huan's face was stiff and cold, and her eyes were filled with thick ice that could not be melted away.

Only then did Li Yu retreat.

"Emother..."

"Queen, please have a good rest. The Ai family will go back first." Zhen Huan stood up and left without looking at the queen again.

The queen was a little uneasy. She looked at An Lingrong and asked worriedly: "Your Majesty, are you angry?"

"It's better to say I'm sad than angry." An Lingrong sighed sadly and closed her eyes unbearably, "The Emperor is not the Queen Mother's biological child. You should know this, right?" Seeing the Queen nodding, she He also said, "Without the Emperor, the Queen Mother may not be able to have the glory she has today, but without the Queen Mother, the position of the Lord of the World may not be occupied by the Emperor. Although these two people are not related by blood, they are better than the biological mother and son. It is even more inseparable. It is precisely because the Queen Mother knows this that she regards the Emperor as her own son and puts him first in everything. But the Emperor... you have also seen how he repays the Queen Mother. The Ai family said to him Ingratitude is light."

The queen lowered her head and said nothing. This was the case, and she could not argue with it.

"It was the Ai family who misjudged the situation back then." An Lingrong exhaled a long breath, and her momentum suddenly weakened. She reached out to hold the queen's hand and looked at her distressedly, "I just suffered a lot for you, queen." , in the future, you must take more trouble to remind the emperor that the Ai family and the Queen Mother will not interfere with the former harem, so that the emperor can feel at ease, and the Ai family and the Queen Mother can also feel at ease."

"My son will definitely advise the emperor, and I hope that the emperor and his mother will take care of themselves." The queen nodded and spoke very solemnly. She felt that she had taken over a heavy burden from An Lingrong, but she He didn't see the flash of guilt in An Lingrong's eyes.

The queen was kind and gentle, and An Lingrong wouldn't want to take advantage of her unless she had no way out.

After leaving Changchun Palace, An Lingrong sat in a soft sedan and walked all the way to Shoukang Palace. When he arrived, Longyue was standing in the corridor, orderly directing the palace people to move things. When she saw An Lingrong walking in, she bowed obediently. : "Greetings to the Emperor's Empress, may the Emperor's Empress be blessed with peace and blessings."

"Old Yue, are you ready?" An Lingrong stretched out his hand to help her stand up and asked with a smile.

Longyue nodded: "Everything is ready. E Niang selected a few experienced nuns to accompany me out of the palace, and also gave Yun Gonggong to me."

"Okay, let your sisters Zisu and Bai Zhi accompany you out of the palace later. After leaving the palace, go find your Aunt Cuiyin and ask her to enter the princess's mansion to run the family for you. Just act like a princess and don't be wronged. ." An Lingrong gave instructions carefully again, and after talking for a long time, he walked into the side hall.

Zhen Huan was standing inside feeding the parrot water. When she saw An Lingrong coming in, she just asked with a calm expression: "Has everything been agreed upon by the Queen?"

"Well, that Zhuzhi is obviously from the emperor. When I said those words, she wanted to put her ears to my mouth to listen." An Lingrong walked to the couch and sat down, took a sip of tea, and recalled what she had just said. At the scene in the Changchun Palace, I couldn't help but purse my lips and laugh, "She thought she hid it well. After all, she was young, and the queen didn't notice anything wrong with her."

Zhen Huan curled her lips, but couldn't help but smile: "Shu Yao is a good boy."

Speaking of this, An Lingrong also suppressed his smile slightly.

The palace was so quiet that it was suffocating. The busy sounds outside the window came in, cutting time into two different worlds. Zhen Huan looked at the dim moon in the yard from a distance and said in a deep voice: "The medicine given by Dr. Wen has been used up. I have already made arrangements here, and there is only one Lingxi left by my side, who can always take care of me. What about you? What about Roujia and Rouyi? They are still so young."

"I plan to send them to Ningshou Palace. Huaishu will get married, and Hongluo will be awarded the title of Beile. He has built a mansion and left the palace. Concubine Jinggui and Concubine Xingui will be lonely. Roujia and Rouyi will be well-educated by them, and With Concubine Shun, Concubine Fu and the others here, the Emperor will not ignore etiquette and human relations and take action against the concubines of the late emperor, right?" An Lingrong pretended to be relaxed and said, but there was a thick cloud in his eyes that could not be cleared away. , "Sister, if we do this, will there be retribution?"

"Retribution?" Zhen Huan's sneer was soft and weak, and turned into a sigh before she came out, "If I don't do this, I'm afraid that my life will be gone before retribution comes. Rong'er, we will try our best. After sending him to the supreme position, in the end, he could not even guarantee stability for the rest of his life. You have also seen the emperor's attitude today." She seemed to choke slightly for a moment, "Why don't I want to get along well with him? Even if it's just superficial. That's okay, but he is pressing forward step by step. If we hadn't made arrangements in advance, I would have been forced into a desperate situation today."

"Yes, no matter how anxious he is, he shouldn't mention these things now. His legitimate son has just been born." An Lingrong murmured, "Yu Rao has always loved Yang'er, and there will be nothing wrong with him entering the Sishen County Prince's Mansion. The biggest worry is Hong Zhao. I heard that Prince Guo’s successor, Fujin, is not a good-tempered person. Will he embarrass Hong Zhao?”

"She doesn't dare. The birth of an heir by a prince is equivalent to the emperor's holy destiny, unless she dies." Zhen Huan said firmly. After speaking, she lowered her eyes to cover up the moisture in her eyes, "Rong'er, Hongzhao has grown up now, and He looks more and more like him, and if he can recognize him, he will definitely keep Hongzhao safe and fulfill their father-son fate."

An Lingrong nodded silently.

In fact, after what happened in Longyue, An Lingrong and Zhen Huan started to make preparations. The first issue was the stay of several children.

Zhen Huan has two sons and two daughters. Longyue has decided to live in the princess mansion temporarily, so that she can feel at ease until she gets pregnant. Hong Yang is young, and it is mutually beneficial and win-win for Hong Yang to be brought up by Prince Shen and his wife. Zhen Yurao only received the letter from Zhen Huan. Zhen Huan asked Prince Shen to write a letter to the emperor, and Hong Zhao, Zhen Huan originally wanted to keep him by her side for a few more years, but she didn't expect that the emperor would press so hard, so they simply said it together.Apart from the two princesses Chu Rou, Jia Rou Yi, An Lingrong only had Hong Hao left, and Hong Hao was once the late emperor's choice for the crown prince. The emperor could not even accommodate Hong Zhao, let alone Hong Hao.

After the Lantern Festival, the weather did not get warmer at all. The ice and snow melted, but it became colder. The remaining snow was swept away bit by bit by the palace people, revealing the gray bricks and stones. The spring rain did not come, and the air in the Forbidden City slowly became dry.

That night, the Cining Palace burst into flames, burning the night into a blazing bright red.

"It's water! It's water—"

"Cining Palace is in trouble—come and put out the fire—"

"The Queen Mother, you can't go in..."

"..."

The lights were lit in Weiyang Palace, and the emperor hurriedly walked out wearing his outer robe: "Li Yu, what's going on?"

"Your Majesty, the Cining Palace is in trouble. The Queen Mother has been rescued, but Rui Beizi is still trapped inside." Li Yu said while helping the Emperor change clothes. "The fire is too strong and it won't be possible to put out the fire for a while. But the guards did not dare to risk their lives and rushed in. The Queen Mother was just thinking of rushing in herself..."

"You bastard!" The emperor got angry after hearing half of it. He wanted to get rid of Honghao, but he couldn't do it at the cost of An Lingrong's life. Wouldn't the people in the world accuse him of being unfaithful and unfilial?Thinking of this, his face suddenly turned black and charred, "Go and tell the guards on duty today that if Rui Beizi cannot be saved, I will chop off their heads tomorrow! If the Queen Mother is injured because of this, I will kill all the nine tribes!"

Li Yu's scalp tightened: "Yes, I will go immediately."

The concubine Jia was startled and hurriedly came forward to persuade her: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's all the fault of your servants who are greedy for life and afraid of death. Ruibei Zi is a good person and will be fine."

The emperor suddenly raised his head and glared at her, shook off her hand, and left Weiyang Palace without looking back.

Concubine Jia stumbled and almost fell down. She was a little aggrieved and a little innocent. Looking at the emperor's back angrily leaving, she reluctantly tried to persuade him to stay: "Your Majesty..." However, the only answer she received was the emperor's indifferent back.

The fire burned all night, and the emperor also sat in the Yangxin Hall all night.

Li Yu stayed guard at Cining Palace until dawn and then came back to report: "The main hall and side halls of Cining Palace were burned clean. Fortunately, Princess Roujia and Princess Rouyi have been in Ningshou Palace these days, otherwise I was afraid that I couldn't save him last night, but Rui Beizi's east side hall was almost burned. Fortunately, Rui Beizi was smart. He wet the quilt and covered him. When the guards rescued him, he just fainted and was unscathed... "

"Unscathed?" The emperor's face twitched violently, and his eyes became sinister for a moment.

Li Yu seemed not to notice, and continued: "Yes, but after the diagnosis, Imperial Physician Qi said that Rui Beizi had been in the fire for too long, inhaled a lot of smoke, and her nerves were damaged, and her intelligence will probably stay at the age of five forever... ..." His voice gradually lowered, "When the Queen Mother found out, she almost fainted from crying. Everyone is in Shoukang Palace now, would the Emperor want to go and have a look?"

"You mean, Rui Beizi is stupid?" The sinister look on the emperor's face had not faded away, and the sudden joy appeared immediately, twisting into a weird smile, "Okay, okay..." He laughed softly twice. , then straightened his face and said, "Go to Shoukang Palace to pass the decree and confer Ruibei Zi with the title of Baylor..."

"Baylor?" An Lingrong twitched the corner of her mouth stiffly, and raised her empty eyes to look at Li Yu, "Does the Emperor think that a mere Baylor is enough to compensate for Honghao's suffering?" She said calmly, But it inexplicably makes people feel trembling in their hearts.

Li Yu swallowed and lowered his head, not daring to look into An Lingrong's eyes.

An Lingrong took a deep breath: "Get out."

Li Yu raised his head and looked at An Lingrong in surprise.

An Lingrong gritted her teeth and repeated word for word: "Get out, the Ai family never want to see Hongli again in this life." She slammed the medicine bowl in her hand at Li Yu's feet and shouted sternly, "Get out of here." !!”

Li Yu was startled, kept saying yes, and walked away in a mess.

An Lingrong burst into tears: "Sister, he can't tolerate Honghao so much..." She covered her face with her hands and said painfully, "I thought he would poison me, so I guarded against him day and night, and I paid attention to everything at the entrance. , but I didn’t expect that Hongli didn’t even want to leave the whole body to Honghao, he just wanted to crush the bones and spread ashes.”

Zhen Huan stood beside her quietly, looking at Hong Hao who was still awake, with a cold expression: "Yes, until now, he has refused to even come over to take a look at Hong Hao. I didn't know that he was already cruel. We've reached such a state." She closed her eyes, vaguely remembering how the emperor was sensible and obedient when he was around her in the past. She didn't understand why he became like this now. Can imperial power and wealth really captivate the mind to such an extent?

Now that all threats have been eliminated by him, he should feel at ease, right?

Zhen Huan listened to the biting cold wind whistling outside the window, accompanied by An Lingrong's low and heartfelt sobs, a biting cold slowly penetrated from all directions, freezing her whole body.

Spring came extremely late this year. Until May, the wind was slightly cool, as if winter would never end. The emperor violated the late emperor's order and removed Zhang Tingyu and others from their auxiliary power. The Military Aircraft Department was set up, and Zhang Tingyu, Ertai, Neqin, Haiwang and others were appointed as military aircraft ministers to consolidate the imperial power. For a time, the government and the public were criticized, and the ministers were quarreling.

And just when the relationship between the king and his ministers was extremely tense, an unparalleled natural disaster quietly struck.