The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

Chapter 42.Tanabata

"Did anyone say it was because of something?" An Lingrong asked.

"Yinxiu didn't say anything." Cardamom shook her head, but she also knew the reason, "However, I heard that Concubine Hua has been impatient to take care of Princess Wenyi recently, and when she saw that she couldn't stop crying at night, she was given sedatives. She, Princess Wen Yi is mostly lethargic recently, I think it's because of this."

An Lingrong couldn't help opening his eyes wide: "Sedative medicine?"

Cardamom nodded.

That's really lifting a rock to shoot yourself in the foot.An Lingrong couldn't help but feel that Concubine Hua's move was a bit careless. Cao Guiren valued Princess Wen Yi, and the whole palace knew, but she disregarded the princess's safety and health for her own selfish desires. No wonder Cao Guiren abandoned her. Years of loyalty is about to turn against him.

An Lingrong shook his head and sighed, and thought for a while: "In a few days, it will be Qixi Festival. At that time, the emperor will host a banquet in the Changchun Garden to entertain the princes and concubines in the palace. Go and ask the empress for a leave of absence, and just say I'm sorry." I'm not well enough to attend." She took a sip of the white fungus soup brought in by dill, and then said, "Go and call Cao Guiren, she knows what to do."

Cardamom responded and hurried out.

Dill was about to wait for An Lingrong to wash up when she heard Xiao Xiazi's voice coming from outside.

"Suzhou newly tributed a few pieces of floating brocade. The emperor remembered that nobleman Rong was wearing the same kind of brocade on the day of the palace selection. He thought the nobleman's clothes looked good, so he asked the servants to send them to tailor new clothes for the nobleman." Xiaoxia asked. The man carried the brocade to the table, and said with a smile, "Although the emperor has not been able to visit the nobleman very often these days, he still misses the nobleman from time to time. Although this floating brocade is not as precious as the Shu brocade, it is also quite rare. That's all I got in total. Your Majesty has rewarded you all."

An Lingrong's eyes fell on the brightly colored floating brocade, his expression moved slightly, he couldn't help but think of the past, stared slightly, turned all the things in his mind, and said to Xiao Xiazi with a smile: "You are so old, Mr. Go on a hot day, Dill, and pour a cup of herbal tea for Mr. Xia to relieve the heat.” Then he asked him, “Is the prescription from last time okay for her?”

Speaking of this, Xiao Xiazi smiled all over his face: "Thank you, Mrs. Zhang, the doctor's conditioning prescription is extremely rare. She has eaten it twice, and her body is already much better. She also reminds the slaves to always remember the kindness of the nobleman."

"That's good." An Lingrong didn't say much to him, and waved him away.

After Xiao Xiazi left, An Lingrong raised his hand to caress Fu Guangjin, remembering that in his previous life, he was courting everywhere, and he was restless all day long when he got rewards.

Since the emperor rewarded her, she felt at ease in accepting it.

"My lord, the weather is bad today, I'm afraid it will rain, so let's go to bed early." After taking a bath and having dinner, seeing An Lingrong sitting in front of the embroidery frame again, Dill hurriedly advised, " The emperor's birthday is still early, and there is no rush for this map of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains, the little master has ruined his eyes carefully."

An Lingrong looked up at the sky, and it was exactly as Dill said, so he put away his needlework and went to bed early.

At night, indeed, thunder roared, and it began to rain heavily.

An Lingrong slept restlessly, and was awakened by a thunderbolt, which split the sky and the earth and illuminated the entire Old Summer Palace. She lost sleepiness, got up quietly, and walked to the porch alone without waking up the vigilant Dill.

Looking at the downpour of rain, An Lingrong was still a bit sleepy, his head was empty, and he didn't know what to think.

Suddenly, a piece of clothing fell on her shoulder, and when she looked back, it was actually a small seal.

"Why didn't you sleep? But the thunderstorm was too heavy, so you can't sleep in the porch?" An Lingrong was a little surprised.

Since Xiao Yinzi came to An Lingrong's side, he completely changed the way he used to be when he was with Kang Luhai. He was conscientious and diligent.He was grateful to An Lingrong for saving him that day, and in addition to being grateful, he had some other thoughts, but he knew his identity well and dared not reveal it.

Hearing what An Lingrong asked him, Xiao Yinzi bowed and replied: "This servant sleeps lightly, and only woke up when he heard the footsteps of my master. My master, although it is summer, the night wind is still cool. It's raining heavily again, you should put on an extra coat."

"Okay." An Lingrong stretched his brows and smiled lightly.

Like a cold drink in summer, Xiao Yinzi suddenly felt cool all over his body, his heart skipped two beats, and he quickly lowered his head.

At the same time, Huichun walked into the Queen's bedroom with a furnace of sandalwood, and saw the Queen was twisting Buddhist beads and chanting sutras. Sensing that the Queen was in a bad mood, she took two steps forward and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has left the Qingliang Palace." , went to Bitong Academy in the rain, Concubine Hua also has today."

"Although the old love is good, it is difficult to beat the new favorite." The queen was not half happy. In her opinion, there is no difference whether it is Hua Concubine's favor or Zhen Huan's favor. I am also happy to see the success, "I have experienced the humiliation of this palace back then, and she has suffered a lot today."

Huichun nodded: "In the past, the emperor was here with the empress, she tricked the emperor to go, but now, the emperor is willing to go."

"If you don't care, it's useless to force you to stay." The queen didn't smile at all, and her expression became more and more indifferent. She realized that Zhen Huan might become the second concubine Hua. How can it be possible for a thing in the middle to live under the people for a long time, it is better to make a plan early, "I remember that the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi presented a mandarin duck and a screen last year, so I will give it to the nobleman in Guan, and explain a few words to Zhuqing by the way. , Wan Gui is so favored, you should always think about Rong Gui and Hui Gui, don't neglect the sisterhood."

"Yes." With a flash of light in Hui Chun's eyes, he leaned over to salute.

The queen closed her eyes with a headache, looked at the censer, showed displeasure, and asked Huichun to withdraw, and sat there, chanting sutras until dawn.

On the other side, in Luoying Hall, Xia Dongchun crouched on the head of the bed with her stomach in her hands and eyes staring at her. Although she was well-bred, she couldn't hide the panic in her eyes. Outside the window, there was lightning and thunder, and she covered her ears and trembled in fright. .

On the day of Qixi Festival, the emperor arrived at the queen's palace early. He first talked about tonight's banquet. After hearing that An Lingrong asked for leave, he asked the queen to take good care of him, and then he talked about the Hungry Ghost Festival soon: "Hungry Ghost Festival sacrifices It is a major matter in the palace, and it must be handled carefully."

"Yes." Empress Fu talked about Wen Yilai again, "I heard that Princess Wen Yi has been crying and feeling unwell recently, and my concubine will ask the mage to pray for her, so that the princess will be safe and healthy."

Speaking of this matter, the emperor was also worried: "Concubine Hua has never given birth, and she has more than enough energy to take care of the child. You ask the imperial physician to be more diligent and cure Cao Guiren earlier."

The queen pursed her lips slightly, and nodded yes.

After noon, the empress invited Zhen Huan to come over and talk: "During this period of time, Huigui is recuperating in Xiaoyue, and Ronggui is not feeling well, and you are so tired that you are back and forth."

"The empress cares, but the concubines are ashamed to accept it." Zhen Huan smiled slightly.

"Concubine Hua has always been petty. If you make things difficult for you, you should bear with her a bit more." The queen said in a slow tone, and suddenly saw Hui Chun coming in with pine nuts in her arms. Fluttering into Zhu's arms, he smiled and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, it's just a cat."

Zhen Huan forced herself to smile, trying to overcome her fear, not to lose her composure: "I heard that Persia paid a tribute to a cat, and the emperor rewarded it to the third elder brother."

"It's this one." The Queen stroked the hair of the pine nut and said with a smile, "The third elder brother is filial, knowing that Concubine Qi likes to keep cats, so he gave it to Concubine Qi. Concubine Qi gave it to me as a gift." Seeing that Zhen Huan was really scared, the queen didn't tease her much, so she asked Huichun to hug her again, and said intentionally or unintentionally, "Although pine nuts were raised by me, but Bengong is also careful every day, the closer and more docile, the easier it is to be careless, if you accidentally hurt yourself, it will be bad."

The queen was reminding Zhen Huan that she should pay more attention to Bi's promise in the near future, but Zhen Huan was in a panic and couldn't understand what the queen meant for a while.

The empress is inconvenient to say more, and only talked about tonight's Qixi night banquet: "Your honored person is taking leave tonight. For some reason, nobleman Cao is also unwell, saying that it is inconvenient to come at night, and nobleman Hui is still in Xiaoyue, and Xia Chang is pregnant. It's hard work, and this palace also spared her from attending, I'm afraid there will be few people tonight, nobleman Wan, you must show more, so as not to embarrass the emperor in front of the lords."

"The concubine understands." Zhen Huan nodded, feeling the other meaning of the Queen's words.

Mr. Cao Gui would never miss this kind of banquet, why is it such a coincidence tonight?
The queen intended to provoke the relationship between Zhen Huan and An Lingrong, but she didn't want to, An Lingrong personally sent someone to tell Zhen Huan.

"My young master wants to meet Cao Guiren tonight. He said that Concubine Hua did not treat Princess Wen Yi very well. Cao Gui's heart is moved. If she can accept her in one fell swoop, it will be a serious blow to Concubine Hua. The matter is of great importance. , my young master specially asked the servants to come and talk to the nobleman, so that you can have a clear mind." Dill told Zhen Huan the original words of An Lingrong.

Zhen Huan felt relieved, nodded and said, "Tell your master, I have already understood this matter."

As night fell, the Changchun Garden was peaceful with singing and dancing, and the Yuanmingyuan suddenly became silent, and Wen Yi's crying was particularly prominent.

Cao Guiren reluctantly glanced at the direction of Qingliang Palace, turned hard and left.

All the way to Xinghua Village, Dill opened the corner gate to welcome Cao Guiren in. An Lingrong had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Cao Guiren, he smiled: "Sister Cao, long time no see."

"I also hope that nobleman Rong will save the life of the concubine and the princess because of the love in the past." As soon as nobleman Cao came in, he knelt down to An Lingrong without saying a word, his voice was desolate and gentle, and he was already crying.

On the contrary, An Lingrong was surprised for a moment, and quickly got up to help Cao Guiren: "Sister Cao, why did you say that?" She pulled Cao Guiren to sit down together, and said slowly, "I will wait for Sister Cao to go to the past together. Separated from me? What is it for, sister might as well talk slowly."

Seeing what An Lingrong said, Cao Guiren calmed down a little, and felt a little more confident in his heart. He pulled her to tell the story of Concubine Hua's treatment of Wen Yi recently, and couldn't stop crying: "I gave birth to the baby after a narrow escape. Wen Yi, who shines day and night, does not dare to relax for a moment. She has only been with Concubine Hua for a few days, and her life is already in danger. Yesterday, the nanny quietly ran out and told me that Wen Yi's milk supply has decreased a lot in the past few days, and she can't even laugh. I don't laugh much anymore..." As he spoke, he choked up crying again.

An Lingrong was also distressed for a while: "Wen Yi is like a jewel to my sister, but in the hands of Concubine Hua, she treats it like a fish eye and uses it at will. A person like her is not worthy of a child!"

"Sister, if you can lend a helping hand this time, I will definitely remember my sister." Cao Guiren looked at An Lingrong with tears in his eyes.

An Lingrong patted her hand and talked to her for a long time before sending her out of Xinghua Village.

"My lord, it's rare that Guiren Cao is so impatient. He went straight to the point without saying a word. It seems that he is really anxious." Dill looked at the figure of Guiren Cao walking away, and said, "Master, can you help her?" ?”

"Of course we want to help, but the emperor has to speak up about this matter." An Lingrong looked away, and suddenly landed somewhere far away, thinking of someone, "Is Concubine Duan going tonight?" Didn't you go to Changchun Garden?"

"Concubine Duan came to Yuanmingyuan to recuperate from her illness. Except for Princess Wen Yi's first birthday party, she never went out. Naturally, she will stay in Changchun Palace tonight." Dill replied.

An Lingrong slowly had a plan: "Nothing tonight, I'll take Dou Kou to visit Concubine Duan, you stay at the door, don't let people know that I'm out."

Dill understood: "Yes."

Taking advantage of the faint moonlight, An Lingrong brought cardamom and knocked on the door of the Lotus Pavilion.

"Your Honor?" Jixiang opened the door, saw An Lingrong, and hurriedly let her in, "Your servant, let's pass the message."

An Lingrong strolled into the Changchun Palace.

Concubine Duan was in a good mood tonight, and it was rare for her to walk around in the yard. When she saw An Lingrong approaching, she smiled a little: "Today is Qixi Festival, why do you have time to come to my secluded place?"

"Because the empress is quiet here, the concubine came here." An Lingrong smiled and saluted her, and after sitting down, he talked about the purpose of coming today, "The concubine is not going around with the empress anymore, today I am here to beg the empress for Princess Wen Yi of."

Speaking of Wen Yi, Concubine Duan's eyebrows twitched slightly: "I heard that Wen Yi often cried at night, but these days are better. What's wrong? Concubine Hua didn't take good care of her?"

"Concubine Hua's heart is all about the emperor, and she just uses the emperor's love for Wen Yi to secure her favor, so how can she take care of her with all her heart?" An Lingrong sighed, "The empress loves Wen Yi. During the banquet, the concubines could tell that the empress's compassion was no less than Cao Guiren's biological mother, and she only hated that Wen Yi was not entrusted to be born in the empress's womb..."

　Er Yang T^T...

　　
　
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