The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

Chapter 49.meet by chance

"The concubine is here to plead guilty to the empress." An Lingrong knelt down as soon as he entered the palace, lowering his head to hide the surging emotions in his eyes, "The concubine visited the forbidden concubine privately without the order, and committed a big crime. wrong."

Only Jianqiu was left beside the queen, while Huichun stood outside the hall to guard the gate.She looked at An Lingrong's meek figure, and smiled slightly to get her up: "Xia Changzai is in a bad mood, it would be good if you could persuade her a few words." She raised her hand to give An Lingrong a seat, but there was no smile in her eyes Meaning, "I have always known that you are a smart person who knows the current affairs and knows how to measure. Whether today's affairs are big or small, it all depends on how you do it."

An Lingrong was careful about his duties, leaned forward slightly and said, "I'm a concubine, but I'll let my mother handle it."

"It's inconvenient for me to dispose of you." The queen slowly flipped the prayer beads, "You came here today because the palace maid next to Xia Changzai invited you? Sigh, you are too kind. If Xia Changzai came If you give birth to a son and a half daughter, most of your current favor will be taken away." She looked deeply at An Lingrong.

An Lingrong lowered his eyes, pretending to be confused: "Even if Xia Changzai gives birth to an emperor's heir, he can't keep him by his side. After all, there are only a few in the palace who can be treated like Cao Guiren, and the amount of favor is not on the child. "

The queen said a lot more, and finally got a little angry when she saw that she didn't eat oil and salt: "Mr. Rong, it's my palace who misjudged you."

Maybe it's not a mistake, after all, the queen in the previous life also gave her instructions to kill the children of Fucha nobles, and after she did so, she became the queen's confidant.Even if she starts over again, there are some things about her personality that cannot be changed just by saying, it's just that An Lingrong deliberately guarded against it.

An Lingrong got up and knelt down again, looking up at the queen: "The concubine is willing to serve the empress and do her best, but the concubine's ability is limited, and she cannot be considerate for the empress in everything. Please forgive me."

Looking at the queen, An Lingrong was so nervous that her palms were sweating, but she couldn't back down. Today, when she came to see Xia Dongchun, she guessed that the queen was prepared, so she thought about the whole thing on the way here.If the queen wanted to get rid of Xia Dongchun's child, tonight would be the best time to accuse her of crimes, so she reckoned that the queen would leave room for her, waiting for her to come to "surrender", and then take the opportunity to drag her into a go on board.

In the previous life, An Lingrong boarded that boat, sailing all the way to the endless abyss as if there was no turning back. This time, she had to make a new choice.

The queen saw the determination in An Lingrong's eyes, she was slightly surprised, and after a long time said: "Then how do you think this matter should be resolved?"

"It's in the best interest of the empress to leave the mother and keep the son." An Lingrong said a word slowly, his eyes were full of cruelty.

The queen slowly raised the corners of her mouth, put her hands together and laughed out loud: "Okay, I'm not mistaken. Mr. Rong, sooner or later you will win a world in this palace." Raised her hand to make her stand up, and smiled at her He said, "It's just that I have a sudden headache tonight. I heard that the emperor often said that you are good at craftsmanship, so I specially asked you to come here."

"It's a concubine's fortune to be able to do my best for the empress." An Lingrong didn't dare to relax, and bowed his head again.But she knew that the empress had adopted her opinion, at least Xia Dongchun's child was hugged, and the next step was to find a way to keep the adult.

The queen got a satisfactory answer, and she didn't want to keep her anymore, so she asked Jianqiu to send her out.

After sending An Lingrong out of Taohuawu, Jianqiu came back and asked the queen: "My lady, is Rong Rong's words acceptable?"

"Why can't it work?" The queen laughed, "She is much more cruel than I imagined, and this is what the nobleman lacks." The queen glanced at Jianqiu, and put the prayer beads in her hand on the table "In this harem, smart people may not live long, but cruel people will definitely live well, because in order to protect themselves, she will do whatever it takes." She couldn't help laughing, "Just now she was with Xia Chang. Speaking of which, is there a word or phrase that tells her to pay attention to her diet? She clearly knows but doesn't say anything. When Xia Changzai has a difficult delivery due to a large fetus, the emperor will definitely protect the emperor's heir first. If he can get a prince in one fell swoop, This palace might not be able to give the Xia family this grace." But the premise is that Xia Dongchun cannot live.

Jian Qiu nodded.

An Lingrong walked back in a hurry. In the middle of the night, the clouds dispersed and the moonlight poured down, illuminating the way back and making it difficult for her to hide. She was almost spotted by the guards several times.

Seeing that he was about to reach the gate of Xinghua Village, An Lingrong felt relieved, and was about to speed up his pace to go back, but there was a noise when passing through the bamboo forest, and a moderate sound of falling water caught the attention of the night guards.

"Who is over there!"

The footsteps of the guards got closer and closer, An Lingrong was sweating profusely, and even his breathing was almost stagnant.The water was rippling, and the hull of the boat collided with the water surface, and a male voice suddenly sounded.

"Who? Disturb this king's dream."

An Lingrong's hair stood on end, and he hid in a corner and looked up, but he met the eyes of King Guo.

Seeing that it was the King of Guojun, the guard immediately pleaded guilty, but he did not let go of his guard: "I don't know the prince is here, I am really disturbing you, please forgive me. I don't know why the prince is here?"

"The emperor left the king in the palace, do you have to ask?" Guojun Wang raised his eyebrows and scolded coldly, "Go, go, don't disturb the king's interest in traveling around the lake at night."

The guards knew very well that the king of Guojun was trusted by the emperor, and upon hearing this, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, and stepped back in response.

When the guards walked away, King Guo leaned out half of his body and looked at An Lingrong: "Are you, nobleman Rong?"

The tone in An Lingrong's heart did not relax with the departure of the guards, but became more and more nervous: "The concubine has never had a personal relationship with the prince, why does the prince know who the concubine is?" Her first impression of King Guojun I just don't like it, whether it's past life or present life.

The first time I saw King Guojun in my previous life was the sound of Zhen Huan's flute when she danced in surprise. The appearance of Sauvignon Blanc took away her singing position. Afterwards, the emperor introduced her, but he didn't even remember her name, so he just said it casually. "Reward" made her be despised in public.

In this life, An Lingrong has only seen one side from a distance, and has never been close at all. According to her status in the emperor's heart, I am afraid that she will not deliberately mention her in front of a prince.How did Duke Guo know her name?
An Lingrong frowned slightly.

"I heard the emperor's wife mentioned it." Guojun Wang casually mentioned it, and then asked, "It's late at night, why did the nobleman appear here?"

"This doesn't seem to have anything to do with the lord." An Lingrong bowed to him tidily, "The concubine is leaving first, the lord please do what you want."

"In the dead of night, and there are many guards patrolling around, you might as well get on the boat and let Xiao Wang take you back by boat." King Guojun sent out the invitation, with a smile on his face.

An Lingrong stopped and looked back at him with a strange expression: "Don't bother the prince, it's only a few steps away." She paused, then said again, "Let go of my concubine and pass by, but I didn't see the prince, but Hearing the sound of falling into the water, I don’t know if the prince dropped something? To put it bluntly, the prince was left in the palace by the emperor, and he shouldn’t be walking around after nightfall. You know, the prince is elegant and goes on a night tour on the lake , I don’t know, I thought the lord was deliberately waiting for someone to meet.” Seeing that Guojun Wang’s expression was unmoved, An Lingrong was a little surprised, could it be that she guessed wrong?
After a stalemate for a long while, King Guojun smiled and said, "Your Majesty's words are very true, and this king will return immediately."

An Lingrong bowed again, then hurriedly left.

After her back disappeared, a wet figure emerged from the water and climbed onto the bow of the boat. His black night clothes made him seem like one with the night.

Just now he noticed An Lingrong's footsteps, he thought he was discovered by someone and hurriedly hid in the water, but he never thought that he attracted the guards.

"Fortunately, the prince is alert." Xia Yao said.

King Guo was sullen and did not speak, thinking about An Lingrong's words, he was not sure whether she had noticed something or just said it casually, rubbing his fingers at the bag at his waist, and remained silent for a long time.

"My lord?"

Guojun King closed his eyes and said: "You are now at the sticky pole with Xia Yi, you should get close to him more and gain his trust as soon as possible. He is a knife left by the emperor in the dark. You and Xia Yi If he has a good relationship, he will be able to inquire more about the imperial court for this king." As for Mr. Rong, he is a member of the harem after all, even if he knows something, he will not be able to make a fortune, it doesn't matter.

Xia Yao should be.

Here, An Lingrong returned to Xinghua Village, and thought about it carefully, the more he thought about it, the more weird he felt.

She was too nervous just now, but when she relaxed now, she realized that the direction of the guard's questioning was not on her side, but in the direction of the Guojun King's boat. Although she was close to her, the angle between the bamboo forest and the back lake But there is a deviation, so the movement heard by the guards should be the movement on the water, not the bamboo forest where she is.

Therefore, the sound of falling into the water she vaguely heard was real.

What fell into the water?

Still, who fell into the water?
An Lingrong became more and more thoughtful.Her nonsense probing just now made King Guo's face change. Could it be that she really hit the mark?Guojun Wang really meets people in the palace in the middle of the night, is it a maid, a eunuch, or a concubine?
With a sudden shake, An Lingrong broke into a cold sweat.

"My lord?" Dill sensed something was wrong, and looked up at An Lingrong.

An Lingrong gritted his teeth to suppress the trembling in his heart, shook his head, and told Dill to turn off the light.After lying down, he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. It wasn't until dawn that he felt a little drowsy.

After a lot of fatigue, An Lingrong fell ill again.

"I heard that the king of Guojun has not entered the palace recently, but he has traveled to the middle of Sichuan." Seeing that he is about to return to the capital, all the palaces are busy packing their luggage, and they don't have the heart to make trouble. Cardamom can't find anything Interesting, just talking about some leftovers, "The scenery in Bashu area is very good, and the food is also good, fragrant and spicy."

"Have you been there?" An Lingrong asked casually, leaning on the pillow and drinking the medicine lazily.

Cardamom's eyes suddenly darkened: "That's the hometown of slaves."

An Lingrong was slightly taken aback, she had never heard Dill Cardamom talk about their past, let alone their birthplace.But how could she vaguely remember that San Suizi mostly went to the south to buy and sell slaves, why...

"My lord, the emperor is here." Xiao Yinzi rushed to report, interrupting An Lingrong's thoughts.

An Lingrong only had time to tidy up his appearance a little, when he saw the emperor walking in and was about to get out of bed to salute, but was held down by the emperor, unable to hide the joy in his eyes, he said: "Rong'er, your father has made a great contribution."

An Lingrong froze for a moment, and then showed a smile of surprise and joy: "Really?" Her heart suddenly brightened, she smiled with crooked eyebrows, and with plain makeup, she looked even more affectionate, "Can you help me?" It is the duty of the father to share the worries and solve the problems of the emperor."

In terms of military affairs, although Nian Gengyao won successive battles and resolved external troubles, he was still suspected of being the master of the earthquake after all.

It is rare for the emperor to praise: "Floods occur in Jiangsu and Zhejiang every year. Either here the embankments burst or there are flooded. Since your father was appointed as the county magistrate of Songyang, he has made drastic moves and personally visited all the embankments and dams to find out. Try to miss any hidden danger. You need to know a thousand miles away. The embankment collapsed in an ant nest, your father led people to repair 130 or so places, and then reported it to Zhizhou, and then ordered to rectify all the embankments in Chuzhou, and found no less than a thousand problems." Speaking of this, the emperor is also I couldn't help being startled, "It's all small problems, but it's horrifying to add up. If your father is not careful, this year may be full of floods again this year. Ronger, I know you are always careful, but you don't know The same is true for your father. I would like to appoint your father as Chuzhou General Judge, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)