The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

Chapter 56.Grounded

After nine months, I returned to Zichun Pavilion, and the furnishings inside were the same as before. Perhaps it was Su Peisheng who specifically told me that the interior was cleaned fairly cleanly, which saved An Lingrong a lot of work.

Once the small door is closed and the main door is locked, only a small window is left. The daily meals are brought in here, and the used tableware is also taken away from here. The rest of the place is surrounded by iron barrels. A guard with a knife, but they are very polite, looking more like protection than surveillance.

"My lord, please sit down and rest for a while, and leave the rest to the servants." Dill helped An Lingrong take the lead in tidying up the bedroom.

An Lingrong glanced at Mo'er and Qin'er who were busy, and then at Xiao Yinzi and Xiaoshi who were moving things in the yard, and couldn't help wondering: "Where's cardamom?"

Dill couldn't help chuckling: "I'm dating the guard guarding the gate."

An Lingrong pursed her lips and smiled lightly, she didn't say anything, just being idle was idle, so she asked Dill to bring the unfinished picture of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains, and sat down to pick up needles.She was still thinking that she might not be able to make it this year, but it happened to happen that the foot ban happened to leave her free time to catch up with work.

An Lingrong thought like having fun in bitterness.

At night, seeing the dishes brought in, An Lingrong felt that he was really not happy.She sighed: "Let everyone come in."

The dishes on the table didn't show any heat, such as vegetable rolls with tofu skin, fried enoki mushrooms, assorted mushroom soup, rice and steamed buns, and a side dish.

"Follow me, I will make you suffer." An Lingrong greeted everyone to sit down together, and said slowly, "I don't know how long this time I will be banned. If anyone is not willing to stay in Zichun Pavilion, please take advantage Let the guards relax tonight, find your own way out, I'll let Dill do the packing for you." Even so, seeing that these people followed, An Lingrong reckoned that they were also determined not to leave Understand.

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell to the ground, several people scrambled to speak.

"The little master has a great kindness to this slave, and I will never forget it until I die." This is Mo'er, "My younger brother just went to a private school a few years ago, and everything is fine at home, so it's not the servant's turn to worry about it. The slave just wants to be with me Beside my little master."

"I don't have any lofty ambitions, I just want to stay in peace until the age of leaving the palace, it's the same everywhere." This is Qin'er, "Follow the young master, and the servant will do things in a down-to-earth manner."

"Young master, please don't leave this servant behind. The servant has made up his mind to follow the young master for the rest of his life." This is Xiao Shizi. host."

Everyone laughed.

Needless to say, dill, cardamom and Xiaoyinzi, they would not recognize anyone without An Lingrong.

"Well, from today onwards, we are a family. During the confinement period, we won't see anyone outside anyway, so we will eat together." An Lingrong was a little moved, and raised the teacup in hand, "During this time, we don't care about master and servant. Just talking about friendship, I will replace wine with tea, thank you all first."

Everyone refused repeatedly, but they still sat down and ate together, unconsciously getting closer to An Lingrong.

"How did she react after she moved to Zichun Pavilion?" The emperor asked Su Peisheng while reading the memorial.

Su Peisheng bowed slightly, and replied: "Mr. Rong didn't seem to have any reaction on his face. After arriving at Zichun Pavilion, he asked the people who followed him to clean up the house. This afternoon, he has been doing embroidery work in the house. Chatting and laughing with the palace people, the cardamom girl next to Mr. Rong also chatted with the guards guarding the gate all afternoon. It's just that the meal at night is not good, and the meal is lighter."

The emperor pondered for a while: "Please tell the imperial dining room, the food in Zichun Pavilion doesn't have to be too rich, but it must be enough for daily use, and it must be warm." After a pause, he raised his head and asked Su Peisheng, "Do you think this order from me? Is it hard to figure it out?"

"My Majesty, you are the Emperor, you have the final say on everything in this palace, don't you?" Su Peisheng said hastily.

"But Honorable Rong doesn't regard me as emperor." The emperor said solemnly, looking at Su Peisheng's face that suddenly changed color, he said something different, "There is no one in the palace who can talk to me like that. There is only Rong'er alone. She is the one who loves me sincerely." The emperor pointed to his chest, "She really puts me in her heart, not only because I am the emperor."

Su Peisheng lowered his head, thinking quickly in his mind.

"In a few days, Nian Gengyao will enter the capital. Concubine Hua will definitely create a storm in the harem again. She has never been kind to Rong'er. I ordered Rong'er to stay in the Zichun Pavilion to avoid the limelight." The emperor said. Flicking a handful of beads, he told Su Peisheng in a deep voice, "Tell the people below to be more sensible. If you let me know that Rong Gui was half wronged in Zichun Pavilion, I will only ask you."

"Yes." Su Peisheng finally understood that it was a restraint on the surface, but it was actually a protection.I am afraid that the future weight of this nobleman will be weighed again.

But the methods of the harem are vicious and vicious, even if there are all kinds of precautions, they still cannot guard against those shady methods.

When Su Peisheng heard the guard's report, his face immediately became serious, and he trotted into the Hall of Mental Cultivation: "Your Majesty, the guards found that Mr. Rong's food was poisonous today, so they immediately reported back, and the food has already been withheld."

Zhu Zhu in the emperor's hand paused, and then continued to reply: "It's only been two days, and some people can't help it. Okay, okay." He said yes, but he didn't see half of it on the surface. "The turmoil in the harem can't be stopped. You can ask someone to go to the imperial dining room to pick someone who is proficient in cooking. Zichun Pavilion is specially approved to open a small kitchen. From now on, you can only send regular dishes in there every day."

Su Peisheng agreed, and left the matter to Xiao Xiazi after leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"What's going on today, it's time to order and the food hasn't been delivered yet." Qin'er looked around the door, her neck stretched out, but when the small door was opened, a beautiful woman walked slowly with a food box When he walked in, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, "Auntie?"

"I am Cuiyin, the second-class maid of the Imperial Dining Room, and I am here to serve Mrs. Rong." Cuiyin smiled and walked in, and handed over the food box in her hand, "This is today's lunch."

Qin'er was a little dazed, but still led Cuiyin into Zichun Pavilion.

An Lingrong stopped the embroidery in her hands, raised her head and asked Qin'er in surprise, "Who are you talking about?" Seeing that Qin'er still said the word Cuiyin, she was also a little surprised.Although this person has known each other for a long time, it is the first time to meet him formally, "Let her in."

After Cuiyin got the words, she walked in from the outside and saluted An Lingrong: "Cuiyin, the second-class maidservant in the imperial dining room, please greet Rong nobleman, and the nobleman is blessed and golden."

An Lingrong looked at her twice, told her to get up, then turned around and told Diller to wait outside.After everyone had left, she looked at Cuiyin with a smile: "I've heard about the name for a long time." She couldn't hold back her smile as soon as she said it, "We won't make such empty gestures between us, are you feeling better?"

"Thank you, my lord, for the prescription. The maidservant has recovered." Cuiyin smiled gently. She is a born stone girl, unable to conceive. Every time the moon letter comes, she will always suffer from unbearable pain. She used the prescription given by An Lingrong. After the prescription, she didn't feel any pain last month, but she also knew why she received An Lingrong's help, "The servant has been in the palace for ten years and is familiar with the affairs of the palace. If the young master doesn't dislike it, the servant is willing to serve you My lord left and right."

An Lingrong was stunned for a moment.She showed her favor to Cuiyin, at first it was just to attract Xiao Xiazi, but she didn't expect Cuiyin to care so much, and she was about to come to her in a hurry, so she couldn't help asking a few more words: "In three years, will you I'm about to leave the palace, if I come to serve by my side, I won't be able to leave easily at that time. Have you really thought about it?"

"If we can live in peace all the time, the slaves will naturally hope to leave the palace. But now, I'm afraid it's not possible anymore." Cuiyin shook her head slightly and sighed softly, "These days the young master's meals are prepared by the slaves, but today It was found that someone had poisoned her during her lunch. If it hadn’t been for safety... Mrs. Xia would be the security guard in secret, and I’m afraid slaves will be doomed today.” She paused, and bowed, “Instead of being dragged out to take the blame, slaves It's better to rely on the little master, and you can be regarded as knowing the basics."

"You are straightforward." An Lingrong smiled helplessly, "In this case, you should take on the role of the maid in charge first, and I will bring this matter to the emperor when I have the opportunity." As he spoke, he talked about himself The people around him said, "I brought dill and cardamom from outside the palace, I personally collected the small seals in Suiyuxuan, Mo'erqin'er and Xiaoshizi were arranged for me when I first entered the palace, you are in the palace. I’ve been here for a long time, and my qualifications are old, so I’ll introduce you later when I’m having dinner.”

Cuiyin nodded, and then said again: "Speaking of meals, my lord, from today onwards, Zichun Pavilion will open a small kitchen to cook by yourself."

"It's so good." An Lingrong nodded, "It's a blessing in disguise." An Lingrong didn't want to think about anyone who wanted to harm her. Apart from Concubine Hua, there is probably no other one in the palace right now. Someone who wanted her life.

In this way, Cuiyin settled down beside An Lingrong. Because of her seniority, she was considerate and thoughtful, but within three or two days, everyone in Zichun Pavilion admired her, even Dill Cardamom. She is full of praise, which shows the charm of her personality, and it is no wonder that Xiao Xiazi has been thinking about her for so many years.

The days of confinement were much better than what An Lingrong imagined. The days when he didn't have to deal with people were comfortable and leisurely. When he had nothing to do, he would arrange silk threads and mend clothes with dill and cardamom, but most of the time he still sat in front of the embroidery frame. In rushing to work, she seemed to be out of touch with the entire harem, living in a small world by herself.

What she didn't know was that if there hadn't been an order from the emperor to enclose the Zichun Pavilion like an iron barrel, how could life be so comfortable if she didn't know how many calculations she would have to face.

Time passed by so quickly for a month.

"Listening to the movement, the palace seems to be very lively today." An Lingrong looked up at the closed palace gate, and asked, "Did something happen?"

"My lord, I heard that General Nian is coming to the palace today." Dou Kou didn't know where he got the news, even though he was banned in Zichun Pavilion, he was still very well informed, "I just heard that the emperor is nourishing his heart." The hall hosted a banquet for General Nian alone, and Concubine Hua also went."

An Lingrong nodded, indicating that he understood.

But Dou Kou continued: "My lord, this foot restraint doesn't look like a foot restraint, but rather... I can't say it, I just feel more comfortable than when I was in Suiyuxuan."

There was a smile on the corner of An Lingrong's mouth, and he continued to embroider with downcast eyes.

Dill on the side also said: "Yeah, the nobleman from Guan sent someone to bring things in again yesterday. The guards and servants who guarded the gate said that because General Nian returned to Beijing to report on his duties, Concubine Hua has become more high-profile recently, benefiting the nobles and the rich." Her Majesty Cha, Concubine Jing, and Concubine Qi have all been made things difficult by her, and she doesn't even look down on the Empress Empress, and in the whole palace, only nobleman Guan can eloquently and eloquently make two tricks under her hands." She She said with lingering fear, "Fortunately, the young master has been in the Zichun Pavilion during this time, and Concubine Hua didn't think about making things difficult for the young master."

"Not necessarily." Cuiyin said with a silk thread in her hand, "The young master suddenly fell out of favor, and now he is confined here. If he wants to finish the young master quietly, now is the best time. It's not that Concubine Hua doesn't want to Do it, but she can't do it, or in other words, she can't do it." She looked at An Lingrong and smiled slightly, "In the past month, everyone in the harem may have seen the situation clearly."

An Lingrong paused for a moment, looked up at Cuiyin, pursed her lips and smiled, but still did not speak.

Seeing the two of them talking in a dazed manner, Cardamom was a little confused, but Dill rolled her eyes and immediately understood: "Is the emperor deliberately ordering the young master to avoid the limelight of Concubine Hua? It seems that the emperor despises her." , but in fact he is protected by the emperor." She was overjoyed, "The emperor was not actually angry with the young master that day, but just an excuse to attack!"

Seeing that she had figured it out, An Lingrong stopped the topic, and asked instead: "Apart from these, has anything else happened in the palace recently?"

Dou Kou immediately said: "Two days ago, the empress moved Xia Changzai's residence to the side hall of Jingren Palace, saying that she would take care of it day and night. There is nothing else."

"The empress really values ​​Xia Changzai's birth." An Lingrong sighed softly.She raised her eyes to look at the sky outside the window, her eyes filled with deep thought.

She should be happy, she made a correct decision that day, the emperor really treated her differently.However, there is still more than a year before Concubine Hua's downfall, so she can't stay in the Zichun Pavilion all the time, can she?Even if the emperor wants to protect her, it is impossible to be vigilant all the time, there will always be times of negligence.

It is better to take the initiative to fight than to defend with all your strength.

An Lingrong looked at the finished picture of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains, and he had already made up his mind: "Douamou, send me something later."

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