The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

"I read your report, and you did a great job. This time, you solved the smuggling case and recovered nearly 10 taels of gold in salt tax. Zhang Tingyu gave the report yesterday, and he is full of praise for you." The emperor looked at the man who was only a few steps away from him. An Bihuai, with a smile on his face, "The national treasury has been empty for many years, and salt affairs have always been a serious concern for me. I have read the "Book on Salt Control" you submitted a few days ago. Every word is based on experience. Promoting and implementing it is an unrivaled achievement.”

An Bihuai's scalp was tense, and he replied sternly: "This minister is just listing out the experience and methods of this time. The emperor has worked hard to govern the world, and all I can do is to be the emperor's hands and eyes, and to obey the emperor's orders outside. Doing things, being diligent and attentive to the internal affairs, are all the duties of a courtier, and I dare not take credit for it."

The emperor was very satisfied with An Bihuai's humility, and praised him a few more words before saying: "You have a heart and are willing to do things, so I will naturally rely on you. Now that the national treasury is still not full, I intend to promote you as the Secretary of the Liangzhe Salt Transport Department." Deputy envoy, take care of the salt affairs for me." He clapped the case and looked at An Bihuai, "Work hard, I have seen all your achievements, don't let me down."

"Chen An Bihuai, take the decree." An Bihuai lifted his robe and knelt down and kowtowed.

After talking about state affairs, since it is a family matter, the emperor's expression eased a lot: "You are far away in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it is rare to come to Beijing. Rong'er is pregnant and misses her relatives. You should go to Qixiang Palace to see her. She has made people busy early in the morning." Prepare lunch and wait for you to go, you go to eat first, and then talk back later."

An Bihuai naturally retreated thanks to Shane.

"Eunuch Lao will lead the way." Walking out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, An Bihuai followed Xiao Xiazi all the way to Qixiang Palace.

An Lingrong was looking forward to it, and finally saw a familiar figure walking in from the gate of Qixiang Palace. Seeing that An Bihuai was wearing a neat official uniform, he was not as decadent as before, his eyes were reddened, and he almost fell off again. Tears come.

"Chen An Bihuai, I have met Young Master Rong."

"Father, get up quickly." An Lingrong quickly reached out to support An Bihuai, looked him up and down several times, then nodded with tears in his eyes, "My daughter is very pleased to see that everything is fine with Daddy." Fu again He turned his head and ordered everyone, "Let the small kitchen prepare meals."

An Lingrong was looking at An Bihuai, and An Bihuai was also looking at his daughter.

To be honest, in the previous life, An Bihuai actually paid little attention to his eldest daughter, but she was his first child after all, and her mother Lin Yun was a young couple with him. , I still have a love for An Lingrong from the bottom of my heart, but in his previous life, he underestimated the privacy of the rear house, Lin Yun did not take him seriously, and was tortured repeatedly, An Lingrong gradually developed a petty style, until When he was about to enter the capital, he realized that An Lingrong was timid, cowardly, sensitive and inferior. He only had time to explain a few words before watching her enter the capital.Unexpectedly, the previous life would end up like this.

"Daddy has lost weight." An Lingrong didn't care about eating a few bites for himself, and kept picking vegetables for An Bihuai.She had something to say to An Bihuai, so she asked all the servants to retreat.

An Bihuai was not in the mood to eat, so he put down his chopsticks after taking two bites: "Seeing that you are all well now, I am also relieved. I was always worried before that you would not adapt or be afraid when you came back. I worry too much about my father." He looked at An Lingrong's gradually growing face, and missed Lin Yun, "Since you were young, you have nothing like me, no matter in appearance or temperament, you are just like your mother. As for the past life, I always ignored you, which made you suffer a lot. Ronger, have you ever blamed your father?"

Speaking of Lin Yun, An Lingrong felt a pain in his heart, lowered his head with tears in his eyes, and heard An Bihuai blame himself, shook his head again and again: "Daughter is not to blame."

"You have always been sensible. You never fight or grab at home. When you are bullied, you just hide and cry." An Bihuai sighed, knowing that An Lingrong swallowed the grievance by himself, "You should blame Daddy. If it weren't for you I value Lingya but ignore you, so I won't let you live on the tip of a knife since you were a child, and send you to the palace regardless, thinking that I have found you a good lifelong support, but I didn't expect to send you to the palace. Pushed into the den of tigers and wolves."

An Bihuai recalled her previous life, angry and resentful: "I was too stupid to send you to the palace after listening to Liu's slander, and then went astray step by step. Your light is rising step by step. I heard others say that you are very difficult in the palace, and there is a lot of room for silver, so I am collecting money everywhere and entrusting someone to send you to the palace. I have never sent it to you. Every time I receive a letter from home, I always scold you for being unfilial and white-eyed. It was just a dog they had tied in a corner."

After hearing this, An Lingrong burst into tears, pinching the handkerchief with grief from his heart.

"Don't cry, Rong'er, at any rate, we can do it all over again." An Bihuai's eyes were also flushed, "In your previous life, you died in the palace, and the decree of beheading was delivered to your home quickly. The emperor was furious, and no one stood up for us. Those few either absconded with money, or reported to save their lives, your mother... only your mother, who was with me until the last moment." He burst into tears, "In my previous life, I spoiled my concubine and killed my wife, and I failed your mother. , Blindly listening to others in the officialdom, unable to see the current situation, let alone people's hearts, and end up being a tyrant to show off to the public, is really to blame. If Yunniang hadn't sincerely moved God, it would be hard for you, my father and daughter to be where we are today."

An Bihuai had already mentioned this matter in his letter. Although there were only a few words, An Lingrong could already guess some of it.If he hadn't gone through pain, he would never have achieved the great enlightenment he has today, but since his mother passed away, An Lingrong would inevitably feel sad again.

"I promised your mother that I will live like a human being in this life, and I will never be victimized by traitors again." An Bihuai said seriously, "I have already taken care of Liu Shi and Erlang, and hunted down her lover. It was she who secretly colluded with the outsider, cooperating with others inside and outside, and deceived me around, Erlang was not my own, I spoiled him for so many years, but in the end it was he who stabbed me in the back."

"What?" An Lingrong clenched her handkerchief tightly in shock, "What about Lingya?" Aunt Liu's son and daughter were the ones who bullied her the most at home.

"Ling Ya is of the blood of the An family, but she has been ruined by following her mother. I sent her to marry an ordinary family years ago, and I gave her enough dowry. Let her fend for herself." An Bihuai's face was gloomy. Mo, instead took a deep breath, and said, "You explained in your family letter earlier that you have already arranged for Xuan'er to find a good private school for his father. I don't know who the child has followed. After one year of study, he was admitted to Tongsheng."

"That's good, our family can be regarded as a scholar." An Lingrong calmed down, and finally smiled a little, "Is Aunt Zhao taking care of the business of Zhenbao Pavilion?"

"Xuanniang has always been good at business. It is very appropriate to entrust the business of Zhenbao Pavilion to her. Before entering the palace, she specifically asked me to ask you, do you have enough money? If not, she will send someone to bring some in immediately." An Bihuai nodded and said, "They are all trusted by our own people, and we will not borrow others' hands."

An Lingrong smiled lightly and shook his head: "No need, what I have is enough, if Daddy has some money left, he can do a lot of good."

"Well, that's fine." An Bihuai replied, "You don't have to worry about family matters, everything is fine. I am preparing to raise Xuanniang as a flat wife. Although Xiao is respectful, she doesn't have much knowledge, and sometimes she can't handle the scene I don't want anyone to take your mother's place. The Zou, Wang, and He families have already been dispatched by me. Now the house is clean. There are not many things to take care of." An Bihuai glanced at An Lingrong's stomach, "When you are eight months old, I will let Niang Xuan enter the palace to serve you, and you will help your father. Decide on her, if it doesn't work, then make other considerations."

"Okay." An Lingrong nodded, and greeted An Bihuai for dinner.

After the opening of the court in the first month, the emperor became busy, and in the blink of an eye, he hadn't entered the harem for more than half a month.

On this day, An Lingrong made rouge with Zhen Huan in Suiyuxuan, and chatted about the concubine Nian.

"She has been complaining of illness for a while, and she hasn't even stepped out of the gate of Yikun Palace. It's not really sick or something else." An Lingrong put the pearls one by one into the stone bowl, and slowly crushed them, "Although Still grounded, it's not so shameful."

"She was deprived of her title and relegated to the position of concubine. Not to mention concubine Duan Qi, she is even worse than concubine Jing. She has such an arrogant personality, so she naturally feels shameless." Zhen Huan took over The stone bowl in An Lingrong's hand, "This will take some effort, I'll do it."

"It's so delicate, my sister is too careful." An Lingrong let go of her hand with a light smile, and said instead, "Except Concubine Qi, no one else in this palace would laugh at her. She hides like this. You can’t make it through your own heart.”

Zhen Huan shook her head: "The nobleman of Fucha often talks about his concubine, and Chun'er somehow got close to her, and went to Yanxi Palace every day. When he came back, he often told me that the nobleman of Fucha said today What's the matter, I found it funny when I heard it. It stands to reason that the etiquette of Fucha's family should not be bad, how did Fucha have such a proud temper." Thinking of the previous incident, Zhen Huan felt funny again, "For you Be good to me, she has caused me a lot of trouble back and forth."

An Lingrong also smiled wryly: "I don't know when I fell into her eyes. With such a noble background, I can't get close to her. I always feel that I should hug her and coax her. If it doesn't go well, I will treat you Shake your face." An Lingrong sniffed the freshly blossomed peach blossoms and squeezed out the juice, "Although the fragrance of the newly blossomed peach blossoms is not strong, it has a sweetness, making it into rouge and eating it in your mouth is not afraid. .”

"I did it just because you were pregnant, otherwise, who would be willing to spend this effort." Zhen Huankong touched her nose, smiled, and then showed a three-pointed smile, "Speaking of the one in Yikun Palace , I'm afraid it will be reset in a while. Hearing the emperor's talk about the border war, Nian Gengyao led the army to fight in the southwest, and his second son Nianfu is suppressing the rebellion of Zhuozishan. No matter which good news comes, at the moment The situation is going to change again. Nian Shilan will not stay as a concubine for long." She sighed, "It's hard for Ansheng to survive these days."

An Lingrong shook her hand, and comforted her: "Sister, don't worry, the battle in this palace has never stopped, it's good to have a peaceful life for a while. Nian concubine lost both Jiang brothers' arms this time, Maybe it's a headache, sister, have you ever thought about putting someone of your own next to her?"

"You mean, imperial physician?" Zhen Huan's eyes lit up slightly.

An Lingrong nodded, and signaled Zhen Huan to come over: "We can do this... in the same way as others, to treat them..."

Zhen Huan listened carefully to what she said, her eyes gradually brightened, she looked back at An Lingrong, her eyes flashed, she covered her mouth and said a few words in a low voice.

In a few words, the plan was settled.

"Sister Wan!" Chun Changzai's voice came from afar, and the next second, she poked her head in, and her eyes lit up when she saw An Lingrong, "Sister Rong, you're here!"

An Lingrong nodded and waved to her with a smile: "I brought you newly made soybean milk and dill, quickly bring it to Chun Changzai to taste." Then he said to Chun Changzai, "I like to eat this recently, It's sweet and smooth, thinking you'll love it, I specially made it and brought it here today."

"Thank you, Sister Rong." Chun Chang sat down beside the small cup of dill and watched Zhen Huan and An Lingrong make rouge while eating. In the Palace of Yanxi Palace, Manager Jiang just happened to be sending powder to Fucha nobles. I heard that the emperor specially ordered it to be made, and it was not mixed with anything that would hurt the fetus. I love to apply that, but when it’s hot, my body becomes sticky and I feel very uncomfortable.”

An Lingrong's eyebrows twitched, thinking of the past life, the movements of his hands also paused slightly.

Zhen Huan didn't notice it, and only smiled at Chunchang: "Don't talk about it, this powder has to be applied day and night to make your skin look like an egg with its shell removed. The powder I gave you two days ago Don't throw it aside again, let Suyun make good use of it for you."

An Lingrong laughed at the side, listening to Chunchang being coquettish and obedient.

In the evening, an imperial physician walked into Yikun Palace carrying a medicine box.