The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

"Rong Concubine An's family was granted by heaven to inherit Zhao Neiwei. I hope that in the future, I will cultivate virtue and maintain myself, and be harmonious with the palace. I will serve it diligently and extend to future generations."

"The concubine is very happy to be taught by the queen."

After listening to the queen's admonition, the canonization ceremony was completed. An Lingrong was wearing a concubine-colored concubine, with gorgeous and dignified hair. After bowing three times and kowtowing nine times to the emperor and the queen, the emperor slowly smiled as he watched her: "Your palace has been renovated, and I newly bestow the word 'Weiyang'. I hope you and Ankang will live happily ever after."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." An Lingrong bowed again, and stood up while supporting Cuiyin's hand.

The queen raised her hand to give the seat, with a smile on her face: "After all, it is the queen mother's great fortune. Princess Ankang was weak and thin when she was born, but now she is full moon, but she is getting rounder and fatter. I heard that Concubine Rong has done everything by herself, and she hasn't slept peacefully in the past month."

"Thank you Queen for your concern, I understand." An Lingrong was too lazy to argue with the Queen, and just nodded respectfully in agreement.

"Zhang Mi asked me to resign yesterday. I want to resign from my old age and return home. I have already agreed." The emperor said to An Lingrong, "You have always been taken care of by Zhang Mi. He knows your health best. I asked him to hand over all the pulse cases to Zhou Nan. You can rest assured that although Zhou Nan is young, he is loyal and has excellent medical skills. He will definitely be able to take care of you and Ankang."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." An Lingrong's eyes flickered slightly, and he thanked him with a smile.I didn't expect Zhou Nan to be so smart, before she asked the emperor to ask him for him, she had already figured out a reason for the emperor to speak, which saved her a lot of effort.

On one side was the canonization ceremony, and on the other hand was moving to the palace, An Lingrong was busy for a whole day.

In the evening, after seeing off the congratulators, she stood in front of Chengxi Hall, looked up at the three large characters on the door plaque, and was silent for a long time, until Dill came out to call her, and she came back to her senses: "What's wrong?"

"Mother, Aunt Zhao has come to ask you to resign." Dill said.

An Lingrong nodded knowingly: "Let her in." Fu asked again, "Have the princess's staff been settled?"

"It's been arranged. They are all chosen by Aunt Fenruo herself." Dill nodded, "Aunt Fenruo was originally an old man next to the emperor. She thought that the empress would go back after giving birth, but she didn't expect to stay and take care of the princess."

An Lingrong glanced at the direction of Xiuchun Pavilion from afar, and suppressed all the doubts in his heart.She knew that Fen Ruo would have no dissent towards her. As for why, she didn't want to pursue too much at the moment, and she would know one day.

The interior of the Chengxi Palace has been completely redecorated, and it is even more gorgeous and exquisite than when Concubine Li was there.

An Lingrong sat on the couch, looked at Zhao Xuan who was standing in front of her with her arms down, waved her hand to make all the attendants back down, and slowly drank a sip of tea before she asked, "My aunt has done her best in the past three months, and I have noticed it. It's just that I have a doubt in my heart, and I hope my aunt will answer it for me."

"My lady, please tell me." Zhao Xuan lowered her head and said.

"Auntie, who is she?" An Lingrong gently put the teacup back on the table, but his eyes suddenly became sharp.

It was during her confinement period that she discovered that something was wrong with Zhao Xuan. An Lingrong had seen Zhao Xuan talking to Ankang more than once, and rubbing Ankang's hands and feet. After her hands, Ankang's body improved visibly with the naked eye. If there was nothing weird about it, An Lingrong would never believe it.

Also, after giving birth, Zhao Xuan told her several methods that she had never heard of before, such as "If the child is to be healthy, it is best to be fed by the mother", "It is better not to lie down all day during the confinement period, it is better to walk more", "The damage during childbirth should be recuperated and repaired quickly", and so on, there are countless.At first An Lingrong was still skeptical, but after trying it out, he found that it was really beneficial.

This is not the same person as the Aunt Zhao that An Lingrong knew, she only knows business, not medicine, how can she know these heresy ways?

Seeing Zhao Xuan's slightly changed expression, An Lingrong's suspicions grew stronger.

"Your Majesty, I can't tell you my real identity for now. When the time comes, I will definitely tell you." Zhao Xuan knelt down on both knees and raised her finger at An Lingrong, "But I swear that I will never do anything that is not good for my empress, and I will never murder An's family. If you violate this statement, you will be struck by lightning and you will never be reborn forever."

In the clear sky, there was a sudden thunderclap, which made An Lingrong jump.

An Lingrong looked out the window, then at Zhao Xuan, staring for a long while.Bystanders swear, most of the words are groundless. Although they believe in gods, few people would take the words of "the sky strikes and thunder strikes" seriously, but Zhao Xuan's voice was thundered as soon as it hit the ground. Could it be a coincidence?

An Lingrong shook his head, looked at Zhao Xuan's extremely serious eyes, and couldn't help but believe three points: "I will trust you for the time being. No one is in charge of the overall situation in the family now. When my father entered the palace, I told me that you are a useful person. I have seen it during this time, and it is indeed good. In this way, I will entrust you with the full power to take care of everything in the family. I will write another letter to my father and choose you as a wife on an auspicious day."

"Thank you for your kindness." Zhao Xuan didn't see much joy, kowtowed to An Lingrong, got up and sat down.

"You have managed the business of Zhenbao Pavilion very well. When shopkeeper Xun regularly brings in things, he often mentions you." An Lingrong softened his expression, and then instructed carefully, "Father is now in charge of the salt business. The money earned from the business must be recorded clearly, and the tax must be paid on time and according to the example. Do more charitable things and give more charity. In business, you don't care how much money you earn, as long as you can spend it, don't let people get caught because of this."

"Yes, I understand." Zhao Xuan nodded in response.

An Lingrong explained the other things in detail before calling Cuiyin to send Zhao Xuan out of the palace in person.

However, the incident of thunder in autumn caused an uproar inside and outside the palace. People in the world didn't know about it. Weird celestial phenomena would always be regarded as a warning from the heavens.

The ministers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate headed by Zhen Yuandao listed Nian Gengyao's crimes in detail, and jointly with the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, filed 92 major crimes against Gengyao last year, including the fifth crime of treason, the ninth crime of deception, the sixteenth crime of usurpation, the thirteenth crime of arrogance, the sixth crime of arrogance, the eighteenth crime of corruption, the fifteenth crime of corruption, the sixth crime of jealousy, the fourth crime of cruelty, and so on.

After more than a month of quarreling in the court, the emperor finally made a decision when the severe winter came.

"I recite the merits of Qinghai, and I can't bear to impose the death penalty. I will give Nian Gengyao to commit suicide, and beheaded when I am rich. All sons over the age of fifteen will be guarded at the extreme." The emperor wrote the last word. Hearing Nian Shilan's crying and begging outside the hall, he was very upset. After throwing the wolf hair in his hand aside, he called Su Peisheng, "Go and tell her, it is useless to ask to see her three hundred times, I will not see her."

Su Peisheng was speechless for a moment, then raised his head to intercede for Nian Shilan: "Your Majesty, Nian promised to break his head this time, otherwise, you'd better meet her."

"Your current errand is getting better and better. You even dare to reject my will." The emperor squinted his eyes and scolded angrily, but he couldn't help but softened three points in his heart. He frowned and clicked his tongue softly, "Find someone to heal her injuries and let her go back to Yikun Palace to recuperate."

Zhen Huan waited by her side, lowering her head silently to sort out the memorial on the case, as if she hadn't heard the emperor's words at all.

Su Peisheng led the order to retreat, and saw Nian Shilan knelt on the blue bricks and kowtowed, crying hoarsely: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter how you punish the concubine, as long as you save your brother's life, let's treat it as a dog and horse by your side to serve you loyally, Your Majesty... I beg you, Your Majesty—"

"My lord, it's freezing cold, you'd better go back quickly, the emperor said he won't see you, why do you beg so hard?" Su Peisheng had received a lot of favors from Shilan in the past, and thinking of her benefits in the past, he couldn't bear to see her so miserable, so he persuaded her earnestly.

But Nian Shilan couldn't listen, she had no choice but to drag her sick body and cry to beg the emperor, what else could she do?

The pain on her forehead couldn't beat her heartache, Nian Shilan begged over and over again, but she still couldn't wait for the emperor to walk out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation to take a look at her, a sweet smell came up from her throat, she vomited a mouthful of black blood suddenly, and passed out.

The last scene when I close my eyes is the mirror-like sky slowly falling snowflakes, and the four corners of the palace are square, forming a huge cage.

It's snowing...

"I heard that Nian promised to be very ill. After returning from the Hall of Mental Cultivation that day, he vomited blood and couldn't even get out of bed." Greetings in the morning, Xin often talked about Nian Shilan.

Nian Shilan's end was miserable, and everyone in the harem was happy to see her success. In the past, she was so arrogant that she ignored everyone. Now that she is down and out, no one will rush to help her. Everyone wants to step on it, but it's just hindering the emperor, so it's hard to take action.

An Lingrong looked around, and finally his eyes fell on Cao Qinmo's face.

Cao Qinmo had a smile on his face that had been oppressed for many years and was finally elated. Following Xin Changzai's words, he followed a few words with accusations and curses, and his smile deepened.

"You don't like her either, do you?" Zhen Huan, who was sitting behind An Lingrong, said softly.

An Lingrong glanced back at Zhen Huan, couldn't help but smiled at each other, she took a sip of tea, and replied in a low voice: "She thought that if Nian Shilan fell, she would be able to gain power and become rampant. It's ridiculous. If a smart person is too proud and complacent, he will end up in a disastrous defeat."

Zhen Huan frowned and smiled lightly: "Extremely true."

"What are you two whispering?" The queen suddenly said, pointing to An Lingrong and Zhen Huan, hiding a knife in her smile, "Let all the sisters listen to what you said, don't hide it."

An Lingrong's eyes flashed, and she replied with a smile: "I'm afraid I will be slapped by all the sisters if I say it." She glanced at Zhen Huan and continued, "The concubine is telling sister Guan that we will go to Yikun Palace to see Nian Xu. Although there was some unpleasantness later on, one must not be ungrateful, otherwise it would be no different from those beasts."

When the words fell to the ground, Cao Qinmo's face turned extremely ugly. An Lingrong saw it and held back a smile in his heart.

Everyone's complexion also changed, only the Queen, magnanimously put on a merciful Madonna appearance: "Concubine Rong is right, although Nian promised to do a lot of evil, but the emperor has punished her, and she also suffered from the bitter fruit and received retribution. Even if all the sisters don't care about the old friendship, they shouldn't make trouble."

These words are high-sounding, although the truth is untenable, but the queen is very clear, who loves to hear these words.

"The queen spoke very well." The emperor's voice came from the door, and he stepped in with a sullen face. After entering the door, he only glanced at An Lingrong and Zhen Huan gently, and then walked to the head and took a seat.

Everyone stood up to say hello, feeling uneasy, not knowing how much the emperor had heard, Cao Qinmo's face was even paler, and his figure trembled slightly.

The queen looked at the emperor with concern: "The emperor has just come to court early, is there something bothering you?"

"I have something to discuss with the queen, and you are all here, so you might as well listen." The emperor didn't ask the end of what Nian had promised, and instead talked about today's intentions, "Tomorrow morning, Zhun Geer sent people to the court to ask for marriage, and asked for their Yingge Khan to marry the princess of the Qing Dynasty as a princess, in order to calm the hearts of the border people."

It's not a big deal.The queen said casually: "It's common for princesses of the Celestial Dynasty to marry and get married. You just need to pick a suitable girl from the clan and marry Princess Heshuo."

"The embarrassing thing is that this time they are asking to marry the princess, not the daughter of the clan." The emperor said slowly.

Cao Qinmo's nerves, which had just been relaxed, became tense again, but Xin Chang, who also had the princess, looked indifferent.

"Zungar originally belonged to the Qing Dynasty, but they were just a frontier tribe. The Qing Dynasty gave them great face by marrying the princess, but they still want to ask for whatever they want. A princess who insists on a direct relationship is really pushing an inch." Shen Meizhuang said immediately.

"The concubine remembers that only the late emperor married his own Princess Lanqi to Zhungeer." Concubine Jing recalled.

The emperor nodded and said: "It is precisely because of this precedent that it is difficult for me to refuse."

Hearing the meaning behind the emperor's words, Cao Qinmo became anxious and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, although Wen Yi is your own, she is still young, how can she get married!"