After transforming into An Lingrong, he became the King of Juan and was crowned the Sixth Palace.

Concubine Duan's face is still pale, but her mental complexion has improved a lot and she is no longer sick. An Lingrong praised: "Your Majesty's health seems to be much better recently."

She smiled An Ran: "The medical skills of the imperial doctor you recommended to me are indeed good. I also feel that I am not as sad as in previous years when I get sick."

An Lingrong adjusted the pearl buttons on her clothes with her armor, her smile also contained a sharp meaning, and she said: "The imperial doctor can only heal people, but he can also kill people."

Concubine Duan's eyes jumped, but in a blink of an eye she became calm and said, "Someone should leave."

The heavy snow has been falling for more than ten days and there is no sign of clearing up. All the palaces and courtyards are busy buying clothes and cleaning the palace gardens.

Yongshou Palace is also generally busy and festive.

An Lingrong was in a good mood that day. She wrote a couplet herself and asked Kang Fushou to lead someone to climb a ladder and paste it on the palace door. A group of palace ladies gathered around happily and looked up at the couplet.

An Lingrong smiled and said: "Let's wait until the stickers are finished and we'll look at it again. We stretch our necks together like this, and wait until the ash on the soles of Kang Fushou's shoes falls and dazzles your eyes."

Baojuan and Baoping said with a smile, "The queen loves to make fun of the slaves."

An Lingrong joked with them for a while, but felt that the cold was unbearable, so she opened the curtain and entered the Nuan Pavilion, but Kang Fushou trotted in. An Lingrong saw that he had a different look on his face, and knew that he had something to say, so she called him He comes in.

Kang Fushou said: "I have been paying attention these days. It seems that there are always people outside peeking at us."

An Lingrong frowned and said, "Have you looked carefully?"

"Yes."

He replied: "Two times my servant couldn't see clearly, but two times he saw clearly. He pretended to be cleaning the alley, but he was just sitting under the wall and listening to the corner."

An Lingrong felt upset and knew that the matter was very important, so she asked, "Have you seen who it is? From which palace?"

There was a hint of anger in his eyebrows, and he said: "This is the close internal prison that I promised to be sent to."

He said: "It seems that he has some flint and other things with him, and he has evil intentions. However, the palace is heavily guarded, and he has not succeeded yet. Will the empress let the slaves capture him and go to see the emperor?"

An Lingrong's armor was pressed hard against the stove, and there was a harsh sound of metal hitting each other.

"How dare you peek into my palace."

She smiled after a moment and said: "Don't pay attention, just be careful about his actions in private, and don't alert him."

Although Kang Fushou was puzzled, he agreed and resigned.

Meizhuang was very angry for the past few days because the emperor had not punished Nian Shilan seriously. Hearing that Xiang concubine had been reprimanded for killing Nian Shilan, he became even more depressed all day long.

An Lingrong took a look at the beautiful day where the snow had subsided and the sun was shining, and she specially invited Meizhuang to play chess in Yongshou Palace to relax.

Meizhuang leaned his hands on the chair and lazily dropped a sunspot. When he realized that he had made a mistake, he regretted the move. How could An Lingrong be willing to do so.

She pushed the chessboard and said, "That's it, that's it. Seeing that I'm going to lose, I won't play anymore."

An Lingrong said hurriedly: "What does this mean? I regret that the game will not work out, and I am cheating. I have lost all the magnanimity of a big family. I have learned enough from the petty family spirit. Let's play another game."

Meizhuang fiddled with the white-feathered parrot on the golden shelf and said, "I'm worried. If I play ten more games, I'll lose."

An Lingrong slowly put away the chess pieces on the chessboard, re-arranged her posture, and said: "I know what bothers you, but it's a pity that the opportunity has not come yet. I have to find a big mistake to end her. After all, people have to be pampered so much." Years, it’s not easy to die.”

Mei Zhuang bit his lip and said, "How do you know the hatred in my heart——"

An Lingrong interrupted her and said calmly: "Sister, don't forget, you still have a princess to support."

Meizhuang was silent and sat down in front of the chessboard again.

It was getting late, and An Lingrong only chatted with her for a while, talking to Xu Xu about the haunting. Kang Fushou led people in and lit candles one by one.

I asked: "Is Chun Bin on the way now?"

Jin Xi replied: "I forgot, Chun Bin took the palace people to see my elder brother. He won't be able to come until later."

An Lingrong responded and said: "The snow has just melted. She comes here at night to avoid seeing the slippery road. Please light more lanterns at the entrance of Yongshou Palace."

Jin Xi agreed to go out. I saw Kang Fushou walking at the end and motioned for him to stay. He said, "Here we are, at the base of the west wall."

Mei Zhuang felt puzzled when he saw that he had said this wordlessly.

An Lingrong asked Kang Fushou to go out and smiled lightly at Meizhuang: "Sister, do you want to see how Nian Shilan died?"

After saying that, An Lingrong smiled slightly, picked up the candlestick and pulled her into the bedroom.

The wall between An Lingrong's dormitory is the warm pavilion of Chunbin Pavilion. At this time, no one was there, and the valuable things were moved to another place for protection, and there must be no one there.

An Lingrong threw the candlestick under the wooden table in the corner of the hall, and the flames burst out.

Meizhuang was horrified and asked: "What are you going to do?"

An Lingrong said slowly: "Sister, don't panic, and don't make a sound."

Open the window, and the cold wind rushes in. The stronger the wind, the stronger the fire.

An Lingrong hurriedly pulled her out, sitting in Xinuan Pavilion playing chess as usual.

Meizhuang was still in shock. An Lingrong estimated that it would take some time before someone discovered the fire, so he told her urgently.

Meizhuang smiled in relief, loosened his clothes and took out his long sleeves, and said quietly: "Since it's a show, I have to do it in full. I don't want her to have any chance of escaping."

She stood up suddenly and ran towards the inner hall. An Lingrong knew it was bad and hurried in.

The bed curtains and wardrobe were already on fire, and the broad sleeves of Mei Zhuang were already on fire.

There was a loud bang in An Lingrong's mind, she raised a basin of water and threw herself at it.

Mei Zhuang Ninghe smiled and said in a voice as clear as ice, "I don't want to die."

Suddenly shouted for help.

When the emperor hurried over, most of the side halls of Yongshou Palace had been burned down. There was the pungent smell of burning, black beams and traces of water splashing everywhere, making it a mess.

An Lingrong was covered in water and shivering from the cold. She reluctantly wrapped herself in a quilt to keep warm, and so was Meizhuang.

The emperor rushed in, wrapped her in his bright yellow black fox cloak, hugged An Lingrong and said, "It's okay, it's okay."

An Lingrong was cold and frightened. She was suddenly held in his arms and comforted, and felt a sharp joy in her heart that she was about to accomplish something.

But he sobbed and cried, "Your Majesty..." He looked at An Lingrong hurriedly, "Are you okay?"

An Lingrong shook her head vigorously, with tears on her face. She pointed at Meizhuang next to her and said, "Your Majesty, Sister Mei——"

An Lingrongfu started crying again. Wen Shichu was half-kneeling in front of Meizhuang to bandage the burn on her arm. The emperor let go of An Lingrong and said to Meizhuang: "Concubine Hui, how is your injury?"

Meizhuang seemed to be in a daze, turning a deaf ear to the emperor's concern.

An Lingrong cried "Wow" and said, "Your Majesty, my sister must be frightened. It's all my concubine's fault. Why did she invite my sister to play chess in such a good way, but she was frightened."

Wen Shichu hurriedly said: "Concubine An, don't worry, Concubine Hui is in good spirits, but the injury on her hand is a little more serious."

Meizhuang turned back in a daze, subconsciously lifted his hand, and the half-covered wound was exposed. The skin on his forearm was burnt black and blood-red, and the palm-sized piece was sprinkled with yellow and green powder. At first glance, it looked very scary. .

The emperor was anxious and angry, and shouted behind him: "How can a good person be cheated? Where is the palace supervisor and internal supervisor?"

Kang Fushou was busy with his hands and feet. Hearing the emperor's questions, he hurriedly ran over and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me. It was all a servant's carelessness. However, the person who set the fire has been caught and is waiting to be punished."

When the emperor heard the word arson, his expression changed and he said: "Bring it up."

The arsonist has been caught, it was Su Xi who served Nian Shilan. He was sneaking outside Yongshou Palace when the incident occurred, and flint and kerosene were found on his body.

Even if he denied it and cried out for injustice, no one would believe that he did not set the fire.

At this time, Chun Bin, who had gone to take care of her elder brother, also rushed back and saw that the side hall where she lived was badly burned.

In addition, when I heard what happened, I couldn't help being shocked and frightened. I felt sad and cried even more sadly.

The emperor's expression changed again and again, Mei Zhuang always looked dazed and frightened.

An Lingrong sobbed: "I don't know where I offended this father-in-law, but I was retaliated like this. My palace was destroyed and everyone was killed. Fortunately, the servants found out early, otherwise I would not have lived to see the emperor."

The emperor said coldly: "How can a mere slave have such a heart and courage? Nian has always been ruthless, but I underestimated her."

An Lingrong's bun was messy, so she had no choice but to pull her hair up and said, "Even if Nian Zheng is dissatisfied, he just doesn't like me. I don't want to, but I have brought trouble to Sister Chun and Sister Mei. It's all my fault."

The emperor pulled me and said, "It's your fault. I didn't want to do anything too cruel. I wanted to give her a chance to change her ways, but I didn't expect that she would become even more vicious!"

He raised his eyebrows and said to Su Peisheng: "Tell the queen and concubine Jing to interrogate Nian all night. If the testimonies are true, they will be thrown into the cold palace immediately. There is no need to come back to me."

An Lingrong looked back and saw a sneer on the corner of Mei Zhuang's mouth, and she also sneered from the bottom of her heart.

The Queen and Concubine Jing had always been enemies of Nian Shilan, and if she fell into their hands, the evidence would be conclusive even if she did not instigate the arson, not to mention the irrefutable evidence now.

Concubine An leaned on the emperor's shoulder and began to cry again.

Since the New Year is coming soon, it is not advisable to delay the consideration of the New Year's Eve until after the New Year, as it may be unlucky.

It was Nian Shilan who ordered Su Xi to be recruited as soon as she was personally interrogated. Therefore, the queen and concubine Jing made a decisive decision to interrogate Nian Shilan overnight and banished her to the cold palace.

Chun Bin temporarily stayed at Xin Bin's place, while An Lingrong temporarily stayed at Cunju Hall in Meizhuang. Although it was smaller, the two of them had a harmonious friendship.

The moonlight pours down from the window like water, and the pear blossoms bloom like snow all over the ground.

Mei Zhuang's hair is extremely long, black and thick. Under the white moonlight, it looks like a piece of fine dark satin flowing out from the gauze curtain.

Meizhuang counted the days on his fingers, "Today is twenty-five, but at most it can't be twenty-nine, and he will definitely die."

She chuckled lightly, touched the still painful wound and said, "It's not in vain that I hurt myself."

An Lingrong carefully inspected her wounds and complained: "You are serious, why bother to burn yourself? Fortunately, it is cold now. If it were summer, it would definitely fester."

Mei Zhuang said disapprovingly: "At most, it will only leave a scar, and it would not be a loss if it cost her her life."

She added: "If the emperor doesn't see with his own eyes how terrible my burn wounds are, he will never know how terrible burning fire is.

Only when he saw my injuries did the emperor think of how terrible it would be to burn you, and he hated Nian Shilan even more. "

Maybe hatred really makes a person thoughtful. She admired Meizhuang's courage and thoughtfulness.

She looked a little pale, probably because of the injury. The bright candlelight was like a floating red light, and her skin looked even more transparent when illuminated.

Mei Zhuang looked at the faintly fragrant Narcissus under the south window and murmured: "If Nian Shilan dies in the future, I don't know who I will fight with."

An Lingrong smiled slightly, with a hint of sadness in her words.

"It's not easy to fight in this palace. Everyone is an enemy. It's easy not to fight, just remain unknown. Newcomers will come in one after another. Are you afraid that Sister Mei will be lonely in the future?"

An Lingrong added: "Sister, you should still worry about your injuries. After the scars fall off, I will get you some scar-removing gel. It's the best way to remove the scars."

Two mornings later, she went to pay her respects to the queen. Everyone was there. Zhen Huan seemed to have completely forgotten what happened that day. She greeted An Lingrong and Meizhuang and said, "If Lingrong is inconvenient at Sister Mei's place, come to my place." That’s good too.”

An Lingrong smiled and said: "It's not inconvenient. It's just a temporary stay. After a while, the Yongshou Palace will be repaired and you can move there."

Chun Bin also expressed concern to Meizhuang: "Empress Hui is not allowed to be greedy for eating fish, shrimp and seafood, and she is not allowed to drink alcohol. It will be bad for the wound."

Just as she was saying this, the Queen spoke: "Nian promised not to repent, but was evil-hearted. He actually ordered his servant Su Xi to set fire to the Yongshou Palace. This is such an unforgivable crime. This palace is determined to severely punish Nian Shilan as a warning to others. Otherwise, there will be no discipline in the harem. The law can be spoken of."

Everyone present has been grudged against Nian Shilan for a long time. Especially on the day when Zhen Huan lost her son and was sentenced to death, she ordered the concubines in the harem to sit there with her, which offended the public even more.

At that time, I dared not speak out in anger, but now the Queen's move was very popular, and everyone praised the Queen for her good governance.

The queen muttered: "Nian promised to serve the emperor for a long time, so I will leave her body intact."

She called Jianqiu: "Go and tell Eunuch Su, prepare poisonous wine, dagger and white silk, and let her choose one to end her life. This can be regarded as serving the emperor together."

Concubine Xin smiled cheerfully and said: "The queen is kind, if I change my concubine and see her doing such evil, I will definitely cut her off to relieve her anger."

An Lingrong Yingying smiled and said: "Sister Xin is best to be a case-solving censor. If you encounter any case, you can just break it in two. It is the most labor-saving and refreshing."

Xin Bin smiled and patted An Lingrong gently and said, "Ms. An's monkey mouth is really the most tricky."

Everyone laughed for a moment, except Xiang concubine who looked sad.

It wasn't until the queen asked twice that she answered: "I have been feeling tired recently. I have taken several medicines but it has no effect. I am really rude in front of the queen."

The queen said: "You have to take care of the princess, and you are very busy with things in the palace, so it is inevitable that you will be tired."

So, the queen told her to take good care of herself, and everyone dispersed.