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

Zhu Xi smiled and lowered his hands and said: "Hui Concubine has a position and a child. How could the Queen Mother want her to be so embarrassed? She would not kneel here even if she wanted to. Otherwise, if the news spread, how would Hui Concubine behave?" ?”

An Lingrong couldn't guess what the Queen Mother was planning, so she followed Zhu Xi into the Nuan Pavilion and sat down.

Zhuxi pointed to a plate of lotus heart cake and a bowl of walnut cheese on the table and said: "This is the supper that the Queen Mother prepared for the Queen Mother last night. The Queen Mother didn't use it because it was already cold. I asked someone to remove it and exchange it for some breakfast snacks." Bar."

An Lingrong was surprised, but she could only say with a smile calmly: "How did Auntie know that I didn't use breakfast?"

Zhu Xi smiled and said: "How can I know this? I'm just doing things according to the Queen Mother's instructions.

It's just that the empress didn't come last night. It must be because she was staying in bed and didn't know about it.

If he returns to the palace immediately after going to bed, he will come if he knows this time.

The empress has always been a sister to the concubine Hui, right? "

An Lingrong was secretly stunned. One of the aunts beside the Queen Mother was like a transparent person, let alone the Queen Mother herself.

Seeing the breakfast coming, she calmed down and had some milk tea, water chestnut cake, and a small bowl of chestnut porridge.

Zhu Xi said with a smile: "The Queen Mother gave her instructions before she went to bed. If the Queen Mother didn't have the energy to use things, she would be too lazy to talk to the Queen Mother.

If the empress can still eat, she will still be able to talk. "

An Lingrong still smiled: "Aunt Zhuxi, I have eaten enough."

Zhu Xi didn't understand, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam."

With such an answer, An Lingrong could only remain silent.

After waiting quietly for a while, I heard the soft swaying sound of the beaded curtain rolled up, as clear and gentle as the gurgling drizzle.

Through a curtain of broken jade beads, a woman's voice sounded as clear as water, as if it was also contaminated by the exquisite transparency of the broken jade.

The Queen Mother strolled out from behind the curtain: "The Ai family knows that you will come sooner or later because Concubine Hui is punished by not returning home at night, because you must be involved in this matter."

An Lingrong hurriedly stood up and saluted, saying with sincerity and fear, "May the Queen Mother be blessed with good health, good health, and long life."

The Queen Mother waved her hands and said: "What blessings does the Ai family have? There are fewer and fewer people in the harem. Such a good plan is under the Ai family's nose. The Ai family can't even close their eyes and pretend they can't see it."

An Lingrong kept a respectful smile: "I don't understand the Queen Mother's words."

The Queen Mother watched the palace maids prepare breakfast and retire. She smiled and took the tea from Zhu Xi's hand to rinse her mouth. Then she slowly scooped up a bowl of bird's nest porridge and took a few sips.

"Don't understand? The Ai family can guess who did it just by looking at who benefited the most from this matter."

She tried her best to keep the smile on her face: "I don't understand the Queen Mother's words."

The Queen Mother put down the bird's nest porridge, waved her hand and said: "Zhu Xi, this porridge is too bland, please add some milk for the Ai family."

Zhu Xi agreed and led all the palace maids to retreat, leaving An Lingrong and the Queen Mother facing each other quietly.

The Queen Mother wiped the corners of her lips with the silk, put it down casually, and turned a cold face.

"Concubine An, the Yi family is old, but not stupid. Now that you only want to fight with the queen, do you take the Yi family and the queen seriously?"

An Lingrong An Lingrong looked at the Queen Mother with profound meaning.

"The Queen Mother, I feel that perhaps in the eyes of the Emperor, the kindness of mother and son, the love between father and son, and the righteousness between husband and wife are not as important as the words "lord and minister"! The queen has done some things that she should not have done, and I am just It’s just for self-preservation.”

The Queen Mother's eyes lingered on her: "Is this your own speculation, or did the emperor tell you?"

Seeing that the Queen Mother no longer touched the breakfast meal, An Lingrong filled a bowl of beef bone marrow soup and handed it to the Queen Mother respectfully. "The emperor's heart is unpredictable, how can I know it, and the emperor will not tell me anything.

It's just that the Queen Mother cares deeply about the Emperor's affairs, can't you see it?

If the concubine really had any plans, it was probably just a coincidence. "

The faint skylight filtered in thinly from behind the heavy gauze curtains. The Queen Mother sat on the couch with the light on her back, and the train of her clothes spread out in a graceful arc under her feet.

Even though there was the splendor of April behind her, filled with the fragrance of flowers, her face seemed to be immersed in the gloom, and even the gold, jade, and Zhu Luo embroidery all over her body turned into a cold and dead look.

The Queen Mother looked at An Lingrong's expression for a moment, then reached out to take the soup from her and sipped it slowly.

"You are getting better and better at understanding the emperor. No wonder Concubine Hui was unwilling to say that you and she deliberately targeted the queen all night."

The smile on the corners of the Queen Mother's lips became deeper and deeper, but there was a very light and remote look in her eyes, as if she was always unattainable and elusive.

"Concubine Hui is waiting outside the Ai family's dormitory. Go and see for yourself."

An Lingrong was originally worried about Meizhuang. After hearing this, she hurriedly walked to the Queen Mother's chamber. Seeing that Meizhuang was fine, she felt relieved.

After appeasing Meizhuang, An Lingrong went to the warm pavilion outside the palace, knelt down and said: "The Queen Mother has mercy, I accept it with my heart."

The Queen Mother slowly said: "The Ai family wants you to come here this time because they want you to know that there are many things. You just need to keep them in your heart. There is no need to have wishful thinking."

An Lingrong listened quietly, her eyes only falling on the red sandalwood screen behind the Queen Mother with flying embroidery of Dunhuang flying fairies scattering flowers.

Such dazzling gold and jade marks, gorgeous embroidery, and slutty clothes. After looking at it for a long time, a blurry halo appeared in front of my eyes, as if I had left the world.

An Lingrong lowered her head calmly: "Everything is decided by the Emperor and the Queen Mother. I don't dare to have any wishful thinking."

The Queen Mother smiled resolutely and sighed: "Although these words are honest, they are also disrespectful.

Could it be that the Ai family and the empress had no control over the affairs of the harem, and the emperor still had to make the decision? "

When An Lingrong heard this, the fear in her heart subsided a bit, and she chuckled: "The Queen Mother knows the reason better than I do."

The Queen Mother suppressed her smile and said calmly: "Aren't you afraid that the Ai family will tell the Emperor about your plot to plot against the Queen and the rich and noble people?"

An Lingrong's expression was as calm as a cloud of smoke.

"If we talk about scheming, who in the harem hasn't done it before? The Queen Mother told the Emperor one by one, which meant that he became a lonely man, which the Queen Mother couldn't bear to part with."

The Queen Mother sneered and said: "Whether the Ai family wants to part with it or not is up to the Ai family.

Now that you are here, the Aijia cannot help but punish you, but why should the Aijia punish you? The Aijia cannot make it public.

Not for you, but for the royal face.

The Aijia will keep this in mind, and you can go. "

An Lingrong felt relieved and said hurriedly: "Thank you, Queen Mother, then Concubine Hui..."

The Queen Mother didn't even raise her eyelids: "Now that you're gone, what's left for the Ai family to do with her? Let's go together."

An Lingrong, as if she was being pardoned, hurriedly helped Meizhuang out of the palace with the palace maid.

Mei Zhuang held her hand tightly and walked very slowly step by step.

She stood on the wind outlet and let the big drops of tears fall on the silky blue clothes, blooming with bright little flowers. (End of chapter)