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

Chapter 23 Ancient Sour Plum Soup

Yongshou Palace.

Knowing from Jin Xi's mouth that Zhen Huan was suspicious of her, An Lingrong was not upset and sat there quietly embroidering.

In this harem, how many concubines who support each other and take care of each other can make it to the end?

It’s not all about profit and learning from each other’s strengths.

You have your favor, I have my family background, and neither of us is in the eyes of the other.

Thinking of this, An Lingrong looked at the sky outside the window and couldn't help but sigh that the days passed so fast, and winter would be here in the blink of an eye.

After coming back to his senses, he looked at Jin Xi who was still standing there, not ready to leave, with eyes full of him.

An Lingrong patted the seat next to her good-naturedly, motioned Jin Xi to sit down, and spoke slowly.

Jin Xi took the order, sat down, and looked into An Lingrong's eyes.

"Whether Sister Wan likes me, doubts me or not, it doesn't actually matter. What matters is what outsiders think and what the emperor thinks."

An Lingrong paused for a moment, then waited for Jinxi's little head to start moving, and then continued: "We are both women of the Han army flag, and we annoyed Xia Dongchun before being selected, which made the Fucha family watch a good show in vain."

"Tell me, didn't the people in the palace set up spies on the day of selection to find out our information and pass it on to the palace?"

The smart Jin Xi knew everything. She understood that what An Lingrong did was to pave the way for the future. She couldn't help but admire her and nodded obediently.

An Lingrong was very satisfied when she saw that Jinxi could get through it with just a few clicks.

If the concubines in the harem want to climb up the ladder step by step, they must not only win the emperor's favor, but also the approval of some of the concubines.

Otherwise, even if you sit on the throne of concubine, the people below you will not understand you and will not listen to you. If it goes on for a long time, it will not be a problem after all.

An Lingrong, on the other hand, took a longer view than ordinary people. Not only did she want to involve the concubines in the harem so that they would treat the emperor more considerately, she also wanted to win over her own forces.

Shenmeizhuang, for example, is a good example.

Since Shenmeizhuang was highly appreciated by the emperor, he also learned from An Lingrong and sincerely accompanied the Queen Mother to worship Buddha and recite sutras.

It didn't take long for her to get the title of Hui Guiren, which shocked the concubines in the harem.

Over time, An Lingrong became a Qing noble, and Shen Meizhuang became a Hui noble. Before the other concubines want to touch them, they must weigh their weight in the emperor's heart and whether it is worth going through troubled waters.

Just when An Lingrong was about to embroider the last pattern and give it to Shenmeizhuang as a congratulatory gift, Kang Fushou hurried over, saluted An Lingrong, and said: "Little Master, I just got the news from Eunuch Su. The emperor threw things on the floor angrily because his third elder brother was not good at school and couldn't even answer a common question."

"It is said that when the third elder brother came out, there were still tears in his eyes. Maybe Concubine Qi will also be implicated."

When he said this, he couldn't stop the smile on his face. He looked happy for An Lingrong, which made Jin Xi, who was sitting there to help, frown again and again.

As soon as she heard Third Brother, An Lingrong thought of a sentence from her previous life.

Your Majesty, Third Brother, he has grown taller again.

"Concubine Qi is no longer favored. She is also the first empress to give birth to the emperor's eldest son, and she is an old man who has been serving the emperor since he was in the palace. How can I allow you to gossip behind his back!"

An Lingrong's aura was so full that she knelt on the ground. The middle-aged man who was considered the leader of the eunuchs of Yongshou Palace couldn't help but tremble and quickly begged for mercy: "My slave is stupid and my mouth is stupid. Please forgive me, my master."

"Okay, go down. Don't report this kind of thing in the future. Be careful that others will listen and make a fuss about you."

An Lingrong rolled her eyes angrily, picked up the small bronze mirror gifted by the emperor and looked at the complexion on her face carefully.Well, they are much prettier than the concubines in the harem. People from Jiangnan really have delicate skin.

It's a pity that the original owner has lived in the shadow of being unworthy all his life, becoming a pawn in the hands of others.

But now that she has come and replaced the other party, it seems a bit unreasonable to climb to that irreplaceable position step by step without using any means.

With this in mind, An Lingrong asked Jinxi to go to the small kitchen to prepare some ingredients. She would cook them herself and deliver them to the emperor.

"Slave, I'll do it right now. I wonder what ingredients I want you to prepare?"

"Just help me prepare black plum, tangerine peel, dried hawthorn, licorice, dried mulberry, dried roselle, osmanthus and yellow rock sugar."

Although sour plum soup is a "refreshing" drink, it is most suitable for drinking on hot days. It can quench thirst and relieve summer heat and whet your appetite. It is sweet and sour, cool and refreshing.

But the emperor was so angry because of the stupidity of the third elder brother. If he didn't make up for it, problems would easily arise.

That's right, An Lingrong doesn't plan to imitate Zhen Huan and poison the big orange cat.

Before her foundation was stable and her family background was not raised to a new level by the emperor, she did not want the emperor to be easily poisoned or killed.

After all, to her, the emperor was nothing more than a husband who needed to eat and drink with her.

This husband has no other shortcomings except that he is incapable of martial arts and loves to flirt with women.

Every time after making love, he would be very generous. How could An Lingrong not be moved?

"Slaves, let's get ready."

Seeing that Jinxi had left, An Lingrong took the time to embroider the sachet and asked the silk to be brought to Shenmeizhuang. Then she hurried to the small kitchen and cooked traditional dishes using the ingredients prepared and taken care of by her servants. French sour plum soup.

乌梅80克、陈皮10克、干山楂80克、甘草10克、干桑葚15克、干洛神花10克。

"Remember, simply rinse the ingredients, do not soak them, because some of the nutrients and color will be lost. Just wash the floating dust normally, don't scrub too much, and control the moisture."

The first sour plum soup sent to the emperor naturally had to be made by hand. Therefore, An Lingrong guided several servants in the palace who were responsible for food and beverages in the process of making the sour plum soup.

From now on, if the emperor wants to drink, it will be left to them.

The concubine's hands must be slender, soft and boneless. She cannot imitate the concubine Hua, who can go to the hall and kitchen, and seduce the emperor with her strong body.

"My slave, I remember it clearly."

"Well, put all the ingredients into the pot, add enough water, bring to a boil over high heat, then low heat, and let it cool for about half an hour."

"During this period, put in a few pieces of yellow rock sugar and stir continuously until the rock sugar melts."

"Understood, young master, if there is nothing else, leave it to the slave. You can go to rest, there is no need to wait here."

Jin Xi very considerately asked An Lingrong to leave first, and then asked the young master to take it to the emperor for evaluation to increase the relationship between the two.

An Lingrong thought about it and felt that it was true. What Jin Xi said made sense.

Her time is also precious. If she has time to wait for the sour plum soup to be ready, she might as well go to Concubine Qi and find out what she thinks.

(End of this chapter)