An Lingrong comforted Chun Changzai and said that after the emperor learned about this, he would definitely come to her place more often.

Hearing this, Chun Chang stopped crying, with a look of hope on his face, and nodded gratefully.

Knowing that Chun Chang came to the side hall in the afternoon to punish the servants and to ask the emperor to find ways to accompany her, An Lingrong smiled, did not sit for a long time, and quickly left with the servants.

After sleeping until dawn and eating breakfast, An Lingrong figured that it was almost time, dismissed the servants, and walked to the main hall of Nanxun in the water alone.

Walk out from under the green flower trellis, follow the winding corridor, pass through the vermilion side door, and arrive at the water-green Nanxun Hall.

Seeing the palace people standing respectfully and silently outside the door, An Lingrong motioned to them not to inform them and walked in directly.

Under the twilight, there is a bit of inexplicable silence in the palace. The courtyard is deep and there are many cornices.

The hall was originally very open and bright, and the rain-stained azure cicada-wing window screens were so thin that they were almost transparent, reflecting the shadows of the whirling trees outside the eaves, and fluttering in the wind.

Only then did he leave traces of light and dark in the hall and on the ground.

At this moment, An Lingrong was wearing soft-soled embroidered palace shoes, walking lightly and silently.

I saw the emperor lying on the red sandalwood table, half leaning on a pillow, his eyes were black and blue, he must have not slept well.

The memorial he originally held in his hand had fallen under the couch.

An Lingrong gently picked up the memorial and put it away. She looked at the two piles of memorials stacked on the desk and shook her head slightly.

The hall was silent and there was no trace of anyone coming.

Inadvertently, An Lingrong saw a scarlet tassel peeking out from the middle of a pile of memorials, which was extremely eye-catching.

She casually took it out and saw that it was a fan for women. The fan was made of excellent white plain surface, with gold and peony patterns, and an ivory carved bone handle. It was exquisite, delicate, rich and luxurious.

As soon as you put it on, you will be hit by a very strong powdery fragrance. It is the scent of Huanyi fragrance, and only Hua Fei can use it.

An Lingrong smiled lightly and raised some of them to slap the emperor.

Presumably when Concubine Hua came to see the emperor, she must have been carefully dressed up with rich colors, and even her fan was stained with fragrance.

Concubine Hua really has her heart.

It's a pity that emperors have been ruthless since ancient times, and Concubine Hua's body may no longer be able to give birth to a healthy child.

I was closing my eyes and meditating when I suddenly felt itchy on my face, but my hands were empty.

When she opened her eyes, the emperor touched her face with the tassel on the handle of the fan and said, "When did you come here? I didn't hear you."

An Lingrong tilted her head and smiled at him: "The emperor sleeps well, Rong'er can't bear to disturb the emperor."

As she said that, she glanced at the pile of memorials on the table and said, "The government is busy, so the emperor should take care of himself."

"I'm so busy with the paperwork that I've been reading the papers for a whole day without even realizing it."

The emperor said with a wry smile and glared at the memorials, "Those old men have to write a wordy article when they have nothing to do. It's tedious and boring."

An Lingrong smiled gently: "As a public official, this is my duty, so the emperor does not need to criticize them harshly."

She said with a smile but not a smile, raised her fan and said, "Besides, the concubines come to visit the emperor from time to time, so why bother with the documents? It's probably because the red sleeves add fragrance, which is poetic and picturesque."

After saying that, he pretended to take a strong sniff and said in a long tone: "It smells so good."

Knowing that An Lingrong was praising Concubine Hua's Huanyixiang, the emperor quickly reached out and opened the fan and said, "Rong'er is becoming more and more cunning. It's because I indulge you too much."

An Lingrong turned around and took a step away, saying: "Rong'er is not as kind as Concubine Hua, and she will only make the emperor angry if she keeps messing around."

The emperor grabbed An Lingrong's arm and said, "She only came to pay my respects."

An Lingrong said, "It's such a hot day. Concubine Hua came here early in the morning. She really means something."

The emperor knew that An Lingrong must have something to report when he came in the morning, so he stopped flirting and asked what was the matter in a businesslike manner.

An Lingrong answered truthfully.

After the emperor heard this, he sighed and nodded because he failed to take care of Chun Changzai, and some servants were so bold as to mock his master.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor asked the servant how to deal with it.

An Lingrong smiled and handed over the power of disposal to the emperor, explaining that she was only suitable for managing accounts, redressing injustices for sisters, and punishing servants. These rules and regulations still depended on the attitude of the emperor, the queen, and Concubine Hua.

The emperor nodded when he heard this, flirted with An Lingrong for a while, and then continued to deal with the folding papers piled on the table.

An Lingrong slowly retreated, fulfilling Chun Chang's longing for help from her.

When I got up from my nap and had nothing to do, I walked over to Xin Bin's place.

When she arrived, she was taking a bath in the inner room. The maid who served her served her tea and then left.

An Lingrong was sitting around, bored, when she saw a bunch of embroidery pieces with bright colors and exquisite patterns placed in a small ivy basket on the table in her room.If you like it in your heart, pick it up and take a closer look.

They are nothing more than auspicious patterns such as five blessings holding longevity and bees and butterflies competing for spring. Although ordinary, they are lifelike in Xinbin's hands.

Hearing footsteps gradually coming from the inner room, An Lingrong calmly put the embroidery piece back as it was and looked at the embroidery fabric at hand.

Concubine Xin had just finished her bath. She only used a hairpin to loosely pull up her hair, which was still dripping with drops of water.

Her hair was as beautiful as clouds and her skin was like snow, but she was a person who had given birth to children after all, and she had not lived a very good life before, so there were thin lines at the corners of her eyes.

An Lingrong suddenly found a topic to talk about, stroking a piece of cloth and said: "I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has recently brought in some pieces of plain brocade. They are too plain for making clothes. It would be good to use them for embroidery for you."

Xinpin laughed and said: "I heard that Su Jin is very valuable. My sister asked me to embroider for fun. Wouldn't it be a waste of natural resources?"

An Lingrong said: "It's just a few pieces of cloth, why waste the natural resources? There is so much brocade in the harem that it is just sitting there for nothing."

With that said, she called Jin Xi to come in with Su Jin in her hands.

The plain brocade has no texture and is inconspicuous at first glance, but the advantage is that it has no fabric texture when worn on the body. Instead, it is as smooth as a baby's skin, and its tentacles are as soft as light feathers.

Although Xinbin's craftsmanship is not as good as An Lingrong's, she is also someone who appreciates and is good at silk embroidery.

I was stunned for a moment when I saw the fine fabric, and couldn't move my eyes away. I couldn't help but touch it carefully with my hands, for fear of breaking it with force.

"How do you feel?"

Xin Bin still looked at Su Jin reluctantly, and said happily: "Are you really giving it to me?"

An Lingrong's lips stretched out into a bright smile and she said, "Of course."

Xin Bin's brows were filled with joy, and she almost jumped for joy. It was a bit more playful.

An Lingrong smiled, "If you like it, I have a few more. It doesn't hurt to give them all to you."

Xin Bin touched the fabric and said happily: "The princess is wearing some clothes that are close to the skin."

It has to be said that Xinbin is very good at playing with flowers and plants. Compared to Meizhuang, who only loves chrysanthemums, there are several pots of gardenias placed on the small table by her window. It seems that they are newly provided by the flower house.

The flowers only contain a few buds, but are still light green, with new leaves. The light sunlight shines on the buds, like pieces of shiny emerald.An Lingrong stroked Zhu Cui on her temples and sighed a few words. When she heard that Xin Bin wanted to see Wen Yi, she suddenly felt speechless.

If Cao Qinmo can't go there, he won't go there. Why doesn't Xinbin understand this?

However, his arms couldn't pull his legs. In order to prevent Concubine Xin from being framed by Concubine Hua and Cao Qinmo, An Lingrong had no choice but to go.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Jing also wanted to see Princess Wen Yi, so she took Mei Zhuang to Cao Qinmo's place.

After many days, the concubines gathered together again.

But this time everyone wanted to see Princess Wen Yi. Cao Qinmo, who had no way to refuse her, forced a smile and replied: "Wen Yi vomited milk again."

Concubine Jing on the side looked anxious: "Has the imperial doctor come to see you?"

"Yes."

Cao Qinmo glanced at the expressionless An Lingrong and replied: "It is said that Wen Yi was born with a weak disease, and it was caused by the cold and hot weather."

As she spoke, there were tears in the corners of her eyes, "I had already seen each other well before, but I don't know why it happened again today."

Concubine Xin was quick to talk and asked the palace people to go find the emperor and queen to check on Wen Yi's condition.

Everyone was anxious and worried and entered Cao Qinmo's palace.

Only An Lingrong sneered in her heart and pulled Meizhuang to the back.

Mei Zhuang lowered his head and thought slowly for a while, then raised his head and said, "Don't you think something is a little strange, sister?"

"What did Sister Mei see? Tell me."

"Spitting up is a common thing for babies. Why did Wen Yi spit up all the time? If it's hot, the Yanyu Zhai where the princess and Cao Qinmo live is close to the water."

An Lingrong secretly said yes, feeling that Meizhuang was much smarter. She said, "Wen Yi is already one year old. It seems that she had symptoms of vomiting milk in the past, but it has not recurred for a long time. This time it really happened suddenly."

"However," An Lingrong smiled slightly and added, "Maybe it's just a common symptom in babies, and it will get better if you take good care of it."

An Lingrong said lightly: "I hope Cao Qinmo and Concubine Hua can take good care of Wen Yi."

After reacting, Meizhuang lowered his eyes, with a look of sadness on his face, "It would be too cruel to do this for one's own honor, as a mother-in-law."

"If you're not ruthless, how can you be a concubine?"

An Lingrong patted Meizhuang's hand and sighed.

Meizhuang couldn't help but pity the cute little pink ball-like Wen Yi in his heart. He didn't know how much pain he was suffering at this time, so he shook his head and said softly: "Stop talking."

Mei Zhuang's heart was filled with complicated and unspeakable fear and sadness.

According to an old palace official, Concubine Jing of the previous dynasty often secretly pinched her infant son's body to make him cry and attract the emperor's attention in order to compete for the favor of Emperor Huaiyang. Later, she was demoted to the cold palace and imprisoned.

My mother was originally the most gentle and kind woman in the world, but she was deeply distorted in this deep palace, and she became a viper who did not hesitate to use her children as weapons for the sake of honor and favor.

If your own children are like this, no wonder there are many people in the past who have fought for the throne and regarded other people's sons as enemies. The road to the throne of the emperor in the bloody killing is so terrifying.

Thinking of this, Mei Zhuang subconsciously stroked his flat belly, thankful that his princess had been given birth to a long time ago.

She reluctantly changed the topic and said to Lingrong: "I'm afraid many people will have trouble sleeping today."

An Lingrong's sweet smile remained: "It's hard to say, I'm afraid it's not just today."

He hit the mark, and not long after, the emperor, empress, and Dr. Jiang came in a hurry and dismissed the concubines who wanted to watch Wen Yi.

That night, after the emperor stayed at Cao Qinmo's place for one night, he stayed at Concubine Hua's place for two consecutive days. Even Wen Yi was taken into the care of Concubine Hua in her palace.

Everyone in the palace praised Concubine Hua for becoming virtuous after being favored, and she was so virtuous and sensible in doing things.

At the same time, in the brightly lit palace.

The queen was ignorant of the matter. She held Songzi and played chess with Yinchang and said indifferently: "Concubine Hua is getting smarter day by day. She knows how to borrow people under false pretenses."

Yin Chang paused and smiled lightly, "The Queen can see through Concubine Hua's tricks. It shows that her skills cannot compete with yours, and she is not very smart."

The queen's beautiful eyes closed slightly and she showed a satisfied smile.

The pine nut in my arms meowed, and the green light suddenly lit up in my eyes. I jumped down lightly and rushed towards a ball of fluff beside the flower pot.

It castrated it fiercely, threw the ball of fluff under its paws, tore it into pieces, and threw it aside.

The queen showed her meek and elegant smile again.

Yin Chang suppressed the disgust and fear of pine nuts in his heart and turned his head away from looking at them.

The queen stopped talking, watched the process quietly, and said with a smile: "This thing also knows how to save the ball."

Yin Changzai nodded repeatedly, regretting that he had carried An Lingrong on the Queen's pirate ship and acted as a double-dealing spy.

At this moment, Yin Changzai didn't know that her every move when she came to see the queen had been seen by Baojuan and Baoping, and they reported it to An Lingrong who was taking a cold bath.

However, even so, Wen Yi's vomiting situation did not improve.

The next morning, An Lingrong followed the queen and everyone to visit Wen Yi.

The usually magnificent Shende Hall seemed to be shrouded in sorrow. Cao Qinmo's eyes were red and swollen, Concubine Hua and the emperor were also frowning, and the imperial doctor stood aside in fear.

Wen Yi seemed to have just woken up, his eyes still couldn't be opened, and his energy seemed exhausted.

The wet nurse hugged her and coaxed her for a while, and Cao Qinmo played with her again with a flower drum. Concubine Hua said enthusiastically: "The horseshoe soup I brought in a few days ago looks delicious to Wen Yi, so why not make some more?" Eat, let’s all have a taste together.”

When An Lingrong heard that it was horseshoe soup, she looked at Chun Changzai warily.

As far as she knew, Chun Chang also liked to eat iced water chestnut soup during these days.

Hearing this, the emperor said: "That's fine, I'm a little hungry too."

After a while, the horseshoe soup was served.

In fact, water chestnut soup is a very simple dessert. It is made with water chestnut powder, marshmallow and boiling water until it is white and translucent. Then add some pulp of honeydew melon, peach and watermelon. It is very appetizing.

Wen Yi was still young, so there were no fruits in her bowl.

Cao Qinmo carefully fed spoonfuls from the nanny's arms to her mouth. From time to time, she wiped the saliva from the corners of her mouth with a silk towel. When she saw how delicious the food was, a gentle smile appeared on her tired face.

Seeing this, the queen smiled and said, "I see that the princess is eating sweetly. It seems that she will be well soon."

Cao Qinmo looked grateful when he heard this and said, "Thank you for your concern, Queen."

After only a few mouthfuls, the wet nurse came forward and said, "Mother, it's time to breastfeed the princess."

As he said this, he hugged the princess and nursed her sideways.

The wet nurse had just finished feeding her, but within a moment she saw milky white milk spitting out of her mouth. Soon, it also gushed out of her nose like a spring, and she even spit out the water chestnut soup she had just eaten. (End of chapter)

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