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

An Lingrong said: "It's just a guess. The empress came all the way to the Queen's Palace, naturally it wasn't just to scold Concubine Hua, just to watch a joke."

As she said that, An Lingrong raised her hand and asked Jinxi to serve Concubine Duan a cup of tea that had been brewed long ago. She smiled and said, "The empress came to visit late at night. I wonder if it is about the rich lady, Sister Wan?"

She pursed her lips and said nothing. An Lingrong knew that she cared about Jin Xi's presence, so she said, "The person in the room at this moment is either my concubine's confidant, or my empress's confidant. The empress said so."

Concubine Duan smiled half-heartedly and said, "Concubine An is a smart person. I just came here to confirm whether what happened today was your fault."

An Lingrong was shocked by Concubine Duan's words and didn't say anything for a while.

Concubine Duan did not rush to question An Lingrong, and the two drank tea in a tacit understanding.

until……

An Lingrong put down the tea cup, looked at Concubine Duan in front of her and said, "If I say yes, is Concubine Duan going to report her sister to the Emperor and Queen?"

When Concubine Duan heard An Lingrong's reply, she knew that even if she reported it to the Emperor and Queen, she would not be able to produce convincing evidence to prove that it was the concubine in front of her who did it.

She sighed and replied: "As we get older, we cannot see the emperor's heirs withering, nor can we see the pregnant biological mother end up with a miserable end."

Knowing why Concubine Duan said this and why she was sighing, An Lingrong softened her expression, hurriedly took Concubine Duan's hand, and said sincerely: "Concubine Duan wrongly blamed me. What I did today was not only for myself, but also for myself. It’s all for you, Concubine Duan.”

"for me?"

Concubine Duan did not withdraw her hand that was covered by An Lingrong. She paused and laughed at herself: "I have been living in this harem for so long, who is willing to help me sincerely?"

This statement refers to the fact that there is no profit-making relationship, and it is too late for the harem concubine to protect herself. How can she be willing to help an old man who is suffering from illness?

An Lingrong knew Concubine Duan's heart ailment and knew how to cure the root cause of her ailment.

Therefore, An Lingrong did not hesitate and told the truth about her arrangement today.

"Your Majesty Fucha's fetus is already five months old. If she is forced to have an abortion and give birth prematurely, it will definitely damage the mother's body."

"I also know this. There are many people in the harem who want to abort the fetus of a rich and noble person. I am deeply afraid that she will be pregnant with the prince and get into that position based on her mother's family."

There is no need to mince words when talking to smart people. Concubine Duan nodded, indicating that she understood the reason.

Seeing that Concubine Duan understands, this matter will be easier to explain.

An Lingrong cleared her throat and said slowly: "Compared to the Nian family in the previous dynasty, the Fucha clan actually has a lot more say. It would be fine if the Fucha nobles don't give birth to a prince, but what if... …”

Concubine Duan replied: "The Fucha family will definitely try every means to support the descendants of noble Fucha to ascend the throne in the future."

An Lingrong nodded, "That's right. Apart from the third elder brother, the only prince in the palace now is the fourth elder brother who is raised outside. If the fifth elder brother is born safely, he will wait until the emperor goes to the throne. , can we still have a good life?"

"So, in order for everyone to enjoy peace and happiness in the future, even if the Fucha nobleman's child is an elder brother, it must be an unhealthy one, at least one that cannot be supported by the Fucha clan to ascend the throne!"

After knowing An Lingrong's truest thoughts, Concubine Duan's expression became gentle, and she sighed for a while: "I came here to remind you not to be as arrogant and unreasonable as Concubine Hua, and not to take the concubines seriously. ."

"Secondly... the child in the pregnant woman's womb is innocent. The child is the essence of the mother's hard work. I can't bear to see it. I just want to accumulate blessings for these children, but I didn't think of this."

An Lingrong knew that no matter how withdrawn and indifferent Concubine Duan was, she truly loved her children.

Even Princess Wen Yi, who was born to Cao Qinmo and his ilk, whom she hated, showed no trace of anger.

An Lingrong stood up solemnly and bowed to her respectfully, "Noble Fucha once instructed Xia Dongchun to be unruly and unruly as a concubine during the draft. This time, the concubine pays her back."

She could be vicious and cold at times, but she would never do such an extremely cruel thing as aborting the fetus of a concubine in the harem.

Therefore, her plan never included the idea of ​​aborting Fu Chagui's fetus.

An Lingrong just used Cao Qinmo's hand to hand over the care of the Fucha noble's future fetus to the queen and Concubine Hua.

At the same time, she also did a good job of checking and balancing the queen, who was suspected by the emperor, so that the queen did not dare to abort the fetus of the noble Fu Cha. She could only administer some unsavory drugs to make the fetus' body a little worse.

At this point, this matter has nothing to do with her anymore.

Hearing this, Concubine Duan's eyes turned slightly red, and she immediately covered them with a handkerchief and said calmly: "Now that I have said it, I am not afraid to tell you one more thing. I heard that Cao Qinmo put a lot of thought into the Dongzhu necklace on Concubine Hua. Made it."

An Lingrong thought silently for a moment and said with a smile: "Cao Qinmo is a more difficult person to deal with than Concubine Hua. This person has an invisible edge. Even the concubines dare not call her around, lest she end up being plotted against. End."

As soon as these words came out, Concubine Duan immediately understood that An Lingrong had assigned Cao Qinmo to do this.

It seems that Cao Qinmo is also full of complaints against Concubine Hua, otherwise he would not dare to do such a thing.

Taking another sip of tea, Concubine Duan chuckled: "If Concubine Hua is a tiger, Cao Qinmo is the claws of the tiger, but after all, she doesn't take much advantage over you, right?"

Concubine Duan suddenly stopped smiling and said sternly: "As long as you know whose hand the blade is in, whether visible or invisible, you can carefully avoid it. If you are afraid of being harmed but don't even know who the opponent is, that is the real terror."

Concubine Duan's face turned pale and flushed as she spoke forcefully. She tried her best not to cough, and her breathing became more severe.

The maid next to Concubine Duan immediately poured pills for her to take.

An Lingrong felt that Concubine Duan must have other problems with her body, such as heart disease and lack of food and clothing.

So, she asked with concern: "What kind of disease does the empress have, and why does she never get better? My concubine's Baojuan knows a little bit about medical skills. It's better to show the empress on the spot and prescribe the right medicine."

Concubine Duan took the pill and her chest became slightly flat.

She waved her hand and said, "I don't need to worry about Concubine An. I injured my body in the early years. Now the medicine and stones are ineffective, so I can only rest more."

Seeing what she said, An Lingrong couldn't persuade her anymore.

After all, the relationship between the two is not that good, and now, she has no leverage from Cao Qinmo and others to send the ready-made child to Concubine Duan.

Therefore, An Lingrong nodded, stopped talking, and concentrated on eating the pastries served by Jin Xi, while she and Concubine Duan admired some jewelry and silk given by the emperor.

After a while, An Lingrong sent Concubine Duan out through the corner door.

Back in the house, Jin Xi changed her clothes and went to bed. She knelt half-kneeling in front of the bed and said, "Your Majesty, don't think so much, it will only make you nervous. Since Imperial Concubine Duan has no intention of reporting on us, we can just be more careful and have our troops stop us." An Lingrong suppressed her smile and said thoughtfully: "I don't know what role Concubine Qi played in this scene. I always feel that her thoughts these days are not focused on others at all."

Jin Xi thought for a moment and said, "But from what I've seen, Concubine Qi is very cautious after being reminded by the empress. She only wants to protect herself and not involve her third elder brother, who is increasingly favored by the emperor."

An Lingrong sighed and said, "I wish I had worried too much. Concubine Qi's ability to climb to the position of concubine step by step was not just because of Third Elder Brother."

An Lingrong thought for a while and said: "What do you think of Concubine Duan's performance today? In fact, she has been hiding from the world for a long time. She really doesn't need to go through this muddy water. She just went to mock Concubine Hua and then walked through the small door to talk to me late at night. .”

Jinxi folded the clothes and put them away, and said slowly: "I have been in the palace for a long time. Although I have not had much contact with Concubine Duan, I feel that Concubine Duan does not have harmful intentions, but Concubine Duan is definitely not a person." Someone you can easily mess with.”

An Lingrong slept on her side, "That's true, so I am very respectful to her and abide by etiquette. I also know that people in the harem have their own purposes for doing things. Concubine Duan is probably thinking about the things she has not taken back, so she I want to see if my thoughts are the same as before and have not changed."

Jin Xi said: "Yes."

With that said, Jin Xi blew out the candle, went out, and went to sleep each other.

Only the bright moonlight and the shadows of flower branches are left in front of the bed.

The next day, the weather was clear and bright.

Taking advantage of the last good weather in autumn, An Lingrong washed her hair with essential oils and expensive soap.

While your hair is still wet, style it into a loose bun, using only a pair of crystal swallow hairpins that are about an inch long.

Under the sun, I was embroidering the little clothes for the child in Zhen Huan's belly, and the congratulatory gifts from the rich and noble people. Time passed quickly.
When I was tired of embroidery, I looked up and saw pear blossoms in full bloom like soft white and light clouds. The snow-white flowers with different shades reflected the gorgeous emerald skirt on my body, bright green and white.

The wind occasionally blows, and the bright petals fall lightly on the clothes, like pure frost and snow covering the body, and even the state of mind is clean and peaceful.

An Lingrong, who was once a professional, suddenly became craving for wine for some unknown reason.

But in this life, my body cannot bear the power of alcohol. Drinking alone is not only boring, but also I can’t drink much.

So, she calculated the time of confinement in Mei Village and said to Jin Xi: "Bring the wine and go sit at Sister Mei's place for a while."

Jin Xi smiled helplessly and said, "My queen is too drunk, so when I go to my concubine Hui's place, I should drink less."

An Lingrong was also a little helpless and nodded: "Okay, it's all up to you. Those who don't know may think Jin Xi is the head of Yongshou Palace."

Jinxi blushed with embarrassment and said, "I'm just kidding."

It happened that Baojuan and Baoping came back from an outing and overheard their conversation.

For a time, the palace was filled with laughter, which was in sharp contrast to the cold road outside.

At the same time, Zhen Huan, who was veiled and rarely went out for a walk, suddenly caught a cherry-red floating shadow in her peripheral vision.

Before he could say anything, Liu Zhu beside him had already respectfully said, "How are you, Mr. Cao?"

Huanbi, on the other hand, rolled her eyes and did not take a direct look at Cao Qinmo, who was part of Hua Fei's party and was full of scheming.

Zhen Huan turned her eyes slightly, and met those deep and narrow eyes.

Cao Qinmo only wore a silver-white lining with a Baoxiang pattern, covered with a layer of translucent light cherry red crepe, and held only a moon-white handkerchief.

At first glance, Zhen Huan, who was pregnant, came out.

She stopped and smiled.He said to Zhen Huan, "Hello, Wan Gui."

Zhen Huan, who was an enemy on a narrow road, found it a bit funny and said: "Sister Cao has insulted my younger sister. How can any elder sister say hello to her first? Why should you and I be so polite?"

Cao Qinmo smiled and his brows were twitching.

In Zhen Huan's eyes, Cao Qinmo's appearance was actually just above average, but her smile added a gentle color. Her plain yet gorgeous clothes also made her particularly attractive.

I saw Cao Qinmo smiling and saying: "I don't want to meet noble people here, so I was a little surprised for a while."

Zhen Huan sat down with her and signaled Huanbi and others to stay at a distance and not to hear what they were saying.

Zhen Huan smiled and said: "Sister and I are estranged, so you should call me sister."

Cao Qinmo saw Zhen Huan sitting alone with her, leaving everyone behind, and smiled vaguely: "My sister doesn't seem to go out much since she was pregnant, so she is very careful. How can she safely leave people alone now?"

Zhen Huan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she smiled softly: "Sister Cao is joking, how can I not worry about it? If sister is with me, if anything happens to me, it will naturally be my sister's fault.

Zhen Huan smiled and glanced at her as if unintentionally, "There is no lake here, and it's not night. I won't slip and fall into the water, right?"

Cao Qinmo seemed to have thought of what happened in Shenmeizhuang and smiled lightly.

Zhen Huan was also noncommittal and did not delve into this matter further. She just chatted casually and asked casually: "How is Princess Wen Yi's health lately?"

She immediately became alert, like a mother bird protecting its chicks, and said, "Sister Wan, please worry. Wen Yi is in good health recently, so I won't bother you, sister Wan."

Zhen Huan was not annoyed and said with a smile: "I hope so. Now that I am about to become a mother, I can especially understand the feelings of being a mother. It is not easy for Sister Cao to raise Wen Yi."

Cao Qinmo moved slightly and sighed: "Being a mother is indeed not easy. I have to worry about her all the time. If she feels any discomfort at 01:30, I will feel as uncomfortable as tearing out my heart. I am willing to bear the pain for her."

Zhen Huan nodded and looked straight into her eyes, "Sister Cao is a very smart person. She naturally knows how to raise Princess Wen Yi. Besides, Lingrong has given Wen Yi health medicine. My sister doesn't need to say anything about this."

"I just told my sister that it is good to be protected by others, but it also depends on who the person is, right? Otherwise, you will suffer unspeakably if you suffer."

She was stunned for a moment, with a somewhat unhappy look on her face, and said, "Sister is stupid, but I don't understand what your concubine said."

Zhen Huan smiled confidently and casually used the information that Xiao Yunzi had found out to threaten Cao Qinmo, "Rumors are spreading in the palace. It is said that there is something wrong with the dongzhu made by Sister Cao for Concubine Hua, which caused the fetus of the rich lady." , and my sister was injured."

Seeing the change in her expression, Zhen Huan smiled even more easily: "My sister also knows one thing, there is no good end for being a villain, and turning from darkness to light is the best way to protect yourself and others. Sister naturally knows that good birds choose the right tree to roost in."

Cao Qin silently gritted his teeth. If he had known, he would have put more thought into scheming Zhen Huan to prevent her from dangling in front of him.