Chapter 130 Rou Changzai's plan fails
"My lady, Rou Changzai is here."
An Lingrong was leaning on the couch with her eyes closed and sleeping. Baojuan walked to her and said something softly.
Rou Changzai? Why is she here?
Ever since she became pregnant, An Lingrong has been avoiding other unimportant people intentionally or unintentionally. Now that she is about to give birth, she doesn't even leave the palace on weekdays, for fear of encountering some unexpected things.
As everyone knows, Rou Changzai is from the Queen's faction. She suddenly came to her today, saying that she wanted to visit her. No one knows what her intention is. But this person has already arrived at the palace gate. If she refuses her entry, it will give people something to talk about.
"Go and invite her in. Also, secretly send someone to invite Concubine Xi over and explain to her that Concubine Rou is here. She will then understand what I mean."
After giving Baojuan her instructions, An Lingrong leaned further towards the desk.
"How did Rou Changzai find time to come to my place today?"
An Lingrong looked at Concubine Sun in front of her with a faint smile on her face.
"I've been thinking about coming here to visit the Empress a few days ago, but when the Emperor mentioned that she was feeling unwell, I didn't dare to disturb her. I just came back from the Empress's visit and since it was still early, I decided to come and bother her."
Rou Changzai was different from the previous Guaerjia. She always spoke in a gentle tone and maintained a respectful attitude on her face, making it impossible to find any fault with her.
However, it was because of this that Nian Shilan once commented that she was a dormant poisonous snake, inconspicuous in normal times, but would kill people once the time was right.
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness, sister. I haven't been feeling well and don't want to go out on weekdays. I'm really sorry for bothering you to come here."
Although An Lingrong seemed to be talking to Rou Chang, her eyes would inadvertently glance outside.
Why hasn’t Sister Huan arrived yet? She doesn’t want to deal with Concubine Rou at all. The closer she gets to the end of her pregnancy, the less patience she feels.
"Sister, you look particularly rosy today. It seems that your mood has improved after the happy event."
"The Empress mentioned my sister today. She's worried about her health. She's going to give birth soon. I wonder if there's anything I can help you with. I'll definitely do my best."
As if she didn't notice the impatience on An Lingrong's face, Rou Changzai always looked gentle and sensible.
"The string of red beads on my sister's neck is quite unique and looks particularly delicate, making her look even more gorgeous."
An Lingrong originally just wanted to glance at Rou Changzai casually, but she didn't want her attention to be attracted by the thing on her neck.
"Is this what you're talking about? This was given to me by the Empress a while ago. If you like it, I'll give it to you. I don't think you'll mind."
Rou Changzai took off the string of red jade beads from her neck and wanted to ask the maid beside her to give it to An Lingrong.
However, just as she placed the beads into the maid's hand, she was stopped by An Lingrong.
"You're too polite, sister. I just think this necklace is unique. How can I take it away from someone else? Moreover, it was given to me by the Empress, so I can't accept it. Besides, I'm pregnant and will give birth soon. Such a precious jewelry will be more dazzling if I wear it."
Although An Lingrong couldn't tell what was wrong with the beads, she had a feeling in her heart that it was not a good thing.
Besides, ever since she became really good friends with Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan, she had more and more good things in her hands. Whenever Concubine Hua came to her, she would bring her a lot of precious jewelry.
How could Concubine Rou easily take the things she got? What's more, it had passed through the hands of the Queen, so naturally she couldn't touch it.
"Hey, what a good thing! Let me take a look."
Just then, Zhen Huan's voice came from the door.
"Sister Huan, why are you here? Come on, Baojuan, bring Sister Huan some of her favorite snacks."
Seeing Zhen Huan's figure, An Lingrong finally revealed a sincere smile.
"I came to see you, and happened to meet Lord Wen at the door, who came to check your pulse, so I brought him along."
After Zhen Huan finished speaking, everyone also noticed Wen Shichu who walked in right behind her.
Seeing Wen Shichu, Rou Changzai's eyes darkened. It seemed that today's goal could not be achieved.
"This concubine pays her respects to the Empress Xi."
Rou Changzai concealed the expression in her eyes and walked respectfully to Zhen Huan to pay her respects.
"Get up, Rou Changzai has time to come to Sister An's place today. I think I heard you guys talking about beads just now. Let me hear what you are talking about."
Rou Changzai tightened her grip on Hong Yuzhu, but there was no sign of anything unusual on her face.
"Just now, Sister An saw this string of beads of mine and found it interesting, so she chatted with me about it."
"Oh, I see."
Zhen Huan just said it casually and didn't care what she said at all.
"Since Imperial Physician Wen is here to check Sister An's pulse, I will not disturb you any longer and will take my leave."
Rou Changzai knew that there was no suitable opportunity today, so she took the initiative to leave.
Watching her walk out of the house, Zhen Huan couldn't help but reveal a hint of deep meaning on her face.
"This Concubine Rou is indeed quite capable. She knows when to act and when to retreat, and she doesn't become arrogant because of her favor. She seems to be a formidable figure. Lingrong should try not to meet with her alone again before she gives birth."
If Zhen Huan said that Rou Changzai came here today for no purpose, she would never believe it. However, Rou Changzai was now favored by the emperor, and she was very cautious in her actions. It was difficult to find her fault for the time being, so she could only be more cautious about her.
"I know, otherwise I wouldn't have asked Sister Huan to come over. You don't know, if Sister Huan didn't come over again, I'm afraid I would lose my temper and ask her to leave."
I don’t know if it’s because she was too cautious in the past, but now An Lingrong has become more genuine.
"You are becoming more and more like a child. Don't worry, if the same thing happens again in the future, even if I don't have time to come, I will ask Concubine Hua to come."
After she finished speaking, Zhen Huan asked Wen Shichu to take An Lingrong's pulse first, and only felt relieved after learning that she was in good health.
"Sister, I heard something from the Imperial Concubine before and I have some doubts in my heart."
These words had been on An Lingrong's mind for a while, but she had never found a suitable opportunity to tell Zhen Huan. Today, when she happened to come over, An Lingrong expressed her previous doubts about the Queen.
"Sister, tell me, based on our understanding of the Queen for so long, does she really not feel any resentment at all that the position of First Wife that she was about to acquire was snatched away by her own sister?"
An Lingrong's words gave Zhen Huan a clear idea in her mind.
That's right, although Yixiu always pretends to be virtuous and generous, they all know that this is just an illusion. In fact, she does not have the slightest tolerance. How could she not feel resentment towards her sister who took her place?
So many things happened before, but the emperor did not punish Yixiu severely because he was concerned about Queen Chunyuan's face. But if the death of Queen Chunyuan was really caused by Yixiu, would the emperor still have a trace of mercy towards her?
"Lingrong, I will discuss this matter with Concubine Hua. The most important thing for you now is to take good care of yourself and give birth to the baby safely."
Zhen Huan gently comforted An Lingrong. They both knew that only by dealing with the Queen could their future lives be truly stable.
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