Chapter 25 An Lingrong's Bed
"My lady, my lady, the eunuch from the Jingshifang is here."
Baojuan walked in quickly from outside, unable to hide the smile on her face.
"What's wrong? You look so happy."
An Lingrong was quietly embroidering a handkerchief. This was her favorite thing to do now. Only in this way could her heart find a brief peace of mind.
"My lady, the eunuch from the Imperial Household Department is here! The Emperor has turned over your name card tonight."
"ah!"
An Lingrong accidentally got the needle in her hand that pierced her fingertip, which brought her back to her senses.
"Really? Baojuan, you didn't lie to me? I finally made it?"
"Yes, my father-in-law will be here soon."
Baojuan gave An Lingrong a reassuring smile, put down the silk in her hand, and helped her up.
At this time, the father-in-law from the Jingshifang also came outside the house.
"An promised to be well. I am here to tell you the good news."
Following her father-in-law's words, An Lingrong finally believed that there was hope for her future.
"My lady, what are you still standing there for? Hurry and start dressing up."
Baojuan saw that An Lingrong seemed to be still in a daze after her father-in-law left, so she walked up to her and gently reminded her.
"Yeah, yeah, right."
An Lingrong was still in a daze, and it was Baojuan's reminder that brought her back to her senses. She then let Baojuan take her to wash up.
After calming down, An Lingrong rarely thought of Zeng Huan and Shen Meizhuang.
She knew that this time, under the Queen's arrangement, she finally got the chance to sleep with the Queen, but this also meant that she was officially standing opposite them.
But, so what? Being in this harem, how could she not think more about herself? Even though she knew that she was just a pawn in the hands of the queen, it was better than disappearing quietly in the palace one day.
When An Lingrong was sent to the emperor's bed, she was still somewhat nervous.
She tried hard to recall what the teaching nanny had just told her, and carefully poked her head out from under the quilt to look at the emperor.
"Are you scared?"
The emperor was not willing to force any woman. In his mind, such things had to be done voluntarily by the other party.
An Lingrong looked at the emperor with a shy face: "Mammy has taught me, I am not afraid. I am very happy to be able to accompany the emperor."
Although An Lingrong's appearance was not the most outstanding in the palace, her charming and lovely look made the emperor feel unique.
At night, Jianqiu walked into the queen's palace, and the queen was sitting in front of the dressing table looking at her aging face in the mirror.
"Jianqiu, what this harem lacks the most is women who are as beautiful as flowers. Whenever I see them entering the palace with their hearts full of joy, I will think of how I felt just as happy back then. I thought happiness would be waiting for me, but I didn't expect..."
Yixiu sighed deeply, not knowing why she was thinking of something else.
"Your Majesty..."
Seeing the queen in such a depressed mood, Jianqiu didn't know how to comfort her.
"Did An promise to send it over?"
"Yes, Madam, you don't actually need to..."
Yixiu knew what Jianqiu Weijin meant, but there were some things she had to do even if she didn't want to, though her heart still ached from time to time.
No woman in the world would be willing to take the initiative to give another woman to the man she loves.
"Now Concubine Hua has won over Concubine Shen and Concubine Wan, and Concubine Duan has also won over Concubine Hua because of Wen Yi. This palace has to think more. Fortunately, Concubine Fucha is still favored by the emperor."
The queen was combing her hair and found a white hair on her forehead. She pulled it out with a little force.
"But this noble lady Fucha seems to have an unstable character."
"What are you afraid of? Although she's not very smart, she's pretty and has some good qualities."
Yixiu took off her earrings slowly and methodically.
She still placed a bigger bet on this noble lady Fucha. According to the grace she currently received from the emperor, it should not be difficult for her to have children.
If Noble Lady Fucha could give birth to a boy, she could raise him by her side, and this way, her bargaining chips would increase a lot.
"Go give her some more fertility supplements and make sure she gets better health."
"yes."
After hearing this, Jianqiu immediately turned around and left to personally prepare some supplements and send them to Noble Lady Fucha's palace, which made Fucha even more proud.
The news of An Lingrong's sleeping with the emperor soon reached Suiyuxuan.
At this time, Shen Meizhuang happened to be chatting with Zhen Huan.
"Really? Lingrong was picked?"
Zhen Huan was truly happy for An Lingrong.
She knew that Concubine Hua was somewhat wary of An Lingrong, but she still cared about the friendship they had when they entered the palace together. Now that she heard the good news that An Lingrong had been chosen, she was really happy.
"This way, Lingrong's situation in the palace will be much better."
An Lingrong had previously told them that Concubine Xia and Noble Lady Fucha were not easy to get along with, so now that things were like this, they could finally restrain themselves.
"You should think more about yourself. After the incident at Yimei Garden, you should be preparing to serve the emperor. After all, women in the palace still need the emperor's favor."
Shen Meizhuang looked at the smile on Zhen Huan's face and couldn't help but tap her forehead.
Her sister Zhen is kind-hearted. She doesn't even think about how long it has been since An Lingrong had a good conversation with them. Now she has probably been to Jingren Palace far more often than they do.
Chen Meizhuang saw clearly that An Lingrong might have really treated them as sisters at first, but the deep palace was a place that could change people's hearts the most. Now, she might have developed other thoughts.
But Shen Meizhuang still hoped that she was overthinking it, otherwise, according to Zhen Huan's thoughts, she would be sad again.
On the second day, the news of An Lingrong's favor quickly spread to the ears of everyone in the palace, and everyone's reactions were very different.
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