Lu Xian was very understanding. She knew that she had only seen him once, and that was in the crowd. There were so many people around at that time, but the Queen Mother didn't even notice her.
Then, Lu Xian introduced herself, saying, "Your Majesty, perhaps you don't remember me. My name is Lu Xian, and I'm a concubine. My father once participated in the suppression of bandits in the northwest with the Emperor."
So that's how it is. Su Mengyan sighed inwardly that this girl was clever and clever, but she didn't show any expression on her face. She just said, "I wonder what Lu promised to come to me today for? If there's anything you need, just tell me and I'll make it for you."
Sure enough, her choice was not wrong. Lu Xian came to remind her because she thought the Queen was a good person. At this time, Su Mengyan's question made her feel that the decision she made in her heart was absolutely correct. Even though, in fact, Su Mengyan was just being polite.
After all, these things were originally Su Mengyan's responsibilities. After all, she was the empress and the master of the harem, and she needed to worry about these empresses and noble ladies.
Shaking her head, Lu Xian said, "No, I don't lack anything. I came here today to tell the Queen to be careful with An Da Ying. An Da Ying is not as good as he appears. I know that the Queen values An Da Ying, so I am afraid that the Queen has trusted the wrong person and that it will lead to unforeseen consequences."
These words startled Su Mengyan, and she thought something had happened.
"What do you mean?" Su Mengyan was unwilling to trust others easily. Without seeing it with her own eyes, she didn't know whether she could believe some things.
Seeing Su Mengyan's expression, Lu Xian didn't beat around the bush and directly told her what she had heard in the Imperial Garden.
She simply repeated what she heard without deliberately adding any embellishment.
After hearing Lu Xian's words, Su Mengyan didn't know what was going on in her mind. She only smiled and said, "You told me this, so I should thank you for coming. I'll pack a box of cakes for Lu to take back."
These words were spoken to the palace maid, who hurried down to prepare after hearing them. However, the next second, Su Mengyan looked directly at Lu Xian again, as if she wanted to see clearly what she was thinking.
"But what good will it do you to tell me about this?" Su Mengyan always believed that there is no gain without hard work. If Lu Xian had no ulterior motive, why would she tell her about this?
"What do you think, Your Majesty? I know myself well. I won't covet your position. I also know that I can't replace you. I just like the hustle and bustle." Lu Xian was very calm. She was not afraid that Su Mengyan would misunderstand her.
Oh, come and watch the fun!
When Lu Xian was leaving, she happened to meet An Lirong coming over. They greeted each other and then went in opposite directions.
They don't care what each other thinks or does.
"Empress." An Lirong came to Su Mengyan. Su Mengyan had her back to An Lirong and did not react or turn around.
"Now you're here. There's a wooden box in my room. Go get it!" Su Mengyan said.
This reaction made An Lirong a little confused. She didn't know what Su Mengyan meant, but she still obediently went to Su Mengyan's room.
On the table in the room, there was a wooden box about three feet long. The maroon wooden box was shining brightly, and you could feel its preciousness when you held it in your hand.
An Lirong said nothing, took the box and returned to the main hall. Su Mengyan was already sitting on the high seat. Seeing her return, she said, "Open it."
The Queen was really weird today, An Lirong thought, but she still obediently opened the box. There was a painting inside. Su Mengyan gestured for her to continue unfolding the painting.
The painting slowly appeared in An Lirong's field of vision, and a feeling of grandeur and majesty came over her. This was an extremely beautiful landscape painting. The moment she saw the full picture, An Lirong was shocked.
This is so beautiful.
"Do you like it? If you like it, I can give it to you." Su Mengyan's voice sounded, interrupting An Lirong's fascination.
At this time, she had regained consciousness and realized what had happened. She knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I believe you must have heard something. However, I only hope that Your Majesty will listen to what I have to say."
Thinking of Lu Xian whom she had just seen, An Lirong knew that she must have heard him talking to Lin Xiangru in the Imperial Garden today.
However, I didn't expect that she would come and tell the Queen about this matter. I am so loyal to the Queen and everything I do is for the Queen.
Thinking of this, An Lirong was not afraid. She did all this for Su Mengyan, so she felt that Su Mengyan would never do anything to her.
So, An Lirong told Su Mengyan word for word what happened in the Imperial Garden.
After Su Mengyan finished listening, she felt that there was no difference between what Lu Xian said and knew that An Lirong did not lie to her.
"Your Majesty, I know that what I said was a bit over the top. However, I also thought of what Your Majesty said, asking me to pay more attention to Concubine Lin, so I came up with this idea. I thought that by making friends with her, I would be able to know some things." After explaining the matter of the Imperial Garden clearly, An Lirong explained again.
She didn't want everything to be ruined because of a misunderstanding.
"I know that what I said was inappropriate, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
"So you knew it too. Since what you said is inappropriate, why do you say it again? Those who know it know that you are thinking about me. Those who don't know it thought that you were also coveting my position as queen." Su Mengyan said slowly, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her.
An Lirong was terrified. She knelt on the ground and kept explaining, "Your Majesty, please understand. I absolutely do not have such thoughts. Your Majesty also knows that I am just an illegitimate daughter. How could I possibly have such thoughts?"
That's true. Su Mengyan thought about it and thought that maybe things were really as An Lirong said, but she knew that she still needed An Lirong to give her a warning at this time.
So she said, "Get up. It's not that I don't trust you, but you also know how many people are coveting the position of Queen. I have to be on guard."
As she said this, she sighed. She really hated this kind of life, but what else could she do? She still had to continue living here.
"Yes, I understand." An Lirong obediently got up from the ground and stood aside.
"Since you know your own limitations, I won't make things difficult for you. Just take this painting. I won't take back things I give away." Su Mengyan now had the aura of a king. She used to be casual, but now she knows how to establish her own authority.
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