Chapter 119 The Legend of Zhen Huan: An Lingrong 29
After discussing a few other matters, An Lingrong dismissed the concubines, saying, "Alright, there are no other matters to attend to today, so you may all leave."
"Respectfully seeing off the Imperial Noble Consort."
Yuanmingyuan
This time, An Lingrong moved to Peach Blossom Valley. Her plan was to change her residence every year to enjoy the scenery.
An Lingrong arranged the concubines' quarters in the same way, and they seemed quite satisfied, finding it all very novel.
Once we arrived at Yuanmingyuan, after resting, we explored our accommodations and the surrounding scenery.
After arriving at the Yuanmingyuan, the imperial concubines paid their respects once every ten days, and today happened to be the day for them to do so.
The concubines arrived at Peach Blossom Village ahead of time, just to wait for someone to sit on the newly added chair.
As a result, even after An Lingrong appeared, the owner of the chair still hadn't arrived.
As soon as she finished her greetings and sat down, Consort Qi couldn't wait to ask, "Your Highness, why hasn't Consort Ye arrived yet?"
Everyone present was very curious about Consort Ye, because Consort Ye was originally a horse trainer at Baijun Garden. She was a female slave who was promoted to the rank of Consort Ye, surpassing the rank of official woman.
"Consort Ye prefers tranquility and dislikes being with other concubines, so the Emperor and I have exempted her from paying her respects."
The Emperor had spoken to her about this matter beforehand, but when he mentioned that Consort Ye did not want to pay her respects, the Emperor had not yet given his approval.
It was An Lingrong who agreed that she didn't have to come to pay her respects, mainly because the Emperor liked Ye Lanyi's personality, so he didn't make her learn any of those rules.
An Lingrong was particularly afraid that Ye Yingying's greetings would cause some trouble, which would anger her and the other concubines, so it was best to avoid seeing her.
"This..." Consort Xin was speechless. "The Emperor actually agreed to such an unruly thing?"
An Lingrong smiled gently and explained, appearing magnanimous and considerate of everyone, "It was my consent. Consort Ye is somewhat unruly, like an untamed wild horse."
The Emperor was very pleased and granted her permission to skip learning etiquette. I was worried she might quarrel with my sisters, so I agreed to exempt her from paying her respects.
Consort Qi recalled the rumors she had heard and asked, "I heard that Consort Ye bears a resemblance to the deceased Consort Hua?"
An Lingrong smiled faintly and remained silent, but her demeanor clearly indicated that she tacitly acknowledged the rumor.
"It's actually true! Our emperor is really..." That's a bit too unscrupulous.
Consort Jing, caught off guard, stopped talking and didn't continue.
The idea of finding a substitute is truly unacceptable. It seems affectionate, but it's actually disgusting to the deceased Empress Chun Yuan and Consort Hua.
"Ye Yingying is just Ye Yingying."
An Lingrong meant that the rumor should not be acknowledged in public, as it would sound bad if it got out.
Ever since everyone learned that Consort Wan and Consort Wan were actually stand-ins for Empress Chun Yuan, no concubine still harbored any illusions about the Emperor.
Even Consort Qi no longer loved the Emperor and only cared about her Third Prince.
After all, no woman would willingly let the person she deeply loved find a substitute to pamper and cherish her in order to remember her after her death.
"However, I am truly curious about what kind of person this Lady Ye is."
Since Consort Hua's passing, Consort Li has mostly lived in seclusion in Qixiang Palace. When she pays her respects, she is taciturn and acts like a ghost.
This is the first time she has spoken up on her own initiative, so she must be genuinely curious about Consort Ye and want to know how similar Consort Ye is to Consort Hua.
An Lingrong: "We're all concubines in the harem, we're bound to meet someday."
Consort Li lowered her eyes and smiled, "That's true. The harem is only so big. If we go out more, we might run into each other in a few days."
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