Chapter 159 An Lingrong 100
"This just shows how much the Emperor values you." Concubine Xiang didn't expose Hongmin's cheating, but instead changed the subject: "Your Majesty is the only one in the palace with twins, a boy and a girl, who were only one year old when the Emperor rushed to name them and record them in the imperial records. The name Yong'an in particular shows how much the Emperor favors them."
Ling Rong had already noticed her son's little trick, but she planned to wait until her son thought everything was safe and ready to taste the fruits of victory before giving him a fatal blow. Therefore, she also agreed with Xiangpin's words:
"The Emperor granted them the title because of the auspicious sign of the dragon and phoenix appearing together. As for Yong'an... that was caused by the nickname I gave her."
"Oh? I've never heard of this. Is there any particular meaning behind the nicknames Your Majesty chooses for the princess?"
"I just happened to come across the Book of Songs at the time, and saw the line 'Weiwei Tuotuo, like mountains and rivers'. It sounded nice and had a good meaning, so I chose it as her nickname." Lingrong waved and took her son into her arms. Seeing him walk towards her with what she thought was calmness, she smiled inwardly.
"The emperor thought the name was a good one. Coincidentally, the dynasty won a victory two days ago, so the emperor gave her the name Yong'an. I think it's too old."
Xiangpin disagreed, "Daughters are different from sons. Their future depends entirely on marriage, so they naturally rely more on their parents' family. The more favored the princess is by the emperor, the less likely she will be bullied by others in the future."
Wen Yi in her arms opened his eyes wide and looked up at his mother, clenching his fists: "Don't be afraid, mother. If anyone bullies you, Wen Yi will vent your anger for you!"
"You are such a good child, mother." Not only was Xiangpin touched by these words, who couldn't help but hold her daughter in her arms and rub her, but even Lingrong was quite moved.
Perhaps it was because she wasn't raised by her birth mother in her previous life, and because she had been repeatedly given medication, that although Concubine Duan deeply loved and cherished her adopted daughter, Wen Yi became more timid and shy, and her health wasn't as good as it is now. Fortunately, she had a happy ending. In this feudal society, having a birth mother who was an imperial concubine, not being sent away to marry a foreign prince, and even avoiding the risks of childbirth was already considered fortunate.
The little girl felt a little embarrassed by the praise, and huddled in her mother's arms with only a pair of curved eyes showing.
Watching the mother and daughter walking away hand in hand, Lingrong also got up and left with the two children. Only a faint fragrance remained in the attic, indicating that someone had been there.
After dinner, Lingrong was feeding her two precious eggs in the porch. Wuxue chirped incessantly as she ate the high-quality feed she had prescribed. Sanbao elegantly preened his feathers and was about to savor a few bites when he suddenly looked up and called out twice to the beam.
"Is there a cat?" Ling Rong looked up and saw a big white cat. It looked even bigger than the pine nut before. Its big cat eyes were full of lively life. It looked like a kind cat that understood human nature.
"Whose cat are you from?" Ling Rong called out softly twice, and the cat jumped into her arms, meowing: "You wouldn't understand even if I told you, these two stupid birds are eating well~"
"Who said I don't understand? I raised these two. If you want to eat them, catch them yourself."
Ling Rong scratched her chin amusedly. Seeing the cat turn its head in surprise, its pupils dilated a little, she meowed tentatively, "Are you pretending?"
"I'm not pretending. You haven't answered my name yet. Whose cat is it?"
The big cat finally believed that she could really understand cat talk, and immediately excitedly stepped on her arms and said, "You really can understand, cat wants to eat that, cat wants to eat that!"
Ling Rong looked over as she spoke, and then realized that she was probably talking about the food in Sanbao and the others' bowls, so she simply carried the cat inside and said, "I have more here. Don't stare at them. The little bird can't stand your gaze."
The cat finally lay back down contentedly after hearing her words, letting Lingrong carry her into the inner room. Sure enough, this human somehow managed to conjure up fragrant dried meat from his empty hands. The cat rushed over and devoured it, occasionally replying to the human's words:
"The cat is Xiao Ye's, and her name is Mao Tuanrong. Miu Miu Miu~ It smells so good!"
After she was full, she sat back and licked her fur carefully: "You are a good person, the cat will come to play with you in the future~"
After saying that, he jumped out of the window.
[This cat has just as much personality as her master.] Ling Rong also regarded this incident as just a wonderful chance encounter and quickly put it out of her mind.
It wasn't until a month after returning to the palace that she suddenly heard that someone had given Ye Da Ying a very cold medicine, and she was afraid that she would never get pregnant again. Although the emperor sent people to investigate thoroughly, Ye Da Ying herself had no idea what was going on.
In the end, the emperor could only promote her to a noble lady and bestow upon her the title of Ning.
Lingrong, who was attending to the Empress Dowager in the palace at that time, glanced at the Empress Dowager on the sickbed and Meizhuang beside her, and smiled with interest.
The Queen Mother was obviously dissatisfied when she heard the news. She probably knew that the Queen was closely related to this matter.
Since the repeated abortions, Yixiu's status in the emperor's heart has declined. This not only did not make her restrain herself, but further promoted her madness. The empress dowager also fully understood that this niece had long been out of her control.
A horse trainer, even lower than a bondservant, yet the Empress couldn't tolerate her, which showed just how mad she was. If she were allowed to continue killing people like this, sooner or later she would destroy both the Ulanara and Uya clans.
Shen Meizhuang, who was standing by, felt very sympathetic towards the newly appointed Concubine Ning, probably because she was thinking of her good sister Zhen Huan outside the palace.
"Forget it. You still have two children in the palace waiting to be taken care of. You don't have to come from tomorrow." The Queen Mother looked at Ling Rong who was copying Buddhist scriptures on the side, and finally let go.
Ling Rong put down the last stroke, stood up and bowed gracefully: "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your consideration."
"Go ahead. You are now the head of all the concubines. You should strictly abide by the palace rules and set an example for the people below you, so that there will be no one who will act coquettishly and disrespect the queen."
Although she was very dissatisfied with the Queen and even wanted to let herself out to fight with the Queen, the Queen Mother was obviously not very satisfied with her either.
It's just a knife to control the queen.
Lingrong could even guess what the Queen Mother was thinking.
"I will definitely follow the Queen Mother's instructions." After paying my respects to the Queen Mother, Ling Rong left Shoukang Palace again, and felt that the air was flowing more freely.
The Queen Mother is so old that you can't even tell that she can no longer lift her own knife.
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