Chapter 171 An Lingrong 112
"Lingrong, would you like to come with us to visit Sister Duanfei?"
These days, Zhen Huan would go to Yanqing Palace from time to time, claiming to be visiting Concubine Duan, but everyone knew her real reason. However, the Emperor always acquiesced to this, not to mention that the Imperial Concubine was now in charge of the palace rules, and the Empress's faction was suppressed, so naturally, no one would talk about it.
"I have nothing to do, so I might as well go out and relax." Lingrong said this, but in fact she was bored in the harem and was happy to watch the fight between Zhen Huan and Concubine Duan.
After leaving Chengqian Palace, the two met Concubine Hui and Concubine Chun on the way.
"Sister, why don't you go out in a sedan chair? You only bring two people with you. What if someone is so ignorant as to bump into you?" Zhen Huan hurriedly got off the sedan chair and greeted Chun'er who was standing quietly beside her with a smile. Seeing her respond obediently, she thought of her carefree and innocent appearance in the past. She couldn't help feeling a little sad, and her heart softened a little.
"After such a long time, Chun'er has grown up."
"Sister, what you said is true. It would be scary if Chun'er never grew up." At this moment, she revealed a bit of her familiar cuteness, which made Zhen Huan laugh. "It seems that there is a limit to how much this personality can be changed."
As she spoke, Lingrong had just walked over from the sedan chair, and Huipin and Chun Guiren saluted her somewhat stiffly.
"Hurry up and get up. You're still pregnant, there's no need to be like this." Ling Rong was quite gentle towards Mei Zhuang, but she looked at Concubine Chun without any reaction, as if she were looking at an insignificant person: "Concubine Chun, get up too."
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Zhen Huan quickly asked with a smile, "Lingrong and I are going to visit Concubine Duan. Where are you two going?"
"Nothing, Chun'er just said that sitting for a long time is not good for the fetus, so she dragged me out for a walk and we'll be back soon."
"The sun is scorching this afternoon. What are you doing out here? Just walk around your own palace, or bring some more people with you."
Lingrong's cold tone and caring words startled everyone present. It was Zhen Huan who first reacted, her eyes immediately filled with smiles. She immediately echoed Lingrong's words and said, "That's very true. Sister is less than three months old, so you must be careful and don't get too hot."
"Yes, Lingrong is right. I'll be going back now." Meizhuang also reacted and tried to call her that for the first time since their relationship became cold.
Zhen Huan was so busy being happy for her two friends that she didn't notice the fleeting distortion in Chun'er's face, and her eyes turned cold for a moment when she looked at her and Mei Zhuang.
Lingrong, who had been paying attention to her, saw it, but did not intend to point it out.
She didn't say another word until Huipin and Chun Guiren left.
Along the way, Zhen Huan's face was always smiling, and she would turn her head and laugh at her from time to time. Ling Rong estimated that the time was about to come, and then turned to look at her with a cold face, and seemed to explain deliberately: "Since the emperor ordered me to manage the six palaces, I should naturally remind her..."
The voice gradually became inaudible in front of Zhen Huan's raised mouth.
It was not until they arrived at Yanqing Palace that Zhen Huan put away her smile, but she still entered the palace in a good mood.
As soon as they entered, they saw Shunxin standing in the sun in a green dress to greet them. She led them into the hall and then to the tea room to serve tea.
"Sister Duan Fei, please sit down. Lingrong and I came to see you. Hope we didn't disturb your rest." Zhen Huan smiled innocently, as if she was really worried about Concubine Duan's health.
"How could that be? I'm just reading books to kill time in this palace. Now that you are here, I have someone to talk to and relieve my boredom." Concubine Duan also smiled and held her hand, as if she was very welcoming to her arrival.
"That's good. I heard a few days ago that my sister specifically told the Emperor that she was not feeling well and was very worried. She also asked the Emperor to select a skilled imperial physician to take care of my sister." Zhen Huan gently waved the round fan in her hand, and her smile became even more dazzling. "She also discussed with the Emperor that since my sister needs to recuperate, she may not be able to take care of Longyue. How about..."
"It's just an old problem, nothing serious. Sister, you came to see me today, aren't you worried?"
"My sister looks much better now. She's not as pale as she was when I visited her last time."
Only then did Zhen Huan let her go, picked up the tea and said nothing more.
Without waiting for Concubine Duan to breathe a sigh of relief, she turned and asked, "Where's Longyue? Why didn't she come today? Didn't we say we would give her a cloth tiger a few days ago? I found it and sent it to her immediately."
"Children are sleepy in the summer, so they probably haven't woken up yet."
As soon as Concubine Duan finished speaking, Longyue ran in with a cheerful step. When she saw Zhen Huan, her eyes lit up and she threw herself into her arms: "Hello, Concubine Rou~"
"Well, Longyue." Zhen Huan hugged her daughter and immediately put Concubine Duan out of her mind. She felt that no matter how much she kissed her daughter, it would never be enough.
Perhaps it was the bond between mother and daughter, or perhaps Concubine Duan had not yet been able to completely win over Longyue's heart. In this life, with Zhen Huan's frequent visits, Longyue became visibly closer to Concubine Rou, her biological mother.
"And your Empress Yi, Empress Yi also came all the way to see our Longyue." Zhen Huan held her daughter in her arms and pointed at Lingrong.
"Hello, Empress Yi~"
"Longyue is so good." Lingrong withdrew her gaze from the door, turned around and smiled lovingly at Longyue.
"My sister is still pregnant, so she dare not hold the child. What if the fetus in her belly is hurt?" The expression on Concubine Duan's face never changed from beginning to end. She opened her arms towards Longyue, and the child still got off Zhen Huan obediently and ran into her arms.
This hurt Zhen Huan's heart. The two of them talked back and forth, their voices became softer and their smiles became more genuine, but this made the servants in the room more nervous.
Only Lingrong's eyes flashed with interest, and she only regretted that she didn't have a handful of melon seeds or a piece of iced watermelon in her hand.
Coming out of Yanqing Palace, Zhen Huan heaved a long sigh, "If Longyue hadn't been controlled by her..."
Lingrong understood what she meant. It wasn't that Zhen Huan couldn't forcefully take the child back. It was just that she had only recently returned to the palace, and while she might have tried to salvage some reputation by dealing with Concubine Qi, it was still a castle in the air. Only after she safely gave birth to this child could she truly regain her footing in the palace.
Secondly, although Longyue had not been completely won over by Concubine Duan, her feelings for her mother were even weaker. If Longyue were to choose, she might be more willing to go with Concubine Jing. Zhen Huan simply could not accept the possibility that her daughter would hate her, so she was cautious and hesitant.
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