Chapter 62 An Lingrong 5
Yinzhen sat on the top, watching the beautiful women flow by like flowing water, yet he had no interest in even glancing at them. It was clearly the end of summer, the beginning of autumn, yet he felt extremely hot.
These vulgar people are simply wasting their time.
"An Lingrong, daughter of An Bihuai, the magistrate of Songyang County, is sixteen years old."
"Your humble servant An Lingrong greets the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. May the Emperor and the Empress Dowager be blessed with good health and happiness."
As soon as this voice came out, Yinzhen felt as if he had drunk a large bowl of ice drink, which was refreshing from head to toe. He finally felt interested enough to look at the figure.
Although she was separated by a palace and had her head lowered, just this glimpse of her figure was enough to reveal the beauty's cool temperament and graceful posture.
"Raise your head." The emperor, sitting at the top, ordered in a voice that didn't express his emotion.
An Lingrong slowly raised her face, but her eyes were still lowered, not meeting the gaze of the superior.
"It's as if a light cloud is covering the moon, and it's as if snow is blown by the wind." Yinzhen recited this poem silently and looked at the beauty in front of him. He felt that the poem seemed to come alive, and it was very delicious.
"He's quite a well-behaved child." Seeing her son like this, the Queen Mother understood everything. She was also pleased with his background, so she complimented him, following the Emperor's lead.
Yinzhen nodded reservedly: "It's quite pleasing to the eye. I'll keep the brand."
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As soon as An Lingrong left the palace, she was taken back to the inn. She didn't hesitate to accept the offer, as the inn already knew she had been selected and wasn't as embarrassed as in her previous life. She understood that the inn was just trying to share in the good news.
She asked Biqing and Ziyuan to deliver the prizes that had been prepared long ago, while she lay down on the bed and had a good sleep.
When she woke up, Liu Zhu, sent by Zhen Huan, came to her and invited her to live with them.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I'm not used to living with others. Besides, I have many servants around me and it's hard to leave them. Please apologize to your mistress for me."
Lingrong said this, smiling gently at the clever and lively girl.
When Liu Zhu came to her senses, she found herself standing at her door holding the food that An Lingrong had given to her young lady.
"What? Didn't anyone get through to you?" After receiving the news, Huanbi walked to the door and was surprised to see that there was only Liuzhu.
Liu Zhu, holding an exquisitely crafted food box, shook her head upon hearing this: "No, she brought four maids and some servants with her and lived in the private courtyard of the inn. It would be difficult to abandon them all, so she declined our young lady's kindness."
"Here, I only brought back the cakes made by that young lady An."
Huanbi didn't agree with it in her heart. She just thought that he was from a poor family and was so timid when delivering something.
"That's exactly what they're good at." Seeing that they only gave her a box of homemade pastries, Zhen's mother was actually pleased: "First, they don't want to cause trouble, and second, they're trying to show their affection. They're trying to become your close friend."
Zhen Huan also nodded. She originally just wanted to repay the other party for his righteous words. She also heard that the other party came from a humble background and was worried that it would be unsafe for her to live alone in the inn. Since the other party brought people with him, it would be better to get to know her slowly in this way.
When she returned to her boudoir, she curiously opened the food box. Even though she was used to seeing all kinds of exquisite snacks in the capital, she couldn't help but exclaim:
“What exquisite craftsmanship.”
There was a box with four plates of snacks inside, including osmanthus mung bean cake in the shape of osmanthus flowers, five-color lotus cake, and crystal rose cake with ruyi pattern.
In addition, at the bottom, there is a rabbit-shaped piece of... ice cream covered with crushed ice?
Zhen Huan carefully took out the rabbit pastry and gently patted it with a spoon. Sure enough, the white and tender fat rabbit bounced twice. The little girl immediately couldn't stand it:
"It's so cute, how can I eat it?" The two younger people next to them, Huanbi and Liuzhu, naturally nodded repeatedly.
"But Miss An seemed to have said that the icy cheese at the bottom can't be kept overnight, otherwise it will go bad tomorrow."
Liu Zhu glanced at the rabbit with some regret, then suddenly smiled like a cat stealing fish: "If the young lady can't bear it... why not let Liu Zhu share the burden with the young lady? I promise to hide from the young lady and eat it in two bites."
"I've told you so many times, it's time to call me young master." Huanbi retorted subconsciously, staring at the white rabbit with fondness.
Unfortunately, after hearing Liu Zhu's words, Zhen Huan decided to solve the problem herself. She took the cheese and ate the rabbit head in one bite in front of Liu Zhu.
"My lady, you are so cruel..." Liu Zhu complained silently, and then hurried over: "How is it? Is it delicious?"
"Hmm... It's smooth and tender, with a light aroma of milk and a hint of wine. It's icy cold, and one sip is just..."
As she spoke, Zhen Huan scooped another spoonful and soon finished the large portion of ice cream.
It really can't be blamed on Zhen Huan's greed. She is only a seventeen-year-old girl and has no resistance to this sour, sweet, delicious and beautiful dessert.
Moreover, the recipe of this yogurt was developed by the kitchen after much effort when Lingrong was the queen. It has been highly praised by the children in the Tang Palace Kindergarten and has proven to be a delicious taste that has stood the test of the people.
After eating the cheesy pastry, Zhen Huan couldn't help but look forward to the other plates of snacks, but she was already full today, so she had to put the rest aside for the time being.
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Ten days passed like this. From time to time, the two of them gave each other little girl gifts and occasionally chatted about poetry and books. Within a few days, Zhen Huan regarded her as her second confidante.
In this life, she and Zhen Huan were both regular sixth-rank concubines, but Zhen Huan had been given the title "Wan," which meant she was half a rank higher than her. But when she thought about the origin of this title... she had to admit, it was good that she didn't have one for now.
The two of them still entered the palace on September 15th, but this time, she had her own confidants with her, and she was not assigned to the overcrowded Yanx Palace, but to Chengqian Palace.
In the drama, the Chengqian Palace was magnificent and spacious, and close to the Emperor's Yangxin Palace. She remembered that the Empress had praised Zhen Huan and said she would let her live there, and she had deliberately told Concubine Hua that she would move to Suiyuxuan instead.
I don't know what kind of competition is going on this time, but she got lucky.
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