Chapter 69 An Lingrong 10
By October, the emperor finally took a break from his paperwork. Eunuch Xu Jinliang from the Imperial Household Department, holding up the names of the concubines, looked at him eagerly. Apparently, the emperor's month-long absence from the harem had displeased the empress dowager, who was worried about her son's lack of offspring. Unable to vent her anger on her son, she resorted to harassing the servants.
Look, when he saw that the emperor seemed to be in the mood to flip the cards today, Eunuch Xu's old face was filled with visibly happy.
Yinzhen looked at the rows of green-headed cards, feeling rather annoyed. In the entire palace, only Concubine Hua and the two newly-acquired noble ladies were to his liking, but Concubine Hua was prone to temper tantrums, and he was too lazy to appease her at the moment.
Fucha is pretty and Shen is elegant, but... I always feel like something is missing.
As he thought this, his eyes quickly scanned the row in front of him. When Xu Jinliang presented the last plate of cards with a bitter face, he suddenly found An Changzai, a person he had no impression of, mixed in.
"Whose family is this? How come I don't remember that she was given the title of Changzai?" Yinzhen picked up the brand new green card in his hand and asked Su Peisheng beside him.
"This young lady An's father was the magistrate of Songyang County. He was the same An Lingrong, An Changzai, who was praised by the Empress Dowager for her neat appearance during the selection."
Yinzhen immediately recalled the stunning moment of that day, and suddenly became interested: "Let's choose her."
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An Lingrong did not expect that the emperor would summon her today. After all, her family background was too low, and she was completely clueless about the affairs of the previous dynasty that were not mentioned in the play. How could she have known that the emperor was not only done with his work, but also planned to reward her with a new type of figurine to play with.
When the decree arrived, she was practicing calligraphy in the study, letting Ziyuan and Xiao Youzi chat and laugh in low voices, not minding their noise.
As soon as Eunuch Xu entered the room, he saw that the master and servants were getting close to each other. The eyes of those little palace maids and eunuchs who came from the palace were full of obedience and submission to Lady Chong An.
His eyes, though not as sharp as Su Peisheng's, were nonetheless quite sharp. Just by observing the attitudes of the palace maids and eunuchs, he could divine something of their masters' dispositions. He hadn't expected such a fairy-like figure to have such a good temper.
"Eunuch Xu?" Little Jinzi, who was facing the door, was the first to see him come in. He quickly got up from the ground and immediately knew why he was here. "Oh, those guys are getting lazy. They didn't even tell me you were coming. I'll skin them alive tomorrow."
As the chief eunuch under An Lingrong, he now manages quite a few people. Originally, Xiao Luzi should have been on duty today, but he didn't expect that this little bastard would dare to leave his post without permission. Damn, he really wants to make him suffer!
He took a deep note of Xiao Luzi in his heart, and hurriedly exchanged a few words with Eunuch Xu. He waited until Ziwan and the other servants had tidied up Lingrong's clothes and walked out slowly, then he stood behind the young lady again.
"Your servant pays respects to Concubine An." Xu Jinliang bowed with a smile and congratulated Ling Rong with a joyful face: "Congratulations, my lady. The emperor has chosen your name today. The Fengluan Chun'en carriage will be here to pick you up in a while."
"Thank you, sir, for waiting."
Lingrong's face seemed calm, unaffected by the news, but the slightly pink tint of her earlobes betrayed her inner panic. Looking at Lingrong's stunningly beautiful yet slightly tense face, even Xu Jinliang, accustomed to seeing beautiful women, and Nanny An behind him, couldn't help but want to hug this beautiful woman who was pretending to be calm and comfort her.
An Lingrong still maintained her attitude of a cool and shy girl, and remained in this state even after being helped back to the bedroom by Biqing.
A gentleman should be cautious when alone. If you want to act, you have to deceive everyone, including yourself.
At this moment, she was like a beautiful girl who was trying to remain calm. She took a small breath, unconsciously held her fair cheeks with her hands, stared at the mirror in a daze, and didn't say a word.
Seeing this, Bi Qing hurriedly dipped a handkerchief in cold water and applied it to her master's face: "My lady, this is not the time for you to be in a daze. The carriage will be here soon. Why are you dressed so well? Please say something."
Lingrong blinked, as if awakened by the cold water. She slammed the table, her face growing even colder. "Ziyuan, go get my blue Jade Rabbit Worshiping the Moon bellyband. Biqing, just tie your hair in a loose bun and use the white magnolia hairpin."
After the two men finished her, Lingrong glanced in the mirror and saw that she was a stunning beauty even without any makeup. She couldn't help but secretly sigh in her heart that the dog emperor was so lucky.
She chose a lilac-colored cheongsam, using this gentle and elegant color to neutralize her cold temperament. Although she would be stripped naked when she went there, just in case, if the dog emperor suddenly felt like it, she wanted to try to unbutton her cheongsam today.
Once she was in the car, she pulled out the Goddess Incense. It was usually burned as incense, but it could also be taken orally. Although her body had been transformed into a top-notch masterpiece, she still had to make a lasting impression since it was her first time.
She opened the incense box, took out some light pink powder, and then took out the new SB potion she got after entering the palace and being granted the title of Changzai. She poured some of it gently and applied the powder on her lips.
When they arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Nanny An, the chief bedroom attendant, helped An Lingrong wash up along with everyone else while explaining the rules of sleeping with the emperor. Of course, more importantly, she wanted to tell these ladies what they should do to achieve harmony between yin and yang with the emperor.
[Tsk, it's hard for me to be shy when I say this.]
Ling Rong, who had already finished reading the system's fine reading materials, listened to the nanny's obscure and elegant explanation. She had some impulsive and vulgar thoughts in her mind that she wanted to communicate with the nanny, but she was afraid that the nanny would call her a pervert.
System N1 sounded unhappy, its usual cheerful tone gone: [Oh.]
[Oh? You actually said that to me? Lin N1, you're really a master at cursing now!] Ling Rong couldn't believe this was her cute and silly little system. This kind of apathy wasn't the style of the little broken system!
Although she was about to enter the emperor's bedchamber, and the future prosperity of the world depended on this moment, An Lingrong still encouraged the system with love for her companions: [What's wrong with you, Xiao Yitong! Cheer up!]
[Forget it, leave me alone and let me continue to be a peaceful useless ruler.]
[Damn it, how could I possibly abandon you?! Asshole, don't underestimate our bond!]
An Lingrong felt a certain broken system in her sea of consciousness that was shaking her whole body with embarrassment, and her mood was bright as she was tied up like an Old Beijing chicken roll.
[Wuwuwuwu, I just can't hold it any longer. How can I, a forty-something old Biden, continue to hold it?!]
Damn, An Lingrong was pretending to be calm, and her wandering eyes almost broke the system's defense. She quickly cut off the connection and kicked the other party into the depths of her consciousness, letting it continue to be a useless whimpering monster.
It turns out that it’s easy to get into trouble when you take care of children while working.
Yinzhen looked at the beauty in front of him, pretending to be indifferent and helpless, and couldn't suppress the evil taste in his heart. He could clearly see that she didn't dare to look him in the eye, but he still had to pinch her chin to make her look at him.
An Lingrong is now like a harmless white rabbit whose true identity has been discovered by a fox, and she is forced to retreat again and again.
When someone pinched her chin, she would lower her eyes; when someone approached her, she would gently back away. Unfortunately, she was just a weak rabbit, no match for the fox.
"Your Majesty! Don't, don't get so close..."
Yinzhen was admiring the other party's panic and was about to take another step forward, but he didn't expect that this young woman would suddenly become bold and dare to scold him.
"How dare you order me around?" The man's deep voice did not convey any emotion, but only rang faintly in her ears.
The emperor waited for a moment, wondering how she would respond. Would she deny it, or would she try to exonerate herself with clever words?
Unexpectedly, the girl actually dared to look up at him. Her flawless face showed obvious surprise, and her shy and nervous expression disappeared.
"I, I didn't order you." After saying that, she glanced at him in what she thought was a covert move and muttered softly, "Did I really order you?"
Seeing that Yinzhen didn't say anything, she reluctantly stretched out her hand: "Then punish me."
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