Chapter 77 An Lingrong 18
"...My Lord, is this all you want to ask?"
The original loving care on Aunt He's face disappeared immediately, and her wooden face looked somewhat like Madam Rong's.
Lingrong saw that she looked very disappointed with her, as if as long as she nodded, she would immediately risk her life to make a remonstration. She stuffed all her twenty years of palace fighting experience into Lingrong's brain to stimulate her courage.
"I was just joking with my aunt." Ling Rong waved her hand, and a small smile appeared on her face which usually showed no expression, which made He Ronglu not feel angry about being teased.
He Ronglu helped Lingrong sit down in front of the dressing table, picked up an ox horn comb, and gently combed Lingrong's hair. "What do you think, young lady? I see that you are very close to Concubine Wan from Suiyuxuan."
"I have a good relationship with Sister Wan and Sister Mei." Ling Rong reminded her, and replied according to her question: "I know what Auntie means. There will always be one, and it's better for them."
"It's great that my lady thinks so." Aunt He touched the long hair that was as silky as satin, black and shiny. Even though she had served so many beauties, she had never seen such beautiful black hair.
Look again at the flawless face in the bronze mirror, the clear and bright eyes like stars, the delicate and tempting red lips, and the skin like warm jade.
Not to mention her temperament, bearing, and talent. If the emperor was temporarily attracted by the plain porridge and side dishes, it would be ridiculous to think that the emperor would really give up such delicacies for the plain porridge and side dishes.
Because she had seen the emperor's attitude towards Lingrong in the Plum Garden, it was definitely not as if he was just attracted to An Xiaozhu's beauty. Even if the emperor was only a little bit interested in her, she would have the capital to compete in this palace.
He Ronglu was unaware of Lingrong's plans. After taking refuge with Lingrong, she devoted herself to planning for her. She was afraid that Lingrong would feel sad and uneasy because the sick emperor favored Yu Ying'er and Zhen Huan in succession, so she came to test her.
Now that I see Lingrong is so smart and open-minded, I feel a little more at ease.
"My lady, do you want to go and congratulate Concubine Wan?" Although she had such doubts, He Ronglu had already combed her hair into a bun in a few seconds.
Ling Rong lightly applied some makeup in front of the bronze mirror and nodded gently: "Of course I will go."
When she went there with Ziyuan, she happened to meet Meizhuang at the door. They walked in together and saw a mountain of various rewards piled up under the corridor.
"Sister Wan!"
"Huan'er!"
The two men held Zhen Huan's hands, one on the left and one on the right, and went into the inner room with her smiling, keeping the servants outside.
"Sister Wan has really made a big splash." As soon as Lingrong and Meizhuang sat down, they started teasing Zhen Huan, making her blush and lower her head in silence.
"I really didn't mean to hide it. I just happened to run into the Emperor in the Imperial Garden. Lingrong and Sister won't blame me, right?"
"What are you talking about? We sisters have never been separated from each other. Besides, you are now favored and don't have to endure the wrath of that person anymore. Lingrong and I are so happy for you."
Mei Zhuang couldn't help laughing as she spoke, "Now that we're all nobles, there's even less of a barrier between us."
Ling Rong also nodded: "That's very good, but Sister Wan must be careful."
"I understand. I was promoted before I even slept with the emperor. I'm afraid I won't be able to live in peace in the future."
Mei Zhuang thought for a moment and said, "But since the Emperor cares about you and has his favor, they dare not go too far."
"I hope so."
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Everyone in the palace was waiting to see how much the Emperor would like this unknown concubine, who had been ill for six months. Unfortunately, they soon learned that Concubine Wan's illness had not yet fully recovered, and the Emperor had specially sent imperial physicians to nurse her back to health.
"I originally thought she was a powerful person, but I didn't expect her health to be so weak. She was even named a noble lady by the emperor, but she still hasn't recovered from her illness and can't enjoy the emperor's favor for a whole month."
When Concubine Li came to Yikun Palace, she couldn't help but laugh and mocked Zhen Huan's bad luck with Concubine Hua.
Concubine Hua didn't laugh at her words. Instead, she frowned and said angrily, "Are you stupid? Or are you blind? Can't you see that the emperor specially sent an imperial physician for her?"
"She hasn't even been favored by the emperor yet, but he promoted her to a noble lady and punished Yu who spoke rudely to her. Has anyone among you ever been so thoughtful?" Concubine Hua became more and more jealous as she spoke, and her pretty face was full of resentment.
Cao Qinmo, the noble lady Cao, was a little absent-minded. She heard from the wet nurse that Wen Yi looked a little listless today and seemed to be feeling unwell.
Rather than fighting with them here for a man, she wanted to go back and be with her daughter.
She had to rely on Concubine Hua to give birth to a daughter, and now her daughter has become her weakness, forcing her to continue to give advice to Concubine Hua.
But even if she assisted Concubine Hua with all her heart, she still...
"Have you become mute? You are pretending to be silent while we are talking here."
Concubine Hua was already feeling irritated, and when she turned her head, she saw Cao Qinmo's absent-minded look. Her anger immediately found a place to vent, and a string of insulting words cut Cao Qinmo's face like a knife. Even though she had been with Concubine Hua for so long, she still couldn't tolerate such insults.
But she had to endure it.
Cao Qinmo listened silently to Concubine Hua's outburst before she smiled gently, "Your Majesty, why are you so angry? Those newlyweds are just a season's worth of flowers. The Emperor picks them up because they're pretty, enjoys them for a bit, and then forgets about them after a while."
"For example, before us, there was Concubine An, and now it's just Concubine Wan's turn. No matter how beautiful the flowers are, they only bloom for a short time. How can they compare to the bright moon in the sky like the Empress, and the eternal love between her and the Emperor?"
This was a nice thing to say, at least Concubine Hua felt much better after hearing it. When Concubine Hua was in a good mood, she became generous to her subordinates.
"I see that Wen Yi has grown up recently, and the weather is getting warmer now, so I should make more clothes for her." As soon as Concubine Hua said this, Cao Qinmo immediately showed an expression of gratitude: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
The other palaces also felt that it was a pity that Zhen Huan fell ill, and that the emperor would probably forget about her in a month.
"Sister Wan is quite smart."
Lingrong only smiled lightly when she heard about this, not paying much attention. Her Chengqian Palace seemed to have become much less popular these days, and everyone else was laughing at her. She must have felt unhappy that she had finally recovered from her illness, only to have her best sister snatch her favor away from her.
In reality, Ling Rong hadn't had time to care about these trivial matters. She had anticipated this, and so the day before the Emperor met Concubine Wan, she had asked the Emperor for permission to plant some flowers and plants in Chengqian Palace.
She didn't say how much she wanted to plant, and the emperor didn't ask. He probably thought that as a little girl, it was good enough that she could plant enough.
Unfortunately, Yinzhen didn’t know that she was cheating.
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