"No, Sister Zhen, you've misunderstood!" An Lingrong quickly explained.
Xia Bing watched from the side. Just now, after An Lingrong's few words to Xia Dongchun, she thought An Lingrong was going to stand up for herself. But now, seeing An Lingrong like this, Xia Bing shook her head. It seems that she still needs more practice.
"Miss Zhen!" Xia Bing curtsied to Zhen Huan. "You misunderstand Ling Rong. This is the Emperor's decision, not something we servants could decide. We are just following orders. Please don't make things difficult for us!"
Without waiting for Zhen Huan to speak, he left with An Lingrong.
"Sister, have I embarrassed Her Majesty?" An Lingrong asked anxiously as they left Chuxiu Palace.
"It's alright, you did very well just now! Don't put too much pressure on yourself, don't panic in the face of trouble, Her Majesty is our greatest source of strength!"
"Yes, I understand!" An Lingrong nodded vigorously.
"Let's go. Her Majesty is very easy to get along with, but she is quite picky. She has very strict requirements for food. If it doesn't suit her taste, she won't eat it at all, no matter how much the Emperor tries to coax her!"
An Lingrong opened her mouth wide in surprise and asked, "The Emperor knows how to coax the Empress?"
Even though her father, a minor county magistrate, treated her mother with arrogance, and although she had never seen what the emperor looked like, she felt that he was not an approachable person. Why would the emperor try to coax a woman?
"Yes, don't be too surprised. You'll get used to it after you see it more often!" Xia Bing said calmly.
An Lingrong slowly processed the information she had just received, so much so that she almost bumped into the Eleventh Prince when she returned to Kunning Palace.
Xia Bing was bowing to the Eleventh Prince when she saw An Lingrong not only not stop but also rushing straight towards him. She didn't even have time to stop her.
"Please forgive her, Eleventh Prince. She's new here and offended you. Please forgive her, you are a magnanimous man!" Xia Bing pleaded for An Lingrong from the side.
An Lingrong immediately knelt down, "Eleventh Prince, please forgive me!"
"A newcomer?" the Eleventh Prince asked. "He's quite strong; he almost knocked me back in front of my second sister-in-law!"
Xia Bing lowered her head, suppressing a laugh.
An Lingrong knelt there, at a loss for what to do.
"Alright, get up! Be careful next time, don't embarrass your sister-in-law!" the eleventh prince said magnanimously.
"Thank you, Eleventh Master!" Xia Bing immediately thanked the emperor on behalf of An Lingrong.
After the Eleventh Prince left, Xia Bing said to An Lingrong, "That was Prince Gong just now. He was born to Consort Yi. Prince Gong likes woodworking. He probably came to Kunning Palace to give the Empress and the Princess some small trinkets that he made."
Prince Gong is a kind man; you mustn't be so rash next time!
"Yes, sister! Lingrong remembers!" An Lingrong was quite surprised to hear that the eleventh prince liked woodworking. How come this palace was a little different from what she had expected!
After Xia Bing and An Lingrong reported back, He Xue asked An Lingrong to continue researching perfumes. "Lingrong, have you ever heard of the 'Goose Leaving the Tent Incense'?"
"Goose-shaped incense in the tent? I've heard of it, but I've never made it!"
"Go ahead and research it. If you need anything, just ask Xia Bing! It's okay if you can't develop it!" He Xue said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"In Kunning Palace, do whatever you like! Don't be too restrained!"
Go back to your room and rest early tonight. Tomorrow I will send someone to escort you out of the palace to see your concubine, Consort Xiao!
I'm sending Granny Wang from the palace to accompany Consort Xiao back! You can think carefully about what you want to tell Consort Xiao!
"This servant thanks Your Highness!" An Lingrong said gratefully.
He Xue thought the palace would be peaceful, but someone broke that peace.
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