Chapter 103 Wen Yi's First Birthday Banquet

[I have already mentioned this to the Dog Emperor. He is not stupid. What happened in the previous life will not happen again.]

Songyang County Magistrate Jiang Wenqing was ordered to escort the Northwest Army's rations. An Bihuai accompanied the army to escort them. On the way, they encountered enemy soldiers and the rations were robbed. Jiang Wenqing escaped from the battlefield and took away a lot of military pay.

Long Yan was furious, and An Bihuai was sent to prison.

This matter concerns the northwest. Although my brother did not encounter any serious trouble because of this in his previous life, there is a problem with food and fodder, which is bound to cause trouble.

It was for this purpose that Nian Shilan went to the Qinzheng Palace on purpose, and talked about this and that, until she found a reason to bring up this matter in her mind, so that the emperor could make preparations early, so as not to affect the war in the northwest.

If I can help my brother a little, it will help a lot.

[As long as the military rations are not robbed and Jiang Wenqing does not run away with the military pay, An Bihuai will not be imprisoned. ]

First, he gave his own money to help his mother, and now he took precautions in advance to save his father from going to jail.

An Lingrong was deeply moved and only regretted that she could not build a golden statue for her Concubine Hua.

"Yes, I will definitely live up to your expectations."

【What happened? 】

[Finally I get to serve the Emperor, so I cried with excitement? 】

An Lingrong was excited: No way!

Nian Shilan glanced at her, with sympathy and confusion in her eyes——

[In the previous life, when An Bihuai was in trouble, little Anzi was not yet favored and had a hard time in the harem. In order to save his father, he begged everywhere.]

[But is your father worth saving? ]

When we prosper together, we all prosper; when we suffer together, we all suffer.

Even though my father is incompetent, he is still my biological father.

If I don't save her, I will become the daughter of a traitor. How can the daughter of a traitor have the qualifications to stand by the side of the queen?

[Your mother embroidered for him with needle and thread to donate money to him to become an official. She even blinded her eyes because of the embroidery. But he turned the tables and favored his concubine instead of his wife. He even allowed his concubine to bully your mother. Why should you save such a heartless and ungrateful person?]

An Lingrong sighed bitterly.

[I have never liked you and your daughter, and I have never sympathized with your difficulties in the palace. A small county magistrate dares to call himself the father-in-law of the emperor, to take bribes, and to do whatever he wants to harm the whole family! ]

This is clearly something that will happen in the future.

An Lingrong shuddered for no apparent reason.

[When he was young, he relied on his wife. When he was old, he relied on his daughter. He relied on women all his life, but he is a scumbag who eats for free. Not to mention Zhou Ninghai, he is not even as good as Xiao Dezi in this palace. ]

[If I were you, I would just find a way to get them to divorce, rescue my mother from the prison, bring her to the capital, and feed her a bottle of Hedinghong, and I would make sure that she would never be involved with you and your daughter again in this life.]

【Is it bad? 】

After all, it was not her own business, and Nian Shilan just thought about it simply without considering the sin of patricide and the possibility of actual operation.

But her words did remind An Lingrong.

What Concubine Hua said is absolutely right. Why not change your mind and take a different approach and bring your mother to your side?

[However, it is difficult for an honest official to settle family affairs. If I were to say that someone is my father, I am afraid that this filial daughter would be suspicious and would write a note about me in her little notebook, saying that I tampered with the incense or something. This would be my own fault.]

If she had a little notebook, she would only record the good things about the Empress, and not... the sachet?

An Lingrong remembered something and took out a pair of sachets from her sleeves. "Oh, my lady, I have embroidered a blessing sachet for you. Please don't dislike it."

It is a sachet for praying for having a child.

She knew that the queen liked children, and she only hoped that God would be merciful and give the queen a son.

Nian Shilan glanced at Songzhi, who took it and said with a smile:

"Sachets, purses, handkerchiefs, pajamas... the things that the young lady has embroidered are almost filling up the Yikun Palace."

This may be an exaggeration, but although not every item used by Nian Shilan in her daily life was embroidered by An Lingrong, her craftsmanship can be seen in every one of them.

Nian Shilan held it in her hand and thought the tiger head was very cute.

【What a great craft. 】

[In my previous life, I stayed up all night to sew pajamas for that old man, but he wanted to sew them and give them away. Hum.]

She shook her head, "But you should also pay attention to your own eyes. Old Deng has many people embroidering things for him, and he doesn't need anything from you. Don't let your age easily blind you."

[Not worth it~]

The emperor could easily give away something he had embroidered, so it was certainly not worth it for him.

But if it is the queen, it is another matter.

An Lingrong's eyes were filled with tenderness, "Your Majesty's kindness to me is as deep as the sea, and I have no way to repay you..."

[If you can't repay me, you don't have to repay me. But please don't repay me with evil. 】

!!!

How come? ! !

"…They are just some worthless trinkets, just to please the Queen."

"Your little mouth is quite sweet. I am tired. You should go back and prepare first."

"Yes, I dare not disturb your Majesty's rest, so I will take my leave first."

An Lingrong turned around and heard Concubine Hua say:

[If the Emperor finds out after a while, he might think that I have made friends with the Six Concubines, and then he becomes suspicious and instigates them behind my back, causing the Six Concubines to resent me, and then they target me, which would be bad.]

Thanks to the Queen for taking care of the affairs of the six palaces for him.

The dog emperor is so stingy that he can't stand the empress doing well.

An Lingrong tilted her head slightly and glanced at Concubine Hua: Your Majesty has really been wronged.

On the way back to Chunxiaoju, An Lingrong thought about Concubine Hua's words over and over again.

Having a father like that is really not worth it.

It seems that I really need to seize this opportunity and show my favor in one go, so that my mother can escape from this suffering as soon as possible!

Divorce...maybe there is a better way than divorce.

Let's wait a little longer. There's no need to rush in the next day or two.

While An Lingrong was diligently practicing her singing skills, someone was also working hard on her dancing skills.

Everyone is preparing for the princess' birthday party.

The empress did not want any maid or nobleman to perform a dance casually and then sit on an equal footing with her, so she asked the deputy chief steward of the Imperial Household Department to draw up the seating arrangement and let the emperor decide.

Because of the precedent of the New Year's Eve family dinner, Concubine Hua was once again arranged to sit by the emperor's side.

The empress pretended to refute the rules and let the emperor know that she and Concubine Hua were not so harmonious, and the seating arrangement was then decided.

Soon, the month passed peacefully, and before the blink of an eye, it was Princess Wen Yi's first birthday party.