Chapter 161 Half of the sky collapsed
Sister An won’t mind, right?
Sister An, please mind!
Why aren't they so enthusiastic when the Emperor invites them? It's rare that the Empress summons them at night, but they are the ones who catch up.
An Lingrong opened her mouth: Even Zhou Ninghai has been sent away, isn't it a bit late to say you mind now?
She shook her head. "How can I say I mind or not when the queen summons me?"
Although Zhen Huan always kept her makeup elegant, she was still worried that she was too ostentatious, which caused the Royal Concubine to scold her in her heart. She intended to borrow An Lingrong's makeup mirror, but was stopped by Shen Meizhuang.
"The Imperial Concubine is not such a stingy person, Lingrong, don't you think?"
An Lingrong forced a smile and nodded in agreement.
The three of them walked together, discussing what song to sing on the way.
"How about singing the song 'Cicada'? 'The wings of the cricket are so beautiful. May your descendants be prosperous.' I wish the queen many children and good fortune."
"This isn't a big banquet, why are you being so serious?"
Shen Meizhuang disagreed, "Since the queen wants to hear Sister An sing, it should be a song that Sister An is good at."
"I remember that last time, Sister An sang a song called Ling Ge at the princess' birthday banquet, and Her Majesty praised it endlessly. How about singing "The Lotus Picking Song"? What do you think, Sister An?"
An Lingrong thought it was great, "I'll just listen to you, sister."
"Yes, I didn't think it through. Is there anything else you want to sing, Sister An?"
The three of them entered the Yikun Palace happily, carrying their zither and flute. When the two of them saw the emperor, they felt as if the sky had fallen and almost couldn't cover their faces.
No one said that the Dog Emperor was there too!
Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang looked at each other and said: If we had known this, we would not have come.
Nian Shilan was shocked when she saw Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan, and then she looked at An Lingrong.
An Lingrong lowered her head: It's all my fault. If I had known that the Empress would summon them today, I would definitely not have kept them for dinner.
【Why are they here? 】
The three of them squatted down and saluted in unison, "May the Emperor be well and may the Royal Concubine be well."
The emperor didn't look up at first, but when he heard the chorus, he looked up and saw Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong, his little eyes filled with surprise.
I thought they were avoiding me, but I didn't expect that they knew I was in Yikun Palace and rushed over to me.
"Get up."
The emperor was interested and asked, "It's late at night and the frost is heavy. Why are you all here?"
Anyone with a hearing impairment could have heard the joy in the emperor's tone.
Men always like women who are attentive to them.
Nian Shilan glared at Zhen Huan, "You bitch! Now that Prince Guo is having an affair with your maid, instead of going to Shuzhong to prepare the Shujin for you, he went to Jiangnan to look for your maid's mother."
She is telling lies half-truths.
[Now that you have lost the prince you can have an affair with, you are now trying to compete with me for the throne, right? 】
Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were both startled and lowered their eyes tacitly to hide the joy in their eyes.
Because they could hear the Imperial Concubine's thoughts, and they knew that the Emperor could hear the Imperial Concubine's thoughts, they were worried that their own thoughts were also being eavesdropped on. After hearing what the Imperial Concubine said, they immediately brainwashed themselves in their hearts.
"I haven't seen the emperor for a long time. I missed him so much that I followed him."
"It is because the night is deep and the frost is heavy that it is difficult for Sister An to walk alone, so Sister Huan and I have specially chosen to accompany Sister An. I hope Your Majesty and the Royal Concubine will not dislike it." Shen Meizhuang said.
The emperor not only did not despise it, but was overjoyed:
"Prince Guo is actually with the maid of the noble Wan?"
"My Wanwan has nothing to do with Old Seventeen?"
"So, everything depends on human effort. I am the emperor, so I naturally have the ability to change all this."
"It is best if the music and the zither are in harmony. It is a great honor for you, my dear friends."
An Lingrong asked with a guilty conscience, "What does Your Majesty like to listen to?"
[What do I like to listen to? What do you think I like to listen to? Idiot! ]
"The flowers are in full bloom, the moon is full, and the love is long. Tonight is a good night. Let's sing a song of love."
An Lingrong bowed her head and replied, "Yes, Madam."
The three of them looked at each other and decided that they could not sing "The Lotus Picking Song" anymore, so they chose "Farewell to My Wife" instead.
As soon as the words "married as husband and wife, with undoubted love between them" came out, Nian Shilan knew that the bridge prepared for An Lingrong today was in vain.
[A bunch of idiots, why not sing something else? Sing this. 】
[“Shaking hands and sighing, tears welled up for the separation”, the Emperor is probably thinking about the last time he saw Queen Chunyuan, right? ]
Nian Shilan glanced at the emperor with the last glance of her eyes. An Lingrong sang the last line:
"If I live, I will come back to you. If I die, I will miss you forever."
The emperor's eyes were filled with Zhen Huan playing the flute.
[How could this person be Zhen Huan? It is clearly Chun Yuan reincarnated to meet Si Lang. ]
Zhen Huan felt sick all over and regretted coming here again.
The emperor agreed in his heart: This flute sound, this face, how could it not be Wanwan coming back to see me?
"The song is nice, but it's such a passionate song, and I can't hear any love in it." Nian Shilan deliberately asked, "Could it be that Concubine An is unhappy because she saw the emperor and me together, so she can't sing well?"
Zhen Huan felt the emperor's burning gaze and felt regretful but did not dare to think too much, so she remained silent.
Shen Meizhuang thought of the Emperor's cruelty and was afraid that the Imperial Concubine's words would offend the Emperor, so she tried to mediate, "Reporting to Her Majesty, An Chang has caught a cold these past two days and has a sore throat."
"How can it be such a coincidence? A few days ago in the Old Summer Palace, An Chang was singing for the emperor. She sang all night long. Her voice was great."
Just like in her previous life, Nian Shilan gave An Lingrong some wine to drive away the cold so that she could continue singing.
Drive away the cold...
An Lingrong realized that the Royal Concubine was deliberately making things difficult for her because she was concerned about her own health.
Especially when Songzhi brought the rose liqueur - it was not wine at all, but just a glass of warm water, he was even happier.
She was so happy that she sang three songs in a row.
In "The Jade Case", "Bodhisattva Man" and "The Fairy of the Que Bridge", the moon is full and the flowers are beautiful, but there is no chance for Zhen Huan to match the music and lyrics.
Nian Shilan still felt regretful, [I heard there is a song called "What Kind of Man Is He", but it's a pity that An Changzai can't sing it.]
An Lingrong thought the song title was really vulgar and she had no idea what tune it was. But since Her Majesty liked it, she would go back and look for it and sing it for Her Majesty some other day.
"Alright, the emperor and I are tired, thank you for your help."
Nian Shilan ordered Zhou Ninghai to send the three people out.
In the previous life, the four sisters had deep feelings for each other, and Nian Shilan brought shame upon herself by this action, but tonight the emperor was very happy.
The next day, the Imperial Household Department delivered the green card. The emperor searched the plate twice, "Why can't I see the card of the noble lady?"
"In reply to the emperor, the noble lady's old illness has relapsed and she has not recovered yet, so she cannot sleep with you yet."
The emperor thought about how weak Zhen Huan looked last night. It seemed that she was not fully recovered. She passed away even though she was not fully recovered. She must be very worried about him.
"Where is Mr. Hui?"
Xu Jinliang recited Shen Meizhuang's secret instructions, "Your Majesty, Ms. Hui has her period, so I'm afraid she won't be able to serve Your Majesty in the next two days."
"Then stay here forever."
The emperor casually turned An Lingrong's nameplate over.
Although there were some minor incidents, we ultimately reached the same destination.