coobybook Chapter 352: Beaten by the Harem
Chapter 352: Beaten by the Harem
"Huanbi, where are you from?" An Lingrong spoke first.
"Good luck to Miss An. I will go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect my share." Huanbi grinned and bowed.
"Oh, how are you, Sister Wan?" An Lingrong was sensitive by nature. She had long noticed that Huanbi didn't like her, but she just kept thinking about the friendship between Huanbi and Liuzhu when they went to meet her together, and deliberately avoided thinking about this detail.
"My lady An, my lady has not been in good health since her miscarriage, and she is depressed. The emperor has not come to Suiyuxuan anymore. My lady An is a good friend of mine, and she often sees the emperor. If my lady sees the emperor, I hope she will not forget your sister in Suiyuxuan and mention my lady in front of the emperor."
Huanbi responded with rapid fire, and even Baoque, who had a good temper, felt that Huanbi was really disrespectful. Her mistress was only on good terms with Wanpin, not with her maids. Even if Huanbi was a maid who was popular in front of Zhen Huan, she shouldn't have been so rude to her mistress.
Even a clay figure still has some temper.
This Huanbi is really hot-tempered and has never been beaten by the concubines in the harem.
Bao Que couldn't help but wanted to step forward and speak, but An Lingrong stopped him by moving aside. An Lingrong then spoke calmly, "The Emperor has been summoning me frequently lately, so I haven't had time to visit you. When this period is over, I will personally go to Sui Yu Xuan to apologize to you."
It’s not that An Lingrong wasn’t angry, but at that moment, she felt that she didn’t need to bother with Huanbi.
because
Different identities.
Why did Huanbi speak so rudely to me? Because I gave her the illusion that we were equals. I always put myself too low, which gave Huanbi the opportunity to take advantage of me.
However, this is the last time.
"Sui Yu Xuan is indeed different now, but Huanbi, I believe that as long as you cheer up, you will be the best in the harem. The master has lost his heart, and the people under him are naturally sad. It has been a long time since you went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect your allowance. I am afraid you have eaten a lot of food today. I think you haven't experienced it for a long time. It's hard for you."
An Lingrong looked at Huanbi with a look that said "I sympathize with you" and "I understand you", which made Huanbi even more angry.
"You've been wronged too. Go back to Suiyuxuan. Sister Wan is probably looking for you." An Lingrong turned slightly to indicate her intention to leave. "I also have to go to Yangxin Palace to serve the emperor."
After saying that, An Lingrong was supported by Baoque and left directly without giving Huanbi a chance to speak.
Huanbi was so angry that her jaw was tense.
Why! Her father, An Bihuai, was not as high an official as her own father, and she was the daughter of the Zhen family.
Huanbi went back to Suiyuxuan sulkingly, not daring to make any big noise.
An Lingrong, on the other hand, felt relieved both physically and mentally because she had resolved some of her worries. Even when she was massaging the emperor and singing songs, the tunes became much more cheerful.
"Are you in a particularly good mood today?" the emperor asked, lying on the couch.
"I see that the emperor's health has improved a lot, so naturally my mood has improved as well."
He spoke without hesitation, and it was the truth. He did not lie. Once the emperor gets better, he won't have to report to the Yangxin Palace every day.
The world is worth looking forward to.
On the way back to the Yanxi Palace, Baoque asked An Lingrong: "My lady, Huanbi was disrespectful to you just now, you are not angry?"
"She is a servant and I am the master. Our statuses are not equal. Why should I get angry with her?" An Lingrong continued, "You should be alert these few days. Fu Cha's baby is getting bigger. If anything unexpected happens, you should remind me immediately."
An Lingrong never gave birth to a child, but seeing Sister Mei giving birth to one was scary enough.
What's more, Fu Cha agreed to a pregnancy with many twists and turns, and who knows what unexpected situations will happen during the delivery.
"I want to ask you, my lady, how dare you give the ginseng given by the Queen to Lady Fucha?" Baoque felt uneasy when she thought of the chicken soup that Baojuan stewed with ginseng.
"There won't be any problem with things that are out in the open. What we should be worried about is that they may do bad things in secret where you can't see." An Lingrong said.
"My lady is really smart. I never thought of these things." Although Baoque was arranged by Concubine Hua, she gradually became close to An Lingrong after spending a few years together.
Baoque felt that since Lady An was able to earn money and take care of household affairs, her personality had become more and more cheerful. She was no longer like when she first entered the palace, when she would come back from outside and sit there, secretly giving up on herself and belittling herself.
Anyone would probably be happy if they were praised for being smart, and An Lingrong is no exception.
"My young lady has been either serving the emperor in the emperor's bedchamber or accompanying him lately. She is really exhausted. She has worked so hard." Baoque felt a little sorry for An Lingrong. She was just a bag of bones with not much flesh on her body. She seemed unable to stand steadily when the wind blew.
"It's okay, it's almost over."
When Sister Wan’s mood recovers, we should return this favor to her.
An Lingrong thought Sister Mei was so cool. She was beautiful, rich, had a daughter, a lover, and yet she could ignore the Emperor.
I also think that Concubine Hua is so awesome. How did she manage to let the Emperor injure his back without being blamed?
Come to think of it, Sister Xin Changzai is not bad. She spends the whole day taking care of flowers and plants, doesn't fight or compete, and still has a place in the harem.
There is also the reclusive Concubine Duan. In the few years since I entered the palace, I have seen her only a handful of times.
She is the person An Lingrong envies the most. She doesn't have to pay respects or sleep with the emperor, and she still has status. No one knows what she does behind closed doors.
When can I live a life like this?
An Lingrong's brain seemed to have opened its gates, allowing her to think about all sorts of things.
Just enjoy it. Living in this open sky is so restricted, and the only freedom you have is to think whatever you want in your head.
An Lingrong was supported by Baoque into the Yanxi Palace.
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Yikun Palace.
The hall was deathly quiet.
"Are they all here?"
"It's all here."
"Nothing is missing?"
“Nothing is missing.”
"Why do I see so few things?"
"thump!"
Zhou Ninghai knelt down.
"Your Majesty, the young master has visited all the bookstores in the capital and brought these back for you. If you want to read the latest novels, they are all here." Zhou Ninghai really felt wronged.
How could the Empress not be satisfied with the three little eunuchs and herself carrying a notebook that was taller than half her body?
The Emperor has injured his waist, and the Empress Dowager forbids the Empress to get close to the Emperor. Yet the Empress feels happier than during the Chinese New Year.
This is too ambitious.
Did she know what kind of rumors were spreading in the harem? Did she know how many people in the six palaces were talking behind the Queen's back because she ordered the food portions to be reduced by half?