An Lingrong was taken to the side hall of Yangxin Hall in Fengluan Chun'en Cart. Aunt Liu, the dormitory attendant, was waiting for her to take a bath while telling her what she should pay attention to later.
"My young master, when you are ready, a eunuch will carry you to the dragon bed. You just need to wait peacefully for the emperor to pass by."
"Also, you have to crawl up from the emperor's feet. This is a rule left by our ancestors to show your obedience."
An Lingrong nodded shyly, "Thank you, mama, for reminding me. I understand."
Seeing that she was so docile, Aunt Liu was happy to say a few more words and give some advice, "It is inevitable that the young masters will be a little uneasy when they go to bed for the first time. Don't be afraid, the emperor is affectionate and can't be a gentler person. .”
An Lingrong looked at what Mother Liu said with a look of attentiveness, but in her heart she thought of Big Fat Orange's cold face that showed no emotion or anger on that day at Jingren Palace.
Judging from her appearance alone, she was more or less disappointed.
As a young girl Huaichun, who has not imagined that the person she marries is a gentle and handsome young man?
An Lingrong silently lost sixty points in his heart due to the appearance, age, and temperament of the big fat orange. But with his status as emperor, An Lingrong silently gave him a thousand points.
When he was carried onto the dragon bed by three young eunuchs, An Lingrong was wrapped in a light blue quilt, unable to see or hear anything going on outside.
There was silence in the dormitory, and An Lingrong guessed that Big Fat Orange hadn't come over yet.
He boldly stretched out his hand and pulled back the quilt slightly, revealing a pair of big, watery eyes that were both curious and cautiously looking at the furnishings in the dormitory.
The furniture in Yangxin Hall is either red or purple, but the gauze curtains, mosquito nets and other decorations are all bright yellow. Together with the furnishings on one side, it gives people a sense of grandeur and nobility.
The emperor's residence was indeed much more spacious and luxurious than her cramped Mingse Residence...
An Lingrong turned his eyes and suddenly felt something was wrong. He felt like he was being stared at.
Turning her head and looking up, she found the emperor lying on the edge, supporting his head with one hand, staring at her with interest.
An Lingrong was frightened and retracted her head, letting the quilt continue to wrap her up.
After taking a few deep breaths, he thought about why he came here, and boldly exposed his head, looking at Big Fat Orange shyly, like a little rabbit, which made Big Fat Orange become distraught.
亼、personal、人、伌、汆......
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Early the next morning,
Xiao Xiazi took a series of young eunuchs and sent many rewards to An Lingrong's residence in Yanxi Palace.
"My lord, these things are specially sent by the emperor's servants. Do you like them?"
An Lingrong said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I like it very much that Eunuch Xia made this trip specially."
Xiao Xiazi said, "The emperor has said that the winter in the capital is long, and since the young master is from Jiangnan, spending the winter in the palace in the first year will inevitably bring some discomfort."
"So I specially ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare more charcoal fire for the young master to use at any time, so as to prevent the young master from freezing."
An Lingrong didn't expect that the emperor could think of this for her. It really surprised her and she said shyly,
"Since the Emperor has thought so carefully..."
Xiao Xiazi said with a smile, "The emperor values my little master, so of course he will consider everything for me."
An Lingrong called Baojuan happily, and Baojuan took out the purse she had prepared and handed it to Xiao Xiazi's hand.
The people who can serve the emperor are not ordinary people. No matter how tight An Lingrong is, they will not miss out on their benefits.
After all, it is difficult for such people to do things, but it is easy for them to think bad things.
Xiao Xiazi skillfully stuffed her purse into her cuffs and said respectfully, "I would like to thank you, my master. I will take a good rest and I will not disturb you."
An Lingrong said, "Eunuch, walk slowly."
After personally delivering Xiao Xiazi to the door, An Lingrong turned around and wanted to go in. He saw Xia Dong, Chun Xia Chang Zai, standing in front of his room with a complicated expression on his face, looking at her with a look of hesitation that he was hesitant to speak. appearance.
An Lingrong and Baojuan said, "Go and ask Xia Changzai. If you have nothing to do, would you like to come over and have a cup of tea? If you don't want to, forget it."
Baojuan frowned, remembering Xia Dongchun's arrogance when she first entered the palace.
Relying on the fact that he was from a good background and had a slightly higher status than their little master, he bullied her wantonly.
Fortunately, God has opened his eyes and only allows such people to be proud for a while, but not for the rest of their lives.
Otherwise, if they lived together in the Yanxi Palace and Xia Dongchun really gained the emperor's favor, how could they have the good life they are living now!
It was already very difficult not to add insult to injury, and the young master even invited her over for tea. Baojuan's heart is filled with a thousand and ten thousand unwillingnesses.
But these days Baojuan also saw that the An promised that she was following, although he looked soft and weak, was actually a man with ideas and was not someone easy to control.
Baojuan said yes and went to Xia Dongchun. Xia Dongchun looked at Xia Dongchun and seemed to hesitate for a moment, but still nodded in agreement.
If it were the summer, winter and spring of the past, An Lingrong would certainly not bother to pay attention.
But in the face of the current situation, Xia Dongchun has learned to learn from each other and gain wisdom, and Xia Dongchun has become much quieter.
In line with the attitude of being kind to others and planting more flowers and fewer thorns, An Lingrong didn't mind talking to her more.
Who allowed them to live under the same roof, so they could not see each other without looking up.
After the two sat down, An Lingrong asked someone to serve them a cup of incense tablets.
"I don't have any good tea here, so please don't mind Xia Changzai."
Xia Dongchun said hurriedly, "This fragrant tablet is very good!"
"It took me a while to discover its benefits."
An Lingrong clearly offended Concubine Hua and was abandoned by the empress.
Although Xia Dongchun is still there, in the eyes of others, she is not even as good as an official woman. At least an official woman can still serve the emperor.
The tea leaves in the palace are divided into three, six or nine grades just like people, among which Xiang Pian is the lowest grade. It seems that even with the help of the Xia family, the days in summer, winter and spring are not easy.
An Lingrong said, "Xia Changzai hesitated to speak, but you have something to say to me?"
Xia Dongchun pursed her lips and said, "What happened in the past was my fault, I'm sorry."
"I know I have a bad temper and have made you suffer a lot."
An Lingrong was surprised. Seeing that she was finally favored, he was afraid that she would come back with revenge, so he came to beg for mercy in a hurry?
"I have forgotten everything that happened in the past, so don't worry about it, Chang Zai."
"If I was anxious about the grudges back then, how could I wait until now?"
Xia Dongchun breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved, "You are all smart people, but I am the stupid one. I shouldn't have entered the palace in the first place."
"You may not know that my biological mother passed away a long time ago, and now Mrs. Xia is my stepmother."
"My father doesn't care about the affairs of the inner house. Since I was a child, she has doted on me in every possible way and cultivated this kind of temper in me."
"In the past, I thought she really regarded me as her biological daughter, and I have always regarded her as my biological mother. Only recently did I realize that she deeply hates me, the daughter left by my original wife."
"Otherwise, why would you strictly discipline your biological second sister? Why would you hire a master to teach you everything from piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and poetry to poetry?"
"But to me, it is a virtue for a woman to have no talent. She is obviously a lady from an official family, but she doesn't know a single word."
Xia Dongchun's words confirmed An Lingrong's conjecture.
The official position of the coat and collar is not low, and to be able to sit in this position, Xia Dongchun, as the eldest daughter in the family, should not be such a tutor.
But, what does this have to do with An Lingrong?
