0p0 Chapter 152 Gorgeous
Chapter 152 Gorgeous
The next day, An Lingrong returned to the Yanx Palace after breakfast.
After entering the palace gate, An Lingrong quickly retreated. Did she take the wrong path? She looked up at the plaque under the eaves: Le Dao Hall. That's right!
Ju Qing walked out of the hall and asked curiously, "My young master is back, what are you looking at?"
As he spoke, he looked up and followed An Lingrong's gaze.
Only after seeing Juqing did An Lingrong confirm that this was really her own Yanxi Palace.
An Lingrong looked at Juqing and asked curiously, "Juqing, why do you seem a little different today? You seem even more beautiful?"
Ju Qing blushed and said, "My lady, the Imperial Household Department sent a lot of things. Look, the clothes I'm wearing are also new ones they sent. I've never worn such nice clothes before!"
I touched the material she was wearing and it was cloud satin. According to regulations, the clothes of palace ladies were to be made of gauze and silk.
"My lord, please go in and take a look!"
An Lingrong stepped into the hall, where the interior had been completely replaced with newer, more ornate decorations. The main hall's tables and chairs had been replaced with carved rosewood jade chairs and a five-bat longevity table. On the table sat a jasper dragon and phoenix vase and a pair of candlesticks adorned with cranes and Ganoderma lucidum flowers.
A carved rosewood screen embroidered with crabapple flowers separated the main hall from the sleeping quarters. A scarlet silk curtain embroidered with cherry blossoms and tied with a creamy white silk ribbon hung over the bed. A thin rose-purple brocade quilt lay quietly on the bed. A gold-threaded Ruyi Hehuan pillow sat at the head of the bed, and a rosewood cabinet carved with bamboo, bats, and glazed green gauze satin hung beside it. In the corner, a few goat-horn palace lanterns lit up, and in the open space, a large cloisonné jar was filled with ice.
An Lingrong looked around and found that even the windows had been replaced with wooden window frames decorated with peony and rosewood flowers.
It's really a upgrade, no wonder everyone wants to be a concubine.
"My lady, the Imperial Household Department has also sent a lot of jewelry. Do you like them?" Cai Xing looked happy and led An Lingrong to sit in front of the dressing table.
An Lingrong looked over and saw that there were indeed two large boxes of jewelry. She picked up a pearl lotus hairpin at random. It was exquisitely crafted and the pattern was lifelike.
Cai Xing took the hairpin and inserted it into An Lingrong's hair. She then picked up a set of silver armor inlaid with broken jade and said, "My lady is a noble now, so you should wear armor!"
An Lingrong didn't know where to put her hands as Caixing helped her put on the armor. She wanted to wipe the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, but she almost scratched her eyes. She had no choice but to negotiate with Caixing, "Okay, Caixing, you can let me wear anything, but forget about this armor. I'm afraid of poking myself."
Cai Xing nodded helplessly and said, "You don't have to wear it on weekdays, but you must wear it on formal occasions!"
An Lingrong nodded rapidly and asked, "Where's Su Ye?"
"My lady, have you forgotten? Now is the time for Sister Su Ye to take Concubine Wan's pulse!"
Su Ye made this trip every day without fail. After these days, she felt that she had become much stronger.
An Lingrong really forgot about this matter! Now that her body has almost recovered, Su Ye can go and take care of Zhen Huan personally!
"Where's Xiao Luzi?"
"Someone from the flower room said they've grown some new flowers. I'm not sure what you'd like, so I asked Xiao Luzi to pick some."
"Caixing, I'm well now. Do you want to go back to your sister?" An Lingrong was reluctant to let her go, but Caixing was Shen Meizhuang's person after all, and she couldn't keep holding her back forever.
After hearing what the young lady said, Cai Xing's eyes immediately filled with tears, "Young lady, do you dislike me?"
An Lingrong panicked and immediately comforted her, "Cai Xing, how could I dislike you? I love you the most."
"Then why did the young master chase me away?"
"I didn't drive you away."
"really?"
"real!"
"This servant is reluctant to leave the young master!"
"I can't bear to leave you either!"
When Su Ye came back, the master and servant were hugging each other and crying bitterly.
"What's wrong?" Su Ye was shocked and widened his eyes.
Cai Xing was already sobbing: "My lady... wants me to go back... back to Yonghe Palace... Wuuwuwu..."
"I don't want Caixing to go back... wuwuwu..."
Su Ye helplessly held up his forehead and said, "Stop, stop crying. If others hear us, they will think something has happened to our Yanxi Palace!"
They both stopped crying and looked at Su Ye.
Su Ye was speechless. "There's only a wall between the Yanxi Palace and the Yonghe Palace. If you talk loudly here, the other side can hear you. Even if you don't want to meet, you can't!"
Yes, the two palaces are so close, it would only take a few minutes to meet.
After figuring this out, An Lingrong and Cai Xing looked at each other and smiled, and immediately put on smiling faces.
"By the way, how is Sister Zhen's health?"
Speaking of this, Su Ye's face was filled with worry again: "It's been hot these days, and Concubine Wan has been suffering from severe morning sickness. She can't eat or sleep well. She has lost a lot of weight. She has always been weak. Alas!"
An Lingrong talked about her plan: "Su Ye, why don't you go and take care of Sister Zhen personally?"
Su Ye nodded.
An Lingrong looked at her calm expression and asked in surprise, "You agreed just like that? You won't even show me that you're reluctant to let me go?"
"Why should I be reluctant to leave you? I can come back anytime if I miss you. Besides, you and Concubine Wan meet almost every day. What's there to be reluctant about?" Su Ye asked curiously.
An Lingrong and Cai Xing both gave a thumbs up. He was indeed a person who had traveled a lot and was open-minded and not fussy about trivial matters.
After Su Ye finished speaking, she prepared to go back to her room to pack her things. After thinking for a while, she said, "I'd better wait until Madam arrives before going to Sui Yuxuan. I haven't formally paid my respects to Madam yet. After all, I am your maid."
After saying this, he bowed and said, "I will go to read the medical books!"
An Lingrong and Caixing were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
"She looks like the master!"
"Mmmmmmm!"
A moment later, Ju Qing entered the palace and reported, "My lady, the chief steward of the Internal Affairs Department is here!"
"pass!"
An Lingrong came to the outer hall and sat upright on a chair.
After Jiang Zhongmin saluted, four young eunuchs behind him knelt in front of An Lingrong holding trays.
"My lady, these fabrics are for you to make clothes. Please take a look at the ones you like and the knitting bureau will make new clothes according to your measurements."
An Lingrong stood up pretending to be calm and randomly selected a few pieces of light green and sky blue fabrics.
Jiang Zhongmin asked flatteringly, "Does my lady like the layout of this hall?"
"Okay!"
Seeing that An Lingrong was not very satisfied, Jiang Zhongmin immediately said, "If there is anything that my lady is not satisfied with, I will have it corrected immediately!"
"No need to bother, Manager Jiang, thank you for your hard work! Pick the stars, and reward!"
Caixing quickly took out a piece of silver and handed it to Jiang Zhongmin. This silver was sent in by Concubine Hui when the young lady was sent to the cold palace. Fortunately, the amount was not small, and the young lady didn't use it as a reward often, so more than half of it was still there after she had used it up until now.
Jiang Zhongmin hurriedly took it. Although the silver was not much, it also represented An Lingrong's attitude.
The situation in the palace has changed drastically now. Concubine Hui has made great contributions in giving birth to the prince, and is assisting in the management of the six palaces under the order of the emperor. The Sixth Prince is loved by the emperor and the empress dowager, and his momentum is catching up with Concubine Hua.
Although Concubine Wen's family background and status were not outstanding, she was the benefactor of Concubine Hui and the Sixth Prince. Concubine Hui personally ordered that everything be well arranged, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
After the people from the Imperial Household Department left, An Lingrong leaned back on the couch, playing with a jade roller sent by the Imperial Household Department, while thinking about the problems of the An family.
My family has all come to the capital and we need to buy a house. My younger brother also wants to find a school. I want to take this opportunity to take good care of my mother.
"Cai Xing, how much money do I have left?"
"There's probably still about forty or fifty taels of silver that the Empress gave me last time!"
"that is all?"
"You still owe Concubine Jing more than two hundred taels!"
"..."