An Lingrong's Rebirth: Changing Fate from the Suiyuxuan

Chapter 370 Raising troops to investigate crimes

"Where are the people! Where are the people! Is there no one in such a big palace? Didn't you hear that Concubine Hua has arrived? Why don't you hurry and come to greet her!"

Songzhi has always had a very loud voice, but she usually suppresses it on purpose so others don't notice it.

Now, having received the order from Concubine Hua, Songzhi had no more scruples and no need to speak in a mixed tone, and immediately revealed her original tone.

An Lingrong and the other two were originally in the inner room, which was separated from the lobby outside by several turns. Even so, they could hear Song Zhi's shouting very clearly.

"It looks like the 'Yes Man' has taken the initiative!"

Zhen Huan didn't have a good impression of Concubine Hua and the others in the first place, and now when she heard Song Zhi making indirect accusations here, she felt even more unhappy.

Songzhi is Hua Fei's servant, so her words and actions naturally represent Hua Fei's attitude.

Just as they had analyzed before, Concubine Hua's arrival definitely meant nothing good.

However, judging from Songzhi's words, Concubine Hua's malicious intent has not diminished in the slightest!

"Okay, let's go out first."

Shen Meizhuang raised her hand and patted Zhen Huan's arm, then with the support of Caiyue, she slowly walked out.

Zhen Huan was helpless and looked at An Lingrong.

"Don't worry too much."

An Lingrong gave Zhen Huan a soothing look, telling her to stay calm, and then she followed Shen Meizhuang's footsteps and went out together.

After both sisters left, Zhen Huan had no choice but to adjust her expression and hide all her hostility towards Concubine Hua.

"Good luck to Her Majesty the Concubine Hua!"

Arriving at the front hall, Shen Meizhuang, as the host of the room, bowed to Concubine Hua first.

An Lingrong and Zhen Huan, who was a little slow, followed closely and greeted Concubine Hua together.

Regardless of what everyone was thinking, An Lingrong and the others were flawless in their greetings and words. In front of others, there was nothing that could be criticized by Concubine Hua.

After all, who among those who can gain a foothold in the palace is an ordinary person?

Everyone has their own "acting skills", which are naturally enough to cope with various situations.

"Haha, so Concubine Hui is at home? I came to see you, but there was no sign of you. I thought Xuan Ce had wasted his time and came back empty-handed!"

Concubine Hua had a faint smile on her face, which did not contain any kindness, but instead contained a strong sense of sarcasm. "I never thought that Concubine Hui was entertaining guests? No wonder she didn't hear me coming!"

"I was just changing clothes in the inner room, and I didn't want to cause Madam Hua to misunderstand me. I am truly guilty, please forgive me!"

"Change clothes?"

Hua Fei sneered as if she had heard a big joke. "You three are together, are you changing clothes together?"

"Your Majesty, I misunderstood."

Seeing that Concubine Hua was getting angry and pointing the finger directly at herself, An Lingrong and Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang immediately refuted her.

"Oh?" Concubine Hua raised her eyebrows. "Then tell me, where did I misunderstand?"

Shen Meizhuang didn't care about Concubine Hua's weirdness. She said calmly, "I just don't want to appear in front of Her Majesty with unkempt hair and dirty face. Concubine Wan and the others were originally here to accompany me. Her Majesty Hua's sudden visit is a distinguished guest. I didn't come to receive Her Majesty myself, so how could I ask others to do it? As a result... I still neglected Her Majesty. I hope Her Majesty will forgive me!"

An Lingrong curled the corners of her mouth as she listened to Shen Meizhuang's words.

Shen Meizhuang deliberately showed an attitude of "I was wrong", but her tone did not soften at all.

Isn't this just adding fuel to the fire for Concubine Hua?

In addition, Shen Meizhuang made some veiled irony towards Concubine Hua.

Unfortunately, looking at Concubine Hua's expression, An Lingrong knew that Concubine Hua didn't understand at all.

"Since you said so, I have wronged you?"

Concubine Hua really didn't hear Shen Meizhuang's counterattack. She just thought that she was trying to excuse herself, so she walked to the main seat and sat down.

Then, Concubine Hua seemed to have forgotten the existence of Shen Meizhuang and the other three, and just began to admire her own armor.

When Concubine Hua was in Jingren Palace and faced with the new arrival An Lingrong and others paying respects to her, she deliberately chatted with the Queen and openly ignored everyone else.

Now, Concubine Hua once again used her old tricks.

Fortunately, An Lingrong and the others understood Concubine Hua's temper. They had known that she would make things difficult for them, so they were not surprised at this time.

"By the way, Lady Hui, I heard that you have been very successful recently? Even the Emperor and Empress praised you highly?"

Concubine Hua admired herself for a while, and seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she took the initiative to launch a second wave of attack on Shen Meizhuang.

Hearing this, Shen Meizhuang immediately understood why Concubine Hua came to her today.

It seems that Concubine Hua heard some rumors, so she planned to come to me to "hold me accountable"!

However, to Shen Meizhuang, this was simply too ridiculous.

She thought so in her heart, but she didn't show it on the surface. Instead, she said respectfully: "I am just following the emperor's orders. I dare not take credit for it, nor do I dare to accept the praise from Concubine Hua!"

"Ha! What a man who follows orders!"

When Concubine Hua heard this, she thought Shen Meizhuang really took her words as a compliment, so her face darkened instantly, "If you want to please the emperor, I don't care, but you actually dare to affect me here, is this your 'dare not'? In my opinion, you are very 'daring'!"

An Lingrong and Zhen Huan didn't say a word at first, just watched Shen Meiyu perform by herself.

As a result, as Concubine Hua was talking, she became obviously angry.

Seeing this, Zhen Huan was afraid that Shen Meizhuang would be harmed by Concubine Hua, so she couldn't help but say, "Reporting to Concubine Hua, Concubine Hui always remembers your kindness and has always been respectful to you. How dare she affect you?"

Back then, the reason why Shen Meizhuang was picked out to help the Queen with the affairs of the six palaces together with Jingpin was all thanks to Concubine Hua.

However, Concubine Hua at that time probably did not expect that she would shoot herself in the foot.

Zhen Huan's words successfully reminded Concubine Hua of her own wrong move, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became!

Suddenly, she turned to Zhen Huan and said with a smile, "Lady Wan, you are always sharp-tongued. I don't want to talk to you now, but you insist on speaking up. Do you want to show off your sisterly love? Or do you want to show off your eloquence? What a pity. The Emperor is not here now. I cannot tolerate someone like you who seduces the Emperor. Songzhi, slap your face!"

When Concubine Hua said this, not only Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were shocked.

Even Songzhi, who was named, stood there in a daze, as if she did not expect Concubine Hua to order her to hit someone directly.