Chapter 302: Doomsday Training Class - An Lingrong + Huanbi (3)
Chapter 302: Doomsday Training Class - An Lingrong + Huanbi (3)
It’s a pity that true love changes rapidly. A daughter you have loved for many years may one day become a gift to your boss, and an affectionate wife may become a waste that you don’t even want to look at.
"Rong'er, this is a bit absurd, but it also stems from your lack of integrity. You just became the county magistrate, and you want three wives and four concubines. That's fine, but you dare to accept the flattery given to you by others. Are you afraid that you won't die soon enough?"
"But those things my son accepted were not a big deal, how could they cause such serious consequences?" An Bihuai had an expression that said, "Are you trying to coax me?"
Of course, Shiyi was coaxing An Bihuai, but for the sake of his customer's mental health, Shiyi continued to coax An Bihuai: "Can you be the same as others? You know in your heart that your official position was bought."
After hearing this, An Bihuai, who was originally confident, felt a little guilty: "Son, I don't think it's a big problem."
"Then just wait for bad things to happen to you. I've lived enough anyway." Shiyi sighed deeply and then walked out of the house, leaving An Bihuai behind feeling uneasy.
An Lingrong had calmed down after returning to her room. After feeling her own abilities, she began to think about her future. Then she thought of Shiyi's words before leaving the previous world, and she immediately understood that her grandmother was that adult.
"Madam, would you like to have some food now?" The little maid who served the original owner asked nervously when she saw that Shi Yi looked unhappy.
"No need, go and see how the madam is. Don't let her be scared." Shi thought that Lin, who had always been timid, would be in big trouble if she was scared to death.
"Yes, old lady," the maid hurried away.
Not long after the maid left, An Lingrong came over: "Sir, did you and I come together?"
Shi Yi didn't expect An Lingrong to be so perceptive, but when he thought about An Lingrong, he felt it made sense: "Yes, your ability should still be there, but there is a slight gap, right?"
"Yes." Facing Shi Yi, An Lingrong said without reservation: "My current ability is to change other people's perception through my own smell, and there are no restrictions. As long as they smell it, it will always be useful."
Such ability is simply against the will of heaven. Of course, this is inseparable from her efforts in the previous life. It can only be said that the more work, the more rewards. But the thought of using such ability to fight in the palace is simply a waste of talent.
Not only Shi Yi thought so, An Lingrong also had the same idea. However, due to the limited experience she had gained in two lifetimes, she had no other ideas except using it for palace fighting.
"This is a powerful weapon, An Lingrong. Tell me, are you interested in pretending to be a prince?" Shi Yi boldly gave An Lingrong an idea, and An Lingrong's eyes widened immediately.
"Sir, what do you mean?" An Lingrong was a little apprehensive, but then she had a huge ambition: "Please help me, sir."
"You have such ability, why do you need my help?" Shiyi was puzzled. This kind of incredible ability could be created easily.
An Lingrong did not answer. After thinking for a long time, she bowed and said goodbye to Shi Yi and left. Shi Yi was not disappointed. If she really had no idea, she would not have thought about it for so long.
An Lingrong did not do much, and An Bihuai has been much more well-behaved recently. He dared not accept any beauties sent by his subordinates, and his usual actions of currying favor with Shangguan were not so obvious. Unexpectedly, he was appreciated by Shangguan.
At first, her daily life was ordinary, until one day, An Lingrong made up her mind to leave Songyang County.
An Lingrong didn't tell anyone when she left. It was only later discovered that she had had enough of herself and when she returned home, she found a strange little girl in her house, who had replaced An Lingrong's identity.
Or, in other words, this was the "An Lingrong" who was found after An Lingrong changed everyone's perception of her. Shi Yi intuitively felt that this was someone who was deeply related to An Lingrong. Sure enough, after observing for a few days, Shi Yi was sure that this person was Zhen Huan.
This Zhen Huan did not come from the end of the world. This is the Zhen Huan of this world. I think An Lingrong wanted to see what kind of person she would become after experiencing her life.
Although he was curious, Shiyi had no intention of going to the Zhen family. However, at this moment he felt another consciousness of his coming with a soul and landing in the Zhen family. Shiyi changed his mind and turned his attention to the Zhen family.
In the Zhen family, Shiyi's consciousness was projected onto Zhen Yuyao, the real second lady who was hidden in the original plot. She reappeared because of the fluctuations of time and space and Shiyi's arrival.
When he saw the other "Zhen Yuhuan" who was called the eldest lady, Shi Yi recognized her at a glance. This was Huanbi, and she was Huanbi from another world.
Huanbi felt the energy fluctuations coming from Shiyi. She asked the maids around her to leave and bluffed to the empty air: "Come out, I see you."
Shi Yi was sure that the other party didn't see her, but this didn't stop her from showing up: "I didn't expect that you and An Lingrong would come to the same world. It seems that you two are destined to be together."
"Second sister, no, sir, you have become my second sister?" Huanbi was a little surprised, and then she realized what was said in the first sentence: "An Lingrong and I are in the same world? What a fate!"
After experiencing the ups and downs of the palace and struggling in the end times for many years, Huanbi is no longer the little girl who disliked everyone. Even when she heard news about An Lingrong, whom she once looked down upon, Huanbi felt happy.
"Yes, it is really fate. I became An Lingrong's grandmother in An Lingrong's home, and then when I came to Zhen's family, I became your second sister." Shi Yi also found it intriguing that these two people were really destined to be together.
"So, it was An Lingrong who caused the eldest sister to disappear?" Huanbi was also very smart. She immediately thought of the day when Zhen Huan disappeared on her first day. So she immediately used her ability - a substitute - and successfully replaced Zhen Huan's identity and became Zhen Yuhuan, the eldest daughter of the Zhen family.
"Zhen Huan is now in the An family, she is An Lingrong"
"Sister, maybe things will be different." Huanbi didn't know what to say. She was selfish. She wanted to be with Yunli and wanted to give her biological mother a status. But for all this, it would be better for her to work hard on her own than to rely on Zhen Huan.
Seeing how Huanbi was doing so well in the Zhen family, Shiyi began to become curious about An Lingrong's progress. Although Shiyi was not aware of her in the palace, it was not difficult for him to sneak into the palace and take a look.
In the palace, An Lingrong was following Concubine He anxiously: "Mother, I haven't seen Father Huang for a long time."
"Yinzhu, mother knows that you miss your royal father, but mother is useless and not liked by your royal father, and as a result, you are not valued by him either." Hepin was born into the Guwaljia clan, but her temperament is somewhat similar to the original An Lingrong.
"Mother, this is not your fault." An Lingrong is no longer the girl who only knew how to complain about herself. Now she is Yinzhu, the 20th prince of Kangxi.
This was An Lingrong forcibly changing other people's perceptions. Her age just matched the appearance. In the eyes of others, she was Kangxi's 20th prince Yinzhu. Only she herself knew that she was An Lingrong.
As for Hepin, she was the mother she chose for herself. Compared with other favored Han concubines, Guaerjia had a better family background, and the change of the throne had little to do with the emperor's favor for the concubine.
Because this emperor was Kangxi, even if he loved a woman very much, he would not pass the throne to the child born to this woman, not to mention that he did not love a woman that much.
The one I am talking about is the current favorite concubine, Concubine Shu.
"You should get closer to your seventeenth brother. He is the one your royal father loves the most. If you follow him, you can see your royal father often." Hepin was full of love for her daughter.
"I understand, mother. Don't worry about it." An Lingrong didn't think that following the Seventeenth Prince was a good thing. After all, the Seventeenth Prince was favored, and if she followed him, she would be less likely to be seen.
During her time in the palace, An Lingrong did not focus on portraying herself as the emperor's beloved son. On the one hand, she was afraid of being discovered, but more importantly, she needed strong abilities of her own, rather than empty favor.
One of the most important reasons why Kangxi did not consider passing the throne to younger princes was that the younger princes were unable to suppress the older princes, so improving their own abilities was very important.
At this time, An Lingrong was five years old, and it was the second year after the deposed crown prince was reinstated. Kangxi was very wary of every older prince, which made the younger princes more favored. Of course, no one could compare to the seventeenth prince.
Shi Yi watched coldly as the deposed crown prince had lost interest in fighting and did ridiculous things every day. Then she looked at the pretending to be unrestrained Fourth Prince Yinzhen, and the eager Eighth Prince Yinsi, and she was optimistic about An Lingrong from the bottom of her heart.
Even if An Lingrong waited until Kangxi's death, she would only be sixteen years old, but didn't Kangxi ascend the throne at the age of eight? Besides, An Lingrong was not an incompetent person.
Watching An Lingrong slowly building her own team under the cover of the Seventeenth Prince, Shi Yi knew that this child had hope. Then, looking at the master in the Shangshufang who was influenced by her abilities and taught her everything he knew, An Lingrong already had the aura of a prince.
After returning to the An family, although An Lingrong, the version played by Zhen Huan, was uncomfortable with everything at home, she could not see any flaws. She was respectful to Lin and Shiyi, but she vaguely looked down on An Bihuai's presence.
"Grandma, father hasn't returned home for several days. Could it be that?" Zhen Huan was really precocious. Based on An Bihuai's whereabouts and Lin's recent performance, she deduced that An Bihuai had a mistress.
"Rong'er, your father's affairs are really not something you, as a daughter, should interfere in. You just need to take good care of your mother. No one can surpass you." Shi Yi acted like a patriarch and gave Zhen Huan a reassurance.
With Shiyi's words, Zhen Huan was indeed relieved and returned to be with Lin. Lin was still thinking about An Bihuai's love and was always sad that An Bihuai had never returned home while in office.
"Rong'er, it's mother's fault. If I were prettier and gave birth to a younger brother for you, your father wouldn't stay out all night." Women always like to take the blame on themselves, as if this can comfort themselves, as if as long as they are good enough, they can keep the man.
"Mom, this is not your fault." Zhen Huan subconsciously felt that the fault was not with Lin, but with An Bihuai. However, looking at the haggard Lin, she could not say these words.
In fact, Lin's life was not difficult. Although An Bihuai did not come back, An Lingrong did not forget her biological mother and had someone to take care of her early on. Lin had endless money, and there was no problem except that her husband did not come home.
Moreover, in Shiyi's opinion, it is a good thing for a man not to go home. After all, An Bihuai still needs Lin to serve him when he returns home, so Lin is more comfortable now.
Zhen Huan also found it a little strange. Although she was young, the money in her family was not something a small county magistrate could have. After secretly inquiring, Zhen Huan learned that it was given by Lin's family.
But when Zhen Huan asked about the specific situation of Lin's family, no one could give a specific answer. Zhen Huan kept these in mind.
An Lingrong had never thought that someone would think so much about this until many years later when she saw Zhen Huan mentioning this matter in a tactful way in front of her, and then she suddenly realized it. Of course, this is a story for later.
Zhen Huan's life was pretty good. Apart from learning some basic skills as a daughter, she comforted Lin every day. She went from sympathizing with Lin in the beginning to becoming numb to her later on.
Mrs. Lin seemed to be accustomed to complaining to her daughter and feeling sorry for herself in front of her. She didn't know what impact her words would have on her daughter. Of course, she loved her daughter, but that didn't stop her from being full of negative energy.
Shiyi remembered hearing a saying that an East Asian woman's life is to treat her daughter as her husband, her husband as her son, and her son as her boyfriend.
According to Shiyi's observation, Lin was the first type, Zhen Yun was the second type, and Hepin in the palace was the third type.
As a result, Lin's daughter was sensitive and inferior, Zhen Yun's daughter was innocent and naive, and Hepin's "son" became more and more confident.
But no matter what, these women have one thing in common, that is, they regard their husbands and fathers as their heaven. But now it is different, An Lingrong wants to be that heaven herself.
Zhen Huan's original personality also gradually changed under the influence of Lin. Although she was not as gloomy as the original An Lingrong, she also lost the original Zhen Huan's innocence.
Zhen family.
Huanbi was raised as Zhen Huan by Zhen Yun, but Huanbi's appearance was different from Zhen Huan. Her eyes and eyebrows were like Zhen Huan, because they had the same father. Although Yun felt a little sorry that her daughter was not like herself, she still taught her with all her heart.
Huanbi studied all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She even learned the Jinghong Dance with great effort. Perhaps it was a matter of talent, as she was better at dancing than Zhen Huan. The only thing she lagged behind was poetry.
But Huanbi is already content. Now she understands why Prince Guo fell in love with Zhen Huan. Now she no longer asks Prince Guo to love her, but only asks for a little affection from him.
After all, he was a man she had never gotten, so Huanbi always had such an obsession with Prince Guo, almost comparable to the matter of clearing her mother's name, but only almost.
(The timeline is not quite right, because I have a lot of personal settings in it, hehe)
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