Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

After entering the palace, Yixiu had no time to rest. Aunt Zhuxi, who was beside the Queen Mother, came to Kunning Palace and said, "This servant greets the Queen. May the Queen be blessed with good health."

Yixiu motioned to Jianqiu to help Zhuxi up, "It's a mess entering the palace today, why is aunt here?"

Zhu Xi frowned slightly and said awkwardly, "The ladies who are still in the palace will enter the palace tomorrow. Logically, the concubines of the late emperor should move to Shou'an Palace by today at the latest. However... Concubine Yi who lives in Yanxi Palace is very uncooperative. After all, she is the favorite concubine of the late emperor, and the palace people can't say much..."

Logically speaking, the empress dowager should live in the Cining Palace, but the Cining Palace has been uninhabited since the death of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. Kangxi's biological mother, Empress Dowager Xiaohui, originally lived with Grand Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. After Xiaozhuang's death, Empress Dowager Xiaohui moved to Shoukang Palace to show her remembrance and respect for Xiaozhuang.

To show respect, Concubine De also moved to Shoukang Palace. Of course, Shoukang Palace was well maintained and comfortable to live in. The nearby Xian'an Palace was changed to Shou'an Palace for the concubines to live in.

However, it was not the right of Yixiu to intervene in the matter of Concubine Yi's refusal to move out of the palace. After all, Concubine Yi was half an elder. If Yixiu intervened in the name of the empress, it might be suspected of mistreating the widow of the late emperor. Therefore, it was best for Concubine De to intervene in the name of the empress dowager.

I just don't know why Zhuxi would hand this matter over to Yixiu. If others don't know, how could Yixiu not know? This good aunt of mine felt that when I persuaded her that day, my words were inappropriate and disrespectful to her, and I was helping Yongzheng to lobby, so I wanted to use these little things to make things difficult for Yixiu.

But Yixiu had no choice but to accept this matter. If she didn't, it would give Defei a legitimate reason to interfere in the harem. It would also be a sign of Yixiu's inability to take over the important task of being the queen and her incompetence.

Yi Xiu smiled and said to Zhu Xi, "Aunt, you came at the right time. I haven't changed out of this outfit yet, so it's not impolite to visit Concubine Yi."

Zhu Xi understood that Yi Xiu did not intend to ask Concubine Yi to move out of the palace as a junior, but directly asked Concubine Yi what she was doing as the master of the harem. As expected, the person standing in front of him was no longer the daughter-in-law of the queen, the wife of Prince Yong. He could only smile and say, "The queen is naturally noble. She is awe-inspiring even without the decoration of gorgeous clothes."

I don't know if Yixiu noticed Zhuxi's change of attitude, but she just said as usual, "It's a bit embarrassing for me to go there. I'd like to ask my aunt to invite the wife of Prince Heng and the wife of the Ninth Prince to come. If possible, it would be great if you could bring the eldest son of Prince Heng, Hongsheng, and the eldest prince of the Ninth Prince's family, Hongzheng, to visit their grandmother."

If Zhuxi just felt awe when he saw Concubine Yixiu using her power as the Queen to oppress others, now he was filled with fear. No matter how stubborn Concubine Yi was, she would not ignore the safety of her own grandson. The Queen's conspiracy was really shocking and frightening.

Yixiu also instructed, "If it's not too much trouble, please take Jianqiu to see the world. Otherwise, she will walk on my behalf in the future, and it will be embarrassing for me if she shows her timidity."

Zhu Xi bowed her head respectfully, "Miss Jianqiu is smart. As long as I take Miss Jianqiu with me once, she will naturally be able to help the Majesty deal with the affairs outside."

Yixiu played with the gold and jade ruyi in her hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work, aunt."

Zhuxi took Jianqiu to ask for help. Huichun took off the imperial crown for Yixiu and combed her hair into a graceful and elegant style again. She said thankfully, "Fortunately, I did not shirk my responsibilities and learned the palace hairstyle from the hairdressing maid in the palace. Otherwise, I would have delayed the Empress's work today."

Yixiu said indifferently, "What's the big deal? Even if you just comb my hair, who would dare to look down on me?"

Huichun said righteously, "How can they be the same? Your Majesty is now the Queen, so it's only natural that you should wear your hair in this style!"

The master and servant chatted and laughed while Huichun combed her hair.

Yixiu praised, "You have learned to hide your shortcomings. You combed your hair so quickly and well. How can it look like it's your first time?"

Huichun was so happy to hear this that her teeth were almost exposed. "I will do my best to help the Majesty with her hair." Looking at Yixiu's gentle smile in the mirror, Huichun said fondly, "I only know this skill. I will comb the Majesty's hair for the rest of my life."

Yixiu patted Huichun's hand in amusement and said, "When I get old and my hair becomes thin, I'm afraid I won't be able to put it up even if I want to. What will you do then?"

Huichun was frightened by what Yixiu said, and said reluctantly, "Then as long as the master gives Huichun a bite to eat, Huichun will never leave the master."

Seeing Huichun about to cry, Yixiu comforted her, "No, if we don't have real hair, we can just use a wig. We can't let the mother of a country disappear just because I have too little hair. Huichun will dress me up for the rest of my life."

Huichun burst into laughter and nodded vigorously, "Of course I will follow you forever!"

After Huichun was comforted, Zhuxi and Jianqiu also came back. Jianqiu went into the hall to tell Yixiu that Zhuxi was entertaining guests outside.

Jianqiu walked over quickly, bowed to Yi Xiuxing, and reported, "Your Majesty, Prince Heng's wife, Prince Heng's son, the Ninth Prince's wife, and the eldest prince of the Ninth Prince's family are already waiting in the side hall."

Yixiu was not in a hurry to meet people, but asked Jianqiu, "How is their mother-son relationship since you came back?"

Jianqiu recalled for a moment and replied, "The prince of Heng was born to the concubine Liu Jia, and was not raised by the concubine of Heng. From what I can see, their relationship is not harmonious. On the other hand, the eldest prince of the Ninth Prince's family was born to a concubine, and was raised by the concubine since he was a child. They get along like real mother and son."

Yixiu understood, this was similar to the information he had found out.

Because Concubine Yi had always had her eldest son raised in the Empress Dowager's palace, she always felt a little awkward getting along with him, but she still liked the sensible Fifth Lady very much. Of course, she liked Crown Prince Hongsheng even more. After all, the youngest son and the eldest grandson were the lifeblood of the old lady, so even Concubine Yi could not escape the brunt of the situation.

However, Concubine Yi had a completely opposite attitude towards her youngest son. She liked the sweet-talking youngest son, but was indifferent to the Ninth Concubine. It was said that it was because the Ninth Concubine had never given birth to a legitimate son. She also did not like her grandson Honghui very much, also because Honghui's biological mother was of low status.

Of course, it is no wonder that Concubine Yi doesn't like the children in the Ninth Prince's mansion. The Ninth Lady only gave birth to a legitimate daughter, and the rest were born to concubines. Concubine Yi asked the Ninth Prince to take two concubines, but he refused. The Ninth Prince was fickle and liked beautiful women. The concubines in the backyard were replaced very quickly, and there was no shortage of children. Even if Concubine Yi wanted to support a concubine, she didn't know who to choose. It was really a mess.