Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

The next morning, after seeing off Kangxi who was attending the morning court, Shufei was just about to go back to rest when a young maid from Yonghe Palace came to tell her that Defei wanted to visit and wondered if Shufei had time.

Shu Fei sighed, it was really one thing after another. Ever since the Linglingxiang incident last year, Shu Fei had kept her distance from other people in the harem.

Now that Concubine De is here, she has no good intentions!

But if Shu Fei still wants to survive in this palace, she cannot offend the Four Concubines and the future Imperial Concubine. In fact, because Shu Fei has no family background, the only family she can be related to, the Chen family, has its roots in Jiangnan. It can be said that even a palace maid may have more connections than Shu Fei.

Therefore, Shu Fei had to greet everyone with a smile, and this time, she had to accept De Fei's visiting card.

Jiyun skillfully rewarded the young palace maid, politely sent her out, returned to Shufei, and helped her dress up.

"Your Majesty, we have no relationship with the Yonghe Palace, why are you coming here all of a sudden?"

Jiyun's words were not very polite, he almost said that this was an unwelcome visitor.

Shu Fei enjoyed Jiyun's service and replied, "Who among the masters in this palace, big or small, can we offend? Don't we have to smile and please them?"

Shu Fei couldn't help but smile bitterly as she thought about her hypocritical flattery with Kangxi yesterday.

In the morning, shortly after the sun rose, Defei arrived at Shufei's palace.

Defei was a very tactful person. When she met Shufei, she held her hand intimately, with an apologetic look on her face: "I am sorry for coming so abruptly. I hope Sister Shu will forgive me."

Shu Fei didn't want to offend De Fei, so she said affectionately, "I'm so happy that Sister De came to see me! How can it be rude?"

The plastic sisters entered the main hall and drank tea for a while, and then Concubine De started talking about business.

She put down the teacup and said, "Noble Consort Wenxi passed away suddenly. Now the harem is leaderless. Maybe the Emperor will appoint another noble concubine."

When talking about Concubine Wenxi, Concubine De wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, looking very sad.

Shu Fei knew very well that although Kangxi doted on her, it was impossible for him to make her a noble concubine and risk everyone's opposition, so she was not afraid to bring up this topic.

"Sister De's guess makes sense, but I don't know if the emperor has a candidate in mind."

When Defei saw that Shufei was not moved when the position of noble concubine was mentioned, she could only speak more bluntly.

"There is no hope for an old man like me. As for you, sister, I don't know what the emperor thinks, but in my heart, you have the strength to fight for it."

Shu Fei did not show the fear and trepidation she had shown in front of Kangxi the day before. She answered without a single mistake: "Sister, you know yourself well. The position of imperial concubine is really beyond my reach."

Defei didn't expect that Shufei had grown so much. She was far from the naivety and innocence when she first entered the palace. They were both thousand-year-old foxes, so what was the point of playing Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio?

Defei knew that she couldn't arouse Shufei's desire for the position of noble concubine, so she could only express her purpose sincerely.

"My sister has been under a lot of pressure right now, but there is no good news."

When Shu Fei heard De Fei talking about the child, she became even more defensive. "The matter of having children is a matter of fate. My sister is still young, so there is no need to rush."

When Concubine De saw that Concubine Shu had misunderstood, she hurriedly explained, "Sister didn't mean to ridicule me, I just cared about you."

Shu Fei did not respond: "Sister is not an imperial physician, I am afraid that I can't help my sister."

There was something meaningful in De Fei's smile, "Sister may not understand medical knowledge, but she understands people's hearts."

Shu Fei was a smart person, and De Fei would not speak without a purpose, so she asked anxiously: "I wonder what your opinion is, sister?"

Concubine De did not keep the secret, "My younger sister was given the title of concubine as soon as she entered the palace. Even my elder sister was jealous. In this deep palace, jealousy is a knife. Whoever you are jealous of will be pointed at that person."

Shu Fei was confused, but she still said calmly: "So, the elder sister's knife is also aimed at the younger sister?"

Concubine De laughed out loud, "If sister wanted to, she wouldn't be here."

Shu Fei was puzzled: "What do you mean, sister?"

Concubine De stopped smiling and put on a sad face. "Sister is old and ugly, but the most important thing in this deep palace is the emperor's favor. I feel isolated and helpless."

Only then did Shu Fei understand the purpose of De Fei's visit. It turned out that she wanted to form an alliance with her.

"Sister, you look no different from a 28-year-old girl. How can you say you are old and ugly?" Shu Fei did not want to accept this olive branch.

De Fei didn't want to joke with Shu Fei, "This man always likes new things and dislikes old things. No matter how much he likes a dish, he will get tired of it. For the sake of the children, sister, you have to make plans early."

Shu Fei also responded bluntly: "My sister is just favored by the emperor, how can she be worthy of being with her sister?"

Concubine De took out her own bargaining chip, "Sister is in good health, why is there no sign of any change after nearly two years of rain and dew? Why not clean the house more carefully?"

After saying that, Defei calmly stood up and said goodbye, ignoring Shufei's sudden change of expression.

Finally, Concubine De turned around and said, "If you don't mind, I can ask Imperial Physician Xiang Ziang to come next time to check for Ping's pulse."

Xiang Ziang was the exclusive imperial physician of Yonghe Palace trained by Concubine De. This was the unspoken rule in the palace.

After seeing off Concubine De, Jiyun came to Concubine Shu and asked with concern: "Your Majesty, why are you so pale? Is Concubine De..."

Shu Fei scolded: "What are you talking about?"

It’s not that Jiyun didn’t feel pain, but Defei’s words put Shufei under endless pressure.

She thought that after the last incident, she had cleared out the traitors in the palace, but she didn't expect that the real conspiracy was silent and would not be exposed in the open like that conspicuous pile of linden.

Now everyone seems to her like a harmful ghost. Only Jiyun is trustworthy, so she can't let Jiyun speak casually, otherwise if someone catches her, she will be left alone and helpless.

Shu Fei was suspicious for several days, and finally accepted De Fei's advice, and told Ji Yun to ask Xiang Ziang to check Ping An's pulse next time.

Xiang Ziang arrived, apparently having received instructions from Concubine De, and said respectfully, "Madam Shufei, please give me your instructions."

Shu Fei arranged: "Please ask Doctor Xiang to see if there is anything dirty here?"

Doctor Xiang only checked the main hall where they lived comfortably and found a lot of things.

He introduced them to Concubine Shu one by one: "Madam Concubine Shu, I have found some bad things.

This is the hot water bottle that the Empress uses to warm her body during her menstrual period. It has been soaked in musk. In order to prevent the Empress from discovering it, sheep's flower petals are added to the flower petals used by the Empress for bathing to relieve the symptoms.

Normally, bathing can offset the harm caused by musk, but during menstruation, you cannot bathe. In addition, this is a time of weakness, so the harm of musk to you will increase exponentially. But after this stage, with the help of sheep flowers, there will be no problem at all.

I would like to ask you a question, why is your Majesty feeling that the discomfort from her menstrual period is getting worse and worse?"

Shu Fei covered her belly and said absentmindedly, "Indeed, my menstrual period is getting more and more painful. I thought it was because of the climate in the north. The imperial physician diagnosed my pulse and prescribed a prescription for peace of mind, but it didn't work."

Doctor Xiang explained for his colleagues: "If I hadn't seen anything, I wouldn't have been able to diagnose it by feeling the pulse."