Zhen Huan is still in love, and her sister's goal is to become the queen mother

That night Huimin was still reading Nalan Rongruo's poems and was reading them with great interest.

The emperor loves romance, so Huimin naturally caters to his tastes.

In order to serve her superiors and strive to satisfy them, Huimin learns skills every day and even practices playing the piano.

I was reading here when Ruyi came running in hurriedly.

"My lord, my lord, something big has happened."

Seeing Ruyi panting, Huimin quickly asked her to sit down and poured her some tea herself.

"Moisten your throat, what's wrong?"

"My lady, Concubine Xin has been imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment by Yu Ying."

"what?"

Huimin was holding the teacup in her hand, but in shock she let go and it dropped to the ground.

"Ministry of Punishment, how could she have the right to have Guan Xinchang enter the Ministry of Punishment?"

Huimin looked serious. Concubine Xin was a nice person and lived with her in Chuxiu Palace. This incident also slapped Chuxiu Palace in the face.

"I promised to ignore it. Even if she doesn't have such a right, she has a personality like that. She has no idea how high the heaven is and how deep the earth is, relying on the emperor's favor."

Ruyi was still frightened. Yu Ying'er was such a cruel person.

"I can't ignore this matter."

Huimin frowned, wondering what to do.

His position is not that of the master of a palace, nor does he have the right to assist in managing the six palaces.

As for the Emperor and the Empress, I'm afraid the Emperor won't care. He cares the least about the competition for favor in the harem. I'm afraid the Empress would know about it and not want to get involved in this mess.

As for the others, Concubine Hua has the power to assist in managing the six palaces, but she... Yu Ying'er is dependent on Concubine Hua, and before the new person entered the palace, Concubine Xin was also favored, so Concubine Hua was dissatisfied with her sharing her favor, so how could she care about her.

Huimin had to think of other ways, but speaking of the three big mountains in the harem - there was the Queen Mother.

Although the Empress Dowager is no longer in charge of affairs, she still has great power. She is the Emperor's biological mother, so as long as she gives an order, everything will be solved.

The late emperor's Consort De was the winner of the palace fight and saw everything.

You can ask the Queen Mother for help.

But it’s so late, I’m afraid...

Even if Huimin wants to go, she must seize the right time. Is it worth it for her to disturb the Queen Mother with Xin Chang there?

Huimin weighed the pros and cons and stood up.

"Find Xiao Ruizi and Xiao Congzi to go to the Ministry of Punishment to help Concubine Xin with her affairs."

"Don't let anything happen to Xin Chang. Take care of her as much as you can."

It’s not a good idea to disturb the Queen Mother at this time.

We can only wait until the next morning.

Huimin asked Ruyi to ask her to go and pay her respects to the Queen Mother early the next morning.

Early the next morning, Huimin went to Shoukang Palace early.

I explained my purpose to Aunt Zhuxi and let her go in to report.

Huimin waited in front of the prince, thinking of the queen as her greatest supporter.

She is the Queen's greatest reliance, but also the biggest obstacle for Huimin to overthrow the Queen.

After standing in the corridor for a while, Sun Zhuxi asked Huimin to come in, saying that the Queen Mother wanted to see her.

Huimin nervously clenched the handkerchief in her palm, adjusted her face, put on a decent smile, and entered Shoukang Palace.

"I've met the Queen Mother."

"Stand up, you are the noble lady, you performed well in the talent show."

Huimin stood up and looked up at the Queen Mother with a gentle and docile attitude.

"I didn't expect that the Queen Mother still had an impression of me. I am flattered."

Huimin's tone was gentle, as if she was talking to her own elder, and she chatted with the Queen Mother naturally.

The Queen Mother looked kind and benevolent, looking at the younger generation below in an amiable manner.

But Huimin knew that the Queen Mother was not what she appeared to be, otherwise she would not have been the final winner of the last harem.

"You and Lady Shen both have good family backgrounds, good temperaments, and are ladies from wealthy families, not bad."

The Queen Mother looked at Huimin, who was neither humble nor arrogant and acted properly, and nodded slightly with satisfaction.

"Are you here this time because of Xin Changzai's matter?"

The Queen Mother spoke with a smile, looking at Huimin with her calm eyes.

Those eyes were like deep pools, seemingly as tolerant and loving as water, but a closer look into her eyes revealed a pool of stagnant water that could swallow people up.

Full of scrutiny and exploration.

Huimin's expression remained unchanged, still wearing that gentle and respectful mask.

"Your Highness, Xin Chang is a weak woman. She was imprisoned in such a place by Yu Ying without any fault. I cannot bear it, so I come to ask Your Highness to seek justice."

The Queen Mother avoided talking about releasing Concubine Xin, but asked curiously:

"Are Concubine Xian and Concubine Xin on good terms?"

Huimin thought for a moment, her brain working rapidly. The answer couldn't be too distant, otherwise her plea for Xinchang would not stand. It couldn't be too close, otherwise it would seem like she was forming a clique.

After a brief moment of thinking, Huimin answered calmly:

"Sister Xin and I live in the same palace. Although we don't spend much time together, Sister Xin took good care of me when I first entered the palace. I am grateful, and we also have the affection of living in the same palace. That's why I dare to disturb the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother was satisfied with Huimin's answer:

"You are a person who knows how to repay kindness. It is a blessing for Concubine Xin to live in the same palace with you."

No matter what the Queen Mother thought, at least she seemed satisfied with her answer.

"I will issue an order to release Concubine Xin. She has been wronged this time, so give her some compensation."

The Queen Mother made a light remark to make up for it and turned the page on Xin Chang's story. Then she looked at Hui Min and praised her:

"You are a good-natured child. Come and visit me in a couple of days. I am old, and the emperor's harem still needs more sensible children like you."

"Unlike Yu Ying, who is really outrageous, singing loudly in the middle of the night. Her virtue is unworthy of her position. She should be stripped of her title and no longer be the Lady Miaoyin."

After hearing what the Queen Mother thought, Huimin couldn't help but sigh. Concubine Xin had given birth to a princess for the Emperor, and was favored before entering the palace. She also had experience as a concubine, but she had suffered such a great injustice and ended up like this.

Really...

Huimin secretly complained in her heart, but her face showed that the empress dowager was wise and made the decision for the concubines.

"The Queen Mother upholds justice and is the pillar of our harem."

The Queen Mother felt quite happy after being praised like this.

After all, she is old and in poor health, and her son is not close to her, so now that she is the empress dowager, she has the final say, but she has to consider her son's thoughts, and she is not as free to exercise her power as when she was Defei.

The Queen Mother chatted briefly with Huimin before letting him leave.

Before leaving, she was given two books as a gift and wore a bracelet awarded by the Empress Dowager.

The bracelet is in excellent condition, mainly because it was a gift from the Queen Mother, which showed her appreciation for Huimin.

But along the way, Huimin did not dare to relax until she returned to Chuxiu Palace and entered the door of her own Suifu Palace.

This first time meeting the Queen Mother alone made Huimin feel a chill.

This woman seemed to be indifferent to worldly affairs, but in fact she was an accomplice of the executioner, the Queen. She knew everything about the attacks on the babies in the harem, but she turned a blind eye and even covered up for her.

Huimin knew that even if she didn't go this time, the Empress Dowager would still take action. It would be difficult for the Empress to take action against the Emperor's favorite concubine, but she had her aunt, the Empress Dowager, to help her.

But the Queen Mother lacked an opportunity, so this time I handed her the ladder.

Didn’t you see the Queen Mother rewarding you with gifts and praising you for being sensible?

The interests of the people in the palace are intertwined, entangled like a knot that cannot be untied, but they are also against each other everywhere, with an unbridgeable chasm between them.