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

When all the concubines came to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat, Huimin thought of a special person - the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince's biological mother was of low status and was an ugly palace maid.

The emperor disliked it very much and kept it in this garden.

But Huimin would not underestimate anyone. The Fourth Prince was a man with many thoughts. He had no mother's blessing and was trying his best to ascend to the throne.

But he is much more difficult to deal with than the Third Prince.

Huimin and Xia Dongchun have been favored these days since the day they practiced archery with the emperor.

That day, I was admiring the lotus flowers by the pond and saw the Fourth Prince reciting his lessons from afar.

Huimin also laughed in her heart. She had begged the Queen a few days ago, but the Queen refused to see him, and the Emperor didn't like him either.

Now that I know I will come to appreciate the flowers, I even changed the part where I memorized it.

Since he couldn't get in touch with the queen, his hope of becoming the legitimate son was gone.

Then I will come to meet all of you beloved concubines.

"When the lotus leaves have just shown their pointed tips, a dragonfly has already landed on them. Now the lotus flowers are in clusters, even more beautiful, elegant and moving. Just looking at them, the summer heat has dissipated."

Huimin didn't care about the Fourth Prince and just chatted and laughed with Ruyi.

"My lord, you are in a good mood today."

Ruyi also smiled and held the oil-paper umbrella over Huimin's head, fearing that the sun would expose her young mistress.

Shunxin, who was standing by, was fanning herself and smiling at her young master.

The three of them strolled leisurely and waited for a long time. The Fourth Prince became anxious when he saw Huimin ignored him.

After all, young people are impatient.

Huimin remained calm and didn't pay any attention to him. She just admired the flowers and didn't look at people.

The Fourth Prince had no choice but to take his men to Huimin.

When I got to him, he looked smart.

"Greetings to the virtuous queen, may the queen be well and safe."

It seems like the Fourth Prince had planned this all along.

Huimin felt that the children in the palace were really cunning, especially the Fourth Prince.

But even if he is an unpopular prince, he cannot give others a chance to criticize him.

Huimin hurried forward to support the Fourth Prince.

"Please get up quickly."

I even pretended not to know him and asked, "I don't know..."

The Fourth Prince came up and immediately introduced himself.

"I am Si Age Hongli."

"It turned out to be the Fourth Prince."

Huimin didn't want to accept the Fourth Prince's advances, but he was good at picking and chose her from among the favorite concubines. Noble Lady Fucha didn't come this time, and the only people from the Manchu military flag who came were the Queen and herself.

My father needs to use it. Compared with those Han army flags, Xilin Gioro is still quite prominent. After all, it is one of the eight major surnames.

He wanted to improve his status, and finding an adoptive mother of high status was the best way.

If it weren't for his background, it would have been impossible for him to ascend to the throne.

Later, Zhen Huan gave him the surname Niuhulu, and his status also rose with the tide.

But...he is too anxious to get close to me.

But Huimin also asked the Fourth Prince in a gentle voice.

"What's the matter, Fourth Prince?"

Seeing Huimin's good attitude, the Fourth Prince immediately took the opportunity to climb up.

"My Lady, I want to see the Emperor, but... the Emperor doesn't want to see me, and he doesn't like me either."

Tsk tsk tsk, what a little green tea. You, a prince, say these things to your stepmother whom you only met once. What is your intention?

If you want to see your royal father, find a way yourself. Do I look like someone who is too chaste?

"I heard that the virtuous lady is the kindest person. She is always friendly to the palace people and the concubines of lower rank. She is the easiest person to get along with."

Just as I was thinking this, the Fourth Prince said this.

Well, Huimin didn’t know if her character was too successful, or if the feudal society treated people of lower status as less than human beings. She only showed the most basic respect, but she was definitely not a person with excessive love.

The Fourth Prince had made a wrong calculation.

Huimin changed her expression to one of pity, "Fourth Prince, why do you have to be so self-deprecating? You are the Emperor's child, the son of a dragon and the grandson of a phoenix. How can the Emperor not love you?"

The Fourth Prince's expression changed slightly when he saw that Huimin did not show any impatience towards him.

"But I don't have a mother. The other brothers all have mothers who love them, but I only..."

The Fourth Prince lowered his head, looking pitiful.

If a person is naive, he would be fooled by his appearance.

This implies that Huimin understands that he wants her to be his adoptive mother.

But... I am just a noble and I am not qualified to raise a prince.

Isn't this a good excuse?

Huimin curled up the corner of her mouth into a smile and adjusted the hat for the Fourth Prince.

"The Fourth Prince is also loved by the Empress. The Empress is the stepmother, so she is naturally the Prince's mother."

This is not accepting the Fourth Prince's olive branch at all.

Surrender to yourself?

Huimin is still young and will have her own children. Besides, who knows if adopting the Fourth Prince will actually bring disaster upon herself. Isn't it true that adopting him will only bring harm to herself?

Once he ascends the throne, the first person he will dislike will probably be his own son.

The Fourth Prince was stunned, but he couldn't refute this. He didn't have the power to resist the Queen.

Besides, this is true. In theory, all the children in the harem should call the queen "Huang E Niang".

But in order to keep the Fourth Prince calm, Huimin also did not want to break off relations with him.

"Fourth Prince has worked hard on endorsement. Ruyi will send some tonic soup to him."

All of a sudden, the Fourth Prince's mood changed again.

"My lady, Concubine Shen is waiting for you in the palace."

Just at this moment, Xiao Congzi came to report.

This news was exactly what Huimin wanted, so she took the opportunity to say goodbye to the Fourth Prince.

"Fourth Prince, you should go back soon. The weather is hot now. Go back and have a bowl of sour plum soup to cool off."

Huimin did not forget to show concern before leaving. Sure enough, the Fourth Prince had a smile on his face and his eyes were shining.

On the way back, Ruyi asked in confusion:

"Why did the Fourth Prince come to contact our young master? They all think our young master is easy to bully. He only came to our young master because the ladies didn't want him."

Ruyi was very angry and stood up for Huimin.

"Well, if you dare to talk nonsense about the prince, I can't protect you."

"We should stay away from this Fourth Prince and be respectful when we meet him."

After a pause, Huimin looked around and asked, "Have you remembered everything?"

Several palace maids said they would follow the young lady's orders.

Seeing that everyone had listened, Huimin also emphasized.

"Don't contact the Fourth Prince privately. And don't say anything if he contacts other concubines."

The Fourth Prince is not stupid. Seeing that he has not taken the initiative to express himself, he will inevitably contact other people.

Seeing Shunxin's worried look, Huimin knew what she meant.

After all, this is a prince who has stood on his own feet, and he will be a help in his future growth.

but……

To reach that position requires fighting.

Today I am his adoptive mother, and in the future I may be a stepping stone for him to ascend to the pinnacle of power.

I don't want to do this business at a loss.

What's more, the emperor dislikes him, and I will not consider it unless it is absolutely necessary and the benefits of adopting the Fourth Prince outweigh my concerns.

The farmer and the snake, a lesson for us.