Comprehensive film and television: The cool life of the female supporting role after the cross-dress

Zhuxi saw Yinzhen's face change from sunny to cloudy and then to overcast. She looked terrified and worried that Yinzhen would get angry and blame her, but in fact she was not bothered at all, because she knew very well that Yinzhen would not fail to give respect to the empress dowager.

While Yinzhen's thoughts were racing, Zhuxi still had the leisure to put his hands behind his back and quietly gesture to the empress dowager in the hall and Ye Bingshang who was standing beside her.

"I thought I was the only one who would look down on other people's children and despise my own flesh and blood for not being smart and sensible enough. I didn't expect the Queen Mother to be the same."

Ye Bingshang had sharp eyes. When she saw Zhuxi's movements, she guessed that Yinzhen was eavesdropping again. She deliberately emphasized the words "blood of her own flesh and blood" and glanced at the empress dowager calmly.

There was nothing that a thousand-year-old fox, who was born a bondservant and became a favorite concubine, and then the empress dowager, didn't understand. She glanced at the door and shook her head helplessly, thinking it was all an injustice.

"Hongxing is not stupid or naive. I think he is very good." The Queen Mother pretended to be angry and teased Ye Bingshang, then said seriously: "It is because he is my own flesh and blood that I am picky. A mother's heart is kind, and the deeper the love, the more severe the criticism."

As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, Su Peisheng's voice came from outside the door, "The Emperor has arrived——"

Yinzhen looked straight ahead and walked at an unhurried pace, as if he was not eavesdropping outside the door. He saluted the empress dowager in a proper manner and said, "Your son pays his respects to the Empress Dowager."

The Queen Mother also followed suit, and said kindly and weakly: "The Emperor is here. I was just telling the Imperial Concubine that Hongxing looks like you."

She does look alike, especially the pair of eyes that are not very big but bright, which are not at all like her twin sister Luanyue. Just as Ye Bingshang hoped, Luanyue's eyebrows, eyes and nose are somewhat similar to the empress dowager's.

"It does look like me." Yinzhen took Hongxing with a smile and shook him in his arms, "It's too heavy."

Because of the empress dowager's words of deep love and sharp criticism just now, Yinzhen rarely softened his expression and attitude in front of the empress dowager. He no longer maintained the aloofness of a superior, and chatted with his child like an ordinary mother and son.

This scene of family happiness deeply hurt the Fourth Prince Hongli, who lived in Shoukang Palace with him. There was not a trace of youthful vigor and vitality on his young and handsome face, but only a hypocritical and gloomy mask.

Obviously, they were both princes. Hongxing was able to be raised in the palace since childhood and was deeply loved by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. However, he grew up in the Old Summer Palace until he was almost an adult and had only met the Emperor and the Empress Dowager a few times, and had to endure the contempt of the servants behind his back.

Why? Why?

Is it because Hongxing’s mother is the favored Concubine Lan, and his biological mother is just a lowly and ugly palace maid who doesn’t even have a title or position?

"Brother Hongli, you said you would take me to see a play. When are we going?" Princess Qingying, who had sneaked out from the Queen, walked to Hongli with a smile, holding up the hem of her skirt with her hands and raising her fingers coquettishly.

If Ye Bingshang saw this, she would definitely think that these hands were probably born with a disability, which is why they look like chicken claws.

But Hongli did not think so. In his eyes, Qingying was shrouded in the noble status of being the legitimate daughter of a prominent Manchu family and the niece of the empress. She was also aloof and self-respecting, never flattering the powerful and looking down on the weak. She was closer to him than to the third prince.

Hongli's eyes darkened, he turned around and smiled brightly and kindly, "Princess Qingying, we can go now." He will fight for what he wants.

The two thought they were hiding their tracks, but in fact, every move they made when they met and talked in private was seen by An Lingrong and Ye Bingshang.

Ye Bingshang sneered. Is it popular in this place to rely on women to fight for the throne? They seem to be normal people at ordinary times, but why do they start to go crazy when it comes to power and the throne?

And there is Princess Qingying. According to An Lingrong, the Queen wanted to make her the Third Prince's legitimate wife, so how come she is involved with the Fourth Prince?

Well, let's just regard it as the custom of this place. It's easier to disrupt or take advantage of such inferior means.

Ye Bingshang ordered people to keep the matter between the Fourth Prince and Qingying a secret, as a surprise she prepared for the Queen and the Fourth Prince. She only hoped that the Queen and the Fourth Prince would not let her down when the time comes.

"My queen, Xuexiang sent me some news." Yu Gu walked in with a little impatient steps, and her breath was a little unstable, "There is progress at Lingyun Peak."

"Is Zhen Huan and Prince Guo together?" Ye Bingshang's eyes lit up. After waiting for so long, she couldn't hide her anticipation: "Xue Xiang has solid evidence."

Yu Gu nodded, then shook her head again, her eyes full of excitement, "What Xue Xiang discovered is probably more serious than an affair. Prince Guo and Concubine Wan actually saved Mog Khan and let him go before reporting to the emperor."

"Mog Khan?"

"Yes, Xuexiang said that Mog Khan was seriously injured and would not be able to get far. She has taken the initiative to ask people nearby to pay more attention. If we ask Lord Shen to send someone to look for him, we will definitely be able to catch him."

That would be a great achievement.

"No." Ye Bingshang rejected calmly, "The emperor is very suspicious. If this matter can be kept secret, it will be bad if it cannot be explained clearly later."

This matter has to be discovered by Yinzhen himself.

Soon Ye Bingshang got the chance.

Yinzhen sat cross-legged on the couch, not looking at Ye Bingshang, and asked casually, "You used to have a close relationship with Wanpin. Based on your understanding of her, do you think she knows Huanbi's identity?"

Of course she knew it, otherwise which master could tolerate such an arrogant and trouble-making palace maid.

"Then I will first ask Your Majesty to forgive me for my innocence before I dare to speak."

Yinzhen then turned his head to look at Ye Bingshang, pretending to be relaxed and said, "Just tell me what you know, and be sure to tell me everything you know."

"Yes." Ye Bingshang responded, rolling her eyes and speaking softly, "Based on my understanding of Wanpin, she is not someone who would feel comfortable treating her own sister as a maid. Moreover, she said in person that Huanbi's family had a favor with the Zhen family."

"Thank you?" Yinzhen repeated. Could it be that Zhen Yuandao had deceived Zhen Huan as well?

Ye Bingshang nodded: "Yes, so Wanpin has been particularly indulgent towards Huanbi since she entered the palace. At the beginning, even Fu Guangjin..."

Even the Fu Guang Jin was given to Huanbi.

"I also remember this. At that time, Huanbi wore the glittering brocade and flaunted it, which angered Nian." Yinzhen was startled as he said this, and the air pressure in his body suddenly dropped.

How did Zhen Huan deal with Nian's difficulties at that time? She protected Huanbi at all costs, and even bowed her head and begged for mercy from Nian. She was demoted and confined to her house to copy the palace rules a hundred times.

This is not Zhen Huan's character. If Zhen Huan gave in so easily, she would not have been able to leave the palace to practice Buddhism. She was unwilling to give in to Nian even when she was pregnant and had a miscarriage. What was the reason that forced her to give in?