Zhen Huan looked at Huanbi's departing back and fell into deep thought.

Because of Aunt Fangruo's words, "A truly blessed person does not care about whether they are legitimate or illegitimate children," not only did Huanbi's mind become more active, but Zhen Huan also had another layer of grudge against Huanbi.

So she specifically asked someone to inquire about the Empress. Although the incident was suppressed by Kangxi and the Fourth Prince, Zhen Huan still learned about the story of the two daughters of Ulanala competing for a husband.

You don't know until you hear it, and you'll be shocked when you hear it.

The rumored eldest daughter of the Ulanara family was once a stunningly talented woman, with a face like a fairy, so she was favored by the current emperor. On the other hand, the queen was just a concubine's daughter who was not outstanding and was inferior to her elder sister in every aspect.

But now, the eldest daughter who was born legitimately has a bad reputation. She gave birth to the second prince but is just a noble lady who cannot be included in the imperial genealogy; the inconspicuous concubine sister has become the most noble woman in the world and the biological mother of the prince.

The more Zhen Huan listened, the more confused she became. Although she was confident in her own talents, she couldn't help but think about it, because she knew that compared with personal ability, luck was the key to how much success a person could achieve.

But fate is the most unpredictable.

The queen back then was able to survive and turn the tide, but what about Huanbi?

If it weren't for Zhen Yuandao's request, she would have been unwilling to bring Huanbi into the palace. The only solution now was to suppress Huanbi's wishful thinking as soon as possible.

"Your servant greets Lady Wan, Lady Wan, best wishes." Cui Jinxi saluted Zhen Huan as usual, but changed the details of her address. She no longer called her "Changzai" or "Guan Nvshi", but only "Lady Wan".

There was still a gentle and kind smile on her face. "I wonder what the young master wants to ask me to do by sending me here?"

Zhen Huan also learned from Cui Jinxi's attitude and address that she knew what happened to her in Kunning Palace, but still chose to be friendly to her.

This feeling of being trusted and valued when surrounded by enemies on all sides greatly satisfied Zhen Huan's subconscious vanity and pride, and her trust in Cui Jinxi went even further.

Zhen Huan: "Aunt Jingxi, you don't have to be so polite. I just want to ask about the Empress and Concubine Rou. Is that convenient?"

Cui Jinxi's eyes flickered slightly, she lowered her eyelids, thought for a moment, and decided to hide the similarities between Zhen Huan and Concubine Rou.

As the saying goes, "One may plant a willow tree without intention but it may grow into a shade." Being too clear and explicit may make one lose sincerity, so he only told Zhen Huan about Concubine Rou's preferences.

"I don't know much more. But because of what happened back then, the relationship between the Empress and Concubine Rou has always been bad. It can be seen that even sisters who are connected by blood will have many conflicts if they marry the same person."

Zhen Huan nodded in agreement: "I have just arrived at the palace and don't know much about the situation in the palace. I accidentally offended the Queen today. I feel uneasy. I hope Aunt can give me some advice."

One was intentional and the other was intentional, and their brain circuits were connected again, and they soon became lively.

.........

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

The Emperor had just reprimanded his seventeenth brother, Prince Guo, and was now diligently reviewing memorials.

Unlike his previous life, he and the Eighth Brother didn't have time to get too upset before the jealous Queen and Concubine Hua dealt with their powerful rivals in the fight for the throne.

The win was so easy, it was destiny.

In terms of military power, Nian Gengyao, the Fourteenth Old Man, and Honghui are evenly matched and check and balance each other, so he has nothing to worry about.

In addition, because of the Li Jingui incident, the emperor lived under the unfounded "shadow of cuckoldry" in his later years, and he did not show much favoritism to his seventeenth brother, the son born to his beloved concubine in his twilight years.

Therefore, the emperor did not feel the slightest bit of jealousy towards his younger brother, let alone fear. What he was really jealous and fearful of was his own son, Crown Prince Honghui.

But this Prince Guo takes himself too seriously and acts like a free and easy prince who doesn't care about power in front of him.

When Prince Guo said this, the emperor frowned, looked confused, and had question marks all over his head.

What are you doing? Did I say I would share your power, but you refused? Who are you?

Besides, if you don't work, then you are just receiving the imperial salary and enjoying the support of the world for nothing. You dare to say it in front of him, your superior who pays you. You are really shameless.

A powerless prince lives a more comfortable life than the emperor, is there any justice? !

"Still laughing, still laughing, you still have the nerve to laugh!" The emperor picked up the memorial and hit Prince Guo on the head, puffing his beard and glaring.

If it were Old Fourteen, he would have known to hide at this time, and he would definitely have succeeded.

But Prince Guo didn't dare to do that. He was not familiar with his brother, and he thought he was loved by the emperor, which would surely make his brother unhappy. So he got beaten several times.

The emperor, who rarely beats someone, was satisfied and smiled. Well, he is sensible!

"Royal brother." Prince Guo touched his forehead and smiled helplessly, "Even if you think I am useless or incompetent, I am really not interested in the affairs of the court."

This shameless and evasive talk made the emperor so angry that he almost burst into curse: "Do you know how much thought and effort I have put in to make money for the national treasury, and you just want to be lazy?"

Before I even uttered the words, I knew it was inappropriate and stopped myself.

Looking at Prince Guo's beautiful smiling face, his two little eyes rolled slyly and a dirty idea came to his mind.

He pretended to be sad and said, "Seventeenth brother, you are too self-deprecating. How can you be useless to the Qing Dynasty and to me?"

Prince Guo's heart tightened, not knowing what the emperor was going to do, but he had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, the emperor's next sentence was: "Well, since you haven't married yet, when Mongolia needs a marriage in the future, you can go to Mongolia like your ninth brother and marry the Mongolian princess in power, which will also make contributions to the Qing Dynasty."

"Brother Emperor!"

Prince Guo was frightened half to death. So far, the only example of a prince marrying a foreign prince was his ninth brother. Now, when the clan members talked about this matter, they all laughed at it.

He didn't expect that the emperor was so wary of him. He was willing to give up all court affairs, but he still refused to give up and wanted him to lose his dignity as completely as his ninth brother.

The emperor could naturally see that Prince Guo was unwilling, and added something even more wicked.

"Don't worry, as long as you agree, I will give you and the prince the same title as the emperor, and the treatment of Concubine Shu will also be improved. It is not impossible to posthumously confer the title of Concubine Shu Gui."

This is to use his mother to force him to submit.

When Prince Guo saw the emperor's smiling face, his heart felt heavy, as if a jack was pressing on it.

He hesitated for less than a moment, then knelt down immediately, and said very respectfully and sincerely: "My royal brother, please understand. I have no intention of getting involved in the disputes in the court. I just want to marry a beloved woman and spend the rest of my life with her."

Emperor: “…” I think you really don’t know what life and death is.

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