The princess only wants to get rich and support her family

As Zuihualou was about to reopen, Qiu Xu repeatedly asked Jiang Wu to bring him letters.

As the largest shareholder of Zuihualou, Hu Luanfei insisted on attending the opening ceremony and asked Jiang Shi to ask Xuanyuan Yuqing if he could take her out of the palace.

Le Yao helped her lie down and rest. Soon, news from Xuanyuan Yuqing arrived. He asked Jiang Shi to reply that if he wanted to leave the palace, he needed the emperor's permission.

I had trouble sleeping well in a strange place to begin with, and I had been busy with a lot of things recently, so I woke up with even worse insomnia that night.

Concubine De sent people to express her condolences every day, and the head maid beside the Queen also came to her three times a day without stopping, which made her very annoyed.

"My queen, if you continue like this, you won't be able to do anything." Le Yao brought a pot of hot tea and poured her a cup.

Hu Luanfei took it and took a sip. "Your Majesty and Qi Siliao agreed to take good care of me. He was afraid that I would want to leave the palace. No matter how much I begged, he refused to see me."

Le Yao tilted her head and asked, "Don't you look similar to the girl in his dreams? Why don't you start from that aspect?"

"It's useless." Hu Luanfei was furious. "There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and Concubine Hu has long lost her value over the years."

Le Yao said: "How do you know if you don't try?"

"If he really had feelings for Concubine Hu, how could he have remained calm when he first met me?"

Seeing that His Majesty asked to leave the palace, no matter how hard Hu Luanfei tried, it was of no avail.

Because she was trapped in the palace, the opening date of Zuihualou had not been set. Hu Luanfei couldn't help feeling a little tired at this moment. After the warm sun slightly emerged from the clouds, she gradually felt sleepy.

The weather is very good today. The cool breeze blowing through the plum trees makes a rustling sound, which occasionally feels like the tranquility of a lazy summer moment.

She closed her eyes and her breathing gradually became steady. Just as she was about to fall asleep, a shadow of a person suddenly flashed through her mind. She immediately opened her eyes and looked towards the direction of Chengqian Palace following the sunlight coming in through the window.

"Le Yao, help me with my makeup." She stood up and sat in front of the dressing table. "Let's go to Chengqian Palace."

"That's Concubine De's residence." Le Yao reminded.

Hu Luanfei pursed her lips and said, "Qi Siliao said that as long as they owe us a favor, the road ahead will be much easier."

Le Yao was shocked, "Have you decided to interfere in Bei Qiu's harem affairs?"

"If you want to get out, you can only cling to Concubine De's thigh."

The two of them walked out of the gate of Nuanchun Pavilion, and one of the palace servants guarding on both sides of the gate immediately followed them.

Le Yao whispered, "Sent by the Queen."

Hu Luanfei turned around and took a look, but she noticed something strange. The palace servants guarding the Nuanchun Pavilion were becoming more and more restless, and liked to pay attention to her affairs, and then quietly informed Fengyi Palace, and soon the aunt beside the queen came over to walk around.

Hu Luanfei pointed at the figure running fast in front and asked the palace servants who were accompanying him, "Does Nuanchun Pavilion no longer need to guard the gate?"

The palace servant bowed and responded respectfully: "Maybe he is in a hurry. He will be back soon."

"Le Yao is here with me, you go guard the door."

"Yes, slaves follow the order."

But she hadn't taken a few steps when the palace maid followed her again.

Hu Luanfei was secretly unhappy because the palace servants sent by the Queen seldom listened to her orders, and she would just respond verbally but not move on whatever she ordered them to do.

Once these two eunuchs took the lead, some of the palace maids under them also became restless. Relying on the fact that they were Bei Qiu's people, she had no way to discipline them, and they were always lazy in everything. However, they were faster than the other in informing on others.

Hu Luanfei didn't believe that the palace maid went there to solve a physiological problem. He guessed that she just went there to inform others of her whereabouts and then wait for the queen to come and deal with it.

She quickened her pace and headed towards Chengqian Palace. At that time, Concubine De was sitting under the window in the inner room of the west warm pavilion, drinking the fresh milk tea made by her aunt.

As if they had predicted her coming, they were not surprised when the palace servant announced it, so she and Le Yao entered the West Warm Pavilion smoothly.

Concubine De put down her teacup and glanced at her, as if she had seen through her intentions. "I can take you out, but I will need your help in the future."

Hu Luanfei's mouth twitched slightly, and he sat down on the couch without any courtesy. The palace maid also brought him a cup of fresh milk tea in due time.

"Your Majesty is as wise as a god. I can't even compare to her." She took a sip and sat there quietly waiting.

Concubine De didn't mind her rudeness and smiled, "As I get older, I think about more things. I feel that this position is a bit precarious."

Hu Luanfei said without restraint, "Want to be the queen?"

If such treasonous words were heard by someone with ulterior motives, they would probably be sentenced to death. However, in front of Concubine De, she was given a disdainful smile, "What's so good about being a queen? If you want to be one, just be the queen mother."

Hu Luanfei was startled and looked outside. "You are much braver than me. Does Xuanyuan Yuqing know that you have this idea?"

Concubine De said slowly: "I know, but he doesn't want to be the emperor."

Alas, that was not said in vain.

Hu Luanfei secretly complained.

A dark color surged in Concubine De's eyes. "But despite this, I still hope that you can join hands with Qing'er to get rid of the escort agency supported by the Queen's mother's family."

Hu Luanfei did not keep the secret and directly pointed out his ambition, "Did Xuanyuan Yuqing tell you that I want to open an escort agency?"

"I admire you very much and am happy to help you."

"It is very likely that I will monopolize the entire Beiqiu escort agency market like the Queen's mother's family did."

"And then?" Concubine De looked at her and said, "I want to ask if I will get rid of you like I did with the Queen's mother's family."

Hu Luanfei narrowed her eyes and smiled: "I know that the imperial concubine is not the kind of person who will destroy the bridge after crossing it."

Concubine De just curled her lips and then revealed some information about the Queen's mother's family to her.

The Queen's legitimate son is now the Crown Prince, and the situation of the entire dynasty has been determined. There are some things that Xuanyuan Yuqing is not convenient to do, and he cannot trust outsiders. He has no choice but to find someone with status but no connection with Beiqiu to solve the problem. That would be the best.

Just as Concubine De was talking about the Crown Prince, a graceful and elegant man walked straight in from outside the door.

Concubine De's calm eyes immediately showed a hint of surprise. She stood up and saluted, and scolded the palace servants outside the door: "How can you do your job? You didn't even inform the Queen when she came."

The Queen raised her hand to stop Concubine De, "It was I who forbad you to pass it on."

Concubine De was slightly annoyed: "Then don't blame me for being negligent."

The Queen smiled and asked, "I heard you guys were having a good time just now. What did you talk about?"

Concubine De and Hu Luanfei looked at each other and said, "I just happened to remember the funny things that happened when the Crown Prince and Qing'er went to the study. I was just about to tell Princess Zhan about it, and then you came."

In terms of lying skills, no one in the harem could compare to Concubine De. The Queen became interested just by mentioning the Crown Prince and Xuanyuan Yuqing.

"I remember that we were pregnant at the same time. His Majesty was very happy at that time. He ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to draft several names for us to choose from overnight."

Concubine De smiled and said, "Hu Jieyu loved the child in my belly very much. She read books for several days and stayed up until her eyes were dark. She finally chose a character to be used as the name of my child before Your Majesty issued an order."