I was a concubine in Legend of Zhen Huan

What made Yixiu even more fearful was that all the tricks she had taken with great difficulty were undone by Concubine Hua one by one, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why her child was still safe and sound in her belly.

In fact, this is the credit of the fertility pill. No matter how many tricks you have, as long as you don't cut open Concubine Hua's stomach, the fertility pill can defeat her.

But the Queen didn't know that she had already determined that Hua Fei was a cunning and scheming person. Big breasts and no brains were just her disguise. Hua Fei had big plans!

Because of this speculation, the Queen really couldn't do anything about Concubine Hua for a while. She now only hoped that the Queen Mother would be more powerful and the Emperor would be more narrow-minded, so that they could take action like last time.

However, being unable to abort Concubine Hua's fetus for the time being was one thing, but she could no longer allow the Emperor to favor only those two concubines who were not worthy of being shown in public.

Yu was frivolous and arrogant, and An even turned to Concubine Hua. Unfortunately, Concubine Qi under his command was old and ugly, and Xia Dongchun was too stupid, so he could not use either of them.

She really couldn't bear to see Concubine Hua being so arrogant. "Last time, Concubine Wan of Suiyuxuan had time to play on the swing in the Imperial Garden. I think she is almost recovered from her illness. How is she doing with copying the palace rules that the emperor punished her to copy?"

Jianqiu understood what she meant, "To answer your Majesty, I heard that Concubine Wan wanted to go for a walk in the Imperial Garden because she was feeling better, but after being frightened by Concubine Hua, it seems that her condition has worsened. Concubine Wan is so sick that she can't get up, so naturally she doesn't have the energy to copy the palace rules."

The queen frowned: "Is Concubine Wan really so useless?" This is not good.

Jianqiu shook her head, "I heard from Baojuan that the doctor Wen who diagnosed Wan Changzai's pulse was her neighbor, and that he had once asked Wan Changzai to marry him. I'm afraid Wan Changzai's illness is not simple."

"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier?" The queen glanced at Jianqiu.

"It's my fault. When Baojuan came to report, Concubine Shen and Jia Changzai were already favored. I thought it was no big deal if Wan Changzai fell ill at this time. Who knew that Jia Changzai would actually defect to Concubine Hua? And then these things happened, so I forgot about it." Jianqiu knelt down quickly to apologize.

"Get up, but I don't want this to happen again." The Queen only gave Jianqiu a little warning before getting to the point, "Wan Changzai has been ill for such a long time and has not recovered. It is obvious that Doctor Wen is incompetent. Tell him not to go to Sui Yuxuan anymore."

The queen fired Wen Shichu and told him to go home and eat his own food.

"Send Court Judge Zhang Mi to check on Concubine Wan." The Queen's face was once again filled with a compassionate smile: "Concubine Wan was punished by the Emperor to copy books, and Concubine Shen, who pleaded for her, was also ignored by the Emperor. The servants in the palace have always flattered the powerful and bullied the weak, and the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Huang Guiquan, is a distant relative of Concubine Hua. I think Concubine Wan will have a hard time during this period."

Jianqiu understood immediately: "Yes. Although the Queen has always been considerate to her subordinates, Concubine Hua is arrogant and Suiyuxuan is really remote, so it is possible that the Queen did not notice it for a while."

So in the following days, just a few short days, Zhen Huan finally experienced the hardship that An Lingrong had experienced in her previous life after Shen Meizhuang's fake pregnancy.

In her previous life, An Lingrong had never seen the emperor since she entered the palace, so naturally she was not favored. Later, the queen finally mentioned it, and she was "returned intact to Zhao". The servants all tacitly accepted that she had no future.

When Shen Meizhuang was in charge of the palace, she was very careful in cutting down expenses. She said that the things in her allotment were not enough every day, and she also came up with a "clever" idea to convert the green bean soup of the servants in the palace into silver.

She didn't even think about the fact that she had a high position and of course she couldn't use up her daily allotment.

An Lingrong was just an unpopular concubine at that time. Her daily allowance was 1.8 jin of pork, 9 he of old glutinous rice, 2 jin of fresh vegetables, 1 stick of yellow wax, 1 stick of mutton-fat wax, 5 jin of black charcoal in summer and 10 jin in winter.

Even if the Ministry of Internal Affairs distributed these things in sufficient quantities, they would only be barely enough.

Not to mention, after all, he is a master. You can't let your confidant eat coarse food every day, right?

I don't ask for rewards every day, or for someone to take away some fresh fruits from my share from time to time, or for a few trusted palace maids and eunuchs to share a plate of meat and vegetables. Wouldn't it be good to give them something sweet?

Otherwise, why should others follow you wholeheartedly if there is no benefit at all?

Didn't you see that after Concubine Hua lost power, few of the palace servants took advantage of her misfortune? This was all due to the "small favors" that Shen Meizhuang usually disdained.

Back to the issue of reducing allowances, the allowances of low-ranking concubines were already small, and now Shen Meizhuang wants to reduce them even more. How could others not feel resentful?

At that time, even Hua Fei's table was filled with bland vegetarian dishes. Although the Queen had deliberately exaggerated the situation, it was enough to show that the concubines' diets were affected.

If even Concubine Hua is like this, what about the servants?

In the hot summer, the palace servants had no ice basins to enjoy, so a bowl of mung bean soup could be said to be their only comfort in the summer.

But Shen Meizhuang, who is so smart, suggested that it would be better to convert it into silver and distribute it. The emperor reminded him that this has been around since the time of Emperor Kangxi, but Shen Meizhuang still thought that converting mung bean soup into silver would be less wasteful and more convenient.

She didn't even think about it. What she could think of, the Queen's housekeeper hadn't thought of in all these years? Didn't Concubine Tong and the four concubines who had fought among so many concubines in the harem of the previous emperor think of it?

So, Shen Meizhuang is the only smart person in the harem?

Of course, everyone knew that the low-ranking maids and eunuchs would not be able to get the silver. But the powerful maids and eunuchs around the master could not drink the whole bucket of mung bean soup, right?

When it comes to Shen Meizhuang's cutting of expenses, only the emperor benefited, which caused resentment among all the concubines in the palace, especially those of low rank and unfavored ones. Her bowl of mung bean soup also offended all the servants in the six palaces.

It is conceivable how difficult it was for An Lingrong, who was on good terms with her, after she fell from power in her previous life.

This was almost the situation of Zhen Huan at this time, although her share of the concubine was much more than what she had agreed to.

But Zhen Huan had not been favored for a long time, and Shen Meiyu, who was on good terms with her, was neglected by the emperor. She was first scolded by Concubine Hua, and then punished by the emperor to copy the palace rules. The queen also wanted her to see what kind of good life the unfavored concubines lived in the harem.

The food delivered to Suiyuxuan these days is always cold.

Cui Jinxi had already been sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The new head aunt learned from her predecessor's lesson and did everything according to the palace rules. She just managed Sui Yuxuan well. She was indeed polite to Zhen Huan, but that was just politeness.

Liu Zhu, who was impulsive and loyal, wanted to go to the Imperial Kitchen to argue with the leftovers, but was stopped by Huanbi: "Our young master has just offended Concubine Hua, and was punished by the Emperor to copy books. The Imperial Kitchen is also known for its ability to judge people. Even if we want to argue with the Empress, I'm afraid we won't get any good results."

Zhen Huan agreed with Huanbi's statement, asked Pei'er to heat up the food on the stove, and asked Huanbi to make medicine for her.

"What a great Concubine Hua! Now I have finally experienced how powerful she is." I have taken note of all these arguments. Let's wait and see!

Zhen Huan didn't think she was wrong. It was Aunt Fangruo who taught her the rules and didn't tell her the White House rules, and she didn't know that she couldn't build anything in the Imperial Garden at will.

Besides, it was just a small swing. In such a big imperial garden, even if she had violated the palace rules by building a swing frame, why did she need to punish Xiao Yunzi immediately?

She even let her personal maid Songzhi run into her palace, which made her very embarrassed.

Zhen Huan felt even more innocent about Cui Jinxi's matter. It was Cui Jinxi who welcomed her into the main palace as soon as she entered the palace, and then she came to rely on her for help.

How would he know that a concubine could not employ a housekeeper and could not live in the main hall of a palace?

but--

Zhen Huan looked around the East Wing Hall where she currently lived.

Compared with the main hall, this place is indeed a bit cramped and dark.

After drinking a bowl of tonic prepared by Zhang Mikai, Zhen Huan was full of fighting spirit!