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Jianqiu knelt on the ground trembling with fear, not daring to breathe.

"And that Niuhulu Chuhuan, who is her background? Why have I never heard of her?" the queen asked harshly. Her usual dignity and virtue were gone, leaving only the queen whose majesty had been angered.

"Your Highness, I just heard about this person a while ago. It seems that he is a person who has never appeared in the palace."

"Never showed up?" The queen sneered.

"The Emperor actually named a woman who has never appeared before as the Imperial Concubine? This is simply a fantasy!"

She suddenly stopped and turned to Jianqiu: "Go, find out for me who this Niu Hulu Chuhua is."

"Yes, ma'am."

The queen sat down, tapping her fingers lightly on the table, her eyes gradually becoming deep.

The downfall of the Nian family and the loss of power by Concubine Hua should have been the happiest time for her, but she did not expect that the Emperor would suddenly appoint a woman who came from nowhere as Concubine Chen, which was obviously intended to compete with her.

"What does the emperor mean by this?" the queen murmured to herself.

"Are you going to take this opportunity to completely eliminate my power in the harem?"

Thinking of this, the queen stood up suddenly and said, "I want to go to the Yangxin Palace to see the emperor!"

In the Yangxin Palace, Yinzhen was reviewing memorials. Xiao Xiazi walked in cautiously, knelt down and reported: "Your Majesty, the Empress wants to see you."

Yinzhen paused with his red brush, and a subtle fluctuation flashed in his eyes. He had expected the queen to come, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

"Xuan."

The empress walked into the Yangxin Palace with the help of her maids. After paying her respects, she went straight to the point: "I heard that the emperor has canonized Niu Hulu Chuhua as the Imperial Concubine Chen. I wonder what her background is?"

Yinzhen put down his red brush and looked up at the queen: "Niuhulu Chuhua is the daughter of Niuhulu Neqin. She has a gentle temperament and is deeply loved by me."

"Niuhulu Neqin?" The queen frowned slightly.

The queen was secretly shocked. She had been in the palace for many years and knew the families of the ministers in the court very well, but she had never heard that this Niuhulu Neqin had a daughter who was waiting to be married. This was obviously a temporary identity arranged by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I have always been in charge of the affairs of the harem. Now, Your Majesty did not discuss such an important matter as the appointment of a noble concubine with me. Is this not inappropriate?"

A hint of coldness flashed across Yinzhen's eyes: "Queen, who I appoint as my consort is my business. Why should I discuss this with you?"

The queen's heart trembled, but she still maintained a decent smile on her face: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. I am not questioning your decision. I just think that using the word 'Chen' as the title for the first imperial concubine is a bit too much. If your Majesty likes it, you can just confer the title of noble lady."

Yinzhen put down the memorial in his hand, his eyes were like torches: "Queen, are you teaching me how to handle the affairs of the harem?"

The queen knelt down quickly and said, "I dare not. I am just worried that this action will cause unrest in the harem."

"Is the harem uneasy?" Yinzhen sneered.

"I think it's you who's uneasy."

The queen was startled, but soon calmed down: "Your Majesty, as the head of the harem, I naturally hope that the harem will be peaceful. Now suddenly canonizing a woman who has never appeared as the Imperial Concubine Chen will inevitably arouse suspicion."

Yinzhen looked at the queen, with a complex emotion in his eyes: "Queen, I know what you mean. But I have already decided that Nianhulu Chuhua is my Imperial Concubine Chen, and no one can change it."

Seeing Yinzhen's firm attitude, the queen knew that there was no room for maneuver in today's matter, so she had to stand up and leave: "I will take my leave."

Yinzhen nodded and watched the queen leave. After the queen left, he breathed a sigh of relief, with a trace of fatigue in his eyes. He knew that the queen would not give up, this was just the beginning.

The queen returned to Jingren Palace with a terribly gloomy face. Jianqiu waited on her carefully, not daring to say much.

"Jianqiu, how is the matter you went to investigate?"

Jian Qiu knelt down hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, I have sent people to investigate, but no one in the palace knows anything about this Niu Hulu Chu Hua. They only know that she has moved into Yongshou Palace, but no one has ever seen her true appearance."

"No one has seen it?" The Queen sneered, "It seems that the Emperor is determined to protect this woman."

"Go prepare the sedan chair. I want to go to the Cining Palace."

"Now?" Jianqiu was stunned.

"Right now."

In the Cining Palace, the Queen Mother was reading the Diamond Sutra. Seeing the Queen coming in a hurry, the Queen Mother waved her hand to signal the young eunuch to leave.

"The daughter-in-law pays homage to the Queen Mother." The Queen bowed.

"You don't have to be so polite, Queen. You came here in such a hurry. Is there something important?" The Queen Mother put down the Buddhist beads in her hand.

The Queen stood up and sat aside at the Queen Mother's signal. "Does the Queen Mother know that the Emperor issued an edict today?"

"What decree?" The Queen Mother frowned slightly.

"The Emperor appointed a woman named Niu Hulu Chuhua as the Imperial Concubine Chen."

"Noble Concubine Chen?" The Queen Mother paused for a moment for the teacup in her hand.

"Who is this Niu Hulu Chu Hua?"

"This is exactly what I wanted to ask." The queen smiled bitterly.

"I have been in the palace for many years and have never heard of this person."

The Queen Mother put down the teacup, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, you actually appointed a concubine without consulting me?"

"Not only that, he even used the word 'Chen' as the title," the queen added.

The Queen Mother's face completely darkened. In the Qing harem, the status of a concubine with the title "Chen" was second only to that of the Queen. The Emperor's move was undoubtedly announcing Chu Huan's special status to everyone.

"Go, ask the emperor to come and see me." The Queen Mother said to the nanny beside her.

"Yes, Queen Mother."

The queen looked at the queen mother's reaction and was secretly delighted. She knew that the queen mother valued the Ulanara family the most, and the queen mother would definitely not sit idly by when the emperor acted this way.

Soon, Yinzhen arrived at the Cining Palace.

"Your son pays his respects to the Empress Dowager." Yinzhen bowed.

The Queen Mother motioned for Yinzhen to sit down and said, "I heard that the Emperor appointed a woman named Niuhulu as the Imperial Concubine Chen?"

Yinzhen's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "Yes."

"Who is this Niuhulu clan? Why have I never heard of him?"

"She is the daughter of Nianqin. She has a gentle temperament and is deeply loved by me." Yinzhen repeated what he had said to the queen before.

The Queen Mother sneered, "Your Majesty, appointing a concubine in the harem is a major matter. Logically, you should discuss it with me first. Besides, isn't it a bit too hasty to directly confer the title of Consort Chen?"

Yinzhen's expression remained unchanged: "Madam, I have made my decision."

"Emperor!" The Queen Mother raised her voice a few notches.

"Do you still remember Chun Yuan?"

Yinzhen's eyes suddenly became sharp, but soon returned to calm: "Why do you say that, mother?"

"Chun Yuan was also doted on by you back then, but what was the result? Didn't she die in the end?" The Queen Mother sighed.