This palace comes back in this life, only to be Nian Shilan

Chapter 101 Who wouldn’t be happy about getting something for free?

But I got a string of shiny pearls for free, how could I not be happy?

Who wouldn’t be happy about getting whored for free?

Speaking of which, we have to thank Concubine Hua for this matter, if it weren’t for her idea.

I'm afraid we'll have to spend a lot of money on the Queen Mother's birthday banquet.

Although she was a concubine, her family was poor. Apart from rewarding her servants, she saved the rest of her allowance for Hongshi.

That day she invited Concubine Hua to play mahjong, and before Concubine Hua arrived, she polished some dried soapberries.

When Concubine Hua arrived, a few shiny soapberries had been neatly placed on the table by Concubine Qi, and Concubine Hua saw them as soon as she came in.

Concubine Hua said casually: These soapberries are polished to a very smooth finish, even the masters in the Imperial Household Department cannot compare to them. My sister has a great craft. If they are strung into bracelets and offered in front of the Buddha statue in the Baohua Hall for consecration, it will be a wonderful gift at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet.

Concubine Qi was already worried about the money for the empress dowager's birthday gift. When she heard that the wealthy Concubine Hua recognized her own zero-cost craftsmanship, her eyes suddenly lit up:

"Can it really be done?"

Concubine Hua gave Concubine Qi a confident little roll of the eyes, but did not pull back her hand that was being held by Concubine Qi:

"Why not? The Queen Mother believes in Buddhism. Sister, you have selected these beads one by one, washed and dried them one by one, and polished them carefully one by one. If you chant the Buddha's name every time you polish one bead, and consecrate and offer them in front of the Buddha for seven days after you string them together, how can the Queen Mother not be moved if she knows?"

"It's just that making a bracelet like this takes a lot of effort and time. I wonder if my sister has the time to take care of the Third Prince."

When Concubine Qi heard this, she was so happy that she felt like she could grow wings and fly to the sky.

She has no money, but she has plenty of time.

Although I often play mahjong to kill time, these servants in the palace are divided into high and low levels, masters and servants. No matter how I play, they all give in to me and let me win. It's really boring.

Hua Fei: Am I really letting you go? (Black face question mark)

In fact, Hua Fei learned from the information she got from Zhou Ninghai that a few days before the Empress Dowager's birthday, Concubine Qi sighed repeatedly into her money box. Only then did she realize that the money Concubine Qi had was only her share of money, and she was indeed living a frugal life. She then thought of giving Concubine Qi some advice.

Just then, Concubine Qi called him to play mahjong. He was thinking about how to avoid it, and then he saw Concubine Qi grinding soapberries, so he came up with that idea.

After hearing this, Concubine Qi happily put the soapberries into a wooden box, and rushed to Baohua Palace with the green fruits. Before leaving, she told Concubine Hua to do as she pleased.

"It's a shame this time. I'll ask my sister to play mahjong with me next time."

Hua Fei: Not a pity at all.

The Queen Mother is truly unworthy of her daughter-in-law who paid for the gift out of her own pocket.

Every saving she could muster was a saving, and Hua Fei felt that she had done something righteous again.

Concubine Hua walked out of the main hall of Shouning Palace holding Songzhi's hand, and saw that only the shadow of Concubine Qi's hurried sedan chair was left.

Only the queen was still standing at the door, looking in loneliness.

Concubine Hua glanced at the Queen's lonely back and for the first time felt a little sympathy for her.

Put away your kindness, Nian Shilan. Sympathizing with everything will only hurt you.

Concubine Hua threw aside the little bit of sympathy in her heart, lifted her skirt, sat steadily on the sedan chair and returned to Yikun Palace.

After returning to Yiku Palace, it was already late. Songzhi helped Hua Fei sit on the couch and handed her a cup of hot tea prepared by the palace maid.

"The birthday gift that Your Majesty presented at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet today was the most thoughtful. The Queen Mother was very moved when she saw it. Your Majesty must have been tired from preparing for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet these days. Please sit down and rest first. I will call the palace maids in to wash and serve Your Majesty."

Hua Fei had just drunk a few more cups, and it was windy on the way back, so she did have a headache.

At this time, Concubine Hua was sitting on the couch, supporting her elbows on a small table, and rubbing her head gently with her hands.

Hearing Songzhi's caring care, Hua Fei sobered up a lot. Thinking of the way the emperor looked at Songzhi just now, Hua Fei opened her eyes and grabbed Songzhi who was about to turn around and leave.

"Songzhi, wait a minute, I have something to ask you."

Songzhi was a little confused by Concubine Hua's action and didn't know what her master wanted her to do.

Songzhi looked at Concubine Hua with big confused eyes.

Hua Fei thought about what she said and asked directly:

"Songzhi, I want to ask you, are you willing to be the emperor's concubine?"

Songzhi, who was already confused, suddenly widened her eyes when she heard this.

When she realized what was happening, Songzhi suddenly knelt down: "I dare not, I dare not have such thoughts! I have never had such thoughts!"

Songzhi knew Hua Fei's temper very well. The Emperor was the man she loved deeply. Hua Fei would get angry if the Emperor looked at other women for even a second. So why should she bother to get into trouble?

When Yu from the Cold Palace was favored by the emperor, she looked at Yu, who was born a palace maid, and she was envious. But she saw her rise and fall. She also followed Concubine Hua to see that the women in the harem got pregnant and lost their children in order to win favor. Why did they treat herself so badly?

Who among the people in the harem still remembers Concubine Fang in the cold palace?

Even though Songzhi knew that Concubine Hua no longer had any feelings for the emperor, she was unwilling to be a woman in the harem.

Concubine Hua looked at Song Zhi lying on the ground and was so decisive that she didn't know what to say for a moment.

"My lady, I have always been your lady's servant and I have no second thoughts."

Songzhi pleads again.

Concubine Hua bent down and helped up Songzhi, who was trembling with fear on the ground.

"Look how scared you are. Don't you know what I'm thinking these days? I'm saying that if the Emperor wants to deal with the Nian family one day and the Nian family is in decline, and I deliberately pretend to show my affection for you to confuse the Nian family, are you willing to serve the Emperor?"

Songzhi felt a little relieved when she saw that Concubine Hua had a gentle attitude and was not testing her but asking her seriously about her thoughts.

Songzhi also knew that her master had changed many of her ideas because of that afternoon dream. Although she didn't know what the Nian family was like in that dream, she knew that she would stand by the Nian family.

Songzhi smelled the faint fragrance of Huanyi in the palace, calmed down and said:

"My lady, I don't want to. The concubines in this palace are like flowing water. I know I don't have the ability to keep the emperor. The emperor doesn't trust the Nian family. I have entered the game with my body, and the news I get is just false news that the emperor wants us to hear. The emperor will definitely abandon me after the success."

After hearing what Songzhi said, Concubine Hua actually looked up to her. In the past, Songzhi was afraid of her and served her carefully all day long. She would not comment on anything she said. Even if she said that a hen could crow, she would say, "Your Majesty is right."

It turns out that this girl is not without her own ideas.