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

Chapter 165 You are so mean

After all, we have already seriously overspent on our trip to the Old Summer Palace in the summer. If we don't save more during the New Year holidays and balance the accounts, when the emperor checks the accounts, he will definitely feel bad that we spent more money this year.

There were a few times when the Queen said she had a headache and asked Huang Guiquan to go to Concubine Hua for advice, but Huang Guiquan was completely turned away in the Yikun Palace.

Every time I went there, Concubine Hua was either asleep or having a headache. She had to lie down and rest, and she couldn't see anyone.

Huang Guiquan shouted in his heart countless times at the closed door of Yikun Palace: Empress Hua, am I still your distant relative?

Hua Fei: So what if they are relatives? I already said they are distant relatives. Go find your boss and don’t disturb me while I am resting.

Huang Guiquan was kicked around several times and after being rejected by Concubine Hua, he had no choice but to go to the Queen again.

Seeing Huang Guiquan's depressed look, the queen could only helplessly take the account book and cut out some unnecessary expenses during the New Year holidays.

One of them is "watching a show".

The concubines in the palace were bored all day long. The one thing they looked forward to was watching plays with their younger brothers. The servants and maids who followed the masters of the various palaces could also take advantage of this and go to listen to some plays.

The further we get into the year, the greater our expectations for this idea become.

Now, hearing that the Empress has cut down on this expense, the concubines in the palaces are angry but dare not say anything. The palace servants also feel that there is no hope, and they are depressed while doing their duties, without any festive look on their faces like they are during the New Year.

When Concubine Hua heard about this, she remembered the incident in her previous life when she snatched the Queen's right to choose a play. She immediately put down her storybook and stood up from the chaise longue.

Although the storybooks are interesting, I can’t bear to read them all the time. It’s better to watch a play and listen to people singing the plays, which is very vivid.

If it weren't for the need to keep a low profile and save money, Concubine Hua thought it would be possible to ask someone to stage a few plays based on Mr. Sanjin's script.

We can’t think about such expensive things now, but it’s still possible to invite sisters from all the palaces to watch a show together.

Hua Fei was very excited at the thought of being able to listen to opera, and immediately asked Zhou Ninghai to bring Huang Guiquan from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

When Huang Guiquan heard that Concubine Hua had summoned him, he trotted all the way from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Yikun Palace.

Wearing a cotton jacket in the middle of winter, his breath was full of mist, and Huang Gui was sweating all over.

"Your servant...your servant...pays respect to Her Majesty Hua Fei."

"Songzhi." Concubine Hua gestured to Songzhi to give Huang Guiquan some silver. "It's almost the end of the year. It's meaningless to give gold and silver jewelry as New Year greetings every year. This year, I will invite all the sisters in the palace to watch a play."

"Take this money. The money for hiring the troupe will come from my private account. Go ahead and do it."

Concubine Hua found it very funny to see the bewildered look on the face of the castrated Huang Guiquan when he took the banknote.

"Empress Hua, the Queen has just exempted this activity, and you..." Huang Guiquan was very embarrassed. He didn't know whether he thought he and Empress Hua had colluded. "This is not good."

"Huang Guiquan, just do whatever the Queen tells you to do. Don't forget whose servant you are." Songzhi stepped forward and taught Huang Guiquan a lesson.

Huang Guiquan was doing his job better and better, and he even dared to question the Empress.

Can Songzhi tolerate this?

"Whatever the Yikun Palace wants to do, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will always respond!"

"I dare not! I dare not!" Huang Guiquan had a bitter look on his face and begged for mercy with his head lowered. Everyone in the Yikun Palace was not easy to mess with.

Hey, what is this? I can't get in normally, but getting into the Yikun Palace is such a chore.

Huang Guiquan took the silver note and immediately found the best opera troupe in the capital to choose a day to come to the palace to perform for the young ladies.

As the saying goes, if you offend Jingren Palace, everyone in the palace will be happy.

The news that there was a play to watch spread quickly, and everyone in the palace was grateful for Concubine Hua's kindness.

Noble Lady Fucha: "After all, it's Concubine Hua. She invited the troupe when she said so. Sang'er, what do you think I should wear that day?"

Concubine Qi: "Concubine Hua, humph, you are used to spending money. Forget it, I am tired of playing mahjong in the palace every day. It is good to go out for a walk."

Chun Changzai: "Sister Xin Changzai, the Queen saved the money for the opera. Will we have no snacks to eat when we watch the opera? Do you want to bring some with you?"

Xin Changzai: "No way, given Concubine Hua's temperament, she will definitely prepare everything. We can just bring someone with us when the time comes."

When the Queen heard that Concubine Hua was going to invite a troupe of actors, her face turned green all day.

Doesn’t she have the money to hire a troupe for her concubines?

Hua Fei doesn't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are because she doesn't manage the household.

With just a little favor, he was bought off.

Even the emperor heard the gossip from Xiao Xiazi when he was reviewing memorials in the Yangxin Palace.

The resentment among the six palaces was calmed down just because of a play. The emperor really loved Concubine Hua even more.

I have been staying in Suiyuxuan recently. I don’t know how jealous Concubine Hua is. Well, let’s go to Yikun Palace to see her tonight.

At night, Concubine Hua was talking to Songzhi about the hero in the script who pursued the heroine so hard that he gave up his status as a prince and deliberately broke his leg to refuse the Queen Mother's arranged marriage. At this time, Zhou Ninghai's report was heard outside the palace.

"The Emperor has arrived."

He came neither early nor late, but just when the master and servant were reading the storybook most enthusiastically.

We can only wait and see tomorrow to see how the hero and the heroine reconcile.

Songzhi put away her smile and tidied Hua Fei's hair. Hua Fei then stood up to greet the Emperor.

"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty."

The emperor walked towards Concubine Hua, bent down and reached out his hand to help her up.

"I came to see you, why do you seem unwilling to let me come?"

The emperor felt that Hua Fei's aura was full of resistance.

"Look at what the emperor said. The emperor hasn't come to Yikun Palace for a long time, and Shilan is not allowed to complain?"

"After all, it is Concubine Wan who has won the emperor's favor, and she is able to keep the emperor in Suiyu Pavilion every day."

The emperor felt very comfortable when he heard such jealous and sarcastic words.

That's right, the emperor is not afraid of jealousy in the harem that will cause unrest in the harem, but he is afraid that these women are too quiet and are unwilling to pay any attention to him.

"You are the only one who has a sharp tongue. You are the only one in the whole palace who dares to speak to me like that."

Concubine Hua helped the emperor sit on the couch and personally poured him a cup of tea.

"If Your Majesty doesn't like to hear it, I won't say it again in the future." Concubine Hua deliberately threw a coquettish glance, which made the emperor very happy.

Sometimes Wanwan is too shy and introverted, and there are many times when she feels she can't let go.

When I arrived at Shilan, I felt a different kind of emotion.

It's like being used to admiring the elegant orchids, and occasionally looking at the blooming peonies, you will be attracted by them and can't take your eyes off them.

"If you don't tell me, how can I know what you mean?"

Hua Fei: You are such a bitch.