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

Chapter 167: If I am not happy, no one else can be happy.

When Songzhi was dressing Concubine Hua in the morning, she felt that Concubine Hua was in a very low mood.

Songzhi served carefully and did not dare to speak.

Concubine Hua said coldly to the mirror: "Wear the silk flowers that the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a few days ago today."

"Didn't the Empress specially order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make that silk flower with dense gold thread and gemstone beads, so that she could wear it at the family banquet during the New Year? When all the relatives in the palace are present, the Empress will be the most beautiful among all the ladies."

"No, I won't wear it then, but today. It's a rare opportunity to go to a play, and it counts as going out, so I should dress up nicely."

"Yes." Songzhi cursed the emperor a hundred and eighty times in her heart. Every time the emperor came to stay overnight, the queen would definitely be in a bad mood the next morning. Songzhi wished that the emperor would never come to Yikun Palace again.

Songzhi took out those dazzling silk flowers from a mother-of-pearl lacquer box, combed her hair into a suitable bun with the silk flowers, and embellished her hair with the silk flowers just right.

The already cool and beautiful face in the makeup mirror became even more eye-catching.

When they arrived at Qingyin Pavilion, Concubine Hua and the Queen happened to meet.

According to the rules, Concubine Hua should pay her respects to the Queen and let the Queen go first.

But Concubine Hua was unhappy about the emperor's test last night, so she simply bowed to the queen from a distance, then took Songzhi's hand and entered Qingyin Pavilion first.

The Queen thought that Concubine Hua would let her go first, but she didn't expect her to be so rude today.

Even if she paid for the stage today, she shouldn't be so disparate in terms of status.

Concubine Hua: If I am not happy, no one else can be happy.

All the concubines stood up and saluted twice to welcome the Queen and Concubine Hua.

"Sister, you look so dazzling in your outfit today. It seems that the emperor stayed in your palace last night. It has been a long time since I last saw him. I think the two of you are in love."

The Queen spoke first after she sat down. She wanted to let all the palaces in the harem know that Concubine Hua had taken the Emperor away on the fifteenth day, which was against ancestral rules.

"Speaking of which, His Majesty hasn't seen the Empress for a long time. Last night, I reminded His Majesty, but he was reluctant to leave."

"Today I invited the sisters in the palace to watch the play. Seeing that all the sisters were dressed so charmingly, I just dressed up casually. Your Majesty, you don't understand. For young and beautiful women like me and the sisters in the palace, even if we wear coarse clothes, we will still be eye-catching."

"Only those old and ugly women would use all their treasures to keep the emperor, but they are also at the end of their strength. In the end, those who want to leave cannot stay."

Hua Fei sat on the left side of the Queen. After saying the last sentence, Hua Fei leaned sideways and smiled arrogantly at the Queen.

"Your Majesty, don't you agree~"

The queen had secretly clenched her fists.

Hua Fei was not wrong. Today, all of these concubines were indeed dressed up very beautifully. They were probably all happy. After all, these concubines were just daughters of different families outside the palace. What they looked forward to most on weekdays was to dress up beautifully during the New Year and go out with their sisters to see the lanterns and listen to operas.

It was these four-sided palace walls that trapped their gorgeous vitality. Their beauty had no place to be displayed and could only slowly wither and die in the harem.

"Let's start the show soon. I'm afraid all the sisters can't wait."

"What shows are there today?"

"In reply to the Queen, Concubine Hua specially performed a play called "Chasing the Fish" today to cater to the ladies' preferences. It is a mythological story that is fresh and interesting and I believe the ladies will love to watch it." Zhou Ninghai reported.

"Oh, I thought you would choose "Liu Jinding Rescue the Emperor"? "

"The country is peaceful and prosperous now. Why bother watching the plays that men like to watch?" Concubine Hua rolled her eyes at the Queen.

In her previous life, she invited all the palaces to watch the play in order to show off her brother's meritorious service in the battles on the front line. But in this life, unless she was extremely stupid, she would not choose that play to make her feel uncomfortable.

"I just said it casually." said the queen.

"Your Majesty is really old. You don't know what young women like me and my sisters like to watch."

"It's a good opportunity for you to enjoy this play today. After the New Year, the daughter of the Ulanara family will come in to pay her respects to you. You and the young lady will have something to talk about."

The sound of gongs and drums rang out, and the carp spirit transformed into a human form and met its beloved, which really attracted the attention of all the concubines.

"Don't mention it. This folk story is quite interesting. I also want to know whether the carp spirit and the scholar will end up together." Concubine Qi watched the show with great interest and started an immersive commentary.

Queen: You are not much younger than me, so why aren’t you angry at all?

"Sister Wan, do you know that the carp spirit ended up together with that scholar?" Chun Changzai quietly asked Zhen Huan.

"This story is interesting. You will know if you read on." Zhen Huan had watched this play before in the Zhen Mansion. She thought the carp spirit in the play was very touching. For the sake of her lover, she gave up the chance to ascend to heaven and reincarnate to be with him for the rest of his life.

The aria, with its twists and turns, captured the hearts of every audience member.

Even the Queen had forgotten that Concubine Hua had ridiculed her twice about her old age.

When the song ended, the carp spirit reincarnated as a human and lived with the scholar for the rest of his life. Many concubines were moved to tears when they saw this.

But I never thought that this play would have a sequel.

The actor who played the carp spirit changed into an ordinary outfit of coarse cloth clothes for his job, and carried a baby on his back to manage the family business. However, the scholar failed the imperial examination and spent the whole day drinking. When he was drunk, he emptied the family's money to gamble, and when he lost, he came back and beat his wife.

This scene made the concubines so angry that Chun'er could no longer sit still on the stool and jumped up to accuse: "How dare this incompetent man do this!"

Zhen Huan couldn't stop him.

An Lingrong looked at the stage and thought of the life she had lived with her mother at home. She felt angry and could not help but say, "The red carp spirit should have ascended to become an immortal and reincarnated as a human. He lost a thousand years of cultivation and ended up with such an unfaithful person. It's really not worth it!"

"Oh! You usually seem quiet, but what you say makes sense. Who says it doesn't make sense? It's really irritating." Xin Changzai also echoed.

The queen also watched the stage with silence. The red carp spirit cooked soup for her lover, but what did she get in the end? Just one more pair of resentful lovers in the world.

The queen couldn't help but lower her head and smile bitterly.

Concubine Hua took in the Queen's expression without showing any emotion.

The song is over.