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

Chapter 19: Fangirl Shen Meizhuang

The emperor felt relieved when he saw that Concubine Hua was obedient to him.

He also felt that Concubine Hua was sensible and was less wary of the Nian family.

"Then I will go to court first. After court, I will let Xiao Xiazi come to announce the decree."

"I respectfully send you to your Majesty."

"Your servant/servant respectfully sends His Majesty off."

Concubine Hua assisted the Yikun Palace and performed blessing ceremonies to see the emperor off.

As soon as the emperor walked out of the gate of Yikun Palace, Concubine Hua immediately returned to her desk with a serious expression and picked up her pen to write a letter to Nian Gengyao.

"You must find a reliable person from the Nian family to deliver this letter to Brother Xibei. Remember, do not let anyone else know about this letter. Especially the emperor."

Concubine Hua told Songzhi to act in secret.

The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs, and sending letters from the palace to the mother's home is a taboo. However, the matter is urgent, and for the safety of the Nian family, Concubine Hua thinks it is better to prepare for a rainy day.

Sure enough, after breakfast, Xiao Xiazi brought a large group of palace servants to Yiku Palace to announce the imperial decree, restoring Hua Fei's power to assist in managing the six palaces. In consideration of her hard work as a housekeeper during her illness, she was rewarded with 100 taels of gold, a box of pearls, and several pieces of Sichuan embroidery and satin.

It was late autumn and Shu brocade was hard to come by. Concubine Hua felt much better when she saw the glittering gold and sparkling pearls.

After all, no one can resist money.

In this life, Concubine Hua does not need to spend too much money on the Emperor and the Queen Mother.

With the Emperor's reward now, plus the money my sister-in-law subsidized me with, as well as the money left over from the beauty pageant, the treasury has a lot of silver in it, enough for Concubine Hua to reward the Yikun Palace during the holidays.

News from the Forbidden City can sometimes spread very quickly. Even if there is no wind, the news can still be heard by everyone.

The decree that Concubine Hua would resume her power to assist in managing the six palaces was announced to the six palaces in a moment.

When the queen found out, she had no choice but to feel a headache. After all, as long as the Nian family existed, there would be Concubine Hua, and her position as queen would always be shaky.

When Jingpin found out, she was very worried. When she was a princess in the palace, she lived in Huafei's courtyard. Huafei had thousands of ways to torture people, and she could not forget those days.

After Shen Meizhuang knew about it, she was actually looking forward to it.

During the previous audience with the entire palace, Shen Meizhuang felt that although Concubine Hua was dignified, she was not as arrogant and domineering as people usually said, and she was also respectful to the Queen.

Both of them belong to the Han Army Banner, and their mothers' families are all military generals. If they were to become friends, they would probably have a lot to talk about.

After regaining the power to assist in managing the six palaces, although Hua Fei was capable, the affairs of the harem were trivial and troublesome, and inevitably took up a lot of her time.

The plan to visit Concubine Duan had to be postponed.

In addition, the emperor also issued an edict that no palace should disturb the empress's rest, thus exempting the palaces from paying respects at Jingren Palace every day.

Jingpin had no choice but to bring Shen Meizhuang to see Huafei every day to report on various matters.

When Jingpin first arrived at the Yiku Palace, she was very nervous, fearing that she would do something wrong and be criticized by Concubine Hua.

I finally felt relieved after going there a few times.

Just as the palace ladies had rumored, Concubine Hua became much gentler and kinder after she suffered from a headache.

Going to the Yikun Palace to pay respects every day was just to report various matters. When encountering difficult problems, Jingpin informed Huafei, and Huafei could solve them cleverly, which made Jingpin look up to Huafei a little.

Shen Meizhuang admired Concubine Hua more and more. She saw that Concubine Hua was able to maintain her demeanor and graceful manners while also being able to handle the palace maids in a proper manner.

Hua Fei solved those problems that had been giving her a headache for a long time in just one morning.

As the saying goes, if you manage a house for three years, even cats and dogs will get tired of it.

The queen has always been kind to the palace maids, which inevitably fostered their lazy and idle habits.

After Shen Meizhuang learned how to be a housekeeper, even though she had the emperor's support behind her, the palace servants could not help but bully her because she was young and had a low status, and they told her one thing in public and another behind her back.

Jingpin had no idea what to do about it.

When it comes to treating the palace maids, Concubine Hua strikes just the right balance between leniency and strictness.

Shen Meizhuang felt that Concubine Hua was so charming when dealing with the stubborn slaves in the palace.

Shen Meizhuang was looking forward to paying her respects to Yiku Palace more and more day by day.

However, Shen Meizhuang didn't understand why every time the emperor heard about what happened in Yikun Palace, he always told her to stay in Yikun Palace for a while, and return to Xianfu Palace as soon as she finished dealing with the affairs of the six palaces.

Shen Meizhuang could only understand it as the concubines, when they were together for a long time, would tend to gossip, so she became more careful with her words and actions.

However, the date paste and yam cake from the Yikun Palace stumped Shen Meizhuang. Every time Shen Meizhuang went to pay her respects to the emperor, she would forget the emperor's instructions as soon as she ate the snacks from the Yikun Palace.

Concubine Hua looked at Shen Meizhuang, who believed in her innocently, and even had a bit of admiration for her like a fangirl.

Thinking back to his previous life, he regarded Shen Meizhuang as a thorn in his side just because of a few pots of green chrysanthemums. At that time, he supported Yu to fight against Shen Meizhuang, and Zhou Ninghai even advised him not to do so.

At that time, I was really overwhelmed by love and had no idea how to judge people.

As the days grew cooler, each palace put up cotton curtains and started burning charcoal fires.

The queen tried hard to get better from her headache as soon as possible, but the results were minimal.

After all, Concubine Hua manages the harem in an orderly manner. If she doesn't show up again, no one in the harem would be able to see her as the queen.

After Concubine Hua regained her power to assist in managing the six palaces, Lipin and Cao Guiren also frequently visited her.

One day, Concubine Li came to pay her respects and casually mentioned that Kang Luhai from Sui Yuxuan felt that there was no point in following Zhen Huan, and wanted to serve her instead, with a smug look on her face.

When Concubine Hua saw that Lipin's superficial face showed signs of aging, she mocked Kang Luhai in her heart and called him a fool.

Holding the golden rooster, he doesn't know how to do his job properly and has to follow an old hen who doesn't know how to compete for favor.

"My sister is in charge of all the affairs in the palace. You don't need to tell me about these things." Hua Fei answered casually, outlining the armor on her right hand with her left hand.

Concubine Hua has been thinking about how to make friends with Zhen Huan.

Deliberately making friends is not advisable. After thinking for a long time, Concubine Hua decided to let Zhen Huan meet the Emperor in Yime Garden on New Year's Eve, just like in her previous life. However, in this life, she has to be wary of the appearance of Yu Da Ying.

Kang Luhai's betrayal of his master just gave Zhen Huan a glimpse into the ups and downs of the harem.

Seeing that Concubine Hua was not afraid of Zhen Huan, Lipin felt very bored and started talking about the frequent reports of victory from the northwest by General Nian.

"Good news keeps coming from the northwest. I think the lady will be promoted to Imperial Consort soon."

Whether in the previous life or this life, Concubine Li still has the ability to make people angry just by opening her mouth.

If Hua Fei in her previous life had been told of being promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, she would have certainly loved to hear this.

But now, Concubine Hua felt that the Nian family was not far from being wiped out.

"Lipin, your position as a concubine has not been changed for a long time. I have seen the emperor go to Concubine Cao more often than to you. What's going on?"

"Lady Cao, doesn't she have a daughter?"

If it were in the previous life, this sentence would have directly pierced Hua Fei's heart and lungs.

Now Concubine Hua only thinks that Concubine Li is stupid.

"Noble Lady Cao does have a daughter, but you are far superior to Noble Lady Cao in terms of status, family background, and appearance."

Concubine Hua originally wanted to speak more politely, but when she thought of Concubine Li, who even criticized her own people, she couldn't help but express her anger.