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

"Yes, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent new tea to Jingren Palace. I thought Third Prince would like to drink it, so I sent it all to Third Prince."

"And the emperor has always emphasized frugality. It's just the New Year, so the tea in my palace has not been replaced."

The Queen smiled and explained gently that it was indeed true that all the new tea was given to the Third Prince.

"The Queen really cares about the Third Prince~" The Emperor stared at the Queen with his dark eyes. The Queen was touched when she saw the Emperor looking at her sweetly.

Before the Queen's smile reached her heart, the Emperor slowly spoke again,

"Why is Concubine Qi's share not enough? She even asked the Queen to save some tea from her own share to give to the Third Prince?"

The emperor spoke in a steady voice and turned his eyes to the people seated there.

"As the queen, managing the harem, diligence and thrift are her top priorities, but she can't be too frugal and be too harsh on the expenses of her subordinates."

All the concubines lowered their eyes and did not look at the emperor, who then turned to look at the queen beside him.

The half-smile froze on the queen's face.

"Your Majesty is right. I will take good care of the internal affairs."

"The Queen really needs to be more careful. The fact that the Ministry of Internal Affairs passed off inferior goods as good ones is now directly before my eyes. It shows that the Queen, who is in charge of the harem affairs, has indeed made some mistakes."

The Queen then understood the cause and thought that perhaps the Emperor had seen what was going on in Concubine Duan's Yanqing Palace.

Concubine Hua and Concubine Duan have been fighting for so many years. The Emperor and the Empress Dowager turned a blind eye to how Concubine Hua treated Concubine Duan harshly. But now, on a whim, they actually come to blame themselves.

Wasn't it the Emperor's tacit approval that Concubine Hua asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to give the promised share to Concubine Duan?

Or was it that there had been some changes in the Nian family during the previous dynasty, and the Emperor was also dissatisfied with Concubine Hua?

If she had any dissatisfaction, shouldn't she directly pick on Concubine Hua? Concubine Hua was also in charge of the six palaces.

Concubine Duan has always loved and respected the Emperor, so why didn't she act more cautious last night?

It was just a cup of old-year Longjing tea, but unexpectedly the empress was given the first meal by the emperor.

The frugality in the harem has always been in line with the policies implemented by the emperor in the previous dynasty. Sometimes the concubines would be curious about who the emperor would give the money he saved to in the future.

The queen remained silent, but her thoughts had already drifted away. The concubines did not know why the emperor was angry, and they all held their breath and lowered their heads, not daring to say anything.

When the emperor saw that the queen honestly admitted her mistake, he also knew that it was not entirely the queen's fault.

After all, Concubine Hua has a bad temper, and the emperor really didn't expect that she had been so harsh to Concubine Duan for so many years.

The emperor also blamed the queen in his heart. Was she really so afraid of Concubine Hua? She didn't even secretly support Concubine Duan.

The emperor got angry when he thought of the black charcoal used by concubines in the palace that he saw when he woke up this morning. He was the emperor, but one day he would use black charcoal in his concubines' bedroom.

This Concubine Duan is a concubine, she was not banished to the cold palace.

Cold Palace: The lady in the cold palace can use silver charcoal even if she has silver. In the end, you are still poor.

The Queen was silent, the concubines were silent, the Emperor felt it was meaningless and returned to the Yangxin Palace.

The queen felt ashamed in front of the concubines, and everyone followed her instructions and bowed and left.

Before leaving, Concubine Qi and Concubine Chun were kept behind.

Ling Xiang pulled a wicked smile on her face as she left.

Back in the inner hall behind Jingren Palace, the Queen sat on the couch, and Concubine Qi followed suit and sat down on a chair.

Chun Changzai watched her expression and thought that Sister Qi Fei was really a fierce woman. The Queen was obviously in a bad mood, yet she dared to sit down and talk to herself.

The queen had a slight headache. She looked up and saw Concubine Qi sitting on a stool, leaning towards her with a smile on her face. Her head hurt even more.

"Chun Changzai, please sit down too."

"Yes, thank you, Queen."

"Your Majesty, please relax. The affairs of the harem are already complicated. Perhaps the emperor was in a bad mood early this morning, so he said a few extra words. Your Majesty does not have to take it to heart." Concubine Qi happily comforted the queen.

"Hmph, the Emperor stayed in Concubine Duan's palace last night. There was something missing in Concubine Duan's palace, so the Emperor was naturally in a bad mood when he saw it." The Queen didn't want to see Concubine Qi's innocent smile.

"Hey? Why did the emperor go to Concubine Duan for no reason? I hope that sick girl will not bring illness to the emperor~" Concubine Qi frowned.

Why would the Emperor go to Concubine Duan instead of coming to Changchun Palace to see me?

Concubine Qi felt a little aggrieved.

"Hmph, Xiao Xiazi's news today, the emperor went to your Changchun Palace last night. Your Changchun Palace is so grand, but you didn't even open the door to the emperor." The queen glared at Concubine Qi. "If you had kept the emperor last night, how could I be blamed by the emperor today."

"What?!" When Concubine Qi heard the news, she was so shocked that her butt jumped up from the chair.

"How come I had no idea that the Emperor was coming to Changchun Palace!" Concubine Qi looked flustered and regretful. She no longer had the cheerful and cheerful look she had just now.

Fang Chunyi looked at the confused Concubine Qi, opened his eyes wide and tried to wink at her: Concubine Qi, please don't expose what we did last night.

"Hmph, what are you busy with every day as the mistress of Changchun Palace? You didn't even know the emperor was here, and you're still showing off in other palaces all day long." The queen spoke sarcastically to Concubine Qi and glanced at Fang Chunyi.

When the Queen mentioned going to another palace to show off, Concubine Qi hadn't yet reacted to what the Queen was talking about.

"Ah, Madam, the Emperor hasn't come to Changchun Palace for a long time. The servants may have been sleeping and neglected it. I have always been a good servant and would never go to another palace to show off~"

Concubine Qi also came to her senses. She must not let the Queen know that she was playing mahjong secretly. What if the Queen confiscated the white jade mahjong set?

"Really? Why did I hear from Ling Xiang that you and Concubine Chun went to the Yikun Palace to visit Concubine Hua, where you had food and drinks and were enjoying yourself?"

So that's what happened. No wonder both Chun Changzai and I stayed here today.

It seems that this little girl Chun Changzai is also the Queen's person. She played mahjong with Chun Changzai every day without even noticing.

That little bitch Ling Xiang actually dared to report me. I am a concubine after all. I will teach her a lesson when I get the chance.

Concubine Hua: I should say it or not, Concubine Qi, you are thinking very quickly right now.

"Oh, your Majesty, I was just picking the opportunity to laugh at Concubine Hua." When Concubine Qi saw that the Queen no longer mentioned what happened last night, she sat back in her seat quietly.

"You tell me, you arranged for Ling Xiang to sleep with you, and Concubine Hua suddenly became depressed. This is such a good opportunity, I must take advantage of it."

The Queen looked at Concubine Qi who spoke sincerely and could not help but close her eyes and exhale through her nose.

As for Chun Changzai standing aside, he just needs to be a quail.

Chun Changzai: Concubine Qi, you look more innocent than me.

"Do you know why I asked Ling Xiang to bring Fu Zi out?"

"I don't know. I was just about to ask Your Majesty, wasn't Fuzi sent to Yikun Palace by Your Majesty?"

"Because Fuzi betrayed me and joined Concubine Hua. No one who betrays me will have a good ending!"