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

Chapter 24: Xia's Bed

The queen thought about it and allowed Xia to come in.

"Your concubine Xia pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen."

This time, Xia Dongchun's etiquette was correct.

"Get up, you've already greeted me, why would you bother running again now?"

"I have been learning the rules from the nanny recently and have been well cared for by the Majesty. I have never had the opportunity to serve the Majesty, and I feel uneasy."

"You are thoughtful and sharp-eyed. While learning the rules, you also don't forget to find out the news in Yikun Palace."

"Jianqiu, please take a seat." The queen signaled Jianqiu to bring a stool for Xia Dongchun to sit on.

"Your Majesty, I know that it was not Your Majesty's intention for me to relearn the rules in the past three months. I know who in the harem doesn't like me."

Seeing that she was treated well by the queen, Xia Dongchun twisted her body happily on the stool and expressed her loyalty to the queen.

The queen frowned slightly when she saw this, and thought to herself that he had studied the rules for three months but had not made any progress at all, what a fool he was.

The queen still had a kind smile on her face: "Since my sister has learned the rules well, then just wait in the palace. I will find a good time to remind the emperor that there is such a person as my sister."

Xia Dongchun was overjoyed to see that he had received the Queen's guarantee. He stood up from the stool, knelt before the Queen, and thanked her repeatedly for her support.

Xia Dongchun returned to the Yanx Palace. When Noble Lady Fucha saw Xia Dongchun walking towards the door of her palace with a happy face, she signaled her maid Sang'er to close the door, and she took off her armor and started playing the guzheng.

The Queen sent someone to tell me yesterday that I would be arranged to perform in front of the emperor at the New Year's Eve banquet. This is a great opportunity and I must not mess it up.

When Xia Dongchun saw Sang'er close the door, he rolled his eyes contemptuously and turned to walk towards the side hall where An Lingrong lived. When he heard the sound of a piano coming from Noble Lady Fucha's room, he paused, turned around and said "Pooh" towards Fucha's palace.

"You are just imitating that foxy woman's skills and trying to seduce the emperor. When I become the head of Yanxi Palace, you will be in trouble."

Xia Dongchun showed off his power in the yard alone, and then went to find An Lingrong to make her feel uncomfortable.

Coincidentally, An Lingrong went to Sui Yuxuan to find Zhen Huan with a heater cover that she had just made with woven brocade. Xia Dongchun found it boring and had to go back to her room to think about some things to prepare for the night with her.

The weather is getting colder day by day.

Zhen Huan's cold lasted for a long time and never healed.

An Lingrong still did not sleep with him.

With the Queen's introduction, Xia Dongchun finally got her wish and successfully slept with the Queen.

According to the frontline intelligence agent Xiao Xiazi, Xia was very restless while serving the emperor in the bedroom, and her laughter and noise echoed around the entire bedroom.

After serving the emperor, Xia Dongchun returned to the Yanx Palace and showed off her power to Noble Lady Fucha and An Daying.

Xia Dongchun was arrogant and overconfident, and caused a lot of dissatisfaction in the palace.

But the emperor seemed to like Xia Dongchun very much. Most of the concubines in the palace were dignified and elegant, and few were as passionate and unrestrained as Xia. For several days in a row, Xia was the one who slept with him.

According to Xiao Xiazi, the Xia family knows many new tricks.

Because the emperor was satisfied, he issued an edict to restore Xia's position as concubine.

The empress also bestowed a statue of Guanyin, the goddess of fertility, carved from blood-red agate and with a unique fragrance, in the hope that Xia would give birth to an heir as soon as possible.

Xia Dongchun finally ushered in her moment of great favor. Xia Dongchun enshrined the Goddess of Childbirth in her bedroom. Every morning when she woke up, the first thing she did was to burn incense to Guanyin and pray for her to bless her with a prince as soon as possible.

When Concubine Hua heard this, she just pulled out a sarcastic smile. She only hoped that Xia could live longer, live a few more years, and make the Queen angry for a few more years.

At the end of the year, the first snow fell suddenly in the Forbidden City.

After a night of snowing, a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the roofs and long streets of the Forbidden City.

Shen Meizhuang and Jingpin had just come out of Xianfu Palace and had not yet reached Yiku Palace when snow started falling again.

"It's really cold."

Fuzi opened the cotton curtain and let Shen Meizhuang and Jingpin enter the main hall.

The warm fragrance from Yikun Palace filled the air, melting their frozen limbs.

"Didn't I send someone to tell you not to come today because the roads are slippery due to the snow?"

"I did try to persuade her. But Concubine Shen said that the Yikun Palace will have hot pot today, so she must come and ask for this bite of food."

Concubine Jing started teasing Shen Meizhuang as soon as she entered the room.

Lu Yao knows horsepower and sees people's hearts over time.

After several months of getting along, Concubine Jing and Concubine Hua had already put aside their past grudges.

Jingpin once secretly went to visit Concubine Duan, and saw that Concubine Duan's place was full of supplements sent by Concubine Hua. She also heard Concubine Duan talk about how Concubine Hua knelt down to apologize and how she analyzed the miscarriage that year.

Concubine Jing also secretly had her own guesses in her heart.

In addition, Concubine Hua tried her best to keep Wen Yi in her own palace. Now she is busy taking care of Wen Yi every day in Xianfu Palace. She has long forgotten how many bricks there are in Xianfu Palace, let alone which bricks have fine lines.

What's more, Jingpin knew in her heart that she was just a chess piece used by the emperor to check and balance Huafei, and the cause of her years of grievances was still the emperor.

The emperor has been pretending to be deaf and dumb these years, but he's still managed to get by.

Which woman in the palace didn't try to please the emperor in order to survive and live a better life?

Love is just the most useless thing in this harem.

She had always had feelings for the emperor, but Concubine Jing had seen through the emperor's true nature a long time ago.

Now that Concubine Hua has seen through it all, why should she dwell on the past?

"Sister Jingpin is always teasing me. Didn't you hear me say that Concubine Hua was having hot pot today, and you couldn't wait to put on your cape and come over? As a result, I didn't even get to sit in the sedan chair."

Shen Meizhuang took off her cloak and gave it to Caiyue, then went to the charcoal brazier, stretched out her slender hands to warm herself by the fire, and teased Jingpin at the same time.

"When can't we eat hot pot? What if you fall on the road?

Hua Fei signaled Song Zhi to serve tea to Jingpin and Shen Guiren. She then pulled them both to sit down quickly and put a new heater in each of their hands.

"Hey, eating hot pot in the snow is a special experience." Shen Meizhuang answered playfully while looking at the snowy scene outside the window.

"She's still thinking about the sweet-scented osmanthus wine you buried under the tree. Didn't you say the other day that you'd dig out a jar and try it after the snow fell?"

Jingpin also bluntly exposed Shen Meizhuang's shortcomings. "Seeing that it was snowing, Concubine Shen hurried over."

"Mei Zhuang has a really good memory. She can remember everything I mentioned casually. It shows that she is a foodie."

"Such a beautiful snow scene. There is a red plum tree in full bloom in Her Majesty's yard. It would be nice if Huan'er was here too." Shen Meizhuang ignored Concubine Hua's teasing and looked out the window with her chin supported by her jade hand.

After hearing what Shen Meizhuang said, Concubine Hua had an idea.