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

Chapter 29 Concubine Xiang and Concubine Jing

"There is only one prince and two princesses in the palace. The emperor has to take care of the harem while he is busy with state affairs. I want to have more grandchildren next year."

When the emperor heard the empress dowager turn to the topic of inducing childbirth, he felt a little annoyed. There were so many women in the harem, but why was there no movement?

"My son is not blessed, unlike my father, who has many descendants." Yongzheng spoke with a hint of resentment. It was not that he did not work hard enough, but the women in the harem were not up to par.

The empress dowager looked at the big boy with his head shrunk and sighed slightly. She thought of Concubine Hua's solid body, which was a perfect appearance for a boy. She also thought of the male fetus she had cruelly conceived through Concubine Duan. If he had been born at that time, he would have been a young boy who was good at reading, riding and shooting by now. The more she thought about it, the more she regretted it.

The Queen Mother was getting older, and her heart was sometimes particularly soft, so she asked tentatively:

"The Concubine Hua has become much calmer recently. I heard that she even advised Nian Gengyao to tone down his edge. So, will the Emperor still give the Huan Yi Xiang to Concubine Hua?"

The emperor thought of how cute and adorable Concubine Hua was when she served him in bed a while ago, and he was slightly shaken. But when he thought of the good news about the mountain of money in the Yangxin Palace, he immediately made up his mind: "Of course, Concubine Hua is used to it. If it's interrupted for a while, she will think too much."

The empress dowager was unable to say much when she saw that the emperor's attitude remained the same. She could only hope that the other concubines would be able to get pregnant soon.

After that, the Empress Dowager Yongzheng and her son had dinner. On the table was Yongzheng's favorite sour bamboo shoots and old duck soup. It was rare that the emperor drank the third bowl and the Empress Dowager did not dissuade Yongzheng.

After the meal, the mother and son were very happy and left in peace.

Yongzheng went to Xianfu Palace to find Shen Meizhuang and continued his efforts to obtain the crown prince.

Then, the Queen Mother issued an edict to inform the six palaces:

"Xia's words were outrageous and she brought disgrace to the palace. She was punished with a hundred lashes of scarlet and moved to the cold palace."

"Noble Lady Cao's advice was meritorious, and she cleaned up the palace atmosphere. She was promoted to concubine and given the title of Xiang."

"Jingpin has served in the palace for a long time, has a gentle temperament, and has taken good care of Wen Yi with all her heart and soul. She is recorded as Jingfei."

"The end of the year is approaching, the imperial edict ceremony for Concubine Xiang and Concubine Jing will be held after New Year's Eve."

"The Queen's headache has not healed yet, and she is unable to take care of the household affairs, so all matters during the New Year holidays will be handed over to Concubine Hua to handle, with Concubine Jing and Concubine Qi assisting."

When the Empress Dowager's decree came out, there was an uproar in the six palaces.

Cao Qinmo felt that she had made the right decision to change sides. The Queen Mother had already appointed her as a concubine without the Queen's intervention. Wen Yi's return to her side was just around the corner. Not only would she be appointed as a concubine, but also as a concubine, and then as a concubine and a noble concubine. She would climb up step by step to create a bright future for herself and Wen Yi.

In Qixiang Palace, Lipin was so angry when she heard the news that Cao Qinmo was promoted to concubine that she smashed two teacups. The Queen Mother ordered Cao Qinmo to be promoted to Xiangpin, but ordered that she did not need to move to another palace. It was difficult to start construction in winter, so she would wait until spring to prepare another palace for Xiangpin to move to.

There are two masters in Qixiang Palace. It seems that Concubine Xiang and Concubine Li are competing with each other, but the servants in Qixiang Palace are used to changing their attitude according to the situation. They secretly listen to the orders of the newly appointed Concubine Xiang, and Concubine Li is increasingly neglected.

Lipin found out that Xiangpin was able to make achievements in front of the Queen Mother because of Concubine Hua's recommendation behind the scenes. She attributed the reason to the fact that Xiangpin had a child. Even Concubine Hua valued Xiangpin more because she had a child. Lipin had no choice but to drink three bowls of pregnancy medicine a day to vent her anger.

Although the Queen Mother had deprived the Queen of her power to manage the six palaces in a roundabout way, she was happy in her heart. The Queen Mother was her aunt, and even if she was angry, she would not punish her severely. Now, with the help of the Queen Mother and Concubine Xiang, she had dealt with Xia and protected the health of her beloved man without annoying the Emperor. It was good to kill two birds with one stone.

After Hua Fei knew the Queen Mother's will, she didn't have much emotion. To her in this life, being the assistant to the six palaces was not a reward but a shackle.

Moreover, Hua Fei discovered that there was a certain probability that what happened in her previous life would still happen in this life, but because of her rebirth in this life, the cause and effect relationship had undergone major changes.

Cao Qinmo and Jingpin were promoted by the emperor in their previous life, but in this life they became empress dowagers.

The character "Xiang" in Concubine Xiang's title was originally taken from the meaning of Cao Qinmo helping the emperor to overthrow the Nian family in the previous life, but in this life it means helping the empress to clean up the palace.

In the previous life, Jingpin was made a concubine by the emperor in order to balance his power in the harem, and in this life, it was to elevate the status of Concubine Wen Yi, his mother.

Although the result is the same in both lives, the process is very different.

So how can the Nian family avoid the fate of being wiped out in this life?

Hua Fei didn't believe that she would repeat the same mistakes after her rebirth, so she must save the Nian family and herself from the dire situation. But she hadn't figured out how to save them.

Concubine Hua felt a sense of sadness as if she was powerless to fight against fate. Songzhi watched from the side and was unable to comfort her. She remembered that when they were in the palace, her queen and the current Concubine Duan were best friends. Concubine Duan could always make Concubine Hua happy with just a few words. So she advised Concubine Hua to go see Concubine Duan at night. She heard that it was winter and Concubine Duan's health was not very good.

Concubine Hua remembered that she had prepared osmanthus and lotus seed soup before, and wanted to go see Concubine Duan but was intercepted by the Emperor. Now the Emperor often turns over the cards of Noble Lady Fucha and Sister Shen, so he probably won't come to Yikun Palace tonight, so she asks Songzhi to prepare things again and prepare to visit Yanqing Palace at night.

In Yanqing Palace, Concubine Duan was drinking the medicine prescribed by Wen Shichu. Although outsiders seemed to find that Concubine Duan had been coughing since winter, she knew that her body was slowly getting better. Her coughing decreased at night and her sleep was much more sound.

Ever since Concubine Hua reconciled with Concubine Duan, she sent Wen Shichu to secretly treat Concubine Duan.

Concubine Hua knew that Wen Shichu was Zhen Huan's man, but Wen Shichu had a kind and upright nature. When he encountered a seriously ill person, he would naturally save him. Moreover, Wen Shichu had a shallow foundation in the Imperial Hospital and did not attract much attention, but his medical skills were far superior to Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shan. Concubine Hua was relieved to use him.

And Hua Fei wants to use him to reveal more information to Zhen Huan. The situation in the harem is not as it seems.

In the previous life, Cao Qinmo set up the cassava flour trap. If Concubine Duan had not come out to testify for Zhen Huan, Zhen Huan would have been framed by Cao Qinmo and herself. It can be seen that Concubine Duan and Zhen Huan met by chance at Qingliangtai that night and started dating.

In this life, Concubine Hua and Concubine Duan reconciled, and Wen Shichu was sent to treat Concubine Duan. If Concubine Duan and Zhen Huan met by chance again, and Zhen Huan knew that she was good friends with Concubine Duan, then Zhen Huan would definitely have a better impression of Concubine Hua. This kind of alliance formed by natural coincidence is much more solid than an alliance bound by interests.

In this life, Concubine Hua wants true friends, not dependence on interests.

Thinking about these things, Zhou Ninghai and Songzhi accompanied Concubine Hua to Yanqing Palace.