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

Chapter 3 Visiting Concubine Duan

Concubine Hua rolled her eyes. If it were in the past, the Queen's behavior would definitely have provoked her to return to the palace and have a tantrum. She might even go to vent her anger on that sickly Concubine Duan.

But now Hua Fei was too lazy to play along with the Queen, so she pretended to be unhappy, stood up and bowed: "I am not feeling well, so I will take my leave now."

"Well, you have to serve the emperor and be busy with the selection of beauties, so you have to take care of your health." The queen's image as a virtuous lady cannot be overturned.

Concubine Hua was too lazy to pay attention to her, so she supported Songzhi and turned away, rolling her eyes at the Queen as she walked away.

The emperor hasn't entered the harem for more than half a month. How can we serve him?

This queen is of the same character as the emperor, both of them will be praised to death.

After leaving Jingren Palace and getting on the sedan chair, Hua Fei returned to Yiku Palace. She asked Songzhi to prepare some worthless porcelain for her, and then smashed it to pieces in the main hall.

As she threw the things, she cursed, "It was all because of that vicious woman, Concubine Duan, that I lost my child."

Songzhi knelt down with a teacup in hand and tried to coax Concubine Hua not to be angry. This made Concubine Hua even angrier and she rushed all the way to Yanqing Palace.

Concubine Duan in Yanqing Palace was being served medicine by the chief palace maid Jixiang. When she saw Concubine Hua rushing in aggressively, her hand holding the spoon trembled, and a few drops of the dark medicine fell onto the brocade quilt.

Although Jixiang was afraid of Concubine Hua, he still bravely protected Concubine Duan.

"Empress Hua, please spare my life~"

"Songzhi, drag her away. Bring two more cups of tea. I have something to say to Concubine Duan."

Songzhi obeyed and dragged Jixiang out with all her strength.

Only Concubine Duan and Concubine Hua were left in the bedroom.

Concubine Duan's chest rose and fell as she breathed heavily, but her bright eyes were fixed on Concubine Hua.

After Hua Fei and Duan Fei looked at each other for a long time, they first smiled bitterly and then sat down at the round table.

Over the years, every time this woman came to Yanqing Palace, she would either slap herself in the face or smash everything that could be smashed in Yanqing Palace.

It's so quiet today, it's a bit like going crazy.

"I have found out that the bowl of medicine in the palace was not your fault. I have wronged you and treated you badly over the years. I was not good at judging people and did not listen to your explanation. I am sorry for you."

Hua Fei's frank and straightforward confession left Duan Fei at a loss for words.

"It's my fault that you lost your child. Don't worry, I will definitely return your child to you."

Speaking of the child, Concubine Duan was filled with grief, "Child, why did you return the child to me? Concubine Hua is so arrogant."

"I know you don't believe me. Just wait and see. Now that I think about it, we both come from military families, and because we lost our children, we became sworn enemies. What a coincidence, isn't it?"

Hua Fei didn't say all the words, but in this cannibalistic harem, Duan Fei was very smart. Over the years, she herself had thought about who had helped her to give Hua Fei the bowl of medicine, but she just didn't want to think about it too deeply.

Back when Hua Fei was still a concubine in the prince's palace, she and Hua Fei were very close, like sworn sisters.

Ever since he knew that Concubine Hua was pregnant, he had been extremely happy and had been making pregnancy-protecting medicine for her every day, looking forward to the safe arrival of the child.

She never imagined that the pregnancy-preserving medicine brought to her that day had been tampered with, and after Hua Fei drank it, the child was gone.

No matter how she explained, Hua Fei would not believe a word. When the Emperor, who was a prince at the time, and the Empress Dowager, who is now, heard about this, they simply allowed Hua Fei to drink a large amount of safflower, which could prevent pregnancy, to calm her down.

As for the bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine, no matter how she explained, the prince and Concubine De didn't bother to check it out.

Over the years, Yanqing Palace has been like a cold palace. The emperor and the empress dowager gave her the title of concubine, but still allowed Concubine Hua to deduct and abuse her.

At first, Concubine Duan tried to explain to Concubine Hua, hinting to her that the pregnancy-preserving medicine was not her doing. But later, after drinking a bowl of safflower, Concubine Duan gave up the idea.

After Concubine Hua lost her child, she could no longer get pregnant, and the two eventually became mortal enemies.

But who should Concubine Duan hate? Should she hate the emperor for pretending to be deaf and dumb and not finding out the truth? But that was her beloved husband, how could she hate him?

In addition, she and Concubine Hua have been resenting each other over the years, and their sisterly love has long turned into deep hatred.

Now, after hearing what Concubine Hua said, she understood.

But so what, he is their husband. Hua Fei loves the emperor no less than she does.

It is precisely because of love, because of deep love, that Concubine Duan has been avoiding and ignoring the truth all these years despite her illness.

Concubine Duan was reluctant to write to her enemy, with whom she had hated for many years, and ask him to reconcile with her, but the subsequent signs forced her to believe it.

The two of them fell into a silent deadlock again. Songzhi walked in with a tea tray. Concubine Hua picked up the tea tray and walked towards Concubine Duan.

"If you believe me, take this cup of tea. All the past events are in this cup of tea."

Concubine Duan looked up at the woman in front of her. She was holding a cup of tea and was very close to her, so close that she blocked the light from the candlelight. She could only see Concubine Hua's bright eyes twinkling like stars.

Concubine Duan hesitated for a long time, and Concubine Hua kept holding the cup of tea. Later, Concubine Duan herself didn't know how she took the cup of tea.

She even felt that the voice didn't come from her own voice: "Back then, I really didn't know that the bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine had problems. If I knew, I would never give it to you even if I sacrificed my life."

"I know."

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After Concubine Duan took the teacup, Concubine Hua did not stay long.

Concubine Duan sat on the bed, stroking her chest and breathing heavily, watching the woman outside the bedroom smashing everything in the Yanqing Palace as usual.

But this time, she was acting.

After a fierce beating, Concubine Hua left Yanqing Palace. On the long street of the harem, Concubine Hua still said angrily: "Don't hire a doctor for her, don't wash her clothes in the palace, and don't give her the promised meals."

Songzhi replied hurriedly: "Don't worry, Madam, everything has been done according to your instructions, just like usual."

Inside the Yanqing Palace, Jixiang, without bothering to pack his things, hurriedly ran into the bedroom with a thousand-year-old ginseng.

"My queen, Songzhi just dragged me out and gave me this. She also gave me a lot of blood-boosting herbs and food."

When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong. Jixiang is afraid that Songzhi has gone crazy.

Concubine Duan looked at the ginseng in Jixiang's hand and said calmly, "Just keep it. It may come in handy someday."

"What about the herbs and food?"

"If she dares to give it, I dare to use it. Did Concubine Hua send any bird's nest?"

"Yes, Concubine Hua sent ten kilograms of blood swallows."

Concubine Duan couldn't help but twitch her lips. She was so rich and generous: "Go and stew one for me."

I'd rather live well and see what tricks she plays next.

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Huang Guiquan came to Yiku Palace day by day to report on the selection process. The day of the palace selection was getting closer, but Concubine Hua didn't care much.

Everything about the selection of concubines followed the old precedents, and the Queen Mother was extremely concerned about the matter, so there was no way anything could go wrong.

The emperor also stressed frugality and not extravagance, and he himself was too lazy to worry about it. He just asked Huang Guiquan to be alert and work.

In this life, she would never do such a stupid thing as paying for a man to choose a concubine and then having the man not appreciate it.

What Hua Fei cares more about is that her sister-in-law is about to come to the palace to see her.

The Yikun Palace was cleaned from top to bottom, waiting for Madam Nian to come in.

Concubine Hua went to the small kitchen in person to watch the cooks prepare some snacks that Madam Nian liked.

Thinking back to the time before I married into the palace, my brother married my sister-in-law, who treated me like her own daughter. The innocent and carefree days I spent in the Nian family were no longer available after I married into the palace.

After marrying into the palace, she has always been centered around the emperor, fighting for his favor and waiting for him every night until dawn. That is really stupid.

Concubine Hua was thinking about the lives of her daughters in the boudoir, and thought of all the hard work she had put into Yongzheng in her previous life, and she lamented once again that it was all not worth it. Just as she was feeling sad, Zhou Ninghai came limping in to report that Madam Nian had already entered the harem, and the time for her to speak was about to come.

Concubine Hua suppressed her emotions, put on a carefree smile, smoothed her wrinkle-free palace skirt, held Songzhi's hand, and led a group of palace servants to the gate of Yikun Palace to welcome Madam Nian.

The sedan chair stopped at the gate of Yiku Palace. The bearers pushed the sedan chair down, and Madam Nian walked out slowly, holding the hand of her maid.

I haven't seen Madam Nian for many years. She is still in good shape, but with a few wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, which adds to her charm and temperament.

Concubine Hua looked at her sister-in-law walking out of the sedan chair, and thought about the ending of the Nian family in the previous life, when almost the entire family was executed and the entire clan was exterminated. She didn't know how much suffering her sister-in-law had endured, and her heart was inevitably sad.

Madam Nian walked slowly to Concubine Hua and was about to perform the palace etiquette and bow: "Your servant greets Her Majesty Concubine Hua."

Hua Fei hurriedly helped her up: "Sister-in-law, you don't have to bow to me."

"Your Majesty, etiquette cannot be abolished." Madam Nian held Concubine Hua's hand tightly, hinting that there were many eyes and ears in the harem.

Concubine Hua also thought of the emperor's fear of the Nian family, so she held back her tears and accepted Madam Nian's greeting.

After the ceremony, Concubine Hua hurriedly helped Madam Nian up and walked towards the main hall of Yikun Palace.

In the main hall, Concubine Hua first cried bitterly with Madam Nian, expressing her longing for her family. Then she reminded Madam Nian to remind General Nian to be careful with his words and actions at home, not to be proud of his achievements, and to remember that everything in the Nian family was given by the Emperor.