She always plays cards out of the ordinary

Yinzhen saw that Fucha Xinyun really thought so, so he asked tentatively: "How about I arrange for him to go to the Shangshufang and study with Hongshi and the others?"

When Fucha Xinyun heard the word Shangshufang, she instantly tensed up. Even though Shangshufang sounds grand and prestigious, with court officials and Hanlin Academy scholars, it is the place of the masters, and besides the princes, there are also the children of the princes.

Although the Fucha family is powerful, it is not as powerful as the royal family. If Akdun goes there, he will be a slave. Even if the princes don't make things difficult for him, the three princes will definitely be involved in the issue of taking sides. Fucha Xinyu doesn't want to get involved in this mess when her children are still young.

"Your Majesty, Akdun is not qualified to work in the Shangshufang, so as not to delay the studies of the brothers. I just hope that he can have a bright future and support his wife and children in the future."

"Then let him go to the Imperial College. The teachers there are very good. Let him study hard and don't embarrass our Zhaopin."

"Emperor~"

Fucha Xinyun stamped her feet, somewhat unhappy.

Seeing this, Yinzhen teased her, "Why, you don't want to?"

What else could Fucha Xinyun do? She naturally thanked him immediately, "I would like to thank the emperor on behalf of Akdun."

Fu Cha Xinyun achieved her goal and felt a little more relaxed. She asked Yinzhen to read some poems and songs to the baby in her belly, which could also be considered as a way to cultivate his sentiments.

She picked up the sewing box beside her and continued to make some small clothes for the baby in her belly. The candlelight flickered slightly. In the quiet room, the only sound was the sound of Yinzhen reciting poems and books, occasionally accompanied by Fucha Xinyun's questions.

The whole environment became very quiet, giving people a feeling of peace and tranquility. Yinzhen, who was reading with his head down, occasionally raised his head and saw Fucha Xinyun's serious and beautiful face under the candlelight, and felt an unprecedented warmth in his heart.

***

While Fucha Xinyun and Yinzhen were enjoying their warm life, Nian Shilan stood quietly at the door, looking in the direction of the palace gate, as if this would allow the emperor to come.

Songzhi saw that her master had been standing there for a long time, and looking at the weather, she knew that the emperor would not come.

"My lady, you haven't eaten since noon. Be careful not to starve yourself."

Concubine Hua looked at the night outside sadly, "What if she's starving? No one will feel sorry for her. Is she that good? The emperor has favored her since the first day, bestowed a title that was not in accordance with the regulations, promoted her as soon as she became pregnant, and even when she was pregnant, the emperor would run to her every few days."

Songzhi couldn't bear to see the queen being unhappy because of others, "Don't be sad, queen, she is just a foxy girl. There are so many people in this palace who are favored for a while, but how many of them can stay favored for a long time.

She is a young lady from a rich family, but once she entered the palace, she charmed the emperor so much that he didn't care about anyone else. Now she wants to dominate the emperor even when she is pregnant. I think she will end up in the cold palace sooner or later."

Nian Shilan was not happy when she heard Songzhi's words. She had monopolized the emperor in the past, and even had been dominating him for many years. She was happy with her domination, but now it was someone else's turn to snatch the emperor away from her. Was she already a thing of the past?

"Songzhi, do you think the emperor still remembers me? Has he forgotten me?" Nian Shilan asked worriedly.

"How could that be possible, Your Majesty? You have been with the Emperor since he left the palace, and have been favored by him for many years. The Emperor was just bewitched for a moment."

Songzhi saw an unprecedented hesitation on Nian Shilan's face. That kind of expression should not appear on the face of the proud Concubine Hua.

"Your Highness, although it is spring now, the wind is still a little strong at night. Let's go in first, otherwise you will fall ill before the emperor arrives, which will benefit others, right?"

***

Although nothing happened on the day when the gate of Yikun Palace was opened, many old people in the harem were closely following the developments in Yikun Palace. Even the newcomers did not dare to speak lightly about Nian Shilan when they thought of Concubine Hua's power when they first entered the palace.

Everyone was speculating that given how much favor Nian Shilan had enjoyed in the past, when the gate of Yikun Palace was opened, it would mean that Nian Shilan would be favored again. However, what made everyone stare in amazement was that Yinzhen neither gave her any reward nor set foot in Yikun Palace.

Instead, the Yanxi Palace received rewards one after another, and even the emperor went to the Yanxi Palace early in the evening to have dinner with Concubine Zhao. Everyone was surprised and felt that it seemed natural.

Shen Meizhuang was with Zhen Huan and An Lingrong when she got the news. Caiyue came in to report the news and wanted to tell Shen Meizhuang in a low voice, but Shen Meizhuang did not agree.

"There are only three of us sisters here, and we are not outsiders. Just tell me what you have to say."

Caiyue looked at Zhen Huan and An Lingrong and said, "My lady, I heard from Sister Hanzhu beside Concubine Jing that the Emperor did not go to Concubine Hua's... Concubine Nian's Yikun Palace after it opened yesterday. Instead, he went to the Yanxi Palace early and did not leave until this morning."

Zhen Huan said in a lost voice: "You mean the emperor didn't even go to see Concubine Nian? How is that possible?"

Unlike Shen Meiyu who was well prepared, Zhen Huan knew nothing about the palace at that time. It was only after Aunt Fangruo entered the Zhen Mansion that she learned about the two major forces in the palace.

Zhen Huan still clearly remembers how much Aunt Fangruo valued Concubine Hua at that time, and how powerful Concubine Hua became after she entered the palace.

Shen Meizhuang was also a little surprised. "Yes, Nian was always favored in the past, how come she fell out of favor just because of Concubine Xia?"

When Huanbi heard that Concubine Nian had fallen out of favor, she was happy for Zhen Huan, "My lady, maybe the emperor will vent his anger on behalf of Concubine Xia?"

Before Zhen Huan could answer, Shen Meizhuang shook her head, "Impossible, with the Emperor's eyes, he should not look down on Concubine Xia."

Huanbi had only met the emperor a few times, so of course she didn't know what he liked. Now that Concubine Shen directly denied it, she didn't know what to say.

"Well...well, oh well! Anyway, it's a good thing for you, my lord, that Concubine Nian has fallen out of favor."

However, Zhen Huan noticed that An Lingrong didn't say a word, and thinking that she lived in the Yanxi Palace, she wanted to find out some inside information.

"Ling Rong didn't say anything, but do you have other opinions?"

Zhen Huan's words interrupted An Lingrong's thoughts. Since the emperor came to the Yanx Palace every few days during this period, An Lingrong also started to take action on her own.

Every few days, she would place the copied scriptures in Baohua Temple for worship. Because of this, she met the emperor several times in the Yanx Palace, but she did not take the opportunity to compete for favor. Instead, she retreated in an orderly manner.

Her behavior actually made the emperor have a much better impression of her. Fu Cha Xinyun knew that An Lingrong was not an easy person to deal with, so she never let her get close to her since she became pregnant. Seeing An Lingrong tactfully retreat, she calmly asked Xiao Zhuo and Yu Qing to take turns watching An Lingrong and tell her if there was any movement.

On the other hand, she was thinking about how to move An Lingrong and Xia Dongchun out of the Yanxi Palace, so that it would be much safer for her to give birth to and raise children in the future.

"Lingrong doesn't have any opinions. I'm just lucky to live in the Yanxi Palace and see how favored Concubine Zhao is. So I'm not surprised that Concubine Nian fell out of favor."

After An Lingrong said this, Zhen Huan and Shen Meiyu could no longer sit still. They had no connection with Zhaopin and it was not easy for them to go to her. Besides, they were both somewhat aloof, so how could they be willing to bow down to Zhaopin? Therefore, they only knew that Zhaopin was favored, but they didn't know how she was favored.

"Lingrong, please tell us quickly. Let us also see how favored Zhaopin is."