She always plays cards out of the ordinary

The arrival of the Emperor made the concubines start to feel uneasy. Like Zhen Huan, they were not allowed to spy on the Emperor, nor could they go to the Yangxin Palace casually. The Emperor was very busy during the day, and he did not go to the harem every night, so many concubines could not see him.

Now that there is such a legitimate opportunity, everyone wants to be seen by the emperor.

Chun Changzai volunteered to show her calligraphy to the emperor. Yinzhen picked it up and took a look. The characters were neat and had a bit of style, which showed that she had worked hard on it.

"Yes, what reward do you want?"

Chun Changzai pouted, "I want delicious snacks. The snacks I had at the Queen's and Concubine Zhao's places were delicious, so I asked the kitchen to make them, but the kitchen said that those were not within my rules. I had no choice but to go to my sisters' places to get snacks every day."

Of course Yinzhen knew Chun Changzai. His original owner let her enter the palace at a young age for the sake of state affairs. Therefore, Yinzhen didn't care about Chun Changzai's true thoughts when she said this at this time. Since he had used her, he naturally would not hesitate to reward Chun Changzai.

"Okay, I'll have the kitchen prepare snacks for you every day. Any kind is fine. Also, since you've been in the palace for so long, you'll be promoted to a noble lady."

Chun Changzai had originally been planning on giving it a try, but she didn't expect the emperor to be so generous and promote her directly without even having to sleep with her. So she immediately paid her respects to the emperor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chun Changzai's success immediately attracted other concubines, so as soon as she went down, someone stood up and wanted to play a guzheng piece for the emperor.

Yinzhen was already accustomed to this kind of program. He sat there bored. Thinking of what Su Peisheng had just said, he directly called out the nickname he gave to Fucha Xinyun.

"Yun Ruo, why did I hear that you walked here today? Didn't I grant you the right to ride in a sedan chair?"

Fucha Xinyun was watching an unknown concubine in the palace playing the guzheng. It must be said that these women in the palace were all very talented.

She thought the emperor was just as engrossed in the music as she was, but suddenly she heard her own nickname.

Yulan behind her also pulled her clothes with her hands, and Fucha Xinyu quickly stood up and replied.

“In reply to the emperor, although the emperor sympathizes with my health and specially awarded me a sedan chair, today is the annual New Year’s Eve dinner, and all the court officials and royal family members will enter the palace. I really don’t want to cause any criticism from the emperor because of me.

Moreover, it was snowing heavily today, and snow kept piling up on the palace roads. I was also afraid that something might happen when I rode in the sedan chair, so I chose to walk here.”

Yinzhen saw that Fucha Xinyun was usually quite eccentric, but he didn't expect that she was so thoughtful on important matters, and he was very satisfied.

He touched the ring on his finger and said, "I am very pleased that you have such a heart. How about this, Su Peisheng, go back and find a few strong and steady eunuchs to carry the sedan chair for Concubine Zhao. You can ride in my sedan chair tonight and I will send you back. This way you don't have to worry about falling when riding in a normal sedan chair."

As soon as Yinzhen finished speaking, the Queen spoke up, "Your Majesty, this cannot be done! Your sedan chair is a dragon sedan chair, and only you can sit on it. Why would you let the concubines sit on it? Isn't this breaking the rules?"

The imperial palace is the most rule-abiding place, but also the most unruly place. For a creature like the emperor, the rules I am willing to follow are the rules, and the rules I am not willing to follow are not the rules.

Yinzhen was in a good mood tonight. He had already made preparations for the government affairs. He had sent his former political enemies, such as Lao Ba, to colonize overseas, and promoted his dear thirteenth brother. Generals such as Nian Gengyao were also honest. It can be said that this year's mission was successfully completed.

So Yinzhen seemed particularly generous tonight, promoting him and granting him the dragon throne. It was just a few small things, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

But in the eyes of the Queen, it was the Emperor's blatant preference for Fucha Xinyun. Throughout the reign of Emperor Kangxi, there had never been a concubine who was promoted from a noble lady to the head of a palace in less than half a year.

Before Nian Shilan fell, another Zhaopin appeared, and it seemed that this Zhaopin was even more difficult than Nian Shilan. At least, although Nian Shilan was favored, she could not get pregnant, so it was obvious that there was no future for her.

But it was different for Concubine Zhao. The emperor's repeated preferential treatment showed his expectation for Concubine Zhao's pregnancy, and Concubine Zhao's pregnancy could not be kept.

Yinzhen didn't know what the queen was thinking, but that didn't stop him from hating her. Yinzhen knew exactly what the queen had done in the past.

He did not depose the queen not because he had feelings for her, but because there was no need. Yinzhen did not want to pursue what the queen had done in the past. As long as the queen could manage the harem according to his requirements in the future, that would be enough.

But Yinzhen obviously underestimated the queen, or perhaps overestimated himself. The queen had long been accustomed to Pangju's loose management of the harem, and she could get away with anything she did.

So even though Yinzhen showed that he valued Zhaopin's dragon fetus very much, she still tampered with Zhaopin's expenses. If Yinzhen hadn't had someone keep an eye on it, I'm afraid the queen's things could have really been sent to Yanxi Palace.

Although Fucha Xinyun knew that the queen's things would most likely be discovered, Yinzhen was still very dissatisfied with the queen's actions.

Yinzhen didn't want to offend the queen at this moment, but the queen first verbally tried to frame Fucha Xinyun tonight, and then refuted his words. Yinzhen finally told her previous plan in advance.

"The Queen's headache recurred a few days ago, and there were many things to do before the New Year. In the past, Nian helped to deal with it, but now the Queen is alone, so the Queen can't rest well. I decided to let Jingpin and Zhaopin help the Queen to assist in the affairs of the six palaces, and Shen Guiren will also learn from them, so that the Queen can be much more relaxed."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the whole hall seemed to become noisy. Although no one made a loud noise, the people below looked at each other, and were also shocked by the news.

Jingpin, who was sitting below, didn't expect that such a good thing would happen to her without her doing anything. As an old resident of the palace, Jingpin actually always knew what kind of person the queen was.

It was just that the Queen was in power and had the Queen Mother's support, so Jingpin had always behaved well and did not conflict with the Queen. But this did not mean that Jingpin was willing to stay like this, just like she liked Shen Meizhuang to live in her palace and liked newcomers like An Lingrong to visit her frequently.

Concubine Jing did not like a monotonous life. She was not favored and had no children. She especially hoped that these newcomers could bring different changes to Xianfu Palace.

Now that the emperor has taken a liking to her and asked her to manage the palace affairs, why wouldn't she accept the offer?