The First Phoenix

What appeared in Shi Anxia's mind was not the handsome young man of King Jin.

But when he became the Rongguang Emperor, he held her hand and said, "Queen, it is enough for me to have you love me in this life."

However, at that time, the national treasury was empty, many cities were lost, and the people were in dire straits.

Her face was extremely cold, she took her hand out and responded coolly, "Your Majesty is too worried. My concubine's love has been polished and exhausted many years ago. Now, I don't love you anymore!"

Emperor Rongguang was extremely irritable, "No! You clearly love me very much! You admire me! You rely on me! No matter what happens, you will never leave me! Why don't you admit it! Admit it! Admit it quickly! I will forgive you. Not guilty!"

Shi Anxia took a step back and shook his head, "An incompetent king can't protect his wife and children, his ministers, and even the people! You should get up and take a look. What kind of disaster has Beiyi become like? Why do you have the face to do so? To meet our ancestors?"

"Shut up! Shut up!"

She picked up the memorial on the desk and read it aloud, "Mozhou has fallen, Jiangcheng has fallen, and all the towns along the Broken River have fallen..."

"No reading! No! No..."

She still remembers her hands shaking as she held the memorial. Provoking the emperor was a capital crime!

At that time, she thought that the emperor would at least depose her as queen, but he did not. Instead, after a few days, she was summoned to the palace again.

The imperial doctor said that the emperor was dying.

She entered the hall and stood in front of him indifferently.

He spoke to himself with unprecedented tenderness, "Xia'er, in the next life, I will still be your husband and wife."

She interrupted him quietly, "I will not marry you again in my next life."

When Emperor Rongguang died, he kept staring at her without closing his eyes.

……

It was late at night, and Shi Anxia had no sleep at all.

She was wondering why King Jin sent Shi Anrou back?

Shi Anrou is Aunt Wen's biological daughter, half a year older than Shi Anxia.

A year ago, Aunt Wen asked Shi Anrou to go back to Ganzhou to visit relatives.

In her previous life, Shi Anrou returned to the capital half a year late, but now she came back early, and was sent back to the Marquis' Mansion by Prince Jin. It was very interesting.

Could it be that Shi Anrou was also reborn like her?

This thought made Shi Anxia's heart skip a beat, and then he smiled.

In her previous life, she was blind, fell in love with King Jin at first sight, and worked hard to become King Jin's concubine.

Later, when she was pregnant, Mrs. Shi insisted on sending Shi Anrou to the palace to become the lowest concubine in order to maintain her favor.

Who knew that Shi Anrou was short-sighted and jealous of her. When provoked by the women in Prince Jin's mansion, she became a weapon to frame her time and again.

After that, Prince Jin ascended the throne. Shi Anrou was just a lowly Night Watcher in the harem and had never been favored by the emperor.

Shi Anxia was so absorbed in thought that when it was almost dawn, he fell asleep on the couch with his clothes on.

She had only slept for two hours when she was woken up by Mother Chen who was beside Old Madam Shi.

It sounded like Bei Hui was trying to stop anyone from entering. "Mother Chen, please stop. Our daughter just fell asleep at dawn and isn't feeling well. Please don't disturb her."

Mother Chen said in a condescending manner, "What time is this? We old ladies are all up, but you girls are still sleeping. How can you behave like this? If this gets spread, it will make people laugh."

Shi Anxia sat up and pinched his eyebrows.

She was deeply impressed by this mother Chen.

This man was a servant who accompanied Aunt Wen from Ganzhou to the capital, and he was accustomed to flattery and flattery. Not only was Aunt Wen's confidant, but he was also valued by Mrs. Shi.

But the reason why Shi Anxia remembered her was because she was Nan Yan's mother-in-law in her previous life.

Nan Yan did not follow Shi Anxia to the Jin Palace because she was coaxed by her son Chen Jinfu's sweet words.

After Shi Anxia married into the Jin Palace, everything went wrong. She struggled with the wives and concubines and had no time to pay attention to Nanyan's life outside the palace.

As a result, Nan Yan lost to other gamblers because of her gambling-addicted husband.

Nan Yan was still pregnant at that time, and after being raped, she came back crying and asked her mother-in-law to make the decision.

It was this mother Chen who, in front of the neighbors, pointed at her nose and scolded her for being shameless, saying that she had just come out of another man's bed, how could he have the nerve to tell her that she was pregnant? She also said that she didn’t know whose seed was in her belly!

After this commotion, all the neighbors knew about it.

Chen Jinfu pretended to be kind and quietly settled Nanyan, but lost her to another person within a few days.

After being raped again, Nan Yan was so heartbroken that she hung herself on the door beam of Chen's mother's house with a few feet of white silk.

……

When Shi Anxia thinks about it now, she still feels a stinging pain like suffocation.

Her eyes were gloomy and she shouted loudly, "Bei Fen!"

Bei Hui agreed and quickly came in through the curtain, looking indignant.

Mother Chen followed her into the house, muttering, "Young lady, it's time to replace the maid in your room. She doesn't distinguish between the superior and the inferior, and doesn't respect the elderly. If this gets out, it will damage your reputation."

Shi Anxia let Bei Hui help her dress and wash herself. Upon hearing this, she tilted her head and asked, "Mother Chen, who is the superior and who is the inferior?"

Mother Chen's face turned pale when she was asked, "This..."

Shi Anxia continued, "Mother Chen came to my courtyard and pointed at my nose and scolded me. Is there any distinction between high and low? Or do you think you can make decisions on behalf of the master of the Marquis' Mansion?"

Mother Chen's face turned green and white, "That's not what I meant. I sent a message for the old lady to ask the girl to go to He'an Courtyard."

Shi Anxia turned away indifferently and said nothing more.

Just when she was going out, she said a few words lightly, "Since Mrs. Chen knows the rules so well, she will have to punish herself if she makes a mistake. Otherwise, if word spreads, it will be thought that the Hou Mansion is not strict, and the old lady will not be harmed." Don’t be too harsh on yourself, just go to Mingsong Hall and kneel for three hours, I will be able to tell you about it at my grandmother’s place.”

After saying that, he gave Bei Hui a look.

Bei Hui couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and said happily, "Yes, miss, I will send Mother Chen to Mingsong Hall right now."

Mother Chen's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and her whole body was shaking with anger.

In He'an Courtyard, Shi Anxia greeted the old lady and saw Shi Anrou standing behind the old lady, squeezing her shoulders.

After she finished greeting, Shi Anrou hurriedly walked out from behind the old lady and bowed gently to her, "Sister Anxia."

Shi Anxia returned the half-bow calmly, "Sister Anrou is back."

She saw that Shi Anrou was different from the past.

Based on her understanding of Shi Anrou, this girl was proud of the fact that she grew up in a marquis's mansion, was more elegant and knowledgeable than her, and was also older than her, so she would never be so humble.

But this alone is not enough for Shi Anxia to confirm that Shi Anrou is also a reborn person.

We'll see. There's still a lot of time to go.

She turned her gaze towards Madam Shi and asked, "Grandma, are you looking for me?"