Yixiu is reborn, fights against her elder sister, and becomes the queen mother

Because of Nian Gengyao, the emperor has been in a very depressed mood these days, but when he goes to the harem to look for concubines, he still has to take Hua Fei into consideration.

Among the royal family members, only the seventeenth prince Guo was a man of peace and tranquility, and was also well-versed in literature. The emperor specially selected Prince Guo to accompany him.

After playing a game of handshake with the emperor, Prince Guo lost without a trace.

He bowed to the emperor and said with a smile, "After all, my emperor's chess skills are superior. I admit defeat."

After hearing Prince Guo's flattery, the Emperor twitched the corners of his mouth. He raised his eyebrows and smiled, "It's been a long time since I last played chess with you, Seventeenth Brother. Your chess skills have become rusty. Speaking of which, among these brothers, only you and I are proficient in this art. They say that those who are good at chess are also good at strategy. If Seventeenth Brother were to become an official in the court, I think he would be quite good too."

Prince Guo sensed the emperor's probing, so he pretended not to understand and said casually, "Thank you for your concern, my dear brother. However, I have never been interested in worldly matters. I only wish to indulge in the beauty of the world and live a life of luxury and leisure. I must thank you for your grace, my dear brother. Otherwise, a useless person like me would surely be despised."

After hearing what Prince Guo said, the emperor was even more satisfied.

He nodded and smiled, "We are brothers. I can't indulge in the mountains and rivers as freely and unrestrainedly as you do, but I am willing to make you happy."

As the two were talking, Nian Gengyao suddenly came in to report on matters.

He was about to go in, and Su Peisheng, who was standing guard nearby, was startled and hurriedly stopped him, saying with a smile, "General Nian, what a coincidence. Prince Guo and the Emperor are playing chess inside. Please wait a moment while I go and inform them."

Nian Gengyao glanced at Su Peisheng with disdain. He hated the stench of these eunuchs the most.

He said coldly: "In this case, I will naturally wait for the emperor here."

Su Peisheng saw the contempt in Nian Gengyao's eyes and said nothing. He just lowered his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "General Nian, I cannot stand in the middle. This is disrespectful to the emperor."

Su Peisheng meant well to remind him, but he didn't expect Nian Gengyao to glare at him and get angry, so Su Peisheng had to get him another chair.

"General Nian, why don't you sit in this chair and wait."

After saying this, Su Peisheng waved his hand again, and two young eunuchs hurriedly dragged the chair to a proper place. Su Peisheng smiled and bowed to Nian Gengyao, indicating that he should sit aside and wait.

Nian Gengyao snorted. Although he sat down on the chair obediently, he kept moving. If there hadn't been someone guarding the door, he would have moved the stool into the house.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Su Peisheng went in to report the situation to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, General Nian seems to have something important to discuss with Your Majesty and is waiting outside the door."

The emperor originally wanted to avoid the Nian brothers and sisters, so he asked Prince Guo to play chess, but he didn't expect that Nian Gengyao would come again.

He glanced at Prince Guo and irritably threw the chess piece in his hand. "I see. Can't you see that the game between Prince Guo and me hasn't finished yet?"

A cold light flashed across Prince Guo's eyes. He deliberately placed the chess piece in a losing position and soon lost the game.

Prince Guo stood up, bowed to the emperor, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you have important matters to attend to. I will not delay you any longer. I will take my leave now."

The emperor silently put down the chess piece. His expression was calm and he said, "In that case, you may withdraw first!"

Prince Guo bowed to the emperor again, then turned around and left leisurely.

When he walked to the door, he bumped into Nian Gengyao who was blocking the door.

Although Prince Guo was just an idle prince, he was still a descendant of the royal family. Unexpectedly, after seeing him, Nian Gengyao had no intention of getting up.

Su Peisheng, who came to see Prince Guo off, looked a little embarrassed. He smiled at Nian Gengyao and said, "General Nian is used to marching and fighting, and I think he hasn't gotten used to life in the capital yet. He has to bow to Prince Guo when he sees him in the palace."

Nian Gengyao didn't care at all and didn't take the two people seriously at all.

Prince Guo smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, General Nian is a pillar of the country, as long as he doesn't behave inappropriately in front of the emperor."

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Ever since Nian Gengyao came back, Concubine Hua's expenses have become heavier day by day.

When the Ministry of Internal Affairs delivered the bill for Concubine Hua's expenses for this month, Jianqiu was stunned after reading it.

"Empress, this Concubine Hua is too extravagant. The money she spent this month alone is as much as you and the Queen Mother. If she continues to spend like this, then..."

Having lived a second life, Yixiu naturally knew where the money that Concubine Hua spent every month came from?

She is not afraid of Concubine Hua spending money, but is afraid of Concubine Hua not spending money. This life is different from the previous one. The emperor needs to use the Nian family to suppress the prince's party. If the Nian family does not have particularly fatal drawbacks, the emperor will not take action.

Yixiu smiled slightly, with a secretive expression on her face.

"We don't need to worry about this matter. We can just take the bill to Yikun Palace and ask them to pay the full amount. After all, he has a wealthy family and this amount of expenses won't be a big deal."

Jianqiu nodded, "Yes, I understand. Tomorrow, Concubine Hua invites all the concubines to go to the theater together. Do you want to go?"

Yixiu said calmly, "Why not? I want everyone in the harem to think that Concubine Hua is arrogant and domineering, and that I, the Empress, will be suppressed to the point where I can no longer hold my head up."

The next day

Hua Fei was indeed dressed extremely gorgeously. As soon as she appeared in that dazzling Manchu dress, she attracted everyone's attention.

But everyone knew Hua Fei's usual temper, so no one dared to speak and they all sat down in an orderly manner.

After Jiang Fuhai and others sat down, he was the first to hand the play script to Yixiu.

"Your Majesty, please order the show first."

Unexpectedly, Concubine Hua snatched it away, and now everyone's attention was drawn to her again. She curled her lips and smiled, "I remember there was a play called 'Dingzhi Chunqiu' that tells the story of the Three Kingdoms. I wonder what the Empress thinks of it?"

Many concubines were unable to sit still after such an unreasonable offense.

Especially Shen Meizhuang, who already hated Concubine Hua, and since Yixiu had helped her a lot in this life, she stood up and said, "Empress Hua, the Empress hasn't said anything yet, so let the Empress order first!"

Hua Fei glanced over with a cold face, "Oh, who did I think it was? It turned out to be Huipin. What's going on? Could it be that Huipin is now the one who calls the shots in the harem?"

Yixiu smiled faintly and said calmly, "Okay, if you want to order first, go ahead! There's no need to embarrass Huipin."

After hearing this, Shen Meizhuang felt even more grateful to Yixiu.

When the others saw the Queen facing the current Concubine Hua, they could only avoid her and dared not speak out.

After the play was over, everyone except Concubine Hua had a strange look on their faces, except for Concubine Hua who was smiling triumphantly.