The Emperor glanced over and said with a smile, "So it's Songzhi. The color of your clothes suits you very well today, and your hair smells so pleasant."

Seeing this, Songzhi accepted her fate. She looked at the emperor flatteringly and said coquettishly, "This servant is here by the order of Concubine Hua to serve tea to the emperor."

Songzhi accompanied the emperor like this, and naturally she went to bed with him at night.

Gyeongin Palace

Yixiu put down her book and asked, "Who did the emperor send this time?"

Xiudong said softly, "The Emperor didn't send our people or the Crown Prince's people this time. Lord Su is not sure what the Emperor is thinking. However, I have heard a piece of news: Prince Guo has been sent out of the capital by the Emperor."

Yixiu spoke in a leisurely tone, directly exposing the emperor's thoughts.

"If the Nian family and Prince Dun are completely eliminated, then only the Crown Prince will be left in the court. It seems that the Emperor is going to support the Seventeenth Prince. However, this Prince Guo is not as honest as the Emperor thinks. Just wait and see, there will be trouble in the future."

Xiudong suddenly thought of Prince Guo and Concubine Wan, and she couldn't help but smile sarcastically.

"Then, Your Majesty, should we add more fuel to the fire? Prince Guo has worked hard to quell the rebellion. Your Majesty is so kind, would you like to reward him with something?"

Yixiu raised an eyebrow, and she nodded in praise: "This girl's mind is getting worse and worse, so let's do this."

Yikun Palace

Concubine Hua leaned alone in front of the door with a melancholy look on her face, looking in the direction of the Yangxin Palace. At this moment, she felt very uncomfortable.

Concubine Hua deeply loves the emperor, and Songzhi is her personal maid who grew up with her. Giving her to the emperor is undoubtedly a stab in Hua Fei's heart.

The palace maid looked at Concubine Hua who was so lonely, took out a cloak from the inner room and gently put it on Concubine Hua.

"My Lady, it's windy at night, be careful not to catch a cold, let's go back and rest!"

Concubine Hua smiled sadly, "I guess Songzhi is serving the emperor at this time!"

The palace maid had no choice but to continue persuading her: "Your Majesty, this is also a last resort. For the sake of the Nian family, this is the only way. After all, Aunt Songzhi is your Majesty's person, and she must be loyal to you and the Nian family."

Concubine Hua did not answer, but continued to stare at the night sky. At this moment, she hoped that Songzhi would be sent back by the emperor.

But until dawn, the news that Concubine Hua wanted still did not come.

After enduring a night of hardship, Concubine Hua could no longer bear it and fainted.

The people in Yikun Palace quickly went to invite the imperial physician and asked Yixiu for leave.

After Songzhi gained the emperor's favor, she was named Zhi Da Ying by the emperor. According to the custom, she was supposed to go to Jingren Palace to pay a visit to Yixiu on the first day.

Gyeongin Palace

Everyone looked at Songzhi with unfriendly eyes. Everyone knew that Concubine Hua was the most jealous. Now she gave her personal maid to the emperor. It seemed that this was really the end of the road.

The emperor did not keep secret the affairs of the Nian family, but anyone with a bit of common sense could guess that the Nian family was already doomed.

Without the Nian family and Nian Gengyao, Concubine Hua is just a paper tiger. Who will pamper her?

Naturally, no one has a good attitude towards Hua Fei's personal maid Song Zhi.

Xin Changzai was the first to taunt him, "Oh, it's true that a man is once again looked at with new eyes after three days of absence! From now on, we have to call each other sisters with Zhi Cheng."

Concubine Qi even said, "It is said that Concubine Hua cares about the Emperor the most. How could she possibly send someone close to her to the Emperor? And today Concubine Hua seems to have reported being ill. Songzhi, could it be that you secretly climbed onto the Emperor's dragon bed without Concubine Hua's knowledge and angered her?"

The others wanted to say something else, but Yixiu didn't want to turn the harem into a vegetable market.

"Okay, there's another sister in the harem, which is our blessing. As a concubine in the harem, you should be tolerant. Zhi promised, the emperor will allocate a palace for you!"

Songzhi shook her head and said respectfully, "It's all up to the Queen."

Without a second thought, Yixiu threw Songzhi back to Yiku Palace and handed her over to Concubine Hua.

"You were born into a family that served Concubine Hua, and Concubine Hua is the only one in Yikun Palace. How about you continue to live with Concubine Hua?"

Songzhi said, "Your Highness will obey the Empress's orders."

When Songzhi learned that Concubine Hua was ill, she was extremely anxious. After paying a visit to Yixiu, she rushed to Yiku Palace to serve Concubine Hua.

However, Concubine Hua did not want to see Songzhi again, so she asked Zhou Ninghai to clean up the west room, let Songzhi live there, and assigned two palace maids to serve her.

Songzhi was extremely anxious. General Nian was still in the palace and the situation was critical. Why was the Empress angry again?

In desperation, Songzhi had no choice but to kneel in front of Hua Fei's main hall door and ask to see Hua Fei.

"Your Highness, I beg to see you. I have something urgent to report to you. Please see me, Your Highness!"

Songzhi directly changed the address back to slave. In fact, she had vaguely guessed that the emperor did not really like her, but just wanted to use her to temporarily stabilize the Nian family.

The most important thing now is to quickly plead with the emperor. Even if the Nian family cannot regain its former glory, it is good enough to save the lives of everyone in the Nian family.

Songzhi kowtowed outside for a long time, almost breaking her forehead, before Concubine Hua let her in.

Concubine Hua was really sick. She had been outside in the cold wind all night and was exhausted. Her voice was even weaker now.

"What? Now that you're the Emperor's concubine, you dare to bully me? You start a riot outside when I refuse to see you?"

Songzhi looked around anxiously, and Zhou Ninghai, who was serving beside her, understood and quickly called everyone out.

Songzhi then told Concubine Hua the truth.

"Your Majesty is truly confused. This is a critical moment. General Nian is still trapped in the palace, and we don't know what the Nian family is doing outside. Why is Your Majesty still thinking about this?"

When the topic of the Nian family and Nian Gengyao came up, Concubine Hua gradually regained her composure. She managed to sit up and asked, "So, how did you get through with the Emperor? What does the Emperor plan to do with my brother?"

Because the emperor had been deliberately acting in front of Concubine Hua over the years, Concubine Hua thought that the emperor had never intended to take action against the Nian family, so her current thoughts were still extremely naive.

But the authorities are confused, but the bystanders know clearly.

Songzhi directly shattered Nian Shilan's last bit of fantasy.

"Your Majesty, do you think that once this matter is over, the Emperor will continue to favor the General and dote on Your Majesty as before? You are truly foolish. Now the Emperor has already decided to kill you."

Hearing this, Concubine Hua stood up nervously, muttering to herself, "No, no, you are lying to me, right? My brother has the merit of following the emperor, and I have served the emperor for many years. The emperor will not be so cruel to me and the Nian family. Your Majesty, he will not do that."

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