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

Jingren Palace Side Hall

"What did your family say about what happened last time?"

Zhou Qingniang asked.

Baohuan shuddered. She looked at Zhou Gege cautiously and said anxiously, "Madam said that the master is really out of money. The young master of the family still needs to marry and make a living. The money really can't be..."

If Princess Zhou hadn't been concerned that she was still in Jingren Palace, she would probably have been so angry that she would have started cursing again.

She stared at Baohuan fiercely and said to herself, "Who in the Eastern Palace doesn't need money? How much allowance do concubines and princesses get? What can they do with that? Princess Yu, Princess Ming, and Princess Li, who didn't have a large sum of money given to them by their families?"

Baohuan had no choice but to give her an idea as she was afraid of being punished again when she returned.

"Don't worry, Princess. Although the master doesn't have much money left, the young lady does. I heard that the young lady's biological mother left her a lot of money. Although she took it all away when she got married, things are different now. You are marrying the Crown Prince, and she is marrying Doctor Wen. I'm afraid they will be in frequent contact in the future. Princess, why don't you use this as an excuse to ask the young lady for some money to spend?"

Zhou Gege snorted coldly and looked at Baohuan sharply.

"Your brain works really fast, this is a good idea."

Now that the crown prince's ascension to the throne is a foregone conclusion, she will be the empress in the palace. Even if Zhou Xiuniang doesn't want to curry favor with her, she still has to consider her husband!

When she becomes a concubine in the harem in the future, wouldn't it be easy for her to deal with an imperial physician? She didn't believe that Zhou Xiuniang would not give her money.

Huichun smiled brightly as she led Zhou Xiuniang to the side hall. "My Madam, you are so polite. Please go sit in the side hall for a while. I will ask the servants to bring you some snacks and tea."

Zhou Gege naturally also heard Huichun's voice. Huichun was the senior palace maid beside Yixiu. Even the prince had to call her aunt when he saw her.

When Zhou Gege saw Huichun's unexpectedly nice attitude towards Zhou Xiuniang, she gritted her teeth in anger. What right did this little bitch have?

"Auntie, you are so kind. I would like to thank you for taking care of me today."

Zhou Xiuniang was very polite and even took out a jade bracelet from her sleeve and put it into Huichun's hand.

"I am young and ignorant. If there is anything I have done inappropriately, please give me some advice, aunt."

When she came here before, Zhou Xiuniang was not very clear about Huichun's identity, and she just stuffed a banknote into her pocket like an ordinary palace maid. But after learning about Huichun's identity from Yixiu today, she gave her a jade bracelet of excellent quality.

If you want to do business with the Queen in the future, you will inevitably have to deal with her subordinates. It is always a good thing to be kind to others. Even if you don't care about friendship, you won't try to trip them up behind their backs.

Huichun has been with Yixiu for so many years that her eyes have become very sharp. Her eyes lit up and she knew that the quality of this bracelet was extremely rare.

Nowadays, the jadeite in the Imperial Household Department is getting worse year by year. Even the masters can’t get anything good, let alone the servants under them.

Huichun also knew that Zhou Xiuniang had made a big move. She took the bracelet with a smile, and her tone became more friendly.

"Madam, please don't say that. You are dignified, polite, intelligent and virtuous. Even the Queen praised you for that. Madam, please go in and rest for a while, have some tea and some snacks."

As Huichun spoke, she asked two palace maids to open the door for Zhou Xiuniang.

Zhou Gege had already stood up. She pretended to be kind and stepped forward to hold Zhou Xiuniang's hand, saying with a smile:

"I originally thought that my sister had married and I had been chosen to be a concubine. I was afraid that I would hardly see her again in the future. I didn't expect that I could actually see her today. This is all thanks to the Queen's kindness."

Zhou Xiuniang slowly pushed Zhou Gege's hand away, and said with a forced smile:

"The Empress is so kind. From now on, I must serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince well and not let her down."

Zhou Gege curled her lips and said, "Of course."

Seeing that the two sisters wanted to talk more, Huichun smiled and said:

"Since Madam has met the princess, I think the two sisters will have a lot to say. I have things to do, so I won't disturb you."

After saying this, he winked at the palace maids and took them away.

Seeing that they had left, Zhou Xiuniang pushed Zhou Gege away and sat on the chair by herself, sneering:

"That person has already left, so sister, stop pretending. Don't you get tired of pretending to be as calm as a chrysanthemum every day?"

Zhou Gege raised her eyebrows and spoke in a dragging tone, her tone full of complacency and disdain.

"Whether I do this or not is my business, and whether others believe it or not is theirs. What's the matter? Now that you've married a royal physician, do you think you're somebody? Life at home is so difficult, and yet you're being so reluctant when I just ask for some money?"

Zhou Xiuniang stared at Zhou Gege with cold eyes. Looking at her extremely hypocritical face and the look that acted as if she was the one who should pay the money, she wanted to beat her up.

But having been an opponent of this mother and daughter for so many years, Zhou Xiuniang also knew how to anger them.

"So what if I marry the imperial physician? If I marry Imperial Physician Wen, I will be his legitimate wife, married with three matchmakers and six engagements, and carried in a sedan chair by eight men. Even though you marry the crown prince, you are only a concubine, not even a side wife. What is there to be proud of?"

Zhou Gege gritted her teeth. These words touched her heart and lungs. She stopped pretending and glared at Zhou Xiuniang fiercely:

"So what if I'm a concubine? As long as I'm the prince's woman, I have the opportunity to soar to the sky. In the future, I'm afraid you won't even be worthy of carrying his shoes. I advise you to be honest and take out ten thousand taels of silver. Otherwise, don't wait until I become his mistress and teach you a lesson."

Zhou Xiuniang couldn't help but feel a little speechless. Not to mention that the prince hadn't ascended the throne yet, Zhou Qingniang was just a concubine. Not to mention that he would do something to her, she was afraid that she would even have difficulty leaving the Eastern Palace.

Even if the prince ascended the throne and made Zhou Qingniang a concubine, given her background, if she had no children, her position would probably be limited.

The Wen family is the confidant of the Queen Mother. Unless the people in the palace are stupid, who would offend the Queen Mother's trusted imperial physician for the sake of a low-ranking concubine?

"Then wait until you become the master!"

Zhou Xiuniang said with great disdain.

"Okay! Very good! You just keep talking tough! Since I can't get the money, I will write a letter to my father and mother. You have to be filial to your father and mother, otherwise you won't be afraid of being called disrespectful to your elders."

Zhou Gege's tone was a little impatient. At this moment, she didn't know what to say, so she could only bring up Zhou's parents to pressure Zhou Xiuniang.