The Queen of the TV Series: Take turns to sit in my house this year

Rong Zheng and Nian Shilan joined forces.

This news was first brought to her Kunning Palace by An Lingrong, and Yixiu had to admire An Lingrong's sharpness. That day, Rong Zheng and Nian Shilan were in the Imperial Garden, and An Lingrong saw through Nian Hulu and Rong Zheng's plan with just a quick glance.

The first token of allegiance that Rong Zheng handed to Nian Shilan was Shen Meizhuang.

"Your Majesty, Miss Ruyi, who is beside Concubine Qian (Geng Qiuyue), reported that Concubine Shen had fallen into the water. Fortunately, Concubine Xi was nearby and could swim, so she saved Concubine Shen."

"Oh?" Yixiu put down her bowl and chopsticks, took the handkerchief from Jianqiu and wiped the corners of her lips, looking slightly puzzled. "Didn't the emperor go to Jingren Palace today?"

For the sake of Zhen Huan, the emperor stayed in the Qianqing Palace and the Yongshou Palace except for the first and fifteenth days of the month when he stayed overnight in the Kunning Palace due to legal reasons. The rest of the time, he caused criticism in the harem.

Yixiu had no choice but to come forward to persuade him, and today was the result of Yixiu's persuasion - the emperor turned over the name card of Jingren Palace Concubine He (Ru Yueying).

"Your Majesty, the Emperor did go to Jingren Palace, but I heard he only had dinner with Concubine He and then left.

About a quarter of an hour ago, the eunuch Xiaoluzi in the imperial court also delivered a message to our palace, saying that the emperor did not return to the Qianqing Palace after coming out of the Jingren Palace, but went to the Yongshou Palace to look for Concubine Wan.

However, Your Majesty was still having dinner at that time, so I didn’t report it to you in time.”

"It's okay." Yixiu knew Jianqiu was worried about her late dinner and wanted her to have a good meal. After all, it wasn't a big deal.

"A quarter of an hour. Lady Xi is quite well-informed."

After Yixiu secured her position as the Empress, she divided up some of the palace power. The six western palaces were assisted by Hua Fei and Xianpin (Song Yinshu), while the six eastern palaces were assisted by Hepin (Ru Yueying) and Wanpin (Yunshu). Yixiu only needed to issue orders and supervise.

But Yunshu was weak and sickly, and most of the care in the East Six Palaces depended on Ru Yueying alone. A few days ago, when Hua Fei paid her respects, she suggested to her that Shen Meizhuang should be trained to help Ru Yueying share the heavy responsibility.

In order to give Ru Yueying no reason to refuse, she was even willing to personally train Shen Meizhuang. Seeing that Yixiu had no objection, Ru Yueying also agreed reluctantly.

Shen Meizhuang thanked the emperor with great fear and trepidation, and then Concubine Hua called her over in various ways to make her stay up late to look at the account books.

Shen Meizhuang couldn't refuse because Nian Shilan made it clear from the beginning that she was busy during the day and had no time to teach her, so she could only choose the evening.

Furthermore, Nian Shilan didn't overtly torture her, but simply made her look at the account books until 22:30 PM every day. The key point was that Nian Shilan stayed with her through it all.

Well... of course it was Shen Meizhuang who worked late into the night to check the account books, while Nian Shilan ate snacks while reading storybooks and doing beauty treatments, and took a nap when she couldn't bear it anymore.

But today Shen Meizhuang was released by her early, and she remembered what Concubine Xi said two days ago, "The Thousand Carp Pond is the most interesting at night", so she jumped into the pond.

Yixiu was originally curious whether the person who pushed Shen Meizhuang into the water this time was from Yiku Palace. When she arrived at Zhongcui Palace, she found out that she had slipped down because she didn't stand firmly.

The Emperor and Zhen Huan also came to Zhongcui Palace at this time. When they heard Caiyue say that their young lady slipped and fell into the water, they were full of disbelief.

"Sister Mei isn't that careless. There must be something you haven't noticed. Think carefully, was there a slippery pebbles where Sister Mei fell into the water, or was there oil poured on her?"

"Lady Wan, do you suspect that there is something fishy about Lady Shen falling into the water? Could it be that someone would deliberately harm a mere lady like her?" Nian Shilan asked knowingly.

"The matter has not yet been fully investigated. I am only making reasonable inferences based on Sister Mei's caution. Although your position is low, it is hard to say whether it has offended others."

The smell of gunpowder filled the air instantly. Fatty Orange sat aside in silence. Yixiu spoke to express his attitude, "Whether it was an accident or not, this matter must be thoroughly investigated. Why did the guards on duty at Qianli Pond arrive so slowly today?

"She even had to risk her life by jumping into the water to save someone? If she hadn't been nearby, wouldn't Shen have been in real trouble?"

Yixiu's words deeply pleased Zhen Huan, but the word "just happened" made Nian Hulu Rong Zheng beside her feel nervous. "The Queen's words are full of hidden meanings. What did she see?"

Finally, Yixiu concluded by admonishing Nian Shilan, "Hua Fei, I know you've been working hard teaching Concubine Shen lately, but no matter how hard it is, you can't be vague about the affairs of the East Six Palaces. If you're too busy, you can choose an assistant to help you."

When she heard that her power was to be divided, Concubine Hua panicked and quickly assured: "Your Majesty, I can do it! At worst, I will stop teaching Concubine Shen."

As she spoke, she stroked her cheek and said pitifully, "I have been busy until late at night because of Concubine Shen these days. Look, my sister's eyes are all black and blue."

Zhen Huan was indignant that Concubine Hua was so shameless. It was obvious that Concubine Hua was jealous of her being favored by the Emperor, so she deliberately took it out on Sister Mei. It was obviously Sister Mei who stayed up until midnight and ruined her appearance and made her eyes blue!

But she turned the tables and lied with her eyes open, saying that it was Sister Mei who made her not get enough rest and that's why she mismanaged the place and what happened today. Her face is obviously whiter than a peeled lychee, so how could there be dark circles under her eyes?

"Really? I'm short-sighted and didn't see it. Lady Wan is young and has good eyesight. Come and take a look. Is Concubine Hua's eyes really blue?"

Yixiu glanced at her indifferently, then threw the question to Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan was pleased. Despite Nian Shilan's threatening gaze, she deliberately moved closer to observe her more carefully, and then she exposed her without any hesitation, "Your Majesty the Queen is not mistaken. Concubine Hua looks very good. Even her skin is as delicate and flawless as the finest white jade.

However, perhaps because the lights were too dim and Concubine Hua's makeup was so delicate, neither the Empress nor I noticed how haggard Concubine Hua looked underneath her makeup~"

"you!"

"Queen!"

Hua Fei was enraged by Zhen Huan and subconsciously took a step forward. She stretched out her right hand, which was painted with bright red nail polish and had gorgeous armor, to point at Zhen Huan and scold her.

But before she could say anything, she saw Zhen Huan retreat and hide behind Yi Xiu, like a kind and weak little white rabbit bullied by a domineering big cat.

Seeing her so irritating, Fat Orange's eyes flashed with a doting smile, laughing at her liveliness and mischief.

Due to limited viewing angles, Fat Ju did not see Zhen Huan hiding behind Yi Xiu to show weakness and then secretly giving Hua Fei a provocative look.

Nian Shilan was provoked and her rage intensified. She was about to fight back to let Zhen Huan know how powerful she was, but she was interrupted by the surprised cry of Liu Zhu, who was taking care of Shen Meizhuang in the inner room, "Lady Shen! You are finally awake!"

"Ahem, water~"

"Sister Mei?!" Zhen Huan's eyes lit up, and she quickly walked to the inner room, sat on the edge of the bed, and helped Shen Meizhuang sit up.

Liu Zhu served tea to Shen Meizhuang, which moistened her throat and made her feel better.

"Is that enough, sister? Do you want another one?"

Shen Meizhuang leaned in her arms and shook her head gently. She heard Yixiu outside instructing the imperial physician to come for a follow-up examination for her. Only then did she notice that so many big Buddhas had come to her bedroom. She hurriedly propped herself up and wanted to pay her respects to Yixiu, Pangju and the others.

"Your Majesty, Queen, I am sorry for your disrespect,"

"It's okay. You're still weak, so don't bother trying. Lie down and let the doctor take a look."

Shen Meizhuang was grateful, but worried that the emperor was still lying down, so she didn't dare to lie down. Fatty Ju also echoed Yixiu, "Just listen to the queen, your health is the most important thing. Imperial Physician! Check on Concubine Shen quickly."

Shen Meizhuang stretched out her hand and placed it on the pulse table for the imperial physician to examine. Everyone concentrated and held their breath. After a moment, the imperial physician withdrew his hand and replied to the emperor.

"Lady Shen is fine now, but she caught a cold and needs to recuperate for a while."

Everyone was relieved, and the emperor asked Shen Meizhuang if she still remembered how she fell into the water.

"I fell into the water because it was dark and I wasn't paying attention. I stepped on a bead and slipped and fell into the water. Caiyue was sent by me to get fish food at the time, and Caixing, who was eager to save her master, tried to pull me out, but I pulled her into the pond instead.

Your Majesty, Caixing can't swim either, is that girl safe?"

These words made the scene silent. The emperor didn't know whether to tell her at this time that Caixing had stayed in the water for too long and could not be rescued.

Zhen Huan's grip on Shen Meizhuang's hand froze for a moment. Shen Meizhuang realized something was wrong, and a chill ran down her spine. "Huan'er, where's Caixing? Tell me, is Caiyue okay?"

"Sister Mei, pick the stars"

Just as Zhen Huan was about to lie to her that Caixing was fine, Nian Shilan interrupted, "My condolences, Concubine Shen. Your girl was a loyal woman, but unfortunately she was unlucky and couldn't be saved."

"What?" Shen Meizhuang didn't react immediately.

Niu Hulu Rong Zheng added with a look of self-blame, "It's my fault. I was too weak and could only save Sister Shen before I died.

If only I had the strength to save Caixing at that time."

"No!"