However, this time Shen Meizhuang was not arranged to stay in Xianfu Palace, but went to Concubine Fang's Zhongcui Palace.

Concubine Fang is not a bad person, but she is in the prime of her life and has just given birth to a princess. The emperor still has some favor for her, so she has some romantic feelings for him.

Concubine Fang, who had high hopes for the emperor, couldn't help feeling jealous when she saw Shen Meizhuang, who lived in the same palace and also held the same noble rank, being favored.

Although she would not take action against Shen Meizhuang, she could still give her a cold shoulder if she met her. The emperor could then go to Shen Meizhuang and use the princess's name to rob her of her favor or something.

In addition, as in the plot, Zhen Huan was arranged by Concubine Hua in the Suiyuxuan, while Concubine Borjigit was assigned to the back hall of Jingyang Palace. The palace positions of the rest of the people remained unchanged.

After the new bride entered the palace, it became more and more lively day by day. However, Feng Ruozhao turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside and focused only on raising the dragon fetus.

Of course, this was just for outsiders to see. Feng Ruozhao had been making a lot of plans in secret.

For example, after Xia Dongchun was punished with a hundred lashes by Concubine Hua, Feng Ruozhao avoided the eyes of the public and saved her.

Xia Dongchun's brother Xia Wei is a Baoyi Zuoling and has some connections in the palace. Even if Xia Dongchun is sent to the cold palace, she can still live a worry-free life under the protection of her brother, but the Imperial Hospital has no say in it.

Long before Zhen Huan entered the palace, Feng Ruozhao had asked Huang Wenye to take Wei Lin in as his disciple in advance. After Xia Dongchun was punished, Concubine Hua instructed the Imperial Hospital not to treat her wholeheartedly, and the Queen also added fuel to the fire.

If Feng Ruozhao had not asked Wei Lin to secretly treat her legs, even if she was lucky enough to survive, her legs would have been completely broken.

Now, under Feng Ruozhao's care, although Xia Dongchun's legs still feel stinging, cold and damp when it rains, at least he can walk. As long as he walks slowly and doesn't look closely, his walking is almost the same as that of an ordinary person.

Therefore, the Xia Wei family was very grateful to her, and in return they secretly gave her a lot of benefits, and were even considering whether to directly join her!

For example, after Zhen Huan entered the palace, she fell out of favor due to illness for a long time, and the people in Suiyuxuan were in turmoil. The eunuch in charge, Kang Luhai, even took his two little apprentices to climb up the high branch of Concubine Li and resigned.

But Xiao Yunzi stayed, only because Zhen Huan once asked Doctor Wen to treat his brother Xiao Anzi, who was doing hard labor in the Sizhiku, so he vowed to repay Zhen Huan for his whole life.

And this little Anzi had been fed the Zhongxin Pill by Danju when she had the opportunity, and he became a member of her Xianfu Palace.

For example, Hua Sui, who worked with Yu Ying'er, was also bribed by Danju and became Feng Ruozhao's spy next to Yu Ying'er.

The list goes on and on.

Feng Ruozhao also appeared at the New Year's Eve palace banquet, but she did not look very well. She did not stay long and felt tired after eating a few bites. She had no choice but to ask for her leave from the emperor and empress, and she felt unwell after returning.

When Feng Ruozhao first appeared in front of the new people, she acted very gentle and amiable, and Shen Meizhuang was very fond of her. After returning, she chatted with Zhen Huan and An Lingrong and said:

"Her Highness Jing of Xianfu Palace is quite easy to talk to. She's neither as majestic as the Empress, nor as overbearing as Concubine Hua, nor as petty as Concubine Fang. She should be quite pleasant to get along with, right?"

This is because Feng Ruozhao sincerely congratulated the emperor on the birth of his beautiful wife at the New Year's Eve banquet, and sincerely praised Shen Meizhuang for her elegance, courtesy, beauty and gentleness.

Because she had a good impression of Feng Ruozhao, she felt very sorry. "It's a pity that the queen is suffering from severe morning sickness during her pregnancy and can't go out. Otherwise, I really want to go to her place and bother her."

Zhen Huan didn't think much of this, but An Lingrong, who was standing beside her, was thinking about it, and couldn't help but feel regretful: If I had entered the palace earlier, how great would it have been if I had been arranged to live in Xianfu Palace? Jingpin was kind and generous, and she was pregnant, so the emperor often visited her.

"I am able to stay in Xianfu Palace, and maybe I can get favored sooner with the help of Concubine Jing. Even if it is not possible, with the protection of the main queen, I will not be deprived and harassed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to this extent.

It's nothing like today, where even getting charcoal is always difficult. When you finally get it, it's still black charcoal with a lot of smoke. Sister Zhen lives alone in Suiyuxuan, and the servants can still boil water and use hot water bottles outside to warm themselves.

But she was different, because Noble Lady Fucha was also living in the Yanx Palace. If the smoke was too thick and drifted into the Fucha Palace, she would be squeezed out.

If she didn't have this embroidery skill that could earn her some money to live, and if Mei Jie was not favored and could take care of her, she would have been unable to make ends meet long ago, right?

An Lingrong didn't know that when she noticed Feng Ruozhao, Feng Ruozhao had already noticed her, although it was not a good impression.

Speaking of which, the Empress knew that Jingpin had summoned the imperial physician to prescribe medicine after returning that night, and that even Xianfu Palace had begun burning mugwort to protect the fetus. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and whispered to Jianqiu privately, "Finally, there is a happy event in the harem."

Now that she is being watched by Concubine Hua, she cannot do anything to Concubine Jing, so she can only pray to God and hope that Concubine Jing's pregnancy will not be saved, and it would be best if both mother and child die!

But soon, Yu Ying'er, a palace maid in Yimei Garden, jumped from the tree branch and became the emperor's new favorite. The emperor was fascinated by her beautiful voice.

Feng Ruozhao felt that rather than saying that the emperor liked listening to her sing Kunqu Opera, it would be better to say that the emperor regarded her as a substitute for Queen Chunyuan. After all, it was this person who "met" the emperor in Yimeyuan, right?

Who knows, the emperor might even be so naive as to think that Chunyuan was afraid that he would be too lonely if he were left alone in the world, so she sent Yu Ying'er to him!

After Yu was granted the title, she was favored to the point of almost surpassing Concubine Shen, and she took the initiative to seek refuge with Concubine Hua, so she acted unscrupulously. Even though the Empress Dowager's decree stripped her of her title of Lady Miaoyin and punished her to reflect on her mistakes indoors for half a month because she had taken Concubine Xin to the Ministry of Punishment, she was unable to truly calm down.

On the contrary, after Concubine Hua gave her some advice, she knelt in front of the Yangxin Palace and sang Kunqu Opera for half the night, softening the emperor's heart and regaining his favor.

After being restored to favor, Yu Da Ying became even more arrogant and domineering, and many people in the palace were waiting to see the day when she would fall from a tree branch after climbing up a high place.

In the spring of March in the second year of Yongzheng's reign, Yu offended Concubine Wan and was demoted to an official girl by imperial decree. Concubine Wan, on the other hand, rose to become the emperor's new favorite, Concubine Wan.

Yu was extremely terrified, but there was no way out. This time it was the emperor's order, so even Concubine Hua was unwilling to save her.

Yu Ying'er, who was at her wit's end, quickly decided to take a risky move after learning that Hua Sui had a folk remedy for faking pregnancy.

"If I can regain your favor once, I can regain it a second time! So what if I'm demoted to a courtesan? As long as I'm alive, I still have a chance to get back on my feet! Zhen Huan~ just wait! Humph!"

The implication of these words was that the miscarriage would be blamed on Zhen Huan.

Hua Sui lowered her head to hide the guilt in her eyes, "Yu Ying'er, don't blame me. You're asking for status while I'm asking for money. We're just getting what we need."

When Yu Ying'er was in favor, the Emperor and Concubine Hua rewarded her with many good things, some of which were not marked by the Imperial Household Department. She asked Hua Sui to pick out those inconspicuous ones and exchange them for the medicinal materials needed for the fake pregnancy recipe, and she boiled the medicine herself.

(When Yu Ying'er appeared, she said, "You're just bullying me because I'm new to the palace!"

I checked and found that the selection of palace maids in the Qing Dynasty was originally done twice a year, in February and August. After the 18th year of Shunzhi, it was changed to once a year, on the second day of February.

Kangxi died on December 12th, so it is unlikely that Yu Ying'er entered the palace in February of the first year of Yongzheng's reign. And in February of the following year, Yu Ying'er would not have appeared in Yimei Garden. Therefore, the private appointment of Yu Ying'er should still follow the rules before the 20th year of Shunzhi, that is, she entered the palace in August.

Danju bribed Huasui in September. In just one or two months, the two of them were not familiar enough to know each other well, so after Huasui was bribed, she inadvertently revealed that her uncle was a quack doctor during their time together.

Then, when Yu Ying'er is in trouble, he tells her that his uncle has a recipe that helps women in the inner chambers fake pregnancy, and lets Yu Ying'er choose whether to use it. Yu Ying'er must seize the opportunity to regain her favor.

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