The Rebirth of Li Fei: The Strongest Palace Fighting System

We were drinking tea and chatting in the side room of the academy. After a while, Zhen Huan suddenly suggested:

"It's a nice day, why don't we go to the Qinzheng Palace and pay our respects to the Emperor."

When I heard this, I agreed in my heart, so I walked out of Bitong Academy and headed towards Qinzheng Hall.

The Qinzheng Hall, as the emperor's office, is solemn and magnificent.

When we walked outside the hall, we saw a young man kneeling on the stone steps in front of the hall. He looked respectful, with an extraordinary temperament between his brows.

He was the Fourth Prince Hongli, but Zhen Huan had never met him at this moment, so naturally she did not recognize him.

Su Peisheng, who was standing outside at this moment, saw us coming and hurried over to pay his respects.

"Eunuch Su, who is that child?"

Zhen Huan asked Su Peisheng outside the door.

"That's the Fourth Prince, he wants to see the Emperor."

Fourth Prince, I remember him.

He was raised in the Old Summer Palace until Zhen Huan returned to the palace from Lingyun Peak, where Concubine Xi was fostered.

"The Emperor is in no mood to see you two young ladies right now. Please go back first."

Su Peisheng persuaded.

I know that afterwards, Zhen Huan asked Su Peisheng to give the Fourth Prince a bowl of lotus seeds and lilies to cool him down, and then the Fourth Prince followed him, starting this ups and downs of "mother-son relationship".

"When I saw you from a distance outside the Qinzheng Palace, I felt that Empress Wan was very kind, so I recognized you. Doesn't the Empress recognize me as well?"

"As my brother said, I feel a sense of familiarity just from a distance."

All the scenes were repeated before my eyes.

I remember the moment when the Fourth Prince stepped into the Forbidden City in his previous life. He was no longer the naive young boy, but a seven-foot tall man with a lively and heroic look, and his every move showed maturity and stability.

Recalling the scene when I first met him in the Old Summer Palace, although he had already shown some extraordinary qualities at that time, in my eyes, he was still just a child and I did not pay too much attention to him.

However, at this moment, I looked at the child in front of me with a different feeling. I found that his intelligence, wisdom and decision-making were far beyond the reach of ordinary children. He had a maturity and wisdom beyond his age.

This intelligence has long been fully demonstrated in his words and actions, but I just didn't notice it carefully before.

He knew how to get close to the favorite concubine and cling to the powerful and influential in order to gain more opportunities and resources for himself.

Otherwise, why did he only recognize Zhen Huan and not me when we first met, and only bowed to me after Zhen Huan introduced me.

His attention is obviously more focused on those people who can have a significant impact on his future.

This child before me is definitely not an ordinary person. His future is bound to be full of infinite possibilities. And I, too, need to be even more cautious.

At this moment, I left just like in my previous life, leaving Zhen Huan and the Fourth Prince to chat alone.

......

"Xiao Tao, will this Fourth Prince be of great help to Zhen Huan in the future?"

"What my lady knows is what Xiaotao knows. The Fourth Prince's biological mother was disliked by the Emperor and was fostered in the Old Summer Palace. No one in the palace dares to mention this matter in front of the Emperor... Unless, my lady asks the oleander fairy, right?"

"Okay, then go ask."

Xiaotao closed her eyes gently, as if the whole world had stopped with her action.

Her brows were slightly furrowed, and the corners of her mouth moved occasionally, as if she was telling something silently, or having a silent conversation with a voice deep in her heart.

Finally, Xiaotao slowly opened her eyes, as if she had just seen countless amazing things.

She turned her head and looked at me, her eyes showing both surprise and a bit of joy as if she had suddenly realized something:

"My lady! Guess who the Fourth Prince is?!"

“…Who could that be?”

Suddenly, I understood. Who could this be?!

“Could it be…?!”

"Yes, my lady, the Fourth Prince is the future crown prince, the next emperor - Qianlong!"

My mind was struck by lightning. This was truly shocking news.

"If that's the case, then, Zhen Huan...she is...?"

"The future Queen Mother!"

When I died in my previous life, the last person I saw was Zhen Huan, who was in the high position of Imperial Concubine. I don’t know what happened after that.

As I recall, after Zhen Huan returned to the palace, she adopted the Fourth Prince, which further enhanced her status in the palace.

Later, the incident regarding the "twins" made her gain the Sixth Prince Hongzhou.

However, the queen was even more scheming and ruthless. Not only did she take Concubine Qi, she also forcibly took away the third prince, in an attempt to consolidate her position as queen and pave the way for her to ascend to the throne of empress dowager in the future.

At that time, I fully believed that the queen would be the future empress dowager, and I wanted to follow her wholeheartedly, but I never imagined that this would be the beginning of my tragic fate.

The queen used me and involved me in one palace struggle after another. It was not until the end that I suddenly realized that all of this was just a pawn in her power struggle.

I never imagined that the person who would eventually ascend the throne of Queen Mother and enjoy supreme glory and honor would be Zhen Huan, with whom I used to be like a sister.

What if the person who adopted the Fourth Prince wasn't Zhen Huan...but me...

That result is something I never dared to imagine in my dreams.

But now that we know it, why not give it a try?

"Xiao Tao, how about we adopt the Fourth Prince instead?"

"My lady is so smart! Xiao Tao also thinks that it is definitely the best choice! But... My lady is still a concubine now. Even if it is her own child, she may not be able to raise it by her side. Look at Concubine Xin, didn't she have to send the princess to Xiefang Palace? And Concubine Cao, it was only because of Concubine Hua's protection that she made an exception and was able to raise Wen Yi personally..."

"Yes, there is such a rule in the palace, that's right. Later, Concubine Duan adopted Wen Yi, Concubine Jing adopted Long Yue, and even Zhen Huan adopted the Fourth Prince as Concubine Xi. And I am just a small concubine..."

"But my dear, don't be discouraged. We still have a long way to go!"

In my previous life, although I was a concubine, I was unable to escape the heavy constraints within the palace walls. In the end, I could only die sadly with a heart full of regrets and unwillingness.

But in this life, everything will be different, because I have returned with the memories of my past life, which allow me to predict the future and avoid the traps that once put me in desperate situations.

The road to the palace is full of dangers, and every decision could be the difference between life and death. This time, I will never let myself be put in a passive position again.

I decided to adopt the Fourth Prince before Zhen Huan, so as to add a strong support to myself in the palace, and also to rewrite my own destiny, so that I can go further and stand higher in this life.