The Legend of Zhen Huan Reborn: Overthrowing Zhen Huan to Become the Queen Mother

In any case, Zhen Huan, who had been hiding in the harem due to illness, eventually entered the public eye as Concubine Wan. Before she fully recovered, the emperor stayed by her side every day.

That day, as usual, he had lunch in the main hall of Suiyuxuan and then hurried to the east side hall.

The main hall also welcomed an unexpected guest.

Concubine Wen was dressed in a purple-blue Manchu dress with a matching Manchu headband on her head. Her makeup was dull and she looked old and calm. She did not have any of the high spirits she had when she was awarded the title of "Wen" at Hongxuan's full-moon banquet.

Seeing Jiang Ruyin, who was sitting in the main seat and dressed elegantly, still as charming as she had just met, his expression dimmed for a moment, but soon he straightened his smile.

"This concubine pays homage to Her Majesty Fangpin, may Her Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness."

Jiang Ruyin's eyes were calm and she said in a gentle voice, "Sister Wen, please stand up."

Cao Qinmo and Jiang Ruyin entered the palace at the same time, but she was two years older than Jiang Ruyin. Now that Jiang Ruyin was superior in rank to Cao Qinmo, calling her "sister" was considered a form of closeness.

Cao Qinmo was delighted. Knowing that Jiang Ruyin was not one to be polite, she spoke frankly, "Sister Fang and I entered the mansion together that day, so we were closer than others. I never thought that we would not be close for many years because of external things. I feel really guilty."

She waved her hand, and the palace maid brought two sandalwood trays, one of which contained porcelain, and the other looked like a porcelain ornament.

Cao Qinmo reached out and stroked it, saying, "This is the sable fur sent from Jilin. Don't underestimate its small size; there are only eight of these this year. Concubine Hua gave it to me as a gift, so I'm offering this as a token of my gratitude for your kind words. And this Quyang Ding porcelain, look at its jade-like, translucent color~"

Jiang Ruyin looked at it as she said. It was indeed very exquisite. It would be fine if it was just a simple reminisce or surrender, but such a good thing was not common in the palace. How could it be given by a noble like Cao Qinmo?

"These are truly excellent things, but I still have plenty of fur ornaments. Look at you, dressed so simply, why are you giving me these?"

"This..." Seeing that Jiang Ruyin's tone seemed to be puzzled about the origin of this thing, Cao Qinmo sighed and said slowly, "Empress Hua has always been generous. Not only this, she would give better things as long as she is happy. However, Empress Hua is such a person. I have been living under her for a long time, so I can only be content with obscurity..."

Cao Qinmo's tone was filled with bitterness, and she changed the subject, "But things are different now! All of this depends on you, Sister Fangpin! The Emperor has promised that I will take the lead and raise Wen Yi alone. Such a good thing is only worthy of you, Your Majesty!"

Her tone became excited, and Jiang Ruyin thought about it carefully.

I think she surrendered because she knew that she would be promoted to concubine in the future and she had given birth to the sixth prince.

Ignoring Cao Qinmo's earnest gaze, Jiang Ruyin sighed, "Noble Lady Wen is mistaken. Even if it's a concubine, what's the point? Besides the Empress, who else in the harem can surpass Concubine Hua? Let alone this promise I've obtained, even if you stay quietly under Concubine Hua's command, will the Empress let you live in peace?"

He said he was surrendering, and he also gave Concubine Hua's things to others. Wasn't it because Concubine Hua hadn't made things difficult for him recently that he asked him to be the first to do something wrong? If he did, Concubine Hua would be furious.

Cao Qinmo was stunned. Yes.

Being relegated to the status of a noble by the Empress and bullied by Concubine Hua for so many years, don't you understand yet? To fight these people, it's not enough to just have a high status.

It’s a pity about the sable fur. Jiang Ruyin is really different now. She is not fooled at all. She is worthy of being the one who can give birth to a prince in the harem.

Cao Qinmo's fighting spirit was lost in just a moment, and she quickly looked up and looked directly at Jiang Ruyin.

Jiang Ruyin was wearing a silver-red uniform, with a faint smile on her face, and her eyes were looking straight at him calmly.

Maybe I never understood her.

As Cao Qinmo thought about it, she became more and more certain that getting to know Jiang Ruyin was a normal choice.

So she forced an apologetic smile and said, "It's my younger sister who was overthinking it. Please don't blame me, sister."

Jiang Ruyin smiled without saying anything and just asked someone to accept it.

In her previous life, Jiang Ruyin never knew Cao Qinmo, but received Cao Qinmo's kindness after her death.

When her body was wandering around the cold palace like crazy, it was Cao Qinmo who sent someone to deliver medicine to save her life.

Jiang Ruyin was floating, watching this scene, feeling filled with emotion.

Now, Jiang Ruyin looked at the woman whom she had known for two lifetimes, and watched her carefully try to please this woman who had been unknown for two lifetimes, and felt a lot of emotions.

As long as she stays at home and takes care of her daughter, I will protect you.

Jiang Ruyin lowered her head to sip her tea, thinking this in her heart.

Fu Qiu witnessed everything and calmly served tea to Cao Qinmo.

Cao Qinmo glanced at the other person secretly, and when she didn't see the expression she didn't want to see, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Taking a sip of tea to moisten her lips, Cao Qinmo looked around. "It's been a while since we last met. Sister's character has improved a lot. Even her residence has been elegantly decorated."

Jiang Ruyin sighed, "Environment can cultivate one's character. My sister has always been dutiful and self-disciplined, so I think she understands."

Cao Qinmo paused as she gripped the teacup. She had been praising Jiang Ruyin's character, but Jiang Ruyin had said that it was her duty, and she was being honest...

Cao Qinmo's heart was filled with bitterness, but she also understood Jiang Ruyin's meaning, so she cleverly changed the subject, "Sister is right. I have been thinking about little Hongxuan ever since I saw him at the full moon. The Sixth Prince is so young, but he is fair, tender and well-behaved. He will definitely be a handsome and elegant man in the future. I didn't understand it when I gave birth to Wen Yi, but I found out later..."

Cao Qinmo talked about her experience in raising children. Jiang Ruyin had almost no friends in the harem, so she was happy to listen to her.

By evening, Cao Qinmo had drunk several cups of tea and eaten half a plate of snacks. He was feeling very full and was about to leave when the emperor's loud voice came from outside the hall:

"Lady Wen? Why are you here?"

Cao Qinmo covered her lower abdomen, squatted down and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. In reply to your Majesty, I coaxed Wen Yi to sleep this afternoon, and I wanted to come and see the little prince."

Jiang Ruyin also smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Wen is already a mother and has much more experience than I do. I will keep Concubine Wen to chat for a few more minutes."

The emperor knew that Cao Qinmo was Hua Fei's concubine in the Ziru Palace, and he was confused. After hearing Jiang Ruyin's words, he did not intend to investigate further.

The broad palm grasped the emerald green beads and swung them.

"I haven't seen Wen Yi for a long time. Lady Wen, please come with me."

Cao Qinmo first thought that the emperor had not visited Concubine Hua for some time, and then she was happy that Wen Yi was cared about by the emperor.

Then he said, "Her Majesty Hua Fei is kind and generous. Wen Yi is deeply cared for by her and has been very well behaved recently."