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

On the surface, the Jiang family no longer sent letters to the palace, and Jiang Ruyin pretended to be ignorant of the matter. She calmed down a lot after being comforted by the emperor.

But the emperor was always holding his breath and did not dare to go to Yongshou Palace often.

The list of aristocratic families that was at the bottom was brought out again, and the emperor looked at it carefully as he flipped through it one by one.

The first one was the Tonggiya clan. The emperor caressed this clan with affection, but he had already executed Longkodo, the current emperor. Thinking of his mother, who also passed away not long after, he sighed and continued reading. He did have an idea, but the Tonggiya clan had some complaints.

Guwalja clan. When the emperor saw this surname, he immediately found Emin's among the pile of memorials nearby and scolded him.

Ma Jia, the late emperor's concubine. The emperor had no good feelings towards any of his father's four concubines and blacklisted them without hesitation.

The women of the Suochuolo clan often served as imperial concubines, but the head of the clan was very unhappy with his brothers' imprisonment, and there were no Suochuolo concubines in his own harem. The emperor frowned and made a stroke.

The Hesheli clan, whose contemporary connection to the imperial family was with the tenth prince's second wife, was a gentle and virtuous Hesheli. She was as close to Hongyao, the son of the tenth prince's first wife, as a mother and son. Rumor has it that Hongyao had privately argued with both the tenth prince and his stepmother. The emperor muttered to himself, appreciating the tenth prince's good fortune, and hesitantly crossed out the surname.

The Fucha clan, who had chosen the wrong side in her early years, remained largely unknown. The emperor did have a Fucha clan member in his own harem, but she wasn't the main Fucha clan member. The emperor knew the main Fucha clan member had a gentle and virtuous girl, the same age as Xiaosi and Xiaowu. Unfortunately, she was a few years older, so the emperor smacked his lips and passed her over.

When the emperor learned that the two leaders of the military camp where Jiang Zhe's residence was located were both named Nara, he crossed them out without a second thought.

When the emperor saw the name Niuhulu, he immediately thought of the former Imperial Concubine Wenxi and the group of old stubborn Niuhulu people in the court. He frowned and crossed out the surname.

Unable to find anyone satisfactory, the emperor flipped through two pages and came upon Guo Luoluo. Concubine Ling was indeed a rare beauty, but it was a pity that she was specially trained by her bastard father, and the emperor disliked her from the bottom of his heart. Fortunately, she had been removed from the list by Jing'e. Thinking of Jing'e, the emperor couldn't help but reveal a hint of satisfaction. If only the other families who had been blinded by this judgment had such discernment, he would have bestowed upon them a great fortune.

After looking at it for a long time, the emperor rubbed his eyes. Su Peisheng came to add tea and saw the closed book. He was also confused and hesitant about whether to join Concubine Fang.

Jiang's father's only son was lame, making it difficult for him to trade. It would be better for him to get rid of the name of a merchant and grant him the honor of carrying the banner, so as to preserve Hongxuan's intelligence.

After taking a sip of tea, the emperor couldn't help but miss some rain and dew tea, but unfortunately there was no rain or snow recently.

"How are the princes in the imperial study?" asked the emperor.

Su Peisheng was immediately troubled. "The Fourth Prince is hardworking, the Fifth Prince is also diligent, and the Master hardly needs to worry about him. The Sixth Prince..."

The emperor frowned, "What happened to Hongxuan?"

Su Peisheng said as tactfully as possible, "Two of the three princes in the Imperial Study are only eleven or twelve years old, so the teacher's teachings are naturally more difficult. The Sixth Prince used to learn very quickly, but as the workload increased, he couldn't help but struggle. Recently, the teacher has been thinking about lowering the difficulty level, and I think things will improve soon."

The emperor understood. "Thirteenth brother also had such a thing when he first entered the Imperial Study. Xiao Xiazi, go and take the book with annotations that Thirteenth brother left here to Hongxuan and tell him to relax."

"The weather is getting warmer, Su Peisheng, let's go to the Imperial Garden!"

Xiao Xiazi held the book and thought for a while, and decided to go to Yongshou Palace first.

After all, both the Imperial Study and the Prince's Residence were located in the former court, so it was inconvenient for Jiang Ruyin to visit them often. If she sent things there every day, it would also cause people to talk about it. Xiao Xiazi thought of helping Jiang Ruyin bring some things to the Southern Third Residence.

After learning about Xiao Xiazi's purpose, Jiang Ruyin raised her eyebrows and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Xia, for locking up Chun and tying up Qiu!"

Fu Qiu turned around to get something, Suo Chun raised his empty purse and handed it to Xiao Xiazi with a smile.

Xiao Xiazi's eyes lit up, and then he said, "Your Majesty, I am delivering something to the Southern Third Residence on the orders of the Emperor. Why don't you send a senior palace maid to check on the Sixth Prince? This way, she can learn about the Sixth Prince's recent situation with her own eyes, and let everyone know that the Emperor loves you and the Sixth Prince. As for the Emperor, he loves your Majesty the most."

Jiang Ruyin gave him a meaningful look, "Eunuch Xia is very thoughtful, and there are indeed many talented people around the emperor. Fu Qiu can go with him."

"Your Majesty is the one who can make the Emperor feel at ease the most. I am just trying to please you." Xiao Xiazi said with a smile.

Arriving at the prince's residence, Fu Qiu watched Xiao Xiazi hand over a pile of books to Xiao Chanzi and Xiao Tingzi.

"The emperor doesn't need me for the time being. Miss Fu Qiu can go in and take a look. I will just wait here." Xiao Xiazi stood by the door and pointed to the spot.

"Thank you, eunuch. If I really let you stay here and blow the wind, it would be my fault. Shu'er, please invite eunuch Xia to the surrounding room for a cup of tea." Fu Qiu said with a smile.

Shu'er was already familiar with Xiao Xiazi, so he came over happily. Xiao Xiazi was also very grateful.

Fu Qiu took a closer look at the two of them. The Empress had a good memory. When she was in charge of the six palaces, she saw that Xiao Xiazi and Shu'er had the same hometown and both worked in the Yangxin Palace. It turned out that they were familiar with each other.

Retracting his gaze, Fu Qiu called out, "Jing'er."

Hui Xin hurriedly came up and bowed, then said with a smile, "Sister Fu Qiu, I'm not Jing'er anymore. I'm Hui Xin."

Hui Xin walked in while saying, "My master said that I was clever with my hands and even more clever with my heart. He also found out that my real name was Hui Niang, so he changed my name to Hui Xin."

Seeing that the person he had taught was praised by the young master, Fu Qiu was happy and secretly gave her a pair of pearl hairpins.

Huixin was very surprised and asked quietly, "I saw that my sister and sister Suochun also had a pair like this..."

"Yes, the Empress asked me to give it to you specifically. You are the senior palace maid by the young prince's side and you came from the Empress's side. With it, you will be a palace maid of the same generation as me." Fu Qiu looked at her.

Huixin couldn't stop smiling and kept thanking Jiang Ruyin.

The two of them came to the main courtyard gate and saw Hongxuan sitting quietly at the desk through the screen, muttering to himself with his eyes closed.

Huixin's face was filled with worry as she explained in a low voice, "The other day, the master was very disappointed when he couldn't answer the teacher's question in the imperial study. After returning, he spent the whole day silently reading and reciting books. I couldn't persuade him no matter what I did. I wonder if you have any good ideas."

Fu Qiu thought for a moment, "In the past, the Queen always said to let nature take its course."