A Crossover of Film and Television: Miao Miao's Life Transmigration

The old emperor is a thing of the past, and a new emperor is about to ascend the throne.

Fucha Langhua, accompanied by the women from her residence, went to the palace to mourn the late emperor.

During the funeral, Empress Fucha Langhua was exhausted after several days of work and eventually collapsed, requiring someone to preside over the ceremony. Gao Xiyue and Qingying fiercely competed for the position of the primary consort, drawing ridicule from some of the ministers' wives.

However, these ladies did not show any sarcasm, after all, the Fourth Prince Hongli would be ascending the throne soon, and they would be concubines in the harem, whom they could not afford to offend. They just looked down on the behavior of the two women.

When Hongli heard about what Gao Xiyue and Qingying had done at the funeral, his face darkened. He valued his reputation above all else. Was it really respectable for two concubines to argue at the late emperor's funeral?

However, they didn't want to make a big fuss and wanted to downplay the matter, so they didn't blame Gao Xiyue and Qingying.

On this day, Fucha Langhua, accompanied by the women of her residence, served Zhen Huan, the future Empress Dowager, lunch.

Su Luyun followed the crowd and offered a vegetarian dish, but some people also offered meat dishes, such as cherries and sea jasmine.

A conflict arose between Hongli and Zhen Huan regarding their interests. Hongli did not want Zhen Huan to have too much power. During the reign of the previous emperor, Zhen Huan had interfered in the affairs of the court, and now some officials of the previous court would still side with Zhen Huan.

Even before ascending the throne, Hongli sensed the conflicts of interest among officials of the previous dynasty.

Qingying wanted to show off, so she brought out a bowl of ham and chicken soup.

Zhen Huan was already in a bad mood, and now some old ministers from the previous court were saying they wanted to confer the title of Empress Dowager on Lady Ulanara. Qing Ying's appearance at this time was just asking for trouble.

Zhen Huan glanced at it and said meaningfully, "A perfectly good chicken soup is ruined by adding strong-flavored ham. It's better to stew the two together, with a clear distinction between the main and secondary ingredients. Trying to make them equally important only spoils the flavor."

Qingying explained, "I only intended to use umami to whet the Empress Dowager's appetite, but I did not expect to interfere with the Empress Dowager's meal. It was my fault."

Su Luyun glanced at Zhen Huan briefly. No wonder she was the Empress Dowager; her life must have been so boring. If word got out that the Empress Dowager was eating meat during her mourning period, it would certainly cause quite a stir.

Qingying insisted on holding the chicken soup, wanting the Empress Dowager to take a sip, looking quite troubled.

Su Luyun thought of what Gao Xiyue had said in this scene in her previous life, how she had naively said that the chicken soup was not cooked properly and made a big joke. Gao Xiyue had also mocked her a while ago. Now that Gao Xiyue was being asked to perform, she believed that Gao Xiyue would be grateful to her.

Su Luyun had the system control Gao Xiyue for a quarter of an hour. Gao Xiyue stepped forward, bowed to the Empress Dowager, and said shamelessly, "Empress Dowager, Sister Qingying, you have ill intentions. The funeral is not over yet, and you are already eating meat. Isn't that a sign of dissatisfaction with the late Emperor?"

Zhen Huan suddenly realized something. Ah, so she said she forgot something. It turns out she wanted to eat meat during her funeral.

Gao Xiyue continued, "Empress Dowager, you must punish Sister Qingying severely. There is still a lot of meat on the table. I wonder whose idea it was?"

The aunt beside the Empress Dowager quickly replied, "Your Majesty, it is lunch prepared by the Imperial Kitchen."

Fucha Langhua realized something was wrong and quickly knelt down with her entourage to beg for forgiveness: "Your Majesty, I have only just entered the palace and have not yet managed the affairs of the harem, which is why this mistake occurred."

Fucha Langhua has just entered the palace and is not yet familiar with the affairs. Now that a mistake has occurred, she can only apologize.

When Zhen Huan saw that someone was making excuses for her, she took the opportunity to back down.

Qingying was stunned. She still didn't think she had done anything wrong. After all, eating meat during a funeral was not considered a transgression as long as it wasn't mentioned. She just wanted to please the Empress Dowager. The prince's feelings for her had been lukewarm for a long time.

Zhen Huan scolded, "Qingying, serving meat during a funeral, do you know you're wrong?"

"Have these things removed! I have no appetite!"

Fucha Langhua, always upholding her virtuous and gentle nature, waited until Qingying was reprimanded by the Empress Dowager before doing Qingying a favor, saying, "Empress Mother, you have been grieving for the late Emperor recently, and your health is already poor. If you reduce your diet further, your body will not be able to withstand it. Please eat something."

Coming to her senses, Gao Xiyue was afraid that the Empress Dowager would blame her for being talkative, so she said to Fucha Langhua, "It's all Qingying's fault, but there are still many things to do this afternoon. The Empress Dowager can't go hungry. Please don't take it to heart by arguing with Qingying."

Qingying, however, was unmoved and stubbornly held the chicken soup, her fingers burning red from the scalding soup.

The Empress Dowager was furious when she saw her like this.

Fucha Langhua continued, "Your Majesty, food is the most important thing for people, and rice is the staple food. This is because rice is the most nourishing food. When the late Emperor was alive, he loved to drink rice porridge. Why don't you try some?"

Zhen Huan couldn't possibly refuse to eat. She looked at Fucha Langhua, took the bowl, and said, "Never mind."

After saying that, he glanced at it again and said, "In the end, how much can one care about a meal? It's just a matter of assessing the situation."

Su Luyun watched the scene unfold and heard that a dispute had broken out in the previous court. The ministers, led by Han Chinese, argued that since Empress Ulanara had not been deposed, she should be made Empress Dowager.

The Manchus, led by Neqin, did not want the emperor to bestow the title of Ulanara, since the current empress dowager's surname was Niohuru.

If news were to spread that Zhen Huan was eating meat, I wonder how she would handle it, and the power dynamics of the harem would likely change.

After Zhen Huan waved for them to leave, Su Luyun had the system control the people around Qingying and Hailan to spread the news of what had happened that day.

Qingying was still upset about what happened today, so she asked Aruo to invite the Emperor over. She said that she had been burned today and the Emperor would surely take pity on her.

When the Emperor received the news, he was almost furious. Then, news spread that the Empress Dowager had led the way in eating meat. The Emperor wanted to stop the rumors as soon as possible, but Su Lüyun was a woman of great talent. Within an hour, the news had spread throughout the court and the harem.

Then A'Ruo ran to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, wanting to see the Emperor. The Emperor was truly angry, so he didn't even bother to see her and simply had Wang Qin send her away.

When Zhen Huan came to her senses, she almost fainted upon hearing the news. She swept the coffee table in front of her to the ground, and the loud crashing sound did nothing to improve her mood.

She had been fighting with Yixiu for so long, all for this day. Now that Qingying had spread the news, wasn't it just to prevent her from becoming Empress Dowager, or to let Ulanara become Empress Dowager?

"No, I have endured for so long for this day. How can I allow the Ulanara clan to oppress me?"

Zhen Huan asked her aunt to invite Qingying over. When Qingying arrived, she took out poison and said that either she or Ulanara would die.

Qingying, who appears aloof on the surface, could never allow Ulanara to die. Even if she wanted Ulanara to die, she couldn't show it.

Qingying went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to see the Emperor. The Emperor originally did not want to see her, but he was very annoyed because Qingying was a troublesome person. However, Qingying kept kneeling outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, with so many people coming and going watching. Finally, the Emperor let Qingying in.

Qingying said a lot in one breath, as if she wanted to say goodbye. She just wanted to make her presence known to the Emperor.

The Emperor looked at Qingying with a bewildered expression, completely unaware of what she was saying. He was even thinking about Su Luyun, wondering why she hadn't come to see him at Yangxin Hall for so long. Su Luyun had no idea how much he missed her.