When Concubine Hua heard Songzhi's words, she almost fell down when she stood up.

According to the memory of the previous life, his brother Nian Gengyao would soon be entrusted with an important task and go to the northwest to quell the rebellion.

Longkodo and Nian Gengyao, in the battle for the throne among the nine princes, made great contributions to the emperor and were his right-hand men. However, as the overall situation was settled, the contradiction between Longkodo and Nian Gengyao once again emerged.

Longkodo was from the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Manchu army and the emperor's uncle. He always looked down on people from the Bordered White Banner of the Han army, and Nian Gengyao was from the Bordered White Banner of the Han army. Therefore, after Nian Gengyao was sent to the northwest, Longkodo often slandered Nian Gengyao to the emperor and asked him to keep an eye on him.

"From now on, everyone in Yikun Palace must be more careful. Only in this way can we save the Nian family. Songzhi, this mission is now handed over to you."

Concubine Hua held Songzhi with both hands and explained seriously.

Songzhi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the general is being highly valued by the Emperor. You are worrying too much."

Hua Fei's face darkened, "Do you know what is meant by flattery?"

Songzhi shook her head.

Hua Fei explained, "To flatter someone is to flatter them intentionally, so that the flattered person becomes complacent and stagnates. My brother is so proud of himself now, how many people are fawning on him? My brother is a rough man, he has never had any extra thoughts, he really thinks these people really admire him. He doesn't know that these flattering words are likely to bring about a fatal disaster!"

After hearing what Concubine Hua said, Songzhi felt frightened.

"My lady, I will be careful with my words and actions in the future and control the maids in Yikun Palace!"

Concubine Hua smiled with relief, "I feel relieved with your words."

Songzhi looked at Concubine Hua with gratitude, and secretly said in her heart that she would never let her down.

"Your Majesty, Nian Gengyao is a Han Chinese after all. I'm afraid your continuous promotion of him is against the ancestral system." Longkodo knelt on the ground and made a memorial.

"Nian Gengyao has the merit of following the emperor. If he hadn't stopped the old fourteenth outside the Great Wall, I might not be able to sit here." The emperor sat on the dragon throne, looking at Longke's aging face, and said seriously: "I know that there are some frictions between you. But you are all my right-hand men. Losing any one of you will make me heartbroken."

Longkodo knelt on the ground and recounted the story of the Eight Banners entering the Pass and how the Han people had fought stubbornly and refused to give up.

The emperor waved his hand impatiently.

"Recently, there have been many unusual movements on the northwest border. If one day, the northwest war breaks out again, looking at the entire court, only Nian Gengyao can suppress it. Uncle Longkodo, you are in poor health and absolutely cannot go to the battlefield again. I hope you can understand my painstaking efforts."

Hearing this, Longkodo kowtowed and said, "I am an old minister who is incompetent and cannot help the emperor."

The emperor opened the memorial and stopped looking at him. "Uncle, please kneel down and pay your respects."

Longkodo raised his head and saw that the emperor had already picked up the main pen to revise the memorials, so he had to leave in disappointment.

"Your Majesty, Su Peisheng is here to talk." Songzhi pretended to pass by the Palace of Tranquil Longevity and asked Su Peisheng about the content of the conversation between the emperor and Longkodo today.

When Concubine Hua saw that there was no outsider in the bedroom, she allowed Songzhi to speak.

"Longkodo really wanted the emperor to deal with the general. But the emperor refused, saying that the general had the merit of following the emperor, and if there was a war in the northwest in the future, only the general would be able to be used."

After hearing this, Concubine Hua remained silent.

Seeing that she was still unhappy, Songzhi comforted her: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured that the emperor values ​​the general so much."

Concubine Hua said, “I am unhappy because my brother will be going to the war soon.” This means that the Nian family is about to face a disaster.

She couldn't tell Songzhi about these things, so she could only keep them deep in her heart. She had to persuade her brother before the emperor decided to kill him.

Songzhi saw that Concubine Hua was worried and thought that she was worried about Nian Gengyao's personal safety after the war.

"My lady, the general is a master of martial arts and a master of military tactics. We will be safe and sound."

Hua Fei forced a smile and said, "Go and get me a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I want to write a letter to my brother."

After the letter was written, Concubine Hua gave it to Songzhi and asked her to find a reliable eunuch who could leave the palace to deliver it.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from Concubine Hua to General Nian." Xia Qi, the leader of the Flying Daggers, handed a thin envelope to the emperor.

"Put it on the table first."

Xia Qian put the envelope on the desk.

After reviewing the memorial, the emperor took a deep breath and opened the envelope.

"Brother, I am writing to you. I heard that you are going to the frontier again. It must be bitterly cold in the north. I hope you take good care of yourself. I am doing well in the palace. The emperor is very kind to me. Don't worry. The emperor is generous and kind. He has given our Nian family many honors. We should always remember the emperor's kindness. Remember it."

After reading the letter that Concubine Hua wrote to Nian Gengyao, the emperor nodded with satisfaction.

"Although Concubine Hua is flamboyant, she is sensible." After resealing the envelope, the emperor handed it to Xia Qian again and said, "Ride as fast as you can and send it to Nian Gengyao."

"My queen, this is bad!" Songzhi said quietly after dismissing the other palace maids, "The eunuch who delivered the message for us said that the envelope was robbed on the way."

Concubine Hua just smiled and said nothing, just drinking the tea in the cup.

After a long while, he said, "It's okay, it's just a letter from home."

"Have you often greeted Su Peisheng recently?" Concubine Hua looked at Songzhi and asked.

Songzhi was worried about Concubine Hua's letter. "My Lady, who dared to stop the letter you wrote to the general?"

Hua Fei put down the teacup in her hand heavily and asked again in a cold voice, "I am asking you a question, are you deaf?"

It had been a long time since I saw Concubine Hua get angry. Songzhi was so scared that she lowered her head quickly. "Your Majesty, these past few days, whenever I saw Eunuch Su, I asked him if his back injury had healed. I also told him to tell me anytime if the medicine ran out."

Hua Fei's anger subsided a little. She pulled Song Zhi to her side and said softly, "Su Peisheng has been with the emperor for many years. We in Yikun Palace must have a good relationship with him. Do you understand?"

Songzhi said, "I will not forget what your Majesty has ordered."

Concubine Hua glanced at the sky and said, "It's too late now. Tomorrow morning, find a chance to ask Su Peisheng how the emperor felt when he was reviewing memorials in the Yangxin Palace last night."

The next day, the emperor discussed government affairs with the civil and military officials in the palace, and Su Peisheng stood outside the palace as usual. Songzhi pretended to pass by and asked about his back injury, and brought the medicine for injuries that she and Doctor Wen had asked for.

Su Peisheng thanked her profusely, but he felt uneasy because he was too lenient with the favor, so he went to ask after Concubine Hua.

Song Zhi followed Su Peisheng's words and asked, "How was the emperor in a good mood in the Yangxin Palace last night?"

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