After Hua Fei was reborn, she became the white moonlight of Pangju

Chapter 140: Trampling at will

"My lady, why?"

Songzhi didn't understand at all.

The one in Jingren Palace only had the title of Queen. With the favor that Hua Fei received and her current status as Imperial Noble Consort, she didn't need to be so attentive and flattering to the Queen.

When Concubine Hua saw Songzhi was angry, she remained very calm.

"No reason. The Queen Mother is the Emperor's mother, and the Empress is the Emperor's legal wife. It is my duty to honor them both."

“But Your Majesty…” You are so humble!

Songzhi didn’t dare to say the next sentence.

In the past, Concubine Hua was able to call the wind and rain and was very impressive.

Today's Concubine Hua is cautious and basically kind to everyone.

Songzhi didn't understand what Concubine Hua was planning.

"The hardest part for a strong person is never becoming stronger, but learning to show weakness. Do you understand?"

Hua Fei pointed to her shoulders, and Song Zhi obediently massaged and relaxed her shoulders.

Songzhi felt that what Concubine Hua said was becoming more and more difficult to understand, and her way of doing things was even more confusing.

But even though she had many doubts in her heart, she still respected and supported every decision made by Concubine Hua.

In the following days, Concubine Hua paid her respects to the Empress Dowager and the Queen every three or four days, and brought them various chicken, duck, fish soups, sweets or snacks that she had made herself.

The Empress Dowager always told Concubine Hua not to be so tired, and to go out for a walk early when the weather was hot to avoid getting heatstroke.

A few days later, Concubine Hua came again.

The Queen Mother was helpless about this, but she gradually got used to her company.

The Queen, on the other hand, was not used to Concubine Hua being so attentive to her.

Of course, he was more worried that Concubine Hua had put some shameful drugs in the food she sent him.

Concubine Hua seemed to understand the Queen's thoughts very well. She always used a silver needle to test whether the food was poisonous in front of her.

Jianqiu, who had always been cautious, suddenly became impatient and always "accidentally" dropped the food sent by Concubine Hua.

But the queen always said to put it aside and eat it later.

Concubine Hua did not try to persuade her. After delivering the gifts and chatting for a few words, she turned around and left.

The Queen directly asked Jianqiu to throw away all the things that Concubine Hua had sent.

"Your Highness, please stop sending gifts to the Queen! Humph, I hid secretly and saw Jianqiu feeding all the food you worked so hard to prepare to the palace guard dog."

Songzhi couldn't bear to see Hua Fei's work being wasted like this, so she told Hua Fei the truth.

She thought that Concubine Hua would be furious or even sad.

But unexpectedly, Concubine Hua smiled.

"That's exactly what I want."

A month later, the Queen asked Jianqiu to dispose of the crucian carp and tofu soup sent by Concubine Hua as usual.

Jianqiu came to the kennel with ease. Just as she was about to pour out the soup in the food box, a cold voice came from behind her.

"What are you doing?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Jianqiu felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured over her whole body.

She turned stiffly and fell to her knees with a plop.

"Meet the Emperor!"

"I was just about to feed the Queen's leftover soup to the dog!"

Jianqiu lowered her head and answered tremblingly, not even daring to breathe.

The emperor put his hands behind his back and looked at Jianqiu coldly: "Let me see what dishes the queen has left over."

He turned and gave Su Peisheng a look.

Su Peisheng nodded, strode over, snatched the food box from Jianqiu's hand, and handed it to the emperor.

The emperor took and opened the food box, his expression suddenly changed.

"This fish soup is clearly untouched, and it is delicious and fragrant. Is the Queen wasting food like this?"

Jianqiu lowered her head, searching hard in her mind for words to defend the Queen.

"Your Majesty, the fish soup is bad." Jianqiu explained with gritted teeth.

"It's broken?" The emperor looked at Jianqiu with cold eyes, "It smelled very fresh to me, how could it be broken?"

The emperor turned to look at Su Peisheng and continued, "Su Peisheng, try it and see if it's good or bad."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Su Peisheng took the food box from the emperor, picked up the small spoon inside, and took several sips.

"Your Majesty, this fish soup is very delicious and refreshing! It seems like it was just cooked not long ago."

Su Peisheng hadn't eaten such delicious food for a long time, and he couldn't help but drink a few more sips.

The emperor frowned and nodded.

"I have always believed that the Queen is a virtuous and frugal person. I never expected that she is such a wasteful person behind the scenes! I am really disappointed!"

Jianqiu saw that the emperor had misunderstood the queen and hurried to explain.

"Your Majesty, the Queen has always been very frugal. Even the tea she drinks in the summer is from last year! The Queen is definitely not a person who squanders food!"

"Shut up! You can even pour out such good fish soup, and you still dare to say that your master is frugal?!" The emperor turned around and scolded Jianqiu.

Jian Qiu said in panic, "It was I who acted on my own initiative! This is all my fault!"

The emperor sneered, "You are loyal to your master! But do you really think I am a fool?"

Before he finished speaking, he had already left.

The Queen was in Jingren Palace. As it was getting dark and Jianqiu had not returned yet, she became a little anxious.

Just as he was about to send someone to look for him, he heard Su Peisheng's voice coming from outside the palace gate.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

When the queen heard that the emperor was coming, she stood up in surprise and looked at the food on the table. There were three meats, two vegetables and a soup, which was barely enough for her to have dinner with the emperor.

She hurried towards the door, only to see the Emperor already walking in.

"Your Highness!" The Queen knelt down and saluted.

The emperor hurried past her without saying a word. Only when he sat down at the table did he coldly reply, "Come and sit down."

Joy flashed in the queen's eyes. She stood up, sat next to the emperor, picked up the chopsticks and was about to pick up some food for him.

But I heard the emperor's sarcastic voice.

"You are quite extravagant."

The Queen's hand that was picking up the food was shaking.

"Your Majesty, have I done anything wrong?"

"Why did you pour out all the crucian carp and tofu soup and feed it to the dogs? Queen, do you know that ordinary people can only eat meat a few times a month?"

This is what Concubine Hua told the Emperor at the beginning, and the Emperor still remembers it to this day.

"I've been allergic to fish recently, so I asked Jianqiu to feed it to the dog."

The emperor sneered and looked at the dishes on the table, "Are you allergic to chicken, duck, and sweets?"

The queen smiled and shook her head, "These concubines can eat them all."

“If you can eat it, why throw it away?”

"I didn't pour it out. Isn't it still on the table?"

"Or is it because it was cooked by Concubine Hua that you won't eat anything?" The emperor asked, staring into the queen's eyes without blinking.

After hearing this, the queen finally understood why the emperor was angry.

She stood up and knelt on the ground, her eyes red, and she choked up and said, "Hua Fei has such a kind heart, how can I trample on it casually?"

"You still don't admit it?" The emperor looked at Su Peisheng and said, "Bring the person up here!"