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

Chapter 46: Won't Hurt Me

The emperor waved his hand and sighed.

"The past is the past. The current Concubine Hua really makes me look at her in a new light. Queen, I originally thought that you were the most diligent and frugal in the harem, but I didn't expect that Concubine Hua is not much behind."

The corners of the queen's mouth twitched.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, when you doted on Concubine Hua, she was really extravagant and lustful. Have you forgotten that? From head to toe, she really wanted to be covered in gold and silver. Now she just refuses to accept the money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and you praise her like this? !

"I am glad that Concubine Hua has turned over a new leaf!" The Queen smiled hypocritically.

The emperor frowned and looked at the queen, "What has Concubine Hua done wrong?"

The queen was slightly startled, and when she saw that the emperor's expression was not right, she quickly changed her words.

"It was my fault."

The emperor's face fell, and he stood up and said, "I know that she has shown some human nature over the years, but she is not a bad person. The queen should be more open-minded."

The queen lowered her eyes and whispered, "Yes, I know I was wrong."

"I still have some papers to review, so I'm leaving now."

"I respectfully send you to your Majesty."

Songzhi also went out.

Only the Queen and Jianqiu were left in Jingren Palace.

The queen wrung her handkerchief tightly and remained silent.

Jianqiu looked at the queen's ugly face and whispered, "Your Majesty, An promised to come and greet you."

The queen was holding back her anger and waved her hand unhappily, "I am not feeling well, let her go back."

"Yes." Jianqiu walked towards the door and was about to send An Lingrong away, but the Queen suddenly changed her mind.

"Let her in."

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health." An Lingrong bowed respectfully with Baojuan.

The Queen smiled and looked at An Lingrong, "An, please agree to leave."

An Lingrong sat on the chair, chatted for a while, and then said what she wanted to say today.

"I heard that Concubine Wan and Concubine Shen will go to see Concubine Hua together tomorrow, but neither of them called me."

The Queen was delighted to see An Lingrong's disappointed face, but her face showed sympathy.

"You entered the palace with Concubine Wan and Concubine Shen together. You should have a very good relationship with them. Why didn't they call you?"

An Lingrong showed a wry smile and spoke with great resentment.

"Maybe it's because I'm not worthy. My two sisters are of noble birth, nothing like me..."

"But after all, you are their sister."

"If they regarded me as a sister, they would have called me, but they didn't."

The queen let out a long sigh.

"It's hard for you. In this harem, even the sisters who entered the palace with you are unreliable."

After An Lingrong heard the Queen's words, her face became even more sorrowful, "Perhaps this is my fate."

The corners of the queen's lips curled up in a cold arc.

"There is no such thing as fate. Everything depends on human effort."

.......

the next morning.

Concubine Hua had just finished her breakfast when Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang arrived.

They all took out the most precious things in their respective palaces and gave them to Concubine Hua.

Concubine Hua accepted it with a smile.

"My concubine and Sister Mei came here today to express our gratitude to Empress Hua for her help."

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang bowed deeply to Concubine Hua to express their gratitude.

"My two sisters, please get up quickly. I cannot accept such a great favor."

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang insisted on performing the grand ceremony before stopping.

"Your Majesty, if you hadn't helped me that day, I would have been a pile of bones now. I am deeply grateful and don't know how to repay you." Zhen Huan finally expressed her true feelings.

She told Hua Fei directly that she wanted to repay Hua Fei, but she didn't know how to do it, so she asked Hua Fei to tell her clearly.

Shen Meizhuang also bowed to Concubine Hua, "Like Concubine Wan, I am grateful for Concubine Hua's careful teaching, but I don't know how to repay her."

Seeing Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang bowing towards her with their brows lowered, Concubine Hua smiled, "Sisters, please sit down first. It's really stressful for me to stand like this."

Zhen Huan and Concubine Shen looked at each other and sat back in their chairs tacitly.

After they sat down, Concubine Hua said slowly, "You two sisters, you are overthinking. I have nothing to ask you to repay me, but I hope you can work hard for yourselves and stop being bullied by others. You think I am glamorous, but in fact, I am walking on thin ice."

Zhen Huan carefully considered Hua Fei's words and understood her intention.

"I will definitely not disappoint Concubine Hua and work hard to make her feel at ease."

Shen Meizhuang was also a very clever person. She thought of what Zhen Huan thought of, and said the same thing as Zhen Huan.

"It's still very hot today, so please go back quickly, sisters. If you go back later when the sun gets high, you may get a heat stroke."

"Chen and concubine retire."

After leaving Yikun Palace, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister Mei, do you understand Concubine Hua's intention?"

Shen Meizhuang smiled and nodded, "Empress Hua hopes that we will be favored."

Zhen Huan deliberately asked: "Why does Concubine Hua want us to be favored? This is not a good thing for her."

Shen Meizhuang was also puzzled. "This is something I can't understand. Huan'er, let me be honest. When you were favored by the emperor, I felt a little uncomfortable. But when I thought about you, I felt it was nothing."

Zhen Huan looked at Shen Meizhuang in confusion.

Shen Meizhuang smiled and held Zhen Huan's hand.

"Because I know that even if you are favored, you will not harm me. However, if someone else is favored, that may not be the case."

Zhen Huan was even more confused. "So what is the purpose of Concubine Hua asking us to compete for her favor? Isn't she afraid that we will harm her, or that the Emperor will ignore her?"

Shen Meizhuang held Zhen Huan's hand and thought as they walked.

Suddenly, something occurred to her.

"Huan'er, there is only one possibility, that is, if we are favored, Concubine Hua will also benefit. As for what this benefit is, only Concubine Hua knows."

Zhen Huan still shook her head in confusion. As smart as she was, she couldn't see through Concubine Hua.

In the evening, the emperor had just finished reviewing the memorials and stretched his muscles and yawned when the Jingshifang brought a sign to him.

The Emperor waved his hand impatiently.

"Take it away. I'm going to Yikun Palace tonight."

However, the eunuchs in the Jingshifang refused to leave.

Su Peisheng stepped forward and shouted.

"Didn't you hear what the Emperor said?"

The eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has said that the Manchus and the Han are one family, but Your Majesty should not forget these eight clans. Although the Han people are good, they are not as good as us Manchus and Mongols who are connected by blood."

The emperor closed his eyes.

The emperor knew that the ancestors of the Aisin-Gioro clan founded the Qing Dynasty, which was inseparable from the support of the eight major surnames.

Although it has always been advocated that Manchus and Han people are one family, in this world, Manchus are always superior to others.

Recently, whether it is Concubine Hua, Zhen Huan, or Shen Meizhuang, they are all Han women. The Empress Dowager is reminding the Emperor that even in the harem, he should favor concubines with Manchu ancestry more.

"Let's go to Yanxi Palace."