Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Yi Xin only served in the emperor's bedchamber for three days. On the fourth day, the emperor turned over the name of Borjigit Noble Lady. After two nights of favor, he turned over the name of Xia Changzai. Then he went to Hua Fei's palace. After that, he did not set foot in the harem for half a month.

Yi Xin didn't like going out on a daily basis. She would only go out for some fresh air occasionally after being persuaded by Sang'er and Xizhu. The rest of the time, she would pretend to read a book brought in from outside the palace. In fact, she was sinking her spiritual consciousness into the space to act as a supervisor, supervising the system to build the Forbidden City for her.

As for Xia Changzai, who liked to go out for a walk, she had quarrels with Xin Changzai twice when she went out. Fortunately, Xin Changzai was magnanimous and did not complain. Yi Yixin was so angry that she asked Aunt Chen to force Xia Changzai to learn the rules again. Even though Xia Changzai was not very smart, she realized that she might have been cheated. At the suggestion of Aunt Chen, she quickly wrote a letter to her father Xia Wei to investigate, and she finally stopped going out for a walk.

She no longer went out, but came to Yi Xin every day to report, just because her father sent a letter asking her to follow Yi Xin in everything and serve Yi Xin more attentively, so she took her father's letter directly to Yi Xin to surrender.

Yi Xin refused directly after hearing this: "You have a bad brain and can't control your mouth. On your first day in the palace, Concubine Hua still holds a grudge against you. What use do I have for you? Are you going to make things difficult for me?"

These words were really hard to hear. If it was An Da Ying who also lived in the back hall, she would have rushed out of the door in anger. But Xia Dongchun was different. She knelt down in front of Yi Xin, hugged her legs and begged: "I know I was wrong. From now on, I will obey you in everything!"

Yi Xin's expression of disdain was too obvious. Sang'er and Xizhu quickly pulled Concubine Xia away. Xizhu speechlessly corrected Concubine Xia and said, "Xia Xiaozhu, you should call yourself a concubine or a concubine to our nobles at this time. Concubines call themselves concubines to high-ranking concubines. Concubine Hua calls herself a concubine to the emperor and empress because she was born in the Han army banner."

"For example, the Manchu military flag, the Mongolian military flag, and the concubines of the bannermen origin all call themselves slaves to the emperor, but they call themselves the concubines the same as the Han military flag."

While Xia Changzai was confused, Xizhu and Sang'er quickly helped her sit up. Yixin was too lazy to pay attention to her, but for the sake of keeping her ears clean, she said to Xia Changzai: "Ask your father to send you someone who knows the rules. Don't treat the Forbidden City as your own backyard and have no scruples all day long."

Xia Changzai didn't feel that she was being scolded at all. After hearing what Yi Xin said, she thought that her surrender was accepted, and went back happily.

After Concubine Xia left, even Xizhu couldn't help but mutter, "It seems that Concubine Xia was chosen because the emperor thought her name was interesting..."

Yi Xin and Sang'er looked over at the same time, and Xizhu quickly told them what she knew, "Xia Changzai's maiden name was Xia Dongchun. The emperor found it interesting and asked why there was no autumn. Xia Changzai replied that she was born in autumn and her family's surname was Xia, so she was given this name, which included all four seasons."

Sang'er was speechless, but Yi Xin thought the Xia family was quite interesting, and it was obvious that Xia Dongchun had been spoiled by his family since he was a child, so he looked a bit foolish and bold.

Xizhu has some connections in the palace. The news about the harem that Yixin knew on weekdays was all obtained from Xizhu. When Xizhu came to Yixin, she did consider a lot for Yixin, just like when Xia Changzai surrendered, Xizhu persuaded Yixin to accept it.

"My lady, the Fucha family did not have concubines during the time of the previous emperor, so there are not many people in the harem. Concubine Xia happens to have a certain influence in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Even if you don't like Concubine Xia, you should consider the future."

"Many princes and princesses died in the early days of the late emperor. It was not until the late emperor gained power that the harem was finally able to raise children. So if you are only planning for your future children, you should also accept the Xia family's surrender."

Before Yi Xin could say anything, Sang'er asked Xi Zhu, "Which young ladies do you Dong Clan still favor? How come even with your Dong Clan around, you can't guarantee the safety of the young ladies?"

Upon hearing this, Xizhu couldn't help but let out a bitter smile, "It's true that our Dong family is a bannerman family of the Imperial Household Department, but later on, famous bannermen families such as the Uya family, the Zhangjia family, and the Zhaojia family rose to prominence with the help of their concubines, and our Dong family fell into decline early on. Now, my aunt Fanghua and I are already very prominent members of the Dong family."

"And the Xia family is a new noble family among the Baoyi clan, and is very popular. We, the Dong family, which has been in decline for a long time, cannot compare to it."

Yi Xin thought for a moment and said to Xi Zhu, "I know that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is corrupt. If you, the Dong family, are so bold as to covet even the tribute, then I advise you to find another way as soon as possible, because sooner or later I will expose the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the emperor."

Xizhu's face really changed when she heard this, but she quickly calmed down. She made up her mind and knelt down in front of Yixin, swearing: "Don't worry, my lady, the Dong family will never let you down!"

Yi Xin gave a wink and Sang'er quickly pulled Xizhu up.

Yi Xin asked Xi Zhu sternly, "Even if your Dong family is in decline, you should know a lot of royal secrets. Since you are surrendering to me on behalf of the Dong family, I want to see your family's sincerity first."

Xizhu was delighted and vowed, "I will definitely not let you down!"

Yi Xin just nodded to show that she knew, but still said to Xizhu: "Since you knew in advance that I was going to attack the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you should have sent a message back to let the Dong family members clean up the mess secretly. However, if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. If it is too clean, it will seem fake."

Xizhu also understood this truth, but when it came from Yixin's mouth, she only felt that it was Yixin's concern for her. She was touched and secretly swore in her heart that even if the family was unwilling to give Yixin all their support, she could always find a way to achieve her wish.

To be honest, when Xizhu first approached Yixin, she didn't have much hope. She just thought that Yixin had the best family background among all the people in the army, so she bravely showed her courtesy.

But Yi Xin had a good temper and directly gave her a heavy purse. When she used the little thing that happened before to test her again, she really concluded that Yi Xin was not a person who followed the crowd. Instead, she had her own ideas and knew the rules.

So she continued to bravely ask Yi Xin if she could go and serve her. If someone else said yes, she might think that person was a little frivolous. But Yi Xin was different. Her uncle was Ma Qi, an old minister from the previous emperor's time. No matter what, she would not be rejected.

Xizhu immediately sent a message to her family. The Dong family finally decided to support Yixin and slowly began to clean up the corruption that had taken place over the years. A lot of property was transferred secretly.

The Xia family was also prepared to side with Yi Xin for the sake of Concubine Xia. After all, their family did not have a deep foundation in the Imperial Household Department and was a real upstart. Moreover, Yi Xin had not been in the palace for long, but she had already saved their Concubine twice.