Transmigrating into a female supporting role in a book

Fuhui, the word "Hui" is taken from the name of the palace maid back then.

It’s not that the emperor is affectionate, but perhaps he is really old and his health is not as good as before, so he cares particularly about the issue of offspring.

Before the people around me reminded me, I came to my senses and quickly knelt down to express my gratitude.

My stunned state inevitably made me look a little clumsy in the eyes of others. The concubines who had just praised me in front of the emperor looked at me with a bit of contempt. My biological mother was just a maid in the palace. Even if such a princess was given a title, she would not be noble at all.

What those people were thinking was written on their faces.

Neither the Empress nor the Imperial Concubine came on this trip. Among the women brought by the Emperor, the one with the highest rank was the Imperial Concubine.

After the emperor finished his announcement, she asked the palace maid to bring me a gift. The faces of the other people changed instantly, and their expressions varied.

Concubine Yi was old enough, so she smiled at me without changing her expression. "I came here in a hurry, and I didn't know there would be such a happy event. This pair of bracelets was given to me by His Majesty when I was in the Qiandi Palace. Although they are old, they are in good condition. I will borrow flowers to offer to Buddha and give them to Princess Fuhui as a gift for meeting her."

As she spoke, she took off a pair of emerald green jade bracelets from her wrists and asked the palace maid beside her to bring them to me.

"Sister Yi is so generous!" The concubine on the other side said subconsciously.

Even Concubine Shu showed a surprised expression, but the emperor was slightly touched and looked past Concubine Shu and nodded approvingly to Concubine Yi, "How could you just give away the gift I gave you so casually? I'll give you a bigger one when we return to the palace!"

Although his words seemed to blame Concubine Yi, his expression clearly showed that he was praising her for doing a good job.

It's not that the emperor has much affection for me, but I have just been recognized as a princess, and they are showing their kindness to me, which is equivalent to showing their loyalty to the emperor. The emperor is of course happy to see the women in his harem and the children having fun together, and his mood is much better.

After a few polite words, the others also took out their gifts. Even Prince Yu, who seemed to be looking for trouble at first, took out a valuable jade pendant and gave it to me.

After that, I moved from the small courtyard I had lived in to a larger courtyard. I had eight more maids around me, four eunuchs serving outside the courtyard, and even a team of guards patrolling outside the courtyard. This was the princess's appearance.

The person who comes to visit me most often is Concubine Shu.

On that day, she knew about the emperor's recognition of her relationship before other concubines, and prepared a gift for me in advance, which already showed that she had a special status in the emperor's mind. This time, the queen and the imperial concubine did not come, and they both used the same reason, that they were not in good health and it was not appropriate for them to accompany the emperor with illness.

The Queen was most likely really in poor health, but the Imperial Concubine must have other reasons. Although the last suspected poisoning incident in Furong Palace was left unresolved, no open action was taken against the Imperial Concubine. The Furong Palace was simply sealed during the investigation. But after it was unsealed, the Emperor's attitude towards the Imperial Concubine obviously became much colder.

I imagined that the reason Prince Yu came to the palace with the Emperor this time might be to lobby for his mother.

Since the emperor did not punish the imperial concubine, it means that the incident should have nothing to do with the imperial concubine, or the connection is not very close. However, someone did use special spices in the Hibiscus Palace, and their effect may not be to murder the emperor.

The reason why I was poisoned was related to myself, but by accident the emperor discovered the secret of Hibiscus Palace, which made him angry. Combined with the palace fighting dramas I had watched in the past, I guessed that the spices in Hibiscus Palace might have aphrodisiac effects.

In fact, the imperial concubine already has such an outstanding son in Prince Yu, so there is no need for her to do anything in terms of sex. I think it is more likely that the imperial concubine was framed.

When Concubine Shu was chatting with me, she accidentally mentioned that the Empress had held a spring flower-viewing banquet to select wives for Prince Yu and the Ninth Prince. However, the Ninth Prince was only fifteen, so it was not urgent. The main reason was that Prince Yu was already twenty-one and still had no partner. Concubine Shu was so anxious that she went to the Empress many times and even wanted to ask the Emperor to grant a marriage directly.

But Prince Yu was very opinionated and did not want to be controlled by his mother. Because he did not want to get married, he used official business as an excuse to leave the capital and did not return for a month or so, which really gave the imperial concubine a headache.

I think the gossip mentioned by Concubine Shu is hinting that I will have to consider getting married in the future. Without a biological mother, I have to rely on the Empress. But the Empress is old and her health is deteriorating. She may not be able to make the decision for me, so she is the one who can speak for me in the future.

This intention to win me over is already very obvious. I can't accept it openly, as it would seem too utilitarian, but I can't pretend to be stupid and refuse either. I can only thank Concubine Shu for her kindness in a soft way, and express my gratitude to her by adding some sincerity to my lies.

After all, she was the first person to show kindness to me after I was recognized as a princess. Sooner or later, I will have to repay this favor.

I never thought that being a princess would be much more troublesome than being a palace maid.

In addition to dealing with the concubines who came to visit, Fang Yian also sent messages from time to time, suggesting that I should take the initiative to pay my respects to the emperor, just to show my presence in front of him.

In addition, the emperor's health has not been good recently, so once the emperor starts paying respects, he cannot stop. If he stops suddenly, all the previous ones will be in vain. These stinky rules are really annoying.

However, by coming to the emperor more often, I can also get some benefits, such as free meals.

Not everyone can eat imperial cuisine.

When dining with the emperor, I found that he had a poor appetite and was still taking medicine. He avoided many things, but in order to take care of me, he asked the imperial chef to prepare more of the things I liked. Although I was a fake princess, whether the emperor knew it or not, the little fatherly love he showed seemed real.

I still remember a few recipes of medicinal foods that Situ Jue had obtained with great difficulty. So I discussed with the imperial physicians who treated the emperor's health, selected a few usable medicinal foods, supervised them personally, and had the imperial chefs prepare them and deliver them to the emperor.

In my opinion, it was just a return of favor, but the emperor was very touched, and the imperial physician told him that I had found the recipes for medicinal food for him by searching medical books. Before returning to the palace, I had received a lot of rewards, but unfortunately most of them were jewelry, precious fabrics, etc. I really wanted this cheap father to exchange all the things for gold and silver, so that it would be more convenient to spend, unlike those imperial gifts, which cannot be transferred to others at will.

After staying in Luqing Palace for nearly two months, the emperor has recovered a lot of his strength and his complexion looks much better than when he first arrived. In addition, the Ministry of Works reported that the palace prepared for me has been renovated, so I thought it was time to return to the palace.

During the emperor's absence, the government was handled by Prince Duan, while Prince Yu, who was supposed to compete with him in the court, spent two months in the palace with the emperor as if he was on vacation. I always feel that something major may happen when I return to Beijing this time.