An Lingrong's Rebirth: Changing Fate from the Suiyuxuan

"Tell me, can this really please the Queen Mother?"

As they were almost reaching Shoukang Palace, Concubine Hua began to feel uneasy for some reason.

Previously, she wanted to invite the Queen Mother to the Baohua Hall to watch the blessing ceremony, but was rejected by her. She could still vividly remember the scene where she was not even able to enter the palace gate. This made Hua Fei feel uneasy.

Facing Concubine Hua's anxious question, Cao Qinmo, who was following the sedan chair, smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, your majesty. You went to visit the Queen Mother out of filial piety. As for the last incident... didn't your majesty and I analyze it? It was purely an accident. You really don't need to take it to heart!"

Although she said so, the pressure in Cao Qinmo's heart was no less than that of Concubine Hua.

She and Lipin had been summoned to Yikun Palace by Concubine Hua in the middle of the night. They were so sleepy that they could not even open their eyes, but they still had to help Concubine Hua with plans as requested.

At that time, Cao Qinmo had a premonition that she might not be able to extricate herself from the situation simply by helping to come up with ideas.

Sure enough, after Hua Fei adopted the suggestions provided by her and Li Bin, she chose to combine the methods of both parties the next day, and then she was eager to please the Empress Dowager.

Lipin, who had lost her beauty and was not good at speaking and reading people's expressions, was directly excluded by Concubine Hua and she chose Cao Qinmo, who was "honest" but able to help her.

When she was called, no matter how much she didn't want to go, Cao Qinmo had no room to refuse.

What's more, in order to be completely sure this time, Concubine Hua did not only pin her hopes on the gifts and Cao Qinmo's "eloquence".

She knew that the Queen Mother had reached the age where she wanted to enjoy the company of her grandchildren, and she happened to have a ready-made "treasure" in front of her. How could Concubine Hua, who came prepared, abandon him this time?

"makes sense."

After hearing what Cao Qinmo said, Concubine Hua felt as if she had taken a reassurance pill, and her original anxiety was indeed calmed down.

At the same time, Concubine Hua cast her eyes towards Princess Wen Yi who was held by her nurse, and smiled, muttering to herself, "With the princess by her side, the Queen Mother will surely be happy, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty has thought so, and the Queen Mother will naturally understand Your Majesty's painstaking efforts!"

Cao Qinmo felt extremely unhappy when she saw that her daughter was being used as a "brick" by Concubine Hua to attract the jade.

Unfortunately, the arm is not stronger than the thigh. No matter what she thinks in her heart, if Hua Fei intends to do it, no one can stop her.

"Okay, let's stop here. I'll walk the rest of the way myself!"

When they were about to reach Shoukang Gate, Concubine Hua suddenly stopped the eunuchs carrying the sedan chair and said that she would walk into Shoukang Gate step by step and then go to Shoukang Palace to pay a visit to the empress dowager.

Concubine Hua has already spoken, how dare those little eunuchs disobey?

So, behind Concubine Hua, everyone followed in a mighty procession and headed towards Shoukang Palace.

This scene was naturally seen by the eunuchs guarding outside Shoukang Palace, who passed the news inside as soon as possible.

"Empress Dowager, Concubine Hua has come with Concubine Cao and Princess Wenyi. I'm afraid they want to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager!"

As soon as Sun Zhuxi received the news, he went to see the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother did not show any joy on her face when she heard this. Instead, she said to Shen Meizhuang beside her, "Look, it's only been two days since he was 'ill' and now he's suddenly out again. I really don't want to bother with him!"

That was true, but the empress dowager also knew that Concubine Hua had just satisfied the emperor and had voluntarily given up some of her power. At this time, she still had to appease her.

The Empress Dowager had also heard that Yongzheng had been treating Concubine Hua coldly recently.

Although she was unwilling to interfere in her son's harem affairs, the queen was the daughter of the Ulanara family after all. Even considering this, the empress dowager could not just stand by and watch.

Therefore, when Yongzheng accepted Hua Fei's suggestion and instead promoted Jingpin and Shen Meizhuang as deputies to assist Hua Fei, the Empress Dowager knew that this was also a good "opportunity" for the Queen.

The Queen Mother advised the Queen to be patient and wait for the opportunity to continue to win the Emperor's heart. At the same time, she kept Shen Meizhuang, who often came to pay her respects, by her side, under the pretext of imparting her "experience".

But in fact, the Queen Mother's move, in addition to showing her love for Shen Meizhuang, was more of a warning to Shen Meizhuang so that she could understand her attitude.

Shen Meizhuang was not stupid, so she knew exactly what signal the Queen Mother was sending.

Fortunately, she was pregnant with the dragon fetus, and the Queen Mother could not force her to swear allegiance to the Queen until death. Therefore, on the surface, they all looked very happy.

"Queen Mother, can I please step aside for a moment?"

Shen Meizhuang did not respond to the Queen Mother's words, but smiled and proposed her plan to avoid it.

Naturally, she was not afraid of Concubine Hua at all.

But Concubine Hua now hurried over to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager in an attempt to please her, and everyone knew it.

Since Concubine Hua was going to put on a big show here, Shen Meizhuang didn't want to disturb her interest, but she also didn't want to watch it.

"What are you avoiding?"

However, the Queen Mother did not want Shen Meizhuang to stay out of this matter. She said with a half-angry and half-reproachful tone: "You are here to serve me, so just stay here openly. With the old woman here, how can she eat you?"

This was not only to give Shen Meiyu a reassurance, indicating that she would support her, but the Queen Mother also wanted to use this to tell Hua Fei that even if she came to please her, and she appreciated this "favor", it did not mean that she would spoil Hua Fei.

"Yes."

Before Shen Meizhuang had time to ponder the deeper meaning of the Queen Mother's words, Concubine Hua had already arrived at the door.

"Hua Fei is here!"

As the eunuch's announcement came, Shen Meizhuang sat upright with her back straight. Her natural demeanor of a lady from a noble family made the empress dowager beside her nod secretly.

Shen Meizhuang is a good person. Not only is she virtuous, but she is also a blessed person. Not long after entering the palace, she became pregnant with the royal heir.

In the Queen Mother's view, as long as the Queen can tolerate her, Shen Meizhuang will undoubtedly be a good "assistant" in the future.

It's a pity that the Queen must be able to understand her painstaking efforts in order to enjoy the benefits, otherwise everything will be in vain.

"I pay my respects to the Queen Mother. May she live a long and healthy life!"

Concubine Hua brought Cao Qinmo and the wet nurse who was holding Princess Wen Yi into the hall. Everyone paid their respects to the Queen Mother first.

At the same time, Shen Meizhuang also stood up from her seat and saluted Hua Fei with Sun Zhuxi and others.

"Oh, Lady Hui is here too?"

It was only after the Empress Dowager called her that Concubine Hua noticed Shen Meiyu. When she turned around to look at her, the coldness in her eyes was tangible.

If someone else were to be looked at like this by Concubine Hua, they would probably be terrified, but Shen Meizhuang was not afraid.

The eyes of both parties met in the air. For a moment, invisible sparks flew everywhere, and the atmosphere in the hall became weird.