An Lingrong's Rebirth: Changing Fate from the Suiyuxuan

"Your Majesty, Zhou Ninghai has already gone to the Yangxin Palace to ask. The Emperor will have dinner with the Empress and will probably stay overnight in the Jingren Palace. You should eat earlier or you might starve yourself!"

The lights in Yikun Palace were bright.

Concubine Hua stood in the corridor, looking at the sky covered with dark clouds, without a single star, and felt depressed.

She was furious at Songzhi who was trying to persuade her to eat, and she immediately scolded him, "Eat, eat, eat! All you do is eat all day! The emperor isn't coming, so how can I have the heart to eat?"

"I know I was wrong, and I hope Your Majesty will calm down and take care of yourself!"

Songzhi had long been accustomed to Hua Fei's unreasonable anger, and this time it was not without reason. After all, the emperor did not come, and he went to accompany the queen. This one thing alone was enough to ignite Hua Fei.

Songzhi knelt on the ground, trembling, but she didn't dare to dissuade him. She felt torn at the moment.

"Ah!"

Concubine Hua snorted coldly, without even looking at Songzhi, and went back to the palace.

"Songzhi, come in."

After a while, Concubine Hua calmed herself down and called the person over again.

"Your Highness!" Songzhi looked at Concubine Hua and saw that she seemed to have calmed down. She bravely asked, "Your Highness, what are your instructions? I will do it immediately."

"Bring Zhou Ninghai to me. I have something to ask him."

It was impossible to tell whether Concubine Hua was happy or angry in her voice, and Songzhi did not dare to guess what she meant, so she hurried to find Zhou Ninghai.

Although Zhou Ninghai was lame, he was able to become the chief eunuch of Yikun Palace, which showed that he was not a mediocre person. Not to mention that his leg was disabled because he helped Concubine Hua to do things.

Because of this, compared with other eunuchs and palace maids, Zhou Ninghai has a certain status in front of Concubine Hua.

"Slave, please see your Majesty."

Seeing that Zhou Ninghai had been called over and knelt respectfully at her feet, Concubine Hua played with her armor inlaid with gems. After a while, she asked quietly, "Did you take good care of that little hoof?"

The person Hua Fei was referring to here was the palace maid Fu Zi who was sent by the Queen earlier.

Although when facing the Queen's questioning in Jingren Palace before, Concubine Hua acted as if it had nothing to do with her and she didn't know where Fu Zi had gone.

But in fact, Fu Zi had been drowned in a deserted well in the palace by Concubine Hua at the order of Zhou Ninghai just two days after he came to Yikun Palace!

Concubine Hua knew that the Queen was using this as an excuse to plant someone to hurt her in her palace. And seeing that Fuzi was indeed young and good-looking, how could she let such a person live in her palace?

"Don't worry, Madam. I did it cleanly and neatly, and no one noticed anything unusual!"

Although Zhou Ninghai didn't know why Concubine Hua suddenly mentioned Fuzi, he still answered without any mistakes.

"Humph, that's what you say, but someone will find out eventually, and then..."

Concubine Hua snorted coldly, and then she remembered the mysterious look the Queen had given her before, and she felt a nameless rage in her heart.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. This maid left Yikun Palace on her own. She was derelict from her post. How could Your Majesty know her whereabouts? Even if she was discovered, it could be that she was having fun and accidentally fell into the well!"

Zhou Ninghai knew what Concubine Hua meant, and immediately smiled and completed the matter perfectly.

Regardless of the exact cause of Fukuko's death, she is already dead, and she was trapped in a deserted well, so she might have already stank!

"Yes, your majesty, there is no need to worry about these irrelevant things!"

Songzhi had previously accompanied Hua Fei to pay respects to the Queen, and she also knew that the Queen had asked Hua Fei about Fu Zi's situation. Now she finally realized that the reason why her queen was frowning, not only because the Emperor did not come, but was also related to Fu Zi!

Thinking of this, Songzhi hurriedly cooperated with Zhou Ninghai to comfort Concubine Hua.

"Forget it, all of you please leave. I want to be alone for a while."

Hua Fei shook her head. Although it was not the first time she had to get rid of these annoying little bugs, for some reason, this time, she always felt a vague sense of uneasiness in her heart.

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On the other side, in Jingren Palace, the emperor and empress had a meal together and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

"The Queen's cooking skills have indeed improved."

Yongzheng looked at the old duck soup that had not been seen for a long time and it was served again, but he praised the queen.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind." The Queen smiled and spoke in a calm and proper manner.

She has always known the emperor's preferences. Even though she knows that the emperor is not coming for her this time, she pretends not to know.

Even though the emperor wanted to talk about the Yikun Palace, the queen refused to fall for it and always avoided talking about Concubine Hua.

"Forget it. Although this duck soup is delicious, it's meaningless if you drink too much. Let's leave."

Yongzheng took two sips and put down the porcelain bowl of duck soup, while motioning to the empress to go into the inner room to talk with him.

"Yes."

The Queen's eyelids twitched, and she thought to herself, is it possible that she can't avoid the topic related to Concubine Hua tonight?

But the emperor had already walked in, so she could only suppress her thoughts and not mention them.

"Empress, Concubine Hua has been granted the power to assist in the management of the six palaces by me for a long time. She has helped you a lot in handling the affairs of the six palaces over the years, and she has done a good job. She can be said to be your right-hand man."

As soon as Yongzheng sat down, he told the Queen about Concubine Hua's merits.

"Yes, Sister Hua Fei is deeply trusted by the Emperor. She helps me solve problems on weekdays. With her in the palace, I can really enjoy a peaceful life!"

When the Queen heard the Emperor praising Concubine Hua, the corners of her mouth twitched, but she had to act virtuous and generous and echoed Yongzheng's words.

"Ah."

Yongzheng nodded first, then changed the subject and said, "Although this is the case, there is only one Concubine Hua, so she is a bit out of place. It just so happens that we have selected some new people to enter the palace. I think Shen and the others are all good, so I thought of asking the Queen to teach them well, and they will be of great use in the future."

"I have followed the Emperor's orders and often summoned Lady Shen to the palace. I have also given her some simple palace affairs to take care of. Lady Shen is smart and often understands things quickly, which saves me a lot of effort."

The Queen was a little confused about Yongzheng's true intention at this time. After all, he first praised Concubine Hua, and then turned around and said that he wanted to find someone else to balance the harem, which made it difficult to guess his intentions.

Since she couldn't figure out the emperor's true intentions, the queen began her usual practice of keeping a balance. After all, she wouldn't go wrong if she just went along with what the emperor said.

"I always trust the Queen to do things." Yongzheng glanced at the Queen, then frowned and said, "But when I went to Xianfu Palace before, Concubine Shen was not there, and then I wanted to ask Concubine Fucha for her name, but Concubine Fucha was also called to Yikun Palace. Queen, you are the master of the six palaces, and you should teach the concubines, but you don't have to let them go to Concubine Hua's palace every day."

"The Emperor's clear warning!"

When the queen heard this, she immediately understood. After going through so much trouble, the emperor wanted to find two beauties, but in the end he didn't find any. But he couldn't get angry with Concubine Hua, so he came to blame herself!

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the queen half-knelt down and began to tell about her grievances.