Rebirth of Her Royal Highness the Princess

As night fell, the palace was completely silent. However, in the emperor's bedroom, there was an atmosphere of tension and anticipation. Tonight, the emperor was going to favor his second concubine.

This lucky concubine was Concubine Yan, the niece of Princess Duan. She was graceful and beautiful, a standard beauty.

At this time, a eunuch hurried to the door of Yanpin's Yixia Palace and reported respectfully: "Empress Yanpin, the emperor has turned over your name card. Today you will have the honor of serving the emperor to bed."

When Concubine Yan heard the news, she couldn't help but feel happy, but she quickly controlled her emotions, stood up gracefully, and said to the eunuch with a smile, "Thank you, eunuch." At the same time, she signaled to the palace maids around her to take out some silver and give it to the eunuch as a reward to express her gratitude.

After receiving the imperial edict, Concubine Yan began to dress up carefully. She put on a gorgeous brocade dress, dazzling jewelry, and put on exquisite makeup. After everything was ready, she was supported by the palace maids and slowly walked towards the emperor's bedroom.

When she entered the bedroom, the emperor was sitting on the dragon throne waiting for her. Yanpin walked forward, bowed, and said in a sweet voice: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." The emperor smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to help her up, and said: "My beloved concubine, please stand up." Then, the emperor took Yanpin's hand and walked into the inner room together.

After the emperor and Concubine Yan entered the inner room, Concubine Yan lowered her head shyly. The emperor gently stroked her cheek and whispered, "I have been looking forward to this day for a long time." Concubine Yan was filled with joy, she raised her head and looked at the emperor affectionately.

Just as the two were enjoying each other's company, a sudden noise was heard outside the door. The emperor frowned and asked unhappily, "Why is there so much noise?"

"Your Majesty, someone was sent from Concubine He to tell you that she is not feeling well. Your Majesty, please go over and see her." The guard at the door replied.

After hearing this, the emperor showed a trace of embarrassment. On one side was the gentle and beautiful Concubine Yan, and on the other side was Concubine He who was in charge of the harem. He didn't know how to choose for a while.

Seeing this, Concubine Yan said sympathetically, "Your Majesty, Concubine He is not feeling well. You should go and see her. I will wait here for your return."

The emperor looked at Concubine Yan with gratitude and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, my beloved concubine. I'll be back soon." After that, he turned around and left the bedroom.

After the emperor left, Concubine Yan sat quietly by the bed, feeling a little lost. She knew that in this deep palace, the emperor's favor was so short-lived and fragile.

However, Yan was not discouraged. She knew that she had to learn to be patient and wait. So she reorganized her emotions and decided to use this time to think about her future plans.

At the same time, the emperor came to Hepin's bedroom. Hepin pretended to be sick and tried to keep the emperor. But the emperor just asked a few questions with concern and left in a hurry, leaving Hepin with a face full of resentment.

When the emperor returned to Concubine Yan's bedroom, he saw that Concubine Yan was still beautiful and charming, and he could not help but feel guilty. He approached Concubine Yan, hugged her gently, and comforted her: "My beloved, I just went to visit Concubine He, and she is fine. I will spend more time with you in the future." Concubine Yan nodded gently, leaned in the emperor's arms, and enjoyed the warmth of this moment.

"Your Majesty~" Concubine Yan called tenderly, her voice as sweet as the chirping of an oriole, which was enchanting.

However, the emperor did not stay overnight that night, but only stayed in Yixia Palace for two hours before leaving. During this time, the palace maids asked for water.

The early morning sunlight shone through the window onto Concubine Yan's beautiful face. She slowly opened her eyes and stretched lazily.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind - Hepin was probably pretending to be sick last night! She became suspicious and thought carefully about what happened last night. The more she thought about it, the more strange it seemed.

Could it be that Hepin pretended to be sick just to snatch away her favor? This thought made Yanpin frown, with a trace of dissatisfaction and anger in her heart.

She originally thought that she had a good relationship with Concubine He, but now it seems that the other party is not satisfied with the status quo and wants to compete for more favor.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has given you something." The palace maid ran in happily to report.

"Oh?" Yanpin was sitting in front of the dressing table. When she heard the news, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She gently put down the comb in her hand, stood up, and tidied her clothes.

At this time, a row of eunuchs came in. They looked solemn and walked in step, giving people a solemn feeling. The leading eunuch held a yellow imperial edict in his hand, walked in front of Concubine Yan, and bowed respectfully.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Concubine Yan is extremely virtuous, so I bestow upon her a pair of jade ruyi and a pearl necklace to show my pleasure. I decree this!" The eunuch read out the imperial edict aloud, his voice clear and loud.

After hearing this, Concubine Yan was filled with joy. She immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying with tears of gratitude: "I accept your order. Thank you, Your Majesty."

The eunuch handed the imperial edict to Concubine Yan, and then signaled the eunuch behind him to present the reward. Concubine Yan took the imperial edict, read it carefully, and then put it away carefully.

"Your Majesty, this is the emperor's favor to you!" The palace maids on the side congratulated her.

Concubine Yan smiled and nodded, her heart filled with joy. These rewards not only represented the emperor's favor, but also made her feel that her position in the palace had been consolidated and improved.

She decided to serve the emperor more attentively to repay his kindness.

At the same time, we must maintain a humble and cautious attitude, not be arrogant or impatient, continue to work hard, and strive for more glory and status.

There was no queen in the palace at the moment, and the only high-ranking people were her and Concubine He. It seemed that she had to get pregnant sooner rather than later.

Concubine Yan smiled happily and asked the palace maid to put away the reward. She thought to herself, "It seems that the emperor still cares about me." She decided to show her good performance when she went to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager later.

However, when Concubine Yan arrived at the Empress Dowager's palace, she found Concubine He there. The two looked at each other, with a bit of provocation and vigilance in their eyes.

The Empress Dowager looked at them, smiled slightly, and said, "You came at the right time. Today I got a few pots of rare flowers. Come and have a look."

Yan and He came forward to admire the gorgeous flowers. Suddenly, He pointed to one of the pots of flowers and said in surprise: "This flower is so beautiful. I have never seen such a unique variety."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "This is a precious flower tributed by a neighboring country. It is called the 'Dream Flower'. It is said that it only blooms at night and the flowering period is very short. It is rare to see it."

Yanpin suddenly had an idea. She pretended to be amazed and said, "It really deserves to be called the 'Flower of Dreams'. It is so beautiful and rare. It would be great if I could grow one in my bedroom."

The Empress Dowager looked at her and said with a smile: "Since Concubine Yan likes it, I will give you a basin."

Yanpin was secretly delighted and quickly thanked him. However, she noticed that Hepin's face became gloomy. Then, she looked at the jewels and smiled with satisfaction.

After thanking the Empress Dowager, Concubine Yan prepared to leave. At this time, Concubine He suddenly said, "Empress Dowager, I also like this 'Dream Flower'. Can you give me a pot of it as well?"

The Empress Dowager thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. I'll give the remaining two pots to you two." Concubine Yan and Concubine He thanked her again and left together.

On the way, Concubine Yan looked at Concubine He proudly, thinking: "Even if you also got the 'Dream Flower', it can't be as much as the reward I got." But what she didn't notice was that a hint of cunning flashed in Concubine He's eyes.

After returning to the bedroom, Concubine Yan immediately ordered people to place the "Dream Flower" in the most conspicuous position and told the palace maids to take good care of it.

However, one night a few days later, when Concubine Yan was waiting for the "dream flower" to bloom with great anticipation, she found that the flowers in the pot had already withered and died.

Yanpin was shocked and didn't understand why this happened. She remembered Hepin's expression at that time and couldn't help but doubt it...

Concubine Yan suspected that it was Concubine He who was behind this, so she decided to go find Concubine He to get to the bottom of it.

The next day, Concubine Yan came to Concubine He's bedroom and directly asked her whether she had tampered with the "Dream Flower".

Hepin denied it flatly and accused Yanpin of not knowing how to grow flowers. The two argued endlessly and finally parted unhappily.