Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

While the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess' attention was more or less diverted to the upcoming New Year and Wu Liangyuan, who had nearly lost her life due to her greed, Wang Xifeng seized the opportunity to spend more time with Mei Ruoqin and Geng Simiao.

That day, the three of them had lunch together again. He Ke fell in love with the dough figurines made by Geng Simiao and insisted on learning how to make them. Geng Simiao had no choice but to take her to the West Hall.

Wang Xifeng immediately shamelessly asked Mei Ruoqin to take a break with her.

The two people were chatting in low voices on the bed.

"You are really willing to let her go. If you and Ke Ruo go to Princess Yongning's mansion, you may only see her once every three or two months. Aren't you afraid that she will forget you?" Mei Ruoqin asked Wang Xifeng in a low voice.

Wang Xifeng shook her head indifferently: "It won't take long."

Mei Ruoqin was stunned, thought about it, and suddenly grabbed her: "You, what are you talking about?!"

Wang Xifeng stuck her head out of the tent and looked left and right. There was indeed no one in sight. Then she whispered to Mei Ruoqin, "The emperor has thought of abdicating... We are not far from moving into the Daming Palace...

"Just bear with it for a while, and He Ke will be the princess. By then, no matter how arrogant that county lady is, she will have to come to the palace and teach He Ke. No one will let the princess accommodate her...

"She doesn't care, but her in-laws in Qingzhou are the most rule-abiding. I don't think she would have the courage to do that..."

Mei Ruoqin's voice trembled with excitement: "Where did you hear that?"

"Of course I got it from He Ke." Wang Xifeng chuckled.

Mei Ruoqin was thoughtful: "He Ke is a steady child. If you can easily get words out of her mouth... could it be that the prince wanted to tell you on purpose?"

Wang Xifeng nodded without even stuttering, "I think so.

"Before the Emperor abdicates, he must arrange for a few new people for the Crown Prince. The East Palace is obviously running out of space.

"So the prince came to me and said, either me or Sister Geng, one of us in Yi Qiu Palace must move in with Wu Liangyuan.

"Geng's personality makes her very likely to be bullied to death by Wu Liangyuan if she goes to Yichun Palace. I will not let her go.

“Although I promised the prince that I would go over, I still complained about my grievances for a long time.

"I think the prince told me this through He Ke to comfort me and tell me that I won't be living with this person for long."

Mei Ruoqin pondered for a while and shook her head gently: "If that were the case, the prince wouldn't have gone to such great lengths."

As he spoke, he looked at Wang Xifeng in silence.

Wang Xifeng was surprised: "What's the point? What other use is there for me to know it?"

"My family, my two aunts' families, and my two aunts' husbands' families, no matter which family, they all absolutely do not want the emperor to abdicate. Could it be that the prince still hopes that I will reveal this news to them in advance..."

Having said this, Wang Xifeng covered her mouth with her hands and looked at Mei Ruoqin in horror.

Mei Ruoqin nodded slightly: "If the prince wants to facilitate this, he should find a way to let me know.

"Now that I have told you, it means that the Crown Prince does not want to accept the Emperor's abdication..."

Wang Xifeng's eyes became brighter and brighter. She clapped her hands and laughed in surprise: "Fortunately, Sister Mei taught me! Now I know what to do next!"

"What do you want to do?" Mei Ruoqin asked her.

Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes and chuckled, "It's the New Year, and the ladies outside the palace have to kowtow to the emperor. Isn't it normal for the relatives to talk to the daughters of each family?"

By then she will naturally be able to meet her ambitious aunt, and it would be a piece of cake for the news to spread, right?

Mei Ruoqin smiled and tapped her nose: "You are cheating again!"

"Tit for tat." Wang Xifeng didn't care, "She dared to plot against me back then, so I will plot against her for the rest of her life!

“I don’t have any other advantages except a good memory!

"Whoever treats me well, I will remember for my whole life; whoever treats me badly, I will remember for three lifetimes!"

After a few more days, it was New Year's Eve.

The Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, He Ke and Tao Ge'er would of course enter the palace to participate in various ceremonies and attend family banquets.

The remaining four were concubines after all, so they stayed in their respective palaces to celebrate the New Year.

But when the dinner started, Emperor Shengping was happy and said that since it was a family dinner, Wu Liangyuan from the East Palace should go and sit down.

The Crown Princess's face froze at that moment.

Queen Mo eased her tone, "In that case, why not ask them all to come over. The two Liangyuan and the two Chenghui will not be lonely if they keep each other company."

As he said this, he smiled and patted the hand of the female historian Jia Yuanchun behind him, "Wang Chenghui is her cousin. It's New Year's Day, and since they can't go home, why don't the sisters reunite here? It's also a grace from Your Majesty."

Emperor Shengping laughed and nodded slowly, saying, "Since the Queen said so, that's fine."

The four of them hurriedly changed their clothes and entered the Daming Palace in a very respectful and even fearful manner.

The Daming Palace was first built in the Former Tang Dynasty, and was renovated again after suffering from war. Now, except for the names and plaques of some palaces being changed, it still roughly follows the old system of the Former Tang Dynasty.

Since there were few people at the family banquet, it was held in a small palace near the Zichen Palace, called the Greenhouse Palace.

The fire dragon here is well burned. In the past two years, Emperor Shengping and Empress Mo like to hold small banquets here in winter.

Behind the Greenhouse Hall, across a passage, is the Xuanwei Hall.

Wu Liangyuan and others were brought here to rest first. Only after the people sent by the Queen had checked that everyone's clothes were in accordance with the rules could they follow them into the Greenhouse Palace.

The person sent by Queen Mo was Jia Yuanchun.

As the four people were waiting, Jia Yuanchun came in elegantly in a female official uniform. She bowed to everyone first, greeted everyone according to their rank, and finally smiled at Wang Xifeng:

"How is your cousin?"

In terms of master and servant, Wang Xifeng is half the master, and Jia Yuanchun is just a servant.

In terms of rank, Wang Xifeng was a sixth-rank official, while Jia Yuanchun was a female historian of low rank and had no rank.

Therefore, when Jia Yuanchun relied on her status as a female historian beside the Queen and held her head high and pretended to talk to Wang Xifeng about their relationship, Wang Xifeng would definitely not give her face.

At that moment, Wang Xifeng bowed respectfully and returned a half-bow: "In reply to Ms. Jia's words, I am the concubine Wang Hui. I have been carefully taught by the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, and I have also been patiently taken care of by the Liangyuan sisters. Everything is excellent."

Jia Yuanchun's face suddenly turned red.

What kind of person is she, a female historian? Even if she is someone close to the Queen, she would not dare to openly accept the courtesy of the Crown Prince's concubines and let them "answer her"!

"My cousin was always close to me when she was at home. How come you are so distant now that you are in the palace? Isn't this a slap in my face in front of all the ladies in the East Palace? Did I offend you in some way? Or did someone in my family offend you?"

Jia Yuanchun's eyes were red and her face looked aggrieved.

Wang Xifeng still leaned forward, her voice still calm: "In reply to Ms. Jia's words, everything that happened between you and me outside the palace is like yesterday's death; now that we are in the palace, the emperor's authority and rules are greater than heaven.

“Although I am not as well-read as Miss Jia, I also know the principle of ‘different times, different situations’.

"As for Ms. Jia's words of calling a deer a horse, I am no longer a little girl of the Wang family who can be bullied by others; I am already the Crown Prince's concubine and a member of the Eastern Palace. If Ms. Jia wants to stir up trouble, please think twice before you act.

"After all, although I followed the rules and didn't bring a whip, I can still make your mouth swell up with a slap."