Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

In front of so many new people, Wu Liangyuan insisted on going past Wang Xifeng to "visit" the Crown Princess, which was an act of usurpation and coercion.

And Kale just didn't give her any face, which was also a case of bullying.

Wang Xifeng didn't want to get involved, so she turned around and greeted the newlyweds with a smile: "Sisters, please follow me. Let's go to the main hall of Yichun Palace to talk, and don't disturb the Crown Princess's rest here."

Mei Ruoqin and Geng Simiao followed her in silence.

Wu Liangyuan was left alone in front of Cheng'en Palace.

She was in a dilemma, and didn't dare to make a scene at this moment. When Wu Liangyuan was about to cry out of grievance, an aunt from Cheng'en Hall came out, sighed, and bowed, saying:

"The Crown Princess has something to say. Please let Wu Liangyuan in."

The Crown Princess can now half-lying on the bed, but her upper body is still wrapped with thick cloth to fix her position.

Wu Liangyuan entered the hall and bowed. When she stood up again, her face showed distress and fear flashed in her eyes.

The Crown Princess saw it clearly, and with a gentle smile, she asked her to sit down, then said weakly, "Don't blame Gan Lan, the imperial physician told me not to talk or move too much. Haven't you noticed that the Crown Prince has been coming less often recently?"

Wu Liangyuan hurriedly said she didn't dare, and then looked at the Crown Princess worriedly and said, "During the New Year holidays, I followed Wang Liang Di's instructions and was on duty in the outer palace, but Wang Liang Di strictly forbade us to disturb the Crown Princess, so we never came in to pay our respects.

"Please forgive me, my queen."

The Crown Princess waved her hand and said with a smile: "I read Wang Liangdi's summary. Is there a new Chenghui in your palace?"

"Yes. She is the youngest daughter of Li Hefeng, the chief judge of the Dali Temple. Her name is Li Qionghua. She is very elegant and refined, and her words and actions are very formal - a bit like Mei Liangyuan."

Wu Liangyuan smiled and introduced, "Yesterday, after entering the palace and putting down my luggage, I went to the main hall to pay my respects to Wang Liangdi, and then went to my place. I didn't say much, I just bowed, explained my identity, and went back.

"It's just that she made some noise in the palace at night. I heard this morning that it seemed that the maids who came with her into the palace were not used to the night duty rules and wanted to temporarily swap shifts with the maids transferred from the palace.

"I heard that she beat up the maid who came from her house, and reported it to Wang Liangdi early this morning, and sent her back home."

The Crown Princess's expression froze for a moment, and after a moment's thought, she sighed, "This is the pain of having no mother."

Wu Liangyuan opened her eyes wide in surprise.

The aunt who had just delivered the message showed compassion on her face and explained her doubts: "Mr. Li's original wife only gave birth to three daughters. The eldest daughter married in Shanxi, the second daughter married in Hubei, and this one is the youngest.

"After Madam Li gave birth to our Li Chenghui, she became ill and died after only five years.

"Lord Li remarried a year later, and a year later, his second wife gave birth to a son.

"I heard that it was this stepmother's idea to have the two daughters marry out of town.

"Now that Li Chenghui has entered the palace, I think the maid's dowry and other things were all prepared by this stepmother - this stupid girl made a scene on her first night in the palace. She is not a servant, but a troublemaker!

"No wonder Li Chenghui was willing to expose his family's shame and send that girl back home."

Wu Liangyuan was immediately annoyed: "What stepmother? She is so unkind! I will tell my mother and grandmother tomorrow and ask them to spread the word about the stepmother of the Li family!"

The Crown Princess smiled helplessly: "You should also ask Li Chenghui first. Maybe what we heard is wrong!"

Wu Liangyuan hummed and responded halfheartedly, then curiously asked someone else, "Today I heard that there is a daughter of a general in Mianyang, Sichuan, who is of a different ethnic group?"

The Crown Princess looked at her helplessly, with an expression that said "I really can't do anything about you", and then glanced at the aunt.

The aunt smiled and continued to explain: "Yes. Shi Yan, the general of Mianyang, Sichuan, is a descendant of the local Qiang chieftain. He was naturalized during the reign of Emperor Shengzu.

"General Shi's mother is the daughter of the former Sichuan Governor, a lady of a noble family. General Shi's wife is the younger sister of the current Sichuan Governor, Lord Deng Yong."

Wu Liangyuan suddenly realized: "Oh! No wonder she was chosen to enter the palace, it turns out she is Lord Deng's niece."

"I guess so." The aunt nodded and smiled.

Wu Liangyuan was puzzled: "How can it be considered as such? Isn't the daughter of Mrs. Deng's sister a niece?"

"The biological mother of our Shi Zhaoxun is not Mrs. Deng's sister, but a concubine in the backyard of General Shi. She had been with him for many years before little Deng married him.

"Although she is now registered under the name of Xiao Deng, she is actually the blood of a concubine of the Qiang ethnic group." The aunt hinted meaningfully, "Her life at home is no different from that of Li Chenghui."

Wu Liangyuan groaned and frowned: "Fortunately, she was assigned to Yiqiu Palace, otherwise I don't know how to get along with her."

The aunt smiled and covered her mouth: "What's so difficult about this? Your position is two levels higher than hers. If she wants to chat, then chat. If she doesn't want to chat, then let her go back. Why do we need to get along?"

The Crown Princess glared at her and said, "Aunt!"

The aunt bowed her head and said, "I'm sorry, old slave."

Wu Liangyuan hurriedly said that it was okay, but she looked at the aunt a few more times and said to the Crown Princess with a smile, "I am ashamed. I have come to see the Queen so seldom. This aunt looks so unfamiliar to me. May I ask your name?"

“I used to be the writing aunt of Cheng’en Palace, responsible for the writing brushes, inkstones, calligraphy, paintings and letters of His Royal Highness the Crown Princess and His Royal Highness Prince Duan.

"The Crown Princess was injured on New Year's Eve, and Miss Gan Lan and the others are young and weak, so the Queen has called in the servants to serve her closely.

"My maid's surname is Wanqi, and my given name is Zhao."

Wu Liangyuan nodded: "It turned out to be Aunt Wanqi."

After saying a few more words, Wu Liangyuan saw that the Crown Princess's face had turned pale, and she stood up hurriedly and said, "It's all my fault. I was so eager to get close to the Empress that I bothered you for half a day. I guess you must be exhausted!

“My aunt didn’t mention me either.

"I will come to pay my respects again tomorrow. Auntie will have to remind me to leave after nagging for no more than a quarter of an hour!"

The Crown Princess smiled and waved her hand to let her do as she pleased, then looked at Wanqi Zhao.

Wanqi smiled and said, "I will escort Liangyuan out."

The two left chatting and laughing.

Gan Lan then stood beside the Crown Princess with a snort of anger, and complained in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you really gave her face!" He then carefully helped the Crown Princess lie down, and gently massaged her arms and legs.

The Crown Princess stretched her body, sighed comfortably, and whispered, "What Aunt Wanqi said makes sense. Look, if we follow what she said, not only have several things come true, but the Crown Prince has been much nicer to us recently?"

Kale pouted and nodded reluctantly.

"Let's use her like this for now. When Brother Tao comes... we'll talk about it later." The Crown Princess took hold of Gan Lan's hand and shook it gently.

Kale's expression softened, and she nodded again without hesitation: "Yes! I will listen to you, Madam! If you need me to, I will play the villain in the future!"