Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

I actually got a personal sign of goodwill from Madam Duan!

Geng Simiao was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly bowed shyly: "Thank you for your appreciation, Madam. I will definitely serve the emperor well..."

But Wang Xifeng's expression almost instantly revealed a trace of sadness, and then she tried to hide it but failed.

He looked doubtful and uncertain, but responded with a forced smile.

Then he said goodbye to Geng Simiao, personally supported Nanny Duan, and said with a smile: "Geng Ronghua's mind is on Xiaoyuan, who has been with her for seven or eight years. I will see Nanny out."

After leaving the side hall, Wang Xifeng waved her hand to let the people around her leave, grabbed Nanny Duan's hand, and asked her in a low voice:

"Please tell me the truth, is Concubine Rong's pregnancy really okay?

"Do you need me to ask the Emperor and Empress to send a knowledgeable female doctor to accompany you?"

Nanny Duan stared at her with complicated eyes for three or five breaths before slowly asking her, "Doesn't the Imperial Concubine resent Concubine Rong?"

"Ah! Even sisters would be scheming against each other over their favorite flowers, jewelry, or clothes! Moreover, concubines only get to know each other after entering the palace.

"I was young, and Concubine Rong was also young, and she was brought up simple and innocent, so when something big happened, it was understandable that she was wavering and couldn't make up her mind!

"Besides, she's pregnant!

"Mammy has seen a lot, and has experienced a lot of things in the world. Naturally, she knows that women's emotions are most chaotic during pregnancy, and it is not surprising that their temperament changes drastically.

"I have been close to Concubine Rong for three or four years. Don't I know her character? Why would I bother with her about this?"

Wang Xifeng was busy making excuses for Mei Ruoqin, "Now this is her first baby since Your Majesty ascended the throne. If she is well taken care of and has a smooth birth, that will be a great auspicious sign!

"But if this pregnancy causes unrest and unrest in the city, people outside will inevitably talk about it...

“In the future, if there are any civil officials or military generals whose family traditions are not upright and whose family affairs are not well-behaved, Your Majesty will not have the courage to reprimand them!

"This sin, not to mention Concubine Rong and I, even the Empress and you, I'm afraid, can't bear it!"

At this point, Wang Xifeng had racked her brains and had nothing more to say. She sighed again, took Madam Duan a little further away, and whispered in her ear:

"You know this is a man-made disaster, right?"

"Hmm." Nanny Duan looked at her intently, "What does the imperial concubine mean?"

"Your Majesty has been on the throne for only a month, but those officials can't sit still anymore, and they come up with such a sinister and vicious scheme.

"I'm afraid this palace is like a sieve now!

“I am young and don’t have a powerful family background. Even if I had eight heads, I would not be able to stop so many palace servants from making trouble for a year or two.

"Madam, if it weren't for you, Concubine Rong's pregnancy would probably not have lasted long enough to be born!"

Wang Xifeng almost begged her to take good care of Mei Ruoqin, "Mammy, good mammy, if Concubine Rong has done anything wrong, I will apologize to you on her behalf!"

Having said that, he was about to kneel down!

Madam Duan quickly grabbed her, eyes full of shock: "My Lady Concubine! How dare I!?!"

Wang Xifeng's eyes were wet, and she choked up and whispered, "Once we enter the palace, it's ok if our families are clear-headed, but if we have even the slightest greed, we will become puppets being pulled by both sides...

"Hands would break, feet would rot, sometimes even heads would be ripped off...

“Although I have a group of foolish and stupid relatives, I also have parents who love me and are not foolish enough. I am much luckier than Concubine Rong.

"Her family...even if I don't tell her, the nanny knows about it...

"Sister Mei is not someone who cannot be taught. Please, Madam, take the trouble to teach her well!

"——If you are wronged, why don't you come to Yinyu Palace and take it out on me?!

"No matter what, nothing can happen to Concubine Rong's pregnancy!"

Wang Xifeng's tears fell one by one.

Nanny Duan was moved, and she held her hand with her backhand, praising her in a low voice: "My Lady Imperial Concubine, you are a person with such a broad mind and bearing, and you are the one who should be the mother of the prince!

“As for Concubine Rong, I will do my best to protect her for your sake.

"But if she insists on doing it herself, there is nothing I can do."

Wang Xifeng paused, bit her lip, lowered her head and pondered, her face showing a struggle, but after a long time, she still shook her head helplessly:

"Sister Mei's current obsession is half about my rank and my free life. No matter what I say, it will only make her more stubborn..."

Madam Duan sighed and whispered, "The Emperor has already advised against it. Geng Ronghua is not good at speaking. You have also advised against it, this old servant has also advised against it, and Mei Ran has also advised against it...

"But look at her. She doesn't listen to the emperor, and she doesn't listen to you and this old servant. As for Mei Ran, she has become so distant and cold to him that she doesn't even allow him to do personal chores..."

Wang Xifeng was stunned after hearing this. After a while, her shoulders slumped and her eyes turned red again: "Why did she suddenly forget all her relatives..."

Nanny Duan sighed.

The two of them didn't say anything more, said goodbye to each other, and went back.

On the way, An'er stared at Wang Xifeng closely, and when everyone was not arguing, she whispered to her, "Madam, don't be sad..."

Wang Xifeng had a dull expression and said nothing.

An'er had no choice but to give up.

But as soon as they returned to the bedroom of Yinyu Palace, Wang Xifeng called Chunsheng and Chunnuan, and specifically told them in front of An'er and Ru'er:

“Madame Duan’s previous illness was probably caused by Concubine Rong and her people.

"Go check and find out who has handled all of this."

An'er was horrified: "Is Concubine Rong crazy? She can't even tell who is good to her?"

"She wrote to her family, probably telling her that there was something important to do, and asking her to get Madam Duan out of the way.

"She was used to being told what to do, so she probably didn't think about it and just did it."

Wang Xifeng spoke lightly, her face no longer showing the anxiety and sadness she had just shown in Qinghui Pavilion.

An'er looked at her and opened his mouth, but in the end nothing came out.

Ruer lowered her head and said nothing.

Wang Xifeng glanced at her, then looked at Chunsheng and Chunnuan who had not moved from where they were, and raised her eyebrows and asked, "What? Are you hiding something from me?"

Chunsheng glanced at An'er, hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and lowered his head to report: "The master came back from Qinghui Pavilion the other day and was unhappy, so Sister Ru'er ordered us to check there.

"On the first two nights after the Mei family entered the palace, Mei Shu got the young eunuch who was guarding the door for Madam drunk, quietly opened all of Madam's windows, and brought in a basin of ice.

"The next day Mammy caught a cold.

"Sister Ruer asked us to give him the wine that Mei Shu had used to get the eunuch drunk, and then he realized something was wrong.

"I think that's why Madam Duan knows the truth..."

Wang Xifeng looked at Ru'er helplessly: "You silly girl, are you making decisions for me again?"

"My lady, I cannot bear to see you suffer such great injustice!" Ru'er fell to her knees, tears falling, "In your whole life, you have been the best to Rong Fei, including the master, the mistress, and the eldest young master!

“But once she got pregnant, she caused such a thing and said that about Wu Jin!

“She doesn’t deserve it!

"Even if you kick me out, I won't let you suffer this kind of humiliation!"