Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

"If I speak up for her, the emperor will think that she and I are working together to plot against him, but I clearly haven't;

“If I don’t speak up for her, the emperor will think I’m cruel and jealous of her pregnancy, and that I’m vying for favor, but I’m not!

"She doesn't care what will happen to me, how the emperor will think, how he will doubt me, or how he will distance himself from me. She also doesn't care what I think, whether I will be sad, disappointed, or feel betrayed!

"Ah Ran, I'm very tired!

"Assisting the six palaces is not just sitting here giving orders casually, and Daming Palace has not belonged to our emperor from the beginning. There are also empresses and concubines in the palace, and outside the palace there are the emperors and queen mothers, as well as the royal family.

"I go to bed at three in the morning and get up at five in the morning, trembling as if I were walking on thin ice.

“Besides this, I still have to take care of her!

"Who cares if she's healthy or not, if she's in a good mood or not, if the child is well or not, or if he's safe or not!

"Ah Ran, has your mother ever felt sorry for me in front of you at Qinghui Pavilion? Even a single word will do?"

Mei Ran was speechless.

Wang Xifeng’s face was filled with sorrow: “I met her when we were little, we supported and comforted each other, and then slowly I moved from the East Palace to the Daming Palace, from Chenghui Liangyuan to Rongfei Guifei.

“Although Geng Ronghua was also there, at the beginning, it was just her and me.

"After she got pregnant, I took care of her and took care of everything.

"But my aunt's family encountered a great change, and her parents immediately wanted to cancel the marriage.

“And what about her?

"She knew that he was the only one of my relatives who was kind to me, but after she got the news, she didn't tell me a word."

Mei Ran bit her lip, her face full of guilt.

Wang Xifeng looked towards the window opposite with a carefree gaze: "My aunt is a kind person who loves children the most. Now that her brother-in-law is gone, the two children of that family will sooner or later be her responsibility.

"But that's the case. She was worried about causing trouble to me, a newly appointed imperial concubine, so she didn't even send a single message to the palace. This is because she loves me."

Wang Xifeng paused for a while, then came back to her senses and looked at Mei Ran lying on the ground, "Where is your master?

"As long as I love her, she doesn't need to love me, right?

"Do I, Wang Xifeng, owe Mei Ruoqin anything?!

"Don't forget, I am the Imperial Concubine and she is the Concubine Rong. I am half a rank higher than her. When she sees me, she has to kneel and bow to me!

“I gave her face and called her Sister Mei.

"But according to the rules, she should call me 'Noble Concubine Sister'!

"Just because I don't blame her doesn't mean I'm a fool and don't understand anything!"

Mei Ran's face finally turned pale, and she sat down on her heels dejectedly: "I know, it was Concubine Rong who was rude..."

"More than rude." Wang Xifeng continued to look at the window opposite indifferently, "She is selfish, arrogant, and incompetent..."

Suddenly, Wang Xifeng gave a bitter smile, tears streaming down her cheeks: "It's all my fault."

Mei Ran felt a sharp pain in her heart after hearing these words. She knocked her head to the ground and burst into tears:

"Your Highness, you are compassionate and kind-hearted. You have taken care of the weak people in the palace.

"You are right, it is our queen who is wrong!

"But now she has gone astray. If the queen doesn't come to warn her, I'm afraid she will go down this path to the end and lose her life sooner or later!"

Wang Xifeng lowered her head and wiped her tears: "Ah Ran, I won't do that again. My scolding was useful before, but now it only adds fuel to the fire."

At this point, she suddenly paused, her hands still slowly wiping away tears, but she raised her face and looked at Mei Ran.

"Ah Ran, did you come here on your own or did Concubine Rong ask you to come?"

Mei Ran stopped crying and looked at Wang Xifeng with tearful eyes: "Yes, it's Mei Shu...

"I begged Chun Sui a while ago, asking her to speak in front of the queen and allow me to make amends for our queen...

"Mei Shu saw it...

"Today our queen fainted, and she asked me to find a way to see you. Please go and persuade our queen so that she can rest assured and take care of her pregnancy.

"I think this is the truth, so I came here..."

Wang Xifeng smiled bitterly again, closed her eyes, and leaned back: "The imperial physician said that your queen is fine, don't worry.

"Since Geng Ronghua is against Concubine Rong, if His Majesty and the Queen allow her to move, that's fine. If they don't, I will go and beg them.

“By then, she will live alone in Qinghui Pavilion, and no one will harm her anymore.

"Let her take good care of her pregnancy, give birth to an heir, and dream her dreams."

Mei Ran looked at her stupidly and murmured, "My Lady Imperial Concubine..."

"Silly girl..." Wang Xifeng reached out her hand and stroked her head with pity, then gently wiped her forehead with her handkerchief, and said softly,

“It’s broken. Go out later and ask Chunsui to get you some gold wound medicine.

"Go back and wash the wound yourself, apply medicine on it, and don't get it wet for the next few days.

"Otherwise, it would be ugly to have a scar on such a beautiful face!"

Mei Ran grabbed her hand and began to cry: "My Royal Highness, our Royal Highness, our Royal Highness, what should we do..."

"Think about what you should do first." Wang Xifeng turned her wrist, pulled her hand back, and patted her, "The palace is like the sea. If you don't struggle on your own, you will soon face a catastrophe..."

Mei Ran left in a daze.

Chunsui sent her out, and when she came back, Wang Xifeng was still sitting on the couch in a daze.

Chun Sui couldn't help but ask her, "Madam, are you hinting at Mei Ran just now? Is she in danger?"

"Mei Shu only has Concubine Rong in her heart, and she doesn't care about right or wrong. Otherwise, she wouldn't have obeyed Concubine Rong's orders when she caused Madam Duan to fall ill.

“So this time, it was not Mei Shu who asked me to go to Qinghui Pavilion to persuade Concubine Rong, but Concubine Rong wanted Mei Ran to invite me over.

"She has been estranged from Mei Ran for some time. Mei Ran is anxious to repair her relationship with her mother, so she came desperately to beg...

"But now, I said I would not go no matter what, and laid bare all my previous mistakes.

"Mei Ran has been serving Concubine Rong since she was young, and she only cares about her own good. Who knows, she might risk everything to persuade her to mend her ways.

"How can Concubine Rong listen to such unpleasant advice with her current narrow-mindedness? I'm afraid she will be so angry that she will vent it on Mei Ran."

Chunsui was horrified: "What about Mei Ran's life!?"

"We still have Madam Duan. It won't be that serious." Wang Xifeng lowered her eyes. "It's just physical pain. I'm afraid I can't escape it."

As he said this, he stood up in disappointment, walked straight to the window opposite, looked at the already dark sky, and muttered to himself,

"If this child can wake up from this evil thought and find a way to leave Qinghui Pavilion, maybe he can survive..."

Before he could finish his words, he seemed to have something moved in his heart. He turned his head and saw Emperor Chongzhao looking at him with a gloomy face!

Wang Xifeng was startled, her eyes widened, and she opened her mouth for a long time, but no sound came out!

Emperor Chongzhao touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed. His eyes wandered around, looking at the sky, the earth, the flowers and plants, but not at Wang Xifeng.

Chang Ying was behind him, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he immediately shouted loudly: "The emperor has arrived, Yinyu Palace, kneel to receive him!"