Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Only the young prince Huo Bosheng was allowed to show up, kowtow to Wang Xifeng, and walk with her for a few steps. Then, on the grounds that the child was too young, he was taken away by the servants.

Then, Hou took Wang Xifeng's hand and said sincerely:

"These past few days, I have re-realized my importance to the palace, and Bosheng also relies on me.

"After all, the palace still has so many businesses to worry about. No matter how capable my daughter-in-law is, I have to work hard all day to barely do my job well.

"I'd better stay and give her a hand.

“So, apart from the funeral, there is nothing else in the mansion that needs Concubine Zhen to stay.

“Now the imperial officials from the capital are here to disturb us, but the imperial concubine is of a kind temperament and cannot bear to refuse.

"Looking at her exhausted appearance, I felt very ashamed.

"So after thinking about it, I am asking Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine to help. Otherwise, how about asking the Imperial Concubine to go back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

Hou tried hard to suppress her dissatisfaction and made her words sound gentler, but in the last sentence, she was not careful and let her eagerness leak out.

Wang Xifeng looked at her and chuckled, then nodded: "Okay. I'll discuss this with the Concubine Dowager in a moment."

He looked at Yan again and asked her with a smile, "Since the Concubine has met many people in your house, there should be a book on the door recording the exchanges, right?"

Yan nodded immediately: "Yes! There were not many people coming on the first day, and my family hadn't reacted yet, so I didn't remember it.

"But later I asked someone to fill in the gaps. Those who came later are all recorded on our second gate.

"I also arranged for a literate servant to work in the courtyard where she lived, and he also took a copy.

"If your Majesty wants, I'll check the two lists and compile a complete one for you when I get back!"

Wang Xifeng smiled and clapped her hands: "She is indeed a thoughtful wife in charge!"

Then he smiled at Hou and said, "Look for a grandson's wife who has the same character as her mother-in-law. I guarantee your family will be rich for three generations!"

When Hou saw that Wang Xifeng did not hold it against her for her previous impoliteness and agreed to her request so readily, she felt greatly relieved.

Her eyes immediately turned red: "It's all because I don't know how to teach my children. Otherwise, I wouldn't let our daughter-in-law suffer such trivial pain.

"I will also ensure that my grandson's upbringing in the future is entirely up to my wife. We cannot let him become like his ignorant father and greedy grandfather!"

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "From now on, it will be a good life. Princess, you still have to take a few steps forward.

“If you look back at everything, you will be trapped by old dreams.

"For example, you and the Concubine Dowager were close friends, but now things have changed, isn't it?"

Hou sighed and nodded: "Your Highness, what the Imperial Concubine said makes sense."

"There is one more matter." Yan took Wang Xifeng's arm and said softly, "The courtyard where the imperial concubine lives is in the inner part, a little close to the back door of our house.

"This back door leads to the skirt room where the servants live.

"My mother-in-law originally thought that it would be quiet in the back and that not too many people would disturb the concubine.

"I've been walking around paying respects these past few days, and I've discovered that the guards guarding the back door don't seem to be the imperial guards sent by the Ministry of Rites, but the guards of the Northern Palace."

Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows slightly.

She didn't expect that Yan's vision was so sharp that she could even discover such a thing.

It seems that I need to change my plan.

"Your son is so unlucky." Wang Xifeng sighed and patted her hands, lowering her voice and telling her,

"You just asked me what my father was whispering to me. To tell you the truth, he was telling me this.

"My father also said that he felt that with the imperial concubine in the palace these days, it would not be appropriate to have too many outsiders, so the people in the Ministry of Rites arranged shifts. Everyone came during the day, but only one person stayed at night to handle emergencies just in case.

“But he discovered this the day before yesterday, so when you went to discuss the door access issue with the King of the North, he wanted to open his mouth and knock.

"Who knew you were afraid of implicating him and refused to let him face the Northern King head-on."

Yan said apologetically, "My family's affairs have troubled the Imperial Concubine and Lord Wang a lot.

“The King of the North looked down on me and my mother-in-law, and even tried to seduce our Bosheng to go to the North Palace with him to study.

"It's only a matter of time before I come into conflict with the King of the North. I would really feel bad if I dragged Lord Wang into this trouble for no reason..."

"So you don't know that after you left, the Northern King kept talking dirty. My father couldn't stand it and had a falling out with him once."

Wang Xifeng patted her again and consoled her, "I think they are not that bold and will restrain themselves in the future."

After a pause, he asked softly, "If you are really worried, I will talk to my father and ask him to change the guards?"

"Forget it. It's only two days anyway." Yan hesitated for a moment and shook her head. "What if there are more complications?"

Wang Xifeng nodded with a smile.

This time the three of them really started to wander around the garden. As the sun rose higher and the weather got hotter, they went to the pavilion in the middle of the lake to have some drinks.

Seeing that noon was approaching, Wang Xifeng asked in confusion, "Does Prince Xiaoyao have to wait until the afternoon to pay his respects and burn incense?"

Who is holding a funeral this afternoon? !

"Maybe he doesn't want to run into other people." Hou thought for a moment and said, "King Xiaoyao has a fake eye and usually doesn't like to see many people.

"The last time I performed the sacrifice for His Majesty, I didn't come until the afternoon."

Wang Xifeng sighed, "Okay, I'll go meet Concubine Zhen first!"

"Let's eat first?" Yan hesitated, "But, it seems that it would be more appropriate to eat with the Concubine Dowager, right?"

"I don't care whether it's suitable or not. I have a good appetite." Wang Xifeng smiled, "I'm just worried that you, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, won't be able to eat well."

Yan said hurriedly: "We are in mourning and should be vegetarians, so we shouldn't eat at the same table with the imperial concubine and the imperial concubine!

"If the Imperial Concubine feels that it is okay, then I will go ahead and make arrangements at the Imperial Concubine's courtyard?"

"Okay, go ahead." Wang Xifeng happily let Yan go, then looked at Hou and asked softly,

"The princess was unwilling to give the concubine this last bit of face, but did she notice something wrong?"

Hou's gentle smile gradually disappeared, and indignation appeared on her face: "She met with the Jia family in front of me.

“If it were just the female relatives, it would be fine.

"She actually met Jia She, Jia Zhen and Jia Lian!

“Those old relatives and in-laws are just old, but they are not dead, nor have they become fools!

"The Supreme is not deaf, the news will be passed on sooner or later!

"When the time comes, she can just act coquettishly and shed a few tears, and all the anger of the Supreme Lord will be directed at me, Nanfu!

"But what does this have to do with us?

"As a mother-in-law, I really can't shoot myself in the foot in front of Yan Shi, but I want to say this to you, Your Majesty:

“I really regret it!

"If I could go back to the way things were, I would shorten my life by ten years. I would not raise this grandson, and I would not bring this scourge of her to my Nan Mansion!"