Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Emperor Chongzhao, who "knew all" the affairs of the harem, summoned Li Xuanyi that night; at noon the next day, he went to Geng Ronghua for lunch; in the afternoon, he gave Shi Jincheng a jar of pickled vegetables with southwestern flavor.

When I dined in the Zichen Hall again, the meal tasted much better.

Emperor Chongzhao was in a good mood. While rewarding You Yuanpan, he sent a message to Princess Chang's residence, telling He Ke that the Ghost Festival was just around the corner and asking her if she wanted to return to the palace.

When Wang Xifeng heard that her daughter was coming back to celebrate the festival and would stay in the palace for three days, she was so happy that she hurriedly called Cai Xiangchun to come and study the recipe with her personally.

He also took Chunsui to his private store to pick out fabrics for his daughter's clothes, ornaments for the house, and head jewelry.

very busy.

She even happily picked a few items for Prince Duan. Because Prince Duan was born in the year of the tiger, she gave him a Hetian yellow jade crouching tiger hand-held ornament and a carved tiger pendant.

Empress Mo was still a little confused when she took the gift: "Why would you think of giving something to Brother Tao when it's not a festival?"

An'er, who was in charge of delivering the gifts, smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed:

"In reply to the Queen, the Emperor has shown mercy and allowed our princess to take three consecutive days off. The princess should be back in the palace in two days!

"Our Imperial Concubine searched her private storeroom for some jewelry and ornaments for the princess to use in the summer.

"After searching, I locked the storehouse door. Suddenly, I remembered that although our Prince Duan is still young, he should wear these things.

"Our imperial concubine was saying that no other concubines had ever sent these things to Prince Duan, and she wanted to get there first!

"When she came back and told the story, Aunt Meng laughed at her, saying that our Prince Duan was only one year old, and the Queen Mother and the Emperor had already rewarded him with a box of gold and jade ornaments.

“Also, I heard that Prince Duan’s maternal family, especially his uncle’s family, also saves good things for Prince Duan every year.

"Our queen has been frustrated for a long time because she couldn't get the top spot!"

Queen Mo laughed: "With her temper, there's really nothing we can do about it. She's always trying to be picky even about things like this."

After putting down the things, he smiled and said to Gan Lan: "It's just right, it saves you from making a trip. This morning I asked you to send the fresh velvet flower to Yinyu Palace for He Ke, why don't you bring it over and let An'er take it back?"

Kale was stunned for a moment, then quickly laughed and said, "That's right! I had forgotten all about it!"

He hurried to the back and came out after a while with also a box containing twelve splendid flowers, which he handed to An'er.

An'er bowed and thanked him quickly, then took it back.

When the palace flowers were handed to Wang Xifeng, she was stunned.

Isn’t this the palace flower that my aunt gave to me and the other girls in the Jia family in my previous life?

She still remembered that of the four she kept, she gave two to Qin Keqing...

Before he could finish his thought, someone outside came to report: "The Lord of Wuling sent a letter asking for an audience."

Wang Xifeng hurriedly looked at the sky outside and saw dark clouds coming up from the northwest. She smiled and nodded, "Okay. An'er, take Qian Gang and some rain gear and go pick him up."

An'er left with a smile.

Wang Xifeng turned around and called Chunnuan over, and whispered a few instructions to her.

Chunnuan was stunned for a moment, turned to look at Gonghua, and agreed to go.

Chun Sui was curious: "My Lady, aren't these palace flowers going to be sent to the princess?"

"Put it aside for now. I'm afraid this thing was sent in from outside. Don't give it to He Ke first, so that she won't wear the same thing as other girls outside."

Will be ridiculed.

There was a flash of displeasure in Wang Xifeng's eyes.

She tried to save face for Empress Mo and Prince Duan, but Empress Mo was so perfunctory and respectful.

Everything else is just a small matter, but bullying her daughter is intolerable.

Less than an hour later, Yuan brought Wang Xuanhe into the Yinyu Hall.

As soon as Yuan entered the room, she fanned herself with a fan, wiped her sweat, shook her head and sighed, "I don't know how I managed to survive the heat in the capital in the summer!"

Wang Xuanhe smiled and said to Wang Xifeng, "Don't worry about it, sister. Mother yells like this every day in the summer in Jiangnan."

Wang Xifeng held her forehead in her hands and said in silence, "I have prepared some water for you. Go take a bath, change your clothes and cool down."

"This is against the rules!" Yuan quickly refused.

Chun Nuan stepped forward to help her up and said with a smile: "In Yinyu Palace, the words of the Imperial Concubine are the rules. What are you afraid of?!

"Come here, I will help you take a bath!"

Yuan went out reluctantly.

Wang Xifeng then pulled Wang Xuanhe aside and chatted about family matters with a smile, and asked her where she had gone to play since coming to Beijing.

Wang Xuanhe was attentive and told her everything: "My mother loved to go around the shops, and I felt bored at home, so I dressed in men's clothes and followed her.

"The guys could actually see it, but they just smiled and didn't point it out. The boss joked with my mother and pointed at me and said that my sister also loved to wear men's clothes and go out shopping with my mother when she was young!"

Wang Xifeng laughed, "Really? I don't remember much about my childhood, but I do remember traveling around the capital with my mother. My courage grew during that time."

"But I'm telling you! I ran into Aunt Xue on the street the other day. She was shocked when she saw my men's clothes, but she also said they looked good."

Wang Xuanhe's face was red. "I was afraid that my relatives would gossip about me behind my back and my mother would be criticized. Later, I refused to go out and was scolded by my mother.

"The next day, Aunt Xue brought Sister Bao to my house. Sister Bao was very gentle and considerate, and gave me many good advice.

"Later, I don't know if it was Aunt Xue who persuaded my mother, but she stopped forcing me to go out. I never wore men's clothes again when I went out."

Wang Xifeng's heart moved, and she pulled her aside and asked with a smile, "So, you and Xue Baochai have become good friends now?"

Wang Xuanhe was stunned: "She is my real cousin. Now that I know her, I have to visit her. I can't call her a close friend."

"Oh? You just said that she gave you a lot of good advice. Does that mean she won't keep in touch with you anymore?

"Before you came to Beijing, I met that girl once. She was very considerate. She must have sent you some small things to keep in touch with you these days, right?"

Wang Xifeng looked at her with a smile.

Wang Xuanhe nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Fans, handkerchiefs, perfumes, medicines, pens and ink, quite a lot!"

"Did you return the gift?" Wang Xifeng asked with a smile.

Wang Xuanhe nodded awkwardly: "How can I be so rude?"

Wang Xifeng's smile turned cold: "You said that she advised you well, but was she telling you that you might have to marry in the capital in the future, so you have to learn how to interact with the ladies from other places.

"You also need to behave properly and be able to let go of things, otherwise it would be bad if I lose face.

"They even say that she is also trying hard to learn these things. Anyway, she is the imperial concubine's sister, so she can't let people talk about her when she goes out, right?"

Wang Xuanhe's hand holding the tea was frozen in mid-air: "How did sister know?!"

Even Mrs. Yuan didn't have the courage to elaborate on what she said!

Wang Xifeng snorted coldly: "I knew that this little girl would not easily let go of the slightest opportunity!"