Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Wang Xifeng hastily put her finger to her lips to stop her from saying anything further: "Don't you want to live?"

"Li Liangdi and Gu Liangyuan have had accidents one after another..." Mei Ruoqin's eyes also showed fear, "Will it be our turn next?"

Although Wang Xifeng also looked around cautiously, she remained calm and composed. She knelt on the embroidered couch, leaning her arm on the windowsill, and whispered:

“They both brought this upon themselves.

“Although I was trembling inside, I wasn’t that scared.

"Wouldn't it be better if the Crown Princess did it?

"The people behind haven't come in yet. If they want to act arrogantly, they can act arrogantly. The Crown Princess will take care of them in the future.

"As for us, the Eastern Palace has experienced this time and we should be honest for the rest of our lives.

"Especially, if we have babies in the future, we won't have to worry about anyone bullying them! Even if the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess look down on us, they won't mistreat the children! How much more reassuring is that?

"I feel very good.

"Better than the Crown Prince's personal reprimand, the Crown Princess's family rules, or even the Empress's female admonitions, it makes people remember it more firmly and follow the rules!"

Geng Simiao bit her handkerchief and her eyes turned red: "But those are two lives..."

"Bah! Anyone who is cruel enough to bully a little girl like that, no matter if she is my biological mother or not, is not a human being! They are not human beings, so why keep their lives? Kill you or me?!"

Wang Xifeng held her chin with both hands, rolled her eyes beautifully, and retorted rudely, "Sister Geng is too soft-hearted. Sister Mei should be careful not to let anyone deceive her!"

Although the words are rough, the logic is good.

Mei Ruoqin nodded with a hard heart: "Sister Feng is right. The actions of those two are hated by both humans and gods, whether in the palace or not. It is not unfair to cut them into pieces!"

Geng Simiao sighed: "Of course I know..."

"Actually, I asked my sisters to meet me because I wanted to ask you, the emperor's birthday is just around the corner, have you two sisters prepared any birthday gifts?" Wang Xifeng looked around at the two of them curiously.

Geng Simiao was stunned: "We are just concubines of the Eastern Palace, we don't even have the qualifications to kowtow in the Daming Palace. Even if we prepare birthday gifts, we can't send them to the emperor!"

"I did copy a sutra." Mei Ruoqin's face turned slightly red.

Wang Xifeng nodded immediately and said to Geng Simiao, "Sister Geng, did you see this? This is the serious thing to do.

"Whether or not it can be presented to the Emperor is a matter of rules and regulations, and it is also the decision of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. It has nothing to do with us.

“But if you don’t prepare it because you can’t send it out, then you are a person who has no loyalty to the emperor or filial piety to the emperor!

"My aunt just explained the difference to me today, and I just remembered that I'd better let my two sisters know."

Geng Simiao nodded repeatedly with a red face, and then knelt down and bowed to Wang Xifeng seriously: "Thank you, sister, for thinking of me! Otherwise, I would have made a big mistake!"

Mei Ruoqin also smiled at Wang Xifeng: "Although you are young, you know how to worry. What birthday gifts have you prepared?"

"I heard that the Empress likes embroidery. My mother's dowry happened to have a piece of Shu embroidery with flowers and birds from the former dynasty, which is very exquisite. Tomorrow, when your sisters have prepared it, I will present it to the Crown Princess along with you."

Wang Xifeng smiled and winked at her twice, "Since it won't fall into the hands of the emperor, why not prepare it for the queen!"

Mei Ruoqin's eyes lit up: "Yes! Why didn't I think of it?"

Wang Xifeng covered her mouth and laughed: "It's not too late now!"

Mei Ruoqin immediately pulled her aside to discuss what else could be prepared for the Queen that the Crown Princess would not be embarrassed to withhold.

Geng Simiao was stunned.

After the three people left, Geng Simiao returned to her own west side hall and sat there for a long time with a heavy heart. Then she raised her head and asked her maid Xiaoyuan, who was yawning from sleepiness:

"I heard that Mei Liangyuan and Wang Chenghui knew each other only one day earlier than I did. I moved in with Sister Mei no later than half a month later than she did.

"how……

"She was so open about what she said, and Sister Mei didn't even take it as an offense. Is it true that there is no doubt or grudge between the two of them?"

Xiao Yuan yawned again and said incoherently: "There is a reason for fate between people. Besides, they didn't avoid you no matter what they said. In their hearts, you are just a good sister.

“Don’t think too much about it.

"It was because you didn't think too much that you were able to live safely in the same palace with Gu Liangyuan for so many years.

"In this deep palace, being brainless is a blessing!"

Geng Simiao looked at her for a while, then suddenly smiled with relief: "That's true. Didn't Wang Chenghui say the other day that she loves chestnuts? Let's steam some chestnut flour cakes tomorrow!"

"Steam more and send one basket to the Crown Princess. She has two children there! Children love chestnuts!"

Xiao Yuan's eyes suddenly sparkled and she was no longer sleepy: "Okay, okay! I like chestnuts, too!"

The next morning, Geng Chenghui got up early as expected, and enthusiastically steamed chestnut flour cakes, osmanthus lotus root powder cakes, and honey bean paste buns. He gave some to Mei Ruoqin and Wang Xifeng respectively, and then presented them respectfully to Cheng'en Hall.

The Crown Princess was preparing breakfast for her two children and was delighted when she saw these three things.

Geng Chenghui said that he was not good at speaking and could only make a few snacks. He planned to make a big birthday peach and send it to Wanshou Festival.

"That's great!" The Crown Princess laughed. "If you really want to, then on the day of your birthday, I will deliver the birthday peaches to Daming Palace for you!"

Geng Chenghui's face flushed immediately, he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, he stammered: "Really? How can my limited cooking skills compare to the imperial cuisine in the palace? I will embarrass the Eastern Palace..."

"This is your filial piety. I will see whether the emperor and the queen are happy or not, and then decide whether to report your name." The Crown Princess patted her hands affectionately, "Your brother Jian is in the emperor's heart, and the emperor will reward you with respect."

Geng Chenghui blushed and left. He returned to Yiqiu Palace nervously and went straight to the main hall. He asked Mei Ruoqin with sweat on his forehead, "I, I don't know why I am so bold today... Did I cause trouble?"

Mei Ruoqin looked at her with amusement: "If you can show your talent at the Wanshou Festival, your future life will be much better.

"Who knows, Feng Er and I may have to rely on you for care in the future!

"I won't bother you for a while, just think about your birthday peach!"

When Wang Xifeng found out, she was happy for her and even asked Xiaoyuan to tell her, "If you want to try it, we in the East Palace can help you taste it!"

Geng Chenghui breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, starting from the next day, the entire Yi Qiu Palace began to enter the exciting "longevity peach tasting" stage.

So, when the prince, who was too busy to help but feel a headache, couldn't help but call Wang Chenghui to "serve" dinner in Lizheng Hall, Wang Chenghui enthusiastically brought a plate of longevity peaches that the people in Yi Qiu East Hall couldn't finish.