Chapter 29 Death of Xia Dongchun
"The Emperor has arrived!"
After a while, the emperor also arrived here.
"May the Emperor be blessed with good health!"
Everyone quickly saluted the emperor.
"Why is the Queen here too? I heard you were ill. These matters can be handled by Concubine Hua."
The emperor seemed a little surprised to see the queen, but there didn't seem to be much concern in his words.
"Noble Lady Cao has passed away. I was determined to come and bid her farewell. But why did Your Majesty come at this time? The government has been very busy lately, and Your Majesty must pay more attention to his health."
The queen didn't say it, but she was still a little heartbroken by the emperor's coldness.
"You're going to have to work harder, Concubine Hua. The Empress is ill now, and you're responsible for handling all matters in the harem. You should also take care of your health. I heard that you were feeling unwell, and I was planning to visit you later."
The emperor did not care too much about what the queen was thinking. He walked up to Nian Shilan, took her hand, and gave her careful instructions.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. There are so many things going on in the palace right now. The Empress and I are both unwell. I am worried that Concubine Duan is also ill. Concubine Jing has been virtuous and responsible for many years. Otherwise, let her help me deal with these matters."
Not long ago, Nian Shilan was still thinking about finding a suitable opportunity to propose this idea to the emperor, and now the opportunity has come.
"emperor……"
When Yixiu heard what Nian Shilan said, she hurriedly tried to stop her. Wasn't it obvious that she wanted to promote Jingpin?
But before the Queen could finish her words, Nian Shilan spoke again: "And Concubine Shen, she has been studying with me for so long, it's time for her to practice."
Nian Shilan knew that Concubine Jing did not hold much weight in the emperor's heart, so it would be a different story if she brought up Chen Meizhuang.
As expected, the emperor nodded after just a brief thought.
"That's fine. Then let Concubine Jing and Concubine Shen help you. This way you can relax a lot."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I will do my best."
Feng Ruozhao and Shen Meizhuang immediately bowed to express their gratitude. They knew very well that this was an opportunity created for them by Concubine Hua, and they had to seize it.
"Changzai Wan is here too. How are you? Are you okay? Don't get tired from running around."
After the emperor and Nian Shilan finished explaining things, he turned his attention to Zhen Huan who was standing beside him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. I have fully recovered. After paying my respects to the Empress, I heard that Concubine Hua was unwell, so I went to see her. I happened to come across Concubine Cao's matter, so I came here with the Empress. On the way, I happened to meet Concubine Duan and Princess Wenyi who were also here."
They had originally planned to pass on the news that they had fully recovered, but the emperor's proactive inquiry saved them a lot of trouble.
"Wen Yi is now Concubine Duan's child and has no connection with Concubine Cao. Concubine Duan's health is not good either. Take Wen Yi back quickly."
Concubine Duan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the emperor's words. This was the emperor's formal acknowledgment that Wen Yi belonged to her, and she felt relieved.
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."
Qi Yuebin did not stay any longer and asked Jixiang to carry Wen Yi away.
However, An Lingrong, who was standing not far from the crowd, was filled with hatred in her heart. Why did Zhen Huan always steal everyone's attention wherever she went?
And there is Chen Meizhuang. She talked so much about her sisterly love before, but after she became favored, she never thought about helping her to gain favor as well. In the end, she still had to rely on her own plans to get what she wanted.
Cao Qinmo's death only caused a slight ripple in this deep palace. Soon no one would care about it anymore, and people's attention would not stay on a deceased person for too long.
Everyone's life is still going on, but the difference from the past is that now Nian Shilan, Shen Meizhuang and others have one more thing to do every day, that is, they will take turns to pay their respects to the Queen Mother in the palace.
As time went by, the weather gradually became warmer. Since Zhen Huan announced that she had recovered, she appeared in public more frequently.
One day, she was in the house and saw that the weather outside was good, so she thought of asking Huanbi to accompany her for a walk in the imperial garden.
But I didn't expect that not long after I arrived at the Imperial Garden, I turned around and met Concubine Xia.
Zhen Huan sighed secretly in her heart. Today was really a bad day for her. How could she meet such a difficult person?
Xia Dongchun caught the Queen's eye since she entered the palace, and from then on she relied on the Queen's power to always flatter the weak and look down on the powerful.
Those who thought their status was not as high as hers could only swallow their bitterness in secret and try to stay away from her.
"Hey, isn't this Concubine Wan? Why aren't you staying in your Suiyuxuan today? You're actually out meeting people."
As expected, she was annoying as soon as she opened her mouth.
"Thank you, Mrs. Xia, for your concern. Now that I'm better, I need to move around more."
Zhen Huan didn't want to get entangled with her any longer, so she wanted to leave after saying hello, but she didn't expect that the other party was not going to let her go.
"Stop! Who allowed you to leave? You didn't even greet me when you saw me. I think you are tired of living."
Xia Dongchun was as arrogant as when she entered the palace and was selected, but she seemed to have forgotten that Zhen Huan was also a concubine like her.
"Hello, Concubine Xia. My young master is a Concubine like you, so there is no reason for me to bow to you."
Huanbi has always hated to see her young master being bullied, let alone that the person is of the same status as her young master. After all, her young master has a title, so if you really think about it, she is more noble than Concubine Xia.
"You slut, you have no right to interrupt your master when he is talking."
Xia Dongchun didn't expect that the servant girl beside Zhen Huan would dare to contradict her like this. She was so angry that she walked forward and stretched out her hand to attack.
Zhen Huan immediately reached out to stop her: "Huanbi has done nothing wrong. It seems that Concubine Xia has no right to deal with my people."
"You are just a humble concubine, and your father is only a junior minister of the Dali Temple. How dare you be so presumptuous in front of me? My Xia family has been brave and loyal to the country for generations."
Xia Dongchun thought that she would be favored in the future because of her superior family background, so she never took Zhen Huan seriously.
This was something she had not expected. What the emperor hated most was people who were more successful than his own. Even the Nian family had to be cautious, let alone her Xia family. And this idiot Xia Dongchun now dared to speak nonsense in public. He was simply digging a hole for himself.
"I had no idea that Xia Shi had worked so hard and made such great contributions. Otherwise, how could she allow her daughter to be so spoiled outside?"
The emperor, who had been standing behind them for some unknown period of time, stepped forward.
"May the Emperor be blessed with good health."
Zhen Huan looked at the emperor and quickly knelt down to pay her respects.
Xia Dongchun didn't know whether she was frightened by the emperor's words or reminded by the maid beside her, but she hurriedly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was just joking with Wan Chang and meant no disrespect."
No matter how stupid he was, Xia Dongchun knew at this time that he had caused a huge disaster.
"Since you don't understand respect and inferiority, I will give you a chance to start over. I hope you will understand these things when you become a human again."
The emperor waved his hand and ordered Su Peisheng to take the man away, without giving Xia Dongchun any chance to beg for mercy.
"emperor……"
Zhen Huan looked up at the emperor.
"Since she feels that your rank is inferior to hers, then I will raise your rank. Su Peisheng, draft an imperial decree to promote Consort Wan to Consort Wan."
After saying that, he picked up Zhen Huan in front of him and said, "I will take you back."
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