Chapter Twenty-One: The Legend of Zhen Huan - Fang Jiachunyi 21
"I wonder if I'll be able to stay at Peach Blossom Village again sometime. The peach blossoms there can be used to make a lot of delicious food."
"It seems unlikely at the moment, after all, the Empress has stayed at Peach Blossom Village the last few times."
Influenced by Fang Jiachun, Consort Xin also developed a love for enjoying delicious food.
After all, the palace is only so big, and there's not much to do. Staying there for too long can be quite boring.
“Ji En Hall and Lotus Pavilion are closer to the Emperor, so why does the Empress only live in Peach Blossom Pavilion? Especially Ji En Hall, with so many peonies, it would be difficult for anyone other than the Empress to live there.”
Fang Jiachun sighed. It would be fine if someone else lived in Peach Blossom Village.
Even though they were empresses, they couldn't very well pick peach blossoms.
After all, if you go there, you will definitely have to pay your respects to the Empress first, and then you will have to get her permission.
Just thinking about it is troublesome, and she hates trouble the most.
"I don't know either. Maybe the Empress likes peach blossoms?"
Consort Xin's eyes were full of smiles as she casually remarked.
Of course, this explanation doesn't work. The Empress's favorite flower was clearly the peony, because the peony best represented her status.
Life at the Yuanmingyuan was much more enjoyable than in the palace, but happy days always fly by.
The ministers, led by Zhen Yuandao, impeached Nian Gengyao for corruption. Whether Nian Gengyao was negligent or complicit in the corruption remains to be investigated.
Consort Hua lost favor due to her association with Nian Gengyao. In her desperation, she sought any treatment and, based on a casual compliment from the Emperor, sent Songzhi to his bed.
Because of Consort Hua, Songzhi skipped the ranks of palace maids and became a concubine as soon as she was chosen to serve the emperor.
Songzhi's real name was Qiao Songzhi, so people called her Qiao Daying.
Consort Cao was intelligent and sensed something was wrong, so she wanted to find another high-ranking person to rely on.
The first choice would be Fang Jiachunyi, who is like a noble consort, but the original owner lost her life because of Consort Cao.
Fang Jiachunyi would never accept her offer of allegiance, and pretended not to understand her words.
After several encounters, Consort Cao understood Fang Jiachun's intentions and began to secretly contact Consort Wan.
Although Consort Wan devoted more of her energy to the Seventh Prince because of his poor health.
However, she also cared a lot about the emperor's favor, because she had to think about the Seventh Prince and she absolutely could not lose his favor.
She should also provide more support to Consort Yu Xian, since Consort Hui is unwilling to compete for favor, and she should keep an eye on the Seventh Prince.
Because of the Seventh Prince, this time it was Consort Xian who was imprisoned in Penglai Island.
After all, this play was staged to lower Consort Hua's and Nian Gengyao's guard.
For the sake of one of Consort Hua's palace maids, he imprisoned his own favored concubine.
Consort Hua would be even more pleased, believing that the Emperor still trusted and favored her and her brother.
Consort Wan pleaded for Consort Xian, but was also demoted and lost favor. Consort Hui did not want to see Consort Hua, so she did not come to Yuanmingyuan.
After returning to the palace, Fang Jiachun could clearly sense that there were many more guards near Yongshou Palace.
Several unfamiliar eunuchs and maids also appeared around Hongxu and Jingshu, who were brought into Yongshou Palace by Aunt Xueliu.
Fang Jiachun didn't ask any more questions and pretended not to have seen it; she just stopped leaving the palace as often.
This made Aunt Xue Liu even more satisfied; she was simple but not foolish.
Fang Jiachun also advised Consort Xin to stay in the palace and not go out too much, so that the princes would not need to be worried about them.
With the Third Prince and Princess Shuhe present, the guards wouldn't be any worse than those at her Yongshou Palace.
Prince Dun's rebellion failed, and Consort Xian naturally returned to the palace.
Prince Dun was demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court for life, forbidden to see anyone without an imperial edict.
The wife of Prince Dun, Princess Gongding, and Beizi were also demoted to commoners, but the Emperor and Empress Dowager showed them leniency and allowed them to continue living in Prince Dun's former residence.
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