Chapter 104 The Fate of Evil Begins Today

When Zhen Huan came, she passed by Chunxiaoju and called An Lingrong along the way.

"Sister An is dressed very elegantly today."

There were no auspicious attire for people below the rank of noble. Today, An Lingrong wore a light green palace dress and a plain white dragon hairpin. Every pearl flower on her hair was embellished to perfection.

The two of them walked together and met Jingpin and Shen Meizhuang at the door of the banquet hall. The four of them came in together and sat down under the guidance of the eunuchs.

This time, because everyone came to the Old Summer Palace, the seating arrangement was different from the previous life.

Concubines and imperial concubines were in the first row, followed by nobles and maids with titles, and then maids.

Jingpin was sitting in a row of three seats. Behind her sat Shen Meizhuang, to her right sat Zhen Huan, and behind Zhen Huan sat An Lingrong.

The four of them glanced at the high seats at the same time, then returned their gaze to their own seats: It's so far away.

They were all dissatisfied with their seats.

Zhen Huan looked towards a seat in the third row. That was Sun Miaoqing's seat. At least it was closer to Concubine Hua. There were not many people in the palace at the moment.

She kind of "coveted" that seat.

"I can't move here. She is in the same position as you. Why don't you..."

Shen Meizhuang pointed her eyes, she and Zhen Huan had the same idea.

Banquets are boring. As long as there are many people around, the Queen will have endless things to say. Even if you don't understand what's going on, it's still interesting to sit next to the Queen.

If it weren't for the restrictions of status, Shen Meizhuang would have been able to grab a seat in the row and sit down.

Who cares whether he is high-profile or not.

Zhen Huan covered her lips with a handkerchief and whispered, "What you and I can hear may not be unheard by others. If others can hear it, they will be alert and see us changing seats for no reason. Wouldn't that expose us?"

Shen Meizhuang heard it and said: That makes sense!

"It was my negligence."

She really didn't care whether anyone could hear her.

People came into the hall one after another. Shen Meizhuang followed them with her eyes, nodding to them from time to time, and whispered to Zhen Huan:

"Since you have had suspicions for a long time, you must have a candidate." Besides you and me, who else can hear your suspicions?

Zhen Huan didn't say anything. She just made a hissing sound, then raised her eyelids and pointed her gaze at the middle position of the upper seat.

emperor!

"How could that be?" Shen Meizhuang recalled what she had heard, and there was no clear evidence to prove this. "You know what the queen said about him. If he knew, would he be able to tolerate it?"

Zhen Huan smiled slightly and said meaningfully, "Even if you can't tolerate it, you have to tolerate it."

"You mean..." Nian Gengyao?

Zhen Huan nodded.

She couldn't accept it at first, but for Nian Gengyao, she had to think of various ways to make herself accept it. But after listening for a long time, she found that the Empress did nothing but curse in a harsh way.

You might even find it cute.

Zhen Huan herself is like this. When she hears the word "bitch" now, it's just like hearing the word "woman". She doesn't feel much disturbance in her heart.

Moreover, even the cats in the harem and the grass in the garden would be scolded by Concubine Hua. In Concubine Hua's mind, scolding had lost its meaning of insult.

"But I'm not sure." Zhen Huan added, "After all, there is another person who knows the situation. Her behavior may change the course of events. We must be careful."

Shen Meizhuang nodded: It’s always better to be on guard.

"I actually don't quite understand why the emperor favors her?" Zhen Huan said.

"Why else?" Shen Meizhuang snorted, "Before we entered the palace, none of Empress Hua's friends had a good family background."

Those with good family background will become Hua Fei's rivals.

Especially those who were military generals.

The emperor is using the Sun family to deal with the Nian family.

Zhen Huan naturally knew this, but she shook her head, "I always feel that there is more to it than this."

But apart from this, what else is there that makes the emperor so fond of Sun Miaoqing?

The reason behind this is very important.

If they can't figure it out, they may not be able to completely get rid of Sun Miaoqing even if they use up all their energy in their lifetime.

The two sisters whispered to each other from time to time, looking very intimate. When Sun Miaoqing came, she even deliberately said, "The relationship between Sister Mei and Sister Wan is so good that it makes people jealous."

An Lingrong, who was standing behind, felt nothing when she heard this, and even thought: They grew up together and had a relationship since childhood, so this was how it should be.

Perhaps she herself has not realized that she is no longer so inferior.

An Lingrong just looked at the three rows of tables and chairs in front of her: this was the distance between her and Concubine Hua.

The Queen said that she is no worse than anyone else.

She wanted to move up step by step from the position of Changzai, noble lady to concubine, until she reached the side of the empress.

Don't let anyone hurt her!

Accompanied by the voices outside saying "The Emperor has arrived - The Empress has arrived - Concubine Hua has arrived -", people in the palace stood up and saluted.

The banquet began, and after singing and dancing, the emperor raised his glass to toast Prince Dun and his concubine Fu Jin.

Prince Dun and his wife stood up. Nian Shilan glanced over to that room and rolled her eyes:

【Fatty! 】

The emperor curled his lips slightly: Good scolding.

It’s just that Prince Dun and Nian Gengyao have always been friends. Prince Dun doesn’t even respect himself, but is quite polite to Concubine Hua. Why does Concubine Hua seem to have a lot of opinions about him?

Could it be that in the previous life, Lao Shi and Nian Gengyao had a falling out?

[He rebelled himself and wanted to drag his brother down with him. 】

This fat guy actually dares to rebel?

The emperor's eyes became sharp.

[Poor brother is loyal to the emperor and loves his country. His inexplicable letter was hijacked by the brother who picked up his wife on the way. The letter said that brother and the fat man were secretly colluding to commit incest, but brother didn't even see it.]

[The emperor became suspicious of her.]

[I don’t know if the brother-in-law was resentful that my brother didn’t kowtow to him when they met, so he deliberately forged the letter to harm my brother.]

The emperor found this strange because, given Nian Gengyao's status and position, he did not have to kowtow when meeting the prince on a daily basis.

Why does Old Seventeen hold a grudge?

Could it be that he really had rebellious intentions and deliberately took the opportunity to alienate the relationship between the monarch and his subjects so that he would have no one to use?

[The illegitimate couple is also made for each other, they are alike in every way, one pretends to be virtuous in the harem, the other pretends to be righteous in the front court. ]

Queen: “…” Who did I offend?

She could have just scolded the emperor, but why did she involve herself in this?

She didn't want to be born out of wedlock, and she and the emperor were made for each other, so there was no need for that!

[In my opinion, governing a country is no different from governing a family. You should be strong-armed, strong-willed, and have a heart of stone.]

[Since so many of my brothers have already been killed and imprisoned, I have already been accused of being unfriendly and unfraternal. Why not just do it once and for all and get rid of these hidden dangers at once? ]

It was not the emperor's intention to suppress his brothers, but to stabilize the court.

The affairs of the court were complicated and intricate, not to mention that he had just ascended the throne and had no legitimate reason to do so, which made it difficult for him.

For the sake of the overall situation, he had to endure it.

[Mother-in-law and mother-in-law, instead implicate the innocent. ]

[Can I still be the emperor? ]

The emperor laughed at her superficiality, but he couldn't help but reply in his heart: Since she knows so much, he should give her the throne!

When Prince Dun finished his drink and sat down, he clearly rolled his eyes at the Emperor.

The emperor pretended not to notice and looked at the seat of Prince Guo. "I wonder what new thing this old Seventeen has seen that he won't move from. Why doesn't he come at this time?"

[My sister-in-law's big white feet are nothing new to him, right?]

The emperor's face darkened: The evil fate began today!