Chapter 15: Broken Jade House

Stop calling me a concubine!

The queen clenched her fists to control her emotions, "Zhen is just a concubine, she is not worthy of living in Chengqian Palace. I have already discussed this matter with the emperor, there is no need to change it."

"Queen..."

"No need to discuss further!" The queen stopped pretending to be virtuous and said, "Go away." Angry!

[Step down...right? ? ? She is an old woman, and she actually asked me to "step down"? What right does she have to ask me to "step down"! 】

Nian Shilan suddenly realized that if the Queen did not pretend to be virtuous and chose to throw the jar into disarray and confront her head-on, she would not be able to do anything to herself and she would not be able to do anything to her.

[This means that I will not fight for favor now. Otherwise, I will tell the emperor tonight and let him punish you! ]

Nian Shilan left in a rage, not even being polite.

[Don't think I don't know. You buried musk under the osmanthus tree in Suiyuxuan. You wanted Zhen Huan to be infertile, but it was useless. She found out as soon as she entered the palace.]

"Hua Fei is too arrogant! She can't even show courtesy!" Jian Qiu spoke only after seeing Nian Shilan walk into the courtyard. "But Your Majesty was really amazing just now. Just one sentence made Hua Fei speechless. Your Majesty is the master of the Central Palace, so this is how it should be!"

The queen was breathing audibly because she was angry.

Jianqiu heard this and remembered that the Queen had just said she had a headache. She rubbed the Queen's temples with both hands and said, "My Queen, do you want me to go and get the imperial physician?"

"No, change my clothes for me. I need to go to Yangxin Palace."

"What are you doing in Yangxin Palace at this time, Your Majesty?"

Of course, it is to help Concubine Hua resolve her worries.

If she didn't resolve the issue she was worried about soon, she would start to overthink and do something bad, making the road ahead even more difficult.

Before leaving the palace, the queen whispered, "Dig out the musk from under the osmanthus tree in Suiyuxuan, and don't let anyone know."

"Mrs. Zhen is about to move in, why are you..."

"Go if I tell you to!"

Jianqiu discovered that the Empress seemed to have an especially bad temper after meeting Concubine Hua.

...seems like the second Hua Fei.

Jianqiu couldn't hear Concubine Hua's thoughts, and didn't understand the empress's frustration of being scolded in the face and not being able to fight back.

The next day, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a booklet to the Yikun Palace.

"Why are you here today?" Nian Shilan asked curiously, leaning against the pillow.

"In reply to your Majesty, the Emperor has just ascended the throne. He said that the treasury is empty and everything should be kept simple. To show God's grace, he deliberately released a group of old palace maids."

The Emperor advocates frugality and has always been lenient with himself and strict with others in this regard.

To put it bluntly, it means to be discerning to others and generous to yourself.

There had been cases of palace maids being released from the palace in previous lives, but it seemed to have happened earlier in this life.

Nian Shilan didn't think it was a big deal.

Huang Guiquan said, "Your Majesty, this is the list of palace maids to be removed from the palace. Our Ministry of Internal Affairs prepared it overnight. The Empress asked you, Concubine Hua, to review it. If there is no problem, we servants will start to work on it today."

Nian Shilan casually flipped through the list and saw Cui Jinxi, the head maid of Suiyuxuan, was among them.

When the Queen was considering this matter, she thought of how much Nian Shilan praised Cui Jinxi, and she hesitated whether to recruit Cui Jinxi into her own service. However, she checked and found that this person had served the Concubine Dowager.

The concubines were all defeated by the Queen Mother. Although the Queen Mother was unable to help her suppress Concubine Hua in the past, the Ulanara family is still one.

Cui Jinxi was the concubine's person, so she was destined to be at odds with herself.

Moreover, this person appears gentle on the surface but is cautious at heart, and is indeed the same type of person as Zhen Huan.

The right one is the best. She already has loyal Jianqiu and Huichun, so there is no need to bring another one in. She doesn't want them to feel threatened, which would cause unrest in Jingren Palace and the loss would be greater than the gain.

I think Concubine Hua was stupid and did not summon the person to her palace because she had similar considerations.

So the Queen finally decided to get Jinxi out of the palace.

If you can't use it yourself, no one else can get it.

"Now that Cui Jinxi is gone, there will be no maid in charge of Suiyuxuan, right?" Nian Shilan asked.

"It's not a big deal. Miss Pei'er is also an elder in the palace. It's more than enough for her to take care of one Suiyuxuan with a group of palace servants. It won't be too late to add more staff when Miss Chun and Miss Zhen are lucky enough in the future."

Huang Guiquan saw that the emperor and the empress both respectfully asked the person to be moved away, and it was likely that this person would not be able to survive.

Nian Shilan was relieved. The empress was afraid that the emperor's sweetheart was living too well, so she did something secretly, which actually helped herself a lot.

Without Cui Jinxi and Xiao Yunzi, Zhen Huan is like a female eagle who has lost... Eh? Xiao Yunzi?

Almost forgot about him.

"How many eunuchs are serving at Suiyuxuan now?"

"In reply to your Majesty, Kang Luhai will stay in Suiyuxuan with his two little disciples."

"Just these three?"

"Well, three people are enough for a small place like that."

"I remember there was a girl called Xiao Yunzi?"

"Xiao Yunzi is so lucky to be cared for by the Empress. Recently, a new person has entered the palace, and the Four Treasurys are short of staff. Xiao Yunzi's brother talked to his master and transferred someone there. If the Empress feels that the transfer is inappropriate, I can transfer him back."

"No need." No need at all!

Without Cui Jinxi and Xiao Yunzi, Zhen Huan was like a female eagle without wings or a tiger without claws. Even with her pure appearance, it would not be easy for Xiao Chang to climb up.

Nian Shilan is happy.

But... the changes are so big, and they will no longer follow the path of their previous lives. Wouldn't that mean they will lose the advantage?

The barrage said that those people have the halo of the protagonist, so shouldn’t I... forget it, there will always be a way out when the car reaches the mountain. They are all dead people, why are you afraid of these things?

The worst that can happen is that I die again.

Nian Shilan felt that she had a headache from thinking too much.

With one less thing to worry about, she was in high spirits. "Songzhi, tell the Jingshifang to hang up the green plaque of Xin Changzai."

Songzhi didn't quite understand the queen's abnormal behavior. She said cautiously, "Xin Chang has just given birth. I'm afraid she hasn't recovered yet. It's not appropriate for her to sleep with you."

"It's been more than two months since I gave birth, and they can't even fix this little problem. What is the hospital doing?"

Songzhi thought that her reminder was too tactful, so she said directly, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has stayed at Concubine Xin's place several times out of apology for her miscarriage."

"If the emperor likes him, let him go. The new green card should also be made more attractive, and it would be best if it could catch people's eyes at first sight."

Although she doesn't need to make friends, there is no need for her to make enemies everywhere and narrow her own future.

Nian Shilan now wished she could make green cards for Jianqiu and Huichun in the empress's palace, hang them all up, and give them to the emperor as favorite concubines.

Anyway, the emperor is not picky about food and eats everything.

On that day, the new lady entered the palace.

As the chief maid of Yikun Palace, Songzhi naturally took care of all the mundane affairs for her master. She gave the reward list she had prepared in advance to Nian Shilan for review.

"What are these for?" asked Nian Shilan.

"To answer your Majesty, there are new brides entering the palace today. These are the rewards prepared for the new ladies in each palace."

Nian Shilan was not a Mr. Baizi, so he naturally knew that it was a reward.

She wanted to ask: "What are they rewarded for?"