Chapter 167: Revenge
Prince Guo grew up under the care of the Queen Mother.
When the late emperor passed away, Concubine Shu volunteered to become a nun to pray for the late emperor and entrusted the Seventeenth Master to the Empress Dowager.
If I choose a maid as my concubine, people will talk about me if the news gets out.
But the Queen Mother did not show any abnormality on her face, instead she was kind and said:
"Huanbi is the one you like. I am naturally happy to see her and am willing to help you. But you are so angry for her that you gave up your status as a prince, and put your brother in an unjust position."
"As long as the two of you are together, what else matters? I see that Huanbi is sincere to you and certainly doesn't care about status. Why don't you just be a concubine first?"
The Queen Mother smiled gently, "Huanbi, what do you think?"
For his own sake, Prince Guo is willing to give up being a prince, so what if he becomes a concubine?
Huanbi was naturally willing to do so. Moreover, since the empress dowager asked her this, she was just a little maid and had no other answer.
However, the concubines in Prince Guo's mansion were of little use to the Zhen family.
Zhen Huan spent so much effort teaching her to read and write, creating opportunities for her, and racking her brains, not just to make her a concubine.
But her current position is not high, so her words carry limited weight.
If you are not careful and offend the Queen Mother, you will end up making things worse.
Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang sat next to each other. She was helpless and Shen Meizhuang was worried about her.
Shen Meizhuang looked at the Imperial Concubine's back, hoping that her thoughts could be heard by the Imperial Concubine and that she would speak up and help.
Nian Shilan seemed to have really heard it, "I really don't understand this old woman."
[The fruit civet is such a big hidden danger. If he marries a maid, his lineage will not be able to achieve great things. The emperor can also feel more at ease. Why not agree? ]
[If the Fourteenth Prince were the emperor today, the old woman would definitely not care about other people's comments. She would have arranged a marriage for her son without waiting for him to speak, and would have cleared the way for him.]
These thoughts were exactly the same as what the emperor was thinking.
Nian Shilan spoke softly: "Actually, it's not difficult to help Prince Guo."
"What good idea has the Imperial Concubine come up with? Why don't you tell us so that we can all listen together?"
The Queen Mother looked at the Queen following the voice, a hint of dissatisfaction rising between her brows: when she was speaking just now, the Queen did not respond, so it was not her turn to speak now, she was actually very capable.
The queen had no choice but to lower her eyes and pretend to admit her mistake.
The emperor wanted to help her, so naturally he also wanted to know what kind of platform Nian Shilan was going to use.
"Since Huanbi is the maid of the noble Wan family, why not let the noble Wan family take her in as their sister, have her name included in the family tree, and marry her off as the second young lady of the Zhen family."
"If the Queen Mother still feels that her status is not high enough and she is not worthy of Prince Guo, she can just register Huanbi's mother as a member of the clan and adopt her as a foster daughter or sister. I think the daughter of Wuya is worthy of the prince."
Nian Shilan is not good at holding grudges. The Queen Mother just used Concubine Duan to annoy her, and she wanted to take revenge right now.
Otherwise I won’t be able to sleep tonight.
The Queen Mother obviously looked down on Huanbi. How could she possibly include Huanbi's mother, whose situation was unknown, into her own family?
"I only spoke up because I saw that the Empress Dowager liked Huanbi."
Nian Shilan blinked her eyes and said innocently, "The Queen Mother won't be angry, right?"
The Queen Mother won't be angry, right?
Why does this tone of voice give me so many goosebumps?
The queen was somewhat disgusted.
The Queen Mother: “…” If I had known earlier, I shouldn’t have shown my love for you.
In her previous life, Zhen Huan also asked for such grace for Huanbi. At that time, Lady Ning stepped forward to object, stating clearly that Huanbi was born a slave, and if she were to be a concubine, it would be against the rules for her to enter the palace to meet the emperor and be on an equal footing with the other concubines.
It is impossible to be on equal terms.
No matter how low the rank of a concubine is, she is still the emperor's concubine. In the hierarchy between the emperor and his subjects, Prince Guo cannot surpass the emperor, and Prince Guo Fujin cannot surpass the emperor's concubine.
Everyone understood this truth in their hearts, so although many princes had complaints about the blessing, they dared not say it for the sake of the Royal Consort's face.
Finally, the emperor laughed and made the final decision. Huanbi's mother made a big leap from being the daughter of a criminal to marrying into the Empress Dowager's family, the Wuya clan. Although it was a side branch, it was still a great honor.
Thus it was decided that Huanbi would marry Prince Guo.
From now on, as the second daughter of the Zhen family, she can openly call Zhen Yuandao "Dad".
One grace after another fell on Huanbi's head, and she was still confused until the end of the banquet.
Tonight is New Year's Eve, and the Emperor is going to the Empress's palace. After the banquet, the Emperor and the Empress leave first.
Before leaving, the Queen glanced at Nian Shilan with some approval in her eyes.
Nian Shilan raised her chin slightly, showing her pride without hiding it at all.
Concubine Duan was extremely careful and took in this scene: former enemies became sisters who supported each other, but former sisters...
She took a deep breath and coughed twice, unable to describe the feeling in her heart.
Nian Shilan didn't care about her at all and walked out with her big belly. Zhen Huan and Huanbi chased her out and knelt down in front of her.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Your servant thanks the Royal Concubine."
After this kneeling, Prince Guo will probably never have to deal with the ambiguous letter that Prince Dun wrote to Nian Gengyao in his entire life.
One less crisis for the Nian family!
Nian Shilan looked down at her former enemy from a high position, and curled her lips:
[Humph~ You bastard, there will be a day when you will surrender to me~]
Nian Shilan was extremely happy on this New Year's Eve.
She rolled her eyes, put one hand on Songzhi, held her hair with the other, and walked away with a haughty look on her face.
[It's too early to be happy now. Miss Meng Jingxian from the Duke of Pei's family has been in love with Prince Guo since she was a child. She has refused to even enter the palace and is waiting for Guo Fei wholeheartedly.]
[He asked to marry Huanbi tonight. I think in a few days, the Duke of Pei will kneel down and beg the emperor to let his daughter marry into the Prince Guo’s mansion.]
[Your Huanbi is no match for that Miss Meng. ]
Zhen Huan looked at the Royal Consort's back and thought of Meng Jingxian.
"Young Master? Young Master?" Huanbi reminded in a low voice, "Let's go back."
"good."
As soon as Zhen Huan went out, she saw Prince Guo standing in the dark. He was obviously waiting for Huanbi.
After a little thought, Zhen Huan whispered a few words to Huanbi, briefly telling her about Meng Jingxian and asking her to find a chance to explain things to the prince.
It would be best to deal with the dispute with the Meng family in advance and not to bring it to the emperor.
It is also best not to marry together.
Huanbi nodded and slowed down her pace.
Shen Meizhuang said something to Concubine Jing and then went to look for Zhen Huan.
"Today is New Year's Eve. I will stay with you to celebrate the New Year."
Zhen Huan remembered that the Imperial Concubine said that she was the only one left in her previous life, so she couldn't help but hug Shen Meizhuang's arm and leaned against her and said, "Sister, we will be together every year from now on."
"Okay~ I'll go to your Suiyuxuan every year and spend the New Year with you, okay?"
When they arrived at Suiyuxuan, Zhen Huan asked Fangruo to rest first, while Liuzhu and Caiyue took charge of the night.
A charcoal basin was lit in the hall, and the two sisters sat opposite each other playing chess. After Huanbi came back, her face was still red. After she said a few words, Zhen Huan let her go to rest.
"Do you regret it?"
Shen Meizhuang looked at Huanbi's back and asked Zhen Huan.
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