Chapter 35: Reporting the Broken Jade Pavilion
"…If there is no one in your palace, I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to assign two to you. How can you, as the head of a palace, compete with a newly-entered concubine for the position of eunuch? How can you be so unreasonable?"
[In the last life, I took advantage of the fact that Zhen Huan, that bitch, was not favored and took Kang Luhai away. In this life, there is no one in Sui Yu Xuan. Do you still want her? ]
Nian Shilan was worried that once Kang Luhai left, Suiyuxuan would be without her father-in-law, so Xiao Yunzi went to Suiyuxuan again after many twists and turns.
The voice of the heart is affected by distance and ignores the obstruction of walls. It is clearer than the sound of speech.
Shen Meizhuang thought that although the queen always called Huan'er a bitch, she was actually an upright person who would not set traps for others in secret.
Even though Huan'er was not favored, the queen would not bother to make things difficult for her.
Even if her subordinates took the opportunity to mistreat her, the Queen would not allow it.
Shen Meizhuang was more and more moved. She thought that there must have been many misunderstandings between the two sides in her previous life, which led to her, Huan'er and the Empress becoming enemies.
She reaffirmed her choice.
Hua Fei, it’s worth it.
Lipin lowered her head and said, "Kang Luhai came to me himself..."
"He looked for you? Do you think he only looked for you? He asked everyone in the palace, but only you, a fool, nodded. How dare you keep such a treacherous and ungrateful person? How come I didn't know you were so stupid before?"
"I also saw that she had served Concubine Duan before, so she was quite knowledgeable..."
When she heard the word "Concubine Duan", Nian Shilan's eyes were as sharp as knives.
If Nian Shilan was reborn, she would be indifferent to many things and many people, but she would never forgive Qi Yuebin.
The hatred between her and her is far more than just that bowl of medicine!
"You want to use someone who served that bitch Concubine Duan? Concubine Li, I think you are really bold and are now deliberately opposing me, right?"
Lipin immediately knelt down and said, "I dare not do that. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I did not mean it."
[You were crazy in your previous life, you deserve to be in the cold palace! ]
[If it weren't for your loyalty to me, I would have given you a slash of red for just this one sentence.]
"Don't have those evil thoughts! If you ruin my plans, I will hold your whole family accountable!"
"Yes, madam."
After Lipin left, Shen Meizhuang walked in holding the account book.
Nian Shilan saw another person coming in and couldn't help rubbing her temples.
[This broken harem is full of troubles every day! ]
[Since money is not given much, people are required to get up early and work late, and be ready to be sent at any time at 12 o'clock.]
[I work so hard and sell my body, but I am still not as good as a brothel girl. ]
[If it weren't for the little money that comes with the position of concubine, who would be willing to be the Concubine Hua? ]
"Why are you here again today?"
Shen Meizhuang listened to Concubine Hua's inner thoughts and found her very lovable.
"I am stupid." After Shen Meizhuang bowed, she handed over the account book with both hands, pretending to be stupid and weak, "There are some accounts that I just can't understand, so I have to ask the queen for help."
[I thought I was such a smart person, no wonder I was anxious to give away the servants' mung bean soup in exchange for silver next year, which angered the harem.]
Nian Shilan reached out and took the account book from her hand, took a look at it, and easily pointed out the problems.
"The Emperor said that the Empress was in pain and sickness. The harem is in trouble because of you, Concubine Hua."
"Is your little mouth smeared with honey?"
Who wouldn't feel comfortable hearing words of praise?
Nian Shilan liked being praised the most, so she gave a few pointers.
Shen Meizhuang thanked him happily and left slowly.
[Even though he is a fool, at least he is not as scheming as he was in his previous life. Now, under my guidance, he works diligently and does not take credit for himself.]
[These six palace affairs can be left to her. 】
[The old woman, the queen, is indeed not as capable as me. She is stingy and suspicious. None of the people she brought with her are useful. Unlike me, it would be ok if I didn't take action, but when I do, I am very smart.]
【Then again, the Emperor's calculations are really clear. He said he would allow me to learn and assist in the affairs of the six palaces, but he would not give me money or real power. If he really wants to fight with me and the Empress, then I will be thrown away at any time.】
[I don’t believe that the dog emperor in the previous life could not see that Shen Meizhuang’s fake pregnancy was a frame-up. He was just a useless chess piece and gave up in disappointment.]
[He even pulled out someone's hairpin in public. The dog emperor has many ways to humiliate people. Everyone has a different set.]
Pull out the hairpin in public?
Shen Meizhuang's steps paused as she reached the door: How could the emperor humiliate himself like this!
The heart that did not have the time to fall in love in this life now has a little more hatred.
The maid brought in hot tea and snacks, and Songzhi served the hot tea to Nian Shilan.
"Isn't your Majesty too lenient to these young ladies? In my opinion, those who are not favored do not need your Majesty to worry about them."
In the past, Nian Shilan looked down on the women in the palace, simply for the emperor. After all, who would like to share her man with others?
She wanted to have a unique place in the emperor's heart.
She also needed this unique favor to prove her supreme status in the harem.
Now that I've come to terms with it, I can still fight for gold, silver, and treasures, but as for the emperor... I'm not a pure Yuan, so what is there to fight for?
Besides, she is not kind-hearted.
In his previous life, Huang Guiquan was demoted from his position as the Chief of the Imperial Household Department because of a pot of pomegranate flowers. It became inconvenient for him to do whatever he wanted.
Doing it over again does not mean that everything has to be repeated exactly as before. She reminded Huang Guiquan in advance to correct these bad habits, so that he would not lose the greater benefit for the sake of a small gain.
People do things for a motive. Without a motive, why should I offend others if they don't offend me?
Wouldn’t it be nice to eat delicious food, dress beautifully, and wait peacefully for your brother to return to Beijing every day?
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On that day, Shen Meizhuang had some free time and went to Suiyuxuan on purpose.
She noticed that although Zhen Huan's tea, silver, charcoal and other items were not much, they were not less than the allowance.
It can be seen that Concubine Hua does what she says.
"… Concubine Hua specifically reprimanded Concubine Li because of your matter and forbade her to snatch the people from your palace."
Shocked is not enough to describe Zhen Huan, "Empress Hua will help me?"
I haven't left Suiyuxuan for a long time, and hearing what Concubine Hua was thinking seemed like a dream. In that dream that was not sure whether it was true or not, Concubine Hua called me a bastard and wished she could tear me into pieces and eat me alive.
He was actually...helping himself behind the scenes? !
"Yes! I was waiting under the window and heard it for real. Kang Luhai secretly looked for Lipin and wanted to leave Suiyuxuan and go to Qixiang Palace. Empress Hua not only reprimanded Lipin, but also repeatedly ordered Huang, the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not to deduct your share and not to treat you harshly."
Zhen Huan thought carefully and realized that the treatment she had received in the palace these days was indeed different from that in the past few days.
"How could Concubine Hua treat me like this?"
Speaking is like this: for the same sentence, even if you change a few words or just change the tone, the listener will feel very different.
Shen Meizhuang thought that although Concubine Hua did not mention any names when she gave the order to Huang Guiquan, Huan'er was definitely included in her words, so she nodded.
She looked at Zhen Huan and said half jokingly:
"Look at you like this, I don't know, are you suspicious of Concubine Hua, or are you suspicious that I'm deceiving you?"