Chapter 75: Concubine Hua is not easy to please

Red candles burning brightly, pepper paste on the wall, raw dumplings scattered on the tent...Except for this pair of ordinary red candles, I have not prepared anything else. I have already taken her out of the palace, so can I not escape the fate of my previous life?

Zhen Huan, lying beside the emperor, was thinking actively, but she did not dare to turn over. After a lot of hesitation, she decided to follow Concubine Hua's instructions, got up from the bed, and cut the candle wick with scissors.

The emperor pretended not to know and said nothing.

No comment.

There would be no discussion about growing old together, and no talk about folk wedding customs.

There would also be no possibility of the subsequent favors in the imperial concubine's room and the raw dumplings scattered in the tent.

According to palace regulations, concubines have to go to the Central Palace to perform etiquette the day after serving the emperor. In her previous life, Zhen Huan was in the temporary palace and could not follow the rules. This time the Empress Dowager was also there, so she had to perform the etiquette no matter what.

Of course, Xiao Changzai was not qualified to be summoned by the Queen Mother at this time.

When Zhen Huan was performing the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows to the Empress, the Emperor went to see the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager brought Concubine Hua here this time because she didn't want the Emperor to neglect her, so naturally she had to give her some indirect advice.

Zhen Huan originally wanted to meet Concubine Hua after meeting the Empress, but the Emperor had gone there first.

She was afraid that if she went in at this time, Concubine Hua would misunderstand her again and think that she was deliberately trying to snatch the emperor away, which would be bad.

Unexpectedly, due to this delay, Zhen Huan was unable to meet Concubine Hua as she wished during the entire trip to the palace.

The Emperor was either meeting Zhen Huan or Concubine Hua. In the rest of the time, Concubine Hua either paid her respects to the two queens or went to soak in the hot springs alone, and would not allow anyone to disturb her.

"If I had known that the next day would be my only chance, I would have gone in and paid my respects to Concubine Hua no matter what."

After returning from the palace, Zhen Huan held Shen Meizhuang's hand and said, "Sister, you have to help me."

"You didn't seize such a good opportunity." Shen Meizhuang sighed, "It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that the last time I helped you deliver something, the queen also became suspicious of me."

Shen Meizhuang recalled that before going to the temporary palace, when she was admiring the flowers in the Yikun Palace, Concubine Hua had also thought about the different ways the Emperor treated Zhen Huan and An Lingrong for the same thing.

Perhaps Huan'er is really different in the emperor's heart.

She comforted him, "In fact, the emperor dotes on you now..."

Zhen Huan immediately interrupted her, "The Emperor doesn't favor me."

Even though Shen Meizhuang was sober and rational, unwilling to speak for the emperor and unwilling to let Zhen Huan get deeply involved, Zhen Huan's words were somewhat confusing right and wrong.

"Others were carried to the bedchamber, but you were accompanied by the emperor, and Aunt Fangruo was there to serve him. Isn't this a favor?"

"Sister, I don't want to hide this from you."

Zhen Huan still hid the truth from Shen Meizhuang. She said what she heard from Concubine Hua in a different way, "On my way to the palace, I was walking in the small garden and I overheard the Queen Mother and the Empress chatting about me..."

"What did you say?"

"The Emperor said that I look like the late Empress Junyuan. He is just looking at his old love through me."

To others, this might be a special honor, but to the proud Zhen Huan, it was not.

Outside the window, Fang Ruo is teaching the palace maidens of Sui Yuxuan.

When Zhen Huan first entered the palace, she suspected that Fang Ruo had passed on what was said during the training to Concubine Hua. She was unwilling to believe it at first, and now she knew about the substitute.

She lowered her voice and said, "I suspect Fang Ruo used to serve Queen Chun Yuan."

"So, he completely treats you as an outsider?"

Shen Meizhuang is also a proud person, and can understand this feeling, "No wonder he pretended to be Prince Guo to meet you."

Zhen Huan nodded.

"Now that things have come to this, you can't avoid the favor even if you want to. As for Concubine Hua, I will think of a way for you, but you also have to keep a low profile."

Zhen Huan took a deep breath and said, "I understand that floating clouds rising high in the sky are ultimately unreliable."

In the evening, Xu Jinliang, the chief steward of the Jingshifang, went to the Yangxin Palace with a sign. The emperor took a glance at it and was about to turn it over when he found that the person he wanted to turn over was not there.

"Where is the brand of Wan Changzai?"

Xu Jinliang replied, "Your Majesty, in the afternoon, Suiyuxuan sent someone to tell you that Concubine Wan had her period and the green card has been hung up."

"Oh~"

She finally returned to the palace and was no longer under the Queen Mother's supervision, but she unexpectedly had her period again.

Although the emperor was disappointed, he was also willing to sympathize, "She has always been weak, and the fatigue of traveling will affect her. She should have a good rest."

"Then Your Majesty tonight..."

The emperor raised his hand. Xu Jinliang understood what the emperor meant and left with the tray.

After leaving Yangxin Palace, he saw Sun Miaoqing coming and bowed to her.

The emperor was not in the palace these days, and Sun Miaoqing thought a lot. She was able to gain the emperor's favor because she dared to draw a clear line between herself and the Nian family and become his pawn.

But now that the Nian family is powerful, she will only make things difficult for the emperor if she continues to openly oppose Concubine Hua.

On the day of the swing, with the emperor's intelligence, it was impossible for him not to see through Yu Ying'er's clumsy trick of framing her. Sun Miaoqing felt that the emperor was most likely angry because of his recklessness and lack of tact in recent days.

He punished himself because he thought too highly of himself and thus lost himself, and he did it deliberately to warn himself.

Otherwise, when the Empress Dowager had him imprisoned, the Emperor would not have specifically turned over his name card to comfort him.

Sun Miaoqing was also filled with regret that she had made a mistake at such a critical moment. Otherwise, she would have been the one going to the Tangquan Palace, so how could she have gotten Zhen Huan's turn?

Now that the emperor is back, she must win back this favor no matter what.

Otherwise, the chances of Zhen Huan, the real heroine, getting back on track would be really slim.

The emperor's grace is her greatest and only support in this harem.

Sun Miaoqing knew how important the person in front of Yu was. Not only had she never offended Xiao Shaozi, but she also gave Xiao Shaozi enough reward money every time he went. So when she came, Xiao Shaozi would naturally pass on her message.

The waiter went in and came out, saying politely, "My lady, the emperor invites you in."

Zhen Huan had already won favor through the sound of the flute, so Sun Miaoqing didn't want to use the flute anymore.

She held her pipa and entered the Yangxin Palace, singing from dusk till moonrise.

The emperor couldn't bear it and asked her to stay overnight.

In her previous life, when Zhen Huan came back from the palace, she was favored for seven days. This time, Sun Miaoqing used the same trick again, putting on lip balm to snatch away these seven days of favor.

Not only that, Sun Miaoqing also took the initiative to go to Yikun Palace to admit her mistakes to Nian Shilan, lowered her posture and tried to make friends with her. She also sent the copied scriptures to Shoukang Palace, trying hard to please the empress dowager.

Seeing that she was sensible, the emperor restored her title and status, as well as her right to study and assist in the affairs of the six palaces.

She was also exempted from house arrest.

Sun Miaoqing once again became the most favored among the newcomers.

This is not the end.

She remembered that Zhen Huan was late after becoming the emperor's favorite and was ridiculed by everyone. In order to avoid repeating the same mistake, she would get up three quarters earlier and arrive at Jingren Palace early no matter how tired she was.

It is enough to see how much Sun Miaoqing has grown after this punishment.

But Hua Fei's personality is not such that she can do what she wants to do against her or please others as she wants to.

The feud has already been formed. She intends to work with the emperor to deal with the Nian family. Nian Shilan will never let her go.