Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1117 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 43

Concubine Qi was indeed not smart enough, but she was not completely stupid either. In the imperial garden, she met Concubine Rou, who had been promoted to a noble lady. Concubine Rou could not be relied upon anywhere in the harem now. One of her two helpers had been sent to the cold palace, and the other had fallen into the trap of Concubine Shu. No one knew what would happen to her in the future, so she decided to stick together with Fu Da Ying to keep each other warm, so that she could compete with Concubine Qi.

However, Concubine Rou did not have the courage to offend Concubine Qi, who had an adult prince and held some power in the palace. So when they met in the Imperial Garden, she had to take the initiative to step forward and pay her respects.

Concubine Qi was upset and of course she disliked the relatively favored Concubine Rou. Her method of tormenting people was very common. She would not call Concubine Rou in a hurry when she was paying her respects, and would just let Concubine Rou squat for a while longer.

Noble Lady Rou lowered her head and looked down upon Concubine Qi's little tricks, but the other party's status was far superior to hers, and Concubine Qi was not very smart and acted capriciously. She dared not provoke such a person.

Concubine Rou squatted there for nearly two quarters of an hour. Concubine Qi was originally just pretending to chat casually with the palace maid Cuiguo beside her to pass the time, but when it came to the topic of Third Prince Hongshi, she couldn't stop talking and made Concubine Rou squat for a full two quarters of an hour until Fu Da Ying came over, and then she let Concubine Rou go embarrassedly.

As soon as Concubine Qi left, Fu Da Ying quickly reached out to help Concubine Rou, who had been squatting there for who knows how long.

Concubine Rou's legs had been numb for a long time, and the sudden pain from the blood flowing through her body was like a needle, which not everyone could bear. She couldn't stand up at all. She straightened her legs a little and fell to the ground. Fu Da Ying and Bao Que worked together to help her up and let her sit in the pavilion.

Looking at Concubine Rou who was in pain due to numbness in her legs, Fu Ying looked at the direction where Concubine Qi left, with deep eyes, turned around and lowered his voice to say to Concubine Rou: "Sister An, do you understand what you experienced today? As the saying goes, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. People like us have no choice."

Fu promised herself that there was no hope for her. After all, she was the only concubine of bannerman origin in the harem. Fatty Ju would only give her a noble rank at most for the sake of his face. The power of her mother's family had all moved out of the Imperial Household Department, so she had no one to rely on. That was why she chose Noble Lady Rou to cooperate with.

Although Concubine Rou was only from one of the five banners under the Han army, she was a lady who had gone through the imperial election. She was able to be conferred the title of Concubine because of favor. She was also a Concubine with a title. As long as she gave birth to an imperial heir, she would be able to be conferred the title of Concubine and become the head of a palace.

Even if she doesn't dare to dream of the throne, she can always look forward to the throne of a prince in the future. She has a good relationship with the prince's mother and can receive a lot of protection. Her family may even be more useful than the An family, so it is not impossible for her to replace the An family, the legitimate family of the prince.

Of course, this is an ideal situation. If Concubine Rou could only give birth to a princess, or simply could not give birth to anything, then Concubine Rou could still be promoted to the position of concubine based on her qualifications, so she would not be completely at a disadvantage.

Therefore, what we need to do now is to let Concubine Rou have a clearer understanding and plan for the future, so that she can be more open-minded and try to make Big Fat Orange no longer treat them as funny toys. Only in this way can they have a brighter future.

You are not allowed to cry casually in the palace. Concubine Rou's legs were numb and painful, so she couldn't help but shed a few tears. It was all covered up by Fu Da Ying. When they returned to their residence, Fu Da Ying cleared the scene and carefully analyzed the current situation in the harem with Concubine Rou.

"In the harem today, Concubine Nian is no longer useful. Her favor was mostly due to Nian Gengyao of the previous dynasty. Now Nian Gengyao has been executed for dozens of crimes, all of which are fatal. Concubine Nian's extravagant spending in the harem over the years was all because of Nian Gengyao's support."

"The next one is Concubine Qi, but she has been out of favor for a long time. The only one who is worth mentioning is the Third Prince, who is said to be neither good at literature nor martial arts. After him are the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince, as well as the Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince, two young princes from the great Manchu families. But Concubine Qi may have the intention of pushing the Third Prince to the top, so next Concubine Qi will definitely take the initiative to attack the favored concubines and princes."

"Next are Concubine Jing, Concubine Shun, and Concubine Qi."

"In fact, although Jingpin has some palace power, she is actually not favored and has no children, so she is not worth worrying about at all. Therefore, the only ones who are weighing on our heads are Qifei, Shunpin and Qipin."

"Especially Concubine Qi. She has the emperor's youngest son and is more favored than Concubine Shun. I also want to suppress you, but it doesn't matter. Concubine Qi and Concubine Shun will definitely not want to see her succeed. So we just pretend we know nothing and quietly compete for favor so that we can get pregnant with the emperor's heir as soon as possible."

Fu promised to speak from the bottom of his heart. Seeing that Concubine Rou was so touched, Fu promised to continue to confess his thoughts: "Sister An, do you still remember the emperor's decree after he confiscated the bondsers of the Imperial Household Department? I am a bondservant of the Imperial Household Department. Even if I give birth to a prince, I can only change the imperial certificate and give it to others for upbringing. I won't even have the chance to ascend to the throne in the future, so I have made up my mind not to have children."

"Sister An, you are different. Although you are only from the Five Banners of the Han Army, you are a selected lady after the election. Your future is limitless."

Concubine Rou had guessed a lot about Fu Ying's thoughts. What Fu Ying said today had a very different meaning. Concubine Rou held Fu Ying's hand sincerely and promised, "As long as you don't abandon me, I will always be your sister!"

Concubine Rou is a delicate, sensitive and high-demand person. Unless such a person can be praised and respected from the beginning, it will be difficult for her to stay with him until the end.

However, because Fu Da Ying was in a low position from the beginning and it was Concubine Rou who took the initiative to seek an alliance, she skipped the most important stage of building trust. Her confession today came at the right time. She ignored Concubine Rou's sensitive self-esteem after being punished by Concubine Qi, and instead formally established the alliance relationship, and secretly clarified the relationship between the superiors and the subordinates.

At least at this moment, Concubine Rou's two words were spoken very sincerely. She really wanted to have a sisterhood that was no less than the one between Concubine Wan and Shen Meizhuang.

On the other hand, Concubine Cao could have endured it for the time being and made plans after Concubine Nian gave birth. However, she did not expect that Princess Wen Yi caught a cold and was found by the imperial physician to have ruined her fate of having children. Concubine Cao forced herself to send the imperial physician away and could not help but carry Princess Wen Yi, who had a high fever, to the Yangxin Palace.

Last year, under her plate of fresh lotus seeds, Big Fat Orange finally had his fatherly heart aroused, and sent Princess Wen Yi from Concubine Nian back to Concubine Cao. Unexpectedly, Princess Wen Yi showed symptoms of being tortured by Concubine Nian today. The little bit of sympathy that he had felt for the concubines in the harem who were targeting Concubine Nian also disappeared when he saw Princess Wen Yi's frail body and the difficulty in having an offspring.

The child in Concubine Nian's belly is Concubine Nian's life-saving talisman, but that's all. He can never be used by Concubine Nian.

After Nian Gengyao was executed, all of his descendants were also killed. When the other members of the Nian clan were returned to their hometowns, Big Fat Ju held the Nian clan responsible for the murder of Princess Wen Yi. The child in Concubine Nian's belly saved her mother's life, but his uncle Nian Xiyao was held responsible for the incident with Princess Wen Yi. As a result, the only person who could support the Nian clan was gone.