Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1178 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 102

Jiang Xinxin secretly wanted to let Concubine Ning meet her natal family. Because she, the cheap queen, had not summoned anyone from the Ulanara family over the years, all the other concubines in the harem, even if they were qualified to meet their natal family, did not dare to go past her.

Concubine Qi, Concubine Jing, Concubine Shen, Concubine Rou, and Concubine Xin, their families either live far away or even in the capital it is inconvenient for them to enter the palace. As for Concubine Shun and Concubine Qi, whose families are in the capital, they cannot meet their families because of Jiang Xinxin's choice. Fortunately, they did not make a fuss about it.

Of course, Jiang Xinxin thought that this might be because Shunpin and Qipin’s families were relatives and had the opportunity to visit them in the palace, so they did not make a fuss about it.

When you are undecided, just push it out. Jiang Xinxin smiled and greeted Da Pangju, saying, "Your Majesty has come at the right time. I have a difficult matter here and I was just asking Your Majesty to make a decision."

"Oh, there are still things that make the Queen embarrassed."

Seeing Jiang Xinxin's rare flattering and soft attitude, Big Fat Orange was of course a little proud, but more of a vigilant one. Of course, none of this prevented him from saying nice things, "If the Queen finds it difficult, I'm afraid I don't have any good ideas."

Jiang Xinxin did not keep the secret and directly explained the inside story: "Ningpin's maternal family outside the palace handed over a sign saying that the wife of the Jeju Assistant Commander will return to Beijing to visit her parents. It just so happens that Ningpin has reached the month when she can apply to enter the palace to accompany the birth, so she asked if the wife of the Jeju Assistant Commander can enter the palace to accompany the birth."

Big Fat Ju was reluctant to agree, for the same reason that Jiang Xinxin hesitated at the beginning. When Shunpin, Qipin, Roupin and even the deposed Chunpin gave birth, none of them entered the palace to accompany them. If he suddenly made an exception for Ningpin, it might cause dissatisfaction from Shunpin and Qipin's families.

If it were any other time, Big Fat Orange would obviously be able to ignore the slight dissatisfaction of the two families, but now the members of the Fucha and Guwaljia clans are fighting on the front line.

But the Jeju commander who was preparing the food and fodder did need to be appeased, so Big Fat Orange just threw the problem back: "The Queen has to make the decision on this matter, how can I have any opinion?"

Jiang Xinxin haha, she also has her own methods and ways: "Since the emperor has agreed, then I will send Jianqiu to Yonghe Palace to tell Ningpin the good news, and then send Jiang Fuhai to pick up Madam Shen outside the palace."

Jianqiu stepped forward and agreed, and was about to walk out. Both Dapangju and Gao Wuyong, the master and servant, widened their eyes, but Dapangju didn't stop him in the end.

Not to mention how overjoyed Concubine Ning was, even Madam Shen outside the palace couldn't help crying with joy after hearing the news that she could enter the palace to accompany the birth.

When Concubine Ning was demoted to a commoner and sent to the cold palace, the person most affected was actually Madam Shen, the mistress of the family who had raised Concubine Ning. If it weren't for the fact that both of Madam Shen's sons had become successful and were unmatched among the children in the family, she might have been forced to die of illness.

Now she was allowed to enter the palace to accompany the birth, although it was mostly out of favor from her husband, but her daughter, Concubine Ning, had a great hope of being made a concubine. Even if the Shen family had many complaints in the past, they would probably be gone now.

The Shen family had a very difficult time in those years. The difficulty was that her sons had daughters and she had a granddaughter. So she was extremely grateful that the Shen family did not have a girl of the right age at the time and could only ask Fatty Orange to show mercy to her daughter who was banished to the cold palace. Fortunately, her daughter was very hardworking. Even if the Shen family could not become the prince's in-laws as she wished, the future of the princesses and princesses who had already married in the capital could at least guarantee the wealth of the Shen family for three generations.

Concubine Ning and Madam Shen met again after a long time. The mother and daughter couldn't help crying in private. Concubine Ning kept repenting for her past sins. Madam Shen could only cheer herself up and comfort her daughter, fearing that she would hurt herself and the baby in her belly.

"Mei'er, my lady!"

"Now that everything is over, and you've gotten pregnant and are about to give birth, don't be so excited."

Ningpin tried her best to calm herself down, and Madam Shen took the opportunity to say something else to divert her attention: "The Queen is really kind and kind, and she didn't feel embarrassed at all. My mother just greeted me, and the Queen allowed me to come to Yonghe Palace."

Concubine Ning let out a long breath and agreed with her mother's words. "When I first entered the palace, I heard rumors in the palace that the emperor had few children before, and it was all because of the Queen or Nian Shilan. Later, I saw that the Queen was very good at managing the harem, especially not allowing the Ministry of Internal Affairs to deduct anything, so I knew that the Queen was really a very rare mistress."

Seeing that her daughter had finally calmed down, Mrs. Shen also breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did she realize that she was sweating. Caixing and Caiyue hurriedly helped Concubine Ning and Mrs. Shen to wash up. Then the mother and daughter came together to continue talking.

Mrs. Shen had long known that the Yonghe Palace was where the Empress Dowager had lived before. She saw that all the furnishings were arranged according to her daughter's preferences. It was truly a place of elegance and richness that could not be concealed. It was evident that she had not been treated unfairly after she was restored to favor.

However, Madam Shen then became a little worried. "I heard that the madams in the past did not have the honor of having their families accompany them during childbirth. Now, I am able to enter the palace and enjoy such a great honor. I am afraid that this will bring resentment to the madam in the harem."

Ningpin was not worried at all. She smiled and comforted Madam Shen, saying, "Don't worry, mother. The Queen has personally told the harem that you can enter the palace to accompany your childbirth because your father has worked hard to supervise the grain and grass. Both Shunpin's family and Qipin's family have people working on the front line. They are very clear about how important the grain and grass issue is."

"Besides, the Empress has been constantly rewarding and providing relief to the families of soldiers on the front lines since the beginning of the war. She is quite majestic. Now that the Empress has spoken, the harem and the court must give her some face."

After a few words, Bi Tao from Jingren Palace came over to pass on the message: "Hello, Concubine Ning. Madam Shen is polite. The Empress sent me here to say that for lunch today, the Empress specially ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare bird's nest in clear soup, sweet and sour carp, sea cucumber with scallions, and braised prawns. She also told Madam Shen not to go and thank her."

Ningpin knew that Big Fat Orange had extraordinary respect for the Queen Jiang Xinxin, and she was no longer surprised. She quickly grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds, put them into a special purse and stuffed them into Bitao's pocket. "Thank you for your grace, Queen. I'm sorry to bother you, Aunt Bitao. Please express my gratitude to the Queen on behalf of me and my mother."

Mrs. Shen also echoed and even bowed three times in the direction of Jingren Palace.

Bitao saw at a glance that Concubine Ning had a handful of golden melon seeds, which were quite large. She felt the weight of the purse more directly when she held it. The smile on her face became more genuine, and she said a few more polite words before turning around and leaving.

After Bi Tao left, Madam Shen first sighed that the Queen Jiang Xinxin was attentive, and then sighed: "The Queen can even give orders to the imperial kitchen at will, which shows that..."

Ningpin smiled and said, "Then you haven't seen how many times the Queen has tried to save Shilan's face in front of all the concubines in the palace."