Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 156: Legend of Zhen Huan 28

Because Fucha kept recommending talents and reminded the emperor that she was cutting off Nian Gengyao's food supply, General Nian was still General Nian. Even Chun Changzai was still silenced by Concubine Hua because she overheard Nian Gengyao selling official positions and titles. But General Nian was no longer proud after all, and even Concubine Hua officially opposed Yi Xin in the harem.

For this reason, the emperor released Shen Yingying who was under house arrest in the back hall of Xianfu Palace. Shen Yingying became Concubine Hui again. Unfortunately, after what Concubine Hui experienced, although she hated Concubine Hua to death, she also became cold-hearted towards the emperor. Except for Concubine Wan, Concubine Jing who had taken care of her, and Concubine An who had been thinking about her, she ignored everyone else on a daily basis, just like when Yi Xin first entered the palace.

Wanpin often accompanied the king, so she had seen and heard a lot of the affairs of the previous dynasty. She knew that the emperor tolerated Hua Fei not just because Hua Fei had lost a child, but also because the emperor was in a dilemma in the previous dynasty. So she sincerely advised Hui Guiren:

"Sister Mei, even if the emperor knew about your fake pregnancy, without real evidence, no one would care whether you were framed by Concubine Hua. Besides, it was the emperor's people who found Liu Bin and cleared your name. If you still hold a grudge against the emperor, it would be unreasonable."

After being told this by her good sister, Concubine Hui felt that she was being a bit hypocritical. However, at that time, she was demoted from the position of concubine that she was about to obtain to that of a concubine in public, which was too humiliating. Therefore, she only remembered that her heart was filled with resentment towards the emperor.

Even thinking this way, Concubine Hui still did not give in to the matter of regaining the emperor's favor. Instead, she smiled and advised Concubine Wan, "Huan'er, you have already secured your position as a concubine. If you have another child, the emperor may be able to promote you to the position of consort. By then, you will have a son and be favored. Even if General Nian is still in need in the previous dynasty, why should we be afraid of Concubine Hua?"

But thinking of the fake pregnancy, Concubine Hui still felt a little scared and advised: "Huan'er, you have a confidant, Doctor Wen. You can take good care of your body with Doctor Wen so that you can have children."

Speaking of offspring, Wanpin is really anxious now. She frowned slightly with some sadness, "I understand what my sister said, but when I lived in Suiyuxuan before, I was injured because of the jar of musk under the crabapple tree. Although I have recovered now, the matter of having children is ultimately a matter of fate."

"Moreover, since the birth of the Sixth Prince, no one in the harem has reported any good news. But if it is the emperor's health..., even if we don't know the inside story, the Empress Dowager must know something. But now the Empress Dowager only advises the emperor when he is busy with the affairs of the former court and has not been in the harem for a long time. I have never heard the Empress Dowager talk about the emperor's health, which shows that the emperor's health is fine..."

After hearing this, Concubine Hui could only attribute everything to fate. After a while, she said with a bit of loneliness, "I also heard from Concubine Jing that it will be time for the selection of concubines next year. Maybe there will be many new people from the Manchu military flag entering the palace. If we can't have a child now, when the new people enter the palace, they will share the emperor's favor. We don't know when we can get what we want..."

After hearing what Concubine Hui said, Concubine Wan gradually lost her smile.

The relationship between her and the emperor developed very smoothly. So far, they had only encountered some setbacks when Concubine Hui fell into the water and when Concubine Hui was framed by Concubine Hua for a false pregnancy. But in reality, Concubine Wan and the emperor were still in love. Especially recently, the emperor was busy with state affairs and even summoned her less often to accompany him. Her love was gradually beginning to cool down.

Of course, Concubine Hui could see it, but she thought it was a good thing. Although she was surprised by her good sister's favor in the past, she also understood that the so-called favor was like sand in the palm of the hand, which could be blown away by the wind at any time. Especially after she experienced the false pregnancy, she had decided not to pursue the favor of the emperor anymore, and just wanted to live a stable life in the harem.

But she had never found an opportunity to persuade Wanpin. Now that Wanpin was gradually coming to her senses, she felt sorry for her again.

In the spring of the third year of Yongzheng's reign, the empress dowager could no longer hold on. After much deliberation, she left an imperial decree to the empress that she could not be deposed, and then passed away.

Before leaving, the Queen Mother dared to trick Hong Sheng into getting close to the Queen. Yi Xin was so angry that she directly burned the imperial decree that was carefully kept by Aunt Zhuxi, which stipulated that the Queen should not be deposed, thus cutting off the Queen's life.

After the Queen Mother had taken care of the Queen Mother's funeral, she realized that her situation was extremely dangerous. She quickly provided convenience to Wanpin's party in secret, hoping to use them to get rid of Hua Fei.

As for Yi Xin, whom she had long disliked, the Queen planned to advise the Emperor to select a newcomer from a prominent Manchu military family to serve as a check and balance.

Wanpin wanted to deal with Huafei, and An Changzai was the first to provide information that would kill Huafei.

An Changzai has not completely separated from Wanpin's party. After all, An Changzai still remembers the affection they had when they were outside the palace, and Wanpin was indeed good to her. Even though Baojuan had instigated her many times, she was pulled back by Baoque. Now An Changzai has completely ignored Baojuan, so there is naturally no reason for her to side with the Queen.

An Changzai said to Wanpin and Hui Guiren: "You two sisters also know that my family was originally in the spice business. Even though my father later donated money to become an official, after all, my family has a long history of learning. I have been sensitive to spices since I was a child. I only went to Hua Fei's palace a few times, and I was sure that the Huanyi incense that Hua Fei burned every day must have a lot of musk added to it!"

An Changzai had never had the chance to see precious spices before, but after she knew the smell of musk, she also happened to smell the scent of musk in Hua Fei's Yiku Palace, and it was added to the Huanyi incense. This news made her terrified for several days, and she kept it buried deep in her heart. If Wanpin had not stated that she wanted to deal with Hua Fei, she would not have said it out.

Concubine Wan and Noble Lady Hui looked at each other in shock. Everyone in the palace knew that Huan Yi Xiang was specially made by the Emperor to please Concubine Hua when he was in his palace. Even though it was worth a fortune, only Concubine Hua had the honor of using it.

However, Concubine Wan felt that the Emperor should not know about the musk in Huanyi Incense. After all, she had learned about Concubine Hua's miscarriage from Concubine Jing before. She guessed that even if the Emperor was really afraid of Concubine Hua, it was his child in Concubine Hua's belly after all, so she guessed that it was the Queen Mother who instructed the Queen to do it, and Concubine Duan was the executioner. The Emperor did know about it, after all, the guilt he showed towards Concubine Hua and the child he had no chance to see was not false.

Wanpin did not hide it from Concubine Hui and Concubine An, and told them her guess directly. After all, the emperor was still her lover, and she didn't want Concubine Hui and Concubine An to misunderstand the emperor.

However, Concubine Hui felt that the emperor was more and more cold-hearted. He could even watch his own child being killed by others just because of his fear of Nian Gengyao.

However, Hui Guiren would not try to persuade Wanpin at this time, but said: "Hua Fei has a hot temper, and we all know that she keeps a close eye on the emperor. If one day she knew that the emperor's favor towards her was fake, and even her child was lost with the emperor's tacit consent, she would not be able to live..."

Wanpin thought this was a good idea. An Changzai had never seen blood before, and when she saw Hui Guiren's calm appearance, she felt a chill in her heart and almost lost her composure.