Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1082 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 8

Fat Orange left in anger. That night, the news that the queen was not feeling well and did not allow anyone to visit her spread throughout the six palaces. Nian Shilan was the first to laugh out loud, "Humph, the queen is really boring. The emperor rarely comes to the harem, but she lets her act wildly and make the emperor leave in anger. I don't know when the emperor will be done with his work."

Having said that, Nian Shilan could no longer laugh.

Songzhi gently combed Nian Shilan's long black hair. Seeing her increasingly beautiful face illuminated by the candlelight, she praised her without hesitation, "The emperor has not been to the harem for a long time. Your Majesty often visits him in the Yangxin Palace. You are the only one in the harem who has such an honor. Even the queen cannot enter the Yangxin Palace. It can be seen that in the emperor's heart, your Majesty is unique and very different from other concubines."

Nian Shilan was easily coaxed by Songzhi. She was too shy to look at her expression in the mirror. She looked at the unique phoenix and kingfisher headdress on the dressing table and smiled triumphantly.

"With my family background, I could have been a noble concubine, not to mention an imperial concubine, or even a queen. Unfortunately, that old woman, the queen, has the queen mother's backing, so I could only get the title of a concubine!"

As she spoke, Nian Shilan became unhappy again.

She thought of her once unique title "Hua", but it was taken away by Empress Guo within a few days, and her beloved emperor was not able to give it back to her immediately because of his concern for the empress dowager. Now she only hoped that her second brother Nian Gengyao would make more achievements in the previous dynasty, so as to give the emperor an excuse to restore her title and promote her status.

After receiving the news, the Queen Mother just smiled coldly and said to Zhu Xi: "This Queen, she really thinks that she is safe after being canonized as the Queen..."

Zhu Xi was also trying to persuade her, but she just echoed the Queen Mother's words: "After all, the Queen is still a little young, and I'm afraid she needs an elder like you, the Queen Mother, to give her advice from time to time."

The Queen Mother's smile became more ironic as she thought about her two recent confrontations with the Queen.

As for the other people in the palace, they were not worried about the Queen at all. They just thought that if Nian Shilan did not have the Queen to pressure her, they would not have a good time in Nian Shilan's hands, and they were in a bad mood.

However, even though Big Fat Orange was almost angered to death by the Queen, he still had the dignity to save face and did not mention this year's beauty pageant again. The Queen Mother urged him several times, but he always declined on the grounds of filial piety and the face of the royal family. The only excuse the Queen Mother could come up with was that he had an heir. The Emperor insisted on holding a beauty pageant after the first year, which was actually a big step back, and she could not insist any further.

After the summer, the Mid-Autumn Festival soon arrived. Due to the mourning period for the late emperor, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace was very frugal. Only close members of the royal family attended with their wives, and the empress naturally had to accompany the emperor.

It was a family dinner, and almost all the people who came to attend were the emperor's brothers. None of the cousins ​​came, and among the royal family, only Prince Zhuang, the Zongzheng, came with his wife. The most eye-catching ones were of course the fifth son of the late emperor, Prince Heng, as well as the tenth son, Prince Dun, and the seventeenth son, Prince Guo.

Among these three, one is the oldest brother after the emperor, one is the prince with the most noble birth among the brothers except Prince Li, and one is said to be the "youngest son" who was most beloved by the late emperor in his later years and was raised personally by him.

Jiang Xinxin thought about it and realized that in the past few months since she became Yixiu, she seemed to have never seen the famous Prince Guo. However, in terms of appearance alone, the current Prince Guo could indeed be ranked among the best among his brothers.

Prince Heng was the oldest brother besides the emperor and had long given up the idea of ​​going against the emperor. Even though he was dissatisfied with the emperor because his own brother, the Ninth Prince, was imprisoned in the clan house, he never thought of causing trouble for the emperor, so of course he was the first to stand up and toast to the emperor and empress.

The emperor and the empress were also very considerate, especially Jiang Xinxin, who promised Prince Heng on the spot: "The late emperor had many concubines. The Cining Palace, Shoukang Palace, Fukang Palace and other palaces alone are probably a bit crowded. If Prince Heng's mansion has a courtyard suitable for the concubine to live in, the concubine can leave the palace in the future to enjoy the filial piety of her sons."

Prince Heng was so happy that he deliberately ignored the emperor's sudden change of expression and stood up to express his gratitude.

The emperor's expression changed again and again. Even though he was very opposed to the queen's sudden promise to let the concubine dowager leave the palace to take care of him at first, when he saw Prince Heng suddenly become more respectful, he felt that the queen's brilliant idea seemed not bad.

Big Fat Orange took all the credit for himself: "Everyone present here is my brother. The concubines can enjoy their old age in peace, which is also my filial piety to the late emperor."

Well, Prince Dun, who had a gloomy face from the beginning of the dinner, completely calmed down under the gaze of Prince Heng. With the help of a talkative Prince Guo, the atmosphere on the scene was really great. It was hard to tell that these so-called brothers and sisters almost had a fight in front of the late emperor a few years ago.

The guests had a great time at the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, and Da Pangju followed Jiang Xinxin to Jingren Palace. Unfortunately, Jiang Xinxin had unilaterally blocked Da Pangju, and no matter how Da Pangju waited and tested, Jiang Xinxin ignored him.

Jianqiu also stood by and served Jiang Xinxin calmly. Even when Su Peisheng met her privately later and asked her to say a few soft words to Jiang Xinxin, she just smiled and said that the queen was doing well now.

Su Peisheng, as Da Pangju's personal eunuch, has followed Da Pangju since Da Pangju was less than ten years old. It can be said that if there is only one person in the world who understands Da Pangju's mind, it must be him, Su the Great Steward!

However, the changes in the empress in the harem after the first year of Yongzheng's reign are really incomprehensible.

The Queen used to be deeply in love with the Emperor. To an outsider like Su Peisheng, it seemed that even their own son’s life was between them and they ignored the past feelings. Now that they are an old couple, they can still have a falling out.

No, it was the Queen who turned against the Emperor at this age.

After his anger, the emperor did not take any other action except not going to Jingren Palace. It seemed that he respected the queen more than before.

Su Peisheng watched coldly. Based on his experience, there might be some friction between the emperor and the empress. Didn't the emperor seem to be less enthusiastic about Concubine Nian, who was related to the former imperial concubine?

Before, the Emperor felt guilty towards Concubine Nian, but was also grateful for her sincere love, so he was tolerant of Concubine Nian, even though she was not respectful enough to the Queen. Now, look at how long it has been since Concubine Nian dared to talk back to the Queen?

Is it really true that the emperor did not make any effort in this?

Su Peisheng sincerely advised Jianqiu: "Hey, Miss Jianqiu, you have seen the situation in Jingren Palace with your own eyes. Concubine Nian was so arrogant, but now she is not respectful to the master, right?"

Jianqiu had experienced the time when Nian Shilan did not treat the queen as a big deal, so she did not think that Nian Shilan's current respect for the queen was natural, but she saw the emperor's character more clearly.

Perhaps when she thought that the empress still had feelings for the emperor in the past, and she encountered Su Peisheng's advice, she would have to follow the emperor's wishes and persuade the empress to bow her head. But now that the empress is living a good life, she can't bear to persuade her to bow her head.

Sometimes, a life of luxury is a good life that many people cannot hope for in several lifetimes. But can a life of luxury with a heart soaked in bitter water be considered a completely good life?