After Hua Fei was reborn, she became the white moonlight of Pangju

Chapter 108: Who to sue

When Concubine Hua saw that the Queen Mother was angry, she knelt on the ground.

The Queen Mother's heart sank, and she said calmly, "If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Hua Fei knocked her head to the ground and said, "If my brother returns victorious, please ask the Queen Mother to advise the Emperor not to promote my brother any more."

"What?!" The Queen Mother originally thought that Concubine Hua was asking her to confer an official title on her brother, but she never expected it to be this matter.

Hua Fei kowtowed to the ground again, "Please ask the Queen Mother to advise the Emperor not to promote my brother any more!"

Just now, the Empress Dowager had a reason for not listening to Concubine Qinghua.

However, at this moment, after Concubine Hua repeated it again, the Queen Mother finally confirmed that she had not heard it wrong.

For the concubines in the harem, besides their status as mothers due to their sons, the influence of their mother's family is also very important.

Therefore, all concubines who were favored by the emperor would more or less beg the emperor to promote their fathers and brothers from their natal families to higher official ranks.

The Queen Mother thought that Concubine Hua must have come here in the snow for Nian Gengyao's future.

"Hua Fei, do you know what you are talking about?"

"I know this."

"If you knew that, why did you do this?"

"I just want to share the emperor's worries."

"To share the emperor's worries?" There was a flash of disbelief in the empress dowager's eyes.

In the harem, even without favor, if the natal family is powerful, the concubines can still survive. The emperor takes care of the meritorious officials and will also take care of the women of the meritorious officials.

Over the years, Concubine Hua has been able to act tyrannically in the harem by relying on the fact that Nian Gengyao was a meritorious official.

At this moment, Concubine Hua actually said that she didn't want the emperor to promote her brother Nian Gengyao.

This is tantamount to cutting off Hua Fei's own retreat.

"I was raised by my brother since I was young, so I know him a little. He has little education and is arrogant. After returning from this great victory, he will surely become arrogant, which will surely bring a lot of trouble to the emperor. Therefore, I ask the queen mother to speak to the emperor and ask him not to promote my brother any more!"

After saying this, Concubine Hua knocked her head heavily to the ground.

At first, the Queen Mother thought that Hua Fei was just playing hard to get and pretending to be nice. Now, after hearing her kowtow so heavily, the Queen Mother knew that Hua Fei was serious.

"Hua Fei, do you know what it means if Lobsang Danjin succeeds in his rebellion?" The Queen Mother looked at Hua Fei seriously.

If Lobsang Danjin succeeded in his rebellion, he would most likely control the entire northwest and directly threaten Beijing. Once he got close to Beijing, the Forbidden City would be in danger.

Nian Gengyao's defeat of Lobsang Danjin not only eliminated a major threat in the northwest, but also allowed the newly enthroned emperor to consolidate his throne, thus achieving the goal of shocking the world.

For such a great achievement, it was impossible for the emperor not to reward Nian Gengyao.

"Empress Dowager, the Qing army is strong and powerful, and there are great generals like Yue Zhongqi. My brother was able to defeat Lobsang Danjin thanks to the grace of the emperor. I ask the emperor and the empress dowager not to reward my brother for this, but to reward other soldiers who have worked hard and made great contributions!"

"Hua Fei, do you really think so?" The Queen Mother still had doubts about Hua Fei's humble behavior.

"Yes." Hua Fei raised her head, and there was still a red blood mark on her forehead.

The Queen Mother frowned slightly.

"It's not a big deal, why bother? What you said to me, I will tell the emperor. Get up."

"Thank you Queen Mother!"

When Hua Fei got up, she felt a little dizzy.

The Queen Mother looked at her with complicated and distressed eyes.

"I hope Nian Gengyao will not let you down." The Queen Mother stood up and gently took Concubine Hua's hand.

After Concubine Hua left Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother sat alone in the bedroom for a long time.

After carefully pondering Hua Fei's words, the Queen Mother suddenly felt that she couldn't understand Hua Fei anymore.

The Queen Mother watched Concubine Hua grow from a young girl to the Concubine Hua she is today.

In the past, you could tell what Concubine Hua was thinking just by looking at her face.

But now the Queen Mother feels that she can’t understand Concubine Hua any more.

When Zhuxi came in, he saw the Queen Mother's face full of worry.

"Empress Dowager, is it Concubine Hua who is causing you trouble again? I have already told you that if you don't want to see her, then don't see her again."

Zhu Xi thought that Concubine Hua had made the Queen Mother angry again.

"No, Concubine Hua came here this time to share the emperor's worries." The Queen Mother stood up and looked at the weather outside. It was still snowing.

"Let's go tomorrow. When the weather clears up tomorrow, we'll go to the Yangxin Palace," said the Queen Mother.

The next day, the sky was sunny, which was rare.

The empress dowager took a sedan chair and went to the Yangxin Palace.

When the emperor heard that the queen mother had arrived, he had no choice but to come out to greet her in person.

"Once the snow melts, the weather will get even colder. Why did the Empress choose to come out at this time?"

The emperor helped the empress dowager sit on the warm couch, and handed the hand warmer wrapped in cashmere cloth to the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother held the hand warmer and felt warmer.

"Yesterday, Concubine Hua came to Shoukang Palace to ask for a favor."

The Queen Mother went straight to the point and told him directly that Concubine Hua had come to see her.

The emperor didn't take it to heart. He picked up the hot tea on the table and took a sip.

"What's the temper of Concubine Hua? Who is she going to complain about?"

In the emperor's eyes, Concubine Hua is still the woman who is prone to temper.

Whenever she got jealous, she would always run to Shoukang Palace to complain to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother looked into the Emperor's eyes and said without blinking, "Your Majesty, why don't you ask what Concubine Hua wants to ask of me?"

The emperor was still laughing. Thinking of Hua Fei's previous willfulness, he always felt that Hua Fei was sometimes really true to her nature.

But when he saw the Queen Mother's serious face, he felt something was wrong.

"Madam, what can Concubine Hua ask of you?"

The Queen Mother also took a sip of hot black tea and said slowly, "Hua Fei begs me to speak to the Emperor and ask him not to promote Nian Gengyao any more."

The emperor paused slightly while drinking tea from his cup.

"Is this what Concubine Hua said?"

The Queen Mother nodded, "That's what Concubine Hua said. At first, I thought Concubine Hua was just pretending to be nice, but when I saw Concubine Hua kneeling on the ground with her forehead red from knocking, I knew that Concubine Hua was serious."

The emperor put the teacup on the table, frowned and fell into deep thought.

"I didn't expect that Concubine Hua would be so sensible." The emperor sighed.

Nian Gengyao's actual power is now as great as it can be. He is in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops in the northwest. This time he returns to Beijing to receive a reward, which means he will be granted the title of Marquis.

In order to appease the army, the emperor had to reward Nian Gengyao.

However, from a selfish point of view, the emperor did not want to promote Nian Gengyao any more. If his achievements were too great, it would damage his dignity as an emperor.

"Yes, I didn't expect that Concubine Hua would actually do this. So I came here specifically to tell Your Majesty. Your Majesty, how you decide is up to you."