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

Chapter 18: Tail Up

"Your Majesty, please go to Suiyuxuan quickly. You have stayed in Yikun Palace for so long, I am worried that my sister Wan will be jealous."

With tears in her eyes, Concubine Hua gently pushed the emperor out.

When the emperor saw tears in Concubine Hua's eyes, he felt a pain in his throat, but in the end he said nothing and turned away.

"My lady, I heard that after the emperor came out of Jingren Palace, he actually went to Yikun Palace. Is it that Concubine Hua deliberately didn't let the emperor come to our Suiyuxuan?" Seeing that the emperor was slow to come to Suiyuxuan, Huanbi complained angrily.

Zhen Huan was putting on makeup in front of the mirror with a faint smile.

"Who in the harem can be more favored than Concubine Hua? It is only natural for the emperor to stay overnight at her place."

Huanbi wanted to complain, but was warned by Zhen Huan's sharp eyes.

"If you want to survive in this harem, you must control your mouth. Don't speak without restraint like you did just now and make irresponsible comments about the harem. Have you forgotten what happened to Concubine Xia? The emperor can kill his own woman, and he can kill a little maid like you even more!"

"My lady, I know I was wrong and I will never do it again!" Huanbi knelt down and apologized to Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan looked at her half sister and couldn't bear to punish her any further, so she let her get up.

Jinxi hurried in, "My lady, the emperor is here!"

Huanbi was overjoyed and Zhen Huan forced a smile.

After making love, the emperor was tired and fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up in the middle of the night, he saw Zhen Huan lighting the wick of a candle and asked her why she had to do it herself, and that she could just leave it to the servants.

Zhen Huan, however, looked contented. "I have heard that there is a folk saying that on the wedding night, candles should be kept burning all the time. As long as the candles can burn until dawn on the wedding night, the couple can grow old together."

The emperor was somewhat moved. Looking at Zhen Huan's face, he thought of the night when Queen Chun Yuan married him. Queen Chun Yuan was also as innocent as Zhen Huan.

Slowly, Zhen Huan's face and Queen Chun Yuan's face merged together.

The emperor sat up and said to Zhen Huan seriously, "Since you regard me as your husband, I will never let you down."

Afterwards, Suiyuxuan became even more lively.

The Emperor ordered the Imperial Household Department to paint the walls of Zhen Huan's bedroom with pepper and mud, symbolizing warmth and fertility. Jin Xi said that among the six palaces, apart from the Queen and Concubine Hua, only Zhen Huan had such an honor.

That’s not all. The emperor also ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to buy red dates, peanuts, longans, chestnuts, etc., and scattered them on the beds of Zhen Huan and others to symbolize many children and good fortune.

Zhen Huan never thought that the emperor would care about her feelings so much, and she was deeply touched.

"Your Majesty, the Suiyuxuan is probably more lively now than the Yikun Palace." Jianqiu gloated.

Over the years, Concubine Hua has always suppressed the Queen, and Jianqiu has long been fed up with Concubine Hua. Now that the Emperor is favoring Zhen Huan and seems to be neglecting Concubine Hua, Jianqiu is happy for the Queen.

"Not to mention that Suiyuxuan is more lively than Yiku Palace, it is also more lively than Jingren Palace." The queen smiled with her face but not her heart. When she was practicing calligraphy, the order of her strokes was crooked.

Jianqiu saw that the queen was unhappy, so she lowered her head and dared not say anything. Jianqiu was the queen's maidservant, so she naturally knew that Zhen Huan and Queen Chunyuan looked alike. The emperor was obsessed with Queen Chunyuan, so he would definitely treat Zhen Huan differently.

Looking at the lively scene in Shuiyuxuan now, I’m afraid it has come true.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with Suiyuxuan?" Jianqiu looked at the queen cautiously.

The queen's lips curled up into a proper smile, "Of course I have to reward her. After all, this is the emperor's new favorite."

Jianqiu was greatly impressed by the queen's tolerance. Following her instructions, she personally took the gift of antiques to Suiyuxuan.

"Huanbi, the emperor has rewarded so many good things. You should organize them and send some to An Lingrong." Although Zhen Huan was favored, she did not forget An Lingrong.

Zhen Huan knew that it was not easy for An Lingrong to enter the palace. People in the harem always changed their attitudes according to the situation and curry favor with the powerful. People like An Lingrong, who had a poor family background and was not favored by the emperor, lived an even more miserable life.

Looking at the silks and satins sent by Zhen Huan, Bao Juan said happily: "Wan Changzai really remembers you, my lady!"

An Lingrong smiled and looked at Huanbi, "Thank Sister Wan for me."

After Huanbi left, An Lingrong touched the fine silks, unable to conceal her excitement. Her father was a small county magistrate, with a small salary and several concubines to support, so An Lingrong had few decent clothes throughout the year.

Now seeing these expensive fabrics right before her eyes, An Lingrong couldn't help but touch them a few more times.

"An promised, you must thank Concubine Wan. She thinks of you when she has something good. Otherwise, with your background and unfavored situation, you might never be able to wear these good clothes in your life." Noble Lady Fucha walked over gracefully, glanced at the silk in Baojuan's hand, her face full of disdain.

The Fu Cha family was originally a royal family of the Qing Dynasty. The reason why Fu Cha Guiren was chosen to enter the harem was not only because of her beauty, but also because of her strong family support. Her daily food, clothing and daily expenses were naturally top-notch.

When Noble Lady Fucha saw how much An Lingrong cherished these things that she was accustomed to, she couldn't help but sneer.

"Baojuan, take these silks in!" An Lingrong turned around abruptly and never looked at the silks that Zhen Huan had sent her.

Jianqiu told the queen about this scene.

The queen sipped the tea in her hand, her eyes sparkling.

"Your Majesty, aren't you angry? I've seen those servants of Suiyuxuan dare to show off in front of the people of our Yikun Palace!" Songzhi was so angry that her eyes turned red as she watched the people coming in and out of Suiyuxuan in recent days.

Turning her head, she saw Concubine Hua reading Zuo Zhuan again. She was really anxious, "Madam, it's so late, you still have the heart to read a book!"

Hua Fei's slender jade fingers turned another page of the book.

"Why should I be angry? I am so happy that Concubine Wan is favored!"

Songzhi suspected that she had heard it wrong.

"My queen, you are speaking in anger again! When you were favored in the past, what did Sui Yuxuan have to do with you? You must not encourage others to be ambitious and destroy your own prestige."

When Concubine Hua saw that Songzhi was very angry about her, she chuckled and pulled Songzhi over.

"Even you said you missed the past. In this harem, no one's favor can last forever. Why don't we just keep a normal mind?"

Seeing that Concubine Hua looked calm and not anxious at all, Songzhi's restless heart slowly calmed down.

"Your Majesty, even if you are not angry that Concubine Wan is favored, do you really not care about the Emperor?" Songzhi has been with Concubine Hua for many years and knows that Concubine Hua truly loves the Emperor.

It is precisely because she truly loves the Emperor that Concubine Hua becomes petty and jealous whenever she sees the Emperor favoring a certain concubine.

Now that the Emperor dotes on Zhen Huan so much, shouldn’t Concubine Hua be sad?