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

Chapter 51: Not asking him to be a prince

The emperor felt extremely comfortable with the massage from Concubine Hua.

Having been bending over the desk to review memorials all the time did cause soreness in the shoulders and neck. After Hua Fei's massage, he obviously felt much more comfortable.

The emperor patted her hands and said, "Your massage technique is becoming more and more skillful."

Hua Fei smiled and said, "I had nothing to do, so I read some Chinese medicine books. It says that if there is blockage, there will be pain, and if there is pain, there will be blockage. I thought that since the emperor often bends over his desk, his neck, shoulders, and arms must be prone to soreness, so I asked Doctor Wen for some massage techniques. After I learned them, I thought about giving the emperor a massage to relax him."

The emperor pulled Concubine Hua toward him, looked at her hands, and discovered that her hands had turned red from massaging him.

The emperor gently touched the red area and Concubine Hua let out an "ouch".

"what happened?"

"It hurts a little."

"I just touched you lightly, and it hurts you?"

Hua Fei nodded, "Yeah, a little bit."

The emperor sighed and looked at Concubine Hua in a reproachful manner, "You should stop pressing until your hands are red and painful. Why do you keep pressing me?"

Hua Fei lowered her head slightly, and said coquettishly, "I just want to give Your Majesty one more massage."

Looking at Concubine Hua's shy look, with eyes full of himself, the emperor felt a warm current in his heart.

"How silly."

After the emperor finished his mung bean soup, he continued to review memorials.

Concubine Hua was helping him grind ink.

After correcting almost all the memorials, the emperor looked up at Concubine Hua, who was standing there grinding ink with a serious and respectful look. The ink in the inkstone was ground by her to be extremely even and fine.

The emperor looked down at the memorial in his hand, which was about the war in the northwest.

"Hua Fei, you are tired too. Sit down." The emperor pointed to the couch opposite him and asked her to sit down.

After Hua Fei sat down, the emperor stared at her without blinking and asked, "If your brother Nian Gengyao put down the rebellion of Lobsang Danjin, what official title do you want me to give your brother?"

Here it comes again. The emperor is constantly testing Hua Fei's loyalty to him.

"If you can put down the rebellion of Lobsang Danjin, I hope the emperor will allow you to stop leading troops to fight. The battlefield is dangerous, and you are getting older. I am always worried about you."

The emperor smiled, "You are indeed a woman! There is no man in the world who doesn't like to make achievements, and your brother is no exception."

Concubine Hua shook her head, "What glory and wealth, what promotion and honor, in my opinion, are not as important as the word peace."

The emperor lowered his head and glanced at the memorial in his hand. "You haven't answered the question I asked just now. What official title do you want me to give your brother?"

It seems that if she doesn't answer this question, the emperor will not let her go.

Concubine Hua looked gloomy, "Your Majesty, do you really want me to tell you what's in my heart?"

The emperor said, "Yes, I really mean it. If you want to give your brother any official title, just tell me."

Hua Fei stood up and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I hope that after my brother returns victorious, Your Majesty will take away his military power and let her be a fourth or fifth rank idle official."

The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes full of vigilance and disbelief.

"Hua Fei, that's your brother Nian Gengyao! He has been in charge of the Northwest military for many years and is a minister of the court. You let him be a fourth or fifth rank idle official, that's really wronged him."

What this means is that Nian Gengyao has become accustomed to high-ranking officials with generous salaries, and he may not be willing to take a sinecure official position of the fourth or fifth rank.

"Your Majesty, my brother is not wronged at all. Everything my brother has, even everything in the Nian family, was given by your Majesty. Without your Majesty, how could they have these? I do not ask for a successful career for my brother, I only ask for his safety and health. These are my sincere words." After Hua Fei finished speaking, she bowed down.

The emperor looked down at Concubine Hua, this beautiful and charming woman kneeling in front of him, and the arrogance of an emperor burned in his chest.

He raised his hand towards Concubine Hua.

"I am just discussing something with you. Why do you have to kneel down? Get up quickly."

Concubine Hua stood up, but did not sit down again.

She understood the emperor's suspicious nature.

The emperor at this moment was testing her to see if she still had respect for him. So at this moment, Concubine Hua had to be more cautious and tread carefully.

"Why don't you sit down?" The emperor pointed to the empty seat opposite him.

Hua Fei said: "If the emperor doesn't ask me to sit, I dare not sit."

The Emperor was very satisfied when he saw Concubine Hua standing properly and respectfully.

The favor he has shown to this woman over the years is indeed the most favored in the harem, so it's hard for her to still have some sense of propriety.

"Hey, you weren't so cautious before. Come and sit down." The emperor smiled and pulled Hua Fei to sit opposite him.

Concubine Hua did not refuse again and sat down confidently.

"Before, in the palace, there were no such rules, so I was naturally more willful. But now it's different. The emperor is the emperor, and I am his concubine. Many people are watching my every word and action. How dare I be as unscrupulous as before?"

"It's amazing that you're so thoughtful! I underestimated you before." The emperor looked at Concubine Hua with satisfaction, with a little more admiration in his eyes.

After chatting for a few words, Zhang Tingyu came.

Concubine Hua walked out from the side door.

After stepping out of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Concubine Hua breathed a long sigh of relief.

Today, I have passed the emperor's test.

After Zhang Tingyu paid his respects to the emperor, he reported the war in the northwest.

The emperor leaned back in his chair and asked, "After Lao Jiu arrived at the army, did Nian Gengyao assign him any tasks?"

Zhang Tingyu hesitated to speak.

Huang's face darkened, "Is there anything else I cannot listen to?"

Zhang Tingyu knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, after Yunlu arrived at the army, he spent all day idling around, eating, drinking and having fun, and never went to the front line."

The emperor threw the Buddhist beads in his hand heavily onto the table.

"How could Old Nine be so lazy and presumptuous?!"

Zhang Tingyu knocked his head to the ground, shouting, "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

The emperor hurriedly wrapped the Buddhist beads around his hands, stood up, and paced back and forth anxiously.

Yunlu was the ninth son of Emperor Kangxi and the emperor's half brother. In the battle for the throne among the nine sons, he stood on the opposite side of the emperor. Therefore, the emperor hated this ninth brother very much. During the Qinghai campaign, the emperor asked him to follow Nian Gengyao to fight, just to test his temper.

"Where is Nian Gengyao? Doesn't Nian Gengyao care about Yunlu?!" the emperor questioned Zhang Tingyu angrily.

Zhang Tingyu knelt on the ground trembling, not daring to raise his head.

"Your Majesty, Nian Gengyao not only failed to discipline Yunlu, but also allowed him personal freedom and allowed him to move freely in the army."

The emperor's rage could no longer be suppressed.

"Did Nian Gengyao turn a deaf ear to my words? I asked Yunlu to go to war, not to become a prince!"