The Queen has arrived: An Lingrong does not want to fight in the palace after her rebirth

This was Cui Jinxi's first time to come to Yonghe Palace, and she looked around the interior furnishings with curiosity.

An Lingrong's bedroom was not as luxurious and splendid as the Yiku Palace, nor as unique and wealthy as the Yongshou Palace.

There are very few furnishings in her palace, and the items are extremely simple and elegant in style, but upon closer inspection, one can see that they are exquisitely decorated, and from them one can get a glimpse of the owner's attention to detail.

The smell in the hall was extremely refreshing, as if mixed with the aroma of grass juice. In the scorching heat, it felt like being in a cold spring.

In such an environment, Cui Jinxi's tense body relaxed involuntarily. When she was about to take a look at what other mysteries there were in the hall, An Lingrong walked out from the inner room.

She hurriedly greeted him respectfully, and An Lingrong calmly accepted her greeting and asked with a smile, "What brought you here today?"

Jin Xi told An Lingrong truthfully that the emperor was going to punish Song Shidao, and then waited to see her reaction.

An Lingrong understood in her mind that after Zhen Huan came back from Penglai Island, she must have heard about Concubine Hua asking her to sing in the street, and thought that she would take revenge on Concubine Hua for this matter. This was to let Cui Jinxi test her again. But she had already fought back about Concubine Hua's matter. Besides, the matter of Song Shidao was originally a transaction. The Zhen family gained the credit, and Rendong was able to get her revenge, so no one owed anyone anything.

Therefore, An Lingrong said directly: "I know about the matter of the Song family father and son. Thanks to Sister Wanpin's mediation. However, as a lady, I can only thank her sincerely. Thank her for her passion to let those innocent women who were killed rest in peace. Sister Wanpin's righteous act will surely be remembered by the persecuted families for generations."

Cui Jinxi was stunned. The ladies in the palace always spoke in a tactful way. She didn't expect An Lingrong to be so straightforward, even a little bit shameless in her straightforwardness.

She bravely glanced at An Lingrong, but was met with a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling. Those eyes seemed to see through her. Jin Xi didn't dare to be rude anymore and could only leave first.

After Jinxi left, An Lingrong went to the embroidery room in the side hall. She wanted to embroider a Buddha statue of longevity and wisdom for the empress dowager so that she could present it on her birthday. This way she would have no time to pay attention to the turmoil outside.

Hua Fei was hesitating outside the Yangxin Palace. Should she go to Shoukang Palace to see the emperor? But the empress dowager was in poor health. If she disturbed her rest because of her brother's affairs, the emperor would be even more angry with the Nian family. Hua Fei had no choice but to return, thinking of coming back later to ask for an audience.

In Shoukang Palace, after the Emperor had dinner with the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother saw that the atmosphere was relatively peaceful and once again expressed her dissatisfaction with Zhen Huan's meddling in government affairs.

"Emperor, now that Yun'e has been executed, the royal family has been secured. It is not appropriate to let the harem know about the affairs of the previous dynasty. You should be more sensible."

The emperor gave another reason:

"Although Yun'e has been imprisoned, the matter of the Nian family has just begun. Nian Gengyao is used to being arrogant and has accumulated countless grievances. Some of them will definitely take revenge. My son can turn a blind eye to minor fights, but if they are too much, it will inevitably chill the soldiers who followed Nian Gengyao through life and death. These are the elite troops of the court, so my son often invites Wanpin to accompany him. Once the matter of the Nian family is resolved, there will be no need for this."

The empress dowager understood that since ancient times, the emperor's mind cannot be guessed at will by his ministers, lest they use it for personal gain. Turbulence is inevitable in the handover of military power in the West. If someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of this opportunity to fabricate charges and replace generals, the northwest will be in chaos. The emperor wants a smooth transition, so he has to let Wanpin participate a little, and then reveal his thoughts through Wanpin's mouth.

Since the emperor had clearly stated that Wanpin would no longer be allowed to participate in government affairs after the New Year, the empress dowager could not continue to be aggressive, but she remembered that Huafei was still worried:

"Hua Fei and Nian Gengyao have always had a deep brother-sister relationship. I'm afraid this will cause trouble for a while."

The Emperor continued, "That's why my son came to see the Empress. Today, Nian Gengyao used disrespectful words to describe my son. I don't know the depth of this, so Concubine Hua will definitely cry and plead for mercy. My son wants to cut the Gordian knot quickly. When everything is stable, I will let her stay with my son in the harem."

The Queen Mother wanted to say something else, but before she could take a breath, her chest was filled with gas and she coughed repeatedly. Her health had been deteriorating in the past two years and she had to take medicine almost every day, so she tricked Prince Dun's wife into entering the palace.

When the Emperor saw that the Queen Mother was coughing violently, he quickly put his hand on her back to help her calm down. After a while, the Queen Mother calmed down.

The emperor looked ashamed and said, "My son is really unfilial. The matter of Yun'e has caused Empress Dowager to worry about it, and it has also made your illness worse."

The Queen Mother gently wiped away the tears that had choked her and reached out to comfort the Emperor:

"You and I are mother and son, so there's no need to say such things. It's the dry autumn weather and I'm just suffering from an old illness. It's nothing serious."

The emperor looked extremely guilty and asked Zhuxi if there were any adjustments to the prescription recently.

Zhu Xi whispered beside him:

"Imperial Doctor Zhou just came to see me. He added some medicine to regulate the Qi and calm the mind to the prescription. He told me that I just need to take the medicine on time and I will feel better after a while."

The emperor heard Zhuxi's accusation and quickly expressed his opinion:

"Madam, take good care of yourself. I will pass on the instructions and you will no longer have to worry about the affairs of the harem."

Afterwards, the mother and son had some private conversation before the emperor took his leave.

The Queen Mother sighed before going to sleep:

"I have done so much, but the emperor has never sympathized with my motherly love. Let him be."

Zhu Xi knew that the Queen Mother was thinking of the Fourteenth Master again and thought that this time she could make the Emperor give in a little, but it seemed that the Emperor did not intend to do as the Queen Mother wished. The Queen Mother then became disappointed and let Zhu Xi speak.

Who dared to speak too much about the feelings of the royal family? Zhu Xi could only accompany the Queen Mother in silence.

The emperor came out of Shoukang Palace and went directly to Yongshou Palace, and Concubine Hua was destined to wait in vain.

In the following days, she went to the Yangxin Palace several times to ask for an audience, but the emperor was busy with government affairs and had no time to see her.

Hua Fei finally understood that the emperor was finally angry with her brother because of the four words "sunset and morning dry". Now she could only hope that the emperor would be lenient with her brother's sentence in consideration of his many years of contributions.

But things went against her wishes. When Concubine Hua returned to the palace, Songzhi brought back bad news from outside:

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Emperor dismissed the Governor of Gansu, Hu Qiheng, and transferred the Governor of Sichuan, Na Tai, back to the capital. Your Majesty, why did he do this?"

Hua Fei knew these two people. They were her brother's confidants in the northwest. Natai was the general affairs officer of Sichuan Military Affairs, and Hu Qiheng was in charge of the general affairs of Gansu Province. All personnel dispatches, tax collection, etc. had to go through his hands.

The emperor's move undoubtedly cut off his brother's left and right arms. Concubine Hua collapsed in her chair, and a deep sense of uneasiness began to envelop her.

After that, she asked Songzhi to take some money and secretly go out to gather information, hoping to know as soon as possible what the emperor would do after receiving the letter of defense.

But what she could hear were all deliberately spread by Zhen Huan's servants.

Seeing that Concubine Hua was suffering every day, Xiao Xia Zi secretly went to the Yangxin Palace to find Su Peisheng, and only asked him to protect Concubine Hua, and the emperor would make the rest.

In mid-September, Nian Gengyao's letter of defense had not yet arrived. After the previous dynasty had purged Yun'e's followers, it began to intensify its efforts to impeach Nian Gengyao, and each of the charges was a serious crime.

The emperor, considering the stability of the northwest, only ordered to investigate the crimes of Nian Gengyao's followers first.

When the news reached Concubine Hua again, she was in a daze for a moment and didn't know what to do to reverse this decline.