Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Aunt Sun smiled and said, "You are right, Xiaowen. Doing this represents respect for the imperial power and submission to the emperor. Also, if any of the concubines on the inner side wants to get off the bed, they must not step over the emperor. They must let the emperor stand up and crawl over from behind. During the bedtime, the concubines cannot make any sound. This is to preserve the dignity of the emperor. There are eunuchs listening outside the door. If a concubine makes a sound, she will be stopped from sleeping with him and sent away immediately."

"I see. There are quite a lot of rules." Concubine Fang said with a smile.

I am just a little girl, how could I understand these things? When it comes to serving the emperor, there are so many rules and I have to pay attention to them all the time.

"Haha, young master, there is more."

"Anything else?" Concubine Fang continued to listen to Aunt Sun.

"The whole process must not exceed half an hour, and only the Queen has the right to stay overnight. If the time is exceeded, the chief steward of the Jingshifang will remind him and sing "It's time." However, if the Emperor really likes it, he can make an exception and stay longer. After the Emperor has had his fill, the concubine will crawl out from under his feet, wrapped in a quilt and carried out by the eunuchs."

"Yes, thank you for your teaching, aunt."

Aunt Sun said so much to Concubine Fang, and Concubine Fang thanked her very politely.

"Okay, it's almost time to pack up and go to the Yangxin Palace. My lady, please come out."

The bath is complete. Now it is time to wrap myself in a quilt and be carried to the Yangxin Palace by the eunuchs as Aunt Sun said.

Actually, there is one more rule that Aunt Sun did not mention. This one does not need to be mentioned either, as the decision is entirely up to the emperor. After the emperor has sex with his wife, the eunuch who records the records will ask the emperor whether he wants to have children. If he wants to, it will be recorded. If not, contraceptive measures will be taken against the concubine.

All the way, Concubine Fang was thinking about what Aunt Sun had just said to her, and going over these rules in her mind over and over again.

Finally they arrived at the Yangxin Palace. The eunuchs placed Concubine Fang on the dragon bed, performed a bow and left. The Emperor was already waiting on the bed.

The emperor took a look and closed his eyes again. Concubine Fang, you are nothing special.

I don't really like it, it's just a routine.

Seeing that the emperor did not move, Concubine Fang took the initiative to proceed according to the rules that Aunt Sun had just taught her.

"Whose card did the emperor turn over today?"

At this time, the queen had not yet gone to bed. She was sitting on the couch with her eyes closed. Suddenly, she remembered something and asked that question.

"I just saw Fengluan Chun'en's carriage go to Suiyuxuan." Jianqiu said.

"Oh, is it so."

The queen slowly opened her eyes and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Lady Fang, that's fine too. Lady Fang comes from a big family and was recommended by the Queen Mother. That's fine too."

The night passed quietly like this. Early the next morning, Concubine Fang, who had been favored the previous night, came to pay her respects to the Queen.

When new people enter the palace, the favors of the old people in the palace will naturally be divided. Jingpin and Cao Guiren didn't sleep with the emperor many times, let alone now.

Oh, yes, there is also Concubine Qi.

"Now that my sister has served in the emperor's bedchamber, we are real sisters. We should serve the emperor wholeheartedly together."

The Queen looked at Concubine Fang's young and beautiful appearance and found her sensible.

"Yes."

Concubine Fang agreed readily and returned to her seat.

Concubine Hua watched the Queen say the same things every time. The newcomers didn't care, but her ears were getting calluses from hearing them.

Anyway, I was extremely bored in Jingren Palace, so I just looked at Concubine Duan.

Concubine Duan also noticed Concubine Hua's little actions, blinked her eyes, and reminded her to listen carefully to the Queen.

After all, this is in Jingren Palace, not Yiku Palace, so it's not that casual.

As she sat there, Concubine Hua became absent-minded, and it was only when she heard the words "The Emperor has arrived" that she woke up.

Why is the emperor here again? He ended his court quite early today.

Since you are here, please greet me.

"May your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."

The emperor came in and still showed favoritism to Concubine Hua, pulling her up in front of everyone.

Even if she entered the palace and the emperor came, the queen still had to give up her position to him.

"Why did the emperor come here today?" The queen was happy to see the emperor coming, no matter what the reason was. As long as she could see him, she was happy.

"I'll come over to take a look after the court today."

The emperor said this, but his eyes never left Hua Fei.

Although it was Concubine Fang who slept with him last night, the Emperor seemed to have forgotten this person and did not even look at her.

"I will be going on a southern tour in the next two days and will be back in half a month at most. I'll have to trouble the Queen to take good care of the palace, and Concubine Hua will assist."

The emperor made the arrangements.

"Yes."

The queen quickly agreed and didn't have time to ask about the southern tour.

"Why is the Emperor suddenly going on a southern tour?"

Hua Fei asked, but she was not reluctant to let the emperor go. She was so happy that the emperor was gone.

"Today, when I was in court, someone wrote to me saying that there was a drought in Sichuan. I care about the people of the world, so I have to go and take a look."

The emperor was also troubled by the drought, so he went on a southern tour, firstly to pray for rain, and secondly to provide relief to the victims. He could not let his people suffer from displacement.

Sichuan, isn't that the territory governed by Hua Fei's brother Nian Gengyao? I should ask my brother about this matter.

Concubine Hua knew that if this matter was blamed, her brother would definitely not be able to escape the responsibility. She remembered that her brother had never asked about it in the previous life, and everything was handled by the emperor.

But it’s different now. I must give my brother more advice and help him do something.

"Your Majesty is wise and cares about the people. It is a blessing for the people of the world to have a wise ruler." Concubine Hua said some flattering words, and the emperor was very pleased to hear them.

I would not have said these things in my previous life. If it were according to my previous life's personality, I would have naturally started to act like a spoiled brat when I heard that the emperor was going on a southern tour.

This time, it turned out to be herself, and Concubine Qi started again.

She is already old, but still pretends to be delicate.

"Your Majesty, this journey is long, so please be careful. When Your Majesty is away, I will definitely teach Hongshi well. Your Majesty, rest assured. When Your Majesty comes back, I will be waiting for Your Majesty to check Hongshi's homework."

After hearing this, the emperor looked a little impatient, but he still held it in. He was about to say something, but after thinking for a while, he didn't say anything.

This woman talks about Hongshi all the time every day and has no other topics. Never mind. I won't bother with her.

The emperor didn't say anything, nor did he want to say anything. He just nodded helplessly.

Seeing the emperor nod in agreement, Concubine Qi smiled happily.