Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

"Yes, they have all entered the palace early in the morning, and should have arrived at their respective palaces by now." Jianqiu said as she helped the queen comb her hair.

"Okay, by the way, that Wan Changzai..."

The person who attracted the Queen's attention the most was Zhen Huan. Being arranged to such a remote place would make anyone dissatisfied. I wonder if Zhen Huan would complain about this matter.

"I haven't heard her make any noise. She's just a concubine. Even if she's dissatisfied, she can't compete with Concubine Hua." Jianqiu said, also expressing her dissatisfaction with Concubine Hua.

"Alas, it is difficult for her. This Zhen Huan looks quite good to me. I think I can win her over."

Originally, Zhen Huan's face had already surprised the Queen. It would have been fine if she had not entered the palace, but now that she has entered the palace, she must make good use of her role.

Jianqiu probably knew what the queen wanted to do, so she didn't say anything else.

"Jianqiu, send some rewards to each palace later. Suiyuxuan, Xianfu Palace, and Yanxi Palace, these palaces should be given more attention."

The queen was no fool. She had already found out about these people's family backgrounds long before they entered the palace.

"Yes. Your Majesty, there is a new lady named An who has just entered the palace in Yikun Palace, and..." Jianqiu thought. She had sent them to all the palaces, but the Queen did not explain what was happening with An. Jianqiu did not know what to do.

In fact, the Queen had never forgotten. She was just the daughter of a county magistrate and now lived in the Yikun Palace. She and Concubine Hua had never gotten along well. Since Concubine Hua had won over An Da Ying, she didn't want to join in the fun. If the family was a high-ranking official, it would be fine for her to compete for it. But she was just from a small family, so there was really no need to compete.

But since Jianqiu even remembered to ask, An Lingrong couldn't help but think too much: "Forget it, you can take care of the arrangements at Yikun Palace. It's just a token of my appreciation."

The queen thought for a moment and said, "The emperor has only been on the throne for a short time, so it's better not to be extravagant. Be frugal if you can."

"Yes, your majesty is wise."

"Okay, go make the arrangements. I have to go to the Queen Mother as well, so ask Huichun to accompany me."

After saying that, the Queen stood up and left. It had been a long time since she last visited the Queen Mother, so it was time for her to pay her respects. Besides, today was also the day when new people would enter the palace.

As soon as the Queen finished her instructions, Jianqiu quickly took people to make arrangements.

Hua Fei was naturally unable to sit idle. Since the Queen had given her a reward, Hua Fei certainly could not lose.

"Songzhi."

Nian Shilan called out Songzhi and hurried over.

"Go, pick some good things and send them to the palaces. They must be presentable. New people have just entered the palace, and the Queen must be trying to win them over. We should be generous, but we can't be stingy like the Queen and send things that are not presentable."

Nian Shilan smiled evilly and gave Songzhi a look, and Songzhi immediately understood.

Jin Xi stood aside and said nothing. She had always heard that Concubine Hua was generous, but she had never seen her reward anyone with her own eyes. However, on ordinary days, Concubine Hua never treated her servants badly.

Songzhi also went to each palace room personally, and when she arrived at Suiyuxuan, she happened to meet Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang together.

"I, your servant, greet the two young ladies. I am Songzhi, who works for Concubine Hua. The two young ladies just entered the palace today, and Concubine Hua asked me to give you some rewards."

Songzhi bowed and then clapped her hands, and a large group of people came in behind her. Of course, rewards were also indispensable, including cloth, materials, silk, jewelry, furniture, and so on.

Zhen Huan received so many rewards even though she was just a maid, let alone Shen Meizhuang, who was a noble lady.

Zhen Huan had just entered the palace, so naturally she had only heard of Concubine Hua and did not know her. However, it was well known that Concubine Hua was generous.

"Thank you, Empress Hua, for the reward. My Sui Yu Xuan is in a remote location, and I think my aunt has been gone for quite some time. Why don't you have a cup of tea before leaving?"

Songzhi came to give her a reward, so there was no reason for Zhen Huan not to stay. Although she knew that Songzhi would definitely not stay to drink this cup of tea, she still had to say something.

"No, thank you for your kindness, my lady. I am in a hurry to visit another lady, so I won't stay any longer."

Songzhi refused with a choked voice. She knew that Nian Shilan didn't like Zhen Huan. She was only here to give a reward and there was no way she could stay here any longer.

"Well, then I won't keep you any longer, aunt."

Zhen Huan was also a smart person. After a few pleasantries, Song Zhi bowed and left.

Songzhi had just left Suiyuxuan and was about to go back when she ran into Jianqiu at the door.

The masters of these two people don't get along, so there is a strong smell of tension when they meet.

Concubine Hua was generous, so Songzhi walked with a proud manner and was very proud. Seeing Jianqiu coming, she knew that Jianqiu must have been sent by the Queen to give her a reward.

Jianqiu, relying on her status as the Queen's maid, did not give in to Songzhi at all, and the two of them were at loggerheads.

"Oh, isn't this Aunt Jianqiu? Are you here to give rewards to the new lady in the palace?" Songzhi covered her mouth and smiled, then looked behind Jianqiu, sizing her up and down.

"Yes, after all, it is something that the Queen has instructed me to do, so I have to come here in person."

Jianqiu didn't want to pay attention to Songzhi, but she still had to deal with her.

"Has Aunt Songzhi finished delivering the gifts?" Jianqiu asked again.

"Yes, the reward given by Concubine Hua is a lot, so I have to bring more than ten people with me when I go out. It's not like Aunt Jianqiu, who only needs to bring these few people."

Jianqiu understood what Songzhi meant. Didn't she mean that the rewards given by Jingren Palace were not as much as those given by Yikun Palace?

Jianqiu naturally didn't need to pay any attention to her. She just rolled her eyes and walked straight past Songzhi into Suiyuxuan.

Songzhi also returned to Yikun Palace.

In fact, it was more than that. As soon as Songzhi returned to Yiku Palace, she saw Concubine Hua getting angry. Zhou Ninghai was also trying to comfort her. Songzhi had just returned and didn't know what had happened.

It was Jinxi who pulled Songzhi aside and said that it was because Zhou Ninghai had just delivered rewards in the Yanx Palace and happened to meet Jianqiu.

But Xia Dongchun, who didn't know how to appreciate it, shouted: "No matter how good the gift from Concubine Hua is, it's not as good as the one from the Empress."

"What a brainless guy." Songzhi cursed.

In this palace, everyone knows that Concubine Hua is more favored than the Queen. The Queen is just an old and ugly woman. If it weren't for the protection of the Queen Mother, she might not have been able to sit on the position of Queen.

"Oh, that's enough. That Xia Dongchun, with her brain, I'm sure no one in the palace would like her. Why should we get angry with her?"

Seeing that Songzhi seemed a little angry, Jinxi hurriedly tried to persuade her.

"Let's go into the house and comfort the queen, and don't leave Zhou Ninghai there alone. He is just a man, and he can't be as careful as a woman. It will be bad if he makes the queen angry again."

An Lingrong's situation was even worse. She was originally from a poor family, and now she lived in the Yikun Palace, making her even less favored by the Queen.

Originally, the Queen hadn't thought of her when it came to the reward, it was just arranged casually because Jianqiu said so, so naturally it wouldn't be that much.

Among all the new ladies who had just arrived in the palace, An Lingrong was the only one who felt lonely and deserted. She naturally felt uncomfortable, but fortunately, Concubine Hua had given her a lot of rewards. An Lingrong could feel how much Concubine Hua valued her. After all, she and her had known each other for two years.

An Lingrong sat on the stool and stared blankly out the door. She didn't feel comfortable at all at the pitiful reward that Jianqiu had just brought to her.

"Baojuan, am I unworthy?"

An Lingrong said this lightly, and her tone sounded very depressed. Baojuan didn't know what to say to cheer An Lingrong up for a moment.

"What are you talking about, young lady? No, look, didn't Empress Hua give you a lot of rewards? I just asked around, Empress Hua gave you the most rewards."

Baojuan has always been Hua Fei's person, so naturally she always speaks well of Hua Fei.

"Yes, I know how Concubine Hua treats me. But you also saw what Jianqiu looked like when she came just now. Whose servant is Jianqiu? She is the Queen's servant. Doesn't Jianqiu's attitude also represent the Queen's attitude?!"

On the first day after entering the palace, An Lingrong could already feel the different treatment. She didn't know why, whether it was because she was from a humble family and was not taken seriously, or because she lived in Yikun Palace and was too close to Concubine Hua.

Soon, three days passed, and it was time for the new concubines to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager. After paying their respects to the Empress Dowager, they could prepare to serve the Empress.

Early in the morning, several concubines who had just entered the palace came to pay their respects.

On such an important day, all the elders in the palace must be present, including Concubine Qi, Concubine Jing, Concubine Xin, and Noble Lady Wang.

"Concubine Hua is here!" Jiang Fuhai shouted outside the door.

Concubine Hua came relatively early in this life, and not with as much fanfare as in her previous life.

"Your concubine pays her respects to the Empress." When Concubine Hua arrived at Jingren Palace, she bowed to the Empress first.

Today is such an important occasion and Concubine Hua came so early, which is not like her usual character.

"Sister, get up. It's rare to get up so early today." The Queen smiled and asked Concubine Hua to get up.

I arrived really early today. The newly-admitted concubines haven't even arrived at Jingren Palace yet. Only Concubine Jing and Concubine Qi are here, and it looks like they've only been here for a short time.

"Today is the day for the ladies in the palace to pay their respects. After all, I am the head of all the concubines, so I cannot be late."

Hua Fei said this and sat down.

"Jianqiu, serve the tea."

It was still early and there was nothing to do, so a few of them were drinking tea and waiting in Jingren Palace. After a while, several new concubines arrived one after another.

Noble Lady Fucha was dressed more gorgeously, while Noble Lady Wan remained as plain as in her previous life.

After such a long time, Nian Shilan finally saw Zhen Huan again. Her impression of her was still stuck on the time they met in the cold palace in her previous life. That was also the last time they met.

It has been so long since I last saw Zhen Huan that my impression of her appearance has become a little vague.

But every time I see you, I can remember it clearly, as if I just left yesterday.

Somehow, after seeing Zhen Huan, I always have an indescribable feeling, my chest feels stuffy, and I feel very uncomfortable. Maybe it’s because I saw Zhen Huan. In the previous life, it was because of Zhen Huan that the Nian family was destroyed.

No wonder Nian Shilan felt uncomfortable when she saw Zhen Huan.

"Today is also the first time that I have officially met all of you sisters. You are all really outstanding, unlike me, who is already old and ugly."

The queen touched her face as she spoke, but her expression looking at Concubine Qi did not seem very natural.

Nian Shilan couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw this. Wasn't the Queen's little trick just to pretend to be kind and generous in front of the newlyweds?

Naturally, Zhen Huan would not miss this opportunity and quickly responded.

"The Empress is the mother of the country. How can she be described as old and ugly? The Qing Dynasty is prosperous, and so is the Empress' beauty." Zhen Huan stepped forward and said with her head down.

In fact, Nian Shilan didn't know in her previous life that Zhen Huan was getting close to the Queen at that time. It was so obvious in this life, but she had forgotten when Zhen Huan started to distance herself from the Queen in her previous life.

Unexpectedly, when she met Zhen Huan in this life, her eloquence had not changed at all, but in Nian Shilan's eyes, she still seemed a little artificial.

There were so many people in Jingren Palace, but she was the only one who answered the call, which made her stand out.

However, not only Nian Shilan was dissatisfied with Zhen Huan's behavior, but even Xia Dongchun rolled her eyes behind her back.

"Hey, did you see that? The Zhen Huan in front is more prominent than her." Consort Xia said to Noble Lady Fucha with a look of disgust.

Although the voice was low, Nian Shilan still heard it clearly. She remembered that Xia Dongchun also said something in her previous life, but it didn't seem to be this sentence. She couldn't remember it clearly.

But she is a troublemaker, which is good.

However, Noble Lady Fucha ignored her and turned away with disgust. How could one speak casually in such an occasion? Xia Dongchun was also a brainless person.

The Queen's reaction was the same as what Nian Shilan thought. She was naturally delighted to hear Zhen Huan say this.

It was because of this sentence that Zhen Huan was appreciated by the Queen.

She originally caught the Queen's attention because she looked like Queen Chunyuan, and she also had such a clever mouth, which made the Queen like her even more.

"Look up." The queen said to Wan Changzai with a smile.

Wan Changzai listened and did as she was told obediently.

Although I had seen him on the day of the talent show, I had never seen him as carefully as I did today. This face is so similar, so similar, if not 80%, then at least 50%.

Jinxi, standing behind Nian Shilan, also had an incredible look on her face. After all, Jinxi had met Queen Chunyuan before.

With just one glance, Jing Xi could probably understand why Zhen Huan entered the palace: it was because of this face.