Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

"Don't say that, Your Majesty. You will always be the Queen, the Empress, and the legal wife. Your position is unshakable."

As the queen spoke, her face turned pale, even a little sad, and Concubine Qi hurriedly comforted her.

It can be said that Concubine Qi was really prophetic at this time. The queen will always be the queen.

"Humph, what's the use of that? The current queen has no power in her hands. She is really just a title."

The queen herself knew it very well, but it was only because she had the empress dowager behind her that she was still able to sit in the position of queen. Now she no longer had the power to manage the six palaces.

Moreover, although Nian Shilan is now a concubine, she has power in her hands and her status is actually higher than that of the queen.

The queen sneered and said, "Humph, the emperor really loves her."

Although the Queen was angry about the Emperor's love for Nian Shilan, she would not bear a grudge against the Emperor. Even if the Emperor favored someone else, the Queen would only hate that woman for seducing her emperor.

The Queen was telling the truth, and Concubine Qi had no way to refute it: "Your Majesty, Hongshi should be back by this time, I will go back first."

Seeing the queen covering her head and not saying anything, I thought that she should be alone for a while and I would not disturb her.

Although the queen didn't say anything, Concubine Qi bowed and left.

Although Nian Shilan was demoted, she didn't feel any pain at all.

On the way back to Yikun Palace, I heard the palace servants say that Xiao Jin from the imperial kitchen had been executed. But thinking that the imperial kitchen had not done anything wrong recently, I thought that he must have been the scapegoat for Xia Dongchun's incident.

"That little Jin?"

I heard the palace servants say this all the way, and I couldn't help but feel curious.

Songzhi looked around and then moved closer to Nian Shilan and said, "My lady, I heard that Xiao Jin was originally arranged by the Queen Mother. His father died, and he only has an old mother and a young brother at home. With the Queen Mother's arrangement, I believe his family must have been able to get a lot of money."

Songzhi must be aware of the fact that people get things done for money, let alone others.

Originally, Xiao Jin's family was not wealthy, and now it was worth it to exchange his life for the peace and well-being of the whole family.

This Xiao Jin has always been filial, but it's a pity to have such a child. Everyone in the world is afraid of death, and Xiao Jin is definitely no exception. Although he is a eunuch, at least he is still alive. But since this matter was arranged by the Queen Mother, it is not certain what the Queen Mother will say.

After listening to Songzhi, Nian Shilan understood. She knew it too well.

If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die.

The Empress Dowager is the most noble woman in the entire Qing Dynasty. Is there anything she can't do? It's just some silver. The lives of these servants in this palace are the least valuable compared to the so-called royal dignity mentioned by the Empress Dowager.

Why make a fuss when something can be done with just a little money?

Broken Jade Pavilion......

"Huan'er..."

As soon as she left Jingren Palace, Shen Meizhuang hurried to Suiyuxuan.

The demotion of Concubine Hua is such a serious matter that she needs to discuss it with Zhen Huan.

"Sister Mei."

Seeing Shen Meizhuang coming, Zhen Huan quickly pulled her to sit down. As soon as she came in, she saw Shen Meizhuang smiling, and no one knew what good thing had happened.

"Sister, you are so happy today. I wonder what's going on? Could it be that the Emperor has come to see you again?"

Zhen Huan looked at Shen Meizhuang with a mischievous look on her face.

Although she entered the palace, her temperament was still as naughty as before.

"Do you know what happened today?"

Although she knew that Zhen Huan didn't know, Shen Meizhuang still couldn't help asking.

"Sister is really mean. How could she know that Huanhuan doesn't even leave the house?"

Although she knew Shen Meizhuang did it on purpose, Zhen Huan still said something.

"It was because of the Xia incident. Xia was banished to the cold palace by the emperor. Concubine Hua happened to reward Xia with a hundred lashes of red. I guess she got hurt. I don't know how, but Xia died again. She died of poisoning."

Shen Meizhuang paused and said, "It was only this morning when I went to pay my respects to the Queen that I learned that Concubine Hua would not be demoted."

Shen Meizhuang described this matter with such detail that even Huanbi and Liuzhu were fascinated by it, not to mention Zhen Huan.

"Demoted, noble lady? Permanent lady? Or agreed?!"

As soon as she heard about demotion, Zhen Huan couldn't wait to ask, hoping that the demotion would be as low as possible. However, if Zhen Huan's guess was true, she would probably be disappointed.

Shen Meizhuang shook her head slowly and said, "Neither, but the position of concubine."

"Just a demotion to a concubine?!"

Even Liuzhu found this unbelievable. After all, a person died, and the punishment was just a demotion? !

"Yes, after all, the emperor also said that Xia died of poisoning, and there is no evidence to say that Concubine Hua poisoned her."

"But I did hear on my way to Suiyuxuan that Xiao Jin from the imperial kitchen was executed."

Shen Meizhuang told Zhen Huan everything she had just seen and heard without missing a word.

With Zhen Huan's wisdom, she knew as soon as she heard it that Xiao Jin from the imperial kitchen was wronged. He had no grudge against Xia, so why would they want to harm him alone?

I just don't know who he was blamed for.

The real murderer is not punished, but an innocent person is asked to take the blame. Zhen Huan now sees the world clearly.

No wonder Hua Fei’s punishment was just demotion.

"I have to pity Xiao Jin from the Imperial Kitchen. Although I don't like Xia, if the real murderer can be caught, Xia's death will not be in vain. Why is it that only a member of the Imperial Kitchen has to take the blame?!"

I don't know whether Zhen Huan is kind-hearted, nosy, or just wants to see Concubine Hua being punished, but now she even feels pity for Xia.

The matter was finally resolved. Once it was resolved, the queen could finally rest assured.

Besides, the compensation given to the Xia family was sufficient, so Xia Wei did not keep harping on the matter and looking for trouble.

But Xia Dongchun is just a girl. If she was a legitimate son, Xia Wei probably wouldn't have let it go like this. But if anyone is to blame, it's that Xia Dongchun was born at the wrong time. In this era where boys are valued more than girls, who would value girls so much?

Hearing that Concubine Hua was demoted, Nian Gengyao was not happy. However, this matter was not known until after the court session. The emperor knew Nian Gengyao's temper and was afraid that he would cause trouble in the court, so he did not dare to take action in the court.

At this moment, Nian Gengyao still thought that his sister Nian Shilan was the pampered Concubine Hua.