The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

Seeing that Concubine Fang had almost adjusted her mood, Nian Shilan stood up and returned to her own palace.

Concubine Fang thought about what Nian Shilan had just said to her, and then decided to take the initiative to go to the Queen to pay her respects, so as to prevent the Queen from attacking her again.

The servants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came quickly, perhaps because of Nian Shilan's instructions, they did not dare to delay and brought a group of eunuchs and palace maids to wait for Concubine Fang to choose.

Because she had been promoted to concubine, she could keep six palace maids and four eunuchs.

The four maids who swept the courtyard were named Chunfen, Xiazhi, Qiuhe and Dongxue. The two maids who served closely were named Chuxue and Chulu.

The four eunuchs were given names such as Xiaozhuozi, Xiaodengzi, Xiaochenzi and Xiaoyezi.

Afterwards, Fangpin was supported by Chuxue and Chulu to go to the Queen's Jingren Palace. Huichun was a little surprised to see Fangpin, but she hurried into the palace to inform her.

"Empress, Concubine Fang from the cold palace has come out and is asking for a meeting at the gate of Jingren Palace." Huichun said.

The Queen was also very surprised when she heard this. The Emperor's edict had not yet reached Xiaoyu in the harem, so the Queen did not know that Concubine Fang had been promoted to Concubine Fang.

"Why did she come out? Let her in." The Queen allowed Jianqiu to support her and went to the main hall to wait for Concubine Fang to come.

After entering the palace, Concubine Fang bowed and greeted the Empress with great respect, "I, the concubine Fang, pay my respects to Her Majesty, may the Empress be blessed with good health."

The Queen smiled and asked Concubine Fang to stand up. She told Jianqiu to give her a seat. "After not seeing you for so many years, I never thought I would see you again. Now you have become Concubine Fang?"

Fangpin looked at the queen with a smile on her face, but she was very angry in her heart, "Yes, the emperor asked Concubine Hua to take me out of the cold palace, saying that he had wronged me in the past, and promoted me to a concubine to comfort me. If I have the chance to return to the harem, I will come to pay my respects to the queen."

After hearing this, the Queen also smiled and said, "In this case, the Emperor is kind-hearted and cherishes the past. You must never act impulsively in the future."

Concubine Fang nodded and said, "I have followed the Queen's teachings. I am where I am today because the Queen often mentions me in front of the Emperor. Otherwise, the Emperor would have forgotten me long ago, and I would not have the blessing I have today."

When the Queen heard what Fangpin said, she thought she was very sensible and was very satisfied. She chatted with Fangpin for a while.

As for Shen Meizhuang, when the emperor came, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong had already returned to the palace. Shen Meizhuang was very happy to see the emperor coming.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health." Shen Meizhuang bowed to the emperor.

"My beloved, please get up quickly." The emperor said to Shen Meizhuang with a smile.

After Shen Meizhuang stood up, the emperor sat on the chair, smiled and waved for Shen Meizhuang to come to his side.

"There hasn't been a child born in this harem for a long time. Concubine Hui must protect herself well. I am looking forward to this child." The emperor looked at Shen Meizhuang's belly with anticipation.

Shen Meizhuang responded happily, "Okay, I understand."

Just then, Aunt Zhuxi, who was beside the Queen Mother, came.

"This old servant greets His Majesty and Concubine Hui." As expected of someone close to the empress dowager, her manners and etiquette were impeccable, and the aura around her made Shen Meizhuang feel a little nervous.

The emperor was also very surprised to see Zhuxi coming: "Aunt Zhuxi, please stand up. Aunt, come forward, but does the Empress Dowager want to tell you something?"

The emperor was still very respectful to Zhuxi. After all, he was an old man who had always been with the Empress Dowager.

Aunt Zhuxi also said respectfully: "The Empress Dowager was very happy to hear that Concubine Hui was pregnant. She specially asked this old servant to come and give Concubine Hui this hairpin of the two immortals of harmony that the Empress Dowager likes the most. It means that Concubine Hui will have many children and good fortune. The Empress Dowager also hopes that Concubine Hui can give birth to a prince safely."

Zhu Xi's words were very beautiful. They pointed out that although the Queen Mother did not interfere in any matter in the harem, she knew everything. They also showed how much the Queen Mother valued Huipin's pregnancy.

Huipin didn't know whether she should accept it, so she looked at the emperor.

The moment the emperor saw Zhuxi take out the Hehe Erxian hairpin, he became very upset. Because this hairpin was specially made for the empress dowager when she was pregnant with her fourteenth brother. Although the emperor was very concerned, he couldn't let the empress dowager down in public.

So when Concubine Hui looked at him, the emperor nodded and signaled Shen Meizhuang to accept the hairpin.

"Your concubine thanks the Queen Mother." Shen Meizhuang bowed and took the hairpin from Aunt Zhuxi.

Seeing that Zhuxi had completed the task assigned by the Queen Mother, he did not linger for long. He bowed and left.

After Aunt Zhuxi left, the palace was silent for a moment. When Shen Meizhuang wanted to say something, the emperor said, "There are still government affairs in the Yangxin Palace. I will come to see you another day."

After saying that, the emperor stood up, and without paying any attention to Shen Meiyu, he strode out of Cunju Hall. At the door, he saw Jingpin, who had just returned from the Imperial Garden and was about to enter his bedroom. The emperor thought of Nian Shilan's words and stopped Jingpin.

When Concubine Jing heard the emperor's voice, she turned around quickly and greeted the emperor after seeing him: "Your Highness, your concubine has seen you."

The emperor waved his hand nonchalantly: "Get up, I have something to talk to you about."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Jing quickly invited the emperor into her main hall and glanced at Concubine Hui with a little concern, fearing that she would misunderstand that she was vying for favor.

Huipin saw it from a distance, and smiled and shook her head at Jingpin, saying that she would not think too much. Shen Meizhuang had lived with Jingpin in Xianfu Palace since she entered the palace, and Jingpin had never made things difficult for her. Shen Meizhuang was very grateful to Jingpin and understood her character.

Not to mention that Jingpin would not compete for favor, even if she did, Shen Meizhuang would probably be willing to lend a helping hand. After all, such a person has been in the palace for a long time, is very good at judging the situation, and is also humble. Such a person will only be an ally rather than an enemy.

When Jingpin saw Huipin shaking her head at her, she knew that Huipin would not think too much, so she followed the emperor into the main hall.

The emperor sat on the chair, looked at Jingpin and said, "I remember that you have been in the palace for a long time. It's time to raise your position."

When Concubine Jing heard this, she knelt down immediately and said, "I dare not."

The emperor looked at Jingpin's cautious look, smiled, and then said: "It's okay, your qualifications are worthy of the title of concubine. Shilan also said to me that it's time to make you a concubine."

The reason why the emperor mentioned Nian Shilan was to test whether the two had secretly colluded with each other, but he saw Jingpin looking at him with a surprised face, her eyes full of surprise, and her expression did not seem fake. The emperor knew that he was too suspicious, maybe Shilan just simply changed her personality.

Jingpin was indeed very shocked when she heard what the emperor said. She didn't expect that her promotion to the position of concubine would be proposed by Nian Shilan to the emperor. When she was in the palace in her early years, although she was of a high birth, she was a princess in Nian Shilan's room. Nian Shilan was jealous of her and tortured her in various ways, but she didn't expect that she would mention to the emperor today to promote her to the position of concubine. Jingpin was terrified, afraid that Nian Shilan would come up with some new way to torture her, but she also knew that the emperor's order was difficult to disobey and she could not disobey it.

Then the emperor said, "The queen has not been in good health recently, and Shilan is impatient and unwilling to take care of the six palaces. So after I promote you, you should ask the queen or Shilan for advice on how to manage the six palaces and share more of the queen's responsibilities."

After hearing this, Jingpin hesitated and said, "What about Wanpin and Huipin?"

Because the emperor had previously ordered Concubine Wan and Concubine Hui to learn about harem affairs, and now he gave the task to her, Concubine Jing was a little confused about what the emperor meant.

The emperor explained, "Now Huipin is pregnant, and the child in her belly is the most important. You and Wanpin should study together, but Wanpin has only been in the palace for a short time, so you still need to teach her more."

After hearing this, Concubine Jing quickly said, "I will remember the emperor's instructions."

Jingpin stayed in the palace for such a long time, and was able to escape from Nian Shilan at that time and save herself, which was enough to prove Jingpin's delicate mind and scheming. From the emperor's words, Jingpin also understood that the emperor still favored Zhen Huan. It was never a problem that she had been in the palace for a short time. Everyone started out as a newcomer and worked their way up step by step. As long as she could grasp the emperor's heart, everything would be fine. Wanpin was definitely not an ordinary person.

When the emperor saw that Jingpin understood what he meant, he did not delay any longer. He patted Jingpin on the shoulder and walked out of Xianfu Palace.