HLnovel Chapter 1119 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 45
Chapter 1119 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 45
Guiren Wan actually didn't have many useful people at her disposal, but she knew that Concubine Shu was no simple person, so she took the initiative to seek help from Concubine Shu.
Concubine Wan knew that she could not give anything to satisfy Concubine Shu, so she could only gamble on how sincere her feelings for Huanbi and her daughter were.
The Third Princess's first birthday party was approaching, and Wan Guiren was very anxious because the Queen had not mentioned it at all. She could only ask during the greetings, "Your Majesty, how are the arrangements for the Third Princess's first birthday party?"
Jiang Xinxin had already prepared a response, and she had no intention of embarrassing Wan Guiren, so she said directly: "The emperor has already ordered that the third princess is born with deficiencies, and she is raised by the Imperial Noble Consort. He is afraid of disturbing the Imperial Noble Consort's peace, so the third princess will only hold a banquet in Chengqian Palace, and the sisters in the harem can just celebrate."
As she spoke, Jiang Xinxin winked at Huichun, who immediately withdrew and prepared to leave. Jiang Xinxin smiled and continued to say to Wan Guiren, "But the Third Princess has been wronged after all. I have prepared a lot of gifts based on the example of Princess Wen Yi before, and I will definitely not let the Third Princess be wronged again."
Concubine Qi had fallen out of favor with Jiang Xinxin. Since moving into the palace, the Third Prince had not received any subsidy from Jiang Xinxin, so Concubine Qi was immediately unhappy. "The Queen has a younger child now, and she has forgotten about the Third Prince. After all, the Third Prince has been serving you diligently since he was in the palace, but he was outshined by a princess born to a noble lady!"
Shunpin immediately flattered Jiang Xinxin, saying, "What are you talking about, Concubine Qi? Your Majesty is not the legal mother of the Third Prince. Could it be that Concubine Qi thinks that your Majesty favors the Third Prince a lot in the Qiandi residence and thinks it is not enough?"
Concubine Qi thought for a moment and hoped that Jiang Xinxin would pay more attention to her son. She also echoed Concubine Shun and said, "Concubine Shun is right. Your Majesty has been taking care of the Third Prince since the time she was in the palace. Now the Third Prince is about to get married and have children. Why does Concubine Qi still think that Your Majesty is not doing enough? She is so fussy even if Your Majesty takes care of the princess a little more?"
The Third Princess's biological mother, Wan Guiren, immediately followed suit, "What Concubine Shun and Concubine Qi said is true."
"I am just a noble lady and not worth mentioning. Although my mother's family is in the capital, everyone knows that it is not easy to live in the capital, so there is less time to subsidize me."
"But even so, I am still grateful to my mother's family, and I am even afraid that I will make a mistake and implicate my mother's family."
Concubine Wan's words can be said to have stepped on Concubine Qi and the Third Prince in many ways, but Concubine Qi herself did not understand and was still proud of Concubine Wan: "Concubine Wan is not showing off her eloquence now. It's good enough to know that your mother's family is not prominent. I will naturally send a suitable gift to the Third Princess's first birthday banquet. Don't act like you have never seen the world and ruin the Third Princess's fortune."
Shunpin and Qipin only heard that Concubine Wan was using her concern for her maternal family to satirize the fact that Concubine Qi's maternal family had once been convicted, and they had not thought of going deeper. Who knew that Concubine Qi could not hear anything? Facing such a Concubine Qi, the two of them really felt a sense of superiority that they had occupied the higher ground in terms of IQ.
However, Concubine Jing, Concubine Rou, Concubine Fang Jiachang and Concubine Fu lowered their heads and covered their mouths with their hands to laugh, not daring to let Concubine Qi see anything. They just returned to their respective palaces and couldn't help but mutter a few words.
However, Jingpin was loyal and honest. After she finished talking about Concubine Qi's nonsense, she couldn't help but envy Concubine Qi's good luck. At least Concubine Qi had a prince who was about to get married and have children. In the future, when the new emperor came to the throne, she would have the opportunity to leave the palace to enjoy her life. Unlike her, except for following Fatty Orange to the Old Summer Palace, she might never have the chance to leave the palace in her life.
Concubine Jing's desire to raise a child became increasingly profound and clear. On the other hand, Noble Lady Rou and Lady Fu also saw the importance of offspring. As for the new Concubine Fang Jia, she was old enough and was introduced by Concubine Jing to serve the emperor in bed. She was also anxious to have a child.
A large group of women in the palace began to pray for children. Jiang Xinxin just asked Jianqiu and Huichun to keep a close eye on them to make sure there was no fake pregnancy like Shen Meizhuang's, and then she left it alone.
And Guiren Wan took the opportunity to go to Ningshou Palace to talk to Concubine Shu in private.
Concubine Shu cleared the scene, and Concubine Wan knelt directly in front of Concubine Shu, leaning over to beg Concubine Shu to avenge Huanbi: "Your Majesty, I have found out the cause of Huanbi's death. She was burning paper for her biological mother in the Old Summer Palace, and was discovered by Nian Shilan, so her life experience was exposed."
"I was pregnant at that time. Nian Shilan wanted to attack me. She also found out that Huanbi was my half-sister, so she threatened me with the lives and honor of my entire Zhen family. Huanbi was sent to the Ministry of Punishment because of Nian Shilan's instructions. So she was gone once she left..."
Concubine Shu quickly helped Concubine Wan up, and even though she was crying, she just pretended to be sympathetic and helped wipe her tears. As for helping her, she refused to accept any offer at all.
"Why are you doing this, kid?"
"Although Huanbi died unjustly, what good end will the Nian family have now? As for the Concubine Nian, since the emperor has protected her well, you must not act hastily and make the emperor resent you for no reason. Apart from anything else, you should at least think more about the third princess."
Wan Guiren didn't expect that Concubine Shu would say nothing. Even though she knew it was wrong, she still doubted the so-called "close friend" between Concubine Shu and Huanbi's mother Bizhu'er. However, she couldn't think too much at the moment, so she retreated and said, "Your Majesty should have waited for Prince Guo to take you out of the palace for your retirement. It's all my fault for disturbing your peace."
"But I am at my wit's end. I really don't know who to turn to for help. There was a maidservant named Jixiang beside Concubine Duan. She wanted to avenge Concubine Duan, so she came to me and asked me to find a way to send her to Yikun Palace. I felt that this opportunity was rare, so I tried every means to seize it..."
Concubine Shu sighed and kept saying "foolish child". She turned her head and lowered her eyelids to cover her eyes full of calculations. She quickly weighed the pros and cons. Now she had to win over Concubine Wan. Even if it was just to make her behavior consistent with her identity as a friend of Huanbi's biological mother as mentioned earlier, she had to help Concubine Wan. Otherwise, all the energy they mother and son spent on Concubine Wan would be wasted.
Of course, it was impossible for Concubine Shu to agree directly at the beginning, so she just pretended that she didn't want her sister Wan Guiren to take risks for Huanbi. She was hesitant to speak and just wanted Wan Guiren to live her life well.
Guiren Wan also understood that it was impossible for Concubine Shu to agree to her request immediately. After all, in order to accomplish this, Concubine Shu would have to use the last few people in her hands, and these people would have to be discarded once they were used. If it were her, she would have to weigh the pros and cons. What's more, Concubine Shu wanted to use such people for others.
However, when she returned to Chengqian Palace, she carefully recalled her own behavior and that of Concubine Shu, and finally discovered that Concubine Shu might have other intentions in contacting her.
However, she really couldn't understand why Concubine Shu, even if she wanted to support the concubines in the harem to speak well of Prince Guo, didn't she choose someone else but chose her?