Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 167: Legend of Zhen Huan 39

Time was tight and the task was heavy. Zhen Da Ying did not expect that it was Prince Guo who would lend her a helping hand in the end. When news came from Prince Guo that although her mother and younger sister had entered the Music Bureau, they had been secretly taken care of by him, and even that he would fully cooperate with her efforts to restore his favor, Zhen Da Ying forced herself not to think about what Prince Guo's intentions were towards her at this moment.

No matter what her intention was, she had to repay Prince Guo for his help today.

So, Zhen Da Ying was really lucky. Although it seemed that she was at the end of her rope, in fact, in addition to Prince Guo and Concubine Duan, the Queen was also helping her to regain her favor. So soon, on a misty morning that Yi Xin didn't know about, Zhen Da Ying danced a stunning dance by the Taiye Lake and successfully regained her favor.

After Xizhu received the news, she couldn't help but mutter in front of Yixin: "What kind of person is this Zhen Da Ying? She has been through so many ups and downs. If it happened to someone else, they would have been wiped out long ago, but she can always turn danger into safety, as if..."

Xizhu carefully looked at Yixin's expression. Although Yixin didn't know what Xizhu wanted to say specifically, her meaning must be something like "God's own daughter".

Of course Yi Xin couldn't tell her that Zhen Da Ying was originally a dragon-slaying heroine, and on her way to the position of empress dowager, she lost a lot, but also gained power.

Yi Xin had to say something at this moment: "You may not know yet, but Zhen Ying looks like Empress Chun Yuan, and the Fucha family also found out that Zhen Ying had been well-read since she was a child, and was also proficient in music. When she was a little older, the Zhen family even specially invited the teacher who taught Empress Chun Yuan to teach her the Jinghong Dance."

Xizhu immediately understood the Zhen family's intentions, and then as if she had thought of something, she asked Yixin with a strange look on her face, "Then, Your Majesty, do you think that Zhen Zhen knows that she was raised by her family in the mold of Queen Chunyuan?"

Yi Xin thought for a moment and said, "Probably not. After all, when children reach a certain age, they tend to go against their elders. With Zhen Ying's pride and arrogance, I'm afraid that when she finds out that her family is teaching her like others, she might just go against what her elders say."

Xizhu and Sang'er both felt that Yi Xin's words made some sense, especially Sang'er. She was more innocent than Xizhu and had already begun to feel pity for Zhen and agreed.

Xizhu shook her head in her heart after seeing Sang'er's expression. Even though she felt that she had become Yixin's confidant, she did not dare to speak ill of Sang'er in front of Yixin. Besides, Sang'er was a clear-headed person. Even if he felt a little pity for Zhen Da Ying, he would at most just give Zhen Da Ying a good look when they met, and would not do anything to harm Yixin.

Yi Xin also saw Sang'er's expression. She didn't think there was anything wrong with Sang'er's behavior. At most, she thought she was too naive. Anyway, although Sang'er was naive, she was not someone who could be fooled, so she didn't need to care.

Originally, Yi Xin thought that Zhen Da Ying's restoration to favor had little to do with her, but she didn't expect that Zhen Da Ying would be promoted twice within a month and became a noble lady of Wan again. However, she did not go back to Sui Yuxuan or Yongshou Palace, but was arranged by the emperor to live in Chengqian Palace!

Su Peisheng personally brought people to arrange for Concubine Wan to live in the west hall of Chengqian Palace. Yi Xin frowned and looked at Su Peisheng, but Su Peisheng didn't dare to look at Yi Xin at all. He just bowed slightly and said to Yi Xin: "It is the emperor's oral order to let Concubine Wan move to the west hall of Chengqian Palace. Your Majesty, you have always had only Concubine Yue here. I believe the emperor is also worried about what you say to everyone..."

She believed Su Peisheng's lies!

Yi Xin almost wanted to let the dog bite the fourth master, but she bit her back teeth in time and had to force a smile to continue to ask Su Peisheng: "I know that the emperor's decision has always been unquestionable, but Eunuch Su, something must have happened, otherwise the emperor would not have sent Concubine Wan to Chengqian Palace without thinking."

Su Peisheng never interfered in the affairs of the harem, and was impartial to the concubines and even the queen's attempts to win them over. However, after Cui Jinxi went to Concubine Wan, except for occasionally favoring Concubine Wan's side for Cui Jinxi in unimportant matters, he was actually most optimistic about Yi Xin.

It can be said that in Su Peisheng's heart, Yi Xin was the one who worthy of being the mother of the country. He even sometimes regretted that Yi Xin was born too late. Otherwise, if she had been the emperor's legitimate wife and empress, the emperor would not have had so few children as he does now, and would not have suffered so much from love in the past.

Therefore, Yi Xin wanted to know who was behind the incident in which Concubine Wan moved to Chengqian Palace, and Su Peisheng never thought of hiding it.

"Although you, the Imperial Concubine, are assisting with the affairs of the six palaces together with the Imperial Concubine Jing, anyone with a discerning eye can see how you deal with people. The Imperial Concubine Wan also admires your noble and upright character, so she wanted to come to Chengqian Palace to be influenced by you."

Yi Xin wished that the emperor would die tomorrow. Even though her face looked grim, she did not embarrass Su Peisheng or the noble lady Wan who came to pay her respects.

And Concubine Wan also knew that she had offended Yi Xin by moving into Chengqian Palace forcefully, but in order to save her own life, she no longer cared about anything else.

Originally, she thought that only Concubine Duan and Prince Guo helped her regain favor, but she didn't expect that Prince Guo actually told her that the Queen was also fanning the flames behind the scenes. She couldn't figure out what the Queen was trying to do, but she and Concubine Nian had been at war to the death, and she even lost all her manpower, so she had no choice but to seek refuge in Chengqian Palace.

Soon, the Fucha family passed on the news of the Zhen family outside the palace. Yi Xin then learned that Zhen Yuandao had been spared the beheading and was sentenced to exile 800 miles to the northwest. Yun and Zhen Yurao, mother and daughter, also went on the journey together.

But Yi Xin knew that exile to the northwest was just a suspended death sentence for the Zhen family, because there were many old members of the Nian family in the northwest. Although Nian Gengyao was beheaded, Concubine Nian was still in the palace, and the Nian family outside the palace was still a family of officials. Even Concubine Nian's eldest brother was still valued.

So when the Fucha family found out that the Zhen family was being escorted by Prince Guo's men, they quickly passed the news to Yi Xin in the palace.

Ever since Concubine Wan came to Chengqian Palace, Concubine An and Concubine Fucha would come to talk to Concubine Wan from time to time. Xizhu and Sang'er couldn't stand the behavior of the three of them, but Yixin was too lazy to care. She only cared whether the fence of Chengqian Palace was tightened.

In July, An Guiren's father was imprisoned for failing to supervise the transportation of grain and grass. But An Guiren remembered Yi Xin at this time and actually knelt down to Yi Xin in front of everyone during the routine greetings.

"My Lady, I was blind and undisciplined before. Please consider that we are both concubines and I once lived in the same palace with you, and save my father!"

Xizhu and Sang'er reacted quickly. When everyone was trying to come to their senses, they stepped forward and pulled Concubine An up from the ground from the left and right.

Xizhu said loudly, "An Guiren, since you are still thinking about the care that the Imperial Concubine gave you in the past, you shouldn't put the Imperial Concubine in such an unfair position. The sign that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs has been passed down for two dynasties. Our Empress is just a Imperial Concubine. Even if she assists in the affairs of the six palaces, it is always not legitimate. Please have pity on our Empress!"