Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 146: Legend of Zhen Huan 18

Wanpin lived a little far away from Concubine Hua, but because Yi Xin was pregnant and walked slowly, she arrived earlier than Yi Xin. When Yi Xin entered the room, Concubine Hua was arrogantly asking Wanpin where she had gone last night, leaving the palace maids and eunuchs behind.

Yi Xin stepped forward to pay her respects to the emperor. The emperor reached out to support her without even waiting for her to bend her knees. Wanpin felt a little sad when she saw this. She couldn't control the expression on her face when she turned around to pay her respects to Yi Xin. The emperor felt distressed when he saw this.

Hua Fei also felt that the emperor's action of supporting Yi Xin just now, as well as Yi Xin's action of supporting her belly, were very eye-catching, so she let go of Wan Fei who was questioning her, and turned around to direct her fire at Yi Xin.

"Empress Jin, Princess Wen Yi was drugged with tapioca flour and is now crying. Tell the truth, was it you who ordered that person to do that?!"

Yi Xin snorted in her heart, thinking that it is his own fault.

"What? Nian Gengyao was so proud of his achievements in the previous dynasty that the emperor was embarrassed. Now you, Nian Shilan, are so arrogant and domineering in the harem that you frame and suppress the concubines at will? I didn't know that the world no longer has the surname Aisin-Gioro. It has to change to the 'Nian' surname of you Nian brothers and sisters!"

"So that your Majesty Hua Fei knows that it is true that Nian Gengyao is good at fighting. It is possible that Nian Gengyao is not the only one who goes to the battlefield. Even the Prince of Zhi, who is now over fifty and approaching sixty, can still easily beat General Nian."

Hua Fei didn't expect Yi Xin to speak so directly, so she forgot to interrupt Yi Xin in surprise. After Yi Xin finished speaking, she remembered and quickly pulled the emperor to explain: "Your Majesty, you know that my brother has been with you since the time of Qiandi, and he has made great contributions to you. He is just a little impatient and has no intention of disrespecting the emperor..."

This light-hearted excuse did not affect the emperor at all, but the emperor was still thinking about the child that Concubine Hua had lost. Besides, it was not appropriate to turn against the Nian family now, so the emperor comforted Concubine Hua and said, "Okay, I know you are sincere to me, and your brother is doing it for your sake, so I have to tolerate him a little."

Wanpin, who was watching from the sidelines, immediately realized that the emperor was not trying to appease Hua Fei, but was actually expressing his dissatisfaction with Nian Gengyao. Unfortunately, Hua Fei was a person with an empty head, and could not hear the emperor's hidden meaning. She just thought that the emperor was sincere to her.

So when Concubine Wan looked at Concubine Hua, she couldn't help but show a bit of pity and a slight contempt.

The two of them acted out their tender affection for a long while, until the emperor remembered what was going on. He spoke up for Yi Xin, "Recently, Concubine Jin has been tinkering with the kitchen to make some new snacks, and I have sent a lot of them to her. There is nothing strange about her asking for tapioca flour. Besides, she only received something from the imperial kitchen, and she has not had any further contact with the imperial kitchen. Wen Yi's experience has nothing to do with Concubine Jin."

Yi Xin first directly framed the Nian family for being too powerful, having connections with the previous dynasty and the harem, and being too successful to be a threat to the emperor, which made Concubine Hua very jealous. Now the emperor personally vouched for her, and Concubine Hua looked at Yi Xin with a more fierce look than when she looked at Wanpin.

But Yi Xin was no match for Wanpin. She continued to drink tea leisurely, and even criticized Huafei's snacks with her expression, which made Huafei furious.

The emperor always felt that Yi Xin had been too cold since she entered the palace. He knew that Yi Xin was a hot girl at home, talkative and reasonable, and even a bit arrogant among her brothers.

But after entering the palace, Yi Xin was very obedient. Although she looked like a noble lady, she was too cold towards him, the emperor and father.

Of course, he didn't dare to say that all the women in the harem admired his looks or power. His mother had established herself as a considerate, gentle and caring person in front of the late emperor over the years. In addition to winning favor for herself, she was actually competing for the emperor's favor for her children and her own family.

Originally, he thought Yi Xin understood that she entered the palace only to express Fu Cha's attitude, so she didn't care about competing for favor. Later, after observing her for a long time, he was sure that Yi Xin really had no interest in him.

But after figuring out this fact, he couldn't help but feel that Yi Xin was somewhat interesting. Especially after coming to the Old Summer Palace, Yi Xin smiled more and more often, and his grudge against Yi Xin gradually dissipated.

However, Wanpin was more important at the moment, so after the emperor vouched for Yixin, he personally asked Wanpin the question that she had not answered before: "Huan'er, where did you go last night?"

Wanpin was speechless. Last night, she was in a good mood and left the palace maids and eunuchs behind and walked to Qingliangtai unexpectedly, where she met Prince Guo. It would be fine if there were palace maids and eunuchs following her, but when she met Prince Guo, they were alone and had a good chat. She could explain it truthfully in private, but the place in front of her was Concubine Hua's territory. Concubine Hua could not do anything to Yi Xin, but could easily control her.

Wanpin's brain was quick. She got inspiration from the emperor's previous words to excuse Yi Xin, and evaded the main point by saying, "I did leave the palace maids and eunuchs alone last night on a whim. But even though I received the tapioca flour, I can't touch the princess's food. Besides, Concubine Hua also has a small kitchen here..."

Of course, the princess didn't need to bother the imperial kitchen or even Hua Fei's small kitchen to prepare a bowl of complementary food. She could just add a small pot in the tea room.

Hua Fei didn't expect that Wanpin would speak so cunningly. She was also smart and knew that the people in the imperial kitchen would not be bribed easily, so she was not sure that they would speak on her side. Therefore, at this moment, she could only hold on to the fact that Wanpin had disappeared alone for quite a long time.

"Wanpin is so evasive. Could it be that you went to some shameful place or met some shameful person last night?" Or did you do something shameful?

These words were really vicious, especially to a concubine, so Wanpin's face immediately turned red with anger, and the emperor also lightly rebuked Huafei, saying, "Huafei, be careful with your words."

Hua Fei felt even more upset when she saw this. Yi Xin was pregnant, so she could tolerate the emperor taking care of her a little. However, Wanpin had been favored since she entered the palace. She had tried many ways to make Wanpin suffer no harm. Instead, she felt that the emperor and she were gradually becoming alienated. How could she not hate Wanpin and Concubine Hui?

However, the Emperor had already seen that Concubine Wan had some unspeakable secrets, and he understood even more clearly that Princess Wen Yi was suffering because of Concubine Hua, so he only had a slight dislike for Concubine Hua, and he hated Concubine Cao, the princess's biological mother, a little, especially since Concubine Cao was still holding the princess and crying silently, pretending to be hypocritical, trying to win his sympathy.

The emperor spoke directly to the cassava flour incident and concluded: "It must be someone who was careless that caused Wen Yi to suffer this great crime. From now on, Wen Yi's food and drink will be provided by the imperial kitchen."

Hua Fei made a scene but only lost a few palace maids and eunuchs, and the emperor also hated her for hurting the royal heir. Yi Xin watched the emperor pulling Wanpin away from her, turned to Hua Fei and smiled, "Madam Hua Fei, brains are a good thing, I hope you have them too."

Concubine Hua was so angry that she smashed everything in the room, without considering that Princess Wen Yi was recuperating and needed quiet, which made Concubine Cao hate her even more.