Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 137: Legend of Zhen Huan 9

The house arrest of Concubine Shen, Lady Wan and An Da Ying was soon over. Everyone thought that the emperor would visit Concubine Shen first, but unexpectedly, the first person the emperor flipped over was Lady Wan's name card. After flipping over the name card for three consecutive days, he only visited Concubine Shen and An Da Ying once, and then he became impatient to visit Lady Wan again.

Naturally, the Queen hated Concubine Wan very much. She intended to use Concubine Wan to attack Concubine Hua, but she couldn't bear to see Concubine Wan being so favored, so there were a lot more things in Sui Yuxuan.

Hua Fei smashed a lot of things, but she also knew that the emperor was very fond of Wan Changzai at the moment, and she couldn't go out of her way to make others dislike her. She could only find trouble with Shen Guiren and An Da Ying every day to hit Wan Changzai.

In particular, the old emperor was a disobedient person. He directly brought out Concubine Shen to check and balance Concubine Hua, and used her as a shield for Concubine Wan. He granted Concubine Shen the power to assist in the management of palace affairs as a concubine, which made Concubine Hua want to bite Concubine Shen to death.

Therefore, after serving the emperor for seven consecutive days, Concubine Hua did not take the fact that Concubine Wan was promoted to Concubine Wan Guiren in the name of serving the emperor very attentively. After all, Concubine Hua hated and disgusted Concubine Shen, who was sharing power with her, even more.

So when paying respects to the emperor, Concubine Hua told Concubine Shen in front of everyone, "Concubine Shen is still young, and the task of assisting in palace affairs is not just a small matter for you to manage a few courtyards at home. But since the emperor has given the order himself, Concubine Shen should come to my palace every day to learn from it from now on."

The Queen had not thought of letting Concubine Hua share the power of the palace directly, so she smiled and agreed to Concubine Hua's proposal. However, she was used to pulling down others, so she turned around and comforted Yi Xin with good intentions, saying, "Concubine Jin, don't just think that Concubine Shen has bypassed the old palace ladies to gain the power to assist in the palace affairs. Since the Emperor has personally ordered it, Concubine Shen must have some benefits that we don't know about. As a concubine, Concubine Jin, please don't be jealous."

Yi Xin was not moved at all. "You are joking, Queen. Before I entered the palace, my family always told me to follow the Emperor's attitude and palace rules. Not to mention that I am a noble lady like Shen Guiren, we have two concubines above us, Jingpin and Lipin, as well as two concubines, Qifei and Duanfei. Even if they really want to be jealous, it is not the turn of a mere noble lady like me."

Concubine Qi really felt a little aggrieved and was indeed jealous of Noble Lady Shen. After all, as Yi Xin said, she and Noble Lady Shen were just noble ladies. How could they participate in palace affairs beyond the ladies in the positions of concubines and imperial concubines?

When the Queen saw that Concubine Qi was about to speak, she quickly asked everyone to disperse. However, Concubine Qi, who stayed behind, continued to complain to the Queen for a long time, which made the Queen and Jianqiu very annoyed. Unfortunately, no one could tell Concubine Qi that the Emperor's move was purely to push someone out to check and balance Concubine Hua.

Every day, Concubine Hua would call Concubine Shen to the Yiku Palace to look through the account books, saying that she was teaching her how to look at the accounts, but in fact, she was sending Concubine Shen to sit there as punishment. Not to mention snacks, she wasn't even offered tea, and it was often dark when she finished.

Noble Lady Shen had complained to Noble Lady Wan and An Chengxin several times, but Noble Lady Wan had no good solution. Besides, she was now indulged in the atmosphere of exclusive favor created by the emperor. Especially after she was promoted to Noble Lady, she still retained the title. She was already the person with the highest status in the three-person group. Seeing that the emperor pushed her "Sister Mei" out to act as a shield for her, she felt guilty towards Noble Lady Shen, but also a little proud.

An Da Ying was often dragged to the Yiku Palace by Concubine Hua to kneel as punishment these days. She also had Baojuan by her side, who was a thorn sent by the Queen. Even though there was Baoque, a first-class palace maid in front of her, Baojuan was only inferior to her in status. Under Baojuan's instigation, she had already developed hatred towards Concubine Wan and Concubine Shen, but she did not show it at the moment.

Moreover, because her family originally ran a spice business, she had discovered that the Huanyi incense in Hua Fei's Yikun Palace, which was said to be unique in the harem, actually contained too much musk.

However, she seldom entered the main hall. Firstly, she was not very sure. Secondly, she herself understood that there were many implications involved. Thirdly, she was indeed somewhat dissatisfied with the different treatment that Concubine Shen gave her and Concubine Wan, so she concealed the matter of Huan Yixiang.

So, although this three-person team seems to be working together at the moment, in fact, Concubine Wan and Concubine An have already developed other ideas. Only Concubine Shen is still thinking about the three of them.

That night, Concubine Hua could not help herself and attacked Concubine Shen, so she asked the eunuch Zhou Ninghai beside her to push Concubine Shen into the Thousand Carp Pond.

Yi Xin had already fallen asleep when she was suddenly awakened by Xizhu who was on night watch. Xizhu helped Yi Xin dress while explaining with a little panic, "News came from Xianfu Palace that Concubine Shen accidentally fell into the water. The news has spread throughout the harem, and the Empress and the Emperor have already been notified..."

Yi Xin went to bed early, so she asked Sang'er, "Even if everyone is still awake at this hour, they should be getting ready. Why is Concubine Shen still hanging around outside?"

Sang'er said he didn't know, "But Concubine Shen has been taught by Concubine Hua to read the account books every day these days, so she always goes back late."

Xizhu looked a little worried, "My lady, there is a thousand carp pond between Yikun Palace and Xianfu Palace, but it's normal to go and see the fish during the day in this weather. Who would go to feed the fish at night?"

Yi Xin quickly stopped Xi Zhu from talking: "You guys just need to know these things by yourselves. It has nothing to do with us anyway, and Concubine Hua wouldn't dare to do anything to me."

At this time, Xia Chang came in with a panicked look on her face. As soon as she entered the room, she came directly to Yi Xin and lowered her voice and said, "Noble Lady Shen fell into the water when she was returning to Xianfu Palace. It must have been someone hired by Concubine Hua!"

"How dare Concubine Hua push a noble to death?!"

Seeing her overly frightened look, Yi Xin was no longer disgusted, but she still said unhappily, "Are you scared now? Earlier, you even dared to criticize Concubine Hua in front of Song Zhi!"

However, Xia Changzai was speechless. When she was at home, there were only two children in the family. Her older brother was a few years younger than her, so it could be said that her brother treated her like a daughter. Later, she had a sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law was also a good-natured person and doted on her like a daughter. So she at most competed with her nephew for food, and did not experience anything.

A few days ago, An Da Ying made her kneel almost every day as punishment because of the feud between them, and she just felt a little angry. But this time, Shen Guiren fell into the water, which was different. Even if she was ignorant, she had a capable palace maid to remind her, and she knew that falling into the water at night in this season was not just as simple as catching a cold.

Hua Fei's move was aimed directly at taking Concubine Shen's life. Even if Concubine Shen managed to survive, the cold would definitely affect her fertility. If she did something else with the medicine for treating the cold, Concubine Shen might not have any offspring!

Xia Changzai felt as if a chill ran down her bones. She could only feel safe when she was with Yi Xin. After all, her family members had said that even though Yi Xin was only a noble lady at the moment, Concubine Hua would never dare to provoke Yi Xin.