Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1076 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 2

After the concubines left, Jianqiu anxiously asked Jiang Xinxin for advice: "Does your Majesty have any countermeasures? Concubine Fei is fine, but Concubine Hua...Nian is not so easy to deal with. I am worried that the emperor will wrong your Majesty for the sake of stability of the former dynasty."

Jiang Xinxin assured Jianqiu, "It is said that the former dynasty and the harem are closely connected, but there is one more thing you must remember, that is - the emperor and the empress are one."

"Even though I am now the successor queen, I am also the legitimate and living queen. Fei was only given the title of concubine for Nian Shilan's sake. I have already shown some restraint by not beating her to death today."

"As for Nian, it is true that the emperor wants to use Nian Gengyao, but it is unreasonable for him to humble himself and me, the queen, to accommodate a concubine who is from the Han Army Banner."

Hearing Jiang Xinxin mention the Han army flag, Jianqiu was finally relieved. In the past, she thought Nian Shilan was arrogant and aggressive, but now it seems that neither the emperor nor the clan members have any intention of letting Nian Shilan occupy a high position.

Jiang Xinxin remembered that the housekeeper at Dapangju's place had not been sent out yet, so she asked Jianqiu to do it personally. Jianqiu happily took the two housekeepers out of Jingren Palace, and went to Concubine Qi first with great fanfare, and then went to Concubine Duan, as if the dispute in the morning was over.

Jingren Palace did not take the initiative to go to the Yangxin Palace to explain anything, but Nian Shilan went directly to the Yangxin Palace. Even though the emperor intended to promote Nian Shilan, he became increasingly dissatisfied with her appearance of entering and leaving the Yangxin Palace as if nothing happened, and he became even more wary of the Nian family.

Of course, Nian Shilan complained to Da Pangju without any hesitation. She tried to avoid the main point, but although Da Pangju felt that the Queen was becoming less prudent than before, and confirmed from Su Peisheng that no one had come to Jingren Palace, he asked Su Peisheng to investigate carefully. He did not follow Nian Shilan's words and slap the Queen in the face and restore Fei to the throne.

Of course, the matter of Nian Shilan being banned was naturally put aside for the time being.

Before Jiang Xinxin could wait for Dapangju's questioning, she was invited over by Aunt Zhuxi who was serving the Empress Dowager of Shoukang Palace.

In the eyes of the empress dowager, the queen had certainly changed greatly. First of all, her spirit and energy were different. Her appearance also looked younger, but her aura was becoming more and more unstoppable. She was frightened by the sight of it, and worried that one day the queen would stop pretending and simply overturn the table.

Therefore, the slaps and sweet dates that were prepared in advance were no longer needed, and the Queen Mother could only serve the sweet dates directly.

"Empress, you clearly know that the emperor still relied on Nian Gengyao in the previous dynasty, and Hua Fei in the harem would not fall. Why do you push the emperor to Hua Fei?"

Jiang Xinxin reminded the Queen Mother calmly, "I just informed the six palaces today that the Nian family title has been removed. Where did the Hua Fei come from in the palace now?"

The Queen Mother thought that the Queen was unmoved, but unfortunately she was reluctant to give up the position of Queen Ulanara, so she could only continue to speak earnestly: "I am already old, and the glory of Ulanara will eventually depend on you. You act so hastily, and you can't work in unison with the Emperor. What will you do when I am gone?"

Jiang Xinxin, however, deliberately stabbed the empress dowager in the heart: "The empress dowager gave birth to the emperor, so she was lucky enough to become the empress dowager, above everyone else and below one person. Although I am the successor empress, I am also the legitimate queen. I am afraid it is not the empress dowager's turn to teach me how to be a queen."

"Besides, what does the glory of the Ulanara family have to do with this illegitimate daughter of mine?"

"I believe that the lives of Honghui and my biological mother have repaid the so-called kindness of Ulanara to me in raising me."

The empress dowager was horrified. Of course she knew that the empress hated Ulanara, but she thought that the lives of Rouze and the second prince had repaid the debt to the empress. The empress had done so many things that were unacceptable to the world. If it weren't for the halo of being Rouze's sister, she probably wouldn't have been able to sit on the throne of empress.

The Queen Mother could not easily break up with the Queen. She just sighed and reminded the Queen like a person who had experienced it, "It's okay for Rouze, and it's okay for so many children in your family who have died. Others may not understand, but I will remember it for you."

Jiang Xinxin was even more fearless. "I am only a loving mother to Honghui. Other children have no blood relationship with me. Why should I worry about them?"

"If the Queen Mother insists on accusing me, don't forget that those people not only died at the hands of me, their biological mother, but also died at the hands of their own maternal grandmother."

The Queen Mother was so angry at the Queen's shameless face that she laughed, "Okay, okay, I didn't know the Queen could be so sharp-tongued!"

Jiang Xinxin still had that smiling look on her face. "I am already the queen. Even if the emperor can't stand me and wants to depose me, he still has to cherish his own reputation and feathers. After all, it's not worth it to ruin his own reputation for a vicious woman like me."

As expected, once a person has no scruples, even if he is full of flaws, he will no longer have any weaknesses.

Big Fat Ju is also a weirdo. Rouze died early, so he had no choice but to posthumously confer the title of Queen Chunyuan on Rouze in order to establish Rouze's position as the legitimate wife of Queen Yuan.

He also privately thought that he didn't want anyone to get involved in Rouze's position, but when she was in the palace, Yixiu was the second wife, and after entering the palace, even if she became the second empress, she must be the queen.

He even brought Nian Shilan out from the beginning to share Yixiu's power. In addition to appeasing Nian Shilan and the Nian family, he also didn't want Yixiu to enjoy everything that Rouze didn't enjoy.

Jiang Xinxin saw it but pretended not to see it. After all, she was not the real Yixiu, and she didn't intend to bear it.

The power in the palace was divided up by Jiang Xinxin. Concubine Qi was in charge of the embroidery room, Concubine Duan was in charge of the flowers and plants, and Jiang Xinxin herself was in charge of the distribution of the monthly salary to the entire palace. She also had the management rights of various warehouses. Nian Shilan was only assigned to the kitchen.

On that day, Fatty Ju did not go to Jingren Palace, and Jiang Xinxin only went to Shoukang Palace. When they came back, they acted as if nothing had happened. However, when paying respects the next morning, Concubine Qi sat directly on the first seat to the left of the Queen, which was where Shi Lan usually sat.

Nian Shilan always liked to pay respects on time. Others just ignored Concubine Qi's behavior, but Concubine Qi couldn't wait to show off her power in the palace. "Yesterday, everyone left in a bad mood. I thought the matter of the Empress's announcement of assisting the six palaces would be put on hold. Who knew that the Empress would turn around and hand me the housekeeper nanny given by the Emperor along with the account book!"

Jingpin was very embarrassed. She was the only concubine at the moment, and her rank in Jingren Palace was only below that of Qifei and Nian Shilan, so she had to agree with him: "I'm afraid the emperor and the queen decided on this matter long ago..."

Xin Changzai also agreed, "Yes, the emperor said that the queen was unwell, but the palace affairs could not be delayed, so it was reasonable to ask the concubines to help."

Concubine Qi became more and more proud, thinking that she had the power in the palace, and that even her third prince Hongshi would become more noble.