Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1116 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 42

Such a big thing happened in the previous dynasty right after the New Year, and the harem was in an uproar.

To be honest, the happiest people were Shen Meizhuang and Concubine Wan, followed by Concubine Qi and Concubine Qi. Concubine Jing sighed a little, then turned around and watched Concubine Wan push Concubine Fang Jia out to compete for favor.

Concubine Nian fell from power, and she almost lost her unborn baby because of her excessive grief. It was also because Jiang Xinxin was now very powerful that she personally ordered that no one was allowed to tamper with the concubines' or even the palace maids' shares. Fatty Ju also personally selected the palace guards to guard the Yikun Palace, and this was how they blocked wave after wave of tampering.

Even though Big Fat Ju no longer had any feelings for Concubine Nian, he couldn't help but soften his heart towards her when he saw the wave after wave of attacks on her. For her sake, he even came to Jiang Xinxin to negotiate peace.

"Concubine Nian...after all, you have been serving me since the beginning of my residence, and you have never been slacking off..."

Jiang Xinxin just found it funny. No matter whether it was the Nian Shilan in Yixiu's memory, the Nian Shilan she had met before, or the Nian Shilan she saw now as Yixiu, none of them had ever given the queen the respect she deserved.

"Concubine Nian is indeed diligent in serving the Emperor, but I am only the successor to the throne and the empress, and I cannot convince Concubine Nian."

Big Fat Orange shut up instantly, then remembered that Jiang Xinxin had personally instructed not to deduct Concubine Nian's share, and he couldn't say the rest.

Yes, he only considered that he still had a little friendship for Concubine Nian, but he never thought that whether in the palace or in the harem, Concubine Nian had never respected his wife. In fact, if the Queen had not put everything aside and insisted on fighting with Concubine Nian, he would not support the Queen at all. On the contrary, because of Nian Gengyao, he would be more tolerant of Concubine Nian, and let the Queen tolerate Concubine Nian as well.

Big Fat Orange felt that coming to Jiang Xinxin to make peace today was an extremely wrong decision. He had no choice but to use the sticky rod to clean up the harem again, and finally made Concubine Nian quiet down a little.

But Concubine Wan and Concubine Cao, who had not yet taken action, had been lying in wait, waiting for the right opportunity. They had made up their minds to strike with one strike.

The third princess born to Concubine Wan was nicknamed Longyue. As soon as she returned to the palace, she was given to the Emperor's father, Imperial Noble Consort Tong Jia to raise. Speaking of which, this Tong Jia was about the same age as Yixiu. After entering the palace, she existed as a mascot to connect the royal family and the Tong Jia clan. Even though she was initially named a Noble Consort, it could not change the fact that she was just a nominal concubine.

The reason why she was able to control the real power of the late emperor's harem was because the late emperor met Shufei and was afraid that the four powerful concubines would wrong his new love, so he took the power of the harem from the four concubines and handed it over to her.

It must be said that when Big Fat Ju gave the third princess to the Imperial Noble Consort to raise, he did so with the intention of appeasing Tong Jia.

But this did not prevent Concubine Wan from getting the protection of the Imperial Noble Concubine by using the title of the Third Princess. Just because she acted as if she saw through the emperor, the Imperial Noble Concubine allowed Concubine Wan to go to the Ningshou Palace frequently, which gave Concubine Shu the opportunity to contact Concubine Wan.

Originally, Noble Lady Wan had never thought of having any connection with Concubine Shu, but Huanbi's biological mother, Bizhuer, was a close friend of Concubine Shu. Through the dead Huanbi, Concubine Shu successfully got in touch with Noble Lady Wan.

Not to mention, Guiren Wan really had no defenses against Concubine Shu. In her opinion, Concubine Shu was the concubine of the previous emperor and the stepmother of Dapangju. She had no direct interest relationship with Dapangju, and even if she wanted to live a good life, she could only rely on the favor of Dapangju and the empress dowager. So for Concubine Shu, who was said to be a good friend of Huanbi's biological mother, she just regarded her as a kind elder.

But Concubine Shu was not an easy person to deal with. After they got a little familiar with each other, her attitude changed from feeling sorry for Huanbi to feeling sorry for her own son who was suppressed and arbitrarily married off.

All the young girls in the capital knew about Prince Guo's reputation, and most of them also knew something about the affair between Prince Guo and his current concubine Meng Jingxian. But they definitely didn't know that Meng Jingxian was infatuated with Prince Guo, and that the root of the problem was related to the Empress Dowager and Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu herself was a descendant of the Baiyi tribe. When the late emperor was young, he spent ten years to pacify the Three Feudatories. At that time, the Baiyi tribe was under the rule of Wu Sangui, the King of Pingxi. Concubine Shu herself was a little princess of the Baiyi tribe, and her father and brother naturally participated in the War of the Three Feudatories. Of course, her family belonged to the faction of Wu Sangui, the King of Pingxi, so after the War of the Three Feudatories, her family was labeled as criminals of treason.

Concubine Shu grew up in the Xinzheku since she was a child. Because of her beauty, she was valued by those above her. With the help of her relatives and friends who were also sent to the Xinzheku, she lived more like a rich lady. Later, she was successfully pushed to the front of the late emperor and became the only concubine that the late emperor was madly in love with in his later years. Her son was also taught by the late emperor personally, so she always felt that her son, Prince Guo, could also compete.

When Longkodo secretly hid the late emperor's Manchu and Mongolian edicts on the throne, the Eighth Prince's party seized the opportunity to attack Dapang Ju for his illegitimate access to the throne. In fact, both the royal family and the previous dynasty recognized the legitimacy of Dapang Ju's ascension to the throne. Only Concubine Shu and the Empress Dowager did not know the seriousness of the matter, especially Concubine Shu, who really thought that the late emperor might have passed the throne to her son.

So gradually, whenever Concubine Wan came over, she would always see something related to Prince Guo, maybe a collection of poems, a piece of music, or perhaps Prince Guo's favorite snacks.

Although Concubine Wan also felt that she had heard about Prince Guo more often recently, she just thought that it was not convenient for Concubine Shu to meet Prince Guo now, and she was just a mother missing her son.

After becoming more familiar with Concubine Shu, under the deliberate guidance of Concubine Shu, Concubine Wan began to communicate with Prince Guo from a distance. Of course, with this back and forth, Concubine Wan's affection for Prince Guo naturally grew day by day.

On the other hand, Jiang Xinxin had to worry about Concubine Nian's childbirth, and also had to suppress Concubine Qi who was becoming increasingly arrogant and was about to become the second Concubine Nian, so she paid less attention to the concubines. Without her knowing, Guiren Wan had already developed a lot of good feelings towards Prince Guo under the deliberate guidance of Concubine Shu and her son.

However, it is a good thing that Concubine Wan realized that Da Pangju was unreliable too early. At least now she has less emotions brought about by the special relationship, and with Huanbi's life in between, she has never thought of taking action against Da Pangju. She just became more wary of Da Pangju and dared not make any mistakes easily.

The people who want Concubine Nian to die are not just Noble Lady Wan and Noble Lady Cao, but also Concubine Qi and Concubine Qi.

Concubine Qi was upset because of the unilateral feud between her and Concubine Nian, while Concubine Qi was upset because there were more and more children in the palace, and her Third Prince was outnumbered by his two younger brothers. He seemed more and more incompetent, and was scolded too often by Big Fatty Ju. So Concubine Qi wanted to make Big Fatty Ju exterminate his family line. She felt that only in this way could the Third Prince Hongshi firmly take the throne.