I just want to live a happy life

Chapter 141 Fu Cha Yi Xin 17

On this day, the emperor received good news that the Nian family had made great contributions in the southwest war. The emperor was very happy. Not only did he reward the Nian family generously, but in order to appease the Nian family, the emperor also intended to promote Hua Fei.

When Concubine Hua heard the news that her family had made another contribution, she became even more arrogant. The Emperor also became more and more fond of Concubine Hua because of the Nian family. For this reason, the Emperor went to Yikun Palace more frequently and gave her various rewards continuously.

Zhen Huan and Concubine Hua were not on good terms in the first place, and she felt very uncomfortable seeing that the Emperor doted on Concubine Hua so much, but she was just a concubine and could not stop the Emperor from going anywhere.

Hua Fei's ambition swelled as she was favored by the Emperor. She had always intended to become the Empress, but she was so aggressive during the greeting ceremony that she embarrassed the Empress in front of all the concubines.

The Queen's face was so ugly because of Concubine Hua that she almost couldn't help but get angry in front of everyone. After paying respects, she couldn't help but throw everything on the ground. She was so angry that her eyes turned red. She gritted her teeth and said, "Concubine Hua!"

After being forced by Concubine Hua many times, the Queen went to see the Emperor. She learned that the Emperor would not deal with the Nian family for the time being, so she could only make plans on her own.

The Queen knew that the Emperor was planning to promote Concubine Hua to a higher rank because of the great contributions made by the Nian family, so she asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare the Imperial Concubine's clothing in advance, and also sent the Imperial Concubine's clothing to Concubine Hua to test her attitude.

However, Concubine Hua did not realize that this was a trap set by the Queen for her, and she gladly accepted it.

This attitude happened to be seen by the emperor. Although he did not show it on his face, he was already very unhappy in his heart.

Outside the palace, Nian Gengyao was proud of his achievements and did a lot of stupid things. First, he suppressed the civil officials in the court, and later he built a mansion and lived a luxurious life.

Not only that, when his wife fell ill, he actually forced all the imperial doctors in the palace to treat his wife, and the queen also seized this opportunity to deal a heavy blow to Nian.

Late at night that day, the queen suddenly had a headache. As the queen, she couldn't find a royal physician, which made the emperor very angry.

The officials who had been suppressed by Nian Gengyao had long been dissatisfied. Upon hearing the news, they advised the emperor to punish Nian Gengyao at the morning court the next day.

However, the emperor did not punish Nian Gengyao. Instead, he indulged him and even comforted him with words. This attitude made Nian Gengyao even more indulgent.

He even suppressed Zhen Huan's father Zhen Yuandao in every way because he knew that his sister hated Zhen Huan very much.

Zhen Huan had long been angry at Concubine Hua's arrogance during this period, and when she heard that her brother Nian Gengyao was suppressing her father, she also took action.

One night, Zhen Huan read an article "Zheng Bo Defeats Duan Yu Yan" to test the emperor's intentions. It must be said that Zhen Huan still understood the emperor.

Although the emperor has been indulgent towards the Nian family, he has long been dissatisfied in his heart. He is dissatisfied with the Nian family's lack of sense of propriety and their constant challenges to his bottom line. He certainly understands why Zhen Huan read this article, but no matter what, his dissatisfaction with the Nian family is about to reach its peak, and he will deal with the Nian family without hesitation as soon as the right opportunity comes.

Finally, Concubine Hua waited for the promotion with great joy, but when she saw the imperial concubine's clothes sent by Su Peisheng, she looked at him dissatisfiedly and asked, "I remember that the clothes sent to Yikun Palace for me to see were the clothes of the Imperial Concubine. The Emperor should have promoted me to the Imperial Concubine. Why did it become the Imperial Concubine today? Did you take the wrong one?"

Su Peisheng bowed and smiled apologetically, explaining, "Your Majesty, I didn't take the wrong thing. It was because the servants below didn't know better. They had just arrived at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and couldn't tell the difference. They wanted to please Your Majesty, so they rashly sent it to Your Majesty without looking carefully. Those servants made such a big mistake, and I have already punished them. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Concubine Hua, who was so happy that she was at a loss for words, calmed down. The Emperor would not easily promote the Imperial Noble Concubine to the same rank as the Vice Queen. Only then did she realize that she was too impatient.

Not long after this incident, the emperor and the empress left the palace to pray for blessings.

Zhen Huan and Concubine Hua have been at odds for a long time, and Zhen Huan cannot compare to Concubine Hua either in terms of position or family background. The reason why she has been safe and sound in the harem until now is because the Queen wants to use her to fight against Concubine Hua, and the Emperor protects her. But after the Emperor and the Queen left the palace, Concubine Hua, also known as Nian Shilan, who had just been promoted to Noble Concubine Hua, became the dominant one in the palace.

The emperor also knew what was happening in the harem after he left the palace, so before leaving, he made a special trip to Sui Yuxuan and gave some instructions to Zhen Huan, telling her that during the time he was away from the palace, she should be more considerate of Concubine Hua and try not to go to Concubine Hua's palace. If she suffered any grievances, she should wait until he returned to the palace to talk about it.

Zhen Huan did not refute on the surface, she agreed readily, but what she was thinking in her heart, only she knew.

After the Emperor and the Empress left the palace to pray, Concubine Hua had the highest rank. The Empress Dowager was not feeling well and seldom left Shoukang Palace, nor did she care about the affairs of the harem. Therefore, Concubine Hua was in charge of the six palaces and held great power.

Concubine Hua loves the emperor. In her heart, those who compete with her for favor are her enemies. This time, both the emperor and the empress are not here, which gives her the opportunity to reprimand the concubines in the harem.

On the second day after the emperor and the queen left the palace, Concubine Hua couldn't wait to ask the concubines to come to her palace to obey her, and let the concubines smell the Huanyi incense with her.

Concubine Hua boasted to the concubines that this fragrance was specially made for her by the Emperor when she was still in the palace. It was unique and no one else had it.

Hearing the flattery from the concubines, Concubine Hua was overjoyed.

Among the concubines, the expressions of several of them were different. An Lingrong was good at making perfumes. She knew all about spices like the back of her hand. She could tell what was put in the Huanyi incense just by smelling it.

Huanyi incense contains a lot of musk.

She had never been to Yikun Palace before. She only knew that the emperor doted on Concubine Hua. When she heard that Concubine Hua had her own unique fragrance, she was very envious.

But she never expected that the emperor's favor for Concubine Hua actually contained poison, which smelled sweet but tasted bitter.

She lowered her head so as not to let the other concubines see her shock. Fortunately, no one noticed her and no one saw her sudden change.

Zhen Huan's situation was a little bad. She had used An Lingrong's scar-removing gel before, which contained a large amount of musk and had harmed the baby in her belly. Later, Yi Xin set up a trap for her in the Old Summer Palace, which caused her mood swings and she was unable to take good care of the fetus. The pregnancy-preserving medicine that Yi Xin had someone give her only worked for the past two days.

On this day, she had been smelling the scent of musk in Yikun Palace, and her body could hardly bear it. Her face turned pale and she felt very uncomfortable.

But Concubine Hua asked the concubines to come to her palace and be obedient, but it was not just a one-day thing. She had to ask the concubines to go every day.