Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1164 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 88

The harem now has more warmth and less hostility, so even though Concubine Qi regained favor by encountering Fatty Orange in the imperial garden on a cold day, only Concubine Shun, who has always been at odds with her, complained about it. Everyone else just felt that Concubine Qi was willing to work hard and they admired her to some extent.

Concubine Jing felt a little sorry for Concubine Qi, a little girl who was so reckless: "When Concubine Qi was pregnant with the Seventh Prince, she stepped on Concubine Shun to gain favor. At that time, everyone in the palace had a good impression of her, but who would have thought that Concubine Shun would remain as stable as ever, while she, the favored concubine, would have to go out and freeze in the cold weather."

"It's a pity. Even if Concubine Qi has regained her mind, the favor she lost can never be restored to what it was before, and it is even more impossible for the Seventh Prince to return to her side and be raised by her."

Concubine Jing's maid Hanzhu would not discuss the concubines with her master, so she just flattered her master Concubine Jing and said, "You are so insightful, no wonder the emperor sent Princess Wenshu to our Xianfu Palace."

After hearing what Hanzhu said, Concubine Jing couldn't help feeling a little smug when she thought of Princess Wenshu. Although Princess Wenshu could not forget her biological mother Cao Qinmo, Cao Qinmo had already passed away, and the cause of death was not dishonorable. More importantly, Princess Wenshu's jade book was under her name, so she just had to be good to Princess Wenshu.

Thinking of Princess Wenshu's mother Cao Qinmo, Concubine Jing couldn't help but think of Nian Shilan. Although she and Cao Qinmo had teamed up to push all the charges onto Nian Shilan, as Nian Shilan's most capable thug, how could Cao Qinmo be a good person? She was just pretending to be in front of Princess Wenshu.

However, Concubine Jing admitted that she had made mistakes sometimes, such as in the matter of the Queen.

In the past, she believed that whether in the Qiandi or in the palace, it was rare for children to be born safely, all because of having a "good mistress". After all, when they were in the Qiandi, only the Third Prince Hongshi and Princess Shuhe gave birth in the mansion, while the Fourth Prince Hongli and the Fifth Prince Hongzhou were both born outside.

When Big Fat Ju just ascended the throne, there were three pregnant women, Xinpin, Fang Guiren and Cao Qinmo. But no one expected that Xinpin almost had a miscarriage in front of the late emperor's coffin. Even though she had a miscarriage after crying at the funeral, Big Fat Ju completely hated her, and her position was suppressed by a group of newcomers for a long time.

Concubine Fang also soon suffered a miscarriage for unknown reasons, but Concubine Jing felt that it was most likely Cao Qinmo who did it.

Among the three pregnant women, only Cao Qinmo gave birth to Princess Wenshu despite some setbacks. Considering that Cao Qinmo had taken refuge with Nian Shilan at that time, it is possible that Concubine Duan had secretly attacked Cao Qinmo.

Later, the only miscarried child in the palace was the one that Concubine Shen had. However, Concubine Jing felt that the rumor that Concubine Shen had faked a pregnancy to deceive the emperor might not be just a rumor. Even though her fake pregnancy was most likely framed by Nian Shilan under the idea of ​​Cao Qinmo, it was never exposed. Therefore, Concubine Shen was demoted to a commoner and sent to the cold palace. It should be because Fatty Ju felt ashamed.

Then almost all the pregnant women in the palace gave birth to their babies safely, the most typical example being Concubine Rou.

It is true that Concubine Rou was born in Jiangnan, but her family was only from the Five Banners under the Han Army, and her father's original position as county magistrate was donated. It is impossible for her to have any power in the palace. Even with the help of Concubine Fu, an ally from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, if the Queen really wants to plot against the pregnant woman, Concubine Rou and Concubine Fu together will not be able to stop her at all.

So after much thought, Concubine Jing could only conclude that the mastermind behind the incident in the palace was Concubine Duan, who was the Empress Dowager. Concubine Duan was also involved in the attack on the pregnant woman in the palace, and at most one more person, Nian Shilan.

Concubine Jing thought a lot in a short period of time, let out a long breath, and then happily helped Princess Wenshu to clean up the small treasury.

Hanzhu was also an honest girl, not a cunning person. Seeing that Concubine Jing looked unhappy at first, she was organizing her words to comfort her, but Concubine Jing found something to do in a blink of an eye. Of course, she had to cooperate with her as much as possible.

"You see, Madam, our princess is getting more and more respected nowadays. The royal wives are very attentive in giving her gifts this year."

Concubine Jing was really happy. The more she flipped through the gift list, the happier she became. "It's all thanks to the Queen. From now on, I don't have to worry about the princess suffering if something unfortunate happens to her!"

Hanzhu also deliberately showed a bit of pride and flattered: "That's right! Nowadays, the Mongolian princes are probably eager to marry the princess. In this way, the wool business of the imperial court and the royal family will pay more attention to them. What a great honor it is!"

Concubine Jing mentioned Jiang Xinxin again: "After all, it's still the Queen's grace!"

While the master and servant were flattering Jiang Xinxin, they were swiftly checking Princess Wenshu's gift list and gifts. Princess Wenshu herself was already in front of the Imperial Concubine Dowager, entertaining the royal family's female members together with her elder sister Princess Shuhe and her younger sisters Princess Hengti and Princess Heng'er.

The lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month were very spectacular, and it was also very lively outside the palace. Especially this year, Jiang Xinxin and Dapangju were both rich, and even the imperial court was rich, so they were very willing to spend a lot on these festivals. The palace set up a street market in the Cining Palace garden, and the palace servants could sell their specialties, and the ladies in the various palaces were also very happy to join in the fun.

In a word, as everyone had money in their hands, their desire to consume became stronger and stronger, and the palace naturally became lively. Even in the cold palace, Zhen Huan and Liu Zhu prepared a nice feast to entertain the maids who guarded the cold palace and the eunuchs who worked in the cold palace.

Jiang Xinxin didn't care about the situation outside the palace for the time being. She put all her energy into the fleet going out to sea. Even with the secret help of Dapangju, she still needed to take care of the selection of goods. So the two senior palace maids Xiuxia and Randong beside her were sent out of the palace to help her. The two new maids who replaced Xiuxia and Randong were called Bitao and Baihe.

Jianqiu and Huichun had no intention of leaving the palace, so they stayed with Jiang Xinxin every day to help manage palace affairs, while Bitao and Baihe were responsible for all matters in Jingren Palace.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month had passed and the New Year was officially over. Bitao and Baihe quickly took the time to clean up Jiang Xinxin's warehouse. As a result, they found a lot of old materials. Jiang Xinxin felt a headache when she saw the dull colors.

However, she had an idea to use up these things, so she ordered: "I don't know when these materials came into being. Now that I have found them, why don't I ask the emperor for permission and send them to the fleet to sell them."

Bitao and Baihe didn't know much about going out to sea, but they knew that the things that came out of the palace were very valuable and not something that ordinary people could have. If they were put on the fleet and sold to foreign countries, they would definitely make a lot of money. The two of them were sweet-mouthed and praised Jiang Xinxin for being thrifty.