The Legend of Zhen Huan: Entering the Palace to Become the Queen Mother

Chapter 152: Irony of the Queen, Mei Zhuang Joins the Game

Concubine Hua naturally knew that the Queen was trying to win over Concubine Qi just for the sake of the Third Prince, her son.

So to fight back against the queen, we naturally have to use the person she values ​​most to attack her, otherwise it would be ineffective, right?

"Okay, why are you talking about these things for no reason?"

"Hua Fei, you have served the Emperor for so many years. Don't you know what the Emperor likes and dislikes?"

The Queen naturally had her own way of dealing with Concubine Hua's attacks. Although Concubine Qi couldn't go out during this period and couldn't speak for her to confront Concubine Hua, she wasn't someone who would suffer in vain.

Concubine Hua waved the round fan in her hand, expressing her disdain for the Queen's behavior of using the Emperor's tiger skin as a banner.

"What's more, the Third Prince is the Emperor's eldest son, so he is naturally different from the other princes."

The Queen's expression remained unchanged as she continued to speak.

"is it?"

"So what about the eldest son? The current emperor is only the fourth son of the previous emperor. As for the emperor's eldest son, humph."

Concubine Hua snorted coldly. She didn't have any good feelings towards the Third Prince, whom the Queen valued.

Not to mention that the emperor is still in his prime, and I am still young, so I may be lucky enough to get pregnant in the future.

What's more, the Third Prince is notoriously stupid in the palace. If the Emperor had no other choice, he would have placed all his hopes on the Third Prince.

"Besides, when I came here just now, I happened to see the Fourth Prince reciting his lessons by the lake. It sounded like he was reciting much more smoothly than the Third Prince."

Concubine Hua's main strategy is to use the Fourth Prince to drag down the Third Prince, so as to disgust the Queen.

"Hey, Queen, tell me, this Fourth Prince has neither a biological mother to look after him nor a good master to teach him, how did he learn better than our precious Third Prince?"

"Could it be that the feng shui of this garden is good, so the prince who grew up here is smarter than the prince who grew up in the Forbidden City?"

Concubine Hua almost had the words "sarcastic" written all over her face.

Now that the Queen no longer has Concubine Qi by her side to act as her vanguard, she can only engage in verbal battle with Concubine Hua herself. After all, she still has to consider the Queen's dignity, so naturally she can't say whatever she wants like Concubine Hua. This makes her seem a little short of breath.

"Hua Fei, that's enough. Don't lose your composure."

The Queen frowned slightly and looked at Concubine Hua with cold eyes.

Seeing that Concubine Hua no longer responded, she withdrew her gaze and looked at Concubine Cao.

"Originally, your position should have been raised on Wen Yi's birthday, but wars are raging right now, and the harem has to make concessions for political affairs, so I can only ask you to wait for a while. After the war is settled, I will give you a grand ceremony to confer the title."

"Good things never come to those who have them. You should take good care of the princess. The emperor and I are aware of your contribution. When the time is right, we will certainly not let you down."

The Queen smiled and spoke.

"Yes, I am deeply grateful for your kindness. I am of humble origin and do not seek a high position. I only hope to be by your side and serve you wholeheartedly, and I will be satisfied."

Concubine Cao looked at the Queen sincerely and said.

But she felt a little disappointed in her heart. She had thought that the emperor would promote her status since he valued Wen Yi so much, but now it seems that she was not working hard enough. If she could be promoted to concubine and become the head of a palace, Wen Yi's future would only be better.

As for what the Queen said about war or not, it was clearly an excuse. The war has been going on for such a long time, but wasn't Concubine Xiang promoted from a noble lady to a concubine?

"I know that you are indeed sensible and polite."

"The Emperor thought of Princess Wen Yi and gave her a pair of white jade ruyi to help her sleep."

The Queen smiled and looked at Concubine Cao and spoke.

"Thank you, Queen."

Concubine Cao said respectfully.

No matter what, at least the emperor still cares about Wen Yi.

"My lord, the plum soup is delicious. Please enjoy it."

The maid came over with plum soup.

An Lingrong sat aside with a serene smile on her face, but she was somewhat confused in her heart.

Today, when she went to look for her sister and was returning, she happened to run into Concubine Wan and Concubine Shen.

Sister Zhen and Sister Shen took the initiative to invite her to visit the garden together, so she naturally couldn't refuse.

But unexpectedly, she ran into Concubine Cao and Concubine Xin after walking a few steps, and then Concubine Cao forced the three of them to attend the banquet.

An Lingrong naturally realized that Concubine Cao's main target was Concubine Wan, but she always felt that Concubine Cao's eyes seemed to be looking at Shen Meiyu.

This made her a little suspicious, so she took the initiative to follow.

There was no problem with the banquet at the beginning. Apart from the fact that the dishes were a bit greasy, it was actually a feast.

But after the meal, she heard Concubine Cao order plum soup. An Lingrong's uneasiness became even stronger. Her intuition told her that this was the Hongmen Banquet, but she had not yet figured out who Liu Bang was.

"We just had meat and fish, and now my son is serving us plum soup to soothe us. Lady Cao is really a rare talent."

Xin Changzai didn't see any problem and teased Cao Guiren with a smile.

Concubine Cao smiled but said nothing.

Zhen Huan took a sip of the plum soup in front of her. Ever since she suffered a dietary disadvantage, she seldom ate outside. What's more, she was eating in front of Cao Guiren, Hua Fei's lackey.

Plus, she hadn't eaten much just now, so she didn't feel much about the plum soup.

As for An Lingrong, she had been on guard from the beginning. She didn't think that someone like Concubine Cao would invite them to a banquet for no reason.

Everyone knows that they and Concubine Hua have completely fallen out because of the previous incident with Lipin, and Concubine Cao is a real Concubine Hua party, so she naturally won't take her lightly.

But Shen Meizhuang didn't think so much. Just now at the banquet, Concubine Cao kept urging her to eat, which made her feel a little annoyed.

Plus, she has been fond of drinking sour plum soup recently. Now, just by smelling the plum soup, she feels that the greasy feeling in her heart has disappeared a lot.

She thought that since Concubine Cao had invited them to the banquet so openly, she naturally would not dare to tamper with the food, so after thinking it over, she picked up the bowl and took a sip.

An Lingrong frowned when she saw this. She wanted to speak up to stop Shen Meizhuang, but she couldn't say anything in front of so many people.

I don't think Concubine Cao would be so stupid as to do anything with the meals.

As soon as Shen Meizhuang, who was being watched by her, took a bite, she felt a strong wave of nausea rising up, causing her to dry heave uncontrollably.

Zhen Huan was the first to notice that something was wrong with Shen Meizhuang, and she quickly stepped forward and patted her on the back.