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

Chapter 139: Respect is needed, the queen adds fuel

The reason why a rift arose between Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong was because the relationship between them was too close. An Lingrong urgently needed to join this small group to gain a sense of security.

In the original plot, the solution she came up with was to help Zhen Huan get rid of Yu Ying'er, but when she excitedly came to Zhen Huan to take credit, she found that her two trusted sisters did not agree with her behavior, but instead thought she was too cruel.

This made her even more confused and at a loss.

She wanted to please Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang, but she didn't know how to please them.

The problem with Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang is that they do not see An Lingrong as an equally capable person, but instead want to protect her under their wings, just like they did with Chun'er.

This feeling is somewhat similar to how parents treat their children. Although they will protect you from the wind and rain, at the same time they will not choose to tell you these things.

This misalignment in the relationship led to misunderstandings between the two parties and was the first step in An Lingrong's breakup with the two of them.

However, Fu Cha Zhixi did not have such a problem. She had watched Legend of Zhen Huan and naturally knew that An Lingrong was a very capable person as she was able to climb to the position of concubine with her own abilities.

Therefore, they will not regard the other party as a child who needs protection, but as an adult with whom they can communicate on an equal footing and help each other.

In this way, An Lingrong would naturally feel the other party's respect for her, and this respect was what An Lingrong lacked the most.

"My lady, these lotus seeds are hard to peel. Why don't you let me do it to avoid hurting your hands?"

Jianqiu looked at the queen with some concern and said.

"No need to do that. I peeled this for His Majesty to make soup. I can't let anyone else do it."

The queen shook her head and rejected Jianqiu's suggestion.

"Is everything settled?"

The queen's hands kept moving.

"Don't worry, Madam. Everything has been taken care of. Even if Eunuch Su wants to investigate, he won't be able to find anything."

Jianqiu said with confidence.

"No, let him find out."

"The situation this time is different. If we still can't find out anything like before, it will only increase the emperor's suspicion."

The queen looked at Jianqiu and shook her head.

"So what does the lady mean?"

Jianqiu asked subconsciously.

"The baby in Xiangpin's belly may be a prince. There are not many princes in the palace. Among them, only Qipin's third prince is always brought by the emperor to teach him. But the third prince is not ambitious and is not liked by the emperor."

"And Xiangpin is from the Fucha clan. If she gives birth to a prince, the emperor will definitely value this child."

"Then the Third Prince's life will not be so good. Do you think his mother will feel distressed?"

The Queen's intention was very clear, which was to put the blame on Concubine Qi for this incident and let her take the blame.

If she could get rid of Concubine Qi, she would be able to raise the Third Prince.

If Concubine Qi managed to escape, it would not be a bad thing for her.

At the same time, it can attract the emperor's attention and reduce the emperor's speculation and suspicion about himself.

She still remembers that after she said that, the emperor looked at her with eyes full of doubt.

"Don't worry, Madam. I know what to do."

Jianqiu nodded seriously.

"Okay, that's enough peeling."

The queen looked at the plate full of lotus seeds and smiled with satisfaction.

"Your Highness is so considerate to the Emperor and thinks of him in every detail."

Jianqiu said with a smile.

"Take these lotus seeds over later and ask the kitchen to cook some lily and lotus seed soup for the emperor."

The queen looked at Jianqiu and gave instructions.

"The servant knows."

"Your Majesty's kindness to the Emperor is priceless."

Jianqiu spoke.

"It's hard to find money?"

"I am just doing what a wife should do."

"I don't have any children of my own, so I can only do some small things for the emperor."

There was an unspeakable sadness in the queen's tone.

She still can't forget Honghui, and can't forget the way he died in front of her.

Perhaps the reason why she was never able to conceive a child was because Honghui was unwilling to be born into the womb of such a useless mother as herself.

Thinking of this, the queen closed her eyes and poured back the tears and sorrow that filled her eyes.

"My queen, there are actually many children in this palace who don't have mothers."

Seeing this, Jianqiu naturally knew that the queen was thinking of the young prince. After being silent for a moment, she spoke tentatively.

"Are you talking about the Fourth Prince?"

The queen turned and looked at Jianqiu.

"He stayed alone in the Old Summer Palace, helpless and helpless. He looked very pitiful."

Jianqiu still said what she wanted to say.

She hoped that her queen could recover from the death of the youngest prince as soon as possible. Perhaps it would be a good idea to raise another prince by her side, so she mentioned the fourth prince to the queen.

"So you want me to raise the Fourth Prince?"

The queen looked at Jianqiu with an ambiguous look and asked.

This fourth prince is neither the legitimate nor the eldest, and the emperor does not like him because of his birth. If she were to raise such a child, the emperor would only hate her as well.

She couldn't understand why Jianqiu would make such a suggestion even though she knew about these things.

"The Emperor has never liked the Fourth Prince. He can't even visit the Forbidden City with the Emperor. There is no point in raising a child like him."

The queen flatly rejected Jianqiu's proposal.

"Your Highness, I have already given instructions to the imperial kitchen to reduce expenses and send as many vegetarian dishes as possible to the concubines in the palace."

Seeing the Queen's disgusted expression, Jianqiu stopped talking about the topic.

"Very good, since the emperor wants the harem to be frugal, let's start from now on."

The Queen spoke with an unchanged smile.

Although the Queen was not aware of what Shen Meizhuang had said before, she changed her mind after returning and said that the mung bean soup would still be distributed as usual, but the regular dishes of each palace would still be converted into cash and distributed to each palace as previously agreed.

But it doesn’t matter. Mung bean soup is just a small matter. As long as the big part of the regular dishes in each palace remains unchanged, it’s fine.

She just didn't believe that Concubine Hua, who always loved extravagance and overspending, would have no objection to this matter.

With the addition of fuel she had brought to the fire, she didn't believe that these two wouldn't end up fighting.

Fight, fight.

She liked watching these concubines fighting with each other, just like watching two katydids fighting in a cage, and she only needed to sit at the head and watch coldly.

On the contrary, no matter who wins or loses, it will only benefit her and not harm her.