The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 208 Enough is Enough
"Your Majesty, please allow me to report this. I think it is because I have not taken care of the affairs of the palace these days that my sister, Concubine Hua, has become tired. This is why my sister is angry and unwilling to work any more.

Although I have passed the time of feeling unwell, Your Majesty knows that it has not been easy for me to take care of my body in the past few years and I finally became pregnant with a dragon fetus.

I am somewhat powerless to handle the affairs of the harem. It would be better if Your Majesty persuaded Sister Hua Fei on my behalf, so that she can help manage the six palaces with peace of mind.

When I give birth safely, I will thank Sister Hua Fei for her kindness."

Ulanara always spoke in a gentle voice, and at this moment she had to act virtuous to the fullest.

Yinzhen chuckled and said.

"Your Majesty, your words are too serious. I personally appointed Concubine Hua to assist in managing the six palaces. Even if she doesn't want to do it anymore, she has to continue.

Many people in the harem seek power but cannot get it, but Hua Fei avoids it, which shows that she doesn’t care about fame, wealth or status.”

Yinzhen suddenly changed the subject and looked at Jiang Fuhai who was standing beside Ulanara.

“I know that the Queen is kind and generous, but there are those restless servants around her who always instigate and deceive her.

Otherwise, as a servant, how could I dare to falsely convey the Queen's order with the intention of stopping the concubines from paying their respects to the Queen?

Queen, don’t you think so?

The words were addressed to Ulanara, but his eyes were fixed on Jiang Fuhai, and Jiang Fuhai's heart skipped a beat.

It seems that the emperor already knows what happened today.

But Jiang Fuhai thought about it and decided to just deny it.

After all, the Queen had already instructed me to give Concubine Hua a warning, and I was just following the Queen's wishes.

Ulanara secretly hated herself for being careless today. She never expected that Nian Shilan, who seemed to care nothing about anyone in the past, first turned around and left outside her palace, and then complained to Yinzhen.

Ulanara calmed herself down and smiled.

"I don't know where the emperor got this from."

Yinzhen looked at Ulanara and saw that her face was curious but calm, without a trace of uneasiness.

Yinzhen couldn't help but feel confused. Was it that the queen really didn't know about the situation, or was it that the queen was not as kind as she appeared to be?

"I heard that Concubine Hua came to pay her respects to the Queen today, but was stopped outside the palace gate, so she had no choice but to go back. I wonder if this is true."

Yinzhen sipped his tea and waited to hear Ulanara's explanation.

Ulanara was stunned for a moment and looked at Jiang Fuhai.

"Jiang Fuhai, what's going on?"

Jiang Fuhai replied quickly.

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager. Empress Hua was late in coming to pay respects to the Empress Dowager today, but I have been waiting at the gate of Jingren Palace. I saw Empress Hua turn around and leave when she was about to reach the palace gate.

I didn't see Concubine Hua coming forward, and I was wondering what was going on. I thought Concubine Hua was in a hurry to deal with something.

All the servants on duty outside the Jingren Palace today are witnesses. If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can ask. "

Yinzhen stared at Jiang Fuhai for a long time, smiled, and lightly let the matter go.

"The queen is pregnant and needs capable servants to take care of her, so I will not discuss the right and wrong of this matter. But if I hear about such a thing again next time, even if Concubine Hua does not pursue it, I will investigate it thoroughly."

Jiang Fuhai waited until Yinzhen left before wiping the sweat from his forehead and asking about Ulanara in a low voice.

"Empress, what do you think happened today?"

Ulanara looked at the beads of sweat on Jiang Fuhai's forehead and smiled. "Look at you, you can't even keep your temper. Since I want you to embarrass Hua Fei today, I have a plan to deal with it. But I didn't expect that Hua Fei would dare to ask the emperor to leave on the road that the emperor must take when he leaves the court.

Fortunately, the Emperor probably thought of my pregnancy and only warned me. And the Emperor didn’t warn me, he warned me.”

Jianqiu was also puzzled.

"How do you think that, Your Majesty? The Emperor is warning you. In the eyes of the Emperor, you should be a virtuous and kind person. Could it be that the Emperor has doubts about you?"

Ulanara smiled and said nothing more.

She knew in her heart that ever since her elder sister died of complications during childbirth, Yinzhen had been suspicious of her, otherwise he would not have refused to perform the Zhougong rites with her for several years after her sister's death.

But Yinzhen had no evidence, and she had finally used some tricks to temporarily detain Yinzhen, and she was pregnant with a dragon seed.

Now, Yinzhen would not do anything to himself, thinking of his dragon seed and those nights of pleasure.

There was no need for Yinzhen to make this trip today. If he really listened to Nian Shilan and wanted to deal with Jiang Fuhai, he only needed to order someone to take Jiang Fuhai away quietly.

However, every word that Yinzhen said after he arrived seemed to be blaming Jiang Fuhai, but in fact every word was spoken to Ulanara.

When establishing authority, you must know when to stop. There will be no next time.

On March 3rd, the spring weather was warm and Ulanara was four and a half months pregnant, with a slightly bulging belly.

The Empress Dowager hosted a banquet for the imperial concubines in the Cining Palace. Empress Dowager De said that her anemia symptoms had not improved and she could not sit for too long, so she did not attend.

The other concubines of the previous emperor all said they were busy and could not accompany the Empress Dowager, so the Empress Dowager took these younger concubines to have fun together.

Since Fei Yunyan was favored by Yinzhen, she was given the title of Li because of her beautiful appearance and abilities, and was called Li Guiren.

However, Li Guiren, who had been with Yinzhen since the time of the Emperor's residence, was not happy about this. Li and Li sounded similar, and Li Guiren's position was half a level higher than hers.

So Li Guiren would take the opportunity to criticize Li Guiren every day when she paid her respects, but Li Guiren only responded three times out of ten.

In the eyes of Ulanara, the conflict between the two of them was nothing more than a quarrel between two concubines of lower rank, and the occasional mild reprimand would be enough.

When the Empress Dowager gave a banquet, she naturally sat in the seat of honor. Ulanara sat on the left side of the Empress Dowager, and the seat on the right side was empty.

The other concubines sat according to their respective positions.

"My Cining Palace has a beautiful view in spring. Today, I specially held a banquet in the back garden, thinking of having fun with you. I haven't seen the Queen for a long time. Is the Queen almost five months pregnant now?"

Ulanara bowed respectfully and insisted.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, I am only four and a half months pregnant."

The Queen Mother said with a smile.

"Okay, seeing that you look so good today, I know that the baby in your belly will love you as his mother. He will definitely be a filial child in the future."

Ulanara quickly raised the cup in front of her and replied.

"I am pregnant and cannot drink alcohol, so I drink tea instead. I am grateful for the care and good wishes of the Empress Dowager. I also hope to give birth to a filial child. No matter what the child will be like in the future, as long as he is filial, I will have hope for the future."

The Queen Mother smiled, raised her glass and drank it all.

There was a hint of disappointment on his face, but the moment he raised his eyes he smiled.

"My biggest regret in this life is that I don't have my own children, but now seeing that all of you have your own children, I am very happy for you.

The women in our harem, don’t you live your whole life relying on children and favor? You must have one of these two, right?
However, few people are as blessed as the Queen. Now, she has the Emperor's favor and offspring all at once.

Unlike me, I am old and have nothing."