The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 333: Intentional Reduction of the vassal states
Ulanara looked at Jianqiu with approval.

"You have some ideas now, and this sentence really hits the nail on the head for me.

Look around, the Emperor now has two places to stay, Concubine Hua and Concubine Wan.

Or there are two or three concubines who are quite pleasing to the eye.

If this continues for a long time, the harem will inevitably become a place of resentment.
The concubines will inevitably feel resentful and jealous, which will not be conducive to my pacifying the harem."

Jianqiu lowered her head, smiled and said.

"I was worried that Your Majesty would think I was too talkative. But Your Majesty was so humble and amiable, and I was delighted.

I secretly thought about it and realized that except for Concubine Jing who had given birth to a child, she always looked like she was unwilling to compete for favor in the palace.

Next is Concubine Duan, who seems to be disdainful of vying for favor.

The others, such as Xin Changzai, Cao Changzai, and the newly promoted Fu Changzai, were only able to serve the emperor occasionally.

But there are still two concubines in the Yanx Palace who have never served the emperor.

Since entering the palace through the selection last year, until today, she has not won the emperor's favor. If the queen promotes such a person."

Ulanara continued with a smile.

"If I promote such a person to sleep with the emperor, and if he can please the emperor,
I believe they will be loyal to me, is that what you want to say?"

Jianqiu Road.

"Your Majesty is wise. I saw that Concubine Zhen was trying to seek your blessing.

But I also know that Her Majesty is unwilling to give up the Emperor's heart easily.

But to suppress the situation where Concubine Hua is the only favorite, I think Your Majesty should think carefully about it. "

Ulanara slowly put away the smile on her face.

“When Hua Fei was the only favorite in the palace, the emperor ignored me most of the time.

Later, when she entered the palace, many more people shared the emperor's favor.

These days, the Emperor occasionally comes to stay here, and I sometimes feel that

It was as if we had returned to the time before my sister entered the palace and was in love with the emperor.

Jianqiu, do you know that I don't want to share the emperor's favor with others?"

Jianqiu Road.

“Of course I know that, and I am also well aware of your Majesty’s feelings for the Emperor.

However, what the Queen said made me think of this.

It seems that Concubine Hua is no longer competing for favor in the palace as she used to be.

Could it be that her feelings for the emperor have faded?
Otherwise, how could she bear to see the emperor favor someone else."

Ulanara had a sneer on her face.

"I have had this doubt recently. Do you remember that when my sister was here, she stopped the emperor from coming to me.

But she didn't stop other concubines and maids. Tell me, does your sister really love the emperor?"

Jianqiu remained silent. How could she not imagine the meaning behind this?

In the Yangxin Palace, Su Peisheng was serving a bowl of snow pear soup, which he carefully brought to Yinzhen's desk.

"Your Majesty, you have been reviewing memorials for three hours. I am following the Empress's orders.
I specially asked the imperial kitchen to cook this Tremella and Snow Pear Soup for you to use to moisten your throat and body. "

Yinzhen's subordinates kept writing in red.

"Let's put it there for now." Su Peisheng sighed, put the pear soup on the desk, thought for a while, and said again.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this pear soup will become unpalatable if it gets cold. The Empress said it should be drunk while hot."

Yinzhen put down his writing, picked up the memorial he had just reviewed, looked at it, and threw it aside.

"You keep talking about the Queen, but who is your master, me or the Queen?
I didn't realize that you have been closely involved with Jingren Palace recently."

How could a shrewd man like Su Peisheng not hear the dissatisfaction and doubt in Yinzhen's tone?

Hearing this, Su Peisheng was so frightened that his knees went weak and he knelt down in front of the table.

"Your Majesty, I have served you since I was a child, so I am naturally loyal to you alone!"

But he was complaining in his heart. He just wanted to persuade the emperor to use snow pear soup, but how did the emperor suspect that he had something to do with Jingren Palace?
It is a big taboo for eunuchs to have any contact with the harem!
Yinzhen picked up the bowl of snow pear soup nonchalantly, put it to his lips and was about to drink it, then said.

"Get up. I don't think you have the guts. The Three Feudatories have been gaining momentum lately, and are ready to make a move in the southwest border.

I am anxious. There is not even a single general available in the court. If the harem is not stable again, I will not be able to be the emperor anymore."

Su Peisheng, who had just stood up after wiping the sweat from his forehead, fell to his knees again with a plop.

"Your Majesty, you are overthinking! The country is in your hands, and you have the final say on personnel deployment!

I am a eunuch and do not understand state affairs, but I do know that there are few generals in the court nowadays.

General Nian was stationed in the northwest, and General Yue Zhongqi was stationed in Sichuan.

But there should still be useful generals in the court. Your Majesty, please don’t worry about this matter and hurt your health!"

Yinzhen drank the snow pear soup in one gulp, and Xiao Xiazi, who was standing beside him, hurried forward and took the bowl from Yinzhen's hand with both hands.

"You are right, but I was worried that the generals of the previous emperor's reign would not be able to serve me sincerely.
Now I have to choose carefully. Go and summon Ma Qi to me."

Ma Qi was a close friend of the late emperor, who once praised him as the No. 1 Baturu of the Qing Dynasty. It was also he who taught Yinzhen horsemanship and archery.

Later, due to the sudden death of the previous emperor, Ma Qi had always been dissatisfied with Yinzhen, and in recent years he often claimed to be sick and did not attend court.

It was not until last year when Nian Gengyao was ordered to return to Beijing to report on his work that the two of them somehow hit it off. After Nian Gengyao's lobbying, Ma Qi's "illness" suddenly recovered since last year.

Su Peisheng went to work with sweat on his face, and hurriedly summoned Ma Qi. Yinzhen had a secret conversation with him in the imperial study until midnight before letting him go home.

Two days later, Nian Shilan heard that there was a dispute in the court.

Some people wanted the emperor to continue to appease the vassal kings, while others wanted the emperor to abolish the vassal kings.

Nian Shilan thought carefully. In the previous life, it was the late emperor who took care of these things at this time. In this life, she wondered what Yinzhen would do.

However, based on Nian Shilan's understanding of him, he would definitely not tolerate such humiliation from the vassal king.

It is said that Wu Sangui was not only restless in the southwest, but also made indirect accusations several times when he was drunk. Yinzhen always tried to appease him before, but if he did so again at this time, he would seem cowardly.

Moreover, when the late emperor was alive, he intended to reduce the power of the princes, but he passed away too quickly and many things were not accomplished.

Nian Shilan hurriedly wrote a letter and sent Xiao Linzi to deliver it out of the palace, asking Manager Wu to find a way to quickly deliver it to Nian Gengyao in the northwest.

Nian Shilan pieced together an important thing from the few memories of the Three Feudatories in her previous life.

The vassal king Wu Sangui was about to propose "returning to Liaodong", and the previous emperor immediately approved his proposal and praised his idea.

Then, the late emperor took this opportunity to abolish the positions of vassal kings.

The secret letter that Nian Shilanxiu wrote to Nian Gengyao was asking him to make more military achievements in this matter.

But Nian Shilan could not reveal the fact that she was reborn. She just used the excuse that she overheard a few words from the emperor while serving him in the bedroom and provided key points for Nian Gengyao to analyze himself.

Nian Shilan knew that her brother was very smart and not a reckless man, and would naturally know what to do.