The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 340 A Miserable Death
It was the end of October, the sky was getting gloomy, and it looked like it was going to snow.

An agreed to sit in the room and embroider a handkerchief. On the white handkerchief, there was a crabapple flower that she had carefully outlined.

Baojuan saw that An was serious about embroidering the clothes, so she brought her a cup of hot tea and said.

"My dear, the weather is getting colder day by day. Yesterday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs distributed winter clothes to the servants.
I see that it is the same as in previous years. It is all padded and doesn't look bulky at all.

I just wonder if it will be cold when the snow melts. It looks like it’s going to snow today.”

An agreed and took the hot tea from Baojuan, took a sip and put it down.

Then he turned his wrist and smiled.

"That's right. The weather has turned cold. I see that you are working very hard on night duty in the corridor. I feel bad for you too.

But I am a nobody and my words are not influential, so I can’t get anything good. You are wronged for following a young master like me.”

Baojuan said.

"My lady, you are really insulting us. In the harem, besides the special food and clothing of Concubine Hua,

Even Concubine Duan lives her life according to her duties. We servants are grateful that we can have enough food and warm clothes by following the young master. "

An agreed, his expression darkened and he murmured.

"Yes, Concubine Hua is the most favored, so naturally her food, clothing and expenses are very different. I will be satisfied if I can have half of her favor.

Look at the clothes in my box. They are all made of materials given by the Empress. What I have, everyone in the palace has. What's the fun of it?"

Baojuan stuck out her tongue and said.

"I have brought up your sad memories. I am guilty and beg for your forgiveness."

An agreed to come back to his senses, his usual smile appeared on his face, and he comforted Baojuan in return.

"What did you do wrong? You were just chatting with me."

At this time, Baojuan agreed to refill the tea for An and said casually.

"I hope you don't blame me, my lady. My lady just said that the materials in your box are all given by the Queen, and they are no different from those in other boxes.

But when I was packing my things, I saw the two pieces of clothing given by Concubine Shen. They were beautiful in color and made of high-quality materials.

Why don't you wear it? Such good material, better than the one given by the Empress!

I noticed that Concubine Zhen also had clothes like that. She wore them occasionally and they looked very pretty. I wonder if the young lady would wear them too.

If one day I catch the emperor's eye, I won't have to endure this hard life anymore."

Somehow, these words touched An Da Ying's heart, and she suddenly became a little angry.

"If you think that kind of clothes is good, then just wear it. Why are you making a fuss in front of me?"

All I heard was An agreeing through gritted teeth.

"Such fine material, just because Concubine Shen is favored, she can give it away at will.

I have been in the palace for more than a year, but have never been favored by the emperor.

Even the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dared to neglect me! Now, even you come to laugh at my miserable life!"

Baojuan was frightened by An Da Ying's expression. She fell to her knees on the ground, at a loss as to what to do. She only heard An Da Ying take a breath and continue.

"I used to think that even though Sister Zhen and Concubine Shen and I only met after entering the palace.

But Concubine Shen is on good terms with Sister Zhen, so she wouldn’t look down on me.

Later I discovered that these noble ladies had been pampered since childhood.
Jewelry and bright clothes can be given as gifts.

Just like giving alms to kittens and puppies! Why do I have nothing?

And they have everything?! At present, it seems that Sister Zhen is the only one in this palace who can keep me warm. "

Baojuan knelt on the ground with her head down, not daring to say a word. After a while, she heard An promise not to say anything more, and then she spoke tremblingly.

"My dear, please forgive me for being so talkative. But I really don't mean to look down on you!
You are the emperor's concubine, how dare I look down on you? !
"I just thought that the dress was beautiful and suitable for you. I will never say anything more! Please forgive me, my lady!"

Baojuan's words fell into the ears of the dazed An Da Ying. She seemed to have recovered and looked at Baojuan who was still kneeling.

She stretched out her hand, but a tear fell from the corner of her eye.

"Get up, Baojuan. I just lost my composure and scared you.

In this palace, I have no one to rely on, and you are the only one who serves me wholeheartedly."

Baojuan then slowly stood up and wiped An's tears.

"My lady is right. The most favored person in the palace is Concubine Hua. But no matter how favored she is, she can never surpass the Empress.

The most honorable woman in the palace, and even the most honorable woman in the world, is the Empress, my lady."

An Da Ying's tears had gradually stopped. She had an idea and said.

"You mean, you want me to rely on the Queen? But how can I, who am so humble, catch the Queen's eye?"

Baojuan smiled mysteriously and said.

"I have run errands for Aunt Jianqiu several times in private. I'm sure Aunt Jianqiu will remember my kindness!

Another day, I will invite Aunt Jianqiu to have a drink and find out what the Queen likes.

When the time comes, if you do what you like, you will surely be able to please the Queen."

An agreed and looked at Baojuan hesitantly.

"Is this okay?"

Baojuan was about to answer when the voice of the young eunuch came from outside.

"Zhen Changzai is here~!"

An Da Ying quickly burst into laughter, wiped his eyes, stood up and greeted Zhen Changzai who was bringing Liu Zhu in.

"My younger sister greets my elder sister, may my elder sister be blessed with good fortune."

An agreed and said "good luck" and was about to bow down, but Zhen Changzai, who came over with a smile, held him back.

Zhen Changzai said this in a blaming tone.

"What are you doing, little sister? It's so strange! There have never been any such rules between me and sister Mei!
If you continue like this, you are not treating me as your own. Everything you say every day is just a lie to me!"

An Da Ying's smile widened, and he followed Zhen Changzai's hand and stood up straight.

"Sister, you have wronged me. Etiquette cannot be abolished."

The two sisters held hands and sat down. An agreed to ask Baojuan to bring some hot tea. Liuzhu couldn't sit still, so she followed Baojuan to help.

Anyway, our own Zhen Changzai and An Da Ying live together in the Yanxi Palace, and the servants in Guanju Tower and Xinyinwu are very familiar with each other.

When Baojuan and Liuzhu poured tea for the two of them, Zhou Ninghai suddenly came.

"My lord, I just received some news."

Zhen Changzai asked curiously.

"What news? There's no one here, so go ahead and tell me."

Zhou Ninghai whispered.

"I just heard that Fu Cha in the cold palace is gone. I heard that the eunuch who delivered the food found that the food sent in the day before was not touched.
Then he went in to see how Fucha was doing, but found her in a remote corner of the cold palace.

The eunuch said that Fu Cha did not seem to have died of illness or starvation, but died suddenly with blood gushing out of all her orifices.

However, after the Ministry of Internal Affairs learned about this, they immediately took Fu Cha to clean the coffin and sealed it tightly.

Although Fu Cha was a woman from a prominent family, she died in such a tragic way.