Shocking Harem Road: The Legend of Concubine Yi

Chapter 157 Winning over Xinyi

After accepting Xinyi's entrustment to investigate the sleeping situation, Chunsheng first went to Princess Antai and told her Xinyi's suspicions. Princess Antai was very surprised, and she never thought that the problem would lie there.But who would be able to do this?Who can have such a great power to make Shang Bedroom Bureau do these things in these years?
"Your Highness, what should we do? Check or not?" Chunsheng asked.

Antai fell into deep thought. If he investigates, he should be able to find out the truth.But the question is, what to do after finding out?If the mastermind is—is there anything else I don't know?

However, since the emperor has noticed it, he still needs to investigate.Moreover, if Concubine Yi finds me, then the initiative will be in my hands.At that time, if——

"Go and check carefully. Once there is a result, let's discuss it carefully and don't leak it." An Tai said.

Chunsheng took the lead.

For Princess Antai, this matter did cause her troubles.

Just after Chunsheng left, she sent someone to the Compassion Ning Palace to invite Hong Shanggong.

"Is this really the case?" Hong Shanggong asked, An Tai nodded and said, "I've never noticed this before, and I didn't expect it to be on the Shang dormitory. Grandma, didn't she say something similar?"

Hong Shanggong said with a dry smile: "Your Highness should know what Lafayette ordered to do." But he thought deeply: "Lafayette also suspected it before, but he didn't pursue it anymore. I didn't expect the emperor to investigate it now."

An Tai smiled and said, "I'm at ease now!" But he said, "Who would do that?"

Hong Shanggong was silent.

Back at the Palace of Compassion, Hong Shanggong reported what Antai said to the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager remained silent.

"Lafayette, who would do this kind of thing?" Hong Shanggong asked.

The Empress Dowager just looked at the lake in front of her eyes, lost in thought.

"A person with such intentions must not be forgiven lightly!" The Empress Dowager said, "Go and tell Chunsheng, if you find out the result, report it quickly. Aijia, I want to teach this despicable person who has forgotten his ancestors for his ancestors!"

In this way, this secret investigation was launched by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.During this period, everything remained the same in the bedchamber, and no one noticed anything unusual.

In the harem, although Ming Xuanyu frequently summoned the concubine, no one reported that she was pregnant.

Xinyi has been waiting for the results of the investigation, but time passed day by day without any news.While she was waiting anxiously, one day at the end of June, the queen came to Yongning Palace.

Hearing the news, Xinyi couldn't believe it was true, she hurried to the main entrance and knelt down to meet her, but when the queen saw her, she changed her usual indifferent expression, with a smile on her face, helped Xinyi up and said: "Sister, don't be so alien, you are inconvenient, just do whatever you want, and these etiquettes will be waived!"

Xinyi thanked her with a smile, and then saw He Shanggong behind the empress coming in with a few maids holding a few plates, which contained some silk.

"Concubine Yi, this is a gift from the empress, please accept it!" He Shanggong said with a smile.

"Your Majesty—" Xinyi couldn't figure out what was going on, what did the empress suddenly mean?

"Sister, you can accept it. This is all a little wish from my sister. It's just some material for making clothes. Knowing that you like plain styles on weekdays, I asked the Shangyi Bureau to embroider some plain ones." The pattern, I bring it here for you. You have to accept it!" The queen said with a smile, holding Xinyi's hand.

Seeing this, Xinyi thanked Qiaoer and asked Qiaoer to put it away.

The queen walked towards the front hall with Xinyi on her arm, and said: "I should have come to see you a long time ago. I was afraid that I would disturb you and be bad for the child in your womb. However, this is all my fault. The emperor's state affairs Busy, as a big sister, I should take good care of you, these past things are wrong, please forgive me, sister, don't take it to heart!"

"Your Majesty, you killed the concubine, the concubine—" Xinyi hurriedly responded, but the queen said: "Aren't you heretics when you say that? We are all sisters, there is no need to be like this."

Xinyi still didn't understand what happened to the queen today, what happened?
She glanced at He Shanggong, but He Shanggong smiled along with him.

The queen chatted for a while, and left after a quarter of an hour. Before leaving, she told Qiao'er and Lian'er to say "you have to be careful and serve carefully", and said, "If Concubine Yi needs anything , you just come to Yikun Palace and tell He Shanggong, and leave it to her to buy it."

Hearing this, Xinyi was in a state of turmoil in her heart, and she just glanced at He Shanggong secretly.

People are like this, a relationship that has always been cold, suddenly becomes familiar, it will make people feel uneasy.

After the queen left, Yongning Palace was indeed a little uneasy, but Xinyi was wondering if the change in the queen's attitude towards her had something to do with the organization?Is it related to He Shanggong?
What she thought was correct, this incident was indeed facilitated by He Shanggong.

Ever since the news of Concubine Zhen's pregnancy came out, the queen was very nervous, even flustered.

Although there are many concubines, the ones who make the queen most vigilant are Zhen Guifei and De Concubine.Concubine Zhen has always been at odds with her and does not take her seriously, this is the truth.As for Concubine De, although she looked stable and said few words, her background had to make the queen feel uneasy about her.Looking at the harem, only these two people are most likely to replace Tong Huilan as queen.

As for Xinyi, although the queen is worried about her, but Xinyi has no natal family, and she has no support other than the emperor.As for the emperor, it is impossible to pamper her like this all the time, not to mention judging from the current situation, the emperor may not really care about her.Therefore, the queen's attention is not on Xinyi.

However, Concubine Zhen was pregnant, and the queen had to find a way to deal with it.If Concubine Zhen gave birth to a prince, that would be the biggest threat to the empress position.

Now, it is impossible to adopt a child from outside, and the emperor will not agree, so he can only choose from the palace.But after waiting for these months, no one is happy.In this way, Concubine Yi is really the only choice!
Originally, the queen would not choose Xinyi, and she still had to wait, but He Shanggong received an order from Nian Gonggong to tell the queen that the only way to keep the queen's position is to win over Concubine Yi.However, the queen was unwilling to get close to Xinyi, because she still could not accept Xinyi's behavior, and even scolded Xinyi in front of Concubine Shu and He Shanggong, saying that she "has no shame" or something like that.

"Master, no matter how much you look down on Concubine Yi, in the current situation, there is no other choice but her!" He Shanggong said.

"Yeah, sister, I think so too." Concubine Shu said, "Instead of waiting for Concubine Yi to give birth to the prince, it's better to win her over early. Concubine Yi can get to where she is today. Not an unambitious person. Maybe she also wants her son to be the crown prince!"

"What Concubine Shu is saying is, master, start as soon as possible and bring Concubine Yi to your side. Concubine Yi is also a smart person, and she should know that she came from a humble background. Unless she adopts her son to you, her son will not He might become a prince." He Shanggong said, "Even if she has a daughter, it doesn't matter, Yi Nuservant looks at the emperor's love for Concubine Yi, Concubine Yi will have a son sooner or later. As long as you hold her in the palm of your hand , won't her son be yours sooner or later?"

The queen was persuaded by these two people, one on the left and the other on the right, and finally decided to win over Xinyi.

However, for Xinyi, is this a blessing or a curse?She didn't understand why the organization did this.

However, because He Shanggong didn't say anything, Xinyi just thought about it for a while, but she couldn't be sure that the queen's move was really the organization's intention, because there were other possibilities.

Thinking of the meaning of the organization, Xinyi also wondered why Eunuch Nian hadn't moved in the past six months?She thought that she would continue to carry out her past mission when she entered the palace this time, but she didn't.

why?Could it be that they found out that the emperor had already set his sights on them?Or are they waiting for other opportunities?
According to what Zhang De said, Eunuch Nian and Chunsheng may be together, but why didn't Eunuch Nian support Chunsheng in this fight against the Ministry of Internal Affairs?Could it be that they are not accomplices?Or, is Eunuch Nian planning to wait for Chunsheng and Liu Huai to lose both, and then collect the fisherman's profit?

Xinyi couldn't see clearly the current situation at all, she could only wait for the situation to become clear, for Ming Xuanyu to take control of everything.

The court situation was chaotic, but Ming Xuanyu ignored the noise of the ministers. He naturally had his own way of dealing with state affairs and important affairs of the court.

With the return of a group of people who were dismissed from office during the Yang Dezhang period, and a group of new officials selected after the imperial examination, more people really followed Ming Xuanyu.Those who returned to the court were mostly protected by Yuhua Palace, so they were extremely grateful to Ming Xuanyu and Princess Heshun.Everyone will go to Yuhua Palace to meet Ming Ruoxi and thank her when they come back.Although this was just a courtesy, it still attracted some people's attention.

At the beginning of July, Gu Feiyan reported to Ming Xuanyu that Chen Junkun, the commander of the Shence Army, had an ambiguous relationship with King Yu, and there might be something wrong.Ming Xuanyu also asked Ye Yixuan to send someone to investigate secretly, and it really confirmed the collusion between Chen Junkun and King Yu.

Ming Xuanyu felt that King Yu was pressing him every step of the way, but he still had no practical way to drive King Yu out of the court.

"Since you wanted to replace Chen Junkun a long time ago, and now this kind of thing happens again, why don't you do it?" She asked while massaging his shoulders and neck.

The candlelight was flickering, only a few screen windows were opened, and the evening breeze slowly blew in, blowing the curtains that covered the sky and flipping, and the bed curtains swaying slightly.

He was sitting on the bed, wearing a moon-white tunic, his long black hair was draped softly on his back, and the light shone on his long hair, occasionally flashing bright colors.

She sat behind him, stretched out her arms and pressed gently for him, while he closed his eyes and smiled to enjoy the tranquility.

"You've got to have a reason, and, most importantly, who's going to take that place?" he said.

"Marquis Ying?" she suggested.

He turned his neck and said, "The Tiger Roaring Camp can't move around, no one can lead them except Zhao Mo." He turned around, "Come on, lean over there, and I'll massage your legs." He said , she listened to him with a smile, and stretched out her legs to him.

"The Shence Army must be led by someone who is absolutely loyal to me so that we can rest assured. Besides Zhao Mo, there should be another person." He lowered his head and said while giving her a massage.

"Who? Are you talking about Mr. Ye?" She asked, and there was joy in her voice that surprised him.

"How can you guess, you?" He laughed, and said, "Let Ye Yixuan lead the Shence Army, um, you have to think about it!"

"Aren't you afraid that Princess Heshun will make trouble with you?" She asked with a smile.

"That girl, hehe." He smiled and said, "If Ye Yixuan is allowed to go, I'm afraid he won't be convinced. Fang Xin also mentioned him, I'll think about it."

Gradually, she felt that his hands were not so serious, but a little frivolous, so she lowered her head shyly.

(End of this chapter)