Harem Daily Life

Chapter 243 Who will take over the palace affairs?

Haitang didn't dare to say anything about the emperor's faults, so she could only advise him, "Your Majesty is just too concerned. Something just happened in Fengyi Palace, and there are witnesses. Your Majesty is the only high-ranking concubine who has given birth to a prince, so it is understandable that Your Majesty would misunderstand. Fortunately, the misunderstanding has been resolved, and the imperial concubine has received the punishment she deserves. Your Majesty, please don't be angry anymore, or you will get sick from being angry."

Hardly had he finished speaking when a eunuch came to report that Eunuch Zhang had come to deliver the reward.

When Eunuch Zhang came in, he bowed to Concubine De and said respectfully, "Concubine De was frightened yesterday. Your Majesty did it unintentionally. Today, I have specially sent you to bring some gifts to calm your nerves."

After he finished speaking, the person behind him presented him with a gift, a pair of Ru kiln porcelain vases.

Although Concubine De was still a little angry, she couldn't keep being angry with the emperor, so she had someone accept the gifts and give Eunuch Zhang a reward.

"Eunuch Zhang, it has been found out that the imperial concubine plotted to murder the queen, and she has also been sent to the cold palace. Will the palace affairs be managed by the queen herself from now on? Does His Majesty have any comment?" asked Concubine De.

Eunuch Zhang shook his head: "This happened suddenly, and I don't know what Your Majesty thinks yet."

De Fei had no choice but to stop asking. After Zhang Gonggong left, Haitang asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to take over the palace affairs? But managing the six palaces is exhausting and stressful. If you do well, you may not be rewarded, but if you do not do well, you will definitely be punished. Do you really want to take charge?"

De Fei sighed, "Yesterday's incident made me realize that it is better to have some power in my hands. You see, the imperial concubine has been able to call the shots in the harem over the years, and everyone has been able to be placed in Fengyi Palace. Isn't it because she has power? I think that if Yu'er wants to go that way in the future, I have to plan for him earlier."

Haitang knew that her master was not good at managing the household affairs. If she really wanted to help manage the six palaces, it would be very difficult. However, she did not dare to dissuade him: "Then wait for His Majesty's decision. Maybe the Queen will take back the power of managing the palace this time and hold it tightly, so she will not give others a chance."

Upon hearing this, Concubine De agreed with this: "With what happened in the Duke's Mansion, the Queen may indeed take back her power at this time. Let it be. If it is really handed over to me, I will take it. Although my mother didn't teach me well before, I will eventually figure it out after some practice."

Concubine De was waiting for news, and Concubine Shu was also waiting for news.

"Your Majesty, the pregnancy-maintaining medicine is ready." Zi Ling stood beside Shu Fei holding the medicine bowl.

"No news yet? Is the Queen pregnant and has to take care of the harem herself?" asked Shu Fei.

Fu Xin reported, "No. I heard that His Majesty sent Eunuch Zhang to Yongxing Palace to deliver the reward today. There is no other news. By the way, the Wen family has entered the palace. Master Wen is in the imperial study with two adults from the Wen family."

Shu Fei sneered, "It's powerless to save the situation. The Imperial Concubine is completely doomed this time. No one can plead for mercy." After saying that, she frowned and drank the pregnancy-preserving medicine, "How long do I have to take this medicine? The fetus is stable now, can I stop?"

Zi Ling advised, "Your Highness, please bear with it. The last time Doctor Xu came to check your pulse, he said it's most likely a prince. But your Highness is weak, so you have to take this pregnancy-maintaining medicine every two days. You can't stop. For the sake of the prince, your Highness, please bear with it. You won't have to take it after the baby is born in a few months."

Shu Fei stroked her belly. She was pregnant more than a month earlier than the queen. Her pregnancy was already obvious and much bigger than the queen's. "This child will be born in June, when the weather is hot. You should prepare some light clothes. By the way, the fact that I am pregnant may be a prince must not be spread. You two just need to know it. Be careful in everything and don't make any mistakes."

Fu Xin and Zi Ling nodded quickly. They were the ones who most hoped that Shu Fei could give birth to a prince safely. As long as their master rose to a higher position, they, as servants, would have a good life in the harem.

In Fengyi Palace, the Queen was lying on the couch, eating fruit. Nanny Fang came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the Wen family has not left the Imperial Study yet. I can't find out what they are saying inside, but I think His Majesty will not be soft-hearted this time."

The queen smiled, her face full of joy: "Noble Consort Wen, she was one of the candidates for the Crown Princess many years ago. If it weren't for my family background being superior to hers, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to beat her. After so many years of fighting overtly and covertly, she finally fell."

Nanny Fang also breathed a sigh of relief: "Speaking of which, this time it was really close. The snake was just a little bit away from biting the queen yesterday. I am still scared now!"

The Queen smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? The pollen of tuberose is not much, so it can attract them, but they won't come very quickly. I just didn't expect that Concubine Tao would come so suddenly. I almost wanted to call off yesterday's plan."

Nanny Fang said thankfully, "Fortunately, everything has worked out. I was shocked when I accidentally discovered the identities of Fanglan and Tinglan. I didn't expect that the imperial concubine had buried someone near you a few years ago. If they didn't take action this time, there would be no way to deal with them, and the imperial concubine would not be able to be brought down."

The Queen sneered, "If the Imperial Concubine doesn't move, I really can't move her. I've been worried about the Duke's Mansion recently, and she has evil intentions. I have no choice but to cooperate with her and let her succeed, so that she can show her fox tail and expose herself."

"But Your Majesty, up to now, we still can't find out who Gui Xi belongs to. I wonder who is behind this and is trying to make things difficult for Your Majesty!" Nanny Fang said worriedly.

"This Guixi is much dumber than Fanglan and Tinglan. It's a good thing that we can use the tuberose pollen to catch her this time. By the way, you have to check everyone in Fengyi Palace again. You must not let this happen again." The queen said seriously.

"Yes, I will take this opportunity to reorganize Fengyi Palace. The timing is just right. But Your Majesty, what should we do next? You still have to take care of the royal heir. The palace affairs..." Nanny Fang looked at the Queen's belly. At this moment, it was still important to take care of the fetus. The palace affairs were tedious and stressful, so it would be best to hand them over temporarily.

The queen frowned and thought for a while: "Defei is not good enough. She will be exhausted to death just managing her Yongxing Palace, not to mention the huge harem. Shufei is not good enough. She is weak and needs to take care of the pregnancy. Xianfei is now Li Zhaoyi. Even if she is given the position, she cannot convince the public and has no ability to manage it. There is no one else to take the position of imperial concubine. It seems that no one can take over the position of imperial concubine..."

Nanny Fang asked tentatively, "What about Concubine Tao? I heard that she managed the imperial property and proposed some measures, which His Majesty praised repeatedly."

The queen frowned even more tightly: "She?"

The queen thought about it. Although during these few encounters, Tao Zhaoyi had sometimes stood on her side and fought against the imperial concubine, and her impression of her was not that bad, the queen was still not at ease giving her power.

"Forget it. I am not stupid enough to support a rival to take the throne. If I want to get real money from the imperial property, I will let her manage it. It is good for me to earn more. But if the power of the harem is given to her, wouldn't it help her to gain more power? Don't forget that she is the most favored one now. If she excels in everything, she may become another imperial concubine in the future."

The queen directly rejected Tao Yanyan and was looking for other candidates in her mind.