TV Series: When the Villain Chooses to Stand by

Chapter 145 Yixiu 14

The greetings have become more and more perfunctory recently, and everyone can notice this calmness.

Hua Fei is now even more unwilling to argue with these people. If she says a few more words, she will be reminded of her own hideous appearance.

After paying his respects, he hurried back to Yiku Palace with Concubine Cao.

Just as she sat down, someone came in to announce, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Household Department has arrived with last season's accounts. They say the flowers and plants in the garden need to be replaced this summer, and they've come to ask your opinion."

Hua Fei waved her hands impatiently, her tone full of annoyance.

"Let him go, let him go. I don't want to get involved in these matters. They are very annoying. Let them go to whoever the emperor has entrusted the matter to."

After taking a break, Concubine Hua realized how foolish it was to cling to power, which was both tiring and thankless.

She used her own money to save the emperor's face, and the queen knew that he didn't care about her when she was sick, but she thought he was incompetent.

Wouldn’t it be nice to spend this money on yourself?

Concubine Hua is unwilling to manage the emperor's harem anymore, and she doesn't care whether the emperor will worry about her or not.

Seeing that she was unhappy, Songzhi hurried forward to press her head and asked the little palace maid to go out and answer.

"Your Majesty, please ignore them. It's good for you to recuperate like this. I'll go find Huang Guiquan later and ask him to stop disturbing your rest."

"Well, it's heavier. Have all the things from Concubine Jing been delivered?"

"It has been sent, and it's twice as thick as you ordered. Your Majesty, you don't have much of a relationship with Concubine Jing, so why would you give her such a heavy gift?"

Hua Fei closed her eyes and enjoyed the strength coming from her head. She couldn't help but sigh, "When Jingpin was in the palace, she lived with me."

"I'm afraid the fact that you haven't had any children these years is due to my fault. The Huan Yi incense is burning day and night, and it would have ruined our bodies long ago."

At this point, Concubine Hua opened her eyes and held Songzhi's hand, "Even you..."

"Your Majesty, please don't say that. I will stay by your side and serve you for the rest of my life. It doesn't matter whether I have children or not."

Songzhi looked at Concubine Hua with heartache, not wanting her to feel so bad.

She herself had no plans to leave the palace and get married, so this matter was really nothing to her.

Concubine Hua reached out and touched Songzhi's face. Feeling her gentle touch, she felt a lot better.

"Fortunately, the people who were in the palace before didn't come with us. Go back and write a letter to your family, and ask them to secretly find an opportunity to transfer those palace people out."

"I'll try to make them aware of their situation. If they're willing, I'll find them husbands with children. If they're not, I'll arrange for them to work on my farm over the next few years."

"There aren't many people here, so just keep it. Just be careful not to let anyone notice."

Songzhi wrote all of this down, and before she could praise Concubine Hua for her kindness, she heard her sigh.

Then he continued, "As for the people in our palace, we will compensate them with more money in the future. It won't be long before we don't have to burn this incense anymore."

The more Songzhi listened, the more she felt something was wrong. Why did these words sound so much like instructions for final arrangements?

She was startled and the tears that she had just wiped away flowed uncontrollably again. She hugged Hua Fei's legs and began to cry loudly.

"Master, what are you talking about? We still have a long way to go. Please don't be upset."

The expression on Hua Fei's face froze, and the warm atmosphere was instantly broken. She rolled her eyes speechlessly.

"What nonsense are you talking about? What are you thinking about? Get up!"

"What a crying scene."

Songzhi's tears stopped, and she stood up and sobbed softly, "My Queen, it's quite scary for you to say all this for no reason."

"I have my own plans for the future."

After talking for a while, Concubine Hua couldn't hold on any longer, so she took off her hairpins and went to sleep.

There were no more fights among the big brothers in the harem, and the newcomers were not the type to stir up trouble, so the situation suddenly became stable.

Yixiu's life is very leisurely. Watching the lively animals in the yard every day, she also feels a little more energetic.

This day, Princess Chaogui was attracted by the beautiful cat and ran after it.

When she looked up, she found herself in Jingren Palace. Seeing the cat in her arms meowing inside, she realized that this was the cat raised by the queen.

Thinking of her identity, Chao Gui straightened her clothes and walked in.

Jianqiu saw Xiaobai in Princess Chaogui's arms at a glance, and she hurriedly went up to her with a smile.

She was leading people to search the palace for this little thing, but who knew it would run away without her noticing.

"My slave has met the princess."

Chao Gui of course knew that this was the Queen's personal maid, so he reached out and helped Jian Qiu.

"Aunt Jianqiu, is this cat from Jingren Palace? I just saw this adorable kitten outside and chased it all the way here."

"Princess, this cat is raised by the Empress. She came to pay her respects early this morning because Concubine Wan is afraid of cats. The Empress was worried about offending her master, so she asked the servants to lock up the cat."

"I think they were in a hurry to close the door this morning, and the palace servants rushed out as soon as they opened the door. I hope you were not hurt."

Chao Gui smiled innocently and even turned around with the cat in her arms.

"I'm fine. This cat is very well behaved. Is the Queen busy? I'll go and pay my respects to Her Majesty."

Jianqiu slapped herself in self-reproach. "Princess, please come in. It's all my fault for being so tactless that I kept you talking for so long."

"The Queen has been having trouble looking at the accounts these days, and she will surely be happy to see you."

Yixiu's eyes lit up when he saw Chaogui. Isn't this a ready-made labor force?

As the youngest daughter of the late emperor, Chao Gui has been favored since childhood. Even though her biological mother is not of high rank, no one in the palace dares to mess with her.

Now at the age of thirteen, her temperament is still very innocent, and her pair of clear and bright big eyes reveal a purity rarely seen in the palace.

Yixiu revealed her true identity with just a few words.

Thinking of the ending of the play, a trace of pity flashed in Yixiu's eyes. This princess may never have thought that her fourth brother, who had always loved her, would marry her to the distant Junggar.

Thinking of the princesses in the previous world who all lived freely and unrestrainedly, Yixiu decided to take the initiative to be a good person.

She touched the little girl's slender wrist and looked at her expectantly.

Her tone was full of temptation, "Chao Gui, how about you follow the Empress's sister-in-law and learn how to handle palace affairs in the future?"

"You also know that the Imperial Sister-in-law has never had a child of her own. Now that I've seen you, I like you. Can you come and accompany the Imperial Sister-in-law more often in the future?"

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Chao Gui was thirteen years old after all. She was naive but not stupid, so she agreed immediately.

"As long as the Empress-in-law doesn't mind, Chao Gui will come to bother you every day."

After saying this, he pursed his lips in a somewhat aggrieved tone, "Before, Mother was worried that I was too naughty, and she also said that the Empress was busy with affairs, so she always kept me in check. So today I sneaked out."

As soon as Yixiu heard this, she knew that Chaogui was speaking well of her mother. She nodded secretly and her impression of this girl became even better.

She doesn't try to please others blindly, always thinks about her mother, and dares to take on responsibilities. With a little education, she will definitely be able to earn a good future for herself.