Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1179 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 103

Shunpin and Guaerjiapin were indeed unhappy and aggrieved because Ningpin's biological mother was able to enter the palace to accompany her in childbirth. They felt that Queen Jiang Xinxin was biased. However, Guaerjiapin only dared to sulk in her heart and did not even dare to complain in front of her confidants. After all, she still remembered that she was punished once for having someone spread rumors to slander the Fourth Prince.

Shunpin was timid to begin with. Even though she had said in front of her confidants that Queen Jiang Xinxin seemed to prefer concubines from the Han Army Banner and was wary of concubines from the Manchu and Mongolian Army Banners, she did not dare to take any action. As a result, the harem was truly peaceful.

However, these things had another meaning in the eyes of Madam Shen. In recent days, Concubine Ning had told her many things about the concubines in the palace being restless. But she bypassed the maternal families of the two concubines who were from the great Manchu families and entered the palace to accompany the birthing as the maternal family of the concubines of the Han Army Banner. It was really conspicuous. But even so, there was nothing wrong in the palace, which showed that the queen's means of governing the harem were extraordinary.

Madam Shen was a third-rank lady with an imperial title, which seemed to be equivalent to the third-rank concubine in the harem. Her daughter, Concubine Ning, was of an even lower rank than hers. However, not only did she have to bow her head and kneel when she saw the concubines in the harem, but she also had to bow her head and greet women officials without any rank.

The question is, it is impossible to judge the superiority or inferiority between the emperor's concubines and the women from other official positions based solely on their rank.

With Madam Shen entering the palace to accompany the birth, Jiang Xinxin, Concubine Jing and Concubine Rou no longer have to worry about taking care of Concubine Ning. However, the necessary routines for the midwife, wet nurse and the newborn prince must be prepared in advance.

That's right, the gender of the baby in Ningpin's belly has been determined. It's undoubtedly a little prince. Several imperial doctors can determine the gender of the baby through the pulse. Big Fat Ju is quite happy. Even though Madam Shen did not go to Yonghe Palace on the day she entered the palace to increase her favor to Ningpin and Madam Shen, the subsequent rewards were enough to let the concubines in the harem see the importance of Ningpin.

Especially since Concubine Ning was waiting for the Ninth Prince to be born, she would definitely be promoted to the position of concubine, and Concubine Shun had accidentally broken teacups several times in private.

Concubine Qi was also worried about Concubine Ning's belly. Right now, there were only two concubines in the palace, her and Concubine Jing. If Concubine Ning brought her little prince to the throne and was on equal footing with her, in her mind it would mean that Concubine Ning's little prince would definitely shake the status of her third prince.

Even though Concubine Qi was used to being out of tune with her daily life, her intention to make the Third Prince Hongshi the emperor was not only obvious in the harem, but also many court officials in the previous dynasty could see it clearly.

It’s just that the Third Prince is really incompetent, so now even Ulanara has no place.

Concubine Rou also had some thoughts in her mind because Concubine Ning would definitely become the concubine. Concubine Fu, who guessed Concubine Rou's thoughts at the first moment, did not plan to do anything this time.

She had no intention of persuading Concubine Rou, nor did she mean to instigate Concubine Rou to take action against Concubine Ning. In her opinion, it was better for Concubine Rou to stay still than to move. If she put more effort into the Emperor's side, the Emperor might make an exception and promote her because of the progress made by both Concubine Rou and the Eighth Prince.

But the relationship between her and Concubine Rou has actually entered a new stage as Concubine Rou becomes more and more skilled in managing palace affairs and Concubine Rou herself becomes more and more powerful.

In the past, perhaps she could have taken advantage of the fact that she had taken more care of Concubine Rou when she was in decline and continued to treat her as a sister. But now, she can no longer show favor to Concubine Rou. Instead, she has to rely on Concubine Rou's status and the Eighth Prince to protect herself and her natal family. It's not just because Concubine Rou's status is higher than hers, but also because she has now become a veritable vassal of Concubine Rou.

The superiority and inferiority are clearly distinguished early on, so Fu Guiren needs to be extra careful when getting along with Roupin.

Coincidentally, Concubine Rou had gradually begun to regard Concubine Fu as a lower-ranking person, so she was quite satisfied when she noticed Concubine Fu's increasingly respectful and cautious attitude.

I remembered that there was a rumor in the palace that Princess Wenshu's biological mother, Cao, was Nian Shilan's lackey. Most of Nian Shilan's harm to concubines and palace maids in the harem were caused by Cao's sinister ideas.

Concubine Rou prided herself on being smarter than Nian Shilan and having the skill of making perfume, so she didn't need any advice from Concubine Fu. But sometimes she felt too depressed and needed to vent. So as Concubine Ning's due date approached, she became more and more anxious. Concubine Fu understood what she meant and took the initiative to step forward, willing to share Concubine Rou's worries.

Concubine Rou didn't want to do anything. Compared to taking the risk of attacking Concubine Ning, she wanted Concubine Fu to come up with an idea that would allow her to occupy a larger position in Big Fat Ju's heart, and at the same time make the Eighth Prince more important.

Fu Guiren secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and thinking of the rumors in the clan, she suggested: "The emperor usually likes the Jiangnan tunes sung by the empress, and the empress also thinks that this is the joy of the boudoir, there is nothing wrong with it, why don't you learn a few lines of Kunqu opera?"

"Kunqu Opera is a classical music, the emperor will like it."

This idea was reliable. Concubine Rou really contacted people from the Nan Mansion secretly and quietly learned Kunqu Opera.

Generally, nothing in the palace could be hidden from the Queen Jiang Xinxin. After hearing Jianqiu's report, Jiang Xinxin sighed: "If Concubine Rou had such a brain and tenacity in the previous dynasty, she would have been able to make a career."

Jianqiu also knew that Jiang Xinxin herself didn't like Big Fat Orange, so she had always been indulgent towards the concubines' attempts to win their favor. However, this was the first time she heard Jiang Xinxin speak so highly of Concubine Rou, so she smiled and agreed, "It's rare for your majesty to speak so highly of someone else. It seems that Concubine Rou is indeed a good person."

But Jianqiu changed the subject and flattered Jiang Xinxin: "But I think that you, Madam, are worthy of being called a great man even in the previous dynasty."

"After all, Roupin's actions were all to curry favor with the emperor. Your career now allows more women to go out of their homes to make money, giving them another way to make a living. It is not an exaggeration to say that countless lives have been saved."

Jiang Xinxin couldn't stand Jianqiu's flattery. "I do things to give women in the world another way to go. If they can seize this opportunity, that would be the best."

"As for Concubine Rou, there is no need to belittle her. She just did what a concubine should do. Although she was jealous and sad because she saw that Concubine Ning was about to become a concubine, she chose to work hard to increase her weight in front of the emperor instead of attacking Concubine Ning. I must look up to her."

Jianqiu thought about it and felt that Jiang Xinxin was right.

For example, when Empress Chunyuan Rouze entered Prince Yong's mansion as her unmarried aunt to accompany her in childbirth, even if Rouze herself had her own ideas, would she really be willing to choose to dance in her brother-in-law's house to win his favor?

Although Rouze was not a Manchu noblewoman who was brought up in the way of a proper lady from a noble family, did she really lack the propriety, righteousness, integrity and honor that were popular in today's society?

So, it was the Ulanara family who was responsible for the incident in the first place. Later, Dapangju and Rouze were also involved in the death of the eldest prince. Even the Empress Dowager, who was also the Defei in the palace, was not innocent.