Fengkun Palace is equivalent to the empress Zhou who was under house arrest, sitting slumped on the couch with disheveled hair, her eyes filled with strong resentment: "Why didn't you die back then?! You should have died long ago!!"
"Yeah, I didn't die, so you are very disappointed. You also hate Wei Junhang who tried his best to save me back then, and wish he died, don't you?" Concubine Rui looked down at her condescendingly, and said slowly.
Empress Zhou sneered: "Yes, he deserves to die, you deserve to die too, all of you deserve to die!"
"So you disregarded Zhou Shoufu, ignored Zhou's life and death, secretly used Zhou Shoufu's power, used his name to make a deal with King Cheng in private, released Prince Cheng's son, then shot Wei Shizi, and at the same time secretly harmed me Son."
Seeing the shocked expression on Empress Zhou's face, she continued indifferently: "In other words, you let Prince Cheng's son go, not only because you made a deal with King Cheng, but also because you couldn't bear to watch him die!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Queen Zhou's pupils shrank suddenly, and she retorted subconsciously.
"In the Peach Blossom Forest, I will never forget my love. Since you have feelings for each other, why do you have to try to get in between me and His Majesty, so that Prince Cheng has hated His Majesty for so many years." Speaking of this, she took out a pair from her sleeve. The mandarin duck knot shook before Queen Zhou's eyes.
Empress Zhou's face changed drastically, and she snatched the mandarin duck knot away, in disbelief: "Why is this thing here with you?"
"You didn't expect it, it wasn't Concubine Chen who bumped into your affair with Prince Cheng back then, but me!"
"It's you? It's you? It's you!" Empress Zhou was shocked at first, then despaired, and finally fell down.
"Since you have disregarded the life and death of the Zhou family for your own selfishness, Your Majesty has now fulfilled your wish. From now on, there will be no Zhou Shoufu in the Great Chu Dynasty. You should be fortunate that there is still a conscientious Zhou Mao in your mansion." , have been suppressed by your mother and daughter for so many years, but now they have not made trouble, and instead exchanged their own future for the safety of Zhou Mansion. It is also because of him that His Majesty will be lenient towards Zhou Shoufu."
"Otherwise, the sin of letting go of Prince Cheng's son alone will be enough to prevent your Zhou mansion from entering the capital for the rest of your life!"
"As for you, everyone in the Zhou family hates you, especially your biological father and your brothers. Because of you, their official careers have been completely cut off! As for Zhou Mao, your mother killed him back then. Your biological mother, if I saved you once this time, it will be regarded as the end of my kindness."
"I will not let His Majesty dethrone you as queen. I want you to watch carefully. In this life, no matter how respectful your position is, I can still trample you under my feet!"
"A concubine is a concubine, even if she wears a red crown dress, she can only bow her head and bow her knees in front of her real first wife!"
Empress Zhou stared at her with wide eyes, met her sharp eyes, and shuddered involuntarily.
Concubine Rui stretched out her hand to gently style her temples, and said very softly: "All these years I have been living in vain, and I know everything about you in the palace, but you don't know anything about me, since I returned to the palace. From now on, you have already lost."
Empress Zhou turned her face away to avoid her touch, and said with a sneer, "If His Majesty sees you like this, I'd like to see if he still loves you like he did back then!"
Didn't His Majesty always love her pure and ethereal demeanor that doesn't touch the dust of the world, so let him take a look, and see how terrifying the woman he has kept in his heart for many years has become now!
Concubine Rui smiled lightly: "I won't bother you about the matter of our husband and wife. You should worry about your future, empress!"
After she finished speaking, she turned around and left step by step.
The palace gate slowly closed behind her, completely isolating those curses and abuse. She raised her head to look at the fluttering snow, vaguely, she seemed to see herself in a red wedding dress back then, ignorant of world affairs, full of joy of marrying a beloved.
"Your Majesty, the First Prince is awake, the First Prince is awake!!" The palace maid trotted forward to report, her voice filled with ecstasy of relief.
She was startled for a moment, and then she was overjoyed. Holding her skirt, she rushed to the palace of the eldest son of the emperor...
Shen Xinyan also soon learned that the eldest son's condition had improved, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Suddenly hearing the cheerful laughter of the children coming from outside the window, she gently opened the window and saw her daughter, Yunfu, and the three brothers in the yard having a snowball fight, and on the corridor, Brother Qi had a look on his face. Looking at them enviously, Wei Minzhi stood beside him, staring at him nervously, for fear that he would join in.
Amidst the laughter, Wei Junhang and Wei Chenglin, who were wearing the same cloak, walked back on the snow one after the other, talking a few words from time to time, until Brother Yue threw a snowball on Wei Junhang.
"Second Uncle, Second Uncle, I didn't do it on purpose!" Brother Yue was never afraid of this good-tempered Second Uncle, and he just said with a smile when he saw this.
Wei Junhang raised his eyebrows, bent down suddenly and rubbed a snowball, and without even thinking about it, he made a throwing gesture, so scared that Brother Yue ran away screaming, and the little guys present were so happy that they held their bellies and laughed loudly. laugh.
Shen Xinyan also involuntarily brought up a smile, watching Wei Junhang catch up to Brother Yue who was running around, picked up the little guy by the waist, and made a gesture of throwing him away, causing Brother Yue to scream and beg for mercy. The hair made Yunfu and the others fall down laughing.
Wei Chenglin looked at this happy scene with a smile, watching his father playing with his siblings like a child, and his mother standing by the window not far away, with a gentle smile on his face.
He turned his gaze to the pair of siblings in the corridor, thought for a while, and then walked over.
Both Wei Minzhi and Wei Chengqi were a little afraid of this cousin who looked like a grandfather. When they saw him approaching, they quickly stood up straight and called out politely, "Big Brother!"
"Fourth brother, don't you want to play with Yunfu and the others?" Wei Chenglin remembered that this introverted cousin had a good relationship with Yunfu, so he asked.
Wei Chengqi was about to speak, but Wei Minzhi who was beside him quickly interrupted him: "Brother Qi is not feeling well, the doctor said he should not catch cold."
Wei Chengqi's eyes dimmed, and he lowered his head in disappointment.
Wei Chenglin didn't have time to say anything, Wei Minzhi hurriedly said again: "Big brother, mother wants to come to find me and brother Qi right now, so we will go back first."
After finishing speaking, he dragged Wei Chengqi away.
Wei Chenglin frowned, but didn't say anything.
"It's like a child who can't grow up. If my father sees it, I'm afraid I'll have another meal." After Qiutang and the others took the snow monkeys down to change their clothes, Shen Xinyan fell down. He poured a cup of hot tea to Wei Junhang, and blamed him.
Wei Junhang smiled, took a few sips of tea to warm up, and said helplessly, "Your Majesty has arranged an errand for me, and asked me to report at Dali Temple the next day."
Shen Xinyan was stunned: "Dali Temple? Why did you suddenly arrange an errand for you?"
"It's said that my mother got angry and didn't want me to idle around all day, so she brazenly begged His Majesty for such an errand." Wei Junhang shrugged.
Shen Xinyan laughed dumbfounded.
"Your Majesty is willing?"
"Mother has asked for it, His Majesty will never refuse." Wei Junhang was extremely helpless.
"Mother also has good intentions. Don't know what is good or bad. If the third sibling finds out, you might be so jealous! Last time, I don't know where she heard it, saying that my mother agreed to Mrs. Pinglianghou's request and planned to replace Pinglianghou. Ask for a good job. She has been muttering to me for a while about this!" Shen Xinyan smiled.
"Marquis Pingliang's errand has already been settled, but I'm afraid that it may fall short of what he expected."
Shen Xinyan nodded uninterestedly to express understanding, and then heard the other party continue: "Now that the eldest son's condition has improved, everyone inside and outside the palace is relieved, and your majesty and the imperial concubine are relieved. In a few days, the imperial concubine We will summon the female family members of the Zhao family, and the Zhao family has gradually gained some momentum. It's a pity that the child's whereabouts are still unknown."
"Is there no news yet?" Shen Xinyan asked curiously.
Wei Junhang shook his head: "The couple live in a relatively remote place, and they seldom communicate with others. Even inquiring about it is not a matter of overnight."
As long as the child cannot be found, the imperial concubine and empress cannot feel at ease. Naturally, the offshoots of the Zhao family will try their best to get their stepson and nephew under the name of Zhao Quanzhong. Look, within a few days of returning to the capital this time, they are already looking for a way around, and the open and secret struggles between the houses are gradually revealed.
"By the way, there is one more thing, that is Laifu. Cough, that kid fell in love with Xia He, but he didn't have the guts to ask Xia He's mind. I promised him that day, and I will find a chance to ask you to ask Xia He for him." Xia He asked." Wei Junhang always felt a little guilty when he made a promise to someone close to his wife for the first time.
"Laifu and Xia He?" Shen Xinyan was a little surprised, but also felt a little relieved, so she responded quite happily, "Okay, I'll ask him a question."
She has always cared about the marriage of Xia He and the others, and Laifu is a capable person by Wei Junhang's side, his character is trustworthy, if this matter can be accomplished, it will be considered a concern for her.
At least, in this life, she will do everything possible to make the three maids around her happy, whether it is Xia He, Qiu Tang, or even Chun Liu, who has spent her youth in her previous life and has never left her. Just marry them off.
Seeing her agreeing so happily, Wei Junhang was finally relieved.
"The weather is getting colder, and my father's injured leg is about to flare up again." Looking at the snowflakes dancing outside the window and listening to the whistling wind, Wei Junhang couldn't hide his worry.
Shen Xinyan paused to pour tea for him.
In his previous life, the Duke of England passed away on that unusually cold winter day two years later.
She still remembers the faint smile on the British Duke's face in her previous life. It can be seen that he died with a smile on his face.
Five years later.
"Ma'am, Miss Hui is here." Xia He, dressed as a woman, opened the curtain and entered.
Shen Xinyan closed the account book, looked up, and Shen Huiran's slender figure appeared in front of her eyes.
"Auntie." The twelve-year-old girl was slim, gentle and beautiful. Standing there, she already had the air of a lady.