Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 159: Legend of Zhen Huan 31

After Su Peisheng went over and Wan Fang'an and invited Yi Xin, Yi Xin then got up and went over leisurely. Although she already knew what was going on from the system, Yi Xin still pretended to ask Su Peisheng.

Su Peisheng did not hide anything. After all, the emperor had hinted to him that he must let Yi Xin go to help Concubine Wan and Prince Guo clear their suspicions and not let any scandalous rumors get out and affect the reputation of the emperor and the royal family.

The emperor always treated Yi Xin with a positive attitude. At this moment, he needed her to rescue Concubine Wan and restore his own reputation and that of the royal family. So when Yi Xin entered the room to salute, he helped her up without even bending her knees.

"I have an important matter that I need you to decide—"

Of course, Yi Xin couldn't agree to it, so she just said, "If I am unable to do it, Your Majesty, please don't blame me."

The emperor didn't think there was anything wrong with this remark. "Just make the decision, Concubine Jin."

As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Hua couldn't wait to say, "Your Majesty, what's left to conclude about this matter? Didn't you see Concubine Wan and Prince Guo hugging each other with your own eyes?!"

This is on the waterside, where Yi Xin lived before and Wanpin lives now.

Yi Xin looked at Concubine Hua who was sitting next to the emperor, gave her a disdainful look, and said, "How harsh is this world to women? As a woman, Concubine Hua, have you never felt it? How can you still say such insulting words today?!"

Not only were Concubine Wan and Prince Guo shocked upon hearing this, even the Emperor felt a genuine dislike for Concubine Hua.

The emperor knew that Hua Fei had always been domineering in the palace, but he always thought that Hua Fei was just intercepting favors and suppressing concubines. But in fact, his love for him never diminished. In addition, he was very guilty towards Hua Fei because of the child who could not be born when he was in the palace. So for a long time, even though he was very wary of Nian Gengyao, he actually treated Hua Fei and the Nian family separately.

Even this time, although it seemed that he did take the position of Imperial Concubine to paralyze Concubine Hua, in fact, he just took into account that the Nian family would definitely fall in the future, and this position of Imperial Concubine could ensure that Concubine Hua could still live comfortably in the harem after the Nian family fell.

But after being enlightened by Yi Xin, the emperor finally realized that Hua Fei might really love him, but it was also true that she wanted all the women in the harem to die.

Wanpin saw that Yixin was different from ordinary people. The grievance in her heart reached its peak at this time. She couldn't help but stand up and kneel down beside Yixin and cried, "Madam Concubine Jin, please allow me to report that after dinner today, I took the palace maid Liuzhu out for a walk. Because I saw a small boat by the lake from a distance, I wanted to go on the boat and sit for a while."

"However, Liu Zhu said that there were no eunuchs around who could row a boat, so she asked me to just enjoy the scenery of the lake and not get on the boat. When I walked in, I saw that the boat was tied up, and because I really wanted to sit on it, I told Liu Zhu that I would not row the boat, but just go up to take a look and feel the breeze."

"But when I got on the boat, I found that there were people in it. I and Liu Zhu were frightened, and the boat became unstable. We were about to fall into the water, but someone on the boat reached out and helped us."

"Then many people came to the shore, including the Emperor and Concubine Hua. I was immediately thought to be having a secret meeting with someone..."

Wanpin's personal maid Liusu also said: "It was just as our queen said. There were no lanterns on the boat at that time. Our queen really just wanted to go up and get some fresh air, so she didn't even untie the rope."

Prince Guo said with a guilty look on his face, "I had dinner with my brother. Because the pear blossom white tea in front of my brother was refreshing, I asked for an extra pot. When I went out, I was a little drunk, so I saw a small boat by the lake and went up to get rid of the drunken smell."

"A Jin, the servant beside Xiao Wang, was worried that Xiao Wang might do something reckless, so he took away the oars and tied two more circles of the rope when he went to prepare the hangover soup, fearing that Xiao Wang would go boating in the middle of the night if he got excited."

"I was a little fuzzy while sleeping on the boat. I seemed to hear a woman talking, but before I could move, someone got on the boat. When I sat up, I must have startled someone. The boat swayed a few times. I was worried about the boat capsizing, so I had to help stabilize the person. When my brother came over with Concubine Hua, I realized that it was Concubine Wan and her maidservants who got on the boat."

Just then, A Jin was invited over with a bowl of hangover-relieving soup. He didn't need to say anything. Just based on the hangover-relieving soup in his hand, Prince Guo had nothing to say.

After a while, a eunuch with quick feet came back and reported that the oars were indeed on the shore a little distance away from the boat, and the rope was indeed tied very short.

Then the emperor silently calculated the time and found that there was nothing wrong with what Prince Guo said.

Yi Xin looked at Concubine Hua who looked a little unhappy and snorted coldly: "So what do you want to do, Concubine Hua? You want to kill Concubine Wan in this way, and bring the three clans of the Zhen family with you, so as to intimidate the previous dynasty and tell the officials to stop holding on to Nian Gengyao's mistakes?"

"In that case, the emperor's surname should not be Aixinjuelu, but Nian. He should be the son-in-law of your Nian family. In this way, your Nian family can also inherit the great kingdom of Aixinjuelu for free!"

Concubine Hua knelt immediately. If she didn't, her entire family would be killed.

Prince Guo was very pleased to see Yi Xin forced Concubine Hua to kneel down and beg for mercy with just a few words. He couldn't help but secretly look up at Yi Xin and found that although Yi Xin looked a bit more beautiful than Concubine Wan, her aura was not inferior to Concubine Hua, and was even slightly better. She was indeed a girl raised by the Fucha family, with both character and brains.

Concubine Hua was still talking about Nian Gengyao's loyalty and contributions, but Yi Xin just laughed out loud, causing Concubine Hua to glare at her angrily, "Concubine Jin, what are you laughing at?!"

Then Concubine Hua said that Yi Xin's slander against the Nian family was a wolfish ambition, and she wanted the emperor to cut off his own arm. She also said that Yi Xin was a spy sent by Junggar.

After hearing what Hua Fei said, Prince Guo laughed, "Madam Hua Fei really showed me what it means to be eloquent and flattering."

"The Shaji Fucha clan has been married into the royal family since the time of Emperor Taizu. Even if we don't mention these, during the time of the previous emperor, whether it was suppressing the Three Feudatories or taking back Taiwan, the Shaji Fucha clan had made great contributions. Moreover, up to now, the Shaji Fucha clan has been the main force of the imperial guards of the imperial city. It is possible that the guards outside your concubine Hua's Yikun Palace are either the children of the Fucha clan or the children of the Fucha clan's in-laws. You, the Nian clan, are only from the Han Army Banner who rose to power in the late years of the previous emperor. What qualifications do you have to question the Fucha clan's loyalty?!"

Yi Xin also knelt before the emperor and pleaded, "Your Majesty, please allow me to overstep my authority this time."

"I know that the war on the front line of Junggar is tense. General Nian is still an indispensable main force. But today I want to recommend the eldest prince of the late emperor!"

Hearing this, Prince Guo couldn't help but take a breath. He really didn't expect Yi Xin to mention the late emperor's eldest prince, their eldest brother, who had been imprisoned for nearly twenty years at this time!

The emperor's expression was somewhat uncertain, but he still asked Yi Xin: "What's the reason?"

Yi Xin said, "Your Majesty also knows that the eldest prince's title was obtained through fighting on the battlefield. Although the eldest prince was imprisoned in the later years of the late emperor because of the fight for the throne, his ability to lead troops is obvious to all court officials."

"This year, the general was arrogant and domineering in the previous dynasty and even blocked people's opinions. Concubine Hua also bullied the concubines in the harem and even plotted to become the queen. I only regret that the Fucha clan now only has my uncle Ma Qi to support the previous dynasty, and the next generation of children has not yet grown up. So I recommend the eldest prince of the previous emperor to fight against the Junggars to eliminate the arrogance of the Nian clan!"