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Chapter 315: Appeasing Concubine Hua, the same position as the Vice Queen
"By the way, Wanpin is pregnant now. In order to make Wanpin feel at ease, I have to promote her father's official position."
The emperor took in all the changes in Concubine Hua's expression and broached the topic in a calm tone.
"Your Majesty, Wanpin's father committed a serious crime of disrespect to Your Majesty. How can you forgive him so easily?"
Hua Fei naturally did not want to see Wanpin's father get promoted, so she deliberately spoke up to stop it.
"I have punished her, and now that Wanpin is in this state, I cannot afford to deny her some face."
"If you really don't like him, I can let him stay in the Censorate and promote him to the position of Chief Censor."
The emperor naturally guessed that Concubine Hua would disagree, and he had never intended to let Zhen Yuandao leave the Censorate. This way, he could both appease Concubine Hua and the Nian family and prevent them from becoming suspicious.
"I dare not disobey the emperor's order."
When Concubine Hua heard this, she thought that the emperor did this for her sake, and suddenly felt that she was much more important in the emperor's heart than Zhen Huan.
Even though Zhen Huan is pregnant, the emperor will still take her own thoughts into consideration.
Little did they know that the emperor was simply taking advantage of the situation.
Hearing what Concubine Hua said, the Emperor showed a satisfied smile on his face, and then planned to feed Concubine Hua and the Nian family a sweet date.
"It's rare that you are so sensible. I am even relieved."
"You have been in this position of concubine for quite some time. I plan to promote you after the Dragon Boat Festival."
"Don't worry, even if you have flaws, my love for you will not change."
The emperor reached out and patted Concubine Hua on the shoulder, smiling and speaking to comfort her.
"emperor."
"As long as I can stay with the emperor for a long time, I don't care about these positions."
"I only care whether the emperor has me in his heart."
Concubine Hua looked at the Emperor with tears in her eyes and said.
With such a promise from the emperor, all the sadness and inferiority that Hua Fei had felt because of the scar on her face disappeared. As long as the emperor still cared about her, it was enough.
The next day.
"Greetings to the Queen, may the Queen be blessed with good fortune."
"Get up."
The queen spoke to the concubines with a dignified and generous smile on her face.
"Greetings to Concubine Hua, may Concubine Hua live in peace and happiness."
Hua Fei watched these people kneel down and pay their respects before her one by one, and her heart was filled with joy, especially when the two lowly women, Xuan Fei and Wan Pin, also paid their respects obediently, which made her feel extremely happy.
"Why are all the sisters so polite today? I feel a little confused."
Although Concubine Hua said this, she was not at a loss at all. Instead, she accepted the greetings from the concubines quite naturally.
"I heard that the Emperor wants to promote you. Since we are sisters, naturally I have to congratulate you, Concubine Hua, in advance."
The Queen smiled and looked at Concubine Hua and spoke.
"It has always been the Empress who has the blessing of receiving greetings from the sisters in the harem. Now I, a concubine, can also have this blessing. I am really a little embarrassed."
Hua Fei spoke with a proud tone.
"Empress Hua, what do you mean by this?"
Concubine Qi asked very impolitely.
"I just remembered that when the Empress was promoted from a concubine to a wife, she also experienced the same situation as I am today, so I am just a little sighing. I hope the Empress will not mind."
Hua Fei changed her previous hurt silence. Now that she knew that she was going to be promoted by the Emperor, she was determined to get the position of Queen, so naturally she would not be polite when speaking to the Queen.
"Sister Hua Fei is indeed smart. Now you are extending this to others?"
The Queen was not angry. After all, Concubine Hua was such a bad person. Moreover, as long as the Nian family fell, no matter how high Concubine Hua's current position was, it would be nothing but a mirage.
As long as Concubine Hua doesn't go too far, she can endure it and wait for the future.
"No matter how smart I am, I cannot compare to the Queen's wisdom and blessings. Moreover, when it comes to the Emperor's intentions, I'm afraid no one among you sisters here understands it better than the Queen."
"I wonder if the Empress can help me understand this. The Emperor wants to promote me. What kind of position will he give me?"
Seeing that the Queen was still able to sit still, Concubine Hua increased her provocations and was determined not to give up until she saw the Queen change her expression.
"Above the rank of Concubine is Noble Concubine, and above Noble Concubine is Imperial Noble Concubine. You sisters have always been able to guess the Emperor's intentions."
The Queen did not intend to respond to Concubine Hua's remarks, but just gave her a vague reply.
"Your Majesty may have forgotten that there is a Queen above the Imperial Concubine."
Seeing that the Queen still refused to respond, Concubine Hua simply revealed her cards.
"Sister, are you aiming for the throne of my queen?"
The queen had no way to retreat, so she directly broke the window paper without hesitation.
"Sister Hua Fei, according to our Manchu customs, people from the Han Army Banner are never allowed to be queens."
When Concubine Chun saw that the Queen was in such a difficult situation with Concubine Hua, as the Queen's person, she naturally couldn't just stand by and watch.
She pointed out the point straightforwardly and directly used the ancestral rules to suppress Concubine Hua.
"Chun Changzai does understand these rules very well, but the rules of our ancestors do not say that Han Junqi cannot be the Imperial Noble Consort."
"I heard that this imperial concubine is worthy of being the vice empress, and is extremely honorable."
"You have to know that when Emperor Shunzhi's Imperial Noble Consort Dong E was around, Empress Borjigit was a figurehead in the harem and didn't even have a place to stand. It was really ridiculous."
"It can be seen that if the queen is not favored by the emperor, she will naturally be inferior to the imperial concubine who is favored by the emperor."
Hua Fei snorted coldly and spoke with great disdain.
"is it?"
"Sister, you are well versed in history books, but I'm afraid you have forgotten that the palace has strict rules and clear distinctions between superiors and subordinates. The queen is the queen, even if she is not favored anymore. The only person who can legitimately be the mother of the country is the queen. No matter how favored the imperial concubine is, she is just a concubine."
Upon seeing this, the Queen's smile disappeared and she looked at Hua Fei coldly, directly breaking Hua Fei's theory.
"Even if this Imperial Noble Consort Dong E was the same as the Vice Empress, she would still not be recorded in history books as a proper Empress. Even if she was posthumously honored by Emperor Shunzhi, she would still not be enshrined in the temple."
"Sister, you are so well-versed in history books, why don't you understand this truth?"
"Your Majesty, I was just talking a few words, but Your Majesty brought up such a long list of things. It really makes me extremely panicked."
"What's more, if someone who doesn't know the truth heard this, they would think that the Empress was like Empress Borjigit, and would be as frightened as if they were facing a great enemy when they heard the words 'Royal Consort'."
Concubine Hua was not polite at all and directly mocked the Queen for being anxious.