The Legend of Zhen Huan: Entering the Palace to Become the Queen Mother

Chapter 259: Imperial Guard, Gu Liuming

Soon, the people on the stage started singing.

"In that case, I will play the play Xue Dingshan's expedition to the west. This play is quite interesting."

Concubine Hua flipped through the play script in her hand and glanced at the Queen provocatively.

After all, although the queen was born in the Manchu military flag, the Ulanara clan did not have any outstanding members at all, let alone a powerful figure like her brother. She was just surviving by relying on the power of the queen's mother's family.

"Empress Hua's brother, General Changnian, had great military achievements, just like General Xue Dingshan, who successfully conquered the northwest. His reputation will be passed down through the ages."

Now that Concubine Hua is in power again, although Cao Qinmo resents Concubine Hua for feeding Wen Yi tranquilizing soup in order to win favor, the situation is pressing and she can only rely on Concubine Hua for the time being and wait for the future.

"Lady Cao is really good at talking. My brother will surely be remembered for generations like General Xue."

Concubine Hua looked at the Queen with great pride and spoke.

"I have heard that during this campaign in the northwest, Concubine Xuan's brother also made many remarkable achievements. I heard that at the most critical moment of the war, it was Concubine Xuan's brother, Guard Fu Cha, who led his men to destroy the enemy's food supplies, and ultimately laid the foundation for victory in the battle."

"Princess Xuan, your brother is truly a hero born young."

The queen smiled and looked at Fucha Zhixi and said.

Although she does not have a brother who has made such military achievements, it does not mean that all the concubines in the palace do not have such a brother.

The Queen seemed to be praising Fu Cha Fu De, but in fact she was killing two birds with one stone.

Not only did he pull Fu Cha Zhixi down, but he also implied that Nian Gengyao was old and could not compare to Fu Cha Fude who was young and strong.

"Princess Xuan, your Fucha clan has trained a good man who can fight on the battlefield for the emperor."

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. My brother is not as good as General Nian. My brother is fortunate to be appreciated by the emperor. Naturally, I cannot let him down for his trust in the Fucha family."

"Besides, my brother is a simple and honest person. His greatest strength is his loyalty to the emperor and his country. If the emperor tells me to do something, I will do it according to his wishes and will never dare to go beyond the limit."

Although Fucha Zhixi was a little annoyed that the Queen was dragging her into this, since it involved her brother, she naturally had to show her loyalty on his behalf.

As for pulling down Nian Gengyao, it was just casual. After all, Nian Gengyao was a man who would be liquidated by the emperor sooner or later, and he could not be considered his brother's enemy at all.

"is it?"

Hua Fei asked back with great disdain.

"Princess Xuan, your brother is just a small imperial guard, so he cannot be compared with my brother."

Concubine Hua looked at Fu Cha Zhixi coldly and spoke sarcastically.

"Empress Hua, my brother is indeed not as high-ranking as your brother, but these imperial guards and ministers are all subjects under the Emperor, and they are all loyal to the Emperor."

"Could it be that Empress Hua feels that the imperial guards are inferior to General Nian?"

Fu Cha Zhixi was not angry at Concubine Hua's ridicule. Instead, she spoke with a rare smile on her face.

"This is not nonsense. My brother is the General of Fuyuan appointed by the Emperor himself. How can a mere imperial guard compare to him?"

Concubine Hua said this without even thinking about it.

After saying this, Concubine Hua realized that she seemed to have said something wrong.

You have to know that the guards who can serve in front of the emperor are all powerful people in their families. Hua Fei's words can be said to have offended all the nobles in the court.

Concubine Cao secretly felt that something was wrong and quickly spoke up to make amends for Concubine Hua.

"Empress Xuan, Empress Hua didn't mean that."

"What do you mean by not that?"

Fu Cha Zhixi turned his head and glanced at Cao Qinmo indifferently, his tone was calm but full of oppression.

"Okay, Concubine Xuan, I think Concubine Hua just made a slip of the tongue."

"No matter what position they hold, they are all subjects under the Emperor. As long as they can serve the Emperor loyally, they are loyal subjects and good generals of the Emperor, regardless of their position."

When the Queen saw that Fu Cha Zhixi had almost finished scolding Concubine Hua, she stepped out leisurely to smooth things over.

Fu Cha Zhixi ignored the Queen's attempts to smooth things over. After all, it was she who dragged her into this situation, and she was already giving her face by not confronting her directly.

When the queen saw that Fu Cha Zhixi did not respond to her words, she felt annoyed and the smile on her lips froze a little.

Although Concubine Xuan seems calm and composed on weekdays, she is actually a sharp-tongued person.

Seeing her sister being used by the Queen and mocked openly and covertly by Concubine Hua, An Lingrong was filled with hatred.

If her sister hadn't just signaled her with her eyes not to speak, she would have spoken for her sister.

"The queen likes to be a good person, but people don't appreciate it."

Upon seeing this, Concubine Hua also became angry and started to mock the Queen.

"My lady, I also want to order a show."

When Concubine Qi saw that the Queen was being embarrassed by Concubine Hua, she quickly spoke up to give the Queen a way out.

"Concubine Qi, what do you want to hear?"

Upon hearing this, the Queen smiled and looked at Concubine Qi and said.

"Your Majesty is kind and forgiving, just like the loving mother of Yaotai, who blesses the world and protects every sister in the harem, so I want to listen to a play of Yaotai."

Concubine Qi praised the Queen very earnestly.

However, the queen was a little embarrassed. After all, Yaotai was a section in the Kunqu opera Nanke Ji, which told the story of a princess in the Tang Dynasty who was spending the summer in Yaotai when the prince of a neighboring country came and wanted to capture the princess. At the critical moment, the prince consort led his troops to fight off the enemy, successfully rescued the princess and sent her back to Nanke County.

This has nothing to do with the loving mother of Yaotai. If Concubine Qi said these things, people who knew about the play would only laugh at her ignorance.

"This Yaotai is quite nice, but I think it would be better to show some advice on how to do good deeds."

"This Golden Persuasion to Do Good tells the story of Mulian saving his mother. The Mulian in this play is just like the Third Prince, who is extremely filial to you, his mother."

After a brief moment of embarrassment, the queen returned to her usual kindness.

She smiled and changed the subject of Yaotai, and brought the topic back to the topic with the Golden Code of Persuasion.

"Concubine Qi, if I remember correctly, the hand warmer in your hand was given to you by the Third Prince."

Naturally, Concubine Hua would not miss the opportunity to give the downtrodden person a beating. Since it was difficult to take action against the Queen, she might as well pinch Concubine Qi, the soft persimmon.

After all, Concubine Qi's weak spot is the Third Prince, but this Third Prince is a useless guy, so naturally he can be easily hurt.

"My Lady Hua has a good memory. This hand warmer is a gift from the Third Prince to me as a token of his filial piety."

Concubine Qi was a little surprised that Concubine Hua would actually mention her hand warmer, but she didn't think too much about it. Instead, she proudly showed off to Concubine Hua how filial the Third Prince was to her.