Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Concubine Niuhulu arranged this...

Concubine Niuhulu arranged this palace banquet very lively. The decoration inside the palace was elegant and fresh, yet not without grandeur and luxury. It was obviously carefully arranged to cater to Kangxi's preferences.

Wen Shan also gave great praise to the arrangement of stringed instruments and singing and dancing. Thinking of the banquets prepared by the Imperial Concubine in the previous times, Wen Shan thought that Concubine Niuhulu's aesthetic taste seemed to be better than that of the Imperial Concubine.

How to describe the aesthetic taste of the Imperial Concubine, well... the typical style of flowers, willows, wealth and luxury, almost blinded Wen Shan's eyes. Wen Shan once complained that the Imperial Concubine was really born at the wrong time. If she was Qianlong's concubine, the two would definitely have met too late.

This palace banquet was a big day for the whole palace to gather together. Everyone also maintained superficial peace. The whole night passed peacefully with laughter and chatter.

At the banquet, Kangxi asked a few questions about Concubine De's health, and Concubine De answered with her usual cautious, gentle and considerate manner.

Her pitiful appearance and the innocent words of the Sixth Prince beside him saying that he missed his father moved Kangxi quite a lot, and he promised to go to Yonghe Palace to accompany them in the evening.

When the palace banquet was over, Concubine Niuhulu and Wen Shan happened to go out together. Concubine Niuhulu adjusted her hair and said, "Today, Sister Xuan is very happy. The emperor should have gone to Xianfu Palace, but Concubine De got there first." Wen

Shan was canonized today. Although there is no rule that the emperor should go to her palace on the day of the canonization of concubines, generally speaking, the emperor would give face and go there to show his favor when the concubines above the rank of concubine were canonized.

Of course, there were too many concubines canonized in the six palaces a few days ago, so Kangxi went to Concubine Niuhulu according to their rank, and there was nothing to say to others.

Today, she and Concubine Ping were canonized, and if nothing unexpected happened, Kangxi should indeed go to Xianfu Palace.

Yinzhen and Yinsi were carried by the palace servants and walked behind. They couldn't hear what Wenshan said to Concubine Niuhulu. Yinsi thought it must be something bad. Concubine Niuhulu and E'niang had a long-standing grudge and she was competitive and had endless things to do every day.

"It's only right for the emperor to accompany Concubine De when she is pregnant. The heir is the most important." Wenshan smiled and didn't take it seriously.

Kangxi could go wherever he wanted, and she couldn't make his decision.

Concubine Niuhulu didn't say anything else. The two separated in front of the palace and went back to the palace.

In the next few days, Concubine Niuhulu was extremely enthusiastic towards her, and she would come to discuss palace affairs and bring some gifts. Yinzhen and Yinsi did not miss out, and received all kinds of clothes, toys, and four treasures of the study carefully prepared by Concubine Niuhulu.

But Yinzhen and Yinsi didn't like Concubine Niuhulu very much, and most of the things they gave were put aside.

After a few days, Concubine Niuhulu showed her true colors and said frankly that she hoped Wenshan could form an alliance with her to defeat the Imperial Concubine.

The three highest-ranking concubines in the palace are the Imperial Concubine, Concubine Niuhulu and Wenshan. The two concubines joining hands are really a big threat to the Imperial Concubine.

Although Yinzhen is only four years old, the children in the palace are all precocious, and Yinzhen has already been enlightened, so Concubine Niuhulu will deliberately avoid Yinzhen when talking about these things. Concubine Niuhulu

didn't pay much attention to Yinsi's one-year-old child, but Yinsi eavesdropped on a lot of things.

"Although there are some grievances between you and me, they are trivial matters after all, nothing compared to the Imperial Concubine. Now that the Imperial Concubine has regained her favor, she will inevitably take action against us. We might as well make peace." Concubine Niuhulu said sincerely.

Yinsi pretended to play with toys on the side, thinking that the Imperial Noble Consort would not make a move against his mother and fourth brother, whether to win back the emperor's heart or to consolidate her position in the palace. Instead, she would try her best to show goodwill to Xianfu Palace.

Imperial Noble Consort Niuhulu was just lying.

Fortunately, although Wen Shan was not proficient in these political tactics, her logic was simple. The Imperial Noble Consort had been out for so many days and did not embarrass her. She also sent a lot of gifts. It was impossible for her to get involved in these troubles.

As for if the Imperial Noble Consort was pretending to show goodwill, then let's wait until she really makes a move on her.

Imperial Noble Consort Niuhulu came to lobby several times and found that Wen Shan was unmoved. She was completely a blockhead. No matter what she said, Wen Shan would ask three questions in a row.

"Is it impossible?"

"It doesn't seem like it."

"Sister, you are overthinking."

Then she attached a pure and innocent smile.

Concubine Niuhulu: "..."

That's all. In the end, she could only make the best of it and often pushed Kangxi to Xianfu Palace to accompany Yinzhen and Yinsi, intending to start with the children to let Wenshan and herself form a united front.

And this way, she could also share the favor of the imperial concubine.

Everyone in the palace knew that the eighth prince Yinsi was smart and cute and was loved by Kangxi. As a result, Kangxi's visits to Chengqian Palace naturally decreased.

Concubine Niuhulu, who was completely speechless about Wenshan, finally gave up instilling the idea of defeating the imperial concubine in Wenshan and began to come to eat purely for free.

Over time, Wenshan found that Niuhulu's temperament was a little arrogant but sometimes quite cute. For example, she felt a little embarrassed to come to eat for free for a long time, so she sent some food in various ways to make up for the debt. Even if Wenshan did not join her camp as she wished, she still sent some jewelry that Wenshan liked from time to time, and arrogantly said that these were all things she didn't like, and the warehouse was full and there was no place to put them.

The two concubines seemed to be getting closer and closer, and the Imperial Concubine became more and more restless.

If Concubine Xuan and Concubine Niuhulu really joined forces, it would be troublesome.

It was unlikely that the Imperial Concubine would shake hands and make peace with Concubine Niuhulu. Behind them stood families that were as hostile as fire and water, and it was impossible for them to turn enemies into friends. And Concubine Xuan... The Imperial Concubine thought about it and although she and Concubine Xuan had a lot of grievances, after all, Concubine Xuan was famous for loving Yinzhen, it was not a hatred that could not be resolved. As long as she completely let go of Yinzhen and stopped doing anything to Xianfu Palace, then there was no reason for Concubine Xuan to wade into this muddy water.

After figuring it out, the Imperial Concubine quickly took action. First, she sent a lot of precious ingredients to Xianfu Palace to prescribe the right medicine. She said that she had a poor appetite recently and wanted to trouble Wen Shan to make some food. Afterwards, she also sent a lot of rare treasures as a thank you gift.

Moreover, she tried her best to avoid meeting Yinzhen, and even thought of a way to personally make sure that Yinzhen didn’t need to go to Yonghe Palace to pay respects to Concubine De in the future. The intention of showing goodwill was very obvious.

In particular, the fact that Yinzhen didn’t need to go to Yonghe Palace to pay respects in the future surprised many concubines in the harem who were watching the show. The Royal Concubine was really sincere.

When Wen Shan was free, she thought that her luck seemed to be too good recently. She didn’t do anything, but she received so many gifts, and she also solved her most troublesome problem. Although Yinzhen didn’t say it, she knew that Yinzhen didn’t like to go to Yonghe Palace.

The alliance between the two concubines that had not yet been formed was broken.

The Royal Concubine breathed a sigh of relief, and Concubine Niuhulu also breathed a sigh of relief.

The Royal Concubine was so sincere this time that even Concubine Niuhuru was afraid that Wenshan would defect. Fortunately, Wenshan still happily accompanied the two princes every day and went to the Cining Palace to accompany the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. She was still not too close to anyone and had no intention of competing for favor.

The Royal Concubine and Concubine Niuhuru tacitly let Wenshan go. As long as she didn't join any party, they didn't bother to care about her.

"Mother, mother, Fuqi is sick!"

One day, Yinzhen suddenly ran in hurriedly holding Fuqi. Yinsi was making cakes with Wenshan, and his hands and face were full of flour. He looked up when he heard Yinzhen's words. Yinzhen's face was anxious and Fuqi in his arms hummed twice.

"What happened?" Wen Shan asked hurriedly.

Yinzhen said that Fuqi didn't like to eat since the past few days. He has been lying in the nest without moving. Today, he didn't eat anything at all.

Wen Shan hurriedly asked someone to go to the dog breeding place to ask someone to come and take a look. She also took a close look at Fuqi. He did look listless, but he didn't have any external injuries.

Yinsi also jumped down from the bed and circled around Fuqi twice, thinking that this dog couldn't really have an incurable disease. Then his fourth brother would be really sad.

Yinzhen looked at Yinsi's face full of flour and pulled him over. He washed the towel and wiped his face carefully. Yinsi looked at his fourth brother's face and didn't dare to struggle.

Wen Shan held Fuqi and observed it for a while. She felt that its belly seemed to be a little bulging. A strange idea rose from her mind.

"Fuqi... is she pregnant?"

Fuqi is a little female dog. There is no way to sterilize it now, so it seems normal for her to be pregnant.

Yinzhen froze on the spot when he heard this, and Yinsi also showed an incredible expression. This dog is so young, how could it be pregnant?

Sure enough, the veterinarian who came confirmed that Fuqi was indeed pregnant, and these symptoms were normal, and she just needed to be taken good care of.

Yinzhen was struck by lightning, with an expression as if his beautiful daughter was ruined by a little hooligan. Yinsi also gritted his teeth a little, which dog was so bold that he dared to bully their Xianfu Palace? It

was not until one day that Wenshan caught the little pug raised by the fifth prince sneaking into Xianfu Palace to stick with Fuqi that the case was solved.

Yinzhen looked at the black and stupid dog and couldn't stand it anymore. He turned into the Queen Mother and forcibly separated the young couple and had them drive it out.

The next day, the fifth prince found that the fourth brother seemed to be angry with him. He did not share the snacks he brought to the Shangshufang with him. When he approached to talk to the fourth brother, the fourth brother snorted and ignored him.

Even the prince noticed Yinzhen's low pressure. Since he had received a lot of delicious food from Yinzhen during this period, the prince was quite kind to Yinzhen, so he asked a few questions.

The fifth prince was confused and ran to Xianfu Palace after school, chasing Yinzhen and asking why he ignored him.

Yinzhen held Fuqi out and stared at him without saying anything. The fifth prince's scalp was numb because of his stare, and he didn't know what happened. He turned around and saw that the eighth brother was also sitting on the couch with his chin in his hand and looking at him solemnly.

The fifth prince: "..."

The fourth brother and the eighth brother teamed up to bully him!

Finally, when the fifth prince was about to cry, Wen Shan came in to rescue him.

"Empress Xuan, the fourth brother and the eighth brother are ignoring me!" The fifth prince hugged Wen Shan's legs and complained.

Wen Shan looked at Fuqi, who was still lazily, with amusement and brought him over to let the Fifth Prince touch his slightly bulging belly.

"Hey, what happened to Fuqi?" The Fifth Prince asked in surprise.

"Fuqi is pregnant, and there is a puppy." Wen Shan said seriously, "The father of the puppy is Hei Dou, who you raised."

"Hei... Hei Dou?" This time it was the Fifth Prince's turn to be shocked and stuttered.

"How could Hei Dou do such a thing..."

Yinzhen looked at the Fifth Prince with a serious face: "Don't you want to take responsibility?"

The Fifth Prince wanted to cry but had no tears, and quickly raised his hands to surrender. No wonder the Fourth Brother didn't want to pay attention to him, it turned out that their pig had dug up other people's cabbage.

The Fifth Prince ran back to the Cining Palace and took all of Hei Dou's snacks and toys and piled them in front of Fuqi's doghouse, and patted his chest to say that he would definitely take responsibility to the end, and would give Fuqi a dowry, and Fuqi would be his daughter-in-law in the future.

Yinzhen was so angry that he almost kicked him out.

After a few days, it is officially the end of the year. This year is coming to an end.