Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 63

Chapter 063 Imperial Concubine Hua
Yun Xiao was still thinking about Zhou Jingchen’s words until she sat in the Fengtian Palace.

What he meant was that he recognized him? Still not recognizing it?

Yun Xiao looked at the song and dance in front of her and slowly became distracted. The banquet had already begun. The tall empress was dressed in a dark red palace dress. Her exquisite face carried a faint smile, but her eyes were a little tired. Yun Xiao sized up the people she used to know. Those who should have died like her lived in front of her once again, and she only felt that her mood was very subtle.

She looked at the man and didn’t see Zhou Jingyan.

She was slightly stunned. How could Zhou Jingyan not appear on such an occasion? Isn’t this an opportunity to be criticized? If he really did not appear, could it be that he was seriously ill and could not wake up as the rumors had it?

At this moment, the corner of her clothes was gently pulled, “Sister Yun, what are you thinking?”

Yun Xiao immediately regained her senses. She looked at the woman beside her. She was wearing an autumn-colored brocade dress, and the corner of her mouth was smiling. It was still her face. Yun Xiao’s heart suddenly moved. She finally noticed the strange appearance of this woman.

When they met for the first time, Xiao Yuqi’s expression was a little timid and dodged. But now, the apprehension had disappeared and was replaced by a faint confidence.

How could a person’s inner temperament change so much in such a short period of time?

Yun Xiao’s expression was somewhat hesitant, and she did not dare to think about the answer that rushed out of her mouth.

The corner of Yun Xiao’s mouth curled into a smile. “I was just thinking, all the princes have come today, but the third prince is nowhere to be seen. Is the third prince really as rumored as the outside world, his illness has worsened?”

The corner of Xiao Yuqi’s mouth curled into a smile, “I’m also surprised. The Empress’ birthday banquet is only for the Third Prince.”

Sure enough, after the Crown Prince gave the gift, the Fifth Prince also gave his own gift. He said unintentionally, “Third Brother is the most active in the banquet. I didn’t expect that he wouldn’t appear this time.”

Ever since the assassination of the Crown Prince in his previous life, although he was finally clarified by the Crown Prince that he did not participate in the assassination, most of the people he had planted in the Imperial Court had been lost, which made him very annoyed.

The Third Prince, Zhou Jingyan, also went out with the Crown Prince, but he didn’t hurt anyone. Therefore, Zhou Chongyu was very annoyed about this and directly hated Zhou Jingyan.

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in Fengtian Hall became subtle.

Right at this moment, an extremely loud voice resounded throughout the Fengtian Palace, “Emperor has arrived!”

Everyone stood up together. Long live the three cries. The man dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe walked in. After looking at everyone with cold eyes, he said, “Get up.”

Yun Xiao returned to her seat and quietly sized up the Emperor. The Emperor was now over 50 years old, but he already had a lot of white hair and his expression was a little abnormal. Obviously, he was tortured by illness.

She narrowed her eyes slightly. She was afraid that the Emperor would soon get sick. At that time, Zhou Jingyan would become a genius doctor. That genius doctor had helped the Emperor recover from his illness, and he had also occupied a very high position in the Emperor’s heart.

Yun Xiao’s eyes narrowed slightly. Through a wisp of cold light, her gaze shifted to the woman dressed in a palace dress behind the Emperor.

Her beautiful figure was decorated with honey-colored palace decorations. This woman was extremely gorgeous. Her exquisite face carried an indescribable charm. Her features seemed to be ashamed as well as embarrassed. As she looked around, her entire body would feel numb, and people couldn’t help but be attracted to her.

Xiao Yuqi’s voice sounded in her ears, “Sister Yun, do you know who this woman is?” To actually come with the Emperor, he must have underestimated him differently.

Yun Xiao only chuckled, “I heard that there is suddenly an additional Imperial Concubine Hua in the Imperial Palace. She is very favored. I believe this should be it.” Speaking of which, she still has some relationship with this Imperial Concubine Hua.

It was just that Yuan Yuan wanted to laugh when she remembered the past.

Imperial Concubine Hua was entrusted by Zhou Jingyan to the emperor, so she would naturally join forces with him. In addition, the emperor’s body was getting weaker and weaker. The divine doctor Zhou Jingyan had offered had firmly grasped the emperor’s lifeline, and with the Yun family’s money as support, he quickly eradicated his brother and took the throne.

Zhou Jingyan named her Tai Fei. At the beginning, she was still behaving properly. She didn’t expect that when she went into the hall to look for Zhou Jingyan, she would actually see the Tai Fei Empress lying on the dragon bed with Zhou Jingyan.

The reason why he was pregnant with a second child was because Imperial Concubine Hua had fallen. Thinking of this, her eyes carried a strong hatred.

Since Imperial Concubine Hua was from Zhou Jingyan, he would first use her to operate.

“Sister Yun, what are you thinking? So fascinated?”

Xiao Yuqi’s voice rang in her ears, and the corner of Yunxiao’s mouth hooked slightly, “I was just wondering, what is the reason county princess Hui Ning has been looking at us?”

Xiao Yuqi also noticed that county princess Huining had been looking at Yun Xiao, so she came here to probe. The woman blinked her eyes gently, “Perhaps she envied Sister Yun for being so free.”

Perhaps, Elder Sister Xiao can go back first. There’s no need to stay here with me. Otherwise, others will think that Elder Sister Xiao is familiar with a daughter of a merchant. After sitting here for so long, she only spoke to Xiao Yuqi and Lan Shuya. Everyone else looked at her with disdain.

Xiao Yuqi curled her lips and smiled, “I’ve always liked to be with Sister Yun.”

At this moment, Imperial Concubine Hua sat down on the left side of the Emperor and smiled charmingly. “This concubine helped the Empress invite the Emperor over. May I know if the Empress is satisfied with this gift?”

Hearing this, Bin Fei, who was on the right, looked at the Empress and Hua Fei with a good look on her face.

Although the Empress was full of anger, she had no choice but to endure it on this occasion. “Sister Hua Fei’s face is not something we can compare to. It would be wrong if Sister Hua Fei’s beauty could not be pampered. Back then, Sister De Fei and the others were also pampered. However, now that we are old, we cannot compare to Sister Hua Fei.”

Her words caused the Emperor’s imperial concubines’ faces to change, especially Imperial Concubine De, who was riding on a tiger and watching the battle, to be touched to the point of pain.

Imperial Concubine Hua’s beautiful eyes were also filled with a trace of viciousness. Yes, her current glorious pet relied solely on her beauty. If her appearance wasn’t around, she would be like these envious imperial concubines. “The Empress is right, I will try my best to make my appearance permanent.”

After she finished speaking, she continued, “Today, I personally choreographed a dance for the Empress. Would the Empress like to hear it?”

The Empress was naturally unwilling to be outdone. “Naturally, Concubine Hua is so considerate. This palace is truly embarrassed. Female Official Qiu, give Concubine Hua my ruby-inlaid golden hairpin.”

A single word of reward showed that the two of them had a huge disparity in status.

No matter how unhappy Hua Fei was, she could only accept it.

The Emperor’s eyebrows were slightly cold, and he was somewhat unhappy. “Alright, since it’s the birthday banquet, then it looks like a banquet.”

The Empress sang and danced. She looked at the songs and dances and laughed. She began to enjoy them seriously. “Sister Hua Fei, what a coincidence. This song and dance is much better than what we usually see. From now on, the songs and dances in our palace will be troublesome for Sister Hua Fei.”

This was to belittle her status, and make sure that Concubine Hua didn’t become a dancer! Imperial Concubine Hua’s expression was unhappy. “The Empress is joking. You are the main one in this harem. As for singing and dancing, it is up to you.”

Since he wanted to surrender his status, no one could escape!

The Empress was annoyed, but she didn’t want to say anything else. Moreover, the Emperor wanted to help that little demon again.

At this moment, Li Deshou hurriedly ran in from outside the Fengtian Palace and whispered a few words in front of the Emperor. The Emperor’s expression darkened slightly, “You can go down first. Take the Imperial Hospital to check together.”

Although Hua Fei was the closest to the Emperor’s position, she did not hear what they said clearly. She frowned and personally poured a glass of wine for the Emperor. “I wonder what made His Majesty so upset? This concubine is willing to help His Majesty share the burden.”

The Emperor sighed, “Jing Yan’s illness has worsened. I have already agreed to ask the people in the manor to call for the imperial physician.”

Hua Fei’s expression changed slightly. “What’s wrong with the Third Prince? Why hasn’t he recovered after such a long time? Ordinary knife wounds won’t be so serious. Could it be that someone is trying to assassinate the Third Prince and prevent him from recovering?”

A single stone stirred up countless waves. Emperor’s health had become even worse recently. In addition to the assassination of Prince, his temperament had become even more suspicious.

The Third Prince was merely a simple sword wound, and his body was normally well. He definitely wouldn’t be bedridden because of this injury. Someone must have secretly used his hands and feet! The Emperor’s mood became even more unhappy when his sons suffered one accident after another.

Although Yun Xiao was watching singing and dancing, her pair of eyes did not shift from Concubine Hua and the Emperor. Naturally, she saw the difference between the two of them.

The only thing that could change Hua Fei’s expression was that something had happened to Zhou Jingyan. She closed her eyes, not knowing what was going to happen to Zhou Jingyan.

After waiting for the banquet to end, Yun Xiao took advantage of everyone’s inattention and found a gap to bring Chun Lan into the palace.

In her previous life, as the Third Prince’s imperial concubine, she would naturally frequently visit the imperial palace. Not to mention, she was the Empress in her previous life and was extremely familiar with every part of the imperial harem. It was naturally easy for her to avoid the crowd’s gaze.

Although Chun Lan was surprised that her young lady was so familiar with the road in the imperial palace, she still didn’t ask a single word.

Turning around a corridor, he saw Imperial Concubine Hua and her group, “Imperial Concubine Hua, please wait a moment.”

Yun Xiao lifted her skirt and walked forward, respectfully saluting, “Maiden Yun Xiao greets Imperial Concubine Hua.”

Imperial Concubine Hua heard this name and faintly turned around to look at Yun Xiao from head to toe, “The fourth young lady of the Yun Clan of the Emperor Shang Clan?” Only the Fourth Young Lady was a direct descendant of the Yun Clan. She did not expect that the Empress’ birthday banquet would actually invite such a woman. She thought that she could watch a good show, but who knew that the banquet would be peaceful?

However, she didn’t know what the Yun Manor’s fourth young lady was looking for her for.

Yun Xiao respectfully replied, “It’s the maiden. I wonder if the maiden can talk to Imperial Concubine Hua alone?”