Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Chapter 464: Want to Return to the Palace

After two more days of rest, Wang Xifeng returned to her normal state when she went to pay her respects to Empress Mo, and said with a smile:

"Thank you for giving me three days' leave. I am here to report for leave and will start my work today."

Empress Mo had already heard that Wang Xifeng was now preparing the menu for Emperor Chongzhao and Tao Ge'er.

The father and son now eat three meals together a day, and their relationship becomes even deeper and closer.

This means that his son's position is becoming more stable!

For Queen Mo, this is the best news in the world!

Wang Xifeng didn't seem so annoying anymore and smiled very gently and lovingly, "Okay, okay! It's your own body, you should know it yourself.

"Li Xuanyi is very well behaved. During the past month when you were away, she neither fired anyone nor added anything. The palace was peaceful.

"Tell her to go to Yinyu Palace later, and you will know."

After thinking for a while, she whispered with concern, "You said yesterday that the Queen Mother was not in good health. What if... you, the Imperial Concubine, don't hurry up and take care of it... huh?"

Wang Xifeng was confused for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses, her face flushed, a little flustered, but she still waved her hands in a pretentious manner:

"I am only seventeen, there is no rush!

"There are several noble ladies over there. Didn't His Majesty summon them...? I remember that among them, at least two are older than me!"

Queen Mo breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, but she said angrily, "As the most important matter in the harem, you are embarrassed about this!"

Wang Xifeng lowered her head and hummed, "I just came back from the funeral of the Concubine Dowager. We are all in mourning. How dare I think about this..."

"Never mind. It's not your job to make the arrangements. I'll think about it for you. Just go do your job."

Queen Mo smiled as she watched her run away quickly with a red face.

Yin smiled at Aunt Han and said, "I don't know what's wrong with this person. Your Majesty is not in a hurry, and she herself is not in a hurry either!"

Now Empress Mo's weather was changing from sunny to rainy. Aunt Han, Yao Huang and the two new palace maids, Cuiwei and Bitao, all stood by and smiled, but remained silent.

"Yao Huang, go to the Purple Palace and tell His Majesty that if it is convenient, you can bring Brother Tao to my place for lunch today. Tell him that I am also craving the menu prepared by the imperial concubine."

Queen Mo gave the order with a smile.

Yao Huang quickly agreed, but then hesitated.

Queen Mo's eyebrows flashed with impatience: "What's wrong?"

"Most of the people who come and go in front of the Purple Palace are eunuchs. It's not easy for Yao Huang to go there. Why don't I pick a smart eunuch to pass the message?"

Aunt Han hurried to defend Yao Huang.

Queen Mo frowned and nodded reluctantly: "Okay."

"In fact, our palace has always been short of a palace eunuch. Your Majesty, how about I go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ask for one?"

Aunt Han looked at her tentatively.

Empress Mo's expression immediately turned cold: "I am now ill every day, and the Daming Palace doesn't even have a rule of paying respects on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.

"Besides daily cleaning, is there anything else to do in this Penglai Palace?

"You guys have been so idle that you spent the afternoon flipping ropes in the corridor, and the servants in the back hall have started gambling after dinner. Do you think I am deaf and blind?

"The palace eunuch? What are you doing here? Just one more person to laugh at my joke!?"

She glared at Aunt Han fiercely, gritted her teeth and shouted in a low voice, "I have nothing to say about going to Zichen Palace once or twice, but Aunt Han is so arrogant that she refuses to go by herself and insists on using a eunuch.

"How come Auntie still feels too busy?"

Aunt Han lowered her head, bent her knees and knelt down: "I dare not! I am just thinking that the Queen's ceremonial guards should be more complete..."

"Get out!" Queen Mo had no patience for this seemingly grand but actually hypocritical reason. But after all, this Aunt Han was arranged by her uncle, so she had to give her some face.

Aunt Han got up and quickly retreated, and arranged for someone to pass a message to the emperor.

Yao Huang and two new palace maids served cautiously by her side.

Fortunately, Queen Mo simply turned over and fell asleep.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from their foreheads, looked at each other, and tiptoed out of the hall.

Looking at each other, Yao Huang was the first one to burst into tears: "I want to go back to Ye Ting..."

The other two had to pay money to serve the queen, thinking that they could get the moon first and become a phoenix like Ran Cairen.

At the very least, she could follow the Empress and enjoy the best food and drink, become a female official, and bully the other palace maids and eunuchs...

However, no one had ever told them that the Queen's temper was so unpredictable and she could get irritated at any moment!

It had only been half a month since they came here, and they were scolded almost every day, and slapped every two days;

Suddenly, a teacup full of hot water or a bowl full of food may fly onto your head or face!

"Sister Yao Huang, can I just consider the money I gave you as a token of filial piety and let me return to the palace..."

Cuiwei also started crying.

Only Bitao bit her lips and said nothing.

She came to Penglai Palace for power, but not entirely for power - she couldn't leave!

She no longer had enough money to go to another powerful palace and seek another high-ranking position!

Bitao wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, and a fierce look flashed in her eyes!

Since these two don't plan to stay long, I might as well stay. If I hold on, maybe I can become the Queen's number one maid in the future!

By then, Daddy and Brother...

Maybe there is still hope...

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Wang Xifeng returned to Yinyu Hall and invited Liu Shang and Li Xuanyi over. She asked about their recent situation and found that everything was calm. She couldn't help but laugh:

"How come everything is peaceful at home when I'm not at home? Are all these messed up things aimed at me?"

Everyone laughed along quietly.

Li Xuanyi also smiled, but her expression was a little weird, her lips were tightly closed, and she didn't say a word.

Wang Xifeng glanced at it, smiled and praised and encouraged Liu Shang again, and handed the lunch menu of Emperor Chongzhao and Prince Duan to Cai Xiangchun, and said with a smile:

"I'm short of two meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and one dessert. You can arrange them as you like."

Cai Xiangchun bowed and agreed, very respectfully.

Wang Xifeng told them to go about their business: "Li Xuanyi, walk slowly."

Li Xuanyi stayed.

Wang Xifeng noticed her embarrassment and waved her hand to let An'er and the others go out, smiling gently at her:

"Li Xuanyi, what's wrong?"

Li Xuanyi pursed her lips lightly, lowered her eyes, and said softly: "Seven days ago, I had lunch with Shi Ronghua.

"For some reason that day, I just wanted to eat fish.

"Shi Ronghua suddenly became greedy when she heard me mention it. She said that there is a way to make it in her hometown, which is to roast it with herbs and eat it.

"I hurriedly took the silver and asked the Imperial Food Bureau to prepare it, but when the fish was served..."

At this point, Li Xuanyi moved extremely uncomfortably and her face turned red.

Wang Xifeng grabbed her hand in surprise and said, "You two both have it?!"