Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Chapter 527: Peaceful Life

After returning to Yinyu Hall, Wang Xifeng first received her daughter, who ran over and threw herself into her arms, trembling all over.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." Wang Xifeng coaxed her softly, and also said to Princess Yongning, Princess Zhai, Wang Xuanhe and Lin Daiyu who came out quickly to greet her, "It's all done...

“From now on, we will have a peaceful life.

"Do not worry."

Geng Ronghua, who came back with her, smiled and reminded everyone:

"The Emperor has just ordered Chang Ying to pass on his decree to appoint the Imperial Concubine as the Imperial Concubine, to rule over the six palaces."

Everyone was surprised and delighted.

Even Princess Yongning couldn't help but put her hands together and prayed: "This is really the Buddha's blessing! Finally, it will be quiet!"

Wang Xifeng looked at her and curled the corners of her mouth.

He Ke happily hugged Wang Xifeng's waist and said in a coquettish voice, "Mom, I don't care, I want to sleep with you tonight!"

"Okay!" Wang Xifeng was very obedient and gentle to her daughter.

Nanny Ji stepped forward to stop her, saying, “Your Highness has been busy at the Imperial Mausoleum for over a month, and has only just come back to see Your Majesty. I’m afraid she must be exhausted now.

"Why don't you let her take a shower, change her clothes, eat something and take a rest?"

Everyone was shocked and hurriedly apologized with a smile and made way.

An'er, Chunnuan and others came up to serve with tears in their eyes.

Ruer did not compete with them. She slowed down her pace, fell behind, and gently held Chunsui's hand.

Chunsui understood, helped her back to her room, and quietly told her about the things in the palace.

Here Wang Xifeng was served with a bath and meals, and in the meantime she listened to An'er's detailed report.

An'er whispered, "Prince Duan is now recuperating in our West Palace, and Princess Yongning never leaves his side.

"County Lady Zhai invited the Second Miss to live with her and Sister Lin in the East Side Hall.

"Yesterday, the county lady brought the princess, the second young lady and Sister Lin to visit Prince Duan. Prince Duan was in a daze and pulled the second young lady to call her aunt..."

Wang Xifeng's heart tightened: "What?!"

"We didn't notice it because we didn't stand together before. But now that the Second Miss and Princess Yongning are standing together, they look even more alike than we do Princess Ke..."

An'er sighed when he said this.

Wang Xifeng frowned, lowered her head and began to think.

"Oh, by the way, Princess Yongning also said that she had originally wanted to let her second son come in as a companion to Prince Duan, so she brought him in this time to help take care of Prince Duan.

"Prince Consort Pan brought her eldest son here yesterday, and also sent the second son here."

An'er whispered in Wang Xifeng's ear, "I see that Princess Yongning is very kind to the Second Miss. She even specially introduced two young masters from her family to the Second Miss."

Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows.

So, Princess Yongning also knew Wang Xuanhe’s true identity. Is this to let their cousins recognize each other?

Cousins...

Wang Xifeng's thoughts slowly turned around in her mind, and she smiled a little, looking up and praising An'er, saying, "Good girl, you have read it carefully. Good, there is a reward!"

An'er shook his head and said with a worried look, "The Second Miss is gentle and delicate. How can she cope with a place like the Princess's Mansion? Don't come back and make things difficult for you..."

"Don't worry, it won't happen." Wang Xifeng let out a long sigh and closed her eyes to enjoy the warm rose bath water, "I am the Imperial Concubine.

"Of all the men in this world, only Xuan He can choose them. How could they choose my sister?!"

An'er thought about it and Zhan Mei also smiled.

She fell asleep again while taking a bath. After six years, Wang Xifeng was carried back to bed by her maid to sleep again.

I didn't even have time to eat dinner.

So the next morning, she woke up early, hungry.

Yinzheng got up and pulled Heke out of the warm bed. The mother and daughter practiced boxing, stick and whip training. After wiping the sweat and changing clothes, it was exactly the beginning of the morning.

Everyone in the hall then stood up and washed up.

The Empress Dowager's coffin was decorated the day before yesterday, and was originally prepared to be sent to the imperial mausoleum early yesterday morning.

So the mourning shed was dismantled.

Who would have thought that the queen had passed away in the afternoon the day before yesterday, and was still lying in bed in Penglai Palace at this moment.

The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works, and the Imperial Household Department were busy arranging arrangements for the Queen's funeral.

As a result, just one day later, Taishang passed away.

Emperor Chongzhao fell ill again. Not only did he faint twice from crying, he even refused to eat. There was no order in all the funeral arrangements.

Fortunately, Wang Xifeng came back from the imperial mausoleum last night and finally persuaded the emperor to cheer up and eat.

But last night it was late and the palace gates were closed, so the princes and ministers were not summoned to come in.

I think we should come up with a result today and see how to deal with the follow-up matters.

Thinking about these things, Princess Yongning did not sleep well last night. She heard some noise in the yard early this morning. When she stood up and looked out the window, she opened her eyes wide in surprise:

"Ouch! What is this?!"

Her second son Pan Wen heard it vaguely, climbed out of bed, wrapped in a quilt, and leaned against the window to look out.

As a result, his eyes widened at the sight of her: "Wow! The Imperial Concubine and Sister He Ke are so amazing?! Mom, I want to learn from them too!"

As he spoke, he jumped out of the bed!

Princess Yongning quickly held her son down and whispered to him, "The Imperial Concubine and He Ke can't get away! Why can't you learn any other day? Why do you have to leave Brother Tao behind and go learn now?!

"Hurry up and be quiet. Get up and pack your things, and go look after Brother Tao!"

Pan Wen hugged Yongning's arm and begged, "Mom, you promised me that I can learn martial arts this time!

"You can't lie to me again in front of Brother Tao, tomorrow's Crown Prince!"

Yongning pushed him aside and went to see Tao Ge'er.

Tao Geer heard the mother and son talking and woke up. He opened his eyes and saw Yongning. He asked weakly, "Aunt, why are you up so early?"

"Your Queen came back last night." Yongning felt his forehead, and then asked someone to bring water to wash his face, and told him in a gentle voice:

"The Queen is a capable person and has taken good care of He Ke. I heard that you also like the food made from her recipes.

"I just wanted to discuss with her what to do next.

"Tell me, do you want me to stay in the palace, or let her control you?"

Tao Ge'er's long eyelashes trembled, he lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly:

“My mother is gone.

"The next day, the Emperor also passed away.

"My father was anxious to invite the Queen back, presumably to let her take charge of these two major funerals.

"How can she care about me?

"But I'm fine now. I have my younger sister Zishi at my aunt's house, so I should go back and see her.

“The Queen is a thoughtful person, and she comes to see me whenever she wants.

"I will tell Queen Mother Wang to move back to the front hall and rest for a few days. When the mourning shed is set up, I will go to keep vigil for Grandpa Huang and my mother..."

"Nonsense!" Wang Xifeng's voice rang out at the end of his words.

Yongning and others were startled and stood up quickly. Tao Ge'er couldn't help but wanted to throw off the quilt and get out of bed.

Wang Xifeng walked quickly to his side and glared at him: "Lie down properly!"

She pressed him to lie down, then neatly smoothed his hair and tucked in the quilt. She even sat on the edge of the bed, turned around and touched his feet, and when she saw that the quilt was well tucked in, she turned back.

“Both father and son are like this, they don’t take their bodies seriously!

“If you are sick, you need to be cured!

“Since your father has arranged for you to stay in Yinyu Palace and specially asked your aunt to take care of you and your sister, you must stay here with your aunt.

"When you are fully recovered, your aunt can go to your father and report to him.

"As for the princess's cousins, that's something your aunt and uncle should worry about. It has nothing to do with you!

"Princess, is this true?"

Yongning couldn't help but smile when he heard these heartfelt words, and nodded with satisfaction: "That's exactly what should be done."

Tao Ge'er shut his mouth and listened obediently.

Wang Xifeng gave a look, and Princess Yongning immediately used the excuse of washing up to pull Pan Wen, who was eager to move forward, away, leaving the space for Wang Xifeng and Tao Ge'er.

"When I came back last night, your father ordered that you would be made the crown prince in a few days.

"As for me, I will be crowned as the Imperial Consort."

Wang Xifeng softened her voice and explained to Tao Ge'er in detail, "Your parents were married, and you are their only legitimate son.

"Just look at how your father promoted me to a higher position, making me the 'vice empress' and in charge of the harem. You can tell that he would not accept a new empress for eight or ten years.

"Brother Tao, this is your father's love for your mother, and his trust in you.

"How you grow up will determine how your parents' relationship will turn out.

“I know you have always been a kind and smart child.

"Good boy, Queen Wang, your sister, and your father will accompany you and help you grow up to be what your parents expect and what you want to be, okay?"

Tao Ge'er was so upset by what she said that he held her hand and cried.

Wang Xifeng's eyes moistened, and she held him in her arms, feeling extremely sorry for him: "It is always hard for a child without a mother.

“My mother wasn’t around since I was young, I know that.

"But Queen Wang promises you that she will treat you the same way she treated your sister in the past and will never let anyone bully you, okay?"

Tao Ge'er cried and sobbed: "But my mother, my mother doesn't let me call others mother..."

"Of course! You only have one mother, the late queen!" Wang Xifeng lowered her voice, "Even if your father really marries a new queen in the future, you can only call her the queen instead of mother!

“This is especially true for us!

"Whoever asked you to call her mother has bad intentions. I will stay away from her!"

Tao Ge'er looked at her with tears in his eyes: "Really?"

"Of course it's true." Wang Xifeng also touched his forehead gently, "It's not hot anymore. Are you hungry?"

Tao Ge'er touched his belly and looked at Wang Xifeng timidly: "A little bit."

"Then let's eat!" Wang Xifeng immediately asked someone to come in and serve the meal. "Millet, yam, and vegetable porridge. Salt is added to it. It's delicious just like this."

Princess Yongning looked carefully at the porridge. The vegetables were chopped into small pieces, the yam was steamed and mashed into a paste, and the millet was cooked into a thick and fragrant consistency. Mixing them together could nourish the spleen and stomach and increase strength.

I felt a little more relieved at the moment.

After watching Wang Xifeng feed Tao Ge'er a bowl of porridge with her own hands, she smiled and told her to go back: "You should also hurry up and pack up. I'm afraid the funeral regulations will be issued soon."

Wang Xifeng stood up, wiped her hands and sighed, "I heard that a lot of stories happened this month, which made the Queen very angry.

"The Emperor is feeling unhappy. I'm afraid that if he calls in the princes and ministers of the royal family today, he will scold them to vent his anger.

"Moreover, holding the funerals of the three at the same time will inevitably cause trouble. The Ministry of Rites may not be experienced in such a national mourning.

"Princess, please take care of the children for me first. I have to go to Concubine Xu's place, meet with Li Xuanyi, and take over the palace affairs."

Yongning nodded quickly: "Then go get busy!"

“There are many children in Yinyu Palace, and my brother needs to recover from his illness, so he can’t stand the noise.

"I will discuss this with Li Xuanyi later. We will go to her place to deal with palace affairs. I will come back after I am done, and I will be able to sleep soundly."

Wang Xifeng muttered something else, touched Tao Ge'er's forehead, and told him to rest assured and listen to Aunt Yongning, then she walked away quickly again.

"She comes and goes like a gust of wind..." Pan Wen leaned against the door frame to watch Wang Xifeng's hurried back, his amazement and envy beyond words.

Princess Yongning chuckled, pinched her son's ear, and whispered to him, "How about I find you a wife as capable as this tomorrow?"

Pan Wen nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Okay, okay!"

His eyes lit up, "Her sister..."

"Her sister is five years older than you!" Princess Yongning slapped her son on the back of the head. "What a wild idea!"

Pan Wen pouted.

Tao Ge'er was lying on the bed, laughing and coughing: "Miss Wang Er and Miss Lin have the same personality..."

Pan Wen frowned immediately: "Let's just forget about it!"

Princess Yongning was standing beside him, her heart pounding.