novelhk Chapter 361: Sisters become estranged
Chapter 361: Sisters become estranged
"I know that sister doesn't care about the emperor's favor towards me. Sister is like this because she is angry with me for the restoration of Concubine Hua."
Zhen Huan looked at Shen Meizhuang and spoke.
"Okay, let me ask you."
Upon hearing this, Shen Meizhuang turned around, stared at Zhen Huan and asked.
"Did you propose to the Emperor that Concubine Hua be reinstated?"
"Yes."
"But I had to do this because I had no other choice."
Zhen Huan nodded helplessly as Shen Meizhuang stared at her. She didn't want to deceive Sister Mei, but this matter was indeed not suitable for her to say out loud.
"I have no choice. What do you have to do?"
Shen Meizhuang's eyebrows raised, and before hearing Zhen Huan's answer, she was still comforting herself that all this might be false, and perhaps she just misunderstood Huan'er.
But now she did not expect that Zhen Huan would take the initiative to admit it. She could not believe that Zhen Huan had become the kind of woman who would do anything to gain favor.
"Sister, if the situation had not forced me, how could I allow a woman who harmed her own child to be favored again?"
"This is something that I cannot tolerate. Do you think that I am a woman who can do anything to gain favor?"
Zhen Huan looked at Shen Meizhuang with sorrowful eyes. She really had no way to tell Shen Meizhuang directly about the unspeakable secret in her heart.
"Then tell me, what exactly is your last resort?"
Shen Meizhuang took a deep breath, looked at Zhen Huan and asked.
"Sister, think twice. The Nian family is powerful now. In order to appease Nian Gengyao, it is only a matter of time before the emperor restores Nian Shilan's position. Now she has only been restored to the position of Concubine Hua. If I don't take the initiative to say this, the emperor may directly restore Concubine Nian to Concubine Hua."
"At least the emperor is thinking of my innocent child and feels guilty. I took the initiative to say this, so he can't just restore Concubine Nian to Concubine Hua."
Zhen Huan sighed, looked at Shen Meizhuang sincerely and began to explain.
She said almost everything she could say, and only hoped that Sister Mei could understand her helplessness.
"Also, although Concubine Nian has been restored to Concubine Hua, we have all become concubines. In addition, there is the favored Concubine Xuan above us, so Concubine Hua can't make any waves."
"But if she is restored to Concubine Hua, it will be troublesome for us sisters. After all, the person Concubine Hua hates the most now is probably me, besides Concubine Nian."
"The higher her position, the more she can use it to disgust me. Concubine Xuan can't help us all the time. We have to face Concubine Hua in person."
"Even though you explained it so clearly, I still can't understand why you did this."
"Now that she has been reinstated as Consort Hua, she might become Imperial Consort in a couple of days. If that happens, all your previous thoughts and ideas will be in vain."
"Do you really think the emperor's guilt is useful?"
"Now that you have done this, the emperor may think you are sensible, but how long can such a mood last?"
"In other words, do you think you can achieve a higher position without having a child, simply by relying on the emperor's guilt?"
Shen Meizhuang frowned. She didn't understand why Huan'er would be so confused.
Even though she thought it through so clearly, what if Concubine Hua didn't follow her ideas? Wouldn't that be a loss?
"Yes, sister is right."
"I don't know what happened to me."
"I never schemed against others like this before, but now I have become someone who actively schemes against others."
Zhen Huan looked at Shen Meizhuang who was angry at her for not fighting back, and suddenly felt an indescribable sadness in her heart.
She felt that she had really changed a lot. Seeing the strangeness in sister Mei's eyes, she suddenly realized that she was no longer the Zhen Huan that sister Mei was familiar with.
This miscarriage and the loss of favor made her realize completely that the emperor's favor was unreliable.
If she wants to live well now, in addition to gaining the emperor's favor, she also has to make the emperor realize that she is irreplaceable.
She is different from other concubines. She can solve some problems that the emperor cannot solve. She wants to make sure that the emperor cannot do without her either in court affairs or in life.
In this way, her position can be consolidated and she will not be abandoned by the emperor.
If the miscarriage incident had happened to the Imperial Concubine, the Emperor would definitely not have let Hua Fei off so easily. This is because the Imperial Concubine had an outstanding family background and had given birth to a prince for the Emperor. Naturally, such a Imperial Concubine was more important to the Emperor than Hua Fei.
However, I was born in a humble family. Although I was somewhat favored, I had no princes or princesses. Naturally, the emperor would not choose me.
"But sister, please believe me. Although I have become so calculating, my original intention will not change."
"I do this for reasons that are hard to explain right now."
Before Zhen Huan could finish her words, she was interrupted by Shen Meizhuang.
"Okay, don't say any more."
"You gave so many reasons, and I don't agree with any of them."
"Since you have your reasons for not being able to speak, and I also have my reasons for not understanding, there is no need to say anything more."
Shen Zhiming shook her head. The irritation in her heart made it impossible for her to continue listening.
A rare and unfathomable rift arose between the two sisters, which, although invisible, was engraved deep in their hearts.
After an unbearable silence, Shen Meizhuang suddenly spoke.
"I know that Uncle Zhen's official position was demoted because of Nian Gengyao's petition. Could it be that you acted like this to please Concubine Hua and Nian Gengyao just for Uncle Zhen?"
Apart from this reason, Shen Meizhuang really couldn't think of any other reason that would prevent Zhen Huan from saying it.
"Sister, am I such a despicable person in your eyes?"
Zhen Huan didn't expect that Shen Meizhuang would actually think of going to such a place. This was really hard for her to accept.
"Huan'er, we grew up together. Although I am not as beautiful as you, I don't hate you because of this. You are good at dancing while I focus on playing the piano. We two sisters have our own strengths."
"After entering the palace, you were favored by the emperor more than I was. I was a little jealous at first, but I never felt jealous, and I never did anything to harm you."
"And now, you not only have the emperor's favor, but also the admiration of Doctor Wen, and your father also has face in front of the emperor, but I have nothing."
Shen Meizhuang looked at Zhen Huan with an expression of disbelief, and finally she spoke out the grievances and awkwardness hidden in her heart.