Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Nian Shilan turned to look at Songzhi, and was quite moved.

"It's alright, I was just talking. Songzhi is right, I am who I am, one-of-a-kind!"

Songzhi was right. She was clearly the noble and proud Concubine Hua. How could she be swayed by other people's emotions?

Unconsciously, tears welled up in Nian Shilan's eyes, but her pride made her hold them back.

"My lady, let me help you into the house. It's freezing outside, please take care of yourself."

"Alright."

After all, it is much warmer inside this house than outside.

"Songzhi, go and invite the emperor to come for dinner. Go to the Yangxin Palace first. If he's not here, he should be at the Queen Mother's."

Nian Shilan was also thinking about telling the emperor to ask Cui Jinxi to come and serve. If it weren't for Cui Jinxi, she wouldn't have bothered to invite the emperor to come for dinner.

"Yes." Songzhi bowed and hurriedly went to follow Concubine Hua's instructions.

Although it is not impossible to let Cui Jinxi come to work directly, he still needs to tell the emperor. After all, he is the emperor, and Nian Shilan himself does not want him to catch any handle and put the Nian family in danger.

Nian Shilan prepared a table full of dishes early in the morning. At first glance, there were dishes such as stewed abalone with pearls and stewed fish maw with ham, all of which were the emperor's favorite dishes.

It seems that Concubine Hua has also put some thought into it.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is here, please go and welcome him." Songzhi said as she hurriedly ran into the Yikun Palace.

Just as she finished speaking, she heard the emperor's footsteps getting closer and closer outside the door, and Nian Shilan hurried out to welcome him.

"My concubine pays your respects to the Emperor."

Nian Shilan squatted on the ground with a shy look on her face, lowering her head and waiting for the emperor to pull her up.

The emperor liked Nian Shilan's appearance, so he was naturally willing to help her up.

The two of them said this and walked into the house with a smile.

Sitting at the table, Nian Shilan kept picking up food for the emperor, but she herself hardly moved her chopsticks, and the emperor noticed it.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you eating? What's the matter?"

Having lived together for such a long time, the Emperor knows best what kind of person Hua Fei is.

Every time Concubine Hua was like this, she usually had something to ask for, and the Emperor would agree. I wonder what Concubine Hua wanted this time.

Hearing the emperor say this, Nian Shilan laughed. She had been waiting for him to say this.

Nian Shilan picked up a bite of food for the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I want a palace maid."

"Oh? Maid, you have so many in the Yikun Palace, but it's still not enough?"

The emperor looked around the Yikun Palace. There were palace maids all over the room, so there was no shortage of people to serve them. However, Concubine Hua was spoiled, so the emperor didn't care.

"If it's not enough, ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pick a few more tomorrow."

It was just a few palace maids, so the emperor didn't care: "For such a small matter, you can make your own decision. Didn't I give you the power to assist in managing the six palaces?"

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty. I want to hire Cui Jinxi, the maid in charge of the flower room. I heard that she used to serve the imperial concubine. I think she is mature and steady in her work, and I like her very much. That's why I came to ask for Your Majesty's consent."

Nian Shilan finished speaking and continued, "It is true that the emperor has given me the power to assist in managing the six palaces, but there are some things that I cannot do on my own. I must get the emperor's consent. After all, even I belong to the emperor."

After saying this, Concubine Hua lowered her head shyly.

The emperor felt so weak after hearing this that he stopped eating and walked towards the bedroom carrying Nian Shilan.

Seeing that all the lights in the house were off, Su Peisheng was doing his job outside the door.

"Xiao Xiazi, go tell the Imperial Household Department that the Emperor will be accompanied by Concubine Hua tonight, so there is no need for him to come over."

"Yes."

Su Peisheng has served the emperor for so many years, and it can be said that apart from the emperor, Su Peisheng is the only one who knows best who is favored and who is not.

"Jianqiu, go to the Jingshifang and ask who the emperor has summoned to sleep with him tonight."

The Queen sat in front of the window and gave orders, keeping her makeup intact, for she was afraid that when the Emperor came he would not see her best side.

"Yes."

After Jianqiu left, the queen was the only one left in the room. She sighed softly.

In fact, it was not easy for Yixiu to sit on the throne of queen. In the eyes of others, she was second only to the emperor, but only she knew the hardships involved.

She had to guess the emperor's intentions all the time and be wary of everyone around her, so going to the Jingshifang to check the files became her daily routine.

Jianqiu had just arrived at the Jingshifang and saw Xiao Xiazi had just left. It was common for people around the emperor to come to the Jingshifang, so Jianqiu didn't think much about it.

He went straight to Xu Jinliang, the chief steward of the Jingshifang, and asked, "Eunuch Xu, please bring me today's records."

Jianqiu came every day, and Xu Jinliang had long been accustomed to it. Before Jianqiu could finish speaking, the record was already ready.

Jianqiu looked through the files for a long time, including yesterday's and the day before yesterday's, but couldn't find today's.

"Eunuch Xu, what about today?"

Jianqiu originally thought that Xu Jinliang was lazy and forgot to remember. Although Jianqiu still called him "Eunuch Xu", her tone was one of accusation.

Seeing that Jianqiu was about to get angry, Xu Jinliang quickly explained. After all, Jianqiu was the Queen's person and he didn't dare to offend her.

"Oh, Aunt Jianqiu, you came at a very coincidental time. The eunuch Xia who was beside the emperor just left. I'm sure you saw it."

Xu Jinliang said with a bitter face: "Eunuch Xia just came to tell me that the emperor will be accompanied by Concubine Hua tonight, so I don't need to pass the card. You came just after he finished speaking. I didn't even have time to remember it."

Hua Fei, it's Hua Fei again. When Jianqiu heard the word Hua Fei, she felt unwell. Although she didn't show it on the surface, it was obvious that there was something wrong in her eyes.

"Okay, then Eunuch Xu, just do your job well. I'll be leaving first."

Now that he had finished questioning Jianqiu, there was no need to stay here any longer, so he hurried back to report to the Queen.

"Have a nice trip, auntie."

After finally sending Jianqiu away, Xu Jinliang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone in this palace was difficult to serve.

"came back."

The queen was sitting on the couch with her eyes closed when she heard Jianqiu opening the door.

In the extremely quiet environment, although Jianqiu spoke quietly, the queen could still hear it clearly.

"My queen hasn't slept yet."

Seeing that the queen had discovered her, Jianqiu asked hurriedly, "I thought the queen was asleep, and I was afraid of disturbing her."

"Have you asked clearly?"

Compared to Jianqiu's concern, the Queen is more concerned about this important matter.

"I found out. When I first arrived, I saw Xiao Xiazi, who was beside the emperor. After asking Xu Jinliang, I found out that Xiao Xiazi went to tell Xu Jinliang that he didn't need to pass the sign tonight, and that Concubine Hua would accompany the emperor tonight."

Jianqiu told everyone truthfully what she had seen and heard.

Hearing the word "Hua Fei", the Queen slowly opened her eyes.

"Hua Fei."

These two faint words came out of the Queen's mouth. Although there was no ripple at all, Jianqiu did not dare to say a word.