Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

"I see that you have suffered these days. You must be exhausted from handling all these things. In fact, you don't have to worry too much. Look, you have become thinner from exhaustion. Some things can just be handed over to the servants. You really don't have to do them yourself."

The Queen Mother looked at Nian Shilan's appearance and found that she was indeed much thinner than before, which was quite pitiful.

"Empress Dowager, it's okay. I'm not tired. There are some things that the servants can't do well, and I really need to do them myself. But it's okay. I don't feel tired. Just like serving the emperor and the queen dowager, it's what I should do."

Nian Shilan had a sweet mouth and she made the Queen Mother happy.

"I heard that you gave Xia Shi a ten-foot-long scar a few days ago, and Xia Shi died."

Seeing Nian Shilan, the empress dowager couldn't help but ask about this matter. When she asked the emperor, he refused to say anything. However, this incident happened to Nian Shilan after all, so it would be safer to ask her directly.

"Empress Dowager, Xia is dead, but I don't know why. It is said that she died of poisoning. Sister Xia is gone, and I am extremely sad. Even if someone deliberately poisoned her, if I hadn't punished Concubine Xia with a hundred lashes, maybe Concubine Xia would have survived and wouldn't be like this now."

As Nian Shilan spoke, she looked aggrieved. It sounded as if she was about to burst into tears. Who wouldn't feel distressed after hearing this?

"Alright, alright, I don't mean anything else. It's not your fault. You should be punished if you are wrong. After all, you didn't know that Xia would be poisoned. I know you are a kind-hearted child. Forget it, forget it. Let's not talk about sad things."

Looking at Nian Shilan's expression, the Queen Mother knew that every word Nian Shilan said was true. However, Shilan was a kind-hearted child after all, so it was better not to mention this matter.

"The Emperor has arrived."

Su Peisheng shouted loudly outside the gate of Shoukang Palace.

"The Emperor is coming at this hour."

The Queen of the Pagoda was indeed puzzled, but she did not think much about it and just sat on the couch waiting. However, Nian Shilan still had to prepare to pay her respects to the Emperor.

But I just met the emperor just now, and now I see him again. I thought I could come to the empress dowager's place to have some peace and quiet, but I didn't expect the emperor to follow me here. It's really a coincidence.

Could it be that the matter at the Yangxin Palace was resolved so quickly? Well, I'll listen to what happened here.

"My concubine pays your respects to the Emperor."

When he saw the emperor coming in, he quickly greeted him.

"Didn't Your Majesty just go to the Yangxin Palace? Why is he here in Shoukang Palace now? It just so happens that I am in Shoukang Palace talking with the Queen Mother."

When the emperor saw that it was Nian Shilan, he was delighted and left Yiku Palace. He never expected to meet her again in Shoukang Palace. This was exactly his fate with Shilan.

"After all, Shilan is filial and always likes to come to the Empress Dowager's palace. But my son always sees Concubine Hua here, but rarely sees the Empress."

Every time I came to Shoukang Palace, the person I saw mostly was Nian Shilan, but it was rare to see the Queen. After all, she was the Empress, so she should come.

"It's normal for the queen to be busy and have a lot of things to do."

Although the Queen Mother said this, she couldn't help feeling disappointed in her heart. However, the Queen was her cousin after all, and the Queen Mother couldn't say that the Queen was unfilial in front of the Emperor. This would not be good for their relationship.

"Let's not talk about her. My son came here because he has something to say to the Empress Dowager."

When it came to serious matters, the emperor's expression immediately changed to a serious one.

At this moment, Shilan pretended to lower his head and fiddle with something, without making any noise, for fear that the Queen Mother and the Emperor would notice her and not let her stay here to listen.

Since they haven't noticed me yet, I might as well just listen and wait until they notice me. But I probably can't stay there too long.

"My son just came from the Yangxin Palace. He died because of Xia's matter. Her father Xia Wei submitted many memorials to my son."

As he spoke, the emperor sighed.

"A memorial? What did it say?" the Queen Mother asked in concern.

Since it is the Xia family's business, it must be that the Xia family already knows about Xia Dongchun's affairs, but it is not clear how much they know.

No matter how hard you try to hide this, you can't.

"It's nothing more than saying that this matter is related to Concubine Hua and asking her son to deal with Concubine Hua. This matter is really a headache, but it's no wonder. After all, Xia is dead, and Xia Wei is also heartbroken. It's difficult to deal with."

The emperor was really left with no other options, so he came to Shoukang Palace to talk to the Empress Dowager. The harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs, and the only person who could discuss this with him was probably his mother.

Nian Shilan, who was listening on the side, didn't make any noise at this time, but thought that it was time to leave.

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. It is really inappropriate for me to be here and listen to the discussion of this matter between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. I will take my leave first."

Nian Shilan's voice interrupted the two of them, and they only then noticed her. Fortunately, what she said before was not a big deal.

Nian Shilan had known these two for so many years, and seeing that they didn't say anything, he thought it must be his tacit agreement, so he simply bowed and left.

"Your Majesty, shall we go back to Yikun Palace?"

Songzhi looked at Nian Shilan, her expression seemed not right, as if she wanted to do something.

"Let's go back to Yikun Palace first."

Seeing that the Emperor came to see the Empress Dowager today, I guess nothing was resolved in the Yangxin Palace today. If it had been resolved, the Emperor would not have come to the Empress Dowager for advice.

Although the emperor will definitely not let himself be implicated in this matter, now that the matter has escalated to such a point, it is inevitable that some censors will impeach him during the court session tomorrow, which will definitely be disadvantageous to him.

No, I can't just sit there and wait for death. I have to ask my brother for details.

"The queen is back, but what happened? Why does she look so unhappy?"

Seeing Nian Shilan coming back, Jinxi was about to go to greet her, but she saw that Concubine Hua's face didn't look good, as if she was worried about something.

Concubine Hua didn't say anything and just walked into the house.

What else could it be because of? It must be because of Xia. Now that the person is dead, he still can't let himself rest in peace.

"My queen, didn't you go to the Queen Mother? Why do you look so unhappy?"

Jinxi quickly moved forward and asked.

Seeing that Nian Shilan didn't say anything, he sent away all the other servants in the palace. He knew that Nian Shilan had a proud personality and needed to be coaxed.

"It's all because of that Xia family's matter. The person is already dead, but they still don't let it go. Today, her father reported to the emperor that Xia's fate was unfortunate, but he blamed it on our queen, and even asked the emperor to give an explanation. What is the matter?"

Songzhi was talking angrily, but she couldn't bear to see her master suffer any injustice.