Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Nian Shilan was stunned for a moment, then continued to ask: "Why is that? The Huanyixiang was originally a gift from the emperor to me many years ago, and I am used to it."

Nian Shilan has to ask about this reason in detail.

In fact, when she went to visit the Queen Mother yesterday, Nian Shilan probably only now understood what the Queen Mother said.

It seems that the Queen Mother had long known that the Emperor wanted to stop selling Huan Yi Xiang, or rather, this was the result of a discussion between the mother and son.

No matter what, I will just leave it to fate and let the emperor arrange everything. Even if Huan Yixiang is broken, I will never give birth to a child for him.

The emperor hesitated for a while and stopped using the chopsticks in his hand. He probably didn't know how to answer.

"The spice room said that the spices for making Huanyi incense have been used up. I thought, well, I'll take this opportunity to give you some other spices. This ambergris will only be more expensive than Huanyi incense, and it will definitely not be worse than Huanyi incense. After so many years, it's time to change your taste."

"Yes, I would like to thank you, Your Majesty."

Nian Shilan stood up and thanked him, but she knew in her heart that what the emperor said was both true and untrue.

The change of taste was fake, he just wanted to sit back and relax now that he no longer had a backer, but it was also true that the spices used to make Huan Yi Xiang were gone.

I guess it's the musk, which is a product of the northwest. Now that my brother is gone, there is probably no one who can get it.

I used to hate Huan Yixiang so much and felt disgusted with her, but now, I miss her quite a bit. After all, she was the only connection between me and my brother.

Fortunately, I have kept all the rewards given by the emperor before, which can become a kind of spiritual sustenance for my longing for my brother.

Songzhi and Jinxi had already noticed that Nian Shilan was in a bad mood, so they waited until the emperor left before rushing over to ask her about it.

"My queen, my dear queen, you have been wronged."

Songzhi was so distressed that she almost cried when she spoke.

But wasn't Nian Shilan the same? She slumped on the couch, just hating herself for loving the wrong person.

"Songzhi, if my brother were here, would he definitely not let me suffer such an injustice?"

Nian Shilan said as she looked at Songzhi with tears in her eyes.

"My queen, what are you talking about? If the general were still here, no one would dare to bully you."

Songzhi was feeling distressed now and treated Nian Shilan as if she were her own sister. When she realized that she couldn't coax her into submission, she quickly called Zhou Ninghai to come over for help.

But Zhou Ninghai was even more shocked when he saw it, and hurried to ask what had happened. Why did the precious empress of the Yikun Palace become like this after the emperor's visit?

Zhou Ninghai had been on duty outside all the time and had never served inside. Naturally, he didn't know what the emperor said when he came. But he was fine when the emperor came just now, how could he change in just a moment?

But after listening to Songzhi and Jinxi talking about Huan Yixiang, I finally understood.

I also understand why Nian Shilan is so sad.

"If my brother were still alive, he would hold military power and be a great general respected by all. Not to mention the princes and nobles, even the emperor would have to give him some respect. If my brother knew that I had suffered such an injustice, I'm afraid this country would have changed its name long ago."

Nian Shilan is feeling unwilling now, her brother obviously holds the military power, but why does he have to be so cautious and listen to the emperor's words, help him fight wars, and go to the expedition for him, only to end up with his achievements surpassing his master, being suspected, guarded against, and even his entire family being exterminated by the emperor. If he had rebelled earlier, his brother and father would not have suffered this misfortune.

If you think about it carefully, it’s because you became the Emperor’s Concubine Hua!

"You all go down."

Jinxi was much more cautious, and Nian Shilan's private words could only be discussed with herself, Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai.

However, as servants, they are ultimately powerless to do anything about such things. But they are also unwilling to see their masters being wronged. All they can do is be loyal and do whatever their masters say.

Soon, the ambergris gifted by the emperor arrived.

It was sent by someone from the Imperial Household Department. Times have changed, and the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department is no longer Huang Guiquan, but Jiang Zhongmin. Huang Guiquan had been sentenced to death as early as when he fell from power.

But it doesn't matter who becomes the Chief of the Imperial Household Department. As long as you spend real money, people will always work for you.

"Your Highness, this is the ambergris that the Emperor bestowed upon you. It is extremely valuable. Please accept it."

Jiang Zhongmin is quite smart and speaks nicely.

But Nian Shilan didn't answer him. Instead, Jinxi borrowed a book from him and, according to the previous rules of Yikun Palace, gave him some silver and let him go.

"Your Highness, take a look at this. If the Emperor has given you this, you should accept it, so that you won't be criticized by others."

As Jin Xi spoke, she placed the ambergris in her hand on the table in front of Nian Shilan: "Your Majesty, what you need to know now is that you are still the emperor's one and only favorite concubine! You deserve whatever the emperor gives you!"

"Also, if the queen really has any decision, I dare not tell others, but I, Songzhi, and Zhou Ninghai will definitely follow the queen until death!"

Jinxi's words were righteous, so Nian Shilan naturally believed them and was quite moved. Now that she was the only bloodline of the Nian family, it was time for her to cheer up!

I had clearly experienced these hardships once in my previous life, so I was mentally prepared and it was not that I could not withstand such a blow. But every time I thought about it, it still felt like a knife was cutting my heart.

"I understand your intentions. You can't continue to be decadent like this. If you want to gain a firm foothold and achieve your goals, you can't be soft-hearted."

Nian Shilan wiped away her tears and her attitude changed.

But Jinxi added at the right time: "It's not enough to just be soft-hearted. What the queen needs to do is to be ruthless, but heartless!"

Nian Shilan looked at Jinxi in astonishment. She was indeed smart, as if she could see through what she was thinking.

People who can see through people's hearts will never have a bad life no matter where they go. What Nian Shilan needs to do now is to grasp the emperor's mind.

The first step should be to take down Su Peisheng and make him his own person completely. The only thing he lacks now is an opportunity. What Su Peisheng lacks is not money. Nian Shilan also knows what he wants. It's just a matter of waiting for an opportunity.

After a few days of peace and quiet, Zhao Zhiyuan handed Nian Shilan news from the previous dynasty.

"Madam, what does the letter say?"

Seeing Nian Shilan frowning slightly, Songzhi hurriedly asked.