The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

The emperor was just a little happy when he heard Wen Shichu say that Nian Shilan was not completely unable to conceive. But when he heard that her body was severely deficient in Qi and blood, he began to worry, "Treat Concubine Hua well for me, and use the best medicine."

Wen Shichu quickly agreed, "Yes, I will do my best to ensure that Madam Hua is healthy and gives birth to an heir as soon as possible."

After Wen Shichu left, the emperor thought for a moment and ordered, "Su Peisheng, go and give Concubine Hua the newest purple satin embroidered with eight colorful flowers and waterless jacket in the storeroom. Also, give Concubine Hua the silver and kingfisher butterfly hairpin, the horse head and deer antler gold hairpin, the flowing cloud and hundred blessings white jade pendant, the silver and silk double buckle bracelet, the agarwood inlaid gold double happiness ruyi, and the double happiness ruyi inlaid with pearls and jade flowers. She has been wearing too plain clothes recently. I still like her to be gorgeous."

When Su Peisheng heard the emperor's order, he hurriedly trotted towards the storeroom. As soon as he saw Xiao Xiazi at the door, he hurriedly said, "Hurry up and take someone to catch up."

Xiao Xiazi looked confused, but his body responded faster than his brain. He found a few young eunuchs and followed his master to run to the warehouse.

After Xiao Xiazi entered the storeroom, she held a tray and saw her master picking and choosing, and putting many of the best rewards on the tray. Xiao Xiazi leaned towards Su Peisheng and asked in a low voice: "Master, which master has good fortune? Why did the emperor give her such a generous reward?"

Su Peisheng glanced at Xiao Xiazi, and seeing that the eunuchs behind him were standing a certain distance away from him, he also leaned towards his apprentice and whispered: "These rewards are given by the emperor to Concubine Hua. There is nothing good going on with Concubine Hua. It's just that the emperor saw that Concubine Hua was dressed a little more simply recently, and the emperor felt sorry for her."

After hearing this, Xiao Xiazi's eyes widened an inch larger than usual. Oh my god, just because she was dressed simply, she was rewarded with so many fine items for Concubine Hua to play with. Who dares to say that Concubine Hua is not favored in this palace? If Concubine Hua had a child one day, wouldn't the emperor pick the moon from the sky for Concubine Hua to admire?

In this palace, except the Empress Dowager, Zhu Xi, the Emperor, Su Peisheng and the doctors of the Imperial Hospital, no one knew that the Emperor had given Nian Shilan musk and that she would never get pregnant again.

After Su Peisheng put all the rewards mentioned by the emperor into the tray, he checked them one by one. After finding that there were no omissions, he took the eunuchs to the Yikun Palace in a swagger.

Zhou Ninghai saw Eunuch Su leading a group of eunuchs, each holding a tray in his hand, and hurriedly limped into the palace, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Su has come to our Yikun Palace to deliver rewards. Please come out and express your gratitude."

When Nian Shilan heard Zhou Ninghai's words, her eyes lit up. The rewards were much better than what she received from the emperor. Gold, silver, jewelry, and endless wealth and glory, this was the real thing. Nian Shilan quickly asked Songzhi to help her out of the main hall.

When Su Peisheng saw Nian Shilan, he stepped forward with a smile and said, "Your servant greets Her Majesty Hua Guifei."

Nian Shilan had always been courteous to Su Peisheng, and smiled as she said, "Eunuch Su, please get up. I wonder why you came to the Yikun Palace today?"

Su Peisheng bowed to Nian Shilan and said, "The Emperor has noticed that your Majesty has been dressing a little simply these days and is very worried. He is worried that your Majesty has no clothes that she likes, so he sent me to bring some fine clothes and accessories to your Majesty, Noble Concubine Hua, for your enjoyment."

When Nian Shilan heard what Su Peisheng said, he looked at Xiao Xiazi and the eunuchs standing beside him. He saw that each tray was filled with very delicate clothes, jewelry, and hairpins. He felt a little disappointed, but still said with a smile on his face, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Eunuch Su."

Who is Su Peisheng? He has been with the emperor for many years. How could he not see Concubine Hua's loss? He smiled and took out a brocade box from behind him and handed it to Concubine Hua respectfully with both hands.

Nian Shilan took it and as soon as she opened it, she saw the golden ingots inside. She smiled happily and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will go to the Yangxin Palace to thank you in person later."

Even if Nian Shilan no longer wants to see the emperor, she will definitely take the initiative to thank the emperor for remembering to prepare gold ingots among the rewards he gave her. This will encourage the emperor to keep up the good work. No one can resist money, right?

Su Peisheng remembered what the emperor had told him before he left, "Remember to prepare more gold ingots for Concubine Hua. Only ingots, not gold melon seeds or anything like that. She is getting more greedy now, and she will be happier to see ingots than those clothes."

The emperor was not unhappy at all about Nian Shilan's greed for money, because he had also heard from Su Peisheng that Shilan would pay out of his own pocket from time to time to have the imperial kitchen prepare more meals and subsidize the eunuchs and maids in the palace, but he would declare to the outside world that the emperor was concerned about their difficulties in the palace. The eunuchs and maids in the palace were all grateful to the emperor and worked more attentively. The emperor was very satisfied with Nian Shilan's good intentions for him.

Seeing that there was nothing to add, Su Peisheng bowed with a group of eunuchs, withdrew and returned to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

Nian Shilan glanced at the gift and told Songzhi, "Go and dress me up. I will be wearing this purple satin jacket embroidered with eight colorful flowers to thank the emperor. Please choose some suitable jewelry for me to match."

Songzhi Lianlian agreed, and with a smile helped Nian Shilan back to the bedroom, and signaled Lingzhi to take people to get the clothes and jewelry that the queen mentioned and follow them.

Nearly an hour had passed by the time Songzhi finished doing Nian Shilan's makeup. Supported by Songzhi, Nian Shilan walked towards the Emperor's Palace of Tranquil Longevity with light but dignified steps.

The emperor was handling government affairs in the Qinzheng Hall when he heard Su Peisheng come to report that Nian Shilan had come with some cakes to express her gratitude to the emperor.

The emperor ordered without even looking up, "Let her in. She can come directly into the palace without having to report next time she comes."

Upon hearing this, Su Peisheng couldn't help but sigh, "This is a unique case for Concubine Hua. Even the Empress needs to be notified when she comes to see the Emperor."

Su Peisheng respectfully invited Nian Shilan into the Qinzheng Hall and bowed to the emperor. When Nian Shilan's soft voice sounded, the emperor felt that he had never heard such a heavenly voice before and was very happy. He raised his head from the busy government affairs, and the moment he saw Nian Shilan, his eyes lit up, she was so beautiful.

When the emperor saw the violet satin embroidered with eight colorful flowers, he thought that it would look good on Shilan, but he never thought it would fit her so well, as if it was tailor-made for her. On Shilan's oval face, her beautiful eyes were full of brilliance and her red lips were filled with a faint smile. The violet jacket added more beauty to her beautiful face. For a moment, the emperor's breathing quickened as he looked at Shilan, whose eyes were flickering with tenderness, like stars of love.

Seeing that the emperor had been looking at her without saying anything, Nian Shilan lowered her head to look at her clothes and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, why are you looking at me like this? But I am not dressed well today."