The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

While the scene between Nian Shilan and the emperor was extremely warm, the atmosphere in Prince Guo's mansion was a little depressing. Prince Guo was sitting in the study, and A Jin was standing on one side with his head down and looking listless.

Prince Guo pondered for a long time and asked in a hoarse voice, "Ah Jin, why is it so difficult to approach Concubine Xi? Did I reveal something? Otherwise, why is Concubine Xi so wary of me? I really can't figure it out."

Ah Jin also shook his head in confusion, "I don't know, but Your Majesty, do we have to start with Concubine Xi?"

Prince Guo said with a firm look, "Yes, we must start with Concubine Xi. You don't know how much my brother loves Queen Chunyuan, and Concubine Xi looks very similar to Chunyuan. For this reason, my brother will definitely dote on Concubine Xi. With her intelligence, it is not difficult for her to know some things about the previous dynasty."

Prince Guo calmed down and prepared to continue his plan. If it didn't work, he would start with Huanbi, who was by Zhen Huan's side. He remembered that Huanbi was also quite pretty and was Zhen Huan's confidant. Wait... Prince Guo suddenly thought of Huanbi's similarities with Zhen Huan, and remembered that everyone in the capital knew that Zhen Yuandao was extremely henpecked and loved his wife. He had never taken a concubine for many years after marriage. In the past, he just thought that the couple was deeply in love, but now thinking about it carefully, Prince Guo instinctively felt that there was some secret that could not be revealed, so he immediately asked A Jin to send someone to investigate Huanbi's life experience and see if her mother knew Zhen Yuandao.

The sun sets in the west, and sparse sunlight shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves.

Nian Shilan had regained some strength, so she came out of the Emperor's Yangxin Palace and wanted to go back to her own Yikun Palace. The Emperor was worried about Nian Shilan and wanted to go with her, but Nian Shilan declined, saying that there were too many things going on in the harem today and it was not appropriate to cause more trouble.

Nian Shilan let Songzhi support her. As soon as she entered the courtyard of Yikun Palace, she saw Lingzhi running towards her in a hurry, "Your Highness, Concubine Hui has been waiting for you in our palace for a long time."

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong were still the Queen's people on the surface, so it was not appropriate for them to appear in Yikun Palace at this time, so as not to be seen by the Queen's spies and be on guard. But Shen Meizhuang was different. Shen Meizhuang had never surrendered to the Queen, and if Nian Shilan had not been there when she gave birth, she would have died. Therefore, it was understandable that Shen Meizhuang often came to Nian Shilan's palace.

As soon as Nian Shilan entered the palace, Shen Meizhuang came over in a hurry, took Nian Shilan's hand and looked at her left and right, examining her carefully. Nian Shilan said with a smile: "Why didn't I realize that Concubine Hui was so worried about me before?"

When Shen Meizhuang heard Nian Shilan still joking with her, she angrily glared at Nian Shilan, "It's already this hour, and you're still joking with me. Do you know that I heard in the palace that the Queen Mother summoned you, and not long after that I heard that the Emperor took you out of Shoukang Palace, and summoned the imperial physician. I was so scared that I was afraid that you would be punished by the Queen Mother and injured. Huan'er and Lingrong were not convenient to come, so they sent me to get the news."

Nian Shilan was somewhat moved when she heard Shen Meizhuang's words and said, "Okay, I appreciate your kindness. What the Queen Mother can do is nothing more than to make things difficult for me. She will not do anything else in order to maintain her benevolent appearance of being a vegetarian and worshipping Buddha."

When Shen Meizhuang heard what Nian Shilan said, she nodded without any doubt, "Indeed, she and the Queen have always been better at putting on a show than anyone else."

It's no wonder that Shen Meizhuang talked about the Queen Mother in front of Nian Shilan like this. It was really that the Queen Mother's behavior that time made Shen Meizhuang too frightened. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was something wrong with her diet and it must be the Queen's doing. As a result, after Zhen Huan accidentally ate something and almost hurt the dragon fetus, the first thing the Queen Mother did was not to punish those who did a bad job, but to blame Zhen Huan for concealing the fact that she was pregnant with the dragon fetus and took away all the blame from the Queen Mother.

Shen Meizhuang was a woman from a wealthy family after all. She was aloof and disdainful of any scheming, but that didn't mean she was stupid. Seeing the empress dowager acting like that, how could she not know that the empress dowager and the queen were birds of a feather? So Shen Meizhuang did not serve the empress dowager as wholeheartedly as she did in her previous life.

Nian Shilan naturally knew how much Shen Meizhuang despised the Queen Mother's behavior, but she still reminded her: "Some things should be said here in the palace, don't do whatever you want outside, be careful of what you say."

When Shen Meizhuang heard what Nian Shilan said, she nodded and said, "Of course I understand."

Soon it was time for dinner. Shen Meizhuang refused Nian Shilan's request to stay and returned to her palace to have dinner with the Sixth Prince.

Nian Shilan was in a good mood today, so she asked the small kitchen to prepare a lot of meals, and called Cao Qinmo and Wen Yi to have meals together.

The Fifth Prince is now getting better under the careful care of Nian Shilan, and the scales on his body have also lightened a lot, and are not noticeable unless you look closely.

The Fifth Prince has now started to eat complementary foods, so Nian Shilan specially asked the kitchen to prepare a bowl of meat porridge for him. She put a lot of thought into it. The rice porridge was cooked with the soup from bones, and then some of the meat was removed and turned into minced meat and mixed into the porridge.

The Fifth Prince was eating happily, perhaps realizing his mother's good intentions for him. He babbled in his wet nurse's arms, waving his little hands and smiling sweetly in the direction of Nian Shilan.

Seeing this scene, Cao Qinmo couldn't help but sigh, "Your Highness now treats the Fifth Prince like her own son. I am really moved to see this."

Cao Qinmo said as he picked up a piece of meat and put it in Princess Wen Yi's bowl, "Wen Yi, try it quickly. This is your favorite sea bass."

Nian Shilan smiled slightly, "Fifth Prince is well-behaved and cute, so I naturally like him very much." She turned her head and looked at Cao Qinmo, "You should also take care of yourself and the princess, and don't work too hard."

Cao Qinmo bowed her head to express her gratitude and said with a smile, "Thank you very much for your concern, Your Majesty."

At this moment, Princess Wen Yi suddenly pointed at a dish on the table and shouted, "Mother, I want to eat that!"

Cao Qinmo looked in the direction of her finger, and her expression suddenly became a little ugly. It was a plate of exquisite butterfly sugar cakes. Cao Qinmo remembered some hearsay and felt a sense of fear in her heart.

She quickly diverted Wen Yi's attention, "My dear princess, that's not something you can eat. Can we change it?"

Nian Shilan asked in confusion: "What's wrong? If Wen Yi wants to eat, let her eat."

Cao Qinmo hurriedly explained: "The princess has been feeling unwell recently and I'm afraid she can't eat sweets. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Nian Shilan waved her hand nonchalantly, "Never mind, it's just some food, why be so reserved. You and your daughter should stop talking and eat."

Cao Qin responded silently, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. While she was dining with everyone, she secretly observed the plate of butterfly sugar cakes, fearing that it would cause any more trouble.