The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

After a long while, Wen Shichu knelt in front of the emperor and Nian Shilan with a happy expression, and reported respectfully: "Congratulations to the emperor and congratulations to Concubine Hua. The pulse of the Concubine is very strong and flowing smoothly. It is smooth under the fingers and moves on the beads. This is a happy pulse, and the fetus is stable. No medicine is needed. Just be careful on a daily basis."

The emperor was delighted when he heard this and asked, "But is it true? How long has it been?"

Wen Shichu glanced at the emperor and Nian Shilan and said, "After taking the pulse, I estimate that the fetus should be more than one month old."

The emperor hugged Nian Shilan happily, his eyes were slightly red, and there was a trace of tears in his eyes, "Shilan, you and I have a child! You have a child!"

Nian Shilan felt a little helpless and confused. She had indeed asked Yun'er to check her pulse a few days ago, and she also planned to tell the emperor. But when the incident happened, Nian Shilan was still a little at a loss. She didn't know whether the emperor was really looking forward to having a child with her, or had deeper calculations.

The emperor saw that Nian Shilan had been silent for a long time, so he asked, "Shilan, you have a child, but you are not happy?"

Nian Shilan was startled by the emperor's question and came back to her senses. She looked at the emperor with a somewhat helpless expression, and drops of crystal tears fell on her cheeks. She looked at the emperor and asked in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, isn't all this just a dream of mine? Am I really pregnant again?"

When the emperor saw Nian Shilan's expression, he thought that Nian Shilan had been waiting for a long time and was now a little flustered. He hurriedly comforted her, "Yes, Shilan, you heard it right. You and I have a child again."

The emperor felt a lot of guilt towards Nian Shilan. Shilan treated him sincerely. If he had not planned to get rid of her child before, the child would probably be as old as the Third Prince now.

Nian Shilan reached out and tightly grasped the emperor's sleeve, and tremblingly said, "Your Majesty, please don't tell anyone else, okay? I just want this child to grow up safely. This is the only small request I have. Can your Majesty agree to it?"

Seeing this, the emperor had no reason to refuse, and he quickly promised: "Okay, I will agree to it. Now you can rest assured and take care of your baby in the Yikun Palace."

Nian Shilan was silent for a moment after hearing this, and the emperor comforted her, "Shilan, don't worry, I will make sure you and your child are safe."

Nian Shilan nodded. The emperor suddenly thought of something and told Su Peisheng, "Go and pass on the decree. Concubine Hua is prudent, diligent, docile, gentle, and virtuous. She will be promoted to Imperial Concubine."

Nian Shilan was shocked when she heard the emperor's decree, and she knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this is not possible. The Qing Dynasty has had a rule since its founding that when the queen is still alive, she cannot appoint a royal concubine. I beg your Majesty to revoke your order."

The emperor helped Nian Shilan up from the ground, looked into her eyes, and said word by word: "I am the Son of Heaven, and my rules are the rules of this palace. You have served me for a long time, and you deserve the title of Imperial Consort."

Upon seeing this, Su Peisheng hurried out and ordered his apprentice to take people to the various palaces to convey the emperor's oral instructions.

The emperor stroked Nian Shilan's hair and comforted her, "Don't worry. The most important thing for you right now is to take good care of the baby in your belly. I am waiting for you to give birth to a smart and well-behaved prince for me."

When Nian Shilan heard the emperor mention the prince, her heart skipped a beat. Her eyes flickered and she pretended to be angry and scolded the emperor, "If I give birth to a princess for you, will you be unhappy?"

The emperor quickly apologized with a smile, "I was not thoughtful enough. The princess born by my beloved concubine will definitely be the one that suits my heart best."

Wen Shichu stepped forward to remind her when he saw this, "My queen, although your pregnancy is stable now, you still need to be more careful and never get angry, lest you hurt the dragon fetus in your belly."

After hearing this, the emperor looked at Wen Shichu and ordered: "From today on, you must come to Yikun Palace every day to check the pulse of the imperial concubine. If there is any problem with the dragon fetus, I will hold you accountable."

When Wen Shichu heard the emperor's words, he immediately knelt down and said respectfully, "I will do my best to ensure that the Imperial Concubine has a safe delivery."

Seeing this, the emperor waved his hand, indicating that Wen Shichu could leave.

At this time, most people in the harem had heard the news that Nian Shilan was personally canonized as Imperial Noble Consort by the Emperor, and for a moment, everyone had different thoughts.

In Jingren Palace, Concubine Chun was drinking tea with the Empress. After hearing Eunuch Su convey the Emperor's instructions, the Empress lost control for a moment and dropped the teacup in her hand to the ground, her face full of anger.

"Empress, why are you so angry? No matter what, she is just an imperial concubine at best. She can never surpass you, Your Majesty." Concubine Chun comforted the queen.

Then he thought of something and continued, "Today, the emperor specially prepared brocade, brocade and tourmaline pillows. I think they have been sent to the queen's palace. Who doesn't know that the emperor cares about you?"

After hearing what Concubine Chun said, the Queen also realized her own loss of composure. She took a few deep breaths and her expression returned to her usual calm and elegant expression. "I am fine. You must remember to grasp the Emperor's feelings towards you. Don't take advantage of the Emperor's favor and become arrogant, or he will dislike you."

Concubine Chun nodded in agreement, and then the Queen made an excuse that she had nothing to do and let Concubine Chun return to her own palace.

After Concubine Chun left, the Queen asked Jianqiu, "Jianqiu, what do you think the Emperor is thinking? How could he appoint a Royal Noble Concubine when I am still here?"

Jianqiu was also puzzled, but she still spoke to comfort him: "Your Highness, don't worry. The Emperor has been on guard against the Imperial Noble Consort for so many years. The Emperor probably has his own considerations this time. Perhaps the Imperial Noble Consort's favor in the harem is about to end."

The queen shook her head, feeling a little uneasy. She looked at Jianqiu and said, "Send someone to find out who the emperor gave the fabric and tourmaline pillow that Concubine Chun mentioned just now to?"

Jianqiu responded quickly and went out to find out the news.

The emperor stayed in Nian Shilan's palace for a long time. After he left, Nian Shilan thought for a while and then said, "Go and make a nice dress with the brocade silk that the emperor gave me. I will use it in the future."

When Songzhi heard what Nian Shilan said, she did not dare to delay and hurriedly took the cloth to the Zhensifang to find an embroiderer to make new clothes for her.

When Concubine Chun heard that Nian Shilan was promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, she became a little anxious. She had been in the palace for so long and had reached the age, but the emperor still hadn't summoned her to sleep with him.

Chun Changzai thought about the fact that the emperor had started to care about Nian Shilan and Concubine Chun in recent days, and also thought about Nian Shilan's usual behavior, so she felt a little scared and decided to go to Concubine Chun's palace to kidnap the emperor.

That day, Chun Changzai went to Chunpin's Pepper Room with a smile on her face, and clamored to eat the cakes in Chunpin's palace. Because she always looked innocent and lovely, Chunpin had a good impression of Chun Changzai, so she smiled and ordered Pei'er to prepare some meals for Chun Changzai and invited Chun Changzai to have dinner with her.