The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

After the emperor finished washing up, he returned to the bedroom and saw that Nian Shilan was not asleep, staring out the window with absent-minded eyes. The emperor slowly stepped onto the bed and hugged Nian Shilan tightly.

Nian Shilan was shocked by the emperor's action and came back to her senses. She looked at the emperor and whispered, "Your Majesty~"

The emperor buried his head in Nian Shilan's hair, sniffing her jasmine hair oil, and felt extremely at ease. His hand unconsciously moved to Nian Shilan's lower abdomen, and his broad palm could feel the scorching temperature through her underwear. Nian Shilan moved her body uncomfortably.

The emperor spoke after a long while: "What were you thinking about just now, my beloved concubine?"

Nian Shilan pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps I am overthinking during my pregnancy. Thinking about the persecution of the Sixth and Seventh Princes a while ago, I was a little scared for a while, worried that I could not protect the baby in my belly."

When the emperor heard Nian Shilan mention the two princes, he thought of some things and his heart became heavy. However, when his eyes touched Nian Shilan's eyes full of tears, he comforted her and said, "Shilan, believe me, I will protect this child."

Nian Shilan buried her head in the emperor's arms and said softly, "Of course I believe in the emperor."

The emperor patted Nian Shilan's back gently, as if coaxing a child, and said softly: "Okay, it's time for you to go to sleep. And you shouldn't think too much during pregnancy, otherwise our child will be born with a noisy temperament."

Nian Shilan was both angry and amused by the emperor's words. She hit the emperor lightly and said coquettishly, "Does the emperor dislike me?"

The emperor smiled brightly, with smiles in his eyes and brows.

The next day, sunlight came into the inner room through the window. The emperor opened his eyes and asked, "Su Peisheng, what time is it?"

Su Peisheng hurried into the palace and whispered, "Your Majesty, I was just about to come in to call you. It's time to attend the morning court."

After hearing this, the emperor got off the bed carefully and walked out of the palace on tiptoe, for fear of waking up Nian Shilan.

Seeing this, Su Peisheng followed behind carefully, but accidentally kicked Nian Shilan's dressing table. Before he could cry out in pain, he was frightened by the emperor's sharp eyes. He quickly lowered his head to the ground, fearing that he would make any more noise and anger the emperor and get a beating.

Nian Shilan actually woke up the moment the emperor stood up. She quietly opened her eyes and glanced at the emperor. Seeing that he didn't notice, she continued to pretend to sleep. "How can the emperor allow others to snore on his pillow?" This was the words that Zhen Huan gave to Nian Shilan in her previous life, and Nian Shilan always remembered it in her heart.

Who would have thought that he would inadvertently see Eunuch Su being reprimanded by the emperor for being impetuous, and he couldn't help but laugh. Although they were the monarch and his subject, Su Peisheng's status in the emperor's heart was much higher than that of the concubines in the harem. The emperor still treated him with some sincerity, after all, he was his confidant who had served him since he grew up.

Nian Shilan thought about Zhen Huan's recent predicament and felt that some things should be put on the agenda.

A few days ago, the emperor thoroughly investigated the matter of An Bihuai's assistance in transporting military rations, and Jiang Wenqing was arrested. It would be a bit far-fetched to blame An Bihuai for the whole matter.

In the end, An Bihuai was demoted to a lower rank, and Jiang Wenqing was executed. After hearing the news, An Lingrong was very grateful to Nian Shilan, and she also realized that Nian Shilan was very good at guessing the emperor's thoughts.

After this incident, the emperor not only did not blame her, but also gave her many rewards. As a result, An Lingrong became even more devoted to Nian Shilan.

Nian Shilan sent Yun'er to secretly pass the message to An Lingrong. A few days later, when the emperor went to see An Lingrong, there was a very beautiful lily of the valley placed in An Lingrong's bedroom.

The emperor saw this and praised: "The flowers sent by this flower shop today are good, very beautiful."

An Lingrong glanced at the lily of the valley and said with a smile, "It wasn't sent by the flower shop. I picked it myself in the Imperial Garden. Your Majesty, you don't know that there are so many lilies of the valley in the Imperial Garden. They are really beautiful."

After hearing what An Lingrong said, the emperor couldn't help but become interested, "Then you accompany me to the Imperial Garden to take a look."

An Lingrong smiled and accompanied the emperor to take a walk in the Imperial Garden. After walking for a long time, the emperor looked at the beautiful flowers blooming in the Imperial Garden. He was in a good mood and wanted to take An Lingrong to swing.

Just as the two of them walked to the corner, they heard two little palace maids talking.

"Hey, have you heard that the maid named Xiaoman who knew Sister Huichun before died not long ago?"

Another maid asked in surprise: "I heard about it, but I don't know why?"

"Oh, I'll tell you in secret. I heard her say before that she had done something for the Empress. After the task was completed, the Empress was very happy. She said she would reward her well and transfer her to the Imperial Court to serve the Emperor! Who knew that she would die within a few days."

"Ah? Could it be that you suspect that the Queen had murdered someone to silence them? What on earth did she do for the Queen?"

"Hush... I'm telling you, don't tell anyone else. I heard that Concubine Mi was given a sterilizing drug, and a sachet was taken from the flower shop and given to the Sixth Prince."

"No way! Wouldn't that be murdering the concubines and the prince? That's a capital crime. How could the Queen, as the mother of a country, do this?"

The emperor and An Lingrong had been standing at the corner and heard every word they said. The emperor could not hold back his anger and could not help shouting, "What are you talking about?"

As the emperor's voice rang out, the two palace maids were so scared that they ran away. When the emperor came out, he saw two figures in light green palace costumes fleeing in a hurry.

How could the emperor let it go so easily? He himself had his suspicions about the matter, and the queen was now more and more ambitious, and had once reached out to the former dynasty. So the emperor ordered Su Peisheng, "Go and find out who these two palace maids are and bring them to me."

Seeing the emperor getting angry, An Lingrong soothed him gently, "Your Majesty, don't be angry. Those two women must have lied. The Empress is the mother of a country and is kindhearted. She would never do such a thing. Moreover, Concubine Mi has always been in good health. These are all lies."

When the emperor heard An Lingrong's words, he paused for a moment. Yes, after all, Concubine Mi was sent by Siam to marry. After the harem was murdered, the emperor blocked the news at the beginning of the incident in order not to hurt the friendship between the two countries. Afterwards, he also doted on Concubine Mi in every way. The fact that she had no children was known to the queen and Nian Shilan, except for himself. How could these two palace maids know? Shilan would not tell this matter, so it could only be the queen.

The emperor's dissatisfaction and disgust with the queen reached its peak at this time, and his desire to depose the queen and replace her with Shilan became stronger.