The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

The emperor looked very unhappy at this time and waved his hand to signal Zhen Huan to go back.

When Zhen Huan reached the door, she bumped into the Queen who came with the Queen Mother. Zhen Huan bowed and said, "Your servant greets the Queen Mother and Her Majesty the Queen."

The Queen Mother glanced at Zhen Huan without saying anything, and entered the main hall of the Yikun Palace first. The Queen nodded calmly and followed closely behind.

When the emperor saw the empress dowager and the queen coming, his face was very ugly. The queen looked at the emperor, lowered her head and dared not say anything. But the empress dowager acted as if she didn't see it and asked first: "Your Majesty, how is the imperial concubine?"

The emperor looked at the queen fiercely, his voice as cold as ice, "How is the imperial concubine? Shouldn't the queen ask about my good queen?"

When the Queen Mother heard the Emperor's cold voice, she became more dissatisfied with Nian Shilan. She took a few deep breaths and said, "The Queen has told me everything that happened today. The Queen was a little emotional, but I think the Royal Concubine is too arrogant because of her favor. She keeps running to the Queen and challenging her majesty. I think this incident should teach the Royal Concubine a lesson. She should be more cautious in the future."

The emperor was almost amused by the queen mother's specious words. He looked at the queen with disgust and said, "How come I didn't know that it was Shilan who went to provoke the queen first? Could it be that the queen ordered Shilan to go to Jingren Palace today, and Shilan went because she couldn't refuse?"

When the Empress Dowager heard the Emperor's question, she looked at the Empress in surprise. The Empress only went to Jingren Palace and told her about Nian Shilan's insolence, but did not tell her why Nian Shilan went to Jingren Palace. She was in a hurry just now and forgot to ask the Empress.

Upon seeing this, the Queen hurried forward and explained in a low voice: "It was the Imperial Noble Consort that I summoned today. I just thought that the Emperor had suddenly been promoted, so I wanted to invite the Imperial Noble Consort to chat with me, and by the way, I also wanted her to help me share some of the affairs of the harem..."

After the Queen finished speaking, she looked at the Queen Mother, who saw this and pointed the finger at the Emperor, "Your Majesty, it's not wrong for the Queen to summon the Imperial Noble Consort to Jingren Palace. I'm not saying anything about you. You didn't even inform me and the Queen about your promotion to Imperial Noble Consort. Do you still have your Royal Mother and the Queen as your legal wife in your eyes?"

The emperor had already sentenced the queen to death in his heart because of what Songzhi said just now, so he said in a very bad tone: "This is the world of Aixinjuelu, I am the rule, I just canonized a royal concubine, is it worth the queen mother to hold me accountable?"

The Queen Mother took a look and changed the subject, "But you shouldn't blame the Queen for the Imperial Concubine's miscarriage today. The Queen was just mad at the Imperial Concubine. It was the Imperial Concubine who fell and hurt the Queen. You have to believe that Chun Yuan's sister is definitely not a cruel person."

When the Emperor heard the Queen Mother mention Chun Yuan again, a cold smile appeared on his lips, and his voice was bone-chilling, "I heard about an incident today. Regarding the cause of Chun Yuan's death, I intend to conduct a thorough investigation again."

The Queen Mother and the Empress were both very surprised when they heard what the Emperor said. A trace of panic could be seen in their eyes. The Emperor still had something to understand, so he said in a cold voice: "Su Peisheng, from now on, take Jianqiu and Zhou Ninghai from Jingren Palace to the Ministry of Punishment for strict interrogation. Before the result is found, the Queen should stay in Jingren Palace and don't go out."

When the Queen Mother heard what the Emperor said, she was about to speak, but was stopped by the Emperor, "No matter what, you are my mother, but now the Qing Dynasty is my world, and the harem is my harem. My Queen Mother, you are old now, please don't worry about it."

Zhu Xi, who was beside the Queen Mother, also tugged at her sleeve. The Queen Mother held her breath and finally said with some anger: "The Emperor is grown up now. I can't control him anymore."

After saying that, the Queen Mother turned around and left the Yikun Palace first. On the way, the Queen Mother sighed and said to Zhu Xi, "Now the Emperor is becoming more and more difficult to control. I am so worried. Thinking that the Fourteenth Prince is still in the hands of the Emperor, I worry about him every day."

When Zhu Xi heard the Queen Mother's words, he quickly looked around and saw that no one was around, so he said, "Queen Mother, you must not say this again. The Emperor already has a prejudice against you for favoring the Fourteenth Prince. If you mention it again, I'm afraid the Emperor will target the Fourteenth Prince even more."

The Queen Mother said in a somewhat depressed tone, "I can't say this, I can't say that. I really didn't know that this Queen Mother would be so aggrieved. After all, she wasn't raised by me, so it's better not to have her."

Seeing that the empress dowager was getting more and more outrageous, Zhu Xi quickly changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, your harem is getting more and more crowded. This is not the harem of the late emperor, so you should stop worrying about it. No matter what, you are the most honorable empress dowager in the Qing Dynasty. Put aside the glory of your family and live a comfortable life."

The Queen Mother also knew that Zhuxi was dissatisfied with her for speaking too carelessly in public, so she didn't say anything else and let Zhuxi support her back to Shoukang Palace.

The emperor had been guarding beside Nian Shilan's bed. Looking at Nian Shilan's pale face, he felt as if his heart was being pinched by an invisible giant hand, and it was getting tighter and tighter. The pain spread throughout his body, and he almost couldn't breathe.

At this moment, he was both looking forward to Nian Shilan waking up earlier and afraid of her waking up, because the emperor didn't know how to tell her about the miscarriage. The emperor was very afraid of seeing her disappointed and disheartened eyes.

The emperor knew very well how much Nian Shilan had been looking forward to having a child with him after serving him for so many years. Now the emperor finally came to his senses and was willing to compensate Shilan, but now he failed to keep the child again. At this moment, the emperor felt as guilty towards Nian Shilan as he hated the queen.

What was coming was bound to come sooner or later. Nian Shilan suddenly woke up, her face pale, her pupils looking upwards absentmindedly. After a long time, she came back to her senses, her hand gently covered her lower abdomen, turned her head and saw the emperor, with a trace of expectation in her eyes, and said in a bleak tone: "Your Majesty, my child..."

The emperor looked at Nian Shilan and wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know where to start. After a long while, he finally managed to say, "Take good care of yourself. You will have more children in the future."

When Nian Shilan heard the emperor's answer, her eyes were empty like a pool of dead water, and tears fell one by one. Seeing this, the emperor's eyes also turned red. He stood up and hugged Nian Shilan and said, "Don't be like this. I also feel sorry for our child."

Nian Shilan could no longer hold back and burst into tears, "Your Majesty, my child... I have waited so long for so many years and finally had a child with Your Majesty, but it is gone just like this. How can I not be heartbroken? How can I take care of myself?"