The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

Before the emperor reached the gate of Shoukang Palace, he saw from afar a woman and her maid kneeling outside the gate.

The emperor quickened his pace and approached. It was indeed Shilan. The emperor was so angry that his tone was a little awkward. "Royal Concubine, why are you kneeling here?"

When Nian Shilan heard the emperor's voice, she looked up in surprise and saw the emperor standing beside her in a dragon robe. Nian Shilan was a little surprised and asked, "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

When the emperor saw that Nian Shilan did not answer his question, he reached out and pulled Nian Shilan up from the ground, and asked again: "I just asked you a question."

Seeing that the emperor was frowning and looked very bad, Nian Shilan smiled and stretched out her hand to smooth the emperor's eyebrows, then said softly, "I am waiting for the Queen Mother to summon me into the palace."

When the emperor heard what Nian Shilan said, he remembered what Su Peisheng had just said to him, and asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly come to the Empress Dowager's palace when you were not recuperating in the Yikun Palace?"

Nian Shilan had an understanding look on her face and said softly, "Aunt Zhuxi came to my palace today and told me that the Queen Mother hadn't seen me for a long time and she missed me so much that she wanted me to come and talk to her."

When the emperor heard what Nian Shilan said, he sneered and said, "She summoned you to Shoukang Palace, but she didn't see you and asked you to kneel outside the palace?"

After hearing this, Nian Shilan was afraid that the emperor would misunderstand her, so she hurriedly explained: "No, the Empress Dowager was worshiping Buddha, and I came at an inappropriate time, so I will wait for the Empress Dowager for a while."

The emperor's expression became even gloomier. He looked at Song Zhi behind Nian Shilan and said, "Take your queen back to the palace. There is no need to stay here. I have something to say to the queen mother."

After hearing the emperor's order, Songzhi hurriedly and carefully supported Nian Shilan's arm. Nian Shilan looked at the emperor hesitantly, "I hope the queen mother will not be angry if I leave like this."

The emperor still remembered that Nian Shilan was pregnant, so he suppressed his anger and said with a hint of tenderness, "It's okay. I will talk to the queen mother. Your health is the most important thing now."

After hearing the emperor's promise, Nian Shilan bowed and turned away with Songzhi.

After the emperor could no longer see Nian Shilan's back, he didn't ask the palace servants to inform him and strode directly into Shoukang Palace. The guards at the gate fell silent in the face of the emperor's displeased look.

The emperor did not go to the Buddhist temple, but went directly to the empress dowager's main hall. As expected, the empress dowager was sipping tea leisurely, and Zhuxi was standing beside her, talking to her to relieve her boredom.

The emperor said in a somewhat sarcastic voice, "The Empress Dowager is in the palace. I thought she was worshipping Buddha in the temple. I am ready to wait for her."

The empress dowager was startled by the emperor's sudden voice, then watched the emperor enter the main hall with a gloomy face, and sat on the chair without waiting for her to speak.

Seeing the emperor's expression, the queen mother also became angry and asked, "Why? I just asked the imperial concubine to wait for me for a while, but the imperial concubine couldn't stand it and sent someone to complain to the emperor?"

"Shilan did not send anyone to complain to me." The emperor's tone was cold, his eyes staring at the empress dowager sharply.

The Queen Mother was shocked. She had never seen such a cold look in the Emperor's eyes.

"If the Royal Concubine hadn't complained to you, how would you have known?" The Queen Mother raised her voice in anger and looked at the Emperor.

The Queen Mother really couldn't accept that the Emperor looked at her with such cold eyes just because she was just making things difficult for a concubine.

"This is my palace. Is it difficult for me to know what I want to know?"

"I don't know why my mother wants to make things difficult for Shilan. She is pregnant now and has physical problems." The emperor added with a hint of anger in his voice.

The Queen Mother learned from the Emperor that Nian Shilan was pregnant. She was extremely surprised and looked at the Emperor with suspicion and questioning in her eyes, "What did you say? The Imperial Concubine is pregnant? Emperor, do you know what you are doing?"

The emperor's eyes were cold, but his tone was calm as he said, "Of course I know what I am doing!"

The Queen Mother was a little angry when she was contradicted by the Emperor's words, "You know! You know that you will make the Imperial Concubine pregnant? Emperor, you are confused! Her family..."

Before the Queen Mother could finish her words, she was interrupted by the Emperor: "The Nian family is the Nian family, and the Imperial Concubine is the Imperial Concubine. There is no conflict between them!"

When the Queen Mother heard what the Emperor said, she sneered, looked at the Emperor and asked, "If there was really no conflict, why did you abort Shilan's fetus at the palace?"

When the emperor heard the queen mother mention what happened in the palace, his disgust for her increased. When he was in the palace, Nian Shilan was pregnant, and the emperor was not unhappy. He still liked Shilan at that time, so he was looking forward to the birth of his child with Shilan. However, the Empress Defei at that time, who is now the queen mother, always mentioned the glory and military exploits of the Nian family to him, and said that if Shilan gave birth to a child, there would be many troubles. The emperor was finally persuaded by the Empress Defei at that time, and began to fear the Nian family and Shilan, so he later aborted Shilan's child. The emperor regrets it now. He often thinks that the death of his offspring is the retribution for what he did at that time.

The emperor's tone became cold again, as if it could freeze at any time, "Queen Dowager, do you remember who prepared the bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine, and who planned the plot?"

When the Queen Mother heard the Emperor's question, she slammed the table in anger and said, "How dare you! Emperor, is this the attitude you should have towards me? You should know that I am your mother."

When the Emperor heard the Queen Mother's words, his expression suddenly relaxed, as if everything that had just happened was a dream, and his tone was more intimate than ever before. "Of course I know that you are my mother, and I was just angry just now. Mother is too careless. Now everyone in the palace knows that the Imperial Concubine is pregnant. Mother insisted on punishing the Imperial Concubine at this time. If she really miscarried, I'm afraid everyone in the harem would think that Mother did it on purpose."

The empress dowager was frightened by the emperor's sudden change in expression and didn't speak for a moment. She just stared at the emperor. The emperor, however, kept a calm expression and looked at the empress dowager with clear eyes.

The Queen Mother asked tentatively, "Does the Emperor really think so?"

The emperor nodded sincerely, "I dare not lie to you, mother. I am just worried about ruining the reputation you have built up all your life."

The Queen Mother then continued to probe, "Did you allow the Imperial Concubine to be pregnant?"

The emperor quickly shook his head and said, "How could that be? I naturally don't want the Imperial Concubine to be pregnant. When I confirmed that the Imperial Concubine was pregnant, I also asked Imperial Doctor Wen to check her pulse."