The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

The emperor's furious voice could naturally be heard by the eunuchs waiting outside the palace. Su Peisheng was so frightened that he hurried into the main hall to check the situation.

As soon as Su Peisheng walked into the hall, he noticed that the atmosphere inside was not right.

Su Peisheng quickly glanced at Concubine Hua and saw that she looked calm and composed. He also saw that although Wen Shichu was frightened by the emperor's wrath, he did not show any guilty conscience.

While Su Peisheng was thinking, he heard the emperor instructing Concubine Hua: "My beloved concubine, I will let you investigate this matter thoroughly. You must not let the person behind this go."

Upon hearing this, Nian Shilan knelt down immediately and said, "I hope the emperor will forgive me. After all, Concubine Fang's miscarriage involves me. I really can't verify it, and I'm afraid that the result of my investigation will not be convincing enough for everyone in the harem."

The current Nian Shilan is not the brainless Concubine Hua at the beginning. It's a joke. In the harem, she has such a great ability to get musk quietly and bury it under a tree without alerting others. She must be a powerful person who is proficient in pharmacology. Among the people in the harem, who else can it be except the queen? Of course, I can't take on this tricky matter. It's better to let the emperor investigate it personally.

After thinking for a while, she spoke again: "Your Majesty, I think it is not appropriate to make this public, so as not to alert the enemy. It is better to investigate carefully. Today, only I, Shen Meizhuang, An Lingrong and Zhen Huan found the musk. They don't know Concubine Fang. I will tell them to keep their mouths shut. I hope Your Majesty can find someone who is trustworthy and can convince everyone in the harem to investigate this matter thoroughly and clear my name."

The emperor listened to Nian Shilan's words and found them to be very reasonable. After thinking about it, he decided to investigate the matter thoroughly himself.

"Su Peisheng, I leave this matter to you to investigate thoroughly. You must find out for me who is behind this. I will never allow such a vicious woman to stir up trouble in the harem." The emperor said to Su Peisheng.

After Su Peisheng entered the hall and listened to what they said, Concubine Fang and Musk, he also pieced together a general idea. He quickly accepted the order and went down to investigate the case.

The emperor calmed down for a while and told Wen Shichu not to mention this matter to anyone else.

"Your humble servant has followed the emperor's instructions. I also have one thing I would like to ask your majesty for." Wen Shichu thought for a moment and said nervously.

The emperor motioned for him to speak.

Wen Shichu said quickly: "Although musk is harmful to women's bodies, if a small amount of musk is used as medicine, it can be used to treat injuries, scrofula and other diseases. It is also a rare medicinal material. I want to use it as medicine, which can also be regarded as a sin."

The emperor thought about it and nodded to agree to his request.

Doctor Wen thanked him quickly and left.

Nian Shilan listened to Wen Shichu's words and had a better opinion of him. Doctors are kind-hearted, and Wen Shichu's original intention has not changed. If such a person can be used by oneself, it would be great. Otherwise, his exquisite medical skills will be the death warrant for countless people.

Only the emperor and Nian Shilan were left in the main hall. The emperor hesitated for a long time before tentatively speaking: "Back then, Concubine Fang almost hurt you..."

Before she finished speaking, Concubine Hua interrupted her and said, "Your Majesty, I don't blame Concubine Fang. After all, I have also experienced the pain of losing a child. Even if Concubine Fang was wrong, she just wanted to avenge her unborn child. I understand."

Everyone just thought that the emperor disliked Concubine Hua and sent her to the cold palace because Concubine Fang falsely accused Concubine Hua of killing her child.

Little did they know that Concubine Fang had told the emperor about this several times, but the emperor delayed punishing Concubine Hua. In a rage, Concubine Fang took a dagger and sneaked into Yikun Palace alone at night. The emperor was also in Yikun Palace talking to Nian Shilan that day, and saw Concubine Fang rushing forward and trying to assassinate Nian Shilan, but was kicked away by the emperor. The emperor was so angry that he banished her to the cold palace, but he also suppressed the matter and did not allow the palace maids of Yikun Palace to spread the news.

Nian Shilan understood that the emperor mentioned this matter because he probably felt guilty towards Concubine Fang and wanted to compensate her, so she spoke before the emperor did, hoping that the emperor would love her more for her understanding.

"It is not appropriate to make it public at the moment. Once the truth of this matter comes to light, I will ask the emperor to release Concubine Fang from the cold palace and comfort her." Concubine Hua said in a sensible and gentle manner.

The emperor was very surprised when he heard what Nian Shilan said. He carefully looked at the expression on Nian Shilan's face and saw that she didn't look reluctant at all, so he smiled and said, "I didn't know that my beloved concubine had such grace."

"Your Majesty..." Nian Shilan looked at the emperor with an angry look.

Seeing the emperor burst into laughter, Nian Shilan said calmly, with a hint of regret in her voice: "I also feel sorry for Concubine Fang as a mother who lost her beloved son. So I can forgive her for everything she did that went beyond the rules. If she really lost her child and still smiled and asked for favor from the emperor, then I would look down on her."

Nian Shilan has always been outspoken in front of the emperor, and she said this on purpose.

Sure enough, when the emperor heard what Nian Shilan said, he couldn't help but think of the time when Nian Shilan lost her child. She cried every day and cried for Qi Yuebin to kill her. She was really in great pain during that time. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel more guilty towards Shilan.

After thinking for a while, he said, "The New Year's Eve banquet will be held in a few days. The Queen has always been in poor health and has had frequent headaches recently. I will leave the banquet to you."

When Nian Shilan heard this, she couldn't help but curse the emperor in her heart. She felt sorry for her because the emperor didn't think of giving her more gold and silver, but instead wanted to give her a job, thinking it was a great gift. Ha... who would care?

She had completely forgotten how much she valued power in her previous life. In fact, Nian Shilan did not really have any ambitions for the position of Queen. What she just wanted was to be able to share the same bed and grave with the Emperor a hundred years later.

But apart from the Queen, even the Imperial Noble Consort was not allowed to do so. That was why Nian Shilan could not stand the Queen. She had always wanted the Emperor all her life, but she ended up like that.

Thinking of her last life, Nian Shilan couldn't help but feel a lot worse. She looked at the emperor and said coldly, "The New Year's Eve banquet is so important that I dare not interfere. Please take back your order and hand the affairs back to the Empress. The weather has been a bit cold recently, and I just want to be lazy in the palace with a hand warmer."

The emperor listened to Nian Shilan's words and said with a smile: "Okay, then I'll do as my beloved concubine says. I'll listen to my beloved concubine."

The emperor did not think much about it. Nian Shilan was unwilling to take over these affairs, which was more in line with the emperor's wishes. The emperor did not allow the harem to have a situation where one person dominated, so he always let Hua Fei and the queen fight against each other.

"Since you are alright, I will withdraw." Nian Shilan thought of An Lingrong and wanted to test her to see if An Lingrong was worth helping. She then said, "I heard that An Lingrong is proficient in singing. I will go to the opera to perform."

The emperor rarely heard Nian Shilan praise someone, so he couldn't help but feel a little curious, so he also said: "In this case, I have nothing to do, so I will go with my beloved concubine to take a look."