The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

When Nian Shilan arrived at the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, the emperor had already informed Su Peisheng in advance, so Su Peisheng assigned everyone except Xiao Xia Zi to work elsewhere, so no one knew that Nian Shilan was back.

Su Peisheng cautiously welcomed Nian Shilan into the bedroom door, and said in a low and respectful voice: "Your Majesty, please go in. The emperor has been waiting for you for a long time."

Nian Shilan smiled and nodded, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Su."

Su Peisheng shook his head repeatedly to indicate that he was not tired, and Nian Shilan walked into the bedroom.

At this time, the emperor was lying on the couch, reading a military book in his hand. Nian Shilan called out softly, "Your Majesty~"

When the emperor heard Nian Shilan's voice, his eyes moved from the book to Nian Shilan. Seeing her dress, he looked around and said, "My beloved concubine has a different charm today."

Nian Shilan glared at the emperor coquettishly, then lay on the bed and buried her head in the emperor's arms.

The emperor stroked Nian Shilan's hair and said, "My beloved concubine, please wait a little longer. When I find out who is behind this, I will make the decision for you."

Nian Shilan nodded, and then asked tentatively: "Is what the emperor said true? No matter who it is, will the emperor make the decision for me?"

The emperor affirmed: "I am the Son of Heaven, and my words are final."

Nian Shilan smiled and hugged the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, you treat me so well~"

The emperor just smiled and said nothing, then he remembered something. Tongnian Shilan said, "It's time to go to Yuanmingyuan to escape the summer heat. I thought I'd take you with me after I finish my government affairs these few days."

Nian Shilan was a little surprised and asked, "Can I go too?"

The emperor nodded and said, "In previous years, you have always been by my side, and this year will be no different. I am also worried about leaving you alone in the palace."

Nian Shilan nodded happily. Since she was reborn a few years ago, she had not left the palace for fun for a long time due to the busy affairs of the previous dynasty. This time, she knew that she could go to the Old Summer Palace with the emperor to escape the summer heat, so she was naturally very happy.

Nian Shilan couldn't help but look forward to this trip.

In the past few days, Nian Shilan stayed in Changle Palace during the day and quietly ran back to Yangxin Palace at night. Unexpectedly, the person behind the scenes was surprisingly cautious and did not take any more actions. When Nian Shilan was about to lose her temper, the palace maid that Su Peisheng was staring at suddenly took action.

Today, after the palace maid finished her shift, she returned to her room as usual. At the hour of Xu, she suddenly walked out of her room. After looking around and seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she tiptoed to the Locust Gate in the palace.

The whole journey was enough to show how cautious this palace maid was. She was seen wearing a nightgown with her head lowered. Whenever she was about to reach an intersection, she would carefully check in advance. If Fu Ning, who was secretly sent by Su Peisheng to observe, had not done this kind of tracking frequently and was already very adept at it, she would have easily thrown her off.

After Fu Ning discovered that the little palace maid had made some moves tonight, he sent someone to pass the message to Su Peisheng. He also left many marks along the way. It would not be long before Su Peisheng would arrive with his men.

The little palace maid was seen squatting in a not-so-conspicuous corner of the Locust Gate, and then she dug a few times at the hard corner of the wall with her hands. Fu Ning was hiding in the tree and actually saw a small hole in the corner of the wall.

Then the maid leaned against the wall and imitated the cuckoo's call twice, "Cuckoo, cuckoo."

Then came three cries from the other side of the wall: "Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo."

Seeing this, the palace maid was about to pass the note in her hand through the corner. Seeing this, Fu Ning jumped down from the tree and held down the palace maid.

At this time, Su Peisheng also came with some guards, and Fu Ning shouted, "There is someone on the other side of the wall."

After hearing this, Su Peisheng quickly ordered the guards to send several people over to capture the man on the other side of the wall. However, the man was quite skilled and during the fight, he sprinkled the powder he carried with him towards the guards' eyes. The guards protected their eyes in desperation, but the man took the opportunity to escape and slipped away like a loach. When everyone realized that they had been tricked and wanted to chase him, they saw that the man had already run far away.

The guards had no choice but to return to Su Peisheng dejectedly and explain to him what had just happened. After hearing that the person had escaped, Su Peisheng thought that it was not good, and the emperor might blame him, but since it had already happened, it was useless to say more now, so he had to let the guards take the maid to see the emperor.

At this time, the emperor and Nian Shilan were lying on the couch in the Yangxin Palace, whispering sweet nothings to each other, when they heard Su Peisheng asking for a meeting outside the door.

The emperor knew that if Su Peisheng had nothing to do, he would not disturb him at this time, so he ordered calmly: "Come in!"

After Su Peisheng entered the bedroom, he knelt on the ground and reported: "Your Majesty, the palace maid went to the Locust Gate tonight to deliver a message. I sent someone to capture her and bring her back."

The emperor sat up straight when he heard this and asked, "Oh? Was the person who communicated with her also caught?"

Having said that, the emperor stood up and wanted to walk out of the palace. Nian Shilan also stood up and hurriedly followed the emperor.

When Su Peisheng heard the emperor's question, he was startled, but he still answered honestly: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent and let that man escape."

The emperor paused as he was about to leave, then turned back to look at Su Peisheng and said, "You are indeed incompetent! You have failed to complete the tasks I have assigned you, it seems that you have had enough of the position of chief eunuch!"

When Su Peisheng heard the emperor's words, he kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. It is I who deserve to die! I am guilty!"

The emperor was indeed furious at this time. He looked at Su Peisheng and said coldly, "Go out and get thirty strokes of the cane."

Nian Shilan glanced at Su Peisheng who was kneeling on the ground and wanted to plead for mercy, but the moment her eyes met Su Peisheng's, Nian Shilan understood what Su Peisheng meant and forcibly held back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

Su Peisheng kowtowed to the emperor again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then he walked out of the Yangxin Palace step by step to receive the board. Nian Shilan felt a little reluctant, but the emperor was angry at the moment. If she pleaded for Su Peisheng, the emperor might suspect that she had bribed Su Peisheng in private, which would be even more disadvantageous to him in the future.

When the emperor walked into the Qinzheng Hall, he saw the guards kneeling on the ground and the little palace maid who was being held down by the guards.

After the emperor sat down, he took a cushion and put it on Nian Shilan's waist. After everything was done properly, he looked at the palace maid and raised his voice slightly: "Tell me, who are you delivering the message to?"