The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

When the emperor heard the maid's words, he didn't have time to think before he said to the guards in the palace: "Drag this man away and beat him to death!"

The little maidservant didn't expect the emperor to be so arbitrary and wanted to execute her, so she begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare my life. I know I was wrong."

The emperor was not soft-hearted and turned a deaf ear to the little palace maid's pleas for mercy. Nian Shilan looked at the emperor's expression at this time and always felt that he might have someone suspicious in his heart, and the reason he executed the little palace maid was to protect the person behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, Nian Shilan couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. Nian Shilan decided to wait and see what the emperor would do next.

So Nian Shilan said in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty, it's late at night, why don't you rest early."

The emperor looked at Nian Shilan, and said with some guilt in his heart: "Shilan, you have been frightened during this period."

Nian Shilan looked sympathetic, and said to the emperor, "I am fine. Your Majesty will make the decision for me. I believe that Your Majesty will not wrong me, right?"

The emperor nodded, then sighed, and took Nian Shilan back to his bedroom to rest.

Nian Shilan is now more than five months pregnant. As her body becomes heavier, she becomes more and more tired. Not long after returning to the couch, she falls into a deep sleep.

The emperor was lying on the couch with a lot of thoughts in his mind, and he couldn't fall asleep. He recalled what the little palace maid had said just now. There were not many servants with moles on their palms in the palace. The emperor happened to know one, that is Meng Chao, the head eunuch in the Empress Dowager's Shoukang Palace. It was for this reason that the emperor was in a hurry to beat the little palace maid to death, for fear that he and the Empress Dowager would implicate Nian Shilan in front of her about the wrong things he and the Empress Dowager had done to Nian Shilan in the past.

Early the next morning, the emperor went to court, and after the emperor left, Nian Shilan quietly returned to her Changle Palace.

After having breakfast in her own palace, Nian Shilan was lazily lying on the chaise longue, looking at the sketchbook in her hand, when she heard Lingzhi come to report, "Royal Noble Consort, Concubine Chun is outside the palace asking to see you."

When Nian Shilan heard that Fang Chunyi was coming, she was a little puzzled. She had no interaction with her in the past, so why did she come to her palace now?

Nian Shilan wanted to say no, but she heard the chattering voices outside getting closer and closer, "Sister Imperial Concubine, Chun'er is here to see you."

Nian Shilan couldn't help but frown and looked at Fang Chunyi who ran into the hall, followed by several palace maids and eunuchs who were also hurrying over.

Nian Shilan said somewhat displeasedly: "Chun Changzai has been in the palace for a few years now, how come she still doesn't know etiquette?"

Fang Chunyi looked at Nian Shilan with an innocent and cute face and said, "Sister, are you angry?"

Song Zhi scolded at the side: "How dare you break into the palace without the permission of the queen, and as a concubine, you did not greet the imperial concubine when you saw her! Don't you take the palace rules seriously?"

When Fang Chunyi heard Songzhi's words, she looked at Nian Shilan with some grievance. Seeing that Nian Shilan had no intention of speaking out to help her, she had no choice but to kneel down aggrievedly and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Imperial Noble Consort."

Nian Shilan sat on the chaise longue, looking down at Fang Chunyi, without saying a word. At this moment, Nian Shilan was thinking in her heart why Fang Chunyi came here suddenly, and why she was so unruly, and she always felt that something was wrong.

Songzhi looked at Fang Chunyi and was about to continue scolding her when she heard Nian Shilan look at her meaningfully and said, "Get up."

When Fang Chunyi heard Nian Shilan asking her to stand up and not continue to blame her, she was a little surprised in her heart, but she still pretended to be innocent and cute and looked at Nian Shilan, saying in a coquettish voice: "I heard that my sister was frightened a few days ago, and I was a little worried, so I wanted to come and see her."

After hearing what Fang Chunyi said, Nian Shilan felt that something was amiss, so she looked at Fang Chunyi and said with a half-smile, "In that case, I would like to thank Concubine Chun for her concern for me."

Fang Chunyi quickly waved her hands with a smile on her face and said, "Sister, you don't have to thank me. Since I entered the palace, I have regarded all the concubines in the palace as my own sisters. I like you very much, Imperial Noble Consort."

Nian Shilan just smiled and looked at Fang Chunyi with a bit of wariness in her eyes. At this time, Lingzhi came in again, "Your Majesty, Concubine Rong is asking to see you outside the palace."

After hearing this, Nian Shilan's expression became much gentler. She looked at Lingzhi and said, "Go and ask Rongpin to come in."

Lingzhi took the order and went out to take An Lingrong back to the main hall. When An Lingrong saw Fang Chunyi, her expression changed slightly, but she quickly restrained herself.

Fang Chunyi looked at An Lingrong and quickly stood up and saluted, saying, "Your concubine greets Her Majesty Rong."

An Lingrong glanced at Fang Chunyi and said nothing. She bowed deeply and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine."

Nian Shilan couldn't help but laugh as she watched An Lingrong bowing to her. She was indeed very clever. So Nian Shilan looked at Fang Chunyi and said in a rather calm voice, "Chun Changzai, did you see that? You have to bow to a high-ranking concubine in the palace."

Although Nian Shilan's voice was rather flat, people who were familiar with her could tell that she was in a very good mood at the moment, and her tone was one of forcing a smile.

Fang Chunyi didn't expect that Nian Shilan would choose this time to criticize her. She was a little happy for a moment and quickly knelt down and said, "Please forgive me, Sister Imperial Concubine. I didn't mean it."

An Lingrong was still maintaining the posture of paying respect with her head knocked to the ground. Hearing Fang Chunyi's gossiping words of "sister" over and over again, she felt so disgusted that she almost wanted to vomit.

Nian Shilan had no intention of making things difficult for her, and said with a hint of disdain in her tone: "Okay, all of you get up."

When An Lingrong heard what Nian Shilan said, she also stood up, leaving Fang Chunyi kneeling on the ground in surprise.

An Lingrong said at this time: "What's wrong with Concubine Chun? The Imperial Noble Concubine said she doesn't blame you, why are you still kneeling on the ground?"

Fang Chunyi came to her senses after hearing An Lingrong's question. She looked at the two of them with a smile and said, "I am happy. I didn't expect you to be so tolerant and generous. I really like you so much."

Nian Shilan rolled her eyes impatiently, not wanting to look at Fang Chunyi again. She then looked at Songzhi and said, "Give Rongpin a seat."

After thanking Nian Shilan, An Lingrong sat on the chair. Then, she said casually, "When I came to the palace just now, I heard that the body of a young palace maid was found in a remote well in the palace."

Nian Shilan had been looking at Fang Chunyi vaguely. When she was wondering what she wanted to do this time, she heard An Lingrong's words and keenly noticed that Fang Chunyi's face was flustered for a moment.