The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

Chapter 18 Jade Platform Golden Cup

As soon as An Lingrong was sent back to the palace by Su Peisheng, most of the concubines in the palace got the news and made all kinds of speculations.

Some suspected that the song was not pleasant to listen to, and she happened to arrive when the emperor went to the Yikun Palace to visit Concubine Hua. She did not know the etiquette and angered the emperor, so the emperor punished her by sending her back to the palace to reflect on her mistakes facing the wall.

Others suspected that Concubine Hua's punishment was too severe, and the Emperor found out about it. Out of sympathy for her, the Emperor asked Eunuch Su to escort her back to avoid any mistakes and being bullied again.

Just when everyone was betting on whether An Daiying would ask someone to call the imperial physician, the Queen Mother also heard the news.

Otherwise, how could she sit on the throne of empress? Her thoughts were much deeper than those of ordinary concubines. The empress knew the emperor's thoughts from the fact that Eunuch Su personally sent An back to the palace.

I'm afraid the Emperor has some feelings for An, and he will probably summon An to sleep with him in the evening. But since An was recommended by Concubine Hua, how can the Queen do nothing and fulfill Concubine Hua's wish?

After thinking for a while, he told Jianqiu, "Go and deliver the jade table and golden cups that the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent today to An Da Ying, and then..."

After the Queen finished speaking, Jianqiu was a little confused, but she didn't ask any questions and went down as the Queen had ordered.

In the Yanxi Palace, An Lingrong had just returned to her own bedroom when she heard Baojuan outside the door say, "My lady, Aunt Jianqiu from the Empress's side is here."

When An Lingrong heard that someone from the Queen's entourage had arrived, she quickly asked to let them in.

When Jianqiu saw An Lingrong, she bowed and said, "This servant greets An Lingrong."

An Lingrong quickly asked Jianqiu to stand up and asked, "Aunt Jianqiu, please don't be polite. I wonder if you have any instructions from the Empress?"

Jian Qiu smiled and said, "I came here because the Ministry of Internal Affairs presented a basin of Jade Platform Golden Cups to the Empress today. The Empress usually likes the fragrance of fruits and melons, and doesn't like pollen fragrance very much. This basin of Jade Platform Golden Cups is very rare, and the Empress remembered that you usually like spices, so she asked me to come and present it to you personally."

Jianqiu's words revealed too many implications, telling An Lingrong indirectly that all the concubines in the palace were able to obtain because of the Queen's kindness. The Queen was the empress, and the others were just concubines. The Queen also cared about her very much, even remembering such a small thing as her love of spices, and only gave this very rare jade table gold cup to herself, not to others.

An Lingrong was not stupid, so she naturally understood the meaning of Aunt Jianqiu's words. If it weren't for Nian Shilan's help at the beginning, she would have been deeply moved if she had heard these words. But the comparison between the Empress and Concubine Hua made the Empress seem a little hypocritical.

The Empress did not value her early on, and she did not value her even in the evening. She waited until she returned from Concubine Hua's palace to send flowers to express her feelings. An Lingrong was a little defensive in her heart, but she did not show it on her face.

"Thank you, aunt, for me to thank the Queen." An Lingrong said with a smile and gratitude looking at Jianqiu.

Jianqiu saw that the matter had been settled and there was nothing to stay for, so he bowed and returned to Jingren Palace.

Nian Shilan was also not idle. Since An Lingrong returned to the Yanxi Palace, Nian Shilan had been sending people to keep an eye on her.

It was not until she saw Jianqiu holding a basin of jade and golden cups entering the Yanxi Palace that Nian Shilan confirmed her guess.

Although An Lingrong was a little timid, she was not the kind of person who could not stand the world. She would not have gone to serve the emperor in her previous life, trembling all over, and finally being sent back by the emperor and returned the jade intact.

Nian Shilan always felt that the Queen was behind this matter, but when she heard about it in her previous life, she was only secretly happy because there was one less person competing for her favor, and she never thought about it in detail.

But it is not possible in this life. How could the person I introduced allow the Queen to cause trouble? I must disrupt her plan.

Sooner or later, the emperor will have to see clearly whether the ambitions of her Nian family are greater or the ambitions of the Empress Ulanara family are greater.

Yutai Jinzhan is actually daffodil, and its juice is poisonous and cannot be touched. Baojuan is the spy planted by the Queen next to An Lingrong. The reason why An Lingrong was trembling in the previous life was because Baojuan added a lot of daffodils and their juice into An Lingrong's bath water.

Nian Shilan called Songzhi over and whispered to her...

After hearing this, Songzhi secretly went to the Yanx Palace to meet An Lingrong.

As for what was said, no one knows except the three of them...

After doing all this, Nian Shilan lazily lay on her chaise longue, thinking carefully about how to secretly trip up the Queen.

The best thing at the moment is the matter of Concubine Fang. The emperor has already sent people to investigate thoroughly, and the truth will come out sooner or later. Thinking of Concubine Fang's hatred and resentment towards herself before she was banished to the cold palace, Nian Shilan decided to go see Concubine Fang first.

After Nian Shilan waited for Songzhi to come back, she told Songzhi: "Come and dress me up according to your style. I have to go to the cold palace, so you can get me some clothes to change into."

Songzhi was very confused when she heard what Nian Shilan said, and she advised earnestly: "Madam, why do you have to do this? Concubine Fang treated you like that before, if you go there rashly, I'm afraid Concubine Fang will do you harm."

Nian Shilan smiled faintly, "It doesn't matter. This time she will definitely not harm me again. I just feel sorry for her because someone killed her child, but I don't know who the real murderer is, and let the real murderer continue to stir up trouble in this harem."

Songzhi wanted to persuade Nian Shilan again, but she saw Nian Shilan waved her hand and said, "Just do what I ask you to do. You don't want me to have many enemies in this palace and lose my life."

After hearing what Nian Shilan said, Songzhi knew that she had made up her mind, so she had to start dressing up for Nian Shilan. After everything was done, Songzhi still reminded her: "My queen, you must be careful."

Nian Shilan nodded and said, "No matter what happens, you are not allowed to leave the palace until I come back."

Songzhi nodded obediently, indicating that she had taken note of it.

Nian Shilan did not delay any longer. She went to the small kitchen to get a plate of pastries and went straight to the cold palace. However, she was stopped by the guards at the door.

"Who is coming?" the guard asked in a cold voice with no expression on his face.

Nian Shilan was well prepared. She lowered her head and imitated Songzhi's voice by holding her throat and said, "I am a maid from the Yikun Palace. I am here on the orders of Concubine Hua to ask Concubine Fang something. Here is a plate of cakes that Concubine Hua specially asked me to bring. I hope you will accept it."

When the guards heard that it was Concubine Hua who asked them to come and that there were cakes to eat, their attitudes became much friendlier. "Miss, you are too polite. Since Concubine Hua asked you to come, I will take you there myself."

After the leading guard gave the cakes to his brothers, he led Nian Shilan into the residence of Concubine Fang in the cold palace, kicked the door open with a very bad attitude, and shouted, "Concubine Fang, someone comes to see you."

Concubine Fang was lying on her bed, turning a deaf ear to him. The guard quickly said to Nian Shilan, "Don't mind, young lady. Concubine Fang has been silent since she entered the cold palace."

Nian Shilan continued to imitate Songzhi's voice and said, "It's okay. I hope you can keep today's events a secret." After that, he took out a bag of silver ingots he had asked Songzhi for and put them in the guard's hand.

Seeing this, the guard quickly responded happily: "Of course, no one has come to the cold palace today."

After hearing this, Nian Shilan nodded and asked the guards to leave.

The guards in the cold palace are like this, as long as there are benefits and no one is killed, they will naturally keep their mouths shut.

When the door was closed, Nian Shilan looked up at Concubine Fang and said, "Aren't you going to avenge your child? Who are you showing this to?"

When Concubine Fang heard Nian Shilan's voice, her eyes widened with hatred. She turned around and saw Nian Shilan standing at the door. She hurriedly stood up and pounced on Nian Shilan, shouting, "You vicious woman, I'm going to kill you."

Nian Shilan didn't even try to dodge. He just saw Concubine Fang taking a few trembling steps and then falling in front of him due to exhaustion.

Nian Shilan squatted down and said word by word: "I have said that I have never harmed your child. In your previous residence, Suiyuxuan, I dug out musk under the crabapple tree. I have handed it over to the emperor to investigate the matter thoroughly. The real culprit will be revealed soon."

When Concubine Fang heard what Nian Shilan said, her brain was a little out of control for a while. It took her a long time to react and she blurted out: "Who knows if you did it and put the blame on someone else?"

After hearing this, Nian Shilan suddenly laughed. Did Concubine Fang think so highly of her? How could she know pharmacology and yet she used such means to frame others? After laughing enough, she glared at Concubine Fang with a look of regret, "You have been banished to the cold palace. If it was really done by me, why would I do anything else?"

Concubine Fang listened to Nian Shilan's words, lying on the ground in a daze, not saying a word for a long time.

Nian Shilan knew what she said at a glance, and Concubine Fang had heard it, so she left a sentence, "Think carefully about when I have ever done anything to other people's children. After the emperor has thoroughly investigated, I will ask him to release you from the cold palace. Do you want to live out your life in such despair, or kill your enemies and avenge your unborn child? It's your choice."

After Nian Shilan finished speaking, she left the cold palace without looking back.

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