The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

Before, the Emperor had been favoring the Empress for a long time, but recently he has re-instated Xin Changzai. Everyone thought they would see a competition between the Empress and Xin Changzai, but who would have thought that Xin Changzai was such a coward. She was always respectful to the Empress and no one could catch her.

Just when everyone thought there would be nothing exciting to watch, they didn't expect that the Emperor stayed overnight at the Bitong Academy last night. So today the Empress kept Zhen Huan. It seemed that the Empress was dissatisfied and wanted to make an example of her.

Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong didn't care about what everyone was thinking. They knew best how good the relationship between Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan was in private, so without any hesitation, the two of them left Qingliang Palace together, without worrying at all whether Zhen Huan would be wronged by Nian Shilan.

After all the concubines in the harem left, Nian Shilan glanced at the servants in the palace and said calmly, "You should go down first. I want to talk to Concubine Xi."

The servants in Qingliang Palace were still very loyal to Nian Shilan. After all, Nian Shilan never treated them harshly and always gave them generous rewards. So when the servants heard Nian Shilan's words, they left the main hall without hesitation.

When only Nian Shilan, Zhen Huan, Song Zhi and Huanbi were left in the palace, Nian Shilan looked at Zhen Huan and asked, "What happened to you today? I noticed that you were absent-minded the whole time."

Zhen Huan looked around carefully. Seeing this, Nian Shilan ordered, "Songzhi, Huanbi, the two of you go outside the palace gate and guard the door for me. No one is allowed to approach!"

After hearing this, Songzhi and Huanbi quickly responded, "We obey your command."

After Songzhi and Huanbi left, Nian Shilan said helplessly, "You can rest assured now, right? Tell me, what happened?"

Zhen Huan did not hesitate any longer and said seriously, "Do you know that the emperor is seriously ill?"

Nian Shilan was shocked when she heard Zhen Huan's words. Her eyes were filled with surprise and disbelief. She asked, "What's going on? Who told you that?"

Seeing this, Zhen Huan realized that Nian Shilan was probably unaware of the situation, so she briefly recounted the incident of the Fourth Prince coming to Bitong Academy to find her last night, omitting some unnecessary details.

After listening to this, Nian Shilan didn't say anything for a long time.

Zhen Huan looked at Nian Shilan and asked softly, "You don't believe what the Fourth Prince said?"

Nian Shilan was stunned for a moment when she heard Zhen Huan's words, but she still admitted, "Yes, I can't understand why the Fourth Prince would turn to you for help instead of anyone else."

Seeing that Zhen Huan's expression remained unchanged, Nian Shilan continued, "Don't blame me for speaking harshly. You have feelings for the Fourth Prince from your previous life, so it is inevitable that you will favor him a little. But have you ever thought that the Fourth Prince doesn't know about his previous life, and you are just one of the many concubines around his father. If he was really that worried about his father, why didn't he come to me for help, and didn't go to Xin Changzai who has been quite favored in recent days, but came to you, Xi Fei who hasn't seen the emperor for a long time?"

When Zhen Huan heard what Nian Shilan said, the anxiety and worry in her heart seemed to be poured with a bucket of cold water, and her rationality began to gradually return. Nian Shilan's words were not wrong. If she had been the most popular in the palace and was always favored by the emperor, it would be understandable for the Fourth Prince to come to see her. However, she had been in the Summer Palace for so long, and the emperor had stayed at Nian Shilan's place the most, and Xin Chang was also the one who often visited there. The emperor had only been to her place twice. No matter what the Fourth Prince was like, he shouldn't trust her so much and tell her such an important thing.

After all, this was the child she once raised, so Zhen Huan couldn't help but say, "Maybe the Fourth Prince was just being used by someone with ulterior motives."

Nian Shilan looked at Zhen Huan, sighed, and said nothing. She also understood that Zhen Huan was upset at the moment. If someone told her that Princess Wen Yi had ulterior motives towards her, Nian Shilan would never accept it. After all, when Princess Wen Yi was still young, the emperor fostered her under the name of Nian Shilan, and Princess Wen Yi was also raised in the care of Nian Shilan.

Nian Shilan didn't say anything else, just sighed and said: "You should be more careful about everything."

Zhen Huan nodded listlessly, and then asked Nian Shilan: "Is the emperor in good health these days?"

After carefully thinking about the emperor's actions a few days ago, Nian Shilan shook his head with certainty and said, "I didn't find anything unusual."

After hearing this, Zhen Huan felt a little sad. She moved her lips but didn't say anything.

Seeing Zhen Huan like this, Nian Shilan called Song Zhi who was guarding the door.

Songzhi felt the heavy atmosphere in the hall as soon as she entered. She quietly looked up at the two ladies and saw that they both looked unhappy. Songzhi whispered, "Lady, why did you call me?"

Nian Shilan looked at Songzhi and ordered, "Go and see what Doctor Wen is doing. If he has nothing to do, ask him to come to my Qingliang Palace. I have something to ask him."

Songzhi followed the order and went down to look for Wen Shichu. Coincidentally, not long after Songzhi walked out of Qingliang Palace, she saw Wen Shichu walking towards Qingliang Palace carrying a medicine box.

Songzhi hurried forward and bowed, saying, "Your servant greets Imperial Doctor Wen."

When Wen Shichu saw Songzhi, he smiled and asked, "Miss Songzhi, you came at a good time. I want to go to Qingliang Palace to check the Queen's pulse. Does the Queen have time?"

Songzhi smiled slightly when she heard this, "I am following the Queen's order to go find Doctor Wen."

Wen Shichu was a little surprised when he heard Songzhi's words, "Oh? Then Miss Songzhi, please lead the way."

Songzhi nodded, then walked in front of Wen Shichu and led him towards the main hall of Qingliang Palace.

When Wen Shichu arrived at Qingliang Palace, he saw Zhen Huan there. He was a little surprised, but soon recovered and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant greets Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty Concubine Xi."

Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan did not expect Wen Shichu to come so quickly. Nian Shilan looked at Wen Shichu and said, "Do you have something to ask me today?"

When Wen Shichu heard what Nian Shilan said, he nodded and then glanced at Zhen Huan.

Nian Shilan naturally noticed that Wen Shichu was hesitant to speak, so she said, "It's okay, just go ahead."

After hearing what Nian Shilan said, Wen Shichu no longer had any concerns and asked directly what he was wondering, "Your Majesty, now that Master Nian is well again, I just don't know what you want me to do next."

Nian Shilan was a little hesitant when she heard Wen Shichu's question, and then asked, "Is the emperor still concerned about my brother's condition?"