The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

When Zhen Huan saw Concubine Su like this, she asked with a smile: "Why does Concubine Su look so bad? Is it because you are not feeling well yet?"

When Concubine Su heard Zhen Huan mocking her, her face suddenly turned very ugly. She stared at Zhen Huan with resentful eyes, as if she wanted to tear her apart.

Zhen Huan looked at Concubine Su without any fear and sneered, "Concubine Su, I am concerned about your health out of kindness, why do you hate me so much!"

Without waiting for Lady Su to speak, Nian Shilan said in a cold voice, "Lady Su, it seems that the emperor was right to punish you to copy the palace rules. You have been in the palace for so long but still don't know the rules. What's wrong? Did you drink the brown rice and barley soup last night and become stupid?"

As soon as Nian Shilan said this, the concubines in the harem all covered their mouths with their handkerchiefs and laughed quietly. Those slight laughters seemed like silver needles piercing Su Guiren's heart, making Su Guiren very angry.

Seeing that Concubine Su's expression changed again and again but she didn't say anything, Nian Shilan sneered in her heart, thinking that she was just an embroidered pillow that looked good but was useless. Nian Shilan was too lazy to pay attention to her and talked directly to the concubines in the hall.

"I have told you before that we are all sisters who serve the emperor after entering the palace. You have done your best to gain the emperor's favor, and that is your ability. I am naturally happy for you. But if any of you deliberately rob others of their favor and disturb the peace of the harem, don't blame me for not tolerating you!"

When Nian Shilan said this, the concubines who were still a little eager to make a move were all startled and quickly bowed their heads and said, "I will follow the Queen's instructions."

When Concubine Su heard Nian Shilan's blunt words, which were even pointed at her by name, her face turned even uglier. But the emperor had already punished her this morning, so Concubine Su did not dare to do anything too much, fearing that she would arouse the emperor's disgust and completely cut off her future favor.

After Nian Shilan gave the concubines a look, she remembered something and looked at Qi Yuebin and Zhen Huan and said, "The emperor told me a few days ago that he would hold a Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet. Now that I am about to give birth, these matters will be handed over to Imperial Concubine Duan and Imperial Concubine Xi to handle."

Qi Yuebin and Zhen Huan stood up, bowed and said, "I will do my best to host the family banquet and live up to the Queen's trust."

Nian Shilan smiled and said, "Okay, I trust you two."

Just at this moment, Su Peisheng walked in happily.

Nian Shilan saw Su Peisheng's happy face and smiled, "Why is Eunuch Su here?"

Su Peisheng smiled and bent his body. "I congratulate the Queen. I am here on the order of the Emperor to bring the Queen a treasure."

Nian Shilan looked at Su Peisheng in confusion, and Su Peisheng continued, "The general of the cavalry won another victory on the front line, and the emperor was very happy, so he wanted to celebrate this happy event with the queen."

The deeper meaning of Su Peisheng's words was of course different, because Nian Gengyao's family had previously dedicated their military achievements to the emperor, many concubines in the harem were wondering whether the emperor was eyeing the Nian family's military achievements, and some people even privately said that this General of the Cavalry might have a hard time in the future.

But now the emperor was so excited that he gave rewards to Nian Shilan just because the General of Cavalry had won a victory, and he did so during the time of paying his respects. Naturally, those rumors in the harem were dispelled.

Nian Shilan smiled and said, "Please ask Eunuch Su to thank the Emperor on my behalf."

Eunuch Su nodded slightly, then signaled the eunuch behind him to present the rewards one by one.

The concubines in the harem looked at the rewards sent by the emperor, including Shu brocade clothes, Shu brocade shoes, jade rings engraved with poems, jadeite three-inlaid ruyi, etc. The moment the last brocade box was opened, it almost blinded the concubines' eyes, as it was a box full of gold melon seeds.

The low-ranking concubines in the harem looked at Nian Shilan with eyes full of envy. The meaning of these golden melon seeds was more valuable than those jewelry. Golden melon seeds were a symbol of status in the harem. There were probably not many concubines in the harem who had royal golden melon seeds.

Nian Shilan was not interested in the things before and her face was indifferent. But the moment she saw the golden melon seeds, her eyes lit up and her smile became much more sincere.

Money...so much money!

Su Peisheng was a smart man. Seeing that Nian Shilan was very satisfied with the golden melon seeds, he couldn't help but admire the fact that the Emperor really understood the Empress.

I remember that when I saw the golden melon seeds among the rewards, I didn’t take it seriously. But what did the emperor say at that time?

"Oh, you still don't understand my queen. She is a real money-grubber. When she goes to bed, she wants to hold a money box in her arms. If I don't give her the golden melon seeds, I don't know how she will be angry with me!"

When Su Peisheng thought of the emperor's words again, he couldn't help but have a deeper impression of Nian Shilan.

Nian Shilan smiled happily and told Songzhi, "Go and register all the good things that the emperor has bestowed upon me and put them back in the warehouse."

Songzhi naturally understood her queen's little thoughts. She pursed her lips and smiled, then took the box of golden melon seeds herself and asked Lingzhi and the others to take the remaining treasures back to the warehouse.

At this time, Nian Shilan no longer had the heart to deal with the concubines in the harem. After saying a few words quickly, she let them all return to the palace.

He couldn't wait to return to his bedroom and count the golden melon seeds in the box.

Today, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were still walking with An Lingrong. The three of them strolled slowly in the Forbidden City, chatting about daily life, and An Lingrong suddenly chuckled.

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang glanced at An Lingrong beside them. An Lingrong said a little embarrassedly, "Sister, I just remembered that the Queen couldn't move her eyes away when she saw the box of golden melon seeds. I found it a little funny for a moment."

Shen Meizhuang naturally thought of the scene just now when she heard this, and couldn't help but laugh. Zhen Huan joked, "That's right, our queen doesn't love anything but money."

Because the three of them spoke in very low voices, some concubines who were passing by behind them could not hear anything they said. They could only hear the silver bell-like laughter of the three of them from time to time.

At this time, Concubine Su and her personal maid hurriedly walked past the three of them, and bumped into An Lingrong as if accidentally.

An Lingrong was caught off guard for a moment and her body was about to fall. Shen Meizhuang, who was beside her, was quick to grab An Lingrong who was about to fall to the ground.

However, Concubine Su seemed not to notice and continued walking forward.

Zhen Huan was furious when she saw this, and raised her voice slightly, "Stop!"

Concubine Su pretended not to hear and wanted to keep walking, but was stopped by the maid beside her.