The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

After the queen left, only Nian Shilan and the emperor were left in the Yikun Palace, and the palace servants also left. The emperor took Nian Shilan's hand and asked, "Are you angry with me, my beloved concubine?"

When Nian Shilan heard what the emperor said, she was indeed very angry. From the moment the emperor entered the palace and saw the three of them, he looked as if he didn't quite believe her. However, Nian Shilan would not choose to quarrel with the emperor at this time and vent the emperor's guilt towards her.

Nian Shilan looked aggrieved, "Your Majesty always thinks that I am jealous, which is a serious violation of a woman's moral character. How dare I?"

The emperor saw Nian Shilan's expression and couldn't help but laugh and said, "I know you love me deeply."

Seeing this, Nian Shilan sneered in her heart, but said with a bit of sadness on her face: "All I want is for the emperor to trust me a little more."

The emperor was slightly surprised when he heard what Nian Shilan said. Is that really the case? The emperor couldn't believe it.

Nian Shilan took the emperor's hand and placed it on her chest. "I know you are the emperor. Your night cannot belong to me alone. I know that the emperor has me in his heart. This is a rare thing and a great blessing for me. So I don't want to embarrass the emperor. I will abide by the palace rules and will not embarrass any concubine in the harem at will."

When the emperor heard Nian Shilan's words, he was slightly touched and patted Nian Shilan's hand. "If I were just a prince, with the queen as my virtuous wife, you and Wanwan would be enough as my two beautiful concubines."

When Nian Shilan heard the emperor say that the queen was his virtuous wife, she rolled her eyes where the emperor couldn't see and asked, "Your Majesty, is there any progress on the matter of Lin Musk in Suiyuxuan?"

After the emperor found out, he had no time to tell Nian Shilan about it. When he heard Nian Shilan's words, he nodded and said, "I have already found out." In his heart, he thought of what the queen had done and felt a little angry.

Seeing that the emperor had no intention of revealing the real culprit behind the scenes, Nian Shilan did not ask any more questions, but only said, "Then does the emperor want to take Concubine Fang out of the cold palace and clear my name?"

The emperor nodded upon hearing this, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."

After hearing this, Nian Shilan didn't say anything else.

There was a moment of silence in the palace. Nian Shilan was not as sad as the emperor thought. She was just wondering why the queen framed Shen Meizhuang for a fake pregnancy in this life, and whether the queen had also contributed to her smooth progress in her previous life.

Seeing that Nian Shilan had remained silent, the emperor spoke tentatively, "Hui Concubine is pregnant. I asked the Queen to help Hui Concubine with her pregnancy. The six palaces are full of trivial matters. I will issue an order tomorrow to restore your authority to assist in managing the six palaces. You will assist the Queen in managing the harem together."

Upon hearing this, Nian Shilan quickly refused and said, "No, I haven't recovered from my illness recently. If the emperor is worried that the queen can't bear it, you can ask Jingpin to help. Jingpin has been in the palace for a long time, she is dignified and gentle, she can be promoted to a concubine to assist the queen."

The emperor did not expect Nian Shilan to refuse, and he recommended Jingpin. The emperor was a little surprised by this. Shilan has been much gentler recently, and he has not seen Nian Shilan like this for a long time. When the emperor suddenly saw her like this, he recalled the loving time in the palace.

Nian Shilan was too lazy to pretend with the emperor, so she said, "Your Majesty, Huipin is pregnant, so it's inevitable that she will be a little nervous. Please go to Xianfu Palace to accompany Huipin. I will also go to the cold palace to pick up Concubine Fang."

At this point, Nian Shilan finally remembered and asked, "Your Majesty, after Concubine Fang leaves the cold palace, will she return to Suiyuxuan? Concubine Wan is already living in the main palace, I'm afraid..."

After hearing this, the emperor said directly: "No need, let Concubine Wan live in Suiyuxuan. Is there any vacant palace in the palace?"

Nian Shilan thought for a moment before saying, "Chengqian Palace and Chunxi Palace in the palace are still empty."

After hearing this, the emperor thought for a long time. Suiyuxuan was too far from his own Yangxin Palace, so after Zhen Huan was crowned as a concubine, he wanted to give her Chengqian Palace to live in.

"Then let Concubine Fang move to Chunxi Palace." The emperor said lightly.

Nian Shilan thought about it, then knelt down and said, "Noble Lady Fang was framed and lost her child. Your Majesty did not punish the real culprit. I understand that as an emperor, you also have to do things that you cannot do. But I still beg Your Majesty to promote Noble Lady Fang to a higher position as a consolation."

The emperor listened to Nian Shilan's words and was silent for a long time before he said, "In that case, promote her to a concubine."

After hearing this, Nian Shilan knelt down and said, "I, the concubine, thank the emperor on behalf of Concubine Fang."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "You go and take Concubine Fang out of the cold palace. I will go to Concubine Hui."

After the emperor finished speaking, he turned and left. He had no doubts about Nian Shilan's request for a title for Concubine Fang. Because Concubine Fang's family background was ordinary, her father was just a county magistrate in a remote county, and her family background was not much different from that of Concubine An. So even if she was given more honors and favors, it would not cause any unrest in the court.

Nian Shilan went to the cold palace to pick up Concubine Fang without much concern. In fact, since Concubine Fang was sent to the cold palace, Nian Shilan had always sent people to keep an eye on her.

After discovering the musk deer under the crabapple tree in Suiyuxuan, Nian Shilan secretly went to the cold palace to meet Concubine Fang that night. I wonder if Concubine Fang has thought it through after so long.

Nian Shilan brought Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai to the gate of the cold palace. When the guards saw Nian Shilan, they immediately bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, Concubine Hua. The cold palace is remote and unlucky. Why did you condescend to come here?"

Nian Shilan said proudly: "I am following the emperor's order to take Concubine Fang back to the palace."

In the palace, falsely conveying the emperor's will is a serious crime that will punish the entire clan, so the guards did not make it difficult. "Please wait for a moment, Your Majesty, so that I can go in and summon Concubine Fang. It's better for the Queen in the Cold Palace not to enter."

After listening to this, Nian Shilan did not refute but nodded, agreeing to the guard's suggestion. She took Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai and waited on the spot.