The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

That day, the emperor came to the Yiku Palace and saw Nian Shilan holding Wen Yi and playing in the palace. They were smoking the Huanyi incense that had been improved by Yun'er. Naturally, the musk had been removed and the smell was a little lighter than before, but the emperor would not notice anything unusual. He just thought that Nian Shilan cherished the Huanyi incense and burned less.

After the emperor entered the palace, he watched Nian Shilan teasing Wen Yi very patiently. Wen Yi giggled in her arms, looking very happy. He was secretly thinking about how to tell Shilan about the incense without arousing her suspicion.

The emperor smiled and walked to Nian Shilan, "I came to see Wen Yi."

When Nian Shilan saw the emperor coming, she didn't say anything, but smiled and put Wen Yi into the emperor's arms. The emperor was stiff for a moment, he had never held such a small child before, and was a little worried that Wen Yi would fall, so he wanted to put Wen Yi back into Nian Shilan's arms, but Nian Shilan didn't take it, instead she smiled and taught the emperor how to hold a child. The emperor looked at Wen Yi in his arms, and had to accept his fate and learn. For a while, the atmosphere in the palace was very warm.

Although Wen Yi was small, she was also a naughty girl. I don't know if it was due to the nature of father and daughter, but Wen Yi was very happy when she saw the emperor, and she didn't cry. She raised her chubby little hand and wanted to touch the emperor, but it was too short to touch the emperor's face, so she nestled in the emperor's arms and looked at her father with a smile, babbling and dancing, which made the emperor's fatherly love have nowhere to go, so he gave it all to her.

After playing for a while, it was time for Wen Yi to sleep. Wen Yi lay in the emperor's arms, looked at her royal father lazily, then smacked her lips, found a comfortable position in her royal father's arms, and fell asleep obediently.

The emperor was very touched at this moment. He didn't have only Wen Yi, but Wen Yi was the only one he had held. Looking at Wen Yi's chubby little face, the emperor felt very satisfied. Nian Shilan naturally saw the emperor's fatherly heart at this moment and didn't interrupt him. This was the effect he wanted. Only by putting the child at the top of his heart, he would have to think about whether the child would be affected when he wanted to do something to himself in the future.

Nian Shilan didn't want to take advantage of a child as young as Wen Yi, but she had no choice. Since the Queen Mother had given Wen Yi to her, she and Wen Yi were firmly tied together, and they would prosper together and suffer together, so Nian Shilan had to fight for it.

After Wen Yi fell asleep, the emperor held her in the same position, fearing that he would wake her up. His hands were sore. Nian Shilan smiled and called out, "Songzhi, ask the nurse to come in and take the princess down to sleep. Ask her to keep her voice down so as not to wake the princess up."

After hearing this, Songzhi hurried out to find the wet nurse, and together with the wet nurse, she carried the princess back to the side hall to rest.

The emperor thought for a moment, then said to Nian Shilan in a slow voice, "Wen Yi is now with you, so try to use less incense to avoid choking Wen Yi."

Nian Shilan didn't expect that the emperor would take the initiative to ask her not to use Huan Yi Xiang. She was very surprised, but she looked jealous and said coquettishly, "The emperor is partial. Now that he has Wen Yi, he doesn't love me anymore."

When the emperor heard this, he quickly explained, "I am not..."

Nian Shilan burst out laughing and threw herself into the emperor's arms, "I know everything, I was just teasing you." After saying that, a silver bell-like laugh came out from the emperor's arms.

The emperor patted Nian Shilan's butt in amusement and said with a smile, "You are already a mother, but you are still so naughty."

Nian Shilan smiled and rubbed against the emperor's arms without saying anything else.

The emperor pretended to mention it casually, "I heard that your brother has been personally involved in distributing porridge this time, and he has done a great job. I want to reward him greatly."

When Nian Shilan heard this, she thought of their plan a few days ago and said bluntly, "If the emperor wants to reward brother, then the emperor must be willing to reward according to brother's needs. I dare to ask the emperor to take back brother's military power, so that brother can retire and accompany sister-in-law to travel around the mountains and rivers to make up for brother's guilt towards sister-in-law."

When the emperor heard what Nian Shilan said, he smiled and scolded, "Look at what you said. I want to reward your brother, not punish him. How can I take away your brother's military power? I know your brother has always been loyal and is willing to do his best for me and the people."

After hearing this, Nian Shilan said to the emperor in all seriousness, "I am not talking nonsense. Last time, my brother came to my palace to chat. When I mentioned that the emperor would accompany me when he was free and treated me very well, my brother looked guilty and listless. I asked him the reason. My brother said that he had been away from home for a long time, and all the affairs of the mansion were handled by my sister-in-law. My brother felt guilty towards my sister-in-law. In addition, my brother has an old illness, which has been delayed for too long and cannot be cured. When it is cold, my brother's legs and feet will always hurt. I really don't want my brother to be too hard. I want my brother to accompany my sister-in-law to travel and spend his old age in peace in the future when he has nothing to do."

The emperor listened to Nian Shilan's words, looked at her sincere and worried expression, and thought for a moment, "I will discuss it with your brother when I have time. If your brother insists, I am not unreasonable, but you must not blame me."

When Nian Shilan heard this, she immediately smiled happily, "The emperor is willing to fulfill my brother's love, how can I blame you?"

The emperor looked at Nian Shilan like this, and for a moment he didn't know whether what he had done before was right or wrong. After a long while, the emperor sighed, "My beloved, as long as you are willing to obey, I will definitely make sure you have enough food and clothing."

The emperor said this from the bottom of his heart. It is true that the emperor loves Chunyuan, but emperors have been amorous since ancient times and the emperor is no exception. Nian Shilan has accompanied him from the prince's mansion to the palace. The emperor is not unaware of her sincerity towards him, but as an emperor, he naturally understands that he cannot favor her exclusively. Otherwise, with Nian Gengyao's prestige in the army, if she had any treasonous thoughts, it would be a disaster for the people of the entire capital, so the emperor has always been on guard against Nian Shilan.

But today, when the emperor heard Nian Shilan's earnest words begging him to let his brother return home and not go out to fight in the battlefield to gain military merits, it was impossible for him not to be moved. However, the emperor, who had escaped the siege of the nine princes' fight for the throne, would not only believe what he saw on the surface. He still had to send secret guards to investigate the Nian family again.

If the Nian family really only wants to protect themselves and no longer participate in court affairs, then it is not impossible for me to let them go.

After all, in the emperor's heart, Nian Shilan is different from other concubines, and the emperor has always been clear about this.