The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

The next morning, Princess Chaogui was summoned to the Empress Dowager's Shoukang Palace, where she learned that she was to marry far away to Junggar, and that there was no turning back. The Empress Dowager looked at her and said, "I know you are a good child, so don't worry. The Emperor has already sent three thousand servants to accompany you to Junggar. Regardless of whether you have a harmonious relationship with the new Khan, he will not dare to bully you just because of this ceremony."

Princess Chao Gui nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, Queen Mother and the Emperor. Chao Gui will take good care of herself."

The empress dowager was very satisfied to see that Chaogui was so sensible this time and did not cry like last time.

Seeing that nothing happened, Princess Chao Gui left the Empress Dowager's Shoukang Palace. When she returned to the palace, she asked the palace maids around her to find out who had said what to the Emperor. She didn't think that the Emperor would be kind enough to consider her so carefully.

The palace maid soon got the news and hurried back to report to Princess Chao Gui, "Princess, I have heard that the emperor sent Concubine Hua to the Yangxin Palace a few days ago. Concubine Hua stayed there for a long time. After Concubine Hua left the Yangxin Palace, the emperor went to the Empress Dowager."

When Princess Chaogui heard that Concubine Hua went to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, she was a little surprised. She had never had any contact with her, so why would she help her again and again?

Princess Chaogui already knew that it was the Queen who recommended her to marry far away in order to maintain the peace of the Qing Dynasty, but she did not consider herself whether she would be able to adapt to life there, and even asked her to serve the old Khan.

Princess Chaogui was unwilling from the bottom of her heart just because the old Khan was old enough to be her grandfather. She made a big fuss in the Queen's Jingren Palace, and was eventually summoned to Shoukang Palace by the Queen Mother to be comforted.

Later, she heard that Concubine Hua had gone to the Emperor's Yangxin Palace, and then she had a reason to let her serve the Empress Dowager, so she delayed it. Now the new Junggar Khan asked to marry her again, and Concubine Hua again proposed to marry her with the ceremony of the Queen, and also prepared 3,000 followers for her. Just for this consideration for her, how could Princess Chaogui not be moved.

Princess Chaogui called Liuli who was beside her and said, "Dress up for me. I want to go to Yikun Palace quietly."

Liuli knew that the princess probably wanted to thank Concubine Hua, so she quickly dressed up Chaogui.

After everything was sorted out, Chao Gui asked the servants to stay in the palace and followed Liuli to Yikun Palace.

The eunuch who opened the door was Zhou Ninghai. Zhou Ninghai was stunned for a moment when he saw Princess Chaogui's attire. He guessed that the princess didn't want to show off, so he invited the princess into the courtyard of Yikun Palace and bowed, saying, "I didn't know the princess was coming. Please wait for a moment while I go and inform my queen."

Princess Chao Gui nodded and said, "Go ahead. I'm here to enjoy the scenery of Yikun Palace."

Zhou Ninghai limped to the main hall of Yikun Palace. After entering the main hall, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Princess Chaogui is here and would like to see you."

When Nian Shilan heard that Princess Chaogui was coming, she was a little surprised and asked Zhou Ninghai to bring her in.

After Chao Gui entered the palace, she looked at Nian Shilan and smiled faintly, "This princess came here this time to thank you."

Seeing that Chao Gui was looking at her with deep meaning, Nian Shilan waved her hand and asked the servants to leave. Only Princess Chao Gui and Nian Shilan were left in the palace.

No one knew what the two of them talked about. All we knew was that after Princess Chaogui left Yiku Palace, she asked her personal maid to go to the flower shop and find a maid named Pei'er to bring her over.

A few days later, envoys from Junggar came to the Qing Dynasty and wanted to marry Princess Chaogui with the ceremony of a queen.

Princess Chaogui married to Junggar with the dowry and entourage prepared for her by Nian Shilan.

When leaving the Forbidden City, the emperor, empress, Nian Shilan and other concubines all came together to see Chao Gui off.

The emperor looked at Chao Gui with concern on his face, "If you go there, you must take good care of yourself and don't suffer any injustice."

Chao Gui smiled and nodded, but there was indifference in his eyes.

The queen took Princess Chaogui's hand and said, "I heard that the new Khan of Junggar is about your age. I wish you and the new Khan can grow old together and love each other forever."

Chao Gui looked at the queen's face full of sadness and reluctance, and felt very disdainful in her heart. She pulled her hand out of the queen's hand and said, "Thank you for your concern, the princess will definitely support the Khan."

The queen didn't care much when she saw Chao Gui's cold attitude towards her. After all, she would marry to Junggar and they would probably never have the chance to meet again in the future, so her attitude and rejection of her didn't matter.

Nian Shilan looked at Chao Gui without saying anything. The moment Chao Gui's eyes met Nian Shilan's, although her expression was still cold and she showed no joy of getting married, there was a hint of warmth in her eyes that was not easily noticed. Nian Shilan looked at Chao Gui and smiled faintly, and nodded. Chao Gui also nodded back at her with a cold expression, and then followed the wedding procession.

The emperor and his concubines waited until Chaogui's team was no longer in sight, then turned around and said, "I still have government affairs to attend to, so I will return to the Yangxin Palace first."

The empress and the concubines all bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Highness is respectfully seen off by your concubines."

After the emperor left, Nian Shilan went straight back to her Yiku Palace without caring that the queen was still there. Seeing this, Cao Qinmo followed Nian Shilan.

After returning to Yiku Palace, Cao Qinmo sat in Shilan's palace for a while, and the two of them talked.

"When I saw Princess Chaogui marry far away in Junggar, I felt sad and thought of Wen Yi." Cao Qinmo gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Seeing this, Nian Shilan comforted her, "Don't worry, as long as I stay in this palace, I will protect Wen Yi and let her grow up safely. When she is old enough, I will ask the emperor to build a princess's mansion for her, and then let Wen Yi choose a prince consort in the capital."

When Cao Qinmo heard what Nian Shilan said, she quickly expressed her gratitude, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your love for Wen Yi. I will do my best to assist Your Majesty."

Nian Shilan looked at Cao Qinmo. In fact, during this period of time she had been with her, she had already developed a sisterly feeling for Cao Qinmo. When she let go of the emperor from the bottom of her heart, she no longer hated the concubines in the harem as much as before. They were just a group of pitiful people, except for the queen.

"I just hope you can remember that Wen Yi is fostered under my name. I am already doing you a favor by allowing you to come to Yikun Palace to take care of Wen Yi. If you stab me in the back, you will never see Wen Yi again." Nian Shilan looked at Cao Qinmo and reminded her.

After hearing this, Cao Qinmo knelt down and promised, "I will never betray you, my lady. If I do, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death."

Nian Shilan listened to Cao Qinmo's words, neither saying whether she believed it nor whether she believed it, with a faint smile on her face.

It was not until now that Cao Qinmo truly believed that Nian Shilan had changed. She was no longer as domineering and vicious as before, and she had no calculations towards Wen Yi. She only loved her from the bottom of her heart. Cao Qinmo had been paying attention to Nian Shilan's every move for some time, and she was moved from the bottom of her heart, and she felt closer to Nian Shilan.

Cao Qinmo still expressed her loyalty to Nian Shilan, saying, "If the queen needs me in any way, I will do my best to help her."

Nian Shilan thought about what she had told An Lingrong recently and shook her head, "It's okay, just don't bring Wen Yi around here these few days."

Nian Shilan knew that the harem would not be peaceful in the coming days, with one farce after another being staged. Cao Qinmo must take Wen Yi and keep herself safe, otherwise all her plans would be in vain.