The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

That day, An Lingrong heard that the emperor was coming to see her in the Yanx Palace, so she arranged everything in advance and waited for the emperor to come.

Inside An Lingrong's room, the Emperor saw the jade table and golden cup placed very conspicuously on the windowsill and was a little surprised, "Did the Ministry of Internal Affairs send you this flower?"

An Lingrong glanced at the Jade Platform Golden Cup and said with a smile, "How could my status allow me to get this Jade Platform Golden Cup? This was sent to me by the Empress Dowager, who asked Aunt Jianqiu to send it to me. I saw that this flower is very beautiful, so I took good care of it every day."

When the emperor heard An Lingrong mention the queen, he felt a little shaken in his heart. Shi Lan had also told him the same thing a few days ago.

The emperor sat in the Yanxi Palace for a while, and after dinner, he returned to the Yangxin Palace. On the way, he said to Su Peisheng: "Tomorrow, I will order the queen to recover a little bit, and only the six palaces will be allowed to pay respects, and the power of the harem will be handed over to Concubine Hua."

Su Peisheng responded and returned to the Yangxin Palace with the emperor.

"Your Majesty, tonight..." Su Peisheng asked cautiously.

The emperor thought for a moment, "When will the Siamese envoy leave?"

Su Peisheng heard the emperor's question and thought about it carefully, "I will leave in about two days."

The emperor saw this and started walking towards the western warm pavilion, "I have summoned Concubine Mi these past two days."

After hearing this, Su Peisheng hurried to the door and asked the eunuchs under him to go to Luoyang Palace to invite Concubine Mi over.

Concubine Mi was washing and getting ready for bed in her bedroom. When she heard the servants report that the emperor wanted her to sleep with him tonight, she proudly gestured to Youlan to dress up for her.

When Concubine Mi came to the West Warm Pavilion tonight, she was dressed differently from yesterday. After entering the palace, she waved away the servants, took off her palace dress, revealing her bright red dance costume, silver bracelets on her bare feet, a long veil on her face, and a pair of charming and seductive eyes that shone brightly as her eyes moved.

The emperor asked with great interest, "My beloved concubine, are you going to dance again today?"

Concubine Mi smiled sweetly at the emperor, "My husband, do you dislike my dance?"

The emperor looked at Concubine Mi lovingly and motioned for her to dance.

Mi Fei was not shy, she hummed a little tune and danced to the beat. Her dancing was like a dream, her joints were as flexible as a snake, she could twist freely, her dancing was enchanting but not vulgar.

The emperor stood up from the couch and walked to Concubine Mi's side, hugging her in his arms, "I didn't know my beloved concubine knew so many dances. It seems that I will have plenty of time to feast my eyes in the future."

Concubine Mi clung to the emperor like a snake, "My husband, if you want to see it, you should spend more time with me. I know a lot."

The emperor smiled heartily and threw Concubine Mi on the couch again. After a night of love, he ordered his servants to send Concubine Mi back to Luoyang Palace as he did yesterday. The emperor went back to his own bedroom to sleep again.

The next morning, Eunuch Su's decree spread throughout the six palaces. The Empress's health had improved, and the six palaces resumed paying respects.

After hearing this, all the concubines went to the Queen's Jingren Palace with different thoughts, and Nian Shilan was still the last to appear.

When Nian Shilan arrived, she glanced at the others who had been waiting for a long time, and went forward to pay her respects to the queen without much concern, "Your concubine pays her respects to the queen. I slept a little late yesterday, and I almost missed the time to pay my respects today. I hope the queen will forgive me."

The queen had been under house arrest for a long time, and she didn't want to cause any trouble when the concubines came to pay their respects for the first time after the ban was lifted, so she smiled and said, "It's okay, you can get up soon."

When Nian Shilan stood up and walked to her seat, she glanced at Concubine Mi and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you don't know that the Emperor has recently found another beauty, named Concubine Mi. She has been sleeping with the Emperor for two consecutive days and is very popular with him."

The Empress smiled in a pretentious manner, "If everyone in the harem can win the Emperor's favor like Concubine Mi, help him solve his problems, and have the good fortune to give birth to a son or daughter in the future, I will be pleased."

When Nian Shilan heard the Queen mention offspring, she rolled her eyes impatiently, which happened to be seen by Concubine Li and Concubine Qi.

Concubine Qi spoke first, "I saw that Concubine Hua looked a little haggard today, but the emperor hasn't visited her in recent days. Is she unable to sleep at night?"

After Concubine Qi finished speaking, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckled a few times.

When Nian Shilan heard what Qipin said, she also responded mercilessly: "If I can't sleep at night when I don't see the emperor for a few days, then sister Qipin will be restless if she doesn't see the emperor for a long time. The next time the emperor comes to me, I will say a few words on behalf of sister Qipin, so that the emperor will not forget sister Qipin."

Seeing that Qipin had hit a wall, Lipin quickly spoke up for Qipin: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. Sister Qipin still has the Third Prince. She can teach him his lessons on weekdays, so life is not that hard."

When Nian Shilan heard what Lipin said, she laughed out loud, "I have Princess Wenyi and the Fifth Prince under my name. Lipin, are you saying that the Empress has no children and is not favored by the Emperor? As a concubine, what crime should you be punished for making irresponsible remarks about the Empress?"

When Concubine Li heard what Nian Shilan said, she was a little panicked for a moment, and quickly knelt down to apologize to the Queen, "Queen, this is not what I meant, it was unintentional."

The fake smile on the queen's face was about to fall off, and her hands were tightly clenched in her sleeves. Because everyone was there, she forced a smile and said, "It's okay, we are just sisters chatting."

Nian Shilan was not so quick to say, "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. If anyone can offend you unintentionally, then are there any rules in the harem?"

Cao Qinmo saw that Nian Shilan was not going to let Lipin go easily. Thinking of how Nian Shilan had taken care of herself and Wen Yi during these days, she wanted to lend her a hand. "Yes, Queen, there is also Concubine Mi in the harem who just came from Siam. It's time for you to learn the rules. If this matter is lightly exposed, I'm afraid others will think that we don't distinguish between the high and the low in the Qing Dynasty."

The Queen sat on the throne and watched Nian Shilan and Cao Qinmo singing the same tune. She was so angry that her headache was about to flare up again. However, she saw that what they said was reasonable and well-founded. She could not move forward or backward. She slowed down and said, "Since this is the case, Concubine Li has committed an insubordination and will be fined for three months as a small punishment. I hope that everyone in the harem will take warning. If there is a next time, I will not punish her lightly."

Seeing this, Concubine Li had no choice but to thank the Queen reluctantly for her mercy, but she also felt a little resentful in her heart.

The Queen lost interest in continuing the chat, so she asked everyone to leave and left An Lingrong alone.

An Lingrong pretended to be flattered and looked at the Queen. The Queen knew that the Emperor had released her from house arrest only after he had come out of An Lingrong's palace yesterday, so she wanted to test what An Lingrong meant.

The Queen looked at An Lingrong with a smile on her face, "I know that I was able to lift the ban this time thanks to you and Concubine Wan."

An Lingrong waved her hands modestly, "I dare not take credit for it. It was because the Emperor took into consideration the old relationship between you and me that you were able to come out smoothly."

Yes, from the beginning, Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan were at loggerheads in front of the Queen, just so that Zhen Huan could get into the enemy better. The reason why Nian Shilan told An Lingrong to gain the Queen's trust was because Zhen Huan was about to give birth and had no energy to do many things, so she passed on the most intimate news between An Lingrong and herself to the Queen. Compared with Shen Meizhuang, who had a prince's concubine, An Lingrong would be the best candidate for the Queen. First, she had no background, and second, she had no children. The Queen liked to use such concubines the most, and a little favor would make them grateful to her.

The Queen was quite satisfied with An Lingrong's tactfulness. "I haven't heard about the trivialities of the harem for a long time. Is Concubine Mi still favored?"

When An Lingrong heard the Queen mention Concubine Mi, she put on a forced smile, but her eyes revealed some sadness. "After the Emperor got Concubine Mi, he no longer summoned anyone else to sleep with him. I heard from the servants in the palace that embarrassing noises could be heard from the Yangxin Palace every night. It was said that the Emperor even arranged for the imperial physician to prepare pregnancy-preserving medicine every day after Concubine Mi slept with him, and asked Concubine Hua to deliver it to her so as not to attract attention. Concubine Hua was unwilling and had a big quarrel with the Emperor."

When the Queen heard An Lingrong's words, her expression became serious. "Are you telling the truth?"

An Lingrong looked a little terrified, and repeatedly assured her, "I only heard what the servants said. I dare not speak nonsense."

The Queen said nothing more. After letting An Lingrong leave, she immediately asked Jiang Fuhai to go to the Imperial Hospital to check if there was any pulse record for Concubine Mi.