The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

At the Yangxin Palace, her pigeon was intercepted by the emperor's men as soon as it was released. The emperor had been worried about the Nian family, so he also sent people to observe secretly. However, the emperor did not know about the Nian family's secret guards, because Nian Gengyao was still loyal and honest, and did not do anything to annoy the emperor, so the emperor did not send people to investigate every detail.

Xia Jian presented Nian Shilan's letter to the emperor.

The emperor opened Nian Shilan's letter home, which wrote how well the emperor treated him. He asked his brother to take good care of himself, recuperate, and obey the emperor's arrangements. No matter what he did, he should never be reckless. The emperor was busy with state affairs and he must not let the emperor worry about him again.

Seeing that Nian Shilan didn't say anything else, the emperor put the letter back on the carrier pigeon and asked the pigeon to deliver the message again.

The emperor began to wonder what Shilan's intention was. In the letter, he asked Nian Gengyao to follow his arrangements, but did Nian Gengyao already have rebellious intentions?

While the emperor was thinking carefully, Nian Shilan was also busy.

Nian Shilan was worried that the emperor might intercept her letters, so she secretly ordered the secret guards to return to the Nian Mansion and convey her words to Nian Gengyao.

The Nian family is one of the few families in this era that favors girls over boys. Since Nian Shilan was born, Nian's father and mother have been paying special attention to her and secretly trained a group of assassins to protect her. They spent a lot of energy and financial resources, and Nian Gengyao knew about it all the time. Nian Gengyao started planning when Nian Shilan married into the palace, and finally successfully sent two secret guards to sneak in with Nian Shilan to protect his sister's safety.

The reason why the secret guards did not appear in the previous life when the Nian family fell and Nian Shilan was sentenced to death was because the emperor sent people to investigate the Nian family's every move, no matter how big or small, and then he knew about the existence of the secret guards. The emperor was also very shocked at the time. He did not expect that the Nian family was so scheming that they were sent to the palace. He also added a crime of treason to the Nian family and sent Xia Qian to deal with them. However, Nian Shilan was so blinded by his own greed at that time and lost power so suddenly that he had no time to care about these things.

When the secret guard Nian Xi arrived at the Nian Mansion, the carrier pigeon had not arrived yet. Nian Xi knew that Nian Shilan's guess had come true, but fortunately the master did not write anything else in the letter home.

"I, your servant Nian Xi, would like to see General Nian." Nian Xi walked to the outside of Nian Gengyao's courtyard and knelt down to ask for a meeting.

When Nian Gengyao heard Nian Xi's name, he was stunned for a moment.

This is the female secret guard that he sent to protect his sister. Generally speaking, she will never leave Shilan unless it is something important.

Thinking of this, he strode out of the door. "Why are you here? Is there something wrong with Concubine Hua?" Nian Gengyao asked anxiously.

"Empress Hua sent me to inform the general about an important matter." Nian Xi said calmly.

Nian Gengyao looked around and was indeed afraid that there might be eavesdroppers on the other side of the wall while discussing matters in the courtyard, so he asked Nian Xi to go into the main hall with him first.

After entering the main hall, Nian Xi knelt down hurriedly: "General, Empress Hua asked you to go to Qinghai this time, you must..."

Two hours later, Nian Gengyao and Nian Xi finished their conversation.

"I still have something to discuss with the Madam, so I'll take my leave first." Nian Xi bowed and left.

Nian Gengyao was still sitting in his original position, thinking carefully about what Shilan was trying to do.

"Madam Nian." Nian Xi saw Nian Gengyao's wife, Hua Fei's sister-in-law, in the small kitchen of the Nian Mansion.

"Have you finished talking to the general?" Mrs. Nian was startled when she heard Nian Xi's words, and said after coming to her senses.

"Yes, madam. I'm here to ask you something on behalf of Concubine Hua." Nian Xi said respectfully.

After all, this Madam Nian was no ordinary person. She was able to control the reckless General Nian at such a young age. In the mansion, Madam Nian said one thing and the general dared not say another, which was enough to show how powerful Madam Nian was.

“We are all family, why bother talking about trouble?” Mrs. Nian said enthusiastically. Although her sister-in-law was a little arrogant, she treated her very well and she liked her very much.

"Your Majesty, there are too many open and secret struggles in the palace, so you need some trustworthy people around you. She must have some medical skills, so that you can use her with confidence. It would be better if she is a female doctor."

"Your Majesty knows that it is difficult to find female doctors nowadays, but she is also worried because there has been no royal heir. Please help me keep an eye out for her. If you find a suitable one, Your Majesty will find a way to keep her as a maid." Nian Xi continued.

When Madam Nian heard this, she had some idea in her mind. She was afraid that Shilan himself was unable to guard against the conspiracies and intrigues in the palace, so he wanted to have a female doctor by his side.

After figuring it out, Madam Nian quickly assured, "Although it is difficult, it is not impossible. Leave it to me. When I have made my choice, I will inform Shilan."

Seeing that Madam Nian agreed, Nian Xi was relieved. The matter had been completed, so there was no need to stay any longer. He bowed and left in a hurry.

In Changchun Palace, Concubine Qi thought that her demotion was all because of Nian Shilan, and she couldn't swallow this breath in her heart. Although she was confined to her house, she was not sealed off from the palace, so she asked her personal maid Cuiguo, "Go and quietly build a good relationship with the palace servants in the imperial kitchen. I was punished this time because of that bitch Concubine Hua. If it weren't for her, the Third Prince wouldn't have left Changchun Palace and moved to the Prince's Residence. I definitely can't swallow this breath."

Cuiguo heard what Concubine Qi said, thought for a moment and said, "I do have an old acquaintance in the imperial kitchen. We were good playmates when we were young, and we often talked and visited each other after entering the palace."

When Concubine Qi heard this, her eyes lit up. "Go tell the imperial kitchen to send a plate of chestnut cake to Concubine Hua and add some peanuts to it. Remember to grind the peanuts into powder so that no one can find out."

Cuiguo was a little confused when she heard this. She didn't know why the young lady added peanuts to Concubine Hua's snacks, but she didn't dare to ask more.

When Concubine Qi was in the palace, she accidentally learned from others that Nian Shilan was allergic to peanuts like herself, so she thought of using peanuts to make Nian Shilan suffer.

After Cuiguo went to the imperial kitchen and gave the instructions, she casually took a plate of snacks and returned to the palace to avoid being seen and aroused suspicion by others.

When the imperial kitchen delivered cakes to Concubine Hua, Nian Shilan saw the chestnut cake and without thinking much, she took a piece and tasted it.

Unexpectedly, not long after, Nian Shilan began to develop shortness of breath. Songzhi was frightened when she saw this, and hurriedly asked Lingzhi to go to the Imperial Hospital to call the imperial physician to treat Nian Shilan, and asked Zhou Ninghai to invite the emperor at the door.

The emperor came as soon as he heard the news. Not long after arriving at Yikun Palace, Lingzhi also came with the imperial physician. The one who came was Jiang Cheng from the Imperial Hospital. After taking the emperor's pulse, the imperial physician Jiang said, "Your Majesty, Empress Hua is allergic to food. I have given her a pill to detoxify her. As for what poison Empress Hua was poisoned with, I need to check the food Empress Hua has eaten."

After Jiang Cheng discovered that Nian Shilan was allergic to food, he induced vomiting on her immediately and fed her detoxification pills. After Nian Shilan showed some improvement, she closed her eyes and pretended to sleep to see the emperor's reaction to this matter.

When Song Zhi heard what Doctor Jiang said, she quickly handed the plate of chestnut cake to Jiang Cheng. After Jiang Cheng examined it, he said, "Your Majesty, a large amount of peanut powder was added to the chestnut cake. Concubine Hua is allergic to peanuts."

When the emperor heard that Nian Shilan was allergic to peanuts, he was a little confused. He had been married to Shilan for many years, but he didn't know that she was allergic to peanuts. His guilt towards Nian Shilan deepened. After thinking about it, he decided to wait until Nian Shilan woke up.

After a while, Nian Shilan still didn't hear the emperor speak, so she pretended to wake up, looked at the emperor in front of her bed, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with me?"

When the emperor saw Nian Shilan wake up, he hurried forward and asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell? The imperial physician said you are allergic to peanuts."

Nian Shilan heard the emperor's words and nodded weakly, "Yes, I have been allergic to peanuts since I was a child, so I have instructed the small kitchen in Yikun Palace not to put peanuts in the dishes."

When the emperor heard what Nian Shilan said, his tone sank slightly, "It's not the small kitchen, it's the chestnut cake that the imperial kitchen sent you that was mixed with crushed peanuts. I will definitely investigate the person behind this."

When Nian Shilan heard about the chestnut cake and thought of the imperial kitchen, she began to have doubts in her heart. This Concubine Qi was really restless. She could arrange people to harm her while being confined in the palace. It seemed that she had been too lenient this time.

Nian Shilan looked at the emperor with a face full of trust, "Okay, I believe in the emperor."

Seeing Nian Shilan like this, the emperor wanted to stay in Yikun Palace. Nian Shilan naturally disagreed as she had to take Wen Shichu to treat Concubine Duan later. So she persuaded the emperor to leave Yikun Palace, saying that she was not feeling well and could not take care of him.