The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

Somehow the Seventh Prince woke up and just lay on the bed with his eyes open, looking around, but he was not as lively as before. The Emperor felt distressed when he saw this.

When the Seventh Prince fell asleep again, the Emperor looked outside and saw that it was getting dark. He called out, "Su Peisheng, what time is it now?"

Su Peisheng entered the palace and looked at the emperor respectfully, "Your Majesty, it is already the evening hour, it is time to eat."

After Su Peisheng finished speaking, he glanced at the emperor's face and continued, "Is the emperor going to have dinner at Suiyuxuan?"

The emperor thought of the Fifth Prince, and looked at Zhen Huan again, "No, I haven't seen the Fifth Prince for a long time. Let's go to Yikun Palace for dinner."

Zhen Huan seemed to have heard nothing until the emperor put his hand on her shoulder. Zhen Huan was startled and quickly looked up at the emperor. The emperor patted Zhen Huan and said, "You are a little tired today. Rest early after dinner. I'm leaving first."

Zhen Huan stood up and bowed, "Your Highness, I respectfully send you off."

When the emperor arrived at the Yikun Palace, he was stopped outside the palace gate as expected. The emperor signaled Su Peisheng, who knocked on the palace gate. It was Zhou Ninghai who opened the door. Seeing the emperor and eunuch Su standing outside the door, he was stunned for a moment, then bowed, "Your servant greets the emperor."

The emperor hummed, and Zhou Ninghai said with great foresight, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will go and tell Concubine Hua right away."

The emperor did not refute, but just stood outside the door without saying anything. Zhou Ninghai hurried back to the main hall.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is here and is waiting outside the Yikun Palace. Are you still not going to see the Emperor today?" Zhou Ninghai's voice interrupted Nian Shilan's thoughts.

When Nian Shilan heard that the emperor was coming again, she felt a little impatient, but she also knew that it was too much to be so, otherwise she would completely push the emperor away, so she stood up and went out to greet the emperor.

The emperor watched Nian Shilan slowly walking towards him. He had not seen her for a long time and he did not expect that he would miss Shilan so much. At this moment, he just wanted to hold her in his arms and have a good time with her.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May I know what brings you here?" Nian Shilan stood in front of the emperor and bowed slowly.

The emperor helped Nian Shilan up, patted her hands, and looked at her affectionately, "It's been a long time since we last met. Don't you miss me?"

Nian Shilan did not pull her hand away, but just stared at the emperor steadily, "Then has your Majesty found out the real culprit behind that day? Are you willing to believe that I am innocent?"

The emperor looked at Nian Shilan's stubbornness and sighed, "I have never doubted you, but I did think that day that you chose to cut the Gordian knot in order to better complete the task I gave you."

Nian Shilan looked at the emperor and laughed at herself, "I am also a woman. She has no grudge against me. Why should I treat her so cruelly?"

The emperor was stunned when he heard what Nian Shilan said. Did Shilan think it was cruel to deprive her of the right to be a mother? If she knew about Huan Yixiang in the future... No, she must not know that Jiang Cheng had been executed by her, and no one would tell her.

Nian Shilan watched the emperor's expression change and said nothing more. She just looked at the emperor quietly.

The emperor turned around and said with a smile, "I haven't seen our Fifth Prince for a long time. Is he doing well recently?"

When the emperor mentioned the fifth prince, Nian Shilan's expression softened a little and she smiled and said, "He is more lively now. If he knew that the emperor came to see him, he would be happy."

When the emperor heard that Nian Shilan was about to give in, he pushed further and said, "Why don't you welcome me in to see the Fifth Prince? Does my beloved concubine like to chat with me at the palace gate?"

Nian Shilan gave the emperor a coquettish look and said, "Then please, Your Majesty."

Then he ordered Songzhi to bring the Fifth Prince to the main hall so that the Emperor could have a good look at him.

The emperor was not annoyed by Nian Shilan's sudden glare, but just looked at her with amusement, "You are the only one in the palace who dares to be so presumptuous in front of me."

Nian Shilan took the emperor's arm and said coquettishly, "That's because the emperor dotes on me. If the emperor is willing to dote on others, then I will not be the only one in the palace."

The emperor tapped Nian Shilan's forehead gently and said, "I don't know what you are thinking about all day. If I pamper everyone, wouldn't my beloved concubine be jealous?"

Nian Shilan hummed softly, then began to chuckle, leading the emperor towards the main hall.

After the emperor and Nian Shilan's flirting, he felt a lot more relaxed. He didn't know since when, but the emperor liked coming to Yikun Palace more and more. Whenever he came here, the emperor would always feel happy and forget the pressure of the previous dynasty and the harem.

Nian Shilan did not disappoint everyone's expectations. Apart from the matter of Princess Chaogui's marriage to a distant place, she refused to talk about any political affairs. No matter how the emperor asked, she always answered "I don't know". Over time, the emperor became more fond of her.

Soon, Songzhi carried the Fifth Prince into the main hall. The Fifth Prince had recovered well due to the careful care of Doctor Wen and Yun'er. The fish scales on his body had also decreased a lot. When the Fifth Prince entered the main hall, he saw his beloved father and waved his little hand, "Ah...Ah...Ah."

The emperor was very surprised to hear the fifth prince calling him. He turned around to look at Nian Shilan, who was also looking at him with burning eyes, "Your Majesty, the fifth prince is calling you to hug him."

The emperor confirmed that he had heard correctly, and when Songzhi came to his side, he quickly took the Fifth Prince. The Fifth Prince was held in the emperor's arms, very happy, his mouth was grinning, and his clear eyes curved into a crescent because of happiness. The emperor couldn't help but be infected by his joy and laughed, "He is really my good son."

When Nian Shilan heard the emperor's words, she rolled her eyes in disdain. Now that she knows he's your son, what were you thinking when you wanted to execute him when he was just born? Ha~

When the emperor and Nian Shilan were having lunch, a palace maid from Noble Lady Fucha's palace came and said that she was not feeling well and wanted the emperor to go see her.

Although Nian Shilan doesn't love the emperor as much as before, she can't let the little noble lady Fucha kidnap the emperor from her palace so openly. Otherwise, she will have no face left. As a noble concubine, she has to let a small substitute noble lady climb over her head? It's a joke!

The emperor glanced at Nian Shilan's unhappy face, and thought that he had not entered the gate of Yikun Palace for a long time, so he said to the palace maid who came to report from Yanxi Palace: "If you are sick, go find the imperial physician! Why are you looking for me!"

When the maid heard the emperor's angry words, she quickly shrank her neck in fear and said, "I...I will go back right away."