The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 104 Feng's Moving
The next day was the big day of the fifteenth.

Nian Shilan went to pay her respects to Ulanara at the end of the Mao hour. Hu Gege, Shu Gege, Duan and Feng had been drinking tea for a long time and had changed three cups of tea.

"I pay my respects to Madam Fu-jin, may Madam Fu-jin live in peace and happiness."

Nian Shilan half-knelt and bowed. Ulanara, with her usual smile on her face, called him up and offered him a seat.

"Sister, are you feeling unwell today? You see, she seems lazy and doesn't want to move."

Nian Shilan did not reply immediately. She took a sip of the exquisite Phoenix Dancong tea, then looked at Ulanara with a smile.

"Thank you for asking, Madam. I am fine. I was just a little late looking at the account book at the farm last night. I slept a little too much today and almost missed the important event of paying my respects to Madam. Fortunately, Madam was generous and did not blame me."

Ulanara said with a smile.

"Sister, you are too diligent. Be careful not to hurt your eyes by the candlelight when you are reading the account book at night."

Nian Shilan put the teacup back on the tea table next to her and replied nonchalantly.

"Thank you for your concern, Madam. I am not good at this kind of household affairs, so I thought that the early bird catches the worm, but I didn't expect that the account book was a mess, and I was exhausted. Fortunately, the master loves me, and I think he will invite someone to come to the mansion today to help me with the accounts."

Ulanara's heart tightened, but her expression remained calm.

"Oh? You are so lucky, my sister. You have the master's guidance for your first time. I am not as lucky as you. When I just took over the palace, the master went out to do his work, leaving me to figure out how to handle it by myself. It was such a headache."

Hu Gege and Duan were still under house arrest, but today was the fifteenth day, so Ulanara allowed them to come out to pay respects. Duan's figure was getting more and more round, and she touched her five-month pregnant belly and spoke.

"Fujin, you are the mistress of this mansion, so you are naturally capable and have the ability to handle all kinds of affairs, so you don't need anyone's help."

Nian Shilan listened to Duan's blatant mockery of taking sides and felt very annoyed with such fools.

I have tried to stop her from living in this courtyard many times, out of pity for the innocent baby in her belly, but she has been standing on the side of the Ulanara family. I don't know how she managed to live in this palace with such a brain.

Could it be that, as the concubines in the previous life privately said, pregnancy makes people stupid for three years? So when Duan Shi opened her mouth, she said something so obviously unreasonable?

Nian Shilan looked at Duan and said with a smile.

"I was wondering which new sister it was. I was still wondering why the master has such a picky taste that he secretly brought in a concubine without letting anyone know. I just heard what my sister said and took a closer look, only to find that it was my sister Duan. Tsk tsk, my sister is only five months pregnant, and I couldn't tell it was you. I almost mistook her for someone else. I heard that Fu Jin has arranged a kitchen, and three meals a day are prepared according to my sister's taste. I don't know what delicious food my sister has eaten. The wrinkles on her chin are almost as wrinkled as those of the barking dogs in my mother's house. I advise my sister to eat less. I think the embroidery house will be busy with all these clothes."

Duan was so angry that she stood up and said, holding her pregnant belly.

"I am greedy, and Concubine is right to teach me a lesson. But the baby in my belly is the master's own child. Concubine compares me to your mother's dog. Isn't that comparing the baby in my belly to a puppy? Concubine is disrespectful to the master."

Nian Shilan covered her mouth and laughed, as if she had heard a funny joke. She stopped for a while and looked at Ulanara.

"Sister Duan is so presumptuous, but Fu Jin is also going to sit back and watch? She said that she is pregnant with the master's own child, so where does that put you, Fu Jin? Hmm? I think Sister Duan wants to rely on the mother's status as a child. If I remember correctly, Sister Duan is still under house arrest, Fu Jin is generous and let her out, but... Fu Jin, keeping such a person around really makes people worry about you. You send food to certain people three times a day like water, but you might as well feed it to the dogs outside the mansion. The dogs will not care about your position after eating your food."

Duan said hurriedly.

"Master Fujin, I am loyal to you."

Nian Shilan said disdainfully.

"Loyal? You can't show your heart to Fu Jin, so how can you prove your loyalty? In my opinion, your loyalty is fake."

Duan wanted to say something else.

Ulanara spoke out to stop him.

"Enough, sisters, please say less. You came here to pay your respects properly, but why are you making a fuss? Duan, you are a concubine and you shouldn't talk back to the concubine. After you pay your respects, go back to your room and have a rest. Try to stay out as little as possible." After saying this, she turned to Nian Shilan.

"Sister Nian, don't be angry. You are a concubine, and you are in charge of the household affairs. You have a noble position in this mansion. Why bother with a little concubine? I have some newly arrived high-quality tangerines. I will ask someone to pick out some good ones and send them over. I see that your yard is still short of a first-class personal maid. Why don't you pick whichever servant in my yard you like?"

Nian Shilan looked at Ulanara with a smile on her face.

"Thank you for your advice, Madam. The tangerines are fine, I'll trouble the servants in your courtyard to bring them to you later. But as for this personal maid, I'm used to Songzhi serving me, so I won't take Madam Ai's servant away. If there's a need in the future, I'll pick a servant and report it to Madam Ai."

Ulanara nodded and smiled.

"That's fine. My sister is now helping to manage the household affairs. If there are any servants you like, you can use them."

Ulanara turned to look at Shu Gege and said.

"Sister Shu, you have been serving the master for several months, and it is time for you to have a baby for the master. Look, Sister Duan is so lucky that she got one overnight. You have to work harder too."

Shu Gege said shyly.

"Thank you for your concern. I am not as lucky as Miss Duan. Even though you have summoned me twice, it is only because you feel sorry for me. As for the matter of offspring, I will just leave it to fate."

Ulanara smiled and said to Feng.

"Ms. Feng, since the concubine proposed to the master, the sisters in the backyard should serve the master on a certain day. I remember that you also served twice. I wonder if Jianjiaxuan is short of anything? You can report to the concubine and add some according to the rules. Don't wrong yourself."

Feng was sitting there in a daze. When she suddenly heard Ulanara talking to her, she quickly stood up.

"Thank you, Master Fujin. I have everything I need."

Ulanara said with heartache.

"Ms. Feng, you have never fought or competed since you entered the mansion. You are a good person. But I feel sorry for you. If you lack something and wrong yourself, it will be boring for the servants who serve you to see you."

Feng smiled obediently and replied.

"I am grateful for the care of my mistress, Jianjiaxuan has everything I need, but I live alone and feel a little lonely."

Nian Shilan looked at Feng and said.

"Then Sister Feng should move to Cheng'en Garden and live with me. Anyway, I live alone. According to the rules, two ladies should live together in the courtyard. But there are few people in the mansion now. Although you are a concubine, it is not beyond the rules for you to live here. You can also keep me company."

Feng was surprised and exclaimed, "What?" When she said she was lonely, it was just a polite remark. She lived alone and felt very comfortable.

But she really didn't know how to reply to Nian Shilan all of a sudden, and was getting anxious, when Ulanara smiled.

"Sister Nian, it's rare for you to invite someone to live with you. But Sister Feng is of a low status, so I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for her to live with you."

Nian Shilan stroked her hair and looked at Ulanara with a smile.

"Madam, you are worrying too much. It is not inconvenient at all. I will report to the master today, and Sister Feng can move to my place. It will also be a good opportunity to vacate Jianjia Pavilion and renovate it. It is too simple now."

Ulanara looked at Nian Shilan deeply and smiled.

"Since my sister has made up her mind, I have nothing to say. Sister Feng, you are blessed to follow Sister Nian."

Feng had no choice but to stand up and thank Ulanara and Nian Shilan. Then, after the greetings were over, she returned to Jianjiaxuan to pack up her things and choose a day to move to Cheng'en Garden.

(End of this chapter)