The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 113 A great background
Nian Shilan was very sleepy, and her dream was not yet finished. When Songzhi helped her sit up, she exuded an unhappy aura.

Since Hanlu was sent away yesterday, there is one less second-class maid to help Nian Shilan wash and dress.

Seeing that Lidong, who usually did the cleaning work in the yard, was very skillful, Nian Shilan sent someone to report to Ulanara and promoted Lidong, a third-class maid, to take over Hanlu's job.

Today is the first day of Lidong, and I am here to help Nian Shilan wash and dress, standing by her bed.

Nian Shilan glanced at Lidong lazily and saw that she did not have an innovative hairstyle like the other servants in the courtyard, nor did she wear light rouge on her face like Mangzhong. She looked very plain.

"Girl, this is your first time serving me in person. I'm sure Mangzhong should have taught you the rules."

Lidong hurriedly took a step forward, knelt beside the bed, and raised the basin in both hands.

"My Lord, Sister Mangzhong taught me some rules last night, but I am stupid. Fortunately, my Lord took a liking to me and promoted me to a second-class maid. If there is anything I cannot do, I hope my Lord will forgive me."

Mangzhong lowered his head beside him, Nian Shilan yawned, and soaked his hands in a basin full of rose petals.

"You are very smart and seem to be a capable person. When you work for me, your first duty is to be loyal. If I find out that you have any other intentions, you will see the fate of Luluo and Hanlu. Have you seen it?"

Lidong shuddered slightly. Luoluo had died a tragic death half a year ago. Lidong was kneeling in the corner of the yard at that time. Although he did not dare to look up, the things he heard were still horrifying.

As for Cold Dew, I heard the servants talking about her nocturnal paralysis yesterday morning, but I hadn't seen Cold Dew since noon.

According to the private rumors among the servants in the courtyard, Hanlu seemed to have angered the master and was sent away. As for where she was sent, it was probably not a good place.

Lidong replied.

"I am a servant who has been promoted by my master, so I am devoted to him."

Nian Shilan said lazily.

"That's good. But you are too plainly dressed. My Cheng'en Garden is not a place where servants are not allowed to dress up. Just don't deliberately hang around the master when he comes. You are just as beautiful as flowers. Without me to dress you up, you should just keep your face. Who doesn't like beauty? When you reach the age, if you want to leave the house, I will release your indentures according to the rules. Just one thing, you must be loyal when you are on duty. Do you understand?"

The servants in the room knew that the last few words were said by the concubine to all of them, so they said them all in unison.

"Yes, we servants will remember the master's teachings."

Nian Shilan sat in front of the dressing table, and the bronze mirror reflected a new pimple on her left cheek.

If Nian Shilan from the previous life had seen this scene, she would have been furious and punished the servants who served her, blaming them for not serving her well and having an unbalanced diet.

But now, Nian Shilan just glanced at it indifferently and ignored it. She just sat there waiting for Guyu and Xiaoman to put on makeup and comb her hair.

Xiaoman carefully applied facial cream on Nian Shilan, and lightly drew her eyebrows. She took some rouge in her palms, rubbed it with both hands, and applied it lightly on Nian Shilan's cheeks. A rosy and delicate face appeared in the bronze mirror.

Even though that pimple looks a bit annoying when Nian Shilan is wearing plain clothes, people don't really care about its existence.

Nian Shilan stroked the bun that Guyu had skillfully tied for her and called Xiao Linzi over.

"Xiao Linzi, go and get Doctor Wen for me in a minute, and ask him to prescribe a prescription that can make this pimple go away."

Xiao Linzi took the pair of cards and left the house.

There was no need to pay respects to Ulanara today. Nian Shilan sat at the table and had breakfast at 12:00 am.

The housekeeper of the palace came to report that tomorrow, October 18th, according to the Jade Box Records, is a day of conflict with the dog, and the evil is in the south, so it is a good day for marriage, burial, and moving into a new house, but not for other things. It is a good day for moving, and Feng can move from Jianjiaxuan to Cheng'en Garden. The craftsmen in the palace can renovate Jianjiaxuan by the end of the month.

Nian Shilan casually flipped through the divination book presented by the housekeeper, which was obscure and difficult to understand. "Since it is an auspicious day, let's ask someone to arrange it."

The butler said again.

"The master has invited two experienced accountants and assigned six useful servants. They are waiting outside the courtyard. The master said that it is entirely up to you, Concubine, to use them."

Nian Shilan replied with a smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble the housekeeper. I understand."

The butler cupped his hands.

"How dare I, how dare I. Concubine Jin will be in charge of the affairs of the mansion these days, and I will do my best to serve Concubine Jin."

Nian Shilan sent the housekeeper away and asked someone to invite those people in.

An San was lying on the beam, crossing his legs and gnawing on a pig's trotter leisurely, while listening to the noises in the house.

Nian Shilan left the house. The two accountants invited from outside and the six servants under Yinzhen all bowed their heads and saluted Nian Shilan respectfully. Nian Shilan arranged what they needed to do, and then asked Lidong to lead them to the temporarily vacant courtyard to start counting the accounts.

Although she didn't have to pay her respects to Lady Ulanara today, Lady Feng still got up early. The housekeeper had already sent someone to inform her that she would move into Cheng'en Garden today and live with Nian Shilan.

Feng sighed inwardly. It seemed that this concubine always got at odds with Mrs. Fujin. She was forced to follow her, and she didn't know what the outcome would be.

In this mansion, Feng just wanted to live a peaceful and stable life, but now it seems that it is difficult.

I don't know what the concubine is up to, but she insists on moving to Cheng'en Garden under the pretext of renovating Jianjiaxuan.

Feng had been thinking about it for several days. She had been very careful in the mansion and only served her master twice on the designated days. She had never competed for favor with anyone and refused to say a word.

Feng was worried as she sat in her room watching the servants pack up their things. She had already packed up the dowry and the deed papers herself, and there were no valuable items in the remaining boxes, so by the afternoon, Feng had already moved into Cheng'en Garden.

Nian Shilan had a lot of things to do today, so she took a short nap after lunch. Because she was afraid of the cold, she had already started a fire in the house, using the best silver charcoal. At this time, Songzhi ordered the plum dance cake, and the fragrance was so thick that it made her even more sleepy.

Nian Shilan forced herself to cheer up and let Songzhi finish the fragrant cake.

"From now on, no one is allowed to use incense in this room without my permission."

Songzhi took the incense burner out of the house, asked the eunuch to put out the incense, and then came back.

"When the master was in the Nian Mansion, didn't he like all kinds of spices? This smell warms me, and I ordered it because I thought the master liked it. Please forgive me, master."

Nian Shilan calmed down and looked at the only one serving in the room, Songzhi, before speaking.

"In the past, I was a carefree young lady in the Nian Mansion. I lit incense, which was both elegant and helped me sleep. Now that I am someone's concubine, I have to stay awake all the time and not be schemed against by others. Do you think it can be the same?"

Songzhi suddenly realized that the fragrance smelled warm, and the heat from the charcoal fire in the house really made people drowsy. She thought it was because she didn't sleep well last night and felt sleepy because of work today.

"I can save myself the trouble. Master, I remember now that this incense was presented by Shu Gege to Fu Jin. Since Fu Jin didn't like burning incense, she gave it to you. But Fu Jin didn't say before that this incense was used to help with sleep. Why is that?"

Nian Shilan looked at Songzhi, who had just turned fourteen last month, and suddenly a smile broke out on her face.

"This fragrance is probably from a very important source."

(End of this chapter)