The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 119 Concubine's Wedding Dress
Qi Yuebin stroked the wedding dress sent by the palace. It was a rose-red color that concubines wear. Although it was not as bright red as the prince's wife, the patterns and shapes were the same as those of the wife.

This is also the tolerance of the royal family, allowing concubines to wear the same clothes as the main wife on the wedding day.

However, the wife’s crown was inlaid with eight oriental pearls, while the concubine’s crown was inlaid with seven.

Qi Yuebin was already very satisfied. This marriage was something she had asked for, for the sake of Yinzhen, the man she had been dreaming about for a long time.

Qi Yuebin fell ill when she was sixteen and missed the three-yearly selection of concubines.

Also, because she fell in love with Yinzhen at first sight during the royal autumn examination when she was seventeen, she was determined to marry him. As time went by, by the time she was ready to get married, she had already passed her eighteenth birthday.

Nian Zhilan said beside.

"Young lady's wedding dress is so beautiful. It seems that the prince cares a lot about her."

Qi Yuebin looked up at the little palace maid and felt that her features looked familiar.

"Aunt Gui Wan has a good eye, she is worthy of being someone who came from the palace. Later, please tell me in detail about Concubine Nian, so that I can have a response."

Nian Zhilan bowed and said.

"My lady, you are too polite. I am just a little palace maid. How can I be worthy of being called an aunt by my lady? Just call me back late."

So that afternoon, what Qi Yuebin heard from Nian Zhilan was a jealous, violent and arrogant Nian Shilan who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, and had no ability to manage things.

The more Qi Yuebin listened, the more he frowned. Every word Gui Wan said was very tactful, but to Qi Yuebin's ears, Nian Shilan's eyes were full of fangs.

"I'm tired. Let's talk tomorrow."

Nian Zhilan was still excitedly talking about what she knew about Nian Shilan, but when she saw that Qi Yuebin looked a little tired, she suddenly realized that she had said too much.

"Yes, what I have said today is what I have heard and what I have seen with my own eyes. As for how I will get along with Concubine Nian in the future, it is up to you to decide for yourself, young lady."

Nian Zhilan bowed and left, going to find Nanny Deng.

Qi Yuebin stared at Nian Zhilan's back as she walked away. His face had returned to its usual expression, without a trace of fatigue.

"Jixiang, go find someone to find out where Gui Wan came from and how she knew all these years about the concubine. The palace maids are all from the lower three banners and are legitimate bannermen. How could her mother be a maid of the Nian Mansion, a Han official?"

Qi Yuebin's maid Jixiang looked very pretty, and she was also a house girl who grew up with Qi Yuebin since childhood.

"Yes, Miss, do you suspect Gui Wan has bad intentions?"

"We must be on guard against others. According to the rules, the palace only needs to appoint a maid before I get married, but the maid brought two little palace maids with her. As far as I know, even the deceased wife of Prince Yong had only one maid to teach her before she got married. How could I bypass that one? The two people brought by Nanny Deng, the maid named Gui Yu, have you seen her talk in the past two days? She seems like a decoration. When Gui Wan talked about Concubine Nian today, it was as if the two had been together since childhood, which made people wonder."

After Qi Yuebin finished speaking, he picked up the wedding dress with his own hands, as if it were a treasure, and carefully put it into the cabinet.

Jixiang wanted to step forward to take it, but Qi Yuebin gently avoided her hand and smiled.

"I'll do it myself."

Jixiang knew that the young lady really treasured the wedding dress.

Songzhi was watching the servants prepare dinner. Today was the end of the month, and Yinzhen had sent someone to tell him early that they would have dinner in Cheng'en Garden tonight.

When the last mixed hotpot was served, Yinzhen also arrived.

"The master is here~!"

Nian Shilan was already standing at the door with Songzhi.

"My concubine greets my master, may you be well and safe."

Yinzhen stepped forward and took Nian Shilan's hand.

"Get up, why are your hands so cold? Are you feeling unwell today?"

Yinzhen said with concern.

As Nian Shilan spoke, she pulled her hand out without leaving a trace.

"I'm fine. My hands and feet are always cold in winter. I'm used to it. Master, please wash your hands and eat."

Yinzhen looked at Nian Shilan's sweet smile and thought of the news that came in the afternoon. Nian Gengyao and his men had just set out for the expedition a few days ago and had wiped out a group of bandits on the way. The emperor was very happy.

"I'm glad you're okay. Then wash your hands before eating." Feng sat in her room, quietly embroidering a bellyband.

Anyway, the master is not coming, so just stay here quietly.

Strangely enough, since arriving at Cheng'en Garden, Feng had been prepared to have her favor taken away by Nian Shilan.

However, when it was time for Feng to sleep with the emperor, Nian Shilan never found excuses to stop her. Instead, she let it go and let Su Peisheng convey the master's order, asking Feng to sleep with the emperor in the front yard.

Before Feng entered the palace, she heard that Nian Shilan was almost the only favorite in the room, and thought she must be a jealous woman. But now she saw her smiling and paying her respects to Mrs. Fujin every day, but the "greetings" did not make Mrs. Fujin very happy.

Ruyi trimmed the wick and put away the scissors in her hand.

"Miss, isn't it a good time for you to go and pay your respects to the master now? You haven't seen the master for several days."

Feng rubbed her eyes and moved the embroidery frame closer. The candlelight was a little dim.

"You think I'm living too comfortably now? Concubine never stopped me from sleeping with her, so why should I bother her when she's dining with the master? This Cheng'en Garden seems to be very comfortable to live in now."

Ruyi lit another candle and advised.

"Girl, please stop embroidering. It's late at night and the candlelight is dim. Be careful not to hurt your eyes."

Feng sighed. She really couldn't see clearly. She had already pricked her hands twice. There was still a lot of time, so she would embroider during the day.

It's not something that needs to be rushed, it's just to kill time.

After finishing their meal, Nian Shilan and Yinzhen sat together to drink tea. Nian Shilan smiled and hooked Yinzhen's finger with her little finger, her eyes sparkling in the candlelight.

Yinzhen looked at her with amusement.

"We just finished our meal."

Nian Shilan immediately sat up straight with a serious look on her face.

"Master, please forgive me. I was too presumptuous just now. I will never do it again in the future."

Yinzhen was speechless. How could this man change his face so suddenly? No concubine had ever treated him like this before. It was interesting.

Yinzhen took Nian Shilan's hand and placed it on his heart.

"Try it and see if my heart is beating fast enough. You're going to scare me into having a heart attack."

Nian Shilan burst out laughing and punched Yinzhen in the chest.

"Master, please don't scare me. You are the emperor's son. You are protected by gods and Buddhas. It's not easy to be frightened into a heart attack."

Yinzhen's expression suddenly changed. He frowned, covered his chest, and said.

"It hurts! My heart aches again!"

Nian Shilan was so frightened that she stood up quickly and hurried out to find Su Peisheng to ask for the imperial physician.

Yinzhen smiled and pulled Nian Shilan into his arms.

"I thought you didn't care about me, but you turned hostile so quickly. It turns out you're still nervous."

When Nian Shilan was held in Yinzhen's arms, she realized that she had been fooled. She hit Yinzhen a few times in annoyance, played around for a while, and then stopped.

When the clouds and rain stopped, Yinzhen held Nian Shilan in his arms, rested his head on her hair, and whispered.

"You said, how nice it would be if the days could be peaceful like this forever. This king and Shilan will live like this until we grow old."

Nian Shilan didn't say anything. She thought about how she was backstabbed by the man beside her in her previous life, and her heart began to ache.

At that time, she was thinking about this man wholeheartedly, for this man.

Now, go to bed early.

Once the Nian government’s power is stabilized, some things can be resolved.

(End of this chapter)