The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 13 The Origin of Buyao
When Songzhi came back, she told Nian Shilan that everything was done.

Nian Shilan was lying in bed, not feeling sleepy. Just now, a servant came to report that the master had gone to the concubine's courtyard and would stay in the concubine's Xingfu Courtyard tonight.

This was the first time that Yinzhen took the initiative to go to Xingfuyuan in the three months since Nian Shilan entered the mansion.

But when Nian Shilan heard the news, she just said calmly: "I understand, go down."

During the past three months, even during her most intimate moments with Yinzhen, Nian Shilan was always thinking about her past life.

She couldn't forget the moments when she was backstabbed.

So her attitude towards Yinzhen was only better at certain specific moments.

She knew that her brother Nian Gengyao had been secretly loyal to Yinzhen ever since she entered the palace.

She also knew that her brother was ambitious but also wanted to keep her safe in the palace.

On the surface, some trajectories were still following the examples of the previous life, but secretly, she might not be sure.

The next day was a beautiful spring day. Nian Shilan had just gotten up after being served by Songzhi and was gesturing with a pink jade hairpin in front of the mirror.

There are a few small peony flowers carved on the top of the hairpin, which is very delicate.

The servant said that the master had just returned home from court, and the lady invited him to have breakfast.

Nian Shilan slowly stood up and asked Songzhi to change her into a pink Manchu dress with white edges.

The white edge is embroidered with delicate vines in turquoise, with small pink flowers interspersed among the vines.

Nian Shilan looked at herself in the mirror in a daze, then laughed at herself, looking a bit like a delicate and beautiful concubine.

When Nian Shilan arrived at Xingfu Courtyard, Jiang Fuhai, the eunuch close to Ulanara, was directing the maids to serve meals.

When Jiang Fuhai saw Nian Shilan coming, he quickly bowed and greeted her, but he was talking.

"My wife, your health is good. She said you have not been feeling well recently, so please don't pay your respects. Just have a good rest in Jinglan Courtyard. When you are better, come and pay your respects again."

As he spoke, he carefully observed the concubine's expression.

Nian Shilan smiled and giggled through the door.

"In that case, I will just pay my respects to Madam Fu Jin here. I will go back now."

After saying that, he turned and left, but he didn't expect that Yinzhen was standing a few steps away.

"Greetings to the master." Nian Shilan bowed with a smile when she saw Yinzhen.

"No thanks. You're not fully recovered yet, why are you still walking around?" Yinzhen also smiled.

"My Lord, I feel much better today. Thinking that I fainted in the main hall yesterday and disturbed the wife, I came here today to pay my respects. I didn't expect that the wife was kind and wise, and she sympathized with my weak health and spared me the visit."

Nian Shilan spoke seriously, without showing any dissatisfaction of being rejected on her face.

With the clothes she was wearing today, Yinzhen felt that his beautiful concubine made him happy. "Since you are exempted from the funeral, you should have a good rest for a few days. Come back when you feel better."

After Yinzhen finished speaking, he entered Xingfu Courtyard.

Nian Shilan bowed her head and let Songzhi support her as she slowly walked back.

As they walked, Nian Shilan suddenly suggested going to Liufang Pavilion where Hu Gege lived.

Because the princesses had low status, they did not have their own separate courtyards and all lived in Liufang Pavilion, which was far away from their masters.

Only if one day one becomes a concubine, will one be qualified to live in a more decent courtyard.

If she wanted to have her own courtyard, she had to skip the position of concubine and become a concubine directly.

The concubine is a daughter-in-law whose name can be recorded in the royal jade records.

When they arrived at Liufang Pavilion, Nian Shilan waved his hand and asked the eunuch closest to him to wait at the door.

She went in with Songzhi and two second-class maids.

Hu Gege's personal maid was sweeping the corridor. When she saw Nian Shilan coming in, she knelt down hurriedly and bowed.

Nian Shilan just waved her hand and asked, "Is Mrs. Hu feeling better?"

The maid knelt down and dared not to stand up. She had seen Hu being beaten that day, and this concubine was not so easy to fool.

The maid was Hu's personal maid, named Yucui.

In the past, she served Ulanara closely like Hu, but after Hu gave birth to a concubine and then a princess, she was assigned to serve Hu alone.

After hearing Nian Shilan's question, Yucui quickly answered.

"Replying to Concubine, the princess is sleeping in the inner room. The swelling on her face has subsided a little, but she said she can't see anyone yet. I'll go in and tell her that Concubine is here to visit."

"No need to inform him. I will go in by myself. If it is serious, I will go back to the wife and ask the imperial physician to take a good look."

After saying this, Nian Shilan went into Hu's room without waiting for Yucui to get up.

Sure enough, Mrs. Hu was lying on her side in the bed.

Nian Shilan didn't care about it. She walked to the table and sat down, giving Songzhi a look.

Songzhi pushed Yucui, who had followed in, out again.

"I know you are not asleep. I just want to say one thing. I am not coming here to pick on you. But you know where that jade hairpin came from. If you want your family and uncle to be safe, you can do it yourself."

After saying that, Nian Shilan stood up and walked out, but before she left, she saw from the corner of her eye that Hu was shaking violently.

(End of this chapter)