The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 144 Glass Bracelet
Nian Zhilan received a reward from Ulanara.

Jiang Fuhai said, the master's old illness has relapsed and he needs to rest for the next few months. No visitors are allowed in the front yard.

Fu Jin sympathized with her master because he was too busy and Miss Nian had not yet been favored by the master. She was afraid that Miss Nian would resent her master, so she specially rewarded her with this eight-treasure glass bracelet.

Each bead on the bracelet is crystal clear, and the craftsman has carefully drilled a hole in the middle to put soothing spices in it. It is great to carry it with you or place it next to your pillow.

Nian Zhilan happily saw Jiang Fuhai off, held the bracelet in her palm and looked at it over and over again, then stretched out her hand to call her maid Xiaoyu over, asking her to smell it as if it were a gift.

"Isn't it fragrant? This is a gift specially given to me by the mistress. When I was in the Nian Mansion, I would never have been able to get such a good thing."

Xiaoyu was a maid who had followed Nian Zhilan when they were in the Nian Mansion. However, she did not serve her closely at that time. The maid Shaohong, who had always served her closely, died when Nian Zhilan was kidnapped.

Xiaoyu carefully approached Nian Zhilan and smelled the bracelet with her hand. A fragrance she had never smelled before penetrated into her nose, which was better than all the fragrances she had smelled since she was a child.

It can be seen that Fujin’s things are really good!

Xiaoyu complimented Nian Zhilan with a smile.

"Although the prince has been busy recently and has not come to see you, the lady's wife has a fondness for you. In the backyard, the lady's wife has the final say, and the prince has never been involved in the backyard. The lady must serve the lady's wife well, and you may be able to rise to prominence in the future."

Nian Zhilan put the bracelet on her wrist and admired it for a long time. Then she took it off reluctantly and gave it to Xiaoyu.

"Put it beside my pillow. I can't wear such a good thing for the time being. It's too ostentatious. You're right. My elder sister and I have been estranged since childhood, and I never thought I could get her protection. But these days since I came to the mansion, I see that Fu Jin is kind-hearted and always has a warm smile on her face. I have never heard that she would torture the concubines. If you want to survive in this mansion, you should find a big tree that can shelter you from the wind and rain. In the past, in the Nian Mansion, the life I led with my aunt was really worse than that of my elder sister's servants. My aunt died tragically because of me, and I will always find a chance to avenge her!"

Xiaoyu held the bracelet carefully and replied in a low voice.

"I will take it and put it under the young lady's pillow. When you smell it before going to bed at night, you will feel better when you think about what happened today. But I am worried, young lady, no, if Concubine Hua gets jealous and it's bad for you, how will you deal with it?"

Nian Zhilan's eyes suddenly showed cruelty.

"If she wants to stop me, what can she achieve if she only knows how to eat, drink and have fun in the Nian Mansion?! It's not my time to live in the Nian Mansion. In this mansion, she and I are both concubines, so we can compete for it. I hope my good sister can live in peace and happiness, that would be her ability!"

Xiaoyu said no more and took the bracelet and placed it beside the bed.

After Yinzhen left, Nian Shilan went nowhere except to pay her respects to Lady Ulanara every morning, and she also tried to avoid taking care of trivial matters in the mansion whenever possible.

Xiao Linzi brought news from outside that Nian Gengyao stayed indoors except for training in the military camp. He only asked Xiao Linzi to bring it to Nian Shilan and took out a lot of banknotes for Xiao Linzi to bring to Nian Shilan.

Nian Shilan stared at the banknote in his hand with mixed feelings.

My brother still treats me with great love and care just like he did in my previous life.

He was afraid that she was not living well in the palace, so he sent her so much silver.

Nian Shilan thought again about her brother in her previous life who was demoted to a city gate guard. How could such a proud brother endure such humiliation?

But what Zhen Huan said before Nian Shilan died was not without reason.

How can I allow others to sleep soundly beside the king’s pillow?

If one's achievements surpass those of his master, his master will surely eliminate him.

Nian Shilan thought again of the truth about Huanyixiang that Zhen Huan had told her. Her first thought at that time was that Yinzhen had actually told Zhen Huan about such a private matter as a topic of conversation in the boudoir, and had trampled on her true heart repeatedly.

Nian Shilan suddenly felt a severe headache. Whenever she thought of these heartbreaking scenes, her headache would flare up. She weakly held her temples.

Songzhi hurriedly called Lidong to warm up the rice wine, and she found the pills that Nian Shilan had been taking in the box, and asked Xiaolinzi to ask Doctor Wen to come.

Nian Shilan lay drowsy on the bed. After the head was spinning, she stood in Shoukang Palace, the residence of the empress dowager in her previous life.

Nian Shilan knew clearly in her dream that no one could see her here, so she entered Shoukang Palace as she knew the way. The two people sitting and talking in the palace turned out to be Yinzhen and Defei, who had become emperors in the previous life, and should be called the empress dowager at this time.

Nian Shilan was suspicious. There was no one else sitting beside the mother and son except the emperor's personal eunuch Su Peisheng and the empress dowager's personal maid Zhu Xi.

The entire Shoukang Palace was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

In her previous dreams, Nian Shilan could sometimes hear sounds and sometimes not. Now she was afraid that she would not be able to hear any sounds, so she moved closer to the couch where the two of them were sitting.

I only heard Yinzhen speak in a low voice.

"What the Empress Dowager said is that Nian Gengyao presented a kind of musk when he came back this time. It is said that this kind of musk can only be found on the musk deer in the Great Snow Mountain in the northwest, and it is the most effective one. Hua Fei's Huan Yi incense is almost used up, and my son thought that Nian Gengyao was getting more rampant, so he took a small part of it as a door and asked someone to make more Huan Yi incense."

The Queen Mother nodded.

"The emperor has done a good job. Mother knows that you have always felt that you owed Concubine Hua these years, but because of Nian Gengyao, you have no choice but to owe her."

Yinzhen was silent for a moment and said.

"Yes. My son had no choice back then. If it weren't for Nian Gengyao, my son and Shilan would have had a child."

The Queen Mother looked at Yinzhen and said.

"You had your own considerations for what happened back then. It was also the Empress Dowager who warned you, fearing that you would go the wrong way. Since ancient times, those who have accomplished great things have not been particular about small matters. Besides, if Nian Gengyao hadn't existed back then, would you have married Concubine Hua?"

When Nian Shilan heard this, her heart sank.

Even though she already knew the truth, she never thought that Yinzhen could use the musk presented by Nian Gengyao, her brother who had always loved Nian Shilan, as a medicine to cure Nian Shilan's infertility.

This is so cruel and murderous!
Nian Shilan felt so heartbroken in her dream that she couldn't help trembling all over after she woke up.

Songzhi, who was standing by, was extremely frightened and gently shook Nian Shilan, trying to wake her up.

In the dream, Nian Shilan wanted to wait for an answer from Yinzhen, but he just remained silent.

Nian Shilan only felt a pain in her body and opened her eyes suddenly.

It turned out to be Wen Xianqing who was invited by Xiao Linzi. Seeing that Nian Shilan was in a bad condition, he pricked her Hegu acupoint with a silver needle, forcing her to wake up quickly.

Nian Shilan's eyes were blurry, and she finally managed to see Song Zhi in front of her with a worried look on her face, and next to her was Wen Xianqing with a heavy look on his face.

"Thank you, Doctor Wen. I'm fine. I just had a headache."

Wen Xianqing cupped his hands and said.

"Does Concubine Hua have any other symptoms of discomfort? I see that your current attack is very different from the previous ones. It seems that you have been greatly stimulated, causing your body to tremble even in your dreams."

Nian Shilan was silent for a while, looked towards the bed and said.

"It's okay, it's just my inner demon. It makes me restless even in my dreams."

Wen Xianqing sighed.

"I don't know what kind of demons Concubine Hua has, but demons need to be treated with medicine. If Concubine Hua is fine, she can take advantage of the fine spring weather and take more guards out for a walk. Maybe it can help relieve some of the trouble."

Nian Shilan turned around and smiled.

"It's not that easy to cure. Since it's a mental disorder, no external force can change it. I'll figure it out slowly by myself, and Doctor Wen doesn't have to worry about it."

　Earlier, earlier!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)