The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 149 The Prince's Party

Nian Shilan sat in Cheng'en Garden, listening to Xiao Linzi talking about the situation in the capital that he had learned.

The crown prince was deposed, the emperor was furious, and all officials in the capital were in danger. The Prince of Zhi was originally stationed in the southwest, but now he was on his way back to the capital at the order of the emperor.

Prince Yong has always been regarded as a member of the Crown Prince's party. After the Crown Prince fell, Prince Yong's mansion closed its doors to visitors, and everyone said that Prince Yong was as timid as a mouse.

Emperor Kangxi stared at the person kneeling on the ground. It was An Yi.

"Your Majesty, I have been following your orders to stay by Prince Yong's side these days. The prince has always been open to me when doing things, but I really haven't noticed anything unusual."

Emperor Kangxi said.

"This time, apart from Prince Yong's duty as a guard, only Baocheng knew that I was going to Jiangnan incognito. Baocheng really disappointed me. Some time ago, someone told me that Baocheng was violent and domineering. I had let him off the hook out of consideration for the late queen. I didn't expect him to be so impatient. Not only did he abuse his power, but he even dared to embroider the dragon robe privately."

An Yi knelt on the ground with his head lowered, not daring to respond to the emperor's words.

The emperor seemed to be reminiscing, and after a long while he continued.

"I owed the Fourth Brother something in the past, but this time, he must prove to me that he had nothing to do with this incident."

A dark one.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will continue to keep an eye on Prince Yong's mansion for you."

Yinzhen sat upright in the dungeon of the palace, looking at Hanlu who was locked up in front of him with an iron chain through her collarbone. She was already dying.

A secret guard came forward and poured a basin of cold water on Hanlu. The water flowing down Hanlu's body was mixed with washed blood and slowly flowed to Yinzhen's feet.

Yinzhen lifted his foot slightly, and the secret guards swept the blood back to Hanlu's feet.

Hanlu slowly raised her drooping head with great effort. Her face was covered with festering wounds. If she were not someone very close to her, no one would have recognized her as the clever and somewhat pretty maid in Cheng'en Garden.

Yinzhen said slowly.

"I didn't expect you to be such a tough nut to crack. We've been through a whole winter, and then we've experienced spring. Now it's early summer, and you still won't say who you belong to. Forget it, I won't ask anymore. I'll guess it myself. Thirteen and Fourteen are still young, they can't think of this level, and they can't train a servant as loyal as you. Although the Ninth and Tenth want to compete with me, they don't have the brains and ability to plant spies around me. The Eighth is reckless and doesn't seem like a scheming person. The Third Prince has some possibilities, but I've checked his house and there's no one like you. You insisted before that you belonged to the Crown Prince, but now that the Crown Prince has been deposed, you seem indifferent and not anxious at all. So... if I'm not mistaken, you belong to my eldest brother?"

Hanlu couldn't help but tremble all over. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but it was empty. She had bitten off her tongue a long time ago. But Yinzhen didn't let her die. He used drugs to keep her spirits up every day, making it impossible for her to live or die.

Yinzhen looked at Hanlu's reaction and finally smiled with satisfaction.

"Very good, it turns out that you are my brother's man. But I didn't expect that my brother, who seems to be aloof and devoted to his wife, could win over a woman as infatuated as you. It's rare, rare! Unfortunately, I can't tolerate a spy like you by my side."

Yinzhen stood up, walked a few steps away, waved to the secret guards, and Hanlu was killed silently.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, a locked brocade box was thrown into the Prince of Zhi's mansion.

The guards in the mansion chased after him, but found nothing. The guards handed the brocade box to the housekeeper who came after hearing the news. The housekeeper did not dare to open the box without permission, so he held the box in both hands and sent it to the study of Prince Zhi.

The Prince of Zhi had already instructed that Fu Jin should not be bothered with matters in the mansion and should just focus on taking good care of her health.

The butler placed the brocade box on the table in the study, waiting to open it when Prince Zhi returned in the next two days.

During the day, Ulanara settled Li in Yaoyue Garden and let Cao live in Jianjiaxuan, living with Nian Zhilan.

Nian Zhilan sat in her room. She hadn't received any letters from the prince for several days, and the letters she sent out also fell on deaf ears. She was upset.

Cao Qinmo came to visit and stood at the door respectfully waiting for Xiaoyu to come back to Nian Zhilan. Nian Zhilan invited her in, and then Cao Qinmo took Yinxiu's arm and slowly walked into Nian Zhilan's room.

"My concubine has met Miss Nian. I wish Miss Nian all the best."

Cao Qinmo was very humble and bowed.

Nian Zhilan hurriedly helped Cao Qinmo up. "Miss, what are you doing? You and I are the same, why do you have to do such a big ceremony? Please stand up quickly."

Cao Qinmo stood up, Nian Zhilan pulled her to sit down and said.

"I have only been in this mansion for a short time. It was quite lonely living alone in Jianjia Pavilion. Now it is good. Miss Cao is here to keep me company."

Cao Qinmo covered her mouth and laughed.

"Miss Nian is right. Although you and I are both serving the prince, we are of low status after all. In the future, we should support each other."

Nian Zhilan Road.

"Of course. It's getting late today, otherwise I would have given you a nice welcome."

Cao Qinmo turned around, took the thing in Yinxiu's hand, and handed it to Nian Zhilan with both hands.

"I don't have anything good to give you. This is our first meeting. If you don't mind, Miss Nian, this is a little something from my hometown. I hope you will accept it."

Nian Zhilan looked at what was in Cao Qinmo's hand, which was a pair of jade bracelets of good quality. She was happy in her heart but polite in her words.

"Miss Cao is so polite. We are just meeting for the first time, how can I take your things for free?"

Cao Qinmo grabbed Nian Zhilan's hand, put the jade bracelet on her, and said with a smile.

"Miss Nian, please don't be polite. This is just a small gift, not a sign of respect. I don't know anything about this mansion, so I need Miss Nian's guidance."

Nian Shilan heard from Xiao Linzi that Cao Qinmo went to Nian Zhilan's room after dinner, and she said she knew it.

Songzhi asked Nian Shilan.

"Master, Miss Cao went to see the Third Miss as soon as she entered the mansion today. I'm afraid she is not someone who is easy to get along with."

Nian Shilan picked up the embroidery pattern in her hand and said casually.

"What are you afraid of? Two little concubines, what kind of trouble can they cause? Even if they want to cause trouble, do you think Fu Jin will just sit back and watch? I think Miss Cao is just new here, and she is just asking Zhilan about some things in the mansion, so let them go."

Nian Shilan knew clearly that the reason why Cao Qinmo bit her so hard in her previous life was simply because of Princess Wen Yi.

In this life, without Nian Shilan's protection, she wanted to see if Cao Qinmo could give birth to a child safely.

As for Nian Zhilan, as long as she doesn't do anything excessive, as the eldest sister, she will naturally keep her.

Nian Shilan has not yet met her most important enemy, so she doesn't care much about the people in front of her.

On the first night after Yinzhen returned home, he went to Xingfu Courtyard for the first time. Ulanara was stunned for a long time before she went out to greet him.

"I have seen the master."

Yinzhen gave Ulanara a false support and said.

"Please stand up, Madam. I came here specially tonight to see you and the Third Prince. Thank you for taking care of the young children these days, Madam."

Ulanara said with a delighted smile on her face.

"Thank you for your consideration, Master. I will ask the nurse to bring the Third Prince over for you to see."

　Today's chapter talks extensively about the affairs of the court, laying the foundation for the following text.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)