The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 152 Princess Kangle
Concubine Shu Suyan and Concubine Li Jingyan lived together in Changchun Palace. Because Yinzhen had just ascended the throne, many positions of concubines in the harem were uncertain.

Apart from the Empress of the Central Palace, Concubine Hua of the Yikun Palace and Concubine Duan of the Yanqing Palace, there were only Concubine Jing, Concubine Shu, Concubine Li, and Concubine Cao and Concubine Yu.

Shu Suyan had long known that Yinzhen was extraordinary, but she had never thought that one day she would be able to enter the palace and become a lady.

When she packed up her things from her residence, she didn't bring anything valuable, so she only ordered people to bring two boxes. At this moment, one of the boxes was open, and inside was her bottles and jars.

Zijing bent down to organize the bottles and jars, and while Shu Suyan was not paying attention, she secretly grasped something in her palm, which was a flower-shaped fragrant cake.

Shu Suyan was still flipping through a book and didn't notice Zijing's actions.

It took a long time for Zijing to straighten up.

"I am so tired. My lady, do you want to use all these things?"

Shu Suyan didn't even raise her eyelids. She was just flipping through an interesting incense recipe. It said that a two-inch high tower-shaped incense can be made from agarwood, sandalwood, cloves, frankincense, rosin, plum blossoms, ambergris and honey.

This incense should be burned during the Spring Festival, as it symbolizes wealth and good fortune, hence the name "Purple Air Coming from the East".

"Yeah. Is everything packed?"

Shu Suyan folded the page of the incense recipe and then looked up and asked Zijing.

Zijing wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and smiled.

"Everything has been packed up according to my young master's instructions. Would you like to take a look?"

Shu Suyan looked at Zijing and smiled faintly.

"I'm relieved about your packing. Now that you're in the palace, it's different from the previous palace. You must be more careful and prudent in your words and actions. When the family affairs are settled, I will choose a good family in the court and find a good marriage for you. Don't waste your youth in this palace in vain."

Zijing sighed softly and walked to Shu Suyan.

"My elder sister has just entered the palace. It will probably take some time for her to sort out the family affairs. I can't bear to see my elder sister suffer alone in the palace. I want to accompany her."

Shu Suyan took Zijing's hand and said with a smile.

"I told you when we were in the palace that you must not call me sister even when no one is around. We are sisters, just know it in your heart. There are many people in the palace, and if one more person knows, things will become more difficult. Do you understand?"

Zijing said softly.

"Yes, my lady, I will remember this. I will wait for the day when my lady succeeds."

This day was the first day of July, the first important day for all the concubines to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager after moving into the Imperial Palace from the former residence.

After the death of the previous emperor, the previous empress, Niuhulu, became the undisputed empress dowager and lived in the Cining Palace.

But the new emperor was kind and filial, so he could not leave his birth mother aside. Defei was now the Holy Mother Empress Dowager and still lived in Yonghe Palace. In order to appease his birth mother, Yinzhen ordered all palaces to call her Empress Dowager De, thus distinguishing her from the Empress Dowager.

However, the Yonghe Palace has been renovated by skilled craftsmen over the past few days, and it is now more magnificent and comfortable than before.

Concubine Tonggiya, who raised Yinzhen, died with the late emperor the day after his death. However, Concubine Yi had a scene with the new emperor, and she ended up following the ninth prince to his fiefdom.

Although the remaining concubines of the late emperor could not accept his sudden death for a while, after Yinzhen appeased them by promoting their positions and increasing their salary, they finally gave up and lived out their days in the harem.

When Nian Shilan brought Songzhi and Xiao Linzi to the Cining Palace, Ulanara had just arrived with other concubines.

The Empress Dowager occupied the main seat, and Empress Dowager De still sat below the Empress Dowager, just as she had done when she was the concubine of the previous emperor.

Nian Shilan followed Ulanara in performing the ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows to the two empress dowagers. After the eunuchs beside the empress dowager received the empress dowager's instruction and called them to stand up, the concubines slowly stood up.

Ulanara looked even more dignified in her attire of a queen, and she spoke with a smile.

"Today is the first time that the concubines have come to pay respects to the Empress Dowager since the Emperor ascended the throne. Except for one noble lady who is still recuperating after childbirth and cannot come out, I will pay respects to the Empress Dowager on her behalf. We, the concubines, wish the Empress Dowager good health and happiness for a long time."

The Queen Mother nodded slightly and smiled.

"Okay. I will borrow the Queen's good words. You are all here today, and I am happy to see you children."

Then the Empress Dowager turned her head and asked Empress Dowager De.

"Do you have anything to tell me?"

Empress Dowager De shook her head slightly.

"No."

The two queen dowagers ordered people to give out the rewards that had been prepared long ago according to the rank of the concubines. Nian Shilan looked up inadvertently and saw the flash of disgust in the eyes of the queen dowager De.

When I looked more closely, I saw that Empress Dowager De was smiling and looked kind.

If Nian Shilan had not known about the plot of the previous Empress Dowager De towards her, she would have thought that she was seeing things.

After coming out of the Cining Palace, Nian Shilan stood for a moment, then took Songzhi and Xiao Linzi to the Xianfu Palace where Jing Guiren was.

Originally, Nian Shilan wanted Concubine Jing to continue living with her in the Yiku Palace, but Yinzhen said it was inconvenient, so he let Concubine Jing move to the Xianfu Palace.

Because there were many vacancies for the positions of concubines, and there was no queen in the Xianfu Palace above the rank of imperial concubine, Jing Guiren lived a comfortable life instead.

Yinzhen named the little princess Kangle and promised Concubine Jing to raise the princess by his side. Concubine Jing was extremely grateful to Nian Shilan.

Without her, there is no way I could have given birth to a princess so smoothly.

When Nian Shilan arrived at Xianfu Palace, a young eunuch had already arrived to announce the matter loudly.

"Empress Hua has arrived~!"

Ruyi, who was beside Mr. Jing, came out to greet him and knelt down respectfully to pay his respects.

"Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty Hua Fei. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health and good health."

Nian Shilan waved her hand.

"Get up. How is your young master today? Is the princess easy to coax?"

Ruyi said hurriedly.

"Please come in, Empress Hua. Our young master was just thinking of you, and now you're here."

Nian Shilan looked at Ruyi curiously.

"What do you want to ask me?"

Seeing that Nian Shilan was not as cold as she was in the palace, she boldly said with a smile.

"Of course I am grateful for your kindness and grace! Please come in, Madam."

Nian Shilan was stunned for a moment. In her two lifetimes, this was the first time someone expressed their gratitude for her kindness from the bottom of their hearts.

In my previous life, I had nothing to do with these two words.

Concubine Jing sat in front of the cradle, rocking Princess Kangle gently. The baby, who was not even a month old, had long eyelashes, and Concubine Jing had a loving look on her face.

I actually gave birth to a little human being. This feeling is too hard to describe. Days like this are so happy that it seems unreal.

Ruyi lifted the curtain and Nian Shilan stepped into the room.

Mr. Jing quickly stood up, knelt down, folded his hands above his head, and prostrated himself on the ground.

"Your concubine pays homage to Her Majesty Hua Fei, and wishes Her Majesty good health and everlasting happiness."

Nian Shilan said lightly.

"Get up. You are still in the moon, so there is no need to perform such a grand ceremony. I just came to see the princess."

If Lady Jing was still on guard against Nian Shilan when they were in the palace, now she has let down her guard a lot.

"I am grateful to your majesty for your kindness. You ensured that I gave birth to the princess safely, and you also asked the emperor to help me so that I could raise the princess myself. Your majesty is so kind that I cannot repay you even a little bit!"

Nian Shilan sighed and personally reached out to help Jing Guiren up.

"I have already said that if I protect you and your daughter, I am also protecting myself. Get up."

Only then did Concubine Jing stand up, but she didn't understand what Nian Shilan said. She was now the noble Concubine Hua, and her mother's family had a father who was a second-rank official and a brother who had made great military achievements, so why did her tone reveal deep melancholy?

"I dare not presume to guess what Your Majesty is thinking, but I will obey Your Majesty from now on."

Jing Guiren thought that for the sake of herself and the princess, she had to rely on Hua Fei as a big tree.

　Ah, actually, I name each chapter at random. When my obsessive compulsive disorder strikes, I just think of four words.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)