The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 160 Worrying
Ulanara looked at Yinzhen and smiled.

"Your Majesty, this is the one I told you about a few days ago, the daughter of Socholo Sarina, the deputy lieutenant of the infantry, Socholo Yintu. She entered the palace a few days ago and you gave her the position of a concubine and the title of Fu."

Yinzhen remembered that there was indeed such a person in the harem, but he had not been around the harem for a long time and had not favored this concubine, so he did not know what she looked like.
Yinzhen suddenly realized.

"Yes, I remember now. I was busy with government affairs a few days ago. When I saw Fu Changzai today, I realized that she deserves this title. She is a blessed one."

Fu Changzai smiled gently and knelt down to pay homage to Yinzhen.

"Your concubine Suo Chuoluo often pays homage to the emperor. Long live the emperor!"

Yinzhen looked at Fu Changzai and at first he only thought that her profile resembled her, but the front profile was also somewhat similar. Seeing that he didn't say anything, Nian Shilan smiled coquettishly and reminded him.

"Your Majesty, this beauty is in front of me, and even I find her pleasing to the eyes. If the beauty kneels for too long, Your Majesty will be distressed."

Yinzhen came back to his senses, looked at Nian Shilan, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

"If you hadn't reminded me, my beloved concubine, I would have almost forgotten."

He looked again at Fu Changzai who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Get up. Don't hurt yourself by kneeling."

Fu Changzai thanked him, stood up and sat down again.

Only then did Yinzhen seem to remember Concubine Shu who had been interrupted while dancing.

"Just now I accidentally knocked over the cup and disturbed your dance. It's my fault. I'll drink one myself first."

Yinzhen picked up the wine glass with a smile, but did not bring the wine to his mouth.

Shu Guiren witnessed Yinzhen's distraction with her own eyes. She felt sad. After all, her dancing skills could not compete with Fu Changzai's face. Because of her beauty, the emperor lost his mind and knocked over the wine glass, causing such a commotion.

Shu Guiren walked lightly to Yinzhen, bowed, and said.

"Whatever the emperor does is right. Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor. Strong alcohol is harmful to the body, the emperor should just enjoy himself and not punish himself because of me."

Yinzhen smiled, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, put the glass down and spoke.

"Mrs. Shu is very sensible, and I like her very much."

Shu Guiren mustered up her courage and said.

"My dance just now stopped halfway, why don't I dance for Your Majesty again to make up for my regret today."

The banquet was halfway through and Yinzhen waved his hand.

"Lady Shu's dancing is graceful and elegant. I have already admired it. You are tired today. Please dance for me again another day."

Concubine Shu was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, she heard a chuckle coming from the seat next to her.

Concubine Shu looked in the direction of the voice and saw Concubine Li covering her mouth with a silk handkerchief, smiling to herself with her head down.

Yinzhen was sitting in the seat of honor, so he naturally didn't hear anything. He saw Shu Guiren blushing and retreating to the back hall to change clothes.

Nian Shilan used the excuse of changing clothes because she was drunk to quietly bring Songzhi out of the banquet, but at the corner of the side hall, she saw Shu Guiren, who had already changed her clothes, looking around and walking towards a more remote corner.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Nian Shilan asked Songzhi to wait for her there, and she quietly followed Shu Guiren.

Before turning the corner, Nian Shilan heard a low voice, a man's voice. "Why have you lost weight again? Have you been having a bad time recently?"

Then came Shu Guiren's impatient voice.

"Didn't I tell you long ago that you shouldn't come to me if you have nothing to do? Did you come to me just to say this?"

Nian Shilan was startled, not knowing whether the man opposite was a guard or a eunuch, otherwise how could he approach here at the palace banquet. However, she was a person with experience in two lives after all. After hearing the voices of Shu Guiren and the other person, Nian Shilan carefully put away her feet and clothes.

The man continued with a bit of grievance.

"Why are you so mean to me, Suyan? Have you forgotten our friendship over the years? I finally entered the palace just to see you."

Concubine Shu suppressed her temper and spoke in a low voice.

"I know, I know everything. But my family's affairs are not over yet. I must gain the emperor's favor, so that I can find a chance to ask the emperor to re-investigate what happened in the past. It's a pity that when the emperor was a prince, he only favored that Hua Fei. After entering the palace, he saw Hua Fei fall out of favor, and today there is another Fu Changzai who has caught the emperor's eye!"

man said.

"I know about Concubine Hua, but the risk of touching her is too great. I am not sure I can get rid of her. Who is Concubine Fu? I have never heard you mention her before. Didn't the Queen specially find someone to teach you to dance a few days ago? Didn't you dance for him today?"

Nian Shilan was stunned. She could tell from eavesdropping that someone's life was in danger. She used to think that Concubine Shu just wanted to be favored, but she didn't expect that she was actually regarded as a stumbling block. It was interesting.

Nian Shilan quietly took off her shoes and held them in her hands, so that they could leave without making any noise after they finished talking.

Shu Guiren didn't say anything for a long time, and suddenly she sighed.

"When I was dancing today, the Emperor saw Fu Changzai and caused a stir because of her face. The dance that I had carefully prepared for so long was also interrupted. What do you think I should do? I am plain-looking, not as beautiful as Concubine Hua, nor as gentle and pretty as Fu Changzai. How can I win the Emperor's favor?"

The man opposite spoke eagerly.

"Su Yan, you have always been like a fairy in my heart! No one can compare to you! Isn't that Chang Zai's position lower than yours? Find a chance to teach her a lesson!"

Hearing this, Nian Shilan quietly backed away with her shoes in her hand, but she didn't know who she bumped into. She was so scared that she almost screamed. She covered her mouth tightly, and the man just grabbed the corner of her clothes and ran away quickly.

The sound of running startled Concubine Shu and the man. Concubine Shu hurriedly pushed the man away. When Concubine Shu walked out from the corner, there was no trace of the man.

Concubine Shu stood at the corner, biting her lip and looking around. There was nothing. She slowly walked back to the back hall, found her maid Zijing, and brought her back to the banquet.

Nian Shilan went back before Shu Guiren returned to the table and was sitting lazily, waiting for Songzhi to peel grapes for her.

The figure who had just pulled her clothes was Yinli in the past. Now, in order to avoid the name of Yinzhen, he changed his name to Yunli Lao Shiqi.

Shiqi pulled Nian Shilan to Songzhi and urged her to put on her shoes and return to her seat. Then he jumped away and no one knew where he was.

Concubine Shu was worried. She didn't know who the person who ran away was and how much she had heard.

She looked up at Nian Shilan's delicate and beautiful face, and then at Fu Changzai. Both of them were women who caught the emperor's eye, but she was not.

I have to speed up my actions. Either I get pregnant with the emperor's child, or I get rid of this annoying person.

However, ever since she entered the palace, the Queen would order someone to bring her a bowl of ginseng soup after each night's sleep, saying it was good for nourishing the body. But even though Shu Guiren didn't know any medical skills, she could guess what good stuff was put in the soup.

But every time someone stares at her while she drinks, she has to think of a way.

(End of this chapter)