The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 184: Emotions
What Nian Shilan did not say in front of everyone was the industries that the disciples of the queen's mother's family were involved in, including gambling houses and brothels.

Everything else is fine, after all, they are the Queen's mother's family, but these gambling houses and brothels are taboos.

Nian Shilan didn't know whether Yinzhen knew about these things, but Manager Wu's intelligence network was well-connected. Thinking about it carefully, the emperor's blood dropper was not a vegetarian, that is, the Ulanara family was still useful now, and the emperor would not touch it.

Ulanara looked back at Nian Shilan and chuckled.

"Sister Hua Fei is still so picky. I just praised General Nian for his outstanding achievements and the rapid rise of the Nian family, but sister pointed out the small business of those useless brothers from my mother's family. It's pitiful to say that there are not many descendants in the Ulanara family. Among the few brothers, some have passed the imperial examination and entered the government, and some have been protected by the late emperor and serve in the court. Those children who are not from the family have to put down their face and find ways to do small business to maintain their family. Sister Hua Fei, don't you want to give them even this little job?"

No one in the hall dared to even breathe, only Nian Shilan stared at Ulanara with a smile on her face.

"Your Highness, you are joking. I was just talking nonsense. Why do you treat me like a formidable enemy? In my opinion, it is not shameful to do any job that can earn money properly. How can Your Highness look down on those brothers from your mother's family who are not from your family? Speaking of which, Your Highness's mother's family does not have many descendants, but fortunately, you are the queen. As long as Your Highness has a legitimate son, who would dare to talk about your mother's descendants? What do you think?"

Ulanara did not respond to Nian Shilan's words, but turned to Concubine Duan and said.

"The emperor has been busy with government affairs these days, and during the few days he has been in the harem, he has not been able to take care of all the sisters equally. I hope that Concubine Duan will understand."

Concubine Duan was always dignified and self-possessed, with a calm face. After hearing what Ulanara said, she slowly stood up, bowed to Ulanara, and replied.

"I will follow the Empress' instructions. Your Majesty is very busy, so I hope that the Empress will ask you to take good care of your health. I will serve you again when you are free in the future."

Ulanara nodded, motioned for Concubine Duan to sit down, and then turned to Concubine Jing with a smile.

"My dear, Princess Kangle is already four months old. The Emperor hasn't had time to visit you these days, so don't take it to heart."

Mr. Jing also stood up and replied.

"Thank you very much, Queen, for your concern. The princess is doing well now. Now that I have the princess, my life is much easier. I have no other requests."

Next, Ulanara gave instructions to everyone one by one. Just as they were about to leave, they saw Nian Shilan stand up, bow lazily, and say.

"Your Majesty, I have already said that I will go to the Cining Palace to pay my respects. If you have nothing else to do, I will take my leave now."

Ulanara waved her hand and said.

"It's a good thing that the Empress Dowager loves you, but you have to remember that the Emperor's biological mother is the Empress Dowager of Yonghe Palace."

Nian Shilan asked Ulanara with innocent eyes.

"In my opinion, both Cining Palace and Yonghe Palace are the Empress Dowager, and both are elders that I should be filial to. They are both the Emperor's mother. I don't understand what the Empress said. Is there any difference? Or does filial piety also have differences in closeness? In this case, why don't I go and ask the Emperor first? If the Emperor says that we don't need to pay attention to Cining Palace, then I will definitely abide by my own rules in the future."

After saying this, she left, without paying any attention to Ulanara's gloomy face behind her and the word "how outrageous" that she blurted out.

At this time, none of the concubines dared to be the first to follow, so they had to sit on the chairs in Jingren Palace like sitting on pins and needles.

Ulanara suddenly realized that she had been led by Nian Shilan all day and her emotions were controlled by her.

Ulanara smiled again and said to the concubines, "I'm sorry to make you laugh. You all have seen the temper of Concubine Hua. Even I have to stay away from her. Alas, in the harem, a woman's honor and favor are also inextricably linked to her mother's family. But then again, Concubine Yu, you and Concubine Hua are sisters, and you should advise her more often. No matter how powerful your mother's family is, you can't ignore everyone."

Yu Changzai stood up and said tremblingly.

"I beg the Queen to forgive me for my incompetence. Although I am a sister of Concubine Hua, she has been loved by her family since she was young and has a fierce temper. Whether I am at home or in the palace, I dare not approach her. I am afraid that if I say something wrong, I will be punished."

Concubine Duan instantly remembered what Yu Chang said when she followed the palace nanny to the Qi Mansion when she was still a girl, and she couldn't help but frowned secretly.

Ulanara sighed.

"Forget it, you poor thing, please sit down first. I only knew that you were sisters, but I didn't expect you to be so scared of her. Let's stop here today and go home. I'm going to visit the Empress Dowager of Yonghe Palace too."

Nian Shilan sat in the Cining Palace, chatting and laughing with the Empress Dowager for a while. Just as she was about to get up and say goodbye and leave, she saw the little palace maid from the Cining Palace coming to report to the Empress Dowager.

"Your Highness, someone from Yonghe Palace came and said that Empress Dowager De heard that Concubine Hua is here and she hasn't seen Concubine Hua for a long time. If Concubine Hua is free, please go and visit Empress Dowager De."

The Queen Mother exchanged glances with Nian Shilan and smiled faintly.

"I understand. I will let Concubine Hua go over there in a moment."

The little palace maid went to reply to the palace maid in Yonghe Palace, and the Empress Dowager couldn't help laughing.

"Look, you always come to see me, and your serious mother-in-law is not happy about it."

Nian Shilan smiled and said.

"The Queen Mother is not angry?"

The Queen Mother was even happier.

"Why should I be angry? Shouldn't the one who should be angry be your mother-in-law? It's just that I don't understand why you are always indifferent to her and come to me more often."

Nian Shilan smiled and looked to her side. Zhu Xi understood and said that she would go to the small kitchen to see if the medicinal food cooked for the empress dowager was ready. Then she went downstairs with the palace servants, and Songzhi also retreated to guard the door.

Nian Shilan then said.

"I will not hide the truth from the Empress Dowager. Although I am a concubine, I am not the legitimate daughter-in-law of the Empress Dowager of Yonghe Palace. Her only legitimate daughter-in-law is the Empress. Since I am not favored by her, why should I stay by her side and make myself unhappy? Besides..."

Nian Shilan paused before speaking.

"Besides, the first time I met the Queen Mother, I fainted under the sun. How could I have the heart to please her? I am not afraid of the Queen Mother thinking too much. I know that you can sit in your current position not by luck, but by current events, which has led to the current situation of two Queen Mothers. I also know that your biggest regret in this life is that you don’t have your own children, and my regret is that I can’t accompany my mother every day, so I like to come to you, you just take what you need."

The Queen Mother looked at Nian Shilan for a long time, and suddenly broke into a relieved smile.

(End of this chapter)