The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 202: Harem Surname
When Yunzhi saw Empress Dowager De coming out, he threw himself into her arms, crying and snotting. Empress Dowager De was so distressed that she hugged him and called him "my son" repeatedly.

Yinzhen stood aside, waiting for the mother-son love between Empress Dowager De and Yunzhi to end, and then he said with a gloomy face.

"Son pays respects to mother. Is mother feeling better?"

Only then did Empress Dowager De remember that Yinzhen was standing beside her.

"I heard that Fourteen and Seventeen had a fight, and they fainted because of anger. Fortunately, the imperial physician arrived in time, and I was able to get up. Your Majesty, please sit down. It's just a quarrel between children, not a big deal. Your Majesty should just give them a few words of reprimand."

At this moment, Yinzhen felt a surge of nameless anger in his chest, but because of the teachings of Concubine Tonggiya, he had learned since childhood to hide his emotions and keep his thoughts secret.

He knew since childhood that there was a huge gap between him and his biological mother, Empress Dowager De. The love and care he received from Empress Dowager De was not even half of what he received from his adoptive mother, Tong Jia.

Today he was already unhappy with Yunzhi's rude words and his attack on the little princess, but he thought that Yunzhi was still young after all, only fourteen years old, and was brought up by the Queen Mother De who spoiled him.

Yinzhen thought that he could just reprimand Yunli and then comfort Concubine Jing and her daughter, but he didn't expect Empress Dowager De to be so partial.

Even though she already knew that Empress Dowager De had no one else in her eyes except her youngest son Yunli, it was rare for Yinzhen to face her and her son directly, and she still had a glimmer of expectation in her heart.

After waking up, Empress Dowager De scolded Nian Shilan without any reason. It was because she did not regard Yinzhen as her son, so she did not hesitate to scold her son's favorite concubine.

Besides, Yinzhen was the emperor first and the son of Empress Dowager De secondly!
Yinzhen ignored Empress Dowager De's words, turned around and sat down, patting the hand of Nian Shilan who was standing beside him soothingly.

Nian Shilan knew that Yinzhen was disappointed with his biological mother again. She recalled that in the previous life, the relationship between them was always distant, and more often than not, it was more like that of allies.

Nian Shilan suddenly felt fortunate that the Queen Mother De in this life was still young. A woman of only forty years old, she did not have the vicious mind and complicated heart like she had in her previous life, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with her.

Thinking of the plots that Empress Dowager De had made against her in her previous life, including the bowl of abortion medicine given to Concubine Duan, and the shadow of Empress Dowager De behind it, Nian Shilan gritted her teeth and tried hard to suppress her hatred.

Nian Shilan held Yinzhen's hand with her backhand and leaned close to him and whispered.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I am fine. The Empress Dowager is your mother, and she is also my mother. It is reasonable for her to scold me. I was impulsive when I heard Seventeen being humiliated."

Yinzhen looked at Seventeen who was standing alone on the side, then looked at Fourteen who was huddled next to Empress Dowager De, and pointed at Concubine Jing.

"How is Princess Kang Le? I'll go see her later."

Jing Guiren's eyes were red and he tried hard to hold back his tears.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I failed to take good care of the princess. I was afraid that the princess would catch a cold if she was out for too long, and she was already frightened, so I asked the wet nurse to take the princess back to Xianfu Palace first. Just now, my servant came to report that the left side of the princess's face was red and swollen, and she was crying in Xianfu Palace and couldn't be comforted no matter what. I was really worried."

As Jing Guiren spoke, she could no longer control her tears.

Yunli muttered in a voice neither too loud nor too soft.

"You are so delicate. I didn't use much strength, but it's already red and swollen. I'm afraid you are trying to blackmail me."

Empress Dowager De quickly covered his mouth, then quickly released it and patted Yunzhi's clothes. "Nonsense. You are an uncle, how can you say that about your niece? Look at how you look now, like a mud monkey. Why don't you go to the side hall and change your clothes before you come to see your brother?"

Yunti was not stupid at this moment. He knew that he had said something wrong and that Empress Dowager De was trying to rescue him. He was about to run to the side hall when Yinzhen's voice rang out.

"Stop. Can you slander my daughter at will?"

Empress Dowager De opened her mouth, but when she met Yinzhen's eyes, she said nothing. It was true that this was her son, but he was also the emperor, the supreme being of the Qing Dynasty.

Yunli reluctantly stopped, turned around and tried to laugh. His bruised face and forced smile made him look both humble and ridiculous. The Empress Dowager De turned her face away in pain.

"Royal brother, I was wrong today. Kang Le is still young and will not bear grudge against me, the royal uncle. I will never do this again in the future. Royal brother, you see, I have been beaten by Seventeen. Please forgive me."

Yinzhen looked coldly at his half-brother, and thinking of the kindness the late emperor had shown him when he was alive, he spoke slowly.

"Fourteen, you and I are brothers, but the emperor passed away early, and I neglected to discipline you. It is my fault.

You did not show courtesy to the king today and showed disrespect to him, which is disloyalty; you behaved improperly and caused trouble, making your mother worry about cleaning up the mess, which is unfilial; as the emperor's uncle, you pinched and humiliated Princess Kangle, a seven-month-old baby, which is unkind; you insulted your brother who you lived with day and night, and fought with him because you refused to accept his advice, which is unjust.

I am the Son of Heaven, and I should be responsible for all the people in the world, but I didn't expect that my own brother is a disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unjust person. How do you want me to be a role model for the people of the world? "

Yunzhi saw that Yinzhen labeled him as disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unjust with just a few words, and knew that if this reputation spread, he would be criticized by court officials endlessly in the future, so Yunzhi said anxiously.

"Brother, I am not like that. I was just joking with Princess Kangle. I have no ill intentions."

Nian Shilan sneered.

"Fortunately, Fourteenth Brother had no ill intentions towards Kang Le, Kang Le's cheeks were just red and swollen. If Fourteenth Brother had any ill intentions, the Emperor would probably not see a living Kang Le.

It's the New Year, but you, the emperor's uncle, didn't give Kang Le a lucky money, but gave her a big red face. I'll have some fun with my fourteenth brother, but I've prepared two big red faces waiting to be given to my fourteenth brother."

Empress Dowager De couldn't help but say.

"Hua Fei, the Emperor is here, you have no right to speak, don't forget your status!"

Nian Shilan raised her eyebrows and said with a smile.

"The Queen Mother taught me that I should always remember my status as a concubine and my duty as an assistant to the six palaces. The Queen is pregnant and should not work hard, so I have to do it for her. Today's matter is also a trivial matter in the inner palace. I will remember the Queen Mother's teachings and take care of it."

Empress Dowager De snorted coldly and said to Yinzhen.

"Emperor, Concubine Hua is so disrespectful to you, are you going to sit back and watch? I think the harem will follow Concubine Hua's surname."

The Empress Dowager De was too partial, and she repeatedly disappointed Yinzhen. So Nian Shilan was unscrupulous in her criticism, and Yinzhen just played it safe.