The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 225 Spleen and Stomach Disharmony
Nian Shilan felt dizzy, nauseous and vomited this morning.

Xiao Linzi immediately ran to invite Wen Xianqing over.

Wen Xianqing took the patient's pulse and diagnosed him, then heaved a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have examined you and I think you may have an irregular diet and a stomachache.

I will prescribe two doses of medicine for you, and you will be fine after you drink it."

Nian Shilan also felt relieved, but was surprised again.

“Since I became pregnant, I have cooked almost all of my meals in my small kitchen.

I wonder what could be causing this palace's spleen and stomach to be in disharmony?"

Wen Xianqing smiled.

"Your Majesty has been pregnant for more than eight months and is about to give birth. I think you are getting hungry more and more easily these days. Do you need to replenish your energy frequently?"

Year of the Landau.

"Of course. I'm hungry and I have to eat. I can't wait a moment.

Otherwise, the baby in the belly will kick and make a fuss.

Besides, I walk around the palace every day as you said.
The more hungry you are, the faster you will get.”

Wen Xianqing said with a smile.

"I have something to say. This is because Your Majesty has taken too much tonic. I want Your Majesty to move around more because this is your first child.

Moving around more can help reduce pain during childbirth."

Nian Shilan nodded weakly, waved her hand to signal Wen Xianqing to go out, and Songzhi hurriedly came over with a spittoon.

As soon as Yinzhen came out of the court, he heard Su Peisheng report that Nian Shilan had gotten up early and asked the imperial physician for help, saying that she was not feeling well.

Yinzhen didn't even have time to change his court clothes and hurried to Yikun Palace.

The Imperial Garden in autumn is picturesque. Now it is mid-September. From a distance, Yinzhen can see something shaking in a corner of the Imperial Garden.

Looking closely, I saw that a swing had appeared out of nowhere, and there was a woman swinging on it.

Seeing this, Su Peisheng shouted in that direction.

"Your Majesty has arrived. I don't know which young lady is here. Please come and see her."

Zhen Huan had been in the palace for nearly two months. Shen Meizhuang, who lived with her, had already slept with her several times. Since she had caught a cold right after entering the palace, she had no choice but to stay quietly in her room and be an unknown Concubine Zhen.

Although Zhen Huan did not want to compete for favor, now that she had entered the palace, she had no control over many things.

Zhou Ninghai, the eunuch assigned to Zhen Huan by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, has been serving her diligently every day since she entered the palace.

Even when Zhen Huan had been infected with a cold for many days and everyone in the palace gradually looked down on Zhen Huan, a lady who was not favored by the emperor, Zhou Ninghai still had no regrets.

She even fought with other palace maids and eunuchs to protect her own mistress.

Even though Zhen Huan didn't trust anyone, she was willing to listen to Zhou Ninghai's words in the deep palace.

Just like the day before, when Zhou Ninghai saw Zhen Huan staring out the window in a daze, he tried to cheer her up by saying that he had built a swing in a corner of the Imperial Garden, hoping to make the lady smile.

Today is a clear and sunny day, perfect for a walk. Zhou Ninghai led the way and brought Zhen Huan here.

Su Peisheng's sudden shout scared Zhen Huan.

In panic, Zhen Huan almost fell off the swing. Fortunately, Zhou Ninghai held the swing firmly and rescued Zhen Huan from the swing.

Yinzhen witnessed all this, frowned and said to Su Peisheng.

"Don't be so reckless in the future."

Su Peisheng was also frightened by what had just happened, and quickly responded, saying yes.

After Zhen Huan came before Yinzhen and greeted him, Yinzhen spoke.

"So it's you. I remember that you are Zhen Yuandao's daughter?"

Zhen Huan lowered her eyes and responded, "Your Majesty, my father is Zhen Yuandao."

Yinzhen said again.

"I just suspected that you were frightened, but now you seem to be fine. You can go back first. I still have to go see Concubine Hua."

Zhen Huan nodded yes, but she felt deeply disappointed in her heart.

Before entering the palace, although her parents said that she only needed to live a peaceful life in the harem, she herself knew that living a peaceful life meant not fighting or competing and could only be inferior to others.

These days, I have been treated coldly because of the long-lasting cold.

Fortunately, Mei Zhuang and I have been friends since childhood. With Mei Zhuang taking care of me and the help of the mistress, Jingpin, my life is not difficult.

Zhen Huan looked at the emperor's back as he walked away, and thought of Concubine Hua, whom she had met occasionally a few days ago.

Before entering the palace, the palace nanny told me that the emperor's favorite in the palace was Concubine Hua.

The nanny also said that the eight banners of Manchuria and Mongolia combined were not as beautiful as Concubine Hua.

However, when she entered the palace, Concubine Hua was already seven months pregnant and did not often appear in public.

When she was occasionally seen during daily greetings, Concubine Hua would not talk much with anyone else except for a few words with the Empress.

On the contrary, another high-ranking concubine, Concubine Duan, was very amiable and made people feel favorable towards her.

And there was Concubine Wan. When Zhen Huan first saw her, she suspected that she had some relationship with herself.

Otherwise why would he be so similar to me?

Zhen Huan knew that she still had a long way to go in the palace.

On the one hand, Zhen Huan was naturally disappointed, but on the other hand, Yinzhen was very concerned about Nian Shilan.

"What happened? Wasn't everything fine yesterday? When I was leaving court today, Su Peisheng came to report and gave me a fright."

Nian Shilan's pale face looked even more pitiful in Yinzhen's eyes.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'm fine. Doctor Wen said that I'll be fine after taking two doses of medicine."

Yinzhen held Nian Shilan's hand and wanted to say something else, but seeing that she was really in low spirits, he just told her to have a good rest. He left Nian Shilan's bedroom and called Wen Xianqing over.

"What happened to Concubine Hua? Is it harmful to the fetus in her belly?"

Only after receiving Wen Xianqing's reply did Yinzhen feel relieved.

Yinzhen accompanied Nian Shilan to take the medicine before returning to the Yangxin Palace to review memorials.

At the morning court today, Marsai, the Grand Councilor, wrote a letter saying that the people in the southwest were left homeless due to floods.

Some border rebels who had been beaten by General Qi Baili in the past and dared not show their heads took the opportunity to burn, kill and loot everywhere. Qi Baili requested the court to order the rebels to be wiped out in one fell swoop.

Qi Baili was the grandfather of Concubine Duan Qi Yuebin.

Yinzhen had no objection to this, but he thought to himself that the threat from the southwestern border was always a major concern.

Sending troops can bring temporary stability now, but it is not a long-term solution.

Yinzhen thought of Concubine Duan again. He hadn't talked to her for a long time.

Currently, Nian Shilan is in poor health and cannot assist in managing the six palaces. It would be great if someone could lend a helping hand to the Queen.

At this time, Queen Ulanara was holding a bowl of medicine in her hand and feeding medicine to Empress Dowager De.

If Nian Shilan saw Queen Dowager De at this time, she would be shocked.

The woman who had been well-maintained before had become as thin as a withered tree in less than a year.

Yinzhen only asked the imperial physician to come and look after her every day, but he always said that the Empress Dowager was suffering from anemia and needed long-term recuperation.

Yinzhen also suspected that someone had done it on purpose, but after searching the Yonghe Palace from top to bottom, he found nothing.

Even the palace servants who served her were replaced by a group selected by Yinzhen himself, but Empress Dowager De's illness continued to get worse day by day.

As I was writing, I suddenly felt that it was boring for Zhen Huan to enter the palace. According to Nian Shilan's personality, she should have tried to kill Zhen Huan or prevent her from entering the palace after becoming Concubine Hua. But after thinking about it, I couldn't escape from reality. Even if Nian Shilan was very capable, it was not reasonable for her to kill the daughter of a court official. The author became more and more entangled as he wrote.