The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 343: Excellent Spices
Yinzhen looked down at the person in his arms with his eyes rolling around. He laughed secretly in his heart and said fiercely on his face.

"I don't know where Shilan learned this habit, but he always wants to keep me on suspense when he talks.

I'll keep you in suspense tonight.

I want to see what exactly is the illusion in Shilan's heart!"

After a satisfying night, Yinzhen finally forgot to ask Nian Shilan about the illusion in her heart.

When Nian Shilan slowly walked from the Yangxin Palace to the Jingren Palace to pay her respects to Ulanara, she was the last one to go.

But nowadays in Jingren Palace, it is not as lively as before with everyone talking. Everyone just drinks tea in silence.

Ulanara didn't say anything either, just waited quietly for everyone to arrive.

"I am late. I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good fortune~"

Nian Shilan bowed respectfully, waited for Ulanara to call her, and then sat in her seat.

Ulanara was stroking a jade ruyi in her hand, her fingers were as white as jade, and her fingernails were a healthy light pink.

she smiled.

"Concubine Hua came so late today, are you feeling unwell?"

Nian Shilan changed his usual nonchalant demeanor, and instead stood up, bowed his head and spoke respectfully.

"Her Majesty, please tell me that I am in good health. Imperial Doctor Wen often comes to check on me and Hongli.

The reason why I came a little late today is that I slept with the emperor last night, and the emperor asked me to sleep a little longer when I got up early today.

The Emperor said that he would send someone to inform the Empress and told me to sleep peacefully.

But even though I am favored by the Emperor, I dare not lose my sense of propriety. I waited until the Emperor went to court.
I have hurried over to pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen, and ask Her Majesty to forgive me."

These words seemed like Nian Shilan was giving a respectful explanation, but in fact, to everyone, they sounded more like she was showing off her favor.

Concubine Li and Concubine Li curled their lips secretly, but they didn't dare to say anything else as they always spoke without thinking.

How Fucha died is now a hot topic in the palace.

The rumors were spreading like wildfire, but the Queen Mother did nothing to stop them, and the protagonist of the rumors, Concubine Hua, did not make any move. Doesn't that mean that the rumors are very likely to be true?

Zhen Changzai and An Da Ying also lowered their heads, and Concubine Duan stared at her handkerchief.

Jingpin also followed Concubine Duan's eyes and looked at the handkerchief in Concubine Duan's hand.

Fu Chang said today that she was not feeling well, so Ulanara exempted her from paying her respects.

Lady Wan looked indifferent and drank her tea by herself.

Xin Chang had an inexplicable smile on her face, and no one knew what she was thinking about.

Only Concubine Shen looked at Nian Shilan openly. When Nian Shilan's eyes noticed her, Concubine Shen nodded to her.

Ulanara said.

"It's rare that Concubine Hua is so sensible today. Since the emperor wants you to rest more, just send someone to tell him.

We serve the Emperor, so we naturally follow his orders. I don’t care about these little details.”

Nian Shilan didn't say much. She just thanked him and sat back down.

The tense atmosphere in the air eased a little, and Jingpin smiled awkwardly.

"Empress, when I left this morning, Kang Le felt a little uncomfortable. I thought,

After I greet you, I will ask the imperial physician to check on Kang Le."

Ulanara spoke with concern.

"Is Kang Le feeling unwell? It's not a big deal for you to pay your respects to me.

You should ask the imperial physician to check it out first, so that I can feel more at ease.

By the way, Fu Changzai now lives in Yinshuangzhai in Chuxiu Palace.

I heard that you were good friends with her in the Old Summer Palace. Kang Le also liked her. She is pregnant and boring now. When you have nothing to do,
You can also take your Kang Le Duo with you for a walk.

That’s all for today’s greetings. Go and ask someone to invite the imperial physician to see Kangle.”

Jingpin stood up and thanked her profusely, then hurriedly left with Ruyi.

Nian Shilan stood at the gate of Jingren Palace, watching Jingpin's figure going away, and Songzhi couldn't help but remind her.

"Your Highness, the sedan chair has been waiting for a long time. You are exhausted last night, why don't you hurry back to the palace and rest now?"

Nian Shilan didn't say anything or move. Songzhi followed her gaze and understood what Nian Shilan was thinking.

"Does your Majesty feel that Jingpin has forgotten her roots and is ungrateful?"

Nian Shilan turned and walked towards the sedan chair led by Xiao Linzi, talking as she walked.

"Everything in this world has its destiny. I cannot force others to be grateful to me.
It’s just a matter of fate.

I can help her once, but I can't help her forever."

Nian Shilan was helped by Xiao Linzi to sit on the sedan chair and silently added a sentence in his heart.

"I have paid off what I owe her, and the rest has nothing to do with me."

It’s just that she couldn’t speak for these things, she only knew them herself.

Concubine Shen, Concubine Zhen and An Da Ying walked out of Jingren Palace together, and saw Nian Shilan's sedan chair going away.

Concubine Shen didn't show any expression, but An agreed and said with a smile.

"Luckily, Concubine Hua was very tired today and didn't assign anything to Sister Mei. Why don't you, Sister Mei and Sister Zhen, come to my place for tea?
Last time, I was reluctant to drink the good tea that the Empress gave me, so today I took it out to have a chat with my two sisters while drinking tea."

Zhen Changzai smiled and took Shen Guiren's hand, shaking it like a spoiled child.

"Since Lingrong and I moved to the Yanxi Palace, I haven't been there for a long time. Come with me to Lingrong's residence today.

We sisters should talk to each other properly. In this palace, I only have my sister and Lingrong~"

She said this with a naive look on her face, and pulled Concubine Shen's hand to shake it, so Concubine Shen swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Noble Lady Shen thought that the matter that Concubine Hua had assigned to her should not be urgent, and it would not be a big deal to be lazy occasionally.

"Okay, okay, you still have the temper of a child.

I want to do whatever I want and I won't wait even a moment.

We have nothing to do today, so let's go to Lingrong to have tea together."

When An Dazhen saw that Concubine Shen agreed, she was extremely happy. It seemed that Concubine Shen did not look down on her.

But what Lady Shen said next made An Da Ying's smile disappear quietly.

I only heard Concubine Shen say to the palace maid Caixing beside her.

"Cai Xing, go to the imperial kitchen and tell them to send my snacks to An Yingying in the Yanxi Palace right now.

Anyway, I can’t eat that much, and I haven’t seen my two sisters for a long time, so let’s have a good chat over tea and fruit.”

Caixing responded and went down to do her job. Caiyue, who was left behind, followed Concubine Shen to the Yanx Palace.

All the ladies returned to their respective residences, but no one noticed that Concubine Duan, one of the two concubines in the harem, had been staying in Jingren Palace and had not come out.

Although it is early winter, the Jingren Palace is still filled with the aroma of fruit.

Just replace them with seasonal fruits such as grapefruit.

Concubine Duan smelled the refreshing fruity aroma and said with a smile.

"I have never noticed before that the Queen's palace is filled with the scent of flowers and fruits. I looked at it,

The spices prepared by the craftsmen in the palace are all excellent. They are both pleasant to smell and have a calming effect.

The Queen never seems to smell anything?"

I've been so busy lately that I dropped out of the monthly ticket list after not updating for two days. I decided to stop updating for a week and concentrate on doing one thing. Sorry, everyone.