The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

When Yinzhen arrived at Jingren Palace, he almost took big strides.

"Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome you~May Your Majesty be well~"

The Ulanara in front of Yinzhen was wearing plain clothes, her face was pale, tears were hanging in the corners of her eyes, and her eye circles were red.

"Get up. How's Hongshi?"

Yinzhen passed by Ulanara and asked anxiously.

Ulanara couldn't help but recall that when her eldest prince Honghui had a fever, Yinzhen was accompanying her sister who was pregnant.

At that time, Ulanara Yixiu was just a concubine in the palace and did not even have the qualifications to hire an imperial physician for herself.

All the imperial doctors were busy with their sister's pregnancy, and she could only watch Honghui die in her arms.

Now this child is not Ulanara's biological child, but instead gets the attention of Yinzhen. Ulanara's hatred slowly grows in her heart.

But at this moment, Ulanara's face showed only anxiety and sadness.

She took a silk handkerchief to wipe her tears and choked up.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Hongshi just took the medicine and has fallen asleep.

The imperial physician said that Hongshi had only caught a cold and it was not a serious matter.

It will be fine after a few days of rest."

Yinzhen entered the side hall where Hongshi lived, and found him sleeping soundly with his eyes closed.

There is a rosy little mouth on the small round face, and the little face looks even whiter because of the illness.

But it was the kind of white where you couldn't see any blood.

Yinzhen reached out to touch Hongshi's face, but was afraid of waking him up, so he quickly withdrew his hand.

He looked at Ulanara who was standing beside him and crying silently, and said.

“Since it’s not a big deal, there’s no need for the Queen to cry.

The imperial physician has prescribed a prescription, so just follow it."

Ulanara raised her hand again to wipe away the tears that were rolling down her cheeks, trying her best to stop crying.

"The son is ill, and the mother is sad. Hongshi is still so young, and I, the concubine, see him like this.
I really can't bear it. I wish I could take his place and just hope Hongshi gets better soon!"

For some reason, Yinzhen could never get used to seeing Ulanara's tears.

He said in a cold tone.

"If you could suffer for him, there would be fewer sad mothers in the world.

You are the queen, you should be as calm as a bell, why are you like those ignorant women?
He only cries when things go wrong! I remember that even when Hongli was infected with the plague,

I have never seen Shilan shed a tear. You, as a mother, are not strong.
How can Hongshi muster the energy to be a real man? "

A tear that had not yet rolled down accumulated in Ulanara's eye. She looked at Yinzhen's mouth opening and closing in astonishment.

What does Yinzhen mean?

Ulanara just shed a few tears like all the helpless mothers whose children suffered, so why was she scolded?
It would be fine if you just scolded me, but why are you comparing me with Nian Shilan?

For a moment, Ulanara didn't know whether she should cry again or what to say.

Yinzhen waved his hand with some impatience.

"Okay, okay, I heard that Hongshi was ill, so I came to see him.

This made the queen cry and feel uneasy.

I think Hongshi just needs to take his medicine and there is nothing else to worry about.
I still have many memorials to review in the Yangxin Palace.

Hongshi, please ask the Queen to take good care of him. I will leave first."

When Nian Shilan heard that the third prince was ill, she sent Xiao Linzi to bring many small things collected from the people.

Xiao Linzi knelt in front of Ulanara, raised the tray in his hand above his head, and lowered his head.

"Empress Hua is worried that the Third Prince has caught a cold and it will take several days for him to recover.

These toys were originally collected by Concubine Hua and were intended for the Fourth Prince to play with.

But Concubine Hua said that she thought the Third Prince was bored during his illness, so she asked the servants to bring it to him to cheer him up."

Ulanara, who was sitting high in the palace, nodded and ordered Huichun to take the tray from Xiaolinzi. "Hua Fei is so thoughtful. I would like to thank Hua Fei on behalf of Hongshi."

Xiao Linzi said "I dare not, I dare not" and walked out of the Jingren Palace.

But he did not walk far. He watched from afar as the palace servants of Jingren Palace threw the little gadgets he had sent into the corner of the courtyard.

Xiao Linzi sighed. If the third prince's biological mother knew about this, she would definitely feel very sorry for her son.

Nian Shilan was listening to Xiao Linzi's report while fiddling with a box of spices.

"Never mind, I just felt sorry for the child. I wanted to send him some medicine to dispel wind and cold.
I don't think it's appropriate. Don't let anything happen to the Third Prince.

You are putting the blame on me again, I cannot bear the consequences."

Xiao Linzi smiled flatteringly.

"Master is truly wise! One must be on guard against others. I feel sorry for the Third Prince.

But the Queen is his mother, so she is destined to enjoy a happy life."

Nian Shilan sneered.

"Enjoy happiness? Not everyone can enjoy this blessing."

Songzhi continued.

"Yes. I heard from Xiangxiu in Jingren Palace that it is so cold.

The third prince knelt outside the palace for a full hour!

After all, he is not the Queen's biological child. How cruel! "

Nian Shilan did not comment.

That day was November 28th, and the noble lady of Wan sent people to deliver many things.

He said that some of the toys were specially made for the Fourth Prince.

Nian Shilan waved her hand nonchalantly and asked the servant to put the things into her warehouse.
An San, who had been following Xiao Linzi and looking at the thing left and right, suddenly asked "Huh?" in confusion.

Nian Shilan raised her head and saw An San holding a jujube wood pony in his hand. The pony was made quite realistically.

Even the ponytail can be moved.

"how?"

Nian Shilan held Hongli in her arms and looked at An San who had a puzzled look on his face.

An San took the pony and bent its hind legs hard. With a "crack" sound, the horse's legs were pulled off.

Something shiny came out of the short-selling horse's belly.

At first glance it looked like watery silver, but Nian Shilan realized after a quick reaction that it was red mercury.

An San used the hem of his clothes to roll up the red mercury that flowed out of the horse's belly before it fell to the ground, preventing it from falling on the blue bricks and stones of the Yiku Palace.

Nian Shilan's face changed instantly. This red mercury is highly poisonous.

It is usually used as a medicine to keep corpses from decaying, and is also often used by quacks in making elixirs.

But how could this be found in this jujube wood pony?

An San carefully rolled up his clothes, took the red mercury out of the house, and put it in a porcelain bottle.

He found an empty porcelain bottle and drained the remaining red mercury from the horse's stomach bit by bit.

Only when the porcelain bottle was full and there was not a drop of red mercury left in the horse's stomach did An San breathe a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, madam. As long as this thing isn't inhaled by anyone, it'll be fine."

The Fourth Prince in Nian Shilan's arms opened his eyes wide with curiosity and watched An San do all this.

He danced with joy and wanted to grab the porcelain bottle that had just been filled with red mercury, but Xiao Linzi snatched it away.

Nian Shilan's face was so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it. She took the jujube wood pony with its hind legs pulled out from An San's hands.

"How did you find out something was wrong?"

(End of this chapter)