The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 378 Sitting around is boring
An Changzai returned to her own Xinyinwu, only to see Baojuan coming in with a pout on her face.

"What's wrong? Who offended you?"

An Changzai picked up the needle and thread at hand and continued to embroider the flowers she had not finished.

But she was absent-minded and not only did she put the stitches in the wrong place, she also pricked her hand.

An Changzai screamed softly and quickly pulled out her hand that was pricked by the needle, but a drop of blood still remained on the embroidery cloth.

Baojuan was busy trying to call the imperial physician, but An Changzai raised her hand to stop her.

"How can I be so delicate? No need, it will be fine in a moment."

She put her pricked finger in her mouth and sucked it. When the bleeding stopped, she picked up the needle again.

Baojuan pouted and said.

"My lady still has the heart to embroider. Just now, my lady asked me who had offended me.

I will tell you the truth, my lady. Although no one has ever provoked me, it is still more painful than if someone did!"

An Changzai sighed, put down the needle and thread in his hand, and said.

"What happened? If you don't tell me, how can I know how to comfort you?"

Baojuan then said.

"That Huanbi! I really can't stand her! She actually dared to throw away the medicine that the young lady gave to Concubine Zhen!
I didn’t want to tell you this, but I’m so angry! Who the hell is she?

Hearing this, An Changzai was stunned.

She really hadn't thought about this, and Baojuan was still complaining non-stop.

There was only a roar in An Changzai's ears, and flashes through her mind were scenes of her and Zhen Changzai's company during these days.

Could it be that my sister has something against me?
An Chang was lost in thought, not knowing what to do.

It was Baojuan's voice that brought her back to her senses.

"My lady, in my opinion, Huanbi must have been instructed by Concubine Zhen to do this!
I have noticed that she is unwilling to accompany you these days.

I didn't see you when you went there. If this isn't a sign of dissatisfaction with you, what is it?!"

An Changzai couldn't bear it anymore and scolded softly.

"Don't talk nonsense! My sister must be feeling unwell and doesn't want to see anyone. You can't assume that about her.

Huanbi is her sister's maidservant who came with her as a dowry, so naturally she is responsible for protecting her master.

The throwing of the medicine must have been done by Huanbi, the wicked slave, and has nothing to do with my sister!"

Baojuan stood behind An Changzai, curled her lips quietly, and said in a strange voice.

"Yes~ It's all the fault of the slave, it has nothing to do with "sister"~"

An Chang looked at Baojuan helplessly, and suddenly laughed.

"Look at you, I'm just talking about Huanbi."

An Chang said that it was none of her sister's business, but this matter eventually left a thorn in her heart.

Nian Shilan sat in the palace, looking at the detailed list of New Year gifts sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and was calculating how much money she had earned from her outside businesses by the end of the year.

Lidong came over and reported.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Cao is here. She said she came to pay her respects to you."

Nian Shilan put down the gift list in her hand, stretched herself, pointed at Guyu who was serving beside her, and asked her to come over and rub her waist.

Guyu hurried over and gently massaged Nian Shilan.

"Ever since you gave birth to the Fourth Prince, your waist has always been tired.

I heard that acupuncture is very effective for back pain. How about you ask Dr. Wen to take a look?"

Nian Shilan felt her waist was a little more comfortable, so she sat up straight and said.

"Please ask Dr. Wen to come tomorrow and take a good look at me and take care of my body.

I myself feel that my body has become much weaker since I gave birth to Hongli.

The other day I wanted to crack the whip, but I felt my hands were too weak. "

Nian Shilan gently twisted her neck left and right, asking Lidong to let Cao Changzai enter the hall.

Cao Changzai bowed and said with a smile.

"Although I see the queen in Jingren Palace every day, I have never had the opportunity to personally greet her. It snowed today, and I was idle in my room, so I wanted to come to her.

One is to pay respects to the Empress, and the other is to get closer to her.

Will your majesty blame me for coming here uninvited?"

Nian Shilan leaned slightly on the couch, with a pillow embroidered with gold and silver threads under her arms.

At this time, she raised her hand lazily and said.

"Someone, bring a stool for Cao Changzai."

Cao Changzai bowed with a smile.

"Thank you, Madam Queen, for giving me this seat."

Nian Shilan watched as Cao Changzai sat vacantly on the stool, leaving most of the seat empty.

She knew that Concubine Cao was still as cautious in front of her as she was in her previous life.

"That's what I was saying. Today the days are short and it snowed these past few days.

Sitting around is boring. You came just in time to keep me company."

Cao Changzai was originally feeling uneasy. It had been a year since she expressed her feelings to Nian Shilan and was willing to serve Nian Shilan.

During this period, she was always anxiously looking for opportunities, eager to help Nian Shilan with some small things.

It’s just a pity that Nian Shilan doesn’t need her appearance.

When she came today, she hadn't expected to see Nian Shilan.

She stood in the corridor waiting for Lidong's call, but after waiting for a long time there was no news, so she was planning to come back another day.

Lidong came out again and called her into the hall. After entering the hall, Nian Shilan gave her a seat. She was overjoyed.

It's just that she has become accustomed to keeping calm in front of others.

If you want to survive well in the harem, you must have the ability to observe people's words and expressions.

At this moment, Nian Shilan said that Cao Changzai came just in time to keep her company, and Cao Changzai seemed very happy.

But she always adhered to the idea of ​​"not showing emotions on face, not letting others know what's on her mind", and she did not show it on her face.

Cao Changzai Road.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. It has been a year since I last met you in private.

I never thought that I would be able to sit in your Yikun Palace and keep you company."

Nian Shilan sneered.

"Why is this unexpected? I am not dead, and my Yikun Palace has not collapsed.

If you really wanted to come, you would have come a long time ago. Why are you saying these things? It's just to disgust others."

Cao Changzai's flattering smile froze on her face instantly. She had not expected that Nian Shilan's mouth in private was much more poisonous than when she paid her respects to the Queen in Jingren Palace.

Cao Changzai calmed himself down and a smile appeared on his face again.

"During the New Year, why does the goddess say such unlucky words?

When I came here today, I met Concubine Jing and Princess Kangle in the Imperial Garden.

The Queen didn't see that Princess Kangle was beautiful and cute, playing in the snow with Concubine Jing.
It’s really adorable! I’m really envious~”

Nian Shilan said casually.

“Instead of envying others, why not have one of your own.

Come to think of it, you have been serving the emperor for so long.
Still no child. But you don’t want to have a child?”

Cao Changzai was stunned by Nian Shilan's innocent big eyes, and when he heard Nian Shilan's words, he was speechless for a moment.

Nian Shilan didn't care about that and continued.

"I'm not saying that you guys should serve the emperor one by one.
I don't know how to seize the opportunity to have a child.

You always say that sitting around all day is boring, but wouldn’t it be fun to have a baby?

Look at my fourth prince, he can walk now.
I have to run around in the Yiku Palace all day long, so even "sitting idle and bored" has become a luxury for me.

This naughty ghost is giving me a headache. "

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh I still rush to update today!