The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 46 A Little Fright

Nian Shilan heard Yinzhen's voice but couldn't see him.

Nian Shilan turned to look at the other end of the garden, still no one was there, only Yinzhen calling, "Shilan."

She thought, forget it if she couldn't find anyone, she might as well follow the two sisters to see what they were going to do.

Yinzhen held Nian Shilan in his arms, and she had not woken up. The court doctor who was pulled out of the bed by Su Peisheng was sweating all over his forehead.

He took the concubine's pulse and found that apart from the signs of irregular menstruation, she really had no disease.

Yinzhen was asked to leave Duanshi by Songzhi.

Seeing that she couldn't wake up Nian Shilan, Songzhi became anxious and bravely went to Jianjiaxuan.

The eunuch on duty at Jianjiaxuan didn't dare to report it directly, nor did he dare to delay the concubine's affairs.

He hurried to the servants' resting room next door. Seeing that his master had gone to bed, Su Peisheng lay down in the servants' room and took a rest.

After hearing the report from the young eunuch, Su Peisheng did not dare to delay.

He had no choice but to go outside Duan's house and gently wake up Yinzhen.

At three quarters past three in the morning, Duan sat dejectedly on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, looking at the place where her master had just lain.

Tonight was her first time serving her master, and she encountered the concubine's sudden illness.

Duan's maid Qiang Wu looked at Duan sitting there in a daze and felt sad.

When my young lady was at home, she was a concubine's daughter and was not loved by the master.

The young lady's aunt died early, and when she reached the age to get married, there was no one to make arrangements for her, so the mistress decided to send her to the palace to be a concubine.

When the master got home and found out about this, he got very angry and said that although he was only a minor official of the sixth rank, his daughter was someone else's concubine, and a concubine of the lowest rank at that, which made him unable to hold his head up in front of his colleagues.

But the mistress spoke cleverly and comforted the master all night, and he was no longer angry.

In order to save face for the master, the young lady brought a considerable dowry when she entered the palace as a concubine.

The prince finally came tonight. I thought that the young lady's good days were coming. At least her life would be better than before in Zanshan Mansion.

Who knows
Qiang Wu picked up the pot on the table, poured a glass of water and handed it to Duan.

Duan looked up at Qiang Wu blankly, and slowly focused his eyes.

"I will remember today's humiliation in my heart. Qiang Wu, you know that when people are weak, their anger is not worth mentioning. When I can stand shoulder to shoulder with her one day, I will let her taste my power."

Duan gritted her teeth and spoke word by word.

Qiang Wu was shocked, because this "she" was referring to the concubine.

Nian Shilan in Yinzhen's arms still hadn't woken up, but now she stopped mumbling and became quiet.

Fortunately, the young eunuch who was sent out to invite the imperial physician came back.

The young eunuch knelt down as soon as he entered the room: "Your Highness, Imperial Doctor Wen is not on duty today and is resting at home. I have already invited Imperial Doctor Wen to come."

"Please ask Doctor Wen."

Yinzhen said anxiously.

Wen Xianqing came in and was about to kneel down to pay his respects, but Yinzhen said repeatedly, "No need to pay your respects, first come and see what the concubine's illness is and why she can't be woken up."

Wen Xianqing took a few steps forward. Nian Shilan's bed curtain was drawn. He took Yinzhen's hand and covered Nian Shilan's wrist with a thin handkerchief before taking her pulse.

After a long pause, Wen Xianqing said, "Your Majesty, doctors only see patients, regardless of gender. Now I need to see Concubine's expression."

Yinzhen never took sex seriously, and he agreed with Wen Xianqing's words. He asked Songzhi to tidy up Nian Shilan's nightgown, lifted the curtain, and asked Wen Xianqing to check Nian Shilan's expression.

Nian Shilan had a ruddy complexion and seemed to have nothing wrong.

Wen Xianqing stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and gently lifted Nian Shilan's eyelids, only to see her pupils moving.

He sighed and withdrew his hand.

He bowed to Yinzhen.

"I just felt the pulse of Concubine and found it stable. I looked into her eyes and found that she was troubled by nightmares. Your Highness, rest assured that Concubine is fine. But has Concubine been frightened recently?"

Songzhi thought about what happened the day before and wanted to say something, but when she saw that the prince didn't say anything, she shut up.

But she was anxious, and this anxious look showed on her face.

Yinzhen glanced at Songzhi and said to Wen Xianqing.

"The concubine was frightened the day before yesterday. Could it be related to that?"

"May I ask, Your Majesty, what frightened you?"

Wen Xianqing asked.

"I was attacked, and my concubine saw a dead man."

Yinzhen frowned.

This is called "a little fright"?
Wen Xianqing rolled his eyes in his heart. It turned out that you nobles don’t take human life seriously.

The concubine is a woman, how can this be called "a little frightened"?
Wen Xianqing said slowly: "In that case, I will prescribe a dose of medicine to calm your nerves. Your Majesty, don't worry. I will give Concubine Jin two injections, and then she will take this dose of medicine, and she will be fine."

Nian Shilan was following Yunxi and Yixiu when a servant came hurriedly to report that the eldest prince had a fever despite being fine.

Yixiu hurriedly said goodbye to her elder sister and turned to walk towards her own yard.

That courtyard was not the Xingfu Courtyard where Nian Shilan usually went to pay her respects, but was called Shaoyao Pavilion.

Nian Shilan looked at Yunxi and smiled contemptuously at Yixiu's leaving figure.

She was about to follow Yixiu to see the child with fever when she suddenly felt a pain and dizziness.

When Nian Shilan woke up, she was in Yinzhen's arms.

She looked blankly at the people standing in the room in front of her, then turned around to look around.

Why was she in her own room? She was just about to follow Yixiu to see the child.

Nian Shilan felt a headache again. She curled up in Yinzhen's arms and clung to his arm tightly.

Yinzhen felt the strength of Nian Shilan's grip on his arm and patted her back soothingly.

Nian Shilan slowly relaxed and felt a pain in her hand. It was because Wen Xianqing saw that she looked painful, so he gave her another injection.

After all this trouble, it was time for Yinzhen to attend the morning court.

Yinzhen was originally the most diligent. Except for the time when he was injured a few days ago, he never missed the morning court.

But today, he ordered Su Peisheng to go to the palace to ask for leave, saying that he was not feeling well.

When Su Peisheng came back from the palace, he received a letter from the prince. After reading the letter, Yinzhen's face became gloomy.

(End of this chapter)