The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 52: Best Ginseng
In her previous life, Nian Shilan never treated servants as human beings.

If they are happy, they will just have something useful to give. If the job is done, they will just give them something as a reward.

If you can't do your job well, you're a waste and should be punished.

In the past, Nian Shilan always believed that only an iron fist, an iron fist and a heart of stone could be used to control subordinates.

Under the iron fist, everyone retreats and no one disobeys.

But when she started over again, she sometimes fell into the memories of her previous life and reviewed everything again.

She discovered that, in many cases, the roundabout approach was more effective.

When treating servants, one should combine leniency and strictness, and use both kindness and authority.

Su Peisheng replied to Yinzhen and rushed to Xingfuyuan.

Ulanara had finished her dinner and was sitting in front of the small flower bed in the yard drinking tea.

Su Peisheng waited for Jiang Fuhai to pass on the message, and then ordered him to go in to see the concubine, and then he entered the door of Xingfuyuan.

Ulanara put down the teacup with a smile on her face. After seeing Su Peisheng greet her, she asked.

"Why did Eunuch Su come here at this time? What does the master want?"

Ulanara didn't think that Su Peisheng came here just to ask her to sleep with his master.

For one thing, ever since her elder sister came into the mansion, she had never served in the emperor's bedroom. She only saw her master every day to either talk about business or pay her respects.

Secondly, the number of concubines in the mansion gradually increased, and everyone was craning their necks to wait for the master, so how could the master think of her?

Men always get tired of the old and love the new.

Ulanara thought to herself.

"Reporting to the concubine, the master asked me to come and tell you that a servant in Jinglan Courtyard was not feeling well. He had a heart attack at noon today and died at three quarters of an hour. The concubine was very frightened. The master said that Jinglan Courtyard had been uneasy recently, so he simply allocated Wanzhi Courtyard to the concubine to live in temporarily. And because Wanzhi Courtyard had not been occupied for a long time, in order to get rid of the dust, it was renamed Cheng'en Garden. The master also said that you are the concubine in charge of the household, and these things should have been taken care of by you, but when the servant died suddenly today, the master happened to be in Jinglan Courtyard. So the master took the opportunity to deal with it."

Su Peisheng said this long paragraph in one breath, then paused and glanced at Ulanara's face.

But Ulanara always looked kind in front of others.

Su Peisheng thought about it and felt that he had to make his master's meaning clear, so he continued.

"My master said that Concubine Jin has suffered a series of frights recently. She can't sleep at night and is absent-minded during the day. It's better to skip the greetings this month. When Concubine Jin recovers, let her and other princesses serve Master Jin together."

After Su Peisheng finished speaking, he lowered his head with a respectful and humble attitude.

There was not even a trace of impatience on Ulanara's face. She still smiled and replied to Su Peisheng.

"Please, Eunuch Su, report to the master. The master and I have the same idea. I heard this morning that Concubine had a nightmare last night and even invited a doctor. I knew that Concubine was not feeling well again. I had planned to let Concubine help me with the trivial matters in the mansion when the summer was over and the autumn was cool, but now it seems that it is impossible. The affairs of the backyard should be my concern, but the master is the owner of this mansion, so the master can naturally handle any matter in the mansion."

After Ulanara finished speaking, she sent Qiumei to fetch a brocade box. She opened it in front of Su Peisheng, and inside the box was a piece of top-quality ginseng. "Please ask Eunuch Su to send this ginseng to Cheng'en Garden on my behalf. It will nourish my younger sister Nian and it is also my intention to do so."

Qiu Mei stepped forward and took the brocade box from Ulanara's hand, closed it carefully, and handed it to Su Peisheng with both hands.

Su Peisheng held the brocade box, bowed his head and returned to Ulanara.

"Fujin is kind, I will report the truth to my master."

After saying this, he took his leave and left Xingfuyuan.

As soon as Su Peisheng left, the smile on Ulanara's face disappeared.

She stared silently in the direction where Su Peisheng left, put her right hand on the table and rubbed her temple.

It was already the morning of the next day when Nian Shilan heard Xiao Linzi's message that Su Peisheng wanted to see her.

At Yinzhen's "suggestion", Ulanara temporarily exempted Nian Shilan from getting up early every day to pay respects, and Nian Shilan slept peacefully until noon.

Anyway, the master stayed at Shu Gege's place last night, and she didn't have to worry about getting up early to serve the master at the morning court, so she slept a little longer.

But she still felt a little uncomfortable. Wen Xianqing had clearly said that the prince could not perform the Zhougong ritual within a month after his injury, but he didn't take it seriously.

No one knew what tricks Mrs. Shu had used to trick her master into summoning her to sleep with him twice within seven days.

But wasn't it Nian Shilan herself who didn't want to sleep with the emperor?

When Nian Shilan got up, Su Peisheng had already been in Cheng'en Garden for a while.

"What are you doing here so early in the morning? Eunuch Su has to make a trip himself."

Nian Shilan sat lazily, the tea in her hand was brewed during the Grain in Ear season, but it was also brewed under Songzhi's supervision.

Luoluo died in a tragic way. I guess no one in Cheng'en Garden dares to do anything wrong and put drugs in her daily diet.

Thinking of this, Nian Shilan remembered that she still had the matter of the emerald jade hairpin.

Su Peisheng greeted Nian Shilan, and waited until Nian Shilan called him before he spoke, holding a brocade box in both hands.

"My Lord, this is a piece of top-quality ginseng. I heard that you have been frightened recently, and you have trouble sleeping at night and are absent-minded during the day, so I gave it to you. I said it would be very good for your health. The master has asked the palace doctor to check it out, and it is indeed a good old thing, so I asked the servant to bring it to you."

Nian Shilan sneered, "In that case, please express my gratitude to the master and his wife on my behalf."

After saying that, he casually pointed at Hanlu. Hanlu hurried forward and took the things in Su Peisheng's hand with both hands, and then grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds from the treasure box on the table and rewarded Su Peisheng.

Su Peisheng's eyes instantly lit up with a smile. He accepted the reward, thanked the emperor, and left Cheng'en Garden and went back.

Nian Shilan looked at the brocade box in Hanlu's hand and called Xiao Linzi over.

(End of this chapter)