The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 75 A Visit from the Pigeon
The emperor rewarded Yinzhen with several carefully selected secret guards in accordance with his request.

As for Xiao Changzi, he is useless. Just give him death.

After leaving the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, the sadness that he had when kneeling before the emperor just now disappeared from Yinzhen's face. His expression was calm and peaceful.

This finally gave the emperor the opportunity to place people around him openly.

This little Changzi died a worthy death.

It was almost midnight when Nian Shilan returned home from the palace. Songzhi helped her wash up and waited for her to rest.

According to convention, a banquet should be held when Mrs. Ulanara returns home in the evening, but Mrs. Ulanara has people spread the word that Mrs. Duan is pregnant and cannot participate in the Qiqiao Festival, which involves praying with knives and scissors. She and the concubine are also tired after a day of work, so no banquet will be held this year.

Before leaving the house in the morning, Ulanara had arranged for the housekeeper to reward the concubines who stayed in the house with food, so the Qiqiao Festival was over.

Xiao Linzi walked back and forth outside the house for a few steps, wondering whether he should report the matter to his master since it was already so late.

Hanlu came out with the teacup to pour out the remaining tea, saw Xiao Linzi wandering at the door, and asked.

"What are you doing here? It's not your turn to be on duty today."

Xiao Linzi wanted to report something to his master, but he turned it around three times. He looked at Hanlu, said a few vague words and left.

Hanlu shook her head, walked over to pour out the remaining tea, and replaced it with some scented tea that could calm the nerves.

"Master, I just saw Xiao Linzi wandering around in the corridor. He is not on duty today. I wonder what he wants to do."

Hanlu saw that Nian Shilan was lying on the bed and not asleep, and said with a smile.

Nian Shilan turned her head to glance at Hanlu and said.

"It's nothing, I'll ask him tomorrow."

Nian Shilan watched Hanlu place fruit tea on the table, preparing it for her to drink in the middle of the night when she got thirsty. Nian Shilan remembered the scene she saw in Yonghe Palace during the day.

When Xiao Changzi was dragged and thrown on the ground by the palace servants of Yonghe Palace, a burn mark on his elbow was inadvertently revealed. Nian Shilan had seen an almost identical mark on Hanlu's elbow.

However, whether it was the mark left by Hanlu or the burn mark on Xiao Changzi's elbow, Nian Shilan only took a quick glance and did not have time to look at them carefully, nor did she have the opportunity to compare them carefully.

Nian Shilan thought carefully about what happened during the day again in her mind, but as she was thinking she became sleepy and fell into a deep sleep.

Hanlu, who was on duty at night, saw that Nian Shilan had fallen asleep, so he quietly slipped out of the door and came to the wall on the east side of Cheng'en Garden.

There was a pigeon perched in an inconspicuous place. The pigeon was black and gray in color, and even under the moonlight at night, it almost blended into the night. If you didn't pay attention, you couldn't tell that there was a living creature there.

The pigeons were well-trained and only paced lightly without making any cooing sounds.

Hanlu approached quietly, and the pigeon took a few steps towards her. It was obvious at a glance that the pigeon and Hanlu were old acquaintances.

Hanlu took out the note in the ring on the pigeon's foot. She patted the pigeon's back gently, and the pigeon jumped a few steps and hid back in the darkness.

Only when Hanlu tiptoed back to the house did the pigeon get up and fly away.

However, neither Hanlu nor the pigeon noticed the pair of eyes in another corner of Cheng'en Garden.

Nian Shilan saw her mortal enemy, Zhen Huan, in her dream.

But she was not dressed like Nian Shilan before she hit the wall. She was dressed like someone from a nunnery. The room was bare and extremely simple.

Zhen Huan's originally beautiful and delicate face became haggard and she was coughing badly.

There was a circle of nuns surrounding her. The nun in the lead had a sarcastic face and did not show the broad-mindedness of a nun at all.

They were pointing fingers at Zhen Huan, Huanbi and Cui Jinxi were protecting Zhen Huan who was coughing non-stop. Nian Shilan only saw their mouths moving but could not hear any sound.

Nian Shilan knew that others could not see her, so she approached the group of people step by step, but still could not hear any sound.

Suddenly the scene changed, and Nian Shilan found herself in another room. This room seemed to belong to some scholar. It looked simple and elegant, and the furnishings in the room were not gorgeous, but a closer look revealed that they were all antiques.

There are celadon vases from the Ru kiln, colorful small flower plates from the Cheng kiln, and objects from the official kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Before Nian Shilan had a closer look at the furnishings in the room, she heard low voices in her ears.

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a bed. The person on the bed shocked her so much that she woke up from her dream.

Nian Shilan woke up for a while and was still shocked. How could it be the Seventeenth Prince and Zhen Huan?

She knew very well that the dreams she often had in this life were not groundless, and she was just waiting for an opportunity to verify her guess.

In the dream, Prince Guo was holding Zhen Huan, who had her eyes closed and her cheeks flushed. Zhen Huan was still dressed as a nun.

What exactly is going on?

In this life, judging by her age, Zhen Huan should be only about ten years old at this time, which is not the age for selection.

Many things now are different from the previous life. Nian Shilan is secretly looking forward to whether the Nian family will rise faster.

Yinzhen woke up at the hour of Mao and got up early to attend court. Su Peisheng sent the maid in the front yard to help Yinzhen change his clothes.

Su Peisheng whispered as he changed Yinzhen's clothes.

"My Lord, last night, that person stood you up again. The Emperor gave you An San, and you sent him to Cheng'en Garden last night, but he saw you. But An San also saw Xiao Linzi, but Xiao Linzi was just a child and didn't notice An San. Han Lu didn't notice An San and Xiao Linzi either. My Lord, do you want me to find a reason to arrest Han Lu?"

Yinzhen stretched out his arms and let Su Peisheng put his outer robe on him. He then closed the front of his robe himself and said to Su Peisheng.

"That's fine. Let An San keep an eye on Han Lu first. As for Xiao Linzi, let him go. I'll see what Concubine Fu Jin is going to do. There's no need to cover up what happened last night. If An San wants to report to the Emperor, let him go. You just pretend you don't know."

Su Peisheng whispered.

"Understood, Master."

He just needs to follow the master's orders, and the master will keep an eye on those secret guards.

The secret guards work for their masters and their names are concealed.

The emperor gave Yinzhen four secret guards, and they were named from Secret One to Secret Four.

Nian Shilan hadn’t slept well the whole night since she woke up from the dream. She tossed and turned, thinking about things.

When Songzhi came to wake up Nian Shilan at the beginning of the morning, she saw Nian Shilan staring at the ceiling with her round eyes, and Songzhi was startled.

"Master, why did you wake up so early today? You didn't even ask me to serve you after you woke up."

Nian Shilan sighed inwardly and asked Songzhi to call Guyu and Xiaoman to help her with her dressing.

Grain in Ear and Cold Dew have passed the night, so it is time to go and rest.

When it comes to treating his servants, Nian Shilan never blames them.

She only required one thing from her servants: loyalty.

Xiao Linzi was waiting outside the door early, waiting to go with Nian Shilan to pay respects to the Ulanara family.

　I personally feel that the pace is a bit slow, but many things have not been explained clearly. If I just keep writing, it will become more and more confusing. I can only ask Bao Bao to be patient and follow my steps. Love you.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)