The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 88 How decent is it?
Nian Shilan looked at Yinzhen, who remained expressionless in front of her, and knew that he had something to say, so she sent away the servants around him.

"Master, you are in my courtyard now. Are you missing me? It's still a while before dinner."

Nian Shilan smiled sweetly, her charming eyes fixed on Yinzhen.

Yinzhen poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip slowly.

"Why, is there a place in this palace that I cannot go to? Or in Shi Lan's eyes, the only thing I want to do is to have dinner with you?"

Nian Shilan deliberately ignored Yinzhen's slightly dissatisfied tone and continued to talk and smile.

"The master is joking with Shilan again. This palace belongs to the master. Even the rat hole in the corner, if the master wants, Eunuch Su will bring people to dig it up at night and invite you to come in and sit down~"

While Nian Shilan was talking, her soft little hand quietly pulled Yinzhen's sleeve under the table.

A trace of helplessness showed on Yinzhen's face. Looking at Nian Shilan's graceful appearance and thinking of Nian Gengyao's sturdy and stern appearance, he wondered if these brother and sister were really from the same mother?
"Sit down, it's only afternoon now, how can this be so embarrassing?"

Yinzhen scolded lightly.

Nian Shilan was stunned, looking at Yinzhen with her beautiful eyes in disbelief, and pouted her lips stubbornly.

"My master, what's wrong with you? You came to my Cheng'en Garden with a cold face. I tried my best to make you happy, but you turned your face away from me. I know that you were dazzled by the fairy last night. Forget it, please leave quickly, or you will be unhappy in my Cheng'en Garden!"

After saying this, he shook off Yinzhen's sleeve, turned around and turned his face to the side.

Now it was Yinzhen's turn to be stunned. What fairy from last night? Didn't he just say that Nian Shilan was inappropriate for pulling his sleeve in broad daylight? Why was he bringing up the fairy now?

Yinzhen thought about it and suddenly realized that it was right. Nian Shilan was probably talking about Shu Gege who was dancing in a white gauze dress surrounded by butterflies last night.

Yinzhen, in turn, held Nian Shilan's hand and sighed.

"Shilan, stop making a fuss. There is no such thing as a fairy. Even if the fairy Chang'e came down to earth, she can't compare to you. I just said that your status in this mansion is precious. It would be inappropriate for the servants to see you making trouble in broad daylight."

Nian Shilan thought it was enough, but she still pretended to be displeased and argued with Yinzhen for a while before turning back.

Yinzhen looked at Nian Shilan's little face which was smiling again, and thought to himself.

What kind of ambition could a woman like this, who only knows how to be jealous and act good all day long, have?

Turning his head, Yinzhen looked at the several storybooks scattered beside the imperial concubine's bed under the window. Well, it seems that the explanation given by the servant last night was not far-fetched.

However, I have to look for this storybook later. I can't let those literati compile and embellish the stories and disturb Shilan's mind.

Su Peisheng shouted outside the house.

"My lord, the mistress sent someone to invite you to have dinner at the Xingfu Courtyard. She asked the kitchen to cook your favorite dishes."

Yinzhen's voice came from inside the house.

"Got it. I'll be there in a moment."

Nian Shilan gently pulled her hand out of Yinzhen's, pretending to be indifferent, but with a hint of bitterness.

"Master, please go quickly. Don't make the concubine wait anxiously. After you are done with your busy schedule these few days, I will set up a banquet and invite you to have dinner~"

Yinzhen was amused.

"Why are you jealous when I'm having a meal with my wife? I can't be with you alone every day."

Nian Shilan snorted.

"Master, you worry too much. I dare not be jealous of Fu Jin. It's just that I met you too late. You were born before I was born, and I was born when you were old. Go quickly, Master."

"I didn't know when Shilan started to like reading poetry and books. But you are so jealous. Do you think I am old? It seems that Shilan despises me."

Yinzhen smiled.

Nian Shilan said casually as she pushed Yinzhen out of the door.

"My master is still in his prime, still very young, I was just speaking carelessly. You are only a few years older than me, but you are a man who can live forever."

Yinzhen originally wanted to tease Nian Shilan with the intention of joking with her, but when he heard the second half of her words, he felt like he was struck by lightning. He reacted quickly and covered her mouth.

"Don't talk nonsense. If people hear it, they will think it's presumptuous." Nian Shilan struggled to free Yinzhen's hand with a "mumble", looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"Master, you have been too cautious all day. There are only you and me here. I am just speaking casually."

Yinzhen was helpless. After he walked out of Cheng'en Garden, he remembered that he had come here to call for punishment, but how could he be sent away with just a few words?

Nian Shilan said "Farewell, Master" while staring at Yinzhen as he walked out of Cheng'en Garden with a cold look in her eyes.

Yinzhen, ah Yinzhen, I have already hinted at this point, it depends on what you do.

Nian Shilan is a woman who is bound by rules and ethics and confined to a deep house. However, the tragic struggles she experienced in her previous life have made her character more resolute now.

In her previous life, she only had Yinzhen in her eyes. She cried for him, laughed for him, went through fire and water for him, and even died for him.

In this life, she is occasionally bewitched by Yinzhen's tenderness, but she can never forget the tragic ending of her previous life.

Having said this today, was she really just saying it casually?

Yinzhen sat in the Xingfu Courtyard, watching Ulanara personally prepare the dinner. He was usually calm and composed, but now he was in a state of confusion.

Nian Shilan's unintentional words easily touched upon the thoughts that had been hidden deep in his heart. He had never expressed those thoughts to anyone in this world, nor could he express them.

He is slowly planning a situation in which everyone is willing to support him in achieving great things.

Before that, he must be a good son, a good husband, a good brother, and a good prince without any flaws in the eyes of everyone.

Ulanara watched the servants prepare dinner, and then sat down opposite Yinzhen.

"Master, what are you thinking about? You are so absorbed in thought. Master, take a look at the dishes prepared by the kitchen today and see if they are to your liking."

Yinzhen came back to his senses and looked at Ulanara's usual smiling face, but he could not find the slightest trace of Yunxi on her face. They were real sisters.

"Nothing. I was watching you prepare meals just now, and it reminded me of when you first came to the palace, you did the same thing, preparing meals for me every day. I was lost in thought for a moment. You have been married to me for seven years, but I have spent very little time with you. Fortunately, you are taking care of this palace with all your heart. Thank you for your hard work."

Ulanara didn't expect Yinzhen to say this, and she was very upset for a moment.

She raised her hand and stroked her face, then sighed and put it down.

"Master, you are very busy and need to make decisions for everything. I am a woman and cannot show my face in public. I cannot move forward and backward with you. I can only do my best in the trivial matters of the mansion. Master, you don't think I am stupid. I should be grateful to you."

Yinzhen looked at Ulanara carefully. When she was his concubine, she was also seventeen years old, the same age as Shilan now. In the blink of an eye, he could see fine lines in the corners of Ulanara's eyes.

He thought again, if Yunxi was still here.
"You and I are husband and wife, and we should advance and retreat together. Is Duan's pregnancy safe these days?"

Yinzhen picked up the Tremella soup in front of him and took a sip.

Ulanara also picked up the soup bowl and said with a smile.

"I would like to thank the master on behalf of the Duan family. The Duan family is doing well. The discomfort symptoms in the past few days have been alleviated a lot."

"That's good. In this case, I'll trouble you to take care of it."

Ulanara put down the soup bowl and served the food to Yinzhen herself.

"Master, why should you be so polite to me? Husband and wife are one body, so I should share your worries. But I am worried about what happened last night."

Yinzhen knew that she was referring to Nian Shilan's nonsense, and he had rare patience to explain to Ulanara.

"Shilan is young and has an unstable mind. She has read too many storybooks during the day, so it is inevitable that she will be influenced by them. Fu Jin is older than her, so she should just treat her like a child. There is no need to argue with a drunken child, and there is no need to pay attention to her."

Ulanara couldn't help but complain in her heart that her master was really biased.

Is a seventeen-year-old married woman still a child?
But she would not bring bad luck to Yinzhen, so she just smiled faintly and replied.

"Yes, I think so too. Master, please try the deer tendons that we just brought in today. You always like this the most."

Yinzhen didn't say much, just ate.

There was a noise in the yard.

(End of this chapter)