The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 90 Endless troubles
After Nian Shilan finished her breakfast, she watched the servants tidy up the house and asked Hanlu to bring the box of plum blossom cake-shaped spices.

Following Nian Shilan's instructions, Hanlu took out the spice box from the cabinet. As soon as she opened it, a scent of plum blossoms wafted to her face.

Nian Shilan picked up a fragrant cake, put it under his nose and took a deep breath.

It's only the end of August, and it's still a long way before the plum blossoms bloom.

Nian Shilan was lost in thought while holding the fragrant cake. She had once seen a graceful woman dancing under a plum tree in her dream.

The snow is white and the red plum blossoms are dotted around. The woman is like an elf flying among them, stretching her graceful arms and legs.

In the dream, Nian Shilan couldn't see her face clearly, she only vaguely remembered that her dancing posture was extremely beautiful.

Hanlu saw Nian Shilan holding the fragrant cake in a daze and called out to her cautiously.

"Master, would you like me to light this incense?"

"Burn it up. Take out the two new clothes I made and fumigate them with this incense."

Nian Shilan put the fragrant cake in her hand back into the box, then took the handkerchief handed to her by Mangzhong and wiped her hands. The handkerchief was also stained with a hint of plum fragrance.

Although it was after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather was still not cool in the afternoon. Nian Shilan sat lazily by the window.

The window was open, and the cold dew in the shade of the courtyard was fumigating my clothes. I turned around and saw Nian Shilan in the window.

The concubine was truly extremely beautiful, with a delicate yet elegant face, and her eyes, full of life, brought out her utmost elegance in a casual glance.

Although Dongyue is only eighteen years old, she exudes a luxurious temperament, which has a different kind of beauty from her delicate face.

Hanlu was stunned for a moment, she remembered the letter brought by the pigeon.

The letter asked her to report on the daily life of Prince Yong's concubine, but did not assign her any other tasks.

Nian Shilan noticed that someone was looking at her. She casually followed the gaze and saw that it was Hanlu who was looking at her as if in a trance.

"Why, what are you looking at me for? You look so absent-minded."

Nian Shilan waved the round fan in her hand from afar through the window. When Hanlu heard the sound, he seemed to have found his soul back and blurted out.

"My master is so beautiful. I am stunned by her."

Nian Shilan smiled nonchalantly.

"You are too ignorant. How beautiful can I be? You need to know that a woman's beauty must be matched with corresponding talents to complement each other. If she only has beauty, it is not certain whether it is a blessing or a curse."

If it were Nian Shilan in the previous life, she would definitely not agree with these words.

In her previous life, Nian Shilan only knew that women should dress up to please themselves. All her thoughts and beauty were shown to Yinzhen.

She thought that as long as she was beautiful, she could win the love of men all her life. Later she realized that she also needed brains and means to be invincible.

At least, her beauty was defeated by Zhen Huan's manipulation.

Songzhi leaned over and whispered.

"Master, do you want to take a rest? I see you seem sleepy."

Nian Shilan wanted to say that she was not sleepy, but when she saw Songzhi's expression, she knew that she had something to say, so she left the window and sat in the yard where the servants could not see her and her servant.

"what happened?"

Nian Shilan is still lazy.

"My Lord, Xiao Linzi went out secretly today, and the letter you asked him to deliver has been delivered to the Second Young Master. After reading the letter, the Second Young Master asked Xiao Linzi to tell you, 'Don't worry.'"

Songzhi whispered as she looked out the door.

Nian Shilan asked again.

"Did you see the mark on Hanlu's elbow that I showed you?"

Songzhi replied.

"I haven't found a chance yet. You know, I don't live in the same house with Hanlu, and Hanlu is much smarter than I thought. Master, I don't understand, since you think Hanlu is suspicious, why don't you find a chance to get rid of her? And let her communicate with the outside world."

"Of course I have to send her away, but not now. I still don't know who she belongs to. And why is she still around me like this?"

After Nian Shilan finished speaking, she felt a little sleepy, so Songzhi helped her take a nap.

In the evening, Shu Gege walked towards Yinzhen's front yard with Zijing. Zijing held a tray with soup in a celadon bowl in her hand.

Su Peisheng was in the yard quietly scolding the servants for not serving their master wholeheartedly.

The master liked to drink tea that was eight-tenths hot, but the servant let the tea cool to seven-tenths before serving it, causing Su Peisheng to be reprimanded by the master.

When Su Peisheng saw Shu Gege coming, he hurriedly bowed to her.

"Good luck, Princess." Shu Gege nodded slightly and spoke politely to Su Peisheng.

"Thank you for the message, eunuch. I am Shu, thinking of the master's hard work during the day, so I specially cooked Qingxin lily and lotus seed porridge for the master."

Su Peisheng asked with difficulty.

"Please forgive me, my lord. I will not pass the message on for you, but the master is not seeing anyone right now."

"What's wrong? Is the master feeling unwell?"

Sugar asked.

Su Peisheng thought about it and spoke after careful consideration.

"In reply to the princess' question, the master is busy today and is in a bad mood. How about you come back another day?"

Shu Gege said softly with a smile.

"In that case, please ask Eunuch Su to convey this soup to the master. I will go back first."

After saying that, he asked Zijing to hand the tray to Su Peisheng, and he took Zijing back the same way.

Su Peisheng looked at Shu Gege's back, sighed, and walked into the house with the tray.

Zijing saw that there was no one around and spoke quietly.

"Princess, you bathed and dressed up specially today, but you didn't see the master. What a pity."

Shu Gege just kept walking forward and said calmly.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't you hear what Eunuch Su said? The master is in a bad mood today. If that's the case, it's actually a good thing that I can't see him. Why should I rush up to him now?"

"Gege is right."

Zijing said no more and followed Shu Gege back.

Ulanara listened to Jiang Fuhai's report in Xingfu Courtyard, saying that Shu Gege went to the front yard with soup but did not see her master.

She stroked the jade ruyi in her hand and chuckled.

"If she didn't see him, then she didn't see him. There aren't many people in the mansion now, so she can fight for favor however she wants."

Qiu Mei said.

"Master, you are not angry?"

"Why should I be angry? It is not up to me to decide who the master wants to call to bed. It is not up to me to stop him from going to someone's room. Why bother to cause trouble? It is better to wait for Duan's birth peacefully and fulfill my duty as the mistress's mother."

Ulanara asked Jiang Fuhai again whether Duan's pregnancy was safe.

"My Lord, Miss Duan's pregnancy is going well. Today, I followed your instructions and asked the imperial physician to check Miss Duan's pulse. The imperial physician also said that everything is fine and she just needs to wait for the birth."

Jiang Fuhai lowered his head and bent his body.

"Is there any movement from the Nian family?"

Ulanara handed the jade ruyi in her hand to Qiumei and watched her place the jade ruyi carefully on the tray.

"Be careful with this jade ruyi. It was my sister's favorite thing. If you accidentally break it, I can't protect you."

Qiu Mei replied, yes.

Jiang Fuhai looked at Ulanara and whispered.

"Master, rest assured. I have asked people to keep an eye on Cheng'en Garden. I haven't seen anyone leave the house. Since the last time that girl Luluo committed suicide, Cheng'en Garden is currently short of a second-class maid. Master, would you like to arrange for someone to go there?"

"It's not the right time yet. The last incident might have alerted the enemy. By the way, have you settled Luoluo's family?"

Ulanara recalled that Luluo committed suicide by taking poison without a second thought in order to save her family. However, if the root of the problem is not removed, there will be endless troubles.

After hearing the question, Jiang Fuhai moved closer to Ulanara.

"I followed your instructions and was going to deliver money to her family. Your master is kind and grateful for her long service to the palace. Unfortunately, when I went there, all the neighbors knew that her family had eaten something wrong and all of them were dead. The coroner also examined them and said that they died of food poisoning. It's a pity that her family of seven, including her brother and sister-in-law's newborn son, who was only two months old, died because the adults ate something wrong."

There was indifference in Ulanara's eyes, but she said.

"Oh, Amitabha, what a sin. Go burn some paper money for her family later. And by the way, check if there are any survivors and settle them down as well."

"The slave obeys."

Jiang Fuhai responded and hurried out in the night.

　Thank you for waiting for me. I will update two chapters today and try my best to update more tomorrow. I love you all.

　　
　
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