The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 95 Leaking into a Sieve
When Nian Shilan returned to Cheng'en Garden, Xiao Linzi was waiting at the door.

"Congratulations, Master. Congratulations, Master. Master has just sent someone to tell you that from today on, Master will assist in the affairs of the palace. Master has also sent someone to inform Fu Jin."

Nian Shilan thought about it and realized that in her previous life, when she was in the palace, she was not given the power to assist in managing household chores.

"Got it. I'll go and thank you in person when my master comes back."

Nian Shilan walked slowly into the main house and glanced at the beam as if unintentionally, which was pitch black.

Hanlu served tea and Songzhi watched the breakfast being prepared.

"Everyone, go down. Songzhi will be enough to serve you."

Xiao Linzi was the first to leave, followed by Mangzhong. Hanlu hesitated for a moment and also left.

Nian Shilan's breakfast today was still porridge and side dishes. It looked exquisite, but it was boring to have the same things every day.

She put down her chopsticks after taking a few bites and drank half a bowl of porridge. That was the end of her breakfast.

"I wonder if the hero on the beam is here. Would you mind giving us a chat?"

After Nian Shilan finished speaking, she waited for a long time but there was no movement.

"Forget it. Anyway, I've seen you. No matter who sent you, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to report to your master. If I call the guards, you can't escape. Why bother? Since you are here, you are not here to kill me. Why not help me do a small thing? I'll give you two days to think about it. If you don't show up in two days, I will not let you go even if I risk my life."

When Songzhi heard Nian Shilan talking, her heart beat fast.

When did my master become so courageous! He is not afraid of anything and is willing to risk everything!
After Nian Shilan finished speaking, he asked someone to clear away the breakfast and gave instructions for the dishes for lunch and dinner.

All fat chickens and ducks, and other delicacies from the wild.

An San didn't dare to move on the beam. Listening to Nian Shilan's words, there were only two words in his mind - it's over.

Isn't this concubine a lady from a big family? Why doesn't she play by the rules? Aren't they afraid of death?

Although he wouldn't dare to do anything to the concubine even if he had thirty times the courage, An San felt very miserable.

Since the concubine didn't know of his existence, he felt at ease.

Now, the concubine knows that there is a master on the beam, and asks him to do something "handy", and threatens him that she will ask the guards to catch him. If the matter is exposed, the master will easily know that he has been discovered, and he will not be able to withstand the punishment of the secret guard camp at that time.

An San was struggling in his heart, not knowing what the concubine wanted him to do.

But he thought, his master "rewarded" him to Prince Yong, and Prince Yong was his second master. Prince Yong asked him to protect the concubine, so as long as he protected the concubine well and did some small things "by the way", it should be fine, right?
When Nian Shilan and Songzhi were the only ones left in the room, she spoke again.

"Listen, the man on the beam. No matter what your mission is, as long as it's not to take my life, we can achieve peace. I won't make it difficult for you to kill or burn people. I just want you to help me train someone who can protect me closely. Please think about it carefully."

When An San heard this, he thought, I'm good at this! Isn't this a coincidence! It coincides with my mission!

An San was only sixteen years old. He was immediately tempted to show up, but after thinking about it, he held back.

Think about it again, what if it's a trap?

Seeing that she had said so many things but there was still no movement on the beam, Nian Shilan didn't care anymore.

I have lived for nearly sixty years in these two lives. Apart from hatred and resentment, I am not afraid of anything anymore.

It’s just a bit of a headache. This Cheng’en Garden is leaking like a sieve.

A green ivy was found and committed suicide, without even revealing the person behind her.

There was a Hanlu lurking there, and she knew that she was a spy, but because she wanted to lure out the person behind her, she let her go.

Now she found another watchdog on the beam, and she didn't know how many other spies were hiding in the dark.

In Cheng'en Garden, there was only one first-class maid, Songzhi, and two second-class maids, Mangzhong and Hanlu. Guyu and Xiaoman were first-class maids again, and there was a third-class maid in charge of combing and washing.

The rest were four maids who did the cleaning and three servants who did the rough work.

There was no eunuch in charge of Cheng'en Garden, only Xiao Linzi and two other young eunuchs.

Nian Shilan wanted to promote Xiao Linzi to be the chief eunuch, but he was a little young, so they had to wait until next year.

Since Yinzhen suddenly gave her the power of assistant today, she might as well take the opportunity to clean up Cheng'en Garden.

Qiu Mei accompanied Ulanara in practicing calligraphy at the pavilion in the center of the lake. The autumn breeze was brisk and the pavilion was cool and comfortable.

Qiu Mei knew that whenever Ulanara was in a bad mood, she would practice calligraphy to calm her mood.

Ulanara was good at writing big characters. Qiu Mei looked at the rice paper spread on the table. A word "和" (harmony) appeared on the paper with ink that had not yet dried, and the ink was so strong that it could be seen through the back of the paper.

Ulanara put down the brush in her hand and asked Jiang Fuhai, who was serving beside her, to hold up the words she had just written. She looked at the rich ink on the words flowing down the paper lines, leaving a thin trail, and the gloom in her eyes was no longer concealed. Qiu Mei caught a glimpse of Ulanara's eyes, and in this warm September weather, she shuddered in her heart.

Hu Gege looked at Shu Gege sitting leisurely in the corridor opposite. In front of Shu Gege was a small table with two kinds of fruits and a pot of tea on it.

Hu Gege couldn't stand Shu Gege's behavior and spoke with sarcasm.

"Oh, we are both princesses, but you have tea and snacks. I remember that our portion only had one piece of fruit. Your other portion looks so exquisite. Where did it come from?"

Shu Gege didn't even look at Hu Gege and spoke softly.

"Of course I did it to curry favor with my master. How about this answer? Are you satisfied with it?"

Hu Gege was furious. When did this Shu Gege stop being a quail? It seemed like it was since the master summoned her to sleep with him.

"Shu Suyan, you and I have the same status, why did the master only summon you to sleep with him? You must have used some seductive tricks. I heard that your father is a scholar, but he raised a daughter like you. It's a misfortune for your family."

Shu Gege raised his eyes and looked at Hu Gege. That look made Hu Gege shudder all over, but that look was gone in a flash, and Hu Gege even suspected that he had seen it wrong.

"You also said that you and I are of the same status. Either you use some tricks to get the master to summon you, or you shut up, or I will kick you out of this palace. If you don't want to be kicked out of the palace, you should behave yourself."

Hu Gege was angry.

"Shu Suyan, who do you think you are to teach me a lesson! Who knows who will get kicked out of the palace!"

Shu Gege opened his lips gently.

"idiot."

She simply stopped drinking tea in the corridor and went back to the house with Zijing serving her, leaving only the resentful Hu Gege in the yard.

Xiao Linzi jumped into Nian Shilan's house at night.

"Master, I'm going to investigate."

Nian Shilan looked at Xiao Linzi and winked at him, and Xiao Linzi immediately shut up.

Instead, he ran to the table in front of the window, picked up the paper on the table, took out a small brush from his arms, and started painting.

Nian Shilan looked at the "painting" drawn by Xiao Linzi and burst out laughing.

The painting shows a fat person without a waist, but it is obviously a fat woman, with a crookedly written word "Duan" next to it.

Nian Shilan thought about it for a moment and felt that this was not a secret, so he signaled Xiao Linzi to speak directly.

Xiao Linzi was smart. When Nian Shilan winked at him, he guessed that there were ears on the other side of the wall. However, he didn't know that the ears were right on top of his head.

He leaned closer to Nian Shilan and whispered.

"My master is right. Lady Duan is only three months pregnant, but she is already in shape. I have asked doctors outside. It is true that women should eat more good food when they are pregnant, but they should not eat too much. Otherwise, the baby may be too big and difficult to deliver. If she meets that black-hearted midwife again, it is easy to cause two deaths."

Nian Shilan sneered after hearing this, without concealing the volume of her voice.

"I knew that Fu Jin was not that kind. She just ordered the kitchen to send food to Duan Shi like water. I'm afraid she wants to be a cheap mother."

Xiao Linzi said.

"Then the master has the power of assistant now, do you want to intervene in this matter?"

Nian Shilan looked down at the silk handkerchief in her hand, on which was embroidered a branch of strong bamboo.

"I don't have that ability. It depends on Duan's luck."

An San didn't hear what Xiao Linzi said and was scratching his head anxiously. His mission was to protect the concubine, but that didn't stop him from being curious.

Later, after listening to the words of the concubine, he became even more confused. The concubine kept sending food to a pregnant woman. Wasn't this showing love for the pregnant woman?

Before he could continue thinking, he heard Nian Shilan say.

"Xiao Linzi, I found a master for you and will teach you some martial arts. Are you willing to learn?"

Xiao Linzi was overjoyed. Is there such a good thing?
The master has already asked Zhou Anhai to teach him how to read, and now he has even found a martial arts master.

Is this something a little eunuch like him can learn?
An San rolled his eyes in his heart, it turned out that this was the "little thing I did casually" that Concubine Fu Jin was talking about.

Well, think about it again.

　Secret guards kill people, but they are also human beings. As humans, they have weaknesses and can be discussed. Without spending a single soldier, Fatty Hua wants to forcefully recruit a "watchdog", and see if he can succeed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)