The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 99: I am Fearful
Nian Shilan quietly pulled her hand out from Yinzhen's palm, with a charming smile on her face.

"Even if the master loves me, I cannot break the rules. I came here today for two reasons. First, I want to ask the master why he suddenly gave me the power of assistant. I have never managed household affairs before, and I am afraid I am not up to the task."

Yinzhen liked Nian Shilan's pretty face. He pinched her cheek gently and smiled.

"Others are eager to be in charge of the family, but you are lazy and don't want to manage. I can't bear to see you being so idle all day, either playing with birds or sitting around, so I might as well find something for you to do."

When the servants serving around saw this scene, they all lowered their heads and dared not look up again.

After Yinzhen finished speaking, he went into the house. Su Peisheng had already opened the curtain before Yinzhen turned around.

Nian Shilan followed Xiao Linzi in and she signaled Xiao Linzi to present the account book in his hand to Yinzhen.

"Master, please take a look. This morning, the manager of the farm brought many account books, saying that they were the harvests of the previous three months. I dare not make a decision on my own, so I came to ask for your instructions first, and then I can argue."

Yinzhen looked at the thick stack of account books and frowned.

"You have just started to manage the palace affairs, and Fu Jin is relieved to hand over all the money accounts to you."

Nian Shilan observed Yinzhen's expression and spoke with a slightly coquettish tone.

"Yes~ I am terrified, and I have already declined, but Fu Jin refused to give me any explanation, saying that this is the master's wish. I thought about it and decided to ask the master's wish first."

Yinzhen did not answer, but asked Nian Shilan instead.

"You said you came here for two things today. What's the second thing?"

Nian Shilan blinked.

"I have been talking for so long, isn't this a big deal, Master?"

Yinzhen laughed.

"Is this a big deal? You're so embarrassed that you've come all the way here to ask for help? If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. Just send someone to return the account book to Fu Jin and let her pick out the easy tasks. You can learn to manage it slowly."

Nian Shilan looked at the man in front of her. In her previous life, he also doted on her, but she was too strong-willed and wanted to take care of all the chores herself. She liked the feeling of holding power firmly in her hands.

In this life, it seemed that she was favored more than in the previous life, but Nian Shilan no longer believed in favor without reason.

She knew very well that in Yinzhen's heart, he could abandon anyone for the sake of imperial power.

"My master trusts me and has given me the power to assist. I naturally cannot live up to my master's trust. I want to try my best, but I have no experience. My wife is busy with the matter of Concubine Qi entering the mansion, so I have no choice but to come to my master for help. I hope my master can give me some advice."

Nian Shilan stood up and bowed.

"Please sit down. You are tired of standing up and bowing all the time. What do you want me to do? I am very busy all day."

Yinzhen waved his hand and Nian Shilan sat down again.

When she heard Yinzhen asking her, she spoke without hesitation.

"I know that my master is busy, so please just lend me a few servants. If possible, you can hire two accountants from outside to serve me."

"You've come all the way here, waiting for me, right? Come on, I want a few. As for the accountant, I'll ask Su Peisheng to go out and find him."

When Nian Shilan saw that Yinzhen responded happily, a smile instantly appeared in her eyes.

"My Lord, six servants are enough for me. My Cheng'en Garden cannot support so many people, and it is not in compliance with regulations. So I will only use these servants for a few days, and then let them go back to their respective places."

When Ulanara heard that Nian Shilan ran to the front yard to ask for someone, she was flipping through a medical book in her hand and said to Qiu Mei indifferently.

"If Concubine wants someone, just ask for someone. This is her first time managing the palace affairs, so she is unsure and it is normal for her to act like a spoiled child to her master. But I didn't expect that she would not refuse. I will see how she handles this account."

Qiu Mei was massaging Ulanara's legs and saw that the book in her hand was "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", Qiu Mei said.

"The master has been studying medical books recently and has not been around the master, which has given those people a lot of opportunities."

Ulanara was reading a book without raising her head.

"So what if I give him a chance? In the master's heart, there is no room for anyone other than my sister. I just need to do my duty as the wife. Only when I hold power in my hands can I feel at ease."

Qiu Mei was silent for a moment, then nodded. "I don't understand, Master, don't you want to be on guard against that concubine? She seems to be very favored."

Ulanara closed the book and looked at Qiumei who was massaging her legs.

"Being favored? Oh, it's just a novelty. I was affectionate with the master back then, and then what? The master forgot everything when he saw my sister. A man's favor is just a passing cloud."

Qiu Mei lowered her eyes and continued.

"In a few days, it will be the anniversary of the death of the first wife. The master used to go to Qiongyu Garden alone for a long time, but this year he went less frequently. Does the master want to..."

Qiu Mei didn't say anything else, and Ulanara naturally understood.

"Tomorrow I will personally supervise the cleaning of Qiong Yu Garden. There are still many of my sister's belongings, and I should also wipe and organize them. This is also the affection between us sisters. If my sister knew about this, she would be happy to see that the master is no longer gloomy."

"Yes, that must be the case." Qiu Mei responded and stopped talking, concentrating on massaging Ulanara's legs.

Nian Shilan took Xiao Linzi back to Cheng'en Garden. When passing by the garden, something suddenly flew towards them and almost hit Nian Shilan.

A little eunuch jumped out from the side, grabbed the thing, rolled a few times, and smashed into the flowers.

Xiao Linzi was so scared that he threw the account book away and protected Nian Shilan.

After being frightened, Nian Shilan took a closer look and saw that the little eunuch who had pounced on the object with all his strength had a colorful shuttlecock in his arms.

The shuttlecock was bigger than the one kicked by an ordinary child, and its feathers were wider, longer and more beautiful. It didn't hurt when it hit the body, but when the servants saw that it almost hit the concubine, they tried their best to pounce on it.

"Sister Lan, Sister Lan! I'm sorry, I accidentally kicked the shuttlecock away and scared Sister Lan."

Nian Shilan looked at Yinli who was running towards her with a smile on her face.

"It seems that Seventeen is not very good at using the shuttlecock. He kicked it away."

Yinli's face turned red with embarrassment, but he refused to admit defeat.

"That was an accident! From what Sister Lan said, you can also play shuttlecock?"

Nian Shilan spoke with disdain and deliberately glanced at Yinli.

"More than that. Before I married your fourth brother, I was the best shuttlecock player in the boudoir."

Yinli blinked.

"I don't believe it. Sister Lan looks gentle and generous, how could she play a tiring game like shuttlecock?! Sister Lan must be lying to me!"

Nian Shilan pretended to roll her eyes, but she couldn't hide the smile on her face. She raised her hand to stroke her hair and raised her handkerchief.

"Oh, Brother Seventeen is still so young, yet he still knows how to provoke me. What a pity, Sister Lan, I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice, so don't even think about provoking me."

Seeing that Nian Shilan was not provoked by him, Yinli smiled and spoke frankly.

"Sister Lan found out about my little trick. I embarrassed myself in front of her again. But none of these eunuchs know how to play shuttlecock. No one plays with me. It's really boring. Fourth brother has official duties to attend to, so he can't play with me. Everyone in the palace is afraid of me. All I do every day is read and write. It's so boring."

As Yinli spoke, the corners of his mouth drooped. Nian Shilan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What this little guy said sounded so pitiful.

"Alright, alright, just watch Sister Lan being soft-hearted, and wait for me to change these shoes with flower pot soles, and then I'll play with you again."

Yinli became happy when he heard this, clapped his hands and asked to go to Cheng'en Garden to wait for Sister Lan to change shoes.

"That won't do. The backyard is for the ladies only. You are a man from outside, so you are not allowed to enter without permission. You just wait here."

Yinli blinked, obeyed obediently, and just took a break to drink tea.

When Nian Shilan changed her clothes, she brought Songzhi, Hanlu and Xiaolinzi to the garden. When Hanlu saw Yinli, she bowed her head and saluted, and then she kept bowing her head.

　Old Seventeen is online, and a cute little boy is being cultivated!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)