The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 11: Being arrogant due to favor
By the time Yinzhen returned home in the evening, the entire palace had already known that Concubine Nian, who had been the favorite since entering the palace, had become arrogant and beat Princess Hu, who had kindly offered her rose sweet soup, for no reason.

When Su Peisheng came to Nian Shilan's Jinglan Courtyard to invite her, the sun had just set. Nian Shilan followed Su Peisheng to the main hall.

"I pay my respects to the prince and his wife." After saying this, Nian Shilan stood up and sat aside without waiting to be called.

Yinzhen tapped the table with the fan in his hand and glanced at Nian Shilan coldly.

Nian Shilan, however, lowered her head and picked up the teacup.

Ulanara spoke slowly.

"Sister, are you worried about something today? This afternoon, Mrs. Hu's maid came to report that Mrs. Hu was not feeling well."

Upon hearing this, Nian Shilan put down her teacup and raised her hand to stroke the emerald jade hairpin in her hair.

She looked at Ulanara with a smile and said, "If you have anything to say, please ask me directly."

Ulanara maintained her usual kind expression and her tone was the same as before.

"Sister, you are a straightforward person. Please tell me what happened today. Mrs. Hu has always been diligent and dedicated. I don't know why she made you unhappy today. Now her face is swollen and red. She even avoided the prince when he came to visit her. She just said that she was too embarrassed to see anyone."

After hearing Ulanara's question, Nian Shilan slowly stood up, bowed to Yinzhen and Fu Jin, and asked back seriously.

"I have not been in the palace for long, and I don't know whether there is a hierarchy in the palace. Please advise me, Madam."

Ulanara looked at Yinzhen, who put down the fan in his hand and gently stroked the ring on his left hand with his right hand.

"Although my sister has been in the mansion for a short time, I must have seen her daily life. In the mansion, there is a hierarchy and order of seniority. My sister has always been smart, so how could she ask such an obvious question?" After saying these words, Ulanara looked at Nian Shilan, wanting to see what she was going to say.

Nian Shilan suddenly covered her mouth with a silk handkerchief and smiled. "Since Fu Jin said that the rules in the mansion are strict, why did she allow Hu to be disrespectful to me? Since I have disciplined her for being disrespectful, why did Fu Jin do this to me? I respect Fu Jin's daily work of managing the household, so I never want to bother Fu Jin with trivial matters, so that I can have some free time. The prince also has official duties to think about during the day, and he has to sit here and solve cases when he returns to the mansion at night. If it gets out, I don't know whether people will laugh at the prince's unrest in the backyard or at Fu Jin's inability to manage the household. Hmm?"

"Shilan is being presumptuous."

Yinzhen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, his tone containing both reprimand and a hint of helplessness.

"Your Highness, I was disrespectful just now. I apologize to the Lady."

Nian Shilan knelt down as she spoke.

This move forced Ulanara to stand up.

"What did my sister do? Before I could blame her, she apologized first."

"I just spoke in a hurry, Madam, please don't blame me. But I have to speak out when things are unfair. Today, Ms. Hu was disrespectful to me and refused to repent, so I gave her a small punishment. I was disrespectful to Madam in a hurry just now, but the palace is ultimately ruled by the prince. Since the prince said that I was presumptuous, I was naturally wrong, so I apologize to my sister." Nian Shilan said she was apologizing, but her body was kneeling straight.

Chunri's clothes were thin after all, and Ulanara didn't dare to ask Nian Shilan to kneel in front of Yinzhen.

Therefore, he sent his personal maid to help Nian Shilan.

When the maid carefully helped Nian Shilan to stand up, she saw Nian Shilan's body suddenly tilted and fell down.

As Nian Shilan fell, the bun on her head loosened and the jade hairpin in her hair fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)