The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 114 Rewarding Yingluo
Xiao Linzi went out early in the morning, and when he invited Wen Xianqing to come, Nian Shilan had just woken up from her lunch break.

An San has been sent away by Nian Shilan and is no longer on the beam.

Wen Xianqing went into the room, greeted Nian Shilan, and took her pulse.

Nian Shilan asked.

"Is Doctor Wen very busy these days?"

Wen Xianqing signaled to Nian Shilan to change her left wrist to take the pulse, and Songzhi hurriedly covered Nian Shilan's wrist with a silk handkerchief.

"I recently went to see the old man in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. The old man was old and had eaten something that hurt him, so I was kept for two days. I just returned to the mansion at noon today, and my son Wen Shichu said that Eunuch Lin had been waiting for a long time. When I came, I asked Eunuch Lin why he didn't invite other colleagues from the Imperial Hospital. Eunuch Lin just said that Concubine Fu only trusted me. I was flattered."

Wen Xianqing's eyes were smiling as he spoke, but Nian Shilan couldn't see any "surprise" in his eyes at all.

After Wen Xianqing finished taking Nian Shilan's pulse, Nian Shilan asked Songzhi to take out the box of Meiwuxiang cakes, open it and hand it to him.

"Please, Doctor Wen, take a look at this fragrant cake for me to see if there is anything wrong with it."

Wen Xianqing picked up a fragrant cake, held it in the palm of his left hand, put it close to his nose, and fanned his nose with his right hand, his expression changed slightly.

"Where did Concubine Fu Jin get this thing?"

Nian Shilan did not miss the surprise and doubt in Wen Xianqing's eyes. She sighed and spoke slowly.

"Doctor Wen, did you smell something wrong? I'm sorry I can't tell you the origin of this fragrance. I just feel particularly sleepy after smelling it. Although it smells good, I always feel uneasy. Doctor Wen, please tell me the truth, is this fragrance harmful or not?"

Wen Xianqing pondered for a while, put the fragrant cake back into the box, stood up and walked to the table under the window where there was paper and pen. He sat down and wrote a prescription for treating the acne on Nian Shilan's face, and spoke carefully.

"A large amount of osmanthus flowers have been added to this incense. Osmanthus flowers, also known as ghost beckoning hands, have a light and elegant smell that can be easily masked by the strong plum scent in this spice. This flower is originally non-toxic and has a calming effect, but it also has the effect of promoting qi and blood circulation. I have traveled among the people and seen people purify and refine this flower and add it to the medicine for pregnant women, causing them to have red discharge and the fetus to be in danger. Now this incense has also been added with purified osmanthus flowers. If the concubine is not careful, she will only treat this incense as a good sleeping medicine. If the concubine burns this incense for a long time and inhales too much incense mist, her menstruation will be disordered, her menstrual period will increase greatly, and it will be difficult to conceive. No matter what the origin of this incense is, the concubine cannot use it anymore."

Wen Xianqing already had some guesses in his mind. The secrets in the deep residences of wealthy families were always numerous and hard to guard against.

After thinking for a while, he gave another instruction.

"A month ago, Concubine asked me for contraceptive medicine. Although Concubine herself did not want to get pregnant at that time, if Concubine wants to get pregnant in the future, she only needs to stop taking the medicine. The medicine will not cause much harm to the body. This fragrance is different. If you use it for a long time, it will make it difficult for you to get pregnant."

Nian Shilan sneered. This Shu Gege was even better than the incense master she had seen in the palace in her previous life. She had thought that musk was added, but she didn't expect that it was a more hidden spice. In her previous life, she had never heard of any incense-making flowers.

"Fortunately, I have Doctor Wen to take care of me, so I can avoid this thing."

Nian Shilan thanked Wen Xianqing, secretly feeling lucky that in this life she had asked her elder brother Nian Xiyao to rescue Wen Xianqing in advance, and that Zhen Yuandao did not get there first, thus severing the childhood sweetheart relationship between Wen Xianqing's son Wen Shichu and Zhen Huan.

In the previous life, Wen Shichu came from a medical family and helped Zhen Huan a lot.

Feng moved to the right wing of Cheng'en Garden. She had originally been waiting for Nian Shilan to take a nap at noon so that she could go and pay her respects to him. However, she heard from the servants that the imperial physician was taking the concubine's pulse, so Feng waited patiently in her room.

After all, I had just arrived at Cheng'en Garden and didn't know what the future would be like.

Feng was sitting in the room, looking into the courtyard through the open door. When she saw Xiao Linzi leading the imperial physician out, she stood up and went to Nian Shilan's main room.

"My concubine Feng has just arrived at Cheng'en Garden and I am here to pay my respects to the concubine."

Feng was very polite. She did not go into the house directly. Instead, she stood at Nian Shilan's door and spoke respectfully to the person inside.

Nian Shilan's voice came from inside the house. "Come in."

Nian Shilan looked at Feng, who was only sixteen years old, young and beautiful.

Different from the person in her previous life who was as calm as a chrysanthemum, Feng at this moment naturally exuded a vigor and vitality. Although Nian Shilan could see that Feng was trying her best to act obedient, she was still too young and was far from being as indifferent as she was in her previous life.

Feng greeted Nian Shilan in person.

"My name is Feng, and I'm here to pay my respects to Concubine. May Concubine be blessed with good health. I should have come to pay my respects earlier in the morning, but I saw that Jianjiaxuan was busy and Concubine was busy with chores in Cheng'en Garden, so I came now when Concubine was a little free. I hope Concubine will forgive me."

Nian Shilan looked at Feng's lowered eyes and smiled.

"Get up. From now on, we will live under the same roof, so there is no need for so much formality. You must be wondering why I asked you to come to Cheng'en Garden, so I'll tell you the truth. According to the rules of our ancestors, concubines should live in the same courtyard. But I don't want to live with Concubine Qi who will come to the mansion next month, so I invited you to come. I also begged the master, and when the master saw that I had invited you to live with me and the courtyard was really small, he agreed that I didn't have to live in the same courtyard with Concubine Qi. You know, I'm a jealous person. I don't want to compete with people of the same status as me."

Feng understood clearly that she was just being used as a tool to occupy the yard.

As a little concubine like me, it doesn't matter where I live. Anyway, when there are more women in the mansion, I will have to live with the princesses. Instead of squeezing in those small courtyards at that time, it is better to live here with the concubine. At least the living environment will be better.

Feng held a low position in the mansion and her words were not taken seriously. She did not dare to dream of getting pregnant. She just wanted to settle down and make a living.

"I didn't know that Concubine is such a straightforward person. I don't need to worry about it. I will be quiet and not let Concubine be jealous."

Nian Shilan sighed in her heart. She would occasionally feel soft-hearted towards Yinzhen in this life, but more often than not, she was scheming. However, she had to pretend to be jealous from time to time, which was really tiring.

Feng greeted him and went back to her room to stay quiet.

When Hu Gege heard that Feng had moved into Cheng'en Garden, she sneered at Yucui who was serving her.

"That Feng is also a fool. She really moved in when the concubine invited her. She thought she was marrying up. In my opinion, if she follows the concubine, she won't even be able to serve the master. Everyone knows that the concubine is favored and jealous. Will she allow Feng to sleep with her? Let's wait and see."

Yucui said nothing and just stood silently beside Hu Gege.

Ulanara sent her maid to give Feng a gorgeous necklace, saying that she was ill and could not see anyone, and that she was giving the necklace to Feng as a housewarming gift.

In front of the maid who came to deliver the gifts, Feng thanked Lady Fu for the reward towards the direction of Xingfu Courtyard. After the maid left, Feng looked at the luxurious necklace and told the maid Ruyi to put it away.

Ruyi held the box in her hand and asked Feng.

"The necklace that Fu Jin gave you is so beautiful, why don't you wear it?"

Feng chuckled and looked at the necklace box.

"Do you think that I am worthy of wearing such a nice thing in my current status?"

Ruyi stopped talking. Her daughter was just a concubine. This thing was too ostentatious. Ruyi closed the box and carefully put it in the box.

Tonight, it is Shu Gege's turn to sleep with the emperor. She has already prepared everything and is waiting for Su Peisheng to summon her.

But she didn't expect that she would have to wait until Yinzhen went to Liufang Pavilion in person.

(End of this chapter)