The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 176 Snow Mountain in Dream
"That day, I was sitting in the room, feeling extremely bored. So I took Yinxiu to the Imperial Garden. I didn't expect to hear someone talking behind the rockery in the Imperial Garden. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I vaguely heard the name of Concubine Hua, so I went closer to listen."

Cao Changzai stopped here and looked at Nian Shilan, as if waiting for her reaction.

But Nian Shilan smiled slightly and said.

"I am still waiting, why doesn't Consort Cao say anything?"

Cao Changzai continued.

"Yes. I heard the woman behind the rockery mention your name unscrupulously, saying that the Queen Mother promised her that as long as she could do that thing, she would be promoted. In this way, even if she didn't have the emperor's favor, she would still have the Queen Mother's grace and protection. I heard that the woman's voice should be Yu Changzai, but I didn't dare to stick my head out to see, lest she be discovered by Yu Changzai. I just don't know who Yu Changzai was talking to at the time. I don't know what Yu Changzai was talking about."

Cao Changzai stopped and refused to say anything more. Nian Shilan knew that she must have heard more than that, but she wanted to save the key words to please Nian Shilan.

Nian Shilan thought that Cao Changzai's personality didn't seem to have changed, so she would feel more confident when using such a person. As long as Nian Shilan knew what Cao Changzai wanted, she would feel at ease when using Cao Changzai for her.

But now Concubine Cao has a low position in the palace, her family background is not prominent, and she is alone. If she turns against the emperor one day, there will be no one to restrain her.

Cao Changzai looked at Nian Shilan who didn't say anything for a long time, thinking that she was moved by what she said, so she spoke cautiously.

"My lady, do you need me to do anything?"

Nian Shilan stood up and walked towards the inner room, saying casually.

"I know that Yu Chang is planning to harm me, and I don't know what to do. There are thieves who can steal for a thousand days, but there are no thieves who can guard against thieves for a thousand days. If an enemy comes, we should fight him with our troops and if a flood comes, we should block it with earth. You should go back first."

Cao Changzai didn't expect that Concubine Hua, who was rumored to be jealous and bad-tempered, was not interested in her words, and she was stunned in her seat for a while.

Nian Shilan took a few steps, saw that Cao Changzai didn't move, turned around and asked.

"Is there anything else, Cao Changzai?"

Cao Changzai came to his senses and quickly stood up to leave.

After leaving Yikun Palace, Yinxiu was waiting at the door.

"Why did you come out so soon, young lady? What did Concubine Hua say?"

Cao Chang was in a complicated mood at this time, with her head down, not knowing what she was thinking. After a while, she took Yinxiu and slowly walked back to Tingyu Pavilion.

Songzhi helped Nian Shilan to rest, called Lidong in to help Nian Shilan wash and dress, and called Guyu to remove Nian Shilan's makeup and hair.

"Master is really busy today. Not only does he have to take care of Shu, but he also has to deal with Concubine Cao. But please forgive me for saying so much. Concubine Cao doesn't look like a simple person. Master needs to carefully identify her."

Songzhi kept chattering beside Nian Shilan, and Nian Shilan just smiled.

"She is too young and has not yet learned to hide her ambitions. Today even you can see that she is not simple, so it is obvious that others must have seen it too. Under my command, I will not tolerate people who try to please both sides at the same time."

Songzhi brought a cup of tea to Nian Shilan and asked curiously.

"Master, why do you think she is trying to please both sides? From what I heard today, she wants to take refuge with you, Master."

Nian Shilan took the teacup, took a sip, put it back in Songzhi's hand, and said lazily.

"I guessed it. I am tired today and need to rest. I will get up early tomorrow to prepare a few breakfasts that the emperor likes. We can eat them after the emperor leaves the court."

Songzhi wanted to say something, but seeing Nian Shilan's tired face, she agreed. After serving Nian Shilan until she fell asleep, she went to the small kitchen to prepare breakfast for tomorrow. Nian Shilan suddenly found herself in a snowy valley in a daze. The soldiers coming and going around her were obviously Qing soldiers.

Someone was running quickly, quickly moving in one direction. Nian Shilan heard the man calling out "General! General!"

Nian Shilan's heart moved, and she hurriedly followed him. After finally squeezing into the crowd, she saw a man lying in the crowd wearing only a single piece of clothing. When the soldier turned him over, Nian Shilan saw clearly that it was her brother.

Nian Shilan knew that this was a dream, but she was still very nervous. What happened to her brother? The soldiers around looked like they were here to find her.

Nian Gengyao woke up when the soldiers around him called him. He only took a glance around and quickly determined that he was saved.

The personal guards following Nian Gengyao were either dead or missing. Nian Gengyao was trapped by the rebel leader Lobsang Danjin. The legs of his horse were chopped off, and Nian Gengyao fell off the horse and was captured alive by Lobsang Danjin's men.

However, Nian Gengyao was very brave and managed to escape from the rebels on his own. However, he had no compass or needle and got lost in the snowy mountains.

Qinghai was already covered with heavy snow in September. Nian Gengyao's armor and cotton clothes had long been stripped off by the rebels. He was lost in the mountains for a day and finally collapsed due to exhaustion. Fortunately, the soldiers who were looking for him had arrived.

A soldier quickly took off his clothes and put them on Nian Gengyao. Nian Gengyao looked at him and asked.

"What's your name?"

The soldier looked at Nian Gengyao helplessly with his face red from the cold and answered in a low voice.

"General, I am Cui Jia."

Nian Shilan wanted to follow Nian Gengyao's team to the camp, but before she could think of a way, she was awakened by Songzhi.

"Master, it's time to get up. Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month. We need to go and pay our respects to the Queen."

Nian Shilan's heart, which had been hanging in the air for the past few days, finally settled down after she had that dream.

Although she knew that the battle would be won, she was still worried about her brother as she had no news from him.

Nian Shilan sat lazily in front of the mirror, waiting for Guyu and Xiaoman to dress her up. She was vaguely thinking of the snow-capped mountains in her dream.

In his previous life, the brother obtained the Musk deer in the snow-capped mountains in the northwest, but he would never have thought that those precious Musk deer were used on his own sister, making her infertile and she could only watch others become mothers.

Nian Shilan was still the last one to arrive to pay her respects to Ulanara. When she arrived, Concubine Duan, Noble Lady Jing, Noble Lady Fu, Noble Lady Li, Concubine Cao, Concubine Yu, and Concubine Xin were already sitting in Jingren Palace.

"I am late in paying my respects to you, Queen. I beg your forgiveness. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

Nian Shilan said sorry, but his gesture of greeting was still lazy.

Ulanara had long been accustomed to her like this and was too lazy to argue with her and just smiled faintly.

"Get up. Concubine Hua, you were not feeling well yesterday. Are you feeling better today?"

Nian Shilan sat down by herself, took the tea on the small table next to her and took a sip, then returned to Ulanara with a smile.

"I am grateful for the Queen's concern. As long as there are no messy things to bother me, I am in good health."

　Sooner or later I will be pissed off by this scheduled release,,, sorry everyone, the order is wrong again
　　
　
(End of this chapter)