The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 252: Drinking and mingling
Yinzhen looked around the hall and saw Concubine Duan sitting quietly.

He raised the wine glass from a distance, and Jixiang hurriedly and quietly pulled Concubine Duan's clothes and reminded her in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor's side."

Concubine Duan looked up and was stunned for a moment.

The young emperor sitting on the high throne had handsome features, and his slender fingers holding the wine glass were pointing at him with a smile.

Concubine Duan stood up from her seat and raised the wine glass in front of her with both hands.

"I, your concubine, respectfully wish Your Majesty good fortune and long life."

Yinzhen laughed heartily, drank all the wine, and then spoke.

"Sit down. Why do you look unhappy to me? It seems that you don't care about the singing, dancing and fine wine."

Concubine Duan smiled sweetly, sat down and said.

"In my eyes, I have never seen wine, singing and dancing. In my eyes, there is only you, Your Majesty."

Yinzhen felt a little surprised. It was unusual for Concubine Duan, who was usually taciturn, to be so straightforward today.

"I still remember the first time I saw you. You danced on the drums, so cool.

She truly has the demeanor of a general's daughter, and is unforgettable at first sight.

On the contrary, since entering the palace, he has become cautious and is unwilling to take one more step or say one more word. "

Concubine Duan lowered her head and smiled at herself, then raised her head.

"Your Majesty still remembers it. But the first time I met Your Majesty was not at that palace banquet."

Yinzhen suddenly perked up.

"Oh? You have never mentioned this to me. When did you meet me?"

Concubine Duan looked ahead, seemingly lost in memories.

"When I first met the Emperor, he was riding on his steed, hunting in the royal hunting grounds.

At that time, I was just the daughter of a humble official and could only watch the emperor's heroic figure from afar.

Later, I had the opportunity to enter the palace and perform a dance for the late emperor, and I was delighted to see you, Your Majesty."

Nian Shilan smiled as she watched Yinzhen and Concubine Duan interacting with each other and expressing their innermost feelings to each other.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Concubine Duan has deep feelings for you."

Yinzhen felt extremely satisfied at this time, and every word of Concubine Duan touched his heart.

Since ancient times, people have believed that only women like to hear nice words, but little did they know that men also yearn for it in their hearts.

Especially in front of everyone, Concubine Duan's words sounded even more pleasant to Yinzhen's ears.

The corners of Yinzhen's mouth curled up unconsciously, and Nian Shilan rolled her eyes in her heart, looking at Yinzhen's worthless appearance.

I said only nice things to him in my previous life, so why don’t I see such a satisfied look on his face?

Yinzhen raised his glass again and said.

"I always thought that Shilan was good at speaking.
Today I realized that my beloved concubine is also very beautiful.

I am blessed to have you.”

Ulanara, who had been silent for a long time, advised.

“It’s rare that the emperor is happy today, but no matter how good this wine is, drinking too much will harm your health.

Your Majesty forgot that there was too much wine at the palace banquet and it injured Concubine Duan's sister."

Yinzhen, who had a smiling face, suddenly lost his smile.

Nian Shilan just found it funny, but didn't say anything. She just watched how Concubine Duan responded.

After so many days, Concubine Duan had already figured it out.

Even if the emperor hurt her after drinking, it was because he drank too much and it was an unintentional mistake.

But without favor in the palace, life was difficult.

After Ulanara said that, she pretended to cover her mouth and said.

"I spoke carelessly and brought up Sister Duan's sad story. Sister Duan, please don't take it to heart." Princess Duan shook her head and smiled.

"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. I am fine. The last incident was an unintentional mistake by the Emperor.

Your Majesty advised the Emperor to drink less because it was for the sake of his health. How could I take it to heart?

After the last incident, His Majesty was sad for a long time, so how could I mention this matter again and make His Majesty sad? "

When Yinzhen heard this, there was more warmth in his eyes.

"It's my fault. I won't talk about the past anymore.

When Concubine Duan gets pregnant again in the future, I will definitely take good care of you."

Nian Shilan glanced at the emperor and the empress, and smiled even more happily in her heart.

If it was Nian Shilan from the previous life, she would definitely be jealous seeing this scene, but now she just felt it was funny.

She didn't believe that Concubine Duan could be free of grudges, like Zhen Huan in her previous life.

Didn't she remain in the cold with the emperor for a long time after the miscarriage?

Thinking of Zhen Huan's miscarriage in her previous life, Nian Shilan felt a little uncomfortable.

I was a bit arrogant at that time, but it wouldn't be so serious as to cause a miscarriage after kneeling for just one hour.

Now that I think about it, the emperor added infertility spices to his own Huan Yi Xiang, could it be that
But considering how deeply Yinzhen loved Zhen Huan in his previous life, this shouldn't be very likely, right?
Thinking of this, Nian Shilan became indignant again.

Why should she be plotted against by Yinzhen? Yinzhen was sad for so long even though Zhen Huan lost her child.

Nian Shilan gritted her teeth in hatred, picked up the wine glass and drank the wine.

Su Peisheng, who was standing beside Yinzhen, saw it inadvertently and wondered if he was seeing things.

He rubbed his eyes quietly, then looked towards Nian Shilan, only to see her drinking leisurely by herself.

Xin Changzai brought the wine over to toast her, and Nian Shilan also changed her usual cold attitude towards other concubines and drank the wine in the glass.

Xin Changzai returned to the table with the wine glass in her hand and agreed to An who was sitting next to her with a smile.

"Go ahead. Go and toast to Concubine Hua. She is not as scary as usual."

An agreed and quietly looked in the direction of Nian Shilan, shook his head timidly and said softly.

"The elder sister is brave, but the younger sister is timid."

Xin Changzai looked at An Da Ying's cowardly look and felt angry for no reason and sneered.

"Look at how useless you are. To survive in the palace, you have to learn how to judge the situation."

Noble Lady Fucha had heard their conversation long ago, and she spoke as she waved her silk handkerchief as if fanning herself.

"If you ask me, Xin Chang is also nosy in your life. An promised to be timid,

Even entering the Emperor's Palace of Tranquil Longevity was terrifying.

Why do you insist on asking her to toast Empress Hua?

If you ask me, the daughter of this small family should not have entered the palace.

If you are timid, you may end up bringing trouble to your whole family one day."

An agreed and clenched the handkerchief in his hand without answering.

Xin Changzai, who was always quick-witted, couldn't help but glance at Noble Lady Fucha.

"I'm afraid your words are inappropriate, sir. You are cursing the whole family on New Year's Day.

The upbringing of the Fucha family is also amazing, it really opened my eyes."

Noble Lady Fucha was not a person who could keep her temper, and she immediately hit back.

"How dare you say I have no manners? Don't you know that this is an act of disobedience?
The Emperor and Empress are both here now, but would you like them to give you their opinion?"

Noble Lady Fucha was so angry that she couldn't help but raise her voice, which made the maid Sang'er beside her so anxious that she wanted to cover her mouth with her hand.

Yinzhen was sitting at the top and couldn't hear clearly, but he saw Noble Lady Fucha and Noble Lady Xin chatting animatedly.

Nian Shilan heard it clearly.

But she didn't want to get involved, and it was just a few insignificant concubines who were making trouble.