The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 294 Handle with care
Ulanara almost blurted out to scold Wen Tao for being insolent, but she swallowed the words back.

She had already said to avoid it, so naturally she couldn't say anything more.

You can't even speak to protect your own family.

Prince Cheng was so terrified that he rolled over and covered Wen Tao's mouth, scolding him harshly.

"Stop your nonsense, you good-for-nothing! You should kowtow to the emperor now!"

Wen Tao howled as he tried to break free from his father's shackles.

"What I said is true! If your Majesty doesn't believe me, ask Yuan Ting!"

The eight-year-old Yuan Ting clenched his fists tightly and knelt in front of Yinzhen calmly.

"Yuan Ting never said that. Yuan Ting was just afraid that he would hurt the Third Prince.
Reprimand him.

The prince must be holding a grudge and falsely accusing Yuan Ting.

Your Majesty is wise. Yuan Ting has no reason to anger the Crown Prince. Yuan Ting just wants to protect the Third Prince.

My father told me that the Third Prince was a noble prince of the Qing Dynasty and also Yuan Ting’s younger brother.

Yuan Ting offended the prince just to protect his brother!
Please Your Majesty, please look into this matter carefully!"

Nian Shilan couldn't help but look at Yuan Ting again, he was indeed a child of the Ulanara family.

At such a young age, his rebuttals are clear and logical, and he will not be easily led by others and fall into the trap of self-justification.

Jingpin hugged Kang Le tightly in her arms. Fortunately, her Kang Le was not involved in these things.

Yinzhen looked at Prince Cheng's frightened expression, and his mind flashed back to when he was still the Fourth Prince and Prince Cheng had been trying to trip him up overtly and covertly.

His eyes flickered, and seeing this, Nian Shilan knew exactly what was in Yinzhen's mind.

In the previous life, this Prince Cheng was conferred by the previous emperor. After Yinzhen ascended the throne, his dignity was retained, but he would not give up and did many things that Yinzhen could no longer tolerate.

He was stripped of his title and imprisoned in the clan house together with the eighth prince, the ninth prince and the fourteenth prince.

In this life, the Eighth Prince has been imprisoned, but the Ninth Prince is living a relatively comfortable life in his fiefdom with Concubine Yi.

This Prince Cheng is the third son of the late emperor. After this incident, the suspicious Yinzhen might have started to keep an eye on him.

However, Yinzhen may not completely believe Ulanara Yuanting's defense.

Nian Shilan suddenly looked at Yunli and said.

"Seventeen, were you injured while rescuing Hongli just now?"

Yunli, who was already fifteen years old, had grown into a dashing man, but he had not yet had the chance to become romantic.

Yunli no longer calls Nian Shilan "Sister Lan" in public or behind other people's backs like he did when he was a child.

He bowed and said respectfully.

"Thank you, Madam Concubine Hua, for asking about me. I am doing well.

But I just rolled over in my arms while holding Hongli in a hurry.
Hongli must have been scared.

Please ask the imperial physician to take a look at Hongli first."

Nian Shilan looked at Hongli, who was crying in the arms of his wet nurse, and shook her head.

"No need, Hongli is the emperor's son, so he should naturally inherit his father's bravery.

If you can't even handle this little shock, you're not worthy of being the emperor's son."

Yunli looked at Hongli with sympathy and said, "Boy, you're out of luck."

Yinzhen was pleased with Nian Shilan's words, but he still asked the imperial physician to check on Hongli.

If a child is frightened, he will become sick.

Fortunately, Hongli was able to hold himself together and only cried for a short while, without showing any signs of being frightened to the point of having a fever.

Yinzhen looked back at the headache-inducing scene in front of him.

He waved to the Third Prince.

"Hongshi, come to the emperor's father."

Hongshi looked at Yinzhen in confusion, only to see Yinzhen leaning over, holding Hongshi's little hand and speaking softly.

"You are my son. No one can bully you. Tell me how I should punish those who bully you."

Everyone present pricked up their ears. Why would the emperor seek the opinion of a four-year-old child?
Prince Cheng knew that his son would not be able to escape and would be punished.

Fortunately, the emperor let the third prince decide how to punish Wen Tao. Nian Shilan was dissatisfied with the death of Hongli's wet nurse, but in this palace where human life is worthless, a slave can die.

The third prince said.

"My son, I don't know."

In the end, it was Yinzhen who made the decision.

The son of Prince Cheng was vicious at a young age. He first disrespected the prince and then assassinated someone. He was removed from the throne and Prince Cheng was ordered to lock him up in the mansion and teach him a lesson.

Because Prince Cheng did not educate his son well, he was demoted from prince to duke, fined one year's salary, and all the confiscated salary was given to the family of Hongli's wet nurse.

Only then did Nian Shilan feel better.

However, Nian Shilan was still dissatisfied with Yinzhen's light-hearted attitude towards her.

Yinzhen also praised Ulanara Yuanting for her bravery in protecting the third prince, but it was just a verbal praise.

Those in the court who had originally flocked to Prince Cheng and Ulanara Zhiyi kept their distance from them after this incident.

The emperor was young but suspicious, and this was something that many people in the court knew privately.

After Kang Le followed Jingpin back to Xianfu Palace, he put his arms around Jingpin's neck and said.

"Mother, Kang Le actually heard it. But Kang Le didn't dare to say it."

Jingpin asked curiously.

"What did Kang Le hear? Tell mother."

Kang Le tilted his head and thought for a moment before speaking.

"The prince said that his father would become the emperor, and it was really Brother Yuan Ting who said so."

Jingpin quickly covered Kang Le's mouth, she was terrified.

Fortunately, Kang Le did not stand up to testify in front of everyone, otherwise he would have been involved in that storm.

Jingpin was also shocked. Kangle was only four years old and only one month old, but he knew that there were some things that could not be said in front of others.

Jingpin covered Kangle's mouth with her hand, and Kangle looked at Jingpin with blinking eyes.

"Don't say this outside, understand?"

Jingpin put her hand down only after she had given Kang Le some instructions.

Kang Le nodded obediently and snuggled in Jingpin's arms.

After this incident, Hongli had one less wet nurse than before.

Liu Changfeng, the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, personally brought two wet nurses to the Yikun Palace and said that the Fourth Prince's wet nurse was vacant, so he specially picked good ones to fill the position.

But he didn't even get to see Nian Shilan before Xiao Linzi told him that Concubine Hua had gone to rest and sent him away.

Song Zhi said.

"My Lady, the Fourth Prince is currently short of a wet nurse. I am worried that he may not have enough milk."

Nian Shilan said casually, still thinking about what happened during the day.

"I will personally select someone to fill the position tomorrow. I dare not accept the person sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs now."

Songzhi suddenly realized.

"Your Majesty means that sending a wet nurse here is probably just a cover. Your Majesty is worried that someone has planted someone in the Yikun Palace."

Nian Shilan looked at Songzhi and said.

"You're not that stupid. Ever since I became pregnant, you can see how many eyes in the harem are staring at me.

Many times, I had to be on guard, and I was really exhausted.

But when I was alone before, I turned a blind eye to many things.

Now that we have Hongli, we must be more cautious than before."

Nian Shilan smiled again.

"When you get married and have your own children in the future, you will understand how I feel today."

Songzhi blushed immediately and said embarrassedly.

"What are you talking about, Your Majesty? You just love to tease me. No matter what, I am your Majesty's servant.

Even if you get married and have children, to me, your Highness comes first!"