The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 301 The eyes light up

Nian Shilan said calmly.

"Yeah, it's not worth it. Sang'er is a bit arrogant, but he is also working for Noble Lady Fucha.

You are under my command, and as long as you have not committed a capital crime, I will not ignore you."

Xiaoman breathed a sigh of relief. His own master was still the best. He was not like Sang'er's master.

Nian Shilan sent Xiaoman outside to get something. Songzhi curled her lips as she watched Xiaoman walk out.

"I have always thought Xiaoman was stupid, but I didn't expect she was actually smart.

What she said just now was just a test to see if the queen would protect the servants."

Nian Shilan smiled meaninglessly. Which servant doesn't want to follow a master who understands his feelings?
Even if the servant has some small thoughts, as long as she does not betray the master, it will not be a big deal.

Nian Shilan was talking to Songzhi when Fuzi came over holding a pair of vases.

"Your Highness, Sister Xiaoman said she had a sudden stomachache and sent this servant to bring you what you want."

Nian Shilan looked at the pair of vases that Fuzi was holding respectfully, then looked up at Fuzi's expectant eyes, and she understood.

"Forget it. Last time, the Emperor said that this pair of vases was ugly and inappropriate to be placed in my bedroom.

You can take it and store it in the storehouse. Since Xiaoman is not here at the moment, you can follow me to the imperial study.

I will ask the Emperor for a better-looking vase to put in the bedroom."

Nian Shilan looked Fuzi up and down again with some disgust.

“Although you have only been in Yikun Palace for a short time, you are still a member of my palace.

She was dressed so shabbily, without even a pretty pearl flower on her head.

If I take you out, it will be a disgrace to me.

Songzhi, go and pick out the beautiful pearl flowers I just got for Fuzi to wear as a pin.

But you should be careful not to overdo it, just dress appropriately."

Fuzi was flattered and followed Songzhi to get the pearl hairpin. Songzhi had been with Nian Shilan since she was a child, so naturally her perspective on things was higher than that of ordinary servants.

When Songzhi brought the newly dressed Fuzi to Nian Shilan, Nian Shilan looked her up and down for a long time before nodding with satisfaction.

"This is what it's like to be a member of my palace. Remember, when you work for me, you must look respectable.

You must not let others look down on you, but you must not stand out too much and let others plot against you."

At this time, Fu Zi's loyalty to Nian Shilan reached a new level.

What a good master~
Yinzhen picked up a memorial and suddenly sighed heavily.

It has been almost four years since he ascended the throne, and every day he is diligently reviewing memorials, busy with government affairs, implementing the policy of allocating land tax to each acre, and at the same time, reforming the administration of officials.

Even the harem was seldom visited. At the age of thirty, he had only two sons and one daughter, which was far less than the number of children that the previous emperor had.

The late emperor had more than twenty princesses and more than thirty princes.

However, the sudden death of the previous emperor left behind a name of prosperity, but the national treasury was completely empty.

At present, all the new policies that Yinzhen wanted to implement required large amounts of money. Yinzhen was worried about the tight treasury, and the empress dowager often urged him to have more children for the Aisin-Gioro family.

Yinzhen suddenly felt extremely tired.

He threw the memorial back onto the table, leaned weakly in his chair, and stared blankly at the mountain of memorials.

Su Peisheng quickly winked at Xiao Xiazi, who looked at him in confusion. What did Master mean?

Su Peisheng shook his head helplessly and went to bring the ginseng soup that he had prepared earlier.

The ginseng soup has been simmering in the hanging stove and is still hot.

Yinzhen glanced at the ginseng soup that Su Peisheng brought and said impatiently, "It's already very hot in summer, how can we drink ginseng soup? I think you are getting more and more confused in this job!"

Su Peisheng immediately broke out in a cold sweat, but this was the imperial physician's order for the ginseng soup.

He was just about to recite the imperial physician's instructions when the young eunuch guarding the door came in cautiously and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hua is outside seeking an audience."

Yinzhen also wanted to take a break at this moment, and when he heard that Nian Shilan was coming, it was a perfect time.

He went out in person, and saw Nian Shilan in a fresh light green dress and a lot of kingfisher feather jewelry on her head, looking very comfortable and pleasing to the eyes.

"Good luck to His Majesty. Why did His Majesty come out on such a hot day?"

Nian Shilan saluted Yinzhen with a smile, holding a silk handkerchief as soft as water in her hand. When she saluted, she swung it like the wind blowing through the willows, making people feel refreshed even in this hot summer.

Yinzhen felt his eyes brighten, and his previous depression disappeared.

"Get up. I was just thinking of taking a break when you came. Let's go. The Yangxin Palace is a little cooler than here."

When the two of them arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Nian Shilan turned around, took the food box from Fu Zi who had been following her, and took out a bowl of soup.

"It's hot and humid, Your Majesty, have a bowl of lotus seed soup to cool off. I peeled the lotus seeds myself, and used the water to boil the soup.

This is the snow water from the plum blossoms that I collected last year. I picked it out today to make soup for Your Majesty.

I cooked this soup with ice-cold well water. Your Majesty, please try it and see if it tastes good."

Looking at the soup that Nian Shilan brought over with both hands, Yinzhen felt very happy.

In the imperial study, the heat disappeared.

"Just listening to your sincere efforts makes me feel relieved. I will try your intentions and it will definitely relieve my heat."

Yinzhen picked up the soup, took a sip first, and then drank it in big gulps.

After finishing a small bowl of ice drink, Yinzhen said with a feeling of being unsatisfied.

"Among the women in the palace who are devoted to me, it must be Shi Lan."

Nian Shilan gestured to Fuzi to put away the empty bowl, then said with a smile.

"This is the emperor's partiality to his concubine. All the women in the palace are looking forward to the emperor's mercy.

But I was brave enough to turn my desire into this bowl of soup and coax His Majesty into drinking it."

Yinzhen was in a good mood after being coaxed by Nian Shilan, and waved to her.

"Come here and sit next to me. Even if you are coaxing me, I am willing to be coaxed by you."

Nian Shilan turned around and said to Fuzi.

"Go with Eunuch Xia and serve tea to the emperor and me. Remember, the emperor likes to drink Longjing tea, and I like to drink Fenghuang Dancong tea."

Following Nian Shilan's words, Yinzhen looked at the palace maid beside her.

The palace maid had a fair complexion, was dressed in bright clothes, and the pearl flowers on her head were also the latest style in the palace.

Fu Zi knelt down and nodded, then followed Xiao Xia Zi downstairs to pour tea.

Yinzhen turned around and looked at Nian Shilan.

"You are very nice to your servants. You dress neatly and your servants dress nicely too."

Nian Shilan said to Yinzhen with a smile on her face.

"Servants are also human beings, and they should be respectful when doing their work so as not to embarrass their masters.

I, the concubine, do not like the lifeless look of the Yiku Palace.

"I like the palace full of flowers and bustling with people. Your Majesty, you won't blame me for being too flamboyant, right?"