The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 407: Caring Person
The little Fourth Prince was having fun playing with Nian Shilan, his little face full of smiles.

He didn't even know how to kneel down and greet Yinzhen. He just stretched out his hands and asked Yinzhen to hug him, mumbling "Father, hug me."

Yinzhen's heart had already softened.

He bent down, gently took the Fourth Prince into his arms and picked him up.

The little person was soft in his arms, and his tender little face kept pressing against Yinzhen's face.

But Yinzhen quickly hid his face.

Nian Shilan grumbled in dissatisfaction.

"The emperor dislikes Lin'er. Come, be good, come to mother."

Nian Shilan stretched out her hands and wanted to take the Fourth Prince from Yinzhen's arms, but Yinzhen quickly hugged the Fourth Prince and hid.

"How could I dislike my own son?

My face was cold as I walked along.
I’m afraid Hongli will get frozen!”

Nian Shilan refused and still wanted to snatch the Fourth Prince from Yinzhen's arms, but she unconsciously began to "suck" him again.

The Fourth Prince had been trained well. When he heard the sound of "嘬嘬嘬", he flapped his arms and wanted to get into Nian Shilan's arms.

Yinzhen hugged the Fourth Prince tightly and walked into the house while snorting.

"I have never seen a mother like you!
You are teasing your son the same way you tease cats and dogs!"

Nian Shilan curled her lips behind Yinzhen and followed him into the house.

The Fourth Prince hugged Yinzhen's neck and wanted to put his face close to his. Yinzhen thought about it and touched his face with his hand first.

Seeing that his face was no longer cold, he then put his face close to the Fourth Prince's little face.

The delighted Fourth Prince hugged Yinzhen and gave him a kiss.

Yinzhen happily held the Fourth Prince and played with him for a while until Su Peisheng came in and asked whether he wanted to serve the meal.

Nian Shilan took the Fourth Prince in her arms and handed him to the wet nurse to carry away.

Yinzhen looked at the table filled with dinner prepared by the imperial kitchen, with Su Peisheng standing beside him.

He looked around and asked Nian Shilan.

"Gone?"

Nian Shilan was stunned and asked in confusion.

"What else does Your Majesty want? I will have someone bring it to you."

Yinzhen said nothing and continued to look around.

Su Peisheng saw through Yinzhen's thoughts and smiled apologetically.

"Empress Hua's small kitchen is unique in the palace. I wonder if she has prepared the dishes that the emperor likes today?"

Nian Shilan suddenly realized, reached out and scooped a small bowl of shark fin for Yinzhen, and placed it in front of Yinzhen with a smile.

"Your Majesty, please have a bowl of soup first. Eunuch Su is here to give you a reward.
It is said that the emperor will have dinner in the Yikun Palace.

I thought, since the Imperial Kitchen is in charge,
I won’t show off my small kitchen.

Since the Emperor wants to eat the dishes from my small kitchen,

Then I will tell someone to do it right now.

But the emperor will be hungry for a while.

Let's have a bowl of soup first."

After saying that, Nian Shilan gestured to Xiao Linzi to go to the small kitchen to settle down.

Yinzhen said sullenly.

"No need, let's do it another day."

Xiao Linzi stopped and looked at Nian Shilan's eyes.

Nian Shilan did not hide anything and spoke to Xiao Linzi openly.

"Since the emperor says it's not necessary, then go down."

Xiao Linzi hurriedly left the room.

But he stood outside the hall and pondered for a long time, not understanding why his master, who used to ask the kitchen to cook various dishes in the past, didn't cook them today.

Inside the palace, Yinzhen drank the bowl of mandarin duck shark fin soup in silence.

The Fourth Prince was carried away, and Nian Shilan also drank the soup in front of her slowly.

Yinzhen drank the soup and looked at the dish in front of him. Su Peisheng hurriedly raised the silver chopsticks to serve Yinzhen.

"Your Majesty, please try this bear paw with tangerine peel. This is a new dish made by the imperial kitchen."

Yinzhen looked at Su Peisheng holding a bear paw with chopsticks and didn't want to move at all.

Nian Shilan stopped drinking the soup, just looked at it, but didn't say anything.

Instead, it was Yinzhen who couldn't help but ask.

"Shilan is eating with relish, but she doesn't even ask me why I'm not eating."

Nian Shilan looked innocent, blinking her big eyes and looking into Yinzhen's eyes. "The emperor said, don't talk while eating, don't talk while sleeping.

I will keep it in mind.

How dare I make noise while the Emperor is having a meal?"

Yinzhen groaned. Nian Shilan remembered these things so clearly that she shouldn't have remembered them.

Nian Shilan pretended to be deaf and dumb during the meal, and Yinzhen had no appetite.

Su Peisheng ordered the palace servants to remove the leftover dinner, and ordered someone to bring the fragrant tea that had been brewed earlier, and then quietly retreated outside the door.

Yinzhen drank his tea in silence.

At this time, Nian Shilan began to speak.

"Your Majesty, what did you want to say to me while we were having dinner just now?

I just followed the rules and stayed awake.

Always remember that the Emperor doesn't like people talking during meals."

After Nian Shilan finished speaking, she took a sip of tea.

Today's Phoenix Dancong tea is brewed just right, with a sweet aftertaste and a refreshing fragrance.

If you soak it a little longer, it will be thicker; if you soak it a little less, it will be thinner.

Nian Shilan savored the fragrance of tea.

Yinzhen snorted.

"I don't know when Shilan became so obedient.

That’s not like you.”

Nian Shilan said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I have no choice but to do this.
I heard that the Emperor praised Concubine Duan for her elegance the other day.

You behaved well. I also want the emperor to praise you~"

Yinzhen looked at Nian Shilan's smile and always felt that she was very cunning at this moment.

Yinzhen said with a smile.

"So you are jealous of Concubine Duan?
I admit that I didn't come to Yikun Palace to see you in time these few days.
That was also because the previous dynasty was busy.

You must have heard of it.
Concubine Duan's grandfather and your brother both made great military achievements.

A stable harem is also a comfort to the previous dynasty.

I went to Concubine Duan's place once,
Are you jealous?"

Yinzhen's expression was solemn, but a smile gradually appeared in his eyes.

Shilan still cares about herself.

Isn't this just jealousy?
Yinzhen thought that such little tricks just happened to benefit himself.

Nian Shilan curled her lips and put down the teacup in her hand.

"Your Majesty, why are you talking to me about this?
The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs.

I don't want to be branded as someone who disrupts the government.

Whom does the Emperor want to favor?
It's all up to the Emperor as long as he is pleased."

The smile in Yinzhen's eyes became more obvious.

"You also know that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs,
He did his duty and did not disappoint me.

Don't worry, I have rewarded Qi Baili.
But I didn't treat your brother badly.

Nian Gengyao is my favorite general.

Young and promising.

It's a pity that he is still a sentimental person.
Returning victoriously this time,

Don't be arrogant or pretentious, and don't want anything.

He only asked for an imperial edict for his wife and sent it back.

It's really infatuated."

Nian Shilan knew that Yinzhen was testing whether she knew the truth, so she immediately acted surprised.

"My brother has been fighting for so many years, but he still only has his sister-in-law in his heart.
Even I feel that my sister-in-law is very lucky.

The dream of all women in the world is to find a like-minded person.

We will be together till old age. But, did you really not ask for anything? "

Yinzhen said.

"He just asked for some time to rest, and it was said that it was also to accompany his wife.

By the way, your brother has made great contributions in the wars for the Qing Dynasty, and you have been helping the Queen in managing the six palaces in the harem.

You two are both my dearest friends. I have rewarded your brother.
Naturally, I should reward you. Is there anything you want? Just tell me."