The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 414 Recalling the Past
Yinzhen was thinking about many things in the past, and it was time to go to court.

Su Peisheng carefully helped Yinzhen to get up, then looked at his expression and seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.

Yinzhen coughed lightly and said.

"If you have something to say, just say it. It's not right to be so timid."

Su Peisheng tidied everything for Yinzhen before speaking carefully.

"Forgive me for being so bold, but is the emperor worried? I saw that the emperor's eyes were dark circles today.

If the Empress Dowager De finds out, she will blame me for not serving the Emperor well."

Yinzhen sneered.

"How could Empress Dowager De know all these details about me?"

As he spoke, Yinzhen suddenly seemed to sense something and looked outside the hall.

The lights outside the hall had been on since he stood up. A team of palace maids were waiting outside the hall with simple tea and fruit, waiting for Su Peisheng's order to enter the hall and serve Yinzhen.

The tea fruit seeds at this time were not breakfast, but were used by Yinzhen to fill his stomach.

Yinzhen looked at the figures of palace maids visible through the paper on the window of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, moved closer to Su Peisheng, and asked in a low voice.

"What did you find?"

Su Peisheng nodded slightly.

Yinzhen's face turned pale instantly.

No wonder Empress Dowager De has been so concerned about him these days. Yesterday, Nian Shilan was conferred the title of Imperial Concubine, and Empress Dowager De even gave her gifts.

He thought that Empress Dowager De had come to her senses in her own Yonghe Palace these days, but he did not expect that she would not repent and dared to reach out to the emperor.

Judging from what Su Peisheng said, Empress Dowager De must know everything he said and did every day!
But she was Yinzhen's biological mother after all. Yinzhen suppressed his anger and went to the court without even having tea, fruit or snacks.

In the court, Yinzhen's expression remained calm, which made those ministers who were good at observing people's expressions dare not say anything.

I was afraid that if I said something wrong, it would bring disaster upon myself.

Fortunately, the Chinese New Year has just passed and nothing major has happened.

The Yellow River, which has burst its banks every year, shows no signs of the same problems as in previous years this year.

After the court was over, Yinzhen slowly walked to the Yiku Palace.

He had already asked someone to tell Nian Shilan that he was going to Yikun Palace for breakfast.

Nian Shilan also asked someone to prepare it early in the morning.

The door of the Yiku Palace was wide open. The eunuchs at the door saw Yinzhen approaching from afar, and one of them cleverly ran in to report the news.

When Yinzhen walked to Yikun Palace, he saw Nian Shilan walking towards him with a small figure.

The small figure is the fourth prince Hongli. He is almost two years old and walks much more steadily than before.

The weather is sunny today. After all, it is spring and the weather is much warmer during the day.

The Fourth Prince's clothes were not as heavy as those worn in winter, and he was almost running as he walked.

Yinzhen's frowning brows couldn't help but relax, and his eyes were like a pool of spring water melting and taking on warmth.

Before the eunuch shouted "The Emperor has arrived", the Fourth Prince was seen running towards Yinzhen on his short legs.

He waved his hands and shouted "Emperor Father~!"

Yinzhen just bent down and was about to take the Fourth Prince in his arms, but he saw the Fourth Prince stop as if he suddenly remembered something.

Yinzhen opened his hands and saw the Fourth Prince walk up to him, bowing politely and muttering something.

"Hongli pays respects to the Emperor Father, may the Emperor Father be blessed~"

It was hard to believe that he was less than two years old, so he pronounced the two words "Hongli" as "Hongni", but the three words "Huang Ama" were clear.

The fourth prince, speaking in a baby voice, bowed to Yinzhen and then looked at him with his bright eyes.

Yinzhen's heart was broken at this moment, and he stretched out his arms to hug the Fourth Prince.

But he was rejected by the Fourth Prince's little hand.

"My mother said that the emperor wants to be freed."

Yinzhen was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Okay, okay, Hongli, stand up. Now you can ask Father Huang to hold you, right?"

The Fourth Prince then couldn't wait to throw himself into Yinzhen's arms.

Nian Shilan bowed to Yinzhen, stood up and looked at the Fourth Prince in Yinzhen's arms.

"Have you forgotten what your mother taught you, Hongli? You haven't thanked your father yet."

The Fourth Prince was stunned for a moment. Yes, he hasn’t expressed his gratitude yet.

Although he is too young to understand the meaning of thanking a favor, his mother has taught him.

So he struggled again to get out of Yinzhen's arms, and Yinzhen had to hold him tightly in his arms.

"Okay, Hongli, you don't have to thank me."

Yinzhen turned to Nian Shilan and said.

"Hongli is only this young. I am already satisfied that he can remember to greet me. Why should I blame him so harshly?"

Nian Shilan was about to say something when she heard the Fourth Prince speak seriously.

"Thank you, Father Emperor~"

Yinzhen looked at the little person in his arms with a serious expression, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He held the Fourth Prince in his arms and walked into the hall together, then he put the Fourth Prince down from his arms.

The Fourth Prince had been taken away by his wet nurse to have breakfast, Yinzhen said to Nian Shilan.

"Shilan, please sit down too. I'm hungry. Come and have dinner with me."

Nian Shilan thanked him with a smile, took a seat and said.

"Hongli was still talking about the emperor before he went to sleep last night, and it just so happened that the emperor came today.

Your Majesty, please take a look. This milk bun was made specially for you by Hongli. "

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen looked at the dishes on the table and discovered that the plate of milk buns was in the middle.

Each of the milk buns was white and soft, and a pleasant milk smell wafted from the table. Yinzhen looked at the plate of milk buns as if he saw the little face of the Fourth Prince.

He couldn't help laughing.

"Look at these little babes. They look just like our Hongli. They are like little babies. So cute."

When thinking of the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

But he suddenly remembered that when he was this old, he had been taken away from Empress Dowager De and raised by Tong Jia.

When he could remember, he remembered that although Tong Jia had enough food and drink for herself, she always looked indifferent to him.

At that time, Yinzhen always thought about what he should do or say to make Tonggiya happy.

He saw that other concubines in the palace were very loving to their children.

He envied other children.

Tong Jia's attitude towards Yinzhen could not be said to be bad, but it was far from what Yinzhen desired a mother should have towards her child.

The late emperor had many descendants, and Yinzhen could only see the late emperor during major festivals.

Tong Jia always told Yinzhen that the late emperor would only be happy if he studied hard.

Therefore, whenever the late emperor visited Concubine Tonggiya, Yinzhen would lock himself in his room and study hard.

Later, when he went to the princes' residence and listened to the little princes' chatter, Yinzhen realized that his biological mother was Empress Dowager De.

At that time, the little Yinzhen thought that if he went to his biological mother, he would get more love.

So he secretly ran to his mother, who was then Concubine De, thinking that his mother could give him the care he wanted.

However, Defei personally sent the little boy back to Imperial Concubine Tongjia with a cold face.

Since then, Yinzhen not only failed to receive the love from his biological mother, but also lost the little attention from Concubine Tongjia.

Those servants all did things according to their master's wishes, so they became increasingly mean to him.

Little Yinzhen was like a grass in the harem, living in fear. The noble prince had actually learned to live by reading other people's faces since he was a child.