The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 437: Longkodo
Cui Jinxi was confused for only a moment, but seeing that Concubine Wan seemed sad, she didn't know what to say. She just whispered a few words to comfort her, then quickly made the bed and left.

Concubine Wan was the only one left in the room. She stroked the knot in her hand and turned it over in the light.

On the back of the heart-shaped knot, there are a few not-so-beautiful embroidered words - for my wise man.

With just three simple words, no one in the palace should know who Minglang is.

But Lady Wan's heart began to tremble.

She knew from a young age that her parents had arranged a marriage for her with the Ming family next door.

Because she is only half a year younger than Ming Shishan, she almost grew up with Ming Shishan, so it is appropriate to describe them as childhood sweethearts.

However, Qingshi Town suffered a flood, the Ming family was nowhere to be found, and both of his parents had died.

Even his own life was saved by Nian Shilan.

This love knot was made secretly by her when she was a child, imitating her mother's example, and she gave it to Ming Shishan on his tenth birthday.

She originally thought that this heart knot had disappeared along with Ming Shishan, but she didn't expect to see it in such a private place in the Royal Inner Courtyard today!
Lady Wan began to tremble uncontrollably again.

She didn't dare to think, if someone knew about her past with Ming Shishan, would the emperor also know about it? Also, was this knot of love a secret between her and Ming Shishan? Could it be that
Lady Wan didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Nian Shilan in Yikun Palace had not fallen asleep yet. She estimated the time and believed that Concubine Wan must have seen the "gift" by now.

The next morning, when Nian Shilan was about to have breakfast, she suddenly felt retching. After the retching, she lost her appetite when she looked at the table full of delicious meals.

Nian Shilan couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that this child was destined to have some troubles, as he started to feel unwell so early.

Songzhi and Lidong had been serving by her side. Seeing that Nian Shilan had frowned, they knew that she was in great pain.

"It looks like the Majesty's pregnancy is starting to feel uncomfortable, would you like me to ask Imperial Doctor Wen to come over?

It is said that if a woman is pregnant, she may vomit until she gives birth. You are feeling unwell so early.
I am worried whether your body can bear it."

Nian Shilan suppressed her discomfort again, waved to Lidong to bring some tea, and after drinking a few sips of tea, she spoke.

"No need to trouble Doctor Wen, I am still in good health.

The fetus is not stable now, so it is not appropriate for more people to know about it.

If Doctor Wen were to prescribe a prescription, it would have to be recorded in the medical records.

I recently told the small kitchen to eat lighter meals.

I just said that I was sick and had no appetite, and asked Xiao Linzi to keep an eye on the people in our palace."

Lidong nodded and left, going to find Xiao Linzi.

Songzhi advised Nian Shilan to eat a few bites, saying that being hungry like this would be bad for the dragon fetus.

Year of the Landau.

"Just starve. I have never heard of anyone having a miscarriage due to starvation.

It is said that women are weak, but strong when they become mothers. But in this palace, my life is the most important.

If being hungry for a few meals is bad for the dragon fetus, then how can he be worthy of being my child? "

Songzhi was silent. She knew that her master always valued her more than others. This might seem selfish in the eyes of outsiders, but in Songzhi's eyes, she felt that whatever her master did was right.

So Songzhi stopped persuading her, and just gently replaced the tea in Nian Shilan's hand with hot water, and ordered people to remove the breakfast on the table and replace it with light fruits. It was reasonable for Nian Su to go to the palace to visit Nian Shilan.

As expected, Nian Shilan's mother, Madam Nian, had caught a cold. Nian Gengyao was a man from outside the palace and was not allowed to visit her at will, so Yinzhen sent someone to bring Nian Gengyao's wife, Nian Su, into the palace.

Nian Su had not seen Nian Shilan for a long time. When she met her now, she naturally bowed first. When Nian Shilan asked her to stand up, Nian Su's eyes were already filled with tears.

"I heard that Concubine Hua is ill and my mother-in-law is also not feeling well.
I am a woman who heads the household, and I have to worry about both ends and feel extremely worried.

I wonder if the queen is feeling better today? The emperor has granted me permission to enter the palace.

I am extremely grateful. "

Nian Shilan sat at the top, looking at Nian Su with a smile.

This second sister-in-law is the second wife of the second brother Nian Gengyao, but she has been diligent and dedicated over the years since she got married, and has taken care of the young in the family. She is also in charge of the household affairs in the mansion. This is because Nian Gengyao was confident in leaving the family to her.

"Sister-in-law, it's a happy thing to meet each other now, why are you crying?
I broke my ankle a few days ago and now I am in great pain. I really miss my family.

But when I heard that my mother was also sick, I was worried about her and my sister-in-law, which would make things even more difficult.

When I saw my sister-in-law today, I felt relieved.

Sister-in-law, please come closer. I have something to say to you."

Nian Shilan stretched out her hand. Nian Su looked at her and understood that Nian Shilan had something to tell her.

Nian Su was not pretentious. She also reached out and held Nian Shilan's hand and sat next to her.

There were many servants in the palace, and there were eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs waiting outside the palace. When the time came, they would escort Nian Su out of the palace.

As soon as Su Shi held Nian Shilan's hand, she felt something extra in her palm.

Nian Su calmly put the thing in his hand into his sleeve pocket.

The two of them just chatted about family matters for a while, and then a eunuch came in and said that the time had come and they were afraid that if they delayed any further, it would get late.

Nian Su said goodbye reluctantly and returned to the Nian Mansion. Only then did she dare to take out the thing in her sleeve pocket, which turned out to be a piece of paper.

There are four words written on it: From my second brother personally.

Nian Su was very puzzled. She probably knew something about it. The correspondence between Nian Gengyao and Nian Shilan was far from being so complicated.

Why is this happening today? What kind of important matter must have to be passed on to Nian Gengyao through her hands?

Although Nian Su was curious about the contents on the paper, she did not dare to open it without permission. She called her trusted servant and knew that Nian Gengyao was in the study, so she got up and went to the study to find Nian Gengyao.

A few days later, someone suddenly stood up in the court to criticize Longkodo, accusing him of allowing his second son Tongjia Yuzhu to open a casino in the capital, and forcing those who lost money to borrow money from him at high interest rates, forcing many people to lose their families.

He also allowed his sons to force girls of good families into prostitution and raped girls from poor families, causing them to commit suicide by jumping into the ground.

They also accused him of abusing his power and forming cliques for personal gain.

Yinzhen was furious in the court, but after some investigation, he found that most of the things about Longkodo's sons were true, but there was no conclusive evidence that Longkodo himself abused his power and formed a clique for personal gain.

Yinzhen had not yet issued the imperial edict to Longkodo, but Empress Dowager De heard about the events of the previous dynasty in the harem and became uneasy, so she came to the Yangxin Palace to find Yinzhen and plead for him.

Empress Dowager De knew very well that Longkodo must not fall.