The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 475 Itchy All Over
Songzhi didn't understand, but her face turned red with embarrassment after hearing what Nian Shilan said.

"My lady, why do you always say these indecent things? I will never marry, and I will stay with you for the rest of my life!"

Year of the Landau.

"Don't stay with me forever. When you reach the age to leave the palace,

I must choose a good husband for you and marry you off well.

That man must have only you in his heart, and you must be his legal wife.

You've been with me for so long, I won't feel at ease until I see you have a good home.

I am different from you. I am destined to be in this cage all my life.

You still have plenty of opportunities to leave the palace and live your own life.

But you must remember, no matter what, don't learn from that vicious woman who can't tolerate others.

If your husband treats you badly, I will ask you to divorce.
Even if you leave a man, I can still let you live a decent life.

You must not confine yourself to the backyard for the rest of your life just for a man."

Songzhi's face turned even redder. Although Nian Shilan had said before that she would choose a husband for her, she had always regarded it as a joke.

For a maidservant like her who came with the dowry, no one ever dared to dream of becoming the wife of the emperor.

But today, Nian Shilan brought up the matter again, and Songzhi realized that Nian Shilan was really thinking about her.

"My lady, regardless of whether I will marry in the future, I just want to watch you live a peaceful life."

Nian Shilan stopped the rolling jade wheel in her hand, placed it on the jade plate, and said with a smile.

"My life is destined to be unstable. But for those of you who are important to me, I will make sure that you all live the life you want."

Songzhi said anxiously.

"You live a good life, that's what I want!"

Nian Shilan didn't say anything else to Songzhi, just said that she was tired and wanted to rest.

The first day of June is another important day to pay respects to the Ulanara family.

Nian Shilan packed up early in the morning and took Songzhi and Lidong to the Ulanara family.

She came early, unusually early today, so when Concubine Duan saw her, she was stunned for a moment before she remembered to greet her.

"I pay my respects to Concubine Hua, and wish you good luck~"

Nian Shilan only glanced at Concubine Duan lightly. She smelled the strong fragrance of Huanyi coming from Concubine Duan and felt a little uncomfortable. She inadvertently covered her nose with a handkerchief and sat down.

"Get up, Concubine Duan is here very early. It's just that I haven't seen Concubine Duan for a few days, and she doesn't look very good."

Concubine Duan stood up and replied.

"Thank you, Madam Noble Concubine. It may be because of the hot weather these days that I can't eat anything.
I didn’t sleep well at night, so my complexion looked a little gloomy.”

Nian Shilan looked at Concubine Duan with a smile.

“The palace is cool, much cooler than the Forbidden City.

Your Xinghuachun Pavilion was specially renovated by the Emperor.
There are some new ways to keep cool. If you are too hot to sleep well,

Then everyone else in the palace should stop sleeping and get up and sit until dawn."

Concubine Duan is no longer a concubine of the same rank as Nian Shilan, and she dare not sit on an equal footing with Nian Shilan as she did before. She can only endure Nian Shilan's words and reply with her eyes lowered.

"Your Highness is joking."

She stopped talking after that. Nian Shilan was too lazy to say more to her and just drank her tea.

But she didn't expect that when almost all the concubines in the harem were present, Ulanara didn't come out. Tea was served one after another, and Nian Shilan couldn't sit still, so she asked Ulanara's maid Xiuxiadao.

"Is the Empress not feeling well today? The Empress attaches great importance to paying respects on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month and is never late."

Xiuxia didn't dare to say anything, she just asked the ladies to be patient and wait.

In the back hall, Ulanara was staring at herself in the mirror, speechless.

But she couldn't help the itch on her face and neck, and couldn't help scratching it gently a few times.

But those few scratches were like drinking poison to quench thirst, and the itchiness became more and more intense. After a while, she couldn't stand the itch any more, but she didn't dare to keep scratching, so she could only slap her face to stop the itch.

Jianqiu and Huichun were serving by the side. When they were helping Ulanara wash and dress, they noticed that she seemed to be uncomfortable all over and would occasionally twist her body uncontrollably.

Until this moment, Ulanara could no longer bear it and started scratching and slapping her face in front of the servants.

"My lady, what's wrong with you? Do you want me to call the imperial physician immediately?"

Huichun asked cautiously.

Ulanara looked at Huichun fiercely through the mirror, her eyes looked like she wanted to eat someone. As the itchiness became more and more intense, Ulanara's eyes were bloodshot.

"There are so many people waiting for me outside. Even if I have to hold on, I will hold on until they finish greeting me. Bring some cold water. I will wipe my face and leave."

When Ulanara came out smiling, suppressing the itchiness all over her body, everyone stood up and greeted them.

"Get up. I was delayed for a while today because of something. You must be tired from sitting here for so long."

Everyone said that this was what they should do.

Only Nian Shilan smiled.

"I've been saying this before, the Queen has always been self-disciplined and respectful, and she's also diligent in the harem.
Why are you late today? We are relieved to know that your Majesty is fine."

Ulanara felt so itchy all over that she twisted her body slightly and then sat up straight. She didn't want to get entangled with Nian Shilando today, so she just smiled and didn't respond to her.

After a few simple words, he wanted to disperse quickly.

Who knew that Nian Shilan would say again.

"Alas, I have been confined in my Qingliang Palace these days to reflect on my mistakes.

Only then did I realize how stupid I was these past few days.

I hope Her Majesty the Queen will be magnanimous and forgive my ignorance.

Whenever I think of the way I spoke to the Queen, I feel so much regret."

She expressed regret but her body did not move at all.

Ulanara could hardly bear the discomfort in her body any longer. She gripped the armrests of the chair tightly, trying to resist the urge to scratch herself. The smile she forced on her face was almost distorted, and she almost gritted her teeth.

“It is a virtue for Concubine Hua to be able to reflect on herself. I am the head of the harem, so I can naturally tolerate it.

Since it's a thing of the past, you don't have to take it to heart anymore. Let's all go back and rest early.

You all got up very early today, and because of me, you have been sitting here for a long time, so you must be tired."

After saying that, she forced herself to hold back the last impulse. She felt as if countless ants were crawling on her face, so densely packed that she wished she could not scratch it.

Concubine Duan also noticed that something was wrong with the Queen today, but she could tell that the Queen wanted to leave as soon as possible, so she stood up and was about to leave.

Nian Shilan smiled.

"Concubine Duan suddenly stood up. Does she have something to say to the Queen?"

Seeing that Nian Shilan was as difficult to deal with as usual today, Ulanara suddenly became furious, but with this anger, the red and itchy spots on her face could no longer be suppressed.