The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

But Ulanara really couldn't make a sound, and the tears rolled down her swollen cheeks, causing her skin to itch again.

She had no choice but to turn her head away, not daring to look at Yinzhen again, and had to endure the pain, itching and redness on her cheeks.

When Yinzhen saw Ulanara like this, his heart paused for no reason.

Even though he no longer has the feelings he had for Ulanara as a teenager, he still has the affection for her from all those years of companionship.

What's more, Ulanara, who was lying on the bed at this time, reminded Yinzhen of what Yunxi had said when she lay on his knees before her death.

At that time, Yunxi had been exhausted due to difficult labor and was hanging on by her last breath.

Yunxi lay on Yinzhen's lap and spoke a few words intermittently. She said that she only had one sister, Yixiu, and hoped that Silang would treat her well in the future no matter what and not abandon her.

When Yinzhen thought of Yunxi's instructions, his brows softened.

He leaned forward and spoke softly.

"I am now tying your hands and feet, and I have no choice but to do so.

I know that in women's hearts, appearance is the most important.

I am just afraid that you are really uncomfortable. If I scratch you again,

If you accidentally ruin your appearance, I'm afraid you will feel very uncomfortable."

Ulanara turned her head and looked at Yinzhen with tears in her eyes. There were thousands of words in her eyes, but when she opened her mouth, there was silence.

Nian Shilan walked closer and said to Yinzhen.

"Your Majesty, I asked you to come here just to see it with your own eyes.

The Empress is much better now. I have asked the imperial physician.
The itch on the Queen's face should be bearable.

So, you see, is it allowed to remove the Queen's restraints?

Just ask someone to serve you well in Taohuawu.

After all, the Empress is the master of the harem and the mother of the Qing Dynasty.

Being tied to the sickbed like this is really detrimental to the dignity of the Queen."

Ulanara looked at Nian Shilan who was speaking indifferently. She didn't think that Nian Shilan said these words out of kindness.

Ulanara shook her head, wanting Yinzhen to understand that since she had been tied up, she would grit her teeth and be tied up until the pain and itchiness on her face and the heat in her body were gone. After all, she had experienced the itchiness before.

Without strong self-control, it would be impossible to withstand the torture like in the past.

But Yinzhen pondered for a moment, looked at Nian Shilan, and then looked at Ulanara.

"I think what Shilan said makes sense. The queen is the queen after all.

Being bound like this all the time, it would not be good if some gossipy servants spread the news.

Since the imperial physician says that it is possible to bear it, then it will be troublesome for the Queen.

I will have someone untie you, and you just need to take your medicine on time."

Ulanara opened her eyes wide but was unable to speak. Yinzhen was just sitting there doing nothing, so he headed back to Jiuzhou Qingyan.

Nian Shilan sent Yinzhen away and said lazily to Concubine Duan who was following her.

"After a whole day of hard work, I am exhausted. Concubine Duan, please help untie the Queen.

The Queen doesn't like me, so I'm going back first."

After saying this, without waiting for Concubine Duan's reaction, he turned around and left Taohuawu with his palace maids.

But before she left, she gave some instructions to the chief guard who was in charge of Taohuawu, asking him to be extremely vigilant about the Queen's residence and not to let anyone in or let anyone out at will, because the Queen was ill and needed care.

The head of the guards had heard from his good brother Dalek that the person in charge in the harem now was Concubine Hua.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will live up to your expectations!" Nian Shilan nodded and left Taohuawu.

Xiao Linzi fell back a few steps, and with a smile he stuffed the purse that slipped out of his sleeve into the arms of the chief guard.

The head guard named Na Xi watched Concubine Hua and her entourage go away, touched the heavy purse in his arms, and smiled.

People in the harem say that the maids working for Concubine Hua receive generous rewards during the New Year. Today, I realized that even the eunuchs around her are so generous. Working for Concubine Hua is great, really great!

Jiang Fuhai watched from the dark until Nian Shilan finally left, and he hurried out as it was just getting dark.

He lowered his head and ignored the guards at the door, treating them as air.

But Na Xi had just been instructed by Nian Shilan to take good care of the Queen's residence, so how could he let Jiang Fuhai go without permission?

Then Na Xi used his long arm holding the sword to block and stopped Jiang Fuhai who was in a hurry.

"Please wait, Eunuch. Concubine Hua just said that the palace servants here,
They must serve the Queen attentively and are not allowed to go in and out at will.

To prevent her from getting infected with something from outside and making the Queen's condition worse."

Jiang Fuhai was stunned. This was really new. He had followed Ulanara for so many years, but this was the first time he was stopped by the guards.

In the past, he was always a popular figure around the queen wherever he went.

Jiang Fuhai raised his head, a disdainful smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

"I am the chief eunuch beside the Queen. I am going out to do something for the Queen. Do you dare to stop me?"

Na Xi naturally knew Jiang Fuhai's identity, but the wind direction in the palace had changed. The emperor personally issued an edict today, and Concubine Hua had the final say in the harem for the time being.

He was just a guard, so naturally he would listen to the people whose words were his.

So Naxi remained unmoved, still stretching out his long arms with an expressionless face.

"Please forgive me, Eunuch. The Emperor and Concubine Hua have both instructed you not to embarrass your subordinates."

Jiang Fuhai rolled his eyes and turned back.

He ran into Ulanara's inner chamber and saw that Concubine Duan had already asked someone to untie her master. Jiang Fuhai hurried over and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I just wanted to go out, but the guards at the gate wouldn't let me go.

You said it was Concubine Hua who ordered this, I came to ask for your instructions, what should I do?"

Ulanara rubbed her wrists and couldn't help wanting to scratch the itch on her face, but she forced herself to hold it back.

But she couldn't speak, so Concubine Duan took over Jiang Fuhai's words.

"Since Eunuch Jiang can't go out, why don't you tell me what you want to do?
I will do it. I don’t think they dare to stop me.”

Jiang Fuhai glanced at Ulanara's expression, only to see that Ulanara nodded.

Jiang Fuhai took out a sealed letter from his arms and presented it to Concubine Duan respectfully.

"I originally wanted to send this letter out. If Concubine Duan can send it out, it will be a great thing. The Queen will definitely not treat you unfairly."

Ulanara came over, took the letter from Jiang Fuhai, handed it to Concubine Duan, and squeezed her hand heavily.

Concubine Duan bent her knees and saluted Ulanara.

"I will definitely help you to relieve your worries."

So Jiang Fuhai told Concubine Duan to take the letter, find the person in the certain direction, and then give it to that person.

Concubine Duan bid farewell to Ulanara and left. As expected, Naxi did not stop her.

Concubine Duan and Jixiang arrived at the place Jiang Fuhai mentioned without any obstacles. However, just as she handed the letter to the person Jiang Fuhai mentioned, it fell into the hands of Nian Shilan.

(End of this chapter)