The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Xiao Linzi said.

"Yes, I will tell An Changzai myself. I heard that An Changzai did not sing a song to please the emperor yesterday.

It seemed like she had a conversation with the emperor for a while, and the emperor also rewarded An Changzai with a lot of materials today.

It's strange to say, I remember that the emperor gave a lot of materials in the past, and the queen also gave them to the palaces.
Last night, An Changzai was in the emperor's bedchamber, but she wore her usual old clothes. The emperor did not blame her for being disrespectful.

On the contrary, today he gave so much good material as a reward, and also ordered the needlework bureau to make a few new clothes for An Changzai."

Year of the Landau.

"What's so strange about this? An Changzai is very smart and he understands everything immediately.

Since Concubine Zhen secretly disliked Concubine An's singing,

Then I gave An Changzai some advice. Last night, the timing was perfect.
Let An Changzai use her singing to attract the emperor, and let the emperor hear that scene from the corner.
An Changzai is also smart and knows how to take advantage of men's rebellious psychology to gain favor.

Who is the emperor? He is the supreme ruler of the world. When the emperor heard what Zhen Changzai said,

Firstly, it would only make the emperor dislike her even more. Secondly,
In order to prove that he favored Concubine An not because of her singing voice,

We will also give An Chang the respect he deserves."

What Nian Shilan would not tell Xiao Linzi was that although An Changzai was good friends with Zhen Huan in the previous life, the two of them were also competing for favor in private.

In addition, An Changzai's family background is indeed not high, and she has a father who always holds her back, so there is indeed a big gap between Zhen Changzai and her.

How can two people with different backgrounds, different perspectives, but the same interests be truly friends?
Nian Shilan was thinking about things from her previous life when Su Peisheng arrived.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine. The Emperor has asked me to come and greet her.

The general has returned to the court and has come today to pay his respects to the emperor.

The Emperor said that he would invite General Nian to have lunch in the garden, and asked the Empress to go with him."

This familiar scene made Nian Shilan's heart clench.

Since her rebirth, many things have changed from her previous life.

But this scene is exactly the same as in the previous life.

Fortunately, in this life, Nian Shilan had already warned her brother a lot in advance through dreams, so it should not arouse the emperor's suspicion like in the previous life.

Nian Shilan nodded and said that she already knew and would go after changing her clothes.

Yinzhen held a banquet in the main hall of Jiuzhou Qingyan specifically for Nian Gengyao who had returned victoriously.

When Nian Shilan arrived, she saw Nian Gengyao had already sat down. However, unlike in his previous life, Nian Gengyao stood up and bowed when he saw Nian Shilan.

"Your Highness Nian Gengyao pays respects to Concubine Hua. May your Highness be blessed with health and happiness~"

Nian Shilan naturally knew that this was the proper etiquette for a minister to show when meeting him, so he nodded slightly and said.

"Get up."

Nian Gengyao performed the ceremony by kneeling on one knee, and looked a little strenuous when he stood up. Su Peisheng quickly reached out to support him, and Nian Gengyao expressed his gratitude.

"Thank you, Eunuch Su."

Su Peisheng just said.

"General Nian, you are too polite. You were injured in the battles for the court, and I am only doing you a favor."

Nian Gengyao said with some emotion on his weather-beaten face after fighting on the battlefield.

"Eunuch Su, you are too kind. Fighting for the country is what every man should do.

It is our Nian family's duty to serve the emperor and contribute to the court."

Yinzhen looked at the scene in front of him and said with a smile.

"Well, my dear, please take your seat. You have injured your leg last time.

I have never been well, and it is difficult for you to kneel down all the time.

Besides, even if you stand there for now,
But you also have to think about your little nephew in Shilan's belly, he can't stand for long."

Nian Gengyao bowed and said "yes", then slowly walked back to his seat and sat down.

Nian Shilan was also helped by Xiao Linzi to sit down. She took a look at today's dishes. It was mid-August, a good time to eat crabs, but Yinzhen and Nian Gengyao each had two fat crabs in front of them, but she had none in front of her.

There were only some light dishes in front of Nian Shilan.

Yinzhen also noticed Nian Shilan's eyes, and said to Nian Gengyao while holding back his smile.

"Look at Shilan. If there are no crabs for her, she will look reluctant.

His emotions are written all over his face, and you can see through him at a glance."

Nian Gengyao lowered his head and said.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Concubine Hua has been spoiled at home since she was young.
After entering the palace, she mostly follows her own temper, which worries the emperor."

Yinzhen shook his head.

"I'm not worried. I like people like Shilan. It's clear what he likes.

If all the officials in the court could do the same, I could save half of my energy."

Nian Gengyao raised his head and said seriously.

"Your Majesty, this is just a joke. Not to mention that everyone has their own little plans.
From what I have seen over the years, there are many people in the court who are sweet-mouthed but treacherous.
But there are very few people as sincere as the Imperial Concubine.

I believe that no matter what one plans, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are always the most important.
Your Majesty does not need to look at these trivial matters, just see if he has any ulterior motives."

Yinzhen stared into Nian Gengyao's eyes with inquiry.

"You mean, all a minister needs to do is be loyal to the emperor and love the country?"

Nian Gengyao looked back at Yinzhen with open and sincere eyes.

"Your Majesty, I think so. Regardless of personal morality,
Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are the foundation of being a minister. It is useless to care about other things.

Since you are useless, it is better to be a pure subject. "

Yinzhen stared into Nian Gengyao's eyes again and laughed out loud.

"Okay, I will only look at whether the subjects are loyal to the emperor and patriotic!"

At this time, Nian Shilan coughed lightly, causing Yinzhen and Nian Gengyao to look at her.

"The Emperor and my brother are discussing state affairs here. It is inconvenient for me to stay here. It would be better for me to go back first."

Yinzhen smiled.

"What I discussed with your brother was both state affairs and family affairs.

You are my beloved concubine, and your brother is my brother-in-law.

It is only natural for you to listen here.”

Nian Shilan was shocked and tried to stand up immediately with her big belly, but in her panic she knocked over the teacup on the table. The cup was about to roll down, but Xiao Linzi quickly caught it in his hands, not caring about the scalding of his hands by the tea.

Yinzhen said hurriedly.

"What's wrong? You're standing up again!"

Nian Shilan no longer cared about anything else and walked straight to Yinzhen, lowered her eyes and saluted.

"Your Majesty, you just scared me. After all, I am just your concubine.
Even though she was included in the royal jade book, her status was still that of a concubine.

Although my brother is my relative, he is also a minister of the Qing Dynasty.
It is his duty to serve the emperor and contribute to the Qing Dynasty.

Although I am a woman, I would never dare to confuse right and wrong in state affairs.

A minister is a minister, a concubine is a concubine, we are all merely subordinates of the Emperor.

I dare not take credit for it. I beg the emperor to take back what he said just now. If it gets out,

Not only is my life in the harem difficult, I am also afraid that it will harm my brother in the court."

At this time, Nian Gengyao also stood up and knelt in front of Yinzhen.

"Neither I nor Her Majesty Hua dare take credit for anything. It is our duty to share His Majesty's worries. I beg Your Majesty to take back what you just said!" (End of this chapter)