The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 518 Smell the Fragrance Again
Although Chun Changzai didn't fully understand, she immediately shut up and stopped asking questions. She gently pushed away Wan Guiren's hand that was covering her mouth, and turned to speak.

"Sister Wan, I heard that the food in the palace is very good. I wonder if there is anything delicious to eat when we return to Suiyuxuan today?"

Concubine Wan laughed in silence, and a strange feeling slowly grew in her heart.

She has never had any brothers or sisters since she was a child, and today was the first time she met Chun Changzai, but she was not shy at all, and was really likable in this deep palace.

Concubine Wan took Concubine Chun's hand and talked as they walked.

"You really have the temper of a child. You were asking questions and suddenly you thought about food.

The food in the palace is naturally top-notch, and the cooking skills of the imperial kitchen are very impressive.

I will definitely feed you and make you plump and white. Now let's go back and have breakfast first.

How about you try some? I have some homemade pastries. They don’t look good, but they taste pretty good.”

Just by listening to what Concubine Wan said, Concubine Chun was already drooling with greed, and she immediately urged Concubine Wan to walk faster because she was hungry.

Nian Shilan sat in the sedan chair, looking at the backs of Concubine Wan and Concubine Chun from afar, as if thinking about something.

Songzhi followed Nian Shilan's gaze and was very confused.

"What are you looking at, madam? Is there anything you want to tell me?"

Nian Shilan shook her head.

"I was just wondering, does the feng shui of the Forbidden City really help people?"

What Nian Shilan said was not without basis.

In the previous life, Yinzhen once said during the selection, "The feng shui of the Forbidden City is good for you, and it will not cause you to die."

But later, those concubines and ladies either died or went crazy. After Nian Shilan was reborn, every time she thought of this sentence, she found it very ironic.

Songzhi had been with Nian Shilan for a long time, so she didn't think what Nian Shilan said was so unorthodox, so she just replied respectfully.

"I don't understand Feng Shui. I only know that Your Majesty was born to live in this Forbidden City."

Nian Shilan smiled and told the sedan to go. At that moment, Hongli was still waiting for her in the Yiku Palace to have breakfast together.

Zhaopin was behind Nian Shilan. She watched Nian Shilan's sedan go away before she spoke to the palace maids Jingshuang and Jinglu who were following her.

"Let's go back. I'm a little hungry after visiting you so early in the morning."

Jingshuang is more lively and said with a smile.

"My lady didn't eat much for dinner yesterday, so I specially ordered breakfast for today.

I want a bowl of soft and sticky taro sweet porridge, the young lady will definitely like it."

Zhaopin glanced at Jingshuang and said lightly.

"I told you before entering the palace that there are many ladies and ladies in the palace.
If everyone went to the imperial kitchen to ask for this and that, it would be difficult to do the job there.

We have just arrived at the palace, so when we can avoid being conspicuous, we should just pretend to be transparent."

Jingshuang quietly stuck out her tongue and said.

“My lady, you are right, but I just remembered that you like to eat sweet things.

Before entering the palace, the old lady repeatedly told us to serve you well."

When Concubine Zhao heard the word "old lady", she looked impatient for a moment, but she quickly adjusted her mood, smiled faintly, and walked towards the direction of the Yanx Palace.

"Okay, I'll tell the old lady when I get a chance that you guys served her very well."

Jingshuang and Jinglu looked at each other behind Zhaopin and followed Zhaopin's footsteps.

Concubine Lan and Concubine Xin lived together, and Concubine Xin invited Concubine Lan to have breakfast together.

Concubine Lan stared blankly at Concubine Xin who was busy instructing the palace servants to prepare the meal, but she looked around and saw no flavor that she liked.

Concubine Xin invited Concubine Lan to have dinner.

"Don't be so reserved, sister. You and I will be living together from now on, so just do as you please." As she spoke, Concubine Xin pointed to a plate of almond tofu. Concubine Xin's personal maid quickly picked up a piece of the almond tofu with chopsticks and put it on the plate in front of Concubine Lan.

Lady Lan looked at the food on the table again, sighed softly, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a little tofu and started eating slowly, but it tasted like chewing wax.

Xin Guiren said.

"But this meal doesn't suit my sister's taste? If my sister likes to eat something,
We can ask the imperial kitchen to prepare it according to your taste tomorrow."

Noble Lady Lan swallowed the food in her mouth, put down her chopsticks, and before she could say anything, her eyes turned red.

This frightened Concubine Xin, and she quickly stood up, left her seat and went to Concubine Lan.

"What's wrong with you, little sister? Did I say something wrong? Don't cry."

Lady Lan sniffed, trying hard to hold back the tears that were about to fall, and a wry smile appeared on her face.

"Don't be afraid, sister. I just miss the food at home, and the scene brought back some memories.

I scared you, sister. Please sit down and let's have dinner."

Concubine Xin smiled with relief and said.

"Oh, I thought something was wrong, it turns out you're homesick.

My mother's home is far away, and it was the same when I first came to Beijing.

But, I got used to it later.

I didn't like it at first, but as time went by,
You haven’t adapted yet. You need to wait a while to adapt.”

Noble Lady Lan said.

"Sister is right. It's me who's not used to it yet."

Concubine Xin comforted Concubine Lan with a few more words, and the two of them had breakfast together.

Concubine Xin pulled Concubine Lan into the inner room and talked for a long time, but Concubine Lan suddenly sniffed the air and became a little confused.

Concubine Xin smiled upon seeing this.

"What's wrong with you, sister? Are you smelling something you don't like?"

Concubine Lan suppressed her doubts and asked Concubine Xin.

"My younger sister is new to the palace. I wonder if my elder sister has given birth yet?"

Concubine Xin's brows suddenly became gloomy. She looked around and said with some sadness.

"No. Don't be afraid of my sister laughing at me. I just had a miscarriage a few days ago and lost a child.

The child is already four months old and is a fully formed child.

It's a pity that I was so unlucky that I couldn't even keep my child."

Noblewoman Lan grew up on the grassland since she was a child, so she didn't think too much about it and blurted out.

"My condolences, sister. I just smelled some fragrance and thought that sister herself didn't want to have children.

Since you want to have a baby, please forgive me for being so nosy. Please don't use spices anymore!"

Concubine Xin was greatly shocked, but she was afraid of frightening Concubine Lan, so she couldn't ask anything. So she suppressed her shock and anxiety, calmed down, and spoke in a gentler tone.

"Sister, you have a really good nose. I usually like to use some incense and the like.

But I don’t know much about spices, and I don’t know which spices should not be used frequently.

It seems that my sister knows some spices, so why not teach me today?

I can also keep this spice in my hand in the future so that I can have a dragon fetus sooner."

Noble Lady Lan nodded, looking sincere.

"I just came to the palace, and my sister treats me so well, so I must help her."