The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 539: Taking it into consideration
Nian Shilan looked at Ulanara for a long time, and Ulanara sat still.

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. The Emperor is the Son of Heaven. How can the Emperor's thoughts be easily guessed?

If someone does nothing all day long and just thinks about what the emperor thinks, it would be very disrespectful.

I have no other abilities, and I always keep this in mind.

Nian Shilan looked at Yinzhen with a smile.

"Although I don't understand government affairs, I know that the Qing Dynasty is now strong and powerful.

Except for the occasional harassment and invasion by border tribes, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.
The sea is peaceful and the river is clear. I am only in the harem, and I just need to live a quiet life.

The Queen's heart is so kind, I really can't do it~"

Yinzhen looked back at Nian Shilan, his eyes suddenly filled with ambition and fighting spirit. He swept away his previous depressed look, leaned forward and smiled.

"Shilan's words are always different from others."

After saying that, he stood up and shook his clothes.

"I will go back to the Yangxin Palace first. I will think about the marriage again."

Nian Shilan breathed a sigh of relief, Yinzhen understood her hint.

She always believed that the safety of a country should not depend on a woman.

Marrying a princess can only bring temporary stability. Judging from what happened in the previous life, conquering Dzungar is only a matter of time, so there is no need to ruin the life of an innocent woman at this time.

In the previous life, regarding the marriage, it is said that Zhen Huan also gave advice on it. She used this matter to hold hostage Cao Guiren, who was wavering at the time, and also accelerated Nian Shilan's downfall in the harem.

Nian Shilan looked at Zhen Changzai who was sitting in the lower seat among the concubines diagonally opposite. Zhen Changzai was stunned and began to dodge.

Ulanara felt dissatisfied when she saw that she had finally had the chance to show off in front of Yinzhen but was suppressed by Nian Shilan.

When he spoke again, it sounded like he was targeting Nian Shilan.

"As my sister said, we are women in the harem.
You should stay within your proper place. The harem should not interfere in government affairs. This is the most important thing."

Nian Shilan was too lazy to argue with her, so she stood up and left without any courtesy, not even bothering to say goodbye.

Ulanara once again felt humiliated in front of everyone, but she could do nothing about Nian Shilan.

A few days later, it was heard that Yinzhen asked whether to go to war or make peace in the court.

He had never expected that the number of those advocating war was far greater than those advocating peace. As a result, Yinzhen felt that Nian Shilan had a long-term vision. So when he arrived at the Yiku Palace in the evening, he tried to test Nian Shilan with words.

It’s just that Nian Shilan always talks about irrelevant things and doesn’t want to say a word about state affairs.

When Yinzhen thought about the fact that all the pro-war people in the court recommended Nian Gengyao as the general, he became even more suspicious.

Although the Nian family has always been self-disciplined and polite, they are becoming increasingly powerful.

Moreover, Empress Dowager De was worried that Nian Shilan had given birth to a son, fearing that the Nian family would become threatened by foreign relatives.

Yinzhen had dinner with Nian Shilan and said that he still had many memorials to review. Nian Shilan did not force him to stay and respectfully sent him out.

However, as soon as Yinzhen left, Nian Shilan's previous charming smile disappeared.

"Xiao Linzi, close the door early. It's windy."

That night, an urgent secret letter was sent from Xiao Linzi.

When Nian Gengyao received the letter, he was in the yellow sand of the northwest.

In spring, the northwest sky always looks yellow when there is no sun.

Nian Gengyao had just finished reading Nian Shilan's letter in the commander's tent when his personal soldiers came outside to report that the court had sent Yue Zhongqi to fight against the Dzungar Khanate together with Nian Gengyao.

Nian Gengyao burned the letter in his hand in the candlelight, and then asked someone to call in his personal soldiers. After asking carefully, he learned that Yue Zhongqi's troops were almost there.

He thought about his dreams which had become increasingly strange recently, and then about what Nian Shilan said in the letter, and a plan came to his mind.

Yinzhen has been busy these days and has been visiting the harem less often.

But Princess Chaogui's mother, the late emperor's noble lady Jin, who had been worried, breathed a sigh of relief.

She was not of a high rank and should have been guarding the emperor's mausoleum along with the lower-ranking concubines of the previous emperor.

When Yinzhen first ascended the throne, he felt pity for his daughter Princess Chaogui because she was too young, so he kept her in the harem.

When the news of the marriage came some time ago, the late emperor's noble lady Jin almost cried until her eyes went blind. She held her thirteen-year-old daughter in her arms every day and looked at her carefully, wanting to firmly depict her features in her heart.

Princess Chaogui is young, but she has her own ideas.

She hired a painter from the palace to draw many portraits of herself so that her biological mother could look at them when she missed her in the future.

However, gradually, the matter of the marriage was no longer mentioned. After much inquiry by Concubine Jin and Princess Chaogui, they learned what had happened in Jingren Palace that day.

So Concubine Jin thought it over again and again, packed up her jewelry and other things that she still had, put them in a box, and came to the Yiku Palace.

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When Nian Shilan heard that Concubine Jin wanted to see her, she sent Songzhi out to tell her.

"The Imperial Concubine is resting now. She knows the purpose of your visit. The Imperial Concubine said,

It's not easy for you, an orphan and a widow, to live in the harem, so it's better for you to keep some money for yourself.

Princess Chaogui is still young now, when she is old enough to get married,
The Imperial Concubine was willing to lend a helping hand. But she couldn't get a rich family.
I just want to choose a middle-class family in the court to live a stable life. I hope Lady Jin knows this."

After Songzhi finished speaking, she politely sent Concubine Jin away.

Concubine Jin returned to her residence and stared at the box of jewelry that had not been given away for half the night.

Later, Nian Shilan never thought that her unintentional act of kindness would earn her the full support of Concubine Jin and her daughter.

It was because before Empress Dowager De could free up her hands to deal with her, she rushed here to die.

Previously, Concubine Shu was controlled by Empress Dowager De with ointment. If she didn't take the ointment on a certain day, she would feel like thousands of ants gnawing at her bones. But since then, she has stood on Nian Shilan's side.

Every time the day came, Shilan would invite Doctor Wen to treat her. Although she still felt uncomfortable, it was bearable now.

By the end of July, news came from the front line that Nian Gengyao had led his troops to capture the Dzungar tribe, but he himself had disappeared without a trace.

Yue Zhongqi and his men searched for more than ten days, but could not find either the person alive or the body.

When the news reached the palace, Yinzhen remained silent for a long time.

This time, without waiting for him to go to Yiku Palace, Nian Shilan came to him on her own.

Yinzhen looked at Nian Shilan, who was in tears, and couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

This is the woman who has been with him for almost ten years, and her brother may have died for the country.

Nian Shilan knelt in front of Yinzhen's desk with tears in her eyes.

"I was sitting idle in the harem when I heard about my brother's disappearance. I was so heartbroken that I dared to come to the emperor to ask for help."

Yinzhen came out from behind the desk and supported Nian Shilan with both hands.

"Get up first. Your brother may have lost his way. Don't panic.

I have already sent an order to Yue Zhongqi to do his best to find Nian Gengyao. What if..."

Yinzhen hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind.

"If Nian Gengyao encounters an accident, I will also give an explanation to the Nian family."