The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

In the past, Ulanara had difficulty arguing with Nian Shilan, but these days she seems to be able to do more freely.

Just like today when Nian Shilan came to pay her respects, Ulanara said with a smile.

"It's hard for Concubine Hua, your mother's family has such a big thing, and you still have the mind to dress so charmingly.

But I heard that the emperor has been favoring more noble ladies recently, and seems to have no time to go to my sister's Yikun Palace."

Nian Shilan described her as lazy and didn't really want to take care of the Ulanara family.

This woman was clearly unfathomable in her previous life, with all her scheming and cunning. Why is she always so impatient in this life? Is she angry at herself?

Nian Shilan looked at Concubine Rong. She remembered that in her previous life, until her death, An Lingrong was just Concubine An and did not have any title.

Nian Shilan took another look at the new faces in Jingren Palace, such as Concubine Zhao and Concubine Lan, and felt they looked very unfamiliar.

She looked up at Ulanara and smiled.

"The Queen is indeed the woman in charge of the harem. Which concubine is favored on weekdays?
The Empress can see clearly which concubine has not received the Emperor's favor for a long time.

But I am tired right now and I really don't have the mood to practice Tai Chi with Your Majesty.
I will go back first. Goodbye."

After saying that, he stood up and left, completely ignoring the fact that Ulanara's face had turned purple behind him.

Zhaobin drank tea and looked at Nian Shilan's departing back, seeming to be thinking about something.

Noble Lady Lan and Meng Changzai looked at each other, and both of them shrank back.

Chun Changzai looked around with a pair of curious eyes. Seeing that Ulanara's face was not right, she lowered her head.

The others were old friends who had seen the Empress and Concubine Hua fighting from time to time, and they didn't care about what happened today.

Everyone was on pins and needles, and finally the queen said they could leave, and they all stood up and rushed to take their leave.

But Ulanara stopped Concubine Duan.

"Concubine Duan, I haven't seen you dress up these days. You are one of the few concubines in the palace.

You should dress yourself more colorfully, so that you can get more love from the emperor."

Concubine Duan knelt down and said.

"I thank the Queen for her concern. I am old now and no longer have the desire to win your favor.
I don't have much energy to dress myself up. I think it's fine the way it is now."

Ulanara smiled and waved to Concubine Duan to come closer.

"Look at you, you are much younger than me, what do you mean by old?
Isn't this a slap in my face? The Huanyi incense I gave you must have been used up by now, right?
I have asked someone to make a new one for you, please take it with you when you return."

Concubine Duan thanked her and ordered Jixiang to leave Jingren Palace with a box of Huanyi incense.

As soon as he walked out of Jingren Palace, Jixiang looked at Concubine Duan with embarrassment.

"My lady, these spices"

Concubine Duan opened the box and took a look. The spices were just as colorful and fragrant as before.

"Although I don't know what's in here, I won't use any of it. I'll just put it away when I get home."

Xiao Linzi came in from outside and approached Nian Shilan mysteriously.

"Master, as you expected, the Emperor went to Noble Lady Wan's place last night.

I witnessed Concubine Wan's illness with my own eyes. Concubine Wan couldn't bear the torture.
The Empress Dowager used ointment to control her to poison you and the Fourth Prince.

Now Concubine Wan is under house arrest in Suiyuxuan.
Almost no one knows about this matter. The emperor has already sent people to investigate the ointment."

Nian Shilan was thinking, the fourth prince is already four years old, it is time for him to start learning, Yinzhen should find a good teacher for him. After listening to what Xiao Linzi said, Nian Shilan said.

"Your Majesty should not be able to find out where the ointment came from?"

Xiao Linzi said.

“Don’t worry, Master. When Empress Dowager De first got that good thing, she had her own people take over.

It’s a pity that the person that Manager Wu placed next to Empress Dowager De has died.

Now no matter how the emperor investigates, he can only find that it was found by Empress Dowager De's people.

It is absolutely impossible to trace it back to us. Master knows that Shopkeeper Wu is always cautious in his work. "

After saying that, Xiao Linzi thought for a moment and added.

"But rest assured, Master. Shopkeeper Wu has already given a large sum of money to that man's family and arranged for them to move. That man's death was a worthy one."

Nian Shilan nodded.

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"That's good. Empress Dowager De thought she had done it perfectly, but...
There is no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world~ Don’t you agree, Xiao Linzi? "

Xiao Linzi nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"That's exactly what the master said. But I just can't figure it out.
You know that Li Ke is in contact with the emperor, so how can you trust him to keep an eye on Empress Dowager De?"

Nian Shilan chuckled and pointed her finger at Xiao Linzi.

"You have been with me for so many years, and I often praise you for being smart.

Why can't you see through this little thing? It's because Li Ke is the emperor's man.

I dared to let him do this job. I just want the emperor to know,
His mother is even more vicious than he thought, and only in this way can the emperor give up."

Nian Shilan was right. Yinzhen secretly investigated the fact that Empress Dowager De used ointment to control his harem. Li Ke stepped forward and told everything he saw.

Yinzhen was both anxious and angry, as he knew the effects of the ointment called opium.

When Nian Gengyao was guarding the northwest, in order to get the border residents to quit that thing, he spent a lot of effort, even at the risk of being criticized, and personally led his troops to search door to door to collect many ointments.

Nowadays, there are still a lot of those looted ointments in the national treasury, because they do have great medicinal value.

If they just wander among the people, they will cause harm to the people.

Yinzhen could never have imagined that something that was originally allowed to enter the Qing Dynasty as a tribute would end up in the northwestern border.

Now it still appears in the harem, and is used by Empress Dowager De on concubines.

A thought suddenly flashed through Yinzhen's mind.

When Longkodo was in power, he also visited the northwestern border tribes.

Before that, opium was just a tribute and used only for medicinal purposes. Later, when Nian Gengyao was ordered to guard the northwest, he found that opium had become popular in the northwest.

Those border residents do not engage in production and enjoy smoking opium every day.

However, the opium confiscated by Nian Gengyao had been diluted and its purity was not high, so the price was naturally not that expensive.

Could it be that Longkodo had been plotting something since then?
It's just that I acted too quickly and captured Longkodo before he could do anything.

Yinzhen thought about what happened between Empress Dowager De and Longkodo over the years.
A chill rose in Yinzhen's heart. It seemed that Empress Dowager De could not let go of the Fourteenth Prince and Longkodo.
Yinzhen thought about the rumors in the capital. Those rumors were very detailed, saying that the fourteenth prince Yinzhen was the son of the affair between Empress Dowager De and Longkodo. It brought great shame to the royal family! (End of this chapter)