Chapter 113: Noble Lady Qi's plan fails

When Concubine Qi heard what Nian Shilan said, the expression on her face immediately froze. She had never expected that Nian Shilan would not follow her ideas at all.

"Songzhi, go tell the Queen Mother that Concubine Qi is pregnant and can't have any accidents. I am incompetent, so I want to ask Concubine Qi to stay in the Queen Mother's palace to recuperate. I also want to ask Aunt Zhuxi to come over and take Concubine Qi away after Doctor Jiang treats her. You can also personally select two maids to take good care of Concubine Qi."

Originally, Nian Shilan summoning the imperial physician had already made Concubine Qi feel a little panicked. Now that she heard that she wanted to put her in the Empress Dowager's palace, wasn't it obvious that she wanted to detain her completely?

"What does your Majesty mean? How dare I bother the Empress Dowager?"

Concubine Qi had no idea that not only did her plan fail, but she was completely suppressed by Nian Shilan, who even wanted to detain her in Shoukang Palace.

When she spoke again, her voice trembled uncontrollably. Could it be that Nian Shilan already knew that there was something wrong with her pregnancy? But then she thought, even the people in her own palace hadn't noticed, let alone Nian Shilan. She must have done this to scare her.

If Nian Shilan knew what Concubine Qi was thinking, she would probably laugh. She was so busy every day, how could she have the time to accompany her to do such boring things.

"Didn't Noble Lady Qi come here to seek my help? Now that I've granted your request, the Empress Dowager's place is much more suitable than my Yikun Palace. Why are you still unhappy?"

Nian Shilan glanced at her and ignored her, just sitting there quietly waiting for the imperial physician to arrive.

She was originally thinking about what kind of opportunity to find to test Concubine Qi's background, but she didn't expect that before she took any action, the other party would take the initiative to come to her door.

"Your Majesty, I have thought about it and realized that my behavior today was indeed inappropriate. Your Majesty has so many things to do every day, how could I possibly cause you any more trouble? I was just hoping that if anything happened in the future, I would be able to help you. Now that there is nothing serious, I will take my leave."

Concubine Qi knew that she was a little impatient when she came here today, and she did not expect that Nian Shilan would act so unconventionally, so after she finished speaking, she just wanted to walk out.

But how could Nian Shilan do as she wished? When did her Yiku Palace become a place where she could come and go as she pleased?

Just as Concubine Qi stepped out of the house, she was blocked by Zhou Ninghai who was standing at the door.

"My lady, the imperial physician will be here soon. You'd better wait inside. If you feel unwell while standing here, I won't be able to explain it to you."

Zhou Ninghai's face was full of smiles, and his words were full of respect for Concubine Qi, which even gave her the illusion that he was really thinking about her health.

Concubine Qi turned around and glanced at Nian Shilan who was sitting quietly in the main seat. At this moment, her heart began to panic.

I have always heard that Nian Shilan is a brainless person with only beauty. Why is it that after being alone with her today, I realized how outrageous the previous investigation was.

In fact, this is not Concubine Qi's fault. Nian Shilan was not just beautiful back then, she was always used as a tool by others. But what she didn't expect was that the Nian Shilan who appeared in front of her now was no longer the same person. She had experienced life and death and had witnessed all the struggles in the palace.

In Nian Shilan's eyes, the methods she used today were really beyond her ability.

Concubine Qi now knew very well that she could not leave at this moment, so she could only sit back down.

"Your Majesty..."

Before Concubine Qi could continue speaking, Zhou Ninghai, who was waiting outside, had already brought in the imperial physician.

"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Jiang has arrived."

"My Lady, Aunt Zhuxi is here."

As the imperial physician and Zhu Xi arrived one after another, Concubine Qi closed her eyes resignedly. She knew that she had been too hasty in dealing with today's matter.

Originally, she wanted to use her pregnancy to get close to Nian Shilan. It would be even better if she could agree to keep this baby for her. No matter what problems happened to the baby in her belly in the future, Nian Shilan would be responsible. But what she didn't expect was that Nian Shilan was going to send her directly to the Queen Mother's palace.

Now she was thankful that she had taken the medicine before coming here. Even the imperial physician could not find any abnormality in her pregnancy after taking her pulse. However, this was not a long-term solution. If she failed to take the medicine in time in the future, it would soon be discovered.

No, she still has to think of a way to get out of this situation.

"Aunt Zhuxi, thank you for coming here in person. It's just that Concubine Qi is very worried about her unborn baby. After all, people often come and go here every day. It would be bad if she was disturbed. I think the Queen Mother's side hall is very quiet and a good place to raise a baby. If the Queen Mother doesn't mind the trouble, would you let Concubine Qi stay there temporarily?"

Nian Shilan spoke to Zhuxi in a tactful way, but the meaning of her words was immediately clear to everyone.

"Your Highness, you're worrying too much. The Queen Mother sent this servant here because she wanted to invite Concubine Qi over. The Queen Mother is very concerned about Concubine Qi's health. It would be great if she could rest assured and take care of her pregnancy."

Zhu Xi conveyed the Queen Mother's intention to Nian Shilan.

"In that case, thank you very much."

"Doctor Jiang, please take Lady Qi's pulse to see if she's feeling unwell."

Upon hearing this, Imperial Physician Jiang hurried forward to take Concubine Qi's pulse. After a while, he withdrew his hand and looked at Nian Shilan.

"Your Majesty, the noble lady is doing well, the fetus is also doing well, and there is nothing wrong at the moment."

Nian Shilan was not surprised by this conclusion. She had asked Wen Shichu before and expected that this Guaerjia family member would take some pregnancy-protecting medicine to avoid being discovered.

"Mr. Qi, are you relieved now?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

At this point, Concubine Qi knew that she could not say anything more.

Zhu Xi did not give her much time. After the imperial physician took her pulse, he told Concubine Qi that the Empress Dowager was still waiting in Shoukang Palace, and then took her away.

"Your Majesty, why did this noble lady Qi go to so much trouble to come here and cause such a scene?"

After everyone left, Songzhi asked Nian Shilan in confusion.

She really couldn't understand how a small noble had the courage to come and threaten the imperial concubine to help her keep the baby, and finally got herself involved and was sent directly to the empress dowager's palace.

"She was probably too confident in herself, thinking that I would follow her words and continue, but she didn't expect that this was just wishful thinking."

Nian Shilan was indeed right in her guess. Concubine Qi had originally planned to take this opportunity to come to Yiku Palace. She thought that since she usually stayed with the Queen, Nian Shilan would definitely be on guard against her. If she took the initiative to come to her, she would definitely take the opportunity to keep her to see what her purpose was.

However, she had calculated it wrongly after all.