Chapter 73 The Legend of Zhen Huan, Nian Shilan 11

Consort Wan had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure, and because of her pride and the fear of being looked down upon by Consort Hui, she did not ask her for help.

She could only wait for the Emperor in the Imperial Garden. Fortunately, her efforts paid off, and she successfully met the Emperor and regained his favor.

"No wonder I've been going to the Imperial Garden frequently these past few days, but I've only run into Consort Wan once. The Emperor was there at the time, so the palace servant who was supposed to be in charge of communications must have gone back, which is why she didn't see me."

Consort Li was unusually clever for once and figured things out.

As the two were talking, Songzhi entered, curtsied, and said, "Your Majesty, Consort Li, the Fourth Prince has arrived."

Nian Shilan, who was leaning against the table, stood up and sat gracefully upon hearing Songzhi's words, saying, "Please come in."

"yes."

Songzhi walked out of the hall, and a short while later, the Fourth Prince, dressed in an exquisite yellow robe and wearing a precious jade pendant, walked in.

The Fourth Prince bowed and said, "Your subject pays respects to Mother Hua and Consort Li."

The way of addressing Nian Shilan as "Hua E Niang" originated from the Emperor. The Fourth Prince was intelligent and always called Nian Shilan "Hua E Niang," which pleased the Emperor greatly.

Nian Shilan smiled gently and said, "Get up."

Consort Li looked at the Fourth Prince, who was now dressed luxuriously and spoke politely, and saw no trace of the pitiful state he had been in at the Yuanmingyuan.

“Look at our Fourth Prince. He looks completely different from when he was at the Yuanmingyuan. I remember the material of that jade pendant on his waist was given to the Empress by Lord Nian.”

The Fourth Prince nodded, looking at the jade pendant at his waist with obvious delight. "It was given to you by Aunt Songzhi, who serves Empress Hua."

Nian Shilan explained in a calm tone, but her eyes were very kind as she looked at the Fourth Prince, "After making the jewelry, there were some left over, so I made a jade pendant for him as well."

Consort Li chuckled and looked at the Fourth Prince, saying, "What do you mean by 'by the way'? Why didn't you make me a couple of pieces of jewelry while you were at it? They were clearly made especially for the Fourth Prince."

The Fourth Prince did not believe Nian Shilan's words and still looked at her with affection. "I think so too. My Third Brother was showing off to me the jade pendant that Consort Qi gave him."

"I casually mentioned it to Mother Hua, and the next day Aunt Songzhi brought this jade pendant over."

"Look, our Imperial Concubine is just being stubborn."

Seeing Nian Shilan glare at her, Consort Li was not afraid at all. If it were the old Nian Shilan, she would not have dared to do this.

But since her miscarriage, Nian Shilan's personality has changed a lot, and her attitude towards herself has become much better.

Who is she? She's the first to take advantage of a situation! With the instincts of a small animal, she has tested the waters time and time again, and now she even dares to tease Nian Shilan.

In the past, she would never have dared to imagine that she would one day treat someone with such an attitude.

Nian Shilan rolled her eyes at Consort Li, then looked at the Fourth Prince sitting on the stool that Songzhi had brought over, and asked, "How are your studies going? Are you able to keep up?"

"At first I couldn't keep up, but my fifth brother and I had a tutor at the Yuanmingyuan before, so now we can keep up. We've also been doing pre-class preparation for our lessons."

The Fourth Prince replied obediently, also showing off his intelligence.

"The Fourth Prince is so smart! Not bad, much better than that Third Prince who only grows taller, haha..."

Consort Li covered her mouth and laughed uncontrollably as she spoke.

Consort Qi's daily refrain is, "The Third Prince has grown taller again." The problem is that the Third Prince is already twenty years old, and she still says "The Third Prince has grown taller again" every day.