Chapter Sixty-Four: The Legend of Zhen Huan - Nian Shilan 2

"The person who harmed my child was merely confined to his quarters instead of executed, and upon the Emperor's ascension to the throne, he was granted the position of one of the Four Consorts? How can I possibly forgive him?"

Nian Shilan gritted her teeth and said bitterly, a tear rolling down her face, her vulnerability enveloping her.

Songzhi quickly slapped herself to admit her guilt, "This servant deserves to die, I shouldn't have brought this up."

"Alright." Nian Shilan stopped Songzhi from continuing to fan him. "Just don't bring it up again."

"yes."

Among the palace women, Nian Shilan had only a good relationship with Consort Li.

She did not accept Cao Qinmo's offer of surrender. Cao Qinmo was pregnant in the Prince's residence, but she miscarried shortly after the late emperor's funeral.

After the emperor ascended the throne, he was merely a concubine, a lowly and unknown concubine.

Afterwards, because Consort Fang's child was a princess, and the emperor had just ascended the throne, the empress could not take action.

The princess was born safely and was given the name Jiahe, but Consort Fang suffered a severe hemorrhage and died. She was posthumously granted the title of Consort Fang, and the princess was given to Consort Jing.

As for the reason, Consort Fang came from the Uya clan, and the Empress feared that the Empress Dowager would support Consort Fang in the future.

He took advantage of the fact that the Empress Dowager was bedridden due to the death of the late Emperor and the imprisonment of the Fourteenth Prince.

The Emperor originally intended to give Princess Jiahe to Nian Shilan to raise, but Jiahe's birth mother was from the Uya clan, and the Huanyi Incense in Yikun Palace contained musk.

The Empress Dowager naturally disagreed and took it upon herself to give Jiahe to Consort Jing, promoting her to the rank of Imperial Concubine Jing.

Because of the Huan Yi Xiang incense, Consort Jing is unable to have more children, and being a gentle person, she will surely treat Jiahe as her own child.

Yikun Palace —

Huang Guiquan: "Your Majesty, the Empress has prepared the palaces for the newly arrived concubines. She asked me to read them to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty finds anything inappropriate, we can revise them."

Nian Shilan ate the grapes that Songzhi had peeled, completely unconcerned, and said, "Read it."

"The Manchu Plain White Banner Lady Fucha resides in Yanxi Palace, the Mongol Bordered Red Banner Lady Borjigit resides in Zhongcui Palace, and the Han Bordered Yellow Banner Lady Shen resides in Xianfu Palace."

The Han Chinese Plain Blue Banner Consort Wan resided in Chengqian Palace; the Manchu Plain Red Banner Consort Fangjia resided in Suiyu Pavilion; the Han Chinese Bordered Yellow Banner Consort Xia resided in Yanxi Palace; and the Han Chinese Bordered White Banner Consort An resided in Yanxi Palace.

"I think the Empress's arrangements are excellent. Alright, you may leave." Nian Shilan waved her hand dismissively.

"This... Your Highness, Consort Wan has been assigned to Chengqian Palace, the most important of the Eastern Six Palaces," Huang Guiquan reminded her, thinking that Nian Shilan hadn't heard him.

"Chengqian Palace is Chengqian Palace. Now that the Emperor has moved to Yangxin Hall and the Empress lives in Jingren Palace, Chengqian Palace is no longer as important as it used to be."

Besides, the Empress wouldn't really want Consort Wan to move into Chengqian Palace; she's probably waiting for me to make a move. I don't need to worry about it.

The Empress was more reluctant than anyone else to have a concubine move into Chengqian Palace, the head of the Eastern Six Palaces, since even she, the Empress, couldn't move in there. Nian Shilan smiled sarcastically.

She knew that the Empress's favorite palace was Chengqian Palace.

After all, Empress Xiaoyiren once lived in Chengqian Palace, and it was the head of the Eastern Six Palaces.

However, the Empress did not say it outright, but told the Emperor that she lived in Jingren Palace and that she, as a Noble Consort, should live in Yikun Palace.

The Imperial Concubine lived in Yikun Palace, the first of the six western palaces, while the Empress lived in Jingren Palace, next to Chengqian Palace, the first of the six eastern palaces.

She was implying that the Emperor should ask her to move into Chengqian Palace, but the Emperor didn't take her bait and just made the decision anyway.

He wanted to move into Chengqian Palace, but was afraid the emperor would refuse if he asked directly, so he wanted the emperor to ask first. In the end, he got nothing.

The Empress must be regretting it terribly; she should have said she would move into Chengqian Palace from the beginning.