Chapter 153 Why are you here again?

Songzhi knew the purpose of her mistress's visit, and when she heard Jianqiu's voice, she deliberately pulled her master to stop.

The queen still didn't speak.

Nian Shilan lifted her legs and walked away, "Maybe I'm really stupid. I suffered a loss from Qi Yuebin once, but instead of learning my lesson, I came here to ask for a lesson."

The shadow left, the door was lit, and the queen said quietly, "Just go."

Nian Shilan's voice came through the wall, [There should be no one else in this world who would be as sincere as me, right? ]

The queen took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

His expression was indistinguishable.

Jianqiu looked out the window, hesitated for a while, and then said bravely:

"Your Majesty doesn't care who becomes the Imperial Concubine, and she also hopes to take care of the Imperial Concubine's baby herself. Didn't you reconcile privately? Why are you so distant today? Even if our Jingren Palace is not good, there won't be anyone eavesdropping. Why doesn't Your Majesty say anything..."

"Don't you always think that it's not worth it for me to be nice to her?"

Jianqiu responded solemnly: "Yes!"

"The Imperial Concubine has always been arrogant and has never taken you seriously. I felt it was not worth it, but ever since you reconciled with the Imperial Concubine, you have changed completely."

"She no longer focused on the emperor, the concubines in the harem, or other people's bellies. She no longer secretly competed with the deceased Empress Chunyuan. She finally moved on from the matter of the eldest prince."

Jianqiu was most aware of every little change in the Empress, and her eyes were filled with heartache.

"I don't understand anything else. As long as Your Majesty is willing to live for herself and is happy from the bottom of her heart, I will be happy."

"Live for yourself..."

The Queen looked at the seat where Nian Shilan had just sat: She said so too.

She may not be much smarter after living a second life, but after having a child, she seemed to become clear-headed overnight.

She came for her children and her brother, and like the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, she did not care about herself.

"It seems the Imperial Concubine has left something behind."

Jianqiu saw something on the chair and went forward to pick it up. "This seems to be the hairpin that the Empress Dowager gave to the Imperial Concubine just now?"

"I will take it to the Imperial Concubine."

Jianqiu wanted to explain to the Royal Concubine that the Empress was acting like this today because of the Queen Mother.

The queen stretched out her hand and said, "It's not the hairpin with a rotten tail." She just used the box to hold it.

Unlucky... hairpin...

There is no need for the Queen to dislike the Queen Mother.

Jianqiu: “…”

The Queen took the jewel box but did not open it. She repeated in her mind what Nian Shilan had said when she stood up:

[My brother sent this to me from the northwest. It was made by a skilled local craftsman. It looks great! The emperor doesn't know, and I haven't worn it yet. It's brand new. I'm giving it to you.]

[Don’t you have a set of red gold hairpins? Throw away those two tiny hairpins that are as thin as fly legs.]

【Use this combination to create a low-key luxury with connotation. 】

[Your name is Yixiu, not Qiansou. Life is short, so you should be nicer to yourself.]

"Stay."

The Queen said.

The Royal Concubine did not stay in Jingren Palace for long, and Songzhi was a little curious.

"Didn't your Majesty go there because you were worried that the Empress would misunderstand you? Why did you come out without saying anything?"

"If she wasn't born out of wedlock, or if her useless father was somewhat useful and her stepmother didn't treat her with disdain, she wouldn't necessarily be worse than her sister, or even better."

Songzhi didn't react for a moment: "Ah?" Who?

Nian Shilan sighed, "But it's also possible that her stepmother saw her excellence and became jealous, so she did it on purpose."

"What is the queen saying?"

"He who holds the jade in his arms is guilty."

"I don't understand."

"Just like my brother."

Songzhi became even more confused.

On the other side, Concubine Jing and Concubine Li parted ways with everyone else and went to the Yikun Palace to wait for the Royal Concubine, intending to express their gratitude. Shen Meizhuang accompanied Zhen Huan back to Suiyuxuan and took a walk in Yu Garden.

"...I never thought that my sister was stripped of her hairpin in public in her previous life, and that it was because of the Empress Dowager."

Shen Meizhuang snorted, "I don't think the Queen Mother did it on purpose. She probably didn't expect the Emperor to be so heartless."

She said nonchalantly, "Let's leave the things of the previous life to the previous life. We have no experience of it anyway, so there's no need to bother ourselves."

"Sister, you are absolutely right."

"The Empress's pregnancy has finally been announced to the world." Shen Meizhuang breathed a sigh of relief. "The Imperial Concubine is no longer involved in the affairs of the harem, and the Empress has to take care of the Imperial Concubine's pregnancy. In the future, the Imperial Concubine Jing and I will probably have to bear more burdens."

She changed the subject, "On the emperor's side, there is Sister Lao Huan."

On the night when the Fourth Prince passed away, Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan originally planned to use Sun Miaoqing to immediately dispel the Emperor's suspicion, but they did not expect that Sun Miaoqing would get into trouble first.

The cuckolding of Zhen Huan by the madman was too much of a shock to the emperor. If they took any action at that time, once the incident had passed, Zhen Huan would become the emperor's next target.

Then modify the strategy temporarily to deal with ever-changing situations by remaining unchanged.

When Prince Guo returns from Jiangnan, he will personally ask the emperor for permission to grant the marriage.

This would probably dispel the emperor's suspicion and allow Huanbi to marry into the palace.

Zhen Huan smiled slightly, "Sister, you are wrong. This matter has nothing to do with me. He knows that I betrayed him in my previous life, and he is still suspicious of me and jealous of me. He will not be able to favor me for a while."

He added: "It's probably Sister An who will suffer."

However, despite this, Zhen Huan still decided to play it safe and told Wen Shichu to find a good opportunity to report to the Queen on her behalf, saying that her old illness had relapsed and she was not fit to serve the Queen.

Shen Meizhuang has always been in good health, so this reason is not feasible.

Fortunately, she still had a good relationship with the Imperial Household Department, so she went back and gave some silver to Eunuch Xu from the Jingshifang, asking him to move his green card to the corner.

Of course, it’s better not to put it up.

The breeze brought the fragrance of osmanthus flowers. Shen Meizhuang wanted to make some lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cakes, and there happened to be an osmanthus tree in Suiyuxuan.

"The Imperial Concubine was thinking about the lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake I made before. I've made it now and can send it to the Empress."

"Pregnant women have many dietary restrictions. Can you eat this, Madam?"

"Yes, let's ask the doctor, and make sure nothing goes wrong..."

At this moment, the "Sister An" they were talking about had already hurried back to the Yanxi Palace.

The Emperor announced publicly that the Imperial Concubine was pregnant. An Lingrong was very happy. She could finally prepare things for the Imperial Concubine and the little prince openly.

Children grow fast, so you should prepare more bellybands, shoes and hats.

Autumn has always been a sad and lonely season, but this year the atmosphere in the harem is completely different.

During an autumn rain, the concubines in the harem fell ill one after another. One was infected with the weather, and another lost her voice. The emperor took the initiative to flip a card, but no matter which one he flipped, it didn't work. No matter which one he flipped, it was inconvenient.

Mr. Fucha is in good health.

When the emperor saw her, he thought of Li Jingyan, and also of the Fourth Prince whom he had dealt with personally.

So I went to Yikun Palace to visit Nian Shilan and her son.

"The Emperor has arrived—"

Nian Shilan, who was happily drawing flower patterns for her child, frowned when she heard this: [Why is he here again?]

Concubine Jing, Shen Meizhuang, An Lingrong and others who were sitting nearby also wanted to know.