Chapter 7: The Bird Princess is here

If it were in her previous life, when Nian Shilan got this news, she would have been overjoyed, smiling from ear to ear, unable to contain her joy.

But now...

She knew she was just a side dish, but she still went up to serve as a foil. She was not that despicable.

Rather than wasting the whole day sitting and getting bedsores under the buttocks, it is better to lie in the Yikun Palace, listen to music, drink tea and eat snacks.

"The Empress Dowager is the Empress Dowager, and yet she refuses to go. How can I, the Empress Dowager, presumptuously interfere?"

Nian Shilan declined politely, without any hint of reluctance or false courtesy.

Su Peisheng was also a little surprised. He felt that Concubine Hua was a little different. "Report to Concubine Hua, and the Empress will go with you."

“…”

Clearly, the selection was only for the emperor and the empress dowager, so how come the empress went too?

Nian Shilan refused to give up, "Her Majesty the Queen Mother, does the Queen Mother know?"

"Your Majesty, when the Emperor ordered me to pass on the message, the Empress Dowager was right beside him."

Not that much is just right.

The news reached Shoukang Palace, and the Empress Dowager came to Yangxin Palace in person and said to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, you should be prudent in your favor. It is unheard of for a concubine to accompany the palace in the selection."

"What does the emperor say?"

"The Emperor said that Your Majesty is in charge of the six palaces and is the head of all the concubines. In the future, the concubines entering the palace will also be under your care, so I want you to go and take a look. If there are any that you like, you can stay and get along better in the future."

Who gets along well with his Huanhuan sisters?

Su Peisheng saw that the words had been made clear, and bowed, "The emperor originally wanted to come here in person, but when he came out, it happened that Lord Zhang Tingyu asked to see him. The emperor said that he would come to Yikun Palace to have dinner with the queen later. Please prepare it, the queen, and I will take my leave first."

In the previous life, I hoped for him but he never came, but now that I am bothering him, he comes every few days.

God really does play against us.

Nian Shilan curled her lips and said politely, "Thank you, Eunuch Su - Songzhi."

Songzhi immediately stuffed a money bag into Su Peisheng's hand.

It is so heavy that there is probably no other lady in the entire harem who can bear it.

"how?"

In the Yangxin Palace, the emperor saw Su Peisheng coming back, shook the memorial in his hand, and said indifferently: "Is Concubine Hua overjoyed when she heard the news?"

Su Peisheng thought about Concubine Hua's reaction, and it seemed...not as happy as the Emperor.

"Her Majesty was so excited that she couldn't believe it. She confirmed it with me three times and even asked the Queen Mother for her opinion, fearing that the rules would be broken."

No one says that excitement must be excitement, anger, or something else.

Su Peisheng is just stating the facts. How you interpret it is entirely up to the emperor.

"Have you heard any... strange noises in Yikun Palace?"

Although he had confirmed it many times in the Yikun Palace, and no one else could hear Hua Fei's thoughts except himself, the emperor still wanted to confirm it again.

He wanted to confirm once again whether he, the true dragon emperor, was the only favored one chosen by God.

A strange sound? Su Peisheng was also very thoughtful, but he could not understand the emperor's thoughts for a moment.

"I am stupid. What the emperor said is not the slander of the Yikun Palace..."

Criticism?

There were indeed few good words in Concubine Hua's mind, which could be considered criticism.

Does Su Peisheng mean that he also heard it?

The emperor only raised his eyelids, "Did you hear that? Did she scold me again?"

"I am terrified. The Emperor favors Concubine Hua, and Concubine Hua is overjoyed. How could she possibly have any objections?"

Su Peisheng knelt down and said, "I am going to say something that I shouldn't say. Although Concubine Hua is bold and flamboyant, she is devoted to Your Majesty. She has been praising you for a long time, so how could she possibly scold Your Majesty?"

she?

Praise me?

The emperor snorted, "A woman who says one thing and means another."

Su Peisheng suddenly realized: The Queen said one thing and meant another. Although she did not look very happy just now, she was actually very happy in her heart.

Tiyuan Hall.

It was a good holiday, but I was suddenly called to work overtime. In order to maintain my dignity, I couldn't eat or drink, and had to sit up straight.

Who will be happy?

Nian Shilan sat in her seat with no interest, staring blankly at the person kneeling at the door.

She didn't understand. How could she see clearly from such a distance?

But it doesn’t matter, because who will enter the palace is already decided.

Row after row of beauties came forward and retreated, and the empress dowager's brows became more and more furrowed. She glanced to the side several times just now and found that the emperor glanced at Concubine Hua from time to time, and his mind was not on the beauties at all.

Whenever he had time, he would go to Yikun Palace and take her with him to select beauties.

Such favoritism will only lead to endless troubles.

I don't know whether this selection of concubines is outstanding enough to divert the emperor's attention away from Nian.

Nian Shilan held her head up. When the eunuch at the door called out her name, she would learn a sentence in her heart:

【Put down a sign and give flowers. 】

The Queen Mother glanced around: It seems like someone is talking?

However, Concubine Hua sat far away from the Empress Dowager, with the Emperor and the Empress between them. The voice in her heart was lazy and lacked energy, so she could not hear the Empress Dowager's voice clearly. It was always like a buzzing sound drilling into her head.

Neither the Empress nor the Emperor had any unusual reactions. The Empress Dowager suspected that the tinnitus was caused by taking too many medicines recently.

When it's over, I'll have to ask the imperial physician to take a good look at it.

"An Lingrong, daughter of An Bihuai, the magistrate of Songyang County, is sixteen years old—"

[Hey! Here you are!]

An Lingrong was performing the ceremony outside. When Nian Shilan's inner voice came out, the Emperor perked up. The Empress also glanced over and moved as close to her room as possible so that she could hear more clearly.

[The bird concubine is here! The emperor's appearance! ]

The Queen couldn't help but straighten her body and looked out with wide eyes: What concubine?

Bird Queen?

Why is there such a strange title? It couldn't be given after my death, right?

The emperor's eyes focused and he looked at her: Your Majesty's appearance? I inherited this beauty from my previous life?

[Of course, her appearance is not as good as mine, and she also has a petty air inside and out. She is only better in some unconventional skills, such as embroidery and perfume making. She is good at singing and dancing, and her personality is as docile as an oriole. Oh, the docile oriole can even cut flesh and take blood. She is so cruel, and she is a perfect match for the emperor.]

The Queen couldn't help but smile: Concubine Hua is really a wonderful person. She praised such a girl from a humble family to the sky, and said that she is a perfect match for the Emperor. Isn't this trampling on the Emperor?

It’s a pity that the Emperor couldn’t hear Concubine Hua’s thoughts, otherwise his face would turn green now, right?