The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

After a while, Concubine Fang walked out of the cold palace with the guards.

Concubine Fang bowed to Nian Shilan and said, "Thank you, Empress Hua."

Nian Shilan carefully looked at Concubine Fang for a while. From her determined eyes, she knew that she had thought it through. She smiled faintly and said, "It is the Emperor's will to allow you to leave the cold palace. It has nothing to do with me."

Concubine Fang smiled and said, "If it weren't for the Majesty, I'm afraid the Emperor wouldn't even remember that there is a concubine in this palace."

Fangpin actually has some sincerity towards the emperor. Although her family background is not good, her father and mother have been very loving since she was a child, and she lives in a warm family. Before she entered the palace, her father told her that she did not need to seek any benefits for the family, as long as she could be safe and happy in the palace.

Therefore, Fangpin had no intention of using the emperor. She was suddenly favored by the emperor and thought she had met her ideal husband, and she treated him wholeheartedly. It was not until she had a miscarriage that she thought it was caused by Nian Shilan and cried in front of the emperor. However, the emperor did not feel sad for the child who had not yet been born as she expected. Instead, he was afraid that it was really caused by Concubine Hua, and he was unwilling to investigate thoroughly. At that moment, Fangpin gave up on the emperor.

Nian Shilan looked at Concubine Fang with mixed feelings in her heart. Finally, she said calmly, "The emperor has appointed you as a concubine and granted you the Chunxi Palace. There are many people in the palace who are gossipy. You should go to your bedroom with me first."

Concubine Fang replied obediently: "Yes, I thank the Lord for his grace."

Then he went to Chunxi Palace with Nian Shilan. He stayed in the cold palace for a long time. Seeing the palace in the Forbidden City again seemed like a lifetime ago.

Along the way, Nian Shilan did not speak to Fangbin. She just walked alone in front, and Fangbin followed silently behind her.

When they arrived at Chunxi Palace, since Nian Shilan had already asked people to clean it in advance, Concubine Fang could move in directly after she arrived.

"I have brought you everything you need. Your personal maid was beaten to death by the emperor before. You should select some eunuchs and maids to stay by your side and serve you." Nian Shilan instructed.

After Fangpin entered the bedroom, she knelt down immediately and kowtowed to Nian Shilan: "I was foolish before and treated Your Majesty like that. Your Majesty still let bygones be bygones and saved me from the cold palace. I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. From now on, I will follow Your Majesty's lead."

Nian Shilan looked at Fangpin like this and ordered Songzhi to help her up, then said: "I am not helping you to make you work for me. I don't care about your past mistakes because I was once a mother and I understand that the pain of losing a child is not something that ordinary people can empathize with. Besides, I will never take on this false reputation for something I have not done."

Fangpin listened to Nian Shilan's words and carefully examined Concubine Hua for the first time. She still remembered that when she insisted that Concubine Hua was the one who did it, Concubine Hua said that she would never do such a thing to murder her children. But she was obsessed with it at that time and was determined that Concubine Hua was the one who did it, and she didn't listen to her explanation.

Nian Shilan looked at Concubine Fang and said slowly, "After you come out of the cold palace, you must not act as recklessly as before. When you are not sure enough, you must not rush into revenge for your son's murder. If it happens again, I can't save you."

Fangpin nodded to indicate that she remembered it.

Concubine Fang already knew that the real culprit behind the murder of her child was the Queen.

When I was in the cold palace, after Nian Shilan left, I thought of what she said about digging up musk under the crabapple tree in Suiyuxuan. At that time, I had already guessed it in my heart. Everyone in the old mansion knew that the queen was proficient in pharmacology and had helped Queen Chunyuan to maintain her pregnancy.

This year, Shilan did take her out of the cold palace, but the emperor did not punish any concubines. How could Concubine Fang not understand? The only concubine in the palace that the emperor could not touch for the time being must be a high-ranking concubine.

If it was really Nian Shilan, there was no need for her to come and take me out of the cold palace. It would be enough for me to hate her to death in the cold palace. Thinking of the torture I have suffered since entering the cold palace, I am afraid it was also deliberately arranged by someone. The Queen is really good at calculating, killing two birds with one stone.

Fangpin was one of the few people who had seen Empress Chunyuan. That woman really deserved all the beautiful words in the world. She was always so gentle and quiet. She was obviously the wife of the prince, but she never had the heart to criticize the concubines. She always treated them well and would not punish them even if they did something wrong.

Fangpin had always suspected that the affair between Queen Chunyuan and Yixiu was related, but she had no evidence and could only put it aside. This time Yixiu framed herself to lose her child, and she probably knew that I was secretly investigating the matter, so she took the initiative to push the matter onto Concubine Hua and sit back and watch the fight.

When Concubine Fang thought of this, she slowly said to Nian Shilan, "I'm afraid I have guessed the reason why the Queen is plotting to frame me."

After hearing this, Nian Shilan raised her head in surprise: "Oh? She doesn't just want to make me lose favor?"

Concubine Fang shook her head and said to Nian Shilan, "I entered the palace early and met Queen Chunyuan. Queen Chunyuan was kind to me."

Nian Shilan was very confused when she heard this. She didn't know this was true, so she motioned to Fangpin to continue.

Fangpin continued, "At that time, I was just a concubine in the palace. The emperor and the late queen were very affectionate, and the late queen was the favorite in the palace. Yixiu became jealous and wanted to drug the emperor, but something went wrong. The emperor accidentally broke into my bedroom. The next day, the emperor found that I woke up in my bed. He was afraid that the late queen would be sad after knowing it, so he wanted to execute me. When I was crying and begging for mercy from the emperor, the late queen heard the sound and came to find me. Later, the late queen made the decision for me and promoted me to a concubine, and never made things difficult for me."

When Nian Shilan heard what Fangpin said, she asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with the Queen's plot to frame your child?"

Because she did not discover the musk under the tree in Suiyuxuan in her previous life, and did not take Concubine Fang out of the cold palace, Nian Shilan was not aware of the grudge between Concubine Fang and the Queen.

Fangpin went on to say, "The late queen saved my life, so I have always been grateful and respectful to her. I have always served Queen Chunyuan diligently. Later, Queen Chunyuan became pregnant, and Yixiu helped Queen Chunyuan to keep the baby safe. But for some reason, Yixiu always said that Queen Chunyuan's fetus was unstable, and then Queen Chunyuan gave birth to a stillborn baby. The late queen couldn't bear the blow, and eventually followed the second prince."

Fangpin knew that Nian Shilan might not understand what she meant. She looked at the closed palace door and whispered, "I suspect that Queen Chunyuan's death is related to Yixiu, so I have been investigating it secretly."

Hearing this, Nian Shilan understood that it was Concubine Fang who had alerted the enemy, and was afraid that Concubine Yixiu had noticed her movements, so she designed to abort her child. But that was not necessarily the case, after all, the queen had earned the nickname "Captain of the Abortion Team" in her previous life in the harem.

Nian Shilan kindly reminded him, "If you want to save your life, I advise you not to continue investigating. When the time is right, you will know the truth."

Concubine Fang didn't quite understand what Nian Shilan meant, but she decided to listen to her and told Concubine Hua that she would definitely not harm her.

Nian Shilan remembered that in the previous life, it was Zhen Huan who revealed the truth that Yi Xiu killed Chun Yuan, and it was An Lingrong's reminder that made Zhen Huan suspect the cause of Queen Chun Yuan's death.

Nian Shilan decided to make the emperor gradually disappointed with Yixiu, and eventually make the emperor directly depose Yixiu, not giving the empress dowager the opportunity to keep Yixiu's position as queen.

Nian Shilan thought for a moment and said to Fangpin, "It won't be long before the Queen knows about your escape from the cold palace. If you want to save your life, remember to accuse me of killing your child. I rescued you only to compete with the new concubines. Wanpin, Huipin, and An Changzai are all my people, you can make friends with them."

After hearing this, Concubine Fang quickly assured: "I remember your majesty's great kindness and will never do anything to harm your majesty again in the future."

Nian Shilan waved her hand nonchalantly, "It's okay. If you are really capable, make the Queen believe that you are still loyal to her. Just do whatever she tells you to do to me."

When Concubine Fang heard what Nian Shilan said, she understood that they were planning to work together to set a trap for the Queen. She was a little surprised in her heart. She wondered what had happened during all the years she had been in the cold palace that could have made the usually brainless Concubine Hua become a little smarter.