This palace comes back in this life, only to be Nian Shilan

Chapter 102: I haven’t heard much about it

"Okay, I got it. After a few days, when the Nian family is settled, I will ask my brother to find a good marriage for you outside the palace. I will give you a generous dowry and marry you off from Yikun Palace in a grand manner."

This is what Concubine Hua thought of after she was reborn.

After Songzhi leaves the palace, she will find a good doctor for Songzhi so that she can take good care of her body, get married and have children, and live an ordinary life as a woman should.

"My lady, I don't want to get married. I want to stay with you forever."

Songzhi felt a headache when she heard the word "getting married". She had to serve the man and bear children for him. If she met an incompetent man, she would have to use her own private money to support her in-laws. How could it be as satisfying as being the head aunt in the Yikun Palace, second only to the emperor.

Songzhi held onto Concubine Hua's arm and asked in a slightly coquettish tone.

"Anyway, I can't let you go right now. I can't leave you for the time being. Wait a minute. If one day you think it through and want to leave the Forbidden City, tell me. We are master and servant, and I will definitely help you."

It had been a long time since Concubine Hua called herself "I". When she unconsciously said "I" to Songzhi, Concubine Hua finally felt that she was Nian Shilan.

Thinking about the previous life, she was stripped of her title and demoted to Concubine Nian. Now, thinking about it, the title of Concubine Nian is much more intimate than Concubine Hua.

Songzhi thought to herself that she wanted to stay with the empress forever and she didn't want to leave the palace. She realized that this day would never come. At most, the empress would mention it once and she would just refuse.

"Starting tomorrow, let Fuzi come into the house to serve you. Just be careful with the rules."

"Yes." Songzhi agreed and went outside to summon the palace servants to come in and help Concubine Hua remove her makeup and wash up.

Songzhi walked out of the door with very quick steps, fearing that she would walk a step slower, as Concubine Hua pulled her aside to talk about getting married.

The master and servant washed and went to rest.

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Zhen Huan's favor bloomed from spring to midsummer.

As the weather got warmer day by day, the first pair of shoes made of Shu brocade presented by the Sichuan Weaving Bureau arrived at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the emperor asked Huang Guiquan to deliver them to Suiyuxuan.

When Concubine Hua heard Concubine Li talking about this, she only asked lightly whether the little seal had been arranged.

When Concubine Li heard this, her eyes flickered slightly, and she replied readily, "I have already done what your Majesty ordered."

"In that case, you are very thoughtful. This time the emperor is taking his concubines to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat. You should go with them."

A few days ago, the Emperor said that the weather was hot and he wanted to go to the Old Summer Palace to escape the heat, so he asked the Empress to make arrangements. The Empress said she had a headache, so she passed the matter to Concubine Hua.

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty." Concubine Li stood up happily and bowed to express her gratitude.

The Queen deliberately handed over the power of the six palaces just to make Concubine Hua believe that she still relied on her. The Queen really treated herself as her own.

Lipin was very excited. She thought that once she arrived at the Old Summer Palace, she would use the secret recipe given by the Queen, and practice her performances with the musicians and dancers for many days. She would definitely be able to regain the Queen's favor this time.

Concubine Hua saw all of Lipin's little thoughts, and she wanted to see what kind of trouble Lipin and the Queen could cause.

"Then why don't you take this opportunity to keep the sickly girl in the palace? I will instruct the subordinates to treat Concubine Duan well." Lipin wanted to curry favor with Concubine Hua.

When Concubine Hua heard what Lipin was thinking, she became a little impatient and rolled her eyes contemptuously.

"The Emperor specifically ordered that Concubine Duan accompany him. This is really a good thing for her."

"Don't worry, your majesty. The emperor is just pitying Concubine Duan. No one can surpass you."

"By the way, recently the eunuchs and maids in the Japanese palace often say that they can see a vague figure near Qixiang Palace. Has anyone in your palace heard about it?"

The way to end a topic is to start another topic that the other person doesn't want to hear.

When Concubine Li heard this, she suddenly fell silent, shrank her neck, and fear flashed in her eyes.

Some time ago, she brought Kang Luhai to ask for forgiveness, and when she returned, she sent Kang Luhai to Xinzheku. A few days later, Kang Luhai was beaten black and blue by a group of eunuchs, and died after being starved for a few days.

Later, there was another ghostly shadow floating around Qixiang Palace. According to the palace servants who saw it, the shadow was fat.

Seeing Hua Fei's unabashed expression, Lipin couldn't help but cover her nose with a handkerchief and said hesitantly, "I haven't heard much about it. Maybe it was just rumors spread by the people below. It's just hearsay."

When Concubine Hua saw Lipin's timid appearance, she felt very relieved. She hadn't heard much about it. Was she sure whether she had heard about it or not? Why was Lipin still so timid in this life?

"I am tired after talking for so long. Lipin, please go back and prepare. We will set off in three days."

Concubine Hua didn't even glance at Lipin. She raised her hand to adjust the hairpin on her head that was not crooked, and served tea to see the guest off.

After Lipin left, Songzhi asked Huafei:

"Your Majesty, it is not easy to draw up a list of people who will follow the Emperor to the Old Summer Palace. The Queen has no good intentions in throwing this hot potato to you."

"I know."

In the previous life, because he used Yu Shi to frame Zhen Huan, he was neglected by the emperor. At that time, he had to fight for the opportunity to go to the Old Summer Palace through Cao Qinmo.

Yu had nothing to do with her in this life, Zhen Huan was safe and sound, and the Queen was disliked by the Queen Mother. Naturally, this mission to accompany the Queen Mother to the Old Summer Palace became an offensive job.

The number of people accompanying the trip and who goes and who doesn't is just a matter of the Ministry of Internal Affairs paying a few more or less taels of silver.

Anyway, the money doesn't come out of my own pocket, and I don't get to look at the account book. It's just a matter of drawing up a list of the accompanying people. It's just a piece of cake.

"Go and tell Huang Guiquan that all the concubines in the palace, from the lowest officials to the queen, should go."

"As for the follow-up matters, I don't need to presumptuously intervene. I'd better ask the Queen to make the decision. By the way, once this matter leaves the Yikun Palace, please spread the news to the whole palace so that everyone can be happy."

Songzhi felt happy when she saw her master eating pomegranate seeds with a sly grin on her face. She thought the Queen must be having a headache now.

It's nothing more than showing off. The queen is pretending to have a headache, but she won't pretend anymore. Pretending is tiring, so she can just lie down. She will continue to have a headache next time.

By the time the Queen was listening to Huang Guiquan's report in Jingren Palace, the concubines in other palaces had already heard the news and were in their own palaces, happily asking the palace maids and eunuchs to start packing up their things.