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

Chapter 139: Lipin's Mental Disorder

"The slave obeys the order."

Su Peisheng felt that Concubine Qi seemed to have become a different person, but the way she walked out did not seem like she had come to her senses.

How could a servant understand the masters' affairs?

Su Peisheng flicked his whisk and went to do his work.

The news that the Fourth Prince had returned to the palace spread like wildfire.

In the evening, when Aunt Zhuxi came in to report, the empress dowager was drinking medicine and Shen Meizhuang was serving her.

Ever since Shen Meizhuang came to her senses, she would often run to the Empress Dowager with her pregnant belly to show her filial piety.

Her pregnancy was getting advanced, and the empress dowager didn't want her to go through all that trouble. But when she thought of Zhu Sheng's report that Shen Meizhuang was pregnant, she stopped talking.

Watching her grandson wandering around in front of her every day, the Queen Mother indeed spent a peaceful summer.

"It's good that Your Majesty thought of it before me. You won't have to go there again later. Now that the Fourth Prince has returned to the palace and Concubine Shen has given birth to a child, the New Year celebrations in the palace will be lively this year." The Empress Dowager listened to Zhu Xi's report and looked at Concubine Shen's baby in front of her. She was happy from the bottom of her heart.

Older people don't have much else to pursue except having many children and grandchildren and being surrounded by their loved ones.

Before this, Longkodo had come to the Old Summer Palace several times to request an audience with the Empress Dowager, but was rejected each time.

He is already half dead, but now he is not as calm as he was when he was young, and he always asks for a visit.

Longkodo did this only because he relied on the fact that he was a meritorious official who helped the emperor ascend the throne. Didn't he know that his son was suspicious by nature?

"I am also looking forward to giving birth to this child as soon as possible and teaching him to call the Empress Dowager grandma so that I can ask for the Empress Dowager's reward." Shen Meizhuang stroked her belly with an expectant look on her face.

"You're almost my mother's, yet you're still so smooth-talking." The Queen Mother scolded.

"When the little prince in Concubine Shen's belly comes out, even if he can't speak and just smiles, I'm afraid the Empress Dowager will give him a lot of reward." Zhu Sheng joked from the side.

"When the child is born and you are in better shape, you should get closer to the emperor. I will feel at ease only if you serve the emperor in a dignified and steady manner like this."

The Queen Mother felt dissatisfied when she recalled the enchanting waist of Concubine Li she had seen before.

Although Concubine Wan was sensible, she looked too much like Chun Yuan. The empress dowager felt a vague sense of uneasiness when she looked at that face.

"Yes, I understand." When Shen Meizhuang heard the empress dowager mention the emperor, she felt very bored and could only reply perfunctorily.

Concubine Li was already in a bad mood because she failed to win Wen Yi and was ignored by the Emperor.

After hearing that Concubine Qi pleaded for the Fourth Prince and the Emperor agreed to take the Fourth Prince back to the palace, Concubine Li was so angry that she smashed all the porcelain vases in the palace.

After regaining favor, Concubine Li's temper became worse day by day.

Ever since the imperial physician came and diagnosed her, it has become very difficult for women who have used Xiji Pills to become pregnant again.

Moreover, if women use that thing too much, it will easily deplete qi and blood, causing anemia. The imperial physician has repeatedly advised against using Xiji Pills. For the sake of her health, Concubine Li has not used it for a long time.

Although she soaked in sheep's flower soup and took pregnancy-protecting medicine every day, Concubine Li knew in her heart that this was the last gasp of a spent force, otherwise she would not have thought of competing for Wen Yi.

After all, Concubine Cao lived in the same palace with me when she was alive, and Wen Yi grew up under my care. If the emperor could give Wen Yi to that wooden-lump Concubine Jing to raise, why couldn't he give her to me?

Last year, Concubine Jing was a concubine just like herself. But because she raised Princess Wen Yi, she was promoted to Concubine. How could she not be angry?

She had clearly obeyed Concubine Hua in everything and depended on her every day, but Concubine Hua turned around and gave Wen Yi to Concubine Jing, who had never been on good terms with her. How could Concubine Li swallow this?

It’s a pity that Fu Zi is such a coward that she didn’t even use the packet of aphrodisiac powder when she was about to return to the palace.

If I go back to the palace, it won't be as convenient as in the Old Summer Palace.

And there is Concubine Qi. She already has a good son, the Third Prince. Why is she trying to win over the unpopular Fourth Prince now?

If I had known that the emperor was no longer averse to the Fourth Prince, there would be no need for me to snatch Wen Yi.

Concubine Li's chest heaved with anger. And Concubine Wan, even though she was the most favored, Concubine Wan could still be as popular as her.

Now that he was at a disadvantage, Lady Wan was the only one standing out.

One wrong step leads to another. Now the Queen thinks that I am useless and doesn't like me anymore. I can't just die in the palace like this.

Wen Liu, the maidservant beside Concubine Li, saw that her master was getting more and more crazy, and she dared not to persuade her anymore. She just hurriedly took the palace servants to pick up the broken porcelain pieces and left.

Recently, at night, Concubine Li often screams like crazy in the palace, unable to fall asleep, and always says that she sees ghosts.

But when they lit candles and examined it carefully, they found that it was just the shadows of the branches outside the window being cast on the paper window due to the wind.

Or maybe the master is guilty, but how can a servant explain it clearly?

Concubine Li was mentally disturbed by the three ghosts.

Concubine Hua was preparing to rest in Qingliang Palace.

The Qingliang Palace was as bright as water at night and serene. Just now, Zhou Ninghai limped in and asked Concubine Li, as she was in a bad mental state recently, whether the three palace maids dressed as ghosts should continue to act like ghosts when they returned to the Forbidden City.

Concubine Hua ordered that everything should remain as usual. Xia had worked hard, so she should be rewarded with more money. It is not easy to climb over the eaves and walls.

After Zhou Ninghai left, Songzhi took off the hairpins and jewelry on Concubine Hua's headpiece one by one.

She then neatly arranged the jewellery pieces one by one, fearing that they would be damaged by knocks or collisions.

Although Songzhi felt that her master's temperament had changed drastically, there was one thing that remained unchanged, and that was his love of beauty, even more than before.

Based on this alone, Songzhi could be sure that her master was definitely not possessed by a ghost.

The master's demand for new jewelry, new rouge and powder, and new beautiful clothes is even greater than usual.

It used to take two months for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a new set of jewelry, but now it takes two sets a month.

If it is a festive occasion, you will have to buy a new set of clothes and a new headdress.

The amount of Luozidai that entered the palace from Persia was small, so the emperor gave half to her and Concubine Wan each. Songzhi thought her master would be furious.

Unexpectedly, when Concubine Hua saw that half of the Luozidai was missing, she didn't get angry at all, but just asked Songzhi to put it away.

He then asked Huang Guiquan to find a way to buy a few more boxes at a high price from the merchants in the capital.

Of course, everything was paid through the Ministry of Internal Affairs' public account.

Concubine Hua: I don’t know how long I can live in this life, so when I have the chance to spend the Emperor’s money, of course I have to spend it as much as possible.

"Eunuch Su went to pass on a message this afternoon, saying that the Fourth Prince should also return to the palace. The Fourth Prince is really something. The Empress has helped him so much, but the Fourth Prince didn't even come to thank the Empress. It's hard for the Empress to plan for him." Songzhi couldn't help but mutter.

The last time, she heard that the Fourth Prince had also copied Buddhist scriptures for Concubine Wan, and she felt a little unhappy.