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

Chapter 147: Eating Bird's Nest as a Meal

"I love what you cook."

"It's a good thing that Concubine Hua was afraid that you would suffer from blood loss, so she sent you 20 kilograms of blood swallows. Now I, your younger sister, have nowhere to show my abilities." Zhen Huan still had a frown on her face when she thought of the blood swallows that she had asked the eunuch to bring her that day.

Is this eating bird's nest as a meal???

"Empress Hua is a person who speaks tough but is soft-hearted. Now that I am a concubine, I wonder if she will be unhappy." Shen Meizhuang has been overly worried since giving birth, worrying about this and that.

"Whoever was talking behind my back was caught by me."

"Greetings to Empress Hua!" All the servants in the room knelt down again.

"Empress Hua is well."

Zhen Huan stood up and saluted.

"Get up, this position of concubine was obtained by me and Zhusheng after much persuasion from the Queen Mother. You must hold on firmly and don't let me down."

Today, Concubine Hua was wearing a dress with a pattern of golden lotus and phoenix, and a golden sunflower headband on her head, which was adorned with golden flowers inlaid with horse shell beads, and on each side of her head was a golden flower hairpin inlaid with black pearls.

Although they were all made of gold, they were not ostentatious. It can be seen that Concubine Hua also dressed up carefully to meet the Queen Mother.

Just then, when Cai Feifei was accompanying Zhusheng to Shoukang Palace to reply, she went to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager. When Zhusheng mentioned that Shen Meizhuang got off the carriage with blood all over the floor, she repeatedly said it was scary.

The Queen Mother heard it carefully and felt even more guilty towards this dignified and virtuous woman.

Concubine Hui had a hard time. First, she was besieged by the astronomical theory, and then she was confined by the emperor because of Yu's false accusation that she was pregnant. Then the queen...

Moreover, this child has a good heart. Even though the emperor treats her like this, she still comes to him with a big belly to show her filial piety.

After a while, the empress dowager decided to confer the title of Concubine Hui on Shen Meizhuang.

Concubine Duan is useless, Concubine Qi depends on the Queen, Concubine Jing is weak, and only Concubine Hua can compete with the Queen. Although Concubine Hua has restrained herself a lot recently, she still cannot hold the Queen hostage. It's time for a change in the harem.

"Your Majesty, I didn't mean it..." Shen Meizhuang was speechless after hearing what Concubine Hua said. She really was judging others by her own standards.

"Alright, you're already my mother's person, but you're still so petty." Concubine Hua sat down by herself and fiddled with the pair of Mabe gold bead earrings she had acquired yesterday.

By the way, he rolled his eyes at Shen Meizhuang who looked guilty.

Shen Meizhuang: Postpartum depression got better all of a sudden.

"Although there are four concubines now, including me, Jingfei, Duanfei, and Qifei, Duanfei is a useless and sickly woman. Now that you are promoted, there will be a concubine who can control the situation in the harem."

"You have to support me. Next time the Queen has a headache, the burden of assisting the six palaces will fall on you."

Hua Fei's words all sounded like she was looking for someone to take the blame, which made Shen Meizhuang feel a lot more at ease.

"I heard that the emperor arranged for Madam Shen to enter the palace. I think she will arrive in a few days."

"Yes, it will take some time for my mother to come here from Jeju. I gave birth prematurely, so my mother didn't make it in time."

Usually, when a concubine is pregnant, her family members can visit her in the palace and accompany her during the early stages of delivery. However, Shen's mother was accompanying Shen Zishan to guard Jeju, and the journey took some time, so she just missed the time when Shen Meizhuang was giving birth.

Speaking of her mother, Shen Meizhuang's depressed mood became a little more cheerful.

"Empress Hua is really good at this. My sister is much happier now that she has come. It seems that I am redundant here."

Zhen Huan saw that Shen Meiyu was inspired to fight by Concubine Hua, and secretly sighed in her heart that Concubine Hua was smart.

"The sisters are all here!" An Lingrong also walked in.

"Your Highness pays respect to Concubine Hua and Concubine Hui."

On her way here, An Lingrong heard the Empress Dowager issue an edict to confer the title of Concubine Hui on Shen Meizhuang, and now that she had come in, she did not dare to be negligent at all.

"We haven't had the ceremony of enthroning yet, you should follow the rules. Caiyue, help me to lift Lingrong up. We will still be the same in the future. Please don't give me such a big gift again. It really makes me feel embarrassed."

"Well, what my sister said is one thing, but I have to keep my manners. I can't let others see us and say that we are too happy and complacent."

An Lingrong sat down on the stool brought by Caixing.

"You are quite considerate." Hua Fei added casually.

Seeing that Zhen Huan and Concubine Hua were both there, An Lingrong looked around.

Today she brought Baojuan and Baoque with her. Halfway through, she sent Baojuan to deliver her recently finished embroidery to her eunuch who was shopping outside the palace, and she brought Baoque to Xianfu Palace.

"You all may leave and wait outside the door." Although Hua Fei was drinking tea, she looked up at An Lingrong's expression and knew that she had something to say.

All the palace maids and servants in the hall retreated, leaving only Jinxi and Songzhi guarding the door.

"Sisters and Madam, please have a look."

An Lingrong took out a sky-blue embroidered handkerchief from her sleeve and placed it in one hand. With her other hand, she opened the handkerchief, and an ordinary grass root appeared in front of the three people.

"What is this? It looks like an ordinary grass root." Zhen Huan took it and put it to her nose and smelled it.

"I found this on the long street after I left Xianfu Palace on the day Sister Mei gave birth."

"This is Epimedium. I originally thought it was just an ordinary grass root. I went to see Doctor Wei two days ago. Doctor Wei used a lot of medical skills to find out that this is Epimedium."

"Epimedium? What are its effects?" Zhen Huan asked with a frown.

Concubine Hua remained silent, but Shen Meizhuang already had some guesses in her mind.

"Epimedium, if eaten by animals will cause estrus, but if eaten by men it can cure..." An Lingrong suddenly remembered the righteous look on Wei Lin's face when he was explaining it to her, and her ears turned slightly red.

"In short, animals will become aroused and restless after eating it." An Lingrong was at a loss for words.

"It seems that the accident of my horse is also related to this grass."

"The palace streets were cleaned by servants, how could this thing appear out of nowhere?"

Zhen Huan covered her nose with a handkerchief and frowned.

"I guess it was because Concubine Shen gave birth prematurely that day that I was so scared that I didn't have time to clean up." Concubine Hua said quietly.

"I'm afraid the Imperial Stables have been cleaned up by someone already." Shen Meizhuang's voice was filled with resentment.

"I sent people to check that night. The feed had been replaced a long time ago, and the frightened horses were beheaded. They couldn't find anything."

When Shen Meizhuang heard that Concubine Hua was so thoughtful of her and went to check it out that very night, she was deeply touched.

What kind of luck did I have in my previous life that allowed me to meet a good person like Concubine Hua in this life, allowing me to escape danger everywhere in my life.

Concubine Hua: Not really. You were unlucky to meet me in your previous life.

"It's thanks to Lingrong's carefulness that we were able to learn the truth." The harem was fraught with danger, and Zhen Huan had witnessed it with her own eyes.

"Now it's peaceful and quiet, and I'm fine, so this matter can only be left unresolved."