Traveling through the Legend of Zhen Huan: My Queen, please love me!

Yonghe Palace

Liu Hua originally thought that he could have a treat and eat some good food at the New Year's Eve dinner.

I didn't expect there would be such an accident, but it seems like there has been an accident at every New Year's Eve dinner in the past three years.

I just took off the cloak that An Lingrong tied for me this morning and prepared to go to bed.

After a while, there was a commotion outside the warm pavilion.

Xiao Yunzi's voice came, "Your Majesty, I have caught a sneaky person."

Liu Hua frowned, tied his cloak tightly, and walked into the main hall accompanied by Dongli and Caiju.

Turning sideways, he saw Xiao Yunzi and several other eunuchs tying up an old eunuch whose body had a strange smell.

Nanny Yun, who entered carrying the Fifth Prince, was surprised and asked, "Isn't this Eunuch Li?"

Liu Hua gestured to Nanny Yun to continue, and Nanny Yun swallowed nervously.

He stammered, "Eunuch Li served Concubine Nian when she was in the palace.

However, when the queen was canonized as a concubine, she was already old, so she was taken away by General Nian to be raised in honor.

Then his apprentice Zhou Ninghai took over the job, and he could be considered an old man from the time of the previous emperor.

Liu Hua whispered to Dong Li, "Bring us those newly made silver melon seeds."

Dongli replied somewhat embarrassedly, "Your Majesty, after the Fifth Prince was born, you instructed me to give out silver melon seeds as rewards. They've all been used up long ago."

Liu Hua said with some distress: "Then give the golden melon seeds to these young eunuchs and then lock the door. Tell them that I have a cold today and cannot see anyone."

After receiving Liu Hua's instructions, Dongli immediately entered the inner room.

He gave each of the eunuchs a handful of golden melon seeds, and they thanked him repeatedly.

"Servants, thank you for your gift, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is ill and in great pain. Would you like us to call the imperial physician?"

Liu Hua knew that the eunuchs in the palace were all cunning people, so he immediately said to them, "With so much going on today, the imperial physician is probably with Concubine Hui. Why should I bother with that? I'll invite him tomorrow."

The eunuchs said that Liu Hua was kind, but Xiao Yunzi sent people to spread the news the next day.

The door was closed, and Liu Hua looked at Eunuch Li, who looked old and had many white hairs.

She asked cautiously, "Eunuch Li left the palace a long time ago. Why did he resort to connections to come back and smell like this? What is he trying to do?"

Eunuch Li opened his cloudy eyes, stared at Liu Hua, and begged, "The Queen and the General have treated me well. I am a rootless person. I have received so much support, so I should repay them.

Besides, my godson is still in the palace, and I understand that the master and the servant suffer together.

Liu Hua didn't bother to waste time talking to him and asked directly, "What do you want to do? Or what does General Nian want to do?"

Eunuch Li stopped riddling and said directly, "Please, Concubine Qian, save my young lady."

Liu Hua was stunned for a moment before he realized that the "Miss" he was referring to was Nian Shilan.

That’s right, in this era of imperial power, only those who truly love their family will not treat their daughters as empresses.

I quickly said, "I won't help you. In fact, I won't do anything."

Eunuch Li stood up, his back hunched. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, as if he had returned to the time when he was in charge of a group of young eunuchs under Empress Xiaoyiren.

He stared at Liu Hua gloomily and said, "Your Majesty's uncle does business for the general, so there must be a few people close to the general mixed in with the merchant team.

Your Majesty's uncle lives with your...mother."

Liu Hua was suddenly panicked, but he couldn't show his anxiety at this moment. He pretended to be indifferent and said, "Why do you think I would give up such a bright future for my mother?"

Eunuch Li laughed heartily, "That's even better. Your Majesty must know that General Nian's millions of dollars in property are hidden in the mountains outside Kyoto.

We have excellent measures in place and will not let others discover it easily.

If your Majesty agrees, all this money will belong to you."

"Ah,"

Liu Hua sneered and said slowly, "What do I need so much money for? What will I do if such a large sum of money is discovered?"

Eunuch Li stepped closer, stared at Liu Hua and said, "Your Majesty's uncle is a salt merchant.

As everyone knows, the thing that salt merchants have the most is money.

With your intelligence and proper management, how could you possibly find out?"

Eunuch Li spoke in a leisurely tone, glancing inconspicuously at Nanny Yun who was holding the Fifth Prince.

“Besides, the Empress is now at the peak of her powers, the Fourth Prince is of humble origin, and the Third Prince is not favored by the Emperor.

The fifth prince, born to the Empress, is the first son born to the Emperor.

She is often kept by the Empress's side. The future Empress Dowagers of the East and West Palaces are just around the corner!"

Liu Hua continued to shake her head. It was not that she was not tempted, nor that she did not want to save Nian Shilan.

But she had been in the palace for so long, and was no longer a low-ranking concubine who was still worried and anxious about Shen Meizhuang's fake pregnancy.

Besides, she also knew that Yinzhen must be well aware of Nian Gengyao's personal belongings, and she couldn't get this bargain for nothing. The risk was too great.

Eunuch Li's next words tugged at Liu Hua's heartstrings. "The Empress's father is only a fifth-rank official, yet he's bought so many people in the palace. Does he really think no one knows about this?"

"Last time, the palace maids and eunuchs gave Her Majesty a huge gift to express their gratitude for the epidemic remedy.

I wonder how many people were instigated by your father to come here. Your Majesty, you even had a fairy dragon appear in your dream, so what are you afraid of?"

What Liu Hua was most worried about also happened, that is, Liu Man was holding her back.

Liu Man was born into a poor family and became a fifth-rank official through his own efforts.

In order to improve his living conditions, he married the daughter of a salt merchant from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Otherwise, in today's world, how could a legitimate bannerman serving in the imperial palace marry the daughter of a Han merchant?

Originally, he only hoped that Liu Hua could protect himself in the palace, so he bribed some poor palace maids to prepare for emergencies.

But I didn't expect Liu Hua to be so ambitious, and Wuya Chengbi actually indulged him.

Besides, the people below were interested in getting close to me, so I tried to win over more of them.

Fortunately, Liu Hua knew that there was still room for improvement, and he kept warning himself in his heart - he was too self-righteous, did he really think that his family had done nothing wrong?

Liu Hua smiled perfunctorily and asked Dongli to make a cup of the best Biluochun tea for Eunuch Li.

"What do you want me to do?"

There was a smile in Eunuch Li's eyes, and he was less nervous than before.

"It's actually no big deal, just give this hairpin to my second daughter.

Since the second young lady is with my eldest young lady, things are easy to get done.

Then, whenever the empress performed a ritual after the eldest daughter's death, she would secretly replace the body.

It's actually not a big deal. After all, everyone in the palace knows that the Empress and my eldest daughter have a good relationship."

Liu Hua felt that this world was absurd. The drug that Zhen Huan used to fake her death was unexpectedly used on Nian Shilan.

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【Nian Mansion】

Five days ago.

Nian Shishao looked at the servants crying below and sighed softly.

"Many of you are the elders of my family. This year, due to the relief efforts for the people in the capital, we really don't have any extra money or food.

Therefore, we can only let everyone go. However, there will be resettlement fees according to the level, and our Nian Mansion is not heartless.

The servants' crying gradually stopped, and they came forward in an orderly manner to receive their money.

Except for an old eunuch with gray hair and a hunched back.

Nian Shishao had noticed him a long time ago and knew that he used to serve in Empress Xiaoyi Ren's palace and later followed Nian Shilan.

He walked over quickly and asked carefully, "General Nian has already ordered that Eunuch Li can choose a piece of land in the capital and buy a few maids and servants. Is this a good idea?"

Eunuch Li had a complicated expression on his face. He had lived in the palace for more than thirty years, but only today did he realize his true destiny.

Even the descendants of Empress Xiaoyi Ren could not repay the eight years of care provided by the Nian Mansion.

"Miss Shishao, I want to stay."