When I opened my eyes, Zhen Huan knelt in front of me and had a miscarriage

She forgot to respond, so Yinzhen continued talking to himself.

"Acacia wood is covered with gold and decorated with dancing phoenixes. The moths fly and the flowers fly. This fine acacia wood is a perfect match for Concubine Li. I'm sure she will like it. What do you think, Queen?"

After saying this he looked towards the Queen.

But the queen was full of jealousy at the moment, she just nodded calmly and said with a smile, "It's a gift from the emperor, Concubine Li will definitely like it."

The vague agreement did not satisfy Yinzhen.

This is a poem by Li He. If Concubine Wan were here, she might have said a few more words to him.

But when it came to Yixiu, she just agreed dryly.

Seeing that Yinzhen stopped talking, Yixiu continued, "It's just that Concubine Li understands the emperor's intentions, but Concubine Li has just entered the palace and has been frightened this time. I'm afraid she is uneasy and can only stay in Yikun Palace and can't talk to the sisters in the palace to relieve her mood."

Yinzhen looked up at her, waiting for her next words.

Yixiu smiled and said, "Originally, when a concubine is eight months pregnant, her family can visit her in the palace, but Concubine Li's situation is special, and I thought..."

"Why not let Madam Li enter the palace to accompany Concubine Li for a few days? This will help Concubine Li to ease her mood. Secondly, it will also better reflect the emperor's attention to Concubine Li's pregnancy."

Yinzhen didn't care about these things, but since Yixiu said so, he would definitely not want to offend the Queen.

Besides, the queen could make these decisions on her own and there was no need for her to discuss them with him, so he didn't say much.

"Then do as you wish. Thank you for your hard work, Queen." Yinzhen raised his lips and said indifferently.

These words brought a sincere smile to Yixiu's face.

Only at this time, with the emperor's approval, could she feel the harmonious relationship between her and Yinzhen.

She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the eighth day of next month is a good day. Why not schedule the enthronement ceremony and the date for Madam to enter the palace on that day?"

"Not bad." Yinzhen nodded.

……

evening.

In summer, the sunset is always very gorgeous.

The sky was painted in a mixture of lavender, orange and yellow, so beautiful that it made people reluctant to look away.

Nian Shilan had nothing to do in her spare time, so she went for a walk outside with the Fourth Prince.

While listening to the Fourth Prince reciting the poems he had learned during the day, he took a walk and admired the flowers.

"Have you not seen the white hair in the mirror in the hall, which turned black this morning..."

As he was reciting, Hongli suddenly stopped reciting.

When Nian Shilan saw the voice beside her stop, she turned around curiously to check.

It seemed that Hongli's attention was attracted by the bouquet of flowers beside him.

"What are you looking at?"

"Mother, it's a peony flower."

Hongli turned sideways and showed the beautiful peony flowers in front of him.

Nian Shilan raised her eyebrows, relaxed her eyes, and looked at him, "You like peonies too?"

"Peony is often cultivated in the palace. My son has seen it many times and thinks it is beautiful, but it is rare to see such bright colors."

Nian Shilan looked at the peony and said, "It is indeed rare."

She rolled her eyes and asked, "Do you know any poems about peonies?"

Hearing this, Hongli's face drooped instantly.

He really couldn't remember any poetry.

Seeing him like this, Songzhi stood behind him, lowered her head and smiled.

This scene is very similar to the helpless look of a child who is suddenly checked by his mother.

"Hmm?" Nian Shilan asked. Hongli bit his lip and coughed, "Son, remember there is a saying...Flowers cannot express their meaning, but their meaning is known. It seems to be referring to peony."

Nian Shilan was about to be surprised, as he had rarely heard of this poem.

Suddenly, a gentle female voice came from behind.

"Flowers cannot express their meaning, and I know your laziness to drink now. But I know that the white wine will stay with you until the jade jar is covered with jade."

"Is the poem from the Four Peony Poems mentioned by Fourth Prince?"

The person walking behind him was Zhen Huan. She seemed to have heard the conversation between Nian Shilan and Hongli just now and was quite interested.

Hongli smiled and raised his eyebrows, "Yes, that's right, mother, this is what I'm talking about."

But what made her happy was not that Zhen Huan said the second half of his sentence, but that she was happy to prove to her mother that she was not unfamiliar with the poems and essays about peony.

Zhen Huan walked closer and bowed respectfully to Nian Shilan.

"I pay my respects to Concubine Hua."

Nian Shilan nodded, "Princess Wan is so polite. Please stand up. Princess Wan is so elegant. Would you like to go to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers?"

Zhen Huan answered truthfully, "The Emperor summoned me to the Yangxin Palace to serve writing after dinner. I happened to be passing by the Imperial Garden and saw the Imperial Concubine talking to the Fourth Prince, so I said something out of turn. Please don't blame me for disturbing the Imperial Concubine."

"Of course I won't blame you, but Concubine Wan is pregnant, so it's better for her to be cautious. After all, no one knows if there will be some dirty stuff like scar gel or scar removal cream that will appear again and scare Concubine Wan."

Nian Shilan pulled the corner of her lips and spoke calmly.

Zhen Huan raised her eyes slightly and looked at Nian Shilan.

"Thank you for your reminder, Your Majesty. All the things I put into my body have been personally checked by the imperial physician. Your Majesty, don't worry."

"Things in the palace are unpredictable. Today it's a plaster, tomorrow it's something else. We must be on guard against others. Concubine Wan should be more careful. It's really rare that two pregnant concubines suddenly appeared in the palace. I don't know what will happen tomorrow."

After Nian Shilan finished speaking, she raised her hand to signal Songzhi to take the Fourth Prince away.

"Tomorrow's affairs must have tomorrow's plans. If enemies come, we will fight them; if water comes, we will block it with earth. There is a solution to everything." Zhen Huan said calmly.

She didn't understand why Nian Shilan reminded her of this, nor did she understand why Nian Shilan wanted to tell her this today.

Nian Shilan chuckled, "Concubine Wan, you are about to be crowned as a concubine, and your pregnancy makes you even more precious. You are the only one who has received favors. You are so dazzling and so outstanding. Aren't you afraid that others will regard you as a thorn in their eyes?"

"I can't change the way other people look at me, so why should I care?"

Seeing her like this, Nian Shilan simply stopped keeping her in suspense.

She said bluntly, "Why don't you let me help you analyze it?"

Zhen Huan looked at her serious expression and felt that the meaning of her words was increasingly inconsistent.

Nian Shilan would not say these to her for no reason, but she said so much today.

Zhen Huan raised her hand, motioning Jin Xi to take the maids around them and move away.

Afterwards, both of them dismissed their attendants, leaving only the two of them confronting each other.

"Why did An agree to take such a risk and put musk in the scar-removing gel you gave me? Have you ever thought about the reason?"

Zhen Huan lowered her eyes, "Of course I have thought about it. Perhaps she is jealous of me?"

Zhen Huan had reservations when she said this, as her actual guess in her heart was not like this.

Instead, he deliberately made up such words.

Because of that true guess, she didn't even dare to tell Sister Mei.

Nian Shilan curled her lips, "In fact, An Lingrong has long been separated from you. The person she really relies on is the Queen. I believe you have known this for a long time. And she gave you musk at the Queen's instruction. The Queen will not let anyone in the harem give birth to a child. This is true for your child and Noble Lady Fucha's child."

Zhen Huan narrowed her eyes and looked at Nian Shilan.

"Why did the Imperial Concubine suddenly say this to me?"

"I'm kindly reminding you. I just don't want to see another woman in this palace lose her own child like I did. You are one, and Concubine Li is another."

Zhen Huan was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Nian Shilan would think this way.

"Thank you, Imperial Concubine, for your reminder. But... Isn't the Empress afraid that the Emperor or the Empress Dowager will find out about this? Or that she will be exposed. Once it's revealed, she will definitely..."

"What will she do?" Nian Shilan chuckled. "None of what you thought would happen will happen. The queen will still be the queen, but you will lose your child forever."

She sighed, shifted her gaze away from Zhen Huan's face and looked at the sunset behind her.

The sunset glow gradually darkens and will soon be shrouded by darkness.

"The Queen carries the glory of the Ulanara family. The Queen Mother will not let anyone shake her throne. This is something that no one can change. Perhaps, not even the Emperor can do it. And if she is discovered, she can find countless ways to escape with a wave of her finger."

Zhen Huan bit her lip, "My Lady, what do you want to tell me?"

Nian Shilan raised her lips, a hint of smile appeared in her eyes, "Concubine Wan is smart, how could she not know how important it is for a concubine to have a strong mother's family? You and I are both concubines of the Han Army Banner, and your father is a civil servant, so he understands the principle of being cautious in words and deeds."

Zhen Huan felt a little surprised to see her suddenly bring up matters of officialdom.

"Thank you for the reminder, Your Majesty. Father shoulders the responsibility of a civil servant, so he will act as a civil servant."

There were some things that Nian Shilan didn't want to say too bluntly, so she just smiled.

"If that's the case, it's good. As an official in the court, you should say more things that the emperor likes to hear. The emperor will like it. By the way, I have something else to tell you. Do you know why Concubine Li is favored?"

Zhen Huan raised her eyes and said, "I don't know."

"Because Concubine Li's piano skills are very similar to Empress Chunyuan's, the harem hasn't had such piano music for a long time. The emperor is missing Empress Chunyuan through her piano music."

Hearing this, Zhen Huan raised her eyes and saw that Nian Shilan's brows were relaxed and there was a faint smile at the corners of her mouth.

She didn't know the deep meaning, nor did she understand what Nian Shilan was going to say. She just fixed her eyes, without any gloom on her face, and said, "The emperor and Queen Chunyuan were deeply in love in the past, and now it's normal for them to miss each other. Sister Li's ability to win the emperor's favor must be inseparable from her own experience."

Nian Shilan was about to say something when she heard footsteps behind her.

It seems like someone is coming.

Nian Shilan stopped talking and turned her head to look towards the source of the voice.

I saw Concubine Duan, dressed in a dark green silk dress, coming from a distance with the petite and tender Wen Yi.

Concubine Duan gently twirled a folding fan in her hand. The fan was embroidered with fish leaping in the water, which looked cool and pleasant.

Concubine Duan looked up, and the two of them looked at each other. Then she took Wen Yi's hand and walked towards where they were standing.

"Oh, Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine and Concubine Wan, what a coincidence, we meet here." Concubine Duan bowed slightly to Nian Shilan.

When Zhen Huan met Concubine Duan, they both bowed to each other.

"Sister Duan Fei, please bring Wen Yi out for some fun today." Zhen Huan smiled and looked at Wen Yi.

Concubine Duan quickly led Wen Yi forward and said softly, "Come, Wen Yi greets the Imperial Concubine and Empress Wan."

Wen Yi was so absorbed in staring at Nian Shilan's gorgeous and bright hair accessories that he even forgot to pay his respects. It was only after Empress Duan said that he remembered.

"Wen Yi pays respects to the Imperial Concubine and to Empress Wan."

Her sweet childish words made the ladies happy.

Wan Fei smiled and said, "Wen Yi is so cute."

Hearing Wen Yi being praised, Concubine Duan's willow-like eyebrows slightly raised, and her eyes curved, "Look at our Wen Yi, but she was so stunned by the graceful figure of the imperial concubine that she even forgot to greet her."

Nian Shilan looked at Wen Yi and took two steps forward. She smiled and took off the jade and ruby ​​silver hairpin on her head.

Putting it in front of Wen Yi, her bright eyes were full of charm, "Wen Yi likes this, right?"

She shook the hairpin in her hand, and Wen Yi stared at it closely.

Wen Yi bit his lower lip and nodded heavily.

"Yes."

"Then let's give the imperial concubine to Wen Yi, okay?" Nian Shilan's voice was soft, like a spring breeze, full of tenderness.

Seeing this, Concubine Duan said, "How can the Imperial Concubine do this? This hairpin is extremely noble and is the Imperial Concubine's favorite. Wen Yi is still a child. How can you do this to her?"

"No matter how noble it is, it is just a hairpin. If the princess likes it, there is no reason for me not to give it up. Wen Yi used to like staring at my golden hairpin, and now she likes my silver hairpin. Tomorrow, if you like anything else, tell the Imperial Concubine and I will give it to you, okay?"

Nian Shilan's words were full of doting and her smile was charming.

When Wen Yi heard her words, she immediately laughed, pouting her little mouth and blinking her beautiful black pupils.

"Your Highness is so kind, but Wen Yi doesn't want anything else. Wen Yi has short hair and a small head, so she can't wear too many. Just this hairpin, Wen Yi likes it."

The childish words amused everyone, and Nian Shilan also laughed.

Zhen Huan suddenly spoke up, "My Lady, I have something important to do and cannot accompany you to watch the show."

Nian Shilan nodded and stood up. "Well, you go first. Don't make the emperor wait anxiously. But don't forget what I just told you."

"Yes, the concubine is retiring."

Zhen Huan turned and left, and Jin Xi hurried forward to support her.

She lowered her eyes and thought deeply. She could hear the warning in Nian Shilan's words.

But she didn't understand why, nor did she know what exactly it was meant to say.

Could it be that something bad was going to happen to my father? But my father was an honest official, he never offended anyone easily, and he was not arrogant and extravagant, he just enjoyed collecting ancient books.

And why was Concubine Li mentioned?

Queen Chunyuan?

Thinking all the way, I went to the Yangxin Palace.

……

In the Imperial Garden, Concubine Duan saw Nian Shilan having a very meaningful conversation with Zhen Huan just now, and she probably understood in her heart that the relationship between them was not the same as before.

"Her Majesty Hua has been restored to the throne, and I haven't congratulated her yet." Concubine Duan smiled indifferently, like a spring breeze.

Nian Shilan waved her hands, "It's not your turn to say those things to me. I've seen the gift you sent this morning. I like it very much. I've asked Songzhi to keep it well."

"As long as the Imperial Concubine likes it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Fourth Prince came trotting over with flowers in his hands.

"Mother." Seeing that Concubine Duan was also there, the Fourth Prince bowed to her again, "Your son greets you, Mother Duan."

"Fourth Prince, please stand up quickly. It has been a long time since we last met. Fourth Prince has grown so tall. I believe that in a short time, he will be taller than the Empress."

Concubine Duan had not seen the Fourth Prince for a long time, firstly because she was avoiding illness and did not see strangers.

Second, the Fourth Prince was raised in a temporary palace since he was young, and he would only live in the palace during festivals and banquets.

The Fourth Prince smiled and said, "I have grown taller and eat more. Madam Duan, you can see that I have become much fatter and wider."

After saying that, he pinched the flesh on his hands and face and showed it to Concubine Duan.