Before entering the main hall, Nian Shilan twisted her hands.

Song Zhi was startled and quickly held her hand, "My Lady, what are you going to do?"

Seeing her worried and nervous look, Nian Shilan curled the corners of her mouth lightly.

"Songzhi, do you know how heartbroken a person with a broken heart feels?"

Songzhi shook her head. "How can it hurt if the heart is already dead?"

Nian Shilan smiled and said, "So, I can only rely on external forces to make myself 'heartbroken'."

So he pinched his own hand, a little harder.

She didn't stop until her white elbows were pinched to leave purple marks and she felt moisture in her eyes.

Songzhi felt extremely distressed, but she did not dare to say anything else, fearing that the queen would feel it was not enough and would pinch her again.

Nian Shilan pulled down her sleeves and walked into the main hall sobbing.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive me for being late."

The beauty shed tears, she was loyal and righteous, she moved gracefully and bowed slightly.

Yinzhen looked at her moist eyes, and felt as if something was twisting his heart, with a trace of sadness appearing on his face.

"Get up, it's a pity for Concubine Jia. I will treat her family well, so you don't have to worry."

As if he wanted to make up for something, he smacked his lips and tried to speak, but the words that came out of his mouth could only talk about these irrelevant things.

Nian Shilan nodded, "The emperor thinks so highly of Jiapin, I'm sure Jiapin will be pleased in her grave."

After saying that, she sat aside.

She kept wiping the tears from her face with a silk cloth and didn't say a word.

Yinzhen took a deep breath and said, "Jiapin is gone. The Sixth Prince lost his mother at a young age and must be taken good care of. There are not many high-ranking concubines in the palace. Now that Duanpin is weak and Wen Yi is born, if she raises Hongzhang again, I'm sure she will be unable to do so."

Yinzhen raised his eyes and glanced at Concubine Duan who was sitting on the side.

Concubine Duan nodded and sighed, "Hongzhang is so cute, I really like him. From now on, no matter which queen raises Hongzhang, I will treat him as my own son and love him even more."

When she said this, Yinzhen's expression softened a little.

The queen pursed her lips and said dignifiedly, "Now that I have no children, I only have Jing Fei. Jing Fei, what do you think?"

Nian Shilan raised her hand slightly and wiped away her tears. She didn't look, but she heard it clearly in her heart.

The Queen did not directly ask Concubine Jing whether she wanted to raise the Sixth Prince, but instead asked her opinion.

Concubine Jing has always disliked disputes. If it was a princess, it would be fine, but it was a prince.

She must have understood how many eyes in the palace would be on her if she raised the child herself.

As expected by Nian Shilan, Concubine Jing declined politely.

"Your humble concubine, your humble concubine is afraid of my own incompetence. If I cannot take care of Prince Zhou Liu, how can I be worthy of Concubine Jia, how can I be worthy of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager? Your humble concubine..."

Yinzhen said, "You are very careful and attentive, why do you underestimate yourself?"

The Queen nodded, "Your Majesty is right. Concubine Jing is indeed a rare and meticulous person. However, Concubine Jing has never given birth before. I am afraid that Concubine Jing will inevitably be confused when taking care of a newborn baby. If so, Concubine Jing will have to pay more attention to it."

The Queen's words were an open attempt to please the Emperor by praising Concubine Jing, but in reality she was subtly pointing out Concubine Jing's shortcomings for the Emperor to consider.

Sure enough, after the emperor finished speaking, he pondered for a moment.

Now it’s up to Concubine Jing.

"I know that I do not have the blessing to raise an imperial heir..." Concubine Jing only said half of it and did not continue.

Nian Shilan raised her eyes slightly and glanced at Concubine Jing out of the corner of her eye.

She thought about it again.

Humans are not plants or trees, how can we be heartless?

The deep palace is lonely, if there is a child to accompany you, it will naturally add more family happiness. Moreover, with the prince by your side, the mother will be honored by the son. If the prince is valued by the emperor in the future, the concubines in the harem will naturally benefit from it.

Thinking of this, Nian Shilan had already come up with a plan in his mind.

Yinzhen spoke up at this time, "There are not many concubines in the harem who have been pregnant, and only the queen has raised the eldest prince."

The Queen nodded, "Your Majesty is right. I have a lot of experience in taking care of children. If Your Majesty is willing to let me raise the Third Prince, then I will definitely do my best."

After saying this, Yinzhen's eyes moved slightly, and his heart was already shaken a little.

But at this moment, Nian Shilan suddenly cried sadly.

Yinzhen looked over and asked with concern, "Empress Hua, what's wrong with you?"

Nian Shilan shook her head, tears rolling down the corners of her eyes. Her beautiful clear eyes were shining and her wet eyelashes were trembling slightly.

"Your Highness, I suddenly remembered that before Concubine Jia gave birth, I talked to her about what clothes the child would wear in the future. We agreed to take the Sixth Prince to the Old Summer Palace to cool off in the summer, and to make tea and enjoy the snow in the Yikun Palace in the winter. But now, none of that can be done."

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent. Such touching words made everyone's heart twist.

Yinzhen sighed, "But now, Wanxin is in misfortune, and Jiapin has saved the Sixth Prince for me."

Nian Shilan stood up and saluted the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I have an unwelcome request."

"You say." Yinzhen looked at her with sharp eyes.

"I know that the emperor has high hopes for the Sixth Prince, but it's a pity that the child and Jiapin have a short relationship. Now the Sixth Prince cannot fulfill his humble filial piety to his deceased mother. I would like to ask the emperor to let the Sixth Prince stay in the Yikun Palace until Jiapin's 37th day, and then hand him over to his adoptive mother to raise him."

As Nian Shilan spoke, her eyes were filled with emotion and tears.

"In this way, if Jiapin's soul can come back to see this poor child, she will be able to find the way..."

Every word she said was for Jiapin and the mother-child relationship.

Yinzhen was quite moved, and his eyes became moist as he listened.

He nodded, and said in a softer voice, "Empress Hua is thoughtful. This is very good, very good..."

The queen pursed her lips. Even though she was displeased, Nian Shilan had the final say at this time. If she did not agree, it would be her dereliction of duty as the mistress of the six palaces.

She could only say dignifiedly, "Noble Concubine Hua is very attentive to Concubine Jia and the Sixth Prince. Such friendship is touching. However, I am worried that you have not recovered yet. I am afraid that taking care of the child will delay myself."

"I am grateful for your concern, Queen. But if I don't do this, I am afraid I won't be able to sleep well. Thinking about it day and night is even worse. Please rest assured, Queen. Even if I breathe my last, I will take good care of Sixth Prince."

Nian Shilan replied immediately.

The queen couldn't find a way to speak.

Yinzhen stood up and said, "If that's the case, then let's do it this way. It's getting late today. Take good care of the Sixth Prince. I will come to see you tomorrow."

"Yes, I will send you to the Emperor respectfully."

Since the emperor said so, the queen had no choice.

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