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

"Your Majesty has always disliked living with others. If Lady Li Ying moves in, I'm afraid she will be in your way everywhere."

Songzhi pouted and thought.

Nian Shilan didn't care at all, "She's just a woman, and she's only in the side palace."

Songzhi asked again, "I don't know how this young lady could win the favor of the queen. Does she need me to take care of her more?"

"No need for that. Just let it be as it is. You don't have to interfere. Let's wait until she moves in and we can talk about it."

"Yes."

After saying this, Nian Shilan leaned back on the couch bored and closed her eyes to rest.

Seeing that she was fine, Songzhi thought of what the Fourth Prince said last night.

I hesitated whether to bring it up.

This contradiction lasted for most of the time.

When Nian Shilan opened her eyes, she saw her twisting the silk handkerchief in a tangled manner.

"What's the matter?" Nian Shilan asked directly.

Songzhi glanced at her and said quickly, "My Lady, I was thinking about... the Fourth Prince."

"Fourth Prince?" Nian Shilan frowned slightly.

"Yes, although the toxins in the Fourth Prince's body have been mostly eliminated, there are still some toxins in his body. He is still bedridden. Would you like to go and see him, Your Majesty?"

Songzhi finally plucked up the courage to bring it up.

After he finished speaking, he saw that Nian Shilan was still thinking and hesitating.

As if she was afraid that the queen would not agree, she quickly added, "Last night, when I went to visit the Fourth Prince, he was very happy to see me. He even asked me if the queen had asked me to come. When he heard that it was the queen, he was very happy. Before leaving, he pulled me aside and asked if the queen would come tomorrow."

As she spoke, seeing that Nian Shilan didn't respond, she spoke more and more quietly.

Could it be that the Queen is unwilling?

Nian Shilan squinted her eyes, "He is seriously ill now, so there must be many people who would go to care for him. I can't help him even if I go, so I won't go to see her."

After a long while, she spoke.

There was a visible flash of disappointment in Songzhi's eyes.

The Fourth Prince has been waiting for the Empress for a long time...

Nian Shilan glanced at her and said, "I won't go. If you have time, go and see him. When he is well, let me know and I will go to visit him."

Songzhi then smiled and said, "Yes, Madam."

……

Before dinner, Jianqiu from Jingren Palace came to Yiku Palace to deliver something at the order of the Empress.

"Your Highness, today the Queen has asked a magician to exorcise evil spirits and pray for this scarlet gold coiled dragon necklace in Baohua Palace. With the Queen's personal chanting, it will surely protect you and help you get what you want soon."

After Jianqiu finished speaking, she handed the plate in her hand to Songzhi.

Nian Shilan raised the corners of her mouth and glanced at the red gold dragon necklace on the plate.

Finally, he looked deeply at Jianqiu and said, "You are so sweet. Thank the Queen for her kindness on my behalf. I will come to the palace to express my gratitude."

Jianqiu replied politely, "Thank you for the compliment, Concubine Hua, but the Empress said that there is no need to thank you. This is a reward for your protective power."

Nian Shilan nodded, "If that's the case, I'll accept it. By the way, today the Queen mentioned two new nobles entering the palace. I wonder what rank they were given?"

Jian Qiu said, "Guaerjia clan's Wen Yuan is from the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner. According to the emperor's wishes, she was given the rank of noble lady and the title of Qi. Li Ying is from the Han Banner, and was also given the rank of noble lady, but no title."

Nian Shilan was also an assistant manager of the six palaces, so this question was not surprising, so she answered as usual.

Nian Shilan lowered her eyes, but the smile on her lips did not disappear. "Okay, the Queen has made a good arrangement. I admire you. Songzhi can take Jianqiu with you."

"Yes."

The two returned the greeting and then went down together.

Nian Shilan looked at the red gold coiled dragon necklace on the table and waved to the side.

Signaled Fudong to come over.

Fu Dong hurried forward, following Nian Shilan's gaze, and gently picked up the necklace on the plate to look at it carefully.

Then he said firmly, "Your Highness, something has been added to this thing, and it has been slightly tampered with to make it harder to detect, and the smell is also lighter, but I always feel that there are more things added than before."

Nian Shilan frowned, "There are more things, but the taste is lighter?"

Could it be that the borneol has been replaced with something else?

Fu Dong shook his head. "This workmanship is definitely not something that I can do. It must be made by a skilled craftsman."

Of course, Nian Shilan thought again, and then said, "Then can I open it and check what's inside?"

"Allow me to look at it for a while."

Fu Dong picked up the thing, took another look at it, and then looked worried, "Madam, it seems that there is a delicate mechanism inside. If it is removed, I am afraid that the whole thing will be unwearable."

Nian Shilan stared at the necklace.

Could it be that the Queen discovered that she had opened the things and looked through them, so she replaced the ice flakes inside with something else?

But Fudong was just a maid. If she asked again, she probably wouldn't be able to answer.

So she waved her hand and said, "Forget it, go down."

Fu Dong bowed and went down.

Songzhi walked in again, "Your Majesty, it's time to get dressed. Today is the night of the moon, and the emperor will come to Yikun Palace."

Nian Shilan nodded and let Songzhi do her makeup.

The emperor arrived early tonight.

Even came to have dinner with Nian Shilan.

"It has been a long time since I last had a meal with His Majesty. It seems that His Majesty has been visiting me less often."

Nian Shilan said this deliberately, but she didn't care in her heart.

But when she said it, it did sound a bit jealous.

Yinzhen smiled faintly, "Who wanted to drive me away when I came here yesterday?"

He looked at her with a smile in his eyes.

He lowered his gaze, and suddenly the smile in his eyes faded a lot. He squinted his eyes and asked, "What is this?"

Nian Shilan raised her eyebrows and followed his gaze to realize that he was asking about the thing on her neck.

She smiled and said, "Oh, this is the red gold coiled dragon necklace given by the Queen."

"I remember that it was in..."

He deliberately didn't say anything, waiting for Nian Shilan to bring it up.

"In the past, when Qin Nuo was there, she presented this item to me before she left the palace. I liked it very much, but later she died in an unclear manner, so I didn't dare to use it. So I asked the Queen to chant scriptures to exorcise the evil spirits and give this item to me again."

Songzhi led a group of palace maids to carefully serve the dishes and placed the jade chopsticks in front of Yinzhen.

Yinzhen didn't look at her, took the jade chopsticks, and then lowered his eyes.

"Since it's an old item, why bother wearing it again? I'll have the Ministry of Internal Affairs make you another one."

Nian Shilan waved her hand, "No need, Your Majesty has forgotten that I have been trying to save money recently, so I can't be as extravagant as before. Besides, I am used to wearing this."

After hearing her say this, Yinzhen stopped talking and said, "Well, since you are not arrogant, it's fine. But this thing is not suitable for wearing too often. You are not suitable for this."

After hearing what he said, Nian Shilan chose to go against it.

"No, this is the blessing from the Queen herself. I must wear it carefully to let the Queen know my intentions."