After Yu Ying'er's rebirth, she became addicted to teasing Concubine Hua

When Nian Shilan met Yu Ying'er's gaze, he felt like meat being targeted by a hungry wolf. If he was not careful, he would be eaten up completely. He was so scared that he immediately stuffed a piece of the cut fruit into Yu Ying'er's mouth.

"Just eat, why think so much? This is the Queen's concern, and I won't take care of it now." Nian Shilan was not worried about her residence at all. The book drawn up by the Queen would eventually be sent to the Emperor for confirmation, and the Emperor would not bear to let two pregnant concubines live in a bad place.

Yu Ying'er was a little disappointed. She picked up the piece of fruit and ate it carelessly, wishing she could vent all her unhappiness on the fruit.

Nian Shilan couldn't help laughing when she saw Yu Ying'er's childish look. After seeing that she finished eating, she handed her another piece. They passed the piece to each other and finished the fruit quickly.

The two just sat there, looking at each other and smiling.

"Have you made up your mind, Your Majesty?" Yu Ying'er asked.

Speaking of this, Nian Shilan suddenly remembered something and said, "I also want to be my own boss and make my own decisions, but once I enter the deep palace, I have no choice. Even the family behind me is feared by the emperor. Tell me, how can I be my own boss?"

After awakening, Nian Shilan looked at the emperor without a filter, and naturally saw the fear and dislike of the Nian family in her eyes. This made her sober up as if a basin of water was poured on her, and also... that dream.

"As long as Your Majesty wants, I will help you fulfill your wish. My child is Your Majesty's child. If my child becomes the emperor, my sister and I will be free. What's more, now that we have the Nian family, my sister can try to be herself without challenging the emperor's authority, right?" Yu Ying'er asked gently.

Nian Shilan looked at Yu Ying'er, saw the support in her eyes, and nodded with a smile.

"I heard that Your Majesty can ride a horse, but it's a pity that Your Majesty is pregnant now and I'm not in good health. Otherwise, I would definitely like to see Your Majesty riding a horse and ask You to teach me how to ride a horse." Yu Ying'er's eyes were full of longing.

Yu Ying'er's words reminded Nian Shilan of the happy times when she was still in the boudoir, when she rode horses with her brothers, played and had fun, and could go wherever she wanted, freely. It was nothing like the current situation in the deep palace where she had to rely on the emperor and please him.

"When we go to the Old Summer Palace again next year, I will teach you how to ride a horse." Nian Shilan promised, and the smile on her face became much more sincere.

"Okay." Yu Ying'er also laughed.

"What are you talking about? Why are you laughing so happily?" The emperor's voice came from outside the door.

Nian Shilan and Yu Ying'er looked at each other and saw disgust in each other's eyes, but they quickly suppressed it.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Nian Shilan stood up and saluted, then explained, "I told my sister that you can take my sedan chair when you go to the Old Summer Palace. It will be softer and not be bumpy along the way."

Hearing this, the emperor nodded with satisfaction, thinking that Shilan was very thoughtful.

"You are very thoughtful." The emperor patted Nian Shilan on the shoulder, then looked at Yu Ying'er, "What did the imperial physician say? Are you feeling better?"

“The imperial physician said that we have to keep the baby, otherwise there’s a high probability that the child…” As she spoke, Yu Ying’er shed a few tears, looking extremely pitiful.

The emperor was upset when he thought that all the clues he had found pointed to the Queen's party. He thought that he had only been on the throne for a short time and if he deposed the Queen, it might shake the people's hearts, so...

"I have already investigated. It was a young cook in the imperial kitchen who bore a grudge against Concubine Hua and therefore poisoned her. I have already executed him. Ying'er, I will definitely ask the imperial physician to take good care of your baby and will not let our child leave before seeing this world." When the emperor said this, he was extremely affectionate, but in an instant he thought of Concubine Hua's first child, and that affection could not be maintained and soon collapsed.

"This time, Concubine Hua was also frightened, and now she is pregnant. I am thinking of promoting Concubine Hua to a higher position." When the emperor said this, he looked at Concubine Hua slightly, as if he wanted to see her expression clearly. He was not trying to test her but wanted to see if she would still be sad because of thinking of the child.

But Nian Shilan no longer cared about being a noble concubine or an imperial noble concubine. She only wanted to outlast the emperor so that she could be free. So she just bowed and thanked him calmly without too much emotion.

But... that child is a wound in Nian Shilan's heart after all, but this wound cannot be shown casually like before, so as not to make the culprit laugh at her.

Unexpectedly, such performance made the emperor extremely satisfied. He also remembered that Concubine Hua was pregnant and still taking care of Yu Ying'er, so he quickly took Concubine Hua's hand and said, "You have worked hard."

The words "thank you for your hard work" made Nian Shilan and Yu Ying'er a little confused.

"It's not hard for me." Nian Shilan just wanted to know what he was thinking and just agreed first.

The emperor held Nian Shilan's hand tightly and chatted with her and Yu Ying'er. However, the emperor only talked about Nian Gengyao and things in the harem, which was nothing new.

But Nian Shilan and Yu Ying'er didn't want to say much, they just responded with "umm" and "yes".

The emperor suddenly felt bored and left the Yangxin Palace on the grounds that he had some government affairs to attend to. He even summoned Zhen Huan to keep him company.

When the news reached Chuxiu Palace, Nian Shilan had not yet left. His face suddenly became as ugly as if he had eaten a fly, and his eyes were almost rolling up to the sky.

"What a man who has government affairs to deal with. I think he doesn't want to deal with government affairs, but more like he wants to deal with that bitch Zhen Huan." Nian Shilan has never had much hatred towards Zhen Huan in this life, but Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang have always had a good relationship. She always has a lustful heart, and also...

Yu Ying'er looked at Nian Shilan cursing and smiled helplessly.

"Does Your Majesty care so much about what the Emperor said, did, and favored that sister? Why can't Your Majesty look at me more?" Yu Ying'er had sadness in her eyes.

Seeing this, Nian Shilan tapped the man's forehead and said unhappily, "You are jealous of everyone. What's good about jealousy of a stinky man? I just think that the emperor is too perfunctory to us. He says one thing and does another."

"Hasn't the Emperor always been like this? We don't want to curry favor with him, and if he can't find a sense of superiority, won't he have to find someone else to satisfy him?" Yu Ying'er saw through the emperor. At first, she liked to obey him, but she couldn't be too obedient, otherwise he would find it boring.

In short, you have to be a little temperamental but obedient.

Isn't Zhen Huan a good choice now? The two of them are charming, composing poems and songs, chatting about the philosophy of life and the love between uncle and niece, allowing the emperor to pursue the self-indulgence of his youth.

"Your description is quite apt. He used to look for it in me, but now I don't want to pay attention to him, so the little bitch Zhen Huan has to pick up the trash." Nian Shilan emphasized the word "trash". She was now extremely disgusted with the emperor.

Yu Ying'er held Nian Shilan's hand and smiled happily: "It's good that your Majesty has figured it out."

"I had a dream yesterday. It was so real that it made me feel like my current life was fake." Nian Shilan felt the warmth from Yu Ying'er's palm. He reached back and held Yu Ying'er's hand. He felt so panicked that he couldn't help but speak out his thoughts.

In the dream, Yu Ying'er was strangled to death early, Zhen Huan came to prominence, the Nian family fell, the truth about Huan Yixiang, and finally she died by banging her head against the wall. Everything was vivid in her mind, making her feel scared.

Yu Ying'er sensed Nian Shilan's fear, and gently patted her shoulder with her other hand, hugging her: "My queen, whether in reality or in dreams, you must always believe that I will be with you, and... live in the present, because perhaps many people are fighting for you in this present moment."

When Qiqi heard this, she shook her body in surprise and began to think about something.

Because of this, Nian Shilan pulled Yu Ying'er away, looked at her seriously, and asked, "Everything in the dream is real, right? And you are here to save my future and the Nian family, right?"

This was indeed true. She was indeed entrusted by Qiqi to save Nian Shilan and the Nian family, and she also volunteered to save the Empress.

"Empress..." Yu Ying'er wanted to say something but stopped herself. She didn't know how to tell Nian Shilan about such a bizarre thing. But looking at Nian Shilan's tears rolling down, Yu Ying'er felt her heart aching badly.