Early in the morning, Nian Shilan asked Zhou Ninghai to send someone to wait outside the city. She didn't want him to make the same mistake Nian Gengyao made in his previous life, so she sent someone to deliver a letter to him early.
She only told him not to be as arrogant as before after entering the palace, and to be cautious in his words and deeds. As for the reason, he would tell him in person when they met.
Although Nian Gengyao may not listen, but with Nian Shilan's words in front of him, he always has to restrain himself.
"Empress."
When Zhou Ninghai came back, he nodded at Nian Shilan, and Nian Shilan felt a little calmer.
"Is brother back?"
Nian Shilan looked at Songzhi and asked.
"The general has pacified the Western Frontier and paid his respects. First, he goes to see the emperor. The emperor has always been kind to the general, and he must have a lot of important things to say at this moment."
Songzhi is from the Nian family, so Nian Gengyao is naturally happy to return to Beijing at this time.
Nian Shilan only had a faint expression on her face when she heard Songzhi's compliments. If you look closely, you can still see the sadness between her eyebrows.
"Mother, are you not happy?"
Seeing that Nian Shilan's expression was wrong, Songzhi asked cautiously.
"No."
Nian Shilan smiled: "It's just that it's almost lunch time. I'm afraid the emperor and brother also need to eat."
As soon as Nian Shilan finished speaking, Su Peisheng came in.
Nian Shilan felt relieved when he saw him coming in. It seemed like it was the same as in the previous life. The emperor uploaded himself to accompany him to the meal and asked his brother to take him back to the palace.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has a decree. Please make preparations. The Emperor and General Nian will come to Yikun Palace for dinner soon."
"Come to Yikun Palace?"
Nian Shilan didn't expect that the emperor would come to her place for dinner this time, but nothing was prepared in the small kitchen.
Su Peisheng saw Nian Shilan's intention and comforted him with a smile: "My queen, don't worry, the emperor has already made arrangements. The royal kitchen will deliver lunch soon, so you don't have to worry about it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding."
Nian Shilan responded with a smile.
After a while, Nian Gengyao came over under the leadership of Su Peisheng.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty still has some matters to deal with. General Quan Nian will come over first to talk to you."
"Thank you, Eunuch Su."
The moment Nian Shilan saw Nian Gengyao, she burst into tears.
It had been a long time since she had seen this brother who had loved her since she was a child. Her brother died tragically in her previous life, but she had never seen him again. Now that she saw her living brother standing in front of her, how could she not be excited.
"My dear, please take care of yourself."
Seeing Nian Shilan's excitement, Songzhi quickly stepped forward to support her.
Nian Gengyao did not expect that his younger sister would be so excited, so he only focused on comforting his younger sister and did not notice the changes in her younger sister's body.
"Look at you, we brother and sister have finally met once, why are you still crying? But you have been wronged in some way, tell your brother."
Nian Shilan laughed when he heard Nian Gengyao's words, and said coquettishly: "I've told you to be careful in your words and deeds, why are you still so reckless?"
Nian Gengyao looked at his sister and smiled and then felt relieved: "Haha, aren't I afraid that you will be bullied?"
"Who would bully me? Brother, please stop saying that."
Nian Shilan was afraid that the emperor would come soon, so he wanted to take advantage of this time to quickly say something to Nian Gengyao.
"Brother, my Nian family has been winning battles one after another recently. You must not be too arrogant."
Nian Shilan took Nian Gengyao's hand and said: "There are also Nian Fu and Nian Xing. We can only let these two brothers do idle jobs. Don't let them go to the battlefield."
"Little sister, what you said is wrong. Our Nian family is a military general. How can a child of the Nian family only do a sinecure?"
Nian Gengyao disagreed with Nian Shilan's words: "Also, why am I so frivolous? I have the capital."
"elder brother,"
Nian Shilan interrupted Nian Gengyao angrily: "What capital do you have? If you still recognize me as your sister, you must remember what I said."
Nian Gengyao has always loved his little sister the most, so when he saw that Nian Shilan was really angry, he stopped being stubborn and quickly coaxed her.
"Okay, okay, you tell me, I'll just listen to you."
"My Nian family is now so big that it attracts the wind. Brother, your temper is so arrogant. It's not a good thing."
Nian Shilan said patiently: "I don't ask for anything else in the palace, I just want our Nian family to be safe."
"Haha, let me tell you, sister, you weren't of this temper before. What's wrong? Are you angry? Why are you so timid?"
Nian Gengyao smiled and spoke, not taking Nian Shilan's words to heart at all.
Nian Shilan looked at Nian Gengyao's appearance and continued: "Brother, don't you think about yourself, me, or my children?"
"child?"
When Nian Gengyao heard Nian Shilan's words, he looked her up and down, and then suddenly realized that Nian Shilan seemed to have really gained some weight.
"you are pregnant?"
Nian Gengyao happily pulled Nian Shilan and looked up and down: "When did it happen? Why didn't someone tell me? How many months has it been?"
"I'll make you happy."
Nian Shilan laughed when she saw Nian Gengyao's happy expression: "Why didn't I tell you? I was afraid that you would be too happy and people would catch you."
"You're right. You didn't keep her pregnant last time. You have to take good care of her this time."
Nian Gengyao didn't understand what Nian Shilan really meant, so he just agreed with a smile.
"Brother, what I said is true. Please listen to me carefully."
Nian Shilan sat down next to Nian Gengyao and stopped letting him speak: "My pregnancy is relatively stable now. Since you are his uncle, you must have planned it for him. Now it seems that you have high merit, but you can't Become a thorn in others' eyes. You have to hide your capabilities and bide your time, and you must not be as violent as before. When he grows up, you will be his real backing."
Nian Gengyao listened to Nian Shilan's words and finally took it in.
Although he was not afraid of anything, his sister was right. Even if he fought all kinds of victories for the emperor, his nephew was not a prince, so he was wearing a wedding dress for someone else. He would not do such a thing. capable.
"There is no eye on the battlefield. If you do something bad, who can we, mother and son, rely on?"
Nian Shilan saw that his brother was a little swayed by his persuasion, so he quickly continued: "Now that you have military power, many people may be jealous. They can't do anything to you. We, mother and son, are defenseless."
"Then what do you think I should do? Hand over military power?"
Although Nian Gengyao knew that what Nian Shilan said was reasonable, he did not want to hand over military power.
