Nian Shilan and Shen Meizhuang came out of Shoukang Palace. Nian Shilan originally wanted to ask Shen Meizhuang to sit at his place, but seeing Shen Meizhuang's tired look on his face, he decided to do so.
Nian Shilan took Songzhi back to Yikun Palace and found Zhen Huan waiting in the palace.
"But what happened?"
Nian Shilan looked at Zhen Huan and asked strangely.
Because she knew that she was going to Shoukang Palace at this time, and even if she found that she was not there when she arrived, she didn't have to wait here.
Zhen Huan actually didn't have anything to do. She originally wanted to go see Sister Mei, but Shen Meizhuang also went to Shoukang Palace. She simply had nothing to do, so she was waiting here for Nian Shilan.
"No, I just have nothing to do when I go back, so I'll just wait here for you."
Nian Shilan looked at Zhen Huan and understood that she was still sad about the emperor.
"It's good to have nothing to do. I've found a job for you."
Nian Shilan handed the stove to Songzhi and said: "On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Queen Mother wanted to hold a family banquet. My injury was not healed, so I thought you had nothing to do anyway, so I recommended you to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother also I told you to let Concubine Jing help you cook."
"I?"
Zhen Huan felt that it was not possible. How could she hold a banquet?
"I can't do that, my concubine."
"Look at you, it's not a big deal. Everything is taken care of by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You just keep an eye on it and help make adjustments. What's wrong with you?"
Nian Shilan refused to listen to Zhen Huan's refusal and said: "I don't care about your reasons. The Queen Mother has already agreed. The decree will be issued soon. You have to do it even if you can't do it."
Zhen Huan listened to Nian Shilan's words and knew that what she said made sense. How could she be picky about what the Queen Mother decided?
"Looking at your appearance, if I were the emperor, I wouldn't want to see you."
Nian Shilan said jokingly: "Ye Guiren is always cheerful, but you, you look unhappy on your face, who wants to come?"
Zhen Huan knew that Nian Shilan was making fun of her, so she was not angry. She just sighed and said, "Why would I want to do this?"
? But in the palace, isn’t the emperor the only one we can count on? If there is no more grace, how will we live in those days? "
"If other people hear what you said, they will definitely scold you."
Nian Shilan said with a smile: "You have seen the emperor less these days, but some people will never see the emperor more than once in their lives. Why, can they all still be alive? Wanbi, even though they are here The only thing we can count on in the palace is the emperor, but in this palace we don’t necessarily count on anyone to survive. The most important thing is to survive."
"Survive?"
Zhen Huan couldn't understand what she said.
Nian Shilan was not angry, and said patiently: "Do you think the queen brought Ye Guiren into the palace just to share your favor? If you become depressed, it will not be the same day. That's the thing about being humiliated. Once you are rejected by the emperor, no matter you, your Zhen family, or the queen will let you go."
Zhen Huan raised her head after hearing Nian Shilan's words. Yes, how could she forget how she was humiliated by Concubine Qi?
"Thank you for your advice, ma'am."
Although Zhen Huan said she couldn't give up on the emperor all at once, she was still thinking openly and knew what was most important at the moment.
"It's best if you understand."
Nian Shilan looked into the distance and said, "If you see more in the future, you will feel relieved."
"Your Majesty, you must also love the Emperor very much."
Zhen Huan looked at Nian Shilan and seemed to understand what Nian Shilan said to her, but she also felt sorry for Nian Shilan even more.
Nian Shilan smiled a little reluctantly: "How could I not love you? If I hadn't met the emperor back then, I wouldn't have been willing to be a concubine. With the grand status of my Nian family, I still deserve to be the principal wife."
"The emperor treats his empress very well."
Zhen Huan had never seen Nian Shilan like this before, so she didn't know how to comfort her.
"Want to comfort me?"
Nian Shilan listened to Zhen Huan's words and looked at her and said: "I have been with the emperor for so many years, and I have never encountered anything. What's more, I don't expect anything from the emperor now. I want to keep my Nian family safe."
"The empress has a clear view, and I, the concubine, can't catch up to the dust."
"There's nothing that can't be done, it's just a matter of thought."
After saying this, Nian Shilan stopped mentioning these things and changed the subject: "Why isn't An Changzai with you? I see that since she went to Suiyuxuan, why doesn't she come out much?"
"Sister An is weak. It's cold these days, so she doesn't dare to come out."
Zhen Huan just went to see An Lingrong yesterday and heard from Baojuan that the government officials saw that An Lingrong lived in a remote place and was not very favored by the emperor, and even the charcoal fire was not enough.
"Why is it still cold in the house?"
Nian Shilan didn't understand what Zhen Huan said.
"The empress is a holy pet, so she naturally doesn't know about Sister An's life of not being pampered. This palace has always worshiped the superiors and suppressed the inferiors. How can Sister An's life be better? I heard Baojuan say yesterday that the charcoal fire in their palace is Not enough."
Zhen Huan sighed, which was why she was so worried.
"Songzhi, go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask for a cage of charcoal fire. Leave it at Fengli in Yikun Palace, and then ask them to send it to Suiyuxuan."
Nian Shilan suddenly became very angry after hearing this.
In the past, she might have just asked someone to send a basket of charcoal to An Lingrong, but she saw An Lingrong's help to Minghui and Shu Yue that day, and she couldn't help An Lingrong openly. Forget it, if you can't even help with these things, how can you be embarrassed?
Songzhi naturally understood what Nian Shilan meant: "I understand, I will go there myself."
"After calling Huang Guiquan to me, I want to see if he, who has always been well-informed, has lost his mind. It seems that the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs should be replaced."
Nian Shilan thought that at this time in his previous life, all the yellow rules had been replaced. If he hadn't been on good terms with Zhen Huan now, Zhen Huan would have disliked him long ago. It's good for him, he dares to show favor to his own people.
Songzhi hurried away after listening to Nian Shilan's words.
When Zhen Huan heard Nian Shilan's words, she also knew that Nian Shilan was probably going to do more than just beat Huang Guiquan this time.
He had been interested in his tea before, but Nian Shilan didn't deal with him. Unexpectedly, he was even more courageous this time.
Just as Nian Shilan thought, when Songzhi arrived at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and said that he wanted a cage of charcoal fire to be delivered to Suiyuxuan, Huang Guiquan was immediately stunned.
"Auntie, why are you thinking of sending charcoal fire to Sui Yuxuan?"
Huang Guiquan asked softly.
Songzhi glanced at him, but did not give him face: "Huang Guiquan, you are becoming more and more good at being an errand. I think it is better for you to ask the empress in person for this reason. The empress just wants you to come over." .”
