"I still think I should ask Concubine Duan about this matter."
Nian Shilan still wanted to give Concubine Duan a chance.
Zhen Huan nodded and said, "Then the empress should hurry up. I'm afraid I won't be able to hide this matter for too long."
"I see."
Nian Shilan listened to Zhen Huan's words, looked at her and said, "You are pregnant now, so don't worry about these things. Especially my affairs, don't get involved."
"I know."
Zhen Huan understood what Nian Shilan meant, and she would not put herself in danger at this time.
"That's good, you can go back."
Nian Shilan sent Zhen Huan back and planned to go to Yanqing Palace to see Concubine Duan.
"Mother, shall we bring the two little princesses with us?"
Songzhi thought about Nian Shilan taking her children to see Princess Wen Yi, without any apparent deliberateness.
But Nian Shilan didn't want to take the child with her.
She had something to say to Qi Yuebin, and she also wanted Qi Yuebin to know her attitude.
"No need, as the seasons change, let them go out less often to avoid getting sick."
"yes."
Songzhi knew Nian Shilan's temperament, so he didn't persuade her.
Nian Shilan came to Yanqing Hall, and Concubine Duan happened to be coaxing Wen Yi to sleep.
"Why are you sleeping at this time?"
Nian Shilan looked at the time. It was neither early nor late. What kind of sleep did he have?
"You sit down first, I'll be right away."
Qi Yuebin saw that Nian Shilan had come at this time, and he knew something about it.
Let Jixiang look at Wen Yi and follow Nian Shilan out.
"I originally thought of putting Wen Yi to sleep before going to Yikun Palace, but I didn't expect that you came first."
Qi Yuebin said: "I heard about what happened last night, but there is no news yet?"
Nian Shilan nodded: "After searching all night, there is no news. Eunuch Su has already gone back to the emperor. I don't know what to do next."
"She is the queen after all, and she kept her here so quickly. How could she be found so easily?"
Qi Yuebin said clearly: "But even if we can't win, we won't let this matter go."
"Yes, the emperor will not be accurate."
Nian Shilan said softly: "I'm afraid even the Queen Mother will not protect the Queen."
"Then what happens next..."
"Don't talk about her yet. I came here today to talk to you about something else."
Nian Shilan interrupted Qi Yuebin's words, and then said to Songzhi: "My concubine Duan has something to say. You all go and guard outside. No one is allowed to disturb her."
"yes."
Songzhi took everyone in the hall and went out together.
Qi Yuebin didn't expect Nian Shilan to be so mysterious, which made her even more uneasy.
"Did something big happen?"
"You know what happened in the Duke's Mansion before, right?"
Nian Shilan looked at Qi Yuebin and asked.
And obviously, the question was nonsense.
Qi Yuebin was a little surprised when he heard Nian Shilan's words. How could he not know?
"But what's the clue?"
"Originally, Wan Bin's father Zhen Yuandao was investigating this matter, but just now Wan Bin came to tell me that the emperor has decreed that Zhen Yuandao is not required to investigate because it involves the concubines in the palace."
Nian Shilan still looked at Qi Yuebin.
Qi Yuebin listened to Nian Shilan's words and saw her looking at him like this, and felt suspicious in his heart.
"Is it possible that it has something to do with me?"
"It is indeed related to the Qi family, but I have never doubted you."
Nian Shilan did not deny it.
Qi Yuebin heard that it was related to the Qi family, and he actually knew it.
Qi Yuebin sneered: "The Qi family really has nothing to do with me."
When Qi Yuebin was tortured by Nian Shilan in the palace, the Qi family wanted to sever ties with him.
As long as they were half as kind as Nian Gengyao to Nian Shilan, they would not be in bad shape.
Now that they have only had such a good life, they can't wait so hard?
"I came here today just to make you feel prepared."
Nian Shilan felt even more relieved when she heard Qi Yuebin's words.
"They are probably just being used, but we don't know who is using your identity to contact them."
"Whoever they are has nothing to do with me, and I won't have any pity for them."
Qi Yuebin didn't want to care at all: "Don't be tolerant to them because of me, they don't deserve it."
"But that is your mother's house after all."
Nian Shilan said with some embarrassment: "How long do your father and mother still rely on your uncle?"
Nian Shilan knew the situation at Qi Yuebin's family.
"If they were really sincere towards me and thought about me, they wouldn't have been in the palace for so many years and still not allowed themselves to establish their own business."
Qi Yuebin was extremely disappointed with them.
Although there was no son in the family, her parents should have lived a good life due to their status in the palace.
But her father was stupid and filial, allowing her grandmother to favor her uncle's family and not take care of herself or her mother at all.
"Now that you said that, I know what's going on."
Nian Shilan originally thought that if Qi Yuebin had other plans, he could take advantage of this matter to help. But he didn't expect Qi Yuebin to be so disappointed.
"Do you have anyone in mind?"
Qi Yuebin suddenly asked.
"Who could it be? If someone wants to harm me, wouldn't it be the one from Jingren Palace who should bear the brunt?"
Nian Shilan said angrily: "Besides, something happened in the Nian Mansion right after the queen was grounded. If you say it has nothing to do with her, I will never believe it."
"If we talk about hostility towards you, then the Queen cannot escape the relationship. But you also said that as soon as the Queen was grounded, something happened in the Nian Mansion. I don't think this matter can be planned overnight. OK."
Qi Yuebin thought of another possibility.
"I haven't been able to find out the reason why He Zishu did what he did during this period. I have thought about it repeatedly, but when you just mentioned the Qi family, I thought of an old thing instead."
I don't know why, but when Qi Yuebin talked about old things, Nian Shilan's reaction was related to Princess Tong Jia.
"But it has something to do with Princess Tong Jia?"
"That's right."
He Zishu is dead, and Nian Shilan has been investigating for so long, so Qi Yuebin is not surprised that she can mention Princess Tong Jia.
"When Princess Tong Jia was still in the boudoir, she was trained as a candidate for the phoenix throne. She never played with girls from aristocratic families like us, let alone the heir apparent. But when she was engaged to He Zishu That is, there are rumors that Princess Tong Jia is pregnant."
It turns out that Qi Yuebin also heard about this.
"I also heard about it a few days ago."
Nian Shilan nodded and said, "But why didn't I hear about it at all back then?"
