"I'm afraid it's not just the Emperor who is waiting for news of my serious illness in this palace."
Nian Gengyao said angrily: "If you go back today, when will you be able to come back?"
Nian Shilan thought for a while and said: "I will tell the emperor when I get back that you are seriously injured and can't get out of bed, but you miss Shu Yue and Minghui. I will take the two children out tomorrow and I will find a way to get the emperor to agree. I will stay at the house for a few days."
"Will the Emperor let you take the child out of the palace?"
Su Deyin doesn't think so.
"It should be possible. The emperor knew that my brother wanted to see Minghui, so he rushed back in a hurry. Now that my brother is injured, it is normal for me to bring my child over to see him."
Nian Shilan sighed and said, "I just don't know if I can stay in the house for a while."
"No matter what, as long as you can come out tomorrow, it will be good."
Su Deyin comforted Nian Shilan and said, "Then you should go back early today, I'm afraid you have to make some preparations."
"Well, I'll be ready to go back when the two imperial doctors come back in a while."
As soon as Nian Shilan finished speaking, Wen Shichu came back.
"Mother, this is the recipe I prepared for the general. Although the medicinal materials are not extremely expensive, they are the best for the general's health."
Wen Shichu said as he handed the prescription to Nian Shilan: "Besides, this is definitely a prescription that no doctor will say anything wrong with."
Nian Shilan knew that Wen Shichu's last words were for reassurance.
"Then please trouble Dr. Wen."
Nian Shilan took the prescription with a smile and handed it to Su Deyin without looking at it: "Sister-in-law, tell people to follow the prescription."
"Thank you, Doctor Wen."
Su Deyin took the prescription and hurried out.
"Come, let's go see how the two Imperial Physicians Jiang are doing."
Nian Shilan sent everyone out of the room again, then looked at Wen Shichu and said, "Mr. Wen has excellent medical skills and noble character. I am grateful."
"Your Majesty made a strong statement. It is the duty of a humble minister to treat the sick and treat people."
Wen Shichu didn't dare to trust him.
After hearing Wen Shichu's words, Nian Gengyao stopped pretending and got out of bed and said: "Mr. Wen, you are in the palace and I believe you have heard something about my current situation. I had no choice but to make this decision, and I have to thank Dr. Wen for his help." .”
Wen Shichu was smart enough, but he didn't want to know the truth. But now that Nian Gengyao had expressed in front of him that he was fine, he could no longer pretend to be stupid. Even if this matter is over, if others discover it, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor. The Nian family should not be underestimated.
"Wei Chen is devoted to the empress. He only knows what the empress wants to know, and the rest of the ministers don't know anything about it."
Wen Shichu had no choice, and he had no way out.
What Nian Shilan wanted was his words. Wen Shichu's tacit understanding with him was one thing, but saying it out loud was another thing.
Now that everything has been said, Nian Shilan is relieved.
"As for my brother's injury, I'll leave it to Dr. Wen."
After Nian Shilan finished speaking, Nian Gengyao also smiled and lay back on the bed.
"Mr. Wen is very smart and will definitely have a bright future."
By the time Su Deyin came back, Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shen had also returned.
He said that Nian Fu and Nian Xing's injuries were not too serious. They had already given medicine to their wounds and they would just rest well.
"In this case, I am relieved."
Nian Shilan nodded and said, "The imperial doctors came here on orders, so I took them back."
The few people have said what they should say, and Nian Gengyao and Su Deyin will not stay with Nian Shilan anymore.
The first thing Nian Shilan did when he returned to the palace was to take the three of them to see the emperor.
It's just that Nian Shilan's face was not very good when he went there.
The three imperial doctors told the emperor the results of their diagnosis and treatment, and the emperor asked them to leave first.
"Why do you still look so bad?"
The emperor is rare and meticulous.
When Nian Shilan heard the emperor ask him, he naturally would not be pretentious and say nothing.
"I have grown up under the protection of my brother since I was a child. In my heart, my brother is omnipotent and is my support. But today, when I was in Nian Mansion, I saw my brother lying like this. With a tired look on his face, I realized that my brother is really old."
Listening to Nian Shilan's words, the emperor thought that Nian Shilan wanted to reassure him about Nian Gengyao, so he said: "When your brother is well, I will give him a idle position so that he will not have to work hard."
"It doesn't matter whether I have a position or not. Right now, I only care about my brother's body. But I can't be by my brother's side. I'm really useless."
"I naturally know that you brother and sister are very affectionate. Let's do this. Tomorrow you go back to Nian Mansion to stay for a while, and you brother and sister can have a good talk."
When Nian Shilan heard the emperor's words, the joy in her heart almost showed, but she still suppressed it.
"As a concubine, I can't stay out of the palace for a long time."
The emperor heard Nian Shilan's words and did not refuse, knowing that this was what Nian Shilan wanted.
"It doesn't matter, and you haven't been back for so many years, so go ahead."
"Then I, my concubine, would like to thank the Emperor for your consideration."
Nian Shilan promised the emperor, but she was rapidly thinking about her two children.
"Brother today also talked about not being able to see Minghui. I just finished comforting him, and I never thought I would be able to go back."
The emperor did not expose Nian Shilan's little thoughts, but said: "It's not a problem for Shu Yue and Ming Hui to be together at the Queen Mother's house, so just take her back. Send Shu Yue to Mr. Xin Gui, and take Ming Hui back with you." .”
"That's not okay."
As soon as Nian Shilan heard the emperor's words, he immediately changed the subject and said: "Both of them are my concubine's children, and I can't favor one over the other. If you want to return, both children will return. If you don't, don't return. I don't want to." It’s something that makes a distinction.”
Although Shu Yue was not Nian Shilan's biological child, Shu Yue was still young when she came to Nian Shilan's side, and Nian Shilan did not have any children at that time. So as soon as Nian Shilan said this, the emperor really believed it.
The emperor said with a smile: "Both children have not met their uncle yet, so it doesn't matter, you can take them back together."
"If brother knows, he will be happy and get better quickly."
Nian Shilan also became happy after hearing the emperor's words: "Then I will go pick up the two children first."
After saying this, Nian Shilan left.
When Nian Shilan left, the emperor's face looked a little bad.
Nian Shilan changed more and more, and the emperor himself no longer knew what kind of feelings he had for Nian Shilan.
Just like just now, knowing that Nian Shilan wanted to take both children out of the palace, he followed her.
If it were before, I would never agree.
The emperor remembered that when Nian Shilan first entered the palace, he had really fallen in love with her.
Nian Shilan didn't look like Chun Yuan at all, but he really liked her at that time.
If Nian Shilan hadn't become pregnant later, and feared that Nian Gengyao would force her into the womb, she wouldn't have the heart to hurt her child, right?
But from then on, the emperor felt guilty every time he faced Nian Shilan.
Although his love for Nian Shilan was due to Nian Gengyao, he had also been sincere to her.
When Su Peisheng came in, he saw that the emperor's face didn't look bad, nor did he look angry, but he was just unhappy.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Su Peisheng stepped forward and asked: "But General Nian's situation is not good? When I saw the imperial concubine going out just now, my face was still happy, right?"
"Is she happy?"
The emperor asked after hearing Su Peisheng's words.
"Yes, I even joked with the slave."
Su Peisheng said with a smile.
"What did you say?"
"I said that the slaves look a little younger recently. Isn't it just the queen making fun of the slaves?"
Su Peisheng's words showed Nian Shilan's good mood even more.
Listening to Su Peisheng's words, the emperor could almost imagine Nian Shilan's appearance when she was happy. She must be as bright as when she first entered the palace. This is how she should be.
Su Peisheng looked at the emperor and said nothing while listening to Nian Shilan's words, but the expression on his face softened a lot and he stopped asking.
"Let's go to Chengqian Palace."
It was getting late, so the emperor didn't want to look at the signs anymore and wanted to see the concubine.
"Your Majesty, you have forgotten that you told me in the morning that Kang Chang would be at your bedside today. Although you didn't read the sign, I'm afraid Kang Chang is on his way here at this time."
Su Peisheng reminded him as soon as he heard what the emperor said.
The emperor has really forgotten this matter, so let’s go to Chengqian Palace tomorrow.
When Nian Shilan came out of Yangxin Palace, he naturally went to Shoukang Palace first. Although the emperor allowed her to return to Nian Mansion, she still had to talk to the Queen Mother about this matter.
Now that there is no queen in the harem, I am afraid that many people are eyeing the queen.
Although she was the imperial concubine and looked the most promising, she knew in her heart that the emperor would not let her become the queen, so she had no intention of doing so.
Not to mention having to pick up the two children.
"It's my concubine's fault to bother the Queen Mother at such a time."
Nian Shilan apologized first when he entered the palace.
"It's okay, you can get up first."
The Queen Mother knew that Nian Shilan had gone to Nian Mansion during the day. Counting the time, she came to Shoukang Palace not long after she returned, fearing that she had something to say.
"The Ai family has heard about your brother. How is it? Is the injury serious?"
"Excuse me, Your Majesty. Most of my brother's injuries are old diseases caused by this injury. The imperial doctor said that he needs good treatment."
Nian Shilan replied respectfully: "The emperor understands my brother's hard work, so he has authorized me to take my two children back to Nian Mansion to stay for a while."
The Queen Mother nodded after listening to Nian Shilan's words. She had to say that the Emperor really looked at Nian Shilan a little differently.
Why?
Because at this time, the harem was ownerless, and Nian Shilan was the imperial concubine. If she were in the palace, everyone's eyes would be on Nian Shilan, fearing that she would ascend to the throne.
But they also know that it is impossible for this harem to be without a queen. I am afraid that the queen they least want to see is Nian Shilan.
What is Nian Shilan's character?
The entire harem didn't know about it.
However, the emperor asked Nian Shilan to leave the palace at this time and take the child back to Nian Mansion.
He said he was going to see Nian Gengyao, but he was afraid that he was trying to hide Nian Shilan's troubles.
"Go, you haven't been home for many years, it's time to go back and have a look."
The emperor gave in, why didn't he agree? So the Queen Mother smiled and nodded, and then asked Zhuxi to bring the two children over.
"It just so happens that the Ai family has some good medicinal materials here. You can take it back and give it to your brother on behalf of the Ai family. It can be regarded as a piece of the Ai family's thoughts."
The queen mother thought to herself that although Nian Shilan's favor was not as good as before, her status in the emperor's heart was getting more and more important.
"Then I will thank the Queen Mother on behalf of my brother."
This was the Queen Mother's gesture of goodwill. Nian Shilan knew it in her heart and naturally could not refuse it.
When Nian Shilan left with her two children, the Queen Mother's face was full of helplessness.
"Queen Mother?"
Zhu Xi was a little puzzled.
"Forget it, if Shilan really becomes the queen, there will be nothing wrong with her."
The Queen Mother didn't say anything, she just muttered to herself.
"Didn't the emperor talk about the draft before? I'm looking at it. The emperor may not be able to establish a queen at this time."
What Zhuxi said is not unreasonable.
Not to mention whether the emperor wants to establish a queen or not, I am afraid that the emperor does not have a suitable candidate in mind now.
Even if the emperor liked Nian Shilan in his heart, he would still care about the Nian family, so Nian Shilan would not be a candidate for the post.
After listening to Zhu Xi's words, the Queen Mother also thought about it. It was spring and it was normal for an election to be held every three years.
"Has Ye Guiren been here before?"
The Queen Mother wanted to laugh when she thought about what people in her clan had said today. Now that she was the Queen Mother, how could she still be held hostage by them? Moreover, the Uranala clan has such a big secret to hide. If they push themselves too hard, the worst they can do is cut off their relationship with them.
"Hasn't been here before."
"She can hold her breath calmly."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "I'm afraid Yehenala is very proud now."
"But Ye Guiren still has a handle on Yi Xiu, so she shouldn't dare to act rashly."
The Queen Mother knew that Yi Xiu had captured Ye Guiren's relatives, but she did not find out where Yi Xiu had hidden them at that time.
"Yi Xiu has given himself a life-saving charm."
At least Ye Guiren will save her life.
"But Imperial Concubine, I think this slave may already know."
Zhu Xi looks at things very viciously.
The Queen Mother raised her head and glanced at Zhu Xi, but she also thought of something.
Although Yi Xiu is no longer the queen, the Queen Mother still wants to save her life.
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"Zhou Ninghai,"
When Nian Shilan returned to Yikun Palace, he quickly asked the people in the palace to pack the things they would bring tomorrow: "Tomorrow, you and I will leave the palace together. The affairs of Yikun Palace will be left to Xiao Lizi. You will be responsible for everything." Let’s explain everything to him. The main thing is the movements in the palace, we must make him more sensitive.”
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have already made arrangements for you."
Zhou Ninghai's time with Nian Shilan was not short. If he didn't have this kind of insight, he would have died countless times.
