diskusbooks Chapter 455: Legend of Zhen Huan - Nian Shilan 59
Chapter 455: Legend of Zhen Huan - Nian Shilan 59
Now that she knew Prince Guo's plan, Nian Shilan no longer worried that he would "report" her now. According to the negotiation principles, she had to wait for Prince Guo to find more evidence and drag on for a while before the feud finally broke out. Before that, there was no need to worry at all.
"Baicao, send someone to monitor Prince Guo and investigate his and his men's every move. If you find him trying to inform on others, take action!"
"Yes, madam!"
Nian Shilan had no intention of cooperating with Prince Guo again. She had no artificial uterus in this life and could only give birth to children by herself. Even if she could transfer all the symptoms of pregnancy and childbirth to the trader's soul, the various changes caused by her pregnancy would be troublesome enough, so troublesome that Nian Shilan did not even consider this possibility.
What's more, after the child is born, she will not only face more suspicious tests from the emperor, but also have to guard against the child being harmed by others and not growing up, or starting to compete with her for the throne after growing up.
No matter how you think about it, it is completely useless to yourself. Nian Shilan would not be so foolish as to sacrifice herself for others. She only lives this life, and once she dies, she can leave with her merits. Why must she create an "inheritor"? Not only should she devote all her energy to teaching and raising him, but she should also bear half of the karma of this person and affect her own cultivation.
Because of the influence of cause and effect, Prince Guo has deeper feelings for Nian Shilan in this life. As long as Nian Shilan is willing, given Prince Guo's love-mindedness, he is likely to become a force in supporting her to ascend the throne.
But unfortunately, Nian Shilan was unwilling to do so. She had a family system, everything was fully prepared, and the plan was progressing normally. She really didn't want to put on a smile and try to make a man happy just for the little help in his hands. That time would be enough for her to absorb several strands of merit power.
It's just a little bit of help. It doesn't mean you can't succeed without me.
Nian Shilan is very open-minded. She won't ask others for things she can do by herself. If she keeps asking others for help, the "credit" will become someone else's. It is easy to imagine that if Nian Shilan really cooperated with Prince Guo to ascend the throne, what would be recorded a hundred years later would definitely be how Nian Shilan used her beauty to seduce countless men and then succeeded with the help of men.
No one remembers her abilities, no one remembers how much she has paid for her success. Everyone only praises the men's infatuation and dedication, and when they mention her, they either mention her beauty or her beauty.
"Prince Guo has the Dragon Guards that the late emperor left for Concubine Shu. Tell our people to be careful and not get discovered!"
"Yes, ma'am."
After receiving the order, Baicao went down to make the arrangements. Songzhi pouted and finally swallowed her abuse of Prince Guo. When she saw Nian Shilan mention the Dragon Guards, she asked curiously, "My queen, does Prince Guo really have Dragon Guards? Isn't that just a rumor?"
"It's true. The group of people we saw earlier must be the Dragon Guards."
Although Nian Shilan couldn't see clearly, she could see it with her spiritual sense. The reason why she gave up attacking Prince Guo the moment she turned her head was not because she was afraid of being discovered, but also because she recognized the leader A Jin. As far as Nian Shilan knew, Prince Guo only had the women kept in Qingliangtai and the servants in the Prince's Mansion, and he had no soldiers.
The group of people she saw today were all riding good horses and wearing uniform clothes. Their every move showed signs of training, and it was obvious at first glance that there was something wrong.
If it weren't for the Dragon Guards, the Flying Guillotines, and the vassal children of the major families, who were all trained to be loyal from a young age and were difficult to get in touch with, and the time given to them to develop was too short, Nian Shilan really wanted to turn them into characters in her cards.
Fortunately, both the Dragon Guards and the Blood Droppers are not numerous, and once the master dies, they will lose their center, which will basically not affect their plans. Otherwise, Nian Shilan will have to find a way to get the method or token to control them.
After Xia Dongchun was banished to the cold palace, Zhen Huan did not believe the investigation results given by the emperor at all, and she began to secretly find someone to investigate.
Because of her ill will towards Nian Shilan, Zhen Huan naturally first suspected the Imperial Concubine.
"The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Huang Guiquan, is a distant relative of the Imperial Concubine. It is impossible to say that this was done by the deputy head of the Ministry, Jiang Zhongmin, alone."
"Sister Mei, for the sake of our past sisterhood, please help Huan'er."
The first person Zhen Huan sought help from was Shen Meizhuang. Shen Meizhuang had become much more Buddhist since she had let go of things. She either interacted with Concubine Jing, who had adopted her daughter, or went to the Cining Palace to take care of the Empress Dowager and seek her protection.
Now that the Queen Mother is seriously ill and Shen Meiyu is fine, Zhen Huan comes to ask for help as soon as possible. Although she wants to find out the truth on her own, the Zhen family is only a fourth-rank family and a civil servant, so they simply don't have that much money to bribe people.
"Huan'er, you are obsessed."
"The emperor has already issued an edict to determine the nature of the matter. Even if you find out something, what good will it do?"
Xia Dongchun is of shallow character, and the musk incident was also involved in the Yanx Palace. Naturally, Shen Meizhuang can see that both the Xia family and Xia Dongchun are shields put forward by the emperor to end this matter. The only difference is that unlike Zhen Huan's suspicion of the Imperial Concubine, Shen Meizhuang suspects the Queen because she has learned about the Queen's methods when she was in the palace from Concubine Jing.
However, she had spent a lot of time with the Queen Mother, so she naturally knew how much the Queen Mother valued the Queen's honor. If the Queen really did it, not only would the Queen not be punished if Zhen Huan exposed it, she would also most likely be blamed by the Queen Mother.
"Huan'er, listen to my advice, don't investigate any further. No one in this palace, whether it's the Emperor, the Queen Mother or the Empress, will be happy for you to investigate any further."
"The most important thing for you now is to take good care of your pregnancy and give birth to the baby in six months."
"No, no, I can't do it, Sister Mei, I can't do it."
Zhen Huan was unwilling to accept this. She was unwilling to accept that she was almost harmed by someone, while the person who harmed her received no punishment at all. Even though she knew that worrying too much would be bad for the baby in her belly, Zhen Huan still couldn't give up and continue her investigation.
"With such a hidden mastermind in the palace, how can I rest assured and take care of my baby?"
Shen Meizhuang refused, so Zhen Huan had to leave in disappointment. She could only hope that Wen Shichu could find some evidence through the source of musk.
I don't know if it was because she was worrying too much, but Zhen Huan started to have abdominal pain, bleeding and weakness. The emperor could no longer sit still, so he rushed to Chengqian Palace to visit Zhen Huan, but he heard Wen Shichu, who was taking Zhen Huan's pulse, mention musk.
"The madam's abdominal pain is caused by musk. The fetus's breathing is weak now, so she must stay in bed to take care of the fetus."
"Musk, musk, musk again!"
The emperor was furious. He had already let the queen go, so why was she still refusing to stop?
"Check, check for me, I want to see where the musk comes from this time!"
Not only the emperor wanted to know this question, but Zhen Huan herself also wanted to know. She had clearly asked Imperial Physician Wen to check Chengqian Palace last time, so how come musk appeared again?