amaotonovel Chapter 426: Nian Shilan and Huapin Confrontation
Chapter 426: Nian Shilan and Huapin Confrontation
Early the next morning, all the concubines and ladies came to Jingren Palace and sat down. There were more people in the harem now, and the palace maids in Jingren Palace were busy serving tea and fruits. There were more than a dozen palace maids, serving tea, serving fruits, and bringing water for the ladies to wash their hands.
Although there were many people, they were all very quiet. Not even the sound of cups clinking against each other could be heard. Outside the courtyard, there were more than twenty palace maids sweeping the yard, also working in an orderly manner.
In the room, Huichun and her men were tinkering outside when they heard Fei Yunyan speak first: "The eldest prince's wedding yesterday was really grand. I heard that those who were officially crowned as princes outside didn't have such a grand wedding."
"That's right." Noble Lady Fucha immediately responded, "Look, sisters, we are all here, but the bride hasn't come yet. I don't know what the rules of the Nian family are."
"Forget it. After all, you are from a bondservant family and don't know the rules."
When she said the latter part of the sentence, Noble Lady Fucha deliberately stretched out her voice. She had always been very self-conceited since she was a child, and relied on her family background of the Fucha clan to speak without considering the occasion. Now that she had entered the palace and was only given the title of a noble lady, she felt really ashamed, so whenever she had the chance, she would use her family background to mock others.
Now that Nian Shilan is Honghui's wife, she is naturally Queen Yixiu's person, but she is a junior. As an elder, she has taken the trouble to teach her a few words, and Nian Shilan should be grateful.
"Shilan grew up in the Qiandi Palace, and was often taught by the Empress. Even her and the eldest prince's first teacher was invited by the Emperor and the Empress. Now she has entered the palace to marry the eldest prince and serve the Empress. Over the years, she must know the Empress better than my sister, so my sister doesn't need to worry about her."
Ling Yu replied indifferently. She was now Concubine Chun and had watched two of them grow up. She glanced at Concubine Hua with dissatisfaction.
"Oh, Sister Chunpin, I was just kindly reminding you." Huapin deliberately pushed her belly forward and said, "Of course, the sooner you tell the child this, the better. Ah... Sister forgot that you haven't been a mother for a long time, so naturally you can't think of these things, hahaha."
"Being pregnant isn't a big deal. Raising a child is a big deal!"
Li Jingyan at the side immediately responded: "If Huapin has time, she should take good care of the one in her belly!"
"You!" Before Huapin could say anything else, Jianqiu's voice came from the inner hall: "The Queen is here!"
The people who had been talking so much just now finally stopped talking. Regardless of whether they were convinced or not, they all stood up and saluted politely: "Greetings to the Queen, may the Queen live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"
Yixiu did not come out alone. Nian Shilan was standing beside her. She glanced at everyone and said, "Shilan came to accompany me early in the morning. Everyone, please sit down."
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After everyone was seated, Nian Shilan greeted everyone one by one.
"I heard that Shilan lived in the Qiandi Residence when she was young, and she was with the eldest prince at that time. She knows how to plan for herself at such a young age. The daughters of ordinary families can't compare to her." Huapin continued, "I heard that Concubine Nian has outstanding talents. How about she perform for us today?"
As soon as this was said, everyone looked at Nian Shilan, waiting for her response. Nian Shilan knew in her heart that Huapin was deliberately making things difficult for her, but she did not show any panic. Instead, she smiled and said calmly: "Since Huapin loves to watch people perform so much, why don't I teach you, so that you won't be lonely in the palace when no one is around."
Nian Shilan looked Nianpin up and down and said with a smile: "Huapin is now pregnant and can no longer serve the emperor. You must be lonely and want more fun. Why don't you let me teach you to dance?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Nian Shilan was about to stand up and hold Nian Bin's hand.
"Go away, go away!"
Seeing that Nian Shilan was about to pounce on her, Huapin was as if she were facing a formidable enemy. She looked at Nian Shilan as if she were a ferocious beast, afraid that she would come close to her. She quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I am not feeling well, so I will take my leave now."
"Hahahahahahaha!" After the concubines and ladies from all the palaces had left, Nian Shilan stood in the middle of the room with her hands on her hips and laughed.
Looking at Nian Shilan, Yixiu smiled and shook his head and said, "Well, you must be tired after getting married yesterday. Go and have a rest."
"I'm not tired..." Nian Shilan thought of Honghui's tenderness and affection yesterday, her face flushed and she said, "If the Queen is interested, I will practice boxing in the yard for you to see?"
"Okay." Yixiu agreed readily. She wanted to live her life again to make up for many of her previous regrets, but there was no way she could learn martial arts since she was a child.
When she was in the palace, she discovered that Nian Shilan liked to practice martial arts. With the encouragement of Nian Gengyao over the years, she became more and more advanced.
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After a while, Nian Shilan took off her formal palace dress and put on a red dress. This dress was like the rising morning glow, gorgeous yet solemn, and every stitch and thread seemed to tell of Nian Shilan's boldness.
In Nian Shilan's hand was tightly grasped a long sword that was flashing with cold light. The sword was slender and as clear as autumn water, which contrasted with her clear and deep eyes.
Young Lan took light steps, each step was in an invisible rhythm, light yet powerful, as if she could leap into the clouds with a tap of her toes. The sword light flowed with her movements, sometimes like a dragon soaring into the sky, majestic and imposing; sometimes like a swallow cutting willow branches, delicate and subtle. Every time she swung the sword, it was an elegant cutting of the air, leaving silver tracks wherever the sword tip passed, and the air seemed to be filled with a faint murderous aura.
In the afternoon in the Forbidden City, the sunlight filtered through the layers of palace eaves, dappling across the courtyard of the Jingren Palace like an invisible dark net. However, with every move and stroke, Nian Shilan's sword tip was so agile that it seemed to just cut through the net, which made Yixiu full of admiration. It was a blessing that such a vital woman was no longer her enemy, but her daughter-in-law and comrade-in-arms.
"Is my dancing good?"
Half a cup of tea later, Nian Shilan panted slightly and stopped her moves. She said to Yixiu, "When I was in the Nian Mansion before, my brother told me that women's strength could not match that of men. Therefore, when I was practicing martial arts, I deliberately focused on accuracy rather than strength. Does the queen think I am okay?"
"Good, good, that's great." Yixiu took the handkerchief from behind, wiped the sweat off Nian Shilan's face and said, "Good, even Huapin ran away in panic."
"Hmph, that woman..." Nian Shilan curled her lips: "She relies on her pregnancy to bully the weak and fear the strong. If she does it again next time, I will make her pay!"
At this time, Nian Shilan didn't know that a storm regarding Huapin was quietly approaching.
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