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Chapter 492 [The Legend of Zhen Huan 27]

The next morning, sunlight poured into the room through the window, illuminating Yinzhen's stern face. He sat at the desk, staring intently at the paper in his hand. The paper recorded some information about Xiang Guiren, but the details made him feel disgusted.

"Your Majesty, what do you want?" the eunuch beside him asked cautiously.

Yinzhen put the paper down and said calmly and coldly, "Send Xiayi over."

Soon, Xia Yi came to the study, bowed respectfully and stood still.

"Concerning Concubine Xiang's matter, you know what to do, right?" Yinzhen's voice carried a hint of authority that could not be disobeyed.

"I understand." Xia Yi replied in a low voice.

A few days later, Xiang Guiren fell ill with a cold and was lying in bed. Her face was as pale as paper and her lips were bloodless. She lay there powerlessly, her heart filled with anxiety and fear.

"How could this happen... Was I poisoned?" Concubine Xiang murmured to herself.

However, the doctors diagnosed her with a cold and advised her to rest and take medicine regularly to recover. Although Xiang Guiren had some doubts in her heart, she could not refute the doctors' diagnosis and could only accept this fact helplessly.

The imperial physician came to report to the emperor that Concubine Xiang has caught a cold and needs to take medicine for a while.

"Su Peisheng, pass on the order to let Concubine Hua take care of Wen Yi temporarily." Yinzhen said.

So Su Peisheng went to issue an edict.

After Hua Fei learned about this, a hint of reluctance flashed in her eyes, but she still nodded obediently and said, "I obey your order. I will definitely take good care of Wen Yi."

Then he ordered Songzhi to pick up Wen Yi.

However, when Concubine Hua saw Wen Yi, a look of obvious disgust appeared on her face.

"This child cries every day and gives me a headache!" Concubine Hua complained unhappily.

So she immediately asked the imperial physician to prescribe a prescription for her, saying that she was not feeling well and needed to rest quietly, and used this as an excuse to tell Yinzhen that she could not adopt Wen Yi.

"Your Majesty, I am really not feeling well and should not make a noise. Please find someone else to take care of Wen Yi." Concubine Hua went to the Yangxin Palace and said directly to the emperor.

Yinzhen looked at Concubine Hua's appearance, and a feeling of annoyance welled up in his heart. But he did not show it, and just said lightly: "Okay, then I will think of another way."

So, Wen Yi, who had not even stayed in Yikun Palace for a day, was about to leave again.

Yinzhen knew very well that Nian Shilan would not accept Wen Yi as her child. After all, it was he who personally ordered Nian Shilan to lose her child, and she had not been able to have a child of her own for so many years. Handing Wen Yi over to Nian Shilan this time was actually a kind of compensation, but Nian Shilan was unwilling to accept such an arrangement.

Yinzhen thought, if that's the case, then I'll find a way to compensate her in the future. Now among the high-ranking concubines in the harem, only Jingpin and Duanfei are childless. As for Youyou, she also made it clear that she is unwilling to raise Wen Yi. And Duanfei is in poor health and is indeed not suitable for adopting a child. In this way, it seems that Jingpin is the only suitable candidate. And Jingpin is also a concubine with a higher rank and more seniority in the palace.

Therefore, Yinzhen made a prompt decision and directly issued an imperial decree: "Promote Jingpin to Jingfei, and let her serve as the adoptive mother of Princess Wenyi."

When Jingpin received this sudden decree, she was extremely surprised and ecstatic. She had always hoped to have a child of her own, but she never got her wish. She even thought that she could only stay with this palace and spend the rest of her life with these cold bricks. However, fate gave her an unexpected surprise at this time - Wen Yi became her daughter! Although she was just an adopted daughter, it was enough for Jingpin. After all, Wen Yi was still young and not very sensible. As long as she took good care of her, they would definitely be as close as real mother and daughter in the future.

Jingpin ordered, "Go and clean up a room and put some things that little girls like in it, quickly!" Then she said to Ruyi and Hanzhu, "You two, come with me and bring Wen Yi here."

Ruyi and Hanzhu knew that their master had always wanted a child, and now that their wish had come true, they were happy for their master. Although Wen Yi was not their master's biological daughter, their master would definitely treat her as her own. After all, Wen Yi was still young, and as long as she was carefully raised, she might be treated like her own daughter. Moreover, children often develop feelings for those close to them, and as long as their master truly loved Wen Yi, Wen Yi would definitely be close to their master in the future. Thinking of this, Ruyi and Hanzhu quickly went to Concubine Hua's palace to welcome Wen Yi.

In the Yikun Palace, Songzhi stood aside, looking at her master with a puzzled look, and said in confusion: "Master, look at Concubine Jing... Oh no, now she is Concubine Jing, and Princess Wen Yi has become her adopted daughter. Master, why don't you adopt Princess Wen Yi?"

Nian Shilan raised her head slightly, her eyes fell on Songzhi, a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she said slowly: "Children are too troublesome. Although I, your master, like to tease children, I don't like to raise them. If it is my own child, I may be able to accept it reluctantly, but if it is someone else's, forget it. It's really not worth the trouble. If you have this free time, you might as well take good care of yourself. Look at me, your master, do you feel a lot younger recently?"

Songzhi nodded quickly in agreement: "It seems so! Madam, if you hadn't said it, I really wouldn't have noticed it. The master has indeed become much younger."

Nian Shilan smiled lightly, with a hint of pride in her eyes: "Of course. During this period of time, I have been doing nothing all day, and I have put all my energy into taking care of myself, so I will naturally look younger."

"Your Majesty, aren't you angry? Concubine Jing snatched your opportunity away?" Song Zhi looked at Nian Shilan cautiously and asked with some concern.

Nian Shilan raised her eyebrows and said calmly, "What's wrong? Is someone gossiping about you behind your back?"

Song Zhi quickly shook her head and explained, "That's not the case, it's just... I think this is not fair, and I'm worried that someone will gossip about it."

Nian Shilan smiled, with a hint of disdain in her eyes: "Okay, I am open-minded about your master and don't care about these. As long as it's not that bitch Concubine Duan who raises the child, I don't care about other people. I know that Concubine Duan definitely wants to raise a child, but I will never let her do so. I will be happy only if she is not doing well!"

After hearing this, Songzhi's eyes flashed with cunning: "Your Majesty, I heard that Concubine Duan seems to be seriously ill again. Your Majesty, should we add more fuel to the fire?"

Nian Shilan raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a smug smile: "Okay, go and ask Concubine Duan to make her condition worse."

Songzhi nodded and said, "Yes, I'll go right away." After that, she turned and left, ready to follow Nian Shilan's instructions.