coobybook Chapter 195: Concubine Nian regains favor and changes her mindset
Chapter 195: Concubine Nian regains favor and changes her mindset
The emperor did not say anything more, and An Lingrong suppressed her curiosity and did not ask any more questions.
She knew very well that the emperor's words meant that he had no intention of taking her father's life, and that was enough.
Her father had no ambition and no ability to be an official. This small official position was only bought for him by her mother selling embroidery. Now if he lost his official position, it would not matter much.
After all, his father shouldn't have been an official, right?
Now that Concubine Hua was punished to become Concubine Nian, the Emperor, because Nian Gengyao was fighting on the front line, only confined Concubine Hua to her house for three months.
However, just because Concubine Nian cannot get out doesn’t mean that others can’t go in.
After Concubine Nian learned about An Lingrong's father, she knew that she might be able to do something about it, so she asked Song Zhi to call Cao Qinmo over.
"Humph, it's already been confirmed that An Bihuai was not transporting military rations properly. I don't know why the emperor has not yet dealt with An Bihuai. Is he planning to show favoritism for An Guiren?"
Concubine Nian waved the round fan in her hand with some dissatisfaction. Now she had fallen out of favor. Although she could use the silver to buy some ice cubes, the weather was hot and the demand for ice was tight. No matter how much silver she spent, she could not get much ice cubes.
"Your Majesty, even if the Emperor wants to be partial, General Nian is fighting hard in the front right now. I don't think the Emperor will let General Nian down."
Upon seeing this, Concubine Cao quickly spoke to comfort her.
Although Concubine Hua has been stripped of her title and became Concubine Nian, it does not mean that she can never rise again.
She saw very clearly that as long as the emperor still valued Nian Gengyao, he would not really treat Concubine Nian coldly forever. This title would probably be restored soon, so she naturally would not add insult to injury to Concubine Nian at this time.
"That being said, I always feel that the emperor will not really punish An Lingrong's father, otherwise it would not have taken so long."
Now that Concubine Nian has fallen out of favor, her mind has become clearer and she can see things more comprehensively.
"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. You should know that Concubine An has always been on good terms with Concubine Xuan, Concubine Wan, and Concubine Shen. The Emperor happened to have been to these places in the past few days. I think the Emperor probably couldn't bear it."
Concubine Cao thought about it carefully and then began to analyze.
"Friends?"
"There are no real sisters in this harem. They are just the weak relying on the strong. If this noble lady An is not favored, I think these people will definitely throw her out of the window."
Concubine Nian couldn't help but think of the former Concubine Duan, which made her no longer believe that there was any so-called true love in the harem, it was all fake.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Cao smiled awkwardly. She was not sure whether Concubine Nian was talking about these people or hinting at herself.
"My lady, you are absolutely right. You hit the nail on the head."
"Okay, I didn't ask you to come here to say these things."
"This matter involves my brother. Do you think I can use this matter to teach Lady An a lesson?"
Concubine Nian raised her eyes slightly and looked at Concubine Cao and asked.
"Your Majesty is wise. This incident can indeed dampen the arrogance of Wan Guiren and her group, but I think this is a good opportunity for Your Majesty to regain her favor."
Concubine Cao thought about it, then looked at Concubine Nian with a meaningful smile.
"what chance?"
Concubine Nian looked at Concubine Cao anxiously and asked.
She couldn't wait to regain favor and find an opportunity to severely punish Concubine Wan and her group.
"Your Majesty just said that this matter involves General Nian, who is your elder brother. If Your Majesty can behave generously and properly in this matter of Concubine An, the Emperor will certainly feel guilty."
"In this way, the Emperor will certainly not care about what happened to the Empress, and the Empress will naturally regain his favor."
Concubine Cao smiled and told her plan.
"So you're saying that I have to help Lady An in this matter?"
Concubine Nian asked back with a frown in disbelief.
"Your Highness, how can this be said to be helping Lady An? This is helping yourself, Your Highness."
Concubine Cao was worried that Concubine Nian would get too hung up on herself, so she spoke up quickly.
"Huh, what's the difference?"
If I help An Lingrong like this, doesn't it mean that I have to bow to Concubine Wan and her group?
"Of course there is a difference."
"I have also carefully studied this matter. Lady An's father did not take good care of the military rations, but this is at most a dereliction of duty. He did not commit any other major mistakes. Even if the emperor does not take Lady An's face into consideration, he will not easily do anything to him."
"Secondly, the emperor has clearly wanted to let An Bihuai off recently, but he is worried that others will think that the emperor is being partial because of An Guiren, so he has been unable to make a decision."
"If Your Majesty can follow His Majesty's wishes at this time and forgive An Bihuai generously, His Majesty will surely be happy."
Concubine Cao quickly began to stroke Concubine Nian's hair, fearing that it would explode if she wasn't careful.
"In this way, the Emperor will naturally see your kindness again, and restoration of your favor will be just around the corner."
"Okay, I might as well give it a try."
Concubine Nian thought about it and it was no big deal. If she could regain favor because of this, she didn't mind lowering her head.
Sure enough, after Concubine Nian took the initiative to send a petition to the emperor, expressing her attitude towards the matter of An Bihuai, the emperor readily deprived An Bihuai of his official position, but released him from prison.
After this incident, although the emperor did not lift the house arrest for Nian Shilan, he would occasionally instruct Su Peisheng to send some things to Concubine Nian. This made everyone in the harem clearly realize that Nian Shilan's move just hit the emperor's heart, and it was only a matter of time before she would be favored again.
When the queen learned about this, she secretly thought that Nian Shilan, the fool, had grown some brains now and had successfully regained favor in this way.
After working so hard for so long, not only did he fail to win over An Lingrong, but Concubine Nian reaped the benefits.
As for Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang, although they knew about Nian Shilan's restoration to the emperor's favor, they were still dissatisfied. They did not expect that because of An Lingrong's incident, Nian Shilan was forgiven by the emperor again.
"It's such a pity that I don't have a good brother who can go through thick and thin with me."
Shen Meizhuang stood up suddenly, slammed her hands on the table, and spoke angrily.
"Sister Mei, it's fate and time. As long as Nian Gengyao is still valued by the emperor, Concubine Nian will be like a centipede that will not die even if it is cut into pieces."
Zhen Huan quickly stood up and spoke to comfort her.
"Although it's a bit unexpected that Concubine Nian can regain the emperor's favor through this incident, it's also within our expectations."
"We really don't have any way to deal with Concubine Nian right now, but that doesn't mean we can't deal with others."