Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 377: Demotion Year Agrees

Even Su Peisheng himself felt uncomfortable after hearing this, let alone what Nian Shilan would be like when he went out to convey the imperial edict.

It was clear that yesterday, she and the emperor went to welcome Nian Gengyao. It was such a grand occasion. In everyone's eyes, Nian Gengyao was undoubtedly the emperor's favorite.

Just one night had passed and things had turned out like this. It was really like thirty years in the east and thirty years in the west.

Even if Nian Gengyao was a favorite minister, what would happen? The power and status were all given by the emperor. If the emperor wanted to take them back one day, wouldn’t it be a fall from a high place?

"Why are you still standing there?"

Su Peisheng's momentary distraction was noticed by the emperor.

"Yes." After saying that, Su Peisheng stepped back.

When Su Peisheng came out, Jin Xi hurried over to greet him, wondering if the Emperor had an order to see the Empress.

"How's it going?"

Jin Xi asked, but found that Su Peisheng looked a little embarrassed.

"Say it quickly."

Seeing Su Peisheng's silence, Jin Xi became more and more anxious.

Su Peisheng spoke slowly: "The emperor has ordered that Nian Gengyao be executed, Nian Fu and Nian Xing be beheaded, and the imperial concubine..."

"What happened to the Imperial Concubine?"

In fact, when Jin Xi heard the previous part, she was about to burst the fire, but before Su Peisheng finished speaking, Jin Xi pressed on.

"Your Highness the Imperial Concubine is stripped of her title and demoted to a concubine."

Under Yu Jinxi's questioning, Su Peisheng finally told it, but his voice was very low because he was afraid that Nian Shilan would hear it.

I don’t know how to tell Nian Shilan about such a big thing.

But before the two of them could come up with any countermeasures, Nian Shilan had already noticed their strange behavior.

"What are you talking about? Is it about me? Tell me, my brother has been imprisoned, is there anything I can't stand?"

Nian Shilan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, her face full of disdain and contempt for the imperial power.

In fact, the moment Su Peisheng came out, Nian Shilan should have known from his expression that it was not a good thing. If the emperor really wanted to ask her to come in, Su Peisheng would have come to invite her in long ago.

Therefore, Nian Shilan had made sufficient plans in her mind. Even if the result was bad, it would not be worse than in the previous life.

After hearing Nian Shilan talking, Su Peisheng and Jin Xi slowly walked over. Jin Xi was afraid that Nian Shilan couldn't bear it, so she was there to support her early on.

Su Peisheng and Jin Xi looked at each other before they began to speak: "The Emperor has issued an order."

Upon hearing this, Nian Shilan corrected her kneeling posture and no longer held out any hope.

"Nian Gengyao was charged with 92 crimes, including treason, forming a clique for personal gain, buying and selling officials, and being arrogant and rebellious. I will allow him to keep his body intact, considering his contributions to the country. His sons Nian Fu and Nian Xing will be executed, and all male members of his family will be killed. The female members of his family will be exiled to Ningguta and will not be slaves to armored men. Imperial Concubine Nian will be stripped of her title and demoted to a concubine. I will allow her to live in the Yikun Palace in consideration of our kindness over the years."

Su Peisheng had already conveyed the emperor's meaning. Seeing Nian Shilan's expressionless face, Su Peisheng became even more worried.

Could it be that she really has become indifferent to it? She should never do anything stupid.

"Empress." Jin Xi looked at Nian Shilan and was very worried.

"Okay, it seems I don't need to stay here anymore, let's go back to the palace."

Nian Shilan knew that it was useless to plead for mercy, so she simply decided not to stay here.

Although he was reborn, he still witnessed with his own eyes the emperor's cruelty and ruthlessness, just as he was in his previous life.

Your Majesty, he hasn't changed at all after all.

I thought I could protect my brother in this life, but these charges were obviously false. In fact, the emperor was afraid that his brother would become more powerful than him, so he intended to kill him to prevent future troubles.

Humph, it’s true, when you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext.

Since I can't control my brother's fate, I should just manage my own life well.

The emperor was so cruel that he would not even let his youngest son go. So what was wrong with being rich and prosperous?

When I arrived at Yikun Palace, I found that it was different from when I left.

When Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai saw Nian Shilan and Jinxi coming back, they hurried over.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong? What happened? What did the Emperor say?"

Songzhi looked worried.

But Nian Shilan did not answer their question: "Where are the people from Yikun Palace?"

Song Zhi and Zhou Ninghai were the only two people in the huge Yikun Palace, which looked much quieter than before. Moreover, not only that, even some of the valuable things that the emperor had previously bestowed were gone.

Songzhi didn't know what to say, so Zhou Ninghai answered: "Your Majesty, just now someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came and said that Your Majesty is not worthy of using such good things now, so they took everything away, including the people."

Haha, it’s really ridiculous. Nian Shilan also knows how cold the emperor is.

"All right."

Nian Shilan touched Zhou Ninghai's face and said, "It's okay. At least I still have you. I'm not afraid with you. I'm not a queen anymore."

"you......"

The imperial edict had not yet reached Zhou Ninghai and Songzhi's ears, so they naturally did not know about it. However, thinking of Nian Shilan's former favor, they did not believe it.

But it was also true that the previous favor might have been due to Nian Gengyao. It was just that the Nian family was too powerful to attract attention, and so was he.

So naturally, her success and failure are all due to her brother. She has no idea whether the emperor is sincere to her or not.

Besides, what’s the use of sincerity? It’s the least valuable.

"Your Highness has been demoted to a concubine by the Emperor. The one in front of you now is a Nian Concubine."

Nian Shilan didn't say anything, it was Jin Xi who was talking.

This matter must be conveyed well. Now is an extraordinary period and the emperor is angry. If the rules are disrupted again because of this matter, Nian Shilan will really have no chance.

"What did Huang Guiquan say when he came here just now?"

Nian Shilan thought that Zhou Ninghai had just said that people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had come, so Huang Guiquan must have come here under the order of the emperor. She wanted to see if Huang Guiquan could give her some hints.

But Songzhi's next words made Nian Shilan completely give up.

"Your Majesty, the person who just came here was not Huang Guiquan, but the new chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Jiang Zhongmin!!"

Nian Shilan understood as soon as she heard it. Great, the emperor even replaced the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department. It seems that he has really cleaned up the influence of the Nian family.

"Zhou Ninghai, wait until it gets dark, and contact Zhao Zhiyuan immediately. Tell him to tone down his edge and protect himself. When I make a comeback, ask him to lend me a helping hand!"