In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

Chapter 443: Legend of Zhen Huan - Nian Shilan 47

Originally, Nian Shilan had the idea of ​​using An Lingrong and was thinking about how to win her over. Now that An Lingrong also intends to join him, isn't this a two-way race?

"Songzhi, next time An agrees to come again, let her come to see me."

An Lingrong has strong observation skills, strong insight, a delicate mind and a quick brain. Apart from some flaws in her character, she is a very good tool.

After she became the empress, the entire court could not have only male officials. An Lingrong was very suitable to be a female official, and she would not have to take care of too many things. It was also suitable for her to go to the Ministry of Justice to investigate cases.

As for other candidates for female officials, Nian Shilan has also been examining them over the years, but most of them are people of the same status as Songzhi and Baicao around him. It is not that Nian Shilan looks down on servants, but because people of Songzhi and others' status have not received a systematic orthodox education, and they still lack a sense of the overall situation. This is not a difference in IQ, but a difference in cognition.

Although An Lingrong did not receive formal education, she has a strong learning ability. She is ambitious and hardworking, so it is only a matter of time before she catches up with others.

But at the moment, there is no other suitable candidate except An Lingrong.

Whether it is Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang, or other concubines, although they are all more talented than An Lingrong, their "flaws" are equally obvious. Zhen Huan is ambitious, the heroine, and a little love-brained. She always gets carried away when she is successful. Nian Shilan does not think she can conquer her. After all, Zhen Huan has never thought of relying on others and only wants to be the master of her own house.

Similarly, Shen Meizhuang is not suitable. She is too impatient and too stupid. She is said to be open-minded, but once she gets angry, she ignores others. To some extent, she is selfish. Nian Shilan does not want to be exposed by Shen Meizhuang who gets angry. Moreover, apart from her talent, with Shen Meizhuang's personality, it is easy for her to be biased when she becomes an official. She will judge people and things based on her own subjective feelings. If she is deceived, many innocent people may be harmed.

Concubine Jing is too conservative and she has Princess Wen Yi, so she will not join Nian Shilan's plan. Not to mention the Queen, Concubine Qi, Concubine Xin, Noble Lady Fucha, Concubine Chun, Xia Dongchun, etc., none of them will work either.

"Alas, when will the emperor be able to select another concubine?"

Nian Shilan hopes that there will be more outstanding candidates in the next batch of beauties.

"What did your Majesty say?" Baicao came in and was about to report the key news of the recent period to Nian Shilan, when she heard Nian Shilan talking to herself and for a moment she thought she was talking to herself.

"I didn't say anything." Nian Shilan shook her head to indicate that it was nothing.

"Madam, this is the situation of those officials developing subordinates during this period. Here is the list they provided."

Nian Shilan took the letter from Baicao, glanced at it and put it aside. He would open the family system later to compare and find out how many people on the list were sincere in joining and how many were spies. There was no rush now.

"How was the training of the maid from Yuanmingyuan last time?"

While spending the summer in the Old Summer Palace, Nian Shilan went to the horse park to ride horses when she had nothing to do. One day, she happened to see a little palace maid fainted in the stable. After all, it was a life, so Nian Shilan would certainly not stand by and watch her die, and immediately asked Songzhi to arrange for her to be rescued.

After Songzhi came back, Nian Shilan realized that the fainted maid was the future imperial concubine Ye Lanyi. She was made difficult by her supervisor and changed from a beast trainer to a horse washer. She washed the horses all night without a drop of water and got her clothes wet. Finally, she got cold from exhaustion and developed a high fever.

If Nian Shilan had not kindly sent Song Zhi to rescue her, she would have been carried out unconscious by her supervisor. On the way, she met Prince Guo and was saved by him. Then she fell in love with Prince Guo and even helped Zhen Huan kill the king in order to repay his kindness.

After learning that the person who saved her was Noble Consort Hua, Ye Lan'yi wanted to repay Nian Shilan. Due to her sincerity and the obvious loyalty in the family system, Nian Shilan finally chose to assign a task to Ye Lan'yi.

"I heard from the nanny that she is very hardworking and has already learned all the rules. She is now learning pharmacology."

Nian Shilan still arranged for Ye Lanyi to enter the palace and kill the king, but this time she didn't need to sacrifice her life. Nian Shilan felt that Ye Lanyi's personality was very suitable for being a female guard. Of course, if she was more ruthless, it would not be bad for her to be his black glove.

"Well, have you arranged everything in the Old Summer Palace?"

"The maid who took care of the Fourth Prince was very greedy, and I bribed her without much effort. However, the maid did have some true feelings for the Fourth Prince, and was only willing to help pass on some messages, and was unwilling to agree to anything else."

Baicao didn't expect that the Fourth Prince's wet nurse really treated the Fourth Prince as her own child. She obviously loved money but just refused to be completely obedient.

Although Nian Shilan was surprised by this, she did not care. She bribed the Fourth Prince's wet nurse not to really harm him. She just wanted to help the wet nurse escape death and asked the Fourth Prince to drink the mung bean soup that was given to him by the Queen.

"It doesn't matter." There is still time, there is no need to rush.

After returning from the Old Summer Palace, the emperor went to pay his respects to the empress dowager as soon as possible. What he heard most was not the empress dowager's concern for the emperor whom he had not seen for a long time, but her advice to the emperor not to favor Consort Hua alone, and that as an emperor he should treat everyone equally.

The emperor had no choice but to start looking for concubines all over again. Noble Lady Fucha took the lead because of her pregnancy and could see the emperor at least twenty days a month. However, after a long time, Noble Lady Fucha became arrogant again.

The emperor had not come to Jingren Palace for a long time. On the fifteenth of this month, Su Peisheng finally came to say that the emperor was coming. The empress was happily preparing the old duck soup that the emperor loved to drink, when she heard Xiao Xia Zi say that the emperor changed his route and went to Yanxi Palace halfway.

"Jiang Fuhai is too slow, and Noble Lady Fucha has been complacent for too long. I don't want to hear that the Emperor went to see Noble Lady Fucha because she was upset."

Noble Lady Fucha was so successful in intercepting people that she became completely carried away and even dared to intercept on the fifteenth day. The Empress was already wary of Noble Lady Fucha's status as a military flag bearer, and now seeing that she dared to compete for favor on the fifteenth day, she was completely furious.

The next morning, news came from the Yanxi Palace that Concubine Fucha had seen her blood. The Queen specially sent Zhang Mi, the chief of the Imperial Hospital, to check Concubine Fucha's pulse, but it was too late. When Zhang Mi arrived, Concubine Fucha had already miscarried.

Zhang Mi explained: "Noble Fucha has a weak constitution and it is not easy for her to get pregnant."

Regardless of whether Noble Lady Fucha believed it or not, it was obvious that the Emperor believed it. He had been annoyed by Noble Lady Fucha's harassment for a long time. Now that the child was gone, the Emperor felt sad but also relieved.

When Noble Lady Fucha was in confinement after a miscarriage, An Lingrong successfully entered the Yikun Palace and met Nian Shilan. She immediately paid a great tribute to Nian Shilan and confessed her desire to seek refuge with her.

"Before I accept you, I need to confirm one thing first."

"An Lingrong, what exactly do you want?"