novelaction Chapter 447: Legend of Zhen Huan - Nian Shilan 51
Chapter 447: Legend of Zhen Huan - Nian Shilan 51
An Lingrong had only been in the emperor's bedchamber for a few months and had no time to develop a relationship with him. After she had finally been promoted to a higher rank, she heard that a new person was going to be admitted to the harem and she couldn't help but feel anxious.
Late that night, An Lingrong took advantage of the fact that no one was around and secretly went to the Yiku Palace to ask for an audience with Nian Shilan. Her task was to apply a secret ointment on the emperor's face while he was sleeping with her, and to sleep with him as often as possible so that the emperor would inhale more of the scent of the ointment.
Now that there is another selection and new beauties are entering the palace, An Lingrong's visits to the emperor's bedchamber will inevitably decrease. She is afraid that she will not be able to complete her task, so she wants to find Nian Shilan in advance to explain the situation and try to find out the specific effects of the ointment. An Lingrong thinks that if she can achieve the same effect as the ointment through other methods, maybe she can do it without having to sleep with the emperor.
After hearing An Lingrong's intention, Nian Shilan looked at An Lingrong strangely, "Don't you suspect that the ointment I gave you is also harmful to you?"
Although An Lingrong smelled the effects of the ointment, she did not feel any fear at all, as if she was not afraid of hurting herself at all.
"I am not afraid. I believe in you, Madam."
If the Imperial Concubine wanted to take her own life, she could do so at any time. There was no need to use methods like ointment. An Lingrong always felt that the effect of the ointment should not be the kind that would harm the human body.
"You think clearly."
"But you guessed it right. This ointment is harmless to the human body."
The ointment that Nian Shilan gave to An Lingrong was just an initiator. As long as the emperor smelled it a few more times, a sufficient dose would be left in his body. When the remaining two medicines arrived, the three mixed together would be enough to take the emperor's life.
Nian Shilan cannot kill the king with her own hands, which is not conducive to her ascending to the throne or gaining merit. However, not being able to kill the king with her own hands does not mean that she cannot take advantage of loopholes.
The laws of the world will recognize that the person behind the scenes will also bear the consequences of murder, just like instigating a crime will also be counted as the main culprit, and he will not be innocent at all.
But unintentional guidance is not a crime at all. Nian Shilan specially found a book of incense from the collection of Fairy Jinghuan, which recorded many magical incense recipes. As Fairy Jinghuan was a cultivator, the incense recipes she used were naturally not that simple. Nian Shilan finally found a recipe that could be made with only earthly materials.
Killing people with poison is tangible and easy to detect. It just so happens that Fairy Jinghuan is best at sucking men's essence. Once a man loses his essence, he will die of exhaustion like Jia Rui in "Dream of Red Mansions".
"But I am not favored and cannot see the emperor. If this continues..."
An Lingrong was a little anxious. She was really tired of her current status. She wanted to climb up, to climb above Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang, and even men. Ever since she learned about another way to be a woman from the Imperial Noble Consort, An Lingrong no longer wanted to be a submissive woman who had to fake even her emotions.
Seeing that An Lingrong was serious, Nian Shilan thought about it and did not hide it from her. She said directly, "Among the people selected in this talent show, there is your helper."
"The ointment on your body combined with theirs is the secret medicine that will work for the emperor."
"So, there's no point in you being anxious now."
Ye Lanyi's identity has been arranged. With the emperor's preference, Ye Lanyi will definitely enter the palace in this selection. And with the queen's character, she will definitely choose Guaerjia Wenyuan and others to enter the palace like she did in her previous life.
After listening to Nian Shilan's explanation, An Lingrong finally felt at ease. Not long after, the selection was held as scheduled. The Queen, the Emperor, and the Queen Mother went together. The process was not outlined again, but the final result was the same as Nian Shilan expected.
Ye Lan'yi was selected, Guaerjia Wenyuan was selected, and the empress dowager also selected a beautiful girl from the Zhangjia clan to enter the palace. In addition to Guaerjia Wenyuan, the queen also selected Xiang Guiren, one of the two noble ladies of the later Qixiang clan, and two beautiful girls, a total of six beautiful girls to enter the palace.
Ye Lan Yi was registered under the name of a county magistrate named Ye under the command of the Nian family. She was named Ning Yingying by the emperor. Guaerjia Wenyuan was just a maid without a title this time. The beautiful girl from the Zhangjia clan chosen by the empress dowager was not outstanding in appearance, but she had a plump body and looked good for bearing children, so she was named a noble lady. The other three chosen by the queen were all named Yingying, namely Wang Yingying, Li Yingying and Zhou Yingying.
Ye Lanyi attracted much attention as soon as she entered the palace. Although she was not the one with the highest rank in this selection, the fact that she was the only one who was given a title made many people take her seriously.
Guarjia Wenyuan missed the first year's talent show due to illness. He finally waited for this talent show and was happy about being selected. However, he found out that not only was he not the highest ranked, he didn't even have a title. He couldn't help but get even angrier.
Guaerjia Wenyuan was determined to enter the palace, so she naturally had some understanding of the situation in the palace. Her father couldn't stand the fact that Zhen Huan's father Zhen Yuandao was suppressing himself by relying on his position as Guiren Wan in the palace. Guaerjia Wenyuan naturally didn't want to be suppressed by Zhen Huan.
Although Zhen Huan was also a concubine when she first entered the palace, she was the only one among those selected in that beauty pageant to have a title. This was a unique honor, and since she did not have such an honor, it was inevitable that Guarjia Wenyuan began to doubt the Queen's ability.
"Is this queen really worth relying on? If I had known that the queen was so useless, I might as well have relied on Imperial Concubine Hua."
Fortunately, Lord Guaerjia did not hear Guaerjia Wenyuan's complaints, otherwise he would have inevitably criticized Guaerjia Wenyuan. They are from the Manchu military flag and are Manchus, while the imperial concubine is from the Han military flag. It sounds nice to say, but in fact, they are Han people like the Zhen family.
No matter how nice it sounds like the Manchus and the Han are one family, the wives of the royal family are not all Manchus. At most, they are Mongolians, and the Han people can only be concubines at most!
Lord Guaerjia's idea is also the reason why Nian Shilan focuses on Han officials or Han army flag officials. The Qing Dynasty setting of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" makes many things follow the unspoken rules of the Qing Dynasty.
It has only been more than a hundred years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, and there is still a chain of contempt among people regarding ethnic identity. Nian Shilan does not want to expend a lot of effort to pry open the upper-class Manchu nobles because she knows it is too difficult. She just plans to use the old method of "overriding" to disintegrate the rule of Manchu men from the bottom.
No matter how many descendants of the Aisin-Gioro clan there are, they are not as many as the Han people. As long as the people under them are no longer obedient, they will not be able to change anything even if they all gather together. No matter how rich the boss is, it will be useless if he cannot order his people around.
Nian Shilan adopted this cannibalization theory throughout his life, hollowing out the voice of the upper-level rulers layer by layer from the bottom, and then replacing them with his own people. When the bottom of the pyramid was completely replaced, those people in the upper level alone could not change the decision to change the color of the pyramid.
At present, there are still civil servants above the fourth rank who have not been contacted. Nian Shilan is waiting, waiting for the opportunity to meet Nian Xialing and his elder brother Nian Xiyao. In two months, it will be the time for the emperor and empress to leave the palace to pray for rain. That will be Nian Shilan's chance.