Under the hazy moonlight, Zhen Huan's gorgeous appearance cannot be concealed.
Prince Guo's heart moved slightly, but when his eyes touched Zhen Huan's slightly bulging belly, his eyes couldn't help but darken again.
She and him are as separated as days and months, so why bother making trouble?
When Prince Guo wanted to look away, his eyes suddenly lit up. What Zhen Huan was wearing today was the Shu brocade that he had brought back from Sichuan after many twists and turns.
The evening primrose flowers on it bloomed freshly and gracefully, further highlighting Zhen Huan's extraordinary temperament.
He couldn't help but say, "Madam Wan Fei, the flowers on your skirt are really unique."
When Zhen Huan suddenly saw Prince Guo, she was delighted and very grateful to him.
It was he who sought the Empress Dowager's order and broke into the Yiku Palace to save her.
Later, when she was depressed after losing her son, it was he who used the sound of the flute to lure her out and comforted her.
Zhen Huan kept this help in her heart, and when they met privately today, she wanted to say a few more words to express her gratitude.
But when he looked up and saw the guards standing about ten feet away waiting, he could only greet them politely.
She is a favorite concubine and he is a relative, so they have to avoid suspicion.
She was about to leave when she suddenly heard Prince Guo's cool voice.
Zhen Huan glanced at the flowers on her dress and said with a smile:
"I also like its uniqueness."
With just these two words, the two of them understood each other.
In the past, Prince Guo had said something rude to Zhen Huan on Valentine's Day, and he said he would apologize when they parted.
Not long after that, Concubine Hua inexplicably received two batches of Shu brocade, on which were embroidered the evening primrose flower.
For some unknown reason, Concubine Hua made clothes out of the two batches of satin and gave them to Zhen Huan.
When she received the clothes, Prince Guo was still staying in Shu and had not returned to the court. After thinking about the situation, she naturally understood that this was the so-called apology.
Now that things have come out, Prince Guo can only sigh in his heart that she is very thoughtful.
Thinking of the current political situation, Prince Guo couldn't help but remind him:
"My brother is working hard to govern the country, so he hopes that the world will be united."
This sentence was incoherent. When Zhen Huan was about to ask a few more questions, a guard came running from the front and looked towards Prince Guo.
Seeing that he still had official business to attend to, Zhen Huan did not want to delve into the deeper meaning of his words for the time being, so she had to bow and take her leave.
However, on the way, she and Huanbi kept analyzing the meaning of this sentence.
"Huanbi, do you think Prince Guo wants to remind me of something?"
She asked in a hurry, without considering that Huanbi knew nothing about the court affairs.
Huanbi supported her and walked forward, saying softly, "Sister, I dare not speak rashly about things you don't know, lest I say something wrong and cause you to make a wrong judgment, which would be bad."
After saying this, he seemed to feel ashamed for not being able to help Zhen Huan, and hurriedly made a suggestion:
"If you want to know, you might as well ask Eunuch Su, or go directly to the emperor."
Zhen Huan saw Huanbi's transformation and said with relief:
"You have really grown up and lived up to your father's expectations of you."
"Prince Guo has hinted at this, so I think it is not urgent. Why not wait until the emperor comes to eat and find out from the side."
"Huanbi, after I give birth, I will choose a good husband for you in the court. When I am in the palace, I believe no one will dare to bully you."
"Eldest sister, Huanbi said she would never marry. She just wants to stay with you forever."
"..."
The two of them were so busy talking that they completely forgot how far they had come. When they realized that the air was getting cooler, Huanbi exclaimed:
"Eldest sister, the Qingliang Palace is ahead. There are few people here. Let's go back."
There are many trees around Qingliang Palace, and it looks particularly dark in the evening. This was the place where Concubine Hua escaped the summer heat in the past. At that time, the whole avenue was brightly lit, so it didn't feel scary.
Now only Concubine Shen and Princess Wen Yi lived here. Except for the bright candlelight in their residence, the rest of the place was lit by one or two palace lanterns. When the wind blew through the trees, it made a rustling sound, which made people's hair stand on end.
"Let's go!" Zhen Huan had other considerations. This place was quiet and it would be bad if something went wrong.
Huanbi supported Zhen Huan and walked slowly back.
What you fear will come true. After walking a few steps, a young eunuch quickly rushed out of the forest. He looked up at the sky, waving a gauze net in his hand, and shouted loudly:
"I caught it. The slave caught it."
It turned out that he was chasing a firefly. Just as the insect was about to fall into his web, it suddenly flew forward and flew directly towards Zhen Huan.
The young eunuch was either blind or too focused, he dared to dance the gauze net towards Zhen Huan.
Huanbi reacted very quickly. She first moved sideways forward and gently pulled Zhen Huan back. Zhen Huan took the opportunity to step back and avoid the gauze.
Then Huanbi stretched out her hand suddenly, pulled the gauze down from above her head, and bent it hard, and the gauze broke crisply.
The young eunuch saw the net being pulled, and then his head, which had been tilted up, was lowered. He was so frightened that he knelt down and greeted:
"Good luck to the Queen Consort Wan, I am..."
Before she could finish her words, Huanbi slapped her in the face with all her strength:
"You are so bold, you are blind. Our queen is pregnant, and you dare to come up to us like this? Tell me, is there someone behind you who is instructing you to murder the dragon heir in our queen's belly?"
It’s no wonder that Huanbi thought too much. She was really scared by the endless number of ways of harming people in the palace.
Not only did she think so, but Zhen Huan also had the same idea. The appearance of this little eunuch was really too coincidental. If it weren't for Huanbi's sharp eyes, she might have been pushed to the ground.
Huanbi's threats made the young eunuch tremble with fear. He knocked his head on the bluestone slab with a loud "bang bang". He ignored his swollen cheeks and begged for mercy:
"My Lady Wan, please understand. I am a servant of Concubine Shen. I came out tonight to catch fireflies for the princess. I did not mean to offend you, Lady Wan."
He spoke eloquently and explained the whole story in a few words. Zhen Huan was stunned. Someone close to Cao Qinmo? Could it be a coincidence?
She glanced at Huanbi, who immediately understood and was about to ask a few more questions.
Suddenly, several people walked out of the woods behind.
The leader was Cao Qinmo, and no one knew how long she had been watching in the forest.
She was accompanied by Yinxiu and two young eunuchs.
Yinxiu held a glass jar in her hand, which was filled with fireflies, as beautiful as stars.
The two young eunuchs also held gauze nets in their hands. The nets were about the size of a bowl, just big enough to catch fireflies.
Cao Qinmo saw Zhen Huan was obviously stunned, then looked at Xiao Guizi kneeling on the ground, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed:
"My concubine greets Her Majesty Wan Fei. It is dimly lit here. If my servant has offended Her Majesty, I apologize to Her Majesty. Please be magnanimous and don't bother with this blind servant."
Cao Qinmo was angry. From the moment Xiao Guizi knelt down, she saw all the reactions of Zhen Huan and her servant.
Huanbi took advantage of her power to bully others. This was clearly where she lived, but she didn't wait for Xiao Guizi to explain her identity and started hitting people. She clearly hit Cao Qinmo in the face.
Zhen Huan heard Cao Qinmo's sarcasm, and knew that this was indeed a misunderstanding between them. She smiled and said:
"It turned out to be a misunderstanding. Sister Cao, please get up."
Cao Qinmo hurriedly said that he didn't dare, and stood up with his head lowered.
"Your Majesty, a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. This place is remote, so I will take you back and summon the imperial physician to see you. This will also help to comfort you and me."
Zhen Huan had not expected that Cao Qinmo, who was cunning but treacherous, would be so difficult to talk to. Just as she was about to refuse, Cao Qinmo came up to her and whispered another sentence.
Zhen Huan had no choice but to agree to let Cao Qinmo send her back.
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