Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Zhen Huan

Songzhi saw that Concubine Hua was unhappy, so she spoke to comfort her:

"Yes, yes, anyone who dares to compete with the Queen for her favor must die!"

"No matter how favored she is now, isn't she just a noble? How can she be compared with the Empress!"

"The emperor just thinks she is new now, but the queen has been with her since Qiandi. When it comes to favor, no one can compare to the queen."

Songzhi has been serving Concubine Hua since she was a child, and she knows her master's temper very well.

If she gets angry, no one can stop her, but her temper comes and goes quickly.

Just now, when she heard Songzhi say that the emperor loved her the most, she immediately smiled:

"That's natural."

"But I can't let that bitch Zhen Huan get away with it!"

When Concubine Hua mentioned Zhen Huan, her voice immediately rose several times. She looked at Song Zhi and said:

"Songzhi, go find Zhou Ninghai and tell him that I have something for him to do."

"Yes, my lady, I will go right away."

After a while, Songzhi led Zhou Ninghai over.

"Your Majesty..." Zhou Ninghai bowed to Concubine Hua.

Hua Fei leaned back on her chair:

"I heard that the Emperor accompanied Zhen Huan to Yimei Garden yesterday. Go and ask me who was on duty there yesterday. Bring her here to me. Remember not to let anyone know."

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhou Ninghai bowed and took a few steps back before limping out.

After Zhou Ninghai left, Songzhi hurried to Concubine Hua to massage her shoulders:

"My lady, I asked the kitchen to prepare your favorite crab cakes for you this morning. Would you like to eat some now?"

Concubine Hua felt very comfortable being pinched by Songzhi, and her mood improved a lot.

She closed her eyes with a look of enjoyment and nodded to Songzhi.

Seeing that Concubine Hua was no longer angry, Songzhi said happily, "I will get it for you right away."

After Concubine Hua finished her breakfast, Zhou Ninghai came in with the person Concubine Hua wanted.

"My lady, I have brought the person to you."

"Your servant Yu Ying'er pays respects to the Empress Hua. May the Empress Hua be blessed with good health and good health."

Yu Ying'er was suddenly called over by Concubine Hua and her men. She was very nervous. She was wondering if she had done something wrong and offended Concubine Hua inadvertently.

Without even raising her head, Concubine Hua fiddled with the armor on her hand and asked:

"You were the one on duty at Yimei Garden on New Year's Eve?"

She remembered that yesterday, she was dissatisfied with the job of pruning branches in Yimei Garden on New Year's Eve, so she dropped a lot of plum blossoms in anger.

Could it be that Concubine Hua came to me specifically to question me because of this matter?

Thinking of this, Yu Ying'er kowtowed to the ground in fear, and then stammered:

"Yes... yes... yes, this servant."

Songzhi was really angry when she saw Yu Ying'er trembling with fear when she answered.

So she walked up to Yu Ying'er and said sternly:

"The Queen is asking a question, why don't you answer it properly? Why are you hesitating so much?"

Yu Ying'er became even more frightened when she heard this. She kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life..."

"Songzhi..." Seeing that Yu Ying'er had been frightened enough, Concubine Hua called Songzhi back so that she wouldn't have to worry about her speaking dishonestly.

Songzhi also obediently returned to Concubine Hua.

"I called you here today because I have something to ask you. If you answer well, I will reward you handsomely. If you don't answer well..."

Hua Fei's evil smile, as if she wanted to say something but stopped, frightened Yu Ying'er so much that her whole body went hairy.

"Yes, yes, yes. If Madam Hua asks any questions, I will tell you everything I know."

Although Yu Ying'er was not very educated, she had no problem saying a few idioms.

"I want to ask you, who did you see in Yimei Garden on New Year's Eve?"

Yu Ying'er felt much more relaxed when she saw that Concubine Hua did not blame her for destroying the plum tree.

She nodded repeatedly: "I have seen the emperor. Lady Wan has another man... The emperor seems to call him the Seventeenth Brother."

"Are you talking about Prince Guo?"

Yu Ying'er nodded.

"What did they say?"

"When I saw someone coming, I didn't dare to get close. I was too far away, so I didn't hear clearly."

When Concubine Hua heard that she didn't hear clearly, her eyes immediately became fierce.

Yu Ying'er was scared, so she tried hard to recall what she heard yesterday:

"I seem to have heard something about Xiaoxiang, Xiaoxiang..."

"What little appearance?" Hua Fei asked, sitting up straight as if she had obtained some treasure.

"It should be the portrait of Lady Wan. The Emperor and she hung the portrait on the tree together..."

When Yu Ying'er said this, Songzhi looked at Concubine Hua and her face immediately darkened.

But Yu Ying'er didn't notice this. She continued to talk to Concubine Hua:

"I also heard Prince Guo say that the emperor has a beautiful woman by his side..."

Songzhi saw that Concubine Hua was so angry that her armor almost pierced into her flesh, so she said sternly:

"Just say something useful. Didn't you see that the queen is angry?"

Yu Ying'er was so frightened that she trembled for a while, but she had to continue speaking:

"Prince Guo also said that the position of the concubine was an injustice to the noble lady Wan..."

"You said it was Prince Guo who said that?"

Yu Ying'er nodded.

"anything else?"

"That's all I heard. The Emperor and Concubine Wan left together. I don't know what happened next."

Concubine Hua gave Songzhi a look, and Songzhi understood. She immediately took out a whole bag of silver from her sleeve and gave it to Yu Ying'er.

It was the first time that Yu Ying'er had seen so much silver. She swept away her fear and kowtowed to Concubine Hua happily:

"I thank the Empress Hua, I thank the Empress Hua..."

"If Empress Hua needs me in the future, I will serve you with all my heart."

"Yu Ying'er, please remember what you said today!"

"I will definitely remember this."

"I am tired from talking to my son for so long. Zhou Ninghai, take her downstairs to rest first."

After receiving the order, Zhou Ninghai took Yu Ying'er out.

After the two of them left, Concubine Hua ordered Songzhi to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find Huang Guiquan for questioning.

"I pay my respects to the Empress Hua. I wonder what instructions the Empress Hua has for me to have?"

After Hua Fei glanced at Huang Guiquan, she said bluntly:

"The Emperor has recently appointed a new noble lady. I'm afraid you will be very busy in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as you have to take care of everything."

Huang Guiquan flattered, "Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. I'm not busy. Even if I'm busy, it's just an errand for a nobleman. It doesn't take much effort."

Hua Fei glanced at Huang Guiquan and continued:

"That noble lady Wan has been unknown all this time. I guess she must have suffered a lot of grievances from your Ministry of Internal Affairs, right?"

"She is in favor, so you should just be perfunctory. It's your own fault. If the emperor listens to her pillow talk, I can't help you."

Concubine Hua used the incident of Zhen Huan to severely criticize Huang Guiquan.