Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Zhen Huan

This cat was originally a tribute from Persia. The emperor gave it to the third prince as a reward, and the third prince gave it to Concubine Qi out of filial piety.

The Queen stroked the cat and said to Zhen Huan with a smile:

"That day, Concubine Qi brought it to me, and it really caught my eye, so Concubine Qi gave it to me as a gift."

The queen held Songzi in her arms for a while, and then held its front paws and let it stand on her legs.

Looks like he really loves it.

Zhen Huan had just praised her for a few words when the Queen unexpectedly held Songzi in front of Zhen Huan:

"Come and give me a hug!"

Rather than just chatting and joking, it was more like the Queen's test of Zhen Huan.

She wanted to confirm whether Zhen Huan was really afraid of cats.

Zhen Huan even thought that the reason why the Queen wanted this cat was that she might have wanted to deal with her at first.

It was just that Noble Lady Fucha suddenly became pregnant, so the Queen changed her tactics to deal with her.

Zhen Huan pretended to be frightened by the Queen and stood up from the stool in shock.

The Queen then smiled and said:

"I forgot that you are afraid of cats."

After testing Zhen Huan, she gave the pine nuts to Jianqiu.

As she spoke, she would occasionally touch the pine nuts' fur with her hand.

She also reminded Zhen Huan intentionally or unintentionally that although she liked Songzi very much, Songzi was a beast after all.

She had to be careful all the time, in case she got bitten by it and got hurt, that would be terrible.

The implication is that if Matsuko hurts someone, it is due to her animal instinct, which she cannot control.

But anything that can be brought as tribute to the emperor must be an animal that has been tamed in advance and is very docile and innocent.

Otherwise, if the emperor was accidentally hurt, the Persians would not be able to afford the offense.

The reason why the Queen kept emphasizing in front of Zhen Huan that Songzi was a beast and had an uncontrollable temperament was to find an excuse to harm people in the future.

"When a tiger or rhinoceros escapes from its cage, or a tortoise or jade is destroyed in its box, whose fault is it?"

It was the caretaker's fault, of course.

After all, what bad intentions could animals have?

At lunch time, news came from the previous dynasty again, that Nian Gengyao had won a victory in the northwest.

I heard from Xiao Xia Zi that Nian Gengyao also asked someone to bring back a Ferghana horse to present to the emperor.

The emperor was very pleased and said that he would personally take Concubine Hua to the racecourse tomorrow.

When Concubine Hua heard the news, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

"Songzhi, find my favorite riding suit."

Hua Fei seemed very relaxed and happy when she spoke, with a bright smile on her face.

For a moment, Songzhi seemed to see the appearance of Concubine Hua before she got married on her face.

But since entering the palace, she rarely saw such a good smile on Concubine Hua's face.

Regardless of Concubine Hua's status and position, Songzhi hopes that she can always be happy.

Soon Songzhi found the riding clothes:

"Your Majesty, fortunately we took it with us when we left the palace. Tomorrow you can wear it and gallop on the horse field with the emperor."

Songzhi smiled and brought the riding clothes to Concubine Hua.

Concubine Hua kept stroking it with her hands, and her thoughts seemed to have gone back to the time when she was in the palace.

She remembered that among so many women in the palace, the emperor only liked to take her horseback riding.

How happy she was at that time!

She thought that she would never ride a horse with the emperor again in her life, but she didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly.

Hua Fei was really happy, very happy...

He felt that the emperor had always loved her.

However, since he ascended the throne, the emperor has shouldered many more responsibilities, and there are always times when he cannot take care of things.

Hua Fei always told herself this in her heart.

After the Queen received the news, she passed it to Bai Mudan immediately.

She knew that Bai Mudan would never let her down.

The next day, Concubine Hua arrived at the racecourse early in the morning.

Seeing the horse's reddish-brown fur shining in the sunlight, Concubine Hua became a little impatient.

Just then, Su Peisheng came over to report that Bai Mudan said she felt uncomfortable on her face and had called the emperor over early in the morning.

The Emperor told Concubine Hua to ride her horse for a few laps first and he would be here soon.

Although Concubine Hua was unhappy, today was a good day after all.

She didn't want to let a "little fairy playing the pipa" affect her high spirits.

She took the horse from the young eunuch and jumped on it.

Hua Fei, who was riding on horseback, was in a good mood. She smiled at Song Zhi and Zhou Ninghai who were standing under the horse:

"It seems that I should practice hard in the future!"

"I have been pampered in the palace all day long, and my body has become much heavier. I can hardly even get on the horse."

Hua Fei's hearty laughter floated in the wind at the racecourse~

Even Su Peisheng couldn't help but stare in amazement.

There are so many women in the harem, but only Concubine Hua can switch back and forth between charm and boldness.

"Gee!" Concubine Hua picked up the whip and whipped the horse hard on its butt, and the horse quickly started running.

Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai's eyes were always following Concubine Hua.

They knew Hua Fei's horse riding skills, so they were not worried.

"No wonder it's a Ferghana horse, it runs so fast!"

As Songzhi spoke, she happily pointed towards where Concubine Hua was riding her horse:

"Zhou Ninghai, look how well the queen rides!"

Zhou Ninghai said with pride: "That's right, don't you see who our queen is?"

"When your majesty was very young, she followed General Nian and learned how to ride a horse."

"Although I have ridden less in recent years, the skill of riding a horse is engraved in your bones!"

The way Zhou Ninghai spoke seemed even happier than if he himself learned how to ride a horse.

In his heart and eyes, he was absolutely obedient to Concubine Hua.

No matter who Hua Fei asked him to deal with, he would never show mercy, even if the man had a limp.

When Concubine Hua was running very hard, the horse suddenly went crazy and was out of control for some reason.

Hua Fei instinctively tightened the reins, trying to control the horse to stop.

But the horse became even more agitated.

"Zhou Ninghai, look at that horse, doesn't it look a little strange? Why does it seem like the Queen can't control it?"

Songzhi was the first to notice the abnormality of the horse.

Zhou Ninghai took a closer look and hurriedly limped over.

"Eunuch Su, call the guards quickly!"

After Songzhi finished speaking, she also ran over.

But the horse was running so fast and recklessly that they couldn't get close to it.

This aroused Hua Fei's fighting spirit:

"Songzhi, Zhou Ninghai, you two should stay away from me! This beast has gone mad, be careful not to hurt you!"

Logically speaking, a Ferghana horse would not become manic for no reason, unless someone had done something to it.

But Concubine Hua couldn't care less now. She used all her strength and finally slowed down the horse:

"Xu~"

Just when Concubine Hua thought the horse had calmed down, she let out a long sigh and prepared to dismount.

But the horse suddenly reared up and threw her out.