Legend of Zhen Huan: Zhen Huan is reborn

198 The truth is revealed, Zhen Huan is pregnant

The hall was so quiet that the only sound one could hear was the "hola la" of crows flapping their wings in the distant treetops. The mournful and desolate sound echoed across the sky of the Forbidden City, as if foreshadowing something ominous.

Yinzhen's voice sounded particularly cold in the silence: "Noble Lady Mei, for disturbing the palace, will be demoted to a commoner, banished to the cold palace, and ordered to commit suicide. Concubine Tian Li will be fined for one year's salary as a punishment. The rest of the people will be handed over to Noble Concubine Xi for proper handling."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Huan calmly sat down, gently tidying up her hair and clothes. Her tone was calm but revealed unquestionable majesty: "Feiwen and Xia He will be beaten to death with sticks to serve as a warning to others. Jinxi, you will send Ying'er back to the Zhen Mansion and make sure to comfort her."

She watched coldly as the two maids were roughly dragged away by the guards. Their desperate cries for help were like sharp blades, cutting through the air, but only aroused a trace of disdain and indifference in Zhen Huan's heart.

Her voice was without any emotion: "For those who can't control their tongues, I have my own way to make them learn to be silent. I will first pull out their tongues, then punish them with a stick. The tongue that has been pulled out will be given to Mei as a gift. I hope she can learn from this and learn to be careful with her words and actions."

Mei Yue heard this, her eyes were filled with resentment and anger, she struggled and shouted: "You are so cruel, how can you stay with the emperor!"

Zhen Huan raised her lips in a cold smile, her eyes full of disdain: "What I did was just to give someone a taste of their own medicine. In this deep palace, if you want to protect yourself, you need to be more sober and resolute than others."

When Mei Yue questioned Wen Shichu, her eyes seemed to penetrate the barriers of time and space and reach the deepest secrets in people's hearts.

She pressed the question desperately, her emotions of madness and despair filling the entire space with depression and uneasiness.

"Even if the bitch has no personal feelings for you, do you dare to swear that you have no selfish thoughts towards her?" Every word she said was like a heavy hammer, hitting Wen Shichu's psychological defenses.

However, Wen Shichu simply responded with a calm and firm attitude: "My lord, you are a little out of your mind!"

Mei Yue sneered, her eyes revealing a sharp insight into the world: "Do you think I have no eyes? The emperor has no eyes either? Your feelings for Concubine Xi are obvious. Lord Wen, I heard that you are still unmarried..."

Her words were full of sarcasm and provocation, as if she wanted to reveal Wen Shichu's inner secret to the public.

Fine beads of sweat oozed out of Wen Shichu's forehead. He tried to stay calm and explained, "The fact that I am unmarried is a private matter. It has nothing to do with the Imperial Concubine, and even less to do with you, my lady." Although his voice was soft, it revealed an unquestionable firmness.

After hearing this, Mei Yue looked even more frantic. She approached Wen Shichu and said in an almost hysterical tone: "Do you know that you are wrong? Your feelings are all wrong! If you stay with her for one more day, you will kill her sooner or later! If not today, then in the future, your feelings for her will make her die without a burial place, unless... you die. Otherwise, if you stay with her for one more day, you will be dragging her one step closer to death."

Her laughter suddenly sounded, as mournful as a night owl, making people shudder.

At this moment, Mei Yue seemed to have lost her mind. Her words were full of curses and threats, as if she wanted to pour out all her resentment and unwillingness.

However, behind this madness, how much helplessness and despair towards fate are hidden? Her laughter gradually faded, leaving only a dead silence and endless sadness.

Mei Yue's cries suddenly echoed in the empty palace. She threw herself at Yinzhen's feet desperately, clutching his clothes tightly with both hands, as if this was her only support.

Her voice was filled with despair and unwillingness, and every word seemed to be torn out from the bottom of her heart: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I am sincere to you, why do you only believe this bitch and ignore my true feelings for you! Your Majesty... I have served you for many years, why do you only care about this bitch who offended you in the past!"

Yinzhen looked down at her quietly. Her face, which was washed clean by tears and had lost all its makeup, looked particularly haggard and miserable in the candlelight, like a ghost that had lost its luster.

There was no fluctuation in his eyes, he just said softly: "Pull her down."

The guards heard the sound and quickly stepped forward to lift Mei Yue up, preparing to drag her away from this desperate place.

Mei Yue's cries and struggles gradually faded away, but her voice was like a sharp knife, leaving a faint mark on Yinzhen's heart.

Yinzhen raised his eyes, swept his gaze across the people present, and finally stopped at Yixiu. There was a hint of fatigue and helplessness in his tone: "I am tired, and the Queen should be tired too. From now on, if there is anything in the palace, you can let Concubine Xi and Concubine Jing do it. You just rest assured and take care of your health."

Although Yixiu felt dissatisfied, she was helpless and could only agree reluctantly.

As the sound of Mei Yue being dragged away gradually faded away, the palace returned to silence.

Yinzhen glanced at Zhen Huan, his lips slightly raised, but in the end he said nothing, just signaled everyone to disperse and return to the palace.

(Yongshou Palace)

When Zhen Huan returned to the palace, it was already late at night. After a whole night of twists and turns, she felt extremely tired.

"The Queen doesn't look well. Perhaps we should ask the imperial physician to take a look." Jin Xi suggested.

"No need for that. It's too late now. Don't make more trouble. Maybe it's just late at night. You will recover after a night's rest." Zhen Huan responded.

"Then I will prepare the bathing for Her Majesty." Jin Xi said.

"What happened tonight was probably premeditated. I've been so busy taking care of the children lately that I neglected the people around me. People should always be vigilant and guard against arrogance and impatience. Otherwise, they may fall into the abyss if they are not careful." Zhen Huan sighed.

"That's true. What makes me curious is that Concubine Tian actually stood up to speak for the Queen tonight." Jin Xi said.

"It's not wrong for her to want to climb up the social ladder, but if she tries to achieve her goal by stepping on me, that would be her misfortune. I wonder if she will regret what she did today when she finds out how she lost her child." Zhen Huan analyzed calmly.

"Your Majesty once helped her before, but she is so ungrateful. It's really heartbreaking." Jin Xi said indignantly.

"It's always a good thing to recognize a person's true face as soon as possible. I'm still worried that she is hiding some unspeakable secrets." Zhen Huan responded calmly.

"Okay, Your Majesty, please go to bed early. I'll be waiting outside. Please tell me if you have anything." After saying this, Jin Xi retreated respectfully.

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The next morning, when Zhen Huan woke up, the clear sunlight had penetrated the light white window screen, and Wen Shichu was already waiting respectfully outside the palace.

Zhen Huan got up a little late today, and after she finished washing up, she summoned him into the palace.

Zhen Huan smiled and said, "Why don't you rest for a while? I guess you didn't sleep well last night."

Wen Shichu replied, "Jinxi came to report this morning that the queen was not feeling well, so I thought it would be a good idea to come and see her. I also brought a medicine boy with me to avoid suspicion."

Zhen Huan exclaimed, "You are so thoughtful and considerate. You have thought of everything so thoroughly."

Wen Shichu continued, "Also, I have asked my mother to keep an eye out for a suitable woman."

After hearing this, Zhen Huan said, "That's great. I have always regarded you as my brother. If you get married in the future, I will definitely give my sister-in-law a generous gift."

Wen Shichu said gratefully: "Then I would like to thank you for your kindness first."

After saying that, he began to take Zhen Huan's pulse.

Zhen Huan noticed the joy in his brows and raised her eyebrows and asked, "Looking at you like this, could it be that I am pregnant?"

Wen Shichu smiled and said, "Your Highness is right. It has been more than a month."

After hearing this, Zhen Huan said, "You've come at the perfect time. Let's send someone to tell the Emperor."

Jin Xi replied, "Yes."

(Jingren Palace)

Yixiu lived in Jingren Palace, and enjoyed practicing calligraphy in his spare time.

However, the Third Prince's academic performance seems to have made no significant progress recently, which makes Yixiu very worried.

Jianqiu's subsequent report made her even more worried.

"Your Majesty, news has come from Yongshou Palace that Concubine Xi is pregnant." Jianqiu said cautiously.

Yixiu sneered, her words revealing jealousy, "She really has many children and is blessed with great fortune. It's great that she can be so fertile and young, not to mention she's beautiful."

Jianqiu looked at Yixiu with a worried look on her face, wanting to say something but stopping herself. "Go to the storeroom and pick out some gifts for her," Yixiu instructed.

"Yes, your majesty." Jianqiu responded and left.

After Jianqiu left, Yixiu sat alone in the chair and sighed deeply.

"Sister, sister, you always disgust me like this."