Legend of Zhen Huan: Zhen Huan is reborn

033 False Pregnancy Controversy

As dusk fell, Zhen Huan and Yinzhen walked into Fanying Pavilion together. This place was not far from Bitong Academy, and they arrived in the blink of an eye.

Coincidentally, when the two of them stepped into Fanying Pavilion, the Queen, Concubine Hua and others happened to be there.

(Fan Ying Pavilion)

An Lingrong, who was originally sitting upright on a chair, was listening attentively to the Queen's teachings. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of Yinzhen and Zhen Huan arriving, and she hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Your Majesty, I greet you." An Lingrong bowed slightly, then smiled at Zhen Huan, "Sister Zhen."

Zhen Huan also responded softly, "Sister Lingrong."

When the concubines saw the emperor coming, they all stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Yinzhen waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to be so polite. He turned to An Lingrong and said gently, "You are already pregnant, so there is no need to be so polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration." An Lingrong said gratefully.

Yinzhen looked around and smiled, "It's such a coincidence that the queen and all the concubines are gathered here today."

Queen Yixiu explained with a smile: "An is pregnant with the prince's heir. As the mistress of the harem, I naturally have to give her more care and attention to fulfill my duties as queen." The other concubines also echoed her, expressing their respect and recognition for the queen.

Yinzhen nodded with satisfaction, expressing his approval of the empress and concubines.

Concubine Hua glanced at Zhen Huan, opened her red lips, and smiled coquettishly, "Your Majesty, have you had dinner yet? I recently got a chef in my palace. He has superb cooking skills, especially good at cooking Jiangnan cuisine, which is delicious and tasty. If Your Majesty is not satisfied, you may as well give it a try."

Yinzhen responded calmly: "I just had it at Bitong Academy. Let's go taste the delicacies in your palace another day."

Concubine Hua smiled lightly and said, "It seems that the chefs in Concubine Wan's palace are also very skilled, so they can keep the emperor's footsteps."

Zhen Huan responded with a gentle smile, "The Emperor always praises the Donkey-hide Gelatin Longan Soup in the Empress Hua's palace. Now that there is a new cook, won't the Emperor be even more reluctant to leave?"

Hua Fei's cheeks flushed slightly, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth: "I haven't talked to Wan Guiren for a long time. I didn't expect you to become so eloquent."

Zhen Huan slightly turned her head to glance at Yinzhen, who then spoke up, "Nizi is still young and likes to joke around. Does Concubine Hua have to argue with her?"

Hua Fei noticed the displeasure in Yinzhen's tone and immediately changed her tone to a coquettish one: "Your Majesty, I also like Lady Wan's cleverness, so I joked with her a few more times."

At this time, the palace maids carefully brought out several plates of freshly cut fruits and vegetables, which exuded an enticing aroma.

Yixiu smiled and picked out a piece of attractive honeydew melon, handed it to Yinzhen, and said softly: "Your Majesty, this is the honeydew melon that General Yili has just sent as tribute. It is said to be produced in the Western Regions, with a unique taste and sweet and delicious."

Yinzhen took the melon, took a light bite, and the sweet juice instantly spread in his mouth.

He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Hmm~ This honeydew melon is indeed as good as its reputation, with a delicate taste, sweet but not greasy, and very delicious."

"As long as the emperor is satisfied." Yixiu responded with a smile.

She was going to give Yinzhen a few more pieces of honeydew melon, but Yinzhen waved his hand, saying that it was enough. "I don't want to eat it anymore. If you have any left, go and enjoy your piece."

Hearing this, Concubine Hua's face instantly became a little stiff, but considering the presence of the emperor, she could only suppress her dissatisfaction in her heart.

Yixiu just smiled indifferently and didn't say much. Zhen Huan watched quietly from the side. She and An Lingrong smiled at each other, as if they understood each other's thoughts.

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When everyone just walked out of the door of Fanying Pavilion, a figure suddenly flashed in the corner, looking a little sneaky.

This sudden movement made Xin Changzai exclaim: "Oh my, what is that?"

Yinzhen also immediately became alert, frowning, and asked in a deep voice: "Who is there?"

As Yinzhen asked, a head slowly emerged from behind the rockery. The palace maid kept sticking her head out to peek, looking extremely trembling.

Seeing this, the guards immediately received an order, rushed forward, and pulled the palace maid out from behind the rockery.

When the palace maid was caught by the guards, she had a bundle tightly tucked into her pocket.

Su Peisheng walked forward, took down the bundle, and questioned the maid: "What is this? Did you steal the young lady's things and try to run away with them?"

The palace maid was pale at this moment, with her head lowered and she said nothing.

Seeing this, An Lingrong calmly ordered: "What a spineless slave! Drag him out now."

However, Yinzhen spoke at this time: "Rong'er, you are pregnant, why get angry about such a small matter." His words were full of care and concern for An Lingrong.

"Hey, isn't this Fuling from An's palace? Why is she here?" There was some surprise in Cao Qinmo's tone.

Xin Changzai also chimed in: "From the looks of it, it seems like she took something she shouldn't have, and wants to sneak away?"

Fuling heard the conversation between the two and immediately realized that something was wrong. She quickly leaned over and begged An Lingrong for help in tears: "My lady, please save me!"

However, An Lingrong remained unmoved. She turned to the guards coldly and said, "Since she has done such a dirty thing, why don't you drag her away?"

Cao Qinmo suddenly shouted, "Wait!" She quickly took a palace lantern from the eunuch and walked forward to carefully check the bundle.

She picked up a pair of silk pants, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and said, "What...what is this?"

Xin Changzai was also attracted by the sudden shout and came forward to take a closer look.

She saw the bright red stains on the silk pants, covered her nose and frowned, "Oh, there's blood on these pants!"

Seeing this, Concubine Hua also came forward and examined the silk pants. She frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "This bloodstain is serious. Could it be that someone is trying to kill for money?"

Her voice was low and stern, making everyone present feel the tense atmosphere.

Yinzhen was also deeply puzzled at this moment. He frowned and thought, "This is indeed strange. Generally, people would choose valuable items when stealing. Why would they only take some pants and skirts, and these clothes are so dirty?"

The queen also nodded repeatedly and added: "These clothes look like what An agreed to, but why are they stained with blood?"

Xin Changzai lowered her voice and carefully guessed, "Could it be that... An promised her... to see Hong?"

Although her voice was not loud, the people nearby could hear it clearly. For a moment, everyone's eyes were nervously cast towards An Lingrong.

Facing everyone's gaze, An Lingrong was panicked in her heart but she tried her best to remain calm. She pretended to be ignorant and denied it, "No, I didn't see any blood..." However, there was an imperceptible tremor in her words.

After hearing An Lingrong's answer, Concubine Hua immediately ordered, "Why don't you help An Ying go in and rest."

Then she turned to Yinzhen and said seriously, "Your Majesty, this maid is behaving strangely. I think we should take her to the torture chamber and interrogate her thoroughly to find out the truth."

An Lingrong was also furious at this moment. She glared at Fuling, her voice filled with anger: "You have such dirty hands that you dare to steal and do such a thing! Hurry up and drag her away to torture her and see what secrets she has!"

After hearing those words, Fuling's body trembled slightly, and she almost couldn't hold on. She suddenly screamed, "My lady, I originally wanted to hide the truth for you, but I didn't expect you to be so cruel and want to kill me! In this case, why should I be loyal to you anymore!"

After that, she suddenly fell at Yinzhen's feet, kowtowed repeatedly, and said with determination in her voice: "Your Majesty, at this point, I can no longer hide it. The young lady is not pregnant, and those clothes were not stolen by me. The young lady had her period a few days ago and soiled her clothes, so she ordered me to throw them away. These clothes are the best evidence!"

At this moment, An Lingrong's face was as pale as a piece of white paper. Her fear was displayed to the extreme and she almost fainted.

Ningxiang and Manxiang beside her called out anxiously: "Young Master, Young Master..."

An Lingrong turned to Yinzhen with a trembling voice and eagerly defended herself, "Your Majesty, she...she slandered me without any reason!"

Zhen Huan supported An Lingrong with a worried look in her eyes.

Yinzhen glanced at Fuling, then ordered: "An Ying is frightened, please ask the imperial physician to come and treat him immediately."