After Huanbi was reborn, she became the prince's favorite

"Miss Huanbi!"

It's Prince Guo! Huanbi was both anxious and happy when she heard this familiar voice, but she knew she couldn't show it, so she pretended to be calm and said, "Your Highness, what do you want to see me for?"

Prince Guo had never expected her to react like this, and said with a hint of disappointment, "I thought Miss Huanbi would be grateful to me, but it seems I was overthinking."

Huanbi saw that he seemed really unhappy, so she smiled and said, "Thank you so much, Your Highness. It was your flute that added some new ideas to my stunning dance. I don't know how to thank you, Your Highness."

Prince Guo was naturally very happy to be praised. He had been following her just now and saw that she was looking for something and stopped after a while. He thought to himself, could it be that Huanbi was looking for him?

But he couldn't ask such a question. What if the other person was just worried about his own mistress?

That's it.

There were more and more people on the road, and Prince Guo felt that if he continued to stay with Huanbi, people would gossip about him. It didn't matter to him, but Huanbi was still young and a girl. Thinking of this, he just said a few simple words and left.

Huanbi was feeling happy all the way back to Bitong Academy.

Seeing her enter the room alone, Liu Zhu asked in confusion, "Huanbi, why did you come back alone? Where is the young lady?"

Huanbi told her that the young lady was talking to Concubine Duan, and she came back first because she didn't want to disturb them. Liuzhu didn't say anything after hearing this.

That night, when Huanbi and Zhen Huan were chatting casually, the emperor suddenly came in.

"Your Majesty, your concubine pays respects to you. Why does Your Majesty come here at this time?" Zhen Huan greeted him while taking the teacup handed to her by Huanbi.

The emperor took a sip and said, "I don't know why I feel so anxious tonight."

Zhen Huan's smile dropped, and she asked hurriedly, "Has the imperial physician examined it?"

The emperor nodded. "The doctor said there's nothing wrong with it. It might be because the weather is too hot."

"Don't even mention that the emperor is so busy that he has to work hard on his body. Even a simple person like me would feel anxious and upset during this hot summer.

I heard from Eunuch Su that the emperor has been very busy these days and has slept less than three hours a day. I dare to ask the emperor to put aside the affairs of state for a while and deal with the most important matters. As for other matters, no matter how important they are, they cannot surpass the emperor's health."

Although Zhen Huan said words of dissuasion, her tone was quite complaining.

Seeing how much she cared about him, the emperor put his arm around Zhen Huan's shoulders and held her in his arms, "Since my Zhen Huan is so gentle and virtuous, I will listen to you today."

The Emperor said that he wanted to relax a little, but his brows were still slightly wrinkled, which made Zhen Huan unhappy. She thought for a moment and suddenly thought that it would be better for her to go with the Emperor to see Sister Mei. When the Emperor saw Sister Mei's pregnancy, he would surely forget his discomfort and be very pleased.

He then proposed it to the emperor. How could the emperor not agree?

The Emperor held Zhen Huan's hand tightly as they walked out of Bitong Academy. The moonlight was charming, and the sight of their fingers intertwined was even more charming.

When the two of them walked to the entrance of Xianyue Pavilion, they met Lingrong, who was also going to see Sister Mei. Lingrong was holding a bellyband embroidered for Sister Mei's unborn baby. Zhen Huan took a look at it in the moonlight. The stitches were very detailed, and it was obvious that a lot of thought had gone into it.

Zhen Huan hurriedly grabbed Ling Rong's hand, and the three of them walked into Xianyue Pavilion together.

In Xianyue Pavilion, the concubines gathered together to talk with Mei Zhuang. The pregnant concubines explained the things that should be paid attention to during pregnancy. The other younger concubines were very envious of Mei Zhuang. Of course, Concubine Hua's expression was the most complicated and unpredictable.

Seeing the emperor coming, Concubine Cao hurriedly came up with plum soup. Everyone drank some and talked for a while. The atmosphere was peaceful.

At this time, Concubine Hua and Concubine Cao exchanged a look. Cao Qinmo stood up and saluted the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, please excuse me from your company. It is getting late. I should go back and coax the princess to sleep."

After he finished speaking, the other concubines also stood up to take their leave. The emperor also felt a little tired, so he stood up together. A group of people surrounded the emperor and left Xianyue Pavilion together.

Suddenly, a palace maid jumped out from the yard, holding something in her arms, looking furtive.

The Emperor called out, "Who's there?"

At a glance from Su Peisheng, the guards immediately grabbed the palace maid and shook out the things in her arms, discovering that they were blood-stained clothes.

Mei Zhuang found out that the person was her maid Fu Ling. She felt ashamed and asked the emperor to punish the maid, but was stopped by Hua Fei. She covered her mouth and said, "Your Majesty, this maid is sneaky and holding these dirty things. It is really suspicious. I think there must be another hidden story behind it. It is a small matter to punish the maid, but it will be a big problem if this kind of unhealthy trend is allowed to develop in the palace!"

The emperor turned to look at her and asked, "So what do you think we should do?"

Hua Fei bowed slightly and said, "I think this matter must be thoroughly investigated."

The Queen standing at the side had already seen the expressions of Concubine Hua and Cao Qinmo. It seemed that this was a trap set by the two of them. However, it did not affect the Queen in any way, and she was happy to watch the fun, so she said, "Yes, I think what Concubine Hua said makes sense. We should interrogate this palace maid named Fuling."

The emperor nodded and led everyone into the house.

Inside the house, Sister Mei was extremely angry. She didn't want her maid to do such a worthless thing, especially in front of everyone in the palace. She watched coldly.

Fuling knelt on the ground and trembled as she told the emperor: "Your Majesty, please spare my life. I am just a little palace maid. How dare I steal things in front of you? I am really wronged."

Sister Mei looked at this disappointing maid and said, "Everyone saw it clearly just now, and you are still trying to make excuses? Did I ask you to steal it?"

Fuling immediately raised her eyes and trembled as she asked Meizhuang, "My lady, didn't you ask me to take care of these dirty clothes?"

Mei Zhuang was startled, looked at the emperor and Zhen Huan and asked, "You, a maid, stole something and framed your master."

She bowed to the emperor and explained, "Your Majesty, I have never asked Fuling to throw these things away. Besides, these things are not mine at all. No one in my palace was injured, so how could there be these bloody things?"

At this moment, Concubine Cao suddenly covered her mouth and coughed lightly. Fuling knelt on the ground and crawled towards Meizhuang, hugged Meizhuang's legs and cried:

"My lady, you asked me to deal with these things for you. I was already very scared. Now that something has happened, you have completely cleared yourself of all responsibility and put the blame on me. In this case, I...I have no choice but to tell you the truth."

The Queen looked at the different expressions on everyone's faces and pretended to persuade them, "Your Majesty, this matter can be a big deal or a small matter. Even if Concubine Shen has done something wrong, please be lenient with her!"

The emperor flew into a rage upon hearing this. He twirled the Buddhist beads in his hand, pointed at Fuling and said, "You, must explain everything clearly."