After hearing these words, the emperor said "hmm" and called Su Peisheng over.

"Ms. Nian is extremely beautiful, but she lacks virtue as a woman. She is spoiled by the emperor's favor, has a vicious heart, and has killed concubines and the emperor's heirs. She is unfit to be a consort, and I grant her the right to commit suicide!"

Su Peisheng looked at the emperor, startled, and said unconsciously: "Your Majesty, this..."

"Why, are you dissatisfied with my will?"

Su Peisheng lowered his head hastily, "I dare not, I will go and pass on the order."

Concubine Hua knelt on the ground with a look of disbelief on her face. She was pale for a long time and stood there motionless. After a while, she finally spoke.

"Your Majesty, the love I have shown you is evident to all. Do you really want to kill me?"

The emperor pointed at her angrily.

"You said I want to kill you? If you didn't do any of the things Zhou Ninghai said, I would let you go. I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it. You even made up your mind and pushed the blame onto others. In that case, I don't have to bear it with you anymore. Go!"

Hua Fei staggered to her feet and stood straight. After a while, her upright body trembled for a moment. She looked in shock, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

Upon seeing this, the emperor ordered people to carry her back to the Yiku Palace. After the imperial physician cured her, she was sent to the cold palace and allowed to commit suicide.

After tossing and turning for most of the night, the emperor and the empress were tired. Doctor Wen said that Concubine Wan would not wake up tonight, so the two of them went back.

Meizhuang and Lingrong refused to leave no matter what. Huanbi had no choice but to bring in soft chairs and a cloud silk quilt to cover them so that they would not catch a cold while guarding the young lady's bedside.

The next day, around noon, Zhen Huan finally woke up. She looked at her palms wrapped in gauze and felt scared when she thought of what happened last night.

Huanbi told Zhen Huan everything that happened after she fell into a coma, and Zhen Huan finally felt relieved.

"Is Concubine Hua awake now?"

Huanbi nodded, "She woke up early this morning. My lady is still used to calling her Concubine Hua."

Zhen Huan lowered her head and smiled, "Yes, she has been above me for a long time, and I am not used to her falling in one move. Does the emperor want her to commit suicide today?"

Huanbi nodded.

Xiao Yunzi suddenly ran in hurriedly and told Zhen Huan that Concubine Hua refused to die. She didn't believe that the emperor would be willing to give her up. She was shouting in the cold palace, asking to see the emperor.

Huanbi was worried that Zhen Huan would be soft-hearted, so she held her arm and said, "My lady, she sent someone to kill you and your unborn child, and she also falsely accused Concubine Hui of a false pregnancy. She is so cruel to us, my lady, you must not be soft-hearted at this time.

If she doesn't die today, when the emperor regrets it and thinks of her again, she will probably ascend to a high position again and will fight us to the death."

Zhen Huan felt that Huanbi's words made sense. She stood up and helped Huanbi along, and told Liu Zhu to bring her a cloak. "Come with me to the cold palace."

Huanbi was a little worried. In the previous life, it was the young lady who saw Nian Shilan off for the last time, but she was in good health at that time. Now, she was pregnant and had just woken up, so she was still weak.

The cold palace is a remote, cold and unlucky place, and everyone avoids it. It would be unlucky for the young lady to go there.

Zhen Huan saw her worry and said, "If you go with me, nothing will happen. Let's go!"

The two of them came to the cold palace, and Nian Shilan sat upright on the chair, still looking superior.

Zhen Huan was not afraid. The two talked for a long time. Zhen Huan felt that this was the only time she could sit down and talk calmly with Nian Shilan.

Nian Shilan refused to give up. She talked for a long time and still clamored to see the emperor. She didn't believe that the emperor was so heartless to her until Zhen Huan told her about Huan Yixiang. She was stunned for a moment, her eyes full of disbelief, but she soon believed it, remembering that over the years, all the imperial doctors told her that she could still get pregnant, but in fact there was no sign of pregnancy at all.

She understood, but she couldn't accept it. Looking at the pillar in front of her, she shouted, "Your Majesty, you have caused Shilan so much suffering," and then she hit the pillar and died.

Zhen Huan obviously didn't expect that she would be so dignified. As she watched Nian Shilan's body slowly slide down, she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.

The emperor was silent for a long time after knowing that Concubine Hua had left. He felt mixed emotions, including hatred and reluctance. In the end, he buried her according to the etiquette for a noble concubine.

The season gradually entered deep winter. This winter, due to Huanbi's reminder, Zhen Huan seldom went out. Except for chatting with Mei Jiejie and Lingrong when they came, she tried not to see other people, especially the Queen. Even when the Emperor came, she responded perfunctorily, saying that she was pregnant and should not accompany him. She only said a few words and then claimed that she needed to rest.

The Emperor always remembered that Zhen Huan had gone to see Concubine Hua off before her death, so he sometimes treated her indifferently. Zhen Huan didn't mind. Now she only hoped that the baby in her belly would be born safely.

In the spring of the following year, when everything had just turned green, Zhen Huan gave birth to a daughter. The emperor was very happy when he learned about it, and completely forgot all the previous unhappiness. He happily came to Sui Yuxuan, tightly grasped Zhen Huan's hand and said:

"Hanhuan, you gave me a princess. I thank you very much. When you are out of confinement, I will make you a concubine, okay?"

The emperor opened the swaddling clothes of the second princess and reached out to tease her. It was true that the more a father looked at a child, the more he loved her.

Zhen Huan smiled weakly, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Ahem... I just wish that Your Majesty and the Princess are healthy and safe. Nothing else matters."

The emperor held her hand and smiled with relief, "There has been no child born in the palace for a long time. Do you know how happy I am about the child you gave birth to?

Huanhuan, I know you are a woman who does not seek fame or gain, but if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about the princess. Okay, you don't have to refuse. Just take care of yourself these days."

The Queen stood aside, saying a few words of blessing from time to time and occasionally giving Zhen Huan some advice.

The Queen was afraid that Zhen Huan had given birth to a son, but when she learned that it was a princess, she felt much more relieved.

She stood aside and reminded: "Your Majesty, the princess hasn't been named yet. Will Your Majesty name her personally?"

The emperor glanced at her and said, "This is my and Huanhuan's first daughter, so naturally I have to come and pick her up myself. How about calling her Luoyao?"

Zhen Huan leaned on the soft pillow and thought for a moment, then said, "The pavilion is tall and bright, and the water flows gently. These two lines of Mr. Wu Liu's poem are extremely beautiful. I, the concubine, would like to thank the emperor on behalf of the princess."

The emperor patted Zhen Huan's hand happily and said, "As for our daughter, I naturally hope that she will be pure and beautiful."

Zhen Huan didn't say anything. The Queen standing beside her smiled knowingly and felt much more relieved.

And there was a person standing not far away, with a smile on his face, but his heart was unconsciously rising and falling.

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