After Hua Fei was reborn, she became the white moonlight of Pangju

Chapter 89: Concubine Hua pleads guilty

After Yu Da Ying was dragged away, the other palace maids and eunuchs all stepped back.

Concubine Hua looked at the Emperor and Zhen Huan, holding hands and looking affectionate, and knew that it was time for her to leave.

"Your Majesty, Wan Gui must be frightened. Please accompany her well. I will take my leave."

The emperor had this in mind. He had not seen Zhen Huan for a long time and missed her very much. Today, Zhen Huan wore light makeup, had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and a refined temperament. Tired of the women in the palace who wore heavy makeup, the emperor thought Zhen Huan was very elegant and charming.

"Hua Fei, you should go back and rest soon! You are tired today." The emperor turned around and said to Hua Fei.

Hua Fei knelt down to the Emperor, and thinking of what the Emperor had promised her in the Yangxin Palace just now, that he would dine at the Yikun Palace in the evening, Hua Fei smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you haven't been with Concubine Wan for a long time, why don't you also dine at Suiyuxuan tonight? I just want to be lazy."

The emperor pretended to be angry and said, "Hua Fei, you have also learned to be lazy."

Hua Fei smiled and said, "I know that the emperor is the most considerate of me."

The emperor laughed and waved his hand, "Okay, I won't go to Yikun Palace tonight." He held Zhen Huan's hand, his eyes full of attachment and longing.

Zhen Huan lowered her head and smiled slightly, her cheeks flushed.

When Concubine Hua saw this scene, she left quietly.

After returning to Yikun Palace, Songzhi continued to chatter on and off to defend Concubine Hua.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor could have come to Yikun Palace at night, why didn't you let him come, and even suggested that he eat at Suiyuxuan? What if Concubine Wan is favored by the Emperor again and is given the title of Concubine or Imperial Concubine? What will we do then?"

Seeing that Songzhi was worried about her, Concubine Hua gently touched her forehead with her slender fingers.

"Didn't you see it just now? The emperor's eyes are all on Concubine Wan. If I force the emperor to come, but the emperor's heart is not here, what's the point?"

"It doesn't matter if your heart isn't here. The most important thing is that you come here."

"Why bother? There are so many women in the harem. The emperor can favor Concubine Wan today, Concubine Fucha tomorrow, or even Concubine An. If I get angry with this one and jealous of that one every day, do I want to live?"

Songzhi looked at Concubine Hua and saw her drinking hot tea leisurely with a calm expression. The resentful look she had before was long gone.

Songzhi realized that Concubine Hua really didn't care about competing for favor with the concubines in the harem. Otherwise, why would she give the emperor to Zhen Huan?

"Your Majesty, I'm just afraid that the Emperor has forgotten you. Your life will be miserable then." Songzhi choked.

Concubine Hua raised her handkerchief and wiped away Songzhi's tears.

"My life is my own. Whether I live a good life or not does not depend on the emperor, but on me."

Songzhi nodded, not quite understanding.

Inside Jingren Palace.

The queen looked at the table full of food and stretched her neck, waiting for that bright figure.

Jianqiu looked at the empress's sad face and couldn't bear it. "Your Majesty, the emperor might have been delayed at Concubine Hua's place. How about I go and heat up the dishes first?"

The queen looked at the steaming hot food, which was gradually getting colder. She smiled bitterly and nodded, "Go ahead."

The food was reheated and served again.

Finally, footsteps were heard outside the palace gate.

The queen's eyes and eyebrows seemed to be dyed with bright colors. She stood up and said, "The emperor is here."

As the footsteps approached, the Queen's face looked strange because she recognized that the voice was not that of the Emperor. Just as she was confused, Su Peisheng appeared.

"Greetings to the Queen."

The queen smiled and nodded at Su Peisheng, and was about to ask where the emperor was.

Su Peisheng smiled and said, "The Emperor said that we will have dinner at Suiyuxuan tonight, so the Queen doesn't have to wait."

The smile on the queen's face froze slightly, "I understand. Thank you, Eunuch Su."

Su Peisheng bowed and left Jingren Palace.

The queen sat back in her chair dejectedly.

Then came Concubine Hua, and then came Zhen Huan.

The queen rested her hands on the table and rubbed her sore head. "This noble lady Wan is quite popular with the emperor."

Jianqiu was puzzled, "Your Majesty, shouldn't the Emperor be dining at Hua Fei's Yikun Palace? Why did he go to Suiyuxuan?"

The queen smiled bitterly, with a cold light in her eyes, "Thanks to Yu's consent, the emperor met Concubine Wan in Yimei Garden."

Jianqiu also remembered the gossip that came from the palace during the day. It was said that Yu Da Ying had first committed treason by not giving way to Concubine Hua when she saw her, and then insulted Zhen Huan in Yimei Garden.

"I heard that Concubine Hua gave Yu Ying a good lesson. Considering that the emperor was doting on Yu Ying, Concubine Hua also went to the Yangxin Palace to apologize to the emperor. Under Concubine Hua's persuasion, the emperor planned not to pursue Yu Ying's guilt and just let Yu Ying apologize to Concubine Hua. However, who would have thought that when the emperor saw Yu Ying insulting and bullying Concubine Wan in Yimei Garden, he was furious on the spot and directly gave Yu Ying a hundred lashes!"

"Use a two-inch thick and five-foot long board to beat the female prisoner below the waist, no matter how many times you beat her until her tendons and bones are broken and her flesh is bloody. From a distance, it looks bright red, so it is called "Yi Zhang Hong".

The Queen murmured, "The Emperor has always said that the former court and the harem are separate. Since he ascended the throne, he has rarely interfered in the affairs of the palace. This time, he was so angry about Concubine Wan that he even resorted to such a cruel method."

Jianqiu said worriedly, "This Wan Guiren is quite similar to the omen that the emperor used to favor Hua Fei."

The Queen's thoughts went back to the past, and a hint of cruelty appeared on her haggard face. "It's a pity that Concubine Hua has been favored for many years, but has no children."

A sneer appeared on Jianqiu's face.

"My lady, I see that Lady Wan is very weak and I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to conceive."

The emperor's eyes gradually brightened up, "I just remembered that there is a high-quality agate bracelet shipped from Liaoning in the warehouse. You can send it to Lady Wan tomorrow."

The next day, the Emperor kissed Zhen Huan goodbye and said, "I haven't been to the Queen for a long time. I'm going to have dinner with her this morning. If you're tired, go back to sleep."

At this time, Zhen Huan was already dressed neatly.

"Your Majesty, I will see you off."

The emperor found it funny and said, "The imperial carriage is outside the palace gate, you don't have to see it off."

Zhen Huan insisted, "As common husbands and wives, every time a husband leaves home, his wife will see him off to the door. I also want to personally see Si Lang off to the palace gate, okay?"

The emperor was touched by Zhen Huan's innocence and cuteness.

He reached out and gently scratched Zhen Huan's delicate little nose.

"Since Wanwan has said so, how can Silang not agree?"

Zhen Huan sent the emperor to the door and watched him get on the throne with her own eyes.

"Go back inside, it's cold outside." The emperor waved his hand, signaling Zhen Huan to go back.

Zhen Huan refused, and only returned to the house reluctantly after the emperor's sedan chair disappeared from her sight.

"My lady, Aunt Jianqiu is here." Zhen Huan had just sat down when Jinxi came hurriedly to report.