An autumn rain lasted for two days.

The sky finally cleared up on the third day.

The emperor still did not go to Yongshou Palace to see Zhen Huan.

A rumor quietly arose in the palace that Concubine Wan's family was disliked by the emperor, and even the newborn princess was disliked by the emperor.

Guarjia Wenyuan even spread this rumor with exaggeration at the door of Zhen Huan's bedroom.

"I thought she would give birth to a rich and precious person, but unfortunately it's a princess. One more or one less in the palace won't make much difference."

"It's been three days since the baby was born. It's pitiful that he hasn't even seen the emperor. If he can't see the emperor now, it will be even harder to see him in the future."

"What do you mean by a concubine? Your mother's family is all in prison, and you still think you are as glorious as before. In my opinion, your tail will not grow long."

Concubine Qi spoke in a sarcastic and harsh manner, and Liu Zhu could not bear to listen to it anymore. She turned around and wanted to go out and argue with her.

"Come back." Zhen Huan drank the bowl of Chinese medicine soup. This was the postpartum conditioning medicine prescribed for her by Song Yuanpan. It was the last dose. She had given birth for three days, but the emperor had not come to visit her yet. The days ahead would only be more difficult. She dared not waste any of the medicine. Only when she recovered could she face the hardships in the future.

Liu Zhu said angrily, "My Lady, are you going to let her scold me like this?"

Zhen Huan wiped the remaining medicine on the corners of her lips with a handkerchief and said calmly, "This is just the beginning. There will be more and more such unpleasant words and even deliberate things that make things difficult for you. How much can you fight for?"

Liu Zhu spoke up for Zhen Huan: "If she scolded me, I would have endured it, but she said this about the queen and the little princess. I feel sorry for the queen and even more for the little princess. Our little princess is so well-behaved."

The baby, as white and tender as first snow, was wrapped in a bright red swaddling cloth and sleeping soundly.

Zhen Huan's fingers gently brushed the baby's cheek, her eyes showing the tenderness of a new mother, but this tenderness was soon replaced by worry:

"The emperor has a lot of children, but it's not too few either. He has four princes and three princesses. The little princess is now implicated by me, so it's hard for the emperor to focus on her. Without the emperor's favor, the children in the palace will have a hard time."

Jing Xi wanted to speak up and give some advice, but the situation was unclear and she didn't know how to enlighten Zhen Huan, so she could only glance at Liu Zhu with dissatisfaction.

Liu Zhu then realized that she had said the wrong thing, and said with guilt: "My lady, I am not good at speaking, please don't take it to heart. Maybe the emperor is busy these two days, and he will come back to see the princess in two days."

Such powerless comfort could not make Zhen Huan happy. The huge rock hanging on her heart was undoubtedly a sharp sword that had been unsheathed. She was always worried that this sword would fly out of the sheath without any warning, and then she would start killing without scruples.

She looked at the innocent Liuzhu, the worried Jinxi, and the absent-minded Huanbi who was standing there uncomfortably.

She couldn't wait any longer. There had been no decree from the previous dynasty for a long time, and the emperor didn't come, so she went to beg him to put an end to what happened a few days ago.

The long street became lively in the afternoon.

Concubine Wan, who was under house arrest by the emperor's order, walked out of Yongshou Palace without permission and walked towards the Yangxin Palace with her head held high.

But she didn't have any hairpins or jewelry on her body, and her clothes were very plain.

He looked as if he was taking off his hairpin to apologize.

Yongshou Palace is closest to the Yangxin Palace. By the time the news reached other palaces, Zhen Huan was already kneeling steadily at the entrance of the Yangxin Palace.

When An Lingrong heard the news, she was obviously stunned. She failed to wait for the emperor on the night when Zhen Huan gave birth, and since then she could no longer find a reason to go to Yongshou Palace.

Later, she also asked Rendong to secretly keep an eye on the movements in Yongshou Palace.

It takes time to travel between the six palaces in the east and west. If she rushes to the Yangxin Palace at this moment, it will only show that she has bad intentions.

She just secretly hoped that things would turn out well.

With a desperate heart, Zhen Huan pleaded guilty at the gate of Yangxin Palace: "I am the guilty concubine Zhen Huan, begging to see the emperor."

She condemned herself as soon as she opened her mouth, hoping that this would alleviate the emperor's long-accumulated anger.

The moment she knelt down, the figure of Nian Shilan suddenly appeared in her mind. She wondered if she was feeling as uneasy as she was.

It's really the law of cause and effect, and retribution will come, Zhen Huan thought.

Xiao Xiazi was on duty today. After a while, he bowed and carefully invited Zhen Huan into the palace.

This time, the Emperor met Zhen Huan in the main hall. He just glanced coldly at the plain-dressed Zhen Huan, and then without much preparation, he got straight to the point and asked:

"You call yourself the guilty concubine, so what are your crimes?"

Zhen Huan rested her head on the cold gold brick and spoke in a humble tone she had never used in her life:

"I would like to thank the emperor for his grace and for giving me a few days of peace. These days, I have been thinking about all the things that happened before and I feel that I was wrong."

"As a concubine, I am constantly involved in disputes because of past events. Although I admire the emperor's talent, it is still unwise. This is my fault."

"As a child, I have shown my filial piety to my parents, but I was disrespectful to the emperor. This is my second mistake."

"I am a new mother, but because of the above two mistakes, I have exposed the princess to rumors. This is my dereliction of duty."

"I do not completely agree with the various accusations made by the emperor the other day. My father's actions were caused by his momentary confusion and his pity for the weak and young. However, my actions have also committed the crime of great disrespect."

"I am willing to take full responsibility for all the crimes, and I only ask that the emperor forgive my father."

Zhen Huan finished her speech in one breath, saying that the incident in the Imperial Garden was the beginning of her meeting with the Emperor, and that there was deep affection but also suspicion. She emphasized again that she went to the appointment because she admired her talent, and she wanted the Emperor to remember her tender side. Later, she refused to admit that her father had deliberately deceived the Emperor, because once she admitted it, it would be a disaster for her downfall.

She could only take everything on herself so that she could exchange her own safety for her father.

The Emperor actually felt unworthy of himself at this moment. He had been fuming for days, but Zhen Huan wanted to take it all on her own, making him seem like she was deliberately making things difficult for her.

Never mind, she is not herself after all.

He suppressed his anger and tried to ask: "How are you going to bear these responsibilities?"

Hearing the emperor asking, Zhen Huan still maintained a humble attitude and said:

"I have been convicted of many crimes, and I am too ashamed to serve the emperor any longer. I will leave the palace and spend the rest of my life with the ancient Buddha, praying for the emperor and the princess, so as to cleanse my sins."

At this point the Emperor finally felt disheartened. He had given so much to the Zhen family, and if things were not going as he was wished, the father and daughter would embarrass him one after another. This time, in order to protect Zhen Huan from going far away, Zhen Huan ignored her years of companionship with him and the newly born princess, and actually asked to leave the palace.

"Where do you want to practice?"

"The royal temple is Ganlu Temple. Please grant permission, Your Majesty."

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