If An Lingrong was reborn before the draft

The emperor had no hope for Zhen Huan's feeble explanation and wanted her to leave. But then he heard Zhen Huan say, "Your Majesty, please listen to me." Then she squatted and continued, "I am guilty of a crime of death for saying something offensive to Your Majesty. I respect you as a king, but I love you as my husband even more." After Zhen Huan finished speaking, she looked at the emperor lovingly, which softened the emperor's heart. After all, she was the woman he had treated seriously in the past. Even if there were some things that could not stand up to scrutiny, the emperor was reluctant to blame her now when he saw her aggrieved look.

"I know what you are thinking, that's why I love and respect you. Huanhuan, I was too suspicious about what happened today, don't blame me." After saying that, the emperor extended his hand to Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan looked at the emperor's outstretched hand and slowly stood up and walked towards the emperor who was sitting on the couch. She sat in a corner of the couch and shyly called out "Silang." She knew that this was the emperor giving her a way out, and she knew she had to do it whether she wanted to or not.

After Ling Rong returned to Anlan Garden, she ordered people to keep an eye on Zhen Huan and the emperor's movements. In the evening, Xiao Shu'er came to report, "My lady, the emperor went to Changchun Xianguan."

Changchun Xianguan, where the empress lives in this life, is the closest place to the emperor's Qinzheng Palace. Taohuawu, where the empress lived in her previous life, was really a bit remote. After all, my arrival in this life has changed some things.

Zhen Huan returned to Bitong Academy and discussed the matter with Jin Xi. She had gotten over the shock she felt at that moment and now needed someone to advise her on what was going on.

"My lady, do you suspect that someone has told Concubine Cao about the private affair between you and the Emperor?" Jin Xi said. This was indeed the crux of the problem.

"I'm just guessing, there's no evidence." Zhen Huan said in a cold tone. She was also afraid that if she didn't say anything good today, she might not be able to leave the Qinzheng Palace.

Although Jinxi knew what happened, she could only sigh, "But such things are only known by those who are closest to the young lady. Even I only found out about this today. I think the only person who witnessed this incident that day was Miss Liuzhu. But Miss Liuzhu is the maid that the young lady brought from her natal family as a dowry." Jinxi's words narrowed the scope of the person who leaked the information.

"I know." Zhen Huan couldn't believe this. Liu Zhu was a witness that day, and Huanbi heard it from Liu Zhu, which meant that the person who leaked the secret was either Liu Zhu or Huanbi.

"But Liuzhu has been with me for so many years and I trust her. She will never get involved with Cao Qinmo to betray me." Although Zhen Huan was suspicious, she still trusted Liuzhu and Huanbi the most. If she couldn't even trust the people she brought from home, who else could she trust?

"I think so too. Could it be that Miss Liuzhu was outspoken and accidentally told others about it? The speaker was unintentional but the listener was intentional, and the story spread by word of mouth to Cao Qinmo's ears." After Zhen Huan refuted the rumors that Liuzhu had betrayed her, Jin Xi put forward a new hypothesis.

"After thinking about it, this is the only explanation. Fortunately, the emperor trusts me, otherwise, if three people were to spread rumors, I would probably be dead without a burial place."

"That's true. Other things don't matter. As long as the emperor trusts you, that's enough." Now that things have come to this, Jin Xi can't say anything else. She can only comfort Zhen Huan based on the facts.