Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

"Nonsense, you have done this yourself, how can I save you?"

The queen looked nervous and pushed Cao Qinmo away with a look of disgust.

"Empress, clearly..."

"Alright! What's the point of crying?"

Seeing that Cao Qinmo seemed to want to say something else, the Queen Mother quickly interrupted her: "Now that everything has been made clear, let's just leave it at that. What does the Emperor think should be done with Concubine Cao?"

The Queen Mother then turned her gaze to the Emperor.

It implies that Nian Shilan and Concubine Duan saw everything clearly below, and the reason why the Queen Mother interrupted Cao Qinmo was just to save the Queen.

Although the Queen Mother came this time to save him and did help him, she also helped the Queen. But it doesn’t matter, at least Cao Qinmo can be eliminated this time, and the Queen will probably be affected a little bit.

There is also the issue of Zhen Huan's good reputation. After all, it is inevitable that people will mention it in the future after this incident. There is still a long time to go, so we will see.

Seeing what the empress dowager meant, the emperor also understood that Cao Qinmo was going to take the blame. This "disgraceful" matter would end with Cao Qinmo.

"Lady Cao, you will be demoted to a concubine and confined to the palace to reflect on your mistakes."

The emperor's words seemed somewhat helpless, but the mere punishment of house arrest was not enough to make Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan feel better.

There was no need for Nian Shilan to speak up, Zhen Huan would fight for herself, and it would be an explanation to herself.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have suffered such a great injustice, will Your Majesty just let it go?"

Zhen Huan came to the emperor and knelt down crying, "Your Majesty, Concubine Cao has damaged my reputation like this. How can I hold my head up in the palace in the future?"

Zhen Huan's hatred for Cao Qinmo did not just start at this time. Cao Qinmo had already been trying to sow discord between Zhen Huan and the emperor. She had such a vicious mind. If the emperor had really become suspicious at that time, Zhen Huan would probably not be here now.

Seeing Zhen Huan crying so movingly, the emperor's heart softened. He couldn't let this bitch get away with it, as she was trying to sow discord between him and Huan Huan.

In fact, in the emperor's heart, Zhen Huan is the same as Chun Yuan, or it can be said that she is the emperor's emotional sustenance for Chun Yuan. If Zhen Huan is gone, it means that Chun Yuan is completely gone.

Therefore, the emperor would not be lenient towards Cao Qinmo just for this reason: "Well, Cao's mouth has defiled the harem and almost caused a disaster. I also think that this punishment is too light. Since this incident has already happened, it is natural to set an example and give a warning to the harem. If anyone dares to do it again, Cao Qinmo will be an example."

The emperor paused and said, "Pass on my order. Cao must tell people to open their mouths thirty times every day. No slacking off for a day."

After hearing this, although Zhen Huan still couldn't get rid of the hatred in her heart, it was still much better than before. After all, the emperor also added some punishments because of this, such as slapping her in the face every day. I think Cao Qinmo must have felt bad too.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare me, Queen Mother, please spare my life."

Cao Qinmo knelt on the ground and begged like a pug, but the emperor would not even look at her.

He was just bored and annoyed, so he asked someone to take her away.

"Okay, let's all disperse."

After the matter was settled, the emperor left, and the queen arranged for everyone to leave, but the queen mother was still here, and it seemed that she had something to say to the queen.

"Queen, Egypt is as clear as a mirror. Don't think that I am blind just because I stay at home all day."

The Queen Mother said this only after everyone had left.

The Queen Mother knew about the Queen's little thoughts. She had always been at odds with Nian Shilan. Although the Queen Mother did not like Zhen Huan very much, she would never let the Queen use such means that would damage the royal family's reputation to deal with Zhen Huan.

"The Queen's Mother."

The queen obviously knew what the queen mother already knew, so she spoke without confidence, but she also knew that her position as queen would not be shaken.

"I have nothing to say if you want to deal with Concubine Wan, but how can you involve Prince Guo as well? Fortunately, Concubine Duan came and told me. Otherwise, if this happened in the royal family, wouldn't it be ridiculed by the whole world if it got out?"

The Queen Mother spoke to the Queen in a questioning tone, obviously waiting for a satisfactory answer from the Queen.

"Yes."

How could the queen let it go? Although she was defeated this time, she could only learn a lesson from it.

Even the bamboo breath beside the empress dowager could tell how perfunctory the queen's answer was. Wasn't it obvious that she didn't take Taihu seriously?

The Queen Mother was no fool, so she could naturally hear it!

"Queen, you have to know that if I hadn't stopped you just now, who knows what would have happened now. I'm afraid it wouldn't just be Cao Qinmo who would be under house arrest!"

Seeing that the Queen was indifferent, the Queen Mother spoke frankly.

"You saw it just now. Cao Qinmo wanted to say something, but I stopped her. Don't be ungrateful. Besides, you are already the queen. What else do you want?"

The empress dowager had fought for the position of empress all her life but had never won it, so as soon as the new emperor ascended the throne, she let Yixiu sit on the throne of empress, also because Yixiu was a member of her own family.

I’m afraid others don’t get this treatment either.

The Queen Mother is also worried about the hard-won position of Queen, and she must not let the Queen do anything to ruin it. Now the Emperor and Queen are already in their middle age, and there are so many young and beautiful concubines in the harem. It would be a lie for the Queen to say that she has no sense of crisis. But as long as the Queen herself does not do anything, as long as the Queen Mother is there, she will definitely be able to be protected.

But Yixiu's ambition would never stop at being the queen: "What's the use of being the queen? If I don't root them out as soon as possible, will they become more powerful than me when their foundation is stable?"

As she spoke, Yixiu actually cried: "I, Your Majesty, have no intention of harming anyone. It's just that I am over 40 years old and can no longer bear children. But they are different. They are still young and will get pregnant with the Emperor's child and give birth to a prince for him."

Prince, this hits the point of the Queen Mother: "No matter which of them gave birth to the prince, and no matter which prince ascends the throne in the future, you are the unshakable mother and queen mother, what else are you fighting for?"

"The Queen Mother?"

Yixiu sneered with disdain: "How can the Qing Dynasty have two empress dowagers?"

When she shouted this, the Empress Dowager knew that Yixiu wanted to be the only Empress of the Qing Dynasty!

On the surface, the Queen Mother was stunned, but she was thinking a lot in her heart.