The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

After Concubine Chun and Concubine Chun had dinner, Concubine Chun got a signal from the palace maid next to her, so she made an excuse that she was full and went back to her own palace to sleep.

Concubine Chun looked at Concubine Chun with amusement, then remembered that she had done nothing to persuade her to stay, and said, "Then take the snacks I prepared for you back with you."

Chun Changzai thanked Chunpin with a happy smile, took the cakes and turned to leave the Pepper Room.

Since entering the palace, Concubine Chun always looked innocent every time she saw Concubine Chun. She liked Concubine Chun from the bottom of her heart, so she got closer to her.

After leaving the palace, Chun Changzai asked the maid beside her, "Have you found out everything? Has the emperor moved to the Pepper Room?"

The maidservant of Concubine Chun nodded with certainty, "I definitely heard it correctly. When the young lady and Concubine Chun were having dinner today, I heard Pei'er tell the other maids that the emperor would stay in the Pepper Palace tonight, and asked the maids to prepare well."

Chun Changzai nodded thoughtfully, and then ordered: "Let's go and meet the emperor by chance."

Chun Chang paid close attention to the movements around him along the way. After walking for a while, he saw from afar a group of people holding lanterns. There was a person sitting on the imperial carriage, and they were walking towards the Pepper House.

"Ling'er, hold my hand. The lotus flowers are blooming beautifully. I want to pick a few to put in a vase."

"My lady, let me pick them. Please be careful."

"Oh, you don't understand. These lotus flowers are most beautiful only when you pick them yourself."

At this side, the sound of Chun Changzai and Ling'er laughing and joking was heard. The emperor felt that such pleasant voices sounded familiar, but he could not remember which concubine it was for a moment. He signaled Su Peisheng to let everyone else leave and he wanted to go and see for himself.

Seeing this, Su Peisheng had no choice but to follow the emperor's instructions. He waved his hand, stopped the servants carrying the sedan chair, and helped the emperor down from the throne.

The emperor took Su Peisheng to the side and watched the palace maid holding Chun Changzai's hand, with half of Chun Changzai's body submerged in the pool.

The emperor was startled by Concubine Chun's boldness and shouted, "Be careful!"

Ling'er was startled by the sudden voice coming from behind her. When she turned around, she saw it was the emperor. She was so scared that she quickly knelt on the ground to pay her respects.

But because she knelt down reflexively, Chun Changzai was in great trouble. Chun Changzai screamed and fell straight into the lotus pond.

"Little Master!"

By the time Ling'er reacted and wanted to hold Chun Changzai, it was too late.

The emperor did not expect that Chun Chang, the maid beside her, would be so timid. The sound of her falling into the water made the emperor take two steps back, but then he reacted and asked Su Peisheng to call for help to go into the water to rescue her.

"Wow!"

Before the palace servants who knew how to swim could arrive, a lovely and well-behaved girl broke out of the water from between the towering lotus leaves and green lotus leaves.

Chun Changzai dressed up carefully for today's event. Her eyebrows were long and thin, her eyes were bright and energetic, revealing the innocence of a girl next door. Her nose was high and her lips were rosy and plump. She looked gentle and lovely when she smiled.

The water in the pool soaked the beauty's clothes. Her pink and white palace dress clung to her body, outlining her tender and beautiful curves.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and looked at Su Peisheng.

How could Su Peisheng not know that the emperor could not remember who this person was, so he took two steps forward and whispered beside the emperor: "Your Majesty, this is Concubine Chun."

The emperor clenched his fist, put it to his lips, and coughed twice to cover up, "Chun'er, what are you doing? Why don't you come up quickly? Be careful not to catch a cold."

After the emperor said this, he reached out his hand to pull Chun Changzai out of the lotus pond.

However, Chun Changzai did not pay attention to the emperor at the first time. Instead, she picked a few lotus flowers, then took the emperor's hand and followed the emperor's force to get out of the lotus pond.

After Chun Chang went ashore, she handed the lotus in her hand to the emperor and said in a tender voice: "Your Majesty, look how beautiful the lotus flowers are! I just saw the lotus flowers in the pond and couldn't help but want to pick a few to give to Your Majesty."

The emperor took the lotus and said with a smile, "Chun'er is really thoughtful. But don't be so naughty in the future. If you fall into the water and get hurt, I will be sad."

After hearing what the emperor said, Concubine Chun was delighted and smiled shyly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I understand."

At this time, the palace maid beside her hurried forward and put a cloak on Chun Changzai to prevent her from catching a cold.

The emperor looked at Chun Changzai's petite and lovely appearance, and his heart was moved. He reached out and gently touched her hair. Chun Changzai felt the emperor's intimate behavior, and her face became even redder. She lowered her head and fiddled with the corner of her clothes, looking shy.

Seeing this, Su Peisheng said, "Your Majesty, your and Concubine Chun's clothes are a little wet. Why don't you go to Concubine Chun's palace to take a bath and change clothes?"

The emperor looked at Su Peisheng with some appreciation and nodded.

Seeing this, Su Peisheng asked the servants to accompany the emperor to Chun Changzai's palace, while he went to Chunpin's palace.

Concubine Chun and Pei'er beside her were slightly surprised to see that only Eunuch Su came. Before Concubine Chun could speak, Su Peisheng stepped forward, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has something else to do today, so he won't come to you for now. The Emperor specially asked me to come and inform you."

The emperor had never stood Chunpin up before. Chunpin was a little curious and asked with concern, "But are you busy with state affairs? I'd like to trouble Eunuch Su to tell the emperor that no matter how busy he is with state affairs, he must take care of his health."

Su Peisheng just smiled and bowed again, "I understand. If the queen has nothing to do, then I will go back to serve the emperor first."

Concubine Chun nodded and signaled Eunuch Su to leave first.

After Su Peisheng left, Concubine Chun thought about Eunuch Su's attitude just now and felt that there was something strange about it, so she asked Pei'er to find out why the emperor did not come to her palace.

After Pei Er received the order and went out, she hurried back after about a cup of tea, "My queen, the emperor has just come to your place, but he ran into Chun Changzai outside, and then went to her palace with Chun Changzai."

After hearing this, Concubine Chun was silent for a long time and said, "Perhaps Concubine Chun accidentally bumped into the emperor and caught his eye. It's nothing. If the emperor doesn't come today, I can sleep early."

Pei Er said with a look of disapproval: "Your Highness, I think Concubine Chun did it on purpose. Otherwise, why did she go to the lotus pond instead of returning to her own palace after leaving your place?"

Concubine Chun didn't think much about it and said casually, "Didn't Chun'er just say that she was a little full? Maybe she wanted to take a walk before returning to the palace."

Pei'er didn't say anything when she saw this, but from her expression, one could tell that she didn't trust Concubine Chun a bit. Concubine Chun also didn't say anything else.