The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

When the young eunuch heard the emperor's words, he shook his head in disbelief and said, "Impossible, this is impossible, I can't be wrong!"

The emperor smiled coldly and said, "Tell me, who instructed you to slander the queen? Do you know that slandering the queen mother is a capital crime punishable by the death of all nine generations of the clan?"

The young eunuch knocked his head against the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't do that. I have no grudge against the Empress, so why would I slander her? I really saw Miss Songzhi go to Qianli Pond. Not only did I see it, but Xiaoquanzi, who was responsible for cleaning Qianli Pond with me, also saw it. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can ask Xiaoquanzi to come and see if I'm lying."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor signaled Su Peisheng to bring Xiaoquanzi to Changle Palace. Nian Shilan then said calmly, "Your Majesty, I suggest that you send someone to bring Huanbi as well. Some things are better explained today, so that no one in the palace will criticize me for this matter in the future."

After hearing this, the emperor nodded, looked at Xiao Xia Zi and said, "Go and bring Huanbi as well."

Xiao Xia Zi took the order and went to Sui Yu Xuan. When Xiao Xia Zi arrived at Sui Yu Xuan, the lights in Sui Yu Xuan had been turned off. Xiao Xia Zi gently knocked on the door of Sui Yu Xuan.

When Xiao Yunzi heard someone knocking on the door, he rubbed his eyes and wondered in confusion, who would come to Suiyuxuan so late?

When Xiao Yunzi walked to the gate, he opened it a little. Xiao Yunzi looked out through the crack and saw that it was Xiao Xiazi. He quickly opened the door of Suiyuxuan and said respectfully, "Eunuch Xia, why are you here so late?"

Xiao Xiazi stepped forward, leaned against Xiao Yunzi, and whispered, "I came to see Miss Huanbi for something. I wonder if Concubine Xi has rested?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunzi knew that Xiao Xiazi might have something to tell him, so he hurriedly led Xiao Xiazi into the Suiyu Pavilion and said, "Eunuch Xia, wait a moment. I will go and tell Concubine Xi right away."

Xiao Xiazi nodded, and Xiao Yunzi did not delay and hurried to Liuzhu's room to find Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan was in Liu Zhu's room at this time, guarding Liu Zhu. When she heard Xiao Yunzi say that Xiao Xiazi wanted to see her, she took Huanbi to the main hall of Sui Yuxuan with some confusion.

When Xiao Xiazi saw Zhen Huan and Huanbi approaching from afar in the main hall, she quickly stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Your servant greets the Empress Xi."

Zhen Huan looked at Xiao Xia Zi, smiled, and asked, "It's so late, I don't know if Eunuch Xia is here, but what does the emperor want?"

Xiao Xiazi nodded and said, "The emperor asked me to invite Miss Huanbi to Changle Palace to ask her a few questions."

When Huanbi heard Xiao Xia Zi say that the emperor was looking for her, she looked at Zhen Huan nervously and unconsciously reached out and grabbed Zhen Huan's sleeve tightly.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Huan patted Huanbi's hand in a comforting manner, then looked at Xiao Xiazi and said, "I wonder why the emperor is looking for Huanbi? Please give me some advice, Eunuch Xia."

Xiao Xiazi had worked for Nian Shilan for a period of time, so she naturally knew that Nian Shilan was actually quite close to Zhen Huan in private, so she bowed and said, "Empress Xi is too kind, but it can't be said that I was giving advice. Today, Jixiang, who served beside Empress Duan, fell into the water, and a young eunuch said that it was done by Miss Songzhi. The Empress said that Miss Songzhi had been staying in Changle Palace today and had not left. The Emperor wanted to ask Miss Huanbi to go and ask carefully, so as not to wrongly accuse Miss Songzhi."

Zhen Huan was a little surprised when she heard that Jixiang fell into the water beside Qi Yuebin, but then she understood what Xiao Xiazi meant and said, "The palace has been a little uneasy lately. As the assistant to the six palaces, I am bound to be suspected of dereliction of duty. In this case, I will go with Huanbi."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xia Zi smiled and nodded, then led the way, leading Zhen Huan and Huanbi to Changle Palace.

When Zhen Huan, Xiao Xia Zi and Huan Bi went to Changle Palace, Su Peisheng had already led Xiao Quanzi into the main hall of Changle Palace.

After Xiaoquanzi entered Changle Palace, he bowed and said, "Your servant Xiaoquanzi pays respect to the emperor."

The emperor nodded, "He said you also saw Songzhi go to Qianli Pond today, right?"

Xiaoquanzi said politely: "In reply to the emperor, I did see a palace maid dressed similarly to Miss Songzhi go to Qianli Pond."

When the emperor heard what Xiaoquanzi said, he frowned and asked, "What do you mean by like?"

Xiaoquanzi still said politely: "Because I have not seen the face of the palace maid, I dare not speak nonsense."

At this time, the young eunuch who had just identified Songzhi looked at Xiaoquanzi in disbelief and said, "You are talking nonsense. You clearly saw it with me. At that time, you also said that it was Miss Songzhi beside the Queen, didn't you?"

Xiaoquanzi glanced at the eunuch and said helplessly, "When did I say it was Miss Songzhi? You and I haven't seen her face. How can you say it's Miss Songzhi based on a piece of clothing?"

Nian Shilan gave Songzhi a look at this time. Songzhi understood and took a step forward. Looking at the two young eunuchs kneeling on the ground, she asked, "Is the palace maid you saw today dressed the same as me?"

Xiaoquanzi and the young eunuch glanced at Songzhi who had spoken. Before the eunuch spoke, Xiaoquanzi shook his head and said, "No, although the palace maid was also wearing a green palace dress today, I remember there was a flower embroidered on her back. Your Majesty, please forgive my ignorance. I don't know what the flower was, but I am not wrong."

After Xiaoquanzi finished speaking, he carefully looked at Songzhi for a long time, and then said: "And the figure of the little palace maid today is a little taller than Miss Songzhi."

The emperor said "Hmm?" in an ambiguous tone, and then asked Xiaoquanzi, "You didn't see the back of the palace maid, so how can you remember her figure?"

Xiaoquanzi said calmly, "The reason why I remember this is because when the maid was running, her head was accidentally scratched by a branch, messing up her hair, but she didn't tidy it up and continued to run forward in a hurry. That's why I suspected that it was the maid who pushed Miss Jixiang."

When the emperor heard what Xiaoquanzi said, he nodded. At this time, Xiaoxiazi brought Zhen Huan and Huanbi into the palace.

Zhen Huan entered the palace and looked around at everyone, then bowed properly and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty, and to you, Your Majesty."

After the Emperor asked her to stand up, Zhen Huan bowed to Concubine Duan again.

The emperor looked at Zhen Huan and said in a softer tone, "Why did Concubine Xi come here so late? But the eunuch who delivered the message was ignorant and disturbed your sweet sleep."

Zhen Huan bowed, "To reply to the emperor, when eunuch Xia came to Sui Yuxuan, I was talking to Huanbi and hadn't rested. I heard that the emperor wanted to see Huanbi for something, so I accompanied Huanbi here."