The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

The emperor and Zhen Huan came to the Plum Garden. Zhen Huan took the emperor to appreciate the red plums and suddenly said playfully, "I heard that if you hang your favorite things on the tree on New Year's Eve and pray for blessings, you can get your wishes come true and everything goes well. Your Majesty, let's pray together."

As she spoke, she took the emperor's hand and walked to Hongmei. The emperor looked at Zhen Huan's mischievous look and couldn't help laughing, and let Zhen Huan hold him.

Zhen Huan stood in front of the red plum blossoms. Instead of taking out a small portrait like she did in her previous life, she took out a pair of earrings and hung them on a branch high up. Then she clasped her hands together and made a wish very devoutly.

"I will always be with Zhen, and I wish my husband a thousand years of life.

Second, I wish my parents and sister good health.

Thirdly, I wish the north wind would understand my intentions and not destroy me easily. "

When the emperor heard what Zhen Huan said, he trembled and said, "You also like Cui Daorong's "Plum Blossom"?"

Zhen Huan smiled and said, "Yes, I think the poem he wrote is very good. A few petals are beginning to contain snow, and it is difficult to draw a picture of a lonely flower. There is a unique rhythm in the fragrance, and it is so clear that you don't feel the cold. Listen to the flute and the sorrow, and look at the slanting branches against the sick. If the north wind understands my feelings, please don't destroy it easily."

"This poem expresses the aloofness of the plum blossom and my love and pity for it vividly. I like it very much."

The emperor looked at Zhen Huan, smiled steadily, and said nothing more.

After a long while, the emperor repeated what he had said when they first met, "The feng shui of the Forbidden City is good for health. I will never let you die."

Zhen Huan just stood in front of the emperor without saying a word. She just stared at the emperor with her eyebrows curved and her smile on her face.

The north wind blew the plum blossoms off the branches, scattering them all over the ground. Some of them fell on Zhen Huan's hair. The emperor was stunned for a moment, as if he saw the scene when he first met Chun Yuan.

Prince Guo, who was following behind from a distance, also saw this scene. The emperor's absent-mindedness and Concubine Wan's erudition were all taken in by Prince Guo. His mind moved slightly and he had some considerations in his mind.

After a long while, the Emperor held Zhen Huan's hand and said, "Walk with me in the Plum Garden."

Zhen Huan smiled and agreed, and took a walk with the emperor. After the emperor and Zhen Huan left the place of blessing, Prince Guo quietly stepped forward, took down the earrings that Zhen Huan had hung on the tree, put them into the sachet he wore close to his body, and then left Yimei Garden without following them.

By the time the Emperor and Zhen Huan finished appreciating the plum blossoms, it was already very late. The Emperor wanted to follow Zhen Huan back to the Sui Yu Xuan, but Zhen Huan declined: "Today is New Year's Eve, and the Emperor should stay in the Empress's palace. I cannot keep the Emperor and let everyone in the harem think that the Empress has lost your favor. The Emperor and I have a long future together."

Although the emperor was somewhat displeased by Zhen Huan's rejection, he also knew that Zhen Huan was showing respect to the Empress, which was a good thing, so he said, "It's late at night, and the road is not easy to walk on. I will take you back to Suiyuxuan and then to Jingren Palace."

When Zhen Huan heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the Sui Yuxuan with the emperor, smiling.

When the emperor saw how relieved Zhen Huan looked just now, he couldn't help but laugh. What a lovely person with a simple mind.

Little did she know that Zhen Huan did all this on purpose. In her previous life, she was the Nianhulu Zhen Huan who slayed the dragon and sat firmly on the throne of the empress dowager. How could she be like those concubines who had just entered the palace and had no idea what kind of concubine the emperor liked? Zhen Huan knew very well that she had to step into the emperor's heart step by step as a substitute for Queen Chunyuan and occupy a place for herself. In this way, she could better preserve everything she cherished.

Yimei Garden was not far from Zhen Huan's Suiyu Pavilion, and it didn't take long to get there. The emperor felt a little disappointed and didn't want to be separated from Zhen Huan.

On the other hand, when Zhen Huan arrived at the Sui Yuxuan, she waved to the emperor in a playful and cute manner, then returned to the palace and closed the door.

When the emperor saw how cute and unique Zhen Huan was, he couldn't help but laugh. It had been a long time since he had seen such a lively and lovely woman.

Most of the women in the harem came to please him because he was the emperor, either for money or power. They also flattered him carefully in private, fearing that they would anger him and implicate his family.

The reason why he doted on Nian Shilan was not only because she was from the Nian family, but more because she was more casual in front of him and did not treat him like an emperor. She would even show off her temper to him, which was interesting.

Now seeing Zhen Huan like this, I can't help but feel a little bit of anticipation.

After Zhen Huan entered the inner chamber, she put away the cute and innocent look on her face and calmly let Huanbi wash her.

"My lady, you are so in the spotlight today, I'm afraid..." Huanbi and Zhen Huan agreed that they would call Zhen Huan "My Lady" from now on, to avoid the gossips of the people in the harem, which might attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

"It doesn't matter. With my looks, life will never be peaceful whether I'm in the limelight or not. So, I might as well use the emperor's favor to protect my family." Zhen Huan said calmly.

Although Huanbi didn't know why Zhen Huan was so confident when talking about her appearance, she didn't think that Zhen Huan was wrong. After all, Zhen Huan was indeed very beautiful.

The next day, when the concubines went to Jingren Palace to pay their respects to the Empress, Concubine Hua looked at Zhen Huan and said sarcastically.

"I saw the Emperor and Concubine Wan leave yesterday, and I thought I could stay at Suiyuxuan. But unexpectedly, the Emperor left Jingren Palace this morning. It seems that Concubine Wan is not so favored by the Emperor."

Zhen Huan looked at Nian Shilan and replied with a smile, "Your Majesty always stays in Jingren Palace on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Last night was New Year's Eve, so Your Majesty should sleep in Jingren Palace. And it was Your Majesty who mentioned yesterday that he wanted to go back to the Empress's palace. Even if I don't understand the rules, I would never dare to stop him."

When the Queen heard them talking about what happened last night, she was filled with rage. After the Emperor arrived at Jingren Palace yesterday, he did nothing and said nothing. He even called "Wanwan" in his dream all night. It would be strange if the Queen felt happy.

However, the Queen was still happy to see Zhen Huan and Nian Shilan not getting along. This Wan Chang Zai was indeed quite sensible. The Queen looked virtuous and warned everyone in the harem: "Wan Chang Zai is very sensible and considerate. She is rare in the harem. I like her very much."

Then she looked at Jianqiu and said, "I recently got some fine jewelry. Jianqiu, please pick out some good ones and send them to Concubine Wan."

After hearing this, Jianqiu responded and went downstairs to get some jewelry, which she handed respectfully to Wan Changzai.

Seeing this, Zhen Huan said with a delighted look, "Thank you very much, Queen, for your gift."

Nian Shilan snorted disdainfully. Seeing that Nian Shilan was unhappy, Concubine Qi was very happy and said sarcastically, "I heard that the emperor was busy with his former court affairs and has not been to the harem for a long time. I'm afraid that Concubine Hua also misses the emperor. I wonder if the emperor can turn over Concubine Hua's sign today."

How could Nian Shilan not know that Concubine Qi was deliberately bullying her? Yesterday, everyone in the harem knew how much the emperor cared about Zhen Huan, but today she asked the concubines whether the emperor would reveal her green card. If the emperor didn't, wouldn't that mean that she would fall out of favor?

Nian Shilan looked at Concubine Qi and said slowly, "Whether the emperor turns over my green card today or not, I can always see the emperor more often than Concubine Qi. Concubine Qi has time to worry about whether I will fall out of favor. It would be better for you to think about how you can keep the emperor next time he comes to your palace."

Concubine Qi was choked by Nian Shilan's straightforward words and didn't know what to say. After hearing this, Zhen Huan was also laughing in her heart. In this harem, people like Nian Shilan are the most difficult to deal with. You play tricks on her, and she plays straight with you. She has a family background and is not lacking in the emperor's true love. With these two things, she can spend the rest of her life in the harem.

After Zhen Huan forced Nian Shilan to death and the Emperor punished her by using the incident of Queen Chunyuan's old clothes, Zhen Huan realized that the Emperor still had feelings for Nian Shilan and had never thought of letting Nian Shilan die. But at that time, she was blinded by the Emperor's so-called favor and thought that the Emperor disliked Nian Shilan and forced her to death. She didn't expect that she would be the one who was disliked by the Emperor in the end.