The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

Time passed quickly, and five days passed in a flash, and soon it was time for the full moon banquet of Zhen Huan's twins. Today was not only the full moon banquet for the Seventh Prince and the Third Princess, but also the ceremony for Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan to be crowned as concubines. Except for Nian Shilan, all the concubines in the palace had arrived.

Today, when Zhen Huan got up early to change clothes, she found that her Ji Fu was damaged. Zhen Huan lowered her head and curled the corners of her lips at an angle that no one else could see. Fortunately, she was prepared, otherwise she didn't know what would happen. Then she went to the inner chamber with a panicked look on her face to ask for help from the emperor.

Zhen Huan had long anticipated that someone would cause trouble at her consecration ceremony, so she went to the Yangxin Palace yesterday afternoon to ask for an audience with the Emperor. A gust of gentle wind blew the Emperor so much that he was confused and stayed in the Suiyuxuan that night.

When the Emperor saw Zhen Huan walking into the inner hall with a panic-stricken and sad look on her face, he was a little surprised, thinking that something had happened to the two children. As Zhen Huan approached, the Emperor saw the lucky charm she was holding in her hands, and thought that she was frightened because of the new idea that he had specially asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make. Just as he was about to laugh and tease her, he saw Zhen Huan kneeling on the ground.

"Silang, the Ministry of Internal Affairs delivered my Ji Fu this morning. When I checked it, I found it was damaged. What should I do?" Zhen Huan cried with some grievance as she spoke, and continued to sob.

"Is it because I shouldn't be the Xi Concubine? Is it because even God doesn't want me to be so loved by Silang that I made a mistake in such an important matter? Otherwise, Your Majesty should revoke your order. It would be fine for me to be a noble lady."

When the emperor heard what Zhen Huan said, he was unwilling to accept it. "Nonsense, you gave birth to twins for me, a boy and a girl. This is a good omen. You deserve to be a concubine or even a noble concubine. Come on, I will take a look at what is going on with you."

When the eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who came to see Ji Fu off saw the Emperor walking into the main hall hand in hand with Concubine Xi, their hearts began to beat fast. They had not heard that the Emperor stayed overnight in Sui Yuxuan yesterday. Now that the Emperor was blaming them, how could they explain it?

The emperor stood still, his tone was very serious, and there was a hint of oppression, "I heard from Concubine Xi that the lucky charm you sent was damaged. How do you do your job?"

The eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department knelt down and apologized: "Your Majesty, we don't know what happened. It was fine when we left. We don't know why Ji Fu was damaged."

When the emperor heard what Huang Guiquan, the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said, he was so angry that he almost laughed, "Why? Are you going to tell me that Concubine Xi cut her own Jifu?"

Huang Guiquan, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, heard the emperor's words and said hurriedly, "I dare not. It's all our fault for not being careful in our work."

Seeing that the emperor was going to continue questioning the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Zhen Huan slowly stepped forward, hugged the emperor's arm, and said pitifully: "Silang, now that I have lost my good fortune, how can I attend the ceremony of becoming a concubine today?"

The Emperor patted Zhen Huan's hand and consoled her, "My will will never change. Regardless of whether there is a ceremony to confer the title of Consort, you are the Consort Xi appointed by me personally."

Then he looked at Huang Guiquan again, and Huang Guiquan suddenly had an idea, "Your Majesty, a maid from the Ministry of Internal Affairs recently sent an old dress that is somewhat similar to Ji Fu's. I wonder if it can be used to replace it?"

The Emperor was somewhat dissatisfied when he heard that it was an old dress, but he also knew that without the ceremony of conferring the title of Concubine, Zhen Huan's title of Concubine Xi was not legitimate, so he looked at Zhen Huan.

The moment Huang Guiquan opened his mouth, Zhen Huan knew that the old dress was the old dress of Queen Chunyuan, so she pretended to be forced and nodded, "While the emperor is here, you should go and find the dress. It will also be a good opportunity for the emperor to see if there is anything wrong with it, so that I won't break the rules in such an important occasion." Zhen Huan said the second half of her words while looking at the emperor. The emperor was very pleased to see Zhen Huan being so tolerant and sensible, and patted her hand to comfort her.

When the eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department heard that the Emperor and Concubine Xi had agreed, they hurried back to get the old clothes, fearing that if they delayed too long something unexpected might happen.

The eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department walked very quickly and brought the clothes back in just a cup of tea.

In front of the emperor, the young eunuch spread out the clothes and motioned the emperor and Concubine Xi to check if there was anything wrong with it. The moment the emperor saw the clothes, he was stunned.

My thoughts went back to the day when I first met Chunyuan. Chunyuan was wearing this dress. At that time, he was not the emperor yet, but the fourth prince Yinzhen. He married Yixiu as his concubine. Yinzhen had not seen Yixiu much before the marriage, so naturally he could not say that he liked her very much, but it was acceptable. Although Yixiu was a concubine's daughter, she was well-educated and well-mannered. The couple lived a harmonious life until Yixiu became pregnant.

Although there were some concubines in the palace, Yixiu's baby was Yinzhen's first child, so Yinzhen naturally attached great importance to it and promised Yixiu that he would promote her to be his legitimate wife after she gave birth to a prince. Yinzhen knew how much Yixiu cared about his status as a concubine, so he tried his best to make up for her regrets.

Yixiu's pregnancy was a happy event in the Wunalana Mansion. The Wunalana family's stepmother sent Chunyuan to visit Yixiu, wanting to take care of her until she gave birth successfully, and Yinzhen agreed. That day, after Yinzhen finished the government affairs assigned by the emperor, he thought that he hadn't seen Yixiu for a long time, so he wanted to sit in her courtyard. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked into the main courtyard, he saw Chunyuan wearing a red dress with large peony flowers embroidered on it, with clusters of flowers.

Chunyuan was standing under a tree in the courtyard. The breeze blew down the petals on the tree, and a few petals were stained on Chunyuan's head. Yinzhen coughed lightly. The moment Chunyuan turned around and looked at Yinzhen, Yinzhen saw her oval face, long eyebrows, and face like lotus. Her black hair was tied into a high beauty bun, with a few strands of hair falling from her temples. Her skin was as white as snow, and her bright red lips were slightly raised. What a beautiful woman! Yinzhen was stunned for a moment.

Things got out of control afterwards. Yinzhen was obsessed with Chunyuan. As he got to know her better, he found that Chunyuan was also very beautiful and proficient in poetry and songs. Yinzhen forgot his promise to Yixiu and insisted on marrying Chunyuan into the mansion as a legitimate wife. He also gave Chunyuan a special favor, fearing that such a beautiful woman would suffer any grievances around him, and just wanted to give her the best of everything.

"Silang? Your Majesty?" Zhen Huan's voice interrupted the emperor's thoughts, and the emperor's eyes gradually became clear.

The emperor turned around and looked at Zhen Huan in front of him, his voice a little hoarse, "Wan Wan, what do you think of this dress?"

Zhen Huan naturally knew the origin of the dress, so she answered cautiously, "From the workmanship and embroidery of the dress, it is naturally excellent, and it can also be seen that its owner has great taste. It is just used for good fortune, and I don't know if it is appropriate. I need the emperor to make a decision for me."

The Emperor was very happy to hear Zhen Huan praise the owner of the dress for her good taste. He thought that the woman he had loved for so many years was not someone who could be compared to ordinary rouge and powder. He then explained to Zhen Huan, "This dress was what Chun Yuan wore when she first met me."

Zhen Huan knelt down immediately upon hearing this and said, "I didn't know that these were Queen Chunyuan's old clothes. I was ignorant and dared to make irresponsible comments. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."