Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Zhen Huan

"Mother, I will keep everything in mind."

Prince Guo lowered his head slightly as he spoke to Concubine Shu, his tone full of respect for her.

Concubine Shu nodded in relief. She held the Buddhist beads in her hand and kept pacing around, seeming to be thinking about something:

"Yunli, whose daughter did you say Wanpin was?"

Prince Guo was somewhat stunned by Concubine Shu's sudden question.

It took him only a moment to come back to his senses:

"Zhen Yuandao, Junior Official of the Dali Temple."

"Zhen Yuandao." Concubine Shu said to herself:

"It turns out to be an old friend."

"Old friend?"

Prince Guo had never heard Concubine Shu talk to him about this past, so he was a little confused.

"haha."

Concubine Shu came back to her senses from her memories and smiled knowingly at Prince Guo:

"These are all old stories. I'll tell you about them when I have the chance."

Concubine Shu's sudden words just piqued Prince Guo's interest.

He is now trying to find a way to get close to Zhen Huan, and of course the more he knows about her family affairs, the better!

So he hurriedly took Concubine Shu's hand and said:

"Mother, luckily I don't have anything to do tonight, so why don't you stay and talk with me more?"

Concubine Shu was often accompanied by green lamps and ancient Buddhas, and was extremely lonely. Naturally, she hoped that her son would be by her side and talk to her often.

She looked at Prince Guo with a doting look:

"That's fine. Mother knows you want to know more about the Zhen family..."

Concubine Shu looked at Prince Guo hesitantly.

Prince Guo smiled and nodded:

"Mother knows her son's mind best."

As he said this, he stood up and helped Concubine Shu sit down:

"Mother, you have been standing on the ground for a long time. You should sit down and talk slowly."

As he spoke, he instructed Ah Jin:

"Ah Jin, go find a secret place to guard the door. I have something to say to my mother."

Jiyun brought over another pot of tea.

Judging from the attitude of the mother and son, they are probably going to have a long talk all night!

Concubine Shu took a sip of tea and began to tell Prince Guo about her past:

"When mentioning Zhen Yuandao, mother has to mention a woman named Bizhuer."

Prince Guo was always watching Concubine Shu from the corner of his eyes, but he didn't say anything for fear of disturbing Concubine Shu's thoughts.

"Bizhuer and I are close friends, and we are both daughters of criminals..."

"It's just that my mother was lucky. She was favored by the late emperor, so she was exempted from the status of the daughter of a criminal."

"But Bizhu'er is different. Because she is the daughter of a criminal, she will be enslaved forever. She will never be able to turn over a new leaf, and she will not be able to marry into an official's family as a wife or concubine."

"But the one she fell in love with later happened to be..."

"Zhen Yuandao?"

Prince Guo said this almost without thinking.

Concubine Shu nodded:

"Bizhuer fell head over heels in love with Zhen Yuandao."

"Zhen Yuandao has a distinguished family background and is an official appointed by the imperial court. He knows what it means to marry the daughter of a criminal."

"But...but once people face emotional matters, they tend to lose their rationality."

"After a while, the two of them just...just got together."

"Later, Bizhuer gave birth to a daughter for him..."

"daughter?"

Prince Guo interrupted what Concubine Shu was saying.

Concubine Shu nodded.

"Where did that daughter go? Do you know her name, mother?"

For some reason, Huanbi's name suddenly popped up in his mind, and her eyebrows and eyes were clearly similar to Zhen Huan...

And Huanbi and Bijuer both have the character "Bi" in their names.

Isn’t this similar to the character “莞” in Wanbin’s name?

Concubine Shu shook her head:

"I had already entered the palace by then, and my interactions with Bizhuer became much less frequent."

"I only know that Zhen Yuandao had no choice but to separate from Bizhuer because of the Zhen family's opposition."

"That daughter was later raised by Bijuer until she died of illness..."

Concubine Shu's words further confirmed his inference.

He thought that this might be the reason why Huanbi had always stayed with Zhen Huan as a maid.

"Hey."

Concubine Shu sighed deeply:

"Green grass by the river, thinking of Yuandao endlessly. Bizhu'er later changed her name to He Mianmian, which shows how deep her friendship with Zhen Yuandao is."

Then she looked up again:

"I can only blame this world for not saving those who are destined to be saved!"

"The identity each of us has at birth determines the joys and sorrows of our lives."

"Whether you are declining or prosperous, you are restricted by your status."

As she spoke, Concubine Shu thought of herself again:

"It is because of this that my mother has lived her entire life in opposition from court officials."

"So even if the late emperor gave me endless favor, there was no way for me to ascend to the throne of the queen."

King Guo leaned towards Concubine Shu's seat, put his arm around Concubine Shu's shoulders and comforted her:

"Mother, don't be too sad."

“Although people cannot change their birth, they can change their destiny through their own hands.”

"I will do my best to let you live the life you want."

When Concubine Shu heard the heartwarming words from Prince Guo, ripples of emotion were stirred in her heart.

She was happy to have a son like Prince Guo.

"Yunli, you are such a filial and caring son."

"Now that I have you, I have no regrets in my life."

The mother and son said some words of comfort to each other.

Prince Guo looked at Concubine Shu again and said seriously:

"My son may know who the daughter of Zhen Yuandao and He Mianmian is!"

"really?"

Concubine Shu held Prince Guo's hand, looking extremely excited.

After all, she was the daughter of an old friend, and she felt somewhat comforted when she suddenly heard it.

Seeing that Concubine Shu was so concerned about this matter, Prince Guo hurriedly said:

"There is a maidservant beside Wanpin named Huanbi, who looks somewhat similar to Wanpin..."

"Maid? Huanbi..."

Concubine Shu's expression was somewhat gloomy.

She stood up and pondered silently in her mind.

Then he turned around and looked at Prince Guo and said:

"Their daughter must be Huanbi."

Concubine Shu seemed to be talking to herself and said:

"It seems that Zhen Yuandao has never forgotten He Mianmian over the years."

"Otherwise he wouldn't have named his daughter Huanbi."

After confirming Huanbi's identity, Prince Guo looked at Concubine Shu and asked:

"Mother, do you think this Huanbi can be of use to us?"

"No..."

Shu Fei interrupted him without thinking.

But then his attitude changed:

"For the sake of the greater good, Yunli, you are willing to risk your life."

"What's more, she is the daughter of an old friend of my mother's!"

"Hey."

After saying this, she sighed deeply again:

"There is no such thing as so much sisterly love nowadays."

"If I give you this gift, it will be useful to you one day."

"You can rely on your mother's relationship with Huanbi's mother, He Mianmian, to get close to her."

"But until it's too late, I still hope you can take care of her more."

Concubine Shu was very conflicted. Because of He Mianmian, she had some feelings for Huanbi.

After struggling for a while, she looked at Prince Guo and said:

"Whether it is a blessing or a curse depends on her own luck..."

When Concubine Shu thought about this, she felt a little annoyed.

She closed her eyes and twirled the beads in her hand:

"Amitabha……"

"Yunli, it's getting late, and mother should rest, you should go back first."