Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Zhen Huan

After hearing the Queen Mother's words, the eunuchs immediately started to take off Li Si'er's clothes.

Li Si'er struggled desperately and yelled at the Queen Mother:

"Wu Ya Cheng Bi, Wu Ya... Queen Mother, Queen Mother, please let me go! I know I was wrong!"

Seeing the eunuch about to put her into the sack, Li Si'er was terrified.

She didn't care about her naked body and begged for mercy from the Queen Mother while struggling.

The Queen Mother looked at Li Si'er with a sneer in her eyes. She said nothing but gave the eunuch a look.

The eunuchs stuffed Li Si'er and the cat into a sack.

After sealing the sack, the eunuchs hit the sack with sticks. The cat was frightened and struggled desperately inside.

The Queen Mother looked at the blood seeping out of the sack, her expression not changing at all.

When she saw that Li Si'er's resistance was becoming weaker and weaker, she ordered people to release her from the bag.

At this time, Li Si'er was already dying, and had completely lost his previous arrogance.

But the Queen Mother did not intend to let her go, and ordered her to be chopped into pieces as she had said at the beginning...

After dealing with Li Si'er, the empress dowager secretly executed all the eunuchs involved in the incident.

In the previous dynasty, when the emperor learned that Longkodo was dead, he listed all the evidence presented by Yue Xing'a in front of everyone in the court.

After hearing this, all the ministers felt that Longkodo deserved to be put to death.

The emperor thought that Longkodo had just died, and if the empress dowager was executed at this time, it would inevitably cause discussion among the people, so he planned to wait until the rumors faded before making a decision.

Just after the court session, Prince Dun's memorial was presented again. The emperor was furious when he saw the contents of the memorial. Su Peisheng knew that only Zhen Huan could persuade him at this time, so he went to Chengqian Palace to ask Zhen Huan for help.

On the way to the Yangxin Palace, Zhen Huan looked at Su Peisheng and asked:

"What happened?"

Su Peisheng held the float in his hand and frowned:

"It seems to be for Prince Dun's memorial."

"Do you know what is written in the memorial?"

"It seems to be a petition for a title."

When Zhen Huan heard this, she realized that it was exactly the same as in her previous life.

So he pretended to be angry and said:

"Prince Dun is too greedy. I just gave titles to his two children, and now he's asking for another title."

"That's what the servant said."

"If the emperor doesn't agree, he can just return the memorial. The emperor has never been a hot-tempered person!"

Su Peisheng also hurriedly agreed: "Yes!"

As they were talking, they had already arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

As soon as he stood still, he heard a "click" sound coming from the palace, followed by the emperor saying "how outrageous."

Zhen Huan knew that the Emperor was venting his anger on the cup again.

Su Peisheng bent down and looked at Zhen Huan. Zhen Huan told him not to worry and then walked into the hall.

She took another set of tea sets, poured a cup of tea, and brought it to the emperor, saying:

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Drink a cup of tea to calm your anger."

The emperor's face was full of gloom, and he said to Zhen Huan without even raising his head:

"Why don't you ask me why I'm angry?"

Zhen Huan said sympathetically:

"When the emperor calms down and wants to tell me, he will tell me naturally."

The emperor picked up the memorial on the table and handed it to Zhen Huan, asking her to read the contents of the memorial.

Zhen Huan glanced at it and said:

"He wants the emperor to posthumously confer the title of Noble Consort Wenxi on his biological mother and have her buried in the tomb of the previous emperor's concubines."

The emperor bowed his head and pondered for a moment:

"Noble Consort Wenxi was a concubine of the previous emperor. Although she died early, it is reasonable to posthumously confer her a title."

"It's just that the death of Concubine Wenxi was embarrassing, and the late emperor ordered that she not be buried in the concubine's mausoleum."

"If the emperor really agrees with what Prince Dun said, then where will the late emperor's face be? How will the emperor deal with it?"

"He is clearly trying to put me in an unfilial position, and he doesn't even care about the reputation of the late emperor."

"What's even more abominable is that just after Yun submitted this memorial, a minister proposed to me to appease the harem, posthumously confer the title of Queen Mother, and rebuild the concubine's tomb."

Zhen Huan's expression also became more serious along with the emperor's:

"Your Majesty means that Prince Dun is forming a clique and colluding with others?"

As soon as Zhen Huan finished speaking, the emperor slammed the table and said sternly:

"Bastard!"

Zhen Huan walked forward distressedly, rubbed the emperor's hand and comforted him:

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Don't get angry because of them. It's not worth it if you hurt yourself."

"This is intolerable. Even if I am willing to be this unfilial son, I can turn a blind eye to their secret collusion, but how can the Queen Mother be willing to do that?"

Although the emperor was determined to get rid of the empress dowager, he had to take the empress dowager's thoughts into consideration on this matter.

"The posthumous title of Noble Consort is really inappropriate. The biological mother of the prince in the palace has not even been given the title of Noble Consort. How can it be her turn, a person disliked by the late emperor?"

"If what Prince Dun said is really allowed, then there will be resentment among the princes and the concubines in the harem, and both the former dynasty and the harem will be unstable."

"If I allow him, I will lose the support of the former court and the harem. If I don't allow him, he will definitely bear a grudge against me."

"All the previous appeasements were in vain."

"I am in the harem. If the affairs of the previous dynasty do not concern the emperor, I dare not get involved. I only know about the romance with the emperor. If I don't know, the emperor also has his own helplessness."

"Emperors, generals, empresses, concubines, all of them live in their own helplessness, each with their own constraints."

Zhen Huan knew that the emperor had already made up his mind, but he just didn't want to be coerced by others.

The emperor confided all this to her only because he wanted to find a reason to convince himself.

Thinking of this, Zhen Huan looked at the emperor calmly and said:

"Then for the long term, Your Majesty can only be patient."

After hearing this, the emperor closed his eyes tightly and said:

"I, the emperor, have been too cowardly."

"In order to quell the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, Emperor Jing of Han had to kill Zhao Cuo. In order to revive the Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu had to endure the killing of his own brother. In order to stabilize the government, he could not enthrone his beloved Yin Lihua as empress, and could only enthrone Guo's daughter. But after that, they also pacified the world and created a prosperous era. A real man can bend and stretch. The emperor endured the pain for a while, so that he could plan for the long-term stability of the government. It is not cowardly, but he was just bending himself to govern."

The emperor kept his eyes lowered, looking extremely unwilling.

Although he knew that Zhen Huan said this to comfort him, he couldn't help but feel relieved after hearing it:

"Hanhuan, what you say always makes me feel comfortable."

Seeing the emperor's frown relax, Zhen Huan said with a smile:

"I am not trying to comfort the emperor, I am just telling the truth."

The Emperor looked at Zhen Huan and said slowly:

"Yes, I must endure it, but how can I endure it?"

Zhen Huan said in a very calm tone:

"Then please follow Prince Dun's advice and posthumously confer the title of Noble Consort Wenxi on the title of Noble Dowager Consort."

After hearing this, the emperor's expression became extremely solemn. He was silent for a while, then picked up the teacup on the table, stood up and smashed it down hard, as if he wanted to vent all the anger in his heart through this.

The crisp sound scared Su Peisheng and Xiao Xiazi outside the door so much that their faces changed.

Su Peisheng sighed softly, looked at Xiao Xiazi and said:

"Even Concubine Wan couldn't persuade me."

"What should I do then, Master?"

Su Peisheng held the whisk in his hand and looked at Xiao Xiazi calmly:

"How would I know what to do? Even Concubine Wan has no idea."

After saying this, Su Peisheng asked inside the hall whether they needed to go in and clean up.

Zhen Huan said no, she would clean it up later, then she squatted down and picked up the broken pieces that had fallen to the ground.

"Then please ask His Majesty to posthumously confer the title of Noble Dowager Consort Wenxi on her, give her a title, and move her burial place to the mausoleum of the late emperor's concubines. At the same time, confer titles on all the dowager concubines in the palace and give them honorific titles."

"Especially since Concubine Shouqi is the head of all the concubines, she should be given the honorific title of Empress Dowager to show the Emperor's filial piety."

"Yes, he wants to posthumously confer a title on his birth mother. I will pray for the health of the imperial concubines and confer honorific titles on all the imperial concubines."

"No one in the imperial court or harem would object to this."

"This way, not only will the censors not make comments, but the princes and concubines in the palace will also feel grateful to the emperor for his kindness."

"But Prince Guo's biological mother, Concubine Shu, has already become a nun. How will His Majesty arrange for her to be taken care of?"

When talking about this matter, Zhen Huan couldn't help but mention Prince Guo.

The emperor's mood had calmed down at this time. He looked at Zhen Huan and said:

"Old Seventeen won't care about this."

"Although Prince Guo won't care, I'm afraid some villains will speculate that the emperor despises Prince Guo."

"Why not ask the Emperor to be interested in Prince Guo as well?"

"What's so difficult about this? Concubine Shu has already become a nun, so it's not appropriate to add any more honorific titles to her. I will honor Concubine Shu as Master Chongjing Yuan."

Zhen Huan nodded and smiled:

"Then there will be nothing wrong with it."

Hearing what Zhen Huan said, the emperor looked up at her and said:

"Hanhuan, you are worthy of being my confidant, and you can always take care of everything for me."

"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs. I don't understand state affairs, so I can only pay attention to these small matters for Your Majesty."

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. How can the little things you consider for me not be big things?"

While the two were talking, the queen came over with a bowl of soup.

Su Peisheng hurried over to greet him:

"Your Majesty, you are here."

The emperor looked at Su Peisheng and said:

"I heard that the emperor was in a state of turmoil, so I came to take a look."

Su Peisheng nodded, then said with an embarrassed look:

"But Concubine Wan is already inside."

The queen lowered her head to adjust her mood, then looked at Su Peisheng:

"Then please let the emperor know that I have been here."

Su Peisheng nodded, and the queen turned around and left with Xiuxia's help.

Xiuxia saw that the queen looked unhappy, so she tried to comfort her:

"My queen, it's better not to see the emperor when he's angry."

The queen's eyes were fierce:

"Since Wanpin is here, the emperor naturally doesn't need me anymore."

After the emperor talked with Zhen Huan, he went to Shoukang Palace to meet the empress dowager.

He told her that Prince Dun wanted to posthumously confer the title of Imperial Concubine Wenxi on Concubine Wenxi.

The Queen Mother sat down with the help of Zhuxi, looked at the Emperor and said:

"In the blink of an eye, dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth. No matter how honored you are, how can a person know about it in the afterlife?"

The emperor understood the meaning of the queen mother's words, but still asked:

"The emperor's mother allows her son to pursue the title?"

"Why not? This skill is performed for the living to see. How can the dead know?"

The Queen Mother looked very calm and at ease when she spoke:

"As long as the emperor does what is beneficial to the government, I will not care about my own honor or disgrace."

The emperor was very surprised by this. He twisted the jade beads in his hand, looked at the queen mother and said:

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother sighed deeply and expressed her concerns:

"Times have changed. Looking at Concubine Hua, I am afraid that she will be like Wen Xi back then. Fortunately, she has no children."

The Queen Mother was still wary of the Nian family. A lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and the strength of the Nian family should not be underestimated.

What's more, the Empress Dowager saw clearly the Emperor's feelings for Concubine Hua.

"My son values ​​Concubine Hua because she lost her child. My son always feels that he owes her."

"I know what you're thinking. The musk in the Huan Yi incense that we gave to Concubine Hua alone has already damaged Concubine Hua's foundation."

"The emperor asked Doctor Wen to treat her. Could it be that he wanted her to get pregnant with a dragon heir again?"

The emperor listened to the Queen Mother's words, pondered for a moment, then slowly raised his head and looked at the Queen Mother:

"Nian Gengyao has retired now, and Concubine Hua has no one to rely on. The things we were worried about before no longer exist. My son also wants to make up for Shilan in this matter."

At this point, the emperor thought of the child he had with Concubine Hua, and his eyes dimmed:

"I'm not a good father."

The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor and comforted him:

"A king must make his own decisions. Under the circumstances at that time, if Concubine Hua had a child, Nian Gengyao would definitely support the child to become emperor. Once the day came when he was forced to abdicate..."

The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor and said,

"You and I will have no place to live."

The emperor understood very well what the empress dowager meant, but he kept his head down and listened quietly without saying a word.

The Queen Mother continued:

"But now that Longkodo is dead, if the emperor favors Concubine Hua too much, it will inevitably cause criticism in the court..."

The Queen Mother said, and then glanced at the Emperor:

"It would be better if Concubine Hua's status and position in the future were not too high."

The Empress Dowager's words and actions were all telling the Emperor not to think too highly of Concubine Hua, but the Emperor now wanted nothing more than to make up for his past wrongs towards Concubine Hua.

Thinking of this, his gaze became deep and far-reaching:

"Empress Hua has served her son wholeheartedly for many years and treats him sincerely."

"The son is a ruler and a father. How can he not feel pain if he has to kill his own child?"

"Not to mention Concubine Hua!"

Seeing that the emperor did not give in, the queen mother comforted him again:

"Since what happened back then was done by Concubine Duan, and she has taken the blame, don't think about it anymore."

When the emperor mentioned the child, he became extremely depressed. He lowered his head with a look of disappointment:

"I can't even protect my son's children. How can I know it's not retribution from God?"