Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Zhen Huan

"Mrs. An, how can we bear this?"

Mother Zhen glanced at Zhen Yuandao and tried to help them up again:

"Not to mention your daughter, Concubine An, who is as close to my daughter as a sister."

"Even if it's someone you don't know, if they know about this, there's no reason not to lend a helping hand. Madam An, you should get up quickly."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiu and Aunt Xiao both shed tears, but they no longer insisted on kneeling and let Zhen's mother help them stand up.

By this time, the servants had already placed the tea on the table.

Lin Xiu covered her eyes with a handkerchief, then, with the help of Aunt Xiao, sat down at the table nearby.

After being tossed around for so long, Lin Xiu felt a bitter and dry mouth, so she drank several cups in a row, and so did Aunt Xiao.

Zhen's mother felt a little uncomfortable seeing the two of them talking to others in those attire;

So he considerately asked the servants to take them both downstairs and change them into women's usual attire.

"Who dares to do such a cruel thing to these two?"

After Lin Xiu left, Zhen's mother sent the servants away, looked at Zhen Yuandao, then looked at Yujiao and Liuzhu and asked thoughtfully.

Zhen Yuandao shook his head:

"They are both timid and never cause trouble. If they say they have other enemies in Beijing, I don't believe it. But if it is true... it is too unbelievable."

"After all, they are married and shouldn't have come to this point..."

Everyone present understood what Zhen Yuandao wanted to express when he hesitated to speak.

They all suspected An Bihuai, but they didn't want to believe it was really him.

Because this truth was a big blow to Lin Xiu, Aunt Xiao and An Lingrong.

For any woman in ancient times, being sent to a brothel was no less painful than being torn apart by five horses.

What's more, the person who made this decision is most likely her partner!

Hearing what Zhen Yuandao said, Zhen's mother sighed and agreed:

"Yeah, it's a pity that we didn't catch any of our people alive."

"The only person who appeared in front of us alive, but we couldn't keep him."

"Just because there are no living people doesn't mean there is no evidence on the dead!"

Yu Jiao followed up on what Zhen's mother said and recalled:

"If I remember correctly, the person killed by Jin was the one who knocked Liu Zhu and me unconscious..."

"If I'm right, he is the leader of that group of people. He is very likely to have letters or something like that on him. Maybe we can follow the clues and find the mastermind."

"Well said!" After hearing Yu Jiao's words, Zhen Yuandao immediately looked at Zhen's mother and said with a smile:

"Look at me, I'm really old, even my brain isn't enough! Yujiao is still smart!"

"I'll go over and take a look myself!"

As he was speaking, Zhen Yuandao had already reached the door. Yu Jiao and Liu Zhu followed behind him, wanting to see what was going on.

At this moment, Zhen Yuandao suddenly seemed to remember something, turned around and looked at Zhen's mother and said:

"Madam, please send someone to the palace to tell Huan'er that Madam An and Aunt Xiao have returned safely, and tell her and Concubine An not to worry."

Zhen's mother agreed verbally, but there was a hint of loneliness in her eyes, and it was unclear whether it was for Lin Xiu or for herself.

Just now, Zhen Yuandao's love for Yujiao was beyond words, which inevitably reminded Zhen's mother of Yujiao's biological mother He Mianmian.

"The green grass by the river, I miss you so much." How could such deep affection not make Zhen's mother jealous?

It would be a lie to say that Zhen's mother has not felt unhappy all these years.

Which woman can accept that her husband’s favorite woman is not her?

It is true that we have treated each other with respect over the years, but it is also true that there is some resentment in my heart.

Especially since she knew that Yujiao was the daughter brought back by Zhen Yuandao, she still pretended to be ignorant of it. Such forbearance is not something that an ordinary woman can do...

Deep down in Zhen's mother's heart, the dead are gone, and she has no intention of treating Yujiao unfairly in her marriage.

However, Zhen Yuandao's love for Yujiao today awakened the dormant thoughts in Zhen's mother's heart, and she still felt a momentary sense of loss.

But she has always been a rational and sober person. After calming down her emotions, she hurriedly wrote a letter and sent someone to deliver it to Chengqian Palace.

At this time, Zhen Huan had just gone to the Yanxi Palace to have a heart-to-heart talk with An Lingrong about the kidnapping of Lin Xiu, hoping to make a countermeasure in advance.

Although An Lingrong hated An Bihuai, she just didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore. She would never go to the extent of putting him in danger with her own hands.

Zhen Huan knew the difficulty of this, so she didn't continue the conversation. She comforted An Lingrong with a few words and left with Jin Xi.

After returning to Chengqian Palace, Jinxi saw Zhen Huan frowning slightly, and knew that she must be worried about An Lingrong, so she spoke to comfort her:

"Your Majesty, it is understandable that Concubine An is unable to make up her mind for the moment."

"After all, he is her biological father, and we are still not sure whether it is really as we guessed, and whether it was really done by Lord An..."

"That's not what I'm worried about."

Zhen Huan picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Then she placed her right thumb on her temple and pressed it in circles:

"Lingrong's attitude is within my expectations. For her, if An Bihuai had not done something unforgivable to her mother, she would never have made up her mind to report it to the emperor."

While listening to what Zhen Huan said, Jin Xi walked behind Zhen Huan considerately and began to massage her:

"Then what is the queen worried about?" Jin Xi asked in a gentle tone.

"An Bihuai's promotion is not accidental..." As she said this, Zhen Huan raised her eyes and looked at Jin Xi meaningfully.

Jin Xi stopped what she was doing, looked at Zhen Huan and said:

"Your Majesty means that someone did this on purpose..."

As she spoke, she thought quickly again:

"Logically speaking, the Deputy Chief Censor Li Degui has nothing to do with An Bihuai who is far away in Songyang County. It really shouldn't be the case... Could it be that the queen is suspecting that there is someone else behind her..."

Zhen Huan smiled and did not answer. Instead, she called Xiao Yunzi and asked him to investigate the background of Deputy Chief Censor Li Degui in detail.

Speaking of which, at the Zhen Mansion, Zhen Yuandao brought two servants, Yujiao, and Liuzhu, and the five of them came to the body of the leader.

Just as the servants were preparing to search the body according to Zhen Yuandao's orders, Lin Xiu and Aunt Xiao also arrived.

When Yujiao saw the two of them coming in, she hurried to Lin Xiu's side, supported her arm and said:

"Aunt Lin, this place is so dirty and filthy, why are you here?"

"It doesn't matter."

Lin Xiu smiled and patted the back of Yujiao's hand, then stared at the corpse with unusually firm eyes and said:

"My Aunt Xiao and I, including the prostitute..."

He couldn't bring himself to say the word "brothel", so he said something else:

"I've even been to such a filthy place, so what else is there to be ashamed of?"

"If there is evidence, Aunt Xiao and I would like to see with our own eyes who would do this to us two women!"