Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Zhen Huan

Concubine Duan bent over and coughed several times, then looked at Hongli and said weakly:

"Hongli, you have always been thoughtful and thorough, and you have grown up now, so just do what you want."

Hongli hurried forward to pat Concubine Duan's back:

"Mother's health is getting worse. It must be because she has been worrying too much recently. It's all my fault that I am incompetent and can't share her worries."

Concubine Duan shook her head:

"You have always been humble and filial to me, and I have always been happy to have a son like you."

"It's just... ahem... I have to pay respects to my enemy all day long. Seeing her in such a high position, I feel so upset!"

When she got excited, Concubine Duan pounded her chest hard with her fist.

Hongli saw it all, but he didn't feel any pity. In fact, he was even blaming Concubine Duan deep down in his heart.

If she had not cried and begged in front of the emperor, the emperor would not have placed him under her name. Maybe there would be a better "mother" to raise him in the future.

It is said that a mother’s status is determined by her son, but for Hongli, it was first “the son’s status is determined by the mother” and then the mother’s status is determined by the son.

If the emperor likes a concubine, he will also like her children. Even if the child is not the emperor's favorite, he will still look upon the child with a higher regard for the sake of his favorite concubine.

It is said that love grows when you meet someone, and you have the opportunity to express it only when you meet more often. If it is difficult to even meet once, how can we talk about love?

Whenever Hongli thought of this, he got angry, but he knew very well that he and Concubine Duan were grasshoppers tied to the same rope. Even if he didn't want to, he had to maintain this "so-called" mother-son relationship.

"My son doesn't like anyone my mother doesn't like either."

Hongli's eyes were cold:

"Concubine Hua has damaged my mother's body, but she herself is pregnant. If she gives birth to a prince in the future..."

Hongli paused, adjusted his mood, and continued:

"Then doesn't the emperor have a son like me in his heart?"

The fact that Concubine Hua was pregnant was enough to drive Concubine Duan crazy.

Now when she heard Hongli say "give birth to a prince", it was as if tens of thousands of ants had entered her heart and were crawling around in her mind, making her very annoyed.

She slowly clenched the handkerchief in her hand, and the scene of Concubine Hua ordering her to drink safflower appeared in front of her eyes. The hatred in her heart gradually rose, and when it reached her lips, it condensed into a cold and terrible word:

"Then don't give her the chance to give birth to a child!"

"What mother means is..." Hongli said while staring at Concubine Duan.

Concubine Duan did not directly answer Hong's question, but looked at him meaningfully, then looked away and said coldly:

"In this palace, there have been many women who have been pregnant, but not many have been able to successfully give birth to children and raise them to adulthood."

"Otherwise, the emperor wouldn't have only had so few children..."

"The Emperor has few children, and there is no place for me in his heart. If he has more, won't he remember me even less?"

"Having said that, you shouldn't be too self-deprecating."

Concubine Duan covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed twice, then raised her eyes to look at Hongli:

"The Emperor has four sons in total. In addition to you, there are the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, and the Sixth Prince."

"The Fifth Prince has always been in poor health and has been kept in the Old Summer Palace. Although the Sixth Prince is favored, he is still young and cannot pose any threat to you at the moment."

"Only the Third Prince..."

Concubine Duan paused, her eyes full of worry:

"Although he is stupid, he is still the emperor's eldest son...Although the emperor always scolds him, he still values ​​him in his heart."

"Then my son will find a way to stop him from having any thoughts in the Emperor's mind."

Hongli recalled the story circulating in the palace some time ago about the Third Prince and Ying Da Ying, and he already had an idea in his mind.

If the fact that the Third Prince covets the Emperor and his father's woman were to become known and spread out, the Emperor would not let him off easily for the sake of the royal family and the dignity of the ruler.

A person who is deemed to be disloyal and unfilial has absolutely no chance of inheriting the throne.

If the Third Prince, his strong rival, is eliminated, he will become the emperor's eldest son. At that time, the emperor is very likely to change his opinion of him.

In short, as long as the emperor is willing to give him a chance, Hongli is confident that he can gain his recognition and love.

It will become much easier to deal with those younger brothers in the future.

In order to avoid too much trouble in the future, it is better to let the concubines give birth to fewer children for now, especially Concubine Hua. Although the Nian family is no longer as popular as before, it is still something that Hongli cannot compare to.

Hongli saw this very clearly, but at the same time he felt inferior.

As for Zhen Huan, Hongli had hatred in his heart, because the first person he wanted to choose as his mother was Zhen Huan, but it was obvious that Zhen Huan was not enthusiastic about him.

Later, he wanted to please Concubine Hua...

But both attempts failed, and he still became the son of the sickly Concubine Duan.

So not only Concubine Duan hated it, he hated it too!

Hongli told Concubine Duan what he was thinking. After thinking for a long time, Concubine Duan took Hongli's hand and said solemnly and seriously:

"No matter what you decide, mother will stand by you."

"Even if we are not valued or loved, we must create a world of our own!"

"We have to let those people see in the future that we, mother and son, cannot be bullied at will!"

Hongli nodded heavily, and his heart was filled with strength for a moment.

But he still had one thing in mind, and he had to remind Concubine Duan:

"Mother, since we have decided to take this path, you can no longer be as hostile to Concubine Hua as before."

"Otherwise, if something happens to her, wouldn't the Emperor be the first to suspect you?"

Concubine Duan turned her eyes and stared at one place absentmindedly without saying a word.

Hongli saw that the corners of her eyes were slowly turning red and knew that she was in great pain.

But Hongli could not care less. His desire to gain the emperor's approval was rapidly eating away at his heart:

"If that's the case, it would be very disadvantageous to us!"

Concubine Duan understood what Hongli meant, raised her head and sneered:

"So what you mean is... you want me to take the initiative to show my good will to that vicious woman, to kneel down at her feet, to plead guilty to her, to admit my faults to her? To ask for her forgiveness?"

"To accomplish great things, one must endure what ordinary people cannot endure. If you don't do this, mother, and if something happens to Concubine Hua, the emperor will sooner or later suspect us, which will be detrimental to the cause!"

Concubine Duan didn't say anything, but stared at Hongli with her scarlet eyes. Then she threw all the pillows and bedding on the bed like a madman.

Hongli did not stop her, but stood up and watched her smashing things with a calm face, watching her go crazy.

Because he knows that the calmness after the chaos is the real calmness.