Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Zhen Huan

As he collapsed on the ground, the scene of him talking to Hongli began to flash over and over in the Third Prince's mind...

Could it be that my fourth brother deliberately led me to do this?

Is the purpose to let the emperor know and punish me?

No, no! It won't happen!

My fourth brother clearly sympathized with what happened to me and Ping'er, so he was kind enough to give me advice. I couldn't involve him just to avoid guilt...

It's all the Emperor's fault. The Emperor already had so many women, so why did he take his beloved Ping'er into the harem?

I don't accept it. I don't accept it in a million ways!

At this moment, Hongli suddenly stepped forward, knelt down in front of the emperor and said:

"Father, this is all my fault. It was because I failed to persuade my third brother in time that he did this..."

"Please give my third brother a chance to mend his ways."

After saying this, Hongli kowtowed to the emperor with a sincere look on his face.

He thought to himself that instead of waiting for the Third Prince to report him to the Emperor, it would be better to strike first and keep the initiative firmly in his own hands.

The Third Prince felt very relieved when he heard Hongli pleading for him.

He looked at Hongli with gratitude:

I was right about my fourth brother. He really does have good things for me!

But on second thought, he felt that Hongli's words sounded strange, but he couldn't figure out what was strange about it.

The emperor looked at the Third Prince unhappily, and the Third Prince quickly knelt down again.

"This was done by this rebellious son and this bitch together. What does it have to do with you?"

When the emperor looked at Hongli, his face turned stern, and then he turned his eyes to the third prince:

"For this woman, he even thought of such a despicable method as wearing a eunuch's uniform. Who can stop him?"

"That's right! The Third Prince is really too bold!"

Concubine Kang was watching the fun, her eyes swirled around Cai Ping, then she looked at the emperor:

"But it's no wonder. Yingying was born gentle and pretty, with a charming look in her eyes. Anyone who sees her will be infatuated with her!"

"The Third Prince is young after all, so it's possible that he could be tempted for a while!"

"No... not like that, Your Majesty!"

Cai Ping looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes and kowtowed:

"I did not seduce Third Prince. I really did not seduce Third Prince! It was Third Prince who insisted on running into my palace..."

"Although I am of humble status, I also understand the principles of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. It was Third Prince...I just couldn't resist..."

Although she hadn't finished speaking, everyone present understood what she wanted to express.

"Can't resist?"

Concubine Jing followed up Cai Ping's words and asked:

"If it is not your own will, Ying promises you that you can yell and scream when the Third Prince insults you."

"But when the emperor and the sisters arrived, Ying promised you that she would not resist at all, nor did she show any reluctance. How can this be explained?"

"If I hadn't happened to see Xiao Lezi coming out of Changchun Palace in a panic, I'm afraid that the Third Prince would disguise himself as a eunuch and sneak into Changchun Palace every day in the future!"

Seeing that the emperor looked unhappy, Concubine Jing deliberately exaggerated the matter.

She just wanted to make the emperor unhappy. Only when the emperor was unhappy would he punish the third prince severely.

Zhen Huan stood aside with a red face, not saying a word, just watching everything happen quietly.

Before she went out, she asked Jinxi to put more rouge on her, just to highlight that she was still drunk and had nothing to do with this matter.

There were voices in the previous dynasty calling for the third prince to be made the crown prince. She was now a royal concubine. If she did not stay away from this matter, it would very likely arouse the emperor's suspicion and make him think that she had deliberately designed all this in order to plan for Hongyu's future position as the crown prince.

The prerequisite for achieving all this is to let the third prince, who is most likely to be appointed as the crown prince, make a mistake, thus destroying his possibility of becoming the crown prince forever.

Although Zhen Huan did have such an idea and had asked Concubine Jing to do so early on, she could not show it on her face at all.

So pretending to be drunk is the best way for her to stay away from this matter at the moment.

Because she didn't want to become the next "Hua Fei" that the emperor would be afraid of.

As if Concubine Hua heard Zhen Huan's thoughts, she turned her head and glanced at her, then her eyes passed from Prince Guo to Cai Ping:

"Ying agreed. You are from Prince Guo's mansion. People who know about this will say that you are not behaving properly."

"If someone doesn't know, they would think you did this on purpose under someone's instruction!"

Hearing what Concubine Hua said, Cai Ping looked at Prince Guo in panic, then tried her best to stop crying and looked at Concubine Hua to explain:

"Empress Hua, please don't say that!"

"You really misunderstood the prince's feelings for the emperor when you said that."

"The prince sent me to the palace just because he wanted me to serve the emperor well..."

"As for everything that happened today, it was all because of my incompetence. Since I have tarnished the dignity of the royal family, I hope Your Majesty will understand and not blame the prince for this."

Caiping's words once again ignited the emperor's anger.

First there was Ye Lanyi and Hongmei, and then there was Caiping, all of them spoke wholeheartedly for Prince Guo, which made the emperor feel very uncomfortable.

But now is not the time to get rid of Prince Guo. Although the emperor is angry, he has no intention of punishing Prince Guo.

On the contrary, he had to show that he trusted Prince Guo very much. Only in this way could he make Prince Guo relax his vigilance.

Once he lets down his guard, the emperor will find fault with him...

When the time comes, multiple crimes will be punished together, and no one can randomly put the charge of "not tolerating his brothers" on the emperor's head!

The emperor pays attention to the reputation of the royal family and also to his own reputation!

Therefore, if one wants to get rid of Prince Guo, one must have sufficient evidence so as to silence his political opponents.

Thinking of this, the emperor looked at Caiping and angrily said:

"I know how my Seventeenth Brother feels about me!"

"But his good intentions were ruined in your hands!"

"My dear brother, please do not be angry. If I hurt you, I will never be able to atone for my sin even if I die a hundred times."

Prince Guo looked at the emperor humbly and bowed:

"To be honest, I am also at fault in this matter. I did something bad with good intentions."

"If I hadn't sent Cai Ping to the palace, this wouldn't have happened, and the Third Prince wouldn't have blamed the Emperor for it..."

"you do not say!"

"If the prince had not sent Ying to the palace, the emperor would not be so angry today..."

Concubine Hua looked at Prince Guo meaningfully:

"But then again, there is one thing I don't understand. Ying has lived in the palace for a long time, and the Third Prince rarely sees her. How could he chase after Ying as soon as they meet?"

"Could it be that before this, Ying agreed to meet with the Third Prince in private?"