Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Zhen Huan

"Concubine Duan first murdered the heir to the throne, then raped Concubine Xi, and now she is trying to assassinate me. I will strip you of all your titles and positions, demote you to a commoner, stab you to death, and exterminate all your nine clans!"

The emperor said coldly, then turned around and glanced at everyone coldly:

"I want to see who dares to swear recklessly in the palace, rape others, murder the heir, and assassinate me in the future!"

"If you dare, she will end up like Concubine Duan!"

"Your Majesty, please spare my life..."

It was not until she heard that the emperor had really issued such an order that Concubine Duan became completely frightened:

"Your servant... No, I am a guilty woman, a guilty woman..."

Concubine Duan struggled to crawl to the emperor:

"All these mistakes were made by me alone. Please don't exterminate my entire clan, Your Majesty. They are truly wronged!"

The emperor paused and walked into the house without looking back.

Hongli was so scared that he broke out in a sweat, but the emperor didn't even look at him.

After entering the room, the Emperor looked at Zhen Huan with concern and asked the imperial physician:

"How is Concubine Xi?"

One of the doctors said:

"The bleeding has stopped for now, but the queen has lost too much blood. I'm afraid she won't wake up for a while."

The emperor turned around and said, "You just need to tell me whether Concubine Xi is still in danger of death?"

"In reply to the emperor, Concubine Xi is out of danger. She just needs to rest well and she will be fine."

After hearing what the imperial physician said, the emperor's heart finally settled down a little:

"That's good, that's good."

Hua Fei and her entourage looked at each other with tears in their eyes and smiled with relief on their faces.

The emperor wanted to pick up Zhen Huan and leave, but was stopped by Wen Shichu:

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xi is injured in the shoulder. In order to reduce the bleeding from the wound, I think it is better for her to lie flat and be carried back to the palace on a stretcher."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then turned around and gave instructions to Su Peisheng.

Su Peisheng leaned forward and said:

"Your Majesty, I have been ready since morning. Let them in right away."

The emperor nodded, then looked at the concubines and said:

"Noble Concubine Xi needs to rest. You should all return to your palaces."

The concubines knelt and saluted:

"It's the Emperor."

Although they were worried, what the emperor said was true. Concubine Hua and her entourage looked at Zhen Huan with worry, then turned and left.

A moment later, Zhen Huan was carried out of the cold palace by the palace servants.

Only then did the emperor notice Hongli who was still kneeling on the ground.

Seeing the emperor's gaze on him, Hongli kowtowed tremblingly and said:

"Father, I don't know how things turned out like this. Please forgive me..."

The emperor's eyes were cold and stern: "I don't want to see you right now, go back to your palace and reflect on yourself!"

"As for today's incident, how much do you know and how much did you participate in? I will find out for sure."

"I will never tolerate anyone who would harm my brothers or dare to covet my throne!"

After saying this, the emperor walked straight past Hongli with a gloomy face.

The emperor's words were like a bolt from the blue to Hongli. He was stunned where he was. It was not until the emperor was about to walk out of the cold palace that he reacted:

"Father, Father, I don't have it, I don't have it..."

As he spoke, he collapsed to the ground like a deflated ball.

Seeing Hongli like this, Li Yu felt distressed:

"Fourth Prince, the ground is cold, you'd better get up quickly."

"The emperor is angry at the moment, so he said this to you. When the emperor calms down, he will definitely release you."

Hongli's eyes were dazed, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He shook his head at Li Yu:

"No, never again. If the Emperor investigates today's incident, he will definitely know that the poison came from our hands..."

"Over the years, the Emperor has never loved his son, and besides..."

Before he could even utter the word "mother", Hongli went crazy and changed his words:

"No! Qi is not worthy of being my mother!"

"I never thought that she would do such a crazy thing. Not only did she implicate the entire Qi family, but I was also disliked by the Emperor..."

"The emperor is suspicious and will inevitably link today's assassination to me. If this is the case, all my hopes in this life will be over..."

"Li Yu, what do you think I should do? What should I do?"

Hongli shook Li Yu's shoulders helplessly. His eyes were dull and he had lost all his former confidence.

Li Yu frowned, looking as if he was thinking about something. Then he turned his eyes back and looked at Hongli with a determined look:

"Fourth Prince, I have a way. Just put all the blame on me."

"The poison was prepared by me, and my prince was not aware of it. As for...as for framing Concubine Xi and assassinating the emperor, it was done by Qi alone and has nothing to do with my prince..."

Hearing Li Yu's words, Hongli's eyes lit up. He grasped Li Yu's shoulders tightly with both hands as if he had grasped a life-saving straw:

"Li Yu, you treat me like this, I..."

Before he could finish his words, a tear flowed from the corner of Hongli's eye.

But this tear was not shed for Li Yu, but for himself.

Li Yu had been with Hongli for many years, but had never seen him so vulnerable.

If he didn't feel deeply desperate about the future, he would never shed tears in front of anyone.

"Fourth Prince, there are some things you don't need to say anymore. I understand them all."

"It's just that I can no longer stay by your side in the future. I hope Fourth Prince will take good care of himself."

As he spoke, Li Yu had tears in his eyes. He knelt upright and kowtowed deeply to Hongli.

Hongli wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, bent down and helped Li Yu up, and the two looked at each other in silence.

Because they all knew what would happen next, this was the tacit understanding between them as master and servant.

Why is it that no matter how hard I try, I cannot gain the respect of the Emperor?

Why is it that other brothers have it at birth, but I can’t get it no matter how hard I try?

We are all sons of the emperor, but why am I the only one who lives such a humble life? So cautious?

What did I do wrong that God would treat me like this?

Hongli cried out silently in his heart, his hands clenched tighter and tighter:

No! I can't just give in like this! Even if the Emperor wants to lock me up, I can't just give in like this!

Li Yu is right, he did everything, it has nothing to do with me! I know nothing!