Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Zhen Huan

After leaving the cold palace, Li Yu wrote down all his crimes on a piece of paper and then committed suicide by taking poison.

When Su Peisheng told the emperor about this, the emperor was silent for a long time...

It's not that he doesn't know many things, he just chooses to turn a blind eye to them.

It’s just that Hongli’s ambition was too big and too strong, so the emperor had to be on guard.

Many years have passed, but the tragic scene of the nine princes fighting for the throne is still vivid in the emperor's mind. Whenever he thinks of it, he still cannot calm down.

Prince Guo's intention to rebel has become obvious.

If there is a situation of fathers and sons fighting each other, or brothers killing each other in the palace, it will put the emperor in a very passive position.

The current plan is to quell the fighting in the palace as soon as possible. Only in this way can we free up our hands to deal with Prince Guo.

Hongshi and Hongli had actually already lost the chance to inherit the throne. The emperor thought that instead of letting them hold out hope, it would be better to let them understand and accept this fact sooner.

So, after the emperor went to Yongshou Palace to see Zhen Huan, he was accompanied by Su Peisheng to the prince's residence.

When he arrived at the door, the emperor did not ask the eunuch to report, but looked at Su Peisheng and said:

"Su Peisheng, you stand guard at the door and don't let anyone in. I have something to say to the Fourth Prince alone."

"It's the emperor." After saying that, Su Peisheng took a quick step forward and opened the door.

After the emperor went in, Su Peisheng closed the door again.

At this time, Hongli was sitting on a stool with lifeless eyes. When he saw the emperor, he could hardly believe his eyes.

"Emperor...Emperor Father..."

When he was sure that the person in front of him was not his imagination and was really the emperor, he knelt on the ground with a plop.

The emperor put his hands behind his back and looked down at him:

"Do you know you're wrong?"

Hongli nodded:

"My son, I know my mistake."

"It was my fault that I didn't discover Qi's evil intentions in advance, and it was also my fault that I didn't take good care of Li Yu..."

"At that time, Qi was your mother, and Li Yu was your confidant. What difference does it make between what they did and what you did?"

"Huang Ama..."

"I didn't come here today to listen to you say those high-sounding, hypocritical words to me."

"For the sake of our relationship as father and son, I have to remind you not to covet things that do not belong to you. Sometimes, the more you think about it, the less you will get. It is better to do your part down to earth."

Hongli understood the meaning of the emperor's words. Although he was dissatisfied, he did not dare to show it on his face:

"Your son will remember the teachings of the Emperor."

The emperor looked at Hongli quietly for a long time before he slowly spoke:

"I don't intend to bother with you about what happened before, but you must remember that this is the last chance I give you. If you do it again, I will never let you off easily."

"I have decided to let you and Hongshi set up separate residences outside the palace. As for the position of Crown Prince, I can tell you clearly that you should stop dreaming..."

After saying this, the emperor turned around and walked towards the door without caring about Hongli's mood.

Hongli's mood instantly fell to the bottom. He really didn't understand why the emperor looked down on him so much.

"Father, I have something I want to ask you..."

Hongli finally plucked up the courage to ask the question he had been wanting to ask all these years.

The emperor stopped when he heard the voice, but did not look back, which was considered as his tacit approval of Hongli.

Seeing this, Hongli knelt straight up, his voice filled with sorrow:

"I, my third brother, my fifth brother, and my sixth brother are all sons of the Emperor. Why is it that among all these brothers, the Emperor always hates and dislikes only me the most?"

"Is it because I am..."

Hongli paused, as if mustering up a lot of courage, and then continued what he had just said:

"Is it because I am the child of a woman you don't love?"

The emperor did not expect Hongli to ask this, but after a moment's silence, he answered the question:

"I really don't like the fact that you are Li's child, but this is not the most important thing..."

Hongli asked: "What is the most important thing in the emperor's heart?"

"I don't like cold people. It makes me feel uneasy, and you... are cold at heart."

"Compared to Hongshi's stupidity, I dislike your ruthlessness even more."

Hongli wanted to fight for himself again:

"Father Emperor, you have never gotten along well with me, not even for one day. How can you be so sure that I am a heartless person?"

"Let's not talk about anything else. You must know there's something wrong with letting Li Yu deliver the food to Qi in the cold palace..."

Hearing this, Hongli collapsed to the ground again.

Sure enough, nothing escaped the emperor's eyes.

The emperor turned around and gave Hongli a cold look:

"No matter what she is, she is still your nominal mother. She has raised you for so many years. If you treat her like this, how much more can you treat me?"

"There are some things I don't want to say because I don't want to destroy the only trace of father-son relationship we have. If I tell you everything, I'm afraid you won't be able to be my son anymore."

"So, Hongli, stop complaining about the unfairness of fate and think about what you have done over the years..."

"That's all I have to say. You can do whatever you want."

After saying this, the emperor was silent for a moment, then left without looking back.

Hongli was not a fool. He could hear the warning in the emperor's words. If he dared to do anything out of line again, the emperor would be the first one to punish him.

But are you really giving up like this?

Hongli was unwilling, but there was nothing he could do for the time being.

After leaving the Fourth Prince, the Emperor went to see the Third Prince.

The third prince's obsession with the throne was far less intense than Hongli's.

Especially after Caiping's death, the Third Prince felt that he had let her down and no longer had any attachment to worldly affairs.

So, he asked the emperor to let him become a monk.

The emperor did not agree immediately, but asked him to think about it carefully.

……

Ever since the assassination of Qi, the palace has been very peaceful for two months.

After Zhen Huan recovered from her injury, she also held a promotion ceremony.

And the days when Concubine Hua launched the attack were also during these few days.

Zhen Huan had someone invite a midwife in advance, and asked Xiao Yunzi to find out all the details about the midwife to prevent anyone from trying to take advantage of the baby in Concubine Hua's belly.

Two days later, Concubine Hua was talking to Zhen Huan in Yongshou Palace when she suddenly felt a stomachache.

"Sister Hua Fei, it looks like you are about to give birth..."

"Ah?" Concubine Hua held her belly with her hands and couldn't help but let out an "ah".

"It's too late to go back to Yikun Palace. Songzhi, you should quickly help your queen to the inner hall. Zhou Ninghai, you should quickly go to Yikun Palace to inform the midwife..."

"Jinxi, tell someone to prepare everything needed for production..."

"Xiao Yunzi, go to the Yangxin Palace and tell the emperor this good news. Let the emperor hear for himself how Concubine Hua gave birth to this child for him..."

"It's the lady."

For a while, the palace servants in Yongshou Palace were busy coming in and out.