After Huanbi was reborn, she became the prince's favorite

At the gate of the harem, the emperor and his concubines were waiting together.

The eunuch in front of the emperor shouted loudly: "Empress Xi, come back to the palace!" Everyone looked over and saw Zhen Huan, supported by Huanbi, walking towards them slowly, majestically and solemnly.

She bowed and saluted, lowering her eyelids and saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Emperor and Empress. I wish the Emperor peace and good fortune, and I wish the Empress good health and prosperity."

"Xi Fei, you're back!" The emperor smiled and stretched out his hand to hold her, but was stopped by the queen. "Xi Fei, sister, has just returned to the palace. The sun is shining brightly here, and there are still many rituals to be completed. Your Majesty, please let your sister complete the rituals first, and then return to Yongshou Palace to talk!"

The emperor nodded.

Zhen Huan looked at the people in front of her and saw Ling Rong at a glance. The two sisters smiled at each other. Ling Rong seemed so excited that she covered her face and held back her tears.

"Sister Mei is going to give birth in the next two days. The emperor loves her so much that he doesn't let her go to crowded places. Let's go see Sister Mei together later!"

This was not the time to talk, Zhen Huan smiled and nodded at her, then looked at Concubine Qi and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since we last met. Concubine Qi has become much more plump and beautiful."

The emperor turned his body and glanced at her, then said with a smile, "Lady Qi has been pampered in the palace, unlike you in Penglai Island. You have lost a lot of weight. Now, go back to the palace!"

Zhen Huan walked over the thresholds one by one, performed the rituals, and came to Yongshou Palace with Jingxi and Huanbi.

The emperor was pointing at the furnishings in the room and was about to make her happy when Su Peisheng came to report that Lord Zhang Tingyu wanted to see the emperor. He patted the back of Zhen Huan's hand reluctantly and refused to leave until he got there.

Huanbi helped her sit down and said with a smile: "My lady, someone heard that you are going to return to the palace, and they have been waiting for you since early morning. My lady must see you now!"

Zhen Huan took a sip of tea and said, "Come in!"

Liu Zhu and Xiao Yunzi walked up to Zhen Huan in two or three steps. Liu Zhu was very happy and didn't care about the difference between master and servant. She hugged Zhen Huan and said in a tearful voice: "My lady, Huanbi, you are finally back! I missed you so much!"

After saying that, she hugged Huanbi tightly again, with a bit of blame in her tone, "Huanbi, when the young lady left the palace that day, you refused to let me accompany her. I couldn't even be by her side when she gave birth!"

"Alright, alright. Going to Penglai Island means you will suffer. My master didn't let you go because he felt sorry for you. Now we are back, aren't we? Can we still be together in the future?"

Liu Zhu pouted and smiled happily, "That's more like it!"

Huanbi was touched by her cute appearance and rubbed her arm affectionately, "You miss us! I miss you too!"

Xiao Yunzi stood in front of everyone and reported to Zhen Huan about the recent situation in the palace. It was nothing more than that some people in the palace were talking about Zhen Huan being a witch concubine who seduced the emperor!

Huanbi held a small fan and fanned it gently, "Those people just can't bear to see us doing well, my lady, don't take it to heart, now we are back in the palace, just do what you want to do."

Zhen Huan nodded at her and asked, "Xiao Yunzi, you and Liu Zhu are serving Sister Mei. Is Sister Mei okay?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lingrong and Caiyue came in, supporting Sister Mei. The three sisters hadn't seen each other for a long time, but they didn't feel awkward when they met. They sat together and asked each other about their own situations.

"Lingrong, how is the Sixth Prince? I, as his concubine, have never met him!"

"Don't look at Lingrong as skinny, but Sixth Prince is very strong and healthy! He looks a lot like Lingrong, you will definitely like him when you see him!"

Lingrong felt a little shy after being teased by the two of them.

Zhen Huan asked about Mei Zhuang's recent situation again. There was a lively conversation in the room and the maids all left consciously.

The emperor came to the imperial study, and Zhang Tingyu reported to him that Longkodo had recently been unscrupulously forming cliques and winning over court officials. If the emperor did not deal with it, it would be difficult to control him.

The emperor was silent for a while, then he said, "I have already investigated the Longkodo incident. I originally wanted to allow him to live out his old age in peace if he could be more restrained out of kinship. Now that this is the case, I don't need to care about our old relationship anymore.

"Master Zhang, I will give you a piece of evidence. You and Zhen Yuandao will handle the Longkodo case together. Let's see how much he can reveal!"

Zhang Tingyu took the thick book of evidence before leaving.

Two days later, Mei Zhuang gave birth to a princess named Jinghe. The empress dowager loved her very much and came to Cunju Hall to see Mei Zhuang and her daughter. Just after seeing the child, Zhu Xi came in and looked at the empress dowager with a heavy face.

The Queen Mother felt vaguely uneasy and found an excuse to leave.

After leaving the gate of Cunju Hall, the Queen Mother held Zhuxi with trembling hands and asked, "Is there something wrong with Longkodo?"

Zhuxi nodded, "Queen Dowager, Lord Longkodo has brought this upon himself. Your Majesty has helped him so much and has done her best."

The empress dowager felt her feet go soft and when she got into the sedan chair she lost her footing and fell backwards. If Zhuxi hadn't quickly used his body to cushion her, her life would have been in danger.

Everyone was panicked and hurriedly moved the empress dowager back to Shoukang Palace and invited several imperial doctors to treat her.

When the news reached Yongshou Palace, Huanbi was the first to know it. She guessed that the emperor must have started to take action against Longkodo to make the empress dowager so upset.

She narrowed her eyes secretly and felt very happy in her heart!

Longkodo relied on his family background to do whatever he wanted over the years. If it weren't for his greed, my grandparents' family would not have suffered at his hands, my mother would not have to hide in disgrace all her life, and his own identity would not have been hidden from the world.

She clenched her fists and choked up, hoping that the emperor would not be too merciful and make sure Longkodo and the family behind him received the punishment they deserved.

When the emperor heard the news that the empress dowager had fainted, he came to Shoukang Palace after dealing with state affairs. At this moment, the empress dowager had woken up. She was lying on the bed, staring at the curtain above her head with empty eyes.

The servants all left, and the emperor sat on the stool beside the bed. He was silent for a long time, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Does the Empress mind so much about Longkodo's affairs?"

"What are you going to do with him?" The Queen Mother turned around with difficulty and looked at the Emperor.

The emperor felt cold all over and his hair stood on end. Even at this time, the Empress Dowager was still thinking about Longkodo and even ignored her own body. In the emperor's view, she cared about Longkodo more than anything else.

"How does the Empress want her son to deal with him?"

“Longkodo is old, and he was a meritorious official who helped the emperor ascend to the throne. Even if he really made many mistakes, the emperor cannot be too ruthless towards him, otherwise the people will accuse the emperor of ungratefulness.

Besides, Nian Gengyao is dead, isn't Your Majesty afraid of being labeled as a "dog that is cooked after the rabbit is dead"?