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

The two talked for a while and then went to take a nap. After Zhen Huan woke up, Huanbi reminded her that the Queen wanted her to come over. She dressed neatly and walked out, and met An Lingrong who was coming out of the house.

An Lingrong came forward and asked, "Sister, are you going out?"

Zhen Huan told An Lingrong that the Queen had asked her to go. An Lingrong thought for a while and reminded her:

"Sister, please don't blame Lingrong for being so talkative. When we were in the Old Summer Palace, the Emperor asked me to go there once. Today, she asked me to go there for no reason. I'm afraid she wants to say the same thing to me. The Empress is very thoughtful, so I'd better be careful."

Zhen Huan thought of what Ling Rong had said to her that day and nodded in agreement with a smile.

Although Concubine Hua is vicious, she is straightforward in her actions. The Queen seems gentle and kind, but inexplicably gives people an unfathomable feeling. Although Zhen Huan respects her, she does not want to have too much contact with her.

In Jingren Palace, the Queen was sitting beside the mirror in front of the inner room. Huichun came to report that Zhen Huan had arrived.

The Queen put on the round Dongzhu herself and said calmly, "Well, I understand."

Jianqiu looked at the elegant and decent dress of the Empress in the mirror, especially the pair of Dongzhu that symbolized the Empress' status, and smiled, "The Empress is the only one in the palace who can match such elegant and noble Dongzhu."

The queen slowly raised her eyelids. "In the harem, apart from the queen mother, there has always been only one master. It's just that those who are temporarily favored by the emperor will inevitably become arrogant, thinking that they are different from others, and even covet my position."

Jian Qiu looked arrogant, lowered her head and said: "The Empress is backed by the Ulanara clan. Even when Concubine Hua was pregnant, the Emperor never thought of letting her take the throne, not to mention Zhen Huan now. Her family background is no better than the Empress's."

The queen took Jianqiu's hand and stood up, looking at her meaningfully, "Some things are better left to you to know."

In the side hall of Jingren Palace, Zhen Huan and Huanbi looked in the direction of the hall door. The Queen came out slowly, still with a faint smile on her face.

"My dear Miss Wan, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I was feeling unwell just now, so I slept a little longer."

Zhen Huan stood up and bowed deeply, "Have you asked the imperial physician to come and see the Queen if she is not feeling well?"

The queen shook her head and said, "It's an old problem."

"I called you here today to ask you, after An agreed to move to Suiyuxuan, are you used to living here?"

Zhen Huan said: "An promised that she is gentle and can keep me company. I am very happy."

The queen raised her lips and smiled, "Lady Wan is very considerate, but I was worrying too much."

"Jianqiu, bring the things over here."

Zhen Huan looked over in the direction of the sound and saw Jianqiu coming over with a piece of paper. She took a look and saw it was a prescription.

"Empress, this prescription..."

"This prescription is used to regulate your body. You have been favored for almost a year. Apart from Concubine Hua, you are the most favored among all the other concubines.

Now even Concubine Xia is pregnant. I like your personality and appearance, so I found this secret recipe. If you take the medicine according to the instructions, it won’t take long before you can conceive a dragon baby for the emperor.”

Zhen Huan felt something was wrong. The palace forbad the use of these secret remedies. The Queen gave her the secret recipe so directly. Was she trusting her or testing her, making sure that she wouldn't dare to tell anyone?

She had doubts in her heart, but she stood up and said, "Thank you, Queen, for your kindness. I am ashamed to accept it."

The Queen's smile froze, "Does Lady Wan not believe me?"

The Queen gave her this prescription because she knew that she would ask someone to check it and would not tamper with the prescription. But it was inexplicable why the Queen gave her this?

Zhen Huan hurriedly shook her head to deny it, kneeling before the Queen and replying:

"I know that the Queen gives me this because she trusts me and loves me. But I am afraid that even if I accept the Queen's kindness, my body will not be able to keep up with it, and I am afraid that I will disappoint the Queen's expectations."

The queen raised her hand and asked her to stand up, "Giving birth to an heir is not only about these things, I gave them to you because I value you.

Concubine Xia is much less favored than you, and she is pregnant. The emperor's attitude towards Concubine Shen is still unclear. If you have a child, you can help your good sister, right?"

Zhen Huan smiled when she heard this, "Your Majesty is kind and compassionate, and you understand our feelings. I am very grateful."

The queen took a sip from the teacup and said, "There's too much tea in this cup today."

Zhen Huan understood immediately, walked over, poured a cup of tea for the Queen and presented it to her with both hands.

"Your Majesty is already overwhelmed with the affairs of the six palaces. If your diet and daily life are not satisfactory, it is really because the concubines have failed to fulfill their duty of sympathy for your Majesty."

The queen took another sip of the new tea and said, "Mm, this cup of tea is just right, not too strong or too weak, just right.

In the harem, some people are arrogant because of their favor, just like this overly strong tea, not only is it bitter, but drinking too much will make you unable to sleep. Lady Wan is very smart and will definitely understand the reason. "

Zhen Huan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and saluted.

After coming out of Jingren Palace, Zhen Huan breathed a sigh of relief.

Huanbi patted her back gently and asked, "My lady, what do you think the Queen meant just now?"

Zhen Huan looked at the palace servants coming and going around and whispered, "Let's talk about it when we get back."

The two returned to Suiyuxuan, and Liuzhu came in with a cup of hot tea.

"Why did you take so long to see the Empress? Just now, Doctor Wen came to check on your pulse. I asked him to wait for a while, and finally Doctor Wen felt that he couldn't stay in the inner palace for too long, so he left first."

Huanbi took off the young lady's cloak and took over the conversation, "Young lady, do you want to ask Doctor Wen to come over?"

Zhen Huan shook her head. "I just came out from the Queen's office. If people knew that I had called in the imperial physician right away, it would probably arouse the Queen's suspicion. Well, it's just to check the pulse. One more time or one less time doesn't matter."

"Huanbi, I always feel that the Queen wants me to be on the same page with her today, but she already has Xia Dongchun, and the Xia family has always been at odds with us. Some time ago it was Lingrong, and today it is me. Could it be that she is trying to deal with Concubine Hua?"

Huanbi thought to herself that the young lady had finally thought of this. She had just been wondering how to tell the young lady about the subtle relationship between the Queen and Concubine Hua. Now, once the young lady had doubts, it would be much easier for her to explain.

"I think so. Empress Hua has always been arrogant to the Queen, relying on her mother's family and the Emperor's favor. Even if the Queen appears to be generous and indifferent, how can she feel comfortable in her heart? I think that the Queen has never been able to think of a way to subdue her, except for being afraid of the Nian family."

"So the previous few times I fought with Concubine Hua made the Queen notice me, and then she tried to win me over to fight against Concubine Hua?" Zhen Huan gradually figured it out.

Huanbi nodded and asked, "What is your Majesty going to do now?"

Zhen Huan thought for a moment, "I would be happy if I could join hands with the Queen to avenge Sister Mei, but I'm afraid the Queen has other things for me to do. It's easier to go up the mountain than to go down. It will be difficult to get away by then."