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

Watching Concubine Hua disappear from sight, An Lingrong's eyes were red, as if she was a little scared. Just as she was about to say something, she was stopped by Huanbi, "My lady, this is not the place to talk. Why don't we go back to Suiyuxuan first?"

Mei Zhuang felt that Huan Bi was right, so she nodded and said, "Let's go, we'll talk about it when we get back."

Several people walked towards Suiyuxuan.

After taking only two steps, a eunuch came running over with a panicked look on his face. Mei Zhuang stopped him and asked him what happened. The young eunuch hesitated for a long time and couldn't explain anything clearly.

Huanbi remembered that in her previous life, there was a lucky fish soaking in the well in front of her. The young lady insisted on going to see it, but was frightened out of her wits. She hurried forward to stop the three men.

"My Lord, let's go back quickly."

Before she could finish, another palace maid came running over, equally flustered, and asked her questions, but she refused to say anything.

Two people came running over there one after another, which made Zhen Huan curious. She patted the back of Mei Jiejie's hand and said, "You wait here, I'll go and take a look."

An Lingrong was more thoughtful and felt something was wrong so she reminded him, "Sister, don't go. Be careful not to offend me with something unclean."

For some reason, Zhen Huan ignored the advice and walked forward.

Huanbi had no choice but to hold her tightly and said, "Ms. Lingrong is right. We have just entered the palace and are unfamiliar with the surroundings. If you are curious, I will go and look for you. I am brave."

Zhen Huan felt that what Huanbi said made sense, so she agreed.

Even if she lived again, Huanbi was still a woman, so she was not afraid of corpses. She walked to the well, closed her eyes and pretended to look inside, then ran back pretending to be frightened, pointing at the well and saying:

"There are... dead people in there, my lord, let's go back quickly."

After he finished speaking, An Lingrong was so frightened that her legs went limp, and she had to be supported by her maid to return to Sui Yuxuan.

The three of them entered the Suiyu Pavilion. An Lingrong was so frightened that her legs went weak. She didn't care about etiquette and went straight in and sat on the stool.

Huanbi and Jinxi hurriedly poured a few cups of hot tea and brought them over, "My lady, drink some tea to calm your nerves."

An Lingrong held the teacup in both hands, looked at Zhen Huan, and said in a trembling voice, "Sister, does Concubine Hua mean to hold us accountable?"

Mei Zhuang took her hand and comforted her, "Sister, don't scare yourself. Concubine Hua only asked us to reflect on our mistakes for three days. That's all."

"Yes, we will just stay in our respective palaces for the next few days." Zhen Huan also comforted her.

An Lingrong was worried, "But the look in Concubine Fang's eyes, and the dead person Huanbi saw in the well... Sister, I'm so scared..."

No one would fall into the well in the palace for no reason. Zhen Huan became suspicious and felt uneasy, but she had just entered the palace and knew nothing. The matter had already been known to them, and the Queen and Concubine Hua would probably know it soon as well. The truth would then naturally come to light.

She patted the back of Lingrong's hand to reassure her, "Sister, there is no need to be overly afraid. Although Concubine Hua is angry, we have done nothing wrong. Even if she wants to do something, she must have a good reason. As for the thing in the well... this matter has nothing to do with us, sister, don't worry too much."

After saying this, Zhen Huan told Baojuan to take her mistress back to the palace safely.

In Jingren Palace, Jiang Fuhai was reporting to the Queen that the dead person was Fuzi. The Queen smiled knowingly, as she had long known that Concubine Hua was narrow-minded and could not tolerate others, let alone a young and beautiful palace maid.

I heard that the emperor praised Fuzi a lot that day. It seems that Concubine Hua is more impatient than she thought, and she took action against Fuzi so quickly.

But she was the queen, and she had always been virtuous, so she frowned slightly and sighed, "Hua Fei is really cruel, a palace maid is also a life, Fuzi is really pitiful."

"I will report this matter to the Emperor first and then deal with it!"

Jiang Fuhai stepped back in response, and no one saw the smug smile on the queen's lips.

Zhen Huan stayed in the palace for three days. The weather was fine every day. She sat in front of the window with her chin propped up, copying some calligraphy works, and then opened "Zuo Zhuan" to read.

Suddenly, the commotion in the yard attracted her attention. Through the window, she saw the maids and eunuchs gathered around the osmanthus tree.

"Huanbi, what's going on outside?"

Huanbi went out to ask a few questions, then hurried back to the house to reply, "My lady, they are outside watching ants carrying sugar."

With nothing else to do, Zhen Huan came out to watch, holding Huanbi's hand.

Seeing the young lady coming out, the servants consciously made way for her.

"Are you looking at ants?" Zhen Huan said as she walked under the tree.

"My Lord, it's really strange how these ants carry the sugar. Why do they go around the roots of the tree?"

Huanbi knew what was buried here. In order to prevent the servants from telling others about it, she said to everyone fiercely: "What's so strange about this? Ants are not people. How can they know which route to take? If you have nothing to do, go to the backyard and chop wood!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the maids and eunuchs dispersed. They didn't want to do more work for nothing.

After everyone left, Huanbi went to the woodshed and got a shovel. She and Liuzhu took turns digging up the soil next to the tree roots. Suddenly, a strong stench hit them.

Huanbi used a handkerchief to open the package she had dug out.

Zhen Huan went forward and sniffed it, and was almost fainted by the stench. "What is this thing? Why does it smell so bad?"

Huanbi packed the things immediately and led the young lady and Liuzhu into the house, where Jinxi was also standing.

Zhen Huan was a little confused. Why did Huanbi seem to know that something was buried under the tree today and sent everyone away in advance?

"Huanbi, what is this? Do you know something?" Zhen Huan's expression was a little serious.

Huanbi explained, "My lady, do you remember the day you entered the palace? The eunuch who led the way said that there was a noble lady named Fang living in Suiyuxuan, but she moved out after she had a miscarriage. When my lady asked the eunuch where noble lady Fang was now, he refused to say anything."

Zhen Huan nodded. Liu Zhu also remembered this incident. She was puzzled at the time, but as she had just entered the palace, she did not dare to say much and did not ask any further questions.

But Zhen Huan didn't understand and asked, "What does that have to do with this thing?"

Huanbi said, "I have inquired about it. After Concubine Fang had an unexpected miscarriage, she was depressed all day long and even refused to see the emperor. Later, the emperor was furious and sent her to the cold palace."

"But if the concubine is pregnant, the emperor must have sent a skilled imperial physician to take care of her, and she has the best food, clothing, housing and transportation. The empress dowager and the emperor also value children, so how could Concubine Fang have an unexpected miscarriage?"

Zhen Huan suddenly realized, opened her eyes wide and said, "You mean, Concubine Fang's death was not an accident, but someone did it deliberately?"

Jin Xi also nodded and said, "I have served in the palace for more than twenty years and have seen a lot. Among the concubines in the harem, some use all their tricks to win favor, and some use all means to prevent others from gaining favor. Miss Huanbi's guess is not unreasonable."

Zhen Huan looked at the things on the table, feeling a little scared. She calmed down and said, "Thanks to Huanbi's carefulness, she sent them all away. No one can tell about what happened today. This thing is really suspicious. Put it away first. I will ask the imperial physician when he takes my pulse in a few days."

Liu Zhu responded and put the things into the box.