Chapter 456: Legend of Zhen Huan - Nian Shilan 60
Chapter 456: Legend of Zhen Huan - Nian Shilan 60
Finally, after another inspection by Wen Shichu, he found that the source of the musk was the blessed quilt that Zhen Huan had been covering herself with. Everyone who knew the source of the blessed quilt was dumbfounded. The emperor was not surprised to learn that the quilt was given by the queen. With a gloomy face, he barely comforted Zhen Huan with a few words and went to Jingren Palace.
Later, news came that the Queen had a headache and was confined to the palace to recuperate. Zhen Huan really didn't expect that it would be the Queen. She had always suspected the Imperial Concubine. No matter how Shen Meiyu and the others persuaded her, she never doubted that she had misunderstood the Imperial Concubine. It was not until the truth was clearly laid out in front of her that Zhen Huan gradually accepted this fact.
"It's the Queen, how could it be the Queen?" Why not the Imperial Noble Consort?
Zhen Huan began to recall the Queen's various behaviors, expressions, and words. Gradually, she finally realized that most of the concubines in the harem actually had some hints, but she ignored these hints because she was too arrogant.
Judging from the emperor's reaction today, Xia Dongchun must have been banished to the cold palace because she took the blame for the queen. "Yes, yes, Xia Dongchun has always followed the queen's lead. She is the queen's person."
"Xu..."
"Fortunately, fortunately, my child is still here."
Zhen Huan touched her slightly bulging belly with gratitude, hoping to ease her fear by feeling the baby in her belly. However, she didn't expect that the pain in her abdomen became more and more obvious as she touched it. Gradually, Zhen Huan began to feel something flowing out, and she collapsed and cried for help.
Huanbi was awakened by Zhen Huan's crying and screaming. She hurriedly got up and saw Zhen Huan's condition. She was extremely anxious. She called Liu Zhu and rushed to the Imperial Hospital to find Doctor Wen. However, she was still one step too late. When Doctor Wen arrived, it was already too late to save her.
"Please accept my condolences, my lady. The child is no longer with us."
"Ahhhhh, my child."
At this time, all kinds of emotions were running through Zhen Huan's heart, both grief and regret. She was grief-stricken that her child was gone, and regretted that she had not judged people well enough, but more of it was hatred towards the Queen, hatred for the Queen's smiling but dagger hidden behind her.
The emperor had already fallen asleep but was awakened by Su Peisheng, "Your Majesty, someone just came to Chengqian Palace and said that Concubine Wan had a miscarriage."
"What? Didn't the imperial physician say that the fetus was still alive and could be protected with a little agar? Why did she suddenly miscarry?"
"Su Peisheng, prepare to go to Chengqian Palace!"
Wen Shichu couldn't find any problem either. He could only conclude that it might be related to Zhen Huan's previous excessive excitement. However, if the Emperor knew this reason, it would definitely be bad for Zhen Huan. For this reason, Wen Shichu could only insist that it was the influence of musk.
Although the emperor blamed Wen Shichu for his poor skills and failure to help Zhen Huan to keep the royal heir, he was not the murderer after all. He simply demoted Wen Shichu from imperial physician to medical assistant and let him go.
When Zhen Huan saw the emperor, she couldn't help but think of the emperor's behavior of pushing Xia Dongchun out in order to save the queen, and she hated the emperor too.
She kept begging the emperor to punish the queen. Although the emperor felt guilty, he still felt that Zhen Huan was too demanding.
"She is the queen, my wife. I have taken away her power in the palace and told her to reflect on her past. Wanpin, please don't go too far."
Yes, she was just a concubine. She was the queen, so naturally she could not compare with her in the emperor's heart. The reason was clear, but Zhen Huan just couldn't swallow this. She spoke coldly to the emperor and left.
In Jingren Palace, the Queen was originally questioned by the Emperor because of the incident, and was then confined to her house in fear. But when she heard that Zhen Huan's child was still lost, the Queen laughed heartily.
"As long as I am the queen, the emperor will let me go sooner or later."
"My Queen Mother, you are really my good aunt. No matter what I do, as long as the Emperor still cares about me and my sister,
My position as Queen will never fall!"
At this time, the queen's self-confidence reached its peak. It was the first time that she was so confident in her position as queen. But what she didn't know was that if the emperor had not known that she had colluded with court officials, he might really have retained the position of queen for the sake of the queen mother and Chun Yuan's wishes.
But now the emperor has begun to think about how to combat the queen's ambition.
Nian Shilan claimed illness and disappeared, which made the Queen appear. In the eyes of the Emperor, the Queen was the only one in power in the entire harem, which was not the balance he wanted at all.
So the Imperial Noble Consort Nian Shilan was dragged out by the Emperor again to compete. Unfortunately, although the Emperor had good intentions, Nian Shilan refused to cooperate. The Emperor was angry, but he had complicated feelings for Nian Shilan. He had both love and guilt, and he was reluctant to force her. In the end, he could only sigh and give up.
Zhen Huan is in a cold war with the Emperor, Concubine Qi fell out of favor because of the Queen, Shen Meiyu had no intention of favoring her, Concubine Xia was banished to the cold palace, Concubine Xin was not liked by the Emperor, Concubine Jing had long lost favor, Concubine Qi was old and ugly, and the Emperor was not very satisfied with the remaining newcomers. In the end, An Lingrong and Ye Lan'yi began to divide the world equally.
The emperor gradually fell for An Lingrong's tenderness and affection, and placed his love on Ye Lanyi's rebelliousness. Gradually, the emperor became less and less willing to see Zhen Huan or those old people, and just wanted to indulge himself in them.
In the spring of the fourth year of Yongzheng's reign, Longkodo was accused of forming a clique for personal gain. The emperor was furious and ordered his arrest and imprisonment. The empress dowager could not bear it and came to the emperor to plead for mercy despite her illness. Her words angered the emperor, forcing him to mention that he had seen the empress dowager and Longkodo hugging each other with his own eyes. This exposed the affair between the empress dowager and Longkodo, tore apart the empress dowager's dignity as a mother, and forced the empress dowager to vomit blood and faint.
In prison, Longkodo refused to plead guilty and even cursed the emperor for "killing the dog after the rabbit is dead", forcing the emperor to use the blood dropper and a cup of poisoned wine to send Longkodo away. Later, the news that Longkodo pleaded guilty and committed suicide in prison reached the empress dowager's palace, and the already seriously ill empress dowager died of suffocation.
When the Empress Dowager passed away, the Emperor was deeply saddened and ordered Concubine Jing to assist in presiding over the Empress Dowager's funeral. With the help of court officials, the Empress was able to "recover" and took over Concubine Jing's role in presiding over the Empress Dowager's funeral.
Nian Shilan specially left the palace and came to the Queen Mother's spirit and burned a stick of incense. When the Emperor learned about this, he was deeply moved. He believed that Nian Shilan was willing to put aside her hatred and come out to see the Queen Mother off for his sake. However, he didn't know that the miscarriage was planned by Nian Shilan from beginning to end. The Queen Mother had bad intentions but failed.
After learning that the Queen had 'recovered', Shen Meizhuang went to visit Zhen Huan, "She has come out again, and is still the high and mighty Queen."
"Huan'er, if you continue to be so decadent, when will you be able to avenge your child?"
"The Imperial Concubine has come out too. Do you know why she has never been pregnant in the past ten years?"
"It was the Empress. When the Imperial Concubine was first pregnant, she had a miscarriage after being given a bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine by Princess Qi. After that, she used the item given by the Empress, and was unable to have any children."
"Now that the Queen Mother has passed away, the Queen has no one to rely on. The Royal Concubine is leaving the palace right now, it is definitely not to bid farewell to the Queen Mother."
Shen Meizhuang wanted to persuade Zhen Huan to seek alliance with Nian Shilan, but after thinking about it, she finally didn't mention it. However, it must be said that when she mentioned that Nian Shilan had the same experience as Zhen Huan, Zhen Huan did listen to her.
Especially the sentence "The Queen Mother has passed away, and the Queen has no one to rely on" made Zhen Huan perk up.
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