Chapter 266: Legend of Zhen Huan - Yun Li 12
Chapter 266: Legend of Zhen Huan - Yun Li 12
Shen Meizhuang was genuinely worried about Zhen Huan, and risked being disliked by the Emperor to come to the Qinzheng Palace to plead for Zhen Huan.
Unfortunately, Shen Meizhuang didn't know the reason why Zhen Huan was demoted and confined to her room, so her plea for mercy was not to the point and she even touched the emperor's sore spot.
The emperor was amused by Shen Meizhuang's self-righteous reasoning and said bluntly: "Since you and Zhen Da Ying have a deep sisterly relationship, then I will demote you and you can move to Sui Yu Xuan to accompany Zhen Da Ying."
Shen Meizhuang looked at the emperor above in disbelief and said helplessly: "Your Majesty..."
The emperor didn't want to see Shen Meizhuang again, so he waved his hand and had Shen Yingda dragged out and taken to Bitong Academy to keep Zhen Yingda company.
While Zhen Huan was still feeling sad, Shen Meizhuang was taken to Bitong Academy.
At this time, she had been confined to her house. According to the rules, Shen Meizhuang could not enter the Bitong Academy.
She saw Shen Meizhuang, looked at the sad expression on her face, and asked with concern: "Sister Mei, why did you come in? Why do you look like this?"
Shen Meizhuang looked at Zhen Huan, who was dressed in plain clothes, and brought her into the house. She could no longer hold back the bitterness in her heart, so she hugged Zhen Huan and started crying.
"Sister Mei?" Zhen Huan hugged Shen Meizhuang back, her face full of confusion, not knowing what had happened.
She looked at Caiyue who was following Shen Meizhuang, and then at Huanbi.
Huanbi saw Zhen Huan looking at her, and at Zhen Huan's signal, Huanbi took Caiyue out and asked about Concubine Shen's situation.
When Caiyue heard Huanbi calling their young master a noble lady, her face was filled with bitterness, and she said, "There is no such thing as a noble lady Shen. Our young master went to the emperor to plead for your young master, but ended up offending the emperor, who demoted her to a concubine. She and Zhen promised to live in Suiyuxuan after returning to the capital."
Huanbi's face changed drastically when she heard this. "How could this happen?"
Caiyue looked at her master who was crying in the room holding Zhen Da Ying with some resentment. She was resentful towards Zhen Da Ying in her heart, and was also angry that her master cared too much about Zhen Huan and instead pulled her into the position of Da Ying.
The two of them spoke loudly. Zhen Huan, who was holding Shen Meizhuang, felt bitter when she learned that Shen Meizhuang had also been demoted to a concubine.
It was she who implicated Sister Mei.
After Shen Meizhuang finished venting, she wiped away her tears embarrassedly, and then asked Zhen Huan why she was demoted and confined to her room.
When Zhen Huan saw Shen Meizhuang asking about this, her eyes instantly turned red.
Zhen Huan told Shen Meizhuang what happened that day.
She didn't know what she had said to displease the emperor, for he slapped her to the ground and ordered her to be demoted and confined.
After saying that, he just left, not even wanting to look at her again.
That night, Zhen Huan was sent back to Bitong Academy intact. This was the greatest humiliation Zhen Huan had ever suffered.
This time, the jade was returned intact to Zhao, which made Zhen Huan feel the unbearable mood that An Lingrong was feeling at that time.
After listening to what Zhen Huan said, Shen Meizhuang didn't think that anything she said was inappropriate. For a moment, the two sisters could only huddle together for warmth, trying to warm their hearts that were hurt by the emperor.
Concubine Hua didn't expect that not only did Zhen Huan fall, but even Shen Meizhuang, whom she disliked, fell. She was in a very good mood and directly rewarded the servants in her courtyard with three months' worth of silver.
The "fake pregnancy" plan that she had originally planned with Cao Qinmo was no longer useful. Hua Fei felt it was a pity, but Cao Qinmo was relieved. If possible, she didn't want to deal with anyone in the palace, but she was powerless and her words carried no weight. For Wen Yi's future, there were some things she had to do.
Cao Qin thought about it and realized that now that the two people who were most annoying to Concubine Hua in the palace had fallen, Concubine Hua would probably not use her Wen Yi to compete for favor anymore.
Thinking of this, Cao Qinmo gently patted Wen Yi, who was still in the cradle, and whispered, "Wen Yi, mother is useless, but for your own good, mother can do whatever it takes."
It was a week after she returned to Beijing that the Empress Dowager learned about these things.
The Empress Dowager felt a little annoyed when she thought of Zhen Huan's face that looked so much like Rouze. It was this Rouze that made the Emperor obsessed with her and wanted to marry her at all costs. Now there was a substitute who looked so much like Rouze, but the Emperor demoted her without any mercy. This made the Empress Dowager wonder if the face that looked so much like Rouze was useless, or if the Emperor had come to his senses and realized that the person he loved was not as pure as he thought.
Over the years, the Empress had often used Rouze's favors to get the Emperor to stay in Jingren Palace on days other than the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.
Now that Rouze is no longer effective, it may not be so easy for the Queen to use Rouze to get the Emperor to go to her in the future.
It would also make it easy for the emperor to get tired of her.
The Queen thought the same thing as the Queen Mother at this time.
It has been a week since she returned, and the emperor seems to be unaware that there is still a Zhen Da Ying in his palace, and Lian Rou Ze no longer misses her.
She was suddenly panicked and came to the Queen Mother for help, but the Queen Mother was powerless because her son would not listen to her.
But the Queen didn't think so. She felt that the Emperor would listen to the Queen Mother.
However, the Empress Dowager disliked Rouze's behavior at the time and was also quite critical of Zhen Huan.
When Zhen Huan was in favor, she disregarded the rules, gave advice to the emperor, and interfered in the government affairs of the previous dynasty, which made the empress dowager unhappy.
An ambitious woman is not scary. What is scary is that this woman not only wants to control the harem, but also wants to participate in the political affairs of the previous dynasty. This is what makes the empress dowager unhappy.
Even though Zhen Huan looks like she only wants the best for the Emperor, the Queen Mother is a very smart person. She was the champion of the last palace fight. How could she not see the rising ambition beneath Zhen Huan's indifferent appearance?
And this ambition was fueled by the connivance of her son.
The Queen Mother didn't want to bother with the mess between them anymore.
The Queen wants Zhen Huan to come back and fight against Concubine Hua, but the Queen Mother is unwilling to do so.
Now the Emperor has been so wary of Nian Gengyao that he is on the verge of exploding. The Empress Dowager only asks the Empress to be patient for a while, and Concubine Hua will not be able to be so arrogant for long.
The queen had no choice but to leave the Cining Palace and start selecting a few chess pieces to compete for her favor.
The days Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang spent in Sui Yuxuan were getting worse and worse.
At this time, Zhen Huan thought of An Lingrong, and wanted to use An Lingrong to make the emperor remember them.
However, when Zhen Huan sent people to look for An Lingrong, An Lingrong did not come to see them. She only sent in silk and food, but did not show up in person.
Seeing this, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were filled with disappointment and said, "Ling Rong has finally become estranged from us."
An Lingrong is now the Queen's person, so naturally she doesn't want to have much contact with Zhen Huan and the others. However, the Queen doesn't want her to be labeled as ungrateful as a chess piece, so she makes things convenient for her and allows her to send some things to Sui Yuxuan from time to time.
If Zhen Huan and Shen Meiyu don't appreciate it, then it's no wonder that An Lingrong no longer cares about her feelings.
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