An Lingrong after rebirth

Chapter 257 Zhen Huan is plotting...

"Before Yixiu finished speaking, the emperor turned around and strode away. Looking at the other person's back, he looked quite desolate."

"Yi Xiu did not kneel, but turned to stare at the emperor's departing back, with a hint of suppressed anger... and sadness in her eyes."

"She moved her mouth slightly, but no sound came out. Seeing this, Jianqiu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, let's go back too. Don't you still have to prepare lunch for the princes?"

After hearing this, Yixiu retracted her gaze and nodded. This was the most important thing, everything else was…

"Before she finished speaking, Yixiu laughed and said, "Jianqiu, let's go. I will make lunch myself today."

"Yes, Sixth Prince heard from the Empress last night that she would prepare lunch for him personally, and he is looking forward to it very much."

"Yixiu's face was replaced by a smile. She helped Jianqiu get on the sedan chair and said nothing more."

"It was just that the lunch had not been prepared yet. Yixiu had only been sitting for a while when Jiang Fuhai hurriedly ran into the palace outside Jingren Palace."

Madam, something happened in the garden!

"Jiang Fuhai was obviously in a hurry and was out of breath. He only said one sentence and then stopped. Yixiu put down the book in his hand and asked in a conversational voice: What is the matter that is worth your rush?"

Madam, there is news from the garden that Concubine Qin has passed away...

"Yi Xiu's expression froze, and she sat up straight subconsciously. Gone? Didn't they say that mother and child were healthy? Why did she die suddenly?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The news has just been reported to the palace, and I haven't had time to find out the truth yet. Yixiu frowned, "Where is the emperor? Has anyone gone to pass on the message?"

Your Majesty, the Emperor is in Suiyuxuan right now, and the eunuch who delivered the letter has already gone there.

"When Yixiu heard this, she immediately leaned back and said, "Since someone has already sent a message to the emperor, and the emperor has to worry about it himself, then you should pretend that you don't know about this matter and go down."

Jiang Fuhai was stunned. Madam, little prince...

What does the little prince have to do with me? He is the emperor's child, and the emperor will naturally consider it carefully. Go.

Jianqiu saw Yixiu getting angry and quickly gave Jiang Fuhai a look.

"I waited until the other person left before I brought a cup of tea forward. Don't be angry, Madam. Jiang Fuhai must have not understood it for a moment. How could he know that a mere child who stayed in the palace could not accompany Madam so much?"

"Yi Xiu reached out to take the teacup. Well, the dishes are ready. You accompany me to the small kitchen to prepare lunch for the brothers."

Yes!

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Broken Yuxuan

The Emperor and Zhen Huan each held a word and were killing with great enthusiasm.

"Su Peisheng outside listened to the report from the visitor and his face looked very grim. A Changzai was naturally nothing, but what was strange was that this person died too suddenly."

"There is still a prince who is not even a month old in the garden. He wants to come in and win the favor of Concubine Wan. The emperor should be in a better mood now. Su Peisheng raised his hand and waved the person away."

"He turned around and entered the main hall of Suiyuxuan. He didn't care that the two were in high spirits. Su Peisheng stepped forward and spoke."

"Your Majesty," the Emperor said, his eyes fixed on the chessboard without moving, "speak!"

"Your Majesty, there is news from the garden that... Concubine Qin is gone!"

"When the emperor heard this, his attention was immediately drawn away from the chessboard. What did you say?"

However, Zhen Huan next to her screamed and looked very scared.

"Your Majesty, I just received news that Concubine Qin had a sudden hemorrhage and has passed away."

"After hearing this, Zhen Huan pinched her handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose, lowered her eyes, and began to think about what to say next. The emperor was stunned for a moment and said: Since you are going, just follow the rules."

emperor……

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Zhen Huan suddenly spoke up, "Hmm? Concubine Wan's matter?"

Your Majesty, I remember that the little prince born by Concubine Qin is still in the garden. After Concubine Qin passed away, the little prince is still in confinement. He is so young, how pitiful he must be...

"The emperor was silent after hearing this. He forgot about the prince who had just spoken up. Su Peisheng sent an order to the garden, asking people to prepare a carriage and have the wet nurse take care of the ninth prince back to the capital."

Trash, I'll arrange it right away!

Su Peisheng responded and hurried downstairs, but Zhen Huan sighed.

"The emperor's gaze turned to her again, and Zhen Huan put down the chess piece in her hand and spoke again; Your Majesty, I didn't understand it when I was at home, but I found out after giving birth to Longyue. Only when you become a mother do you understand how it feels to love your child."

"Now that Concubine Qin is gone, the Ninth Prince has lost his mother at a young age. Although there is the Emperor, he is very busy and cannot personally handle everything for the Prince."

"This child, whenever I think of it like this, I feel really pitiful."

"As he said this, tears quickly gathered in his eyes. The emperor reached out and held the other person's hand. Huanhuan is the kindest person. I should think carefully about the matter of the Ninth Prince."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. I am ashamed to accept it. I just thought that it would be too pitiful to send the child to the prince's residence to be taken care of by the servants when he is so young."

"Huan Huan, do you intend to help me take care of the Ninth Prince if you think so? When the emperor said this, Zhen Huan felt happy."

But she looked at the emperor without showing any emotion, “Your Majesty, I am your concubine…”

"Shu Fei has many children, Xian Fei also needs to help take care of them from time to time. Jing Fei also has Wen Lin and Wen Yi, so she is not suitable. Among the high-ranking concubines now, only Huan Huan is the one I think is suitable. What do you think? Are you willing?"

Your Majesty, I am willing to share your worries, but I am worried that I will not do well and will disappoint your kindness...

"How could that be? Wasn't Longyue taught very well by Huanhuan?"

"Zhen Huan didn't expect that today's events would go so smoothly. At this moment, she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with joy, but she didn't show it at all."

I looked at the emperor lovingly and said, "Your Majesty, it is my blessing to be able to share your worries."

"That's good. When the Ninth Prince returns to the palace, I will have Su Peisheng send Sui Yuxuan over. Wet nurse, you can take care of the arrangements. If you feel that the previous one is not good, you can change it."

Yes, Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will do my best to take good care of the Ninth Prince.

"The two of them agreed on this matter, but they were not in the mood to play chess. The emperor threw the chess piece in his hand into the box and stood up and said, "I promised the children today that I would go to Jingren Palace for lunch and come to see you later."

"Zhen Huan paused for a moment, then stood up and said, "Yes, having dinner with the Queen is a big deal. I respectfully send the Emperor off."

Amid Zhen Huan's respectful farewell, the emperor slowly left the Sui Yuxuan and went to Jingren Palace.

"Zhen Huan helped Cui Jinxi to get up, still a little bit unbelievable. Was it so easy for Jinxi to get the Ninth Prince?"

"Cui Jinxi also had a relaxed look on her face. Don't worry, Madam. The Emperor has already made a decision on this matter. The Ninth Prince will arrive at our Suiyuxuan before sunset at the latest."

"But now the emperor has gone to Jingren Palace to have lunch with the queen. If the queen knew about this, would...something go wrong?"

Cui Jinxi paused after hearing this. Yes, how could she have forgotten about this matter? But what can she do now that she knows about it?

"Didn't Concubine Wan herself not keep the Emperor? So at this moment, Cui Jinxi can only comfort him. Your Majesty, the Emperor's words are golden and will never change."

"Didn't the emperor say that, among the high-ranking concubines, except for the queen, the other three concubines have no time to take care of the Ninth Prince, and it is even more impossible for the noble concubine. Only you have the qualification. I think the queen will not say much about this matter."

"Zhen Huan's plan really succeeded. Because the eldest prince was posthumously conferred the title of First Prince, Yi Xiu's thoughts are now completely focused on Hong Zhao. How could a child who is not even a month old possibly attract her attention?"

Let alone the Ninth Prince, even if the Tenth Prince came, she would not care? That night, the Ninth Prince, who was hurriedly sent back to the palace from the garden, was sent to Suiyuxuan.

"But the child is still young after all, and it is inevitable that he will feel uncomfortable after such a long journey. Soon, Zijing City had a high fever. Wen Shichu was summoned by Zhen Huan and stayed in Suiyuxuan for three days before he finally helped the Ninth Prince to get rid of his fever."

"When the good news was delivered to the Yangxin Palace, the emperor put down the memorial in his hand and hurried to Suiyu Pavilion."

"As soon as I fell into the palace, I saw Zhen Huan holding a green jade and lying face up, wearing only a thin dress, and personally walking around the palace for a while."

The Ninth Prince in his arms seemed to have stopped crying because of this.

Huanhuan!

"After hearing this, Zhen Huan turned around, her face was haggard, and the emperor was slightly stunned. "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

The emperor walked closer and said, "I heard that the ninth prince had woken up, so I came to take a look."

"Looking down at the Ninth Prince, Zhen Huan lowered her voice a little. The Emperor came at a good time. The Ninth Prince just fell asleep."

"The Emperor followed Zhen Huan's gaze and saw that the Ninth Prince's face was slightly pale and his breathing sounded unusually steady."

Thank you for your hard work, Huanhuan. It was you who took care of Xiaojiu personally these days, which is why he recovered so quickly.

"The emperor trusts me and agrees to let me take care of the ninth prince, so I have naturally tried my best. Zhen Huan smiled and spoke in a gentle and kind manner."

"Guo Luo, as if remembering something, spoke again: Your Majesty, when I was changing the clothes for the Ninth Prince these two days, I found a letter in his clothes."

Judging from the content of the letter, it must have been written by the Fourth Prince in the garden. Would Your Majesty like to take a look?

Fourth Prince? What did you write?

"Your Majesty, the letter was addressed to you personally, so I naturally did not open it. I was just busy taking care of the Ninth Prince these past two days, so I did not have time to tell Your Majesty. Please do not blame me."

"It's not a big deal, Huanhuan, you don't have to apologize, but since it was placed in Ninth Prince's clothes and sent in, I guess it must have taken a lot of thought. Let someone come and take a look."

Yes, Jinxi, go quickly and bring the Fourth Prince’s letter to the Emperor.

"Cui Jinxi knelt down and withdrew. A moment later, she came to the emperor with a letter with intact wax."

"Reaching out his hand to take it, the emperor glanced at the words on the envelope, his eyes gleaming with a glimmer. The handwriting was quite good."

"Zhen Huan held the Ninth Prince in her arms, sat down with the Emperor, and said with a smile: Your Majesty is right. When I first saw him, I was also impressed."

"Although the Fourth Prince is not in front of the Emperor, just by looking at these words, I know that he must have studied very hard."

The emperor smiled without comment, did not respond, tore open the envelope, lowered his head to read the letter, and Zhen Huan also glanced at it from the side. The words on the paper were all tiny.

"It was so densely packed that she couldn't see clearly from this distance. She could only see that the entire paper was filled with words, with almost no blank space."

"After a long while, the emperor finally raised his head, and there was something indescribable in his expression. Although this child had been in the garden, he turned out to be a filial child."

"The whole article is full of concern for my health. It makes me feel very warm. Zhen Huan's eyes flashed with a hint of hidden joy."

"But because he lowered his head to look at the Ninth Prince, he was not noticed by the Emperor. The Fourth Prince is the Emperor's child, so naturally he should put the Emperor first in everything. It is reasonable for him to have this thought."

"With some force in his hand, he placed the letter on the table solemnly. The emperor did not speak for a while. Perhaps the human heart is so strange."

"When no one mentioned the Fourth Prince to him before, he couldn't remember anything at all. But after seeing this letter today, it seems that he has aroused some sympathy for the Fourth Prince."

"Seeing that the emperor remained silent for a long time, Zhen Huan's eyes turned slightly, and after a moment she spoke again; Your Majesty, after seeing this letter, I also asked the ninth prince's wet nurse, how could she let the fourth prince slip the letter into the ninth prince's clothes without anyone noticing?"

Your Majesty, do you know what the wet nurse said?

Upon hearing this, the emperor frowned. What? Was it because the wet nurses were not doing their best?

"Zhen Huan shook her head. Your Majesty, the day Concubine Qin died, you sent someone to bring the Ninth Prince back to the palace. But Concubine Qin's health had deteriorated to this point in just one or two days."

"The servants in the garden are not dedicated, and the wet nurses are just doing their duty on weekdays. They are not very careful. Since the Ninth Prince was born, it has been the Fourth Prince who has been taking care of him."

"Although I have only seen the Fourth Prince once from a distance, I never thought that this child would respect the Emperor and love his brothers so much. It can be seen that he is really a good child."

"Zhen Huan's words were full of praise for the Fourth Prince, which temporarily made the Emperor's impression of the Fourth Prince even better."

"After all, even though Li Jingui made the emperor hate her, Hongli was still his child. He felt pity for him to be left alone in the garden."

"He suddenly felt pity for her, raised his hand and poked her chin, and finally said: Hongli is growing up now, it's not good to keep him in the garden all the time."

"I think it's time to bring him back to the palace and let him study in the Shangshufang with Hongshi and the others. What do you think, Huanhuan?"

"Zhen Huan smiled and said, Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince's destination is naturally decided by you personally. Why are you asking me about this?"

"The emperor also laughed after hearing this and stuffed the letter into the envelope. Well, I will think about this matter carefully. You have worked hard to take care of the Ninth Prince. If the wet nurses are not dedicated, I will let Su Peisheng inform the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pick some better ones."

"You must also take care of your own body. Your Majesty, rest assured. I know. It's just that seeing how young the Ninth Prince is, I remembered Longyue's appearance when she was young. That's why I can't bear to let go. I'm not tired."

Zhen Huan's face was full of tenderness, as if the emperor saw her former gentleness.

"If the Second Prince is born, Rouzhen will also look like this, but when the Emperor thinks so, he feels a little timid about returning home."

"Fearing that he would lose his composure, he picked up the letter and stood up and said, "That's good. I have something else to do in the Yangxin Palace, so I will go back first and come to see you another day."

"Although Zhen Huan didn't understand why the emperor suddenly wanted to leave, she still stood up and put the Ninth Prince aside, then immediately stood up, knelt and said, "Yes, I will respectfully see the emperor off."

"After the emperor left, Zhen Huan signaled to her wet nurse to take the Ninth Prince away. She picked up the food on the table and took a bite. She could no longer hold back the smile on her face."

"Cui Jinxi stood aside, with a trace of worry in her eyes. It seemed that the conspiracy against Concubine Wan was forced by the Queen Mother, and had to fall on the Ninth Prince."

"But how much help can a child who can't speak bring to me? The smart Fourth Prince might have some confidence."

"So Zhen Huan's plan this time is not only to support the Ninth Prince, but also to find an opportunity to make the Fourth Prince her son!"

"This way, I will have two princes in my hands. Apart from the Third Prince, all the elder and younger princes are under my name, so my bargaining chips are naturally even greater."

"Cui Jinxi naturally knows what Zhen Huan is planning, and that is why she is so worried."

After all, the Fourth Prince is intelligent, but according to the news that was brought back, Cui Jinxi did not think there was anything wrong with his restoration of favor.