amaotonovel Chapter 207 Ling Huan's New Journey Awaits Waves
Chapter 207 Ling Huan's New Journey Awaits Waves
After hearing their intentions, the Emperor took the evidence and examined it carefully. His expression grew increasingly gloomy, and he finally shouted angrily, "How could such a thing happen? I will not tolerate it!"
Zhen Huan said respectfully, "Your Majesty is wise. Such treacherous people are disturbing the harem and the court. This is truly unforgivable."
An Lingrong also said: "Your Majesty, this conspiracy is full of intrigues and schemes. We are worried day and night in the palace. I hope Your Majesty will make a decision for us."
Hua Fei said, "Your Majesty, the forces behind this are so arrogant and they certainly do not take the royal dignity seriously. They must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others!"
The emperor nodded slightly. "I will handle the situation appropriately. You may all withdraw. You have worked hard these days."
Zhen Huan and others thanked him and left.
An Lingrong breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, there's a result. I can finally relax for a while."
Zhen Huan shook her head, "Lingrong, don't be careless. Although the Emperor has promised to deal with it, the interests of the court are intertwined and complicated. Who knows if there will be any changes?"
Concubine Hua snorted softly, "What are you afraid of? With the Emperor's order, they wouldn't dare to do anything. But Huan'er is right, we still have to be more careful."
A few days later, the palace seemed peaceful as usual, but Zhen Huan keenly sensed something was amiss. She said to An Lingrong and Concubine Hua, "Have you noticed that the eunuchs and maids in the palaces seem to be moving around more frequently these past few days, as if they're secretly passing on some information?"
An Lingrong thought about it carefully. "Huan'er, it's true. Could it be that that force hasn't given up yet and is planning something else?"
Hua Fei frowned: "If that's the case, we must not let them succeed. We must strike first."
Zhen Huan thought for a moment and said, "Sister, Lingrong, I think we should not act rashly. Let's send someone to watch them quietly and see what they are planning to do."
An Lingrong was a little worried: "But won't this delay the opportunity?"
Zhen Huan said, "No. If we act rashly now, we might alert the enemy, which would be bad. We can make plans after we understand their intentions."
So they arranged for their trusted confidants to observe secretly.
Not long after, a close confidant came to report: "Your Majesty, Young Master, we have discovered that the eunuchs and palace maids are frequently visiting Concubine Li's palace. They seem to be discussing something, but the specific content is still unclear."
Zhen Huan asked in confusion, "Princess Li? She was already under house arrest due to the rumors. How could she be involved in this again?"
Concubine Hua said, "Humph! This Lipin is still harboring evil intentions and wants to stir up trouble in this mess."
An Lingrong asked, "Should we go and test her?"
Zhen Huan thought for a moment: "Don't worry. We can start with the maids around her. Sister Hua Fei, do you still remember the maid named Cui Yu who was beside Concubine Li?"
Hua Fei said: "Of course I remember that the palace maid looked clever, but in fact she was simple-minded. Perhaps I can make a breakthrough from her."
Zhen Huan nodded: "I will ask Jin Xi to find an opportunity to get close to her and test her strength."
Jinxi took the order and left. Not long after, she returned to report, "Your Majesty, Cuiyu said that Concubine Li recently received an anonymous letter that seemed to threaten her. If she didn't follow the instructions, her previous crimes would be made public. She was terrified, so she started associating with those people again."
Zhen Huan pondered, "It seems the person behind this is still manipulating everything. Did the anonymous letter mention what she should do?"
Jinxi said, "Cuiyu said she only vaguely heard that Concubine Li was asked to create some chaos in the palace, but she didn't know how to do it."
An Lingrong said anxiously, "What should we do? If there is chaos in the palace, many innocent people will be implicated."
Hua Fei angrily said, "No matter what, we can't let Lipin succeed. Let's go directly to her palace, make this matter clear, and see how she responds."
Zhen Huan stopped her, "Sister, don't be reckless. Concubine Li is now forced into a corner. We can first persuade her with reason and appeal to her emotions to get her to stand on our side."
After discussing, the three of them went to Concubine Li's palace.
When Concubine Li saw them coming, she looked panicked: "You...what are you doing here?"
Zhen Huan said softly, "Sister Lipin, we know you've been having a hard time lately. We've also heard about the anonymous letter. Why would you allow yourself to be coerced into colluding with such evil forces?"
Lipin's eyes were filled with tears: "What can I do? I don't want to be confined to my house again, and I don't want to be punished."
An Lingrong said, "Sister, as long as you cooperate with us and tell us everything you know, we can plead for you in front of the Emperor and reduce your guilt."
Lipin hesitated: "I...can I really trust you?"
Hua Fei said, "Princess Li, don't hesitate. If you persist in your delusion, you will only sink deeper and deeper, and no one will be able to save you."
Lipin pondered for a long time and finally made up her mind: "Okay, I'll tell you. I only know that the people from that force will take action at the palace banquet in three days. What exactly they will do, I really don't know."
Zhen Huan said, "Okay, Sister Lipin, don't worry, as long as what you say is true, we will definitely help you."
After leaving Lipin Palace, Zhen Huan said, "The palace banquet in three days will definitely be a Hongmen Banquet. We must plan carefully and must not let their conspiracy succeed."
Hua Fei said, "That's right. We must take advantage of their strategy and catch them all at the palace banquet."
An Lingrong said, "But we still don't know what they are going to do. How should we respond?"
Zhen Huan said, "Let's start with the layout of the palace banquet, the dishes, the personnel arrangements, and other aspects, and check for possible dangers one by one. At the same time, notify my brother to be prepared outside the palace, just in case."
For the next two days, Zhen Huan and the others were extremely busy. They carefully inspected every aspect of the palace banquet and arranged for trusted confidants to guard every corner.
Finally, the day of the palace banquet arrived. The palace was decorated with lights and there was a lively scene, but Zhen Huan and others did not dare to let their guard down.
When the palace banquet was halfway through, suddenly, a young eunuch walked towards the emperor with a plate of food, his eyes flickering.
Zhen Huan's heart moved, and she immediately shouted, "Wait!"
The young eunuch was startled and almost dropped the plate in his hand: "Madam, what...what happened?"
Zhen Huan walked forward and carefully examined the dish: "There seems to be something strange in this dish."
Concubine Hua also stood up: "Come here, take this young eunuch down and search him!"
The young eunuch collapsed to the ground and said, "My Lady, please spare me! I was forced to do this!"
At this time, several men in black rushed out from the corner and headed straight towards the emperor.
An Lingrong exclaimed, "Protect the Emperor!"
The guards reacted quickly and started fighting with the men in black.
Zhen Huan calmly said to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, all of this is the work of that conspiracy. They are trying to assassinate you and disrupt the palace."
The emperor shouted angrily, "I will tear them into pieces!"
Under the fierce resistance of the guards, the men in black gradually lost. But at this moment, another group of men in black rushed in from outside the palace.
Hua Fei said anxiously: "What should we do? There are too many of them."
Zhen Huan said, "Don't panic, sister. Let's escort the emperor to a safe place first, and then deal with them."
Everyone escorted the Emperor to a side hall. Zhen Huan said to An Lingrong, "Lingrong, you and the Emperor stay here. Sister Hua Fei and I will go out and take a look."
An Lingrong said worriedly, "Huan'er, be careful!"
Zhen Huan and Concubine Hua returned to the battlefield with some of their guards. Zhen Huan shouted, "You traitors, you think you can succeed like this?"
The two sides were fighting fiercely when suddenly, Zhen Yuandao rushed in from outside the palace with a group of people and horses: "Huan'er, don't be afraid, father is here!"
It turned out that Zhen Yuandao noticed something unusual outside the palace and rushed to provide support in time.
With the help of Zhen Yuandao and others, the men in black were finally defeated.
Zhen Huan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's finally over."
Hua Fei said, "We can't let them go this time. We must root them out completely."
The emperor walked out of the side hall, his face stern: "I will thoroughly investigate this matter and will not tolerate anyone."
Zhen Huan and others knew that although they had won this battle, the struggle in the palace would never stop, and they still needed to remain vigilant at all times and face unknown challenges.