She always plays cards out of the ordinary

Chapter 125: Legend of Zhen Huan 70

"My lord, be careful with your words."

When Zhen Huan heard Xiao Yunzi's voice, she suddenly realized that she had unknowingly spoken out what was in her heart.

Zhen Huan coughed and simply skipped the topic.

"Where is Doctor Wen now?"

"Doctor Wen is in the Imperial Hospital. Doctors cannot come to the harem to see the young lady, they can only see the palace maids.

Moreover, if we palace servants feel unwell, we will bear it on our own if we can. If we really can’t bear it anymore, we will go to the Imperial Hospital to ask the doctors for some medicine.”

When Xiao Yunzi said this, he felt a little depressed. Why did he try so hard to climb up? Wasn't it because the life of a slave was too cheap? He wanted to live and didn't want to die in obscurity.

When Caiyue came, Zhen Huan was digesting this very unfavorable news. She felt that nothing seemed to go well for her since she entered the palace. Jingxi, Huanbi and Wen Shichu all left her one by one.

Zhen Huan looked at Cai Yue expectantly. Cai Yue naturally understood what she meant. She approached Zhen Huan and told her what Shen Mei Zhuang had said. Zhen Huan finally felt relieved.

"Then let's go."

As soon as Zhen Huan arrived at Shoukang Palace, she saw Shen Meizhuang waiting for her outside the palace. Considering that this was Shoukang Palace, Shen Meizhuang didn't say too much, but still nodded encouragingly to Zhen Huan.

When passing by Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang said something quietly.

"Remember what I said last night."

Zhen Huan immediately understood what Shen Meizhuang meant. It seemed that the Queen Mother had a strong reaction to Dongzhu's matter.

Zhen Huan walked across the courtyard to the Queen Mother's room.

"Your concubine Zhen Huan pays respect to Her Majesty the Queen Mother. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness."

The Queen Mother was wearing a navy blue dress and not wearing too many jewelry on her head, but Zhen Huan still felt her majesty.

She ignored Zhen Huan who was kneeling on the ground and asked, "Noble Lady Shen said that you have something very important to tell me. There is no one else in the room now, so you can tell me now."

Zhen Huan knew that the Queen Mother disliked her, so she went straight to the point without any further ado.

"Empress Dowager, the Queen should not be able to come out, right?"

A gleam of light flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes, "Wan Changzai is quite bold, she even dared to make up stories about the Queen."

Zhen Huan's lips curled slightly, the Queen Mother's words were indeed a bit harsh but weak.

"Your Highness, I am not mocking the Queen, but I am thinking about her. Since last New Year's Eve, the Queen has been imprisoned. The power of the palace has also been seized by the Emperor and divided among Concubine Zhao, Concubine Jing, and Concubine Shen.

This happened in front of so many court ladies. If it was just because of the Queen's few words, I think the Emperor should not be so narrow-minded.

So what did the queen do to anger the emperor? I don't know. But I know that since the queen was imprisoned, the emperor has never visited her once and never mentioned her.

The emperor's attitude is very clear, he wants to sideline the queen."

"How dare you! How can you guess what the emperor is thinking?"

Zhen Huan had already seen through the Queen Mother's cowardice and was not worried at all.

"Your Highness, please calm down. As far as I know, although the Third Prince's biological mother is the former Concubine Qi, now Lady Li, all his affairs are taken care of by the Empress. I think the Empress has already made her decision.

However, last year a concubine named Zhaopin emerged from the beauty pageant. She was favored and pregnant, and had everything she needed in terms of family background and appearance.

It can be said that she is not inferior to the queen at all. If she gives birth to a prince, can the third prince really succeed to the throne?"

The Queen Mother asked Zhuxi to help her walk to the window with her back to Zhen Huan.

"The queen is the mother of a country. No matter who succeeds to the throne, she will be the queen mother and queen dowager."

The Queen Mother's voice was as usual, as if Zhen Huan's words had no effect on her at all, but Zhu Xi, who was following her, noticed that the Queen Mother's armor was tightly clasped against the window.

"Really? If the Queen hadn't made any mistakes, it would be fine. But the Emperor's attitude towards her now makes it difficult for the Queen to maintain her position as Queen."

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother's pupils suddenly shrank, her brows became even colder, and she finally could not stand the contempt for the Queen in Zhen Huan's words.

"Is this all you came to tell me today? If that's all, then get out. Zhuxi, please see you off."

Zhen Huan noticed the Queen Mother's unhappiness and felt a little regretful that she had expressed her contempt for the Queen in her words just now, so she quickly made amends.

"Empress Dowager, Zhaopin's child cannot be born. If Zhaopin has a child, do you think Zhaopin will be willing to be a concubine? Is the Fucha family willing to give up the power that is within their grasp?

Zhaopin is not only the enemy of us concubines, but also the enemy of the queen. If she doesn't give birth to a child, it's fine, she'll just be a favorite concubine. But if she gives birth to a prince, then the queen will have no future. "

"Since you've brought up these issues, come up with a solution! Don't tell me you only know how to raise questions."

Zhen Huan took a deep breath and stated her purpose.

"There is only one way, which is to prove that Concubine Zhao wore the Dongzhu."

When Zhen Huan said this, she was not aware of the jealousy hidden in her heart towards Concubine Zhao.

A woman who relied solely on her beauty and family background became the mistress of a palace within less than a year after entering the palace. No one dared to compete with her. How could Zhen Huan, a woman who claimed to be both virtuous and talented, feel embarrassed?

"Empress Dowager, Zhaopin is just a concubine. She knows that only the queen is qualified to own the Dongzhu, but she dares to wear it in private. Do you believe that she has no desire to become the queen?"

The Queen Mother frowned, this was also her concern, where did Zhaopin get the Dongzhu? Looking at the entire Forbidden City, there was no one else she could think of except the Emperor.

It is easy to deal with the issue of Zhaopin alone. The empress dowager is afraid of other implications behind this. Is it the emperor's dissatisfaction with the Ulanara family? The empress dowager does not know.

"If it is confirmed that Concubine Zhao wore the Dongzhu, then the dragon fetus in Concubine Zhao's belly will be in danger."

This was different from Concubine Qi's previous rampage about Huanbi's crime of usurpation. In the feudal society with strict hierarchy, the crime of usurpation was extremely serious and was an unforgivable crime.

Even when the emperor issued a general amnesty, it could not be pardoned. So if this crime is really investigated, it can cost a person's life.

Given Zhaopin's family background, she could at most escape the death penalty, but she would not be able to escape the punishment of life. Zhaopin's pregnancy was definitely not going to be saved.

Although the Queen Mother did not like Concubine Zhao, the baby in her belly was her grandson. When it did not involve the interests of the family, the Queen Mother still hoped that the Emperor would have many sons and be blessed.

Zhen Huan saw the Queen Mother's hesitation and immediately added fuel to the fire.