Chapter 259: Legend of Zhen Huan - Yun Li 05
Chapter 259: Legend of Zhen Huan - Yun Li 05
When the Queen saw the smug look on Concubine Hua's face, she stood quietly aside as a background figure.
It would be better for Zhen Huan to let Concubine Hua deal with it while she just sits back and waits.
Hua Fei glanced at the emperor's expression. When Doctor Wen said that Concubine Wan needed to rest for a while, she stepped forward and asked the emperor for a reward in a somewhat shady tone, "Your Majesty, Concubine Wan was rescued in time. You must reward the guards who saved Concubine Wan."
The Emperor knew Concubine Hua's character. She regarded Zhen Huan as a thorn in her side. How could she ask for a reward for the person who saved Zhen Huan?
He thought about it for a while, but couldn't think of anything that could hit Zhen Huan this time.
Unable to figure out the reason, the emperor looked at Su Peisheng, who also couldn't figure out what was wrong.
The Emperor was in a hurry to see Zhen Huan, but he did not ask too much about what happened before and after Zhen Huan fell into the water.
Su Peisheng did ask, but he asked the servants in Bitong Academy. The servants in Bitong Academy had been arranged when Huanbi came back, and they would not tell any news that was unfavorable to Zhen Huan to outsiders.
Therefore, Su Peisheng did not know the true situation.
Su Peisheng shook his head slightly at the emperor.
The Emperor followed Concubine Hua's words and asked someone to call in the guard who saved Zhen Huan.
The guards waiting outside looked at Prince Guo's departing back and could not hide their joy.
This time he saved the emperor's favorite concubine, and the emperor will definitely reward him.
Perhaps this rescue will give him a chance for promotion.
Just as he was happily thinking about his dream of getting promoted and getting rich, a young eunuch came out from the main hall of Bitong Academy and said to him, "The emperor wants to see you."
The guard suppressed his joy, bowed and followed the eunuch in to meet the emperor.
When Huanbi saw the guard, an idea suddenly came to her mind.
Oops! She forgot to seal the guard's mouth!
Now that things have come to this, Huanbi can only pray that the guard is smart and knows what to say and what not to say.
The result disappointed Huanbi greatly.
Under Concubine Hua's step-by-step guidance, the guard told the whole process of how he saved Zhen Huan.
When Concubine Hua heard the guard say, "I helped Concubine Wan return her shoes to Bitong Academy," she was delighted, but on the surface she asked in surprise, "Send shoes? Did Concubine Wan take off her shoes when she fell into the water?"
After the guard knew that Concubine Hua's status in the palace was equivalent to that of her deputy, he dared not hide anything in response to Concubine Hua's questions and told her the truth in detail.
Guard: "When I arrived, Lady Wan had fallen into the water, and her shoes were neatly placed on the shore..."
"Oh!"
Before the guard could finish his words, the emperor slammed the eighteen pieces in his hand on the table with a dark face.
The emperor was furious and everyone knelt down.
What was there that the emperor didn't understand at this time? Zhen Huan was not wearing shoes when she fell into the water, and when she was rescued, she was naturally barefoot.
In other words, his concubine's pair of beautiful feet were seen by many foreign men.
The emperor felt very unhappy, annoyed that Zhen Huan went to play by the pool for no reason and even took off her shoes. She took off her shoes in public without any sense of shame.
It turns out that Zhen Huan is not as noble as Rouze.
If the queen knew what the emperor was thinking at this moment, she would definitely spit blood at him.
How can a woman who seduced her brother-in-law while her sister was pregnant be worthy of the word "noble"?
Concubine Hua's face was beaming with joy, and the Queen's eyes were almost filled with smiles.
They knew that this time Zhen Huan would definitely fall out of favor.
However, the Queen thought differently from Concubine Hua.
Concubine Hua thinks that the Emperor dislikes Zhen Huan and she will definitely fall out of favor. As long as this black spot exists, the Emperor will mind it and will definitely not give Zhen Huan a chance to regain his favor, even if there is a chance, she will not let Zhen Huan have it.
The Queen looked at Zhen Huan's face that was similar to her sister's and thought: This face is Zhen Huan's life-saving talisman. As long as this face is still there, the Emperor will not really dislike Zhen Huan and will only ignore her for a while.
After the guard told her the truth, Huanbi knelt on the ground trembling, not daring to look at the emperor, and trying hard to reduce her presence.
She had not mentioned the fact that Zhen Huan was barefoot just now. If the Emperor turned around and investigated her for deceiving the Emperor, she, a small servant, would be in danger of losing her life.
Shen Meizhuang was thinking about how to solve the problem, but she couldn't write one down for a while. She began to pray in her heart that Huan'er would wake up soon. With her around, everything could be solved.
Unfortunately, Zhen Huan showed no signs of waking up after the emperor left.
The emperor took his anger out on all the servants in the Bitong Academy and gave them ten strokes of the cane. Zhen Huan was demoted to a concubine and confined to the Bitong Academy, and no one else was allowed to visit her.
Hua Fei felt a little upset when she saw that the punishment was so light.
After the emperor announced the punishment, he stood up and left, preventing Concubine Hua from speaking properly in front of the emperor.
Only after everyone had left did Zhen Huan slowly wake up.
She looked at the familiar place, and the fear of falling into the water slowly subsided. She called out to Huanbi and Liuzhu towards the door, but unfortunately no familiar figures came in soon.
Zhen Huan called out a few more times before Huanbi and Liuzhu limped in to serve Zhen Huan.
Zhen Huan saw the two people's abnormality and asked, "Huanbi, what's wrong with you?"
Huanbi said with a bitter face: "My lady, you have been confined by the emperor."
"What!?" Zhen Huan looked at Huanbi and Liuzhu in disbelief. Seeing them nod, she asked again, "Did my falling into the water offend the Emperor?"
That's impossible. According to the emperor's love for her, he would definitely feel sad when he knew she fell into the water. If he didn't mention promoting her, he would at least give her more supplements and rewards. In the end, he shouldn't have confined her to house arrest.
Huanbi looked at Zhen Huan's face full of disbelief, lowered her head, knelt on the ground, and whispered: "My lady, after you fell into the water, a patrolling guard saw you and came to rescue you. When you were rescued, you were... barefoot..."
Zhen Huan didn't react for a while after hearing this. When she thought about it carefully, she suddenly felt a black screen in front of her eyes and almost fainted.
"Little Master."
When Huanbi and Liuzhu saw that Zhen Huan was about to fall, they hurried over to support her.
Zhen Huan grabbed Huanbi's arm, stared at her fiercely, and said, "Why didn't you help those people stop talking about me falling into the water barefoot?"
Huanbi's arm was painfully grabbed by Zhen Huan. She endured the pain and replied: "The situation was urgent at that time. I only had time to tell the servants of Bitong Academy not to talk nonsense. As for the guard, I didn't have time to say anything. Moreover, there were too many people at that time. I really couldn't shut up one by one."
Zhen Huan felt regretful at this moment. How could she be so stupid as to take off her shoes in such an occasion?
The scandal was spread and he even made the emperor unhappy.
Huanbi looked at Zhen Huan and told her what Concubine Hua had done to her today.
Huanbi: "My lady, if Concubine Hua hadn't said she would reward the guards who saved you, the emperor wouldn't have known about this so quickly."
"Empress Hua!" Zhen Huan said these two words with gritted teeth.
Zhen Huan cursed Concubine Hua secretly in her heart.
Suddenly, Zhen Huan thought of something. She looked at Huanbi and asked, "Why do you call me Xiaozhu instead of Guiren?"
Huanbi was about to say something but stopped herself, and Liuzhu next to her also lowered her head and did not look at Zhen Huan.
Zhen Huan grabbed Huanbi's arm tightly and shouted, "Answer me!"
Huanbi said with a painful expression: "Your Majesty... In addition to confining you to your home, your position has also been demoted. Now you are... Concubine Zhen."
Zhen Huan's body went limp, and this time she really fainted.
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