allonlinenovel Chapter 131 Punishment
Chapter 131 Punishment
Broken Yuxuan.
When she was in Yiku Palace, although Zhen Huan pretended to be weak, she still felt dizzy and weak after kneeling for half an hour and her emotions were fluctuating greatly.
After drinking the pregnancy-maintaining medicine, the imperial physician told her to rest in bed. Although he knew that Shen Meiyu was in labor, he could not go to see her and could only wait anxiously for news in the palace.
"Empress, Concubine Hui has given birth to a son! The Emperor and Empress have returned to the palace!" Xiao Yunzi, who was sent to inquire about the situation, rushed back to report after Shen Meiyu gave birth, so he missed the fact that An Lingrong was seriously injured and fainted.
Although Zhen Huan already knew that it was a prince, she was still overjoyed, "Okay, okay."
Jin Xi, Huan Bi, Liu Zhu and others beside him could not hide the smiles on their faces.
Zhen Huan asked again, "How is your health, sister?"
Xiao Yunzi replied, "Empress Hui is fine." Then she recounted in detail what happened during Shen Meiyu's delivery and how An Lingrong handled it.
Zhen Huan gasped, "Are those two still alive?"
Xiao Yunzi said, "The young eunuch had one of his arms chopped off by Xiao Luzi, but he's still alive. The nanny fainted from fear and is in the Ministry of Punishment."
Although An Lingrong asked Xiao Luzi to perform a caesarean section on her to collect evidence, Xiao Luzi knew that An Lingrong only wanted to intimidate others and did not actually do it.
"Well, we have to keep him alive so that we can continue the investigation." Zhen Huan nodded. Although she said so, it would be difficult to verify. After all, it was just one of the Queen and Concubine Hua!
Zhen Huan then asked, "How is Rong'er?"
Xiao Yunzi thought for a while before answering, "My lady looks a little out of spirits!"
"Jingxi, go to the Yanxi Palace and take a look." Zhen Huan ordered.
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Peisheng's voice was heard outside the hall: The emperor has arrived.
Zhen Huan sat on the bed without getting up, so Yongzheng walked straight to the bed and sat down.
"Greetings to the Emperor, the Emperor is back!"
Yongzheng took her hand and asked, "Well, I heard something happened in the palace, so I rushed back at full speed! Wanwan, how are you feeling? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm just a little tired, but otherwise I'm fine!" Zhen Huan said with a smile, "I congratulate Your Majesty. I heard that the Sixth Prince is so adorable, and I really want to visit Sister Mei. Unfortunately, the imperial physician has ordered me to stay in bed to take care of the pregnancy. I dare not neglect the heir."
When mentioning the Sixth Prince, Yongzheng smiled and said, "I have promoted Mei'er to be my concubine. You should be good friends with her. Wait until you can get out of bed before going to see her!"
After saying this, he reached out and touched Zhen Huan's belly, "Now that Mei'er has given birth, the only one missing is you. When your child is born, I will also make you my concubine, on par with Mei'er."
Yongzheng looked at Zhen Huan's belly with deep affection and concentration, as if he were looking at a treasure. Zhen Huan felt happy and sweet, and unconsciously lowered her voice, "I don't want any concubine position, I just want to be with Silang day and night, and be in love with him."
After a while, Yongzheng talked about Concubine Hua again, "Concubine Hua went too far today. I have issued an edict to reduce her authority to assist in the management of the six palaces. Mei'er has given birth. After she is out of confinement, she will help the Empress manage the palace affairs."
After hearing the emperor's decision, Zhen Huan's fiery heart felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on it. She asked in disbelief, "Your Majesty, Concubine Hua was plotting to kill my child, and she's just going to dismiss her power and let it go?"
Yongzheng patiently explained, "Noble Concubine Hua said that she was only punishing you because you didn't follow the palace rules. She has already consulted the imperial physician and is certain that it will not harm the baby in your womb."
Zhen Huan defended herself, "Your Majesty, I did not violate palace rules. I was only late in paying my respects because I was unwell. She is clearly jealous of my favor and is using this incident to oppress me."
"I know, but Concubine Hua is just like that. She may be jealous of you, but she will never hurt my child."
Yongzheng recalled what Nian Shilan had said when she knelt beside him when he came out of Yonghe Palace. "I do not like Wanpin. Since she entered the palace, the Emperor has not been as fond of her as before. Wanpin has become arrogant and has contradicted me. I only punished her slightly as a warning, but I never intended to harm her child. I have also lost a child myself. How could I be so cruel?"
The words "I have also lost a child" greatly reduced Yongzheng's anger!
Zhen Huan turned her head to the side and stopped looking at Yongzheng.
Yongzheng patiently explained, "Now is the time to employ people, and I cannot ignore the previous dynasty."
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Zhen Huan asked about Shen Meizhuang's delivery. "Sister Mei's delivery was extremely dangerous. Did the Emperor know?"
Yongzheng nodded, "I will send people to investigate thoroughly and will not let the person behind this go."
Zhen Huan scoffed. "Every time they say they'll investigate, but if they find out and don't punish, what's the point?" But she didn't show it on her face. She then asked about the imperial edict An Lingrong had produced.
Yongzheng hesitated for a while, "I have never given her any imperial edict!"
When they were in Yiku Palace, Zhen Huan felt strange when An Lingrong took out the imperial edict. She knew that the edict must be fake. Now that the emperor was unwilling to severely punish Concubine Hua, she could only use the emperor's guilt towards her to help An Lingrong avoid the crime of forging the imperial edict.
"Your Majesty, the situation was dire at the time. Rong'er forged the imperial edict for the sake of me and Sister Mei. I hope Your Majesty will not punish me for this."
Yongzheng said, "Of course, although Wen Changzai acted boldly this time, I am also very moved by the sisterly love between you and Mei'er. I will not blame her for this. I will inform Concubine Hua that I did give Wen Changzai an oral instruction. An oral instruction is also an imperial decree. Wen Changzai will not be able to get any handle."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhen Huan said, and stopped looking at the emperor.
At this time, Su Peisheng entered the palace to report, "Your Majesty, someone from Yonghe Palace said that Concubine Hui has woken up!"
Seeing Zhen Huan trying to sit up, Yongzheng quickly went to help her up, "How are you, Sister Mei?"
Su Peisheng replied with a smile, "Your Majesty is in good health and in good spirits!"
Yongzheng stood up and said, "You have a good rest. I'm going to Yonghe Palace to see Mei'er and will come to accompany you another day!"
"Congratulations to your Majesty!"
Yongzheng walked out of Suiyuxuan and sat in the sedan chair. From a distance, he saw a figure hurriedly approaching, squatting by the wall to salute. When she got closer, he realized it was Jinxi from Suiyuxuan. Looking at the direction, she must have come from Yonghe Palace. "Su Peisheng, tell her to come over!"
Su Peisheng felt curious but didn't dare to ask any more questions. He took Jinxi to the side of the sedan chair.
"Where did you go?" Yongzheng asked.
"Your Majesty, I have been to Yonghe Palace and Yanxi Palace on the orders of the Empress!"
"Do you know what's going on in Yanxi Palace?"
"Yes!"
"Now Concubine Wan is not feeling well and the fetus is restless. The imperial physician has advised her to stay in bed and rest. She doesn't need to know about some things that are not conducive to the fetus!" Yongzheng ordered casually.
"Yes!" Jin Xi understood that this was something that was to be hidden from the Empress from Lady Wen.
As the imperial carriage continued to move forward, Yongzheng gave another order, "Su Peisheng, tell the servants in Suiyuxuan and Yonghe Palace to keep their mouths shut and not mention Concubine Wen's injury in front of Concubine Hui and Concubine Wan!"
"Yes!"
After the emperor left, Zhen Huan could no longer contain the anger on her face, "The emperor is so partial!"
Huanbi stepped forward quickly, "My Lady, please don't be angry. Take care of yourself!"
Zhen Huan sighed and said coldly, "I was too sentimental. I thought the Emperor valued his offspring and would punish her for this. I didn't expect that I still underestimated the importance of Concubine Hua in the Emperor's heart!"
Huanbi quickly comforted her, "The most important thing is that your Majesty and Long Si are safe!"
Thinking of what happened today, Zhen Huan still felt a lingering fear. "Long Si and I are safe because Rong'er fought so hard to protect us. If it weren't for her, I can't imagine how bad things would have been! By the way, is Jin Xi back?"
"Your Majesty, I'm back!" Jin Xi sorted out her thoughts and heard Zhen Huan asking as soon as she entered the hall.
Zhen Huan couldn't wait to ask, "How is Sister Mei? How is Rong'er?"
Jinxi replied, "Empress Hui is fine. I saw the Sixth Prince and he's very healthy and lively." After a pause, she continued, "Young Master Wen was beaten several times by Zhou Ninghai in the Yikun Palace. She's a little weak, but she's fine. When I went to see her, she was already asleep!"
When An Lingrong was beaten by Zhou Ninghai, Zhen Huan was present and could not hide it even if she wanted to.
As expected, Zhen Huan felt relieved. "I'll have Liu Zhu make some snacks tomorrow, and you can pick out some good supplements that the Emperor sent. Tell her to come to Sui Yu Xuan when she has time. I have something to discuss with her!"
"Yes!"