An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Chapter 476 Cherish

"Huan'er, Huanbi is just upset," Prince Guo saw Zhen Huan crying and hurriedly explained, "There is no love between her and me, so I plan to find another good husband for her so that she will not suffer in the future.

But Huanbi clung to this real but unnamed husband-concubine relationship and planned to devote her entire life to Prince Guo's mansion.

She is such a good woman, how can I bear to see her die alone, so I said a few more words of comfort to her.

I never thought that Huanbi was such a strong-willed woman, she would just...”

"That's not the case," Lingrong suddenly interrupted Prince Guo's words. She looked at Zhen Huan, whose tears were slowly stopping, and said, "I heard clearly that Huanbi made this choice because Prince Guo insisted on marrying you. Huanbi was extremely heartbroken and made this choice.

After all, you are Huanbi's sister, and Prince Guo is nominally your brother-in-law. If you two rashly get married, it will definitely cause criticism.

Prince Guo did not consider these things, but Huanbi did. If she was divorced by Prince Guo, Huanbi would be considered unfit to manage the household and disobey her husband.

How could she get married when the world's discipline for women has always had such a reputation?

That's why Huanbi begged desperately, but it was a pity that Prince Guo loved you so deeply that he didn't want to be separated from you for a moment.

In this case, Huanbi had no other choice but to commit suicide.

In the final analysis, Huanbi's desire to die was not because she was depressed, but because she had thought everything through and made the most helpless choice. "

Prince Guo obviously did not expect that the Imperial Concubine would expose his lies in public. He stood there in a daze, his drunken and confused brain seemed rusty, and he didn't know how to defend himself.

"Love affairs between men and women are very harmful. In the past, you were my concubine, and Prince Guo coveted his brother's concubine, which was against etiquette, but he refused to change his ways.

Now I have abolished your position and exiled you to Ningguta, but you are coveting my sister's husband.

You two...are truly of one mind!"

The emperor obviously didn't want to listen to the two people's entanglement, so he urged them again, "Make a choice immediately, otherwise I will send you on your way after one stick of incense.

Prince Guo was already unwell, so there was nothing wrong with his sudden death.

As for you, you are just a sinner. No one will care about you except Concubine Wan.

Don't think that I still have much affection for you two. Even if I did, it has already been used up by you two!"

Seeing that the Emperor was angry, Zhen Huan and Prince Guo didn't care about Ling Rong's instigation and looked at each other immediately, but gave two completely opposite answers - Prince Guo wanted to become a commoner and live with Zhen Huan, while Zhen Huan wanted to stay in the palace and protect Concubine Wan.

"I only allow the two of you to make the same choice. If you want to continue staying in the palace, then one of you will be a palace maid and the other will be a eunuch.

If you want to leave the palace, I will immediately issue an order to demote Prince Guo to a commoner.

If you continue to give different answers, I will immediately have you two dragged out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded."

When the emperor said this, even Lingrong was a little surprised. Turning one's own brother into a eunuch was something that no one had ever done before or since.

Given Prince Yiguo's personality, he would probably jump into the river and commit suicide the next day after his castration.

Lingrong was curious at this time, what choice Zhen Huan would make. After all, she still had her eloquent mouth, and perhaps there was some way to convince the emperor.

"Your Majesty," Prince Guo spoke first, "I have only had one wish from the beginning to the end, and that is to be with Huan'er.

Whether it is the ends of the earth or the deepest palace, I am willing to accompany her."

What Lingrong didn't expect the most was that Prince Guo actually expressed his attitude first, saying that he just wanted to be with Zhen Huan.

In this case, Zhen Huan has only one choice: whether to hug Prince Guo's "life".

This was a huge joke. Lingrong even sat up straight, not daring to miss a single word.

Zhen Huan's face turned pale at this moment. If she chose to leave the palace with Prince Guo, her own sister would be tortured to death in this deep palace.

If I insist on staying in the palace to keep him company, the emperor will not joke and will probably really castrate Prince Guo.

No matter what choice she makes, it will be wrong. Zhen Huan gritted her teeth and realized that she had only one option left, which was to pretend to faint and delay the matter.

So she immediately pretended to shake, and with her pale face, it seemed like that was really the case.

Lingrong had been staring at her. She saw Zhen Huan staggering and fainting, and she also saw Prince Guo rushing over and shaking Zhen Huan in panic, while Zhen Huan'er cried out again and again. It was really noisy.

The emperor was equally indifferent. He squinted his eyes and watched the performance of Prince Guo and Zhen Huan. After a long while, he raised his eyes and looked at Ling Rong.

Ling Rong understood what he meant and immediately asked Su Peisheng to fetch a large basin of water. Prince Guo thought Su Peisheng wanted to throw water on her and immediately raised his hand to refuse, "Summer clothes are thin. If you get wet, I'm afraid Huan'er will lose her dignity. A woman's body should not be viewed by others at will.

Or use the method of pinching the Ren philtrum, and I will do it myself."

As Prince Guo spoke, he pinched Zhen Huan's philtrum. Zhen Huan, who was pretending to be unconscious, almost cried in pain, but she held it back and was determined to pretend to be unconscious.

"Zhaoshui, go and help." Lingrong called Zhaoshui and whispered a few words in her ear.

Zhao Shui figured out a way and immediately went to ask Su Peisheng to put the water on the ground. Then he respectfully asked Prince Guo if he could hand Miss Zhen over to him.

"Your Highness, Zhaoshui is a female doctor. She has studied in the Imperial Hospital for a long time and knows how to wake Miss Zhen up."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you." Prince Guo did not doubt him and immediately handed Zhen Huan to Zhao Shui. Zhao Shui was very strong, and after taking Zhen Huan, he immediately lifted her up by the back of her clothes, and then pressed Zhen Huan's head into the water.

"What are you doing!" Prince Guo saw such a ferocious method and rushed over immediately, but was stopped by Su Peisheng who kept calling him "Prince".

He pressed the water for only a while, then pulled Zhen Huan out of the water by her hair, but only for a moment, and pushed Zhen Huan back in.

Zhen Huan failed to breathe in a breath and was pressed into the water again. Water went directly into her mouth and nose. She began to cough violently and struggled, supporting herself on the ground with her arms to try to get up.

But Zhaoshui didn't raise his hand immediately. He let her hold it for a while longer before letting go.

Zhen Huan coughed and knocked over the basin of water. She beat her chest anxiously and finally managed to spit out the water that had choked her nose.

"Miss Zhen seems to be awake. This is a good idea. Take the basin away and go down to claim your reward."

Ling Rong immediately sent Zhao Shui away, and then asked Su Peisheng to bring people over to wipe up the water stains on the ground to avoid making the ground dirty.

Zhen Huan was still coughing. She couldn't ask directly why such a method was used, so she could only tidy up her clothes and face as much as possible to avoid losing face.

Prince Guo was finally released by Su Peisheng. He rushed to Zhen Huan and said, "Huan'er, are you okay?"

Zhen Huan had a cold face. She didn't even look at Prince Guo. All she was thinking about was how to answer the emperor's question.

But how to answer? Even as smart as Zhen Huan was, she couldn't think of how to start the conversation.

"Now that you're awake, let's go on and decide what to choose."

The emperor still looked cold and indifferent. He counted the beads in his hand impatiently and urged Zhen Huan to make a choice.

Zhen Huan hesitated. Prince Guo beside her was looking at her eagerly, making her feel uneasy and dare not answer.

"Miss Zhen, it's really unlike you to be so hesitant and hesitant to answer.

Sometimes, the more clearly you think about some things, the harder it is to give an answer. How could someone who truly loves you put you in a situation where you find it difficult to make a decision?

He shouldn't have made things difficult for you, but he still chose this path.

Is this love or possession, Miss Zhen, do you understand it now?"

Zhen Huan lowered her head, and after a moment she turned to look at Prince Guo, "My Lord, is your choice to be with me?"

“That’s natural, I’ll be with you wherever you are.

Huan'er, even if you choose to stay in the palace, I will never blame you.

The relationship between you and me is not just about love between a man and a woman, but also about confidants. Love affairs between a man and a woman are not necessary. "

"I understand your intentions, Your Majesty." Zhen Huan's tone turned cold, and she slowly kowtowed to the emperor. "I want to stay in the palace and serve Concubine Wan for the rest of my life. I hope Your Majesty will allow me to do so."

The emperor looked at Prince Guo with interest, and Ling Rong naturally looked over as well. Surprisingly, Prince Guo did not seem to be abnormal and followed Zhen Huan in paying his respects.

"Since both of you have made this choice, I cannot refuse to fulfill your wish," the emperor raised his hand, and Su Peisheng rushed over, "Take Prince Guo to be purified. Well... change his name to Xiao Yunzi, so that his name can be kept."

Xiao Yunzi?

Lingrong almost widened her eyes. Others might not remember, but she remembered clearly that there was already a person named Xiao Yunzi in the palace who once served Zhen Huan.

But now that the name was bestowed by the emperor, Lingrong naturally had no way of saying that someone already had this name. No one dared to try to slap the emperor in the face in public.

Forget it, forget it. From now on, just ask Xiao Yunzi to change his name so as not to embarrass Prince Guo.

"This name is very good," Ling Rong looked at the emperor, and they smiled at each other, "Then let's send Zhen Huan and Xiao Yunzi to Yongshou Palace to serve Concubine Wan.

Their monthly allowance will be distributed according to the monthly allowance of other palace maids of the same rank."

"Just take care of this little thing. I'm a little tired."

The emperor closed his eyes, and Lingrong tactfully stood up and bowed, and asked someone to come and take Zhen Huan out of the Yangxin Palace.

Su Peisheng brought Prince Guo, no, now Xiao Yunzi, who was waiting outside the door. When he saw Ling Rong, he bowed and said, "My Royal Highness, can you purify yourself immediately, or..."

"Do you two have anything else to say? While everything is still fresh in the air, you still have a chance to change it."

Zhen Huan looked at Prince Guo, and the two of them stared at each other in silence. Finally, she slowly shook her head.

"Then Eunuch Su, take..." Ling Rong paused for a moment, and smiled, "Take little Yunzi to cleanse her body. Later, ask the imperial physician to come to the Yangxin Palace and spread the news that Prince Guo has died suddenly."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine." Su Peisheng asked Xiao Xiazi to take Prince Guo away, while Ling Rong took Zhen Huan to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and recorded her on the list of palace maids.

The journey was long, so Lingrong didn't need to be brought along, but she hadn't had private contact with Zhen Huan for a long time, and she really missed her.

So she asked everyone to follow behind, and only she and Zhen Huan walked slowly in front. The sedan chair naturally followed far behind and did not move forward.

"I really don't understand why you insist on staying in the palace."

"Your Majesty, are you really confused?" Zhen Huan called her "Your Majesty" but her tone was not respectful. "I am exhausted both physically and mentally, and there is only a fire in my heart, urging me to keep moving forward.

I did not return to the palace to compete for the emperor's favor, so your majesty does not need to be so cautious."

"I don't know what you want to do, but I know you must want me to help you do something, otherwise you wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to capture Ye Lanyi and write a letter to the palace to threaten me.

It’s a pity that I have many hands and eyes, and even if Prince Guo helps you, you can’t succeed. "

"I did need your help before I entered the palace, but now that I am here, I no longer need your help."

Lingrong is still shorter than Zhen Huan, but looking at her now, she doesn't seem to think Zhen Huan is too tall and untouchable anymore.

“If you need anything, just come to me. Life in the palace is different from life outside. You are now a palace maid, so you are bound to be humiliated everywhere.

Let alone others, the noble lady Qi alone is enough to torment you."

"No matter how she tries to harass me, I will remain unmoved. I will deal with her after I have accomplished my mission."

Ling Rong just nodded, she stopped and said, "When you go to the Imperial Household Department, you will no longer be the same Zhen Huan as before.

When you first entered the palace, your sister was your maid. Now, times have changed, and you have to be your sister's maid.

Is all this really worth it? "

Zhen Huan did not stop and continued to move forward slowly. She was getting farther and farther away from Ling Rong, but she never gave Ling Rong an answer.

Lingrong did not ask any further questions, but slowly got on the sedan chair, sitting really high up, looking down at Zhen Huan in the distance.

Soon, the Ministry of Internal Affairs arrived. Ling Rong did not go in, but remained sitting in the sedan chair, only instructing them to deal with the water.

When the Ministry of Internal Affairs heard that it was the Imperial Noble Consort who was here in person, they hurriedly registered Zhen Huan and assigned her a position. Just as she started writing, Zhen Huan slowly opened her mouth and said that her name was Zhen Xi.

But how could the people in the Imperial Household Department write such a rare word as "Xi"? As soon as they put pen to paper, they wrote the word "Zhiling" and it could not be changed.

Zhen Huan stared at the two words silently, her fingers silently writing the two words "Zhen Huan" stroke by stroke on the palm of her hand. After a long time, she sighed imperceptibly.

"... cherish the young lady," Zhaoshui brought clothes and a monthly allowance to Zhen Huan, "please come this way, I will take you to Yongshou Palace."