Ye Bingshang's calculations were going on in her mind. Concubine Hua and the Nian family had not yet fallen, and the Queen was still hiding in the dark. There were still many places where she could use Zhen Huan.

It would be better to give her a bargain than to let the queen get away with it.

However, it is no longer a sisterly relationship where it is unclear who has contributed more and who has contributed less, but an alliance with a clear price tag, just like Zhen Huan and Concubine Duan in the previous life. They come for profit, and they disperse when the profit is gone.

Seeing Ye Bingshang being so repulsive, Zhen Huan's pride did not allow her to continue to be humble, and she asked in a somewhat angry tone, "Sister Mei once said that the emperor's grace was only like this, but has it changed now?"

"In the past, there were mountains and hills, but in the future, there will be flat plains. Nothing in this world remains unchanged." Ye Bingshang raised her voice without any panic or shame, and looked straight at Zhen Huan.

"I also remember that Wanpin once told me that she didn't want to enter the palace. Ah, could it be that she also told Lord Wen that she didn't want to sleep with him?"

Ye Bingshang only had this suspicion because when she asked Wen Shichu to help her delay her recovery, she saw that Wen Shichu was very familiar with it and it didn't seem like this was the first time he did such a thing to deceive the emperor. In addition, the timing of Zhen Huan's gaining favor was really clever.

This invisibly hit the hidden pain point in Zhen Huan's heart, so she could only force a smile and say, "People change. I have learned my lesson, Lady Lan."

Zhen Huan is always extraordinarily resilient in adversity. Seeing that Ye Bingshang has made up her mind, she spontaneously changed her address and finally explained the purpose of her visit today.

It turned out that she had the same idea as in her previous life, to have Ye Bingshang lead Yinzhen to Yimei Garden to help him regain his favor. Ye Bingshang pretended to think about it, and after teasing Zhen Huan for a while, she agreed.

After all, it was a little later than in the previous life. It was already early spring. Although the plum blossoms in Yimei Garden had not all withered, they were not as good as in the previous life. Just like the position of Zhen Huan in Yinzhen's heart.

There was no longer such a good opportunity to deliberately be late for the family dinner to provoke Yinzhen to ask about it, so Ye Bingshang could only deliberately place a few plum blossoms in the house when Yinzhen came.

But Yinzhen was not happy to see the plum blossoms. Instead, he found them an eyesore, so he asked Su Peisheng to throw them away and replace them with a blooming purple magnolia.

This action made Ye Bingshang stunned. She really didn't expect this person to change his personality so completely. Zhen Huan was still waiting in the snow. When he met Su Peisheng's eyes again, his eyes were also sad.

Ye Bingshang sighed in her heart. Although she didn't know what was wrong with Yinzhen, she still had to continue to coax him.

“Didn’t the emperor love plum blossoms the most in the past? Why doesn’t he like them now?” Don’t you miss the Queen Chunyuan in your heart?

Yinzhen felt something was wrong as soon as he finished speaking, but he couldn't take back the words since they were out.

Somehow, the first thing he thought of when he saw the plum blossoms was not his first encounter with Chun Yuan, but last winter, when Fang Jia broke into Lanqi Valley holding red plums, interrupting the scene of him and Ye Bingshang enjoying each other's company.

Feeling unhappy and very unlucky, Su Peisheng threw the flowers away.

Now that he was asked again, he didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he just took Ye Bingshang's hand, patted it gently and said: "I still think Yulan is the best match for you."

Just talk, don't be too touchy, and don't worry about the consequences.

Ye Bingshang secretly felt disgusted in her heart. It seemed that her temperament had indeed changed a lot after giving birth, and she got along with Yinzhen more and more easily.

Only she herself knew that there was always a barrier between her and Yinzhen between love and imperial power. A person in a high position could not care less, because he was the leader and everything was decided according to his will, but a person in a low position could not, and must not lose his sense of proportion.

Ye Bingshang put aside the momentary trance in her heart, her mind became clear, and she thought of another excuse to coax Yinzhen to go to Yime Garden.

"I personally picked these red plums at Yimei Garden, but Your Majesty threw them away like this. This is unacceptable. Your Majesty must keep a bouquet for me."

Yinzhen was so annoyed that he lost his temper and finally compromised and accompanied her to Yime Garden, where he met Zhen Huan who had been waiting for a long time.

"I, Zhen, am a woman with no talent or virtue, and am not qualified to take care of the emperor's heir. I feel guilty and ashamed to face the emperor. I sincerely pray that the emperor will be blessed by heaven, safe and happy, and blessed for thousands of years. If you get what you wish, I will be a vegetarian for the rest of my life and will never be favored again."

Ye Bingshang hid behind Yinzhen, her lips curled slightly. Look, how beautifully Zhen Huan spoke, even if Concubine Hua was deeply in love and the Queen was full of thoughts, she couldn't do it.

It is obvious that he is harboring resentment, but he says that he feels guilty. It is obvious that he is trying to regain favor, but he says that it is a sincere prayer, or even a willingness to no longer be favored.

Combined with Zhen Huan's tactics of playing hard to get in her previous life, Ye Bingshang understood that although Zhen Huan clearly wanted it in her heart, she would never admit it verbally, and would not give up until others urged and begged her three times.

She acted as if she didn't want to do it, but was forced to do so by others.

If the ending is not good in the future, it must be the fault of others. Zhen Huan can use this to stand on the moral high ground and condemn others, making them feel guilty towards her. Then she can use this guilt to plot more.

She was unwilling to enter the palace when she was selected, and it was Yinzhen who insisted on treating her specially when she first slept with the emperor. This time when she was restored to favor, it was because she was unwilling to accept it again.

It was so wonderful that Ye Bingshang couldn't help but marvel at Zhen Huan's logic. If Yinzhen hadn't been holding her hand, she would have applauded Zhen Huan's performance.

If she had the chance, she would use this method to deal with Ye Xiwu, Ye Qingyu and others.

In her previous life, she would personally go to give porridge to the common people on the first and fifteenth day of every month, earning a lot of good reputation for the Ye family. She was also extremely respectful to everyone in the Ye family, but in return she could not get the slightest bit of family affection, as all the benefits were taken away by Ye Xiwu and Ye Qingyu.

How unfair it was that in the end she was judged by a demon who regarded human life as worthless and a group of traitors. It was truly the shame of Ye Bingshang's life.

Here, Ye Bingshang had tortured Ye Xiwu, Dan Tai Jin and others to death a thousand times in her heart.

On the other side, Zhen Huan had been kneeling until her knees and legs were numb from the cold. She didn't even wait for Yinzhen to come forward to help her up, and the butterflies in her cloak were almost frozen to death.

Zhen Huan knew very well that one had to act out a role to its full potential, and even if she failed, she could not sabotage herself. She stood up on her own, enduring the excruciating pain in her knees, and slowly turned around as if she was about to leave.

But he unexpectedly shook open his cloak, causing colorful butterflies to fly out. It was very beautiful under the ice and snow. Ye Bingshang vaguely smelled the fragrance of plum blossoms and daffodils, which was refreshing.

"Your Majesty?" Zhen Huan looked surprised as if she had just seen them. She immediately bowed and greeted them, "Your servant Zhen pays respects to His Majesty and Concubine Lan."

In the snow, Zhen Huan's makeup is bright and gorgeous, and her sky-blue cloak is eye-catching. Butterflies that have not been seen all winter are flying around her, so beautiful.

"No need to be polite." Yinzhen said in a flat tone, with a strange and distant attitude, "Since you have come to your senses, go back and take good care of yourself. I will visit you when I have time."

Zhen Huan's eyelashes trembled, her eyes were filled with tears, and she seemed to have a thousand words to say, but in the end, the only thing she said was: "Your Majesty..."

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