I was a concubine in Legend of Zhen Huan

Zhen Huan gave the Emperor such a good idea and made such a great contribution, how could An Lingrong not help her spread the word?

Not long after the emperor issued the decree to confer titles on the concubines and grand concubines, word spread in the palace that the emperor's favor for Concubine Wan was unmatched and that he even listened to Wan's suggestions on important matters of the court.

You ask who spread the news?

That must be Liu Zhu!

The reasons were all ready. Their queen's restoration to favor was not glorious enough at the time, and they were afraid that others would look down on their queen again, so Liu Zhu showed off to Kang Luhai and the others.

To be favored by the emperor for a month is not a big deal. Their queen had also had this treatment, but they were the only one who could participate in the government affairs as a concubine. Not only was the title of the current concubine promoted by Wanpin, but it was also their queen's idea to promote the title of Princess Gongding and bring her to the palace to raise her.

When Zhen Huan knew that the news of her meddling in government affairs had spread throughout the harem, she looked at Liu Zhu with a strange look in her eyes: "Why are you so foolish? How dare you show off such a thing! Do you think I'm too old?"

Liu Zhu immediately knelt down and cried out, "My lady, I am innocent. Although I am a bit impulsive, I can tell good from bad in major matters. Kang Luhai was sent to our Sui Yuxuan by Concubine Hua before, so how could I tell him such a confidential matter? I did brag to Kang Luhai before, but I only said that you have regained the emperor's favor and asked him to be alert. I never revealed anything about what happened in your study!"

Zhen Huan believed that Liu Zhu was loyal, but she only mentioned the matter of her advice to the emperor to Liu Zhu. Who else could it be if not Liu Zhu?

I'm afraid that Liuzhu is not careful in her actions and may have been tricked into believing something.

Zhen Huan was worried. The only person she could trust now was Liu Zhu, and Liu Zhu was so disappointing. How should she behave in the future?

She had also mentioned to the emperor that she wanted to replace Kang Luhai, but the emperor did not agree because he was concerned about Concubine Hua's reputation. Since Kang Luhai could not be subdued, Zhen Huan thought about trying to pry him away from his two apprentices.

But because when Zhen Huan was disgraced before, Kang Luhai did not forget to rescue his two apprentices at such a critical moment, his two apprentices were grateful for their master's kindness and remained loyal to Kang Luhai, so Zhen Huan's plan failed again.

Before Zhen Huan could figure out how to develop more confidants, a palace maid from Shoukang Palace came to report that the Queen Mother wanted Zhen Huan to go over there.

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Shoukang Palace.

This time, the source of the news that Zhen Huan was interfering in politics was Sui Yuxuan herself, and the news had spread throughout the palace. The Queen Mother herself had also inquired about it. The Emperor had only been to Sui Yuxuan in the past few days. It must have been Zhen Huan who instigated the Emperor to confer titles on other concubines!

The evidence was irrefutable, and the Queen Mother was immediately displeased when she saw Zhen Huan: "Concubine Wan, do you admit your guilt?"

Zhen Huan played dumb: "I am so frightened that I don't know. Please tell me clearly, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother said bluntly: "How dare you, as a concubine, interfere in state affairs!"

Zhen Huan still wanted to argue: "I don't know why the Queen Mother said that, but I really don't dare to commit such a capital crime."

The Queen Mother was angry: "It was you who pushed the Emperor to posthumously confer the title of Concubine Dowager. The news was spread by the senior palace maid beside you to show off. Could it be that your maid named Liu Zhu spread rumors and caused trouble in the palace?" If Zhen Huan did not plead guilty, the Queen Mother would send Liu Zhu to the Ministry of Punishment. After all, the Queen Mother wanted to vent her anger today!

Zhen Huan also knew that the Queen Mother was asking her to make a choice.

Huanbi has become ambitious after becoming the master herself, Chun'er is too naive to help, and although Liuzhu is reckless, her loyalty to her is rare. Liuzhu is the only one who can be used by her, and she must not let her die here.

After thinking it through, Zhen Huan readily admitted, "It was that day. I saw that the Emperor had been sitting in the Yangxin Palace for a whole day. I couldn't bear to embarrass the Emperor any further. I thought that the posthumous title of Consort Dowager was also a matter of the harem, so I dared to say a few words. As for the government affairs, I would never dare to get involved in the slightest."

Who really cares whether you interfered in politics? The Queen Mother is only concerned about the posthumous title of Consort Dowager!

"The matter of posthumously conferring the title of Dowager Consort may be a matter of the harem, but if you really think about it, it is a major matter of the court. Moreover, it involves Prince Dun, so it is definitely a major matter of the court! Even if you say a lot of things about this matter, it cannot erase the fact that you interfered in politics!"

The Queen Mother then fined Zhen Huan for three months' salary and made her concentrate on copying books in the Sui Yuxuan. Only after she had copied the Palace Rules, Female Precepts and Female Rules a hundred times was she allowed to come out.

After the Queen Mother punished Zhen Huan, she said many harsh words to her in the name of "for your sake", and only then did she calm down and let her go.

Zhen Huan thought this was the limit, but Princess Gongding blocked Zhen Huan halfway after she heard that she had no home to return to and was forced to stay in the palace as a hostage because it was all Zhen Huan's idea.

Princess Gong Ding accused Zhen Huan of being ungrateful: "When Concubine Wan fell out of favor, my mother even brought ginseng to visit you at Sui Yu Xuan. Is this how you repay my mother?"

Of course Zhen Huan would not admit it: "I don't know where this rumor came from, but Princess actually believed it? I am just a concubine, how dare I discuss state affairs?"

Princess Gong Ding certainly didn't believe what Zhen Huan said, and she argued with Zhen Huan for several rounds. But you also know that Zhen Huan's mouth is so good that few people can beat her.

This made Princess Gongding angry. When had she ever felt so humiliated?

If I can’t scold you, then I can’t beat you?

Princess Gongding fully inherited Prince Dun's spirit of fighting against defeat, and also inherited her father's fighting power. Even Zhen Huan and Liu Zhu combined are not enough for her to defeat.

Princess Gongding beat up the concubines and beat Zhen Huan so badly that her nose and face were swollen. As soon as the news came out, the memorials impeaching Prince Dun and his wife for not educating their daughters immediately floated onto the emperor's desk like snowflakes.

Prince Dun was still not convinced! His delicate, lovely, innocent and kind daughter was forced to take action, which showed how angry he was with Concubine Wan. Concubine Wan neglected his daughter, so she deserved to be beaten!

As Prince Dun's followers and the civil servants of the Censorate headed by Zhen Yuandao reported to each other, time came to midsummer.

The Emperor felt that Zhen Huan had suffered a great injustice, so how could he not take her with him when he went to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat?

So he chose to forget the Queen Mother's order that Zhen Huan must not leave Sui Yu Xuan until she finished copying the book, and took Zhen Huan to Yuanmingyuan. However, the Emperor remembered the ban on Concubine Qi and Noble Lady Fucha clearly, and asked them to continue to think about the past behind closed doors.

Once these two were eliminated, Xia Dongchun's sentence of beating was gone; Concubine Xin had been imprisoned in Chuxiu Palace in disguise since her father's corruption was exposed; the emperor saw that there were not many people in the harem now, so he simply took everyone else with him.

In this way, the emperor took his wives, left the empress dowager and Princess Gongding, and went to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat.