After the emperor returned to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, he kept thinking about the encounter with Zhen Huan in the Imperial Garden.

For a moment, Zhen Huan's young and pretty face appeared in front of his eyes, but at the same time, Rouze's face suddenly came to his mind, which made the emperor very annoyed.

He looked at Su Peisheng and asked, "Do I look scary? When Zhen saw me, she was like a mouse seeing a cat!"

Su Peisheng quickly explained with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven. It is natural for Zhen to be afraid of you for a moment."

This explanation is quite reasonable. The emperor thought that she was sick, so it was understandable that she was nervous when she saw him for so many days.

"Zhen agreed to enter the palace for a year, but she has never served in the emperor's bed! Then summon her to the emperor's bed tonight!"

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, Zuo is just a woman. I am the emperor and I can get any woman I want.

Broken Yuxuan

"Congratulations, my lady! The Emperor has summoned you to his bed tonight, so you must prepare well!"

The eunuch said with a smile on his face that Zhen Da Ying had been in the palace for a year and had never served the emperor in bed. Who would have thought that the emperor would suddenly remember her.

Zhen Huan's face was full of disbelief. She suddenly thought of the emperor's lustful eyes in the imperial garden, which made her shudder.

Cui Jinxi reacted quickly and took out a bag of silver to reward the eunuch.

"Thank you for the hard work, father-in-law. We promised to prepare well!"

Everyone in Shuiyuxuan was also very happy. The young master had finally made it through, and they were all proud of it.

But only Zhen Huan's face was filled with worry, but she also knew that she was a concubine in the palace and the emperor's woman, and that there would always be a day when she would have to sleep with him.

After Shen Meizhuang learned the news, she came to congratulate Zhen Huan and prepared to tell Zhen Huan some rules of serving the emperor so that she would not be in a hurry during her first bed.

But when she saw Zhen Huan's sad face, she swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

Shen Meizhuang could only comfort her, "Huan'er, we've already entered the palace and are the Emperor's women. This day will come to everyone. In this palace, people flatter the powerful and bully the weak. When you weren't favored, you endured so much contempt and grievance. Look at that She, she was just a maid, but she relied on the Emperor's favor and almost sent Concubine Xin to the Ministry of Discipline. If it weren't for the Empress and Concubine Xian, I'm afraid it would have been..."

Zhen Huan's eyes were filled with tears. She hugged Shen Meizhuang and cried in her arms, "Sister Mei, I really don't want to do this, but I have no choice in this palace."

Shen Meizhuang patted Zhen Huan's back and comforted her softly, "If you really don't want to, then be a little cold to the Emperor. Just remember, don't anger the Emperor. Otherwise, your life in the palace will be very difficult!"

Zhen Huan cried for a while and finally made up her mind to accept this fact.

In the evening, the eunuch carried Zhen Huan onto the emperor's bed. Zhen Huan closed her eyes and buried her girlish innocence with her own eyes.

For several days in a row, the emperor summoned Zhen Huan to sleep with him, promoted her to the position of a commoner, and bestowed upon her the title of Wan.

When Yu heard the news, she was so angry that her teeth were about to break.

She slammed the table and cursed, "In just a few days, this bitch seduced the emperor!"

When paying respects in the morning, Yu specially waited for Zhen Huan on the palace road.

Upon seeing Zhen Huan, her eyes practically flashed with fire. Yu strode forward and said sarcastically, "Oh, isn't this Concubine Wan here? Are you well now? This is a unique encounter with the Emperor in the Imperial Garden!"

Zhen Huan had been sleeping with the emperor for the past few days and was already in a bad mood. When she saw Yu coming to pick a fight, she scolded her directly:

"Ms. Yuguan, my rank is higher than yours. When you saw me, not only did you not greet me, but you also spoke provocatively! Be careful or I'll tell the Queen and the Imperial Concubine!"

Yu snorted, looked around, and then said, "Did anyone see me provoking you? Concubine Wan is here, I advise you to be careful!"

After saying this, Yu left with her palace maids.

Liuzhu stamped her feet in anger, "My lady, why didn't you tell me to slap her? This Yuguan girl is too much! You must tell the Empress!"

Zhen Huan watched Yu's departing figure, shook her head, and said, "Yu has the backing of Concubine Hua. She came to provoke me today simply because she's jealous of my recent favor. Let's go!"

Jingren Palace

All the concubines knelt on the ground and greeted Yixiu in unison, "Your Highness the Queen, I pay my respects to you. May the Queen be blessed with good health!"

Yixiu raised her hand and said with a smile: "Stand up!"

But unexpectedly, Yu Shi was the first to complain. She stood up, bowed to Yi Xiuxing, and then said, "Empress, please help me. Today, I don't know how I offended Concubine Wan on the palace road. She actually had the maidservant beside her slap me in the face. Please help me!"

Yu agreed as she showed Yixiu and everyone else the red mark on her right cheek.

Concubine Hua stood up and shouted at Zhen Huan, "How dare you, Concubine Wan! How dare you hit a concubine? You're really rebellious!"

Consort Xian glanced at Consort Hua with displeasure and said, "Consort Hua, the Empress and I haven't spoken yet. Why are you so anxious? Consort Wan is here. Yu said you hit her. Is that true?"

Zhen Huan quickly stood up and knelt on the ground to explain, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, I have never touched her in the slightest. It was the woman from the Yuguan clan who provoked me for no reason on the way to pay my respects. I didn't bother with her, but somehow she came here to falsely accuse me. She truly deserves death!"

Yixiu raised her eyes and scanned the two of them before calmly speaking, "Now both sides have their own opinions! Since you, Yu Shi, said that Wan Changzai hit you, do you have any evidence?"

Yu looked at Yixiu with a guilty look, then said, "The wound on my face and the maidservants serving me can all prove it!"

Zhen Huan glanced at Yixiu, and after receiving her approval, she spoke, "Your Majesty, what Yu said is not credible. The wound on her face could have been self-inflicted, and the servants around her naturally spoke in her favor. If what Yu Guan's daughter said is true, then the people around me can also prove that I did not attack Yu. Instead, it was Yu who provoked me first!"

Yixiu had already figured out the truth of the matter from the looks in the two people's eyes.

She smiled calmly, "In that case, come here, call the palace servants passing by on the palace road!"

Yu Da Ying was even more nervous now. She clutched her sleeves tightly. Concubine Hua told her that everything had been arranged, but it was the same last time. She hoped that nothing would go wrong this time.

A palace maid was brought over. She first bowed to Yixiu and the other concubines, then told the whole story: "I was on duty today and happened to see Yuguan's daughter and Wan Changzai meet at the intersection. I don't know what they said, but Wan Changzai suddenly became furious and slapped Yuguan's daughter in the face."

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