Traveling through the Legend of Zhen Huan: My Queen, please love me!

Yonghe Palace

At noon, the tired Liu Hua was awakened by a gentle touch and opened his blurry eyes.

What caught my eye was Lin's worried face.

Liu Hua was surprised and delighted, and immediately threw himself into Lin's arms, which scared Lin.

Lin scolded, "Even if something so serious happened today, Your Majesty must take care of your health.

How can you not ask for a doctor just because you are afraid of trouble?

Liu Hua whispered soothingly, "Mom, I'm not sick."

Lin pulled up the quilt and wrapped Liu Hua in it, then looked at her obviously thin face.

"Giving birth is always painful for women. This palace is truly a place where people are taken advantage of. Concubine Nian passed away at the hour of Mao."

Liu Hua was surprised, but then he thought it was reasonable - Nian Gengyao's power was reflected at this moment.

The palace is heavily guarded, but the prince can be replaced by a cat without anyone noticing.

Liu Huaqiang endured the discomfort in his lower body and looked at the lochia left on the bed with disgust.

She called Dongli forward and said, "Go tell the Emperor or the Empress Dowager, especially the Empress Dowager. Tell her that even if Concubine Nian has many faults, it is a great honor for her to come to this palace."

I will take care of Concubine Nian's funeral."

Lin dissuaded her, "Your Highness, why bother looking for trouble? What for?"

Liu Hua stared at Lin's attire, which was suitable for a third-rank lady. He was silent for a long time before he spoke:

"For you and me, for... our family. My daughter has already climbed so high, and she's no longer just trying to protect herself.

It’s no longer about escaping from the storm.”

Shoukang Palace

Wuya Chengbi fiddled with the twenty-seven white marble Buddhist beads in her hand.

Looking down at Dongli who was coming, a trace of sadness appeared on his face.

"I knew Concubine Qian was a man of affection and loyalty, but I never expected her to do such a thing.

There's no need to ask the emperor, I've approved it."

Zhuxi asked the little palace maid to send Dongli out, and Wuya Chengbi coughed violently for a while.

He murmured, "I'm old now, and I've always thought my heart is harder than stone. But in the end, I finally softened."

Zhuxi rubbed Wuya Chengbi's back and said, "The Queen Mother has a kind heart and will not tolerate such things."

Wuya Chengbi snorted coldly, "Back then, Imperial Concubine Wenxi was overbearing, Imperial Concubine Liang competed for favor, and Imperial Concubine Shu was the sole favorite. If I had truly become a bodhisattva, I wouldn't be sitting in this position."

After he finished speaking, he patted the throne beneath him vigorously.

Jingshan Palace of the Underworld

Liu Hua vaguely remembered that in the pavilion at the foot of the mountain, he and An Lingrong hugged each other and watched the snow.

now,

"Sister, are you grieving for Concubine Dunsu?"

An Lingrong unbuttoned Liu Hua's lily-patterned cloak and asked while adjusting his collar.

The cold fingers accidentally brushed across Liu Hua's warm skin, causing some tremors.

Liu Hua held down An Lingrong's restless hand, took a few deep breaths, and calmed his pounding heart.

He whispered, "You...behave yourself!"

Suxi, who was usually arrogant and domineering among the young eunuchs, was crying breathlessly today.

Songzhi, on the other hand, just lowered her head and burned the paper silently, neither crying nor speaking.

It's as if it has become a piece of wood.

Nian Shishao was dressed in mourning and cried exaggeratedly while stroking the coffin.

Xiao Yunzi led the ceremonial officer in charge of the funeral ceremony and went to the side hall with Liu Hua and others.

As soon as Liu Hua sat down, he was served with fine tea and pastries.

The ceremonial officer Jiang Zengyun apologized with deep fear: "I did not know that the Empress was coming, and I failed to welcome her."

Liu Hua was not in the mood to listen to his apology. She only wanted to fulfill what Eunuch Li had said.

Frowning impatiently, he said bluntly, "What is the current state of the funeral for Concubine Dunsu?"

Jiang Zengyun reported quickly, as if he wanted to get some reward from Liu Bi.

"I have already made preparations. The utensils used are all selected according to the rules and are all the best.

The lotus-bearing hairpins, sunflower-shaped gold ornaments, and the kingfisher-inlaid phoenix crown that were once worn by Concubine Dunsu have all been buried with her."

Liu Hua pretended to cover his forehead and looked at Songzhi, Suxi and others in the front hall with dissatisfaction.

She pretended to be angry and said, "Crying, crying like this, how can Concubine Dunsu come back? Send them all away, I will be alone and quiet for a while."

Wang Zengyun wanted to send someone to help the crying Nian Shishao up, but Nian Shishao held on to the pillar under the coffin and refused to let go.

He hugged the coffin harder and harder, and it shook a little.

Liu Hua shouted, "What if you disturbed Concubine Dunsu's appearance? You're making such a fuss! Get out of here!"

Then he looked at Nian Shishao pretending to be very nonchalant and said, "Miss Nian, if you want to stay, then stay. This is in the palace, there are still some rules to follow."

The ceremonial officer and Zhou Ninghai and others all withdrew, and Liu Hua slowly approached Nian Shishao.

He secretly handed her the wooden hairpin from his wide sleeve, and they looked at each other and understood each other's feelings.

This scene was secretly memorized by An Lingrong, who was worried about Liu Hua.

Nian Shishao held the coffin with his hands, stood up and stretched his numb legs.

Then he walked behind the coffin and reached out from the bottom to touch a mechanism.

"Pah-chi" another panel appeared inside the coffin, and on it was a woman with a very similar face.

But his face was purple and blue, and there was white foam at the corners of his mouth, which showed that he had been poisoned.

Nian Shishao poured out the medicine from the wooden hairpin and fed it to Nian Shilan below.

With a chill in his eyes, he warned Liu Hua, "Your Majesty, you must call out softly later so that everyone can see this woman in prison.

Then close the coffin lid tightly, making sure no one else can see it clearly."

Nian Shishao's expression softened a bit, and she said to Liu Hua gratefully, "My Lady, if you do it well, my Nian family will not give you a penny less than what we promised, but more.

But whether you do it well or not, the Nian family will be grateful to you."

After saying this, she started sobbing again.

Liu Hua pretended to lose his balance and stumbled to the ground with a thud, exclaiming, "Ah! How could this happen!"

Jiang Zengyun immediately led his men forward and saw that Liu Hua was unsteady and was being supported by An Lingrong, who looked anxious.

I shouted in my heart, "It's over, God is going to kill me."

He immediately knelt at Liu Hua's feet, tumbling and crawling, and repeatedly apologized: "Your Majesty, are you all right? Please don't let anything happen to you. I really... can't bear the consequences!"

Liu Hua pretended to tremble all over and didn't say anything.

She just pointed with her slender fingers at the coffin prepared by Nian Shishao.

Jiang Zengyun stood up and took a cautious look.

Suddenly, his heart was filled with despair. "Poisoned...death, it's okay, it's okay. There are always one or two people in the palace who die every day. This must be the emperor's intention."

Jiang Zengyun bowed deeply to Liu Hua, kowtowed to the ground, and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, please pretend that you didn't see anything. This minister and these palace servants are all very strict.

I will never reveal this to anyone, so please, Madam Concubine Qian, give me a way out."

An Lingrong followed suit, "Sister Qianfei, look how pitiful they are. Even if you feel sorry for Concubine Dunsu, you can't blame them so easily."