"Is that Zhen Huan?"

When the woman came closer, Nian Shilan saw her appearance clearly and spoke in surprise.

Since having a daughter, Nian Shilan's temper has improved a lot.

The conflicts with Zhen Huan were almost non-existent.

At this moment, seeing Zhen Huan walking towards him, she was still wearing only her inner clothes and looked distraught.

Nian Shilan was gloating, but had no intention of going forward to mock him.

"Reporting to the Queen, that seems to be Concubine Wan."

Songzhi said uncertainly. She looked carefully again and again, and couldn't understand why Zhen Huan, who should be receiving the title of concubine and enjoying the brilliance, would be walking on the busy palace road wearing only her inner clothes.

Not to mention a woman, even a eunuch could not accept walking on the street without clothes.

Something must have happened to Concubine Wan.

For example, displeasing the emperor.

Nian Shilan and Songzhi thought of this at the same time.

Nian Shilan placed her hands in front of her daughter's eyes to block her vision, and chuckled with a gloating look, "My dear, don't look over there, or you'll dirty your eyes."

Songzhi followed the Empress' words and flattered her, "Yes, the princess cannot tolerate dirty things. Wanpin is too disrespectful. How dare she walk on the street in her underwear!"

However, Concubine Hua did not say anything. She just watched in silence as Concubine Wan walked from one end to the other. Her figure disappeared around the corner and could no longer be seen.

Who else but the Emperor could make Zhen Huan so distraught and embarrassed?

Concubine Hua thought of herself. She once believed that she was the emperor's favorite concubine and was very complacent.

But she discovered Huan Yixiang's secret.

She discovered that the emperor who seemed to dote on her was actually just pretending and he had never truly liked anyone.

The emperor knew how much she wanted a child of her own, but he still watched her struggle for the child with cold eyes, and then sent her Huanyixiang on time every month.

Huanyi incense is so precious and time-consuming to make. The emperor has always been frugal, but in order to prevent her from getting pregnant, he would rather spend a huge amount of money every month to give her the so-called exclusive favor.

Nian Shilan thought to herself that she was a fool to believe that the emperor liked her. She was determined to marry the emperor even though her brother did not allow it.

If she hadn't discovered Huan Yixiang's secret, would she be the one to suffer in the future?

My brother is brave and good at fighting, but can he really maintain the glory of our family forever?

If she fails, and is kept in the dark by the emperor, she will probably not have a good ending in the future.

Nian Shilan thought about the problem without the mindset of love, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. Zhen Huan's fate sounded a wake-up call for her.

Songzhi noticed that the queen seemed to be in a bad mood, and she dared not say anything more than she was about to ridicule Zhen Huan. She carefully observed Concubine Hua's expression and said:

"My Lady, are we still going to the Imperial Garden?"

The weather is not so hot in autumn, and it is relatively cool except at noon. Qingran likes to go to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers and the scenery instead of being bored in the Yiku Palace.

Even though Zhen Huan was crowned as a concubine today, it did not prevent Qing Ran from going out.

Moreover, she mainly wanted to go out and see if Zhen Huan would fall into the trap again.

As expected, the proud Zhen Huan lost her previous caution and dared to wear auspicious clothes of unknown origin, especially those sent by the Queen.

Qingran thought that her mother might like to see Zhen Huan's end, so she estimated the time and asked her mother to go out. She happened to see Zhen Huan's miserable condition on the way.

But, mom, you don’t seem very happy?

Are you thinking of yourself?

Qingran understood her mother's complicated feelings. She sighed inwardly, grabbed her mother's hand, which she had forgotten to put down before her eyes, and said, "Mother, let's go see the dragonflies."

Since "learning" to speak, Qingran has been making little progress every day. Now he can speak fluently, with the childish tone unique to young children, as well as the steadiness and emotional stability that belong to Qingran.

In order to please the queen, Songzhi always praised Princess Zhaoyue as a little prodigy in private, which often made Nian Shilan very happy.

Summer has just passed and dragonflies have not yet died out. You can still see some in the imperial garden where flowers are lush.

Qingran has recently become fascinated with watching dragonflies, so the palace servants specially drove the dragonflies to a place for the princess to admire.

Hearing her daughter's tender little voice, Nian Shilan's depressed mood improved a little. She kissed her daughter's soft and white face, which was as soft as dough, and said in a low voice with a smile on her face:

"Okay, mother will take you to see dragonflies~"

The depressing atmosphere was broken by the princess. Songzhi looked at the naive princess with gratitude, breathed a sigh of relief, and followed the sedan chair.

Qingran likes to lie on a furry mat with her back against a soft pillow, with the autumn scenery in front of her and all around her.

There are red, yellow and green leaves.

Occasionally, there would be birds standing on the branches and calling, eating the sweet fruits that had not fallen from the trees, as if the years were peaceful.

The tranquility was so great that one could forget the coldness deep in the palace.

Songzhi carefully cut up various fruits, made them into a beautiful platter, and placed it on the small table she brought, waiting for her master to enjoy it.

Qingran's teeth couldn't eat anything too hard yet. Nian Shilan sat at the small table, fiddling with fruit paste, ready to experience the joy of feeding her daughter. As for the sadness she had felt when she saw Zhen Huan just now, it had long since disappeared.

Today's Nian Shilan is the happy daughter-slave version.

Qingran didn't like fruit porridge very much, but since her mother made it herself, she ate a few more bites to give her face.

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On the other side, Zhen Huan returned to Suiyuxuan in a daze. Cui Jinxi and others were shocked to see Zhen Huan coming back.

Her face was pale, her eyes were red with tears, her nose was red, and there were bruises on her cheeks from being slapped. She looked pitiful, as if she had been severely bullied.

Huanbi immediately ran to Zhen Huan's bedroom, took out a coat and put it on Zhen Huan. Cui Jinxi supported Zhen Huan while waving away the palace maids who were cleaning the Sui Yuxuan, and the eunuchs automatically avoided it.

"My lady, what's wrong with you? What happened?" Liu Zhu was so anxious that she shed tears. Seeing Zhen Huan's miserable appearance, she felt so distressed.

"You guys go down." Zhen Huan slowly sat down on the bed in the bedroom. She did not answer Liu Zhu's words, but curled up her legs decadently, hugged her legs and silently shed tears, and said softly:

"Jinxi, you stay."

Huanbi and Liuzhu realized that something big had happened that they were unaware of. Although they were concerned, they still listened to Zhen Huan's words and retreated together, leaving Cui Jinxi alone.

"My lady..." Cui Jinxi looked hesitant as she looked at Zhen Huan, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

"Jinxi, why did you take the initiative to serve me?" Zhen Huan thought back to the past. "When I first entered the palace, I was just a concubine who hadn't yet served in the emperor's bedchamber. But you have been in the palace for a long time, and you are even the head aunt of Suiyuxuan."

Zhen Huan thought it was because of her charm.

But after what happened just now, it seemed as if something was about to be revealed before her.

Zhen Huan hugged herself tightly, as if this could dispel the coldness coming from deep within her body.

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