When Zhen Huan was still in the boudoir, she heard the name of Queen Chunyuan, and knew that Queen Chunyuan died young and that she and the emperor had a deep love for each other.

However, Shi Qing's words just now made her have other guesses in her mind.

When Aunt Jingxi saw that Zhen Huan was about to open the portrait, she knew that she had no intention of hiding anything. Since Concubine Meizhuang knew something, it seemed useless for her to hide it.

Shi Qing helped Zhen Huan sit down and calmed down. At least he couldn't let Huan'er's child get hurt, otherwise all the planning would be in vain.

Zhen Huan calmly opened the scroll at hand, and when she saw the woman in the portrait, her face turned as pale as paper.

The woman in the portrait has gentle features, a dot of cinnabar between her eyebrows, and is dignified, gentle, and graceful. She bears some resemblance to Huanhuan.

When Zhen Huan saw the portrait, she was a little stunned, except that Queen Chunyuan had the phoenix seal in her hand.

There were also several other portraits next to Zhen Huan. When she opened them, she found that they were portraits of Empress Chunyuan when she was crowned as queen, as well as portraits of the emperor and Empress Chunyuan together.

These portraits are yellowed and seem to contain the secrets of the palace.

In particular, the woman in the portrait is wearing a green Manchu dress, which looks like the one she and the emperor wore when they were spending the summer in the Old Summer Palace.

However, when Zhen Huan saw that the portrait was signed by Wanwan, she felt a lump in her throat. That was the emperor's handwriting, and she would never make a mistake.

Perhaps, the portrait was painted by the emperor himself for Empress Chunyuan.

Through these portraits, Zhen Huan felt as if she were a peeping tom in the dark.

Was all the favors she received the emperor's grace, or just a substitute...

"Jinxi, you and your young master have a deep friendship. Hiding some things from your young master will not benefit your young master."

Aunt Jinxi took this into consideration and understood what Shi Qing meant.

She knelt down in front of Zhen Huan and Shi Qing, and Jin Xi felt that she had no regrets.

However, I have concealed some of the things in the past, so it may be a good idea to be frank about it now.

Aunt Jinxi kowtowed heavily, her eyes falling on Bai Ruoli with a very gentle expression.

"My lady, I have received favors from Queen Chunyuan, and I have only met her once. You and Queen Chunyuan do look alike, but I only follow her because she is so kind-hearted."

After Zhen Huan heard these words, many images flashed through her mind.

All the sweet past seemed to be just yesterday, and it was as if all the memories were intertwined together. She bit her teeth, her eyes very stubborn.

She suddenly remembered that the emperor asked her to serve in the palace overnight, and she always had nightmares when she was half awake and half asleep, and she seemed to be mumbling to herself, calling the name Wanwan.

Zhen Huan thought that they were calling her by her nickname Huanhuan, and now she sneered and said it to herself in self-mockery.

"So it's Wanwan, not Huanhuan. Then who am I..."

Jin Xi complained a little. Since Shen Meizhuang knew that the young lady looked like the late queen, why didn't she keep it a secret? Now the young lady was five months pregnant. What would happen if something happened?

"Everything my lady has now is because the emperor values ​​your character, talent and appearance. The emperor has given you a favor that is unique in this palace. Which woman in the entire Forbidden City would not envy you? My lady, don't get stuck in a rut."

Shi Qing sighed. Jin Xi was good to Huan'er, but she hid the most important things from Huan'er, and eventually became a pawn of the Queen in her power struggles.

It doesn’t matter whether he is a substitute or not. Only by knowing the inside story can one avoid being ambushed and, at the critical moment, deliver a fatal blow to the queen.

"Is it a special favor, or is it that he uses me as a solace to remember Queen Chunyuan?"

Zhen Huan was a hot-tempered person to begin with. When she unexpectedly learned about this, she was emotionally devastated. She was so angry that she fainted.

"My Lord, are you okay?"

Jin Xi called out nervously, her eyes fixed on Zhen Huan, filled with concern and worry.

Shi Qing quickly caught Huanhuan and gave her the spiritual spring water he had prepared in advance.

Huanhuan's fetus is well cared for, and with the blessing of spiritual spring water, problems will not easily occur. It is also beneficial to terminate the pregnancy early.

If you continue to cut off, you will be subject to chaos.

Shi Qing carried Huanhuan to the bedroom, and then ordered Caiyue to tidy up the portraits in the study. Some things could not be made public for the time being.

The Empress of Jingren Palace, who is a hypocrite in heart but speaks sweet words, wants to set up a trap to let her know how dangerous society is.

So many children and concubines died in vain in the harem, someone should offer sacrifices for them.

Jin Xi kept kneeling beside Zhen Huan's bed, refusing to get up, and even blamed Shi Qing.

"Lady Shen, my young mistress is close to you, and you are close friends. Why did you reveal this matter? What if my young mistress is too sad and the heir to the throne is in danger? What will we do about this?"

Shi Qing slammed the table, not giving Jinxi a chance to breathe, and said with a gloomy face.

"I know you're loyal to Huan'er. I treat Huan'er like my own sister. I've already gone to great lengths to protect the baby in her belly. Would I harm her?"

Jinxi was also smart and understood everything immediately. Seeing that Shi Qing spoke decisively and had clear thoughts, she thought that she was not trying to harm the young lady on purpose.

"Miss Meizhuang, I don't understand why you broke the window paper. Now that the emperor is so fond of my mistress, what does it have to do with whether he is similar to Empress Chunyuan?"

Shi Qing asked, "What if, from the very beginning, the Emperor was attracted by Huan'er's similar appearance to Empress Chunyuan? Once Huan'er learned the truth from others, wouldn't she be completely disheartened?"

In the original plot, the Queen chose to take action when she was about to make Zhen Huan a concubine. The incident of Chun Yuan's old clothes was not serious enough to make Huan'er lose favor.

It was just to make the emperor realize that Queen Chunyuan was dead and Zhen Huan was just a substitute. In the end, he couldn't accept it and that's why he broke off relations with her.

Aunt Jinxi felt a chill down her spine. What Miss Meizhuang said was not wrong, but she had not thought it through. Now that she suddenly realized it, her head was covered in sweat.

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