The Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Ling Rong

Songzhi was extremely frightened at this moment. She wished she could find a hole to crawl into to avoid all this. Songzhi knew that Concubine Hua would never give in to her temper.

But the current situation is no longer up to her.

Songzhi served the emperor's meal in fear. Although Hua Fei was unhappy, she dared not say anything. The emperor watched all this with interest, as if he was enjoying a farce.

"Su Peisheng, go and convey the imperial decree to confer the title of concubine on Songzhi and inform the empress." Suddenly, the emperor spoke.

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, hitting Songzhi and Hua Fei's hearts. They never expected that the emperor would make such a decisive decision to make Songzhi a concubine.

This was beyond everyone's expectations, even Su Peisheng was a little surprised.

It took Concubine Hua a long time to react. She looked at Songzhi and signaled her to thank her.

Songzhi understood what Concubine Hua meant and quickly knelt down to express her gratitude to the Emperor: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

"Get up!" The emperor immediately called Songzhi to get up.

"It's getting late. I have to go back to the Yangxin Palace to handle government affairs. I will come to see you when I have time." The emperor suddenly stood up and spoke slowly.

"Yes, I know. Thank you, Your Majesty!" Concubine Hua stood up and saluted the emperor.

When the emperor left, he looked back at Songzhi before leaving with Su Peisheng. This glance was seen clearly by Concubine Hua. It is not known whether the emperor did it on purpose.

Only after the emperor left did Concubine Hua dare to lose her temper.

Her beautiful face was distorted in an instant, and sparks of anger flashed in her eyes.

Her lips were tightly pursed, her hands were clenched into fists, and her body was trembling slightly.

"Pa!" A crisp and loud slap sounded throughout the room.

The slap was so hard that before Songzhi could react, she was hit hard in the face by Concubine Hua.

Songzhi's cheeks suddenly began to swell up, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, a dazzling scarlet color.

Songzhi widened her eyes and looked at Concubine Hua in disbelief.

Her eyes were filled with astonishment and pain, but more of it was fear of Concubine Hua. She couldn't believe that she would be treated so cruelly by Concubine Hua, after all, they had grown up together and had a deep friendship.

However, Concubine Hua had no sympathy at this time. Her eyes were cold and ruthless, as if Songzhi was just an insignificant ant.

Her voice was low and cold: "Slut, how dare you betray me? Tell me, when did you start thinking like this?"

Songzhi struggled to get up from the ground, her body trembling and tears welling up in her eyes.

She wanted to explain, but found that she could not make any sound. She knew that it was too late to say anything now, as Concubine Hua had already determined that she was a traitor.

Hua Fei's anger did not subside. She continued to insult Song Zhi, venting all her dissatisfaction and resentment.

Songzhi endured all this silently, she knew that she had lost Concubine Hua's trust.

"Songzhi, you are my close friend, and you are slapping me in the face by doing this. I treat you well, don't I? Why do you treat me like this?"

Concubine Hua almost collapsed and collapsed to the ground. Tears immediately fell like pearls from a broken string.

Songzhi saw it and felt sorry for Concubine Hua.

She slowly got up and wanted to go forward to help Hua Fei up, but Hua Fei pushed her away.

Songzhi knelt before Concubine Hua and spoke slowly, "Your Majesty, I have never harbored any other thoughts towards the Emperor. Please believe me."

"I grew up with the Empress. The only one in my heart is the Empress. I just want to accompany the Empress!"

Songzhi's eyes were full of sincerity.

Hua Fei slowly turned her head and looked at Song Zhi. Seeing Song Zhi's red and swollen cheeks and the blood at the corner of her mouth, she suddenly came to her senses.

This is Songzhi, who grew up with her. What happened to her just now? She actually hit Songzhi.

Just because the emperor liked Songzhi and made her promise, she was angry and furious. If it was someone else, it would be fine, but it happened to be the person she trusted the most.

No one would be able to accept such a thing.

"Did it hurt you just now? It's my fault. I got so angry that I didn't care about anything else."

Hua Fei looked at Song Zhi kneeling on the ground, and a trace of regret and self-blame welled up in her heart.

She realized that her behavior just now might be a bit extreme. After all, Songzhi was always by her side, so how could she not know what Songzhi was thinking.

"No, Your Majesty is not wrong. It's all my fault. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Songzhi spoke in a trembling voice, her eyes filled with pleading. She knew Hua Fei's temper well; if she angered her, the consequences would be disastrous. At this moment, she only hoped to gain Hua Fei's forgiveness, lest she suffer even more severe punishment.

Concubine Hua slowly stood up and helped Songzhi up.

"Your face is so red, go apply some medicine first. From now on, you will live in the side hall. I will send two palace maids to serve you. You don't have to come here to serve me for the next two days."

"Go down first, let me be alone for a while!"

Concubine Hua gave the order and Songzhi had to leave.

The Emperor had just returned to the Yangxin Palace when Xiao Xiazi hurried in to report, "Your Majesty, Longkodo and Zhang Tingyu have just delivered a memorial."

The emperor was immediately perked up when he heard this and quickly ordered, "Present it quickly! I want to see it myself."

Xiao Xia Zi quickly handed a thick stack of memorials to the emperor. The emperor opened them and saw that they were all memorials impeaching Nian Gengyao.

It turned out that ministers led by Longkodo and Zhang Tingyu had written letters to the emperor to denounce Nian Gengyao, saying that he was arrogant and domineering when he quelled the rebellion in the northwest, and that after returning to Beijing he was corrupt, abused his power, formed cliques for personal gain, and made the court a chaotic place.

The emperor looked at these memorials, his expression becoming increasingly grim. He was thinking in his heart what would be the safest way to deal with Nian Gengyao.

This matter still needs to be carefully planned. Nian Gengyao had long been in private contact with Prince Dun and they had a close relationship.

The relationship between them is like a bottomless lake. It looks calm on the surface, but it actually contains endless undercurrents.

However, the emperor did not dare to act rashly because one move would affect the entire body.

The emperor has known about this for a long time.

He was like a shrewd chess player, silently observing every move on the board. He understood everything, yet remained calm, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

The Emperor had kept it a secret for the sake of his greater plans. He knew that revealing the relationship between Nian Gengyao and Prince Dun at this time might cause more trouble.

He needs to wait, wait for the most appropriate moment to eradicate this cancer in one fell swoop.

He has endured for too long and too much, and he has given them chances, but no one has turned back.

It's not his fault.