The Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Ling Rong

At this time, Sister Mei was following Zhou Ninghai to Concubine Hua and entered the Yikun Palace.

From a distance, I could hear a few young palace maids talking about how beautiful the red carp they saw in Qianli Lake were.

"The Queen ordered you to do your job, but you didn't do it seriously. You are all so lazy and idle. Just wait and see how the Queen will punish you!" Zhou Ninghai shouted from a distance.

Several palace maids were also frightened and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy, claiming that they would never dare to do it again.

"Because the queen loves carp and often watches them. We were on duty cleaning today, so we were able to see the red carp." A palace maid said tremblingly.

"I have already done what the Queen ordered, but I was too greedy to watch over it."

"Please forgive me, eunuch. We will never dare to do it again."

The maids were terrified, fearing that the chief eunuch would tell Concubine Hua and punish them. It was clear that Concubine Hua was extremely strict with her subordinates, and they were all afraid of her.

Well, today, while Concubine Shen is here, I'll forgive you. If you do it again, I won't let you off easily.

"Excuse me, Lady Shen."

"Our queen is waiting, please come in!"

I nodded slightly and went in.

Concubine Hua was lazily half-lying on the couch, slowly eating snacks. Songzhi was standing beside her serving her, and two palace maids were standing on both sides.

"Long live Empress Hua!" I bowed respectfully.

"Noble Lady Shen is here, and she made me wait so long!" There was a hint of anger in Concubine Hua's tone.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I went to Suiyuxuan to visit Concubine Wan, and I was late coming all the way from Suiyuxuan."

"I heard that Concubine Shen, Concubine Wan, and Concubine An have a very good relationship. It seems like they are often together and are like sisters. It's really enviable!"

"But there are no real sisters in this palace. When you were favored, why didn't you think of giving a piece of the pie to your sisters? Sister, you better be careful and don't get the wrong person."

The emperor asked you to learn how to manage the six palaces, so I am willing to teach you. You should study hard. You should copy the account books first before you can learn to read them. You are still far from being good enough.

After copying for a while, he felt tired. Concubine Hua also asked someone to extinguish two lights, which made it even more tiring.

The lights were dim, and before I knew it, it was already late at night. Concubine Hua woke up from a nap, probably feeling sleepy, so she told me to go back and continue tomorrow.

Just as she was about a short distance away from the door, near the Thousand Carp Pond, Concubine Hua sent someone to call her, saying that she had two pieces of fine ink as a reward for Concubine Shen, but she had just forgotten to give them to her.

"Xiao Shi, come with us and get it!" Caiyue said.

My lady, let's wait here. They should be here soon.

"It's okay. I'm not sleepy anymore. It's a good opportunity for us to go see the carp. Didn't you hear what Concubine Hua's maid just said?"

But my lady, this is too dangerous. We should not go there, after all, it is in Concubine Hua's palace.

"Caiyue, when did you become so nagging? When we were at home, didn't we often watch fish by the lake?"

This is in Concubine Hua's palace. She won't do anything to me, but she has to avoid suspicion.

Caiyue had no choice but to go with me to Qianli Lake, which was less than a hundred steps away from Concubine Hua's palace.

The night was hazy tonight, so we walked closer to see more clearly.

As soon as I approached, my foot slipped and I fell straight into the lake.

Caiyue was so frightened that her face turned pale and she cried for help.

"Lady Shen has fallen into the water, help quickly!"

After saying that, she immediately jumped into the lake to save me. Fortunately, Caiyue met the water, otherwise this time, Concubine Hua would have got what she wanted, and I would have hated Concubine Hua from then on.

After a while, the guards who heard the noise finally realized what was happening, helped to lift the man up, and sent him back to the bedroom.

Everyone who received the news rushed over. Sister Wan and I were very anxious, and the emperor also rushed over.

I asked what happened and why he fell into the water.

Caiyue was soaking wet. She knelt beside him and replied, "Empress Hua asked my lady to go to Yikun Palace. It was already late at night when she came out. Her Majesty said she had two pieces of fine ink to reward my lady, but she forgot to give them to her just now."

Afterwards, Xiao Shi went to get the ink, and I accompanied the young master to Qianli Lake to see the carp. Unexpectedly, as soon as we stepped forward, the young master slipped and fell into the lake.

In a moment of desperation, I shouted loudly and jumped into the lake to save people.

As he was speaking, Concubine Hua came in neatly dressed, with fresh food prepared in the palace, and invited the emperor to have a midnight snack.

When Concubine Hua heard about Concubine Shen falling into the water, she was surprised: "How could Concubine Shen fall into the water? Wasn't she fine with me just now?"

"It must be because of your lack of care and negligence that Concubine Shen fell into the water."

The Emperor should have them all sent to the Ministry of Punishment to avenge Concubine Shen. They are all responsible for what happened today.

"Your Majesty, my sister is currently unconscious. Fortunately, Caiyue was there when the accident happened, otherwise my sister would have been in even greater danger."

"If we punish them now, my sister will definitely ask about it when she wakes up. Then she will have no capable people to serve her for a while. Your Majesty, please think twice." Sister Wan suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, what Concubine Wan said is exactly right." Concubine Jing also spoke.

"Jingpin, Concubine Shen is a member of your palace. When something like this happened, you are also responsible for not teaching her well."

I immediately stepped forward and bowed to the Emperor and Concubine Hua, then slowly began to speak: "Your Majesty is right, but since the incident happened in your palace, others will inevitably speculate on it, which will affect your reputation."

"What happened today is not the Empress's fault. It was the negligence of the guards on duty in the palace that led to this incident. The Emperor should punish them and replace them with a new group of guards to protect the Empress's palace."

"Otherwise, the Emperor would be worried. If something happens to the Empress, it would be terrible."

"What Lady An said is true. Let's do this! I will punish the guards on duty and compensate Lady Shen."

In that case, you should take good care of Concubine Shen. I will come to see her again tomorrow and then leave with Concubine Hua.

"Sister, don't worry, Sister Mei will be fine."

When something like this happens, she's the one who's most worried. I understand, their relationship dates back to childhood, and naturally it's different from mine. But I've long since moved on; this is simply the truth.

I don't need to be so sensitive. They all have the same feelings towards me. Although I warned them in advance, some things can't be avoided after all.

Because she slipped and fell into the water, no one suspected anything. Only Sister Mei knew what had happened.

Naturally, there was nothing to be found out now. Concubine Hua dared to do this, so she must have made every possible preparation. How could she find any evidence? In her palace, who dared to tell the truth?

The next day, Sister Mei woke up.

Seeing that we were all there, she slowly spoke: "I know that it was Concubine Hua who harmed me this time. I have listened to Lingrong's words and been careful everywhere. I didn't expect that she would dare to do it in her palace."

"At least I'm still alive. Are you still afraid of not having revenge one day?"

I know that from this moment on, my sister hated Concubine Hua. How could I not hate her too?

Not only Concubine Hua, but also the Queen, our dignified and steady Queen.

She has been scheming all her life, but has never received her husband's true love, and will always live under the shadow of her biological sister.