The Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of An Lingrong: Counterattack to Become the Queen Mother

An Lingrong smiled faintly and said softly, "Huan'er, there's no need for us sisters to be so polite. We should have supported each other along the way."

An Lingrong calmly approached Zhen Huan and whispered, "Huan'er, I just saw a palace maid with a strange expression. I'm afraid there's something hidden. We have to be on guard!"

Zhen Huan's expression froze, and she asked, "Lingrong, can you see clearly which palace maid this is?"

An Lingrong shook her head. "I only saw her hurried back. She was wearing a pink palace dress, which looked like the attire of the Yikun Palace."

Zhen Huan frowned slightly. "Yikun Palace? Could it be that the remnants of Concubine Hua are plotting something? But Concubine Hua has fallen, how dare they act so brazenly?"

An Lingrong pondered for a moment and said, "Huan'er, don't panic. Let's send someone to investigate quietly first. We must not alert the enemy."

Zhen Huan nodded in agreement, "That's all I can do. I just hope this is just a false alarm. I just want to spend my days in peace with the princess."

An Lingrong gently held Zhen Huan's hand and said, "Don't worry, Huan'er, I'm here to ensure that you and the princess will not be harmed in the slightest."

A few days later, by the Taiye Lake.

An Lingrong was taking a walk with Zhen Huan when she suddenly heard several palace maids whispering not far away.

Palace Maid A: "Have you heard? The princess born to Zhen Huan always cries at night. Some say it's a bad omen."

Palace Maid B: "Ah? What should I do? Is there really some wronged spirit haunting me?"

An Lingrong was furious. She stepped forward and scolded him, "Stop talking nonsense! If you dare to spread rumors again, I won't let you off easily!"

When the palace maids saw that it was An Lingrong, they were so scared that they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

Zhen Huan also stepped forward, her face pale. "Lingrong, this rumor is strange. I'm afraid someone spread it deliberately."

An Lingrong's eyes were filled with coldness. "Huan'er, no matter who is behind this, I will get to the bottom of it. No one in this harem will be allowed to harm you and the princess!"

After returning to their residence, An Lingrong discussed countermeasures with Zhen Huan.

An Lingrong said, "Huan'er, I've thought about it and think this rumor might be related to the maid who left the delivery room that day. We need to start with Yikun Palace and see if we can find any clues."

Zhen Huan was a little worried: "Although the Yikun Palace is not as powerful as it used to be, it still has some influence. If we go there rashly, will we..."

An Lingrong said firmly, "Huan'er, things have come to this point. We cannot retreat. I will proceed with caution. You stay in the palace and take care of the princess. Don't worry."

An Lingrong quietly sent people to investigate near the Yiku Palace, while she herself kept an eye on the movements of all parties in the palace.

That day, the person sent back reported: "My lord, I have discovered that a young eunuch from the Yikun Palace has been in frequent contact with people from the Imperial Household Department recently, and seems to be planning something."

An Lingrong's heart skipped a beat. "The Imperial Household Department? Could it be related to the princess's expenses? Did you hear what they said?"

The man lowered his head and said, "My lord, they acted extremely secretly. I was unable to hear their specific words. I only saw the young eunuch handing a package to the people from the Imperial Household Department."

An Lingrong thought for a moment and decided to go to the Imperial Household Department in person to see if she could find any clues.

In the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

An Lingrong pretended to be casually chatting with the eunuch in charge: "Eunuch, has there been any new news in the palace recently? I heard that Master Zhen Huan's princess cried and made a fuss at night, which made everyone very worried."

The eunuch in charge smiled apologetically and said, "My lady, I don't know much about this matter. However, people from Yikun Palace have been coming here frequently these past few days, saying that they have some old items to deal with and asked me to help take a look."

An Lingrong's suspicions grew even stronger. "Old things? Has the father-in-law checked what old things they are?"

The eunuch in charge shook his head and said, "My lady, I haven't had time to check it out yet. I don't dare ask too much about the affairs of the Yikun Palace."

After An Lingrong left the Imperial Household Department, she felt that this matter was not simple. She decided to find an opportunity to sneak into the Yikun Palace to find out what was going on.

At night, dark clouds covered the moon.

An Lingrong, dressed in black, carefully sneaked towards the Yikun Palace. Along the way, she avoided the patrolling guards and finally arrived at the back wall of the Yikun Palace.

After climbing over the wall and entering, An Lingrong searched the palace quietly. Suddenly, she heard faint voices coming from a room.

She quietly approached and peeked through the crack in the window. Inside, she saw flickering candlelight and a young eunuch speaking to a maid: "Mammy, it's done. The contents of the package have been sent to the Imperial Household Department. As long as everything goes according to plan, Princess Zhen Huan will definitely fall from grace."

The nanny sneered, "Hmph! We can't fail again this time. We can't just let Concubine Hua fall from power last time."

An Lingrong was furious. It turned out that all this was done by the remnants of Concubine Hua, who wanted to use rumors and conspiracies to frame Zhen Huan and the princess.

She suppressed her anger, quietly left Yiku Palace and returned to her residence.

The next morning, An Lingrong hurried to Zhen Huan and told her everything she had seen and heard last night.

After hearing this, Zhen Huan was so angry that she trembled all over. "These people are really abominable! Lingrong, what should we do?"

An Lingrong said calmly, "Huan'er, let's inform the Emperor of this matter first and let him make the final decision. At the same time, we must strengthen the defenses within the palace and not allow them to take advantage of any further opportunities."

Zhen Huan nodded and said, "That's the only way. But, will the Emperor believe us?"

An Lingrong held Zhen Huan's hand and said, "Huan'er, we have evidence in our hands. We are not afraid that the Emperor will not believe us."

So, An Lingrong and Zhen Huan went to the Yangxin Palace together to ask for an audience with the emperor.

Inside the Yangxin Hall.

An Lingrong and Zhen Huan explained the whole story in detail. After hearing it, the emperor was furious: "How dare these traitors stir up trouble in the palace!"

The emperor immediately ordered a thorough investigation of the Yikun Palace and severe punishment for the remaining followers of Concubine Hua.

After this incident, An Lingrong and Zhen Huan's status in the palace became more stable, and their friendship became more indestructible in this storm. But An Lingrong knew that the struggle in the harem would never stop, and there would be more challenges waiting for them in the future...