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

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!" An Lingrong knelt in front of the emperor with a serious expression.

"Lingrong, what's the matter?" The emperor looked at her puzzledly.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Wan and Prince Guo were just in the garden that day and nothing happened. I happened to go to see Concubine Wan with the palace maids beside me that day. They bumped into each other accidentally, and they just exchanged a few words and left." An Lingrong said anxiously, with a hint of sincerity in her eyes.

"Oh? Is that really all?" The emperor frowned, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes. "But there are rumors that they are behaving intimately, which is against palace rules."

"Your Majesty, those are all rumors! I saw it with my own eyes, and they did not do anything beyond the rules." An Lingrong said loudly, "I know that there are always people in the harem who want to stir up trouble and deliberately frame Concubine Wan. I hope Your Majesty will be able to see through this."

"Hmph! If it's really as you say, where did those rumors come from?" The emperor was a little angry. "I hate those in the harem who are restless the most!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down! Perhaps someone is deliberately misleading everyone in order to attack Concubine Wan." An Lingrong kowtowed.

"Sister has always been dignified, how could she do such a thing! Someone must have framed her!" Chun'er echoed from the side, her little face flushed with anger.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we all know what kind of person Concubine Wan is. She has always been loyal to Your Majesty and would never do anything to let Your Majesty down." Concubine Jing also said.

"I hope so too, but this matter has caused such a stir that I can't just ignore it." The emperor frowned.

When Zhen Huan heard about this, she hurried over.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent!" Zhen Huan knelt down, tears in her eyes. "My concubine and Prince Guo just met by chance, and there was absolutely no misconduct."

"Zhen Huan, I also want to believe you, but the current situation..." The emperor looked at Zhen Huan with a complicated expression.

"Your Majesty, don't you understand me? My heart and eyes are all devoted to you, how could I have an affair with someone else?" Zhen Huan cried, "Someone must be plotting behind my back, trying to make me lose your favor."

"Then who do you think it could be?" asked the emperor.

"I don't know, but there are many people in the harem who are jealous of me." Zhen Huan replied.

"Hmph! Don't put all the blame on others." The emperor was a little displeased.

"Your Majesty, I dare not. But this matter is too strange, I hope Your Majesty will investigate it thoroughly." Zhen Huan kowtowed.

"Sister, we must find out who framed you!" Chun'er pulled Zhen Huan's hand and said angrily.

"Lingrong, are you sure what you saw was true?" The Queen appeared at some point and looked at An Lingrong with sharp eyes.

"Empress, everything I said is true. If I tell even a single lie, I will be punished." An Lingrong said firmly.

"I hope so. If anyone deliberately conceals the truth, I will never let him off easily," said the Queen.

At this time, a young eunuch came running over.

"Your Majesty, Prince Guo requests an audience." said the young eunuch.

"Call him in." the emperor ordered.

Prince Guo walked into the hall and bowed, saying, "Your Highness."

"Yunli, do you know why I summoned you today?" The emperor asked, staring at Prince Guo.

"I don't know, please tell me clearly, Your Majesty." Prince Guo replied.

"Some people have rumored that you and Concubine Wan behaved intimately in the garden. Is this true?" the emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, I and Concubine Wan just met by chance. We exchanged a few words and then parted ways. We absolutely did not violate the rules." Prince Guo hurriedly explained.

"Hmph! I hope you are telling the truth, otherwise, don't blame me for disregarding our brotherhood." The emperor warned.

"Your Majesty, I swear to heaven that I will never lie." Prince Guo knelt down.

"I will investigate this matter further. If I find anyone lying, I will not let them off easily," said the emperor.

After everyone left, Zhen Huan found An Lingrong.

"Lingrong, thanks to you for speaking for me this time." Zhen Huan said gratefully.

"Sister, we are sisters, so I naturally trust you. But this matter is not simple, so we have to be careful." An Lingrong said.

"Well, I know. I always feel that someone is controlling everything behind the scenes and wants to kill me." Zhen Huan frowned.

"Sister, we have to find the source of the rumor first and start from there," An Lingrong suggested.

"Okay, let's split up." Zhen Huan nodded.

Zhen Huan returned to the palace and discussed with Liu Zhu and Huan Bi.

"Liu Zhu, go and find out if there are any suspicious people around the garden recently." Zhen Huan ordered.

"Yes, Miss." Liu Zhu took the order and left.

"Huanbi, pay attention to the movements of other ladies in the palace to see if there is anything unusual." Zhen Huan said to Huanbi again.

"Miss, I will." Huanbi replied.

An Lingrong was also secretly investigating with Baojuan.

"Baojuan, go ask the other palace maids and eunuchs if they have heard any rumors." An Lingrong whispered.

"My lady, I'll go right away." Baojuan said.

Chun'er was in her own palace, thinking about how to help Zhen Huan.

"My lady, don't worry too much. Lady Zhen Huan is blessed by fate." Chun'er's maid comforted her.

"No, I must do something for my sister." Chun'er said firmly.

A few days later, Liu Zhu came back to report to Zhen Huan.

"Miss, I heard that a maid from Concubine Cao's palace has been wandering around the garden recently." Liu Zhu said.

"Noble Lady Cao? Wasn't she banished to the cold palace?" Zhen Huan asked in confusion.

"Miss, I heard that Concubine Cao is still restless in the cold palace and has contacts with the outside world." Liu Zhu replied.

"It seems that she is involved in this matter. We have to go to the cold palace." Zhen Huan said.

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong came to the cold palace and met Concubine Cao.

"Noble Lady Cao, you are really restless!" Zhen Huan glared at Noble Lady Cao.

"Hmph! Zhen Huan, you won't be so proud for long." Concubine Cao sneered.

"Are you the one spreading rumors about me and Prince Guo behind our backs?" Zhen Huan asked.

"So what? I just want to ruin your reputation!" Concubine Cao said viciously.

"Why are you doing this? You are already in the cold palace, why are you still stirring up trouble?" An Lingrong asked.

"I won't accept this! I can't let you have an easy time!" Concubine Cao shouted.

"You are so vicious!" Zhen Huan said angrily.

"Shut her mouth! Don't let her talk nonsense anymore!" An Lingrong said to the palace maid beside her.

"Do you think you can stop me like this? Hahaha, it's too late!" Concubine Cao laughed wildly.

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong felt heavy-hearted after leaving the cold palace.

"Sister, Concubine Cao is already like this, but we still have to find a way to eliminate the impact of the rumors." An Lingrong said.

"Well, we have to explain it clearly to the emperor and not let Concubine Cao succeed." Zhen Huan nodded.

After returning to the palace, Zhen Huan asked to see the emperor again.

"Your Majesty, I have found out that it was Concubine Cao who spread the rumors behind my back. She wanted to frame me." Zhen Huan said to the emperor.

"Noble Lady Cao? How dare she do this!" The emperor was furious.

"Your Majesty, I hope you will not be misled by her conspiracy. Heaven and earth can bear witness to my loyalty to you." Zhen Huan knelt down.

"I understand. Please get up. I will not let innocent people suffer." The emperor helped Zhen Huan up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhen Huan said gratefully.

After this incident, Zhen Huan was temporarily relieved of the crisis, but she knew that the struggle in the harem would never stop and she had to remain vigilant at all times.

"Sister, this was really thrilling. We must be more careful next time." Chun'er said.

"Yes, we can't be careless. Those who want to harm us are still watching us in the dark." Zhen Huan said with emotion.

"Well, we must unite to deal with possible dangers." An Lingrong said.

In this harem, Zhen Huan and others experienced another storm. Their friendship became stronger through the test, but the road ahead is still full of unknowns and challenges.