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

"Sister, although there are fewer rumors now, I still feel uneasy. This harem is like the calm before the storm, it's so scary!" Chun'er pulled Zhen Huan's sleeve, her eyes full of worry.

"Chun'er, you can feel it, so does your sister? We have to be more cautious." Zhen Huan gently touched Chun'er's head.

"Yes, recently I always feel that there are eyes watching us in the dark." An Lingrong frowned, looking a little nervous.

"Lingrong, don't scare yourself. Let's just be careful. Maybe we are too sensitive." Jingpin comforted, but there was a hint of doubt in her eyes.

That day, Zhen Huan was walking in the Imperial Garden and met a new lady, Mei Zhuang.

"Sister Zhen Huan, I have long heard of your name. I am Mei Zhuang." Mei Zhuang bowed gently and gracefully.

"Hello, Sister Meizhuang. You have an extraordinary temperament and must be an intelligent person." Zhen Huan responded with a smile.

"Thank you for your praise, sister. I'm new here and there are still many things I don't understand. I hope you can give me some guidance." Mei Zhuang said.

"You're welcome, sister. We will take care of each other from now on," Zhen Huan said.

As the two were talking, Xia Dongchun came over from the side. She had just been released from house arrest.

"Hmph! Zhen Huan, it's you again! And this newcomer, don't think you are so great!" Xia Dongchun's face was full of disdain.

"Xia Dongchun, don't you repent?" Zhen Huan asked with a frown.

"Repent? What have I done wrong? You guys are just ganging up to bully me." Xia Dongchun's eyes were wide with anger.

"Xia Dongchun, stop being so unreasonable and refusing to admit the mistakes you made." Mei Zhuang said.

"Who are you? How dare you teach me a lesson? I think you are in cahoots with Zhen Huan, and neither of you is a good person!" Xia Dongchun pointed at Mei Zhuang and cursed.

"You're going too far! Sister Meizhuang is new here, how can you be so rude?" Zhen Huan said angrily.

"I'm just rude, what can you do to me?" Xia Dongchun looked at them provocatively.

At this time, An Lingrong and Chun'er also came over.

"Xia Dongchun, you are bullying people again!" Chun'er shouted.

"Oh, everyone is here. What? Do you want to deal with me together?" Xia Dongchun sneered.

"We don't want to be your enemy, but if you continue like this, don't blame us for being rude!" An Lingrong said.

"Hmph! I want to see how rude you can be!" Xia Dongchun said as he was about to take action.

"Stop!" A majestic shout was heard. It turned out that the queen had come with a group of palace maids and eunuchs.

"What are you doing? Fighting in the palace, how can you be so disrespectful?" The queen's face was gloomy.

"Empress, it was Xia Dongchun who provoked first. She bullied Sister Mei Zhuang." Chun'er said.

"Xia Dongchun, you never change despite repeated admonitions. I punished you by putting you under house arrest last time, but it seems you haven't reflected on your actions." The queen looked at Xia Dongchun with dissatisfaction in her eyes.

"Empress, they were the ones who provoked me first. I am innocent." Xia Dongchun argued.

"Hmph! You still dare to quibble? I saw it clearly. I punish you to copy the palace rules a hundred times in your own palace. If you do it again, I will not let you off easily!" said the queen sternly.

"Empress, you can't do this!" Xia Dongchun wanted to argue, but seeing the empress's majestic eyes, she had to shut up and left angrily.

"You all should go back and don't cause any more trouble." The Queen said to Zhen Huan and others.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Everyone bowed and left.

After returning to her residence, Mei Zhuang said to Zhen Huan, "Sister, Xia Dongchun is so arrogant. He will definitely be a big trouble in the future."

"Sister Meizhuang, let's ignore her for now. As long as we do our best, she can't do anything to us." Zhen Huan said.

"Sister, you are right. By the way, I heard that the palace is going to hold a chrysanthemum banquet. We have to prepare well." Mei Zhuang said.

"Chrysanthemum Banquet? Sounds great. We can prepare some talents related to chrysanthemums." Zhen Huan nodded.

"Sister Lingrong, you can mix some spices related to the scent of chrysanthemum." Chun'er said.

"That's a good idea. I can try it." An Lingrong said with a smile.

In preparation for the Chrysanthemum Banquet, An Lingrong worked hard to mix spices, Zhen Huan practiced chrysanthemum poems, and Mei Zhuang prepared chrysanthemum embroidery.

"Sister, I always feel that this Chrysanthemum Banquet is not simple. Is someone trying to play tricks again?" An Lingrong said to Zhen Huan.

"It's possible, we have to be careful. Especially Xia Dongchun, she will definitely not miss this opportunity." Zhen Huan said.

On the day of the Chrysanthemum Banquet, the palace was filled with blooming chrysanthemums in all colors and shapes. The entire palace seemed to be submerged in a sea of ​​chrysanthemums.

"Wow, these chrysanthemums are so beautiful!" Chun'er exclaimed.

"Yes, there hasn't been such a beautiful scenery in this palace for a long time." Zhen Huan said.

The ladies took their seats and the banquet began.

"Have you ladies prepared any talents for today's chrysanthemum banquet?" asked the queen.

"Your Majesty, I would like to present you with a poem about chrysanthemums." Zhen Huan stood up and said.

"Okay, let's start." The queen nodded.

Zhen Huan recited: "Autumn frost creates the chrysanthemum city flowers, and endless romance describes the sunset glow. The words I write without meaning to, have a natural charm that enters thousands of homes."

"What a great poem! Lady Zhen Huan is truly gifted in writing." The ladies praised.

"Sister Zhen Huan is really amazing." Mei Zhuang said with a smile.

Then, Mei Zhuang demonstrated her chrysanthemum embroidery. The exquisite patterns and delicate needlework amazed everyone.

"Mistress Meizhuang's embroidery is truly exquisite!" The ladies praised one after another.

It was An Lingrong's turn. She took out the prepared spices and waved them gently, and a light and elegant scent of chrysanthemums spread out.

"What a nice smell! An Chang's spices are really unique here." The ladies said as they smelled the aroma.

Just as everyone was immersed in this wonderful atmosphere, Xia Dongchun stood up.

"Hmph! What's so great about these? I have talents too." Xia Dongchun said.

"Oh? Xia Dongchun, what talents do you have?" asked the queen.

"I'm going to dance with the sword and show you how powerful I am!" Xia Dongchun said, picking up the sword and starting to dance.

Her swordsmanship was indeed sharp, but it seemed a little out of place in this chrysanthemum banquet. Moreover, she deliberately danced with the sword very close to the other ladies, scaring some of them to scream.

"Xia Dongchun, be careful! You might hurt someone!" Zhen Huan shouted.

"Hmph! I know my limits!" Xia Dongchun ignored him and continued dancing with the sword.

Suddenly, Xia Dongchun's sword stabbed towards An Lingrong at an extremely fast speed.

"Lingrong, be careful!" Zhen Huan exclaimed.

An Lingrong was unable to dodge, and just as the sword was about to hit her, Chun'er rushed over and stood in front of An Lingrong.

The sword pierced Chun'er's arm, and Chun'er cried out in pain.

"Chun'er!" Zhen Huan and others hurried over.

"Xia Dongchun, you are so cruel!" Zhen Huan looked at Xia Dongchun angrily.

"I... I didn't mean it." Xia Dongchun was a little panicked.

"Are you still quibbling? You clearly did it on purpose!" Mei Zhuang said angrily.

"Someone come! Capture Xia Dongchun for me!" The queen was also angry.

The guards rushed up and subdued Xia Dongchun.

"Lock her up in the cold palace and don't let her out without my order!" the queen ordered.

"Empress, please spare my life!" Xia Dongchun cried, but was still dragged away.

"Chun'er, how are you? Call the imperial physician quickly!" Zhen Huan said anxiously.

The imperial physician arrived and treated Chun'er's wound.

"My lady, your wound is very deep and you need to be well taken care of," said the imperial physician.

"Chun'er, why are you so stupid? Why did you rush forward?" An Lingrong asked with tears in her eyes.

"Sister Lingrong, I can't bear to see you get hurt." Chun'er said weakly.

"It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, Chun'er wouldn't have been injured." An Lingrong blamed herself.

"Lingrong, this is not your fault. It's Xia Dongchun who is too cruel." Zhen Huan comforted her.

After the incident at the Chrysanthemum Banquet, the harem fell into a tense atmosphere again.

"Sister, Chun'er is injured this time, we can't just let it go." Anger flashed in An Lingrong's eyes.

"That's right, we must make Xia Dongchun receive the punishment she deserves and not let her come out to harm the harem again." Mei Zhuang said.

"Let's go and ask the Queen to severely punish Xia Dongchun," Zhen Huan said.

So, Zhen Huan and others came to the Queen's palace.

"Empress, Xia Dongchun is so cruel that she almost killed Chun'er. We can't let her off easily!" Zhen Huan said.

"I have already locked her up in the cold palace. What else do you want?" asked the queen.

"Your Majesty, the punishment of being sent to the cold palace is too light. People like her will always be a hidden danger if they stay in the palace," said Concubine Jing.

"Then what do you want me to do?" The queen frowned.

"Your Majesty, we hope to expel Xia Dongchun from the palace and never allow her to come back." An Lingrong said.

The Queen pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, I will consider your suggestions. You can go back first."

After coming out of the Queen's palace, Zhen Huan and others waited for the Queen's decision.

A few days later, the queen issued an edict to expel Xia Dongchun from the palace and never allow her to enter the palace again.

"That's great! Chun'er, did you hear that? Xia Dongchun was driven away." Zhen Huan said to Chun'er who was recovering from her injuries.

"Really? Sister, that's great. We don't have to worry about her anymore from now on." Chun'er said with a smile.

"Chun'er's injury this time has made us realize more clearly that we must be more united and protect each other," said An Lingrong.

"That's right, our sisterhood is more important than anything else." Mei Zhuang nodded.

In this harem, although Xia Dongchun was driven away, Zhen Huan and others knew that there were more challenges waiting for them. They must continue to hold on, protect each other, and protect this hard-won peace.