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

"Sister, although the rumors have been quelled this time, I still feel uneasy!" Chun'er frowned, holding a piece of cake in her hand, but she no longer had the cheerfulness of the past.

"Chun'er, don't worry, we are here! No matter who is behind this, we won't let them succeed." Zhen Huan comforted her, but her eyes were firm.

"Yes, Chun'er, we can resolve the crisis this time, and we can do it next time. When those people see that their first plan fails, they will definitely come up with a new conspiracy." An Lingrong said with a serious expression.

"Hmph! They just use these despicable means. We can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to take the initiative!" Mei Zhuang said angrily.

"Sister Mei Zhuang is right! We have to find out who spread the rumors and punish them." Chun'er clenched her fists.

"We can start with the palace maids and eunuchs who first spread the rumors. Maybe we can find some clues," Zhen Huan suggested.

So, Zhen Huan and others began to investigate quietly in the palace. They found a young eunuch who had said that there was something wrong with the cakes in the imperial garden.

"Xiao Shunzi, you said there was something wrong with the pastries in the Imperial Garden. Where did you hear that?" Zhen Huan asked sternly.

"Your Majesty, I...I heard it from a palace maid. She...she doesn't know who she is." Xiao Shunzi answered tremblingly.

"Palace maid? What kind of palace maid? Think about it carefully!" Mei Zhuang shouted.

"I only remember that she was wearing light blue clothes. As for the rest... I really don't remember." Xiao Shunzi lowered his head in fear.

"Light blue clothes? There are many palace maids wearing light blue clothes in this palace. How can I find one?" Chun'er said anxiously.

"Don't be impatient. We can start by investigating those who often gossip with other palace maids." An Lingrong said.

After several days of investigation, they discovered a suspicious palace maid who often wandered around various palaces and was connected to several places where rumors had been spread before.

"You! Stop!" Zhen Huan and others stopped the palace maid.

"My ladies, what's the matter?" The palace ladies looked panicked.

"Are you spreading rumors in the palace that there is something wrong with the pastries sent by Empress Zhen Huan?" An Lingrong asked.

"Your Majesty, I didn't do that! You can't wrongly accuse me." The palace maid argued.

"Hmph! Still not admitting it? We have already investigated clearly, you are not unrelated to this matter!" Mei Zhuang glared at him.

Seeing that she could not deny it any more, the palace maid had to confess.

"My ladies, please spare me! It was...it was Concubine Lili who asked me to do this, I dared not disobey!" The palace maid cried and begged for mercy.

"Lipin? It's her again! Why would she do this?" Zhen Huan frowned.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Li is jealous of your favor and wants to destroy your reputation in the harem." The palace maid replied.

"This Lipin is really too much! Let's go and settle the score with her!" Chun'er said angrily.

"Chun'er, don't be impulsive. We can't just go find her like this, we have to find a way." Zhen Huan stopped her.

"Sister, what should we do? Just let her go like this?" Chun'er asked unwillingly.

"Of course not. Let's tell the Queen about this and let her handle it." Zhen Huan said.

Zhen Huan and others came to the Queen's palace and told her everything.

"Is this really true? Concubine Li is so bold! She dares to spread rumors and create trouble in the palace, disturbing the peace of the harem." The queen was furious.

"Empress, you must severely punish Concubine Li!" Mei Zhuang said.

"I will not let her off easily. Pass on my order and let Concubine Li come to see me!" the Queen ordered.

Concubine Li came to the Queen's palace and pretended not to know.

"Your Majesty, what do you want to talk to me about?" Concubine Li bowed.

"Lipin, do you know your crime? You let people spread rumors in the palace and slander Zhen Huan. What is your intention?" the queen asked sternly.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent! I did nothing." Concubine Li argued.

"Hmph! You still dare to quibble? I already have a witness, and you still refuse to admit it?" the Queen said angrily.

"Empress, someone must have framed me!" Concubine Li said crying.

"Lipin, at this point, you still don't admit your guilt? I'm so disappointed in you! I'll punish you by confining you to your house for three months and making you copy Buddhist scriptures and pray for blessings. If you do it again, I won't let you off easily!" the Queen ordered.

"Empress, I am your humble servant..." Concubine Li wanted to beg for mercy, but when she saw the empress's majestic eyes, she had to shut up and left crying.

"Thanks to you this time. If you hadn't discovered it in time, I don't know what chaos would have been in the harem." The Queen said to Zhen Huan and others.

"Your Majesty, this is what we concubines should do. We just hope that the harem can always be peaceful." Zhen Huan said.

After this incident, the harem returned to peace, and Chun'er could happily enjoy her food again.

"Sister, we won again this time! We can celebrate properly." Chun'er said with a smile.

"Yes, Chun'er, this is worth celebrating, but we can't forget the lesson this time." Zhen Huan said.

"Yes, we must always be vigilant and not let something like this happen again." An Lingrong nodded.

"How about we have a good meal in my sister's palace tonight?" Mei Zhuang suggested.

"Okay! Okay! I want to eat a lot of delicious food." Chun'er cheered.

At night, Zhen Huan's palace was filled with all kinds of delicious food, and the aroma was everywhere.

"Wow! These are all my favorite foods!" Chun'er sat at the table excitedly.

"Chun'er, eat slowly, don't choke again." Zhen Huan said with a smile.

"Sister, the food this time is more delicious than before!" Chun'er said incoherently with her mouth full.

"Yes, the imperial kitchen really put in a lot of effort this time." Mei Zhuang said.

"Sister, it would be great if we could be like this every day in the future." Chun'er said longingly.

"Chun'er, as long as we sisters can always be safe and happy, there will be more good days like this in the future." Zhen Huan said with a smile.

Just when everyone was enjoying their meal, a little eunuch hurried in.

"My ladies, something bad has happened! The Emperor has suddenly fallen ill!" the young eunuch said in panic.

"What? The emperor is sick? Is it serious?" Zhen Huan asked hurriedly.

"The imperial physician is currently treating the patient, and the situation is not clear yet," the young eunuch replied.

"We have to go and take a look!" Zhen Huan said, and everyone immediately put down their bowls and chopsticks and rushed to the emperor's bedroom.

When we arrived at the emperor's bedroom, we saw the imperial doctors coming in and out, looking nervous.

"Imperial Physician, how is the Emperor?" Zhen Huan asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has been poisoned and is in critical condition. We are doing our best to treat him," the imperial physician replied.

"Poisoned? How could this happen?" Mei Zhuang exclaimed.

"Someone must be trying to harm the emperor. What should we do?" Chun'er was so anxious that she was about to cry.

"We can't panic. We must first find out who poisoned us," said An Lingrong.

"Yes, we have to start by checking what the emperor ate today and the people he came into contact with." Zhen Huan calmed down and said.

So, they began to assist in the investigation and discovered that a young eunuch around the emperor was behaving suspiciously.

"You! Come here!" Zhen Huan shouted at the eunuch.

"Your Majesty, I...I didn't do anything." The young eunuch's face turned pale.

"Are you hiding something from us? Tell us!" Mei Zhuang shouted.

The young eunuch collapsed to the ground in fear. "Your Majesty, it was...it was someone close to Concubine Hua who gave me money and asked me to poison the Emperor's tea. I deserve to die!"

"Hua Fei? Hasn't she already lost her power? How dare she do this?" Chun'er said in surprise.

"It seems that she still has some followers. We must tell the Queen quickly and catch all the remaining followers of Concubine Hua!" Zhen Huan said.

They hurried to the Queen's palace and told her the situation.

"The remnants of Concubine Hua? They are really lingering around! I will never let them harm the Emperor." The Queen immediately ordered a thorough investigation of the remnants of Concubine Hua.

After a thorough search, all of Hua Fei's followers were finally captured, and the Emperor gradually recovered after being treated by the imperial physician.

"This time it was so thrilling. I almost lost the emperor." Zhen Huan said with emotion.

"Yes, we must protect the emperor more carefully in the future and not allow such conspiracies to occur in the harem again." Mei Zhuang said.

"Yes, we must protect the harem and everything we cherish." An Lingrong nodded.

"Yes, no matter how many difficulties there are, we sisters must face them together and protect our home." Chun'er said firmly.

In this harem, Zhen Huan and others experienced crisis after crisis. Their friendship became deeper and their determination to protect the harem became stronger. New stories continued to unfold within these deep palace walls.