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

After Su Wanqing was taken away, Na Changzai trembled with fear and knelt down to beg for mercy: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager An, I know I was wrong! I was bewitched by Su Wanqing and was confused for a moment. I beg you two ladies to have mercy on me!"

Zhen Huan looked at her coldly: "Since you knew it was wrong, why did you collude with her in the first place? This palace has no place for those who betray their master. Return to your own palace to reflect on your mistakes and await your punishment."

Chang Zai felt as if he had been pardoned and retreated tumbling and crawling.

Lingxi frowned and said, "Old Buddha, Empress Dowager An, why are there always so many bad people in this palace?"

An Lingrong patted her head: "Lingxi, this is the palace, people's hearts are complicated. But don't be afraid, we are here."

A few days later, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong were discussing how to deal with Su's father's possible counterattack when Fu Heng arrived to report, "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager An, Su's father is active outside the palace, seemingly contacting some forces with the intention of putting pressure on the palace to rescue Su Wanqing."

Zhen Huan's expression was solemn: "He refuses to give up. Fu Heng, do you have any countermeasures?"

Fu Heng replied, "I think we should first strengthen the guards in the palace. In addition, we can send people outside the palace to monitor Su's father's every move and disrupt his plans."

An Lingrong nodded: "This plan is feasible. However, we can't just defend blindly, we need to take the initiative to attack."

Zhen Huan's eyes lit up: "Huan'er, do you have an idea?"

An Lingrong said slowly, "We can reveal Father Su's actions outside the palace to officials who have conflicts of interest with him, and use them to deal with Father Su."

Zhen Huan thought for a moment and said with a smile, "This is a brilliant plan. Let's do it this way."

Therefore, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong secretly arranged for someone to deliver evidence of Su's father's secret wealth accumulation and clique-based activities to several important officials in the court. These officials were already wary of Su's father's rise, and after receiving the evidence, they wrote letters to impeach Su's father.

Su's father was in a state of panic outside the palace, busy dealing with impeachment and unable to take care of himself. The matter of rescuing Su Wanqing had to be put on hold temporarily.

Meanwhile, in the palace, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong thought they could breathe a sigh of relief. One day, Lingxi pulled Tang Da Ying aside and said excitedly, "Sister Tang, I've learned a new way to make incense. Let's try it together."

Tang agreed and said with a smile, "Okay, Princess Lingxi, with you leading us, we will definitely be able to make good incense."

The two were preparing to make incense when they discovered they were missing a few key spices. Lingxi pouted and said, "What's going on? I clearly remember there were some."

Tang agreed and thought for a moment: "Could it be that someone has tampered with this palace? We must be on guard against this."

Lingxi ran to tell Zhen Huan and An Lingrong: "Lao Foye, Empress Dowager An, the spices we use to make incense are missing. Sister Tang said someone might have done it on purpose."

An Lingrong frowned, "It seems this calm is just a facade. Someone is secretly causing trouble."

Zhen Huan said in a deep voice, "Don't panic. First, thoroughly investigate the maids and eunuchs in the spice room. We must find out who is behind this."

After a thorough investigation, they discovered that the crime was committed by a young palace maid who had been bribed by Su Wanqing. The young palace maid cried and begged for mercy, "Your Highness, Empress Dowager An, I know I was wrong! Concubine Su gave me money and let me find an opportunity to cause trouble. I was truly bewitched."

Zhen Huan scolded him, "Drag him away, give him twenty lashes of the cane, and banish him from the palace."

After dealing with the young palace maid, An Lingrong said worriedly, "Huan'er, this is just a small character, yet she can easily cause trouble in the palace. This shows that there are still loopholes in our defense."

Zhen Huan held her hand: "It's okay. With this lesson, we will strengthen management. The struggle in the harem is a long war. We can't be defeated by these minor setbacks."

Unbeknownst to them, an even greater crisis lies ahead. A mysterious strategist quietly enters the palace, secretly colluding with the neglected concubines to reshuffle the harem's structure. Zhen Huan and An Lingrong are about to face even more severe challenges. Can they once again work together to break the deadlock and remain a rock in this perilous harem? Everything remains uncertain, waiting for the gears of fate to slowly turn, unveiling an untold chapter of turmoil.