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

Zhen Huan finished speaking, her eyes gleaming with confidence. She raised her chin slightly and looked at her sisters with a firm gaze. Her right hand unconsciously touched the jade pendant at her waist, which was a symbol of their sisterhood.

"Sister, you're right! We can't let those villains look down on us!" Chun'er came bounding over to Zhen Huan, her face flushed with excitement. She tugged at Zhen Huan's sleeve, her eyes wide open, a fearless expression in them, and shook Zhen Huan's arm vigorously as she spoke.

"Chun'er, stop it," Mei Zhuang rebuked with a gentle smile. She looked at Zhen Huan and An Lingrong, nodded slightly, and looked calm. "But Zhen Huan is right. We must be even more cautious now. Those people might make new moves now that the Queen and Concubine Hua have lost their power." Mei Zhuang frowned slightly as she spoke, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes, and her hands unconsciously clenched the silk handkerchief in her hands.

An Lingrong nodded slightly. She bit her lower lip lightly, and there was the same worry in her eyes as Mei Zhuang's: "Sister Mei Zhuang is right. I always feel that the atmosphere in the harem is a little strange recently. It seems too calm." Her eyes were a little vague, as if she was recalling something, and her slender fingers were twisting the corner of her clothes nervously.

"Lingrong, have you noticed anything?" Zhen Huan looked at An Lingrong with a questioning look in her eyes. She tilted her head slightly, frowned slightly, and locked her gaze on An Lingrong.

"I... I can't explain it clearly." An Lingrong shook her head slightly, frowning even tighter. "I just feel like there are eyes staring at us in the dark. This feeling makes me very uneasy." Her body trembled slightly, a hint of fear appeared in her eyes, and she unconsciously leaned closer to Zhen Huan.

"Hmph! No matter who they are, if they dare to provoke us, we will not let them go!" Chun'er waved her fists, her face full of anger. Her face flushed red, her eyes were as big as copper bells, and she looked like she was ready to fight the enemy to the death.

"Chun'er, don't be impulsive. In this harem, impulsiveness is the most unacceptable." Mei Zhuang looked at Chun'er seriously, with a hint of reproach in her eyes. She reached out and gently pulled Chun'er to protect her behind her, her eyes scanning the surroundings vigilantly.

At that moment, a young palace maid hurried over, her face panicked and her forehead covered in sweat. She ran to Zhen Huan and the others, knelt down with a plop, and said breathlessly, "My dear ladies, this is bad! Something has happened in the Imperial Garden...in the Imperial Garden!"

"What's the matter? Take your time." Zhen Huan frowned, a bad feeling welling up in her heart. She squatted down and looked at the little maid with a stern look in her eyes.

"It's...it's Concubine Xia. She was tugging at a young eunuch in the imperial garden, shouting about revenge." The little palace maid said tremblingly, her eyes full of fear, not daring to raise her head.

"Xia Changzai? What's she up to?" Chun Er wrinkled her nose, a look of disdain on her face. "She must be trying to come up with something to frame us again."

"Let's go and take a look." Zhen Huan's eyes flashed, and she stood up, leading the way to the Imperial Garden. Her steps were firm, her eyes revealing an unquestionable momentum, and her skirt fluttered with her steps.

When they arrived at the Imperial Garden, Concubine Xia was seen with disheveled hair and a fierce look in her eyes. She was tugging at a young eunuch by the collar, yelling, "Tell me! Did Zhen Huan and the others instruct you to do this?"

The young eunuch turned pale with fear and shook his head desperately, "Madam Changzai, I really don't know what you are talking about! I was only ordered to deliver flowers to the Imperial Garden."

"Hmph! You still dare to quibble?" Concubine Xia raised her hand, pretending to hit the young eunuch.

"Xia Changzai, what are you doing?" Zhen Huan shouted, her eyes filled with anger. She quickly stepped forward, looked at Xia Changzai with cold eyes, crossed her arms, and tilted her head slightly.

When Concubine Xia saw Zhen Huan and others, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, but she quickly regained her arrogant look: "Zhen Huan, it's you! It must be you who sent people to frame me and want me to lose favor with the emperor!" She pointed at Zhen Huan, her fingers trembling slightly, her eyes full of resentment.

"Xia Changzai, please don't spit blood at us! We just arrived and we don't know anything." An Lingrong stepped forward and looked at Xia Changzai with disdain. She frowned slightly, a hint of mockery on her lips, and stood straight with her hands folded in front of her.

"You! An Lingrong, don't think you can get away with this!" Concubine Xia glared at An Lingrong, gritting her teeth. Her lips trembled slightly, and the rage in her eyes seemed to devour An Lingrong.

"Xia Changzai, if you continue to act so unreasonably, we will not be polite." Mei Zhuang said coldly. She took a step forward and stood beside Zhen Huan and An Lingrong, staring at Xia Changzai with a dagger-like gaze. She clenched her fists and leaned forward slightly, ready to respond.

"Hmph! Don't think I'm afraid of you!" Although Concubine Xia was being tough, a hint of fear flashed in her eyes. She loosened the young eunuch's collar, and the young eunuch ran away as if he had been pardoned.

"Xia Changzai, we sisters have always kept our distance from you. Why do you keep bringing trouble upon us?" Zhen Huan looked at Xia Changzai, her eyes filled with confusion and annoyance. She shook her head slightly, her eyes filled with disappointment, and waved her hands gently, as if to drive away something unpleasant.

"Mind your own business? Humph! Ever since you entered the palace, the Emperor's attention has been on you. How can I swallow this?" Concubine Xia shouted, her eyes gleaming with jealousy. Her chest heaved violently, and her eyes were fixed on Zhen Huan and the others, as if she wanted to see through them.

"Xia Changzai, whether you are favored or not is up to the Emperor. Your unreasonable behavior will only make the Emperor dislike you even more," An Lingrong said softly, a glint of pity in her eyes. She sighed slightly, a hint of helplessness in her eyes, and gently shook her head.

"I don't care! You stole my limelight, I will make you pay the price!" Concubine Xia rushed towards Zhen Huan like a madman.

"Sister, be careful!" Chun'er exclaimed. She wanted to rush forward to protect Zhen Huan, but was stopped by Meizhuang.

Zhen Huan's eyes flashed, and she dodged Xia Changzai's attack by moving sideways. Then, she pushed Xia Changzai hard, and she fell to the ground. "Xia Changzai, you've gone too far!" Zhen Huan shouted angrily, her eyes filled with anger and majesty. Her body trembled slightly, obviously angered by Xia Changzai's actions.

"You... you dared to attack me?" Xia Changzai sat on the ground, looking utterly miserable. Her eyes widened in disbelief, her lips trembling, and she was speechless for a long time.

"Xia Changzai, you asked for this. If you dare to provoke us again, don't blame us for being rude," Mei Zhuang said coldly, a warning in her eyes. She pulled Chun'er with her and walked over to Zhen Huan and An Lingrong. The five of them stood together, full of momentum.

Xia Changzai looked at them, a flicker of resentment in her eyes, but more of a fear. She stood up, straightened her clothes, and snorted coldly, "We'll see!" Then she walked away dejectedly.

"Hmph! This Concubine Xia really doesn't know what's good for her!" Chun'er said angrily. She stomped her feet, her little face puffed up with anger.

"She's suffered a loss this time, and she won't let it go. We have to be careful of her revenge." An Lingrong frowned, worry in her eyes. Her hand unconsciously touched her chest, as if trying to calm herself down.

"No matter what she wants to do, we must not be afraid. As long as we sisters are united, there is nothing to fear." Zhen Huan said, looking at her sisters, her eyes gleaming with determination. She extended her hand, and the sisters took it in turn, their eyes full of trust and unity.

After returning to the palace, Zhen Huan and others sat at the table to discuss the next countermeasures.

"Sisters, we can't always be passive and take the beatings. We have to find a way to completely solve this trouble with Xia Chang." Chun'er said with a frown. She supported her chin, her eyes rolling around, as if she was thinking about something.

"Chun'er is right. We must take the initiative." Mei Zhuang nodded in agreement. She looked at Zhen Huan and An Lingrong, "What do you think?"

Zhen Huan frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "We can start with the people around Concubine Xia and see if we can find anything to hold against her." There was a sharp look in her eyes, and her fingers tapped lightly on the table.

"That's a good idea. I have a palace maid who is familiar with a young eunuch in the palace of Concubine Xia. Maybe we can get some information from him." An Lingrong said, a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes, and her body leaned forward slightly.

"That's great! Lingrong, please arrange for your palace maid to find out as soon as possible." Zhen Huan said, with a hint of excitement in her eyes and a slight upward curve of her lips.

After a few days, An Lingrong's maid came back.

"My lady, I have found out. Concubine Xia has been exchanging letters with a mysterious person outside the palace recently, and seems to be planning something." The palace maid knelt on the ground and said respectfully.

"A mysterious person? A letter? It seems there is something big going on here." Zhen Huan said with a frown. She stood up and paced around the room with a serious look in her eyes.

"We have to find a way to get those letters and see what Concubine Xia is planning." Mei Zhuang said, she looked at Zhen Huan and An Lingrong, her eyes full of anticipation.

"This is not easy. Concubine Xia must have hidden the letter very carefully." An Lingrong said with a frown. She bit her lower lip lightly, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

"No matter how difficult it is, we must give it a try." Zhen Huan said firmly. She stopped and her eyes showed determination.

After some discussion, they decided to send someone to sneak into Concubine Xia's palace to look for the letter when she went to pay her respects to the Queen.

On the day of the operation, Zhen Huan sent a clever young eunuch to carry out the mission. The young eunuch took advantage of the fact that Concubine Xia was lax in her guards and sneaked into the room. He searched carefully, leaving no corner untouched.

Finally, he found a stack of letters in a hidden drawer. The young eunuch did not dare to delay and hurriedly left Xia Changzai's palace with the letters.

"My lady, we found it!" The young eunuch presented the letter to Zhen Huan, his face full of excitement.

Zhen Huan took the letter and read it carefully. Her expression became increasingly grim, her eyes filled with anger and shock.

"Sister, what's written on it?" Chun'er asked curiously. She moved closer to Zhen Huan with her eyes wide open.

"Concubine Xia actually colluded with a minister of the previous dynasty and wanted to frame us. She also attempted to disrupt the harem and influence the government!" Zhen Huan said angrily, her hand tightly holding the letter, her fingers turning white due to the force.

"She is so brave! This is a crime worthy of genocide!" Mei Zhuang exclaimed in shock. She widened her eyes with a hint of fear in them.

"We can't let her off easily. We have to present these letters to the emperor." An Lingrong said, with a hint of determination in her eyes and her hands clenched unconsciously.

"Yes, let's go see the emperor now." Zhen Huan said. She stood up and walked towards the emperor's palace with her sisters.

After meeting the emperor, Zhen Huan and others presented the letter.

"Your Majesty, please look, this is evidence of Concubine Xia's collusion with ministers of the previous dynasty." Zhen Huan knelt on the ground and said seriously.

The emperor took the letter and his face turned terribly gloomy after reading it: "Bold Xia! How dare you do such a heinous thing!" He slammed the table angrily, his eyes full of anger.

"Your Majesty, I and your concubine discovered these letters by accident. We dare not hide them, so we have come to inform Your Majesty." An Lingrong said. She knelt on the ground, trembling slightly, as if she was frightened by the emperor's anger.

"Hmph! Bring Concubine Xia to me!" the emperor ordered.

When Concubine Xia was brought before the Emperor, she turned pale upon seeing the letter. "Your Majesty, I am innocent! Someone is framing me!" she cried, kowtowing desperately.

"The evidence is irrefutable, yet you still dare to quibble?" the Emperor shouted angrily, "Come here, banish Concubine Xia to the cold palace, and punish her family as well!"

"Your Majesty, I am truly innocent!" Concubine Xia kept crying and shouting as she was dragged away.

"Thanks to you this time, you discovered Concubine Xia's conspiracy in time and avoided a disaster." The emperor looked at Zhen Huan and others with relief in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, this is what we should do. For the peace of the harem, we will do our best." Zhen Huan said. She and her sisters smiled at each other, their eyes full of relief.

In this harem filled with intrigue, they once again weathered a crisis, their friendship growing stronger, like a solid wall, withstanding all storms. The secret of An Lingrong's rebirth remained the strongest source of strength in her heart, allowing her and her sisters to continue moving forward in this complex harem, writing their own legendary story, a story that resonated like a passionate war song in every corner of the harem, never ending.