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

Zhen Huan frowned, her expression solemn. "Lingrong, we have to start with the palace. We must ensure that all palaces have effective epidemic prevention measures and cannot allow the plague to spread freely within the palace." Her eyes swept across every corner of the palace, as if she was considering a specific solution. "We can have the palace maids and eunuchs fumigate the rooms with mugwort, and also isolate those with fever symptoms."

"Sister, this is a good idea!" An Lingrong's eyes lit up, "I can also mix some epidemic prevention spices and distribute them to each palace. These spices have the effect of repelling insects and killing bacteria, so they should be able to play some role." As she said that, she turned and walked towards the cabinet where the spices were placed, opened the cabinet door, and began to select suitable spices.

"Lingrong, you are truly ingenious! With your spices, we have an extra layer of security." Zhen Huan praised, her eyes filled with satisfaction. She walked over to help, "We must act quickly, time waits for no one."

At this moment, Chun'er rushed in, her face flushed red, her eyes filled with panic. "Sisters, this is bad! I just heard that some of the young ladies' palaces have been infected with the plague, and everyone is very scared!"

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong looked at each other, a hint of worry flashing in their eyes.

"Chun'er, don't be afraid. Let's go and take a look." Zhen Huan took Chun'er's hand and comforted her, then looked at An Lingrong, "Lingrong, take your spices, let's go."

Inside the young lady's palace, there was a panic. Maids and eunuchs were running around, shouting and sobbing. The sick lay in bed, their faces flushed and weak.

"Everyone, don't panic!" Zhen Huan shouted loudly. Her voice was calm and powerful, calming the panicked people a little. "We are here to help you."

An Lingrong immediately instructed the palace maids: "Light these spices in the four corners of the room. Also, open the doors and windows for ventilation, but be careful not to let the cold wind blow directly on the patient." As she spoke, she demonstrated personally, her eyes focused and serious.

Zhen Huan walked to the sick lady and asked softly, "How do you feel? Is there anything particularly uncomfortable?" She reached out and touched the lady's forehead, and her brows furrowed even more tightly.

"Empress Wanfei, I... I have a severe headache and feel weak all over." The young lady said weakly, with tears in her eyes.

"Don't be afraid, the imperial physician will be here soon. We will find a way to cure you." Zhen Huan comforted her, her eyes full of concern.

After the imperial physician arrived, he began to treat the patient, while Zhen Huan and An Lingrong waited anxiously on the side.

"Your Highnesses, the situation is not optimistic. This plague is severe and requires a large amount of medicinal herbs to control the disease." The imperial physician said with a frown.

"Medicinal herbs? Are there enough medicinal herbs in the palace?" An Lingrong asked.

"Your Majesty, the current reserves of medicinal materials are far from enough. We need to allocate them from outside the palace as soon as possible." The imperial physician replied.

"What should we do? With the plague at hand, we can't run out of medicinal materials!" Zhen Huan paced anxiously, worry in her eyes. She bit her lip and pondered over a solution. "We have to find a way to get medicinal materials from outside the palace."

"Sister, I have an idea," An Lingrong said suddenly. "We can contact the spice shop outside my palace and ask them to help collect herbs. The spice shop has a lot of connections among the people, so they should be able to collect some quickly."

"Lingrong, this is a good idea! Let's arrange it right away without further delay." Zhen Huan nodded, a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

An Lingrong immediately wrote a letter and asked a reliable person to deliver it to the spice shop.

While waiting for the medicinal herbs, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong continued to be busy in the palace, personally supervising the implementation of epidemic prevention measures and calming people's hearts.

"Don't be afraid, the medicinal materials will be delivered soon. As long as we take good precautions, we will be able to overcome this difficult time." Zhen Huan said to the palace maids and eunuchs. Her firm eyes gave people courage.

"Yes, we must trust the two ladies!" said a little palace maid, and the other palace maids and eunuchs also nodded.

A few days later, the herbs finally arrived.

"Empress, the medicinal materials have arrived!" A young eunuch ran over excitedly to report.

"That's great!" Zhen Huan and An Lingrong were overjoyed and immediately arranged for someone to distribute the medicinal materials to the imperial physician.

With the help of medicinal herbs, the disease was gradually brought under control and the patients gradually recovered.

"Thanks to the two ladies, if it weren't for you, we really don't know what we would do." The recovered young lady said gratefully.

"We are all sisters, this is what we should do." Zhen Huan said with a smile.

However, just as the plague was gradually brought under control, new problems emerged.

"Sister, I heard that life has become very difficult for the people outside the palace because of the plague. Many people have no food and no place to seek medical treatment." An Lingrong said worriedly, with pity in her eyes.

"Lingrong, we can't just ignore it. We have to find a way to help the people outside the palace." Zhen Huan said, looking at An Lingrong with determination in her eyes.

"Sister, we can collect some supplies in the palace, such as food and clothing, and then send them outside the palace." An Lingrong suggested.

"This is a good idea! We can mobilize the ladies, maids and eunuchs from each palace to participate." Zhen Huan nodded.

Therefore, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong began to collect supplies in the palace. They explained the situation to the ladies in each palace, and everyone responded.

"Empress Wan and Empress An, we are willing to do our part." Concubine Jing said, and she had someone carry out a few bags of grain.

"We are willing too!" the other young masters also said.

The palace maids and eunuchs also actively participated and took out their savings to buy supplies.

After the supplies were collected, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong personally supervised the loading of the trucks, preparing to send them out of the palace.

"Sister, this time we must make sure the people outside the palace feel our concern," An Lingrong said, looking at the carriages filled with supplies, tears in her eyes. "I hope this plague will pass quickly."

"Well, let's go." Zhen Huan nodded, and went out of the palace with An Lingrong taking the supplies.

Outside the palace, the scene was miserable. The people were ragged, pale and thin, and many were lying on the roadside, homeless. Seeing the supplies brought by Zhen Huan and An Lingrong, hope ignited in the eyes of the people.

"It's Concubine Wan and Concubine An! They are here to save us!" a citizen shouted excitedly.

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong directed people to distribute supplies. Their faces were covered in sweat, but their eyes were filled with satisfaction.

"Don't worry, everyone will get a share." An Lingrong shouted. She handed food and clothes to the people, her eyes full of tenderness.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! You are such a kind-hearted person!" The people burst into tears of gratitude.

In the process of helping the people outside the palace, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong also encountered some difficulties. Some criminals tried to rob supplies, but were stopped in time by the guards.

"You bad guys! You are still thinking about doing evil at this time!" Chun'er cursed angrily, waving her little fists and her little face flushed with anger.

"Chun'er, don't be angry. We must deliver the supplies safely to the people." Zhen Huan comforted her. She watched the criminals being taken away, and a trace of anger flashed in her eyes.

After several days of hard work, the supplies were finally distributed. The lives of the people outside the palace gradually improved, and the plague was further controlled with everyone's joint efforts.

"Sister, we really did it this time!" An Lingrong looked at the palace outside which was gradually recovering its vitality, with excitement flashing in her eyes. She held Zhen Huan's hand and said excitedly.

"Yes, Lingrong. As long as we work together, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome." Zhen Huan said with a smile, her eyes becoming more determined. "After we return to the palace, we must summarize this experience and learn from it. In the future, when we encounter similar situations, we will be able to deal with them better."

After returning to the palace, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong were rewarded by the emperor.

"Concubine Wan and Concubine An, I am very pleased with your performance during this plague. You care about the people and have made great contributions both in the harem and outside the palace." The emperor said with a smile. He looked at Zhen Huan and An Lingrong with admiration in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, this is what I and my concubines should do. We are very happy to see that everyone can get through this difficult time safely." Zhen Huan said while bowing.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I only hope that there will always be peace in the harem and outside the palace." An Lingrong also said.

"I have seen all your contributions. I have decided to give your spice shop another generous gift to commend your good deeds," said the emperor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhen Huan and An Lingrong expressed their gratitude.

After the plague, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong's reputations in the harem and outside the palace increased. However, they did not become proud of it. They remained kind and humble and continued to work for the welfare of the harem and the people.

At a party in the palace, the ladies surrounded Zhen Huan and An Lingrong, their eyes full of admiration.

"Empress Wan and Empress An, you are truly our role models. If it weren't for you, the consequences of this plague would be unimaginable." said a lady.

"Yes, the wisdom and kindness of the two ladies make us feel ashamed. We must learn from them in the future." Another lady echoed.

"We are all sisters. As long as we all have good intentions, the harem will always be harmonious." Zhen Huan said with a smile.

"That's right, let's work together to make the harem full of warmth." An Lingrong also said.

However, just as everyone was laughing and talking, a little palace maid hurried in, looking panicked: "My ladies, this is bad! The flowers in the imperial garden are withering. Some people say this is a bad omen!"

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong's faces changed. They knew that the peaceful days seemed to be broken again.

"Don't panic, let's go and take a look." Zhen Huan said. She stood up and took An Lingrong and the other ladies to the Imperial Garden.

In the imperial garden, the flowers that had once been in full bloom had turned withered and yellow, a scene of decay. The palace maids and eunuchs were whispering to each other.

"How could this happen? These flowers have been blooming beautifully all the time." Chun'er said in surprise.

"There must be something fishy about this." Mei Zhuang said with a frown.

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong carefully examined the flowers and found strange spots on some of the petals.

"It looks like someone has tampered with it," An Lingrong said. She squatted down and gently touched the petals with her fingers, her eyes sharpening. "Sister, someone is trying to create panic in the palace."

"Hmph! No matter who it is, we can't let him succeed." Zhen Huan said, looking at everyone, "We have to get to the bottom of this matter and not let anyone be influenced by these rumors."

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong then began to investigate the cause of the wilting flowers. They questioned the gardener who was responsible for taking care of the imperial garden and checked the recent watering and fertilizing records.

"My queen, we have been taking care of these flowers in the usual way. I don't know why they suddenly withered." The gardener said in panic.

"Have you noticed any suspicious people hanging around near the Imperial Garden?" An Lingrong asked.

"There is... there is a little eunuch who has been wandering around here these days, but when we asked him, he said he was here to help, so we didn't pay much attention to it." The gardener replied.

"Where is that little eunuch?" Zhen Huan asked.

"He...he didn't come today." said the gardener.

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong realized that the young eunuch was suspicious and decided to look for him in the palace.

After some searching, they found the eunuch's residence in a remote corner. There was a strange smell in the room, and some bottles and jars were placed on the table.

"What are these?" Zhen Huan picked up a bottle, opened the cap and sniffed it, frowning. "This smell is very pungent, like some kind of poison."

"Sister, it seems these flowers were poisoned by this little eunuch." An Lingrong said. She searched the house and found some letters. "Sister, look!"

Zhen Huan took the letter, read it, and her face turned gloomy: "So it's her!"

The letter was written by a disfavored concubine who was jealous of the popularity of Zhen Huan and An Lingrong. She wanted to destroy the harmony of the harem by causing panic in the imperial garden and regain the emperor's attention.

"Hmph! She is so despicable! She will do anything to win favor!" Zhen Huan said angrily.

"Sister, we can't let her go easily." An Lingrong said.

So, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong presented the evidence to the emperor, who was furious and severely punished the young lady.

After this incident, peace returned to the harem. Zhen Huan and An Lingrong continued to protect the harem, and their friendship grew stronger through repeated trials, becoming an eternal legend in the harem.

In the days that followed, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong continued to pay attention to the situation in the harem and outside the palace. They often discussed together how to make the harem better and how to help the people outside the palace.

One day, An Lingrong said to Zhen Huan, "Sister, I want to hold a medical training class in the palace to teach the palace maids and eunuchs some basic medical knowledge, so that they can help if they encounter similar situations in the future."

"Lingrong, this is a great idea! We can invite the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital to give lectures," Zhen Huan said, her eyes gleaming with excitement. "We can first select some smart and clever palace maids and eunuchs from each palace to participate."

Therefore, medical training classes were held in the palace, and the palace maids and eunuchs participated enthusiastically, studying diligently and striving to master medical knowledge.

At the training class, the imperial physician patiently explained: "Look, this is what the herbs look like. Different herbs have different effects. You must remember..."

The palace maids and eunuchs listened attentively and took notes from time to time.

"Your Majesty, this training class is really great! We have learned a lot." A palace maid said excitedly to Zhen Huan and An Lingrong.

"Yes, I hope you can all study hard so that it will be useful in the future." An Lingrong said with a smile.

With the development of medical training courses, the atmosphere in the harem has become more positive. After mastering medical knowledge, the palace maids and eunuchs can better take care of the ladies in the palace, reducing the incidence of illness.

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong did not forget the people outside the palace. They often sent people out of the palace to understand the situation and provide help to the people.

Once, a flood occurred outside the palace, destroying people's houses and flooding crops. When Zhen Huan and An Lingrong learned about it, they immediately organized the people in the palace to collect disaster relief supplies.

"We must deliver these supplies to the people affected by the disaster outside the palace as soon as possible." Zhen Huan said, directing the palace maids and eunuchs to carry the supplies, with anxiety in her eyes.

"Sister, this flood is serious, and we still have to consider the subsequent reconstruction issues." An Lingrong said. While helping, she thought about countermeasures.

After the relief supplies were delivered outside the palace, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong personally went to the disaster area to inspect the situation. Seeing the tragic plight of the displaced people, tears welled up in their eyes.

"We must help everyone rebuild their homes." Zhen Huan said firmly.

They discussed reconstruction plans with local officials, organized manpower and material resources and began reconstruction work. In the process, they also encountered many difficulties, such as shortage of materials and insufficient labor.

"We can't give up. We must find a way to solve these problems." An Lingrong encouraged everyone. She and Zhen Huan ran around to seek more help.

After several months of hard work, the affected areas gradually recovered, people regained their homes, and began to plant crops again.

"Thanks to Empress Wan and Empress An! Without you, we really don't know what to do." The people said gratefully.

"This is what we should do. We should all live a good life." Zhen Huan said with a smile, her lips slightly raised, her eyes gleaming with a gentle light, that light was like the warm spring sun, shining on everyone. She slightly turned to look at An Lingrong and nodded gently, as if conveying some kind of silent understanding.