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

An Lingrong walked forward, patted the hem of her skirt, bowed slightly, then stood up. She glanced at the people around her and said, "Yes, as long as we all have good intentions, this harem can have a different scenery." Her hand unconsciously touched her hairpin, which was given to her by Zhen Huan. Every time she touched it, a warm current surged in her heart.

At this time, Chun'er came running over, her face flushed and her eyes shining: "Empress Wanfei, Empress Anfei, I just heard those little palace maids say that many people outside the palace are praising us now!" Her mouth was wide open, revealing two cute dimples, and she clapped her hands excitedly.

"Oh? What did they say?" Zhen Huan asked with interest. She took Chun'er's hand and asked her to stand beside her.

"They say that the ladies are the lucky stars of the harem! Because of the ladies, the lives of those bullied palace maids and eunuchs have become better, and the charity of the spice shop also benefits the people outside the palace." Chun'er's voice was clear and loud, like a cheerful little bird.

Mei Zhuang also came over. Her expression was gentle, with a faint smile on her lips. "This proves that our efforts have not been in vain. However, we can't let this make us relax. We must continue to maintain it." She frowned slightly, a trace of worry flashing in her eyes. "I'm afraid someone else will want to destroy this hard-earned peace."

An Lingrong clenched her fists and her eyes became firm: "Sister Meizhuang is right, we can't take it lightly. I always feel something strange recently, as if there are eyes staring at us in the dark." She narrowed her eyes slightly, as if recalling something, frowned slightly, and her fingers unconsciously clenched the cuffs.

"Lingrong, have you discovered something?" Zhen Huan looked at An Lingrong, her eyes full of concern, and she gently held An Lingrong's arm.

"Sister, I'm not sure yet. I just found that the amount of spices used in my palace has been a little strange recently, as if someone has secretly touched them." An Lingrong bit her lower lip, a hint of uneasiness flashing in her eyes.

"What? How dare you touch your spices! This must be a problem." Chun'er widened her eyes and said angrily, "We have to find out!"

"Chun'er, don't worry. Let's investigate secretly first and don't alert the enemy." Mei Zhuang said calmly. She looked at Zhen Huan and An Lingrong, "We can start with the whereabouts of the spices and see if we can find any clues."

"Sister Meizhuang is right. I'll have my maids keep an eye on the spice room." An Lingrong nodded and looked at Zhen Huan. "Sister, please pay more attention to your side as well."

"Yes, I will." Zhen Huan nodded, her eyes became deep, and there was a faint feeling of uneasiness in her heart.

A few days later, Zhen Huan was reading in her palace when a little maid ran in hurriedly: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened! Something happened to Concubine An!"

Zhen Huan stood up suddenly, and the book in her hand fell to the ground. "What's going on? Tell me!"

"Empress An fainted in the spice room!" said the little palace maid anxiously.

Zhen Huan immediately rushed to An Lingrong's palace, followed by Mei Zhuang and Chun Er. The imperial physician was treating An Lingrong, and everyone waited anxiously.

After a while, the imperial physician stood up, his expression solemn: "Empress Wan, Empress An has been poisoned by a rare poison related to spices."

"Is it related to spices? Did someone poison the spices?" Zhen Huan frowned, with anger flashing in her eyes. She looked at An Lingrong, her eyes full of heartache.

"This poison is very strange. I need to conduct further research to determine the antidote." said the imperial physician.

"Lingrong must be cured. If anything happens to her, I will never let the person behind it go!" Zhen Huan said through gritted teeth. Her hands were clenched into fists so tightly that her joints turned white.

Mei Zhuang comforted her, "Sister, don't worry too much. Lingrong is blessed with a long life and will be fine. We must find the person who poisoned her as soon as possible."

Chun'er stamped her feet anxiously: "It must be those bad guys who did it! We must avenge Sister Lingrong!" Tears flashed in her eyes and her little fists were clenched tightly.

At this moment, An Lingrong slowly woke up. Her face was as pale as paper, and her lips trembled slightly: "Sister... I..."

Zhen Huan hurried to the bedside and held An Lingrong's hand: "Lingrong, don't talk, get some rest. We will definitely find the person who poisoned you."

"Sister... I seemed to smell a strange smell... before I fainted..." An Lingrong said weakly, her eyes a little blurry.

"Strange smell? Can you remember what it smells like?" Zhen Huan asked, a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

"I... I'm not quite sure... It seems a little familiar..." An Lingrong tried hard to recall, her brows slightly furrowed, and a painful expression appeared on her face.

"Lingrong, don't think about it. Just take good care of yourself first. We will find out everything." Mei Zhuang said, and she gently patted An Lingrong's hand.

Zhen Huan and others left An Lingrong's bedside and went to the outer room to discuss.

"This poison is related to spices, and Lingrong said it has a strange smell. We should start with the spices." Zhen Huan said, her eyes becoming sharp. "We need to check all the spices in the palace."

"Yes, we also need to investigate who has had contact with Concubine An's spice room recently." Mei Zhuang nodded.

So, Zhen Huan and others began a large-scale investigation in the palace. They checked the spices in each palace and asked the palace maids and eunuchs about the situation of spices.

During the investigation, a young eunuch caught their attention. When questioned, the eunuch's eyes flickered and his expression was panic.

"Do you know something? Tell me quickly!" Chun'er asked loudly, pointing at the little eunuch, her eyes full of majesty.

"My lady, I... I don't know anything..." the young eunuch said tremblingly.

"Hmph! You don't want to tell me? It seems like you'll have to suffer some physical pain before you're willing to speak!" Chun'er said angrily.

"Chun'er, don't be impulsive." Zhen Huan stopped Chun'er. She walked up to the young eunuch and looked at him gently. "If you tell the truth, I can spare your life. If you continue to conceal it, you know the consequences."

The young eunuch hesitated for a moment, then finally knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I... I was bribed. Someone asked me to put something in Concubine An's spices. I didn't know it was poison!"

"Who bribed you?" Zhen Huan asked, a hint of anger flashing in her eyes.

"Yes...she is the palace maid beside Lady Su Yao." The young eunuch replied.

"Su Yao? It's her again!" Zhen Huan gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go find her!"

Zhen Huan and the others came to Su Yao's palace. When Su Yao saw Zhen Huan and the others, her face changed, but she still pretended to be calm: "Empress Wan Fei, Empress An Fei, why are you here?"

"Su Yao, you still dare to pretend? Your maid bribed the eunuch to poison Lingrong's spices. What on earth do you want to do?" Zhen Huan shouted angrily, her eyes full of anger, as if she wanted to see through Su Yao.

"Empress, I... I don't know anything! Someone must have framed me!" Su Yao said in panic, with a hint of panic in her eyes.

"Hmph! Are you still quibbling? Bring her maid up!" Zhen Huan ordered.

Su Yao's maid was brought up, and when she saw Su Yao, she immediately knelt down: "My lady, it was the young lady who asked me to do this. She was jealous of Concubine An's favor and wanted to frame her."

"You...you traitor!" Su Yao was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at the palace maid with anger in her eyes.

"Su Yao, you are so vicious!" Zhen Huan shouted angrily, "Someone come, banish Su Yao to the cold palace!"

Su Yao was dragged away. She struggled and shouted, "My Lady, I am innocent!"

Zhen Huan and the others ignored her, as they were only concerned about An Lingrong's condition. Back at An Lingrong's palace, the imperial physician had already developed a method to detoxify her.

After treatment, An Lingrong's condition gradually improved.

"Sister, this time it's all thanks to you." An Lingrong said weakly. She looked at Zhen Huan with gratitude in her eyes.

"Lingrong, we are sisters, there is no need to say this. As long as you are okay, it's fine." Zhen Huan said, she gently held An Lingrong's hand, tears in her eyes.

"This incident has made us realize that the fighting in the harem will never stop. We must be more careful." Mei Zhuang said, her eyes becoming serious.

"Well, we must strengthen our precautions and not let this happen again." An Lingrong nodded.

After this incident, Zhen Huan, An Lingrong, and the others gained greater prestige within the harem, and everyone knew they were not to be trifled with. They continued to protect the peace of the harem with their kindness and wisdom, writing their own legendary stories and perpetuating kindness within this complex harem.

In the days that followed, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong began to reform the spice management in the harem.

"We need to set up a special spice warehouse, which will be managed by a dedicated person, and all entries and exits will be recorded." An Lingrong said. She sat on a chair, her face still a little pale, but her eyes were firm.

"That's a good idea. This way we can prevent the spices from being tampered with." Zhen Huan nodded. She looked at Mei Zhuang and Chun Er, "What do you think?"

"I think it's okay. It's safer this way." Mei Zhuang said.

"I agree too! Those bad guys won't be able to use spices to harm people anymore." Chun'er said excitedly.

Thus, the spice storehouse began to be built, and Zhen Huan and An Lingrong personally selected reliable palace maids and eunuchs to manage the spice storehouse.

On the day the spice warehouse was completed, Zhen Huan looked at the neatly arranged storehouse and the spices and said to everyone, "I hope this spice warehouse can be a guarantee of peace in the harem. We can no longer allow spices to become tools to harm us."

"Yes, Your Majesty, we will definitely manage it well." said the palace maid in charge of the spice warehouse.

However, just when everyone thought that everything was moving in a good direction, news came from outside the palace, causing Zhen Huan and An Lingrong to worry again.

"Your Majesty, news has come from outside the palace that the spice shop's business has suddenly suffered a great impact, and someone is maliciously suppressing it." A young eunuch came to report.

"What? Who is it again?" Zhen Huan frowned, a trace of anger flashing in her eyes, "We have to go and see."

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong immediately arranged to leave the palace. They came to the spice shop and saw that the shop was deserted, which was in stark contrast to the bustling scene in the past.

"What's going on?" An Lingrong walked into the shop anxiously and asked her mother and Aunt Xiao.

"Rong'er, recently a group of people opened several spice shops nearby. They snatched away our customers by offering low prices and spread rumors that there was something wrong with our spices." An Lingrong's mother said, her eyes full of worry.

"These despicable tactics again!" An Lingrong said angrily, "We can't just watch the spice shop be destroyed."

"Sister, we have to find a way." Zhen Huan said, pacing in the shop, thinking about countermeasures.

"We can start with the quality of our spices and prove to everyone that our spices are the best," An Lingrong said. "We can also launch some new varieties of spices."

"Yes, we want everyone to know that our spices are unique." Zhen Huan nodded.

So, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong began to work hard in the spice shop, mixing spices themselves and developing new recipes.

At the same time, they also held a spice exhibition in front of the store and invited nearby people and some spice merchants.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our spice shop has always been based on quality and integrity. Today we will show you our spice production process and new varieties of spices." Zhen Huan stood in front of the shop and said loudly, her eyes confident and firm.

At the exhibition, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong demonstrated the production process of spices to everyone and let everyone smell the new spices themselves.

"Wow, the taste of this spice is so unique!" exclaimed a citizen.

"Yes, it's different from those cheap spices." Another citizen echoed.

Through this exhibition, the spice shop's reputation gradually recovered and business slowly picked up.

"This time was really thrilling, but we have overcome another difficult time." An Lingrong said with emotion. She looked at Zhen Huan with a glint of relief in her eyes.

"Yes, as long as we don't give up, nothing can defeat us." Zhen Huan said with a smile, a determined light flashing in her eyes. She raised her chin slightly, looking confident and calm.

After returning to the palace, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong continued to pay attention to the situation in the harem and outside the palace. They knew that there would be more challenges waiting for them in the future, but they were confident that with their friendship and wisdom, they would be able to overcome all difficulties and write a more glorious legendary story of their own.