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

Zhen Huan raised her chin slightly, her eyes showing fearlessness: "Chun'er is right, no matter what conspiracy he has, we must never retreat!" She put her hand lightly on Chun'er's shoulder and patted her twice, as if to cheer each other up.

An Lingrong nodded slightly, a faint smile on her lips, but in that smile was hidden a trace of imperceptible worry: "Sister, although we are not afraid, we still have to be careful. The enemy in the dark is like a poisonous snake hidden in the grass, which may jump out and bite us at any time." She frowned slightly and looked around vigilantly.

Mei Zhuang walked over with a serious look on her face: "Ling Rong is right. We must first find a way to find out who is the mastermind behind this and what his purpose is." Her hand unconsciously touched the sachet on her waist and rubbed it gently.

At this moment, a young palace maid came running over, looking panicked. She plopped down on the ground and said, "My ladies, this is bad! The young ladies in Chuxiu Palace are like they've been possessed by an evil spirit. They're crying and making a fuss, and some have even fainted!"

Zhen Huan's expression changed: "What? Take me to see it!"

When everyone rushed to Chuxiu Palace, they saw chaos inside. The ladies were either lying or sitting, some with faces full of fear, and some with tears streaming down their faces.

An Lingrong squatted down to check on one of the young ladies, her brows furrowing even tighter. "Sister, it looks like she's been poisoned, but this poison is very strange, I've never seen it before."

Zhen Huan turned and asked the maid, "Did you notice anything unusual? For example, what did you eat or come into contact with?"

The maid replied tremblingly, "Your Majesty, this morning, the ladies had some snacks, and then they started to feel unwell. But everyone ate the snacks, so why are some ladies fine?"

Mei Zhuang pondered for a moment: "Could it be that someone tampered with some of the snacks? Call all the palace maids and eunuchs here, I want to question them one by one!"

The palace maids and eunuchs stood in a row trembling with fear, and Mei Zhuang carefully questioned them one by one. When she asked a young eunuch, his eyes flickered and his words stammered.

Mei Zhuang's eyes flashed: "Are you hiding something from us? Tell me!"

The young eunuch sank to his knees and said, "Your Majesty, this servant... I know I was wrong! Someone gave me money and asked me to sprinkle some powder on a young lady's snack, but I didn't know it was poison!"

Zhen Huan shouted angrily: "Who is it?"

The young eunuch trembled and said, "It was... it was Eunuch Zhao from the Imperial Household Department. He only asked me to do the work and didn't say anything else."

"Go and get Eunuch Zhao!" An Lingrong shouted.

After being brought in, Eunuch Zhao tried to argue: "My ladies, I am innocent! I did nothing!"

Zhen Huan looked at him coldly: "You still dare to be stubborn? The eunuch has already confessed. If you don't tell the truth, I will not let you off easily!"

Seeing that he could no longer deny it, Eunuch Zhao revealed the truth: "Your Majesty, it's Lord Liu, a distant relative of Concubine Hua, who wants to cause chaos in the harem so that he can profit from it. He threatened to kill your entire family if you don't obey."

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with anger: "How dare Lord Liu stir up trouble in the harem!"

Chun Er said angrily, "Sisters, we can't let him go! We must make the emperor punish him severely!"

Zhen Huan took a deep breath. "This matter requires further consideration. We must first cure the young ladies of the poison. Lingrong, do you have any ideas?"

An Lingrong bit her lower lip and thought for a moment: "Sister, I have to go back to my palace to get some spices, maybe they can alleviate this poison."

An Lingrong hurried back to her palace, fetched some spices, made some incense, and lit it in Chuxiu Palace. Gradually, the ladies' symptoms began to ease slightly.

"Fortunately, Lingrong is here, otherwise I really don't know what to do." Mei Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhen Huan nodded: "This is only a temporary relief. We still need to find an antidote. I will go to the Imperial Hospital to check. You stay here."

Zhen Huan came to the Imperial Hospital, but found that several imperial doctors there looked panicked.

"Your Excellency, what happened?" Zhen Huan asked.

The judge said helplessly, "Empress Wan, this poison is extremely rare. We are researching an antidote, but the palace doesn't have the necessary herbs, and they all grow in extremely difficult-to-find places."

"No matter how difficult it is, we must find it as soon as possible! I will go back to the palace first to see if there is any other way." Zhen Huan hurried back to the palace.

Back at Chuxiu Palace, An Lingrong came forward and asked, "Sister, how is it?"

Zhen Huan shook her head. "The Imperial Hospital currently has no antidote, and the necessary herbs are hard to come by. Lingrong, do you have any ideas?"

An Lingrong pondered for a long time. "Sister, I once saw a similar poison in an ancient book. Perhaps there are experts among the common people who can cure it. We can send someone out of the palace to investigate."

"That's all we can do." Zhen Huan sighed.

So they selected a few clever guards and sent them out of the palace to look for experts among the people.

A few days later, the guards brought back an old man. After checking on the young masters, the old man stroked his beard and said, "Although this poison is rare, it's not incurable. It just requires a herb called 'Spiritual Grass', which grows deep in the misty mountains and is guarded by wild beasts."

Zhen Huan said without hesitation, "No matter how dangerous it is, we must collect this miraculous herb! I will send more people to go with us."

An Lingrong said worriedly, "Sister, this is too dangerous. Let me go. I know a thing or two about spices and herbs, maybe I can help."

"Lingrong, you can't go. The harem can't do without you. I can take some guards with me." Zhen Huan said firmly.

Zhen Huan and her guards set out on a journey to find the magical herb. After crossing mountains and ridges and enduring hardships, they finally found the deep mountain shrouded in clouds and mist.

But as soon as they entered the mountains, they were attacked by wild beasts. The guards drew their swords and fought with the beasts.

Zhen Huan hid behind a huge rock, watching the scene nervously. She knew that this herb was related to the lives of many ladies, and she could not give it up no matter what.

Thanks to the brave fighting of the guards, the beast was finally driven back, and they continued to go deeper into the mountains in search of magical herbs.

Finally, the fragrant grass was found in a hidden valley.

Zhen Huan was ecstatic: "Quick, pick the angelica and let's go back to the palace!"

After returning to the palace, the old man made an antidote with angelica root. After the ladies took it, they gradually recovered their health.

"Thanks to my sister this time. If you hadn't risked your life to find the medicine, we really wouldn't know what to do." An Lingrong said gratefully.

Zhen Huan smiled and said, "We are sisters and should support each other. Although there are many conspiracies and intrigues in this harem, as long as we work together, we will be able to resolve them one by one."

However, what they didn't know was that Lord Liu's conspiracy did not stop there. He secretly colluded with some ministers in the court and prepared to launch a greater attack on Zhen Huan and An Lingrong.

One day, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong were strolling in the garden when a young eunuch hurried over and said, "Ladies, something bad has happened! The Emperor has received a memorial impeaching you, saying that you are monopolizing power and disrupting order in the harem!"

Zhen Huan's face changed: "What? This is slander! We must find out the truth and clear our name!"

An Lingrong's eyes were filled with anger: "Sister, this must be a conspiracy of Lord Liu. We can't just sit there and wait for death!"

They began to search for evidence to prove their innocence. During the investigation, they found letters that showed that Lord Liu was colluding with some ministers.

"With these evidences, let's see how Lord Liu can argue!" Chun'er said excitedly.

Zhen Huan brought the evidence to the Emperor, who was furious after reading it: "How dare this Lord Liu act so presumptuously! Come, have Lord Liu and his accomplices thrown into jail and await their fate!"

This incident once again allowed Zhen Huan and An Lingrong to gain a firm foothold in the harem. But they also understood that the struggle in the harem would never stop, and they had to remain vigilant at all times to meet unknown challenges.

As the days passed, the harem returned to peace for the time being. Zhen Huan and An Lingrong were still busy handling harem affairs, caring about the lives of the palace maids, eunuchs, and ladies.

One day, Mei Zhuang said to Zhen Huan and An Lingrong with a smile: "Sisters, it has been a long time since we held a banquet in the harem. Why don't we hold a banquet to let everyone relax."

Zhen Huan nodded: "Sister Meizhuang, this is a good idea. It will also add some joy to the harem."

So, they began to prepare for the banquet. The palace maids and eunuchs were busy preparing the food and decorating the venue.

On the day of the banquet, the harem was decorated with lights and the ladies all dressed up for the banquet.

"Everyone, enjoy yourself today and forget your worries!" Zhen Huan said to everyone with a smile while standing on the stage.

Everyone cheered. But in this joyful atmosphere, a little palace maid accidentally knocked over a candlestick, and the candlelight instantly spread.

"Oh no, there's a fire!" someone in the crowd exclaimed.

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong quickly calmed down and directed everyone to evacuate: "Everyone, don't panic. Walk out of the palace gate in an orderly manner!"

Meizhuang and Chun'er also helped evacuate the crowd, but the fire grew bigger and bigger, and was about to burn the palace.

Zhen Huan watched this scene with great anxiety in her heart: "We can't let the fire spread, we have to find a way to put it out!"

An Lingrong suddenly thought, "Sister, I can make something to extinguish fire with spices. I'll go get it right away!"

An Lingrong hurried back to the palace, fetched spices, made a special powder, and sprinkled it on the flames. The flames gradually died down.

Thanks to everyone's efforts, the fire was finally put out.

"It was Lingrong who saved us all again this time. Lingrong, you are so smart." Zhen Huan said gratefully.

An Lingrong smiled and said, "Sister, this is also the result of everyone's concerted efforts. As long as we are united, no matter how big the difficulties in the harem are, we can overcome them."

But just as they were rejoicing, the enemy hiding in the dark was plotting a new conspiracy, and the danger was still around. Zhen Huan and An Lingrong could only continue to hold each other's hands and face the unknown firmly.