The Legend of Zhen Huan Reborn: Overthrowing Zhen Huan to Become the Queen Mother

Everything is always quiet in the early morning, even the bird calls that are rare in this season seem empty.

Lou Yong'er heard someone talking at the corner of the palace road and frowned impatiently. She had deliberately avoided the concubines' usual route but was still caught.

Concubine Qi knew someone was eavesdropping, so she smirked, cleared her throat, and continued, "I'm a concubine, and you, a mere concubine, dare to ignore me?"

Lou Yong'er's chest rose and fell as she forced a smile, "Empress Qi, you misunderstood. Sister Wan is very precious now, and I was worried, so I thought of going there earlier."

"Is Consort Wan precious? She's precious just because she's pregnant. My Third Prince is the Emperor's eldest son, but why hasn't Consort Lou ever paid her respects to me? She's not sincere and only says flattering words."

Lou Yong'er's knees were shaking from squatting, and she raised her eyes, "Of course the Third Prince is precious, the most precious. He's getting taller every day, isn't he?"

Concubine Qi still couldn't understand what Lou Yong'er meant, so she just kept looking for trouble. "Since you know how precious the Third Prince is, and I'm his mother and the head of a palace, why don't I kneel down and pay my respects to you, Lou Chang?"

This scene seemed familiar. Lou Yong'er pursed her lips and knelt down obediently.

Even Concubine Hua wouldn't hit anyone in public, except for Concubine Qi who was instigated...

Lou Yong'er looked around slightly.

Concubine Cheng is not here, so Concubine Qi should not do such a stupid thing.

Lou Yong'er was thinking this when she heard Concubine Qi say:

"This is also considered the territory of the Imperial Garden. I have heard that it was because of your slander of Concubine Cheng that she fell into the quagmire. I have the duty of assisting the Empress, and I cannot allow you to wander around like nothing happened."

Lou Yong'er looked up in disbelief: Can this be blamed on me?

"Cuiguo, hit!"

If it was Zhen Huan, Chun Changzai, or even An Lingrong, Cuiguo would have hesitated.

But this was Lou Yong'er, a palace maid with the same background as Cuiguo, and she was not a favored one.

Cuiguo attacked without any scruples, attacking left and right, which frightened Lou Yong'er and Lan Li.

Lan Li rushed forward and threw himself on Lou Yong'er, begging Concubine Qi to forgive him.

However, neither Concubine Qi nor Cui Guo would stop because of Lan Li's meaningless words.

Cuiguo didn't stop for a moment, and her hands left afterimages.

Whether it was Lou Yong'er or Lan Li, their hair was disheveled and their cheeks were covered with messy slap marks.

Lan Li could still grit her teeth and bear it, but Lou Yong'er closed her eyes tightly, tears blurring her eyelashes, making her unable to open them and unwilling to open them.

The crisp sound of the slap hitting the flesh frightened Borjigit. Dolan hissed and felt pain at the corner of his mouth.

"Sister Tara..."

Tara patted Dolan's hand and appeared with a serious look.

"Empress Qi, I hope you are well." Tara bowed.

Concubine Qi looked her up and down and said, "Get up. I'm teaching Lou Changzai a lesson. What can I do for you, Concubine Gong?"

Cuiguo withdrew her hand in disappointment, and obediently returned to Concubine Qi and bowed.

Tara stood up and looked straight at Concubine Qi, "I don't know what mistake Lou Changzai made to be humiliated by Concubine Qi like this."

Concubine Qi turned sideways and glanced at her with contempt. "Recently, Lou often talked about Concubine Cheng behind her back. Concubine Cheng got angry and fell into the pond. She has been bedridden ever since. Concubine Gong, do you think Lou should be punished?"

Lou Yong'er took a moment to breathe heavily. Lan Li could not take care of himself. He hurriedly tidied Lou Yong'er's clothes and hair, pulled Lou Yong'er's sleeve, and then knelt down, "Greetings to the noble lady Gong."

The corner of Lou Yong'er's mouth twitched in pain. "Hiss, Gong-Greetings, Your Excellency."

Tara was even more unconvinced. She let out a light breath and said firmly, "If Lou Changzai did nothing wrong, wouldn't it be even more wrong for Concubine Cheng to attack a concubine who did nothing wrong in public? If Lou Changzai did something wrong, and the Empress didn't punish her, and Concubine Hua didn't punish her, would you, Concubine Qi, punish her?"

Tara said it bluntly, and the meaning of the question was very clear.

This sounded like a complete rebuke to Concubine Qi. She opened her eyes wide and said, "You, what do you mean? Don't think that I won't touch you just because you're from Mongolia. You, you..."

Tara frowned, "Empress Qi wants to punish me, the concubine? Why? Did the concubine say something wrong?"

Seeing Tara's question, Concubine Qi became even angrier, but she couldn't explain it clearly.

She glanced at Lou Yong'er's swollen cheek and felt pleased.

Concubine Qi snorted and laughed. "What's the point of you trying to reason with me here? I've already taught Concubine Lou a lesson. If Concubine Gong has anything to say, she can go and tell the Empress or Concubine Hua."

In any case, neither the Empress nor Concubine Hua would stand up for Lou Yong'er or Borjigit.

After figuring all this out, Concubine Qi no longer cared about Tara and left triumphantly.

This was a resounding revelation, whether it was Tara or the Queen,

Lou Yong'er understood everything, it was the queen.

Yesterday, the Queen took Lou Yong'er away for a lecture. Even though Lou Yong'er knew that Zhen Huan was doomed to lose this baby, she did not dare to do it herself!

Haven’t you seen what happened to Concubine Hua and An Lingrong who did this last time?

When Lou Yong'er was vague again, the queen did not impatiently drive her away, but the meaningful look in her eyes really frightened Lou Yong'er.

Concubine Hua boasted of her decisiveness, but the Empress was the one who put her actions into practice. It was only the second day when Concubine Qi came to her excitedly.

Lou Yong'er covered her face and left in a hurry.

Lan Li kowtowed to Concubine Gong before chasing after her.

Dolan pulled Tara's clothes and said, "Sister Tara is the kindest."

Tara couldn't bear to look at the direction where the two people left, and smiled at Dolan, "It's okay."

In the Spring and Happiness Palace,

Zhen Huan and Chun Changzai laughed and joked for a while. Seeing Chun Changzai eating snacks contentedly, Zhen Huan looked at the bright sunshine outside.

"Why didn't Yong'er come today?"

Chun Changzai blinked, recalled the movement coming from the corridor, and laughed, "I don't know, Lou Changzai left early, and she didn't wait for me when I called her. I thought she came first!"

Chun Chang looked at Zhen Huan's belly curiously, "Sister, your belly is already three months old, but it doesn't look that big."

Zhen Huan touched her belly, her eyes filled with tenderness.

Cui Jinxi said, "Yes, the fetus will be stable from the third month onwards, and the pregnancy will gradually become apparent."

"But, Concubine Qian's belly at four months old is almost as big as your sister's." Concubine Chun said, reaching out to touch Zhen Huan's lower abdomen.

Zhen Huan shrank unconsciously and said, "Lingrong is thinner, so her pregnancy is not obvious."

Chun Changzai naturally withdrew her hand, "So that's how it is. No wonder I haven't seen Qian Changzai for a long time. She's probably unhappy because her belly isn't as big as her sister's."

Zhen Huan opened her mouth and said, "Chun'er, have a bowl of milk tea."