Chapter 140 Songzhi's Discovery

It was a rare opportunity for Zhen Huan to leave the palace, so she deliberately stayed at home for a few more hours, just to spend more time with her father and mother. However, no matter how reluctant she was, there would always be the moment of separation. Until she returned to the palace, Zhen Huan was still a little depressed.

"What's wrong? Did something unhappy happen to you? Shouldn't your sister be very happy about her marriage? Why do you look a little sad?"

The Emperor came to Yongshou Palace specially tonight to have dinner with Zhen Huan. When he first saw her, he noticed that there was something wrong with her face.

"No, I am very happy. Yuyan married the man she loves. As the eldest sister, I am naturally happy for her. It's just that it's so rare for me to leave the palace. I don't know how long it will take before I can see my family again. I feel a little sad. But when I think about being able to be with the emperor all the time, it's all worth it."

The emperor took her hand and led her to sit down. Zhen Huan's words always softened the emperor's heart.

"I am happy too. It is also a happy thing to have Huanhuan by my side. If you ever miss your family, you can summon them to the palace to see you. And your sister, even if she is married, you can ask her to come to see you if you want. These are not a big deal."

"I thank the emperor for his grace."

The emperor's words warmed Zhen Huan's heart. No matter what kind of harm the emperor's previous decisions to balance the power of the harem had caused her, it was enough for her to be able to see her family again this time. Anyway, she no longer regarded love in the harem as that important.

Zhen Huan lowered her head and looked at the hand that the emperor still held in his palm. For a moment, she was even a little dazed, as if she remembered what she looked like when she first entered the palace. But when she thought about it now, it all seemed so far away.

When Yuyan received the message from the palace asking her to go to the palace to see her elder sister, she was a little bit incredulous. She thought it would be very difficult to see her elder sister again after leaving the palace and getting married. She didn't expect that the emperor would actually give Zhen Huan such a privilege in order to make her feel better. To outsiders, this made it even clearer how much Zhen Huan weighed in the emperor's heart.

"It's been a few days since you got married. How is it going? Are you used to life in the Wen Mansion? Has anyone wronged you?"

After seeing Yuyan, Zhen Huan quickly pulled her over and looked her up and down carefully, fearing that she had suffered some injustice without her knowledge and would not tell anyone.

"Don't worry, elder sister. My mother-in-law treats me very well, and my husband is also very good. I am very happy."

"My lady, don't worry. Look at Sister Yuyan's face. It's so rosy. You can tell at a glance that she is well taken care of by Master Wen."

Liu Zhu was right. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Yuyan was surrounded by happiness.

In fact, this was also expected. The grand ceremony at Yuyan's wedding and the fact that Zhen Huan personally came to see her off would have shown that the Zhen family valued this second young lady. With Zhen Huan, the Empress Xi who was greatly favored by the Emperor, backing Yuyan up, naturally no one would dare to upset her. What's more, the people in the Wen family were all of good character.

"Eldest sister, look at Liu Zhu's little mouth. It's getting more and more powerful now. If she meets someone she likes in the future, I wonder if she will be as eloquent as she is today."

Liuzhu and Yuyan have been with Zhen Huan since childhood, and the relationship between them is also extremely deep, and it has not diminished in the slightest because of Yuyan's marriage.

"Alright, alright, you two should be quiet for the night. You're not kids anymore, why are you still making such a fuss?"

Zhen Huan was very happy to see the two of them playing and fighting, and she only tried to stop them symbolically. She knew that the two of them were just reluctant to part and that was why they deliberately said some words to ease their emotions.

"My lady, Lord Wen is waiting outside the door."

At this time, Jin Xi walked into the room and said something to Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan glanced at Yu Yan with a smile: "Oh, it's only been a short time since we last met, and Lord Wen can't wait any longer and has come to me to ask for her."

"Eldest sister!"

Yuyan is a girl after all, and she has just been married for a short time. Even if she is lively in front of Zhen Huan on weekdays, she will still feel embarrassed when being teased at this time.

"Alright, alright. As long as I know you two have a good relationship, it's getting late. You can go back with Doctor Wen first. Come back to accompany me when you have time. I'll always say the same thing. No matter what happens, I'm always here for you."

"Okay, I understand. Big sister, you have to be careful too."

Yuyan was even more worried about Zhen Huan. Although she looked radiant in the deep palace, no one knew what kind of danger she might encounter in the next second.

"Liu Zhu, I'm leaving first. You must take good care of the young master."

"Don't worry, my lord, I'm here."

Zhen Huan looked at Yuyan's leaving figure, her eyes full of reluctance.

"My lady, Sister Yuyan is very happy now, you can rest assured."

It was Liuzhu who just sent Yuyan out. She saw it clearly. The tenderness in Wen Shichu's eyes the moment he saw Yuyan, and the happy expression on Yuyan's face at that time, all of these could not be fake.

"That's right, now that Yuyan is married, you can finally put your worries to rest."

Nian Shilan's voice was heard outside the house, and soon her figure appeared in front of Zhen Huan.

"Sister Hua, how come you have time to come to my place today?"

Nian Shilan has been busy dealing with palace affairs recently. She is preparing for Yuyan's marriage, and the two have not seen each other for some time.

"I just came out of the Queen's palace. I don't know what got her into this rage, but she actually claimed to be sick and handed the harem affairs to me. This is so unlike her usual personality. But yesterday, the Emperor told me that the Queen had recovered, so I went to Jingren Palace early in the morning to throw a lot of things back to her."

If it were in her previous life, Nian Shilan would definitely not give up the power to control the harem voluntarily. But now, she is unwilling to waste so much energy on these things. It would be great to spend this time with Shuhe and her sisters.

"There must be a reason why the Queen would take the initiative to claim illness. Nothing unusual has happened these days, but why do I feel like something is wrong?"

Zhen Huan has been dealing with the Queen for so long that she knows very well what kind of person she is.

"Speaking of which, I do remember something that Songzhi discovered accidentally. You remember telling me before that you saw Rou Chang in Ling Rong's palace with a string of red jade beads that was given to her by the Queen, and now it's on Xiao Lan, her maid."

It was a coincidence that, whether Xiaolan was showing off intentionally or was simply stupid, she actually brought the beads in front of everyone. Everyone was envious of her for owning such exquisite jewelry. Xiaolan was very satisfied with everyone's reaction and did not notice Songzhi who was looking at them from the corner.

"You said that this thing that the Queen gave as a reward to her concubines has now appeared on a little maid. What will happen if the Queen knows about this?"

Nian Shilan said this with a hint of meaning. Although Rou Changzai appeared to be respectful to them, Nian Shilan could still see her unwillingness in her eyes. Such a person would be a disaster sooner or later if she stayed in the harem.

They couldn't change the Queen's position now, but a small concubine could still do something. They would start by destroying the relationship between her and the Queen.