Chapter 406 Yixiu 84
The two young eunuchs kowtowed repeatedly. They naturally knew how much Concubine Hua cared about the Sixth Prince. Since Concubine Wan was in Concubine Hua's palace, it was even easier for them to talk to her.
The man who had just fed the cat turned pale with fear and hurriedly explained, "Please spare us, Concubine Wan. This is the first time we've accompanied the Sixth Prince to feed a cat. Since he returned from the Old Summer Palace, he's been brooding over it constantly and hasn't even eaten properly. So, we had no other choice but to go to the cat room and find the most docile cat. Today, we let the Sixth Prince take a look at it. I won't dare do it again."
"You said that the Sixth Prince has been thinking about cats since returning from the Old Summer Palace?"
Wanpin's heart moved, but she thought she was overthinking it. There was no reason for Concubine Hua to attack her.
Lost in thought, Zhen Huan didn't notice that the Sixth Prince scratched his little hand and rubbed his eyes.
Naturally, she did not mention this matter to Concubine Hua in the end.
That night, Zhen Huan lay down with mixed feelings when she heard a commotion in front of her.
"Liu Zhu, Liu Zhu!" Zhen Huan called out twice, feeling uneasy. "Go and see what's going on outside."
Liu Zhu responded and ran back after a while: "My lady, it seems... Sixth Prince is not well. The imperial physician has already gone."
Zhen Huan suddenly got up from the bed, put on some clothes, tied her hair and walked out. She guessed right, just after she greeted Concubine Hua and sat with her for a while, the emperor's carriage arrived.
The two of them hurried out to greet them. The emperor was still wearing his casual clothes, and next to him was Concubine An, who was also dressed simply.
"How is Fu Pei?"
"The imperial physician is still diagnosing."
Seeing that Concubine Hua was still in a daze, Zhen Huan had to answer the question herself. The group walked into the palace and saw the small child on the bed, his body flushed and his breathing was very rapid. Two wet nurses were holding his tiny hands and feet to prevent him from scratching.
I think he has no strength left at this moment, and his crying sounds so sad that it makes people feel heartbroken.
Seeing her son like this, Concubine Hua's tears began to flow down her face. The Emperor, with a look of heartache on his face, held her hand and said, "We are blessed with great fortune, and everything will be fine."
Several imperial physicians took turns examining the Sixth Prince's pulse, then whispered to each other for a moment before reporting to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince's symptoms appear to be asthma caused by urticaria or eczema. I would like to ask, Your Majesty, has the Prince's recent diet been inappropriate, or has he come into contact with anything unclean?"
Concubine Hua clutched her chest and hurriedly called the wet nurses and maids responsible for the Sixth Prince's care. However, after several screenings, they found nothing unusual. In the past, Concubine Hua protected her son like the apple of her eye. Although she had recently been unable to do so due to palace duties and health reasons, she was not someone that could be easily murdered by outsiders.
When Zhen Huan heard this, she suddenly guessed something, but looking at Concubine Hua's red eyes, she didn't know whether she should say it.
The imperial physician beside him continued, "My prince's symptoms are very serious, and he is still young. We can only ask the wet nurse to take the medicine and turn it into breast milk to feed him. But now his throat is swollen and he can't swallow at all. I'm afraid if this continues..."
The imperial physician didn't dare to say the rest of the story, but the Sixth Prince's increasingly feeble struggles were a sure sign of his mortality. Concubine Hua no longer had the energy to plead; she simply slumped over the bed, tears streaming down her face.
"I don't care what method you use, you must save the life of the Sixth Prince."
The emperor could not bear to watch any longer and simply turned his head to threaten them. When his eyes met Zhen Huan, Zhen Huan thought she had seen it wrong. The emperor seemed to tremble, and then his majestic and dull voice sounded: "If you can't save the Sixth Prince, you don't have to live in this world."
Zhen Huan lowered her head subconsciously, and her heart trembled with these words.
Let's wait until Sixth Prince gets better before we talk about it. Talking about it now will only cause more trouble.
Unfortunately, she couldn't wait until this time.
In the warm and vibrant April, the Sixth Prince Fupei was buried here, taking half of his mother's life with him, and forever remained in the carefree memory.
Concubine Hua's illness was so severe that the Emperor even suspected she would die with the Sixth Prince. It was the Empress who came up with an idea and had Concubine Hua's mother, along with her sister and niece, visit her, ultimately forcing her to stay in the world.
The emperor was very happy and rewarded her mother's family generously. Concubine Hua was determined to resign, but she couldn't resist the emperor's order. Moreover, her family was very willing to accept the resignation.
Unable to control her family, Concubine Hua had to keep a low profile and simply closed herself off from the palace to recuperate on the pretext of feeling unwell. She also helped Concubine Wan and moved her to Changchun Palace. Concubine He went to live with Concubine Yu, with whom she had a good relationship.
Zhen Huan was deeply saddened by the Sixth Prince's death, and she felt guilty for Concubine Hua's consideration for her. Unfortunately, despite her pleas, she refused to see him again. Zhen Huan couldn't guarantee that the Sixth Prince had been murdered. Ultimately, she had no choice but to put the matter aside and focus on her new life.
But she didn't know that, from beginning to end, all of this tragedy was prepared just for her. With her protectors and allies stripped away, Zhen Huan, now arriving at a new home with her glaring weaknesses, looked no different from meat on the chopping block in the eyes of others.
Recently, the emperor, perhaps with a desire to make amends, has been showing great favor to Wanpin and Hepin, who left Hua Guifei's palace. Wanpin, in particular, was favored by the emperor, and since she often saw the Eighth Prince, she also had some affection for this thin but relatively healthy child.
As a result, others inevitably resorted to tactics to win Zhen Huan's favor, often engaging in verbal battles with her. Zhen Huan could ignore all of this, but Huanbi was the only person who could easily make her lose control of her emotions.
"You idiot, are you trying to kill our whole family?"
For the first time, Zhen Huan shouted at the complacent Huanbi in such an unmannerly manner, "You actually, you actually want to ask the Emperor to allow your mother to be buried in the Zhen family's ancestral tomb? Are you crazy? Your mother is the daughter of a criminal. If this matter were to be discovered, the entire Zhen family would be destroyed by you. Do you understand?"
"I just wanted to..."
"Don't even think about it!"
For the first time, Zhen Huan spoke harshly to someone: "Huanbi, I told you, from the moment you chose to betray me, you are no longer my sister, Zhen Huan. You can only live as Huanbi forever, do you understand?"
"I have done my best to protect you in front of the emperor, Huanbi, don't force me."
Zhen Huan, with her back to Huanbi, only heard a soft "I understand". Feeling that she had explained everything clearly, Zhen Huan still let Huanbi leave.
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