TV Series: When the Villain Chooses to Stand by

Chapter 168 Yixiu 37

When she was in the palace, she saw with her own eyes how much Yi Xiu and Nian Shi Lan loved the emperor.

Now both of them have changed their personalities, completely forgetting their past feelings, and even turning love into hate.

This change shook Concubine Duan's originally firm heart.

What does she love about such an emperor?

When everyone returned to the Forbidden City, the weather had turned cold. Chun'er came to find Zhen Huan just after she had rested.

"Sister Wan has been gone for so long, I've missed you so much. You all went to the Old Summer Palace, leaving me all alone in the Forbidden City. I'm so bored."

Zhen Huan was also very happy to see Chun Er jumping up and down, and pulled her to sit down, "Here, I guessed you were coming, and I prepared these cakes for you."

Chun'er cooperated by making a "wow" sound and said while eating, "Sister Wan, is it fun in the Old Summer Palace?"

"The scenery is quite nice, but it's no use just talking about it. You'll understand when you see it in person."

"You didn't find other playmates in the palace? Didn't you have your aunt to accompany you in the palace?"

Hearing Zhen Huan's question, Chun Er pouted unhappily and protested, "The only person I know well is Sister Wan, but you are all gone."

"Auntie just thinks I'm noisy..."

After hearing Chun'er's hint, the joy in Zhen Huan's eyes instantly faded a lot, and her longing for her little friend disappeared.

Looking at Chun'er's cute and innocent face, she just felt tired.

Why do both of them have to do this?

She ran up to him and said that she had not seen the emperor in a year since she entered the palace. What did that mean?

"You are still young and beautiful. The emperor will definitely like you."

When Chun'er heard this, her face turned red with embarrassment and she put down the pastry in her hand.

"Sister Wan, why are you making fun of me like this? My mother said I'm not very smart and that I just need to live a peaceful life in the palace."

"As for whether the emperor likes it or not, I don't care. As long as the food tastes good, I'm happy!"

"In fact, there are more rules to follow when meeting the emperor, and I'm not happy about that."

At this moment, Zhen Huan felt that she seemed to be too sensitive just now.

She reached out and pointed at Chun'er, "You, save this for when you see the Emperor!"

Chun'er was very curious about the things in the Old Summer Palace and pestered Zhen Huan to tell her a lot.

When the emperor came over at night, Zhen Huan behaved particularly affectionately.

It was still early after dinner, so the two sat by the window and trimmed the candle together. Zhen Huan kept saying, "When will we trim the candle together in the west window?" and talked with the emperor about the beautiful scenery of Shu.

After sitting for a while, the emperor accompanied Zhen Huan in painting.

Looking at the wild geese on the paper, the emperor's smile became even brighter. The poem and the wild geese both represented the love between husband and wife.

"This pair of snow geese is well painted. Huanhuan's painting skills have become much more sophisticated. Please give this painting to me."

Zhen Huan looked up in confusion, and only when she saw the smile in the emperor's eyes did she realize that this was intentional.

She turned her head away in embarrassment. "Your Majesty, how could you tease me like this? Snow geese are pure white, with only a hint of black on their wing tips. How can this be called a snow goose?"

The emperor stared at Zhen Huan's red ears and burst into laughter.

He cupped her face with one hand and turned her around. "My eyes are shortsighted, Huanhuan, don't be upset. This is clearly a wild goose, a bird of loyalty and a symbol of marriage."

"I understand your feelings towards me."

Her daughter's thoughts were revealed, and Zhen Huan shyly snuggled in the emperor's arms, hearing his clear and strong heartbeat in her ears.

She felt a sweet feeling in her heart, knowing that the emperor could understand all her thoughts.

The emperor stroked Zhen Huan's long, smooth hair and asked casually, "But who wronged you?"

In the emperor's mind, Zhen Huan has always been intelligent and polite, and she rarely makes such hints, which makes the emperor wonder if someone is bullying her behind her back.

Zhen Huan shook her head and replied in a dependent tone, "With the Emperor here, no one has ever been wronged by me. All the sisters in the harem get along very harmoniously."

"It's embarrassing to say this, but I just felt bitter inside. Even though I know it's wrong for women to be jealous, I still can't control myself."

The emperor's heart softened when he heard Zhen Huan's tender confession.

Chunyuan was the same back then. She fulfilled her responsibilities as a concubine, but she would cry secretly in private.

Thinking of this, the emperor held the beautiful woman in his arms tightly, "It's not your fault. If I were alone with you, I would be your husband. A wife does not need to hide her nature from her husband."

"I understand your feelings."

The two talked a lot that night, and Zhen Huan felt that she was closer to the emperor.

The next day, Su Peisheng came to Suiyuxuan with a large amount of rewards, "Your servant pays respects to the noble lady Wan."

"Eunuch Su, please stand up."

Su Peisheng smiled and showed Zhen Huan the gift sent by the emperor, "Look, Concubine Wan, this is the Guanyin Bodhisattva that the emperor specially ordered me to find this morning."

"It's carved from the finest white jade, but that's not the most important thing."

Hearing Su Peisheng say this, Zhen Huan also became curious, "What's the story?"

"This Guanyin statue was enshrined in Tanzhe Temple for many years. The abbot at the time personally presided over the consecration and chanting of sutras. It is said to be extremely effective."

"Please, eunuch, thank the emperor for me. I will go and thank the emperor in person later."

"Don't worry, Lady Wan. The Emperor has sent me a message to you. I'll come back to see you at dinner time. I'll take my leave now."

Zhen Huan couldn't hide her smile and gestured to Jin Xi, "Aunt, please see Eunuch Su off for me."

The smile on Su Peisheng's face grew wider, and he retreated with Jinxi.

Zhen Huan quickly asked Liu Zhu to clean up the small Buddhist temple.

Huanbi beside her said happily, "The emperor really cares about you, my lady. He is looking forward to your early pregnancy. If you have an heir, you will be promoted to a higher rank."

Seeing that the relationship between the emperor and Zhen Huan was getting better and better, Huanbi felt that her future was also bright.

Zhen Huan gently flicked the handkerchief in her hand at Huanbi and turned away from her playful smile.

"You girl, you are so shameless and dare to laugh at me."

"My lady, what I said is the truth. No one else has such a good thing. The emperor has few children. If you have a child, I guarantee that the emperor will love you very much."

After hearing what Huanbi said, Zhen Huan put her hand on her lower abdomen and couldn't help but start imagining what her future child would look like.

If she were a princess, that would be nice too. I could teach her how to read and write...

Nian Shilan, the most jealous concubine in the harem, stayed in the Old Summer Palace, and Yixiu didn't care who was favored.

The emperor was free from his restraints and doted on Zhen Huan even more unscrupulously, and even considered making her a concubine.

So I set foot in Jingren Palace again.

As an emperor, he also has his own pride. After being rejected by Yixiu many times, he also saw through her intentions.

However, he regarded Yixiu's resistance as silent resistance and did not intend to pay much attention to it. The two of them had always been in the same bed but had different dreams, so it would be better to save them the trouble now.

The Queen Mother had been harboring resentment since her last argument with Yixiu, and she deliberately ignored it, hoping to force Yixiu to submit.