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Chapter 445: Legend of Zhen Huan - Nian Shilan 49

If we were to say who Zhen Huan suspected the most, it would naturally be Imperial Noble Consort Hua Nian Shilan. Zhen Huan guessed that the Imperial Noble Consort did not allow other women in the harem to get pregnant and give birth to children because she had been the only one favored by him for many years but had not become pregnant.

As for whether there are other reasons behind Zhen Huan's suspicion, only she herself knows.

It was the season for flowers to bloom in the Yimei Garden. Every time during this season, the emperor would always think of his first wife, Empress Chunyuan, who passed away early. Of course, this was not without the various reminders from the thoughtful people in the harem, or the red plum blossoms he saw accidentally, or the sounds he heard in his spare time, or the dances he appreciated when he was bored, or even the sound of the pipa when he was bored...

The Queen repeatedly used people and things related to Chun Yuan, just to prevent the Emperor from falling in love with someone else and forgetting that Chun Yuan fell in love with Nian Shilan.

Soon, Zhen Huan and Rou Yingying began to gain favor again. However, Zhen Huan was ultimately more in line with the image of the white moonlight in the emperor's heart than Rou Yingying, who was only three-quarters as expected, and her favor always surpassed Rou Yingying.

Perhaps because he has a substitute in this life to miss Chun Yuan, the emperor is not as devoted to Zhen Huan as he was in his previous life, and he can more clearly see that the person next to him is a substitute.

These days, the emperor was fed up with the jealousy among women, and finally remembered to summon his good brother, Prince Guo, to the palace to play chess with him.

Ever since Prince Guo discovered the Imperial Concubine's secret that day, he has been quietly investigating the power of the Nian family outside the palace. He doesn't know what he wants to do, but if he does nothing, Prince Guo doesn't know how he can get close to the Imperial Concubine again.

"Yunli, it looks like I still win this round."

Prince Guo Yunli has been good at chess since he was young, but the emperor has never been good at chess. Today's game was quite tense at the beginning, but fortunately, after spending a lot of effort, the emperor still won half a piece against Prince Guo. Now that the outcome is decided, the emperor is extremely proud.

"My brother is an expert in chess and strategy, and I am far inferior to him."

Prince Guo was not angry when he lost, but just sighed with some disappointment. As for what happened in this game of chess, I believe both people present knew it.

"I've been playing chess for a long time. I'm a little tired. Let's go out for a walk." The emperor stood up and looked at the sky. He said to Prince Guo beside him, "It's getting late. Why don't you stay in the palace tonight and leave early tomorrow morning?"

"I will go with you, my brother."

As long as Prince Guo thought that he might be able to meet Nian Shilan if he stayed in the palace, he would naturally not refuse the emperor's proposal. When he heard the emperor say that he wanted to go out for a walk, Prince Guo, who had a clear position of his own, naturally wanted to accompany the emperor.

"No need, I can go by myself."

"Su Peisheng!"

The emperor had gained a lot of superiority from Prince Guo today. He was satisfied and no longer wanted to ask the young and handsome Prince Guo to accompany him. He only asked Su Peisheng to accompany him and then went out, leaving Prince Guo alone.

The weather was getting colder, and the flowers in the Imperial Garden had all withered, leaving nothing to see. The Emperor looked around and was not very satisfied. Su Peisheng observed the Emperor's expression and immediately discovered what he was thinking. He reminded him, "I heard that the red plum blossoms in Yimei Garden are in bloom. Why don't you go take a look at Yimei Garden?"

"Well, I'll go take a look."

While the Emperor went to Yime Garden to admire the plum blossoms, Prince Guo came alone to the vicinity of Yikun Palace and played the flute. The sound of the flute was sad and mournful, making everyone in Yikun Palace feel uneasy.

"Who is playing the flute at this late hour? I will ask someone to chase that person away."

When Songzhi saw Nian Shilan frowning, she immediately tried to find a way to relieve her worries.

"The one playing the flute should be Prince Guo, Songzhi, you go there in person." Whenever Nian Shilan heard that someone was playing the flute in the palace late at night, she knew it was Prince Guo without guessing. In the entire palace, only Prince Guo and Zhen Huan had played the flute. It was so late now, and Zhen Huan was not crazy to run to the vicinity of Yikun Palace to play the flute, so the person could only be Prince Guo.

After all, in the plot this person had a criminal record, but at that time Zhen Huan lived in a relatively remote place and there were no other palaces around, so he was not discovered.

Songzhi and his men followed the sound of the flute and found the flute player. At first glance, they knew that the man was none other than Prince Guo.

"I pay my respects to Prince Guo. I wonder if you can play the flute somewhere else. This place is not far from the Yikun Palace, and the long flute music disturbs the Imperial Noble Consort."

Prince Guo just wanted to convey his feelings to the person closest to him with the sound of the flute. To this end, he specially played a song "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix", hoping that the person in his heart could hear his feelings and come out to see him. However, he did not expect that someone was startled by the sound of the flute and came, but the person who came was not the person he wanted to see.

"You are too polite, aunt. I saw a Taiye Pond here. The reflection of the water and the moonlight was quite interesting. I got excited on the spur of the moment and did not want to disturb the Imperial Concubine. I am really sorry."

The two chatted awkwardly and politely for a few minutes before parting ways. After Songzhi left, Prince Guo looked at the flute in his hand with disappointment and said to himself, "Flute, flute, it seems that your affection was not heard by that person."

In Yikun Palace, after listening to Songzhi's report, Nian Shilan sneered: "Haha, you're just blowing the whim and asking for the phoenix?"

Prince Guo really did things without considering the consequences. If it weren't for the fact that all the people in the palace were his own, it would be hard for the emperor not to be suspicious if he got to know that he stayed up all night in front of the Yiku Palace playing the Fengqiuhuang.

Prince Guo was courting his own death without caring whether it would implicate others. In the plot, his affair with Zhen Huan was exposed, and I wonder how much of it was because Prince Guo was too blatant.

If it happens again, why not try to kill Prince Guo? Prince Guo owes me two lives, can I kill him to settle the karma between us?

Nian Shilan was a little uncertain, but if Prince Guo continued to cause trouble for her in the future, she might really kill Prince Guo in advance.

"Alas, I don't know when I can get some explanations about the practice of the way of merit." Nian Shilan currently knows too little common sense about practice, and he has no master, so he can only practice by himself while exploring.

The next morning, Prince Guo, who failed to meet the Imperial Noble Consort, left the palace. When everyone in the harem came to pay their respects, he learned that the Emperor had favored a new maid last night and gave her the title of "concubine".

"I promised Yu Ying'er to pay my respects to the Queen and all the sisters."

"I heard that Yu Danying met the emperor in Yimei Garden?"

The Imperial Concubine was not there, and Concubine Qi was the most senior person under the Empress. When she saw Yu Ying'er coming forward, she couldn't help but ask.

“I don’t know whether this Yime Garden is a garden for growing plum blossoms or a garden for training palace maids. Anyone who goes to Yime Garden will be able to meet the emperor and rise to high positions.” Concubine Li, who was already out of favor, now saw a newcomer. She started to mock Yu Ying’er without waiting for her to answer, and even scolded Rou Da Ying.