GBP Chapter 167 Zhen Huan 43
Chapter 167 Zhen Huan 43
In the center of the main hall, after listening to Su Peisheng's message, Yongzheng's facial expression broke down for a moment, but he still remembered what the occasion was, so after quickly adjusting his expression, he remained silent and said nothing more.
Just from his cold eyes and tightly pursed lips, anyone who knew him could tell that he was very angry.
Although the movement at the top was small, Yin Qi, Hua Fei and others who had been paying attention to the place still noticed something unusual.
Concubine Hua and Noble Lady Cao looked at each other, not knowing what was going on. Noble Lady Cao moved her hands slightly and asked with her eyes whether Concubine Hua wanted to continue their plan.
Concubine Hua looked at the emperor again, then at the empty seat that belonged to Zhen Huan, thought about it and shook her head slightly.
Cao Qinmo received a satisfactory answer, but he didn't show it on his face, and heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.
Just like that, the banquet ended much earlier than usual in this weird atmosphere.
After Yinqi and Jinzhong returned to Changchun Garden, changed into comfortable clothes and started playing chess, Xiaomanzi, who was sent out to gather information, came back sweating and reported to Yinqi what happened in the Old Summer Palace after the guests left.
"After Concubine Wan was rescued from the water, she is still unconscious. The emperor has not visited her, and she has not come out since returning to the Qinzheng Palace.
However, soon, Chief Eunuch Li went to Bitong Academy with the imperial edict and stripped Wan Changzai of her title.
Prince Guo broke his leg and hit his forehead on a rock, leaving a large wound. The imperial physician diagnosed that even if the wound healed, it would definitely leave a scar.
When the emperor found out, he sent a carriage to take Prince Guo back to the palace, saying that it was difficult to rest in Changchun Garden.
After hearing Prince Guo's decision, Yin Qi turned his eyes away from the chess and cards and asked in surprise.
"Sent it back directly?"
"Yes, our people said that the emperor sent Eunuch Xia Yi with the blood-dropping dart to investigate. They originally thought that Concubine Zhen had fallen into the water and that Prince Guo was passing by and was anxious to save her but didn't pay attention and accidentally broke his leg.
Unexpectedly, when Eunuch Xia Yi went to check, he actually saw Zhen Changzai's shoes and socks dropped by the river. Prince Guo also had witnesses to prove that he had been there before and was not just passing by.
When the emperor heard about this, he was so angry that he smashed the cup and ordered that Prince Guo be moved back to the capital immediately."
"..."Yin Qi.
I really don't know whether to say Xia Yi is amazing or incompetent. He is such a useful person now, so how come he can be solved by Xiao Yunzi with a brick in the original drama? Yin Qi couldn't figure it out.
Jinzhong, who was sitting opposite and holding the black chess piece, snorted coldly after placing a piece.
"If you don't do it, you won't die"
After listening to the report, Yin Qi took an apple that had been smuggled out of the space from the fruit plate on the table and handed it to Xiao Manzi, then waved his hand and asked him to leave.
Although he knew that this would be the result, Yinqi didn't expect Xia Yi to find out the truth so quickly.
"The Emperor must be mad at Prince Guo, otherwise he wouldn't have let him ride back to the palace with injuries like this to recuperate."
Jinzhong kept looking at the chessboard without raising his head. After Yinqi placed a piece, he spoke slowly.
Yinqi, who secretly felt that Yongzheng had dealt leniently with Prince Guo, curled his lips and answered Jinzhong angrily.
"He deserves it. Even if she is a concubine of the emperor, he cannot covet her. Now I want to see if Zhen Huan dares to have anything to do with Prince Guo in the future."
Whether Zhen Huan would dare to have an affair with Prince Guo in the future, no one knows now. But on the other hand, after Zhen Huan woke up, she learned that the title she had worked so hard to obtain was lost. She couldn't help but feel dizzy and almost fainted again.
"Huan Er"
Shen Meizhuang, who came hurriedly, saw Zhen Huan's face full of bitterness. She quickly sat down on the bed, leaned over to look over, held Zhen Huan's hand and called softly.
"Ahem, sister Mei"
Helped by Cui Jinxi to sit up, Zhen Huan felt a burning pain in her throat and a stuffy pain in her chest as soon as she opened her mouth, making her cough uncontrollably.
The sudden situation frightened Shen Meizhuang so much that she quickly patted her on the back. After Zhen Huan felt better, she took the water handed to her by Huanbi and gave it to Zhen Huan.
Zhen Huan carefully took a small sip to moisten her throat but did not dare to drink more. After she felt a little better, she gave Shen Meiyu a forced smile.
Seeing that Zhen Huan was feeling better, Shen Meizhuang quickly started to ask.
"Huan'er, what's going on? How come you are with Prince Guo? Is someone framing you?"
"Prince Guo?"
Zhen Huan, who had not yet learned about the situation, was surprised by Shen Meizhuang's question. What does today's incident have to do with Prince Guo?
Wasn't she punished because she took off her boots and exposed her feet today, which was not respectful?
"The emperor issued an edict saying that the incident happened to Prince Guo after he got drunk at Tonghua Terrace. But I asked Liu Zhu before, and she said that she saw with her own eyes that Prince Guo fell from the steps not far from where you fell into the water today and broke his leg. What happened in between?"
Shen Meizhuang did not suspect that there was anything going on between Zhen Huan and Prince Guo, but she felt that the sudden deprivation of Zhen Huan's title was too severe a punishment.
You know, depriving one's title is an extremely humiliating thing, but looking at Huan'er's expression, it was obvious that she really didn't understand the situation, so Shen Meizhuang hurried to explain to her.
In fact, what Liu Zhu told Shen Meiyu was just an abridged version. After all, without Zhen Huan's suggestion, even when facing Shen Meiyu, Liu Zhu would choose what to say and what not to say.
Therefore, apart from Zhen Huan and her servant and Prince Guo and his servant, only the young eunuch who rescued Zhen Huan knew about the fact that Zhen Huan let Prince Guo see her feet.
As for the eunuch, after the matter was investigated in Xiayi, Yongzheng sent people to reward him, cut off his tongue and sent him to a certain farm. Only in this way could they ensure that the matter would not be spread.
After listening to Shen Meizhuang's explanation, unlike the other party who did not know the truth, Zhen Huan, the person involved, connected the things together and instantly understood the cause of the matter.
This made Zhen Huan furious, and she started coughing again.
How could she not understand at this moment? She knew that being stripped of her title was already a light punishment and she should be thankful.
After all, let alone a supreme ruler like the emperor, in this era, any man would find it unacceptable to know that his woman's feet were seen by a man outside of his own.
Moreover, after this incident, she didn't know whether the emperor would dislike her because of this matter. If she could no longer be favored by the emperor, her life would be ruined.
Thinking of this, Zhen Huan really hated Prince Guo to the core. After finally stopping coughing for a long time, Zhen Huan grabbed Shen Meizhuang's hand and cried to her in grievance and sorrow. Of course, it was impossible for her to tell the truth.
"I really just stayed there for a while because the weather was hot and humid. Sister Mei, you know me. I really didn't know that Prince Guo was behind me, and I don't understand what the emperor misunderstood."
Although her hand was hurt by Zhen Huan's grip, Shen Meizhuang did not struggle at all. She just coaxed Zhen Huan with eyes full of heartache.