The Legend of Zhen Huan: Entering the Palace to Become the Queen Mother

Chapter 360 Mei Zhuang is heartbroken and finds out the truth

Caiyue knew very well why her queen didn't want to be close to the emperor.

Firstly, it was because the previous fake pregnancy incident made the Empress' heart turn cold towards the Emperor. Secondly, because of Wanpin's miscarriage, the Emperor did not deal with Hua Fei. The Empress was also upset for Wanpin. Her feelings towards the Emperor had eased a little, but turned cold again because of this incident.

But Concubine Wan had long forgotten the sorrow of not having children, and she could even say such words in order to please the emperor.

"Why is this impossible? The facts are now out in the open, and Wanpin did go to the Emperor's Qinzheng Palace on the day when Concubine Hua was favored."

Caiyue felt very unfair for her own queen.

"No, that won't happen. Huan'er is not that kind of person."

Shen Meizhuang shook her head and was still unwilling to believe that Huan'er would become like this.

She couldn't believe that all this was true, and couldn't believe that her best friend had changed.

If all this is true, then her coldness towards the emperor during this period is just a joke.

People would say anything to win the emperor's favor, but I acted like a fool, treating the emperor coldly.

Could it be that Zhen Huan deliberately pretended to be sad and upset to deceive herself into willingly giving up the fight for favor and thus gaining more favor from the Emperor?

Shen Meizhuang couldn't help but have such thoughts in her mind. She desperately wanted to convince herself that this was fake, but another voice told her that this might actually be the truth.

"Your Highness, I think Wanpin may have deliberately deceived you, Your Highness, so that you, Your Highness, would naturally be unwilling to compete for the Emperor's favor because of your sisterly love."

Caiyue looked at Shen Meizhuang and spoke.

"I still don't believe Huan'er would do such a thing. I must find her and ask her for clarification."

Shen Meizhuang took a deep breath and decided to ask Huan'er in person what was going on.

If all this is true, then Huan'er is no longer her good sister.

The palace was in an uproar over Concubine Hua's restoration of favor, especially between Noblewoman Nian and Concubine Hua, who were at loggerheads with each other, and neither showed the slightest intention of yielding when competing for favor.

During this period of time, the emperor rarely went anywhere else except to Concubine Hua and Noble Lady Nian.

Even Fu Cha Zhixi rarely came here, and as for the other concubines, they had never even seen the shadow of the emperor.

Fu Cha Zhixi was not in a hurry. After all, the emperor had told her in advance that he would not come here often during this period, so she could still remain calm.

What's more, her attention is now focused on the Fu Zhen incident. As everyone's attention is on Concubine Hua and Noble Lady Nian, she can take this opportunity to get to the bottom of it.

"Miss."

Just at this moment, Chai Zhengxin walked in and bowed to Fu Cha Zhixi.

"Did you find out anything?"

Fu Cha Zhixi looked at Chai Zhengxin who had an excited look on his face and asked.

"My lady, you asked me to check on Concubine Cao before. I did what you asked and found out that there was a maid in Concubine Cao's palace whose brother almost died. But a few days ago, Concubine Cao suddenly rewarded her with 100 taels of silver. With this money, the maid successfully rescued her brother."

Chai Zhengxin spoke to Fucha Zhixi.

"and then?"

Fu Cha Zhixi raised his eyes and looked at Chai Zhengxin and asked.

"This maid's name is Ruoyun. Coincidentally, I found a handkerchief in Xiaoluzi's room with an auspicious cloud embroidered on it. I compared the embroidery of the handkerchief with the craftsmanship of this maid and found that this handkerchief was exactly the work of this maid."

"But the strange thing is that I have carefully investigated the situation of this palace maid and found that she doesn't know Xiao Luzi at all. I guess that Xiao Luzi may have had evil intentions towards this palace maid, and Concubine Cao happened to see this, so she took this opportunity to use Xiao Luzi to do things for her."

Chai Zhengxin told everything he had investigated and analyzed.

"You have a point. If we just keep exploring small paths, it's not surprising that we won't find anything."

Fu Cha Zhixi couldn't help but sneer. Cao Qinmo was really thoughtful. If she had read the original plot and was on guard against Cao Qinmo, she would probably not be able to find out anything about Fu Zhen's incident.

"This Concubine Cao has no grudge against me. The only reason she attacked Fu Zhen was because the Queen promised her some benefit. That's why she spent so much time planning this. If Ye Lanyi hadn't been there at the time, I'm afraid her Fu Zhen might have really been in trouble."

"Since you dare to take action, don't worry about me retaliating with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."

"My lady, since Concubine Cao loves the princess so much, the queen must have promised Concubine Cao that she can let the princess return to her side."

"Why don't we find a way to make Princess Wen Yi completely belong to Concubine Jing."

Upon hearing this, Yu Hu looked at Fu Cha Zhixi angrily and made a suggestion.

"That's a good idea. Yuhu, it seems that you have grown a lot since entering the palace. You now know the principle of hitting the snake at its weakest point."

Fu Cha Zhixi smiled and looked at Yu Hu who looked indignant.

"If anyone dares to bully the queen and the prince, I will be the first to stop him!"

Yuhu looked at Fucha Zhixi seriously and said.

If there had been a slight deviation at the beginning, perhaps Concubine Cao's plan would have succeeded.

Although Concubine Cao's plan did not succeed, Prince Fuzhen still suffered a lot. After this experience, he looked a lot thinner.

"Sister, why are you standing in the wind? It would be bad if you catch a cold."

When Zhen Huan received the news from Shen Meizhuang, she rushed over immediately.

"Sister, you came quite quickly today. I thought you were not coming."

Shen Meizhuang was angry, so her tone when speaking to Zhen Huan was naturally not very good.

"How could that be? My sister came to see me, so I naturally rushed over as soon as possible."

Zhen Huan reached out and tried to hold Shen Meizhuang, but Shen Meizhuang dodged her.

Seeing Shen Meizhuang's behavior, she guessed that Sister Mei must be angry because of the recent news in the palace.

"Don't be angry, sister. Since you asked me to come here, I must want to ask for clarification. Please listen to me."

"come in."

Shen Meizhuang looked at Zhen Huan with eyes full of sincerity, and she still softened her heart.

"Sister, why does the palace seem so deserted today? There are not many people here?"

Zhen Huan looked at the courtyard which was obviously much quieter and asked with some concern.

"Today is the day to distribute the monthly allowance, so I asked the servants in the palace to collect the money. Of course, it is not as lively as your palace. You don't have to go and get the monthly allowance yourself."

There was a hint of sarcasm in Shen Meizhuang's tone.