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Chapter 878 Huanbi 22

She took a deep breath and tried to control her emotions and not let her tears flow again.

She straightened her back and used up her last bit of strength to force out a smile that was uglier than crying: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

After saying that, she turned and left, her back looking desolate, like fallen leaves drifting in the autumn wind.

Watching Zhen Huan's departing back, Huanbi's lips curled up into an imperceptible sneer. She won, she finally won Zhen Huan and got everything she had dreamed of.

"Your Majesty." Huanbi raised her head and called out in a tender voice.

"Huan'er is a little tired."

Yinzhen gently picked her up and walked to the inner room: "Huan'er, I will accompany you to rest."

As night fell, there was silence in Suiyuxuan. Zhen Huan sat alone in front of the window, looking at the dark night sky outside, tears falling silently.

She didn't understand why she ended up in such a situation. She used to be so proud and confident, she thought she could control everything and get everything she wanted.

But reality gave her a hard blow, making her understand that there are some things that she can't get just because she wants them.

Zhen Huan staggered back to Sui Yuxuan. The cold wind cut her face like a knife, but it was not even one ten-thousandth as painful as the pain in her heart.

Once upon a time, she was so glorious and so arrogant, but now, she has ended up like this, being trampled under the feet of a concubine's sister and abandoned by the man she once loved.

She tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand, almost crushing it. The plum blossom on the handkerchief was embroidered by her own hands and was once Yinzhen's favorite pattern.

Now it seems that the plum blossom is just like herself, aloof, cold, and ultimately, it can only wither in the wind.

When they returned to the palace, Jingxi and Liuzhu had been waiting for a long time. They were both shocked to see Zhen Huan's distraught look.

"My lady, what happened to you?" Jin Xi hurriedly stepped forward to support Zhen Huan and asked with concern.

Zhen Huan shook her head weakly, tears welling up in her eyes again. She threw herself into Jin Xi's arms, crying like a wronged child.

Jing Xi patted Zhen Huan's back and comforted her softly, "My lady, it's good to cry. It will make you feel better." Liu Zhu shed tears silently and looked at her own lady with heartache.

After crying for a long time, Zhen Huan gradually stopped crying. She raised her head, her eyes were red and swollen, and her voice was hoarse: "Jinxi, tell me, am I useless?"

Jin Xi helped her dry her tears distressedly: "My lady, please don't say that. You are already fine. It's just that the people in the harem are treacherous and hard to guard against."

"Yes, my lady, don't be too sad." Liu Zhu also advised.

Zhen Huan smiled bitterly: "Sinister? In the end, I was just too naive."

She thought of Huanbi's face, which looked weak but actually harbored scheming thoughts, and felt sick.

Jin Xi rolled her eyes and lowered her voice and said, "My lady, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"You say." Zhen Huan waved her hands weakly.

"Although the Emperor reprimanded the young lady today, he did not really punish her, and did not even confine her to her house. In my opinion, the Emperor is not completely heartless towards the young lady."

"The emperor still has you in his heart." Jinxi continued, "Although Huanbi is favored, she is of humble origins. If the emperor really wants to honor her, he will not deny her a title. Think about it, my lady. Is there any difference between the emperor's treatment of you and others?"

Zhen Huan smiled sadly, her tear-stained face full of self-mockery: "Jin Xi, please don't comfort me. Does the emperor treat me differently from others? Maybe it was the case in the past, but now, it's just like this."

She thought back to when she first entered the palace, Yinzhen had taken such good care of her and said all sorts of sweet words to her. Thinking back on it now, it seemed so ironic.

Jin Xi was unwilling to give up and continued to persuade: "My lady, I dare to say that Huanbi is a scheming girl. The emperor is deceived by her now. It may be interesting for a while. But as time goes by, the emperor will definitely remember my lady's kindness."

Liu Zhu also echoed: "Yes, young lady, how can Huanbi compare with you? The emperor is just confused for a moment. When he wakes up, he will know that you are the best."

Zhen Huan shook her head, feeling disheartened: "Forget it, it's all over. Now I'm at the end of my strength, what else can I do?" She held her forehead, feeling dizzy and exhausted.

……

At this time, Nian Gengyao was leading a large army and returning to the capital in a mighty manner, but he did not know that what was waiting for him was not the glory of triumph, but a trap carefully woven by Yinzhen.

In order to paralyze Nian Gengyao and his cronies, and in order not to arouse the vigilance of other forces in the court, Yinzhen had to temporarily put aside his plans against the Nian family and go to the Yiku Palace to appease the favored Huanbi, to prevent her from becoming dissatisfied and suspicious because of his neglect, thus ruining his grand plan.

Yinzhen specifically explained to Huanbi that he was going there only to stabilize the court and was not trying to distance himself from her.

Yinzhen remained calm on the surface, but in his heart he had already planned how to cut off the wings of the Nian family. In order to stabilize the court and paralyze Nian Gengyao, he had to pretend to favor Concubine Nian.

In the Yiku Palace, Nian Shilan was dressing herself up carefully in front of the mirror. She wore a bright red Manchu dress today and a lot of golden hairpins and step-shakes on her head, as if she wished to have all the wealth and glory on herself.

When she heard the eunuch come to report that the emperor had arrived, a smug smile appeared on her lips and she hurried out to greet him.

But in Yinzhen's heart, he was thinking about another kind of tenderness.

"Good luck to the emperor." Nian Shilan bowed delicately, her eyes moving around and full of charm.

Yinzhen helped her up perfunctorily and said calmly, "No need to be polite."

He glanced at the luxurious furnishings of the Yikun Palace, and a trace of disgust flashed through his mind.

Nian Shilan could not see Yinzhen's boredom. She just thought he was tired from reviewing memorials. She served him tea attentively and said in a sweet voice, "Your Majesty, you have worked hard this time. I have prepared a banquet to welcome you."

Yinzhen forced a smile: "Hua Fei is thoughtful."

After three rounds of drinking, Nian Shilan saw that Yinzhen was not in a good mood, so she tried her best to please him. However, in Yinzhen's eyes, it seemed pretentious, which made him even more upset.

Yinzhen dealt with Nian Shilan absentmindedly, but his eyes drifted out the window from time to time. He thought of Huanbi's pretty face and lively eyes, and an inexplicable desire surged in his heart.

Seeing Yinzhen being so cold, Nian Shilan was furious, but she didn't dare to show it. She could only put on a smile, keep picking up food for Yinzhen, and urge him to drink.

"Your Majesty, please try this dish. I specially ordered the imperial kitchen to make it." Nian Shilan said in a tender voice, putting a piece of venison into Yinzhen's bowl.

Yinzhen glanced at it nonchalantly and put it back: "I'm not hungry."