Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1110 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 36

Cui Jinxi looked as if she was about to face a disaster but was trying to remain calm. Concubine Wan was also racking her brains to think about how to resolve the matter without hurting Huanbi. Huanbi shrank back and looked like she was about to cry because of Zhou Ninghai.

Zhou Ninghai winked at the two young eunuchs behind him, and the two young eunuchs began to walk towards Huanbi. Wan Guiren hurried to stop them and said to Zhou Ninghai: "I know I am wrong, and I will naturally go to the Queen to accept the punishment, and later I will apologize to the Concubine."

How could Zhou Ninghai be willing to let go of the slave who had offended Concubine Nian? He didn't even care about Concubine Wan's belly. Seeing that the two young eunuchs were afraid to take action, he simply took action himself and used a clever move to pull Huanbi from Concubine Wan's hands.

Huanbi cried for help: "My dear, help me!"

Wan Guiren was pregnant and was about to pull Huanbi back, but how could Zhou Ninghai let Huanbi go? He slapped Huanbi to the ground, and the two young eunuchs rushed over and tore off Huanbi's clothes made of floating brocade in front of other palace servants in Bitong Library.

Cui Jinxi shouted quickly, "Eunuch Zhou, aren't you afraid of scaring the heir in our young master's belly by doing this?"

Wan Guiren immediately covered her stomach and pretended to wail: "Jinxi, my stomach hurts!"

Zhou Ninghai sneered, "The noble lady Wan allowed me to humiliate the Queen and Concubine Nian. Even if you are pregnant, you will never tolerate this! Not to mention the Queen and Concubine Nian, if this gets out, your Zhen family will be in trouble!"

Huanbi's coat was finally frightened off by the people brought by Zhou Ninghai, and Concubine Wan was so angry that she had a miscarriage. When Jianqiu came, Bitong Library was already in chaos, but fortunately she brought the imperial physician with her, and Concubine Wan's stomach was finally fine. Then, in front of the imperial physician and Cui Jinxi, Jianqiu announced the punishment for Concubine Wan and Huanbi:

"The Empress said that Concubine Wan relied on her favor to become spoiled and extravagant by nature. She was disrespectful to the Empress and behaved improperly, almost bringing shame to the Emperor in the previous dynasty. For the sake of the Emperor's succession, she was confined to the palace for a month and fined half a year's salary. She was also criticized for her poor upbringing. The maid Huanbi was presumptuous and her crime was unforgivable, so she was sent to the Ministry of Punishment."

After Jianqiu finished speaking, she took Huanbi, who had not yet put on her coat, away. Concubine Wan quickly got out of bed and repeatedly asked Cui Jinxi to help her wash and dress. Now, she could only go to the emperor to plead for mercy.

But Jiang Xinxin had already sent Jiang Fuhai to explain the situation to Da Pangju. Even though Da Pangju was reluctant to part with Concubine Wan's appearance, talent and the royal heir in her belly, he fully agreed with Jiang Xinxin's punishment because he had just received the investigation results about the Zhen family from the Sticking Rod Office.

So when Concubine Wan came before the emperor with a pale face, Fat Orange looked at Concubine Wan's current situation and couldn't help but think of the scene when Bai Yueguang Chunyuan passed away, and he couldn't help but feel soft-hearted towards Concubine Wan again.

However, Fat Orange thought that Concubine Wan had behaved improperly and there was no reason for the Queen and Concubine Nian to be wronged, so he refused to forgive her. "…It was you who behaved improperly and offended the Queen and Concubine Nian. The floating brocade is priceless, why did you take it to reward me?"

"How can I let you destroy my feelings for you like this!"

Zhen Huan looks very similar to Chun Yuan, and one of the most profound impressions that Big Fat Ju has of Chun Yuan is when she was dying.

Today, Zhen Huan's face is as pale as Chun Yuan's back then. They are both begging for their relatives, but Fatty Ju is separating Zhen Huan and Chun Yuan more and more. He even sighed in his heart, after all, Zhen Huan is just Zhen Huan.

No matter how Concubine Wan used the heir to exonerate Huanbi and her family, Big Fat Orange just waved his hand and asked Concubine Wan to go back, "You should know what Huanbi's fate should have been!"

Concubine Wan gave birth prematurely. After struggling for a day and a night, she only gave birth to a princess who was born weak and needed careful care. She herself also suffered heavy bleeding and almost died. If she wanted to have an heir to the throne again, she would have to take at least three to five years of careful care.

Huanbi died in the Ministry of Punishment. It was Concubine Cao who killed her under the name of Concubine Nian. She only regretted that she could not kill Concubine Wan twice, and she became more and more jealous of the princess that Concubine Wan gave birth to.

The Zhen family was reprimanded in person by Queen Jiang Xinxin for their poor upbringing, and then Huanbi's body was returned to the Zhen family. Zhen Yuandao could only be thankful that Concubine Wan in the palace had safely given birth to a princess, so that the Zhen family could still plan for the future.

But Madam Zhen wanted to chop up Huanbi's body and feed it to the dogs, because Jianqiu did not cover up for Concubine Wan's behavior. She told Madam Zhen everything Huanbi did in the palace.

Mrs. Zhen had been able to pretend to be ignorant of Zhen Yuandao's secret affair over the years for the sake of her children, and was happy to see Huanbi serving her eldest daughter. However, because Huanbi implicated her child, she was not happy at all, and even hated Zhen Yuandao.

So as soon as Jianqiu left, she said to Zhen Yuandao, "This servant has caused so much trouble for the young master in the palace. Now that the body has been returned, take it directly to the mass grave!"

Zhen Yuandao wanted to pretend to fight for Huanbi, but seeing the undisguised hatred and anger in Madam Zhen's eyes, he could not utter a word of pleading. He could only comfort Madam Zhen, "The young lady is still in the palace. Yurao's marriage will surely be successful in the future. Besides, by the time Yurao reaches the age of 15, people may have forgotten what happened today."

Mrs. Zhen just wanted to laugh, but the Zhen family could not withstand any storm now, so she could only endure it. She cried for several times while holding her young daughter Zhen Yurao, behind Zhen Yuandao's back.

Zhen Yurao is young but sensible. She keeps Jianqiu's words and all the changes in the family in mind, and gradually develops a grudge against her biological father Zhen Yuandao. Especially after Madam Zhen told her about Huanbi's life experience, she completely stands on Madam Zhen's side and becomes estranged from her biological father Zhen Yuandao.

Although Concubine Wan gave birth to a princess, she never received a visit from the Empress or the Queen Mother, and she was not even promoted to a higher position. She only received the rewards that a noble lady should receive. Everyone in the Old Summer Palace knew that Concubine Wan had fallen out of favor.

When Concubine Nian saw that Concubine Wan had fallen out of favor, she was very happy and directly asked Zhou Ninghai to tell the Nian family that there would be no more Fu Guangjin in the harem.

The incident caused by Fu Guang Jin was eventually spread out, and Big Fat Ju was indeed impeached a lot in the previous dynasty, which made his attachment to Lady Wan fade away a lot.

Fu Zi, who was sent to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity by Jiang Xinxin in the past, took the opportunity to ascend to the throne. Before Concubine Nian could be happy for a few days, there was a favored Fu Da Ying in the Old Summer Palace.

The imperial physician advised Concubine Wan to stay in confinement for a full 45 days. The Third Princess was so weak that she was not seen at her third-month bathing ceremony. She was only brought out at the full-month ceremony. When Fatty Ju saw that the child did not look like Chun Yuan, his love for her suddenly dropped by more than half, and even Concubine Wan did not want to see her anymore.

Under the instigation of Concubine Cao, Concubine Nian hoped that Dapangju would hand the third princess over to her for raising, on the grounds that Concubine Wan was of low status and was not qualified to raise the third princess.

Of course Big Fat Ju disagreed and refused on the grounds that Concubine Nian already had Princess Wen Yi by her side.

Then Fatty Orange came to Jiang Xinxin to ask about the whereabouts of the Third Princess, and Jiang Xinxin asked, "Is the Emperor not going to promote Concubine Wan to a higher rank?"

Big Fat Orange sighed and said, "The noble lady Wan has talent but is too unruly. She is ultimately unworthy of being the head of a palace."

Jiang Xinxin was sure that Big Fat Orange really thought so. She snorted in her heart, but she suggested seriously: "There are high positions in the palace without royal heirs. Not only do I think Jingpin is good, I also think it would be great if the concubines had a child to take care of them."

Big Fat Ju also thought of Imperial Noble Consort Tong Jia, who was the sister of his adoptive mother, Empress Xiaoyi, so the third princess was named Hengti. After returning to the palace, she was handed over to the Imperial Noble Consort of the previous emperor to be raised in Ningshou Palace.