Chapter 591 The Legend of Zhen Huan An Lingrong 48
Chapter 591 The Legend of Zhen Huan An Lingrong 48
"Songzhi," she said coldly, "Go and get the Huanyi incense."
Songzhi was stunned and asked in confusion: "My queen, do you still want to use Huanyi incense?"
Hua Fei sneered: "Use it! Why not? I want to let the emperor see what the 'favor' he bestowed on me is!"
Songzhi did not dare to disobey, and tremblingly went to get the Huanyi incense. Hua Fei took the incense burner and took a deep breath. The familiar fragrance now made her feel extremely nauseous.
She threw the incense burner to the ground, and it broke into pieces. The ashes scattered everywhere, just like her mood at the moment, shattered.
Concubine Hua took a deep breath and waved away the still sobbing Songzhi.
"Go, call that bitch Zhen Huan to me! Tell her that I have something important to discuss with you."
Song Zhi was stunned and raised her head in horror, "My queen, what are you...what are you going to do?"
She was well aware of the anger and hatred boiling in Hua Fei's heart at the moment, and was afraid that she would do something irreparable.
Concubine Hua glanced at her coldly and said, "Just do as I say! Why are you talking so much nonsense!"
Songzhi didn't dare to say anything else. She quickly stood up and stumbled out of the bedroom.
The setting sun was like blood, and the broken incense burner was particularly desolate. Concubine Hua sat dejectedly on the chair, her fingers tightly grasping the armrests, her knuckles turning white.
She had spent seven whole years with him, but now, because of a burner of incense, everything was gone. No, she was unwilling to accept this! She wanted revenge! She wanted to make those who hurt her pay the price!
About half an incense stick of time passed, Songzhi brought Zhen Huan to Concubine Hua's bedroom. As soon as Zhen Huan entered the room, she smelled a strong scent of Huanyi incense, mixed with the smell of ashes from the broken incense burner, which made her feel uncomfortable.
"I pay my respects to Empress Hua." Zhen Huan bent her knees slightly, her tone respectful but with a barely perceptible tremor.
Concubine Hua glanced at Zhen Huan, the hatred in her eyes almost turned into substance, as cold as a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue. "Tell me! How did you know the secret of Huan Yi Xiang?!"
Zhen Huan pretended to be terrified, her body trembling slightly, and she lowered her head and said timidly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I... I also found out about this by accident."
"Accidental? Ha!" Concubine Hua sneered, stood up suddenly, walked to Zhen Huan, pinched her chin and forced her to raise her head.
"Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? In this harem, besides the emperor, who else knows the secret of Huan Yi Xiang?! Tell me! Who told you?!"
Zhen Huan's eyes were slightly red with tears welling up in them. She looked so pitiful that I felt even more sorry for her.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was... Concubine Li who told me. Concubine Li is good at making perfumes. Before... when I was chatting with her, she inadvertently said that there was a scent of musk in the fragrance of Your Majesty's body." She choked and her voice was weak and faint.
Zhen Huan paused at this point, as if she found it difficult to speak, and with a bit of fear, she secretly looked up to observe Concubine Hua's reaction.
Hua Fei's fingers tightened slightly, and her sharp nails almost dug into Zhen Huan's chin.
"Noble Concubine Li? She does have the ability to do that!" Concubine Hua let go of her hand, took a step back, sat down on the chair, and stared at Zhen Huan with a sinister look.
"You go on."
Zhen Huan rubbed her chin, tears rolling down her cheeks, looking like she had suffered a great injustice. "Empress Li said that Huan Yi Xiang contains a lot of musk, and long-term use will make it difficult for women to conceive, and even..." She paused, as if she couldn't speak.
“They may even sterilize you.”
"Sterilization?!" Concubine Hua stood up suddenly and grabbed Zhen Huan's shoulders with such force that she almost crushed her bones.
"Can you say that again!"
Zhen Huan frowned in pain: "I dare not lie to you, Your Majesty. Imperial Concubine Li did say so..."
Concubine Hua let go of her hand dejectedly and fell into the chair, her eyes empty, as if she had lost her soul. She had used Huan Yi Xiang for seven years, seven years! She had always thought that it was because of her weak body that she could not give birth to a child for the emperor, but she had never thought that it was this Huan Yi Xiang that harmed her!
"Your Majesty..." Concubine Hua murmured to herself, her voice full of despair and sadness.
"The Emperor... is so cruel!"
Hua Fei fell into a chair, her mind in a mess. Huan Yi Xiang, the emperor actually used Huan Yi Xiang to control her! For seven years, she had given him her best years, but in return she got such a deception! Anger burned in her chest, as if it was going to swallow her whole.
She raised her head suddenly, her eyes full of hatred: "Zhen Huan, are you telling the truth?"
Zhen Huan nodded timidly: "It is absolutely true. I dare not lie to you, Your Majesty."
Hua Fei took a deep breath and tried to suppress the anger in her heart. She knew that now was not the time to explode. She needed to be calm and make a plan to drag those who harmed her to hell one by one!
"Tell me, what do you want?" Hua Fei took a deep breath and tried to calm the surging emotions in her heart.
She knew that Zhen Huan must have a reason for telling her this shocking secret today. Concubine Hua always distinguished between gratitude and resentment. She would never tolerate those who betrayed her, but she would never be stingy with rewards for those who helped her.
She stared at Zhen Huan, waiting for her answer. Zhen Huan was undoubtedly taking a huge risk. If she didn't handle it well, it might backfire. Concubine Hua wanted to see what she wanted.
Zhen Huan lowered her head, twisting the handkerchief with her slender fingers. She looked weak and helpless, yet also quite charming.
"Your Majesty, please understand. I am risking my life to tell you this today, not for fame and fortune, but only to ask you to save my father's life."
Concubine Hua raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhen Huan with interest. Sure enough, no one in the harem was a simple character. Zhen Huan looked weak on the surface, but in fact she was thoughtful and thoughtful. She even dared to use the matter of Huan Yi Xiang to make a deal with her.
"Your father? What did he do wrong?" Hua Fei asked casually, tapping the table with her fingers, making a crisp sound.
Zhen Huan's eyes were red, and tears welled up in her eyes. "To answer your question, my father, Zhen Yuandao, is now working in the Ministry of Personnel. Recently, someone in the court falsely accused my father of corruption and bribery, and he has been imprisoned. His life is in danger." She choked with sobs, her voice was so weak that she seemed like she would faint at any moment.
Hua Fei sneered: "How can a woman like me interfere in the affairs of the court?"
Zhen Huan raised her head and looked at Concubine Hua with hope in her eyes: "Your Majesty, I know that General Nian is highly regarded by the Emperor. If Your Majesty is willing to plead with General Nian, my father may still have a chance of survival."
Concubine Hua smiled contemptuously and played with the nail guards on her fingertips. The bright red nail polish made her skin look even whiter and more fierce.
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