nashuaworldcup Chapter 289 Ling Huan sharpens his skills and resists the waves together
Chapter 289 Ling Huan sharpens his skills and resists the waves together
Zhen Huan's eyes were determined as she spoke softly, "Lingrong, although you narrowly escaped this time, the road ahead will be filled with even more thorns."
An Lingrong frowned slightly. "Huan'er, even though Lord Li has been punished, there might be accomplices behind the scenes. We must not let our guard down."
Concubine Hua snorted coldly, "What are you afraid of? I'm here. If anyone dares to attack me, I'll make sure he never returns!"
At this time, Chun'er came over and said, "Sisters, I just heard that Concubine Kang, who was banished to the cold palace, is still restless and keeps crying and making a fuss, disturbing everyone else's peace."
Mei Zhuang said angrily, "She has brought this upon herself. Yet she still dreams of turning things around. What a foolish dream."
Zhen Huan thought for a moment and said, "Even so, we can't just ignore her. Send someone to keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't cause any more trouble."
An Lingrong nodded in agreement: "Huan'er, you have considered everything. I will give the order right away."
A few days later, news came from the Imperial Hospital that many concubines in the palace had been suffering from nightmares and were in a depressed state.
Zhen Huan was worried: "How could this happen? Could it be that someone is secretly plotting something bad again?"
An Lingrong said, "I'll go to the Imperial Hospital and ask if the doctors have found anything."
Arriving at the Imperial Hospital, An Lingrong saw Doctor Wen and hurriedly asked, "Doctor Wen, do you have any idea about the nightmares of the concubines in the palace?"
Imperial Physician Wen shook his head and sighed, "Noble Consort An, I really can't figure out the cause. This symptom is very strange and doesn't seem like an ordinary illness."
An Lingrong returned to the palace and told Zhen Huan, "Huan'er, Imperial Physician Wen has no clue either. What should we do?"
Zhen Huan paced back and forth, deep in thought: "Let's go check on the concubines who are having nightmares first, maybe we can find some clues."
They came to the palace of a concubine who was having a nightmare, and saw that the concubine had a look of fear in her eyes and was muttering to herself.
Zhen Huan asked softly, "Sister, what happened to you? Do you still remember what happened in your dream?"
The concubine trembled and said, "Sister, I dreamed that many dark shadows were wandering around my bed. It was very scary. I wanted to escape but I couldn't."
An Lingrong's heart skipped a beat: "A dark shadow? Could it be someone deliberately playing tricks to scare everyone?"
Mei Zhuang said, "But the palace is heavily guarded. Who could sneak into the concubines' palace so easily and act like a ghost?"
Concubine Hua said, "There must be an insider! I think this matter must be related to the person in the cold palace."
Zhen Huan said, "No matter what, first strengthen the guards in the palace, especially the concubines' quarters. Then send people to the cold palace for a thorough search."
Everyone took the order and left.
The people who searched the cold palace came back to report: "Your Majesty, we found some strange spice ashes and some paper with runes written on it in Concubine Kang's residence."
An Lingrong carefully examined the ashes and paper and said, "This spice seems to be a kind of hallucinogenic incense. This rune... although I don't understand it, it feels like a sorcery."
Zhen Huan said angrily, "This Concubine Kang is truly vicious. She has already suffered such a fate, yet she still dares to harm others."
Concubine Hua gnashed her teeth and said, "I will go to the cold palace right now and teach her a lesson."
Zhen Huan stopped Concubine Hua and said, "Sister, wait a minute. Let's inform the Emperor first and let him make the final decision."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor was furious: "This Concubine Kang is simply mad and insane. I will not let her off lightly. Pass on my order to have Concubine Kang imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment and severely tortured until she reveals the mastermind behind this."
Zhen Huan and others expressed their gratitude.
However, after Kang Changzai was sent to the Ministry of Punishment, she suddenly died.
When Zhen Huan heard the news, she was surprised and said, "How could this be? There must be a trick."
An Lingrong asked, "Could it be that someone was afraid that Concubine Kang would reveal something, so they killed her to silence her?"
Mei Zhuang said, "It seems that there is a mysterious force in the harem that is secretly controlling everything."
Hua Fei said, "No matter who it is, I will find him out."
At this time, a young palace maid came to report: "Your Majesty, I discovered that Kang Chang had contact with a young eunuch before his sudden death. The eunuch's behavior was suspicious."
Zhen Huan immediately said, "Bring that young eunuch here. I want to interrogate him personally."
The young eunuch was brought before Zhen Huan and trembled with fear.
Zhen Huan said sternly, "What did you say to Concubine Kang? Tell the truth, or I will make you wish you were dead."
The young eunuch plodded to his knees and said, "Your Majesty, I was only ordered to deliver a letter to Consort Kang. The other servants really don't know anything about it."
An Lingrong asked, "The letter? Where is the letter?"
The young eunuch said, "Mrs. Kang burned the letter after reading it. I really didn't see the contents of the letter."
Zhen Huan asked, "Who ordered you to do this?"
The young eunuch hesitated again and again: "Your Majesty, it's... it's Eunuch Sun."
Zhen Huan and the others were all shocked: "Eunuch Sun? Why would he do this?"
Mei Zhuang asked, "Eunuch Sun serves the Emperor daily and is deeply trusted by him. How could he be involved in this?"
Zhen Huan said, "There must be something fishy going on here. We must proceed with caution. Don't alert the enemy yet. Let's investigate Eunuch Sun in secret."
An Lingrong said, "Huan'er is right. I think we can start with the people around him."
So, Zhen Huan and others began to secretly investigate the people around Eunuch Sun.
After some investigation, it was discovered that Eunuch Sun was very close to a minister in the court. The minister had always been dissatisfied with the status of Zhen Huan, An Lingrong and others in the harem and wanted to support his own power.
When Zhen Huan learned about this, she sneered, "So that's how it is. They think they can bring us down like this. How ridiculous."
An Lingrong asked, "Huan'er, what should we do now?"
Zhen Huan said, "We will gather all the evidence and present it to the Emperor so that he can see their true colors."
Thanks to the efforts of Zhen Huan and others, enough evidence was finally collected.
Zhen Huan came before the Emperor with the evidence: "Your Majesty, I beg you to make a decision for the peace of the harem. This is evidence that Eunuch Sun colluded with the ministers in the court to disrupt the harem."
The emperor looked at the evidence, his face darkening. "I never thought someone close to me could be so audacious. I decree that Eunuch Sun be dismissed from his post, investigated, and thrown into prison. That minister in the court be stripped of his position and never reappointed."
Zhen Huan and others successfully resolved the crisis again, and the harem returned to a sense of peace.
But they know that this calmness is just an appearance, and there will be more challenges waiting for them in the future.
At a palace banquet, Zhen Huan and An Lingrong were talking with other concubines when suddenly a foreign envoy came to meet them.
The foreign envoys presented many precious treasures, among which was a pearl that was said to have magical powers.
The messenger said, "This pearl can keep you young and beautiful forever. I present it to your emperor. I hope you will accept it."
The emperor was delighted: "The envoy has come a long way and must have worked hard. I will not treat him unfairly."
Zhen Huan looked at the pearl and felt vaguely uneasy.
An Lingrong seemed to have noticed something and whispered to Zhen Huan, "Huan'er, this pearl looks a little strange. I have a feeling something is going to happen."
Zhen Huan nodded: "I feel the same way. We must keep an eye on it."
After the palace banquet, the pearl was placed in the emperor's bedroom.
That night, the emperor felt unwell and fell into a coma.
After Zhen Huan and others learned the news, they hurried to the emperor's bedroom.
The imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau gathered around the emperor's bed, all looking nervous.
Doctor Wen said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor's condition is very strange. I have never seen it before. It seems he has been poisoned by an extremely rare poison."
Zhen Huan was extremely anxious: "Doctor Wen, you must save the emperor."
An Lingrong asked, "Could there be something wrong with the pearl?"
Mei Zhuang said, "But the pearl has been checked, and there is nothing unusual."
Hua Fei said, "There must be something wrong with that foreign envoy. I will go and capture him right away."
Zhen Huan stopped Concubine Hua and said, "Sister, wait a minute. Let's not act rashly. Let's start with the Emperor's condition and see if we can find an antidote."
So, Zhen Huan and others began to look for a way to detoxify.
While reading ancient books, An Lingrong found a record of a similar disease, which seemed to be related to a poison from the Western Regions.
An Lingrong said, "Huan'er, I think the Emperor may have been poisoned by a poison from the Western Regions. This poison requires a herb called snow lotus to cure it."
Zhen Huan asked, "Where can I find the snow lotus?"
An Lingrong said, "Snow lotus grows on the top of snowy mountains. It is extremely rare and difficult to pick."
Mei Zhuang said: "No matter what, we have to give it a try."
Zhen Huan said, "I'll have Xiao Yunzi organize some guards and people who know how to climb mountains to go look for snow lotus."
With everyone's anticipation, the team set out to search for Snow Lotus.
Zhen Huan and others were in the palace, anxiously waiting for news while guarding the emperor.
At this time, some rumors began to spread in the harem, saying that the emperor was poisoned by Zhen Huan, An Lingrong and others in order to seize the throne.
After hearing these rumors, Zhen Huan was so angry that she trembled all over: "These people are really despicable. They dare to slander us at this time."
An Lingrong said, "Huan'er, let's ignore these rumors. The most important thing now is the Emperor's safety."
Mei Zhuang said, "Yes, we are upright and honest, and we are not afraid of these rumors."
Hua Fei said, "I will definitely find out who is behind these rumors and make them pay the price."
In the process of searching for snow lotus, the team encountered many difficulties, such as avalanches and attacks by wild beasts.
But they did not give up and finally found the snow lotus on the top of a snowy mountain.
When Xuelian was brought back to the palace, Doctor Wen immediately used Xuelian to detoxify the emperor.
After some treatment, the emperor finally woke up.
When the Emperor learned that it was Zhen Huan and the others who had gone all out to save him, he was deeply moved: "Huan Huan, Ling Rong, I see your loyalty to me."
Zhen Huan and the others thanked him: "Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune, and we are just doing our duty."
After the emperor recovered, he immediately ordered an investigation into the people who poisoned and spread the rumors.
After some investigation, it was discovered that it was done by a minor official who was bribed by another country. He bribed some palace maids and eunuchs to spread rumors in the palace, and the foreign envoy was also arranged by him.
The emperor was furious: "Execute all these people, leave no one alive."
Zhen Huan and others experienced turmoil again. In this harem, they became more determined to protect each other and face all difficulties together. They continued to write their own legendary stories in this harem full of conspiracy and calculation.