Chapter 578 The Legend of Zhen Huan An Lingrong 35
Chapter 578 The Legend of Zhen Huan An Lingrong 35
Zhen Huan cried for a while, and finally seemed to have recovered. She slowly stood up, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, took a deep breath, and tried to make herself look calmer. She couldn't just go back like this and make a fool of herself.
She straightened her messy clothes and walked back step by step. Every step was like stepping on the tip of a knife, the pain was unbearable. Yunli's ruthlessness was like a sharp blade, piercing her heart.
Zhen Huan's staggering footsteps gradually faded away, and the secret guard finally emerged from behind the rockery. He was agile and moved silently in the imperial garden like a black night cat. He was one of the most capable secret guards around the emperor, and also the emperor's spy in the harem.
The secret guard recalled the scene just now: Zhen Huan's crying, Yun Li's alienation, and the subtle physical contact between the two, all of which were imprinted in his mind one by one.
A sneer appeared on his lips. It turned out that none of the women in the harem were simple.
He quickly returned to the Yangxin Palace and reported to the emperor what had just happened.
"Your Majesty, I saw it with my own eyes. Concubine Wan 'accidentally' met Prince Guo in the Imperial Garden. The two talked for a long time. Zhen Huan even cried in Prince Guo's arms..." He deliberately emphasized the word "accidentally met".
Yinzhen sat on the dragon chair, and paused in his review of the memorials. He raised his head, and a cold light flashed in his deep eyes. "Oh? You cried in his arms? Tell me more clearly, what did you say?"
The secret guard did not dare to hide anything and told the emperor in detail how Zhen Huan asked Yunli if he remembered her, how Yunli denied it, how Zhen Huan cried, and all the conversations between the two.
After hearing this, Yinzhen's face became terribly gloomy.
Yinzhen threw the memorial onto the dragon table with a loud noise, and the palace servants in the hall were all trembling, not daring to breathe. The bright red comments on the memorial were particularly dazzling in the dim candlelight.
"What a Zhen Huan!" Yinzhen gritted his teeth, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
"How dare she deceive me like this! She and Yunli... had a secret relationship. She has no sense of shame!"
The secret guard knelt on the ground, lowering his head even lower, his whole body shaking uncontrollably. He had never seen the emperor so angry before, like an enraged lion that could devour anyone at any time.
"Go! Bring that shameless woman to me!" Yinzhen roared, his voice echoing in the empty hall for a long time.
The secret guards took orders and left, leaving Yinzhen alone in the Yangxin Palace. He paced back and forth, his chest heaving violently, anger burning in his heart, as if it was going to devour him whole.
He thought of Zhen Huan, and now it seemed like honey dipped in poison, making him feel extremely sick.
"I was actually blinded by this bitch!" He slammed the dragon table hard, veins popping out on the back of his hand.
Soon, Zhen Huan was brought to the Yangxin Palace. She was still dressed in plain and elegant clothes, but her face was slightly pale, with a hint of fear and anxiety in her eyes. When she saw Yinzhen, she knelt down quickly, trembling.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you..."
Yinzhen looked down at her, his eyes as cold as a knife, as if he was going to torture her to death.
"Zhen Huan, you are so brave!" Yinzhen's voice was like ice, freezing the air in the palace. Zhen Huan's body trembled even more violently, she lay on the ground, not daring to look up, tears silently slid down, wetting the ground.
Zhen Huan didn't expect the truth to be revealed so quickly. She thought it was just an "accidental encounter" in the garden, a few insignificant greetings, but she didn't expect that the emperor saw everything.
Fear surged into her heart like a tide, her legs went weak and she almost collapsed to the ground.
"Your Majesty...I...I just..." Zhen Huan's voice trembled. She wanted to explain herself but didn't know how to start.
She secretly raised her eyes to look at Yinzhen, but saw that his face was ashen and his eyes were flashing with coldness, as if he wanted to eat her alive.
"Just what? Just ran into Prince Guo? Just cried and poured out my heart in his arms?" Yinzhen snorted coldly, his tone full of sarcasm and disdain. He hated being deceived the most, especially by the woman he loved.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent! Prince Guo and I have no personal feelings for each other, it's just..." Zhen Huan shook her head desperately, tears welling up in her eyes, her tearful appearance was even more pitiful.
"Just what? Keep talking." Yinzhen pressed on, his tone getting colder. He approached Zhen Huan step by step, and the strong sense of oppression made her almost breathless.
"It's just... it's just that I'm sad for a moment, so..." Zhen Huan's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally almost inaudible. She knew that no matter how she explained, she could not clear herself of suspicion.
"Sad? Why are you sad? Are you sad that you can't sleep with me, or are you sad that Prince Guo doesn't remember you?" Yinzhen grabbed Zhen Huan's chin and forced her to look up and look at him. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, as if he wanted to see through the deepest secrets in her heart.
Zhen Huan didn't dare to look directly into Yin Zhen's eyes. She shrank back, trying to avoid him, but he held her tightly. "Your Majesty... your concubine... your concubine..."
"You had private dealings with Yunli before entering the palace?"
Zhen Huan trembled, her face turned even paler, her lips trembled, but she couldn't utter a word. She didn't expect that Yinzhen would ask this question so directly.
If she said she knew him, she had never seen Yunli before in this life, but if she said she didn’t know him, he was the person she loved the most!
"What? I'm asking you a question!" Seeing that Zhen Huan didn't answer, Yinzhen became even angrier. He suddenly shook Zhen Huan's chin away and took a step back in disgust.
Zhen Huan's heart was beating so violently that it seemed like it was about to jump out of her chest.
In the previous life, Yinzhen's death was caused by her. Although she did not kill him personally, his death was inseparable from her.
Now, he stood in front of her alive, his eyes were cold, like a judgment from hell. Fear was like an icy poisonous snake, tightly wrapped around her heart, almost suffocating her.
"Your Majesty...I am your concubine..." Zhen Huan's voice was trembling. She wanted to explain, but found that any explanation seemed pale and powerless. She knew that in front of Yinzhen, all her disguises were like thin paper and would be broken at the first poke.
"What else do you have to say?" Yinzhen's tone was icy cold, without a trace of emotion. He looked at Zhen Huan with disgust, as if he was looking at a disgusting piece of garbage.
Zhen Huan's mind was blank, she tried desperately to grab something, but found that she could not grab anything. She was like a small animal caught in a trap, terrified, but with nowhere to escape.
Zhen Huan collapsed on the ground, waiting for the final trial, fear like an invisible hand, tightly strangling her throat. She knew that in the face of irrefutable evidence, any sophistry would seem pale and powerless.
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