bookcurios Chapter 149 Zhen Huan 25
Chapter 149 Zhen Huan 25
At this time, Yongzheng, who was lying on the bed in the Yangxin Palace, was also suffering from insomnia like the women in the harem. However, he was missing his white moonlight Chun Yuan, and at the same time, he couldn't help but think of Zhen Huan, who was 50% similar to Chun Yuan.
But this time he was not as happy as in the original drama, and there was no joy in his mind after getting the "figure".
Now whenever he thought of Zhen Huan, he would think of all her faults.
Especially when thinking about what happened today, the pure filter that Yongzheng had put on Zhen Huan in his heart shattered and several cracks appeared.
Moreover, when he thought of the previous conversation between Zhen Huan and Wen Shichu, he felt even more disgusted with Zhen Huan.
Sure enough, no one in this world can compare to Chun Yuan.
As for the man who dared to propose to Wen Shichu, Yongzheng had someone find an excuse to send him to the northwest to work as a military doctor after he knew his intention.
Of course, this was also what Yinqi pretended to remind Yongzheng unintentionally after he knew what Yongzheng was thinking. After all, Wen Shichu's medical skills were good, and it would be a waste if they were not used for the people.
I just don’t know if Zhen Huan will still become the empress dowager like in her previous life without Yongzheng’s love and Wen Shichu’s help in this life.
But this is not Yin Qi's business. He has no interest in changing the plot. He interferes in Zhen Huan's affairs only because he will never allow anyone to confuse the royal bloodline.
He had made a lot of preparations for this, from whispering to Kangxi to let Prince Yi take charge of the Imperial Household Department in advance, to spending points to make puppets one by one and place them in various palaces as spies.
He used 10,000 points per person to buy fifty of them, and it hurt to spend the money. Even though the dolls could be reused in the future, it was still a considerable expense.
As the daytime talent show ended, news of whether the contestants were selected would spread to each mansion in the evening.
Unlike the usual disappointment of each mansion after receiving the news that their concubine was not selected, now they all have different thoughts and recall what their concubine revealed to them after returning from today's selection.
The Zhen family, who also learned about what happened during the day, did not feel the slightest bit of joy at this moment.
There was silence in the main courtyard lobby. Only the Zhen family of four were present. Zhen Yuandao and his wife both looked livid and panicked.
Even though Zhen Huan knelt down with a stubborn look on her face, they didn't bother to think about whether what she did was in accordance with the rules.
Only Zhen Yurao, who was still young and confused but still kneeling beside her sister, had no idea what was going on.
Finally, Zhen Yuandao loosened his clenched fists and spoke in a hoarse voice, breaking the silence.
"Huan'er, you are confused"
"Master, what should I do?"
Zhen's mother, who was already in a panic, heard Zhen Yuandao speak, and immediately asked in a trembling voice.
"What else can we do? We can only wait and see how the emperor will deal with this matter. Even if it does, our family's reputation will inevitably be damaged, and Yu Rao's marriage in the future will be difficult."
As Zhen Yuandao said this, he sighed, and Zhen's mother burst into tears.
“Is there no solution?”
"I'm just a small fourth-rank official, so what?"
The head of the family said that there was no hope, and Zhen's mother felt even more desperate, and her tears flowed uncontrollably.
Zhen Yurao, who had just grown up and didn't know the seriousness of the matter, saw her parents like this, and hurried to her mother to wipe her tears, while trying to persuade her mother.
"If that's the case, then I won't get married. There's no boy in the family anyway, so I'll just stay at home with my parents."
"Shut up, what nonsense are you talking about, little kid?"
Knowing that her little daughter had a stubborn personality, Zhen's mother quickly interrupted Zhen Yurao's thoughts, fearing that she would really stick to this principle and not get married in the future.
"I'm not talking nonsense, I..."
But Zhen Yurao had obviously made up her mind and wanted to continue to make promises, but was interrupted by Zhen Huan who was kneeling below.
"Father, Mother"
After everyone in the family had looked over, Zhen Huan knelt up straight and continued speaking.
“My daughter knows that what she did today was ill-considered, but it has already happened and she has been selected. No matter how the emperor deals with her later, as long as she can be favored in the future, she can still change the current situation.
And my daughter is not the only one who made mistakes today, so we can't just sit there and wait for death. We must quickly build a good relationship with Sister Mei who was also selected.
As for An Xiunu, please ask father tomorrow to find out whether she has been selected. If she has been selected, we should make friends with these two families now so that our daughters can support each other after entering the palace."
After Zhen Huan finished speaking, she looked at Zhen Yuandao. Zhen Yuandao sighed and nodded, agreeing to Zhen Huan's request. After all, there was no other way now.
“That’s all I can do.”
After saying this, Zhen Yuandao stood up and left the lobby, but his body was a little hunched.
When Zhen's mother saw Zhen Yuandao walking away, she quickly stepped forward to help Zhen Huan up. However, she was in a confused state and didn't know what to say to Zhen Huan. She could only pat Zhen Huan's hand to comfort her and let her go back to rest.
Among the people who went back to their rooms, only Zhen Yurao was still able to sleep, while the other three kept their eyes open all night.
As soon as the next day dawned, Zhen Yuandao immediately sent someone to inquire about An Lingrong's news. When he learned that she was also selected and was still living in an inn because of financial difficulties, Zhen Yuandao immediately discussed with Zhen Huan to send someone to pick her up and stay at his home for a while.
This made An Lingrong, who was frightened after returning to the inn yesterday and discussing the selection with her aunt, feel like she had found a life-saving duckweed. Without thinking, she agreed to go to the Zhen Mansion with Liu Zhu who came to pick her up. For a moment, her heart was filled with gratitude towards Zhen Huan.
At the same time, Zhen's mother also sent an invitation to the Shen family. The Shen family was also worried about what happened yesterday, and they also knew that after what happened yesterday, they had to be in the same boat with the Zhen family no matter what, so they acquiesced to the Zhen family's goodwill.
After receiving the reply from the Shen family, Zhen Yuandao took his mother to visit the Shen family that day and discussed countermeasures with Mrs. Shen. When he came back, he also brought a letter from Shen Meizhuang for Zhen Huan. After all, the selected girls were not allowed to go out, but they could still exchange letters.
Because of what happened yesterday, in order to win over An Lingrong, Zhen Huan read Shen Meizhuang's letter together with An Lingrong, and even wrote her reply in front of An Lingrong. For a while, the relationship between the three of them became even better.
But what happened yesterday was still weighing on their minds, and the two families were worried for the next few days. It was just strange that no bad news came from the palace. Only Zhen Yuandao was ridiculed and ostracized by his colleagues outside.
Until the third day when the imperial edict of enthronement came down from the palace, Yongzheng did not punish either of them, and only then did the Shen and Zhen families feel relieved.
What they don’t know is that sometimes, the fact that the knife hasn’t fallen doesn’t mean it won’t fall, but it will find another opportunity to cut it off more cleanly.
The titles given to the beauties in this selection were almost the same as in the original drama, with a total of six people selected, two from the Manchu military flag, one from the Mongolian military flag, and three from the Han military flag.