OBS Chapter 308: Catch the wind and shadow, suspicion arises
Chapter 308: Catch the wind and shadow, suspicion arises
On the other hand, Zhen Huan felt a little jealous because of the emperor's favor for Concubine Xuan.
Although she was very reluctant to become jealous, she couldn't control her heart.
She tried desperately to convince herself that the Emperor treated Concubine Xuan so well because of her family background.
But this statement is a bit too far-fetched. Concubine Xuan's family background is indeed outstanding, but are the family backgrounds of other concubines in the palace particularly low?
If the emperor really chose to favor concubines based on their family background, then the more favored people should be Concubine Duan and Noble Lady Borjigit.
Her birthday is next month. Will the emperor celebrate for her like this?
As for Lingrong's pregnancy, she was not very jealous, after all, she was pregnant herself.
After the birthday banquet, the rumors about Zhen Huan in the palace became more intense.
Zhen Huan wanted to explain to the Emperor that she did not do anything cunning, but she did ask Doctor Wen to help her pretend to be sick.
But she didn't know if the emperor believed the rumors, as he rarely came to her palace during this period. Even if he came to see her, she couldn't explain it directly.
This will make you look very guilty.
Although this plan is not very sophisticated, the person behind it is very thoughtful and knows the weaknesses of human nature well.
Even though Zhen Huan knew what the person behind the scenes was thinking, it was still difficult for her to break through the other party's scheme.
They waited until the day when Zhen Huan and Jingpin were canonized, but Zhen Huan still could not explain the matter clearly.
Although the rumors have almost died down now, she is still worried that this incident will cause the emperor to doubt herself. She is always a little uneasy, and even the baby in her belly feels uncomfortable.
"My lady, you don't look well. I'll ask Doctor Wen to come and take a look at you."
Liu Zhu saw Zhen Huan's unhappy expression and spoke with some concern.
"No, I just didn't sleep well last night."
Zhen Huan quickly spoke up to stop Liu Zhu.
The situation is unclear now, so it is better not to ask Doctor Wen to come to Sui Yuxuan for the time being, so as to avoid people making groundless accusations.
In fact, the emperor had naturally heard about this matter. At first, he didn't quite believe that Zhen Huan could have such a mind to plot against him.
But after hearing it more often, I couldn't help but feel a little skeptical.
If this is true, then Zhen Huan is too cunning.
The emperor did not want to be the fool who was being plotted against without knowing it, so he naturally arranged for people to investigate thoroughly.
Soon, it was discovered that the medicine Zhen Huan drank when she was sick had the effect of deliberately delaying the disease.
This news made the Emperor completely suspicious of Zhen Huan. He even wondered if Zhen Huan knew that she was similar to Chun Yuan, so she deliberately used the flute to seduce him.
The emperor once again ordered his subordinates to investigate the matter thoroughly and make sure to get to the bottom of what happened.
Although Zhen Huan was suspected of faking illness, their meeting was a chance encounter.
This finally made the emperor feel a little better, at least he had not been deceived too badly.
But even so, he still felt a little annoyed about Zhen Huan's deliberate pretending to be sick.
Could it be that Zhen Huan didn't want to sleep with the emperor, so she pretended to be sick to avoid being favored?
Combined with what Cao Qinmo said that day and Zhen Huan's nonchalant look during the selection, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that maybe Zhen Huan liked Prince Guo, so she was not willing to enter the palace as a concubine.
But he chose Zhen Huan to enter the palace, so Zhen Huan deliberately teamed up with Doctor Wen to pretend to be sick to avoid his favor.
Although he was unwilling to admit it, he knew that many women in the capital had their lovers among them, his seventeenth brother, and Zhen Huan might be one of them.
"Su Peisheng, my palace will not tolerate servants who stir up trouble. You know what to do."
The emperor looked at Su Peisheng and spoke.
"The slave understands."
Su Peisheng quickly lowered his head and agreed.
It seems that although the emperor wants to punish Doctor Wen, he doesn't seem to have any intention of touching Concubine Wan.
This Wanpin really likes to stir up trouble, and she was exposed. If Jinxi is implicated, it will be troublesome.
If I had known earlier, I should have sent Jinxi to Chengqian Palace to serve Concubine Xuan, so that I would have to worry less.
The emperor thought again, if the person Zhen Huan likes is Prince Guo, then would Xier also like Prince Guo?
After all, the Fucha family had never thought of sending Xier into the palace as a concubine. He just half-forced the Fucha family to send her into the palace.
Thinking of this, the emperor became a little restless. He ordered his subordinates to investigate whether Concubine Xuan had any contact with other men before entering the palace.
"What are you drawing?"
The emperor walked quickly into the hall and saw Fu Cha Zhixi sitting at the desk drawing something. He looked a bit like a man.
Could it be that he is drawing his seventeenth brother?
The emperor couldn't help but speculate in his heart.
But he didn't show any sign on his face. Instead, he walked forward quickly with a smile on his face, wanting to see what was going on.
Fu Cha Zhixi was planning to paint a picture for the emperor herself as a courtesy, so she didn't plan to let the emperor know for the time being and subconsciously wanted to cover the painting.
"It's just a few strokes of paint in my spare time. There's nothing fancy about it."
The emperor, who had been staring at Fu Cha Zhixi, naturally did not miss the slight evasion of the other party's eyes, which made him feel a little depressed.
"Really? I'm a little curious about what Xier drew."
The emperor pressed on step by step, clearly wanting to find out the truth.
The emperor's obviously strange attitude immediately sounded the alarm for Fu Cha Zhixi.
Could it be that the emperor discovered something?
Or maybe someone said something provocative in front of the emperor, which caused the emperor to change his attitude today.
Fu Cha Zhixi's brain worked at high speed during these few seconds, but he still couldn't figure out the reason.
After all, how could she have guessed that the emperor could have such a wild imagination, from thinking that Zhen Huan liked Prince Guo to suspecting that he might also like Prince Guo.
Watching the emperor approaching step by step, Fu Cha Zhixi's intuition told her not to stop him.
It's just a surprise. It's no big deal even if the emperor knew it in advance. Now we have to dispel the emperor's doubts first.
Fu Cha Zhixi keenly discovered that the emperor had been trying to see clearly what he was painting.
Could it be that someone falsely accused me of painting something that I shouldn't have painted?
"Since Your Majesty is so curious, let's take a look."
Fu Cha Zhixi glared at the emperor but still obediently moved aside.
The emperor felt much better when he saw Fu Cha Zhixi being so frank.
He took a closer look and realized that the person Fu Cha Zhixi painted was himself.
After all, this outfit was exactly the one he wore when he came to celebrate Xier's birthday that day, and Prince Guo seemed to rarely wear this kind of light yellow clothes, and most of the time he wore green and blue prince's clothes.