A Crossover of Film and Television: Miao Miao's Life Transmigration

Chapter 225 The Legend of Zhen Huan, Consort Qi 38

Zhen Huan successfully resolved the crisis caused by the rumors, and Empress Yi Xiu's carefully planned conspiracy failed.

Xiao Lengzi, who was beside Wen Yuan, was full of doubts. He didn't understand why his master had fueled the rumors earlier, but then let it go at the crucial moment. However, he was loyal to Wen Yuan and would do whatever she asked him to do.

Zhen Huan's due date is fast approaching, yet she publicly claims that she is only about seven months pregnant. If she were to give birth peacefully, it would inevitably arouse suspicion. Moreover, there is no one like Ye Lanyi to "help" Zhen Huan achieve premature birth.

In order to ensure that the child could be born naturally, Zhen Huan intentionally relaxed the security measures at Yongshou Palace.

However, Wen Yuan did not want Zhen Huan to get away with it so easily. She continued to interfere, wanting Zhen Huan to find a way to have a premature birth on her own, rather than having someone else cause her to have a premature birth in order to gain the Emperor's pity.

Several days passed, and Zhen Huan still hadn't found a suitable person to "frame" her; the truth about her childbirth could no longer be concealed.

Left with no other choice, Zhen Huan took Huan Bi and Xiao Yunzi to the Imperial Garden and pretended to trip and fall. This fall indeed triggered premature labor.

Huanbi and Xiaoyunzi, knowing Zhen Huan's intentions, immediately arranged for her to be sent back to Yongshou Palace. Subsequently, a midwife was hurriedly summoned, and Xiaoyunzi, as instructed, sent a eunuch to report to the Emperor and Empress.

A commotion arose outside, and Xiao Lengzi hurriedly entered Chuxiu Palace. At that moment, Feng Ruozhao and Consort Xin stopped their needlework.

When they had nothing else to do, they liked to bring the princess to play with Hongxu. Hongxi had to study in the Imperial Study during the day and could only rest one day every ten days, so his life was quite hard.

"What happened?" Wen Yuan asked, raising an eyebrow.

Xiao Lengzi bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, Consort Xuan has given birth prematurely, and the Empress has already gone to Yongshou Palace."

"Sister, let's hurry over there too," Wen Yuan said.

After arranging for someone to look after the children, they hurried to Yongshou Palace. As soon as they entered Yongshou Palace, they saw the Empress pretending to reprimand the servants of Yongshou Palace.

After Wen Yuan and the others bowed, they sat down to wait.

Inside the delivery room, Zhen Huan gritted her teeth in pain. Although she was indeed on her due date, she had actually fallen to make the premature birth seem more realistic. After drinking the labor-inducing medicine, Zhen Huan experienced unbearable pain in her lower body, but the baby was still not born.

As night fell, Zhen Huan still hadn't given birth. The Emperor rushed to Yongshou Palace, frowned as he looked towards the delivery room, and asked the Empress, "What happened? How did Consort Xuan fall?"

Although Yixiu was annoyed that her plan had failed, she knew that the fall in the Imperial Garden was not her doing.

"I asked the maidservants around Consort Xuan, and they said she accidentally tripped and fell in the Imperial Garden. I even sent someone to check, but they didn't find anything suspicious." As Yixiu spoke, she glanced at Wen Yuan, who was in a daze, and said in a serious tone.

"A bunch of useless servants, they can't even serve people properly!" the Emperor scolded, but did not criticize the Empress too much.

The Emperor glanced at the chaotic concubines and said impatiently, "Since Consort Xuan needs more time, you may all go back now."

As the head of the imperial concubines, Wen Yuan took the lead and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress. I will take my leave now."

After saying that, she left Yongshou Palace without looking back. She didn't care whether Zhen Huan could give birth smoothly.

If Zhen Huan can give birth to the child, it can serve as evidence to bring her down; if she cannot give birth, the loss of the unborn child and three lives can be considered revenge for the original owner of the body.

The next day, the Emperor returned from court and heard that Consort Xuan had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. He was overjoyed and immediately promoted Consort Xuan to Imperial Concubine Xuan. He also decided to hold a formal investiture ceremony together after the twins' one-month celebration.

"This Consort Xuan is now Imperial Concubine Xuan, she's really lucky," Consort Xin said resentfully.

“Sister, be careful with your words. You should be called Consort Xuan now. But I wonder about these twins…” Feng Ruozhao hesitated, then looked at Wen Yuan.

"What's the rush? Even Her Majesty the Empress hasn't said anything, so why should we be anxious? Besides, whether we'll have good fortune or not remains to be seen." Wen Yuan's face held a half-smile. Feng Ruozhao and Consort Xin didn't understand her meaning and thought she meant that the twins were still young, while Hongxi had already gone to study in the Imperial Study.

"Stop talking about her, Jingfu. Go and deliver a gift to Consort Xuan according to the rules," Wen Yuan continued.

“In that case, I must return to Xianfu Palace to arrange for the gift to be sent to Consort Xuan,” Feng Ruozhao said.

Consort Xin and Feng Ruozhao took their leave together, while Wenyi and Shuhe continued to play in Chuxiu Palace.

Wen Yuan built a simple playground for the children, with toys such as seesaws and slides, which made them very happy.

Shuhe is usually quite reserved and spends most of her time learning needlework from Consort Xin. Today, Consort Xin finally allowed her to play, so she naturally wanted to have a good time, after all, she was only a thirteen-year-old girl.

After seeing the twins, the Emperor spent some time with Zhen Huan before taking them to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager was also very pleased; the Emperor didn't have many princes and princesses these days, and suddenly having two more children made her naturally happy.

The Empress Dowager still favors Yixiu. At present, Wen Yuan is powerful, belongs to the Manchu Banner Army, and has two sons. No one can easily suppress her.

Now that Zhen Huan has given birth to twins, one more than Wen Yuan, and with the auspicious sign of twins, the power between the two is gradually becoming more balanced.

When dragons and tigers clash, one will inevitably be injured, and Yixiu will then be able to take the opportunity to suppress them.

However, Yixiu did not understand the Empress Dowager's good intentions and was always frowning, with a very fake smile on her face.

In Yanxi Palace, An Lingrong sat carefully on the couch, stroking her belly with a radiant expression.

She was finally pregnant. She thought to herself that once she gave birth to this child, no matter how many mistakes she had made in the past, the Emperor would spare her life for the sake of the offspring, just like Consort Li.

Chunzhu rushed in and, upon seeing An Lingrong, quickly bowed and whispered, "Your Majesty, Consort Xuan has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl."

Upon hearing this, An Lingrong glared at the teacup in front of her and said angrily, "Twins? She's really lucky!" Her voice was sharp and piercing.

Overcome with emotion, a sharp pain shot through her stomach, and An Lingrong quickly calmed herself. She knew this was not the time to be angry.

She suffered a lot since childhood and took birth control pills for many years. Two years ago, she stopped taking birth control pills and secretly took care of her body. This year, she successfully became pregnant. This child is likely to be her only child in her life, and she must not let a small matter ruin everything.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger." Chunzhu quickly knelt down to beg for forgiveness.

An Lingrong looked at Chunzhu and said in a hoarse voice, "Alright, you are my person, and your interests are related to mine. If you do your job well, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

She was fairly satisfied with Chunzhu. Although Chunzhu was timid, she was decent at doing things, but sometimes she wasn't good at reading people's expressions.

An Lingrong dismissed Chunzhu to do her work, while she began to ponder her next move. She knew that once the Empress learned of her pregnancy, she would surely take action against her; this was not the first time the Empress had resorted to poison to control the imperial offspring.

Now that Zhen Huan and she are mortal enemies in the harem, she can only consider whether to seek refuge with Consort Jin, Wen Yuan, and others.

If she could successfully surrender, perhaps she would have a chance to turn her life around and ensure the safe delivery of her unborn child. However, she wasn't sure if Consort Jin would accept her surrender…

Wen Yuan listened to Xiao Lengzi's report with a blank expression and said softly, "Understood." She then dismissed Xiao Lengzi and continued to monitor Yongshou Palace, Yanxi Palace, Jingren Palace, and other places.

In fact, she had known for a long time that An Lingrong was pregnant, and it had been about two months by now. An Lingrong's weak body was able to conceive entirely thanks to the pregnancy pills she had given her.

Wen Yuan just wanted to see a good show; she wanted to turn the Empress and An Lingrong against each other.

After all, Zhen Huan had already been taught a small lesson, so naturally the Empress couldn't be let off the hook. Over the past year, the Empress had been constantly making underhanded moves, employing all sorts of methods, even targeting Hongxi and Hongxu. How could she let the Empress off so easily?