The Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of An Lingrong: Counterattack to Become the Queen Mother

Chapter 240: The Palace Undercurrents Come Again

As Zhen Huan and Concubine Hua were on their way back to the palace, Concubine Hua was filled with rage. "That Prince Shen is truly despicable! He keeps stirring up trouble. Does he really think I can't do anything about him?"

Zhen Huan gently advised, "Sister, please don't get too angry. We now have a clue. As long as we follow the steps, we will definitely catch him by the tail."

Concubine Hua gnashed her teeth and said, "Humph! I can't let him escape this time. He must pay a heavy price!"

Upon returning to the palace, Zhen Huan immediately summoned her trusted maids and eunuchs: "All of you, pay close attention to the movements in the palace. If there are any suspicious people or things, report to me immediately."

Everyone responded in unison: "Yes, my lady."

Concubine Hua also ordered in her own palace: "Everyone, be alert! If the conspiracy of Prince Shen succeeds, we will all be in trouble."

At this time, Prince Shen was discussing with his subordinates in a secret room in his mansion.

The subordinate was a little worried: "Your Highness, the last incident has already alerted Zhen Huan and Hua Fei. It will be difficult to take action this time."

Prince Shen sneered, "How could I not know this? But do they think they can stop me like this? I have found a place in the palace that is not well guarded. We can start from there."

The subordinate hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, where are you?"

Prince Shen smiled mysteriously, "There's a side hall in the corner of the Imperial Garden. Few people come and go there, and there's a brief break when the guards change shifts. We can take advantage of that opportunity to sneak in."

In An Lingrong's palace, she holds Princess Xinyue in her arms, her face full of love. Zhen Huan comes to visit.

An Lingrong smiled and said, "Huan'er, you're here. Look at this little princess, she's become even cuter."

Zhen Huan teased the little princess, "Yes, she's such a sweetheart. Lingrong, the matter with Prince Shen hasn't been resolved yet. You must be very careful in the palace and don't let the little princess get scared."

An Lingrong nodded. "I know. With you and Concubine Hua here, I feel much more at ease. But why does Prince Shen refuse to give up?"

Zhen Huan sighed, "He's probably trying to disrupt the harem and gain personal benefits from the Emperor for the sake of supreme power."

A few days later, Zhen Huan received news that a suspicious person was seen near the Imperial Garden.

Zhen Huan and Concubine Hua rushed over to check. Concubine Hua angrily said, "They must be Prince Shen's men! We can't let them get away this time."

They set up an ambush in the imperial garden, waiting for a suspicious person to appear.

Sure enough, at night, several dark figures quietly approached the side hall. Zhen Huan gave the order: "Attack!"

The guards rushed out instantly and surrounded the black shadow.

The shadows drew their swords in resistance, and one of them shouted, "Do you think you can stop us?"

Zhen Huan said coldly, "Who are you? Who ordered you to do this?"

The black shadow snorted coldly: "We are just following orders, and we have nothing else to say."

Concubine Hua scolded: "You stubborn ones! Drag them away and torture them severely, and see if you still speak!"

After the shadows were taken away, Zhen Huan thought, "It seems that Prince Shen is still not giving up. We need to strengthen the defenses in every part of the palace."

Hua Fei replied, "That's right. I'll make the arrangements right away."

When Prince Shen learned that the operation had failed again, he was furious: "Useless! All useless! They can't even do such a simple thing."

The subordinates trembled in fear: "Your Highness, Zhen Huan and Hua Fei are too defensive. It is really difficult for us to break through."

Prince Shen paced back and forth: "We can't attack by force, so we have to think of another way. I don't believe that we can't find their flaws in this harem."

Although Zhen Huan and Concubine Hua temporarily repelled Prince Shen's men, they knew that this was only a temporary calm and there would be more challenges in the future.

Zhen Huan said to Ling Rong, "Ling Rong, we can't just passively defend ourselves. We have to take the initiative and find out where Prince Shen's power is outside the palace and root it out."

An Lingrong said worriedly, "Huan'er, how can this be easy? The situation outside the palace is complicated, how can we easily accomplish this?"

Zhen Huan said firmly: "No matter how difficult it is, we must try. For us, for the sake of the little princess, we must eliminate this hidden danger."

Therefore, Zhen Huan and Concubine Hua began to send people to secretly investigate the network of relationships of Prince Shen outside the palace. A larger-scale contest quietly unfolded in the palace and outside the palace, and their destinies were closely intertwined in this invisible battlefield. It was unknown who would win in the end, so they could only strengthen their beliefs and move forward courageously.