frightfiction Chapter 537 Letter from Outside the Palace
Chapter 537 Letter from Outside the Palace
"Huan'er!"
When Zhen Huan turned around, she saw Prince Guo smiling at her.
An impulse surged in her heart, wanting to throw herself into his arms and pour out all the longing and pain she had felt over the past few months.
However, when he thought of his current identity, he couldn't take a step forward.
I could only greet him stiffly.
"My Lord, have you finished your mission?"
"Huan'er, why are you so distant? You used to call me by my name."
Prince Guo stepped forward and held the person in his arms, as if he wanted to put all his thoughts into this embrace.
"The last time we met briefly, you were asleep again when I left. Now that I'm finally free, we can finally have a good chat."
"Your Majesty..."
Zhen Huan gently pushed Prince Guo away.
"I'm relieved that you can return safely."
"Huan'er, you..."
Seeing that the prince seemed to be about to get involved, Cui Jinxi hurried into the room and gave him a quiet reminder.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the imperial decree has been issued. Please be mindful of your words and actions."
"So it wasn't a rumor! Huan'er, are you the Empress again?"
Prince Guo stared at Zhen Huan in disbelief.
"After five months apart, you've changed so much! You've become the Empress again. Congratulations!"
Zhen Huan felt very uncomfortable being looked at by her lover, she whispered.
"It'll be good if you're back."
"Is it good that you're back? I'd rather die in that cold river than ever come back!"
Prince Guo grabbed his shoulders excitedly, like a wounded beast, with anger and pain flashing in his eyes.
"Huan'er, I came back because I was thinking of you!"
"But when I come back, I want to see you return to my royal brother's side with my own eyes."
Zhen Huan thought of Cui Jinxi's reminder and spoke cruelly.
"If you don't come back, you will always think that I am waiting for you and longing for you. If you don't come back, you won't know that I am such a heartless and ungrateful woman!"
She raised her head and looked directly into Prince Guo's eyes, her voice firm and indifferent.
"I am a heartless and ungrateful woman!"
Her family was on their way back, and Zhen Huan could not bring any more misfortune to them.
She shed tears silently in her heart: Yunli, I'm sorry! There is no solution to this situation now, I can only lie to you.
"Heartless and heartless? Heartless and heartless!"
Prince Guo murmured with red eyes.
Zhen Huan couldn't bear to see him look so distraught, so she cruelly drove him away.
"I feel guilty towards His Majesty. There is no point in saying anything more. Please go back, Your Majesty."
Prince Guo left the yard without saying a word.
When Zhen Huan heard Bai Zhi closing the door, she threw herself on the bed, covering her head with the quilt, her shoulders shaking slightly.
Cui Jinxi gently pulled the quilt and advised in a gentle voice.
"Master, I know you're upset. But if you don't control your emotions right now, and the prince notices your reluctance and pain, it could lead to complications."
"We have cut off Gao Changjin's connection, and we need to find another way to return to the palace. You..."
"Jinxi, I didn't keep my heart. I won't do that again."
Zhen Huan threw the brocade quilt on her body aside.
"Please help me wash up and put on some makeup that suits my complexion."
"Okay! Master, I hope you figured it out."
Cui Jinxi went out briskly to fetch water.
Zhen Huan sat in the room for a while, then called Bai Zhi to her side and whispered a few words of advice.
As the sun set and the moon rose, Bai Zhi knocked on the door of Anqi Temple with a torch.
"Long live the Queen Mother!"
Concubine Shu looked at Bai Zhi with concern.
"It's dark and windy, and I can't see the road clearly. Why are you going out at this time? But what's the matter with Huan'er?"
"The young lady asked me to come and find the prince."
When Bai Zhi left, she was holding a large bag in her hand.
There were many masters outside Anqi Temple, so she didn't dare to delay for even a moment and hurried back to her residence to report to her master.
"Master, these are the clothes, shoes, socks, and purses you made for the prince yourself, as well as the correspondence."
"How do you think we should deal with this?"
"Bring it here and let me see it."
Watching Zhen Huan carefully checking everything one by one, Bai Zhi secretly felt lucky that she hadn't tampered with anything on the way.
After a moment, Zhen Huan reluctantly stroked a turquoise robe and gave instructions softly.
"Take it to the small kitchen and burn it."
These things shouldn't exist in this world. They will only become the death warrants of the two of them.
"Yes, slave, go right away."
Bai Zhi declined Cui Jinxi's help and stuffed all the contents of the bag into the flaming stove in front of her.
She stirred it with a fire poker, and after making sure it was all burned to ashes, she smiled and said to the person standing next to her.
"Aunt Jinxi, please rest assured that Baizhi burned very cleanly."
She dusted off her clothes and took everyone with her to report.
"Master, I and Aunt Jinxi have taken care of the baggage. It's getting late now, I'll wait for you to rest."
"it is good."
Zhen Huan tossed and turned until midnight without closing her eyes. She turned her head to look towards Anqi Temple.
Is Yunli also unable to sleep like her?
I just hope he doesn't hate her so much.
As Cui Jinxi said, after Gao Changjin's death, her contact with the emperor was almost cut off.
After much thought, Zhen Huan felt that Wen Shichu was the best person to help her deliver the letter.
She calculated the time in her mind and found that there were still three days before Wen Shichu's next visit.
This letter to the emperor must be prepared in advance.
The next day, Zhen Huan learned from Jiyun that Prince Guo had rushed back to Qingliangtai overnight, and she wiped her eyes silently.
Yunli still misses the Yuntongfang from the past.
But everything has changed and she ultimately failed to keep the promise they made.
That day, Wen Shichu took Zhen Huan's pulse and gave her gentle advice.
"Huan'er, the pulse shows that the dragon fetus is fine, but you are weak and need to be well nourished."
He thought about it and then lowered his voice to persuade.
"The news that you have received the imperial edict has spread throughout the capital. The emperor will send someone to take you back sooner or later."
"If you hesitate when you should make a decision, you will suffer the consequences! You have always been clear-headed, so I won't try to persuade you any further."
"My father and I have already discussed that Uncle Zhen and Aunt Zhen can stay at home temporarily after they return to Beijing. My father and I will personally take care of them when they return."
"Brother Shichu, thank you and Uncle Wen."
Zhen Huan felt warm in her heart and bowed slightly.
She handed a letter to Wen Shichu and said, "I am far away in Ganlu Temple and cannot find out the news about Sister Mei and Longyue. Please help me pass this letter to the emperor."
"Huan'er, if you want to know the news about Concubine Hui and Princess Longyue, I will go back to the palace to find out for you. Why bother writing a letter to the Emperor?"
Huan'er chose the emperor twice, and he was unwilling to act as a messenger for these two people.
"Brother Shichu, it is a serious crime for a man from outside to spy on the concubines in the palace. Huan'er cannot bear to see you fall into danger."
After Zhen Huan finished explaining, she stuffed the envelope into his hands.
"My family will soon arrive in the capital, and I'll have to thank Brother Shichu for everything."
"You know, I've been unable to do anything with you since we were little."
Wen Shichu solemnly placed the stamped envelope into the medicine box.
He knew very well that Huan'er and the other members of the Zhen family could not wait, so he rushed all the way and trotted to the outside of the Yangxin Palace to wait for an audience.
When the emperor heard Wen Shichu's name, he stopped writing.
"Su Peisheng, let him in."
"Wen Shichu, you asked to see me before the palace gates were locked, but what's the important matter?"
"Your Majesty, I went to Ganlu Temple today to check the pulse of Concubine Zhen. This is the letter that she asked me to pass on to you."
Wen Shichu said this, holding the envelope above his head with both hands.