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Chapter 243 The Legend of Zhen Huan Original Female Lead 26

They knew that the queen was accustomed to luxury, and such simplicity would be a great insult to her.

"What is this?" Hua Fei pointed at the vegetarian dishes on the table angrily, and every word that came out of her scarlet lips was filled with anger.

The palace maids bowed their heads, stammering and not daring to look up at her. They knew very well that no one could appease the Empress's anger at this moment, and if they angered Concubine Hua, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Answer me!" Hua Fei's voice echoed in the hall, loud and clear.

Her slender hand fell heavily on the table, and the jade bracelet slipped off due to excessive force and shattered on the ground.

"Not only is the monthly menu reduced by half, but even meat is almost gone! Shen Meizhuang is really great!"

Hua Fei was already annoyed when the Emperor didn't come to Yikun Palace, and now that she couldn't even have a good meal, her temper became even worse.

Suddenly, she seemed to think of something.

"Songzhi, take some banknotes and distribute them to each palace. Winter is coming soon. Give the palace maids and eunuchs some money for winter clothes."

As soon as Concubine Hua distributed the money, all the palaces were grateful to her.

"Empress Hua is so kind-hearted that she even gave us money for winter clothes. Lady Shen is so stingy that she even withheld our mung bean soup." A palace maid took the silver from Empress Hua and complained about Shen Meizhuang.

"That's right. We palace maids and eunuchs already have pitifully little monthly salary, and now we have to live frugally. Life is really hard." Another palace maid echoed.

"Noble Lady Shen is really going too far. I wonder what she is saving? She even refuses to give us mung bean soup. It's really too much!" A eunuch also joined the ranks of complaining.

And what the palace lacks the least is people who sow discord.

After distributing the banknotes to various palaces, Hua Fei's trusted eunuch did not forget to say a few bad words about Shen Meizhuang, doing his best to vilify her.

"This Concubine Shen looks like a kind person, but I didn't expect her to be so stingy that she even stopped the mung bean soup for her servants."

"Oh, how can I compare with Concubine Hua? You are the apple of the Emperor's eye!"

The eunuch blinked his eyes as he spoke, and his words contained not only praise but also a hint of teasing.

Yinzhen has not left the palace for nearly half a month. No matter how busy he is, he still writes a letter every day.

Chu Huan would only reply to his letter from time to time. In fact, even if it was just a single word "read", he would be very happy for a long time.

As winter approaches, the weather in the capital city becomes increasingly cold, with the biting cold wind causing pedestrians to involuntarily wrap their clothes tightly.

Although the court was busy with its affairs, Yinzhen still did not relax his concern for Chuhuan.

He asked someone to send his newly acquired fox fur cloak to Niu Hulu's residence. He prepared this cloak specially for Chu Huan. Knowing that she always had a cold body, he thought she would definitely need it.

The cloak was made of extremely fine materials. The fox fur was shiny, snow-white and flawless, and felt extremely soft. One could tell at first glance that it was a treasure.

The person who sent the cloak braved the cold wind and delivered this heavy care to Chu Hua. When Chu Hua took it, her fingertips touched the fluffy and warm fur, and a warm current surged in her heart.

Yinzhen sat at his desk at night, the candlelight shining on his focused face. He carefully wrote a letter to be sent the next day, while recalling Chuhuan's smile.

Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and Su Peisheng's voice was filled with anxiety and panic: "Your Majesty, it's bad, Concubine Shen fell into the water!"

Yinzhen suddenly raised his head and put down the pen in his hand. He frowned and asked, "What's going on? Tell me clearly!"

Su Peisheng spoke in a hurried tone, with beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shen was feeding fish by the lake in the Imperial Garden and somehow fell into the lake. There was no one around at the time, and it was only a passing palace maid who heard her cry for help that..."

Yinzhen rubbed his brows tiredly. He didn't want to care about these things, but Shen Meizhuang was still his favorite concubine in name, and he had to use her to check and balance the Queen and Concubine Hua.

"Let's go and take a look at Xianfu Palace." Although Yinzhen was tired, he still got up and went to Xianfu Palace. After all, he still had to do some face-saving work.

"The Emperor has arrived--" the eunuch's sharp voice cut through the night sky, and the lights in Xianfu Palace suddenly lit up.

Yinzhen strode into the inner hall and saw Shen Meizhuang lying weakly on the bed with a pale face and purple lips. The imperial physician was treating her.

"Noble Lady Shen, how are you?" Yinzhen sat on the edge of the bed, with a hint of concern in his tone.

"I...I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Shen Meizhuang answered weakly, with tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Imperial Physician, how is Concubine Shen?" Yinzhen turned and asked the imperial physician.

The imperial physician knelt on the ground and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shen caught a cold after falling into the water, and she was also frightened. She needs to rest well. I will prescribe a prescription to drive away the cold."

"Go quickly!" Yinzhen waved his hand impatiently.

The imperial physician quickly stood up, lowered his head and walked out.

"Noble Lady Shen, you have suffered..." Yinzhen still had to put in a superficial effort to comfort her.

At this time, Concubine Hua came in with a group of palace maids and eunuchs. When she saw Yinzhen and Shen Meizhuang being so affectionate, her face suddenly darkened, but soon changed to a concerned expression.

"It's late outside. Why are you here?" Yinzhen was also tired. After taking care of one person, there was another.

Concubine Hua, who hadn't seen the emperor for many days, almost cried.

"I heard that Concubine Shen was drowning, so I rushed over... Is Concubine Shen feeling better?"

Hua Fei now really seems like a good sister who cares about her sister's health.

Yinzhen was extremely annoyed and didn't want to flatter this group of idle women anymore. He comforted Shen Meiyu with a few words, asked the imperial physician to take good care of her, and then left.

The only ones left were Concubine Hua who wanted to lure him to the Yikun Palace, Shen Meizhuang who wanted to tear Concubine Hua apart but had to bow to the power of the Nian family, and Concubine Jing who was embarrassed and didn't know what to do.

Yinzhen knew that Shen Meizhuang’s fall into the water must have something to do with Concubine Hua.

Although Hua Fei is arrogant and domineering, she is the daughter of an aristocratic family after all. Most of the people in aristocratic families are children of the family. Hua Fei always does things without considering the consequences, but this time she did it so meticulously and strictly, which is really unlike her.

There is only one possibility, someone instructed Concubine Hua to do this.

When Yinzhen returned to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, the hypocritical face of Concubine Hua kept appearing in his mind, making him even more upset.

"Su Peisheng, tell me, why are the women in the harem so annoying?" Yinzhen rubbed his eyebrows and asked weakly.

"Your Majesty, how could I understand these things?" Su Peisheng really had no idea what he was doing. As a eunuch, how could he understand Yinzhen's happiness?

"Forget it, is Princess Chuhuan okay today?" Yinzhen missed Chuhuan very much at this time.