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Chapter 263: Legend of Zhen Huan - Yun Li 09

Yunli came out of the Qinzheng Hall and went towards the Queen Mother.

On the way, Yunli was thinking that the emperor would not assign him any tasks during this period, so he could have a long time to play.

When the Queen Mother heard the news that Yunli had returned, she sat in front of the hall early waiting for Yunli to come.

As soon as Yunli came in, he saw the Queen Mother leaning back in her seat waiting for him.

When she saw Yunli, the Queen Mother showed a rare look of joy on her face.

Yunli quickly stepped forward to pay his respects to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Seventeen is back? Did everything go smoothly during your trip to Jiangnan?"

Yunli also smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam Queen, everything will go well."

As he spoke, he handed the rare things he had brought back from Jiangnan to the Empress Dowager for her to take a look.

After the Queen Mother saw it, she said "good" three times in a row and accepted the item.

Only when Yunli moved closer did the empress dowager see the beads of sweat on Yunli's forehead.

He turned around and asked Zhuxi to quickly get a bowl of osmanthus and sour plum soup for Yunli to drink to help him get rid of the heat.

Yunli did not refuse. He took the sour plum soup handed to him by Aunt Zhuxi and drank it all in one gulp.

When the Queen Mother saw Yunli drinking so quickly, she thought he was too thirsty and planned to ask Zhuxi to get another bowl for Yunli.

Yunli put down the empty bowl and waved his hands repeatedly, "Madam, one bowl is enough. Drinking too much will make your stomach bloated. I still have to have lunch with you later."

The Queen Mother was even happier when she heard that Yunli wanted to stay with her for lunch, but for some reason, she thought of Concubine Hua, and the smile on her face faded a little.

Seeing this, Yunli hurriedly asked, "Has the Empress Dowager been troubled by anything lately?"

The Queen Mother remained silent, but Aunt Zhuxi beside her said to Yunli, "Your Highness, don't you know that Concubine Hua has been coming to Qichun Garden more frequently these days?"

Speaking of Concubine Hua, Yunli understood.

The Empress Dowager didn't like Concubine Hua. If it weren't for the fact that Nian Gengyao was standing behind Concubine Hua, and the Emperor needed Nian Gengyao now, the Empress Dowager would not have seen her.

Yunli did not ask why Concubine Hua had come to see the Queen Mother so many times, but just said, "Concubine Hua is also filial."

The Queen Mother sighed and waved her hand. She stopped talking about Concubine Hua and looked at Yun Li. She said, "You are not young anymore. It's time for you to get married, right?"

Yunli was urged to get married by the Queen Mother, but he didn't dare to act like his own mother and refuse in a coquettish manner.

The Queen Mother mentioned this matter, and it is very likely that she is going to send someone to him.

Yunli thought for a while and changed the subject.

The Queen Mother saw that Yunli really didn't want to get married, and she didn't know what to say when she wanted Yunli to have someone lovely to serve him.

Since Yunli was not her biological son, the Queen Mother did not say much and told Yunli what she saw and heard during her trip to the south of the Yangtze River.

When it comes to things in Jiangnan, Yunli seemed to open up and told the empress dowager about the interesting things he encountered in Jiangnan.

It was not until lunch time that Zhuxi interrupted the conversation between the mother and son.

Zhuxi: "Empress Dowager, Prince, it's time for lunch."

The two glanced at the sky outside and were surprised. They didn't expect that they were so engrossed in the conversation that they forgot the time.

The two of them had lunch served by the palace servants.

After dinner, Yunli followed the Queen Mother for a walk in the yard to help digest the food.

After the meal, Yunli sent the empress dowager back to the main courtyard, then left Qichun Garden and returned to Tonghuatai.

After returning to Tonghuatai, Yunli noticed that someone had entered his place when he passed by a wall.

He looked at the steward who was guarding his Tonghua Terrace and asked, "Did anyone come to Tonghua Terrace during the months I was away?"

The steward's heart skipped a beat, and he thought that he had been lazy these days and had not come to look after the Tonghua Terrace, so he just called a few servants to look after the gate for him.

Now when Prince Guo asked him, he replied with a guilty conscience: "During the days I was guarding the terrace, no one came."

"Really?" Yun Li's eyes turned cold.

The steward suddenly felt the air around him getting colder. He trembled slightly, lowered his head even lower, and said with gritted teeth, "Yes."

"Oh!"

The steward had his head hit by Yunli.

The steward immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Yunli kicked him and made him raise his head.

The steward raised his head tremblingly and saw Prince Guo pointing at the blooming evening primroses nearby.

After seeing this, the steward understood what Prince Guo was angry about.

There was a large empty space among the blooming evening primroses, and the bare branches on it looked very unsightly.

The steward understood what was happening and realized that he had not guarded the flowers carefully enough, allowing someone to come in and pick them.

The steward immediately bowed his head and kowtowed to Prince Guo, promising that he would find the thief who stole the flowers.

Yunli is in a very bad mood now. Can he guess who would come here?

But it was because he thought of that person that his mood became so bad.

He asked the steward to go down and receive the punishment, while he went back to think carefully about how he should deal with the bond between him and Zhen Huan.

Having lost his feelings for Zhen Huan, Yun Li is now a little impatient with Zhen Huan.

Today, during the day, when Zhen Huan looked at him when she was leaving the Qinzheng Palace, Yunli felt annoyed.

He could only pray in his heart that the emperor did not see the gaze falling on him.

"Ugh……"

Yunli lay on the bed, sighed, and felt that he had to carry out his plan quickly.

The emperor must have some suspicion about him.

The next day, Yunli went to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager. After having breakfast with her, Yunli was called by the Emperor.

Yunli was taken to the hunting ground by the young eunuch, feeling a little nervous.

When he saw the two pigeons in front of the emperor, Yunli sighed slightly in his heart. He didn't expect that he had been away from the Old Summer Palace for more than a month, but this plot still had to happen.

When the emperor saw Yunli coming, he discussed riding and archery with Yunli with a normal expression.

Yunli was aware that the emperor was testing him, and he responded to the emperor's questions with full concentration.

This time both sides tested each other with suspicion.

The Emperor and Prince Guo were chatting back and forth in the hunting ground, but neither of them spoke first.

Su Peisheng, who was serving the emperor, was confused. What were these two doing? Did they come to the hunting ground just to chat?

On the other side, Zhen Huan and Huanbi were walking towards the Emperor and Prince Guo.

The closer they got to the hunting ground, for some reason Zhen Huan felt more and more nervous.

Huanbi watched Zhen Huan unconsciously walking towards the pool, and she anxiously grabbed the hem of Zhen Huan's clothes.

"My lord, be careful!"

Zhen Huan came back to her senses and looked at the pool in front of her. The shadow of falling into the water before came to her mind.

"Ah!" Zhen Huan took a few steps back in panic.

Huanbi, who was holding onto Zhen Huan's clothes, took a few steps back when Zhen Huan suddenly stepped back.

When Zhen Huan calmed down, she glanced at Huanbi beside her, and glimpsed the pavilion nearby. She said, "We are a little tired from walking. Let's go to the pavilion over there and rest for a while."

Huanbi nodded and supported Zhen Huan as they walked towards the pavilion.

While they were walking on the gravel path, a pigeon with a wing hit suddenly fell from the sky in front of them.

Huanbi and Zhen Huan were both startled.

Just as she was about to go forward to check, she saw the pigeon begin to struggle. Zhen Huan was frightened by the pigeon's sudden movement and took a step back. Huanbi behind her was stepped on by Zhen Huan.

The young eunuch serving beside her went forward to catch the pigeon. Suddenly, a guard came over to greet Zhen Huan, then picked up the pigeon, said goodbye to Zhen Huan and returned to the hunting ground.

Zhen Huan felt that the guard looked familiar, as if he was the imperial guard who always followed the emperor.

Looking at the direction the guards left, Zhen Huan's eyes flickered, she looked around, and said to Huanbi, "Let's take a walk around first."

Huanbi looked at Zhen Huan who was gesturing for her to go to the hunting ground, and said knowingly, "Yes, my lady, let's go look somewhere else first." After that, she helped Zhen Huan around and walked towards the hunting ground.

But when they arrived, they only saw the backs of the emperor and Prince Guo leaving.