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

Chapter 298 Ling Huan's Strategy to Resolve a New Crisis

Zhen Huan nodded slightly. "Sister Hua Fei is right. However, the harem is full of complicated situations. We must proceed with caution. The princess's incident has not yet been resolved. Who knows what new waves will arise."

An Lingrong looked worried. "Huan'er, I have a feeling this matter won't end so easily. If there really is a foreign power behind the princess, they will definitely not sit idly by and wait for death."

Mei Zhuang echoed, "Ling Rong is right. We must strengthen the palace guards to prevent anyone from secretly causing trouble."

Chun Er said innocently, "Sisters, are we overthinking it? Maybe the princess is just making trouble alone."

Zhen Huan shook her head gently: "Chun'er, don't take it lightly. In this harem, any negligence may lead to disaster."

At this time, the young eunuch came to report: "Madam, the flowers in the imperial garden have suddenly withered. It's very strange!"

Zhen Huan frowned, "Why would the flowers in the Imperial Garden suddenly wither? There must be something strange going on."

Hua Fei stood up: "Let's go and take a look!"

When everyone arrived at the Imperial Garden, they saw that the flowers that were once in full bloom had become withered and yellow.

An Lingrong squatted down to examine it and said, "Huan'er, this flower looks like it's been poisoned."

Zhen Huan was shocked: "Poison? Who is so bold as to poison the Imperial Garden?"

Mei Zhuang pondered for a moment: "Could it be that someone in cahoots with the princess is trying to disrupt the harem and create panic?"

Concubine Hua angrily said, "No matter who it is, if they dare to act wildly on my territory, I will not let them off lightly!"

Zhen Huan said calmly, "Don't panic yet. Let's ask the gardener first to see if we can find any clues."

After being brought in, the gardener said in panic, "Your Majesty, I don't know what's going on. I've been watering and fertilizing the flowers as usual these past few days, but the flowers suddenly became like this."

An Lingrong asked, "Have you seen any suspicious people in the Imperial Garden?"

The gardener thought for a moment and said, "I thought I saw a little maid sneaking around among the flowers, but I couldn't see clearly who she was."

Zhen Huan said, "Go find out who that little maid is. Maybe she is the key."

As everyone was talking, they suddenly heard a melodious flute sound.

Chun Er asked curiously, "Sisters, where does this flute sound come from? It's so beautiful."

Zhen Huan's expression changed: "This flute sound may not be that simple. Everyone be careful!"

As the sound of the flute began, some palace maids and eunuchs began to run around in the imperial garden as if they were possessed, muttering to themselves.

Concubine Hua scolded: "Stop right there! What's going on?"

But those people didn't listen at all and continued running madly.

An Lingrong said, "Huan'er, this seems like some kind of evil spell. We have to find a way to break it."

Zhen Huan pondered for a moment: "Lingrong, you are knowledgeable about spices. Do you have any spices that can break this evil spell?"

An Lingrong shook her head: "I need to first find out the source of this evil magic."

Mei Zhuang said, "Then let's first control these out-of-control palace maids and eunuchs to prevent them from hurting anyone."

So everyone ordered the guards to tie up all the palace maids and eunuchs.

At this time, the flute sound stopped.

Zhen Huan said, "It seems the person behind this is nearby and deliberately lured us here to cast a spell."

Concubine Hua gnashed her teeth and said, "I will definitely find this person!"

An Lingrong looked around the imperial garden and found some strange powder sprinkled among the flowers.

An Lingrong picked up the powder and sniffed it: "Huan'er, there's something wrong with this powder. It seems to be a drug that can confuse people's minds."

Zhen Huan asked, "Then how was this medicine administered here?"

As he was speaking, a young eunuch came running over and said, "Your Majesty, a package was found in the corner of the Imperial Garden. There are some strange things inside."

Everyone opened the package and saw some talismans and a small flute inside.

Mei Zhuang asked, "Could this talisman and flute be the tools for performing evil magic?"

An Lingrong examined the talisman carefully. "I've never seen the symbols on this talisman before. It looks like some ancient sorcery."

Zhen Huan said, "It seems we have encountered a formidable opponent. The person behind this is not only proficient in evil magic, but is also so familiar with the layout of the palace that he was able to secretly poison and perform magic in the imperial garden."

Hua Fei said: "No matter who he is, I don't believe he can hide forever!"

An Lingrong said, "Huan'er, I think we can start with the origin of this spell and find someone who has researched spells to take a look. Maybe we can find some clues."

Zhen Huan nodded, "That's all we can do. Sister Meizhuang, please arrange for some learned elders to examine this spell."

Mei Zhuang took the order and left.

Chun Er said worriedly, "Sisters, could this be caused by a demon?"

Zhen Huan smiled and said, "Chun'er, don't be afraid. There are no monsters in this world. It's just someone playing tricks behind the scenes."

Concubine Hua said, "Chun'er, just stay aside and don't run around. Let the sisters handle it."

An Lingrong continued to study the powder and talismans, saying, "Huan'er, I feel this is somewhat similar to a Western Region sorcery, but not exactly the same."

Zhen Huan asked doubtfully, "Western Regions evil magic? Why would it appear in the palace?"

An Lingrong said, "I'm afraid this has something to do with the princess. Perhaps the people she brought with her possess this kind of sorcery, hoping to sow chaos in the palace so that we can't take care of ourselves."

Zhen Huan's eyes turned cold: "If it was really the princess who did it, she really has sinister intentions."

Concubine Hua said, "When Sister Meizhuang finds someone who knows the spell, we'll reveal the truth. Then, we'll make that princess pay!"

After some time, Mei Zhuang came with an old man.

The old man looked at the talisman, his face solemn. "My Lady, this talisman is indeed a sorcerous spell, used by a mysterious sect in the Western Regions. This sect specializes in deceiving people and creating chaos."

Zhen Huan asked, "Do you know how to crack it?"

The old man shook his head and said, "It is very difficult to break the spell. We need to find the person who cast the spell, seize their tools, and then use special formations and spices to break it."

An Lingrong asked, "Then what are these special formations and spices?"

The old man said, "This formation requires the use of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams. The spices require precious spices such as ambergris and benzoin, and are supplemented with special herbs."

Zhen Huan said, "Although we have these things in the palace, it will take some time to prepare them all."

Hua Fei said: "Then make preparations quickly. We cannot let this evil magic spread in the palace."

Therefore, Zhen Huan and others began to prepare the items needed to break the evil spell, and at the same time strengthened patrols and precautions in the palace to prevent the person who cast the spell from committing crimes again.

During the preparation process, some strange things happened again. Weird noises and dark shadows appeared in the palaces of some concubines.

Zhen Huan and others rushed around to appease the concubines and investigate the truth.

An Lingrong said to Zhen Huan, "Huan'er, the person who cast the spell seems to be deliberately provoking us and trying to throw us off our feet."

Zhen Huan said, "We can't panic. Especially at this moment, we must stay calm."

Hua Fei said: "Yes! I don't believe he can defeat us!"

After some effort, Zhen Huan and others finally gathered the items to break the evil spell.

They followed the old man's instructions, set up the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams formation in the imperial garden, and lit spices.

As the spices burned, a strange aroma spread.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed outside the formation.

Concubine Hua shouted, "You finally showed up! Come out to me!"

The black shadow gradually took on a human form, and turned out to be a woman dressed in Western style.

Zhen Huan asked, "Who are you? Why are you performing evil magic in the palace?"

The Western Regions woman sneered: "You Qing Dynasty women are so foolish. I'm here to avenge my princess!"

An Lingrong said, "Your princess has evil intentions and deserves to be punished. How dare you come and cause trouble?"

The Western Region woman angrily said, "My princess just wants a place in the palace, but you are persecuting her like this!"

Hua Fei said: "You are just making up stories! You used evil magic to disturb the harem, what is your punishment?"

The woman from the Western Regions suddenly took out a dagger and rushed towards Zhen Huan: "I will kill you first!"

The guards hurried to stop them, and a melee ensued between the two sides.

Zhen Huan and others commanded from the side, using the power of formations and spices to gradually suppress the woman from the Western Regions.

In the end, the Western Region woman was subdued.

Zhen Huan's eyes were stern, and she said resolutely, "Take her away and wait for the Emperor's decision.

The storm subsided temporarily, but Zhen Huan knew that the fighting in the harem would never stop, and she and An Lingrong could only face future challenges by uniting more closely.