In Yimei Garden, when night falls, the palace and the palace are shrouded in the cold of a snowy night, and a court story is about to be staged.
On this night, the calm atmosphere will witness a heart-wrenching tale of bonds and fates.
Concubine Hua set up red plums at the banquet to remember the deceased Queen Chunyuan.
These actions evoked a long-buried longing in the emperor's heart. He decided to go alone to what was once Empress Chunyuan's favorite place - Yimei Garden.
When he stepped into the garden, a graceful and beautiful woman stood under the tree, against the background of the red plums, and she prayed: "May the adverse wind be as understanding, and it will not be easy to destroy." ”
This picture seems to bring him back to the days when he was in love with Empress Chunyuan. He asked the woman's name, and she humbly replied, "The slave's name may stain the ear." ”
Just as he was about to step forward, the woman hurriedly said, "My shoes and socks are wet, and I'm changing." ”
This simple sentence was enough to make him stop and give Zhen Huan a chance to escape.
The woman's temperament and prayers intrigued the emperor.
If he insisted on going forward, then the woman's bare feet would be seen by many people, even the attendants.
This would ruin her reputation and make her lose her position at the emperor's side.
When Zhen Huan saw King Guojun for the first time, her feet were found and teased, she felt very nervous.
Because if anyone knew that King Guojun saw her bare feet, Zhen Huan's reputation for chastity would be seriously damaged, and she would be spurned in the court.
Although Zhen Huan's position was stable after giving birth to twin sons, the former Concubine Hua almost replaced her position with her favor for the emperor.
Now Zhen Huan is no longer the weak character of the past, and the queen must take more vicious measures to deal with her.
As a result, the disgraced Qi nobleman Guerjia became a tool used by the queen to suppress Zhen Huan, with the strong support of the queen and An Lingrong behind her.
Although Zhen Huan is very favored, if it only involves the relationship between suspicion and Wen Shichu, the emperor may not believe it easily.
However, when it comes to the sensitive issue of the prince's bloodline, the situation becomes confusing.
In order to establish the crime, they adopted a strategy of internal and external attacks: the confession of Fei Wen, the maid in the palace of Xi Guifei, the accusation of Jingbai in Ganlu Temple, and the revelation of childhood friendship.
These signs make people wonder: Is there really a problem between Wen Shichu and Zhen Huan?
In the end, through the close cooperation of Su Peisheng, Mo Yan, Ning Concubine and others, all the conspiracies were exposed, and the grievances on Concubine Xi were cleared.
Qi Guiren was deposed to the cold palace, and when she learned the news, she desperately went to her family to help.
She rushed out of the cold palace barefoot, which was seen as a shame and stigma in feudal society. When she was forced to walk barefoot on the cold stone path, the whole palace seemed to fall silent.
She was once so noble and elegant, but now she has been deprived of even the most basic dignity.
In this place where imperial power covers the sky and the sun, no one can really stand on the cusp.
For Qi Guiren, bare feet are like Zhen Huan's most cruel revenge on her.
If it weren't for Zhen Huan's personal instructions, even the waste concubine who was trapped in the cold palace would not even get a pair of shoes.
If it weren't for Zhen Huan's personal instructions, even if Qi Guiren had died, Su Peisheng should have given her a decent look, after all, she was once a woman favored by the emperor.