Episode 21
Zhen Huan and Ling Rong were teased and insulted by Concubine Hua at the same time.Lingrong returned to his residence and shed tears of grievance. Zhen Huan persuaded him to bear the consequences.Lingrong was in awe of the queen and won her favor.The queen saw the shadow of her own patience in Ling Rong, and admired Ling Rong even more.
Concubine Hua kept stirring up disputes in the palace. Although the emperor was disgusted, he ignored her due to the situation.Zhen Huan accompanied the emperor to enjoy the snow and practice calligraphy. Chun Chang came in holding plum blossoms, which attracted the emperor's attention.Chun'er spoke innocently and was very favored by the emperor.Lingrong had a low self-esteem, but when he saw the Shu brocade jade shoes given to Zhen Huan by the emperor, he felt jealous.
Chun'er was favored and spoke innocently, which inadvertently offended Lingrong; Lingrong was narrow-minded and believed that Chun'er was deliberately bullying him by relying on Zhen Huan's power.The queen heard that Ling Rong was unwell, so she pretended to visit her, but found out that Ling Rong had a secret hidden under her pillow - a small doll with silver needles stuck in its body!
The queen reprimanded Lingrong for not cursing Concubine Hua behind her back. Lingrong was worried that the queen would report her for this, but the queen took the opportunity to win over Lingrong.Lingrong slapped his maid Baojuan, suspecting that she was the informant. Baojuan shouted that she was wronged and said that Juqing might have been betrayed by Wanguiren.
