Chapter 68 Suspicion

The next day, Yun Wan woke up to the chirping of birds.

The sunlight outside suddenly came in through the window paper, and the room suddenly became bright.

Yun Wan sat up and got off the bed. The thin silk quilt slipped from her chest, and her jet-black hair fell like a waterfall on her shoulders.

"Poria cocos?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was hoarse and his throat was dry. Yun Wan closed his mouth instantly.

Fuling, who was outside, heard the noise and pushed the door open with a hot towel in hand. "Auntie, are you awake?"

Yun Wan, wearing a light-colored midriff-baring shirt, leaned sideways against the bed rail. Her eyelids felt a little uncomfortable, and she lowered her eyes and asked, "What time is it? Why didn't you wake me up?"

Fuling handed her salt water for rinsing her mouth, wrung out her handkerchief, and waited beside her, smiling, "Don't worry, Auntie. Lin Gongzheng said you were frightened yesterday and might not be feeling well, so he took the initiative to grant you a day off."

"Since you were sound asleep, I didn't disturb you."

Having gotten a day off, Yun Wan's brows relaxed. She lowered her head to glance at the bed, then looked up at Fuling: "Were you the one who moved me to the bed yesterday?"

She also took off her shoes, socks, clothes and headdresses. When she woke up, Yun Wan did not feel any discomfort. On the contrary, she felt very relaxed. Even her eyelids were not swollen and heavy as she had imagined after crying.

She vaguely remembered crying for a long time and then falling asleep, and had no other memory.

"Well......"

Fuling hesitated. She touched her nose and said to Yunwan embarrassedly, "I dare not lie to you, Auntie. Yesterday, when I came back to fetch you some water, I saw His Majesty standing at the door."

Yun Wan paused, "He's here?"

Fuling nodded and told her what happened last night.

"Your Majesty was worried that you wouldn't sleep comfortably, so he carried you to bed and helped you take off your outer clothes and jewelry."

Originally, Fuling thought that the basin of water she had fetched would not be used, but she did not expect that His Majesty would ask her to fetch more hot water soon after.

In this way, she witnessed with her own eyes how the noble emperor carefully wiped her aunt's face, removed her outer clothes, and carried her to the bed.

The whole process was incredibly gentle, without waking the sleeping person. It was as if someone was carefully treating a unique treasure in the world, which shocked Fuling.

"When did he leave?"

"About the time of Zizheng."

That was about an hour. Yun Wan pursed her lips, and a complex emotion rose in her heart.

"I understand." She said in a light tone.

Seeing that she wasn't as happy as she had expected, Fuling felt puzzled and said, "Oh, by the way, Auntie, Caiye and the other girls were worried that something was wrong with you, so they took some time out this morning to come over. When they heard that you were safe and sound and on vacation, they left."

"Before you woke up, Concubine Shu sent someone to tell me to go to Changchun Palace in the afternoon."

She guessed that Concubine Shu was looking for her aunt because of the incident with Concubine Shen yesterday. Fuling heard this morning that Concubine Shen had harmed her by being harsh in managing her subordinates, and had also annoyed His Majesty by being unreasonable and making unnecessary connections, so she had been demoted to a concubine.

Although the title is still retained, after His Majesty's words, the word "cautious" seems extremely ironic and it is better not to have it.

As everyone knows, His Majesty has few children and has never been interested in women. Shen agreed this time and has completely fallen out of favor. The Imperial Concubine who presided over this matter also suffered a setback and lost her power in the palace.

The most glorious person in the harem now is Concubine Shu.

Not only does she have the third prince by her side, her mother's family is also prominent, and this time she easily became the winner and turned the game around.

But only Concubine Shu knew that she had won inexplicably.

Especially when she recalled what happened that day, she began to feel suspicious.

Is it really because of me that His Majesty trusts Yun Wan so much?

Once the seeds of suspicion are planted, they will take root and sprout unknowingly.

Therefore, when Yun Wan came over, Concubine Shu subconsciously looked at her with a burning gaze, a complex expression that was unfathomable.

Yun Wan lowered her eyes, her butterfly feathers trembling slightly, and asked anxiously, "Why is your majesty looking at me like this? But what's wrong with me?"

The soft and gentle voice is like the sound of a spring water, gurgling, clear, soft and pleasant.

Not realizing what she was looking at, Concubine Shu withdrew her gaze and asked her to sit down. Then she put on a smiling face and said, "Were you scared yesterday?"

A trace of fear flashed across Yun Wan's eyes. "Yes, a little, but thanks to the blessing of the queen, I have cleared my name."

Concubine Shu looked guilty, "I'm sorry for making you feel wronged. I've let you get involved in these disputes for no reason. I was careless."

"You are smart enough to keep a hand. Otherwise, if you were foolish enough to fall into their trap, I wouldn't be able to save you."

Hearing this, Yun Wan's eyes moved slightly, and a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.

Save her?

If it really comes to that, she will just try her best to distance herself from me, right?

Her expression was unnoticeable, her eyes lowered.

Sensing her low mood, Concubine Shu regained her composure and sighed as if in relief, saying, "But speaking of which, I should still thank Your Majesty. If Your Majesty hadn't seen through the true colors of Concubine Shen and her servant and acted with such swiftness, you would have been punished with a beating."

She covered her chest and observed Yun Wan's reaction out of the corner of her eye.

Yun Wan simply nodded, agreeing, "Your Majesty has a keen eye and is very perceptive. I am deeply grateful to you."

Concubine Shu took a sip of tea and said casually, "I noticed that His Majesty was quite pleased with the incense you made that day, and he was very protective of you. I guess you usually drink a lot of tea when you deliver incense to the emperor, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Wan looked at her with a puzzled expression, her gaze clear and unevasive. "Your Majesty, you're joking. Normally, after I make incense, I always have the little palace maid by my side deliver it. How could I have the honor of drinking tea in front of the emperor?"

Maybe because she was frightened yesterday, she didn't sleep well and there was a dark bruise under her eye.

Yun Wan covered her lips and yawned slightly. "Your Majesty's trust in me is only because of you, Your Majesty. After all, it was you who recommended me to Your Majesty."

When Concubine Shu saw that there was neither joy or shyness nor longing in her eyes when Emperor Jingxuan was mentioned, she couldn't help but suspect that she was overthinking it.

Meeting her clear and bright eyes, Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law did a great job yesterday. You were very adaptable and helped me. What reward do you want?"

She paused and looked at her deeply: "As long as I can do it, just tell me."

Upon hearing this, Yun Wan's face lit up with joy. "I miss Asui. Your Majesty, could you allow me to see him? There's no need to ask him to come here and delay his studies. I can just go and see him."

Today is not a day off, and Asui has classes in the afternoon. It would be a waste of time to go back and forth, so Yunwan might as well go to see him.

Concubine Shu was stunned for a moment, "Just like that?"

Yun Wan nodded slightly, her eyes full of hope.

Seeing this, Concubine Shu readily agreed: "That's easy. It just so happens that I haven't seen Hui'er for a while. Take my token and go to Hongwenguan in the name of visiting the Third Prince on my behalf."