Still blaming the spring breeze

Tick, tick.

The night watchman had been ticking for who knows how many times, and before daybreak she was already getting up to dress.

The complicated palace dress, layer upon layer, made it hard for her to breathe.

"Empress Zhaoyi, let's go there quickly."

After entering the palace, one must pay respects to the Empress every morning, year after year.

But before he entered the Yuhua Palace, he bumped into someone else.

"Sister Zhaoyi."

"Sister Shufei."

Jian Xinyi bowed respectfully and did not dare to act rashly.

Concubine Ruan entered the palace when Yuan Qian was crowned the crown prince. Three generations of her family had been officials. Her grandfather was the Minister of Personnel and her father was the Governor of Yingzhou. When she entered the palace, she was a concubine, and when she entered the palace, she was promoted to Concubine Shu.

Now she has become even more unscrupulous, and I don't know how many times she has tortured me in big and small matters.

"I haven't seen my sister for several days. I don't know how the scripture is doing."

She smiled, but her eyes were full of mockery.

Jian Xinyi didn't want to argue with her, so she had to accept it.

"Since it is the Queen Mother's wish, I will not be lazy or negligent and will definitely give it to you before the Ten Thousand Buddhas Day."

Fortunately, I just copied some scriptures to pass the time.

"Sister, of course I can trust you."

Concubine Ruan Shu said a few polite words and waited for the palace gate to open before going in first.

Jian Xinyi saw it and snorted in her heart.

But I couldn't be negligent in paying my respects, so I had to follow him in.

Inside Yuhua Palace, the furnishings remained almost unchanged, except for the owner, who was now the only daughter of the Northwest General.

Wan Zhuohua.

"Your Highness, I greet you, Her Majesty."

Soon after Yuan Gan ascended the throne, the only well-known figures in the harem were Concubine Ruan Shufei and Concubine Sun Defei.

At first, Yuan Gan used the title of an old member of the palace to establish herself as the virtuous concubine, but was rejected by the ministers, who accused her of having a shallow family background and no children.

After weighing the pros and cons, she was finally promoted to Zhaoyi and moved to Mingyan Palace.

Jian Xinyi thought of these old things for no reason and stared at the tea leaves at the bottom of the bowl in a daze.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is calling you."

She only came to her senses when the maid behind her reminded her.

"Your Majesty, I lost my mind for a moment. Please forgive me."

Concubine Sun De, who was standing next to her, suddenly said, "The weather has been getting hot lately. Zhaoyi, please take care of yourself. After all, your cough hasn't healed yet, and His Majesty had a big outburst."

Concubine Sun De is Sun Suzhao's younger sister, but unfortunately her personality is not as good as her sister's, and she does everything to stir up trouble.

Wan Zhuohua's eyes flashed, and he stopped the farce.

"My sisters, please take care of yourselves. If the weather gets hot, I will order someone to prepare some summer supplies. If you have nothing else to do, please go."

"I'll take my leave."

Jian Xinyi followed the crowd out, but was stopped by the queen's maid.

"Lin Zhaoyi, the Empress has something to tell you."

Jian Xinyi glanced at the queen behind her, nodded, and waited for everyone else to leave before turning back and sitting down.

"Your Majesty, did you stay with me to discuss something important?"

Wan Zhuohua shook his head. "Zhuiyu, you've been absent-minded lately. What's on your mind?"

"Just some old memories."

Jian Xinyi smiled.

"On the contrary, the Queen should also pay attention to her health."

Before she could finish her words, the Empress's maid suddenly erupted, "How dare you bring that up? If it weren't for you, how could the Empress have had a miscarriage?"

"Emerald, that's enough."

Before Jian Xinyi could react, the maid's eyes were already filled with tears and she kept silent.

"Zhaoyi was also wronged. Let's not talk about this matter again."

But when this matter was mentioned, both of them felt a little uncomfortable. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, they left.

If you think about it carefully, she is actually also at fault.

That day, the empress and concubines were strolling in the imperial garden together. Somehow, a snake jumped out and frightened everyone.

In the panic, Jian Xinyi was closest to Wan Zhuohua, but someone pushed her, causing Wan Zhuohua to have a miscarriage. Her health was much worse than before, and she couldn't even swing the whip that she was best at.

The Empress Dowager was so angry that she almost imprisoned Jian Xinyi in the palace. Fortunately, she asked the Internal Affairs Bureau to check the list of people who came and went in the palace that day and found out that Concubine Ruan Shufei had summoned actors into the palace.

They are the most suspicious people who can bring snakes into the palace.

Although there was no evidence, we finally managed to get a point back.

But since then, her friendship with Wan Zhuohua has gradually drifted apart.

He was even more incompatible with Concubine Ruan Shufei.

With Your Majesty...

That's all.

The Mingyan Palace gates, clad in magenta gauze, numbered thirty-two, separating the inner and outer palaces. Each gate held two brass bells, which chimed with every breeze.

The palace is filled with rose incense every day, and there are countless seasonal flowers, fresh teas, and fresh fruits.

But she didn't like to be served on weekdays. Apart from cleaning on a daily basis, there was only one palace maid by her side.

He is still from the Huyang Lin family.

"My Lady, there's another letter from the Lin family."

Jian Xinyi took the letter and glanced at it briefly.

Lin wanted her to seize the emperor's favor, otherwise she would send several of Lin's sisters to the emperor.

Bitch.

Jian Xinyi cursed inwardly.

If he had not been blessed by the emperor, it would not have been possible for the Huyang Lin family to make such a fuss.

Now it's all on her head.

"My Lady, what's going on?"

"Just say, I understand."

Jian Xinyi ignored the maid's surprised look and went straight back to the bed.

On the day the queen had a miscarriage, Yuan Gan ignored everyone's opinions and never doubted that it was her fault.

She was naturally grateful in her heart.

But when she said that she wanted Wan Zhuohua to leave the palace to recuperate for a while, he became a completely different person.

Full of responsibilities and obligations to the heavens and the earth.

She didn't know why he changed so quickly.

It even seems like I have changed.

Next to her bed was the sketchbook she had drawn before.

Sometimes I dare not open it.

I was afraid of discovering that these bright brushstrokes were not my own at all, or even that I might never be able to paint such a bright painting again.

Neither of them had ever noticed when it became like this.

The wind chimes on the eaves of the door rang again, and she heard the sound of the maidservant bowing in front of the door.

I slowly opened my eyes and saw Yuan Gan standing behind the curtain beside the bed.

She pretended not to see it and continued to sleep.

"How long are you going to hide from me?"

Yuan Gan directly opened the curtain, grabbed Jian Xinyi's hand, and pulled her half up.

Jian Xinyi's strength was no match for his, so she could only half-kneel in front of him.

"What are you doing? Let go."

Yuan Gan rolled over from the corner of the bed and looked directly at her, "I want to ask you what you want to do?"

"Don't do it."

Jian Xinyi was really angry for a moment, so she picked up a pillow and threw it at Yuan Gan.

Yuan Gan grabbed the pillow and threw it out of the bed.

"Just because I don't agree to let Wan Zhuohua go out to recuperate, you are so angry?"

"You know she..."

Jian Xinyi's heart trembled, and she didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence.

Yuan Gan saw that she was hesitant to speak, so he naturally guessed something, "So what if I know, but she is my queen."

"At that time, the northwest was in turmoil, and the Queen Mother ordered me to take the Wan family into my service. Now that the northwest has been pacified, keeping her is only to save the Wan family's reputation."

She was speechless.

Although she is not a kind person, she still insists on pushing her lover out.

But Wan Zhuohua had done her a favor after all, and he couldn't bear to see her fall into this situation.

"She is a person, not a pawn in your hands."

Yuan Gan sneered, as if mocking her naive stupidity.

"The former dynasty and the harem have always been one. Not to mention the empress, Concubine Ruan Shufei and Concubine Sun Defei are all the same."

What about me?

Jian Xinyi didn't dare to ask.

Afraid of getting the same answer.

Yuan Gan today is very different from before.

He became a complete emperor, stripping away his previous kindness and goodness, becoming awe-inspiring without anger, and showing emotions of sadness and joy.

However, at the hour of You, after finishing his dinner, he left.

Went to the palace of the previous person.

There were too many women in the palace, and she couldn't remember which palace or sect this person was from.

When she had nothing to do at night, she flipped through a newly published storybook.

This was something that Lao Lin had secretly brought to her when he went to the palace. He was afraid that she would be bored at night, so he just thought of it as a joke.

She watched the drama of the talented man and the beautiful woman, and for a moment she felt it was a bit ironic.

"The Queen has arrived."

I was a little sleepy while reading, but when the person outside reported it, I was startled.

Jian Xinyi closed the book and knelt down to pay her respects.

"No problem."

Wan Zhuohua stopped her and said, "I came here uninvited. I hope I didn't disturb your peace."

"Of course not."

Although Jian Xinyi was confused, she still had a smile on her face.

Wan Zhuohua didn't even look at the tea on the table and went straight to questioning him.

"Just after noon, Concubine Sun De came to me and told me that you suggested that I go out to practice and pray for His Majesty. Is this true?"

Not good.

How could Concubine Sun De know about this? How could it reach her?

As soon as she finished speaking, the maidservant beside the Queen immediately chimed in, "Lin Zhaoyi, the Queen has treated you well since entering the palace. How could you repay her kindness with hatred by attempting to transfer my Queen to the temporary palace?"

"I dare not."

Jian Xinyi quickly knelt down and clarified, "Your Majesty, this must be Concubine Sun De framing me."

But the panicked look on her face confirmed that this was indeed the case.

Wan Zhuohua's face showed no emotion, but she did not stop the maid next to her from continuing to make up stories about her.

"Lin Zhaoyi, you actually harbored such vicious thoughts just to win favor."

"Your Majesty, if I want to win your favor, I will definitely..."

Jian Xinyi was about to retort, but swallowed the words back when they reached her lips.

Now that she and Wan Zhuohua are both members of the harem, there is naturally some competition between them.

Even though she had never done this, in the eyes of others, she was vying for favor.

Even if it is well-intentioned, when it comes out of someone else's mouth, it becomes a bid for favor.

It all depends on whether Wan Zhuohua believes her or not.

With a bang, Wan Zhuohua smashed the porcelain bowl in his hand to the ground.

"Lin Zhuiyu, I have always treated you well and never thought you were such a hypocrite."

"Zhuohua, no."

Jian Xinyi hurried forward and held her hand tightly. "I also want you to get better. Now that your health is not as good as before, why not take off this burden and recuperate?"

Wan Zhuohua wanted to push her hand away, but found that he couldn't push it away at all.

With a straight face, he said.

"hypocritical."

"Doctor Ye has long said that you already have old injuries, and coupled with the miscarriage, if you don't get treatment in time, it may be life-threatening."

Wan Zhuohua looked at her with a worried look on her face, and was actually a little frightened, so he sneered.

"While I am alive, I am the Empress of the Li Dynasty, and I will remain so even after death. No one, not even the Emperor, can allow me to leave this palace."

"Zhuo Hua..."

Jian Xinyi's voice almost trembled.

She didn't understand why she pushed herself to this point, knowing clearly that she couldn't hold on for much longer, just because she couldn't bear to give up this stupid and ridiculous power.

Wan Zhuohua turned and left without even glancing at Jian Xinyi behind him.

"Zhuo Hua...Zhuo Hua..."

She chased after him, but watched Wan Zhuohua get into the queen's sedan chair.

Once, she wanted to save many people, but was powerless.

Watching them lose the part that belongs to them step by step in this magnificent palace.

Became the most expected.

A role.