When Ye Jinyun woke up, he felt as if he had been run over by a wheel. His whole body was sore and painful, especially his lower body, which was swollen and painful.

This dog emperor really has no sense of restraint.

It was thanks to her special physique and good repair ability that anyone else would have lost half their life if they had been tortured like this.

She turned over with her eyes closed, touched the bed sheet with her hand, and wanted to sleep a little longer.

Hmm? Something's wrong. The sheets don't feel right today.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and what he saw immediately was a bright yellow color. Ye Jinyun woke up instantly and quickly sat up.

She, she is sleeping on the emperor's dragon bed?

She quickly tidied her clothes and got out of bed. Just as she was about to draw aside the bed curtain and walk out, the head maid of Chengqian Palace came forward and saluted her, saying:

"Your servant Ruyi pays respects to Lady Yun Zhaoyi."

"Yun Zhaoyi?"

"In reply to my lady, the Emperor issued an edict before the morning court today, promoting you to the rank of Zhaoyi and bestowing upon you the title of Yun, your maiden name. Therefore, my lady is now Yun Zhaoyi in the palace."

Ye Jinyun understood. It seemed that the emperor was quite satisfied with her. He promoted her from a noble lady to a Zhaoyi.

He nodded and said to her:

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. Please help me wash and dress."

"Yes, my lady."

Ruyi ordered the palace maids to fetch some water and then help her wash and dress.

Ye Jinyun sat in front of the mirror, looking at his face, suddenly thought of a question, and then frowned.

Ruyi was combing her hair and saw a trace of worry on her face, so she spoke:

"My lord, are you worried about your appearance recovering?"

Ye Jinyun nodded, "How do you know?"

Ruyi smiled at her lightly.

"My lady, don't worry. The emperor has already sent a message saying that the red spots on your face have disappeared after sleeping with him last night. He also told that if anyone asks, just say that the imperial physician said that the red spots on your face should have the same effect as the toad sand."

Ye Jinyun:???

What the hell, he could come up with such a lame excuse, who would have toad blood on their face?

Ruyi seemed to see through her thoughts, pursed her lips to suppress her smile, and then spoke again:

"Don't worry, my lady. Even if others don't believe it, since the emperor has said so, no one will dare to question it. My lady, don't worry that someone will use this to frame you."

Hearing this, Ye Jinyun couldn't help but look at her. As expected of someone close to the emperor, her mind was indeed delicate and insightful.

After putting on her makeup and changing her clothes, Ye Jinyun followed Ruyi to the side hall for breakfast.

Looking at the sumptuous breakfast, Ye Jinyun instantly felt hungry.

This was much more exquisite than her breakfast at Yingquan Palace. On the table was:

A small bowl of fragrant porridge with scallops, senbei and ham, accompanied by a plate of beef spring rolls, a tray of steamed buns with mushrooms and chicken, a tray of crystal shrimp dumplings, and five or six exquisite and delicious side dishes.

Although the portion was not large, it was enough for her to eat alone.

While tasting these delicacies, Ye Jinyun suddenly felt that being the emperor's favorite concubine might not be so bad.

Now she can no longer live a peaceful life in the harem. The emperor's favor and her own appearance will make the women in the harem hate her to the core.

Even if she doesn't like it, she will have to be careful in dealing with it in the future.

It seems that she will have to cling to the emperor's thigh in this palace from now on.

She could see that the emperor seemed to like her very much, and this was her biggest bargaining chip for survival in the palace. She knew what she should do.

…

She finished her breakfast slowly and leisurely. Afterwards, Ruyi led her out of Chengqian Palace and said to her:

"According to the rules of the palace, all concubines who have served the emperor in bed are required to pay their respects to the imperial concubine the next morning. But the emperor has already said this morning that you were tired last night and do not need to pay your respects to the imperial concubine today. He asked you to go back to Yingquan Palace to rest first, and he will come to see you after he finishes the court."

Ye Jinyun raised her eyebrows. That's good. Since the emperor told her not to go, she wouldn't go. Anyway, she had offended these people when she slept in Chengqian Palace last night. She just had to listen to the emperor.

As we walked out of Chengqian Palace, Qing'er and Yinzhu were already waiting outside.

Last night, someone close to the emperor sent a message saying that the young lady was staying overnight in Chengqian Palace by the emperor, and asked them to come and pick her up this morning.

As soon as they saw her come out, they immediately congratulated her on her promotion to Zhaoyi.

Ye Jinyun raised her hand to signal them to stand up, then she got on the sedan chair that the emperor had prepared for her in advance and returned to Yingquan Palace.

…

Lin Qingtang and the other man had already been waiting for her at the door. Seeing her get out of the sedan chair unharmed, they were completely relieved.

Although they had received news a long time ago that the emperor liked her very much and promoted her to Zhaoyi, they could not feel at ease because she did not come back.

This morning, news came from the harem that the red spots on her face had disappeared. The two were very worried about her, thinking that the emperor would blame her for deceiving him.

After asking around, it turned out that the imperial physician said that the blood on her face was from the toad palace, and it would disappear after she slept with her.

The two of them thought it was outrageous because they were the only ones who knew what the red spots were.

But since the imperial physician said so, it must be the emperor's instructions. It seems that the emperor did not blame her. On the contrary, he considered her in every way.

As soon as Ye Jinyun got out of the sedan chair, he went towards the two of them and said, "Why are you all out? I'm fine, don't worry."

"I can only feel at ease after seeing you come back safely. Let's go back to the house and talk."

After Lin Qingtang finished speaking, she walked in first. Ye Jinyun and Yu Wan'er followed her and entered the hall together.

After entering the house and sitting down, Lin Qingtang asked Bai Lu to watch at the door and said:

"I originally thought that you just happened to be picked by the emperor to serve him in bed, but now it seems that the emperor has noticed you a long time ago. Today, you suddenly gained favor and will definitely become the target of public criticism. What do you plan to do in the future? Have you thought about it?"

Yu Wan'er nodded worriedly. In the past, the three of them just wanted to live in obscurity in the palace for the rest of their lives and had never considered these issues.

But now that Sister Ye has suddenly gained favor, there will definitely be a lot of people watching her in the future. She also knows how intense the intrigues in the harem are, and she is afraid that Sister Ye will not be able to cope with it.

Ye Jinyun looked at the two of them and said seriously:

"I know I can't hide now. I'm afraid there will be many attacks from the open and hidden in the future. I can only respond to them as they come. But no matter how others deal with me, as long as I can grasp the emperor's heart, everything will be much simpler."

The two nodded, that was the truth.

No matter how the concubines in the harem scheme against each other, the most important thing is who the emperor is willing to trust.

If she became the emperor's favorite concubine and the emperor trusted her, then these problems would be much easier to solve.

The three of them sat down and discussed countermeasures for a while, and then Ye Jinyun went back to sleep, yawning.