Concubine Yun opened her eyes upon hearing the voice, and seeing Long Wenyu and Yan Funing approaching, she smiled lovingly, "Why are you here today?"
"Come to see you."
As Yan Funing spoke, she helped Concubine Yun pull up the blanket that was almost dragged to the ground.
Fu Ciyi gave a basket of oranges to A Xiu.
Ah Xiu saw the bright oranges and smiled until her wrinkles wrinkled. "The Queen has been talking about His Highness and the Crown Princess since early morning. It's great that you two are here."
"You're always so talkative." Concubine Yun sat up on the recliner.
"The oranges were freshly picked today. My husband and I were probably a little naughty. We picked the oranges and threw them into the basket one by one. I don't know if they were injured. We need to eat them quickly."
Yan Funing took an orange from the basket, peeled it herself and gave it to Concubine Yun, and then took another one for A Xiu to eat.
Ah Xiu put down the bamboo basket, rubbed the orange that Yan Funing had given her in her hands, and then slowly peeled it: "It's very solid, it won't get hurt if you fall."
Concubine Yun pointed to a chair in the room and said to Ah Xiu, "Ah Xiu, don't just focus on eating. Go inside and move some chairs."
"Don't bother Aunt Xiu, we can move it ourselves."
Yan Funing entered the room.
Fu Ciyi was one step ahead of her, carrying two chairs, one on each side, out of the room.
Ah Xiu's eyes moistened as she squatted down and said to Concubine Yun, "Your Majesty, look how well His Highness and the Crown Princess are doing."
No one uses this old woman as an excuse.
Concubine Yun ate an orange and looked at the young couple with a smile: "Yes, they are a good match. With their arrival, our place is much brighter."
Fu Ciyi placed two chairs to the left of Concubine Yun's recliner.
Unexpectedly, Yan Funing moved and sat on the other side of Concubine Yun.
Afterwards, she smiled at him and said, "My dear husband, it would be nice if we could each sit on one side and accompany the Grand Concubine."
Seeing Concubine Yun put down the oranges, she took Su Xinyu's hand and said, "You are really a delight. No wonder Wen Yu likes you."
"Your Majesty, let me tell you, he has liked me for a long time, but he has always refused to admit it and has been so stubborn." Yan Funing took the opportunity to complain.
"Ningning, why do you tell everything to the Concubine Dowager?" Fu Ciyi said in a deep voice.
Is he shameless?
Yan Funing stuck out her tongue and leaned her head against Concubine Yun: "I don't care. I'm also very happy to see the Concubine."
Concubine Yun patted her gently. The little girl's body was so soft that it made her heart soften, and her movements of patting her became much slower.
"Are you the girl from the Yan family?"
Yan Funing nodded: "Yes."
"Come to think of it, your grandmother and I are quite close friends."
"My grandmother..." Yan Funing pursed her lips and lowered her voice, "Is it the grandmother now?"
Concubine Yun shook her head: "Your dear grandmother."
"I've never met my grandmother. What kind of person was she?"
"Of course she's a good person, with a particularly good heart." Concubine Yun sighed as she spoke. "Sometimes she's too kind. How could she let her husband help take care of her sister?"
"How much does your Majesty know about what happened back then?"
Concubine Yun shook her head. "I was imprisoned in the cold palace a long time ago, and many things were told to me by others. When she left, I couldn't even see her off. Your grandfather was also a man who valued love and friendship, and he agreed to his first wife's request."
"So, my grandfather had no choice but to marry my step-grandmother." Yan Funing murmured, "But why did my biological grandmother make such a request?"
"Back then, your step-grandmother was in her twenties and still unmarried. Your grandmother was most worried about her. Furthermore, she felt her own children needed care, and that it would be better for them to be taken care of by their aunt than by someone else. That's why she made this request."
For a woman in her twenties or even thirty who is still unmarried, being a concubine is considered a compliment.
Especially if you can marry into the Duke's Mansion and become the mistress of the house, that would be the best outcome.
At that time, she heard in the cold palace that many women envied her.
I envy her even more because she has a good sister and a good brother-in-law.
"So that's how it is. But my step-grandmother doesn't like my father and aunt, nor does she like us younger generations. She actually likes the people from the second and third wives..."
And there is Yan Yan'er.
"That's why I thought she had a bad heart, and your grandmother had a good heart." Concubine Yun carefully examined Yan Funing's small face. "I was wondering why I was so happy the moment I saw you. You look just like your grandmother."
"Really?"
"Of course it's true. Look at the mouth, they're so similar." Concubine Yun smiled gently, "Your grandmother was a great beauty. I didn't expect you to be even more beautiful than her." As she spoke, she looked at Long Wenyu, "No wonder the cold-hearted Wenyu would also fall in love with you."
"Grandma Yun."
Yan Funing leaned on Concubine Yun's shoulder again.
The cry of "Grandma Yun" made Concubine Yun overjoyed. She responded happily, hugged Yan Funing and was very affectionate with her.
Seeing Fu Ciyi: "..."
Concubine Yun asked gently, "The food at noon today is much better. Is there any happy event in the palace?"
"It should be a happy event. Mother has become the queen."
Yan Funing raised her head in Concubine Yun's arms.
"Good, good." Concubine Yun once again set her eyes on Long Wenyu, "Your mother has finally come to a happy ending after all the hardships she has endured."
"Thank you, Concubine, for caring about my mother." Fu Ciyi said lightly.
"Look, this kid Wen Yu just doesn't like to talk." Concubine Yun complained to Yan Funing.
Yan Funing smiled and said, "It seems so, but he talks a lot when he is with me."
"You are different. You are different in his heart." Concubine Yun smiled lovingly again.
The young couple chatted with Concubine Yun for a while, then remembered that they still had to go to Fu Nanyao's palace, so they said goodbye.
"Okay, walk slowly."
Concubine Yun personally saw her off.
After seeing them jump over the high wall of the cold palace, Concubine Yun was helped back by A Xiu.
On the way back, women who were also imprisoned in the cold palace came over.
Concubine Yun was in a good mood today: "Want to eat my snacks again?"
"Yes, you have people to see you, but we don't, so we can only long to eat your food." Someone said.
"Today we have oranges, which are very fresh. There aren't enough for all of you, so we can give each of you half."
After saying this, Concubine Yun went back and gave them half and half personally.
"Thank you, Sister Yun!"
"Thank you, Sister Yun!"
"Thank you, Aunt Yun!"
Although there was only half a piece, it was the only place where you could eat something delicious at Concubine Yun's place.
They were all girls, and they all loved snacks. She and Concubine Yun didn't get along well, but since she had delicious food from time to time, she immediately captured the hearts of everyone in the cold palace.
Seeing this, Ah Xiu's usually vigilant expression relaxed a lot.
In the past, I was afraid that they would come and snatch it away, but now it’s nice that we can live in harmony like this.
No one dared to disturb the master while he was basking in the sun in the corridor, all thanks to His Royal Highness the Third Prince and his wife.
At this moment, Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing went straight to Fu Nanyao's palace.
When they arrived, Fu Nanyao was pouring tea for Fu Beimo and Meng Li.
Seeing his brother and sister-in-law coming over, Fu Nanyao immediately stood up and said, "How about visiting my bedroom?"
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