With a whoosh—
Chen Yuwei ran from the tatami room to the dressing table like a gust of wind.
Xia He: ...
Xia He was startled by her mistress's speed and quickness, and considering that her mistress was pregnant... Oh dear, she hurriedly followed after her.
"My lord, what's wrong? Did I say something inappropriate just now?"
Xia He looked worried, her gaze towards Chen Yuwei seemingly possessing the ability to see through people's bodies.
They wanted to spray him all over, afraid that they might accidentally hurt their master's health.
Chen Yuwei did not reply; at this moment, she was staring intently at the bronze mirror in front of her, examining herself from head to toe.
The bronze mirror was small, only enough to reflect Chen Yuwei's entire face.
Furthermore, bronze mirrors are not as clear and bright as glass mirrors. Even after polishing and grinding, they cannot reflect all the pimples or blemishes on the face.
Even the natural color of a bronze mirror can make a person's face appear yellowish for no apparent reason.
Even with clear, bright skin, the original color is lost when viewed in front of a bronze mirror.
After a while, just as Xia He was feeling uneasy and was about to try to persuade her mistress to call the imperial physician, Chen Yuwei suddenly spoke up, "Xia He, have I gained some weight recently? My face doesn't look as rosy and radiant as before."
Xia He exclaimed and shook her head decisively, "Your Majesty's complexion is as usual."
Whether pregnant or not, any woman who loves beauty will not like to hear others say that her appearance has deteriorated.
Xia He subconsciously used the same old approach to answer, but her hurried demeanor only strengthened Chen Yuwei's resolve.
"I can clearly feel that your face is no longer as delicate and smooth as before," Chen Yuwei said seriously as she unconsciously touched it. "Xia He, you don't need to hide it. I just want to confirm one thing."
This is very important. If it is true, then it must be said that the feud between the Empress and the Empress Dowager is irreconcilable.
At that point, it won't be a matter of whether Chen Yuwei wants to get involved or not; rather, Chen Yuwei will have already been dragged into the quagmire and will have to do everything she can to save herself.
Xia He quickly calmed down after realizing that her master's tone was too serious.
Since the master said so, he must have noticed something unusual.
Xia He carefully observed her master's complexion and the exposed skin.
Sure enough, the difference was noticed in just a moment.
As the maid who had served Chen Yuwei the longest, Xia He had adapted to Chen Yuwei's rhythm and therefore did not pay much attention to these things because Chen Yuwei had the system's support.
Now, both master and servant suddenly realized that the strategy of "blindly observing from the sidelines" was the most effective way to deal with themselves, even if applied directly.
"Your Majesty, this servant will immediately send someone to invite the imperial physician. When it is time for you to have your pulse checked, in the name of the imperial heir, no one else will suspect anything."
Chen Yuwei looked at Xia He, who was bowing slightly, and nodded with satisfaction. "Go and make the arrangements. Consider this a lesson learned. Remember it well and make sure it never happens again."
"Yes, I will remember." Xia He turned around and quickly retreated from the inner room.
After everyone left, Chen Yuwei let out a sigh of relief and slowly walked back to her room.
He Zhuo and Fu Ling'a were still playing. The commotion caused by Chen Yuwei and her servant had not dampened the two little ones' playful spirits.
A slight smile played on Chen Yuwei's lips as she activated the system in her mind. "The tricks I used to get overused in the last mission world are now being used on me." Surviving in the harem requires constant vigilance, even though Chen Yuwei had previously looked down on Qianlong's harem, thinking it wasn't as challenging as Kangxi's.
Oh!
Now this boomerang has pierced me quite hard; it's a real slap in the face.
Chen Yuwei silently mocked herself, but her expression remained unchanged.
Obviously, this wasn't the first time Chen Yuwei had encountered this situation.
The system, which had been silent for a long time, popped up, saying, "The system believes that it will take the host some time to realize the problem."
A little gloating, and somewhat surprised, but the system could understand why the host had been tricked this time.
Over a long period of time, not all schemes can be successfully prevented.
In this instance, Chen Yuwei had clearly been too carefree for too long, or underestimated others, which led to her being schemed against.
However, having learned from its mistakes, the system believes that with this silent warning, the host will not fall into the trap so easily again in this mission world.
Chen Yuwei scoffed at the system's words, "I thought you would remind me."
Given our relationship, my misfortune won't benefit you.
These mission takers have a lot of trump cards up their sleeves, so they can't be completely crushed by a single incident.
The system still needs to cooperate with her later, so if there is an unpleasant incident in advance, it will be very troublesome to apply for unbinding and rebinding after returning to the system space station.
The system's voice was adorably innocent: "Even without the system's reminder, the host would have gotten through this safely."
So why would the system need to issue a reminder? It won't speak up unless it's a matter of life and death.
Chen Yuwei: ...Tsk, she forgot that the system had never gained any advantage over the years and had always been dedicated to watching her make a fool of herself.
As things stand today, Chen Yuwei, a seasoned rower, capsized and fell into the water. The system was too busy mocking her to give her any warnings or reminders.
Having figured out the system's intentions, Chen Yuwei was too lazy to pay attention to the system that was laughing at her.
Turning around and sitting on the tatami mat, Chen Yuwei waved to He Zhuo and Fu Ling'a.
Immediately, the two children scrambled into Chen Yuwei's arms, occupying the small space on either side.
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