"Your Majesty, are you feeling better?"
Wei Hanyu cautiously approached the Empress, a fawning smile on her face.
During his several-day eastern tour, despite the distractions of other matters, Wei Hanyu remained steadfast in his absolute devotion to the Empress.
It's really strange. It wasn't hard to tell how much the Empress disliked Wei Hanyu before, but now that Yongcong is gone, she has quickly become close to Wei Hanyu again.
Especially during the Eastern Tour, no matter what the Empress did, she always had Wei Hanyu, who was always humble and subservient, by her side.
This was all thanks to Wei Hanyu's humility; no matter who mocked her, she remained loyal to the Empress, which almost moved the Empress to tears.
Fortunately, the Empress had only lost her son; she was still quite shrewd and treated it as a spectacle, not taking it too seriously.
"I am perfectly healthy. Consort Wei, why have you come here today? Didn't His Majesty summon you to accompany him?"
The Empress was curious, thinking to herself that she had personally orchestrated this whole affair, so why wasn't the person serving the Emperor, but instead coming to her side to fawn over her?
The Empress thought that Wei Hanyu was loyal to her, but she didn't believe that Wei Hanyu was selfless.
Right now, the Empress had only drunk half of her medicine when Wei Hanyu took it from her. While attentively serving the Empress her medicine, Wei Hanyu quietly explained why she had come.
It turned out that the emperor was busy with official duties and had canceled the procession.
"Then you shouldn't have come at this time, Your Majesty." Before she could finish speaking, the Empress couldn't help but cover her mouth and cough softly twice.
Seeing this, Wei Hanyu quickly reached out and patted the back of the unwell empress.
"I am not feeling well. If you come here, you might catch the disease and be unable to serve the Emperor."
The Empress wasn't trying to scare Wei Hanyu. Many people had fallen ill during the Eastern Tour, with the Seventh Prince Yongrong being the most seriously ill, but the other adults weren't really healthy either.
The Empress was already at her last gasp when she left the palace, and along the way she had to take care of meeting with officials and their families, which made her health deteriorate. The longer she delayed, the more trouble she would cause.
The fact that the Empress would say such things shows that she didn't really want Wei Hanyu to leave.
More than anything, it was a test of Wei Hanyu's attitude, like knowing what Wei Hanyu was after by getting so close, but still wanting to find out her purpose.
Since the Empress's actions were acceptable, there was nothing more to say about Wei Hanyu's subsequent response.
"I was worried about Your Majesty's health and didn't think that much about it."
As for whether she would be affected by the illness, Wei Hanyu avoided the topic, but her presence here made it clear that she was not afraid at all.
The Empress used Wei Hanyu's hand to finish the medicine, then looked at her with a smile, saying, "You're so thoughtful."
Whether it's sincere or not, as long as the meaning is conveyed and it sounds pleasant, the empress will be very satisfied.
At least you gave them the respect they deserved. You can't expect them to be completely honest, especially since there's no real connection between them.
Wei Hanyu was clever and shrewd, and she was also willing to swallow her pride and coax the Empress.
Needless to say, in terms of sheer enthusiasm for talking to people, Wei Hanyu ranks among the top three in the Empress's heart.
At least during her convalescence, the Empress had Wei Hanyu's attentive companionship, which made her very happy.
As long as she's happy, that's all that matters. I'm just afraid the Empress won't be happy. Wei Hanyu smiled on the surface, but her heart was cold.
Now everything is going as she imagined. All that's left is for the Empress to take Consort Jia away and for the Empress to be removed from the game. Then she can seize the opportunity to rise to power and no longer be anyone's pawn, but have an identity of her own.
The longer one stays in the imperial harem, the more one desires to break free from certain constraints.
Even after moving to Yongshou Palace, Wei Hanyu was not completely free from the fact that she came from Changchun Palace.
It seems that only when the Empress is not around can she be herself again.
"The palace is a lonely place, Consort Wei. While you are still young, have more children. This is my advice to you as someone who has been through it."
Upon hearing this, Wei Hanyu's eyes revealed obvious emotion. "Your Majesty, I have remembered this."
"But some things are simply not meant to be, and there's nothing I can do about it."
Does Wei Hanyu not want to get pregnant? It's all because of that miscarriage she had before.
He hated the high and mighty Empress to the core, thinking that she would be grateful just by saying a few words. Humph! He wished he could just send her offline.
When the Empress mentioned the child, she didn't just say a few words and then brush it off. She looked up and gestured for Donghan to take out the things. The Empress continued to advise Wei Hanyu, "If fate doesn't bring you together, there are always ways to make it happen."
Here, the prescription in Donghan's hand is the one I've been using to conceive.
That's how Yongcong came to be. Unfortunately, my health was too poor, and Yongcong was sickly from birth, eventually leaving my side early.
"Consort Wei, you are young and healthy. Take this prescription."
After saying that, Dong Han had already stuffed the prescription into Wei Hanyu's hand.
Wei Hanyu was stunned. She looked down at the prescription covered with writing and felt inexplicably excited.
A man seeking a child? Is it true?!
She said that with the Empress's age and physical condition, how could she possibly conceive naturally? It was simply unrealistic.
So that's the formula the Empress used to conceive; now everything makes sense.
At least the Empress gave her the prescription in the hope that she would become pregnant.
But what benefit would this bring to the Queen?
After leaving the Empress's palace, Wei Hanyu hurriedly returned to her residence with Ping'er.
She had already read this fertility remedy many times on the way.
It would be impossible for Wei Hanyu to discern any hidden meanings; he was more focused on identifying potential pitfalls within the prescription.
For example, the effects on the health of offspring born using this formula.
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