Chapter 73 Leaving the Palace
"Aunt, His Majesty seems very angry."
Back in the quiet courtyard, Fuling poured a cup of hot tea, glanced at Yun Wan's calm profile, and said anxiously.
His Majesty wasn't exactly furious just now, but he wasn't in a good mood either. Fuling was so scared that her legs went weak standing by, fearing that His Majesty was tired of her aunt.
But my aunt didn't seem afraid at all.
The light green tea leaves float in the white jade teacup, and their branches and leaves stretch out under the boiling water, emitting a faint fragrance.
Yun Wan lowered her eyes and stared at the changes, her slender porcelain-white fingertips unconsciously stroking the wall of the cup. Her delicate and cold face was calm, and her thick, raven-blue eyelashes were lowered, covering the emotions in her eyes.
She raised her hand and pressed the corner of her eye. The warmth from her fingertips dispelled the soreness in her eyes, and she felt much more comfortable instantly.
Are you angry?
His Majesty seemed to be more patient than she had expected.
.......
From that day on, Emperor Jingxuan never appeared again, and Yun Wan lived a leisurely life and seemed to be unaffected.
Apart from staying in the Perfume Bureau every day to complete her own affairs and instructing several young palace maids under her in making perfume, she would stay quietly in the courtyard.
Fuling went from being extremely anxious at first to being calm now.
She could see that her aunt didn't care at all about angering His Majesty. She just did what she had to do, calmly as if nothing had happened.
On the contrary, it was Eunuch Jiang who asked her every day, and told her explicitly or implicitly to persuade her aunt to admit her mistake to His Majesty, which made His Majesty seem particularly concerned, and even made Eunuch Jiang so anxious that blisters appeared on his mouth.
But what can Poria cocos do?
My aunt seems gentle and soft-tempered, but in fact she is tougher and more indifferent than anyone else.
She had advised and hinted at it before, but her aunt responded meekly and then did nothing.
As June entered the second half of the year, the weather became hotter, the cicadas chirped incessantly in the trees, the daylight hours grew longer, and Yun Wan woke up earlier and earlier.
In the early morning, the sky was bright as daybreak broke. The mist had not yet dissipated. The door of the house was pushed open from the inside, and Yunwan appeared in neatly dressed clothes.
She was dressed in moon-white clothes and soft green gauze skirt. Her black hair fell like a waterfall, and her black hair emitted a silky luster. Her face, without any makeup, was as radiant as candle jade, and her elegance was filled with charm.
Standing in the morning light, it is hazy and so beautiful that it seems unreal.
Yun Wan opened her mouth and gave an order, her voice as cool as water: "Fuling, help me dress up."
Fuling was watering the trees in the yard. When she heard the sound, she turned around and was stunned by her clothes. "Auntie, are you going out?"
Yun Wan nodded, "Let's go to Changchun Palace."
"But His Majesty said..." Fuling looked at her with difficulty.
Yun Wan frowned, "Is going to see Consort Shu considered casual? I haven't been there in a long time. This is inappropriate."
Fuling thought about it and felt that it made some sense, so she replied, "Then I will do your makeup for you."
In Changchun Palace, Yun Wan met Concubine Shu and explained her purpose.
"Leaving the palace?"
Concubine Shu frowned, not quite agreeing, "Why would you want to leave the palace for no reason?"
Hearing this, Yun Wan's brow darkened, and she said with a lingering sadness, "My Lady, tomorrow is my husband's...memorial day. I want to go see him."
After hearing this, Concubine Shu was stunned.
She put down the jade roller in her hand and slapped her forehead in frustration: "Really, look at my memory. I was so busy that I forgot such an important day."
Tomorrow is Lu Fenglan’s memorial day.
Yun Wan looked worried and depressed.
Thinking of her younger brother who passed away at such a young age, Concubine Shu felt sad and lost: "I never thought that so many years would pass, and my third brother would also... be gone for so many years."
Yun Wan: "It's my fault. Bringing up this matter only adds to Her Majesty's worries."
Concubine Shu shook her head, looking at her with a guilty look, "It's hard to believe that you and Third Brother have such a deep affection for each other. You have remained faithful to him for so many years without any regrets, and you gave birth to such a smart child, Asui."
Yun Wan smiled, revealing a longing expression: "Feng Lan is my husband. He treats me well, so naturally I miss him."
"It's a pity that I was not blessed enough to enjoy a long-lasting love with my husband."
Her tone was low, and she looked regretful and sad.
"Third brother..."
The words were on the tip of her tongue. Concubine Shu sighed heavily, took Yun Wan's hand and said gently, "Go ahead. I'll arrange a carriage for you to leave the palace according to my order. Go pick up Asui on the way back before the sun goes down, and also give my regards to my third brother."
Yun Wan's eyes showed gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Concubine Shu waved her hand. How could she stop her brother's memorial day?
Outside the hall, Fuling saw Yun Wan coming out and didn't feel anything was wrong until she walked for a long time and realized that it was not the way back to the Sixiang Bureau. Then her heart skipped a beat.
"Aunt, what are you doing?" She looked at Yun Wan in confusion.
Yun Wan took out the token to leave the palace and said with a smile: "The Concubine Shu has agreed to let me leave the palace. You can go back first."
"ah?!"
Fuling was shocked, as if the sky had fallen.
She blocked Yun Wan's way, with a bitter look on her face: "But aunt, His Majesty won't let you leave the palace!"
If His Majesty knew that her aunt had left the palace, she couldn't imagine what would happen.
Yun Wan: "I have something important to do outside the palace. Your Majesty has granted me permission. It's not—"
But Fuling's mind was full of "Aunt is leaving the palace", and she stamped her feet in anxiety and didn't hear what she said at all.
Suddenly, she looked at Yun Wan and said urgently, "No! Please wait a moment, Auntie. I will inform Eunuch Jiang!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Fuling turned around and ran towards the Zichen Palace, as fast as a shadow.
Yun Wan stood there for a while and continued walking forward.
When she arrived in front of the Zichen Palace, Fuling was already sweating and panting.
The young eunuch in front of the emperor was surprised, "Sister Fuling, why are you here? What happened so urgently?"
Fuling supported herself with one hand and waved with the other, saying with difficulty, "Hurry up and call Eunuch Jiang for me! Tell him I have something urgent to tell you!"
She staggered and nearly fell.
The young eunuch hurried forward to support him, also anxiously saying, "Hey, wait a moment, Eunuch Jiang has gone to the Qinzheng Palace with His Majesty. I'm going to report this now!"
Fuling grabbed him, "I'm with you!"
The trip back and forth would take quite a while, so she had to hurry.
Qinzheng Hall.
With nothing to do, Jiang Fusheng leaned against a pillar under the eaves outside the hall to enjoy the cool air. Occasionally, he heard the sound of His Majesty scolding ministers in the hall, and shook his head helplessly.
Your Majesty has been getting more and more angry recently, but unfortunately no one has come to calm him down.
But for some reason, his right eyelid kept twitching today. He yawned and accidentally pulled the blisters at the corners of his mouth, causing him to grimace in pain.
"Eunuch Jiang!"
Someone called him from a distance.
Jiang Fusheng turned around and saw out of the corner of his eye that the person coming was Fuling, and he smiled.
Madam, have you finally come to your senses and are coming to apologize to His Majesty?
He flicked his whisk, looked at Fuling with a smile, and said in a friendly tone: "Fuling is here, where is your aunt?"
Fuling said with a sad face, "Eunuch Jiang is in trouble! My aunt has left the palace!"
The smile suddenly disappeared, and Jiang Fusheng's eyes went dark. "W-what?!"
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