Chapter 292 Wei Yanwan 32
"Yes, these days, only when you are by my side can I have a moment of peace."
Hongli sighed and stroked Wei Yanwan's face, which was not made up but still beautiful and elegant. His anxious mood seemed to be infected by the other party's peaceful and leisurely aura and gradually calmed down.
"I hope Your Majesty doesn't think I'm useless."
Wei Yanwan stayed with Hongli for a while before returning to her residence with the reward. Chunchan hurriedly came over and said, "Just now, Aunt Fujia from the Empress Dowager's household came over and said that she was waiting for you to come back and asked you to go to the Empress Dowager."
"The Empress Dowager?"
Wei Yanwan was stunned, puzzled. She and the Queen Mother didn't have much in common, and the reason she was being summoned was probably about the princess marrying far away in Khorchin. She had put so much effort into the previous court and the harem, so she should have realized that things were going in the wrong direction.
Even if Ruyi hadn't come herself, she shouldn't have come to me, right?
Wei Yanwan recalled the plot and then remembered the grudge between her and the Ulanara family in the past. Although the empress dowager knew that only Concubine Xian could speak in front of the emperor at this time, she could not lower herself.
Now that he has a partner like her who seems to be no less favored than Buyi, he is naturally more willing to look for her.
After figuring out the reason, Wei Yanwan walked into the house and bowed to the empress dowager steadily.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."
"Get up."
The Queen Mother looked at her secretly and couldn't help but marvel at the woman's beauty.
I heard that she was just a maid in the Palace of the Fourth Treasury at first. It was thought that she climbed up with her face and belly. However, recently, many concubines were reprimanded by the emperor for inappropriate words, but her favor grew day by day. It turned out that there was more to her than just her looks.
"Do you know why I called you here?"
"I am ignorant, please enlighten me, Your Majesty."
"I think you are not stupid, but too smart." The Queen Mother smiled and pointed at the tea in front of her. After Yan Wan picked it up, she spoke:
"If it weren't for you, the one in Zhongcui Palace might not have conceived the Sixth Prince. And Concubine Mei, you've given her advice countless times, both openly and covertly. Not to mention that now, in this palace, you're the only one who can rival Concubine Xian in terms of favor."
"What a good mind and good means."
Wei Yanwan put down her teacup, remaining neither humble nor overbearing in the face of the empress dowager's authority. "Your Majesty's discerning eye is as sharp as a torch. I dare not conceal anything. But I have done nothing but have no regrets."
"That's why I admire you. There are countless clever women in this palace who are scheming and manipulating others, but I know they won't get far."
The Queen Mother's words could almost be called a warning: "Too soft-hearted, too cruel, everything is too much and too little and will lose balance. Even if you climb high for a while, you will surely fall hard in the future."
"The sense of propriety is something I learned after suffering so much loss in the past." The Queen Mother looked at her with a look of admiration in her eyes. "You are even more proficient than I was back then."
"Your Majesty, your praise is too great. I, your concubine, am ashamed to accept it."
"Alright, there's no need to say any more polite words. I didn't call you here today to teach you. I just want to ask you one question: are you willing to help me with this?"
Faced with an offer from another company, Wei Yanwan was very moved but she turned it down. Although the Queen Mother was a boss a hundred times better than Zha Zha Long, and she had a sense of contract and was also very humane.
It's a pity that a new emperor appoints new ministers, and the empress dowager is the sword of the previous dynasty. There are many things on which they cannot agree.
However, who says she can't reach a cooperation intention with another company?
"I am a humble person, and my opinion carries little weight. I am afraid that the emperor will not accept my opinion."
Wei Yanwan pretended not to notice the Queen Mother's somewhat unpleasant expression and continued, "If you really want to persuade the Emperor, I'm afraid the Queen Mother will have to do it herself."
"If I could see the emperor, why would I come to you?"
"The Emperor avoids the Queen Mother and the Empress simply because both mothers desperately want to keep their daughters by their side."
"But the princess's marriage is a family matter, and even more so a matter of state."
Wei Yanwan suddenly changed the subject at this point: "I was accompanying the Emperor today when I saw several gentlemen coming out, and it seemed that Master Fucha was among them."
"The Empress is seriously ill now, and she has no children except for one legitimate princess. I'm sure Lord Fucha and his family are all worried, right?"
The Queen Mother's originally annoyed expression changed, and she muttered to herself, following Wei Yanwan's words, "Their family is naturally worried. The Queen's health seems to be unable to conceive again. If... I'm afraid the Fucha family is in urgent need of a good marriage to support their family's prosperity and wealth."
"The Queen Mother is wise."
Niu Hulu Zhen Huan looked at her and suddenly laughed: "You can see the big picture from the subtle details and see things with a sharp eye. I really was not wrong about you."
"I thank the Queen Mother for the praise."
When he came out of the Empress Dowager's palace, he unexpectedly bumped into Concubine Xian, and there was a hint of surprise in both of their eyes.
Ruyi naturally didn't expect to meet Wei Yanwan here, and Wei Yanwan didn't expect that she would give advice to the empress dowager today.
"Is Consort Xian also here to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager?"
"Yes, I heard that the Queen Mother has been losing her appetite lately because of the princess's marriage, so I came to see her on behalf of the Emperor."
"Then I will not disturb you any more. Goodbye."
Seeing her leave so abruptly, Ruyi became even more confused: "惢心, have we ever had any conflicts with Concubine Ling since we left the cold palace?"
"No? You've always been kind to others. Concubine Ling is notoriously unsociable. Apart from Concubine Mei and Concubine Shu, she never interacts with anyone else."
"Then why do I feel that she doesn't like the way I look?"
Ruyi wasn't saying that she was a heartthrob and everyone should like her. Rather, she felt that Wei Yanwan seemed to have an inexplicable dislike for her. Several times she tried to strike up a conversation with her, but only received a lukewarm response.
"Maybe it's because of that incident?"
惢心 was naturally referring to Wei Yanwan and Ling Yunche's unrequited love story. Although it had nothing to do with them, it was possible that Wei Yanwan had been avoiding the topic out of fear that they would spread rumors.
Ruyi glanced at the receding figure and gave up. "Forget it. I'll ask her in person someday when I have the chance. The most important thing right now is to resolve this matter."
Wei Yanwan didn't know or care about how the story between Ruyi and the Queen Mother would change. She was strolling by the lotus pond, thinking about something else in her mind.
She has not forgotten Hai Lan, who had cheated her before.
Wei Yanwan has always been clear about her grudges and gratitude, and she won't let Concubine Yu off easily just because she's joined the protagonist camp. And that tribute from the Yu family, if it falls into her hands, it won't be so easy to escape.
"Chiu~~"
An inconspicuous sparrow landed on Wei Yanwan's hand, and no one noticed the flash of pearly light.
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