Chapter 331 Wei Yanwan 71
"Hello, Madam Ling."
Yongji struggled to get up from the bed, but Wei Yanwan quickly waved him away, telling him to lie back down. "Fourteenth Prince, there's no need to get up. Are you feeling better lately?"
Yongji's face was still a little yellow, but when he heard Wei Yanwan's question, he nodded quickly: "I feel much better, don't worry, Empress Ling."
This is indeed a very lovely child, who was brought up to be gentle and kind by the queen. Because he is still young, he has not yet formed a complete class mentality of feudal society.
This is probably why he was not recognized by Emperor Qianlong.
"Mrs. Ling, is my mother feeling better?"
Feeling the pressure on her sleeve, Wei Yanwan quickly lowered her head and gently tucked the corner of the quilt in for him: "Your mother is much better now. Fourteenth Prince, take your medicine obediently and eat well. Once you recover, you can go to Yikun Palace to pay your respects to the Empress."
"Well, I will definitely take good care of myself and not let my mother worry."
As the Fourteenth Prince was speaking, a young eunuch walked in with a boiled medicine in his hand.
Wei Yanwan took a look at the young child and said in a gentler voice, "Are you the new one assigned to serve the Fourteenth Prince? What's your name?"
"My Lord, my humble name is Xiao Lizi."
"Serve Fourteenth Prince well, and you will have your own benefits in the future."
Little Lizi hunched his back and answered carefully, "Yes, I will definitely take good care of Fourteenth Prince."
Coming out of Xiefang Palace, Chunchan supported Wei Yanwan as they walked in the corridor. The wind and snow outside were getting stronger, which was chilling.
"Ever since the Mulan Autumn Hunt, the Queen has never recovered from her illness. The Emperor doesn't even visit her, and he even summons Concubine Yu and her group every day. Do you think the Queen is going to..."
"It's still early. The Queen's illness is strange. Look at the people in the palace who have been jumping up and down since the Queen fell ill. Who are they? Do you think the people who murdered the Queen and Concubine Chun will stop now that they are so successful?"
"Your Majesty, are you saying this was all a plot by the Empress and Concubine Chun? The Empress and the others don't look like...that kind of people?"
"Look, even you think so. Those brainless people who keep saying that the Borjigit clan is the only one who can produce empresses of the Qing Dynasty, will they be deceived by the empress and the others?"
Wei Yanwan looked at the white plum blossoms in full bloom in the imperial garden, but her mind was reminiscent of her visit to the sick queen in Yiku Palace two days ago.
Ruyi lay on the couch, her tone still as unhurried as ever, with a barely concealed weariness: "Yanwan, I seem to understand how you felt back then."
Wei Yanwan didn't expect her to say such words to herself, and she couldn't help but look at Ruyi, who looked sick on the bed:
The sallow face, dry and pale lips, and bluish-white eye sockets, it was a face that was simply terminally ill.
Strange, is Ruyi already so seriously ill?
"I'm really sorry to have troubled you and Ruiji to take care of Yongji during my illness. Ahem - ahem -"
Ruyi's heart-wrenching cough woke her from her thoughts. Wei Yanwan hurriedly called the servants, then took a few quick steps to her bed and grabbed Ruyi's wrist.
No one noticed her raised eyebrows. The next second, Wei Yanwan unnoticedly grabbed Ruyi's wrist and put her under the quilt.
"Your Highness, there's no need to apologize. This is our duty. However, the Empress's position cannot be left vacant for long. You must rest well. The concubines are waiting for you."
The memory ended there. Wei Yanwan had been observing the situation from the sidelines for the past two days, perhaps realizing that the Queen's actions were intended to lure the enemy out of its hole. She remained noncommittal about Ruyi's self-destructive behavior, which might not even bring the enemy out. She didn't criticize her, but instead followed Ruyi's wishes, taking turns with Ruiji to visit the child.
Fortunately, the person she was dealing with was indeed brainless, and that brainless woman was surrounded by a mob. The only one who had some brains, but not much, was Concubine Mao, who had her own plans.
"Tsk, this is the kind of stuff she can handle now."
"Hmm? What did the Master say?"
"Nothing, the flowers are blooming so beautifully that I want to pick a branch of white plum blossoms to put in a vase."
When Chunchan heard this, he quickly called Chunlei behind him to pick plum blossoms.
"Madam, which one do you like?"
Wei Yanwan looked at the top of the plum tree. Another branch was in full bloom. Unfortunately, only Chunchan and Chunlei were there today, and none of the three of them could reach it.
Wei Yanwan looked at the bottom of her flower pot. To be honest, she was already the tallest among them after stepping on this flower pot.
"Forget it, I'll do it myself."
As she spoke, she walked to the white plum tree and stretched out her hand. Sure enough, it was still a little off. Wei Yanwan didn't force it. She was about to turn to the slightly shorter branch next to it when suddenly a hand reached out from the side and picked the white plum branch that Yanwan liked.
Wei Yanwan followed her hand and looked back, encountering a pair of silent eyes. As they stared at each other, a faint ripple appeared in those dark and silent eyes, like an uncontrollable volcano, revealing a heart-pounding emotion. Wei Yanwan subconsciously took two steps back, and was gently supported by a hand from behind.
She turned her head and saw Jinzhong's half-smile.
"Guard Ling, please be careful on duty. Look how scared Master Ling is."
The sarcastic tone in the words was about to hit Ling Yunche's face.
"I only saw that Noble Concubine Ling couldn't reach the plum blossoms, so I offered my help. However, Eunuch Jinzhong's reaction was a bit too intense."
"I am naturally worried that Master Ling will fall. It would be bad if Master Ling's body was hurt."
Jinzhong glanced at him with a forced smile, but his words sounded somewhat harsh.
Wei Yanwan blinked, but didn't remove her arm from Jinzhong's grasp. Instead, she turned around and asked curiously, "Why are you here, Eunuch Jinzhong?"
"Master Ling, it was very difficult for me to find you. The Emperor sent me to look for you at the Yangxin Palace, but I ended up at the Yongshou Palace. Eunuch Wang said you went to the Xiefang Palace to visit the Fourteenth Prince early this morning. So I came here again. I saw you when I passed by the Imperial Garden and hurried over to find you."
Jinzhong was pleased to see that Wei Yanwan didn't even look at Ling Yunche. The sarcastic smile on his face became genuine, and even had a bit of servile flattery. He actually planned to help Wei Yanwan leave.
Wei Yanwan was amused. She waved her hand, pulled her arm out of his grasp, and turned to Ling Yunche, saying softly, "Thank you, Guard Ling, for your help. Chunchan, hold the flowers carefully. We'll go back and put them in the red plum vase the emperor gave you yesterday."
Ling Yunche stared at her in a daze, letting Chunchan take the white plum blossom from his hand. He looked into Wei Yanwan's clear eyes and felt that she probably didn't realize that Jinzhong had evil intentions towards her.
Yes, who would suspect that she would be targeted by a eunuch, especially since she was the emperor's concubine.
Ling Yunche had no idea that the two of them had known each other for a long time, even before Wei Yanwan met the emperor. He only thought that it was because Wei Yanwan became a concubine and frequented the Yangxin Palace that she attracted Jinzhong's covetousness.
His hanging hands gradually clenched, and he watched the two people gradually walk away. When there was no one around, he let the emotions in his heart churn freely.
It was unknown how long it took before he took out a vase-shaped hairpin from his bosom, and his murmurs dissipated in the wind and snow.
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