Chapter 22 Reward
Xie Junyao looked up at her, his eyes seemed to be full of meaning: "Miss Wen has been wronged."
Looking at the emperor who was so close to her, Concubine Wan felt unfamiliar for the first time.
The Queen continued with a gentle smile, "Why not give Lady Wen some rewards?"
Wen Wanyu, who had been called out, was already prepared and bowed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty. Since my innocence has been proven, I do not feel wronged. There is no need for reward."
"Since the Emperor and the Empress both feel you've been wronged, there's no need for you to make excuses any longer." Concubine Wan opened her red lips, her words filled with condescension. She was thinking: Why are you pretending? If you want a reward, just say so directly. Why go through all this trouble?
Xie Junyao smiled calmly: "Concubine Wan is right."
Concubine Wan’s eyes widened. That’s not what she meant!!!
"Then—three bolts of cloud satin and brocade, the jade bracelets and night-shining pearls from my storehouse, and loquats. I'll have Li Dexian send them all to Changlixuan."
There was a pause mid-sentence, and everyone, including the Queen, thought it was enough. But Xie Junyao seemed to think it was not enough and added loquats.
Just a token of my appreciation. He really gave away so many good things. As expected of the Emperor, he's always generous.
Wen Wanyu thanked him with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After hearing about such generous rewards, she felt it was unfair. She lowered her head and pouted. She had fallen into the water, but ended up only advancing one level. Meanwhile, Wen Wanyu hadn't suffered any injustice, but was simply wronged, yet she was rewarded with so many things.
Could this be the difference between being favored and being unfavored?
Concubine Wan said sourly, "The Emperor hasn't rewarded Concubine Yu yet. I think Concubine Yu will be jealous when she wakes up."
Xie Junyao raised his eyelids and asked, "Does Concubine Wan think I should reward Concubine Yu?"
His expression remained unchanged as usual, but Concubine Wan felt that his tone was so cold that it exuded a hint of chill.
"Your Highness... Your Highness was just thinking that after all, Poppy Yu is pregnant..."
Concubine Xu came to help explain, but ended up trying to smooth things over: "Your Majesty, Concubine Wan's point is that the harem has few children, and Concubine Yu is pregnant, so she should comfort her."
Perhaps he was in a hurry to smooth things over, so he blurted out all these words.
They are really one stupider than the other. Wen Wanyu thought, there are few children in the harem, and Yu Meiren is pregnant with great difficulty. This is true, but she can't say it directly.
Concubine Wan nodded in agreement: "Yes. That's right."
After saying that, he slowly raised his head and looked at the expression of the person sitting directly above him.
"I have no shortage of heirs."
Concubine Wan was stunned, then bit her red lips lightly: "Yes..."
Xie Junyao held a cup of tea and slowly flicked the tea, his handsome face half-hidden in the mist.
His eyes showed no emotion and he didn't answer.
The more the emperor acted like this, the more panicked Concubine Wan became.
Her original intention was not to ask for a reward for Yu Meiren. She just felt that it was unreasonable to reward such a beautiful woman so much after she had been wronged.
Who in this palace has never been wronged?
The Queen smiled and said, "I know Concubine Wan is thinking about the newlyweds, but whether to reward or not is the Emperor's will, and Concubine Wan should not interfere."
Concubine Wan's eyes reddened slightly, and she said delicately, "Yes, the Empress is right. I shouldn't interfere with the Emperor's wishes."
Xie Junyao put down the teacup and strode away, saying, "Until the pregnancy is stable, Concubine Yu should stay in the palace and take good care of it."
Xie Junyao believed that since she was pregnant, she should take good care of the baby and give birth to him (her) safely.
She's less than two months pregnant, but she's not shy about it, showing off everywhere and tending to places with lots of needles. She's just asking for trouble.
He has no shortage of royal heirs.
Especially with such an irresponsible mother.
Yu Meiren heard everything that happened outside clearly, and tears rolled down her cheeks. She wondered how little the emperor cared about her and the heir in her belly.
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A woman in a pale pink dress, with a graceful figure, spoke in a calm voice, "Throw away these shoes. No one should know that you are wearing pointed-toe shoes today, right?"
The maid replied, "Master, don't worry. I changed it and threw it away long ago. I wore longer clothes on purpose today. After Concubine Yu got into trouble, I hurried to find the imperial physician."
The woman sighed and lowered her head, her eyes dark and unclear. "That's right. Today everyone's attention is on Lady Wen and Jin Fangyi. Who would notice you and me?"
"Why is the young lady sighing?" the palace maid was puzzled.
"Today's events did not go as smoothly as I expected."
"My lady, rest assured." The maid walked around behind the woman, rubbed her shoulders, and said, "Although the emperor has not openly punished Jin Fangyi, I feel that Jin Fangyi has left a knot in his heart. From now on, Jin Fangyi will no longer have the emperor's trust."
"Yes. At least Jin Fangyi will no longer have the emperor's trust in the future." If Jin Fangyi makes a mistake in the future, the emperor will definitely not let her go as easily as he did this time.
Moreover, Concubine Wan was too clever for her own good and asked the Emperor to tell her.
The beautiful lady Wen is not enough to pose a threat.
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Soon after returning to Changlixuan
Li Dexian brought the emperor's reward.
There were three rolls of cloud satin and three rolls of brocade, a pair of jade bracelets, a pair of night-shining pearls, and a large basket of loquats.
"Send one piece of cloud satin and one piece of brocade satin to Concubine Cheng. ...and Concubine Yang."
Just now at Qinyunxuan, Lady Yang spoke up for her. Regardless of whether Lady Yang had other plans in mind, she benefited in the end.
She didn't want to have any other involvement with Lady Yang.
Let’s just consider the cloud satin and brocade sent over as a settlement.
Wen Wanyu: "Cheng Jieyu loves loquats, let's send some over later."
Siyun said, "I will deliver it myself."
"Yes." Wen Wanyu nodded at her: "I feel at ease if you go in person."
Having received the master's affirmation and trust, Siyun felt happy.
Don't be stingy with praise for your teammates.
Wen Wanyu returned to the house and saw that Qingdai and Bai Su were a little absent-minded. He asked, "What's wrong?"
Bai Su sighed: "My dear, I am still afraid."
Qing Dai: "The same goes for me. Fortunately, my master remained calm in the face of danger. Otherwise... we wouldn't be able to explain ourselves even if we had a mouth to speak."
Wen Wanyu said calmly, "There will be many more things like this in the future. Get used to it as soon as possible."
There will be more such things in the future. Bai Su almost felt dizzy.
Qing Dai was puzzled: "My lady, aren't you nervous?"
Since the incident, the young lady has been calm and composed, while Bai Su and Qing Dai's legs are still shaking.
Wen Wanyu smiled, "Being nervous won't solve any problems."
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