Chapter 25 Punished Again
When Wen Li'er followed the palace maid to the dining room, breakfast was already on the table.
There are porridge, noodles, meat, vegetarian dishes, soups, dim sum, bird's nest, and various dipping sauces.
Each dish is very delicate and the portion is not too big.
Wen Li'er finished eight plates and a bowl of bird's nest porridge in a row.
The two palace maids who were serving Wen Li'er were really shocked.
They looked at each other, and a hint of contempt flashed across their eyes.
Wen Fengyi was really petty. They had never seen any young lady buy up so much food in one go.
Only girls from small families like this, who have never seen anything good, will eat and drink without caring about their image when they see something good.
If Wen Li'er knew what they were thinking, she would roll her eyes.
Isn’t this breakfast served for her?
Since we've done so much, why do we ask her to eat so little? Is she seriously ill?
Besides, she can eat as much as she wants, it’s none of their business!
When leaving Yuqing Palace, Wen Li'er left while holding her belly.
Nanny Qin and Qingmei Qingzhu did not sleep the whole night. They were happy that their master slept in Yuqing Palace all night, which showed that the prince really liked their master.
On the other hand, he was worried that the Crown Princess would be furious.
After all, a Fengyi is not qualified to stay overnight in Yuqing Palace.
Amidst the anxiety of mixed joy and sorrow, I finally saw Wen Li'er being sent back by two eunuchs from Yuqing Palace.
Nanny Qin stepped forward to offer a reward as usual, but this time, the two eunuchs refused with a smile and did not take it.
They said it was an honor for them, their servants, to be able to send Fengyi back.
The palace maids and eunuchs knew how to adapt to the situation. Seeing that Wen Fengyi was in favor, who wouldn't want to curry favor with her? How could they dare to ask for her reward?
Seeing that they were unwilling to accept it, Nanny Qin did not force them. She only asked Qingmei and Qingzhu to go to the inner hall and bring out two handfuls of melon seeds for them to eat when they were bored.
The two eunuchs left with many thanks.
Nanny Qin looked at Wen Li'er and said with emotion, "Master, look here, these servants' attitudes have changed after they gained favor. If you want to see these servants always respectful to you, you have to work harder."
Wen Lier thought to herself, how come she doesn’t know that she is favored?
His Highness only summoned her to his bedchamber three times, and then gave her rewards three times.
There's nothing else to say, so why do these people act like they've seen a favorite concubine?
Nanny Qin looked at Qingmei and Qingzhu who were standing beside her and asked them to go to the kitchen to bring breakfast.
Wen Li'er hurriedly stopped him.
"I've already had breakfast in Yuqing Palace, so there's no need to go back."
Upon hearing this, Nanny Qin was so excited that she looked like she had just had a big meal, and she kept muttering to herself for a while.
"Bless the Bodhisattva. His Highness truly dotes on the Master. Not only did he let the Master sleep in Yuqing Palace for the night, he even invited the Master to have breakfast! I will bathe and burn incense shortly to thank the Bodhisattva for his blessing. I hope the Bodhisattva will continue to bless the Master with favor."
Wen Lier: "..."
Nanny Qin was so happy that she was beside herself. She said to Qingmei Qingzhu, "Hurry up and change my clothes. I have to go and pay my respects to the Crown Princess."
As soon as she finished speaking, Nanny Qin's prayer immediately changed to this: "Buddha bless me, please protect my master from being punished by the Crown Princess."
Unfortunately, the Bodhisattva did not hear her prayers.
When Wen Li'er arrived at Fuyao Palace, she was stopped by Hongbi, Xie Zhenrong's personal maid, before she could even enter the palace.
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On the other side, the Golden Palace.
After the morning court session, Yan Shixu went to Deli Pavilion to attend classes for the whole morning.
When he came out again, Yongtai saw the prince walking straight to the inner courtyard, and thought he was going to Fuyao Palace to find the Crown Princess.
Unexpectedly, the prince actually walked directly towards the Yaohua Palace.
Yongtai was startled and followed in a hurry.
In the East Hall of Yaohua Palace, hearing the eunuch's announcement that the prince had arrived, Nanny Qin didn't know whether to be surprised or happy.
She brought Qingmei out to pay her respects.
Yan Shixu glanced at him suspiciously and asked, "Where is your master?"
Nanny Qin opened her mouth, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
Seeing her like this, Yan Shixu frowned slightly.
"explain."
Nanny Qin did not dare to hide it and quickly knelt in front of Yan Shixu.
"Your Highness, my master is still kneeling outside the Fuyao Palace. He has been kneeling there for the entire morning."
When Yan Shixu heard this, his face instantly turned dark.
"Your Highness, you..."
She wanted to ask, could you go to Fuyao Palace and ask for mercy for the master?
But before she could finish her words, she saw the prince striding away.
Yan Shixu hurriedly headed straight for the Fuyao Palace.
Yongtai saw that he was walking in a hurry but his expression was extremely calm. For a moment he couldn't guess whether His Highness was angry or not.
When he arrived outside the Fuyao Palace, Yan Shixu saw Wen Li'er kneeling on the ground.
Her face was pale, with beads of sweat on her forehead. Her thin body looked pitiful in the sunlight.
Yan Shixu's heart suddenly tightened, and he quickly walked forward to help her up.
When Wen Li'er saw him, she tried hard to smile.
Seeing that he was about to help her up, she quickly moved aside.
She glanced towards the palace and whispered, "Your Highness, please do not harm the relationship between you and the Crown Princess for my sake."
Yan Shixu froze for a moment, then slowly stood up and walked straight into the hall.
Inside the hall.
Xie Zhenrong was looking through the Eastern Palace's expense account book for this month. When she saw Yan Shixu come in, she was slightly startled.
He then put down the account book and stood up to greet him.
"Your Highness, why are you free to come here today? Don't you have to deal with state affairs?
Normally, after the prince finished his classes at Deli Pavilion, he would go to Taiji Hall to handle government affairs with court officials.
Naturally, he also ate lunch with the ministers and rarely came to the backyard for lunch.
Yan Shixu looked at Xie Zhenrong calmly and said slowly, "It's lunchtime for the court officials now. I caught a cold last night and feel a little tired. Since it's still early, I thought I'd come back and get some sleep."
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhenrong immediately arranged for Caixia to invite the imperial physician.
Yan Shixu shook his head to stop him.
"No need to call the imperial physician. Wen Fengyi took care of me all night last night and fed me the Ten Gods Pills. I'm fine now, just a little tired."
The Ten Gods Pills are composed of ten herbs including Chuanxiong, Ephedra, and Perilla. They can be made into pills or decoctions. They are mainly used to treat typhoid fever and wind-cold. The Eastern Palace naturally always has them on hand.
After saying this, Yan Shixu looked puzzled: "Wen Fengyi was very helpful in taking care of me last night. Why didn't the Crown Princess reward her and instead made her kneel outside?"
Xie Zhenrong's heart trembled, but an apologetic smile appeared on her face.
"That was a misunderstanding on my part. I thought that Wen Fengyi, as a Fengyi, didn't understand the palace rules and regulations, and that she was staying overnight in Yuqing Palace, violating etiquette. I never imagined that she was actually doing this to take care of His Highness."
As he said this, Xie Zhenrong instructed Hongbi who was standing beside him.
"Let Wen Fengyi get up. Since she has done such a great service in taking care of His Highness, give her the pair of gold-wrapped jade bracelets I just acquired."
"Yes." Hongbi slowly retreated.
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