Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already 9 PM the next day.
Wan'er looked at the empty courtyard and smiled slightly. "It's alright. Today is the last day. You'll all be rushing to curry favor with me again."
After she finished speaking, she exchanged clothes with Qi Lan and quietly walked towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
No one would pay attention to her, so she could do these things without anyone noticing.
Upon arriving at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, just as she was about to push open the door to surprise Fulin, she heard bursts of laughter coming from inside. Peeking through the crack in the door, she saw a group of concubines gathered around Fulin, all with undisguised smiles on their faces, and some of them were constantly serving him food.
Upon seeing this, her beautiful face immediately fell, and she thought to herself: Wan'er, is this the husband you wanted to live a secluded life in the mountains with?
She began to feel indignant on behalf of the original owner of the body, unable to understand how the original owner could tolerate Fu Lin's heartless nature.
In just ten days, he had already forgotten the person he once cherished most.
Thinking of this, she could no longer suppress her anger and was about to push the door open when, unexpectedly, a sound came from inside...
She was startled and quickly withdrew her hand.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" a woman's charming voice rang out as she stared at the broken cups on the ground.
Upon hearing this, Wan'er immediately looked up at the woman.
The woman was about twenty years old and bore a striking resemblance to him.
“You may resemble her, but you are ultimately not like her!” Fu Lin’s tone suddenly turned cold.
The woman naturally knew that the woman Fulin was referring to was Wan'er. Six days ago, she was a lowly palace maid in the Xin Zhe Ku. It was precisely because she resembled Wan'er that Fulin made an exception and took her as a concubine.
But she didn't understand Fulin's thoughts and thought that he really disliked Wan'er, which was why he suddenly lost his temper. So she said, "Of course I am not like her. People like Consort Xian, who are so willful, are probably comparable to Consort Chen back then. She has the Emperor's favor but does whatever she wants. The Emperor wants to teach her a lesson so that she won't disregard everyone in the future."
No sooner had the woman finished speaking than a slap echoed throughout the palace. She covered her burning left cheek, staring at Fu Lin in disbelief.
"You lowly servant, I told you not to speak out of turn!" Fu Lin said sternly, glaring at the woman before him.
Upon seeing this, the woman trembled with fear.
The concubines standing nearby were so frightened that they dared not breathe.
"It's none of your business, you lowly servant, to judge Consort Xian!" Fu Lin said angrily.
"Your Majesty, please spare me! I know I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again, please forgive me..."
"Get out! From this day forward, you no longer need to serve me!"
"Your Majesty, I obey!" The woman immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to express her gratitude. At this moment, she felt that Fulin's decision not to take her life was already the greatest favor.
Fu Lin glanced at the woman, then said to the others, "You all get out too!"
Upon hearing this, Wan'er quickly moved away from the doorway, and only returned after almost everyone had left.
The cheerful atmosphere in the bedroom had vanished, replaced by an extremely somber mood.
Fu Lin sat alone in the main seat. He looked up at the roof tiles and murmured, "Wan'er, do you really not like me? Why haven't you come to see me for so many days?"
After saying that, his eyes filled with tears.
Seeing this, Wan'er's earlier indignation gradually subsided, so she gently pushed him away, wanting to have a proper conversation with Fu Lin.
Perhaps because Fu Lin's vision was blurred by tears, and because Wan'er was now dressed as a palace maid, he did not see clearly who was in front of him, and angrily said, "Didn't I tell you to get lost? Why are you back?"
Seeing his attitude, Wan'er was not annoyed, but simply said, "Your Majesty, do you really despise me now?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Lin paused for a moment before slowly rising and approaching Wan'er. When he saw that it was indeed her, an excited smile instantly appeared on his face. He was so excited that he didn't even know what to say next.
Wan'er pretended not to know what had just happened in the palace and said with tears in her eyes, "Since Your Majesty wants me to leave, then I will leave."
Having said that, he turned to leave.
Fu Lin couldn't bear to part with her, so he quickly stopped Wan'er and hugged her tightly, saying, "Don't go, don't go, that's not what I meant."
"Really? Does Your Majesty not dislike me?" Wan'er asked, her voice choked with emotion.
"Of course it's true. I've only ever loved you in my life, and I'll only ever love you. How could I possibly hate you?" Fu Lin comforted him, his heart filled with unprecedented joy.
"But...why haven't you come to see me for so many days? Do you know that I've been waiting from dusk till dawn every day!" Wan'er cried, tears streaming down her face, looking pitiful.
Upon hearing this, Fulin felt extremely distressed. "It's all my fault. I couldn't let go of my pride and made Wan'er suffer."
At this point, he held Wan'er even tighter, as if afraid she would leave his arms again.
Wan'er was a little breathless from his tight embrace, but she had to endure it for the sake of the plan ahead.
After a long while, Fu Lin reluctantly and slowly let go of her hand.
Wan'er was thus given a chance to catch her breath. Seeing that the atmosphere had returned to normal, she said, "Your Majesty, there was a reason why I did what I did that day."
"What's the reason?" Fu Lin asked, puzzled.
Wan'er lowered her head, seemingly lost in memories. After a long while, she continued, "After that incident, I stopped letting you touch me because Her Majesty the Empress had given me some medicine."
Upon hearing that it was Jing'er, Fu Lin's expression darkened. "What medicine? Is it poison?"
He thought: If Wan'er says it's poison, he will immediately rush to Yongfu Palace and cripple this poisonous woman.
Wan'er shook her head. "No, it's a medicine that makes it easier for people to get pregnant."
"She would actually be so kind." Fu Lin was clearly somewhat incredulous.
Wan'er had witnessed their feud, so she naturally couldn't say anything. She simply said, "But the facts prove that the extra medicine given by the Empress was genuine. Now... I am indeed one month pregnant."
Then, she continued to explain, "After taking this medicine, one must not engage in those kinds of activities, so I..."
"How could you be so foolish? Why didn't you tell me back then?" Fu Lin felt more and more heartbroken as he listened, completely forgetting about Wan'er's pregnancy. At this moment, all he wanted was for her to be healthy.
Wan'er pursed her lips, "I'm afraid that if this medicine is ineffective, it will only disappoint you."
Upon hearing these words, Fu Lin couldn't help but feel guilty. "It's my fault. I didn't understand your good intentions."
After saying that, he embraced Wan'er again, tears streaming down his face.
At this moment, he believed that Wan'er's love was no less than his own, after all, she even dared to try the medicine given to her by Jing'er in order to conceive his child.
Fortunately, the medicine really worked; otherwise, he wouldn't know how he would have survived if he had truly lost Wan'er.
Thinking of this, he refused to let her go, as if he wanted to embed her into his very bones.
Wan'er couldn't break free no matter how hard she tried.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
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