Lanqin's health is getting better day by day. Recently, when the weather is nice, she insists on getting up and having Baoqin and Yuxiao accompany her to bask in the sun.
Baoqin carefully supported Lanqin, complaining, "Your Highness, you're only just starting to feel better, you should rest properly in bed..."
Lanqin smiled without saying a word. Yuxiao had already laid out a cushion for Lanqin on the stone bench, then skipped over to take Lanqin's hand, laughing, "Don't you know our lady's personality? She's probably already calloused from sleeping in the sun. If she doesn't come out and bask in the sun soon, she'll complain that she's going to get moldy..."
Lanqin glanced at Yuxiao and laughed, "You're so good with words... I'm nowhere near as serious as you make it sound..."
Baoqin carefully straightened Lanqin's clothes and covered Lanqin's knees with the cloak on her arm, twisting it tightly as she was still worried.
“If Doctor Liang finds out that we let the Empress out, he will definitely be scolded. The Empress’s wounds have not yet healed, her high fever has just subsided, and she is still weak. She cannot be exposed to the wind…” Baoqin sighed and walked to the windy spot to shield Lanqin.
Yu Xiao poured a cup of tea and handed it to Lan Qin, smiling with narrowed eyes, "Oh dear, you're always worrying about this and that. If you don't say anything, and I don't say anything, Her Majesty naturally won't tell the truth either. Not to mention Doctor Liang, even the Emperor doesn't know..."
"Who says the Emperor doesn't know?" came the voice of the Thirteenth Prince.
Anjia followed the Thirteenth Prince with a smile as they slowly walked over. Baoqin and Yuxiao were startled and quickly bowed to greet him.
The Thirteenth Prince feigned anger and said, "You two are not only failing to properly advise Consort Xi, but also engaging in such nonsense. If anything happens to Consort Xi, can you bear the responsibility?"
Yu Xiao's smiling face turned pale, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground to beg for forgiveness while holding his zither.
Anjia pushed the Thirteenth Prince and said angrily, "Look how scared you've made them..."
The Thirteenth Prince laughed heartily, bowing to Lanqin while saying to Baoqin and Yuxiao, "I was just joking..."
Lanqin was amused and beckoned Anjia to come over and sit down together.
"Is the Thirteenth Prince here to visit me or the Princess Consort?" Lanqin teased the Thirteenth Prince playfully. The Thirteenth Prince generously replied, "Naturally... to visit Consort Xi..."
Lanqin and Anjia smiled at each other.
After chatting with Lanqin for a while, the Thirteenth Prince said, "Your Majesty, do you know that since the young prince died, the Fourth Prince has been depressed, and Consort Nian has also been seriously ill and has not recovered yet? The palace is in complete chaos..."
Lanqin sighed and lamented, "Poor little prince, he's still so young..."
Lady Anjia patted Lanqin's hand and advised, "Your Highness has just recovered, don't think too much about it, it's all fate..."
Lanqin smiled bitterly: "If it weren't for the assassination attempt that day, Lady Nian wouldn't have dropped the little prince..."
The Thirteenth Prince said, "Consort Nian regrets bringing the young prince to the flower viewing banquet, but no one can predict the future... Your Highness need not blame yourself..."
Lanqin was slightly taken aback. No one can predict the future?
Lanqin felt a deep bitterness in her heart. She knew exactly what the future held, but she couldn't say it...
Seeing the somber atmosphere, the Thirteenth Prince changed the subject, saying with a smile, "Oh, right, Your Majesty, there's one more important matter I forgot to mention..."
Lanqin was taken aback.
"Fourth Brother is going to bring the Empress back to the palace... The Ministry of Rites has already begun to select a date for the Empress to be promoted to Imperial Concubine. Once the Empress has fully recovered, the grand ceremony for her promotion will be held immediately..." Thirteenth Prince said with a smile.
Baoqin and Yuxiao embraced each other happily. Anjia looked at Lanqin excitedly, but Lanqin hadn't reacted yet. She sat blankly in her chair and slowly uttered, "Imperial Consort?"
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