The moment he saw Lin Huan's portrait, Wen Yunxiao frowned even more tightly. The woman in the portrait was so beautiful and charming, full of worldly air. She was completely different from the palace maid with pure eyes he met last night!
But that peach blossom pattern is really obvious.
After leaving the Cining Palace, Wen Yunxiao immediately sent people to Jiangnan. For a full half month, the harem seemed to have returned to its former silence.
The dim oil lamp flickered.
Lower-ranking palace maids were not qualified to use candles. For them, being able to light a small oil lamp was already a favor from Madam Jiang.
She used menstruation as an excuse to postpone her duty for three or four days. When the day came, Lin Chunhuan "coincidentally" saved Nanny Jiang who fell into the water, and she caught a high fever because of it. In the past half month, she didn't go to the bedroom once.
She had no intention of showing up before the people sent by the emperor to Jiangnan returned.
Besides... she had to give the emperor some time, let him try more and be disappointed a few more times, so that he would spare no effort to find her, the little palace maid.
"Sister Huan'er, please get up and eat something. You said you're not getting better. You look thinner. What should we do?" Xing'er put the food on the table with a worried look in her eyes.
Only then did he help the extremely weak Lin Chunhuan up from the bed.
But after just one look at the food, Lin Chunhuan couldn't help but want to vomit. The feeling was so severe that he couldn't even hold it back. He lay down at the door, as if he wanted to vomit out his heart and liver.
Seeing this, Xing'er burst into tears.
"I just fell into the water, how could I be so sick?"
"Silly girl." Lin Chunhuan felt a little better after vomiting everything out. He smiled and patted Xing'er's shoulder.
This is not a disease at all, it's clearly morning sickness!
Lin Chunhuan himself didn't expect that the symptoms would come so strongly and so quickly.
If she hadn't wanted to pretend to be sick, she would have taken out the contents of the sachet and used them long ago!
It was also thanks to the fact that she was now the lowest-ranking palace maid and had no qualifications to be treated by the imperial physician. Even if she had not been on duty for more than half a month, it would not attract other people's attention.
Otherwise, anyone with a little experience would be able to tell at a glance that something was wrong with her.
At this point, Lin Chunhuan no longer had any doubts about whether the things in the brocade bag were useful or not. He just breathed slightly and looked at the moon in the sky.
If her calculations were correct... those who went to Jiangnan should have returned by now.
“Gugugugu…gugu.”
“Gugugugu…gugu.”
A bird's cry came from somewhere. Lin Chunhuan's eyes changed slightly. With the help of Xing'er, he rinsed his mouth before sitting down again.
Xing'er, however, looked outside in confusion. "It's really strange. On such a hot summer night, I can still hear the calls of turtledoves."
"Are you familiar with these bird calls?"
Lin Chunhuan asked casually, his face, which had just turned almost pale due to morning sickness, slowly became rosy.
"Yes," Xing'er nodded. "My parents are quite famous flower and bird vendors in Lingnan. I've been hearing all sorts of bird calls since I was a child, and there's hardly any I don't recognize!"
Speaking of this, a rare look of pride appeared on Xing'er's face.
Then he became even more puzzled. "But turtledoves are usually diurnal animals, rarely appearing at night. Besides, it's so hot now, why are they calling so loudly?"
"Xing'er, I think I'm almost well. Could you please go and tell Nanny Jiang that I'll be on duty tomorrow?" Lin Chunhuan said with a shy smile, "I'm embarrassed that the other sisters have been covering for half a month."
"Sister Huan'er, are you sure?"
Her thoughts were interrupted, and Xing'er's eyes were filled with worry. "He was vomiting so violently just now, can he really go on duty tomorrow?"
Lin Chunhuan nodded firmly, "Maybe I just vomited everything out, so I don't even feel sick at all. If you don't believe me, just look."
She picked up the bowl and picked up some food. Although it was just cabbage and tofu without much oil or water, she ate the whole bowl without showing any discomfort.
This look stunned Xing'er who was standing beside him.
"Well... okay, I'll go talk to Madam Jiang."
Although he still felt strange, Xing'er finally left. Seeing this, Lin Chunhuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Xing'er was not asked to delve further into the bird calls!
The stuff in that sachet is really useful. It is said to relieve pregnancy reactions. She just used it and she really doesn't feel anything at all.
At night.
Lin Chunhuan took a deep breath, entered the bedroom, and took off his clothes one by one, leaving only the most fitting bellyband and underwear. Then he lifted a small corner from the end of the bed and carefully got into the quilt.
Use your body temperature to warm the dragon bed little by little.
Just when she was about to fall asleep, she heard a burst of noise outside.
The sounds came from far away and soon, Manager Fang's voice woke Lin Chunhuan up completely!
"Your Majesty, please think twice. Concubine Shen is the descendant of a martyr after all. If she is executed directly, it will probably cause controversy!" The sound of footsteps was heard, accompanied by the anxious voice of Butler Fang.
Hearing this, the expression on Wen Yunxiao's face became even uglier, and he looked at Manager Fang as if he was looking at a dead person.
"From what you said, I can't even deal with the concubines in the harem!"
Manager Fang felt bitter and secretly cursed.
That Concubine Shen was also a newcomer to the palace. No one knew where she got the courage from, but she actually dared to question the emperor in person.
Isn't this just seeking death!
It just so happens that although that person's status is not high, he has a special identity. His parents died in the border area, leaving only this one daughter. If she died like this.
I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of soldiers all over the world!
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Fang said, "Miss Shen is insolent and deserves to be punished for her insubordination."
"If Your Majesty is angry, why not just banish her to the cold palace? Why dirty your own hands?"
Walking all the way back to the bedroom, Wen Yunxiao had actually calmed down, but as a man, his dignity was still a concern. If he was insulted like this by others, the other party would not be punished.
Then where is his dignity as an emperor?
Wen Yunxiao knew that Concubine Shen could not be killed.
Hearing this, the expression on his face relaxed. Just as he was about to go down the stairs, he heard a very slight cough not far away!
Upon hearing this sound, everyone in the bedroom, except Wen Yunxiao, froze, with beads of sweat breaking out on their foreheads. They held their breath, fearing that they would make some noise at this moment.
Wen Yunxiao's eyes fell on the dragon bed. He picked up the long sword at hand and pointed it at the dragon bed. His eyes were red, "Get out."
He really wants to kill someone!
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