When the sky was getting light, Wen Yunxiao opened his eyes, only to see Lin Chunhuan sitting beside him with his legs crossed, as if he had not slept all night.
He immediately frowned and sat up.
It startled the pitiful person next to him.
I put my arms around her thin shoulders and realized how frighteningly cold her body was.
He immediately pulled off a coat and put it on her, his tone filled with dissatisfaction, "What's wrong with Huan'er?"
"You're pregnant, what would you do if you got frozen to death?"
Wen Yunxiao didn't expect this.
It would have been a good thing if she hadn't said this. As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Chunhuan burst into tears and shrank into her arms. "Your Majesty, I have done something wrong, a very big mistake. Will Your Majesty dislike me?"
Lin Chunhuan was crying so hard that her whole body was shaking.
In the dim light of the sky, the pair of eyes red from crying were particularly adorable. Wen Yunxiao's originally furrowed brows gradually relaxed without a trace, and he even hugged the person in his arms tighter.
"Silly girl, you are my woman, and the mother of the future crown prince. Even if you make a mistake occasionally, is there anyone who dares to criticize you?"
"Besides, you don't come from an official family, so you're not familiar with many rules. It's normal for you to make mistakes, isn't it?"
Lin Chunhuan cried even harder, clutching the emperor's clothes tightly on his chest with both hands.
It's like grasping at one's only salvation.
Wen Yunxiao felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction in his heart.
Lin Chunhuan knew clearly that her various interventions in the matter of Concubine De would inevitably leave traces, and it was only a matter of time before the emperor noticed it.
Rather than waiting for the emperor to find out himself.
Even if she doesn't say anything, it will still leave a grudge against her, so it's better for her to say it herself.
Although he is an emperor, he is also a man.
When a man is partial, right or wrong sometimes doesn't even matter.
Lin Chunhuan knew how to act. The baby she was carrying in her belly might be the only heir to the royal family, and the emperor's heart was most inclined towards her.
"Your Highness... Your Highness, I actually knew Lady Qin was going to harm me long before the palace banquet. That's why I didn't touch the bowl of soup at all. At the banquet, Princess Changning made sarcastic and provocative remarks."
"I also heard that the princess and Lady Qin were close friends in the boudoir, so I thought they were in cahoots. I was so angry that I gave the soup to the princess."
"I thought the princess would never drink the soup since she knew there was safflower in it, but I didn't expect..." Lin Chunhuan's eyes were red, and the hand holding Wen Yunxiao's collar tightened even more.
She trembled as if she was extremely frightened. "Your Majesty, I really have no intention of murdering the princess, let alone harming her child!"
"Now the Queen Mother wants me to sentence Concubine Qin to death..."
"I know I was wrong. Your Majesty, please don't hate me... Okay?"
A tone so humble that it was almost begging.
Lin Chunhuan tilted her head slightly, her clean and pure eyes, coupled with her soft and non-aggressive face, were filled with anxiety and fear that almost overflowed from her eyes, which immediately touched the softest spot in Wen Yunxiao's heart.
He didn't even have time to feel angry or heartbroken.
He took a deep breath and hugged Lin Chunhuan's small body in his arms.
If it weren't for the fact that she was pregnant, he would have wanted to rub her into his bones and blood, merge her into one with him, and take good care of her.
"Don't be afraid."
He raised his hand and wiped away the tears on the beauty's cheek. The delicate and smooth touch made the emperor have some charming thoughts. His heart suddenly became more biased. "Whether it is Concubine Qin or Princess Changning, they deserve it."
"I have a clear mind and a clear vision. If Lady Qin hadn't harbored such evil intentions, she wouldn't have ended up like this. This has nothing to do with you."
"As for Changning, since she provoked you first, you should fight back. My Huan'er was just protecting herself. How could she be considered wrong?"
Holding the little face in his hands, Wen Yunxiao lowered his head and kissed the corner of her slightly cold lips, "Not only will I not dislike Huan'er, but when Lady Qin is done with me, I will reward her well!"
"Really?"
Lin Chunhuan bit her lip, her eyes filled with astonishment, "Your Majesty really doesn't blame me?"
"Of course, I'm not kidding."
Wen Yunxiao sighed deeply, thinking that his Huan'er was really simple-minded and kind-hearted. She was so worried just because she had fought back.
If it were any other concubine, she probably wouldn't even have time to feel proud.
On the eighth day of September, the sun was shining brightly.
The reward promised by Wen Yunxiao also arrived as promised.
The ceremony of conferring the title of consort was prepared with great ceremony. The emperor even ignored the outside opinions and directly let Lin Chunhuan use half of the empress's ceremonial procession!
Lin Chunhuan, who was supposed to be in Lingxi Palace accepting the kneeling worship of the concubines, entered the Heavenly Prison holding the Empress Dowager's decree.
"What are you doing here? Are you here to make fun of me?"
Seeing Concubine Qin locked behind the door, she was still wearing the palace dress she wore to the palace banquet that day, but her exquisite hairstyle was disheveled, and there was a lot of inexplicable black dust on her clothes and face.
He looked extremely miserable.
Lin Chunhuan watched coldly, a slight smile on her lips. The pleasure of revenge made her feel very happy. "I came here to restore the status of Consort De."
"What happened that day has been thoroughly investigated. Everything was done by the young palace maids beside Her Majesty. She has nothing to do with it. What I hold in my hand is the imperial decree restoring Her Majesty's position."
Lin Chunhuan raised his hand and shook the imperial edict in his hand.
De Fei looked at Lin Chun Huan in disbelief. She couldn't help but step forward and cling to the prison door with both hands. "You, you are telling the truth!"
"I knew that the Queen Mother would not ignore me, she would not ignore me!"
Ignoring Concubine De's frantic look, Lin Chunhuan chuckled, "Manager Fang, announce the decree."
"yes."
Manager Fang responded. If Concubine De had not been so immersed in her own joy, she might have been able to catch a glimpse of gloating in his eyes.
"…Restore Qin Yu'er's position as Consort De. I decree this."
"I bow to thank the Emperor for his grace, and I bow to thank the Empress Dowager for her grace!"
Concubine De kowtowed repeatedly and shed tears with excitement. It seemed that she had suffered enough in the prison during this period of time. She did not notice that after reading the first imperial edict, Chief Steward Fang did not intend to stop.
"According to the Empress Dowager's order, Consort De Qin died suddenly of a serious illness during the ceremony of her consecration on the eighth day of the ninth month. As a token of our kinship, I have granted her burial in the ancestral cemetery. Your Majesty, Consort De, will you accept my order and express your gratitude?"
Manager Fang looked at the person in front of him with a half-smile.
When Concubine De was in favor, she often troubled the palace maids around her.
Later, relying on the favor of the Empress Dowager, she even looked down on Fang Zongguan, a popular figure around the emperor, and even let the little eunuch whom Fang Zongguan treated as his own son become her concubine!
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