"This servant will go immediately." Su Peisheng immediately withdrew and headed for Luoxue Pavilion. That's right, Su Peisheng went personally. Putting aside whether he wanted to go himself, his master would be the first to punish him if he knew that he had sent someone else. Of course, Su Peisheng was willing to go. He knew perfectly well that Consort Yin was his master's darling, and no one could neglect her. However, he still didn't quite understand why, if she was his darling, his master would still let her out after what Fucha had done. And why was she even going to Lan Courtyard today? This was something Su Peisheng couldn't figure out.
Luoxuexuan
Yin Qingyi looked at the script in her hand and listened to Su Peisheng's words without any expression. She simply said "I know" and that was it. She didn't even bother to lift her eyes.
Su Peisheng stood there waiting for a while, but Yin Qingyi didn't speak again. He couldn't help but look up at her. Hmm, she's angry! Master, you're doomed. You'll probably have to coax this concubine for a very long time before she gets a chance to stay overnight! Su Peisheng silently bowed and withdrew. He had absolutely no status with this concubine now; he was no longer the high and mighty eunuch he was last year. Just thinking about it brought tears to his eyes.
To others, Yin Qingyi appeared to be reading a play script, but her mind was elsewhere. After Su Peisheng left, Yinzhen took Su Xiaobao to Lanyuan, and Yin Qingyi watched, wondering what this scoundrel was up to.
"This humble servant greets Your Highness, may Your Highness be well." Lady Fucha had dressed up early and was waiting at the door. When she saw Yinzhen from afar, she went up to him and bowed softly, her posture so weak that she seemed to want to fall into Yinzhen's arms.
"Hmm." Yinzhen subtly shifted to the side, nodded indifferently, and walked into the Orchid Courtyard.
As she watched Yinzhen's retreating figure, a hint of resentment flashed in her eyes, but she quickly put on a gentle smile and followed Yinzhen into the Orchid Courtyard.
"Has Your Highness had your meal?" Lady Fucha asked in a high-pitched voice.
"Hmm." Yinzhen frowned slightly. This voice was truly indescribable. Even if he hadn't eaten, just hearing this voice made him feel full.
"..." Lady Fucha hadn't expected that Yinzhen would actually eat the food, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
Yinzhen had no intention of helping Fucha out of the predicament, and just watched as Fucha stood there frozen, at a loss.
When Yin Qingyi saw this, the anger that had been building up for most of the day finally subsided a bit. It seemed that Yinzhen didn't have any particular quirks, which was good. Yin Qingyi watched with a good mood as Yinzhen made things difficult for Lady Fucha.
"It seems you've eaten too. I'm asking you, can you read?" Yinzhen looked at Fucha, who was standing there and seemed to be in his way, and spoke in a cold voice.
"...This concubine knows a little." Lady Fucha wanted to say that she hadn't eaten yet, but she was afraid that Yinzhen would be angry. She had been looking forward to the master's arrival for a long time, and now that he had finally come, she couldn't make a mistake.
"Okay, Su Xiaobao, bring the book in." Yinzhen nodded in satisfaction; it was good that he could read.
Su Xiaobao had been carrying a stack of books all the way, and he had wanted to put them down for a long time, but he didn't dare to put them down unless his master gave the order. Now that he had carried them all, he could finally put them down.
"What's this, Master?" Fucha looked at the stack of books on the ground, somewhat bewildered.
"Pick one you know how to do," Yinzhen said, raising an eyebrow and looking at the stack of books.
Lady Fucha was puzzled, but she still picked out a copy of the Thousand Character Classic, which was the only one she knew from the stack.
"Read it." Yinzhen glanced at it; the Thousand Character Classic would also be fine.
"Ah, ah?" Lady Fucha was stunned for a moment, wondering if she had misheard.
"I'll have you read it!" Yinzhen's voice turned cold, his eyes piercing Fucha like a sharp knife.
"Yes, yes, this servant will recite it now. Heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the universe was vast and boundless..." Fucha was so frightened by Yinzhen's gaze that her legs went weak and she almost knelt on the ground. She lowered her head and began to recite in a trembling voice.
As Yinzhen listened to the halting, disjointed voice from above, his brow relaxed. This voice was much more normal than the sickeningly sweet one from before. And so, Fucha stood reading aloud below, while Yinzhen sat above, eyes closed, resting. Time passed slowly.
Even back in Luoxue Pavilion, Yin Qingyi yawned, but the smile in her eyes was obvious. She was quite satisfied with Yinzhen's actions; they prevented her from being remembered by Kangxi and also left no room for criticism. "You say I favor one person exclusively? Well, Yinzhen often visits other people's courtyards too, hmm, although he usually has them do other things."
"Hmm, I'm sleepy, Granny, you should go back and rest too." Yin Qingyi got up, stretched, and said to Granny Naqi beside her. Although she had told Granny Naqi many times that she didn't need to watch over her anymore, Granny Naqi always agreed but still watched over her as usual. Yin Qingyi stopped saying anything and let her watch over her if she wanted. It was better for her to do something else. At least there was a brazier here, so she wouldn't get cold.
"Okay." Granny Naqi put away the needles and thread. These were all personal clothes made for the three young masters and the master. Granny Naqi was not comfortable entrusting these things to the sewing room, so she made everything she could herself.
"Xiaohua, don't wake me up at midnight today. I want to sleep until tomorrow morning," Yin Qingyi said softly as she lay in bed.
The birthmark on her shoulder felt warm; it was Xiaohua responding to her. The reason Yin Qingyi used to wake up at midnight every day was because Xiaohua would wake her, but she hadn't known that before.
Since she began cultivating, Yin Qingyi had fallen asleep very quickly. After saying those words and receiving a response from Xiao Hua, she was asleep in less than fifteen minutes. While Yin Qingyi was sleeping soundly, the sound of reading continued in Lan Courtyard, but it was no longer as clear as before, carrying a slight hoarseness. This was due to reading for too long without drinking water. However, since Yinzhen was not speaking, Fucha Shi did not dare to stop. Tears were glistening in her eyes, about to fall, making her look quite pitiful. But Yinzhen, who was sitting up, had not opened his eyes since he came in, as if he had fallen asleep. But every time Fucha Shi wanted to stop, Yinzhen would change his posture, but he would not open his eyes, and it seemed that he could not hear Fucha Shi's hoarse voice.
She read Fucha's name for two whole hours without drinking a drop of water. Her voice was now as hoarse as a broken gong, making Su Xiaobao frown. He admired his master for being able to sit still in such a voice.
"Alright, that's enough for today, go and rest," Yinzhen said mercifully.
"This concubine..." Lady Fucha stopped immediately; she didn't want to read this lousy book for even a second longer.
"Alright, hmm, you can sleep here. Don't disturb me." Yinzhen didn't really like that kind of voice, interrupting Fucha's words and pointing to the soft couch in the outer room. Then, to Fucha's disbelief, he went into the inner room and slammed the door shut, and Fucha even heard the bolt fall!
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