Chapter 314 You are still too young!
Yingxia had indeed served in the Empress Dowager's palace.
At that time, in order to encourage the emperor to give birth to a child as soon as possible, the empress dowager would specially invite a monk to the palace to pray every year.
Because there were so many people coming to pray and the affairs were complicated, Yingxia had the opportunity to serve closely.
"I once heard the monk tell the Empress Dowager not to be anxious, and that the prince would come naturally when fate came. He also said that nothing can be forced, and that when fate comes, there will be a sense of it." Yingxia said slowly, recalling the past.
"Sense?" Jin Weige looked puzzled, "What kind of sense?"
"This... I'm not too sure." Yingxia paused for a moment, then changed the subject, "But today I happened to have the opportunity to wait at the door and serve tea to Her Majesty. At that time, I had a strong feeling in my heart that the opportunity had come. It was as if a voice kept reminding me that if I didn't seize it this time, there would be no chance in the future. So I mustered up the courage to go forward and serve Her Majesty, but I didn't expect Her Majesty to really keep me."
"Is this what you call the induction?" Jin Weige lowered his eyes and thought.
If this is true, then I seem to have had similar feelings.
Just now in the Yangxin Palace, she felt that if she didn't act quickly, it would be difficult to win back the emperor's heart in the future.
"Yingxia, you say, today I feel inexplicably that I should let the emperor come. Is this also considered as induction?"
Yingxia's words were tactful and ambiguous, "Maybe, no one can say for sure about this kind of thing. But Madam, I think that if you have this feeling, you must not let it go. What if it is really the last chance?"
"You are right." Jin Weige took a deep breath, forced herself to sit up straight and lean against the cushion, but her expression was a little lonely, "But the emperor doesn't want to come today."
Yingxia bit her lip, as if she was hesitating for a long time, and finally spoke, "Madam, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."
"Just tell me." Jin Weige's eyes fell on Yingxia. She thought this maid was smart and clever, and maybe she could really give her some advice.
Now that Xiyue is gone, she no longer has anyone around her who can truly give her advice.
"Your Highness, you see, the Emperor came to Yaoguang Palace yesterday because he drank the nourishing soup sent by Concubine Zhao. If you also sent nourishing soup... Now Concubine Zhao is about to give birth and cannot serve the Emperor. The other concubines are either plain-looking or not favored by the Emperor. Only Your Highness is different. The Emperor's arrival yesterday can explain everything. If the Emperor gets angry again, he will definitely come to you again."
"This..." Jin Weige was moved but embarrassed. "I have sent you tonic soup before, but the emperor doesn't like it. I guess that tonic soup is Concubine Zhao's secret recipe. The Queen Mother always gave the emperor tonic soup, and he almost got tired of it."
Yingxia lowered her voice and said, "Your Majesty, maybe what Concubine Zhao sent was not just an ordinary tonic soup, but something was added to it, so the emperor likes to drink it."
Upon hearing this, Jin Weige suddenly raised her eyes and stared at Yingxia, "Are you saying that you want me to send you soup with something added to it?"
Adding anything to the emperor's diet at will is a serious crime!
If she sent a tonic soup, even if the emperor got angry after drinking it, he would not be able to convict her.
But if it was just an ordinary soup and the emperor noticed something strange, then she would have ulterior motives!
Seeing this, Yingxia lowered her head hastily, her face full of fear, "Your Majesty, I have no such intention. I have been in Yaoguang Palace for two years, and have never been appreciated by Your Majesty. Today, I finally have the opportunity, but I was in a hurry and said something inappropriate. I hope Your Majesty will punish me."
After saying that, she immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
Jin Weige was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yingxia stood up and stood aside obediently, not daring to say anything more.
But her words planted a seed in Jin Weige's heart.
That night, the emperor did not come to Yaoguang Palace after all.
Jin Weige tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. The next morning, she got up and looked in the mirror. She saw that her face looked haggard and dull.
"Yingxia, come here and comb my hair." Jin Weige ordered weakly.
"Yes, your majesty." Yingxia hurried forward and carefully combed her hair.
Jin Weige looked at herself in the mirror and couldn't help asking, "What do you think of my complexion?"
Yingxia raised her eyes and took a quick glance, then lowered her head, "Your Majesty is naturally beautiful..."
"I want you to tell the truth!"
"The Queen's complexion is slightly worse than yesterday." Yingxia said truthfully.
Jin Weige had just recovered from a serious illness, and was very angry with Bai Wutong. In addition, she had been worried about the emperor's affairs all night, so how could her complexion be good?
But Yingxia did not say it directly, but added tactfully, "But Madam, your complexion yesterday was the best I have seen in a while."
Jin Weige really thought that the emperor's visit made her happy, so her complexion improved.
"Yes, the emperor is here, and I am in a good mood, so my complexion is naturally better. So, go and help me do something."
"My lady, please give me your orders."
"Go to the imperial kitchen and find out what recipe Concubine Zhao used to make the tonic soup for the emperor! If you can find out, you will serve me from now on."
Yingxia's face flashed with joy when she heard this, and she quickly responded, "Yes, Madam, I will definitely inquire carefully!"
She swiftly helped Jin Weige comb her hair, then turned around and hurried towards the imperial kitchen.
After arriving at the imperial kitchen, Yingxia went straight to a familiar maid, "Mammy, Concubine Jin sent me here. She wants Concubine Zhao's recipe for the tonic soup that she will make for the emperor. As long as I can get it, Concubine Jin will keep me by her side to serve her."
Mammy frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and decisively refused, "That won't do."
Yingxia was shocked and her eyes widened. "Mammy, what do you mean? Concubine Zhao wants me to stay with Concubine Jin!"
This nanny was Yunxiang's confidant, and naturally she was also Bai Wutong's spy in the palace.
The nanny looked around warily, and when she saw no one was paying attention, she lowered her voice, "You are still too young! If I give you the recipe so easily and you take it back, how can Concubine Jin not be suspicious? No matter what the recipe is, how can it be so easy to get? You have to ask for it a few more times and fail to get it, so that you can show that there is nothing wrong with you. Do you think Concubine Jin is a fool? She has been working in this harem for many years. Although she is not as smart as Concubine Zhao, she still has some cunning."
When Yingxia heard this, she felt a chill down her spine and was secretly afraid, "Mammy, you are absolutely right. I was too impatient."
Before this, she was only thinking about how to stay with Concubine Jin and be promoted, but she forgot that Concubine Jin had been in the harem for many years and would not be easily fooled.
Yingxia humbly asked for advice, "Mammy, then in your opinion, what should I do?"
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