Make him look better?
How to change it?
The emperor's lips twitched slightly: "Could it be that you can use magic to change my face?"
A magical transformation?
Is she a fairy?
Yuan Yao shook her head and asked, "Your Majesty, do you still remember what you used to look like?"
What it originally looked like?
The emperor was stunned.
What was he like before?
His mother was once the most beautiful woman in the palace, and he was once praised as the most handsome little prince...
When he was five years old, his mother's clan was implicated in a "treason" charge, and his mother was banished to the cold palace, where she died in despair less than a year later.
After that, he spent several years in the cold palace, rarely getting enough to eat, but he grew tall and, though somewhat thin, had handsome features.
Once, a concubine who couldn't stand the loneliness wandered outside the Cold Palace, coaxed him, and gave him food in exchange for playing with him.
He thought that back then, although he wasn't as good-looking as A-Yuan, he was still quite handsome...
After a long while, the emperor said, "It has been too long, I can't remember."
Can't remember?
How could I not remember?
Yuan Yao was puzzled.
However, she still said, "Your Majesty, Yao'er thinks that if Your Majesty makes a change, it will definitely look better."
The ladies will be overjoyed then.
"Is that so?" The emperor's eyelids twitched.
He had many concubines, and whenever he wanted to summon one to his bedchamber, he would do so.
As for whether someone is happy or not, he has never been indifferent.
Anyway, as long as he's happy.
However, he clearly sensed that his body was not as good as before...
The emperor asked, "The imperial physicians in the palace prescribe countless remedies for me every year, and I eat and drink according to them, but they are of little use."
Could it be that you, little girl, are even more skilled than the imperial physicians?
“Yao’er is certainly no match for the imperial physician.” Yuan Yao said in a dry voice, “The imperial physician uses internal methods, but Yao’er uses other methods.”
"oh?"
The emperor raised his hand and poured her a glass of warm water.
Yuan Yao took a sip of water to moisten her throat before blinking and saying, "Your Majesty, do you agree or not? If you don't agree, Yao'er doesn't want to waste her efforts."
This little girl is actually acting all cute and spoiled?
The emperor said, "We'll talk about it later."
"Huh?" Yuan Yao was somewhat disappointed.
The emperor said, "I am hungry, let's have a meal first."
Li Deshan served breakfast, setting out a table full of dishes.
The emperor looked at Yuan Yao on the bed: "Can you get up?"
This little girl, though pampered, has a good foundation.
I was caught in the rain for so long last night and had a fever for most of the night, but I woke up this morning feeling surprisingly energetic.
Thankfully, thankfully nothing bad happened.
Otherwise, if A Yuan comes back, he'll probably skin him alive.
Yuan Yao glanced at the large table full of food.
There was plenty of meat, but not much green vegetable, and no fruit at all...
Eating so much meat so early in the morning, aren't you tired of it?
She shook her head: "Your Majesty, Yao'er is not hungry."
She drank her medicine and water, and ate some sweet cakes; she was full.
Upon hearing this, the emperor said, "Then I will use it myself."
After speaking, he walked to the table and sat down.
Li Deshan picked up his chopsticks and began to serve him food.
Yuan Yao noticed that the emperor did not like to eat vegetables, and every time he took a bite, he would accurately pick up meat.
“No wonder…” Yuan Yao muttered.
Danqing brought a bowl of porridge to the bedside: "Princess, what's wrong?"
Yuan Yao said, "No wonder the Emperor is in such poor physical condition and is still disliked by his concubines."
"What did you say?" The emperor put down his chopsticks and looked at her.
Yuan Yao: "..."
She spoke so softly, yet the emperor still heard her?
Was the emperor's hearing that good?
She shook her head: "Yao'er didn't say anything!"
The emperor withdrew his gaze.
At this moment, a eunuch came in to report: "Your Majesty, the Empress heard that the Princess is here with you, so she came to visit her."
Empress?
Yuan Yao was somewhat surprised.
The news that she got caught in the rain last night has already reached the Empress.
Just then, a group of people walked in.
"Your Majesty, I have come to pay my respects."
"Your subject greets Your Majesty."
Not only did the Empress arrive, but Huairou and Jiang Chengyan also came.
Moreover, two concubines whose identities Yuan Yao did not know also came with them.
The Emperor rinsed his mouth with tea and asked, "Isn't the Empress busy with the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet? How come you have time to come here to see me?"
The Empress said gently, "I heard that Princess Yuan Yao is ill and is recuperating here with Your Majesty, so I came here to visit her."
As she spoke, her gaze fell on the bed.
Yuan Yao tried to get up: "Yao'er greets Your Majesty the Empress..."
"Don't get up," the Empress said worriedly, walking towards the bedside. "You're still sick; there's no need to concern yourself with these formalities."
As she spoke, the Empress sat down on the edge of the bed.
Yuan Yao said, "Your Majesty, Yao'er is much better now."
The Empress nodded: "Take good care of yourself. Being caught in a downpour for an hour is no joke. Don't let it leave you with any lasting health problems."
"Okay!" Yuan Yao replied obediently.
The Empress then said, "Since you are ill, you should take good care of yourself. The arrangements for the birthday banquet desserts have been almost finalized, so you don't need to bother with them."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yuan Yao smiled gratefully.
The Empress's concern seemed genuine and was quite comforting.
Although the emperor was a bit of a scoundrel, he had a good wife.
At this moment, the two concubines who had accompanied the group also came forward and said a word of concern.
Yuan Yao agreed to all of them.
After the concubine finally left, Huairou and Jiang Chengyan walked to the bedside.
Huairou's eyes reddened: "Yao'er, I only heard from the palace servants when I woke up today that you were punished last night by kneeling in the torrential rain outside Huining Palace, and you knelt there for two or three hours..."
If I had known last night, I would have rushed here to be with you.
As she spoke, Huairou burst into tears.
Seeing this, Yuan Yao quickly comforted her, "Sister Huairou, Yao'er is alright, don't cry."
Last night, the Emperor went to rescue Yao'er, and after returning, Yao'er drank medicine and took medicinal baths, and is already much better.
"What's so good about it?" Jiang Chengyan lowered his voice: "Look at you, you're not as energetic as you used to be."
Also, why is your voice so hoarse?
Last night, besides being forced to kneel, did the Empress Dowager do anything else to make things difficult for you?
Yuan Yao opened her mouth and replied, "Last night, I fainted while kneeling, and I don't know what happened after that..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chengyan's brow furrowed slightly on his usually stern face.
Huairou sighed, her eyes reddening, and said, "Yao'er, do you want to take back what you said to me that day?"
"What did you say?" Yuan Yao asked.
Looking at her pale face, Huairou's eyes welled up with tears again: "That day, I told you that the Empress Dowager was kind and wouldn't make things difficult for a junior..."
Oh, so that's what it is!
How should I put it?
I feel quite guilty when I try to soothe a child.
However, she couldn't speak ill of the Empress Dowager...
Yuan Yao thought for a moment and then said, "Sister Huairou, you don't need to blame yourself."
Actually, yesterday, the Empress Dowager summoned Yao'er because she wanted to see her.
It was because Yao'er's legs were short that she walked a little slowly. Just as she reached the outside of Huining Palace, the Empress Dowager began to strike the wooden fish and worship Buddha.
They said that when the Empress Dowager heard the sound of the wooden fish in the palace, she had to kneel down and worship on the spot.
Last night, the Empress Dowager made Yao'er kneel and worship Buddha.
Look, although I was drenched in a downpour and had a fever all night, thanks to Buddha's blessing, I am much better now.
Moreover, in the past, the Emperor disliked Yao'er, but after she fell ill, he was unusually kind to her, which made Yao'er very happy!
After she finished speaking, her throat was dry and sore.
Beside the bed, Huairou and Jiang Chengyan exchanged a glance, their faces full of surprise: "Grandmother told you to kneel there, to... kneel before Buddha?"
Jiang Chengyan's face darkened: "When was this rule set? How come I didn't know about it!"
His voice was loud, and the emperor and empress both looked over: "What rules?"
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