Chapter 10 Knowing the Emperor's Thoughts

In the blink of an eye, it was night.

In the evening, the sky suddenly became cloudy and the wind started to blow.

"It doesn't look like it's going to snow today, is it?" Yun Qin shrank her neck because of the cold and buried her chin in the fluff at her collar.

Rong Xin tightened her clothes for her, "It's hard to say." She glanced at the palace gate, "It's already past the hour of Xu, the emperor probably won't come tonight, Xiao Dezi, please close the palace gate."

"yes."

Huipin was already exhausted, so when she heard that the emperor was not coming, she washed up and went to bed.

It was Rong Xin's turn to keep watch tonight, but when she saw that Rong Zhi was planning to stay, she didn't say much. She grabbed Yun Qin who was about to speak and took her back to their room.

"She's not afraid of getting sick from overwork." Yun Qin was speechless.

Rong Xin pressed her down on the bed, "The queen doesn't get up often at night, so if she wants to stay with you, then she can stay with you." She turned around and found the ointment, "I'll apply the ointment on you first."

"It's really nothing..."

Rong Xin didn't care what she said. She lifted her arm and rubbed the ointment on the bruise. Seeing Yun Qin grimacing, she said unhappily, "Does it hurt now?"

"Good sister, please be gentle." Yun Qin didn't expect it to be so painful. After she rubbed it twice, tears were about to fall out.

"I'll let you show off." Rong Xin said this, but the force he used was much lighter.

Yun Qin's skin was white, and the purple spots on it were particularly shocking. Rong Xin felt distressed and sighed, "Did you know that this morning the Queen asked about the Emperor asking about your name last night?"

"I guessed it." Yun Qin endured the pain and didn't notice the heavy tone in Rong Xin's voice.

Rong Xin unconsciously lowered her voice, "You are so smart, but can't you see what the emperor is thinking?"

"What is the emperor thinking?" Yun Qin turned her head to look at her, only to find that her expression was full of worry.

Yun Qin suddenly remembered Xu An's performance last night and couldn't help laughing, "Do you also think that the emperor likes me?"

"no?"

Yun Qin said helplessly: "I am not a fan of all men. The emperor has only met me a few times, how could he be attracted to me? Besides, the emperor has not done anything ambiguous."

Rong Xin lowered his eyes and glanced at her charming face. He was even more helpless than her. He did not agree with her words, but instead said, "This morning when the emperor was having dinner, the queen deliberately asked him if he remembered you. Do you know what the emperor answered?"

"Your Highness deliberately asked the Emperor if he remembered me?" Yun Qin frowned and asked, "What did the Emperor say?"

"He asked the queen, 'Should I remember?'"

Rong Xin's voice was very soft, but to Yun Qin it sounded like a thunderclap, causing her mind to go blank for a moment.

"If you really don't care about you, you can just answer that you remember or you don't remember. Why are you being ambiguous and making things more obvious?" Rong Xin continued, "Your Majesty didn't notice anything wrong. Don't you understand?"

How could Yun Qin not understand? Her heart was beating like a drum, and she subconsciously asked, "Did anyone else hear this?"

"Don't be afraid, I'm the only one in the palace."

Yun Qin took a deep breath, her thoughts gradually calmed down, and suddenly she realized, "Did you deliberately send me away this morning?" She panted and shook her head slightly, "Since the emperor is hiding it in front of the queen, it doesn't necessarily mean that he has to have me."

"I think so." Rong Xin sat down next to Yun Qin and held her hand. "But it may also be that he is just considering the fact that the queen is pregnant."

"You mean that maybe I will wait until the Majesty gives birth before I can tell the Majesty..." Yun Qin looked at her eyes with suspicion.

Rong Xin did not answer, but held her hand and asked: "What about you? If you want to go up... I will definitely help you."

"No, no, I don't want to." Yun Qin immediately shook her head and said firmly, "I must leave the palace!"

Rong Xin looked at her for a moment and sighed softly.

Yun Qin took another deep breath, her gentle face turned cold and sharp, "Even if the emperor is interested in a palace maid, it's only temporary. He rarely comes to the harem, and now he's deliberately ignoring the queen, so he comes even less often. It won't be long before he forgets about me."

"I can see that the emperor is an extremely arrogant person. If I just hide from him, he will understand what I mean. He will be disgusted by such an uninteresting woman if he only takes one look at her."

"If all else fails, I will simply go to the temple to pray for the queen. The emperor will never want a nun!"

"Why are you doing this?" Rong Xin held her hand tightly. "With your talent, beauty and intelligence, and with Nanny Ruan and I helping you, you will have a fighting chance in this palace!"

Yun Qin looked at her and shook her head slightly, "You don't understand..."

She was able to fight with Rong Zhi and flatter Huipin in various ways, all because of the thought of leaving the palace. If she really stayed in the palace for the rest of her life, could she still numb herself by saying "I'm just an employee"?

Yun Qin hated this place. She hated having to kowtow to some people every day, and she didn't want to engage in any female competition with a group of women.

If she had to be locked up in this place with only four walls around her for the rest of her life, she would rather become a nun.

Rong Xin saw her determined look and sighed again, "If you don't want to, I will help you."

She said slowly, "Madame Ruan is old now and has no relatives outside the palace, so she should be placed in a nursing home. She has some face in front of the Empress Dowager. If she asks the Empress Dowager for a maid to keep by her side, she will definitely agree. If the Empress Dowager asks, Huipin will not refuse to release her. If you are willing, you can go to the nursing home with her."

"Is this arranged for Ajing?" Yun Qin came to her senses and held Rong Xin's hand tightly.

Rong Xin shook her head and said softly, "Ah Jing still has her parents alive and I will take care of her. It would be better if she could grow up safely until she is 25 and leave the palace to get married. On the other hand, if you go to a hospice, you will have to be taken care of by Nanny Ruan until the end of your life. If you delay, I am afraid you will be quite old."

What age is important? To a modern person like Rong Xin, thirty years old is not considered old.

"What about my sister?" she asked hurriedly.

"I have always taken Nanny Ruan as my role model. Rather than leaving the palace to marry, I would rather stay in the palace. Although it will be hard at first, once I become a Nanny, others will listen to me. If I can raise a prince or princess, even officials will be respectful to me. Isn't this better than getting married?"

Listening to Rong Xin's never-before-mentioned plan and looking at her sparkling eyes, Yun Qin suddenly felt relieved and couldn't help but smile: "Sister, your heart is as big as a man's."

"What are you talking about?" Rong Xin glanced at her, and when he saw her smile, he smiled too.

Yun Qin leaned her head on Rong Xin's shoulder and said, "Sister, this is great. We all have our own plans. God will never let us down and will definitely make our wishes come true, right?"

Rong Xin stroked her face and whispered, "Don't be afraid, I will."

The two of them depended on each other silently, and both felt that the days ahead would not be that difficult to endure.

After a long while, Rong Xin finally spoke: "Don't worry about anything else, but you must not let the queen get suspicious about this matter. She is deeply in love with the emperor and has a lot of thoughts on her mind. I'm afraid she will do something bad to you."

"If I were still confused, I might show something. But now that I know what's going on, I will definitely not let her notice." Yun Qin's face was slightly cold.

Rong Xin nodded and patted her back. "I'll go to the main hall and wait. If you have nothing to do at night, you can stay in the room to keep warm. Just be alert."

"I understand. Go ahead, sister."

After Rong Xin left, the smile on Yun Qin's face gradually disappeared.

It seems that I have to think of a way to stop showing up in front of Concubine Hui so often.

After a long time, only a sigh remained in the room.