Chapter 162: Furious

The condensed atmosphere in the hall finally brought Shen Daying back to his senses.

She glanced at the empress, then at Xu Danying, and said in a low voice: "Sister Xu, have you forgotten that it was the empress dowager who issued an imperial decree to confer the title on Xi Danying?"

This made Xu Danying's face turn even paler. She immediately stood up and leaned over to the empress and said, "I have spoken out of turn. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

The queen glanced at Shen Daying and smiled, then looked at Xu Daying and said coldly: "Get up, you have been too idle recently. The queen mother's birthday is coming soon, so you can help me copy a Buddhist scripture, which will also help you temper yourself."

"Yes, I obey your command." When Xu Daying stood up, he couldn't help but glance at Concubine De.

Seeing her drinking tea with her eyes downcast, she couldn't help but feel resentful in her heart. It was obvious that Concubine De was also dissatisfied, and she had said it out loud, but Concubine De acted as if it had nothing to do with her and didn't say a good word for her.

The Queen naturally noticed her expression and sneered in her heart as she looked at Concubine De.

Is it so easy to be a good person?

Looking at the different expressions of the people in the palace, the queen felt a little annoyed.

She did so many things, but the result was either threats from the Emperor or complaints from the Empress Dowager.

Now that the Queen Mother has returned to the palace, she is even more of a figurehead.

She can barely take care of herself, how can she care about them!

Fight as much as you want, just don't bother her.

"It's getting late, you should go back!"

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No matter what happened in the harem, Yunqin's life passed neither fast nor slow, and in the blink of an eye, another month had passed.

As November approached, the weather became colder day by day, and the charcoal in Tongming Hall was lit early.

Even so, Yun Qin still fell ill when the weather turned cold.

"Why did you get up?"

Rong Xin opened the curtain and came in, only to see Yun Qin leaning on the pillow, reading a book in her hands.

Her face was still a little pale. After her illness, she had lost all the weight she had gained with great difficulty.

He was wearing a single piece of clothing and half-bent on a low stool, looking a bit emaciated, which made Rong Xin feel distressed.

"I was lying so hard that my bones were stiff." Yun Qin twisted the pages of the book with his hands and read the storybook with gusto.

She was really bored, so she asked Rong Xin to find some books to read. It turned out that the novels of that era were very interesting. The explosive plots and juicy stories were beyond her imagination.

She was simply addicted to it and couldn't extricate herself.

Rong Xin saw that she didn't even raise her head, and said helplessly, "Don't look at it for so long, be careful not to hurt your eyes."

This reminded Yunqin that she didn't want to become nearsighted again, so she quickly pushed the book in her hand towards the window to make her vision brighter.

It was getting close to evening, the windows were closed, the curtains were drawn, and it was indeed a little dark in the room.

Rong Xin simply lit the lamp and placed it in front of her. When she closed the lampshade, she whispered, "The Emperor has returned to the main hall."

Yun Qin paused while turning the pages of the book, and then responded, "I see."

"Aqin, the emperor has been to the harem three times recently, but has only come once." Rong Xin whispered, "This is not a solution."

After hearing this, Yun Qin finally put down the script in her hand.

“You are right.”

Yun Qin counted the days and found that she had been ill for ten days and the emperor had been angry for ten days as well.

It's been a long time indeed.

"Let me change my clothes, and then go and ask the emperor to come over."

Seeing that she listened to the advice, Rong Xin breathed a sigh of relief and quickly found some clothes for her to change.

Yun Qin sat in front of the dressing table, touched her pale face, dipped her finger into the rouge box, and dotted on her cheeks and lips.

She knew very well that the emperor's favor was mostly due to this face.

But this face will become ugly due to illness and age. She dare not rely solely on this face, but sometimes she has to rely on this face.

Seeing Rong Xin coming, Xu An immediately went to meet her.

"But what did Xi agree to do?"

Rong Xin bowed and said, "I agree to invite the emperor to come over. Please ask Eunuch Lao to pass on the message."

After hearing this, Xu An immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice, "I think I've finally figured it out. You haven't had a good time these days, have you?"

Hearing him say this, Rong Xin's eyes flickered, but she still sighed slightly, "Yes, I agree that he has been in a bad mood these days and he is sick, which is really worrying."

As he spoke, Rong Xin felt a slight pang of guilt.

"That's not true." Xu An said, "I'll go tell the emperor right now, you wait a moment."

"Thank you, Uncle Lao."

As soon as Xu An entered the hall, before he could say anything, Huo Jinchi asked, "What happened to Xi Danying?"

"I promise it's okay." Xu An's head almost dropped to his chest, fearing that the emperor would see the mockery on his lips at this moment, he said in a steady voice: "I promise to invite the emperor to come over."

When Huo Jinchi heard that everything was fine, he leaned back on the pillow and shook the beads in his hand.

"I promised the Queen Mother that I would have dinner with her."

Hearing this, Xu An raised his head slightly, a little surprised.

Your Majesty, are you still trying to get Xi to agree?

Before he could finish thinking about this, the emperor stood up and said casually, "Before that, I have some time to go see her."

Xu An almost rolled his eyes and immediately said, "Yes, there is time."

Seeing the emperor coming out, Rong Xin breathed a sigh of relief. After paying her respects, she followed him, walked through the corridor and arrived at the door of the side hall.

She and Xu An both stopped at the entrance of the palace and did not follow in.

As soon as she stepped into the side hall, she was immediately warmed up on the face, making Huo Jinchi feel the warmth quickly. She felt satisfied in her heart, knowing that these days, these people did not dare to look down on her.

He opened the curtain and looked at Yun Qin who hurriedly stood up from the couch to greet him. His face, warmed by the hot wind, became a little paler.

That day she had a severe fever in the middle of the night.

Such a delicate person, but she didn't cry or make a fuss when she was sick, she just huddled in the corner with the quilt in her arms. If he hadn't hugged her out of habit and been woken up by her fever, he wouldn't have known that she had a fever.

Seeing her shivering, his heart ached and he didn't dare sleep all night.

As a result, the next day, when she had just recovered from the fever, she stroked the dark circles under his eyes and said with a distressed look on her face, "I'd better move to the side hall, so that the emperor won't be infected by the disease, and he can rest well."

The words sound nice, but how could Huo Jinchi not know what she was thinking?

Yunqin had long wanted to move out of Tongming Hall, but knowing that he would not let her go, she decided to do the next best thing and wanted to move out of the main hall!

He stayed up all night, and this is how she repays him!

He was furious, so he just did what she wanted, and also ignored her for a few days.