Chapter 18 Alarming the Queen Mother, Leaving on Hold

I don’t know how long I slept, but Yun Qin woke up from her sleep with a cough.

She opened her eyes. The room was dark and the charcoal fire was about to go out, emitting a faint red light.

Yun Qin coughed twice again, walked down from the bed barefoot, picked up the teapot on the table and took a sip of water before finally suppressing the sweet and fishy smell in her throat. She touched her sore throat and felt that the inflammation seemed to have worsened.

At this moment, she really missed modern anti-inflammatory drugs.

Yun Qin was leaning on the table, catching her breath, when she suddenly heard a noise outside. She concentrated and listened carefully, and heard someone crying and shouting.

"My queen, my master, it was not me who told Doctor Zhang Yu about this. My queen, please believe me! My master and I grew up together, and I am loyal to you!"

Yun Qin recognized the voice as Rong Zhi's, walked to the door, opened the thick curtain, and saw Rong Zhi running out of the house barefoot and with disheveled hair.

She was wearing thin clothes, and there were still traces of blood on the bandage on her arm. She struggled to run to the front hall, ignoring the attempts of the palace maids who were looking after her to stop her.

The remaining snow on the ground had not yet melted away, and Rong Zhi slipped and fell to the ground. His clothes were soaked with black snow water, and his hair was also wet, making him look even more frightened.

"My queen, I am loyal to you!" Even so, she did not forget to shout.

Rong Zhi was pulled up by the palace maid. She turned her head and saw Yun Qin standing at the door. She was also barefoot and with her hair loose, looking at her quietly.

"It's you, you must have done me wrong! You have such a vicious heart that you actually separated me from the Queen!"

Rong Zhi screamed and rushed towards Yun Qin, but was stopped by a palace maid two steps away from Yun Qin. She waved her hands forward with all her strength, and her fingertips almost grabbed Yun Qin's face.

Yun Qin was not frightened, nor did she take a step back. She stared at her face with a grim expression and tears streaming down her face, and said hoarsely, "If our positions were switched today, would you laugh out loud in front of me with joy?"

Her words startled Rong Zhi, and then her eyes became more ferocious, "Needless to say, not only will I laugh, I will also step on you and make you kneel down and beg for mercy!"

Yun Qin's eyes were dark, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised in a smile, "So, I will definitely remember your appearance today, and warn myself that I will never become like you!"

Rong Zhi was startled again, and then her whole body collapsed. She screamed and struggled, trying to throw herself on Yun Qin.

Ah Jing walked over and saw this scene. She quickly ran over, pulled Rong Zhi away, and protected Yun Qin behind her.

She shouted at the maid angrily, "Why don't you take her back to her room? Why is she going crazy here? Do you think the palace is not chaotic enough?"

The palace maid bowed repeatedly and dragged Rong Zhi back to the house.

"Yunqin, you vicious woman, you bitch, you will not die well!" Rongzhi entered the house and continued to curse.

"Shut her mouth!" Ah Jing shouted again.

She turned around and found Yun Qin's face was as pale as gold paper. She quickly supported her and was shocked when she touched her cold arm. She quickly pulled her into the house and pushed her to sit on the bed.

Only then did she see that Yunqin was not wearing shoes. Ah Jing felt distressed and angry, "You said you were still sick, why did you join in this kind of hustle and bustle!"

She pulled the quilt over Yun Qin and poured her a cup of hot water, "Drink some hot water to warm yourself up."

Yun Qin looked at her with a smile in her eyes, "Our A Jing is becoming more and more impressive."

Ah Jing's anxious expression eased, and she couldn't help but curl her lips and said angrily, "Drink your water quickly!" After she said that, she turned around and added charcoal to the brazier.

As soon as she turned around, Yun Qin's eyes turned cold. She had never wanted to get involved in a fight, but when she saw Rong Zhi's look today, she realized that she had actually been deeply involved in the fight for a long time.

After being stunned for a while, she picked up the cup and drank some hot water.

The warmth that passed through her throat made her shiver slightly, and the coldness in her body seemed to dissipate a little, but her heart was still like a torn pocket, blowing cold wind.

In just half a month, looking back, I found that I didn’t even look like myself anymore.

After adding charcoal, Ah Jing sat down beside her, looking a little dazed. "The queen fell asleep for a while, and cried very sadly when she woke up. She drove us all out, and only Sister Rong Xin was still guarding in the palace. They said that the emperor punished the queen because she splashed Rong Zhi with hot water. I don't know how the emperor knew it."

Yunqin smiled when she heard this. She gently touched Ajing's head and said, "Our Ajing must always be like this." Simple and clean.

"What?" Ah Jing was confused.

Yun Qin shook her head and said with a smile, "Sister Rong Xin will have to work hard these days."

"If you get better soon, she won't have to suffer so much." Ah Jing reached out and touched her forehead. "It's not that hot anymore."

Yun Qin nodded. She had to get better quickly. Ah Jing was not as smart as her and Rong Xin. It would be better not to let her serve well in the inner palace, so as to avoid Huipin being unhappy and punishing others.

"Just lie down and I'll go make some medicine for you first." Ah Jing tucked the quilt in for her and whispered.

After she left, Yunqin lay on the bed and fell asleep again in a daze.

When I woke up again, it was still light outside, but the person next to me had changed to Rong Xin.

"You're awake." Rong Xin helped her sit up, brushed her hair off her shoulders and wiped the sweat off her neck with a handkerchief. "Doctor Zhang Yu said that once you start sweating, you'll be well again."

Yun Qin started coughing before she could say anything. She only breathed a sigh of relief after drinking the water Rong Xin handed over to her.

"Doctor Zhang Yu was here." As soon as she spoke, she realized that her voice was completely hoarse.

Rong Xin nodded, "He came here after seeing the queen. You gritted your teeth and refused to take the medicine, so he ordered someone to bring the pills..."

Yun Qin's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but sigh.

"I was unconscious for a long time?" she asked, changing the subject.

"It's just one night." Rong Xin touched her face. "You must be hungry. There's some porridge simmering on the charcoal fire. Eat some first."

Yun Qin held her back, "You've been watching over me all night? Why don't you get some sleep... Who's watching over the queen?"

"It was Ajing who watched over you at night. I let her go to bed first." Rong Xin said gently, "You don't have to worry about the queen. She doesn't want to see anyone, so she can only watch outside the gauze partition. There are several people watching there, so nothing will happen."

Yun Qin nodded and released her hand.

"Come, I'll feed you." Rong Xin stirred the porridge with a spoon and sat beside her.

Yun Qin couldn't help but smile and took the bowl of porridge from her hand, "I'll do it myself."

Rong Xin also laughed, "You, don't take your body so lightly and make others worry for nothing."

"Got it." Yun Qin responded.

Seeing her sipping porridge with her eyelids lowered, looking so well-behaved, Rong Xin felt soft-hearted. He touched her head again and said in a low voice, "Madame Ruan sent someone to deliver the message."

"So fast?" Yun Qin was surprised and raised her eyes suddenly.

Rong Xin shook her head gently, "Not so fast. She heard about what happened today, and firstly she came to ask about our situation, and secondly she thought that this matter should be put on hold."

"The Queen Mother has also heard about the confinement of the Queen. You are not someone who has been with Nanny Ruan since you were a child, and the Queen Mother does not know the inside story. If Nanny Ruan asks the Queen Mother for you at this time, the Queen Mother will probably think that you are a scheming person, and that you are trying to please Nanny Ruan because you can't see the master. This may not work."

"Besides, Rong Zhi is no longer serving in the inner palace, and now there are only you and me by the side of the queen. The queen is pregnant, and it is not appropriate for our palace to have new people. The emperor, the empress, and the queen mother will probably not let the Shang Palace Bureau send anyone over. It is inappropriate for Madam Ruan to ask for you at this time."

Yun Qin listened quietly. It would be a lie to say she wasn't disappointed, but she knew this was the truth and couldn't bear to see Rong Xin anxious.

Suppressing the uneasiness in her heart, she smiled at Rong Xin and said, "Don't worry, sister, just let me go. This matter can be a big deal or a small one. Now that our Chunxi Palace is attracting a lot of attention, now is definitely not the right time."

"It's better to leave as soon as possible, so as to avoid any nightmares at night." Rong Xin sighed.

"Sister, are you tired of me and want to send me away quickly?" Yun Qin rested his forehead on her shoulder. "I don't want to agree. You can bear to leave me, but I can't bear to leave my sister!"

"You're just talking nonsense!" Rong Xin pinched her ear, and seeing that there was no change in her expression, she was no longer so anxious.