Chapter 19: Recovering from the Illness and Returning to the Main Hall

As the weather grew warmer, everyone in the palace took off their heavy winter clothes and put on light and bright spring clothes.

Yunqin's cold finally got better. She could no longer stay in her room and had to go serve Huipin.

That day she changed into spring clothes, but she chose ones with plain and dull colors. She sat in front of the dressing mirror and picked up the powder, but instead of applying it on her face, she pressed it on her lips, covering her bright red lips and slightly reducing the charming color on her face.

Yunqin looked at herself in the mirror, but still felt dissatisfied. She picked up the comb and combed all the hair in front of her forehead back.

The hairstyle that is close to her scalp makes her look a bit older, and the bright color makes her look less attractive.

Looking at the still pretty face in the mirror, Yun Qin sighed softly. Her facial features were obviously not much different from her before she traveled through time, but because of the changes in her skin and lip color, her face, which was only delicate before, became gorgeous.

Without the obstruction of myopic glasses, my eyes also become bright and hopeful.

This may also be attributed to the good schedule, light food and the body posture that was taught to her by the maids.

Yun Qin adjusted her collar and looked at herself in the mirror, thinking: I'll get some turmeric and add it to my makeup to cover up my skin color.

It was getting late, so she didn't dare to delay any longer and got up and went to the front hall.

When I walked to the front of the hall, I happened to meet Ajing who was walking out with a basin of water.

Ah Jing was surprised when she saw her, "Why are you dressed like this? I thought an aunt came!"

Yun Qin was very satisfied with Ah Jing's evaluation and said with a smile: "I am just trying to make myself look more mature and stable."

"Okay." Ah Jing believed her words and whispered, "The queen just got up and is getting dressed. Please go in quickly."

"Okay." Yun Qin responded, rubbed the soles of her shoes at the door, slightly arched her back, and walked into the hall with her head down.

Seeing her like this, A Jing couldn't help but frown in confusion. She was already a first-class palace maid, so why did Yun Qin act like a little palace maid again?

As soon as she stepped into the hall, Yun Qin immediately felt the warm air, accompanied by a warm fragrance, which made her feel relaxed both physically and mentally.

After Concubine Hui became pregnant, incense was no longer burned in the palace. This fragrance was unique to red charcoal.

Not everyone in the palace could use this red charcoal. The concubines of lower ranks and less favor could only use white charcoal. Some palaces would run out of charcoal when the weather was slightly warmer. However, Concubine Hui still had enough red charcoal, which was enough to show that although she was under house arrest, no one reduced her expenses and she was still valued very much.

But Huipin obviously didn't think so.

Yun Qin walked into the hall lightly, and was really surprised when she saw Huipin. Although she knew from Rong Xin that she had lost some weight recently, when she saw her today, Huipin was not just thinner, she looked quite emaciated.

Only her belly was much more bulging than before, making her look even more hunched.

Seeing her like this, Yun Qin didn't know what to feel for a moment.

She didn't look at it for long, but bowed and saluted, her voice still a little hoarse as she said, "Your servant greets the queen."

"You're here." Huipin took the heating stove handed over by Rong Xin and glanced at her sideways. "Don't rush to serve me if you're not fully recovered. I'm useless now, so you don't have to rush up."

Hearing her weird tone as soon as she spoke, Yun Qin felt speechless. It seemed that Huipin was not that depressed.

"Your Majesty has allowed me to recuperate in the room, which is a great favor. How could I not remember it in my heart? I just want to return to Your Majesty as soon as possible." Yun Qin said respectfully.

Huipin snorted softly, "Looks like everything is fine now. She's saying nice things to please people again."

"I dare not, these are all my true feelings." Yun Qin said again.

Only then did Huipin take a serious look at her. Seeing that she was dressed in plain clothes and looked well-behaved and honest, her complexion improved a little.

She sat on the couch, rolled up her sleeves, and spoke in a calm voice, "Do you know that all this is because of you?"

Yun Qin knew this would happen, so she knelt instead of squatting, lowered her head and said in pain: "It was my words that made me speak nonsense, and I shouldn't have tried to guess the emperor's thoughts, causing the queen to suffer such a disaster. I will never redeem myself."

Huipin snorted again, and stroked the heater in her hand, without letting Yunqin get up immediately.

Rong Xin, who was watching from the side, was quite frightened and regretted giving Huipin the hand stove, because the charcoal in the stove was just lit...

Yun Qin didn't feel nervous. At worst, she would be hit by the hand warmer. If she was really hurt, she could just go back to her room and continue lying down.

"Get up..." After a period of silence, Huipin finally spoke.

Yun Qin lowered her head even lower, "I dare not."

"You got up when I told you to, but you're still being hypocritical!" Huipin snorted and laughed, "If not for your loyalty, I will punish you severely."

Is it because there is no one available now?

Yun Qin complained in her heart, but said gratefully on the surface: "Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty. I will definitely be grateful to you and will go through fire and water for you, even if it means my death."

"What are you talking about so early in the morning? It's bad luck." Huipin scolded lightly.

Rong Xin stepped forward and pulled Yun Qin up, "Hurry up, if you want to repay the queen, just serve her well."

"Why are you pulling her to do anything? If she wants to kneel, just let her kneel." Huipin glanced at Yunqin and a smile appeared on her face.

Seeing that she really didn't care anymore, Rong Xin also smiled and said, "Your Majesty is just good at talking, but you're still heartbroken." Then she pulled Yun Qin again, "Why don't you get up quickly?"

Yun Qin stood up and said gratefully, "Thank you, Madam. I will serve you well in the future."

Huipin didn't say anything, just glanced at Rong Xin.

Rong Xin understood her meaning and said, "My Lady, it's time for you to have dinner. I will prepare it right away."

Before she left, she glanced at Yunqin, signaling her to be careful.

After Rong Xin left, Huipin looked at Yunqin again and said, "I didn't punish you for another reason. These past few days, I've been wondering why the emperor treated me like this, and suddenly I think what you said makes some sense."

She stared into Yunqin's eyes, "The emperor must be protecting me, right?"

Yun Qin initially thought that Huipin had finally come to her senses, but when she saw the stubbornness in her eyes, she realized that Huipin had not figured it out at all. She was simply trying to numb herself with these words and did not really believe that the emperor was protecting her.

Huipin asked her now just to get evidence from her.

"Of course." Yun Qin was a little scared by her slightly crazy eyes and said quickly: "The emperor has neither removed the small kitchen nor reduced the expenses of the queen. Doctor Zhang Yu also comes to diagnose the queen almost every day. This shows that the emperor still values ​​the queen very much."

What she said was absolutely from the bottom of her heart, because it was indeed the truth!

Huipin nodded continuously and grabbed her arm, "Yes, yes, you are right, that's it. The emperor confined me and didn't come to see me just for show, right?"

Her hand hurt Yun Qin, but Yun Qin didn't even twitch his brows and nodded, "Your Majesty is wise."

Huipin laughed, sat up straight, and sighed with relief, "I knew it was like this, I knew you were the smartest, most considerate, and understood the emperor's mind the best."

Yunqin's scalp tightened. Why did he bring this up again?