Chapter 23 Cooperation with the Performance

Yun Qin's steps were steady at first, but once she was out of everyone's sight, she immediately quickened her pace, and finally she almost trotted back to Chunxi Palace.

As soon as she stepped into the palace, her heart was completely at peace.

She was not afraid of anything else, but she was afraid that the emperor would get too angry and drag her back and beat her up.

Looking at the white cloth wrapped around her hand, Yun Qin reached out and pulled it off. The thing in front of her, even if it was just white cloth, was made of top-quality silk. Anyone with a keen eye could tell that something was wrong. She didn't dare keep such a thing.

Fortunately, the bleeding from the wound had stopped, leaving only a bright red cut on the tip of the index finger, which was not very conspicuous.

"Yunqin, why are you sweating?"

Upon hearing the sound, Yun Qin immediately stuffed the ball of white cloth into her waist in a panic.

Fortunately, it was Ajing who came. She was holding water and was about to wipe the railing on the porch when she saw her.

Yun Qin breathed a sigh of relief, shook her head, and continued, "I'm fine, I just walked a little fast. Has the queen woken up yet?"

Hearing her ask this, Ah Jing thought she was in a hurry to come back, so she said, "Don't worry, the queen hasn't gotten up yet." She took out a handkerchief and handed it to Yun Qin, "Wipe the sweat off your face first, you've just recovered from the cold, don't catch a cold again."

Yun Qin took her handkerchief but did not wipe the sweat off her face. Instead, she held it in her hand and examined it carefully. A white lotus was embroidered on the lotus-colored silk cloth. Although the embroidery was not particularly good, it was also delicate and beautiful. "Ajing's needlework is getting better and better..."

Upon hearing this, Ah Jing immediately realized something was wrong and quickly reached out to grab it.

But Yun Qin moved faster and stuffed the handkerchief directly into her waist, smiling at her, "Since it was given to me by A Jing, I won't be polite."

"You, you, who gave it to you? Were you a robber in your previous life?" Ah Jing stamped her feet in anger, "I really loved you in vain!"

Yun Qin quickly stepped forward and hugged her arm, "Good Ajing, don't be angry, don't be angry." As she said this, she lifted up her sleeves, revealing the red gold bracelet on her wrist.

"This is the gift from the Queen this morning. On Ajing's birthday, I will melt it and make two little golden pigs for you, okay?"

"Little golden pig?" Ah Jing's eyes lit up, and then she shook her head, "This is too valuable, I dare not take it. Besides, this is a reward from the Queen. If you melt it, the Queen will know and she will definitely be angry."

"No, since the queen rewarded me with gold, it means she loves me very much. How could she be angry with me?" Yun Qin said with a smile.

In the palace, it is more practical for the master to reward some gold and silver than some jade, but most of the time they reward some gold leaves and silver leaves. If they reward jewelry, they will actually keep it and dare not melt it directly.

But Yunqin didn't care whether Huipin was angry or not. She didn't know what her intention was in rewarding her with such a bracelet. It would be better to melt it and make some small toys to make her Ah Jing happy.

Ah Jing just took what she said as the truth, and her eyes began to light up again, "So are you really going to make it into a little golden pig and give it to me?"

Yun Qin nodded, "Of course, when have I ever lied to you?"

"Then I don't want two. We are of the same zodiac sign, so how about we just have one each?" Ah Jing clapped her hands happily.

Yun Qin nodded, "Okay, then we'll each have one." She touched her waist, "Then this handkerchief..."

"I'll give it to you." Ah Jing snorted, a little disgusted, "You're so stupid, you didn't make any progress despite being scolded so much by the nanny. Sister Rong Xin and I gave you a few handkerchiefs to use, but you keep using the same ones over and over again. I'm ashamed for you."

"Our Ajing is the most generous and loves me the most." Yun Qin rubbed his head against her shoulder.

Ah Jing shook her off in disgust, "Hey, your head is all sweaty, don't rub it on me!"

After a while of arguing, Yun Qin's panic was completely suppressed, and she let go of Ah Jing, "Then I'm going to go into the hall. Don't be so serious about your work. This railing is cleaned every day, how can it be dirty?"

"I know, I know, go ahead."

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Inside the palace, Huipin had already gotten up and was being helped by Rongxin to do her makeup.

Yun Qin bowed her body, walked in quickly, and said, "I'm back from getting the monthly allowance."

Huipin was fixing her hair, not looking at her, "Get up, what took you so long?"

"On the way there, I met Qinghe, the maidservant beside Lady Liu." How dare Yunqin mention the emperor.

Huipin paused and looked at her sideways, "She made things difficult for you."

"It's not that difficult."

The Emperor only restricted Concubine Hui from leaving the palace, but did not forbid the palace maids from leaving. What happened in the palace before would sooner or later reach Concubine Hui's ears.

There was no need for Yun Qin to hide anything, so she briefly recounted what had happened before.

After hearing this, Huipin angrily said, "If I wasn't pregnant, how could Yukang Palace be so proud! They took advantage of me so much, and yet they dared to come and make trouble. How shameless!"

Yun Qin lowered her eyes. This was actually true.

"You did a good job. You have to let that bastard surnamed Liu know that although I am under house arrest, I am still a concubine and I am pregnant with a prince. I will always be superior to her in this life!"

Huipin's eyes flickered and her brows were full of pride, sweeping away the sadness and depression of the past few days.

Yunqin's face showed the joy of being praised, but in her heart she was sighing: Huipin's hypnosis on her was quite successful.

As long as she doesn't do anything weird again, it's good to stay like this. At least she can give birth to the baby safely. The emperor even asked her about it today, and he will definitely not treat her unfairly in the future. Rong Xin and A Jing will also be able to live a stable life in the future.

Unfortunately, Yunqin was just dreaming about preventing Huipin from causing trouble.

"You've worked hard today, and you haven't fully recovered yet. Go and take a rest first. Rong Xin will be by my side to take care of you."

Huipin still felt it was not enough, so she took Rong Xin's hand and said, "Rong Xin is very considerate and thoughtful. I can't leave her for a moment. You must listen to Rong Xin in the future. What she says is what I mean."

Yun Qin secretly rolled her eyes in her heart, but she had to cooperate with the performance on the surface. She looked at Rong Xin with an unnatural smile and said, "Of course I will listen to Sister Rong Xin."

Huipin continued to smile and said, "Give the monthly allowance to Rongxin to enter into the account first. It's not that I don't trust you, but you are not as careful as Rongxin, and you don't have her experience in managing accounts."

Yun Qin lowered her eyes and said, "I will learn well from Sister Rong Xin."

Seeing that her expression was normal, Huipin's smile widened a little. The more she tried to hide it, the more it showed that she cared.

It's good to care.

If the person she had served since childhood could betray her, how could she trust these two people who came later? The more they fight among themselves, the more they have to please her, and the more she can live a comfortable life.

Huipin was secretly proud of herself, but she didn't know that when Yunqin handed the purse containing the monthly salary to Rongxin, she gently touched her fingers. The two of them looked at each other, one was speechless and the other was helpless, but they didn't say anything but they understood each other.