Chapter 236 Return to the Palace

The next day.

When Yun Qin woke up, Huo Jinchi was no longer by her side, and the person in her arms was now Mrs. Tang.

"The Emperor left before dawn."

Rong Xin walked in and saw her looking at Mrs. Tang beside the pillow in a daze, so she explained.

Yun Qin nodded, looked away, and yawned slightly.

As Rong Xin opened the curtains, the sunlight from outside the window shone in. Today was a bright sunny day.

After a quick wash, meal and medicine, I was ready to leave the palace.

Yun Qin was still very weak and could only walk with difficulty even when being carried by someone. Just walking out of the hall, she broke out in a layer of cold sweat.

Fearing that she would catch a cold, Rong Xin stuffed a steamer into her arms and wrapped her tightly in a cloak.

The weather in May is already very warm, but she still feels like it's winter.

Yun Qin held the soup pot in her arms, with a cold look in her eyes. She wanted the person who hurt her to feel the sadness in her heart sooner or later.

Outside the palace, the concubines were already waiting.

Seeing her coming out on a sedan chair, everyone looked over. Seeing her pale face and weak body, their eyes were filled with schadenfreude.

Yun Qin glanced at the crowd coldly and said to the Queen: "I'm sorry that I can't pay my respects to Her Majesty."

"No problem." The Queen saw that she had lost a lot of weight in one day's absence, so she couldn't help but say, "When you return to the palace, you must take good care of yourself. I have some blood-replenishing herbs in my palace, and I'll send them to you someday."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Yun Qin lowered her eyes.

"Your Majesty is so kind." Fang Danying smiled. "The Emperor dotes on Concubine Xi so much, he would have all the good medicine she wants. I'm afraid that Concubine Xi may not be able to use the medicine your Majesty sends."

If this were said on any other day, there would be nothing wrong with it, but saying it when you know that the emperor is angry with Yun Qin is ironic.

Yun Qin didn't control her facial expression and immediately turned cold, "Fang Danying is still as nosy as always."

Seeing that she was angry, Fang Danying became more proud, because the angrier she was, the more it meant that she had hit a sore spot, which meant that the emperor must be really angry, and she was also very frightened inside.

Nie Danying saw the entire confrontation between the two. Although he did not say anything, there was a sneer on his face.

Without the emperor's blessing, Concubine Xi seemed to be nothing special and would still be angered by people's gossip.

Fang Danying was about to say a few more words when he saw the emperor approaching, so he could only follow everyone else and bow in greeting.

Yun Qin also reached out to hold Rong Xin's hand, and looked like she was going to stand up and salute. Looking at Huo Jinchi, her eyes immediately turned red. Her eyes, which had just been filled with anger, now turned into a pool of spring water, filled with words that she wanted to say but couldn't.

The expression changed so quickly that it made people's scalps numb.

Although he knew that she was just acting, Huo Jinchi couldn't resist and reached out to hold her. "Why are you trying so hard to be so strong instead of just sitting still?"

"This is etiquette, and I have no choice but to follow it."

Yun Qin's voice turned into a whisper again, so soft and gentle that the concubines beside her clenched their fingers when they heard it.

Etiquette? Why didn't she stand up to greet the Queen just now? What etiquette is she talking about now?

They cursed him in their hearts, but the emperor just fell for it. They watched as the cold and hard lines on his face softened.

"How can I dislike you?" He snorted.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration."

She said thank you, but everyone could hear the tenderness in her voice.

Hawking then leaned over and hugged her.

In the eyes of outsiders, the emperor was still angry with Concubine Xi, so it was naturally impossible for him to come to pick her up.

The concubines, who had been delighted all night, saw with their own eyes the emperor carrying Concubine Xi into the palace.

Except for the Queen who still had an indifferent expression, the others almost tore their handkerchiefs, and almost blurted out the word "vice princess".

Yun Qin, who had entered the palace, leaned softly on Huo Jinchi's shoulder and said, "I am so exhausted from acting this role."

Hawking let her pretend, laughed, hugged her and kissed her on the forehead.

"If you are tired, take a good rest. You will be able to return to the palace soon."

Yun Qin knew when to stop and stopped acting. She relaxed her body and leaned into his arms.

No conversation along the way.

After returning to the palace, the emperor naturally carried Concubine Xi back to Yanning Palace.

As a result, although everyone in the harem was angry, they believed more about the quarrel between the two that day, and they all had an idea:

The relationship between the Emperor and Concubine Xi is not unbreakable. Once there is a rift between the two, it is likely to grow bigger and bigger.

This realization made their ambitions grow rapidly.

In particular, Nie agreed and was ready to make some soup and send it to Yu tomorrow.

Inside the Yanning Palace.

Huo Jinchi carried Yunqin over and left. He had not returned to the palace for two days, and there were already a pile of memorials on his desk that needed to be dealt with.

Seeing that the empress, who was originally in good condition, had gone out and returned in such a state, Danxue and Xiaoshunzi were both wiping away tears.

"I've heard it all. Concubine De is so despicable for making the master suffer like this!" Dan Xue gritted her teeth in hatred.

Xiao Shunzi also said: "It's just house arrest, it's really a bargain for her!"

"Okay, does the master have to comfort you instead?" Rong Xin said helplessly.

The two of them stopped crying.

"Is everything okay in the palace?" Yun Qin asked with a smile.

Dan Xue replied, "Everything is fine. Everything is fine in Lady Shen's palace, but she was really scared by the accident of her master. I'm afraid she will send someone to ask about it soon."

"Just tell her that I'm fine, so she doesn't have to worry about me."

As soon as Yun Qin finished speaking, she heard someone outside say, "I knew that if I sent someone to ask, the people in your palace would not tell the truth."

Lady Shen came straight over.

Yun Qin sat up straight suddenly. Seeing her walk in with a bulging belly, she was so surprised that her voice changed. "Why are you here again?"

"I'll feel at ease only if you come and see it in person." Lady Shen said with a smile.

Yun Qin pulled her to sit on the bed. Whenever she looked at her belly, her heart still beat fast.

"Your Highness has really suffered a great punishment." Lady Shen frowned slightly when she saw her sick face and said, "What happened? There are rumors circulating in the palace, but there is no detailed information. If it wasn't Concubine De's doing, why would the Emperor have confined her to her house? I heard that the eldest prince is going to move to the prince's residence?"

Yunqin then told the whole story.

"There are actually such rumors in the palace?" Concubine Shen was obviously the same as the Queen, and had not heard of the rumor that Yun Qin was pregnant. "She wants to harm you just for such a groundless rumor. She is really crazy."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but touch her belly, feeling somewhat empathetic.

"It was my own fault for being too careless. I thought it was just a joke. Who would have known..." Yun Qin sighed and said to Lady Shen, "You are about to give birth. You must be careful about everything. I am still waiting to hold my baby."

Yun Qin always felt uneasy, fearing that the Queen Mother would take action again.

Lady Shen, however, did not have the same sense of crisis as she did. She rubbed her belly calmly and said, "Be careful."

She clapped her hands again, "Just go and talk. I also brought some blood swallows, which were sent by my mother's family before the New Year. I can't eat so much, so I sent some to the queen."

"It's worth your trip." Yun Qin couldn't help but say something more, and said to Xiang Tan: "Don't you know how to take care of your master?"

"How can she stop me?" Lady Shen turned to Rong Xin and Ting Chun and said, "Your master is becoming more and more nagging."

She made everyone laugh, and the depressing atmosphere before was swept away by her arrival.