Chapter 247 Old Friends Revisited
Yanning Palace was very quiet at this time, with only the rustling sound of the leaves from the two lush ginkgo trees in the courtyard.
There was no movement, but that didn't mean the palace was peaceful.
The palace servants were running around inside and outside, helping Yunqin to wash and change clothes, boil medicine, and prepare meals.
But each step was very light, trying not to disturb the master.
When Huo Jinchi arrived, he happened to meet Tingchun coming out of the back hall with medicine. He waved his hand and didn't let her bow. As he walked towards the main hall, he asked, "How is your queen?"
When Tingchun mentioned this, her eyes became red. "Your Majesty, when the queen came back, she didn't even have the strength to walk. We had to carry her into the house. Now she is lying in bed and can't eat a single bite of food."
After hearing this, Huo Jinchi couldn't help but quicken his pace, taking two steps at a time and walking directly into the inner hall.
He didn't care about Rong Xin and others who were paying respects along the way, and walked straight into the inner hall. What he saw was Yun Qin lying on the bed with her back to him.
Although she was lying on her side, there was no movement under the quilt, which showed how thin she had become.
Such a weak and thin person, today, saved Concubine Shen and her unborn child with his own strength.
There were traces of red in Hawking Chi's eyes. He walked quickly to the bedside, looked at the person on the bed, and stretched out his hand hesitantly and cautiously, for fear of scaring her.
Yun Qin, who was lying on the bed, was not sleeping peacefully. She said softly, "I'm just tired. I'll take the medicine when I wake up."
"Aqin." Huo Jinchi called out, patted her shoulder and sat down beside the bed.
Yun Qin, who had her eyes closed, opened them but did not move or turn around.
To be honest, she doesn't really want to see Hawking Chi now.
She couldn't explain the feelings in her heart. There was resentment and hatred, some for herself and some for Shen Yanxin.
Although Yun Qin did not have the opportunity to become a social animal in her previous life, she had a boss who always implicated her and had to clean up his mess, which probably made her full of resentment and dissatisfaction.
What’s hateful is that she can’t even resign!
Anyway, she doesn't have the energy to make her boss happy today!
Yun Qin chose to pretend to be dead, so she simply closed her eyes and curled up in the quilt to pretend to be dead.
He probably didn't come here for any serious reason, he just felt guilty and grateful to her for saving Shen Yanxin.
Seeing that she ignored him, Huo Jinchi did not feel angry. Instead, he felt more distressed and felt a dull pain in his heart.
"I just came to see you, you just sleep well and don't pay attention to me." He whispered.
I still remember her dazed look in Changfu Palace. She must have been extremely scared at that time. When she was scared and helpless, and she was alone against the evil spirits around Concubine Shen, where was he?
He had whispered in her ears countless times that he would protect her, but in the end, he still put her in danger time and time again.
Do we still expect her to have no resentment or hatred in her heart?
She should have a temper, and she should be angry with herself and hate herself.
Rather than her current behavior of ignoring him, Huo Jinchi was actually more afraid that she would turn around and chat with him as if nothing had happened.
That's good, that's good...
At first, Yun Qin just closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, intending to wait until he left before having a good sleep. However, weakness and fatigue came over her, and she gradually couldn't resist anymore, and her pretend sleep finally turned into real sleep.
Perhaps it was because Huo Jinchi came over and said that everything was fine with Concubine Shen, which made her feel completely relieved.
I slept very soundly this time and soon fell into a dark dream.
After Yun Qin fell asleep, she didn't know that Huo Jinchi had been sitting motionless beside her bed for a long time. Xu An came to check on him twice, but he didn't move.
Only when a minister from the previous dynasty came to ask for a meeting did Huo Jinchi leave Yanning Palace.
After leaving the main hall, he straightened his clothes, and when he got on the throne, he became the casual, nonchalant, always unpredictable, and aloof emperor again.
Yunqin slept until the next morning. During that time, Doctor Zhang Yu came and took her pulse, but she did not wake up.
Rong Xin, Dan Xue and Ting Chun were afraid to sleep and stayed with her all night.
During this night, other parts of the palace were not peaceful either. The search and interrogation in the palace lasted the entire night.
It seems that Yanning Palace is the quietest place in the entire imperial palace.
By the time Yun Qin woke up, things had made some progress.
After sleeping for so long, Yun Qin's complexion didn't improve much, and her legs felt sore as if they were filled with lead.
However, after being hungry for a whole day, she finally had an appetite. She was tired of drinking bird's nest, so she asked someone to prepare fish porridge and a side dish, which was considered a proper meal.
Tingchun sighed, "Your Majesty, your food expenses are not as much as those of us servants." Danxue, who was standing beside him, pinched him.
Yun Qin laughed when she saw this, "Tingchun feels sorry for me. Don't worry, your master will not treat me badly."
Rong Xin cleaned up the dishes and tucked the quilt in for Yun Qin. "You have been guarding here all night. Go back and rest for a while."
"Sister, you haven't slept yet." Dan Xue refused.
Rong Xin shook her head slightly, "Go quickly, and come back to take my place after you have had a good sleep."
Only then did the two of them go to bed obediently.
After the two of them left, Yun Qin moved inside and patted the place beside her, "Sister, come up and lie down."
"It's not in accordance with the rules." Rong Xin said this, but she sat down on the edge of the bed. She didn't lie down, but just leaned against the headboard.
She said, "Xiao Dezi sent me news today, saying that he has found some clues. The eunuch who framed Aqin once served Kong Cainu."
"Kong Cainu?"
Yun Qin naturally had not forgotten this person. It was she who pushed Su Yi Yan into the water. Later, she insisted that it was she who did it. Now she is being imprisoned in the inner prison by the emperor.
"It's actually related to her?" Yun Qin raised her eyebrows slightly, "Has the emperor sent someone to ask her?"
Rong Xin nodded, "I sent Xiao Dezi over there. He said she still refused to say anything. I asked her for a long time but got nothing out of her. Once she opened her mouth, she immediately said that she did it and asked the emperor to kill her."
"Do you think the person behind her is Consort De? I don't know what evidence they have on her. It's been so long, but she still wants to die and has no intention of confessing anything."
"If it's really Concubine De, she is very patient. Kong promised to be imprisoned in the inner prison with such evidence, but she seems to be not worried at all. She hasn't taken any action for such a long time."
Yun Qin's heart was as clear as a mirror. "If it was really Concubine De, it was because the chips in her hand were heavy enough to make Kong Cainv willing to die, so she would be so reckless and let Kong Cainv live."
Rong Xin thought about it and it was indeed true, but she was still confused, "Then what is it?"
Yun Qin had no idea about this. "This incident may give us some ideas."
"It's just..." Her eyes darkened. "If this eunuch was Kong Cainv's man, then they definitely wouldn't have traced it to Concubine De. She knew that the emperor knew there was a dark hand behind Kong Cainv, so why would she still involve herself with Kong Cainv?"
Rong Xin nodded, then became a little angry, "Could it be that Kong Cainv is to blame again this time?"
"Let's see if the eunuch will give in." Yun Qin's eyes were cold.