Chapter 25: Getting the hint, ordering Yunqin to make snacks

After Yun Qin and Rong Xin finished their conversation and walked to the front, a palace maid immediately asked about Rong Xin.

"Sister Rong Xin, what's wrong with you?" As he said this, he glanced at Yun Qin, his eyes full of condemnation.

But Yunqin just wanted to laugh after listening to it.

Rong Xin finally suppressed the corners of her mouth that were curled up, and said to Yun Qin: "This is none of Yun Qin's business."

Oh wow, such a familiar line.

Yun Qin glanced at the two of them, snorted lightly, and walked forward.

If she didn't walk quickly, she was afraid she would laugh out loud.

There were people hanging around her all day long, and the master sometimes wanted to be alone for a while. Today, it was Huipin who sent the two of them out, saying that she wanted to be alone for a while.

It was quite a while, and after Yun Qin left, she went to the main hall.

As soon as I reached the door, I saw a little palace maid coming out. When she saw her, she seemed surprised and a little guilty.

Yun Qin felt something strange in her heart, but she remained expressionless. She walked lightly to the gauze partition, raised her voice slightly and called out, "Empress." After that, she stepped into the inner hall.

This is what it's like to be an errand boy. You have to walk lightly but also stay still when you're close to your master, lest he thinks you're spying on him in the dark.

Inside the inner hall, Huipin was sitting on a soft couch by the window, fiddling with the forsythia in the vase.

This was not there when Hua Yunqin left.

She thought of the little palace maid, and thought that she must have sent her to Concubine Hui. It was quite thoughtful of her.

"This flower is so beautiful." Yun Qin said with a smile.

Huipin glanced at her and said, "I asked Xin'er to pick them for me. I wanted to find you and Rongxin, but I heard that you two were having a private conversation?"

This is the "benefit" of internal strife.

The two senior palace maids were at odds with each other and only cared about their internal fights. They did not supervise the younger palace maids and young concubines under their command so strictly. The system was loose and the palace was like a sieve. Anyone dared to say a few words in front of the master.

Yun Qin immediately showed some grievance on her face, "It's all Sister Rong Xin. Why is she so dissatisfied with me? She just scolded a little palace maid a few words, and she scolded me. She really thinks she is the aunt in this palace."

She rubbed her eyes as she spoke.

Only then did Huipin notice that her eyes were red, obviously she had been crying.

She had fair skin and the red marks at the corners of her eyes were very obvious. After rubbing them, the ends of her eyes became even redder, making her look both pitiful and beautiful, very lovable.

Huipin suddenly remembered an old event.

That year, someone gave her father two Yangzhou skinny horses, and she kept them both. Her mother was furious, but she secretly went to see them.

She had never seen such a beautiful woman before; every time she raised her hand or lowered her eyebrows, she was full of charm.

This left a deep impression on the young Huipin. She unconsciously reduced her food intake and even imitated their posture. She was not shocked until she was scolded by her mother for not being dignified enough.

It didn't matter if she wasn't dignified enough. When people in the capital mentioned her, everyone praised her as a beauty. After entering the palace, she was still favored by the emperor and even became pregnant with the emperor's child.

She worked hard to learn to be 50% like her, but Yun Qin was born with a natural charm. Those skinny horses would be eclipsed in front of her, after all, wasn't their charm also learned?

Yun Qin waited for a while but didn't hear Huipin say anything. She looked at her with some confusion, only to find that she was staring at her face in a daze.

"My Queen?" She called out cautiously. Could it be that she had overacted again and was seen through?

When she called, Huipin came back to her senses. She stared at her closely and suddenly smiled, "Yunqin, I heard that you have been learning how to make snacks from the cook recently? I am tired of the cook's cooking. Make some for me to try tomorrow."

Her words were so abrupt that Yun Qin frowned slightly. She didn't know how the topic turned from her and Rong Xin's affairs to snacks.

However, she heard so much that even she knew, even when she was learning to make snacks, that things in the palace were indeed a little loose.

"My cooking skills are not good. They are not as good as the cook's. I am afraid that it will not be acceptable to Your Majesty." Yun Qin said shyly.

Huipin chuckled and said, "It's okay. Just do it and let me try it."

Yun Qin really couldn't figure out her purpose, so she could only nod and whispered, "Then Sister Rong Xin..."

Before she finished her words, Rong Xin walked in from outside.

Yun Qin glanced at her, then immediately turned her head and looked at Huipin with grievance.

Huipin smiled, reached out and took Yunqin's hand, and said to Rongxin: "Rongxin, this is your fault. Yunqin has done nothing wrong, you should have just explained it to her nicely. Why did you scold her and make her cry?"

Rong Xin glanced at Yun Qin, whose eyes were still red, and suppressed her smile. She lowered her eyes and said, "My queen, this is my duty. If she beats and scolds everyone all day long, will there be any peace in our palace?"

"Listen, you sound so arrogant as soon as you open your mouth. If you continue like this, I'm afraid I'll be afraid of you." Huipin pointed at Rong Xin and scolded with a smile.

Rong Xin blushed, and her beautiful face showed some feminine expressions, "My queen, how dare I teach you a lesson?"

Huipin chuckled and patted Yunqin's hand, "I taught her a lesson for you, so don't be angry."

"I dare not." Yun Qin quickly lowered her head, her voice filled with grievance.

"Okay, okay, let's just forget about this." Huipin brushed it off lightly, as if she hadn't heard anything.

She let go of Yun Qin's hand, rearranged the winter jasmine in the vase, and said to Rong Xin, "Come and look at these flowers."

Seeing the suddenly appearing winter jasmine, Rong Xin also understood something in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She also smiled and said, "This flower is really beautiful."

"Yes." Rong Xin touched the tender yellow petals and whispered, "Spring has finally arrived this year."

At night, Yun Qin found an opportunity and asked Rong Xin about Huipin's abnormal behavior today.

"I don't know why she suddenly asked me to make her some snacks. What's her purpose?"

Rong Xin was also a little puzzled and shook her head slightly, "Maybe he really is tired of the snacks in the small kitchen?"

“I learned all these skills from the cook, so how can I make anything special?” Yun Qin frowned even more tightly.

Rong Xin frowned and pondered for a moment, "Why don't you just make it taste worse?"

"Let's do this first." Yun Qin nodded.

Rong Xin thought of what happened during the day, and lowered her voice again, "I will have someone keep an eye on Xin'er, but you and I have to be careful these few days. Who knows if the queen is still keeping an eye on us?"

"I know." Yun Qin nodded again, "Sister, you have to be careful too."

Rong Xin gave her a soothing smile, "Don't worry."