Chapter 26 The Dagger Revealed
On the second day, Yunqin served Huipin a plate of snacks with burnt edges.
She twisted the handkerchief in her hand nervously, "Madam, I have done this a few times, so I can only pick out some that look good." She then hurriedly said, "Madam, just take a look, but don't eat it."
Huipin did not reach out to touch it, but said tolerantly: "It's okay, just do it slowly later, I will ask the cook to help you a little."
Is this what we still need to do?
Yun Qin could only nod and say, "I will definitely study hard."
Over the next few days, Yun Qin did it several more times, and each time she made it look better than the last.
That day, Yunqin made a few more plates of pastries and brought them to Huipin.
Huipin picked them up and tasted them one by one, then looked at Yunqin with an unpredictable smile in her eyes, "It's really well done, you are really beautiful and skillful."
"Your Majesty, thank you." Yun Qin lowered her head shyly, but she couldn't hide the smile on her face.
Although it was good, Huipin didn't taste much. Instead, she looked around and ordered a few of the snacks. "Plum blossom cake, pineapple cake and green bean cake. Make another portion of these three tomorrow."
She raised her eyes and looked at Yun Qin, her tone still gentle, "Send it to the emperor in front of you."
These words were like thunder to Yun Qin, she was so shocked that she forgot to show any expression on her face.
She had been working so hard for these few days just to have her make some cakes for the emperor?
Why did it have to be her?
Yunqin's first reaction was that Huipin knew something, but then she denied this possibility.
It was Concubine Hui who asked Doctor Zhang Yu to treat her, so she couldn't possibly know that Doctor Zhang Yu was the emperor's man. The incident in the Riyu Garden was even more impossible, because the Riyu Pavilion was guarded all around, and no one approached it.
Moreover, if Concubine Hui knew that she had private contact with the emperor, she would definitely tear her to pieces. How could she still be so calm?
"You don't want to?" Seeing that she was so frightened that she couldn't speak, Huipin asked again.
Yun Qin came back to her senses and immediately leaned over, "My Lady, my craftsmanship is not very good. If you don't mind, it means you love me, but how dare I send something like this to you?"
"What are you afraid of?" Huipin stretched out her hand and pulled her up from the ground. She smiled warmly but her eyes were cold. "The emperor will like it."
Yun Qin saw that she was staring at her and suddenly understood what she meant.
Huipin was not talking about snacks at all, but herself!
She wants to give herself to the emperor? !
Even the props and interfaces were found for her. Is she crazy?
Yun Qin was shocked and subconsciously wanted to retract her hand, but Huipin held her hand tightly. She tried to pull it back twice but failed.
"What exactly does your Majesty mean?" She asked directly, not caring about etiquette or hierarchy.
The smile on Huipin's face did not change at all, but the coldness in her eyes deepened, "Aren't you loyal to me? Why are you unwilling to even send a snack to Yuqian?"
She looked at Yun Qin's face and continued, "Since I was confined, I have often thought how nice it would be if someone could plead for me at a time like this. I can't count on anyone else, so I can only count on you."
She reached out and stroked Yunqin's temples again, "Don't dress so plainly before you go to the temple tomorrow. Bring all the jewelry I gave you and dress more gorgeously."
It turns out that this was what she had in mind ever since Huipin gave her the red gold bracelet!
Yun Qin's eyes turned cold, and she turned her head away from her hand. "My lady, I am a lowly servant. How can the emperor see me, let alone intercede for me?"
Huipin's hands were suspended in the air, and her smile disappeared. "You don't want to?"
Seeing Yun Qin lowered her eyes and said nothing, she asked again, "Are you really unwilling?"
Seeing that her resistance was not fake, Huipin was startled, then laughed "Haha", and suddenly tightened her grip on her hand, "This is not up to you."
She suddenly pulled Yunqin and brought her closer to her, letting her look into her eyes. The madness in her eyes was finally revealed. "You hate Lady Liu as much as I do, don't you? If the emperor really wants to favor someone else, why can't it be one of us! How many people want to be favored by the emperor and soar to the sky, don't be stupid!"
"My lady, I..."
Yun Qin was interrupted by Huipin as soon as she opened her mouth.
"The little palace maid named Ajing who is your friend is not very smart, but she is cute and adorable. The emperor might like her too."
"My queen!"
Yun Qin was terrified when she heard this. She lost her composure and said in panic, "My queen, Ah Jing, she is still young and ignorant..."
"Yes, that depends on whether you are sensible or not." Seeing her panic, Huipin calmed down and her voice became neither fast nor slow.
Yun Qin's heart was in a mess.
Even if Ajing went to the front of the emperor, the emperor might not be willing to see her, nor would he be interested in her.
But does she dare to gamble? No, she doesn’t!
Huipin is now determined to do this. Given her stubbornness, she will not give up and will never be allowed to do anything to hurt Ajing.
"Okay, I'll go!" Yun Qin looked into her eyes with red eyes and spoke word by word.
Huipin was finally satisfied and put a smile on her face again, "I knew you were the most sensible."
"Why are you still crying?" She reached out and wiped the tears from Yunqin's eyes. "Don't cry your eyes out, Yunqin, your good days are still ahead!"
Yun Qin dodged her hand again, took a step back, and whispered, "It is my fault, please allow me to wash up."
"Okay, go back and have a good rest. I'll prepare some snacks for tomorrow. Wait until I see you before you go to the front."
"yes!"
Yun Qin left the inner hall with her eyes lowered, and when she raised her eyes, they were already cold.
Huipin wanted her to see the emperor, but she also had a way to prevent the emperor from seeing her!
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On the second day, Yun Qin did as Huibin said, put on bright clothes, took the jade hairpin that Huibin had awarded her, made some snacks and went to her.
When Huipin looked at her face again, which did not try to make herself ugly, she felt jealous but also a little satisfied.
She pulled Yunqin to her side and said with a smile, "It's still more simple." As she spoke, she took out a hairpin inlaid with kingfisher feathers and white jade from her head and pinned it on Yunqin's head.
The hairpin is in the shape of a plum blossom, with a plum blossom carved from white jade as the main body, and embellished with kingfisher flowers and red agate petals on the outside, which is very fresh and elegant.
She looked at Yunqin's face, which was even more beautiful and charming because of this touch of color, and smiled, "It is said that plum blossoms are the most beautiful thing in the world. It is indeed true."
"Go ahead, don't be in too much of a hurry to come back."
"Yes." Yun Qin's eyes flashed with coldness, but there was a hint of sneer on the corner of her mouth. She was a concubine, but her tone was like that of a mother-in-law.
Yun Qin did not stop and rushed all the way to Yu.
Finish the work as soon as possible so that you can go back and be punished sooner...
Yun Qin found joy in the midst of misery and even made herself laugh.
When Xu An walked out, he happened to see Yun Qin's smile. Even though he had been estranged long ago and was old, his heart was still beating out of rhythm.
He then quickly looked away and silently said twice in his heart: What a sin, what a sin.
Let alone the emperor, even if a holy monk from the national temple came and saw such a vivid scene, he would be tempted.
"Miss Yunqin, how come you have time to come here today?" He walked up to her and said with a smile.
Yun Qin bowed to him and said, "My queen made some snacks and asked me to bring them to the emperor. Please report them to him, eunuch."
After saying this, he replied as if to Xu An's words just now, "I didn't want to come here at first, I still have a lot of work to do, but the superiors had to assign me to come here, so I had to make this trip."
The smile on Xu An's lips froze, and after a long while he forced a smile, "I'm just doing my job."
"That's right. Then let Eunuch Lao report this to the Emperor."
"Okay." Xu An curled the corner of his mouth. Why did it sound like he was asked to report the second sentence to the emperor?