Chapter 31 Eye-Opening

Although those who came to search the palace were all former eunuchs, and it had not yet come to the point of sending out the imperial guards, they were, after all, of the opposite sex, and would not be polite to a young palace maid.

So when she heard that the palace was going to be searched, Yun Qin immediately found A Jing, brought her into the palace, and let her stay with her and Rong Xin.

A Jing was far less calm than Yun Qin. Her eyes were wide open with fear. After Yun Qin held her hand, she calmed down for a long time. She followed Yun Qin and Rong Xin closely, not daring to raise her head.

Fortunately, everyone's attention was on Concubine Hui who had not yet woken up, and no one paid attention to a little palace maid.

As soon as the palace gates were closed, those who were still unaware of the situation inside the palace also realized that something must have happened to Concubine Hui.

There is not only Huipin living in the Chunxi Palace, Kong Danying also lives in the West Palace.

Someone then asked the emperor whether to search the West Palace.

Huo Jinchi's patience had reached its limit. Although he did not lose his temper, his face was terribly gloomy. Upon hearing the voice, he immediately shouted angrily: "I said, search inside and outside thoroughly!"

The eunuch in front of him was so frightened that he immediately shrank his head, quickly said yes, and walked out.

Yun Qin also remembered the strange things that happened in the West Palace before. It was very chaotic right now. If they took advantage of the chaos...

She patted Ajing's hand, pushed her behind Rong Xin, took a deep breath, and walked in front of Huo Jinchi.

"Your Majesty, Kong Danying is a palace concubine after all. If she is offended by palace people, it will be the fault of our queen. Your Majesty should invite her to the main hall." She said respectfully.

Xu An, who was standing behind Huo Jinchi, heard this and said, "Miss Yunqin is right. We should not disturb Kong Danying."

Huo Jinchi's eyes were fixed on Yun Qin. What she said was indeed thoughtful, and it was reasonable for her to bring it up now. But what was unreasonable was that she had been hesitating all morning, but she dared to come forward and talk to him just because of someone's agreement.

There's something weird about this...

Facing Huo Jinchi's gaze, Yun Qin's hands were covered with sweat. She didn't want to show up in front of the emperor again, but there were some things she had to do!

After a long while, Huo Jinchi finally spoke, "Go and ask Kong Daying to come over."

The person who went to invite Kong Danying had not yet left the house, but she had already appeared outside the hall.

Kong Danying looked panic-stricken, leaning on Zisang. She was not slim, but not tall, and was petite, looking a little fragile.

As a palace concubine, she was naturally good-looking, but Kong Danying might be due to her low birth, so people were a little timid and her eyes were evasive when she looked at people, which was unpleasant.

Not to mention, Kong Danying particularly liked to "encounter" the emperor by chance, and she had "intercepted" others countless times. If others criticized her, she would burst into tears, as if others had bullied her.

The palaces did not like to associate with her, but she was very good at embroidery and often sent embroidery and clothes to the palaces. She was also good at pleasing the empress dowager, so she was able to gain a foothold in the palace.

As soon as the palace maid let her in, Kong Danying rushed into the emperor's arms, "Your Majesty, what happened? I am so scared."

Her appearance attracted many people's attention.

Whether Kong Danying was really scared or not, Huipin was lying here still gasping for breath. She came over delicately, without even looking at Huipin, and threw herself directly into the emperor's arms. Her shamelessness was really eye-opening!

Huo Jinchi already had a sullen face, and when he saw her like this, a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes.

He stretched out his hand to block the person and said coldly: "Don't you think it's not chaotic enough? Put away your little thoughts, or go back to your West Palace!"

Kong Danying seemed not to notice his impatience. She looked at him aggrievedly and said in a lingering tone, "I will not bother the emperor." Her gesture was as if Hawking Chi had just flirted with her.

This is Kong Danying's ability. No matter whether you have good intentions or bad intentions, she can always automatically misinterpret your words into something else, making it impossible for people to tell whether she is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid with you.

Apparently, Hawking Chi was already used to her behavior and had no intention of paying any attention to her. He just waved his hand and pushed her away.

"Yes, please take a seat." Yun Qin moved a stool over.

She can be unruly, but under the Emperor's watch, they still have to observe the proper etiquette in the main hall.

Kong Danying glanced at Yunqin, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was surprised by her appearance, and the aggrieved expression on his face could not be maintained for a moment.

But she quickly came back to her senses, looked deeply at Yun Qin, then looked at the emperor aggrievedly and sat down on the stool.

At this moment, she finally remembered Concubine Hui, "Why don't you see Concubine Hui?" She asked this, but her eyes were already looking towards the inner hall, and her expression clearly showed that she knew something.

Yun Qin was originally marginalized by Rong Zhi and basically only did rough work. She seldom met guests in the main hall and seldom went out. She had only heard of this person's abilities, and now that she had seen it with her own eyes, she finally understood why Ah Jing gritted her teeth whenever she mentioned her.

She glanced at Ajing and saw that her eyes were rolling up to the sky, which made Yunqin laugh inwardly.

It was obvious that everyone in the hall had a bad impression of Kong Danying, and no one answered her for a while.

Seeing that no one paid attention to her, Kong Danying did not blame the palace maids in the main hall, so she acted like a punched bag and looked at Huo Jinchi eagerly.

Unfortunately, Hawking only treated her as air.

He didn't say anything, and everyone in the hall thought he was dumb, and no one answered her.

In response, Kong Danying still looked at the emperor with an accusing look on her face. However, the palace maid Zisang beside her looked at Yunqin and others with cold eyes.

Yun Qin noticed it, raised her eyes and stared at him without fear.

Kong Danying ran to the main hall to look for trouble, but they were not unhappy at all, and she even dared to look at them coldly!

Zi Sang obviously didn't expect Yun Qin to be so sensitive. When she was suddenly caught, she looked away in a panic.

Yun Qin did not look away and looked at her.

This Zisang is indeed not as simple as she looks. But seeing that she didn't show any panic at all after coming in, she didn't seem to be afraid of the palace search. Could it be that Rongzhi really doesn't have any cat stuff?

It’s best if there is none!

Yun Qin then lowered her eyelids to hide the coldness in her eyes.

Just when the palace had become quiet again, Rong Xin's surprised voice suddenly came from the inner hall, "Your Majesty, the Queen is awake!"

Huo Jinchi immediately stood up and went to the inner hall. Kong Danying also stood up, held Zisang's arm, exchanged a glance with her secretly, and then followed the emperor into the inner hall.

Huipin in the palace had indeed woken up. Her face was pale and she looked very weak. When she saw Huo Jinchi, she blinked and two lines of tears fell. She stretched out her hand to him with difficulty and called out, "Your Majesty..."

Huo Jinchi took her hand and sat down beside the bed.

"Is this not a dream? Your Majesty is finally willing to come and see me."

Hawking Chi said nothing, but held her hand tightly.

This simple action was enough to move Huipin. She pulled Huo Jinchi's hand to her face, leaned on his hand, and cried even more sadly.

Everyone present was speechless, but someone, regardless of the situation, spoke up and said, "Hey, Concubine Hui, what's wrong with you?"

It was Kong Danying who spoke. She half-covered her lips, looked shocked, and her voice was very harsh.