Chapter 317 Rumors Spread Again

As Yunqin expected, Huo Jinchi indeed came to Anlan Pavilion during breakfast.

There was no sign of emotion on his face, and there was no trace of blue in his eyes. He didn't look like he didn't sleep well last night.

Although he didn't show anything, Xu An, who came with him, looked at Yun Qin several times, and his eyes were full of resentment.

Yun Qin chose to ignore him and welcomed Huo Jinchi in with a smile.

When everyone in the hall was there, he was normal, but when everyone left, Huo Jinchi grabbed Yun Qin's waist.

Yun Qin did not struggle, but reached out and picked up the tea on the low table and brought it to him, "Your Majesty is very angry early in the morning, drink a cup of tea to calm down."

Huo Jinchi did not answer, his eyes dimmed slightly as he looked at Yun Qin.

Being looked at like this by him, Yun Qin's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the fingers holding the cup also shrank slightly.

But she did not back down. She bravely put the cup to his lips.

Huo Jinchi lowered his eyes and glanced at the tea, then finally spoke, "You are getting more and more courageous."

Having said that, he still lowered his head and took a sip of tea from Yun Qin's hand.

While drinking tea, his eyes never left Yun Qin's face, and there was even some frivolity in his eyes and brows.

Yun Qin's face turned red when he looked at her, her eyelashes trembled violently, and she wanted to pull her hand back immediately.

But Hawking Chi got there before her and grabbed her hand.

"Your Majesty, please drink it yourself." Yun Qin pushed his hand away and then retracted her own hand.

Huo Jinchi could only catch the cup, and the tea splashed out and wet his hands.

He smiled and said, "You also know how to be afraid?"

Yun Qin lowered her eyes and did not respond, but a hint of anger was already visible between her brows.

Seeing her like this, Huo Jinchi stopped teasing her and tapped her brow with his finger, "You don't have much courage, but you have a big temper."

Yun Qin, who was a little angry just now, couldn't help but curl up her lips, "The emperor is still talking about others."

She raised her eyes and glanced at Huo Jinchi, "Your Majesty, didn't you come here to have breakfast with me? Why didn't you order someone to serve the meal?"

"What a clever trick." Huo Jinchi tapped her nose again before asking someone to serve the food.

He then pulled Yunqin to sit at the round table.

After breakfast, Huo Jinchi returned to the Qinzheng Hall. He did not stay in the Anlan Pavilion for too long, nor did he bring up any topics that would make people feel bad.

After seeing off the giant Buddha, Yun Qin was just about to take a good nap when Dan Xue walked in quickly from outside.

Tingchun saw her and asked curiously, "Didn't you go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect your monthly salary? How come you came back so soon?"

Yun Qin saw that she looked a little strange and asked, "What happened?"

Dan Xue took a deep breath and said to Yun Qin, "Master, on the way to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I heard two eunuchs in charge of purchasing talking about something. No matter how I listened to it, I felt that it was not right, so I hurried back."

The eunuch who was in charge of purchasing goods must have been telling news from outside the palace.

Yun Qin understood and asked, "Is it about the Queen Mother?"

"How did the master know?" Dan Xue was surprised, and then she told him the news she had heard, "The two eunuchs said that people outside the palace are talking about it..."

She lowered her voice, "The current queen mother is the reincarnation of a yaksha, and she has the most vicious mind. She killed most of the previous emperor's concubines, and even several princes died at her hands."

"And Zhao Zhaoyi took the blame for her. She even cited several qualifications, such as Jingpin, Huo Meiren, and Li Fei."

Dan Xue glanced at Yun Qin and said, "It's spread with details. From what they said, people on the street are talking about it."

After listening to this, Yun Qin exchanged glances with Rong Xin.

Things turned out just as she expected, and rumors about the Queen Mother started to spread again.

If a rumor wants to spread quickly, it needs to have a gimmick and sound outrageous enough.

It's the reincarnation of a yaksha, and Zhao Zhaoyi is the one taking the blame. It's actually not credible, but people like to hear such bizarre things.

It's no wonder the news spread so quickly.

Yun Qin's eyes flickered slightly. Prince Rui was very smart. He did not directly spread the news that Concubine Li was harmed by the Queen Mother, but mixed her story in it.

She could even imagine how Prince Rui would express his surprise upon hearing such a thing in front of Hawking Chi later.

Seeing that she hadn't said anything, Dan Xue couldn't help but call her, "Master?"

Yun Qin came back to her senses, smiled at her, and said in a nonchalant tone: "It's just some groundless rumors, don't worry about it."

Hearing her say this, Danxue nodded hesitantly, "I am too frightened. Then I will go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs again."

"Go ahead." Yun Qin nodded at her.

Seeing that she still had nothing to order and her expression remained unchanged, Dan Xue felt relieved and walked out.

"How could such a rumor come about?" Tingchun frowned slightly and said to Yunqin, "A few days ago, there was a rumor in the palace that the empress dowager had a stroke. Was it a wronged ghost who wanted to take her life? Is there any connection between the two?"

Yun Qin still looked like she didn't care, "Who knows?"

"Is there really any injustice?" Tingchun looked at Yunqin with a hint of meaning.

The person he was referring to was naturally the "assassin" dressed as a ghost that they saw together that night.

Yun Qin smiled and said to her, "Your sister Rong Xin already knows about it, so there's no need to hide it."

"The master has told Sister Rong Xin." Ting Chun breathed a sigh of relief and said to the two people, "Tell me, how big of a grudge does this man have against the Queen Mother? The Queen Mother is like this, but he is still spreading rumors everywhere. Aren't you afraid of being caught by the Emperor?"

"That's naturally a blood feud." Yun Qin said in a calm voice.

Tingchun waited for her to continue speaking, but she didn't open her mouth for a long time, and he couldn't help but look at Rongxin.

Rong Xin shook her head slightly, and then said to Yun Qin: "Didn't you just say you wanted to sleep for a while?"

"Yes, take a nap." Yun Qin said and yawned.

It’s all Hawking’s fault for disrupting her schedule!

Rong Xin reached out and helped her up.

Seeing that his master wanted to rest, Tingchun also withdrew.

Arriving at the inner hall, Yun Qin took off her outer clothes and lay on the bed, saying to Rong Xin: "Sister, please pay attention to the movements in the palace. No matter how noisy it is outside, we must not let things get chaotic in the palace."

"I don't need to." Rong Xin covered her with a thin blanket, but couldn't help but sigh: "Prince Rui is really determined this time."

Yun Qin was already feeling sleepy. She curled her lip when she heard the voice and said, "I kind of admire him."

Rong Xin nodded slightly and said, "Isn't he really afraid that the emperor will find out about him?"

"He is still staying in the palace, so the emperor naturally didn't find out anything." Yun Qin said softly, "We subconsciously thought that he and the eunuch had planned to dress up as ghosts to scare the queen mother for a long time. What if it wasn't the case?"

She opened her half-closed eyes and looked at the tassels hanging from the bed curtains. "If it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, with no letters or personnel changes, we wouldn't find anything even if we investigated."

Rong Xin was surprised and quickly understood what Yun Qin meant. When she wanted to speak again, she saw that Yun Qin had closed her eyes and fell asleep.

She did not say anything else, but quietly lowered the bed curtain and left the inner hall.