Chapter 4 Asking for Names in the Palace

As soon as the group reached the door, the emperor came in with his men, and everyone immediately bowed.

"Your Majesty, welcome."

Yun Qin knelt and squatted obediently, thinking that it was Xiao Dezi who came to report just now. Now that he was back, Doctor Yu must have been invited.

Just as I was thinking about it, a pair of boots with black background and gold patterns suddenly appeared in my sight.

Yun Qin knew that it was the emperor who was approaching, and she immediately closed her eyes, but the pair of boots stopped in front of her.

Yun Qin's heart skipped a beat, but she suppressed the urge to look up and squatted more properly.

"What's your name?"

Hawking Chi, who was walking over, took a casual glance and saw the little palace maid with a slightly messy bun. She lowered her head properly, revealing only half of her slender white neck. She was no longer as cunning and clever as before.

Hawking Chi spoke in a low voice. He was used to doing whatever he wanted and didn't think there was anything wrong with him deliberately asking a palace maid's name.

Yun Qin took a moment to react before realizing that the question was directed at her, and her heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that it was difficult to blame her in front of Concubine Liu in Yukang Palace, and now she has to "settle the score later"?

Yun Qin's throat tightened, "My servant Yun Qin."

She was panicking, but she saw the pair of boots walking straight past her, as if it was just a casual question.

Yun Qin was slightly startled, and at the same time she breathed a sigh of relief, she experienced for the first time what it felt like to have life and death in the hands of one person.

Yun Qin came to her senses when she heard the people around her standing up, and followed the crowd into the hall.

The inner hall did not need so many people to serve, so Rong Zhi followed in. Yun Qin and Rong Xin stayed outside the gauze partition. Also staying outside were Xu An and the former palace maid.

Yun Qin could feel their gazes vaguely falling on her, and she knew in her heart that it must be because of the emperor asking her name just now.

In their eyes, having the emperor remember their name might be something they wish for, but for her, it was not.

Yun Qin's immediate superior is Huipin, not the emperor, and she is the most guarded person because she has bypassed the hierarchy to contact high-level officials.

I wonder what Concubine Hui would think if she heard about this?

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In the inner hall.

When Huipin saw Huo Jinchi, she immediately stood up to pay her respects, but Huo Jinchi held her back with his hand, "If you feel uncomfortable, just take a rest. Why are you going through so many formalities?"

His voice seemed gentle, but actually, if you listened carefully, it sounded somewhat nonchalant.

From the day Huibin was found to be pregnant, the hospital sent her pulse to him every day. He checked her every day, so how could he not understand her physical condition?

Naturally, he also understood why Huipin was "uncomfortable". Huo Jinchi came here today, but he just went with the flow and comforted Huipin.

That little maid also cooperated well...

Thinking of this, Hawking Chi didn't even notice the smile in his eyes.

Huipin, who was already full of grievances, saw his smiling eyes and her tears instantly fell like beads from a broken string. She said sadly, "I thought the emperor would never come again."

As she spoke, she threw herself into Hawking's arms, crying so hard that her whole body was shaking.

Hawking Chi gently stroked her slightly bony shoulders and went over her diet of the past few days in his mind, but his eyes had turned cold.

He did not expect Huipin to be smart enough to understand the deep meaning of his neglect of her in the past few days, but he still hoped that she could have the heart of a loving mother and take the baby in her belly into consideration when doing things.

But it is obvious that Huipin is not only not smart, but also not a kind mother.

The crying sounds from the inner hall were naturally heard. Everyone lowered their heads, looked at their noses, and looked at their hearts, pretending that they were deaf.

Yun Qin felt helpless after hearing this. Although she understood Huipin's feelings, crying like this was obviously not a smart thing to do.

On the one hand, she was happy, on the other hand, she pretended to be strong, and even scolded these "useless" palace maids for disturbing the emperor, so as to win more sympathy from the emperor.

Just at this moment, Ajing came in with tea and winked at Rongxin.

She had angered the Empress today and was afraid to enter the inner hall.

Rong Xin glared at her and was about to take the call, but she heard Xu An say, "Miss Yunqin, go ahead."

Hearing her name, Yun Qin looked up suddenly, only to see Xu An looking at her with a gentle expression.

"Miss Yunqin, please persuade Concubine Hui."

Yun Qin felt a chill rising from his tailbone at the sight of the overly gentle gaze, and his entire body instantly went cold.

How could she deserve to be called "Miss Yunqin" by the former chief steward Yu...

He is someone close to the emperor and understands his thoughts best. Sometimes his attitude represents the emperor's attitude to a certain extent.

So, Your Majesty...

Seeing Yunqin didn't move, Xu An stuffed the tea tray into her hands, urging her, "Go quickly."

Yun Qin glanced at Rong Xin and saw that she nodded at her. Yun Qin could only agree and walked into the inner hall with the tea tray in hand.

The curtain fluttered, and Hawking glanced at it, his eyes slightly frozen.

Compared to Yukang Palace, Huipin's place was brightly lit, illuminating the young palace maid's fair and snowy body clearly. It reminded him of the peonies sent from the greenhouse during the day, which were both clear and gorgeous, and their fragrance was overwhelming.

Unlike him, when Rong Zhi saw that it was Yun Qin who came in, her expression changed instantly and she was about to go up and take the tea from her hand.

As soon as she moved, she heard the emperor ask in a neutral tone: "Where is Doctor Yu, and what did he say?"

Upon hearing this, Rong Zhi immediately stiffened her body, and even Huipin's crying became a little weaker.

Huo Jinchi felt the stiffness in Huipin's arms and was not surprised.

He had seen this kind of trick many times, and he just wanted to see how the little palace maid who spoke so eloquently in front of Lady Liu would end up.

Yun Qin couldn't feel the gazes falling on her. With a trembling hand, she placed the teacup on the table. She held her breath and raised her eyes slightly, only to be met with a pair of dark and deep eyes that showed no emotion at all.

When his eyes met hers, there was some interest in his eyes, as if he didn't expect her to be so bold as to look him in the eye.

Yun Qin quickly looked away as if she was stabbed, feeling a little frightened.

She could tell that the emperor was asking her.

Why? A test?

Yun Qin immediately perked up and replied, "Your Majesty, Doctor Yu is waiting in the side hall."

According to Yun Qin's original plan, it would be great for the emperor to ask about Doctor Yu at this time, but she did that to improve Concubine Hui's favor, not to catch the emperor's eye!

She doesn't want to be a double-faced person!

It had come to this, Yun Qin made up her mind and continued, "Your Majesty is not feeling well, so we servants naturally dare not neglect you. We have invited Doctor Yu to the palace early to wait for you."

This sentence was said to Huipin, emphasizing the excuse of "feeling unwell" and also pointing out that he had already hired a doctor to reassure Huipin.

Things have come to this, and it would be a loss if I don't max out Huipin's favorability.

Huipin was surprised at first, but she reacted quickly, saying with a hint of complaint, "I just have morning sickness, you are making a big deal out of it." But the look she gave Yunqin was softer than ever before.

"It's never too careful." Yun Qin ignored the emperor's gaze and tried to appear flattering.

Huo Jinchi was so sharp that he could not hide the flash of surprise on Huibin's face at all, and he must have understood something in his heart.

A certain daring maid, although she did not lie to him, secretly hired a doctor without telling her master.

I do understand what it means to do a full performance.

Huo Jinchi did not point it out, but said calmly: "Since Doctor Yu is here, why not invite him over?"

Yun Qin was as if she had been pardoned, and hurriedly said, "Yes!"