Chapter 043 Chapter 43
【Chapter 43】
Fengyi Palace returned to peace, Qiyue and Ranxia were on guard outside.
Yan Shiyu placed his big palm on the empress's shoulder, his fingertips just barely touching the mica buttons of her nightgown.
The queen quickly placed her hand on the back of Yan Shiyu's hand and said softly, "I am a little tired today."
Yan Shiyu paused for a moment, then quickly laid down on the inside, saying in a neutral tone, "Alright."
When Qiyue heard the conversation in the inner hall, a flash of impulse passed through her eyes. She looked up at Ran Xia but found that her expression remained unchanged, so she had to endure it again.
…
Swiss Court.
Ruan Yun was having breakfast. The shrimp dumplings this morning were particularly delicious. Ruan Yun pulled down Ting Xu's sleeves and stuffed one of the full shrimp dumplings into her mouth. She asked her expectantly, "How is it?"
Ting Xu nodded quickly and said, "Very good!"
Ruan Jun's eyes showed a cunning light, and she touched the silver-burnt blue porcelain plate with her jade finger and said, "Ask the kitchen to make some, and we'll go to the front later."
Ting Xu nodded and did what Ruan Yun instructed.
After Ruan Yun finished her breakfast, Ying Ning helped Ruan Yun wash her hands and asked in a low voice, "Young Master, do you want to see Yue Xue now?"
Ruan Yun put the handkerchief back on the support and said with a hint of laziness in her voice, "Let her in."
Ying Ning quickly left. Yue Xue followed Ying Ning into the inner hall and asked nervously, "Sister Ying Ning, why did the young lady come to see me?"
"Of course it's a good thing." Ying Ning had a proper smile on her face. "It's the first day of the new year today, and the young master thought you guys must have worked hard, so she let me take you in."
Yuexue was happy for a moment, but soon became completely nervous. When the news came out that Yunyou died suddenly two days after being sent to the Ministry of Punishment, she felt nervous every time she saw Yunyou's empty room. Although someone else soon moved in, Yunyou's face would always appear in front of her at night.
Yingning opened the curtain, but saw Yuexue didn't move for a long time, so she called her name softly.
Yuexue immediately came back to her senses and said in a very low voice, "Sister Yingning."
Ying Ning did not blame Yue Xue but just said: "The young lady is waiting for you."
Yuexue followed Yingning into the inner hall, feeling like a spring breeze blowing on her face, and the plum blossoms on the table also emitted a faint fragrance.
Ruan Jun was trimming the plum blossoms in the vase with a pair of silver scissors. When she saw Yuexue come in, she handed the silver scissors to Yingning, walked up to Yuexue and helped her up.
"I just called you here to ask you something, don't be so nervous."
Yuexue immediately knelt down in front of Ruan Yun and said, "I will tell you everything I have to say. My lady, you are embarrassing me by saying this."
Ruan Yun covered her lips and smiled faintly, saying, "I have never doubted you, but there are some things I don't understand."
Yuexue raised her head and looked at Ruan Yun with a nervous expression. Ruan Yun said gently:
"That day, Yunyou betrayed me and joined Yu Ronghua. Although Yunyou was sent to the Ministry of Punishment, I still have one thing unclear."
"Although the hemp leaves are easy to obtain, I have made a thorough investigation and found that Yunyou has never gone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect her allowance. Could it be that she got the hemp leaves out of nowhere?"
Yue Xue's fingertips dug into the carpet, a thoughtful look on her face.
Ruan Yun exchanged glances with Ying Ning, who immediately helped Yue Xue up and said, "Don't worry, take your time to think about it."
The moment she stood up, Yuexue suddenly remembered something. Her shoulders began to tremble and her hand fell from Yingning's hand.
Ruan Jun looked at Yue Xue intently, not missing any expression on her face.
Soon Yuexue looked around nervously, and then whispered:
"I have met Wen Yunu before and had a few words with Yunyou."
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On top of the throne.
Yan Shiyu closed his eyes and remembered the look that Young Master Yu gave that woman last night.
When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were sharp for a moment, and he turned the white jade ring in a circle and said, "Go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and take out the records of Ying Cairen from there before."
Wei Maoyuan didn't dare to make any mistakes and went to do it himself. Who knew that Wei Maoyuan had just taken a step when he heard a soft voice coming from the palace corridor:
"May the Emperor be well and safe."
Yan Shiyu glanced at Wen Yunu through the curtains, and Ruan Jun suddenly remembered who the person in front of her was. She asked in a deep voice, "Where are you going?"
Wen Yunu blushed, and she placed the remaining plum petals in front of Yan Shiyu with a bit of embarrassment, saying, "I thought that the heavy snow would bend the plum branches, and many petals would fall off. Sister Ying likes plum cakes the most, so I asked someone to lay out a brocade under the plum tree and collect all the plum petals. I can also send them to Yu's kitchen to make something fresh for Sister Ying."
Yan Shiyu pinched his brows and asked her, "Can you make pastries?"
Wen Yu Nu smiled shyly and said, "My cooking skills cannot compare with the chefs in the palace, but I like to cook these dishes so much that I want to let Sister Ying have a try."
Pulling aside the curtain, Yan Shiyu looked at Wen Yunu with expressionless dark eyes, a hint of fatigue in his handsome brows and a sense of alienation on his cold face.
Yan Shiyu said, "Come up."
Wen Yunu was so overjoyed that she almost dropped the flower basket in her hand. It was Luo Wan who took the things from Wen Yunu's hand and supported her so that she would not lose her composure in front of the emperor.
There was charcoal fire in the middle of the imperial staff. Seeing the emperor sitting there indifferently with a frown on his face, Wen Yunu boldly said, "My mother suffers from migraine, so I learned how to massage from a doctor. Would you mind if I could give the emperor a massage?"
Yan Shiyu opened his dark eyes and looked at Wen Yunu without much expression. He uttered two words from his thin lips and said, "No need."
Although Wen Yunu was disappointed for a moment, she quickly adjusted herself and couldn't help saying, "Sister Ying has always been afraid of the cold. She would definitely not want to go out on a day like this. I have written a few recipes for medicinal food, which I think will be particularly useful for Sister Ying's illness."
Yan Shiyu tapped the imperial staff with his fingertips and asked her, "Have you seen the imperial physician?"
Wen Yunu's face turned pale, and she said timidly, "I forgot for a moment."
Yan Shiyu's dark eyes caught her and he said, "It's okay. You don't have to give it to her today."
Wen Yunu stammered, "Yes, I understand."
Yan Shiyu finally reached out to Wen Yunu and saw that she was dressed simply, so he couldn't help but ask, "Why, am I missing you?"
Wen Yunu's eyes instantly turned red and she said, "Your Majesty, please don't tease me like this. If someone hears it, I...I'm really scared."
Tears fell at the right time. Yan Shiyu put her on her waist and said, "There are still a few pieces of fine crimson silk in the storehouse. I will have someone find them and send them to you."
Wen Yunu was shy, but she sat very straight, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Yan Shiyu responded to her, and there was no other sound in the imperial procession.
Wen Yunu breathed a sigh of relief, and when she opened her palms, the handkerchief inside was wrinkled badly. She slowly wiped off the sweat stains on her palms.
Swiss Court.
Little Muzi came to tell Ruan Yun early that the emperor was coming to Ruiyu Pavilion, so Ruan Yun did not let anyone send shrimp dumplings to Yu.
Yuexue had already been taken away, and Ruan Jun held his head with his hands and didn't say a word.
Tingxu wanted to ask something but was stopped by Yingning, who shook her head gently to signal Tingxu not to ask.
There was nothing but coldness on her little face, and when she thought about what was going to happen later, Ruan Jun couldn't help but shudder.
Yuan Baolin in the cold palace humiliated her and Wen Yunu in Meilin. If Wen Yunu wanted to use that incident to punish Yuan Baolin, it would be understandable, but...
Before he could think too deeply about it, the eunuch's message reached the inner hall.
Ting Xu hurriedly put the cloak on Ruan Yun's shoulders and walked to the outer hall. Ruan Yun saw the emperor wearing the bright yellow imperial uniform, followed by a man in plain clothes.
After taking a closer look, it turned out to be Wen Yunu.
Yingning and Tingxu also saw it and couldn't help frowning.
The way Wen Yunu is dressed now really looks like the young lady.
The concubines in the palace prefer brightly colored dresses, but Ruan Yun never likes too dark colors. Tingxu and Yingning probably know why. Every time the eunuchs send fabrics for the young lady to choose, they mostly choose plain and elegant fabrics. But Wen Yunu has learned this point completely.
Ruan Jun bowed gently to Yan Shiyu, her innocent face more beautiful than a begonia, and asked, "Why did the emperor come with Sister Wen?"
Wen Yunu hurriedly came forward with the flower basket and said timidly, "I met the emperor on the palace road. I was going to send the plum blossoms to Yu's kitchen to make plum blossom cakes for my sister, but the emperor asked me to come to the small kitchen in my sister's palace to make them."
Yan Shiyu's eyebrows were slightly tightened, and he held Ruan Yun's hand and said only one sentence:
"Have someone take you to the kitchenette."
Wen Yunu's face turned pale and she held the flower basket tighter.
What does this regard her as?
Tingxu wanted to go forward but was stopped by Yingning. She took the flower basket from Wen Yunu and said with a smile, "I'll hold it for you. If you need anything else, I'll ask someone to prepare it for Miss Wen."
Wen Yunu's hands were empty. She managed to force a smile, lowered her head and shook it a few times, and said uncomfortably: "Just the things you usually use to make pastries will do. Nothing else is needed."
Ying Ning nodded and took Wen Yunu to the small kitchen.
Wen Yunu looked back and saw Yan Shiyu affectionately pinching Ruan Yun's waist in the figure reflected in the window.
She concealed the loneliness in her eyes and left with Yingning.
When Ruan Jun saw the figure behind Zhizhai Chuang disappear, she kept rubbing against Yan Shiyu and humming softly.
Yan Shiyu narrowed his eyes and grabbed her waist and said, "Why? Xiaoxiao wants to fulfill what you said last night?"
Ruan Yun quickly covered her ears and said, "I can't hear what the emperor said."
Yan Shiyu frowned and pulled her hand down unhappily, saying, "How dare you disobey the imperial decree?"
Ruan Yun spoke in a distant tone, but she was close to Yan Shiyu's arms. "If the emperor thinks someone is listening, just go find that person."
Yan Shiyu snorted, but didn't push Ruan Yun away. He lowered his head and saw her fair and fragile neck. He couldn't help but stroke it gently with his fingertips and said, "I didn't know you liked plum cakes."
Ruan Yunxing's eyes were exceptionally clear, and she raised her head with a smile and said, "Could it be that the emperor doesn't like it? To be honest, I am still benefiting from the emperor's kindness today. I have never tasted Wen Yunu's craftsmanship before."
Yan Shiyu's dark eyes darkened, and he brushed the hair beside her ear to the side. "It seems that I found a cook for Xiaoxiao, and Xiaoxiao likes him very much."
Ruan Yun sat up boldly and kissed the corner of Yan Shiyu's lips. Seeing that he did not resist, she pecked him lightly again.
Yan Shiyu didn't move at first, but he couldn't stand her shallow kiss without any rules.
He clasped her head with his big hand and inserted his long tongue into it, which made Ruan Jun's upper jaw numb and she couldn't help but want to retreat.
However, Yan Shiyu refused to let go. He inserted his fingertips into her black hair and kissed her deeper.
Ruan Jun was unable to breathe and was about to push Yan Shiyu away to ask him to let her go.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of plates falling to the ground and cracking.
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