Chapter 082 Chapter 82
[Chapter 82]
Wen Baolin looked at the emperor lovingly, her legs were sore from squatting, but the emperor did not even glance at her.
She had been kneeling for too long and her knees were aching. Now she bent over, but the emperor did not even say a word to ask her to stand up, causing beads of sweat to roll down Wen Baolin's forehead.
With tears in her eyes, Wen Baolin had a look of grievance on her face. When she looked up at the emperor, she saw the emperor's indifferent expression. He was looking at the memorial with a pen in his hand, as if she didn't exist. She couldn't stand still for a moment and fell to the ground.
The lilac-colored palace skirt flipped up, revealing her fair calves. The white color was revealed, and she quickly curled up in panic, reaching out to pull down her skirt, her eyes full of pity.
She raised her little face again, and looked at the emperor with her charming autumn eyes. The spring scenery in front of her was alluring, and it moved slightly with her breathing.
Yan Shiyu stabbed at Wen Baolin with a cold gaze, "This is how the nanny taught you to behave."
"Your Majesty..." Wen Baolin opened his lips slightly, his heart tightened, and he wanted to explain, but he saw that the emperor had already lowered his head, "Get out!"
Wen Baolin bit his lower lip, trying hard not to let the tears fall out of his eyes. He stood up slowly, endured the pain in his knee, dug his fingertips into his palms, and walked towards the jade steps.
The sound of her voice not leaving made Yan Shiyu's face show a little impatience. He threw the red pen on the table, but Wen Baolin was already standing beside him.
Yan Shiyu frowned and looked over. Wen Baolin lifted the hem of her skirt slightly and knelt at his feet. When she raised her head, the earrings above her earlobes fell on her neck. "Your Majesty, you have never visited me once. I miss you very much."
As he spoke, Wen Baolin's hand climbed up Yan Shiyu's knee, and his fingertips gradually pointed upwards, trying to hook Yan Shiyu's belt.
Yan Shiyu said coldly: "Get out! I won't say it again."
Wen Baolin's hand was held in Yan Shiyu's palm, but was quickly released. She was exhausted and had a dull pain in her knee, so she fell to the ground.
"Yes, I am your concubine. What did I do wrong?" Wen Baolin asked the question with courage. Yan Shiyu's eyes were gloomy:
"Wei Maoyuan!"
Wei Maoyuan pushed the door open and was stunned when he saw the scene inside. When he entered, he did not close the door, but opened it and said, "My young master, let me help you up."
Wen Baolin avoided Wei Maoyuan's hand, and the tears of grievance in his eyes could no longer be held back and fell all over his face.
The palace door was wide open, and the light from outside slanted in, as if she had done something that could not be seen in public and now it was exposed, making her feel very embarrassed.
Being helped up by Wei Maoyuan, Wen Baolin avoided his hand and looked towards the emperor, "I am waiting for the emperor in Xise Pavilion. No matter when the emperor goes, I will definitely wait for the emperor."
After saying this, Wen Baolin bowed and left.
When he walked out of the hall, he placed his hand on the door edge, still looking at the emperor in high position with hope, but the emperor's expression did not relax at all, he just looked calmly at the memorial in his hand.
Tao Chu saw the young lady's face was covered with tears, and hurried forward to support her, saying, "Young lady, what happened?"
On the palace roads, palace people came and went. Wen Baolin didn't want to be seen in this state, so he wiped all the tears from his face with a handkerchief and regained his arrogant attitude, "Nothing."
Tao Chu was anxious, but his mistress refused to say anything, so there was nothing he could do.
Wen Baolin appeared to be walking steadily, but actually her legs were shaking constantly under her skirt and she felt really uncomfortable.
Back at Xise Pavilion, Tao Chu lifted up Wen Baolin's dress and saw a large swelling above his knees. The purple and blue patches were particularly scary. She was shocked and asked, "My lady, how could this happen?"
Wen Baolin's eyelashes were wet with tears, but he could still see the wound on his leg:
"Go get a female doctor."
Tao Chu did not dare to delay and was about to go, but Wen Baolin grabbed Tao Chu again and said:
"Make a bigger move, it's better to let others know."
Although Tao Chu did not understand the young lady's intention, she followed the young lady's instructions and went to the Imperial Medical Bureau. The female doctor inside saw Tao Chu's hurried look and thought that something serious had happened to Wen Baolin. After carrying the medicine box, she just treated Wen Baolin's injuries.
The doctor spoke softly, "The young lady's leg injury is not a serious matter. I will massage it for you."
Wen Baolin lowered his eyes to look at the bruises on his legs and asked, "What will happen if I don't rub them away?"
The female doctor was a little confused, and then said, "Not to mention that the recovery is slow, your legs will also be painful. It will be gone after a little pain."
Wen Baolin murmured, "It will be fine."
She suddenly tightened her hands and shook her head, saying, "I am afraid of pain. If I don't rub it away today, what are the chances of suffering from pain in the future?"
The female doctor was in a dilemma, not understanding Wen Baolin's intention, but since the young lady asked, there was no reason not to tell her, so she said softly:
“Fifty percent.”
Wen Baolin put down his skirt and looked at the doctor's medicine box. "Leave the medicine here and you can go back."
Seeing that the female doctor wanted to speak, Wen Baolin winked and Tao Chu immediately put the silver in his hand into hers.
Wen Baolin held the doctor's hand and held the silver in his palm for her. "Don't worry, as long as you don't say anything, no one will blame you. If someone asks, you don't have to tell them why I asked you to come. Just say that I need medicine for my wounds."
The silver in her hand was heavy. After thinking it over, the female doctor finally accepted it. "Thank you very much, my lady."
Tao Chu personally sent the female doctor out and returned to the inner hall. Wen Baolin was pressing the medicine in his hand on his knees. Tao Chu took the medicine and rubbed it on Wen Baolin. Seeing the young lady's expression of trying hard to endure the pain, she said with a tearful voice: "The young lady let the female doctor say this, isn't it... the green card will be removed."
Wen Baolin said calmly: "Just take it down. What's the point of keeping it hanging? It will only make people laugh at it."
The news that she went to the Zichen Palace today must have spread throughout the harem by now. Since the concubines already knew about it, why should she hide it? Wouldn't it be better for her to take this opportunity to cause misunderstanding?
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Linxuan Palace
When Ruan Jun got up, the dinner time had already passed. Tonight, Yingying Ning had prepared all light dishes, which had been kept warm in the small kitchen, ready to be eaten when the queen woke up.
After the palace maids had placed the meal on the table, they left. Tingxu and Yingning served the Empress as usual. Tingxu pondered over it for a long time, but the bamboo shoots on the jade chopsticks were not placed on the plate in front of Ruan Yun. Ruan Yun was puzzled. She looked at Tingxu and saw that she was absent-minded and looked unhappy. She thought something had happened and said,
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
The bamboo shoots on the chopsticks eventually fell onto the table. Tingxu knelt down in front of Ruan Yun for the first time to apologize, which made Ruan Yun laugh and cry. "You stood up to talk, but you just dropped a bamboo shoot. Why are you so angry? Will I punish you?"
Tingxu grabbed Ruan Yun's sleeve and said sadly, "Sister Ayun."
Ever since Ruan Yun became the emperor's concubine, Tingxu has never called her that again. When Ruan Yun heard Tingxu's words, she was unable to react for a moment and softened her tone, "You have something to tell me?"
Yingning also vaguely guessed why Tingxu was like that, but looking at Tingxu's expression, she finally sighed deeply, but did not step forward to stop him.
Tingxu couldn't hide her loneliness. She wiped her tears and said, "Today, I went to the kitchen to get food. On the way back to the palace, I happened to hear Tao Chu from Xise Pavilion asking for a female doctor. It seemed that Wen Baolin had just come out of Zichen Palace. I wonder where he was injured."
Ruan Yun had not expected this to happen. She was distracted for a moment before she said, "Wen Baolin is the empress, so it is not wrong for her to send some soup to the emperor."
Ting Xu spoke frankly, "Your Majesty is the first... concubine to be favored in the Purple Palace. Now there is another Wen Baolin. I am really worried."
Ying Ning quickly squatted down and covered Ting Xu's lips, saying, "Ting Xu, don't say such things."
Ruan Yun naturally knew what Tingxu meant. Although his words were rough, the truth was there.
Last time, the emperor told her that Wen Baolin entered the palace because of her father, but now it seems that the emperor must like him, otherwise why would he have the honor of marrying Wen Baolin in the Zichen Palace.
Probably he was in the palace before, but was delayed by something.
Ruan Jun didn't think there was anything wrong. She had anticipated the current situation when Wen Baolin entered the palace. Now it was just that the emperor had one more concubine, which was nothing serious.
Smiling, Ruan Yun helped Tingxu up. Her delicate face showed no sadness. She said, "I thought it was a small matter. Wen Baolin is the emperor's concubine. If the emperor wants to do it, can I stop him?"
It was dark outside, and the moonlight filtered through the clouds, shining on the corners of the glazed tile roof.
The bright waxing moon hangs high in the sky, and the stamens of the flowers are tinged with pale pink.
Ying Ning saw the scene and said jokingly, "Your Majesty has a rare appetite today, so let her eat more."
Ting Xu nodded and served a bowl of porridge in front of Ruan Yun. Ruan Yun was indeed very hungry and did not take the matter to heart.
…
The next day.
The concubines arrived at Fengyi Palace particularly early, even Shen Chongyi, who had not been seen for a long time, showed up today.
Ruan Yun walked to the high seat and sat down. Jipin asked gently, "Is Sister Ying feeling better?"
After taking a look at Jipin, Ruan Yun found that there was nothing wrong with Jipin. She said truthfully: "It's just like that. I feel more comfortable in the palace. I was a little stuffy last night."
Jipin said helplessly: "Sister Ying was fine when she left, but she was so abnormal when she came back. It made me worried."
Ruan Yun pursed her lips and smiled faintly, saying, "Fortunately, it only took two or three days, so it didn't have much of an impact."
Seeing that there was nothing wrong with Ruan Yun's expression, Concubine Ji felt relieved.
When the queen came out of the inner hall, she saw an empty seat downstairs and sat down nonchalantly.
The always kind-hearted Concubine Xian suddenly spoke up at this moment, "I wonder if Your Majesty has heard about what happened yesterday?"
The Queen touched the jade ruyi, raised her eyes when she heard the words, and smiled faintly, "There are so many trivial matters in the palace, and my ears are almost numb from listening to them every day. I don't know what my sister is talking about."
Concubine Xian looked somewhat unwilling and said, "Yesterday, Wen Baolin went to the Purple Palace and took a long time to come out of the inner hall. I heard that he even invited a female doctor to go there. If everyone follows Wen Baolin's example, wouldn't the Purple Palace become a place where anyone can go? How can there be any palace rules?"
The Queen did not respond to Concubine Xian's words, but just turned her eyes downward.
Ruan Yun was sitting opposite Concubine De and could see the expression on her face clearly.
Her face was full of smiles, and even when she heard Concubine Xian say this, she didn't look angry at all, as if Wen Bolin had nothing to do with her.
But when he was in the palace, it was because of Concubine De that Wen Baolin was able to dance in front of the Emperor. If it wasn't for the purpose of supporting Wen Baolin and having an extra capable person, why would Concubine De go to so much trouble to let Wen Baolin enter the palace?
Ruan Jun lowered her head and seemed to be thinking about something. She really couldn't understand Concubine De.
Concubine Zhou did not go to the palace this time. Now that she heard Concubine Xian say this, and Wen Baolin came to share her favor, Concubine Zhou wanted to say something:
"Yes, the concubines strictly abide by the palace rules and can only see the emperor once every two or three months. If everyone is like Wen Baolin, wouldn't it be that as long as the concubines go to the Purple Palace, cry and make a fuss, and see the emperor, everyone will want to go to the Purple Palace afterwards."
The concubines next to her, although not as straightforward as Consort Zhou, also secretly said, "Yes, Queen, if this is the case, won't anyone be able to defy the palace rules and go to the Purple Palace in the future?"
Seeing that her words had worked, Concubine Xian's hatred faded a lot, and her face showed no doubt about her emotions, which were aggrieved, ashamed and angry, as if the matter of Wen Baolin was a very important matter to her.
When the concubines said this, they would look at Ruan Yun from time to time. After all, the person who did this first was Ying Chongrong. Even though the Emperor doted on her, and this happened again and again afterwards, the Empress still protected Ying Chongrong!
The Queen put down the jade ruyi and said, "In this case, it would be wrong for me not to punish Wen Baolin."
Concubine Xian knelt down first and said, "Your Majesty is the Empress, and it is legitimate for you to punish the concubines who made mistakes."
The queen smiled more and said dignifiedly, "The emperor is busy with state affairs, and I don't want you to disturb him all the time. But Wen Baolin has his own ability to win the emperor's favor. But the palace rules are here, and I can't tolerate such a trend spreading."
"Wen Baolin is not feeling well. Let the guards pick him up and bring him to Fengyi Palace."
Ruan Yun couldn't help but admire the Empress's skill. If she had just given a verbal order for Wen Baolin to come, Wen Baolin might have used the excuse that he had just invited a female doctor yesterday and not come to Fengyi Palace.
But the Empress has sent a ceremonial guard, and if Wen Baolin still doesn't come, I'm afraid that if the Emperor hears about it, he will definitely be punished.
…
Xi Se Court
Wen Baolin was still leaning on the couch, looking for death, feeling very sad. Ze Qin came in from outside, and everyone in the hall, except Wen Baolin, saluted Ze Qin.
Zeqin's expression was calm, and he didn't seem to be amiss at all. He said, "Wen Baolin, the Empress wants you to go to Fengyi Palace."
Wen Baolin's expression suddenly changed, and he was no longer as calm as before. He was about to use his physical discomfort as an excuse, but Zeqin seemed to have expected what Wen Baolin would say, and said, "My lady, the Empress is considerate of you and has asked someone to wait for you outside the palace. Please come in."
Wen Baolin's face suddenly turned pale, and his eyelashes trembled violently, "I haven't put on makeup yet, please wait for a moment, sir."
"Of course." Zeqin paused, "Just my young master, please hurry up. After all, all the masters and ladies in Fengyi Palace are waiting for you, so don't be late."
Wen Baolin's expression was extremely stiff. After Zeqin walked out, Wen Baolin held Tao Chu's hand and said, "Tao Chu, only you can save me."
Tao Chu knelt in front of Wen Baolin and said, "As long as it is for the good of the young master, I am willing to do anything."
Wen Baolin opened his lips and said:
"Go to Yuqian and pass on this news to him."
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