Transmigrating into a female supporting role in a book

After delivering the oral order, the eunuch continued, "Since Princess Fuhui is going to Qinglang Palace to look after His Highness the Ninth Prince, Jinhua Palace will not need so many people for the time being. Those whose names are called below, please follow me."

Then, he ordered a number of palace servants to be taken away directly.

The rest of the people looked at each other, but I knew that those people were appointed by the Queen.

Since the emperor wanted to attribute the incident in Qinglang Palace to the queen's instructions, he used this method to slap the queen in the face.

Sure enough, I heard later that the Queen was confined to Kunning Palace, and the number of palace servants serving her was reduced by half. The phoenix seal, which symbolized the power to command the harem, was temporarily given to the Imperial Concubine for safekeeping.

Compared to me who was only locked up in a small dark room for a few hours, the Queen was more miserable.

Now I spend most of my daytime time in Qinglang Palace with Jiang Kang, but I don't have to do anything special, it's like he's just quietly accompanying me. Whether it's reading or practicing calligraphy, I can do whatever I want.

At nightfall I would return to Jinhua Palace and practice the footwork that Fang Yian taught me before going to bed. My life was very simple.

Doctor Sun was assigned by the emperor to take care of the Ninth Prince's illness, and other imperial doctors were pardoned. Since the Ninth Prince became blind after waking up, there has been no sign of improvement, whether it is internal or external treatment or acupuncture, there has been no progress in the past month.

The wound on the back of Jiang Kang's head had completely healed, but the reason why his vision had not recovered was, as Dr. Sun said, that the blood congestion in his brain had not completely dissipated and was compressing the eye meridians. If the emperor had allowed him to open his skull and bleed, perhaps this situation would not have happened.

At first, there were often people visiting Qinglang Palace, but later the emperor issued a clear order not to disturb the Ninth Prince while he was recovering, so fewer people came. In fact, it was because there were a lot of gossips in the palace, saying that the Ninth Prince's eyes would not be cured, and such rumors even spread to Qinglang Palace.

Fortunately, Jiang Kang has a good attitude and feels that he is now healthy and pain-free, and everything is normal, except that he can't see. He is not born blind, and he has seen many things. He can rely on his imagination, and it won't be a problem after he gets used to it. Doctor Sun still comes to treat him every day, and comforts him by saying that there are precedents of this kind of situation healing over time. As long as the intracranial blood congestion is slowly absorbed by the body, supplemented by medication and acupuncture treatment, he may be able to see again in a few days.

However, it was precisely because of this incident that the emperor softened his heart for a moment and conferred the title of King of Ning on the ninth prince ahead of schedule.

Originally, the canonization of princes was a reward only after they reached adulthood and established their own courts or entered the government and made some achievements. A prince who had not yet entered the government and established his own court was given the title of prince in advance. Apart from other things, his monthly salary would increase several times.

The Ministry of Works also started to build a new mansion for him outside the palace. They sent the blueprints and asked the subordinates to describe it to Jiang Kang himself, but he didn't look too happy. I couldn't help but interrupt, "They said it a little dryly, but I think the blueprints are very beautiful. Don't worry, your palace will be very magnificent when it is built!"

Hearing this, Jiang Kang sighed softly and said, "The new mansion will definitely look great. It's not that I'm dissatisfied, but after leaving the palace..." He spoke the second half of the sentence very quietly, and I could hardly hear the specific content.

Before I could ask him what he said, I heard eunuchs coming outside to deliver the imperial edict, and officials from the Ministry of Rites came with them, all to talk about the enthronement ceremony. It would be inappropriate for me to watch this kind of occasion, so I said goodbye.

At the palace banquet on the day of the enthronement ceremony, I was specially arranged to sit next to Jiang Kang.

As soon as I sat down, Jiang Kang stretched out his hand from under the table towards me, "Sister..."

I quickly held his hand, but I didn't expect his palm to be cold. He was wearing a heavy suit, so he shouldn't be cold. I could feel him trembling slightly, so I whispered to him, "Are you too nervous?"

"No, I have good news. I'll tell my sister when it's over."

He had a red satin blindfold covering his face, which went really well with the dark red dress.

The palace banquet had just begun, and we were all talking to each other in a whisper, which immediately attracted all kinds of attention from all directions. Especially because Jiang Kang's seat was arranged very close to the emperor, I also became the focus of attention.

I've heard some gossip these days and know what those people are thinking.

Some people look down on me because they think that I, a princess, am behaving like a palace maid, lowering myself to curry favor with a prince who has no bright future.

Some people admire me because they think that Jiang Kang and I have a good relationship. Even though we were not raised together, we are still close. It turns out that blood is thicker than water.

Some people probably felt sorry for Jiang Kang's eyes, while others envied me, a princess without the protection of my maternal family. From now on, I was with the prince and had a backer in this life.

But there were also unfriendly looks, such as the Prince of Duan who was opposite me, who had already regarded Jiang Kang and I as enemies. I heard that he was beaten in the palace and was allowed to go out to play after only being confined for a month. The Prince of Duan still spoiled him too much.

I had to pretend I didn't see it and straightened my back a little more.

At this time, the eunuch at the palace gate announced loudly, "Flying Tiger General He Zhao is here to see the emperor!"

I was stunned for a moment, He Zhao finally came back...

He strode into the hall wearing a red and black armor, saluted the emperor first, and briefly reported his battle achievements in the past five months. He wiped out 32 bandit strongholds, killed more than 3,000 enemies, captured more than 1,000 alive, and only suffered dozens of minor injuries on his own side. The stolen goods looted from various strongholds were worth more than 3 million taels of silver.

What kind of bandit den is this? They are so rich!

After hearing his report, there was an uproar in the hall. Without waiting for the emperor to speak any words of commendation, several ministers took turns praising him. In particular, the military generals praised He Zhao for his repeated victories over the larger force with the smaller one.

Afterwards I found out that on the surface it looked like the regular army was going to round up the rabble, but many of those hiding in the mountains were local soldiers who had fled from disaster-stricken counties and prefectures. They were many times stronger than the ordinary people who had become bandits, which made He Zhao's road to quelling the rebellion and suppressing the bandits much more difficult.

I couldn't help but look at He Zhao who was standing in the hall. He still had the white jade mask on his face, which covered most of his expression. Only the slightly raised corners of his lips showed that he was in a good mood.

After the ministers finished bragging about their business, Concubine Shu, who was sitting next to the emperor, spoke up, "General He has made great contributions this time. He has relieved the people's difficulties and cleared up the trade routes in the six counties of the capital. It can be said that he has benefited the people. Yanyun has waited for so long, and they should get married as soon as possible. This is the real double happiness, don't you think, Your Majesty?"

The emperor on the dragon throne kept smiling, but threw the question back to He Zhao, "He Qing, are you willing to marry Yan Yun as soon as possible?"

Now Yanyun is only a county princess and is not qualified to attend such a palace banquet, but her mother Princess Pingyang and her husband are among them. They stare at He Zhao coldly, waiting for his answer.

He Zhao smiled cheerfully, "This is exactly what I want. Thank you, Your Majesty, for making it happen!"

When I saw this scene, my body trembled slightly, and when I subconsciously pulled my arm back, I knocked the spoon off the table, and the porcelain fell to the ground and broke, making a very harsh sound. For a moment, everyone looked in my direction.

I didn't think I would care about this matter. I knew from the beginning that he was on a mission and there was no relationship between him and the bride-to-be, but I still felt a little hurt. Is this mission necessary?