Story of Yanxi Palace: Fu Ying's banner will never fall

Wei Yingluo quickly retorted: "Queen, please rest assured. We can say that you are worried that the emperor is not feeling well after drinking, so you sent the eunuch to check on the situation. This way, we can avoid conflict and protect your reputation."

Her tone was firm and resolute, and she had made up her mind to help the Queen solve her problems.

"Really, that's not necessary. I calculated the time. If I was just going to deliver the hangover soup, I would have returned long ago. But if not, I would have succeeded by now."

Empress Fucha forced a smile, reached out her hand and gently patted Wei Yingluo and Mingyu, signaling them to rest assured.

"Your Majesty... After all, it was Yingluo who was negligent." Wei Yingluo felt very guilty in her heart.

But maybe he didn't care from the beginning what Er Qing wanted to do to the emperor. Anyway, she had already succeeded in her previous life.

However, this incident will ultimately cause great harm to the Queen. After all, Er Qing has been with her for many years.

Now she suddenly chooses to betray, which will not only make everyone in the harem laugh at Changchun Palace, but will also make the Queen feel extremely sad.

In the end, I still failed to protect the Queen.

But from another perspective, Er Qing's hasty action allowed everyone to see her true face.

In this way, she would not be able to cause any more harm to the Queen. Thinking of this, Wei Yingluo felt relieved.

"Empress, this matter is not Yingluo's fault, it's all my fault. If I hadn't wanted to be lazy, I wouldn't have..."

Mingyu lowered her head in shame, her hands tightly grasping the corners of her clothes, her body trembling slightly.

"Okay, this is not your fault. I still have you by my side. What is there to be sad about?"

Empress Fucha looked at Mingyu and Wei Yingluo in front of her, her eyes flashing with sincere concern and her heart filled with emotion.

She slowly stretched out her arms and gently embraced Mingyu and Wei Yingluo in her arms.

"My lady, I will never betray you! I swear!"

Mingyu looked at the queen who was soothing her gently, tears welled up in her eyes, and she even couldn't help sniffling.

"I will always stay by your side and will never betray you!"

Wei Yingluo gently turned her face and leaned on the Queen's shoulder, smelling the soothing scent from the Queen, her heart filled with endless peace of mind and happiness.

Empress Fucha was moved, tears gradually blurred her eyes. She patted their backs gently, and said in a firm and gentle tone: "I understand. With you here, I will never feel sad."

At this moment, the entire palace seemed to be shrouded in a warm and peaceful atmosphere, and the emotional bond between the three people became closer.

In the Forbidden City, they relied on and supported each other.

On the other side, when Mingyu was finishing making the glutinous rice cake, Erqing had already arrived at the Yangxin Palace and was standing quietly at the door waiting.

It was New Year's Eve and most of the palace people had gone to bed early, so Er Qing took the risk and chose this day.

She firmly believed that if she could become the emperor's woman on this special night, she would definitely be able to obtain a status.

If Empress Fucha blamed her, she only had to pretend to cry pitifully and say that it was the emperor who forced her. With Empress Fucha's soft heart, she would surely feel pity for her.

When they saw the senior palace maid from Changchun Palace arriving with a food box, they all knew that this must be the food sent by the Queen.

Then, the eunuchs and guards of the Yangxin Palace made way.

Li Yu, who was standing at the door, saw Er Qing and walked over to her with great joy, saying:

"Miss Erqing, is this the hangover soup sent by the Queen? Leave it to me. The weather is very cold, you should go back and rest quickly."

Er Qing did not hand the lunch box to Li Yu as usual. Instead, she smiled and said:

"No need, Eunuch Li. The Queen asked me to bring a message and told me to make sure the Emperor finishes drinking before I leave."

Li Yu was a little surprised after hearing this, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He could only nod helplessly and said:

"Ah... In that case, you may go in. But the emperor is in a bad mood right now, so you must be careful."

He thought to himself that maybe it was because tonight was New Year's Eve and the Emperor had been staying up late reviewing memorials and got drunk, so the Empress was worried and sent someone to visit him.

Er Qing couldn't help but feel secretly delighted when she heard this. She knew that she was already halfway to success by being able to get to this point.

So, she responded with a big smile on her face: "Okay, thank you for the reminder, Eunuch Li."

Er Qing was already satisfied at this moment, because she had secretly mixed aphrodisiac into the hangover soup.

As long as the emperor drinks this bowl of soup, then the next thing... Thinking of this, a smug look appeared on Er Qing's face.

"Your servant Erqing, a maid in Changchun Palace, is here to meet the emperor!" Erqing greeted the emperor in a soft voice.

However, the emperor at this time was concentrating on reading the memorial in his hand and did not seem to pay much attention to Er Qing's arrival.

He just waved his hand casually, motioning Er Qing to hand over the hangover soup.

Upon seeing this, Er Qing hurriedly and respectfully took the sobering soup out of the food box and gently placed it on the emperor's right hand side.

After a while, the emperor had no intention of drinking the soup, but Er Qing showed no sign of leaving.

The emperor slowly raised his head and his eyes fell on Er Qing. His voice was low and slightly hoarse, full of the unique charm of a mature man, and he asked softly:

"Why haven't you left yet? Is there something else that the Queen wants to tell you?"

Er Qing's tone was extremely gentle, with a hint of shyness and timidity, and she replied: "Your Majesty, the Empress specifically told me to make sure I see you drink this bowl of hangover soup with my own eyes, and only then can I leave with peace of mind."

After saying this, she lowered her head slightly, her eyes flickering, not daring to look the emperor in the eye.

After hearing this, the emperor silently picked up the bowl of sobering soup and drank it without hesitation.

Er Qing quietly watched the emperor's Adam's apple rolling as he swallowed, and ripples appeared in her heart. She felt more and more excited. She stared at the emperor intently, her eyes revealing admiration that was hard to conceal.

However, the emperor keenly noticed Er Qing's subtle changes, and his already unhappy expression became even gloomier.

He was well aware of this seductive method, as many palace maids had tried to attract his attention in the same way. Although he was a little drunk at the moment, he still had his sanity and was not completely sober.

So he suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Back off!"