Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Wanwan's Daily Advancement

After the three girls had eaten and drunk their fill, they lit a lamp and gathered together to count the silver.

Chunchan breathed a sigh of relief: "Although I have spent a lot of money recently, this much money is something I never dared to think of before!"

Lan Cui said happily: "Who says not? When our master gives birth to a prince, maybe he can leave the palace and live in the prince's mansion in his old age. Our master has only this much money now, won't he have more than he can count in a few decades?"

Yan Wan chuckled: "Then there must be a lot of them!"

She felt comfortable and happy. This simple happiness and luck in her hands made her feel more at ease than the honor of being an imperial concubine in her previous life.

She reached out and hugged Chunchan and Lancui: "We must remember what we said today. No matter what happens in the future, we must not forget it!"

The two girls nodded repeatedly and couldn't help but smile with their eyes curved into arcs.

It's true. I couldn't help laughing even when I fell asleep.

The next morning, when Yan Wan had washed up and was preparing to go to Changchun Palace, she discovered that Wang Chan was missing.

Chunchan exclaimed, "I just said I forgot something!"

After a long search, everyone finally found Wang Chan in the corner of the corridor.

At that time, the man's face turned pale from the cold and his whole body was shivering. Perhaps it was because the noise around him was too loud, and he sat up in a daze.

Yan Wan was shocked and angry: "What happened? Who did it?!"

Wang Chan gave a smile that was uglier than crying, and squeezed out a few tears: "Master, Eunuch Jinzhong suddenly covered my mouth last night and hit my neck! Master, look, my neck is swollen!"

He looked at Yan Wan hesitantly.

Yan Wan's anger stagnated, and her eyes wandered for a moment: "It's all our fault. We actually forgot about you. Good Wang Chan, I will give you three days off, you can have a good rest. Lan Cui, go get him fifty taels of silver, let him buy some medicine, and then make some good food to replenish your body."

Wang Chan's heart finally settled, but he didn't feel too disappointed.

That’s Eunuch Jinzhong, the second backbone of their Yongshou Palace!

It seems that Eunuch Jinzhong was just jealous yesterday... Thinking of this, he was even quite happy: "Even after what happened yesterday, Eunuch Jinzhong didn't kill me. It shows that he really loves our Yongshou Palace!"

Yan Wan's ears turned red: "You are the only one who talks nonsense. Look how cold you are. Go and have a rest."

Wang Chan hurriedly shook his head: "I am fine. Now is a critical period. How can I lie down? A-choo! I... A-choo! I must guard the gate of our Yongshou Palace!"

Yan Wan was amused and helpless: "Then you should eat more good food these two days."

He also asked Lan Cui to add ten taels of silver.

After leaving the house, she said to Chunchan in a chastised tone, "Even Wang Chan knows that he is jealous. He must have thought that my old love has rekindled and wanted to eavesdrop."

Chunchan recalled the terrifying look on Jinzhong's face yesterday and could not help but shudder: "When I opened the door yesterday, he was so angry that his eyes turned red, like a demon... But he clearly misunderstood and did not break in."

As he spoke, he looked at Yan Wan again and again.

Yan Wan held her hand tightly and whispered, "Don't be afraid. I know he really cares about me. He won't dig his own grave and give up the jewels to be sad for a broken tile."

Chunchan pretended to be confused and pretended that she didn't understand, but her eyes were already curved in a smile.

Today is the first day of the new year. Changchun Palace has been closed for a month. Today, the palace gates are opened according to the rules to welcome the greetings of all the concubines.

Yan Wan arrived not too late. When she entered the room, she saw Concubine Xian sitting in the second seat, drowsy.

Concubine Chun was talking to Concubine Jia. When they saw her come in, they both looked over. The former quickly looked away, while the latter looked at her condescendingly with a half-smile.

"Oh, it's Ying'er." She covered her mouth pretentiously: "Oh, I'm so sorry, I just called you that. But I've been calling you that for five years, it was just an accident, I'm sure Lingpin won't mind, right?"

Yan Wan said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "If Concubine Jia really likes me, then she should always call me concubine and don't change it every day."

Concubine Jia's face darkened slightly. "I haven't seen you for a while. Lingpin has learned the skill of flattering others with sweet words. I am impressed by her."

Ruyi raised her eyelids, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Concubine Jia suddenly laughed and said, "This Lingpin is favored because she looks like Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian must like Lingpin very much, right?"

Ruyi pulled the corners of her mouth, squeezed her cheeks upwards, smiled and said nothing.

Concubine Jia looked at Yan Wan strangely: "It seems that Concubine Ling is not liked by Concubine Xian. After all, who would like a younger substitute than themselves?"

Yan Wan wanted to argue, but she saw Empress Fucha coming out from the corner of her eye. Seeing that she looked very pale, she became anxious and quickly walked over to support her: "Your Majesty."

She touched cold fingers. Empress Fucha's hands were even colder than hers.

Her heart sank, and she felt as powerless as if she was pulling a huge ship that was sinking in the sea. The imperial physician had clearly told her that she just needed to take care of herself, but for some reason, she always felt uneasy.

Empress Fucha patted the back of her hand gently, sat down, and looked at Concubine Jia: "I don't think Lingpin and Concubine Xian look alike. Yanwan has a pair of cat eyes, while Concubine Xian has deer eyes. The rest of their eyebrows, nose, and even face shape are not similar at all."

She was puzzled: "Why does Concubine Jia think that they look alike?"

When she said this, everyone looked at Yanwan and Ruyi.

Yanwan's brows were slightly frowned, her pair of smoky eyebrows were quite soft and beautiful, and she was wearing a smoky blue cheongsam, which made her look like a jasmine flower wet with rain.

Ruyi, on the other hand, was wearing a dark-colored satin cheongsam. She had a small round face and a sweet appearance, yet her expression was solemn and cold. She was noble and proud, like a green bamboo reaching straight into the sky.

These two people really don't have the slightest bit of similarity.

Meipin touched her temples and smiled: "Maybe it's because Concubine Jia wanted Concubine Ling to look like Concubine Xian, so she thinks she looks like her."

Someone couldn't help but chuckle. What he was saying was that Concubine Jia wanted to cause trouble for Concubine Xian, but she didn't dare to, so she deliberately said that Wei Yanwan was like Concubine Xian, and she made a far-fetched attempt to torment a low-ranking concubine, and get pleasure through fantasy substitution.

It makes Concubine Jia seem both stupid and vicious.

Concubine Jia angrily said, "I am a consort, and you are just a concubine. How dare you be so presumptuous! Someone come!"

Empress Fucha said calmly, "It seems that Concubine Jia still hasn't learned to treat others kindly. She has been studying behind closed doors for the past few months, but still can't understand the palace rules. Go and study for another month."

Concubine Jia was anxious: "Your Majesty! You can't be partial to Lingpin and ignore me like this, Your Majesty!"

She was beautiful and charming, and she looked really pretty when she spoke softly and coquettishly: "The emperor will be touring the east in a few days. If I were to be confined to my room at this time, the emperor would completely forget about me!"

Not only did she play the victim, she also pretended to be good: "I promise that I will never lose my temper again, and I will not cause trouble for Lingpin and Meipin!"

Empress Fucha had long seen through the vicious heart beneath her beautiful appearance, and said calmly: "If you only want to listen to the emperor, that's not impossible. How about I personally ask the emperor to discipline you?"

Only then did Concubine Jia shut her mouth, bit her lip and left.

Empress Fucha looked at everyone and said, "The emperor is busy with his affairs. We concubines should just do our duty and serve him well. Don't make trouble and upset him. Okay, everyone go. The list of people for the eastern tour will be circulated to the whole palace in a few days."

She no longer displayed her majesty as a queen as she did in the past. Instead, she gave a gentle list of names for the eastern tour, which made everyone feel awe and dared not say much.

Everyone left one by one. Yan Wan wanted to go see the Queen, but Su Lian stopped her: "The Queen asked you to go back and have a good rest. You must take care of yourself so that you can accompany her happily on the Eastern Tour."

Yan Wan suddenly felt a sense of panic in her heart, just like that day when Yongcong was obviously fine, but she had a feeling and insisted that Qi Ru see him again.

She called Su Lian and said, "Has the Majesty's health really recovered? Otherwise, let's ask Doctor Qi to take a closer look and check whether the Majesty's food, clothing, housing and transportation have been tampered with."

Su Lian's nose was sore. She knew Yan Wan was always alert and was afraid that she would be discovered. She smiled and said, "I'm much better now, but I can't sleep well. The imperial physician said that I need to get more sleep. Don't worry, the queen is not in good spirits today, it's just because she got up too early."

Yan Wan looked into her eyes and nodded: "Then I will come back after the queen has had enough sleep."

She had something on her mind and her brows were a little uneasy.

Unexpectedly, when she arrived at the gate of Changchun Palace, she saw Ruyi standing there alone, looking at her jokingly: "What's the matter? Lingpin specially stayed to ask for an audience, but the Empress refused to give you face at all?"