Why do you always rush to join me after awakening?

Ruyi made eight hundred small movements in one second. She was so angry about the emperor slapping her that she almost reached the peak and even wanted to slap him back.

However, as soon as she raised her hand, Hongli frightened her with a glare.

"Why, you dare to fight back?"

Ruyi didn't say anything, just stood there with her neck stiff and staring at Hongli, her unwillingness to admit defeat making people feel disgusted.

"Go back! I hope I don't see you during my southern tour."

It is unrealistic to send people back now, after all, there are no extra people for her to work with.

Ruyi bit her thick lips, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, and turned away in what she thought was a cool manner.

Waiting for Hongli to keep her?

Unless she's still asleep.

On the way back, Zhen Huan's plan to have Fujia keep an eye on the official's princess had to fall through.

"Empress Dowager, I really don't understand why you would let the Queen Consort come out."

"Well, I also wanted them to ease their relationship. She's been back for half a year, but she's been imprisoned in Yikun Palace in disguise, and she's even been crowned as the next queen. It doesn't seem like they have no feelings for each other at all."

"I'd like to say something, Queen Mother, there's no need for you to interfere in the affairs of the successor."

It's a thankless job and you'll be blamed.

"What's the point of saying all this now? It's already happened. I won't care about anything anymore. I really won't care. What's the point of caring about all this? I'm tired. I'd better just enjoy my retirement."

Wouldn’t it have been better if you had thought of this earlier?

After experiencing a lot of bad things, Hongli went directly to Wei Yanwan to rest.

No matter what others think, he now urgently wants Wei Yanwan to give him a bad look.

Even he himself felt a little cheap.

It's really rare for an emperor to behave like this.

Sure enough, when Hongli arrived, Wei Yanwan had already washed up and was ready for bed.

"Why is the emperor here?"

"Why, I can't come?"

"It's not up to me to decide where you want to go."

Jinzhong, who was following behind Hongli, understood the hint and retreated.

The next day, after Hongli left, Jinzhong walked in happily with his people, with one hand behind his back.

"Hello, Concubine Ling! The Emperor has sent a servant to deliver a message, awarding Concubine Ling with a pair of gold bracelets and a pair of jade hairpins."

After saying that, Jinzhong clapped his hands, and the eunuch behind him presented the things.

Chunchan took the things. Jinzhong glanced at the young eunuch and said softly, "Go out."

The young eunuch and Chunchan retreated together.

After the two of them left, Jinzhong closed the door himself, indicating that he had something private to discuss with her.

"Master Ling, please be careful. I heard Ling Yunche told the Emperor that someone is chasing them."

Wei Yanwan turned around abruptly, her brows furrowed, her hands on the guzheng clenched, and she asked, "Did they find out about you?"

The matter of the hundred gold coins was always like a huge stone in Wei Yanwan's heart, neither moving up nor down, making her feel uneasy.

Once Jinzhong is found, no matter what, they will be linked to her. If that day ever comes, both of them may lose their lives.

So Wei Yanwan would never let anything happen to Jinzhong.

Jinzhong reached out and held Wei Yanwan's hand, saying devoutly, "This servant's life is yours. Don't worry, if I am really found out, I will sacrifice my own life rather than let Master Ling be implicated in the slightest."

Wei Yanwan squeezed Jinzhong's hand, glared at him, and said unhappily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Stop talking nonsense. Okay, I have something to tell you. Tell Jiang Yubin to hold back his morning sickness. I'm worried about Yongqi and Yihuan staying in the palace."

"Ever since Concubine Yu passed away, the Fifth Prince has been sick all the time and his health has never improved. It's time for you to have a prince of your own by your side soon."

"Fifth Prince is a good child. Since he is registered under my name, I will treat him well and raise him as if he were my own son."

Wei Yanwan knew that Jinzhong had no other intention in what he said.

So I didn’t say anything.

Yihuan is now in the late stage of pregnancy and her body often suffers from edema, so she wants to find a careful doctor to take care of her.

The emperor gave Jiang Yebin maternity leave, so Wei Yanwan would not exploit him and only asked him to take good care of Yongqi and Yihuan.

As for others, he doesn't need to care.

So there is still time to take care of惢心.

However, this time she did not look for the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory, but the rumor of punishment still spread.

The spearhead was directed at Yihuan in the palace.

When Wei Yanwan heard about this, she ran towards Hongli's residence in a hurry.

"Concubine Ling is here. How come she knows about Concubine Shu?"

Wei Yanwan was running panting, and without answering, she picked up the teapot on the table and poured herself a cup of tea.

I gulped down a cup of tea, and my throat felt much better.

"Your Majesty, I am indeed here because of Concubine Shu's matter."

"I have decided to keep this a secret from Concubine Shu for now, and I will find a way to crack it myself."

Wei Yanwan was a little surprised. Didn’t the emperor care a lot about the theory of punishment?

Although I don’t know who came up with this news, it’s not difficult to guess.

Knowing that the emperor had no intention of harming Yihuan, Wei Yanwan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Yihuan was far away in the Chuxiu Palace in the capital. She felt listless all day and always wanted to sleep.

She felt anxious when she saw the yellow spots on her face, and even became irritable and wanted to lose her temper all the time.

If Wei Yanwan was still in the palace, she would have wanted to scold her.

"Empress Shufei, these yellow spots are caused by pregnancy. They will definitely disappear after you give birth to the dragon fetus and recuperate."

Yihuan pinched his forehead with a headache, closed his eyes, and didn't even want to look at anyone in the room.

He hummed in his nose and said perfunctorily, "It's fine as long as it disappears. I'm still young and don't want to have something like this."

"I will definitely take good care of your majesty."

"Ah."

After the imperial physician left, Yihuan called out Hexi.

"Master, I am here,"

"Where are Concubine Ling and the others now?"

"It seems we've arrived in Jiangning."

"Ah, I was looking forward to having a child so much before, but now I don't. And now he's here. He came at the wrong time. Otherwise, I could have gone with him on this southern tour. It's really boring."

He Xi raised her eyes and saw their master looking at her expectantly, and she retorted without thinking.

"Master, Master Ling said that I won't be allowed to play cards with you. If Master Ling finds out, I will be punished."

Yihuan curled her lips and muttered, "You all side with her. If I had known this would happen, I should have sent you all to her!"

He Xi grinned and said sincerely, "Master, please bear with it for a while. It's not good for your health if you always sit there. You can play however you want in the future."

"Alright, alright, she's not here to bother me. Instead, you're the one who keeps saying it several times a day. If I don't want to fight, then I won't fight. I'm tired, I'm going to take a nap first."

"Yes."