When he went back to pack up, the housekeeper helped him because Jinzhong had given her some money and asked her to take care of Wei Yanwan.

After packing up her things, Wei Yanwan quickly went to Yonghe Palace with the nanny.

Bai Ruiji is currently a noble lady, and can only have six palace maids serving her in the palace, two of whom are personal maids.

A personal maid is a first-class maid who is responsible for taking care of the daily life of the nobles, arranging clothes, serving tea and water, etc.

Second-class palace maids were responsible for light work such as cooking and decocting medicine; third-class palace maids were responsible for heavy work such as burning coal and keeping watch.

Bai Ruiji was used to having her personal maids around her and had no intention of changing them, but she had to give face to Eunuch Jinzhong, so she could only send Wei Yanwan to be a second-class maid.

There is the imperial kitchen to cook, so Wei Yanwan only needs to go with others to bring back the food. As for decocting medicine, Bai Ruiji doesn't trust anyone else at all now, so she only lets her personal maid do it.

In this way, Wei Yanwan felt much more relaxed in Yonghe Palace.

Bai Ruiji would not scold Wei Yanwan, and the palace servants in Yonghe Palace would not collectively bully Wei Yanwan. She only needed to do her duty here obediently. Compared to Qixiang Palace, this place was simply paradise.

Out of curiosity, Bai Ruiji asked someone about Wei Yanwan's situation in Qixiang Palace. The young eunuch was quick and efficient and quickly told Bai Ruiji what he had learned.

The young eunuch picked out the key points and said:

"Master, I heard that because Wei Yanwan looks a bit like Concubine Xian, Concubine Jia named her Ying'er. She is being bullied every day in Qixiang Palace."

"Tsk, is this the disgusting Concubine Xian?"

Bai Ruiji frowned slightly, showing disdain for Concubine Jia's behavior.

If she was dissatisfied with Ruyi, why didn't she just cause trouble for her directly, but instead implicated an innocent palace maid?

Anyway, if Bai Ruiji is not satisfied with someone, she will definitely whip him directly and will never do such incompetent means as taking out her anger on innocent people in secret.

At this point, Bai Ruiji became curious about Wei Yanwan. "Go call Wei Yanwan over so I can see how much she resembles Concubine Xian."

Because the first time she heard Wei Yanwan's name was from Jinzhong, and not Ying'er as others had said, Bai Ruiji didn't take this name seriously at all.

Besides, Ying'er's name is so ugly that if you don't know her, you might think she is a baby.

Wei Yanwan was sweeping the fallen leaves in the courtyard. When she received the message, she hurriedly put down the broom, tidied her clothes, and made sure she was in decent condition before entering the main hall.

Sitting on the main seat in the main hall was a woman wearing a pink warm satin dress with classical floral patterns.

The woman had a round face, almond eyes, and cherry lips. She looked very cute and charming with just a little makeup. She sat slightly tilted on the cushioned main seat and cast a curious look at Wei Yanwan.

Wei Yanwan's heart tightened. Unsure of the new master's personality, she knelt down and saluted.

"I, the servant Wei Yanwan, pay my respects to Master Wen."

Bai Ruiji carefully observed the face of the woman below her, "Look up."

Wei Yanwan looked up as she was told.

Bai Ruiji observed for a moment and came to a conclusion, "You do look a bit like Concubine Xian, but you are more beautiful than her."

As she spoke, she couldn't help laughing. Concubine Xian always wore clothes that were even more old-fashioned than the old concubine dowager and had ugly eyebrows. Only the emperor could appreciate Concubine Xian's beauty. Ordinary people like them would never be able to appreciate it.

Wei Yanwan's heart trembled when she received the praise from her new master. It was precisely because she was somewhat like Concubine Xian that she was tortured by Concubine Jia. This sentence almost became her nightmare.

Now that Concubine Wen had said this, Wei Yanwan couldn't help but worry that she had escaped from a wolf's den and fallen into a tiger's den.

Unexpectedly, after praising Wei Yanwan, Bai Ruiji did not have any other thoughts, but only said:

"Okay, go and get to work."

"Yes." Wei Yanwan felt relieved, and her tense face relaxed a little. She slowly stepped out and picked up the broom to sweep again. She felt that she had never been so cheerful.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

During these three months, Jinzhong found an opportunity to transfer Wei Yanwan from Yonghe Palace to serve the emperor, but he never had the chance to get close to her.

The reason why she was not transferred directly from Qixiang Palace was because Concubine Jia would definitely not let her go, but it was different for Bai Ruiji. Bai Ruiji didn't care about the emperor, nor did she care whether a palace maid was favored or not. Since Eunuch Jinzhong wanted her, just give her to him.

It's a good return of favor.

Although it was not as good as saving her life, Bai Ruiji thought she had treated Jinzhong well.

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, Bai Ruiji's belly grew bigger and bigger, and she would be able to give birth in more than a month.

For safety reasons, Hongli specially allowed Bai Ruiji not to attend the banquet. However, Jia Guiren, who revealed her pregnancy two months ago, needed to attend because her belly was not big and she could still walk normally.

Moreover, pregnant concubines had sedan chairs granted by the emperor, and they were escorted by them whenever they went out, so the pregnant women would not be tired.

Jinzhong seized the opportunity and specially called Wei Yanwan to help the emperor undress at bedtime.

Wei Yanwan deliberately touched the emperor's waist and abdomen, and then her slender fingers trembled like a frightened fox.

Hongli was a little tipsy, and seeing this, he smiled and grabbed Wei Yanwan's wrist, pinched her chin and looked at her carefully. He thought she was beautiful, and he had evil thoughts, so he asked her directly,

"What's your name?"

"Your Majesty, my name is Wei Yanwan." Wei Yanwan lowered her eyes and replied softly.

"Yan Wan. What a nice name..." Hongli picked up the maid in front of him and walked towards the bed with a laugh as she exclaimed, "You will sleep with me tonight."

Listening to the noise coming from inside, Jinzhong touched his nose, sighed in his heart, turned around and left the Yangxin Palace, asking his disciple Xiao Kuanzi and another disciple to guard it.

No one knew where Li Yu had gone tonight, and he hadn't seen him. When Jinzhong left the Yangxin Palace, he saw Li Yu rushing over. Seeing Jinzhong, Li Yu asked:

"Is the Emperor asleep?"

Jinzhong: "I'm asleep."

Li Yu frowned and said, "Empress Xian made a hangover soup for His Majesty and asked me to bring it back for His Majesty to drink."

Things will be difficult if the emperor falls asleep.

Jinzhong was surprised and said, "Master, the emperor has already drunk the hangover soup, there is no need to drink it again."

Li Yu said dissatisfiedly: "What do you know? This is what Empress Xian wanted."

Li Yu personally brought the sobering soup into the back hall of the Yangxin Palace.

The rear hall is the emperor's bedroom, which has a total of five rooms. The east and west rooms are bedrooms, each with a bed, and the emperor can live there at his leisure.

The side rooms on both sides of the rear hall were where the concubines lived. The five rooms on the east were where the empress lived, and the five rooms on the west were where the imperial concubines and others lived.

Li Yu came to the emperor's favorite bedroom and listened to the noise outside. He thought that the emperor might not be asleep yet, and he still had a chance to express Empress Xian's good intentions.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived outside the familiar dormitory, Li Yu heard some noises that shouldn't have happened.

Li Yu's heart sank. The emperor did not turn over the card tonight. Who is serving the emperor now?

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