Jinwei joins hands in rebirth: villains can also eat at the table

Ling Yunche was getting anxious when he saw the emperor was about to arrive. Li Yu asked him to hold the emperor back. He was thinking of a way to deal with the situation when the word "emperor" interrupted his thoughts.

At Concubine Yu's signal, Li Yu immediately rushed back to the Yangxin Palace and exchanged the red chalcedony bracelet for the seven-treasure bracelet that Concubine Jia had found that day.

Unfortunately, the more anxious he became, the more confused his hands became. Not only could he not open the brocade bag, he also accidentally dropped it on the ground.

"My concubine pays your respects to the Emperor."

It was Yan Wan. She came hurriedly, looking anxious, with a box in her hand.

"What? Do you also want to plead with me for the Imperial Noble Consort?" Many people have come to plead for mercy recently, and Yan Wan has mentioned it in front of him several times.

Now when the emperor saw Yan Wan, he thought of this and felt annoyed.

Yan Wan smiled and shook her head, still breathing heavily. While trying hard to suppress her unstable breathing, she quickly took out the box and opened it to show the emperor.

"I saw that Your Majesty didn't eat anything at the banquet. I think you're not in a good mood. In previous years, it was the Empress who accompanied you to celebrate your birthday... I'm not very talented. I once learned a stomach-warming soup from the Empress when I was in Changchun Palace. I know I'm not as good as the Empress, but please, Your Majesty, please consider your health and use some."

Hearing her say this, the depression in his heart, which was still worried about not eating anything at the banquet, eased a lot, and he quickly reached out to pull her up.

"You are so thoughtful. I will use it. Among all the concubines in the palace, you still care about me the most."

After hearing the answer, Jinzhong hurried forward and took the food box from Yanwan's hand.

"Actually, I want to say one more thing. The Imperial Noble Consort is of high moral character. It's widely known throughout the palace that she's solely focused on the Emperor and would never do anything that violates palace rules. I understand your Majesty's anxieties, but... I hope you'll reconsider and not let these things upset you. Your health is more important."

Yan Wan smiled brightly, and her words were full of concern for the emperor. Even though the emperor was annoyed by her words, he could not turn his face away from her. He just gave her a little advice: "I understand your feelings. Don't worry, I will pay attention to it."

"It's getting late, so I won't disturb His Majesty's rest."

"Well, let's go."

Seeing that the emperor had left the soup, her purpose was achieved, so Yan Wan bowed slightly and took her leave.

She did an excellent job in this step, taking a step back to advance.

During this incident, Li Yu just happened to replace the seven-treasure bracelet in the box. After coming out, he said to Ling Yunche, "Fortunately, Guard Ling asked Concubine Ling to stop the emperor, otherwise this matter would have been ruined."

He knew that before becoming a concubine, Concubine Ling and Ling Yunche were childhood sweethearts, so he naturally thought that Yan Wan was the reinforcement Ling Yunche had called in.

Ling Yunche just nodded, and the two of them then paid attention to the movements inside.

He looked calm on the surface, but his heart was filled with ripples.

He did not go to look for Yan Wan. They had already parted ways. How could he possibly bring himself to look for her?

Was it an accident? Or was Yan Wan helping him out of their past friendship?

Thinking of this, Ling Yunche's heart, which was hurt by Yan Wan last time, warmed up a little.

"Your Majesty, what about this soup?"

Jinzhong followed the emperor into the inner hall carrying the food box. He didn't know whether to put down the thing in his hand or pick it up, so he mustered up the courage to ask the emperor.

The emperor didn't want to drink it at first. There was no shortage of sobering soup and stomach-warming soup in the Yangxin Palace. But when he thought of the scene before Empress Fucha died and her hurried appearance running to bring him soup, his heart softened.

He sighed deeply: "Forget it, serve it up."

He put down the longevity character written by Ruyi and took the soup from Jinzhong.

A lot of soup spilled along the way, and Jinzhong wiped the soup stains with a handkerchief before handing it to the emperor. He seemed to be very efficient in his movements, as he was used to doing these things on a daily basis.

"Your ring is quite new. I've never seen you wear one before."

As he moved, he revealed the jade ring with two snakes entwined around it that Yan Wan had given him. The emperor had sharp eyes and recognized it at a glance.

"Oh, this is a reward I received when giving gifts to the royal family. It's not a valuable thing. If it offends the emperor, I will not wear it anymore."

Jinzhong had already expected the emperor to ask further questions, so he quickly said the explanation he had prepared before.

"No problem, I just asked one more question because you seem curious. Go down, I'll call you later."

The emperor didn't even care whether his subordinates wore a ring. He slowly drank some stomach-warming soup and sent him away.

The eunuchs and maids in the palace worked with the help of these rewards. Li Yu and his colleagues usually delivered rewards to various palaces, so it was normal for the royal relatives and concubines to give them rewards. Therefore, he did not take this matter to heart.

Concubine Ling’s cooking skills are indeed quite good, and the soup she makes is about three-quarters as good as that made by Empress Fucha.

He originally thought that he would never be able to taste this flavor again after Empress Fucha's death, but he didn't expect there would be a pleasant surprise.

"Master is really amazing. He thought of sending soup to the emperor. Now the emperor is really grateful to you."

After returning to Yongshou Palace, Chunchan hurriedly took off Yanwan's headdress.

Today is the Emperor's birthday, and the concubines are all wearing the auspicious attire appropriate for their status. The headbands of concubines weigh several kilograms, and wearing them all day would probably make their necks sore.

"It's just a show of kindness. The Emperor doesn't have Empress Fucha by his side, so I will slowly become like Empress Fucha by his side. The more he misses Empress Fucha and her kindness, the more he will find a place for me in his heart. I want him to slowly get used to me being by his side. When the Emperor realizes this, he won't be able to leave me."

The soup cannot be exactly the same as the Queen's soup. It must be three-tenths like hers and seven-tenths have its own flavor. Only in this way can the Emperor remember her, but it won't look completely like Empress Fucha.

Not only that, she also took advantage of the situation and did Ruyi a favor.

Her public plea helped her this time. When Ruyi ascended to the throne, even if she hated her, she wouldn't be able to target her. The whole palace was watching her plead for Ruyi. If she targeted herself again, wouldn't that make her ungrateful?

If the red chalcedony scheme succeeds in making the Emperor dislike Concubine Jia, then even if she has fallen from favor, it will be difficult for her to get back on her feet.

Besides, Yan Wan didn't intend to give her a chance to get up.

The next morning, news came from Qixiang Palace that Zhenshu, who was beside Concubine Jia, was suspected of framing the Imperial Concubine and was taken to the Ministry of Punishment to be punished.

She also had to suffer the same torture that惢心 had suffered before.

There was a commotion at the gate of Qixiang Palace early in the morning, and Yan Wan was woken up from her sleep. She had always had a restless sleep in the summer, and now she was even more upset, and her anger suddenly rose.

"Chun Chan, change my clothes for me and go to Chengqian Palace."

Yonghe Palace is located opposite Chengqian Palace.

Yanwan was in a bad mood because of the disturbance in the morning, so she hurried to Yihuan to get some peace and quiet.

The little girls around her hid at the palace gate and chatted.

"I heard that the prince of Concubine Jia's mother's family was also escorted into the palace for forcing his wife to death. Concubine Jia is about to give birth. If he knew about this, it would be a disaster..."