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

After the Emperor had lunch with the Empress, he needed to take a nap and would probably stay in the Yiku Palace in the afternoon.

This way, Jinzhong has enough time to work.

He was careful and started delivering from the farthest six palaces in the east, and specially left the Yongshou Palace, which was closest to the Yangxin Palace, for last.

Looking at the towering palace walls, Jinzhong's heart flew into Yongshou Palace as if it had wings. His feet became faster and faster, as he wanted to see our master as soon as possible.

As soon as he arrived at Yongshou Palace and showed up, Lan Cui came to greet him.

"Eunuch Jinzhong, why are you here?"

Why are you here in broad daylight? Don't you even try to avoid people?

When Lan Cui saw him, she hurried over to greet him with a smile on her face, but she was very panicked inside.

Recently, Eunuch Jinzhong has become more and more courageous and even dares to come during the day.

Seeing that it was Lan Cui, Jinzhong stood firm, walked towards the main hall, raised his chin and said, "A few days ago, during the ceremony of the empress's coronation, the emperor bestowed rewards on all the palaces. This is from Yongshou Palace. Is your mistress in the palace?"

As he said this, he raised the gift box in his hand to show Lan Cui. Seeing Lan Cui so flustered, Jinzhong knew what she was thinking and gave her a cold look.

You've been working with Master Ling for so long but you're still not steady enough. Your mind is full of nonsense.

In broad daylight, what can a eunuch like him do?

"That's unfortunate. The master went to bed after lunch. How about I go and wake her up?"

Seeing that Jinzhong was really worried, Lan Cui knew that she had misunderstood and smiled awkwardly with her head down.

Upon hearing this, Jinzhong's heart, which had been a little excited, suddenly fell to the bottom.

His handsome face fell, and he stuffed the reward into Lan Cui's arms in a bad mood, looking lonely, as if his soul had been taken away.

Even so, Jinzhong did not forget to instruct her: "Forget it, serve your master well. You don't have to drink this cup of tea. I have other things to do, so I'll leave first."

"Yes."

Jinzhong thought about it and decided to forget it. Lingzhuer had been having nightmares since she came back. She had always slept little, so it wouldn't matter if he walked a few more times. It would be better to wait until night to come over.

However, Jinzhong's little plans are likely to fail.

It was really unfortunate that the Wanshou Festival was coming soon. Shortly after returning to the Yangxin Palace, Jinzhong learned that he had been sent outside the palace by Li Yu to select a play for the Wanshou Festival.

In previous years, opera performances would be held on stages across the capital to celebrate the Wanshou Festival, and this year is no exception.

Not only that, he also had to decide which opera troupes would perform, which ones could enter the palace and which ones could not. These opera troupes would rehearse their plays a year in advance, waiting for the palace to send people out to select them.

The plays that were passed down would be sent to the palace and presented to the emperor on the day of his longevity. The lesser-performing plays would be sent to various places in the capital and performed publicly on the day of his longevity to show the emperor's benevolence.

This is a huge project. In addition to the imperial troupe, some folk troupes will also be selected, with more than a thousand plays of all sizes. If he wants to watch and organize all of them, he will have to wait until at least after the Wanshou Festival before he can enter the palace.

This was originally the job of other stewards, but only those who served in the imperial court understood the emperor's preferences, so over time Li Yu sent people to do it.

Jinzhong hadn't expected it would be his turn this year, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree. The servant had already left the palace before nightfall.

As soon as he left the Yangxin Palace and looked towards the Yongshou Palace, he felt so regretful that his intestines almost turned green. If he had known earlier, he should have concealed his shortcomings a few days ago and would not have dared to work so hard.

I finally managed to get close to Master Ling, but now I'm being "exiled".

It was already evening when Yan Wan learned the news. When Chun Chan went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get her share of the allowance, she happened to meet Jin Zhong leading a group of young eunuchs out of the palace.

"Eunuch Jinzhong has become increasingly influential in the Emperor's presence in recent years. My dear, you don't even know how impressive he is when he walks in front. But for some reason, his face looks a little dark."

Chunchan was grinding ink in her hands and talking to Yanwan in a vivid voice.

When Yan Wan heard this, she thought of Jinzhong. She guessed that he couldn't come over recently and was very worried.

When she thought of the scene that night, Yanwan's cheeks couldn't help but feel hot.

After all, she has lived two lives and has a lot of children. Why is she still as shy as those innocent little girls?

Now when she thought about the scene when she took the initiative to kiss him, she could hardly hold the pen in her hand. It was really crazy!

Yanwan, you are becoming more and more daring!

She tried to calm herself down and forced herself not to think about what happened that night.

It's only August now, and Jinzhong will probably have to stay outside the palace for nearly two months before he can come back.

Except for that eastern tour, the two had never been apart for such a long time. Even if they avoided each other on weekdays in the palace, they would still see each other in the emperor's bedroom or on the palace road.

Now it was Yan Wan's turn to experience the pain of losing appetite and having to endure the separation of lovers.

"What's wrong with you lately? You look listless. Are you sick?"

The two had just returned from paying their respects to the Yiku Palace and were now walking side by side on the palace road. Yihuan had been unwell recently, so Ruyi exempted her from paying her respects.

Seeing Yanwan in a daze, Ruiji felt strange and waved her hand in front of her.

Yan Wan suddenly came to her senses, a look of bewilderment flashed across her eyes, and she quickly covered it up with a dry laugh: "Maybe it's because the weather has been hot lately and I'm not in the mood. I always feel a little tired."

"It's good that nothing happened. This Imperial Concubine Jia is really stubborn. She slandered the Empress with a red chalcedony bracelet, but was only confined for a period of time and that was it. She was reinstated as Imperial Concubine just for piercing her ears in public. She really got it easy for her."

Bai Ruiji was very dissatisfied. Whenever she thought of Jin Yuyan who had also harmed her poor child, she couldn't help but want to eat her flesh and drink her blood. These punishments were nothing to her. How could they relieve the hatred in her heart?

"Sister, be careful with your words. Yu Clan made great contributions in the Jinchuan battle. She is very popular now. It is better for her to stay away for now."

"How can I swallow this?" Bai Ruiji said hatefully.

Yiku Palace is not far from Yongshou Palace, and the two of them had reached the main hall of Yongshou Palace in no time.

Yan Wan signaled everyone to leave first, and personally took out a rosewood box from the cabinet. When she opened it, she saw an old pipa inside.

"Is this a pipa?"

Bai Ruiji was originally a musician in the Southern Palace, and she was very familiar with the pipa.

"Noble Concubine Jia is anxious to regain her favor. Ever since that incident, your sister has been indifferent to the Emperor. Now is the time to let the Emperor remember the feeling of your sister's pipa music moving the capital."

"You mean..."

Seeing that she understood the mystery, Yan Wan did not say anything, but raised her hand and swept the strings, and the pipa instantly made a pleasant sound.

Bai Ruiji's heart was shocked. With just one glance, she knew that this pipa was no ordinary thing.

"This pipa was left over from the previous dynasty. It's lighter than ordinary pipa. Since I'm dumb and don't understand music, I'm giving it to you. I hope you'll rise to the top and win the first prize."

Yanwan smiled widely. She had asked someone to find the pipa early in the morning, and she had been waiting for this moment.