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

"Don't worry, I'm from the Bordered Yellow Banner, and I've been taught good etiquette. I can't fault anything, and I won't offend Concubine Ling. Besides, I don't think Concubine Ling is a narrow-minded person."

After saying that, Mao Qian was led to Yongshou Palace by the palace maid.

After finishing his breakfast, the emperor went back to the Yangxin Palace to handle government affairs. At this time, Yan Wan was passing the time by reading a medical book that she had collected from somewhere.

When she heard Chunchan's report, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she still let Chunchan bring Maoqian in.

"Your Highness greets Her Majesty Ling Fei."

"Please stand up quickly. There's no need to be so formal in my palace. How did Madam Ling find the time to come to Yongshou Palace? I guess you just came from the Empress's residence. Chunchan, serve the tea."

Yanwan smiled and looked very friendly at first glance.

Mao Qian was puzzled. Concubine Ling looked gentle and generous, even more approachable than the Empress. Why was her husband so hostile to her and even told her to be careful?

She suppressed her doubts and, at Yan Wan's signal, sat down at the head of the table. She smiled and said carefully, "Today, I went to the palace with my master to express my gratitude. I never expected to receive a reward from the Empress. I am very happy. Now, I happened to be passing by Yongshou Palace, so I thought I would thank you in person and thank the Empress for her care for my master."

There was a hint of tentativeness in her words, wanting to know if the owner of the boots was Yan Wan.

Who in the palace isn't a shrewd concubine? Yan Wan instantly guessed the probing tone in her words and simply smiled gently, "You don't need to be so polite. Lord Ling and I are from the same hometown, and he took care of me in my early years. Although we haven't had any contact since I became the Emperor's concubine, I still want to express my gratitude for such a major event as your marriage. I just hope that you can respect each other and live a happy life in harmony in the future."

Yanwan was very open and frank, with no intention of hiding anything.

"It is my master's blessing to be able to help Her Majesty. No wonder everyone in the palace says that Her Majesty is kind-hearted and generous, and the most benevolent. Now that I see her, she is indeed as gentle and kind as the rumors say." Mao Qian saw that she did not hide anything, and she had a better impression of her generous and frank character, and praised her repeatedly.

Hearing this compliment, Yan Wan simply lowered her head and smiled, changing the subject to something else: "If you like, I also have a pair of Ruyi vases with twined branches, also in the style of twin lotus flowers, I'll give them to you as a gift."

"I absolutely wouldn't dare do that. I came here specifically to express my gratitude. This would make me look like a poor relative who has nothing to do with me and is trying to get something for free."

"That's fine. I like Madam Ling's personality. We hit it off right away. That's why you went to the Empress's place, right? The Empress is kind and generous. You met Master Ling in the cold palace, and now he's been promoted for saving the Empress from the fire. It's truly fate."

Hearing her suddenly mention the Queen, Mao Qian suddenly recalled Ling Yunche's smiling face in Yiku Palace, and she felt strange.

She nodded awkwardly, "It is my master's blessing to serve the Emperor and the Empress. As a guard, he should do this."

"Okay, it's almost noon, and I'm a little tired. Let Lan Cui take you to see Lord Ling." Seeing that she had almost given enough instructions, Yan Wan glanced at Lan Cui beside her and asked to see the guest off.

"Then I will not bother your majesty any longer. I will take my leave."

Mao Qian was full of worries. She stood up, bowed and took her leave, then followed Lan Cui out of Yongshou Palace.

"Mrs. Ling is truly blessed. My master rarely gets along so well with others."

"Yes, I'm truly blessed. By the way, Aunt Lan Cui, I heard that my master has a close relationship with the Empress. What's going on?"

Lan Cui was startled when she heard this. After looking around, she whispered to her, "You have to be careful in this palace. How dare you talk about the Empress's past behind her back? It's just that she suffered injustice in her early years, and when she was in the cold palace, she was taken care of by Lord Ling. By the way, Madam, the Empress's maiden name is Ruyi. If you enter the palace in the future, please don't break the taboo and call the Empress by her name..."

Lan Cui was talking incoherently, but Mao Qian beside her was worried.

Ruyi, Ruyi.

The Ruyi cloud pattern in the boots, the jade Ruyi given on the wedding night... Mao Qian looked at Lan Cui holding the box containing the Ruyi treasure bottle, and felt only irony in her heart.

After Concubine Ling's advice, Mao Qian suddenly had an epiphany. Judging from Ling Yunche's behavior today, the person he had in mind was most likely the Empress.

He's quite courageous! He dares to covet the Empress. If he's willing to live a good life, then that's fine. If not, don't blame me for being ruthless and report this to the Emperor.

Maoqian was heartbroken. Both her parents had passed away, and she had finally married a husband only to encounter such a thing. What a miserable life she had.

The couple both walked out of the palace along the vermilion palace wall, each with their own thoughts and looking at each other in silence.

It was the summer of the second year again. Since the beginning of summer, Ruyi's belly had grown bigger day by day. At this time, the emperor was taking all the concubines to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat.

The Tenth Prince had been in poor health since winter, and now, even in summer, he showed no improvement. Yihuan had summoned the imperial physician several times, but to no avail. Seeing his increasingly frail child, she felt a deep pain in her heart.

She has already fallen out of favor. How can she live without her child?

The child was weak, and for the royal family, the death of an heir was common. Even without Yan Wan's intervention, the child would still have a hard time surviving.

Since her rebirth, she has changed many trajectories, but even if she could change Bai Ruiji's death, she could not change the ending of the Tenth Prince.

She herself had experienced the pain of separation, yet she could offer no words of comfort. For a mother who loved her children, any comfort was futile. The pain was deep within her heart, and how could a few words of comfort heal the pain?

Even if they weren't blood relatives, the death of ordinary friends and family is heartbreaking. Instead of saying these polite words, it's better to spend more time with her. Time is the best medicine to heal people. No one can heal the pain in the heart except yourself.

That day, Yanwan was about to go see Yihuan, but unexpectedly she heard on the way that she was called away by the Queen Mother's people.

During a civil war in the Junggars, Princess Hengzhu's husband was killed. The new leader, Dawachi, petitioned the emperor to remarry the princess. Forcing a princess to marry the man who had murdered her father was an unheard-of act of barbarity. Upon learning of this, the empress dowager summoned Yihuan to discuss the matter, asking her to plead with the emperor on her behalf.

After all, she was the only one among his people who had children. As for Ruyi, she had become more independent since she became the queen. She was devoted to the emperor and had forgotten how he had helped her to sit on the throne.

This couple is a perfect match, both are equally ruthless! One relied on himself to sit on the throne of emperor, and the other sat on the throne of empress, but in the end, they both turned against each other.