Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 159

After that, he never ate anything the women gave him, or even touched anything at all.

He also disliked the women in the harem.

But Yun Xiyue ate what he brought. From that day on, Eunuch Fu understood that Yun Xiyue had long since won this man's heart and that he had to serve her carefully, as she might become the empress in the future.

Murong Yu wouldn't give Yun Xiyue anything he didn't eat, and instead had his personal chef prepare food for her in the small kitchen.

I knelt for about half an incense stick's time.

Yunxi Yue felt a little dizzy; the sun was quite strong today.

"Get up! I didn't ask you to kneel." The man sat in the pavilion reading a book, watching to see how long she could hold out.

"No... This humble woman has disturbed Your Majesty's peace and deserves to die."

Murong Yu: "..."

Palace servants brought over chilled fruit, chilled bird's nest, and fragrant imperial dishes.

Murong Yu glanced at it, picked up the chilled bird's nest on the table, took a bite and looked quite pleased with himself, and said with a smile, "A-Yue, don't kneel anymore. Look what I've prepared for you? This chilled bird's nest is quite good, it's refreshing and thirst-quenching."

"And there are sweet little dumplings too!"

"This humble woman... is not thirsty." Yun Xiyue stared at him eating, subconsciously swallowing her saliva, but in the end she turned her face away.

"The Empress Dowager has arrived! The Imperial Concubine has arrived!"

A large group of people came over and saw Yun Xiyue kneeling outside the pavilion, while the emperor ate and drank to his heart's content.

I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

The Empress Dowager and Consort Pei were dumbfounded. They had always thought that the Emperor had other feelings for Yun Xiyue. Could it be a misunderstanding?

"Mother."

Murong Yu's eyes darkened slightly. He put down the bird's nest cup, clenched his fist so tightly it cracked, and then got up and walked out of the pavilion.

"Your Majesty, I summoned Yun Xiyue to the palace; she did not intend to disturb your peace. She has already been punished. The sun is blazing; please let her get up quickly!"

Seeing that Yun Xiyue's face was flushed from the sun, Consort Pei dispelled her doubts. "Cousin, please spare Miss Yun! She is my good sister. Please forgive her for my sake."

Murong Yu said coldly, "Hmm, for the sake of the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine, get up!"

Seeing that the Empress Dowager and the others had dispelled their doubts, Yun Xiyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got up.

I felt dizzy after kneeling for a while.

I almost fainted when I got up.

Bei Ye helped her up.

"Have a bowl of refreshing plum juice before you go back," Murong Yu said, having someone bring it over.

Yun Xiyue glanced at him, took the drink, and felt a little better after drinking it. "Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty."

"You can't be so reckless next time."

"Yes."

Seeing that the Emperor used both kindness and severity without any personal feelings, and that he showed no special treatment to Yun Xiyue.

The Empress Dowager was satisfied and nodded. "The incense that His Majesty instructed Miss Yun to make for me is very good."

"Oh? Miss Yun can also concoct a soul-infused incense?" Murong Yu asked in surprise.

"It's a purple fragrance similar to the Divine Soul Incense."

The Empress Dowager brought it over for him to see, "Miss Yun sent me ten boxes."

"Yes, Not Bad."

Murong Yu smiled. It turned out that her trip to the palace wasn't entirely to deal with Old Madam Zhou; she had also taken the opportunity to solve the problem he had given her.

The Empress Dowager accepted the new incense, and the matter was resolved.

They don't even need to go through him.

That means she was intentionally avoiding him and never intended to personally send him to the palace.

Murong Yu glanced at her with some displeasure, then smiled faintly and said, "As long as Mother is happy."

The Empress Dowager was very pleased that her son was thinking of her, and she became more amiable towards Yun Xiyue, saying, "Yun Xiyue did a very good job this time and should be rewarded."

It was a day that turned out to be a close call.

Finally, she left the palace with the rewards given to her by the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and the Imperial Concubine.

The news reached the Zhou and Shen families.

Madam Zhou frowned. "The Yun family's daughter is truly remarkable; she should not be underestimated!"