bayedsolid Chapter 368 People should always take care of themselves first
Chapter 368 People should always take care of themselves first
As a concubine, she had always maintained a superficial peace with Concubine Chun. Now that Concubine Chun is gone, Yan Wan didn't even go to the wake...
Just thinking about it, Yan Wan knew what would happen to her reputation.
How could the emperor not know what she, a concubine, knew? But he still took her away from Concubine Chun.
It is easy to imagine that he was afraid that others would suspect the cause of Concubine Chun's death, and then suspect Ruyi, and then bring up the murder of Crown Prince Duanhui, forcing him to kill Ruyi.
Yan Wan had long known what kind of person the emperor was, but this time it touched upon the Empress's heart.
Whenever she thought about the fact that the Empress was in poor health and the Emperor was still trying to criticize her in a roundabout way, she felt furious.
But the angrier she got, the more sincere her expression became: "Others don't know the inside story, but I do. Your Majesty is also my father, how could he not feel sorry for his son?
It’s all because of those people who don’t know the difference between high and low that they dare to rebel and make the emperor have to go to the trouble of covering up for them.”
Hongli looked at Yanwan deeply: "After all, it is you who took the blame for me this time."
Yan Wan said softly: "Has Your Majesty forgotten? I entered the palace for Your Majesty. Later, you saved me and treated me so well, giving me all the good things.
I have no talent. The only thing I can do is to serve the emperor well and let him relax a little after handling government affairs. "
She prostrated herself on Hongli's knees and looked up at him tenderly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to do my part to ensure your safety. Even if everyone in the world calls me a witch, I don't care."
She felt that the Queen Mother was right. It was impossible for a person to take care of everyone. Since that was not possible, one should take care of oneself first.
Since she had already taken the blame, she might as well act arrogantly and let all the women in the palace know that she, Wei Yanwan, was so favored by the emperor that she could even kill the imperial concubine.
She looked at Hongli with tenderness in her eyes, and because of her expectation of his domineering future, her expression seemed more sincere and earnest.
Hongli leaned over and pinched her face: "You are indeed a charming concubine with sweet words and charming manners."
Yan Wan said coquettishly: "Your Majesty...you are making fun of me..."
Hongli pulled her directly onto the bed and pressed her under him.
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The funeral of Concubine Chun was not even held in the palace, but was hastily concluded in the temporary palace. She was clearly a concubine, but she was buried with the rites of a concubine, which attracted countless criticisms.
After the funeral, everyone came to their senses and realized that Ruyi, who had always been very active, had not appeared for a long time.
It was not until the end of the hot summer and the day she returned to the palace that everyone saw Ruyi.
She was so thin that she seemed like she could be blown down by a gust of wind. She walked very slowly and seemed to be out of breath if she walked a little faster.
Her complexion was extremely pale, as if she had grown up locked up in a dungeon without ever seeing the sun for years.
The whole temperament of the person is not right.
In the past, although she always had a smile on her face and a peaceful expression, she actually always looked down on others. When she looked at people, it was as if her neck was broken and she couldn't move it, and she only looked at people with her peripheral vision.
Now, at the slightest movement, she would suddenly turn her head to look over there, and she was so frightened that she seemed like she would scream at any moment.
No, she didn't seem to scream. If you look closely, she was in the state of being numb and unconscious like a piece of wood when a corpse was pressed against her face. "Why is she like a ghost?" Concubine Mei approached Yan Wan and said, "What's wrong with her? She's just copying a palace rule, isn't that serious?"
Yan Wan was reluctant to talk about the emperor's overly perverted punishment, so she shook her head slightly and said in a low voice:
"Sister Mei, stay away from her and wait and see what kind of temper she has now. I'm afraid she will go crazy and hurt people."
Concubine Mei was startled, and then she looked at Ruyi carefully, frowning, "Why is she like a ghost? Don't worry, I know what's going on, and I will take good care of the children."
Yan Wan squeezed her hand and said, "Take good care of Yi Huan. If it doesn't work, ask her to live with me after we return to the palace."
Counting the days, Yihuan will be born in half a year, and she is afraid that force majeure will cause something wrong again.
She didn't like Yihuan in her previous life, but now, she really can't leave this talented, silent but sincere sister.
Concubine Mei said with a smile: "I will talk to her later."
She lowered her voice and said, "But your good days are coming to an end soon. I think the emperor has had enough of you not caring about the harem."
Although they managed well, after the death of Concubine Chun, there was one less high-ranking concubine to take the lead, and the gap between them and Yan Wan was even greater.
The emperor had been dissatisfied for a long time, but he held back and didn't say anything because he saw Yan Wan busy taking medicine every day, busy watching the empress take medicine, and busy serving the empress dowager.
Now they have returned to the palace. The affairs in the palace are more complicated than those in the Old Summer Palace. The emperor is used to eating good food and he certainly can't stand it.
Yan Wan nodded with some regret: "To be honest, it's really good to not have to work."
Concubine Mei glanced at her with a raised corner of her mouth: "It's you, aren't you afraid that the power of assisting the six palaces will not be returned!"
Yan Wan had no manners of a noble concubine at all. She leaned on Concubine Mei and her voice was as soft as a feather:
"I know Sister Mei loves me and has been keeping an eye on me, so I am so fearless."
The corners of Concubine Mei's mouth were almost raised to the sky. If she hadn't heard the children calling her mother in the carriage, she would have pulled Yan Wan aside and talked for a while:
"Why don't you come with me? The kids will always miss you."
Yan Wan waved her hands quickly: "No, no, I was packing my things last night and they followed me to unpack them. I don't want to see them all day today. Sister Mei, please forgive me!"
Yongqi poked his head out of the carriage, his face full of shame: "It's all because of me who didn't take good care of my brothers and sisters that I made you stay up late."
Yan Wan pinched his cheek and said, "You are just a kid, you shouldn't be so concerned. Your brothers and sisters are important, but your own studies are not important?
Your mother was just kidding me. With so many of us, how can we let you sacrifice your school time to take care of those two little ones?"
She gently touched Yongqi's head and said, "Mother knows that you also want to be praised by the Emperor, so you have been working hard. Just work hard. The rest will be taken care of by you and me."
Yongqi's face turned pink, and he smiled shyly. He said goodbye obediently and quickly retreated into the carriage.
Yan Wan looked at Concubine Mei's smiling face and said with a smile: "Sister has taught the children very well, so I am not embarrassed to be a hands-off manager."
Mei Fei glared at her: "You!"
How could she not know that Yan Wan was so cautious because she was afraid that the biological mother would be too close to the two little ones and sometimes lose her sense of propriety, making her, the adoptive mother, jealous.
She pulled the edge of her cloak for Yan Wan and said, "Forget it. I won't let them bother you today. When we return to the palace, there will be plenty of time for them to bother you."
Yanwan nodded with a smile, said goodbye to her, and got into their cars.
Chunchan suddenly whispered, "Master, the lady is watching you."