jdhmnovel Chapter 303 Awakening
Chapter 303 Awakening
Yan Wan raised her hand to wipe away the tears from his face. The tears were hot and when they fell into her hands, it made her heart ache.
"Don't worry, let's take it one step at a time. If he doesn't die today, he'll be a cripple. Our better days are still to come. I owe you a lot and will never abandon you again."
She spoke softly, and although her words were comforting, she frowned. The more she looked at Jinzhong, the more she felt she owed him.
"Okay, I will obey you, my master. I want to see you become the queen, then the queen mother, and the most honorable person in the world."
Jinzhong wiped away his tears embarrassedly.
What's so hard about being useless? It's obviously a good thing.
Yan Wan felt sorry for his clumsy look, so she stood on tiptoe and gave him a light kiss on the lips, then touched his cheek as if as a reward.
"Well, you still have to take care of the people in front of the emperor. Go quickly, someone will come to look for him soon."
Enough of the tenderness, it’s time to get back to the topic.
Jinzhong nodded as if he understood, and kissed her brow reluctantly.
"I thank you, Master, for not killing me."
He whispered in her ear playfully before reluctantly pulling away.
After everyone left, Chunchan walked in cautiously.
Yan Wan had regained her dignified appearance.
"How's Wang Chan doing?"
"Don't worry, my dear. All the medicinal recipes have been changed back to normal. The medicines are taken from the tonics you drink daily. Even if the emperor becomes suspicious, he won't suspect you. At most, he will think that he is angry with the Ulanara family."
"That's good. The chefs in the small kitchen should also be replaced. Keep a few with less experience, and send the rest out of the palace after receiving their silver. Don't let anyone else handle the medicinal food in the future. I don't trust anyone else except you."
Yanwan nodded and felt relieved.
Without the title of Empress that weighed heavily on her head, Ruyi, she could even breathe comfortably.
"I know that I will have to prepare the medicinal food myself in the future. However, since the Emperor dismissed the cold palace for Ulanara, it has become a place to imprison palace maids who have made mistakes. So, should Ulanara go back now?"
Chunchan meant that she wanted to do something.
Yan Wan shook her head slightly. If Ruyi died in the future, and the emperor suddenly wanted to investigate the cause of her death, it would be a waste of time and effort to implicate herself.
He was the most suspicious person, and there was no need to create unnecessary trouble when seeing Ruyi's disheartened look.
"Since she's a commoner, she can't live in the Yikun Palace. It seems the emperor doesn't want to care about her either. Let's not interfere and let her fend for herself."
Now Ruyi has been completely defeated, there is no need to spend more time on her.
After saying that, Yanwan walked towards the main hall with Chunchan's support.
Inside the palace, the emperor lay dying on the dragon bed. The bright yellow curtains that once symbolized supreme authority were now shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere. His face was ashen, lifeless, his brows furrowed, and his eyes closed.
His face was full of wrinkles and ravines, showing the air of old age. He was really getting old.
Yan Wan sat down gently in front of his window, gently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, then extinguished the candle and watched over the emperor as he fell asleep on the small couch.
The reason for going to so much trouble was to ensure that the first person the emperor saw when he woke up tomorrow was her. He wanted the emperor to regard her as the most trustworthy person in the harem.
She was pregnant with his last child, so he had no choice but to believe it.
When the sunlight shone through the window, the emperor slowly woke up.
He opened his eyes with difficulty and felt a splitting headache. When he sat up, he saw Yan Wan sleeping on the chaise longue beside him.
She lay on her side, not even taking off the hairpins on her head. It looked like she had been here all night.
It's really hard for her, she's pregnant.
"Royal Concubine..."
Hearing the emperor's call, Yan Wan woke up instantly and staggered to her feet.
"Your Majesty? You are finally awake. I was so scared."
Yan Wan lifted the gauze curtain, sat down beside the bed and looked at the emperor with a worried look on her face.
"What's wrong with me?"
As soon as he woke up, the emperor felt something was wrong. His body was too heavy, and he felt groggy all over. He had to take several breaths to speak.
"Your Majesty, don't you remember? Last night, I heard the Empress go to see Your Majesty. I was worried that there would be another argument, so I hurried over. Who would have thought it would be too late? By the time I arrived, the Empress had already left..."
Yan Wan handed him a cup of tea and helped him recall what happened last night.
The memory returned, and when Ruyi was mentioned, the emperor snorted coldly.
"She is no longer the Empress. I will never let her down in this life. From now on, no women from the Ulanara clan will be allowed to enter the palace for selection."
His face darkened, and hatred swirled in his eyes.
Deep love, deep hatred.
He thought he had done nothing wrong to Ruyi, and that everything that happened was her own fault.
"Let's not talk about it. I have suppressed the incident last night for Your Majesty. The imperial physician will come to see Your Majesty soon. You must not indulge yourself like this in the future."
When mentioning what happened last night, seeing Yan Wan bring it up so frankly, the emperor's face flashed with a bit of unnaturalness.
"Those singing girls... I, I just want to understand some folk customs..."
"Alright, I know everything. It's just that the Empress... the Ulanara family is making a fuss, and the Empress Dowager is afraid she'll come and ask about it. I've already asked Xiao Dezi to send those girls to other palaces to be raised there. They'll have good food and drink, so Your Majesty doesn't need to worry."
Yan Wan interrupted him, handed over the steps, and helped the emperor walk down.
Seeing that she had handled everything so neatly, a trace of gratitude crossed the emperor's face. He raised his hand, held hers, and said, "Royal Concubine, you have worked hard. You are pregnant, so I am really putting you in a difficult position."
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately the Queen Mother didn't know about this. If the Queen Mother knew about this, he would be completely disgraced as an emperor.
If Ruyi hadn't made such a fuss last night, how could things have come to this?
He just made a mistake that every man in the world would make.
He works diligently every day, and now the Qing Dynasty is at peace and prosperity. He just indulges himself occasionally, and Ruyi is making a big deal out of nothing.
She is fifty years old, but not as sensible as the Imperial Noble Consort.
"It's just a small matter, but Your Majesty should be more careful about your health. I was really scared last night."
Yan Wan took the cup from his hand and pretended to avoid his hand inadvertently, but she still spoke words of concern.
He wants to listen to anything that comes to his mind and anything that can make people happy. She has a lot of things to say.
"It's my fault. Don't worry, I won't do this again. You've been guarding all night. You must be tired. Go back and rest. I'll let Jinzhong and the others come in to serve you later."
Looking at the dark circles under her eyes that could not be covered, the emperor spoke with rare consideration.
"Yes, I'll take my leave then."