Author: Qing Yunmo

She was led in by Nanny Feng and saw the queen holding a bowl of medicine in her hand.

"Zhaozhao?" The queen shrank her hand and almost dropped the medicine on the ground, "Why are you here?"

The Queen then thought about it again, "You are worried about me..."

She seemed a little embarrassed and didn't say anything. She just gave Aunt Feng a wink.

Grandma Feng glanced at the two palace maids who were still wiping the vases, and instructed them to go outside and sweep the floor.

Although the two were reluctant, they still went out.

"It seems that I have met these two people for the first time." The two of them hesitated at the door for a while, and then Yun Zhao took a serious look at them. Their faces were very unfamiliar to her, and she had never seen them before.

The queen watched Nanny Feng close the door, then casually sprinkled the medicine on the ground. Soon, the strong smell of the medicine filled the entire Yongning Palace.

"Queen mother?"

The queen put her index finger to her lips and said, "Shh."

She didn't know how long it took before she stood up, put down the empty bowl, and took Yun Zhao's hand to the side.

The queen didn't say much to Yun Zhao, she just looked her up and down. Seeing that she looked very good, she put down her worries.

It seemed that what she guessed at the beginning was correct, but it was still different.

"When you go out later, if you meet His Majesty, you can answer whatever he asks you."

Yun Zhao scratched his head, and a more confused look appeared on his face than before.

Why did she feel that everything she encountered today was strange?

Not long after leaving the door, Yun Zhao met the emperor standing there.

He probably came from a small road, otherwise he would have met those concubines when he got here from Guangming Palace. It would be difficult for him to come here alone.

Yun Zhao saluted, and the emperor seemed to have just seen her, and asked with some surprise, "It seems that I haven't seen the Crown Princess for a long time."

Yun Zhao didn't know how to answer, so he smiled reluctantly.

The emperor received no response and did not feel embarrassed. He said to himself, "The queen is ill and it is rare for the princess to visit her often. The princess is indeed a filial person."

His voice suddenly changed again and he asked, "I haven't gone in yet. I wonder how the queen is doing?"

Yun Zhao remembered the queen's advice and said, "The queen looks very good, but the smell of medicine in the room is too strong."

Shou'an, who was behind the emperor, trembled all over after hearing this, and his eyes widened in horror.

The emperor smiled gently and said, "It's getting late, so you should go back first."

This was said to Yun Zhao, who nodded, saluted and left without looking back.

Before leaving, she glanced at the emperor. The emperor had a smile on his face, as if he was happy from the bottom of his heart.

Yun Zhao: "..."

For some reason, Yun Zhao felt queasy when he saw him smiling in the direction of Yongning Palace.

The emperor did not go in, but he stood outside for a long time, until the sky became dark and Shou'an's feet felt sore. Only then did he hear the emperor say that he wanted to go back.

More than twenty concubines were sealed, and the original concubines in the harem were simply shocked.

They wanted to cry to the queen and the queen mother, but the queen didn't care about it and they heard that the queen was seriously ill. Who knew it wasn't because of this.

As for the Queen Mother, it was even worse. There were many concubines in the harem, so the Queen Mother was happy because she could just stuff her own girls into the palace.

The emperor is in his prime, and it would be a good idea to have a young prince in that position.

Even if she couldn't imagine it, the benefits brought by the little prince's existence far outweighed the disadvantages.

Neither the queen nor the queen mother can be relied upon, so the concubines can only rely on themselves.

They are old people after all, and they just want to give these newly-named concubines a show of strength.

They even thought about how to intimidate others, but the emperor never favored them, so they couldn't even use any means.

Among them, Concubine Zheng was the most irritated. However, after becoming angry and seeing that the emperor did not touch these newly created concubines, she also understood.

She did do a lot of things she shouldn't have done during this period, and this is His Majesty's warning to her.

With this in mind, several concubines took turns to fight, but none of them could join forces with Concubine Zheng to show off the power of the newly appointed concubine. In the end, they could only leave in disbelief.

There were fierce fights in the harem. In order not to get involved for no reason, Yun Zhao chose not to go out or go out as little as possible.

The only thing that bothered her was Xiao Changyin's matter about replenishing the soup.

Every time she felt Xiao Changyin was annoyed, she would make tonic soup, but for some reason she drank more every time she made tonic soup.

I don't know if this is torturing Xiao Changyin or herself.

Yun Zhao was sitting on the swing in the yard, frowning, and pulling hard in the air with his legs not touching the ground.

"Auntie, I want to cook."

Qiuyue was startled by these words, and the sewing basket in her hand fell to the ground.

She looked at the sky, sighed, and said as tactfully as possible, "Princess, in fact, some things cannot be done well without hard work."

Under her guidance, I can make the dishes inedible.

Qiuyue thought that to a certain extent, the Crown Princess was a gift.

Yun Zhao could only think of other ways, but other than eating, could she think of any other way to make Xiao Changyin unhappy?

It seems...no...

And after making the tonic soup, she still drank most of it.

There is no harm, and it is true that it tastes bad.

Confused, Yun Zhao gave up cooking. In fact, with Qiu Yue watching, it was impossible for her to cook herself.

So she specially brought a plate of green-skinned oranges to see Xiao Changyin.

In order not to make his behavior look so suspicious, Yun Zhao explained, "The weather is hot and His Highness doesn't use much food. It might be better to eat something sour."

Qiuyue didn't quite believe it, but she also wanted the Crown Princess to take the initiative to get close to His Highness, so she didn't stop her.

But when she looked at a plate of green-skinned oranges, she felt that her entire back molars were very sore.

Yun Zhao rubbed his cheeks outside the door, gave a kind smile to the small bronze mirror in his hand, and then pretended to walk in casually.

What she didn't know was that the window was open.

From where Xiao Changyin was sitting, she could just see her taking out a small bronze mirror and rubbing her face for a long time.

The book in Xiao Changyin's hand had already fallen on the table. At this time, he supported his chin with one hand and his eyes slowly fell on her.

When she put away the small bronze mirror, straightened her back and walked in with a serious expression, he withdrew his gaze.

"Here's something to eat."

Yun Zhao placed the orange in front of the man and felt a little guilty when the man looked over.

However, the more guilty she felt, the calmer she became on her face. Her back was as straight as if there was a wooden board behind her, and she couldn't even see the slightest bend.

Xiao Changyin only looked at the orange, and Yun Zhao couldn't help it.

"If you don't eat it, do you think I've poisoned it?"

"A good orange, how could I put poison in it?"

"Besides, if I want to do something, I will never use a roundabout method like poisoning."
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