12dz Chapter 288 I Can't Bear to Leave Him
Chapter 288 I Can't Bear to Leave Him
The turmoil in the Yikun Palace was just a small disturbance for Empress Yan Wan and Empress Fucha today, and it was not even enough to make them angry.
Even though Yan Wan had long passed the days of an imperial concubine, she still felt relaxed and happy when comparing the two lives.
At this time in the previous life, Ruyi was already the Imperial Noble Consort. She was indifferent to her in every way and did not even stop her from taking birth control pills. But when she needed help, she treated her like a vicious dog and just let her out to bite people. She really was unwilling to give her any substantial benefits.
Now their identities and status are reversed. She is the imperial concubine and Ruyi is just a concubine. She can even beat Ruyi whenever she wants.
The trick that Ruyi had racked her brains to come up with was resolved by her and the Empress in just a few words. It was so satisfying!
Empress Fucha did not miss the delight in Yanwan's eyes. She had a lot to say, but in the end she hid them all under her expressionless face. Until she returned to Changchun Palace, she told all the servants to leave, and even drove Chunchan away.
Yan Wan's heart was pounding, and she subconsciously grabbed the hem of her clothes, but soon she calmed down, smiled obediently and went to pour medicinal tea for Empress Fucha:
"Your Highness, do you want to tell me something? Just tell me, I will do it for you!"
Empress Fucha stared at her and said, "Are you really willing to obey whatever I say and do it for me?"
Yanwan pursed her lips and said nothing.
Empress Fucha stared at her for a long time before she asked in a deep voice, "Can we cut it off?"
Yan Wan's heart skipped a beat, and her smile froze for a moment, but only for a moment: "What is the queen talking about?"
Her eyes were gentle: "I don't quite understand."
Empress Fucha was about to put down the teacup.
Yan Wan hurriedly held her hand and said, "My Lady, I ground the tea powder for this medicinal tea myself. You felt sorry for my hands that had blisters on them and even shed tears!"
Empress Fucha's hand froze, and she swallowed the medicinal tea in the cup in one gulp. She threw the cup casually... onto the table and stared at her: "Don't interrupt me!"
She was anxious and angry: "You have always been a smart person, how could you be so confused?!"
Yan Wan lowered her eyes and looked away. After a while, her eyes turned red and tears dripped down.
It seemed as if these tears were not hitting Yan Wan's clothes, but Empress Fucha's heart.
Empress Fucha almost blurted out "that's it", but she held back.
At first, she just thought that Wanwan had some connection with Jinzhong.
There's nothing wrong with wanting to make friends with the eunuch who serves the emperor. Didn't she also try her best to make friends with Wang Qin, and even made a mistake and harmed Lianxin?
But day after day, she couldn't continue to deceive herself.
Ruyi actually knew about the trouble caused by these two children!
Jinzhong was even so bold as to imprison the emperor's favorite concubine just to vent his anger on Wanwan!
As for Wanwan, she used to just get angry and hide behind the scenes to plan, but now she can't even bear to hear others talk about Jinzhong and she wants to kill people directly!
Empress Fucha was having trouble breathing: "Do you think you are Ruyi? She can make the emperor hesitate to kill her, what about you? What do you have? When the emperor comes to his senses one day, I'm afraid he will skin you alive and...!"
Her whole body was shaking and she was breathing heavily, as if she couldn't catch her next breath.
Yan Wan hurried to her side and calmed her down: "Your Majesty, don't worry, no! Really not! It's all Concubine Xian who likes to talk nonsense. The Emperor has personally verified this matter. I really didn't have any affair with him!"
When Empress Fucha looked at Yan Wan's expression, she wanted to praise her and say that she was really good at acting. If it were someone else, they would really believe it. But she raised Yan Wan as her daughter, and no mother who loves her daughter dearly would fail to see her daughter's girlish thoughts.
With trembling fingertips, she held Yan Wan tightly: "It's not easy for you to get to this point now! You..."
Yan Wan looked at Empress Fucha's worried eyes and couldn't bear to fool her with vague words. She knelt down, gently leaned on her knees, and looked up at her:
"My queen, if he hadn't been willing to help me, I would have died long ago. For so many years, no matter how high or low I was, he never betrayed me, and was even willing to sacrifice his life for me.
I am a cold-hearted person. I want power and status, and I want him, too, and the queen, Sister Mei, Yihuan... I greedily want everyone to love me. As long as you all still love me, I will feel that I am still a human being, and I can always pretend that I am still a good person. "
Empress Fucha secretly hated her for having a cunning heart, and actually used a method of three parts threats and seven parts pity on her, but she had to admit that this method was damn useful.
"You're not with him..."
"No, I dare not. I am afraid that if I take a step forward, I will no longer be able to hide."
Empress Fucha breathed a sigh of relief, but still did not ask her to get up. Instead, she held her cheeks and stared into her eyes: "Is there the emperor in your greed?"
Yan Wan shook her head: "Your Majesty owns the whole world, I dare not covet your majesty."
Empress Fucha suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly realized that there was nothing wrong with liking a eunuch, as long as he was not obsessed with the emperor.
Yan Wan was amused by her expression. Perhaps she knew that the crisis was mostly over, so her smile was particularly sweet and happy.
Empress Fucha pinched her cheeks helplessly. As she was pinching her soft flesh, she heard a strange noise coming from outside. She narrowed her eyes slightly and lowered her voice: "Kneel further away."
Yan Wan immediately stepped back and quickly raised her hand to rub her eyes until they were red as if she had just cried, then she lowered her head.
Empress Fucha said in a deep voice: "You still don't admit your mistake? Even if Concubine Xian loves to gossip, she is the emperor's beloved. Even for the emperor's sake, you shouldn't hit her."
Yan Wan turned her face away: "The emperor has never poked the queen's wound, how dare she? If she speaks badly next time, I will beat her!"
Empress Fucha was furious: "How can you compare with her? Although you are a noble concubine, she is the emperor's sweetheart! She has committed so many serious mistakes that deserve the death of her entire family, but now she is still the head of the palace! The laws and palace rules are a joke to her!"
At the door, Hongli, who was concentrating on listening to the noise inside, suddenly felt his ears burning and his knee as if hit by an arrow. He turned around and wanted to go home.
Jinzhong looked up in confusion: "Your Majesty? Aren't we going in to question the Imperial Concubine?"
He said softly, "If you don't go, Concubine Xian might try to commit suicide and refuse to eat again."