Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

The next day, after the morning court session, Li Defu came to Yaohua Palace and took away the letter written by Shen Yanyan.

The weather was still a little cool in the morning, and Shen Yanyan felt it necessary to find something to do after getting up.

Shen Yanyan felt that she had become much less familiar with this martial art since she entered the palace, and thought that she should practice it when appropriate.

"Xia Zhu, have the clothes made by the Clothing Bureau been delivered?" Shen Yanyan was standing in the yard and suddenly wanted to exercise. The temperature was not high in the morning and the air was fresh, which was most suitable for practicing martial arts.

"It was delivered yesterday, Madam, and I have kept it for you."

"Go get it out. I want to wear it now." Shen Yanyan looked at her complicated and exquisite palace dress and shook her head. Fortunately, Shangyiju made a few convenient daily clothes and training clothes. Otherwise, this palace dress is quite inconvenient.

Shen Yanyan walked into the inner room, and Xia Zhu took out the finished clothes one by one for Shen Yanyan to choose from.

"The white crescent one." Shen Yanyan said, pointing to the training room on the tray.

"Xia Zhu, go and break off another branch for me. It should be the kind that can be used as a sword." Shen Yanyan felt it necessary to practice her swordsmanship well so that if rebels broke into the palace one day, she would be able to protect herself.

"Empress, what do you want the branch for?" Xia Zhu was a little puzzled. The Empress usually loved to lie down, so why did she suddenly want to practice martial arts today?

"Practicing swordplay. We don't have real swords in this palace. Find a branch to use." If the palace did allow swords to be brought in, she would have gotten one at least. There are dangers everywhere in this palace, so one shouldn't feel too safe with a sword.

Besides, there was no telling when the palace might be in chaos, and with so many people in the palace disliking her, she had to make some preparations.

"Okay, I'll go look in the backyard." Xia Zhu said and walked towards the backyard.

While Shen Yanyan was changing her clothes, Xia Zhu came in holding a branch of appropriate thickness.

"Is this okay, my queen?" Xia Zhu asked, holding a branch.

Shen Yanyan looked at the branch and it looked okay. "That's her. Xia Zhu, you should practice your martial arts more when you have time. Don't waste it in the palace. Maybe we can use swords together someday."

What Shen Yanyan didn't know was that her words would come true. For the next three hundred days and nights, Xia Zhu accompanied her in killing countless enemies.

"Your Majesty, I practice every day and never slack off." Xia Zhu answered honestly. She did practice martial arts secretly in her room every day. She knew that her mind was not as active as Dong Xue's and she could not help the young lady in the palace. The only thing she was good at was martial arts.

She wanted to improve her martial arts skills so that she could protect the young lady, so she kept practicing.

Shen Yanyan looked at her in surprise. She was a little surprised. "You are quite hardworking, little girl. I was indeed slacking off."

Xia Zhu lowered her head in embarrassment. She was too embarrassed to tell the young lady why she practiced martial arts every day.

Shen Yanyan was wearing a neat training suit and went to the yard holding a branch.

Shen Yanyan stood straight in the yard, took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and circulated her internal energy throughout her body, as if she was communicating with the branches behind her. When she opened her eyes, her eyes were clear.

She suddenly swung the branch. The branch brought up a brilliant sword energy, cutting a long crack in the air. As the sword light flashed, Shen Yanyan's figure was erratic like a ghost.

She was sometimes as swift as thunder, sometimes as light as agility. The wind-like branches in her hands seemed to become a sharp blade, which she could control at will. Shen Yanyan's eyes flashed with determination. At this moment, she seemed to have become a different person. The aura around her was cold, and her eyes were firm and resolute.

Her steps adjusted flexibly with the movement of the sword, sometimes rushing forward, sometimes retreating, her body was agile and nimble.

As the branch moved forward, the sword wind formed by the internal force broke through the air, bringing up a whistling sound of wind and air. The sword energy finally fell into the pond in the yard, splashing countless water.

After Shen Yanyan finished the sword moves, she felt her internal energy overflowing and strong. Her body felt indescribably comfortable. Sure enough, more than ten years of hard work were not in vain. After finishing the sword moves, she felt her whole body relaxed a lot.

Xia Zhu stood in the corridor, watching the young lady's smooth and deadly sword moves, with the amazement in her eyes as always.

Seeing Shen Yanyan stopped, Xia Zhu hurried forward.

"Miss, you are so amazing. I just can't use this set of sword skills properly. It was a wise decision for Senior Qi to pass this set of sword skills to you." Xia Zhu looked at Shen Yanyan with admiration in her eyes. Her big watery eyes were almost turning into stars.

Shen Yanyan was not modest at all. She raised her chin and answered, "Of course, my master taught me this sword technique, and I didn't disappoint him. My sword technique is one of the best in the world." Shen Yanyan had never been to the world of martial arts, but after she learned it, her master said that her sword technique and moves were among the best in the world of martial arts.

Besides, she has deep internal strength, superb swordsmanship, and unique lightness skills, so there is no need for her to be modest.

With her skills, she can fight well no matter where she is. After all, her master has personally certified it.

This sword technique is full of killing moves, all aimed at a fatal blow, and every move is aimed at the opponent's life. When her master taught her this sword technique, she was a little confused. Where did her master learn this sword technique that can kill people?

The answer she got was that the master said he created it himself. Shen Yanyan was puzzled as to who would create such a cruel sword technique under what circumstances.

The master shook his head, with an emotion in his eyes that she couldn't understand when she was young. But he said that this thing was for saving his life. If he was in trouble one day and there were too many people to kill, he would know how important this was.

At that time, Shen Yanyan joked with her master that she was good at Qinggong and that if she couldn't beat her, she could just run away. But her master just smiled and said nothing.

In the days that followed, Shen Yanyan saved countless lives with this killer move. Only then did she know what the emotion in her master's eyes meant. Even though she could have used her extraordinary lightness skills to jump out of the sky, she never had this thought when she looked behind her.

Shen Yanyan stopped thinking and broke out in a sweat even though it was morning.

"Xia Zhu, go ask someone to prepare some water. I want to take a shower." Shen Yanyan felt very uncomfortable because of the stickiness all over her body.

"Yes, Miss." Xia Zhu said and walked out of the yard.

The Yaohua Palace is huge, and Shen Yanyan lives in the main courtyard. On weekdays, except for Xia Zhu and Dong Xue, the palace servants in the inner courtyard finish cleaning early and leave. Without Shen Yanyan's order, the palace servants dare not stay in the inner courtyard at other times.

Therefore, Shen Yanyan was not afraid of being discovered when she was practicing in the inner courtyard. After all, if outsiders knew that she was good at martial arts, it would cause some trouble for her. At this time, she tried to keep it secret as much as possible.

Liuguang Palace.

"Your Majesty, our people stationed in Yaohua Palace reported that Concubine Yan went to the imperial study yesterday and met His Majesty." Liu Zhu lowered her head and said softly.

Yuan Hanshuang was in the inner room, selecting the head ornaments that had just been made by the palace construction department. When she heard Liu Zhu's words, she instantly jumped up and threw the red hairpin in her hand to the ground.

"This bitch only knows how to seduce my cousin all day long. She relies on her pretty face to run in front of my cousin every day. I want to see how she can seduce my cousin without that face." Yuan Hanshuang had a face full of anger, with a hint of malice in her eyes.

"Isn't there a flower viewing party tomorrow evening? Come over."

Liu Zhu hurried forward and listened to his master's instructions.

Yuan Hanshuang whispered a few words into Liuzhu's ear, her eyes full of murderous intent.

Liu Zhu was somewhat frightened when she heard this. She asked tremblingly, "My queen, isn't this too dangerous? What if His Majesty or the Queen Mother knew about this?"

"Shut up, I will definitely not let this bitch go. I will make her suffer worse than death. Arrange people in advance, and do whatever I tell you to do. If you dare to resist me next time, I will hand you over to the eunuchs in the palace. You should know what the end will be." Yuan Hanshuang looked at Liu Zhu viciously, not caring about her trembling body at all, and said vicious words one after another.

Liu Zhu knelt on the ground and trembled, and said tremblingly: "I understand. I will arrange it right away."

Of course she knew what the end would be. It would be better for her to die than to become a eunuch's concubine.

Yuan Hanshuang nodded in satisfaction and said softly, as if the person just now was not her: "Well, go down and get ready."

She has lived in the palace since she was a child, and her aunt personally raised her. How could she let the daughter of a fourth-rank official step on her head now? It was such a joke.

Yuan Hanshuang looked at the various exquisite headgear and palace costumes in the room and thought to herself that she must dress up well. Her cousin liked Epiphyllum so much that he would definitely go there tomorrow. All the other newcomers to the palace were summoned to the emperor's bedchamber one after another, but she was the only one who not only did not get to sleep with him, but was also locked up for half a month.

Yuan Hanshuang wanted to kill Shen Yanyan even more as she thought about it. It was all her fault.

Otherwise, with the friendship between her and her cousin and the power of the Yuan family, if she slept with him and had a child, the position of queen would be hers. At that time, not to mention Shen Yanyan, even Concubine Gao would have to pay her respects.

When Yuan Hanshuang thought of this, a determined smile appeared on her face.

"Someone come here," Yuan Hanshuang shouted from inside the room, and two palace maids walked in from outside the door.

"Help me to dress myself. I want to try all of these out and pick out the best one to go to the flower-viewing banquet." Yuan Hanshuang commanded the two palace maids to dress her.

So what if she is Shen Yanyan, so what if she is Concubine Gao? She is beautiful and her aunt is the empress dowager. Even if she is just a concubine, she can walk around the palace like a big shot.

Tomorrow she must let her cousin come to her palace. She will not allow anyone to be more beautiful and outstanding than her.

Yuan Hanshuang was full of confidence in herself. But she seemed to have forgotten that in terms of beauty, Shen Yanyan and Concubine Gao were much more beautiful than her, and in terms of status, Concubine Gao was the most powerful woman in the palace. Prime Minister Gao was powerful in the court, and how could the Yuan family, who had no achievements, be compared to her.