Wind and Rain Empire

In the Ziyun Pavilion, Zi Linglong walked into the bedroom and looked at Hong Wan who was sitting in front of the mirror and doing her makeup.

"Have you finished your makeup?"

Hong Wan turned her head to look at Zi Linglong

"Dressed up"

Zi Linglong looked at Hong Guan's face that was slightly more delicate with makeup, and the color of the lip gloss was exactly the one she used before, thinking to herself

"With such achievements, they are finally somewhat similar."

She recovered and asked Hong Wan

"Is the tea ready, too?"

"ready"

Hong Wan took Zi Linglong's hand and asked earnestly

"Mother, can I not... (interrupted)"

Zi Linglong pushed her hand away

"I have already lied to the officials about the menstruation, Hong Wan, this is for your own sake, you should think about it carefully, tonight will decide your future destiny"

Hong Wan was speechless, so she stood up and walked out of the bedroom, opened the curtain, and came to the inner hall

Hong Wan carried tea and walked to the side of the emperor at the table. As soon as the emperor looked up at Hong Wan, he was attracted by Hong Wan's pure beauty

Hong Wan said to the emperor while pouring tea

"Officials, please use tea"

The emperor was in a trance for a while, then recovered, took a sip from his teacup, and asked

"Hong Wan, how old are you this year?"

Hong Wan keeps her head down

"Back to the official's house, the servant girl is 15 years old this year"

"Oh, what's your surname? How old did you enter the palace?"

Hong Wan replied timidly

"The slave girl's surname is Yan, she entered the palace at the age of 13"

The emperor took a sip of tea

"I heard that you have a picture of building blocks, which is extremely exquisite. Princess Yongping wanted it, but you didn't give it to me, did you?"

Hong Wan heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that this was indeed the case.

"Go back to the official's house, that's right, but if the princess really wants it, just take it, and it's useless for the servants to hold it."

the emperor looked at her

"That's right, since you said that, let's send it to the princess another day."

"Yes, the servant obeys the order"

The emperor turned his head and looked in the direction of the bedroom

"Where is Zhao Rong?"

Hong Wan answered according to the words she had made with Zi Linglong earlier.

"Zhaorong is not feeling well during menstruation, go to bed first, and you, the official, can rest too."

the emperor stood up

"Then I will go back to the palace"

At this moment, Hong Wan's heart was pounding, and she left half a sentence on her lips.

"...Official family, the night is already deep, and the night is getting darker and heavier. You might as well rest here."

The emperor looked at Hong Wan and laughed

"Here? Here Zhaorong has already rested and has no one to attend to bed."

Hong Wan lowered her head, her heart was full of contradictions

"Should I stay in the official family or not?"

"In this way, if you take me to sleep in the side hall, I will rest, otherwise I will go back"

The emperor stretched out his hand to Hong Wan

Hong Wan saw that there was no choice left, so she could only slowly put her hand on the emperor's hand, and was pulled into his arms by the emperor. After being hugged by the emperor for a while, she heard him say softly

"Lead the way"

Hong Wan gently left the emperor's arms and led the emperor away.

Hearing the footsteps of the two going away, Zi Linglong opened the curtain of the dormitory and walked out, without a trace of emotion in her eyes

Early the next morning, Zi Linglong walked to the couch in the bedroom in the side hall, only Hong Wan was lying on her side with her back facing Zi Linglong.

Zi Linglong patted her on the back

"I know you've woken up a long time ago, you just don't want to see me, right?"

Hong Wan turned over and sat up, looked at Zi Linglong, with some anger in her eyes

"The servant has seen Empress Zhaorong"

"Don't have any hatred for me. I'm not your enemy. You don't know how many people line up to be favored by the officials. You're lucky."

Hong Wan lowered her eyes

"Your Majesty, the servants can only do what you ordered, but the servants just want to stay by your side and watch you and the officials. Why do you have to let the servants get involved?"

Zi Linglong looked elsewhere

"Hong Wan, you don't understand (inner monologue) I'm fighting for my last possible freedom, I'm just selfish. I'm sorry Hong Wan, your youth has no way to fly out of this palace wall, so please allow me to use Come on (to Hongwan) It is a fact that you are favored by the officials, you just have to accept that it is a great blessing for you to be favored by the officials, there is no need for you to be sad or have any entanglements, just thank me."

Hong Wan sat on the bed, hugged the quilt and cried

Zi Linglong glanced at Hong Wan, feeling extremely guilty in her heart, she could only weep as she walked decisively, confiding in her heart

"I'm sorry for you... Hong Wan"

Back in the dormitory, Zi Linglong was sitting at the table thinking about something while embroidering, while Hong Wan stood aside, looking at her with empty eyes

At this time, Eunuch Wu came in from outside the house with the imperial decree, coughed twice, Zi Linglong and Hong Wan looked at him at the same time

Zi Linglong put down the work in her hand and went forward

"Eunuch Wu, you are here"

Eunuch Wu bows his hands

"Zi Zhaorong, congratulations, another golden phoenix flew out of your phoenix nest."

Zi Linglong was a little puzzled.

"Eunuch Wu, how do you say this?"

Eunuch Wu salutes Hongwan

"Slave pays homage to Yan Meiren"

Hong Wan looked at Eunuch Wu with incredulous eyes

"Eunuch Wu, what do you mean?"

Eunuch Wu smiled at Zi Linglong

"Yo, beauty Yan is still in a daze, the official has sealed you as a beauty, why don't you accept the order soon?"

Hong Wan took the imperial decree from Eunuch Wu, Zi Linglong looked at the imperial decree all the way, and asked

"But, Eunuch Wu, why didn't you announce the decree?"

Eunuch Wu bows his hands

"Zi Zhaorong doesn't know that this decree must be read aloud outside the palace. It is not announced in the harem, for fear of causing jealousy in the harem. Just keep such awards for yourself (to Hong Wan) today Since Yan Meiren, you have to move to Honglingxuan, and there are jewelry, clothes and palace daughters to reward you, so I will excuse you to go away by yourself."

Hong Wan bowed and saluted

"Thank you, Eunuch Wu"

Eunuch Wu quickly helped her up

"Oh my lord, I can't bear this. The servant will leave after passing on the decree. The two lords should take care of themselves."

Zi Linglong took out the silver from her sleeve and handed it to Eunuch Wu

"Father-in-law, I'm tired. Here's some tea money. Please don't dislike me."

Eunuch Wu took the money

"How could it be, Mrs. Zhaorong is really polite."

Then he bowed back and left

Hong Wan held the imperial decree and looked at Zi Linglong, feeling surprised

"Your Majesty? Am I a beauty? Are you really a beauty?"

Zi Linglong walked to the side and continued to sit down to embroider, and said lightly

"Yes, you have become a beauty, you have your own residence, salary and servants, it's a shame you cried like that before"

"I did that because..."

Hong Wan hesitates to speak

"Can you get these just by being favored by the officials?"

Zi Linglong shook her head

"No, you are lucky, and the medicine in the tea has played a role, and the dragon's heart is happy, so you have what you have today."

Hong Wan knelt down and worshiped Zi Linglong

"Your Majesty, Hong Wan misunderstood you, Hong Wan is able to have what it is today, thanks to your empress' dedication to cultivate her."

Zi Linglong caressed Hong Wan's head

"So you have to know that everything you can get in this world requires corresponding actions (pause) but you don't have to think too much, pack up, I will accompany you to Honglingxuan."

Hong Ling Xuan

Zi Linglong looked at the beautifully blooming bowl lotus in the Hongling Pavilion, and said to Hong Wan

"The scenery is so beautiful. If you hadn't lived here, I wouldn't have known that there was a Hongling Pavilion here."

Hong Wan helped Zi Linglong and said

"Actually, this Hongling Pavilion is quite famous. The imperial concubine lived here before she was promoted, but after she was promoted to imperial concubine, no one lived here anymore."

A group of maids from Honglingxuan greeted them, saying in unison

"Slave pays respects to Zi Zhaorong, beauty Yan"

Zi Linglong looked at the little girls who were tall, short, fat, and thin

"You all get up, from now on, take good care of Yan Meiren, you know?"

Zi Linglong stuffed Hong Wan with a bag of silver, and said softly to Hong Wan

"Don't be too harsh on the palace people, it's always good to give more rewards when you have nothing to do"

Hong Wan looked at Yin Zi and didn't know how to evade it. After thinking about it for a long time, she could only say:

"Ma'am, Hong Wan knows."

Zi Linglong tapped Hongwan's nose

"Also, it's time for you to change your tune, you and I will no longer be masters and servants, but sisters"

Hong Wan shook her head

"But in the minds of the slaves, Lady Zhaorong will always be the Empress"

Zi Linglong looked at the people passing by, and felt that some things were better said differently from Hong Wan.

"I won't talk to you anymore, you should live here for a good life, I'm gone"

Ladies in unison

"Congratulations to Zi Zhaorong!"

Zi Linglong glanced back at Hong Wan, then walked away quickly

Chunming Palace

Concubine De and Concubine Shu sit on the couch and play Go

Concubine De glanced at Concubine Shu

"Sister, I haven't seen you eating since I entered your palace today. Why, the sun is coming out from the west?"

Concubine Shu is yawning

"Sister, you still have time to make fun of me. I don't know what happened in the past two days. I can't sleep well. My stomach is still bloated and I want to vomit from acid reflux. Let alone eating, I feel like vomiting when I look at everything, including see you"

Concubine De looked up into the distance

"After what you said, I seem to have some discomfort recently, and I don't have much appetite. Could it be..."

Concubine Shu and Concubine De looked at each other and asked in unison

"Are you happy?"

Concubine Shu touches her stomach

"Is the medicine given by sister Zhaorong so effective? Why do I not believe it?"

Defei waved her hand

"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, don't we find an imperial doctor to take a pulse?"

Concubine Shu's eyes lit up, and she called out to the outside of the room,

"come here"

A maid ran into the house and asked

"What are your orders, Concubine Shu?"

"Go ask Doctor Zhang to come, we have something to do with him"

"Yes, servant girl will go right away"

Concubine Shu and Concubine De waved their fans and continued to play chess. After the smoke from the incense burner drifted away for a while, they saw the maid running in hastily and said to the two concubines.

"Concubine Shu, Concubine De, Imperial Physician Zhang has arrived"

Doctor Zhang bowed his hands across the curtain to pay his respects

"The humble minister Zhang pays his respects to the two empresses"

Concubine Shu glanced at Imperial Doctor Zhang

"Here you come? Quickly give me a pulse check."

Imperial doctor Zhang sat on the Hu bed, Concubine Shu sat on the couch, the maid brought a small table, Concubine Shu passed her hand through the curtain, and imperial physician Zhang checked the pulse

Doctor Zhang waited for a while and said to Concubine Shu

"Concubine Shu, congratulations, you have a happy pulse."

Concubine Shu withdrew her arm in surprise

"Really? How many months?"

"Only... more than one month"

Concubine Shu continued to touch her stomach

“Oops that would be great”

She stood up, walked aside, and called Concubine De

"Sister, come and visit too."

Concubine De half pushed and stood up, approached to sit down, stretched out her hand, and urged

"Doctor Zhang, you have to investigate carefully"

"Wei Chen has been investigating very carefully"

Defei still has doubts

"is it?"

Physician Zhang took the pulse for a while, then murmured in his heart, and his inner monologue

"Why do these two people have a happy pulse, and the days are similar (to the concubine De) and the empress of the concubine also has a happy pulse?"

Concubine Shu smiles at Concubine De

"Sister, it's really great, it really looks like Zi... (interrupted)"

Defei is coughing

"Ahem (turning to Imperial Physician Zhang) Excuse me, please run for a while" and then handed over a piece of silver

Physician Zhang was delighted and collected the money

"Your Majesty is welcome"

The two watched Imperial Physician Zhang walk away, Concubine De hit Concubine Shu

"Be careful what you say in the future, there is something wrong with your ears in this partition wall."