Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Spring in the Palace

"The emperor said yesterday that Yanwan is obsessed with painting and often talks about how vivid my paintings are. When he hears her like this, the emperor said that he sometimes thinks of my paintings and wants to see them in person." Concubine Wan said with a gentle smile.

Shunxin knew Wanpin's infatuation.

Over the years, the emperor would come to Concubine Chun's place to sit, and occasionally Concubine Chun would recommend the emperor to come to their place. The queen would occasionally speak for her master, and when some people were talking, she would call her master to serve the emperor with writing materials.

Now, Concubine Ling is kind and willing to help and say good things. Their master's spirit is much stronger than before when they rarely saw the emperor.

"Empress Ling is such a good person." Shunxin nodded and said excitedly.

Chen Wanyin nodded with a smile. After the ink marks dried, she carefully put them away and said to Shunxin, "You have to keep this painting. The emperor asked me to go to the Yangxin Palace tomorrow. He wants to see what I painted him like."

"Let a 'painting master' like me teach Yan Wan." Chen Wanyin mentioned the emperor's words with joy.

"Shun Xin, the emperor said I am a 'master of painting.'" Her face was filled with joy, and her eyes were shining with the light from the candlelight. Whenever she recalled the emperor's expression and tone when he mentioned this, she was so excited that she wanted to shed tears.

*For some unknown reason, the eldest prince suddenly caught a cold and his condition kept recurring. The emperor was concerned about him and sent people to inquire about him several times, but he never received any news that the eldest prince had recovered.

* Yongshou Palace

Jinzhong came to deliver the snacks that the emperor had given to Concubine Ling. They were a new dish developed by the imperial kitchen. The emperor tasted them and thought they were quite good, so he specially asked Jinzhong to bring them to Yanwan to try.

Jinzhong opened the food box and spread out the exquisite snacks inside. Several small porcelain plates were placed in a row next to Yanwan, and the aroma they emitted whetted one's appetite.

"The eldest prince is not feeling well." He watched Yanwan pick up a piece of cake with satisfaction, opened her mouth slightly, and took a bite. Jinzhong suddenly whispered this beside him.

"Eldest Prince?" Yan Wan frowned. She remembered that at this time in her previous life, the eldest prince was reprimanded by the emperor for not shed tears at the funeral of Empress Xiaoxian. Soon his health deteriorated and he died of depression.

In this life, the eldest prince did not suffer this disaster, and his wife gave birth to the emperor's first grandson for him. They should have lived a very harmonious life.

This time there was no reprimand from the Emperor. Yan Wan didn't know whether the eldest prince was inherently weak or his destined life span was approaching and he could only move towards the end of his life step by step and die.

But if life span is predetermined, then the Seventh Prince is still alive and well, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Jinzhong nodded. "I don't know the details. I only know that the emperor often sent people to ask about the health of the eldest prince, but the answers were never satisfactory to the emperor."

Yan Wan frowned, fell into deep thought, and looked a little depressed.

"I will keep asking around. Master Ling, don't worry, Yonglu and Yongquan will never be the same as before." Jinzhong handed another piece of cake to Yanwan's mouth.

Yan Wan looked at him, forced a smile, and asked with some hope in her eyes, "Really?"

Seeing Yan Wan's rare fragile look, Jin Zhong felt very uncomfortable. He nodded seriously and said firmly, "What the servant said is true."

"Our Master Ling has already broken through the limitations of life and death and time. How could he still be controlled by the constants of these illusory roads?" Jinzhong lowered his head and looked closely at Yanwan's face. The two were very close.

With foreheads touching, they can clearly feel each other's warmth.

Yan Wan exhaled and said with some ease, "You are right. Coming back from the dead is no longer beyond common sense. What is there to be afraid of?"

Then, Jinzhong reluctantly moved his head away and moved the pastry closer, touching Yanwan's red lips.

After getting rid of the tension and worry in her heart, Yan Wan felt much happier. She smiled gently and took a small bite of the dessert.

Jinzhong gently wiped the crumbs off Yanwan's lips with his other hand, put the rest into her mouth, and hurried back to report to the emperor.

*Eternal Spring Palace

The Seventh Prince has been having a fever and coughing a lot recently. The imperial physicians say that it is only because the Seventh Prince is weak that he is prone to illness.

Langya knew that the Seventh Prince was in danger every day before he turned ten because of his weak body. She was worried and stayed by the Seventh Prince's side day and night, taking good care of him.

*Ageso

Jiapin was favored, so she often went to the prince's residence to see her two sons.

The Fourth Prince is a little older, smart and sensible, and often helps and disciplines his younger brothers.

In addition, the emperor used to prefer the fourth prince. This first prince born after he ascended the throne is a noble son and an auspicious sign.

Therefore, the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince were not treated harshly in the Prince's Residence, and were not implicated by Jin Yuyan's affairs.

Jiapin hadn't seen her child for half a year, so she often came to visit the prince. The child also missed his mother very much.

The Fourth Prince was still concerned about the time when Li Yu forcibly took them away from their mother, so he mentioned it to Jin Yuyan vaguely and asked about Li Yu's recent situation.

This reminded Jin Yuyan that Li Yu used to be someone close to the emperor, so she couldn't touch him. Now that Li Yu was someone close to Concubine Xian, it would be much easier to punish him.

* Chuxiu Palace

As Yihuan's belly grew bigger, Bai Ruiji thought about her godmother status every day and often came to Chuxiu Palace to talk with Yihuan. She also helped Yihuan with everything.

Bai Ruiji and Yanwan helped take care of all the chores in Chuxiu Palace and often came to accompany her, so after Yihuan became pregnant, she had more free time.

Yihuan is already six months pregnant. Sometimes when she puts her hands on her belly, she can feel the occasional movement of the little life inside and can feel the slight trembling of her belly.

Once, Bai Ruiji was talking to Yihuan and trying to cheer her up, and just then the little one inside started making a noise.

Yihuan took Bai Ruiji's hand and placed it on her belly. Bai Ruiji felt the fetal movement in the palm of her hand, and two lines of tears fell from her delicate little face in an instant.

Because she knew, this was a child.

Bai Ruiji's hands were frozen, so Yihuan sat quietly beside her, holding Bai Ruiji's hand with one hand to let her feel it, and with the other hand holding a handkerchief, gently wiping the tears from Bai Ruiji's face.

*Yan Wan knew that Jiapin had asked the Imperial Hospital for pregnancy-maintaining medicine for her to drink.

Doctor Xu has confirmed this.