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

"Very good, you are indeed sincere and eager to learn." The emperor swung the Buddhist beads in his hand, and the pendant on it gently swept in the air.

"If there is anything you don't understand in the future, feel free to ask me and I will explain it to you." The emperor said with a hint of appreciation.

Hongli looked at Yanwan's expression. Her face became stern when he told her he wanted to examine her. But as she answered the questions one by one, Yanwan's face became bright again.

"If I keep asking Your Majesty, will Your Majesty be annoyed by my stupidity?" Yan Wan pouted, leaned on the emperor, turned her head away from him, and there was a hint of worry in her words.

"Why, don't you want to see me more often?" The emperor wanted to tease her and brushed Yanwan's cheek with the pendant on his bracelet, making her face itchy. She couldn't hold back her pretended sadness and looked at him with a smile.

"Then I would like to thank the emperor first." Yanwan thanked him softly, and then immediately picked up the book to ask about the poem she had just read.

That afternoon, Concubine Ling was promoted to concubine.

As soon as the decree was passed on, the palace maids and eunuchs of Yongshou Palace all knelt in front of Yanwan to express their loyalty and congratulations. From then on, Yanwan became the mistress of Yongshou Palace, could live in the main hall, and call herself the "Prince".

The palace maids in Yongshou Palace knew that Concubine Ling was favored and that there would definitely be such a day. Perhaps she would become Concubine Ling or Concubine Ling in the future, so they tried to curry favor with her early on.

Now that Yan Wan was promoted to concubine, they were all happy. Now they were servants working under Concubine Ling and had a backer.

From now on, when he goes out, once he tells others that he is from Yongshou Palace, others will not dare to look down on him.

After the maids of Yongshou Palace paid their respects, they left. At this time, Jinzhong, following the emperor's oral instructions, brought two pieces of light gauze and satin as a reward to Concubine Ling. The gauze was embroidered with red plum blossom petals that seemed to be flying in the air.

Yan Wan took a closer look at the veil and knew that the emperor was thinking of the red plum-like traces from that night again. He was missing the spring love of that night and was reminiscing about it through the clothes.

Yan Wan sneered and put aside the corner of the cloth she was fiddling with, "Chun Chan, send it to be made into an undergarment."

Chunchan hurriedly took the cloth and left.

Yan Wan sat on a chair in the main hall, resting her arms on the soft golden pillow, and turned sideways to hum softly.

Jinzhong hurried over and rubbed Yanwan's cheek with the back of his hand restlessly, and said with concern for Yanwan, "Hey, Master Ling, what are you angry about again?"

Yan Wan frowned, looking somewhat unhappy, "Your Majesty always associates me with Hongmei. Apart from what happened at that time, can't you think about other things on weekdays?"

Lan Cui hurriedly brought over a glass of iced grape drink. Jinzhong took it and raised his chin towards the door. Lan Cui hurried out again, leaving the door ajar.

Jinzhong put the tray on the table, picked up the ice drink with one hand, scooped a peeled grape with the other hand, and coaxed the angry Yanwan, "Master, eat the grapes to calm down your temper."

Yan Wan ignored him, and Jin Zhong brought the grapes to her lips again. The cool grapes, still juicy, rubbed against Yan Wan's lips, and the sweet taste immediately seeped into her tongue.

This grape is sweet and cool, and is the best way to cool down in summer. Yanwan didn't want to eat it, but she couldn't leave Jinzhong alone, so she opened her mouth slightly and ate it.

"Not bad." Yan Wan praised it briefly, then said, "I don't eat it."

Jinzhong's eyes were fixed on her lips, and her lip balm was a little wet from the grape juice.

Yan Wan noticed his gaze, looked at him puzzledly, and pursed her lips, which spread the water stains further.

Jinzhong smiled at her, put the drink aside, and gently wiped the water stains on Yanwan's lips with a handkerchief. He was extremely careful as he was worried about ruining Yanwan's makeup.

However, because it was wet, the handkerchief still absorbed a faint red color from her red lips.

Jinzhong carefully folded it, held it in his hand, and advised Yanwan not to be angry, "The emperor has always been like that, otherwise he wouldn't have been possessed by Han Xiang and wanted to drink deer blood wine later."

"Why bother with the emperor? Taking good care of your own health is the most important thing."

He squatted down, raised his head and looked up at Yan Wan, with his hands on the chair, holding Yan Wan's hand and trying to persuade her in various ways.

"Yan Wan, any red plums the emperor bestows on you in the future should be given to Imperial Concubine Xian. Imperial Concubine Xian will surely be delighted, and it will also make up for your unhappiness."

Jinzhong stood up and said, "Master Ling, it's getting late. I have to go back and report. Please don't be angry."

He put the handkerchief under his nose and sniffed it gently. Then he looked at Yan Wan who was staring at him, smiled, took her hand and kissed her, then turned around and walked out of the main hall of Yongshou Palace.

*Recently it is the season when trumpet creepers are in full bloom, which gives Yanwan a good excuse to let Lan Cui and Zhao Jiuxiao meet.

In her previous life, she was too cruel and left no way for the two people to survive. Now that she has a chance to start over in this life, she also wants to fulfill the love between Zhao Jiuxiao and Lan Cui.

Just wait for the right time, seek the emperor's consent, let the two get married, and live happily together.

Zhao Jiuxiao was willing to risk his life for Lan Cui in the past, which must have been because he loved her very much. So she believed that he would treat Lan Cui well and was relieved to entrust Lan Cui to him.

"Lan Cui, go to the cold palace and find Zhao Jiuxiao, the guard who guards the gate. It's the season when trumpet creepers are in full bloom recently, and I want to get some and put them in a vase." Yanwan asked Lan Cui.

"Master, why do you want to pick the trumpet creeper?" Lan Cui was a little puzzled. She knew that the trumpet creeper was the flower of love between Yan Wan and Ling Yun Che. Could it be that Yan Wan had lost her mind, and having Eunuch Jin Zhong was not enough, so she was thinking about Ling Yun Che too?

"The emperor likes the vigorous vitality of trumpet creepers. I put some in the palace to make him happy." Yan Wan urged, "Go quickly. Guard Zhao is Ling Yunche's good friend. Tell him that I gave it to him, and he will definitely give it to you."

Lan Cui said "oh" and went towards the cold palace with full of doubts.

Chunchan came over and quietly reminded, "My dear, why do you have to go looking for trumpet creepers just to please the emperor? The emperor has been doting on you recently."

She kept looking at Yan Wan's expression to see if she had rekindled her old feelings for Ling Yun Che. "If Eunuch Jin Zhong knew about this, he would definitely be unhappy."

"Eunuch Jinzhong has been very dissatisfied with Ling Yunche. He has been tolerating him and has not eliminated him because our plan involves more than just Ling Yunche." Chunchan hesitated to speak.

She thought that if Jinzhong knew about this, he would not be able to bear it for a moment and would kill Ling Yunche in an instant, which would be of no benefit to the overall plan.

But just looking at Yan Wan's guilty expression, he swallowed the words. The master was already feeling guilty about this matter, and she kept mentioning that Jin Zhong was going to get angry, which made Yan Wan even more worried.

Chunchan just sighed, "My Lord, you should think about how to explain it to Eunuch Jinzhong when he comes again."