After Chunxi came back, he saw that his empress was distracted. He was used to it and went about his own business. He first opened the windows for ventilation, then arranged the incense, and finally washed a plate of fruit for Yu Ying'er and handed it to her.

"Your Majesty, please have some fruit." Chunxi couldn't help but say with a smile when she saw that her majesty was distracted.

Yu Ying'er came back to her senses, picked up the cut peach on the table, ate a piece, then looked at Chunxi and asked, "Chunxi, you and Wei Lin..."

"Your Majesty, there is nothing going on between me and Doctor Wei." Chunxi explained quickly, smiling sincerely and looking at Yu Ying'er seriously, as if she was facing a sacred declaration.

Yu Ying'er took Chunxi's hand and said seriously: "Chunxi, you are the head aunt of Chuxiu Palace, and the person I trust the most. If you have someone you like, I will be the happiest. If you like..."

"Your Majesty, I don't like Imperial Physician Wei Jia. I just want to stay with you all my life and be your head maid for life." Chunxi said sincerely. He didn't like Wei Lin. Even though Wei Lin had been promoted now and had gained face in front of the Emperor, he was a new talent after all and had to call her aunt when he saw her. It was better to be a head maid in Chuxiu Palace for the rest of his life than to marry down.

Yu Ying'er looked at Chunxi seriously for several times, and seeing that he really thought so, she stopped worrying about it. After Chunxi left, she had to train a successor. Although Chunle was not bad, Yu Ying'er still couldn't bear to part with Chunxi.

"If you don't want to, I won't force you. By the way, there's no need to let Concubine Qi know about what happened in Wanpin's home. If someone escapes from the cold palace, we will have caused trouble for Concubine Hua." Yu Ying'er thought about what Qiqi said, "Also, help me prepare a gift. Pick something she can use now. Concubine Wan is weak after having a miscarriage. As sisters in the harem, we should go and see her."

"Yes, your majesty." Chunxi responded and went downstairs to make preparations.

Yu Ying'er picked up a piece of peach with a fork and ate it, then picked up another piece and wanted to feed it to Qiqi, but Qiqi couldn't eat it, and the piece ended up going into Yu Ying'er's stomach.

When Yu Ying'er stepped into Suiyuxuan, she felt that the house was desolate and covered with unusually thick snow, as if no one had taken care of it. It was difficult for Yu Ying'er to even enter the house.

Standing outside the door was Xiao Yunzi, who was wearing thick clothes. The fabric was not warm enough, and it was last year's clothes, which had been washed many times, so it was not as good as new clothes. Xiao Yunzi looked clumsy, but she was really cold. The tip of her nose was red from the cold, and she rubbed her hands together, trying to keep warm.

The emperor was angry at the people of Sui Yuxuan for some personal reasons, so even though Zhen Huan was promoted to Concubine Wan, she didn't even have a canonization ceremony. It was no wonder that the servants in the Imperial Household Department were negligent.

"Empress Rou? Your servant pays his respects to Empress Rou." Xiao Yunzi quickly put down his hands that he had been rubbing to keep warm and bowed politely. This was the third person to come and see his own Empress since she got into trouble.

The friendship of helping someone in need is truly touching. Even a servant like him feels happy for his queen.

"Get up, how is your sister Wan Fei?" Yu Ying'er came here just to see if Zhen Huan still has the will to fight. She can't just try to die like this, how boring that would be.

Speaking of Zhen Huan, Xiao Yunzi couldn't help but reveal a look of heartache on his face. He had once received Zhen Huan's favor and was completely grateful to her. Now, although his own mistress seemed to be doing well on the surface, she had actually been bullied to death by those servants in the Imperial Household Department, and he felt bad too.

"Reporting to Concubine Rou, my young mistress is resting in the inner room now. If Concubine Rou wants to see my queen, I will go in and report it." Little Yunzi lowered his head, looking honest and obedient. After all, his queen was now a concubine of the same rank as Concubine Rou, and he should report it and get permission before letting anyone in.

Seeing this, Yu Ying'er just shook her head lightly: "I originally came to see how Sister Wan Fei is doing. Now Sister Wan Fei is resting, so I will not disturb her anymore. This is a little gift from me, you can give it to Sister Wan Fei on my behalf."

After saying that, Yu Ying'er waved her hand and asked Chunxi to hand over the cloth, medicinal herbs and supplements she had prepared to Xiao Yunzi one by one. She also took out a small bag of silver and put it on the pile of items: "Give this money to the father-in-law for him to use. After all, Concubine Wan is the biological mother of the Fourth Lady. It's not good to keep neglecting her like this. What's more, the Fourth Lady needs medicine all the year round. It's not appropriate to have no money."

When little Yunzi looked at the heavy items in his hands, he felt as if he had seen the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva. He was so grateful that he immediately knelt down in front of Yu Ying'er while holding the pile of things.

"Thank you, Empress Rou, thank you, Empress Rou!" If Xiao Yunzi hadn't taken the good things in his hands into consideration, he would have kowtowed several times.

Yu Ying'er quickly asked Chunxi to help the girl up, and said in a bodhisattva-like manner, "We are all sisters who serve the emperor in the palace. Although I rarely interact with Concubine Wan on weekdays, I am also distressed. Please stop kneeling and take your things back. I have to pay my respects to Concubine Hua, so I will leave first."

"Farewell to Empress Rou." Xiao Yunzi knelt down again and respectfully bid farewell to Empress Rou.

After Yu Ying'er left, Xiao Yunzi entered the house holding the things. He even felt a little guilty. After all, his queen was not asleep. Instead, she was lying on the bed chatting with Huipin and Chun Guiren. She only told everyone who came to say that she was resting and would not see guests.

"Your Majesty, this was sent by Concubine Rou herself. It contains good materials for winter, tonics, and... a bag of silver seeds. Please take a look." Xiao Yunzi looked at the things in her hand. There were no precious gold or silver jewelry, just ordinary daily necessities, but they were really touching.

Zhen Huan glanced at the things in Xiao Yunzi's hand, without any ripples in her heart. She only told Xiao Yunzi to send it to the warehouse and take the bag of silver to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to buy some charcoal and cloth to change Liuzhu and Xiao Yunzi into warm clothes. She didn't say anything more.

Xiao Yunzi was stunned, but still obediently retreated.

"This Concubine Rou is really kind. No matter who in the palace suffers a disaster, loses favor, or is bullied by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, she will help. Oh, and Concubine Hua, she has been very helpful to Huan'er and me." Shen Meizhuang thought about the situation over the years and expressed her thoughts. "However, when we first entered the palace, we saw Concubine Hua being arrogant and domineering towards Xia Dongchun. We thought she was difficult to get along with, but we never thought she was such a kind person. But the Queen, tsk... it's true that you can't judge a person by his appearance."

Concubine Chun's eyes rolled around, then she regained her clarity and said coquettishly, "Sister Hui, Sister Wan, Concubine Rou and Concubine Hua, are you trying to win over people's hearts as described in the storybook?"

With her sweet voice and baby-like face, Concubine Chun doesn't look like a scheming woman. Maybe she just said things that some people are willing to hear, so she doesn't seem that scheming.

Her seemingly unintentional words made Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang fall into deep thought.

Now the queen is like being deposed, and only Concubine Jing and Concubine Hua can take a step forward and step into the position of Imperial Concubine, and completely control the harem. Over the years, Concubine Hua has always been friendly to the sisters in the harem, keeping a close eye on the food and daily necessities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not allowing any mistakes or omissions, so that the unfavored sisters in the palace can have a break. She seems to be a good person, but now it seems that she has other intentions.

Concubine Rou has always followed Concubine Hua's lead, so it is normal for the two of them to be in cahoots with each other.

"I was saying that in my memory, Concubine Rou was not an easy person to get along with. But now she appears to be so gentle and kind. It turns out that she is trying to win the hearts of Concubine Hua. What a good plan!"

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