Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Shen Wantang didn't pay much attention to Hua Yi's concealment. After tasting a piece of walnut and date paste cake, she found it delicious. She immediately gave most of the dessert to Madam Chai and sent it to Princess Ning.

Then, she asked about Huayi's injury: "Come here, let me see, how badly you are injured?"

Huayi stepped forward and extended her hand.

Shen Wantang only took a glance and knew that Hua Yi had controlled the injury just right, not hurting the root of her finger while making the wound look scary.

This is not something that ordinary people can do; it requires experience and courage.

Qin Xin said that all of Huayi's injuries were indeed caused by Chu Yanluo. Huayi had the ability to resist and even to avoid these injuries, but she didn't.

Shen Wantang looked at Huayi and knew in her heart that among all her maids, Huayi was the smartest and most scheming one.

She had noticed that Huayi was scheming before, but she never thought she would be so scheming.

Shen Wantang has lived two lives, and this is the first time in his life that he has made a mistake.

She motioned Huayi to take her hand back, and then asked her, "Besides your hand, are you injured anywhere else?"

Huayi pointed at her face, then bent down and rolled up her underpants: "Princess, there are still knees."

Qin Xin and Du Juan, who were standing by, both gasped when they saw her knees!

"Oh my god, how did he get hurt like this? All bruised and blue, so scary!"

"Huayi, don't you feel any pain? Don't you want your knee anymore?"

Huayi didn't say anything. She stood there quietly with her head down, just like before. She didn't say much and didn't make any unnecessary expressions or movements. People who didn't know her would think she was a little dull, even a little silly.

Shen Wantang looked at her purple knees and sighed softly: "Hua Yi, is it worth it?"

Qin Xin and Du Juan didn't understand, but Hua Yi understood. She finally raised her head and said, "It's worth it, Crown Princess."

Shen Wantang nodded: "Okay, as long as you think it's worth it. Du Juan, get her some more medicine, both for external and internal use."

Dujuan took the medicine, handed it to Huayi, told her how to use it, and then retreated behind Shen Wantang.

Huayi took the medicine, thanked him again, then turned and walked out.

When she was about to leave, Shen Wantang said calmly: "If one day you feel it is not worth it, you can still come back to me. Wutong Garden will always have a place for you."

Huayi turned around, knelt down and kowtowed to Shen Wantang, then stood up and walked out.

Two little maids opened the gate of Wutong Garden for her, one on each side. She stepped over the threshold in the dim light.

The door slowly closed, and all the light disappeared.

She fell into darkness.

The weather was cold and there was endless darkness all around her, but she was full of enthusiasm and felt that she was getting closer and closer to her goal.

She took a step forward and prepared to return to Xingheyuan.

But after she took a few steps out, she saw Xiao Qingyuan.

She hurried forward and saluted: "Prince."

Xiao Qingyuan frowned. "I went to your room but couldn't find you. I heard from Mo Ji that you were here, so I came to see you. What's the matter? Are your injuries healed? So why are you running around so late at night?"

Huayi smiled and said, "The wound doesn't hurt anymore. I came here specially to thank the Crown Prince's Consort. Look, the Crown Prince's Consort gave me some more medicine! The Crown Prince's Consort really treats me well."

Xiao Qingyuan took a look at her medicine and reached out to take it.

When taking the medicine, he touched Huayi's fingers.

His frown deepened: "Why are your hands so cold? Are you cold?"

Huayi quickly shook her head: "I am not cold."

"It's strange that you're not cold. You're wearing so little. Why didn't Shen Wantang give you some thick clothes?"

"Yes, yes, I have thick clothes, but I was in a hurry to go out today and forgot to put on more clothes."

Xiao Qingyuan stared at her for a while, then took off his cloak and put it on her.

Huayi was stunned: "My Lord, this... I am really not cold, you should wear it!"

"Stop talking nonsense and go back quickly, otherwise I'm afraid you, a stupid girl, will freeze to death outside like those refugees outside the city!"

Huayi wrapped his cloak tightly around her, suppressed the slightly raised corners of her lips, replied softly "yes", then followed him and walked towards Xingheyuan together.

Along the way, countless pairs of eyes fell on Huayi. Huayi knew that tomorrow morning, everyone in the palace would know that the prince had given her his cloak.

She was different in the prince's heart. She received love and care that no one else had ever received.

Mo Ji walked in front holding a lantern, occasionally looking back to see the prince and Hua Yi. He could see the vague ambiguity between the two people.

He couldn't understand why the prince loved Chu Yanluo to death, and why did he take Chu Yanluo as his concubine and now he started to favor Huayi?

As Mo Ji walked, he couldn't help scratching his head. Could this be the infatuation and love in the blood of the Xiao royal family? The emperor was also like this. He took great pains to snatch a commoner girl into the palace to be a concubine. After favoring her for a few days, he turned around and favored the new concubine next to him.

Forget it, it’s the emperor’s business, why should a eunuch like him think so much about it?

The prince's favor for Huayi is better than his favor for Chu Yanluo, right? Huayi was born into the prince's family, so she would be obedient.

That night, Xiao Qingyuan did not go back to his bedroom to sleep, but slept in the study.

Besides the ink machine, there is also the painter serving in the study.

Early the next morning, Xiao Qingyuan went to Wutong Garden.

"Shen Wantang, the weather is cold, and Huayi's clothes are too thin. Tell them to make her some thicker clothes. She is very weak and is more afraid of the cold than others."

Shen Wantang nodded: "Okay, I understand. Is there anything else, Prince?"

"Gone."

Xiao Qingyuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Thank you for your medicine. Huayi's injury healed quickly. Do you have any more?"

"I have already given all the medicine here to Huayi. If you want more, you need to wait a few more days. It takes time to make medicine. What's wrong? Is Huayi injured again?"

"No, I just want to be prepared."

When Shen Wantang heard this, she just smiled faintly and didn't react much.

Qin Xin and Du Juan, who were standing behind her, were so angry that smoke was about to come out of their heads.

As soon as Xiao Qingyuan left, the two of them started talking angrily.

Qin Xin: "Why is Huayi's clothes so thin? The clothes of the maids are the same, why is she cold? Why aren't we cold? Is the prince's eyesight not good enough to see that Huayi's clothes are new and thick?"

Du Juan: "What do you mean she is weak? She is so strong, as strong as a bull. She can easily beat ten princes by herself! She has served the prince for such a long time, and the prince has not noticed anything wrong with her? Does the prince know how to use his brain?"