Over ten days passed, and Ning Chen only set foot in the harem three times.
One time, on the 15th, he went to the Queen's palace, and the other two times he went to see Concubine Wen.
The servants in Yuxiu Pavilion were secretly very worried. Their master had refused the emperor entry twice. Wasn't the emperor angry
That shouldn't be the case. Didn't he send quite a lot of rewards the second time? But he hasn't cared about anything for several days since then, and now it's almost the end of the month.
But the servants were anxious and did not dare to mention it in front of Ye Jun, for fear of upsetting their master.
Ye Jun saw it and felt warm in his heart, but he didn't say anything. He calculated the date and called Shen Pingzhi to take his pulse.
On that day, the news that Concubine Ming had recovered from her illness spread throughout the palace.
"I guess the emperor is coming soon. Let's make preparations these days. Pick out a few pieces of jewelry awarded by the emperor for me to wear." Ye Jun said in a good mood.
Nan Zhi and Hui Yue both agreed. Although they still had doubts in their hearts, they immediately dressed her up as instructed.
But she was not dressed very gorgeously, with only three or two hairpins on her head, one of which was given by Ning Chen.
In the afternoon, Ye Jun was sitting in the yard basking in the sun when Bai Zhu ran in with a smile.
"My beauty, the emperor is coming this way!"
"I understand. Go ahead." Ye Jun smiled, tidied her hair and stood up.
When Ning Chen entered the yard, he saw this scene.
The girl had her hair combed into a bun with flowers hanging down her back, her eyebrows were lightly drawn, her lips were slightly pursed, and she was wearing a misty purple jacket with flowers and silver edges. The collar was trimmed with a circle of rabbit fur, which made her skin look even whiter.
A pair of eyes stared fixedly, with a faint gleam of light, but also a hint of surprise and excitement, bright and pure.
Ning Chen recognized that the glass hairpin on her head was the one he had given her some time ago, and his heart couldn't help but soften.
Just as he was about to walk in, he saw Ye Jun bit his lower lip, turned around and trotted into the house, slamming the door shut.
Nan Zhi and Hui Yue were startled and were about to chase after him when they were stopped.
"I'm going in to see Lady Ming. You all wait outside." Ning Chen's eyes darkened and he walked over.
I pushed the door gently and found that it was not locked, but just closed. When I entered the room, I heard a low sobbing sound coming from the inner room.
When I drew aside the curtain and went in, I saw the girl lying on the couch, crying with her face buried in the quilt.
Hearing the footsteps, Ye Jun started sobbing.
"Your Majesty, why bother to come and see me? The more you come, the more people will plot against me. I have been in the palace for less than half a year, and you have falsely accused me of murdering the heir twice. If I hadn't defended myself, I would have been skinned and eaten. Your Majesty also protected me before, but you just don't believe in my character? In this case, why not banish me to the cold palace and let me accompany that Jin family!"
She had never lost her composure like this before. She didn't even call herself "concubine", which was already against the rules.
"This is about the heir to the throne. I have no choice but to investigate it carefully. You have been wronged in this matter."
Ning Chen felt a little guilty, so he walked closer and sat down, then grabbed Ye Jun's shoulder and wanted to ask her to turn around.
Ye Jun was stubborn and refused, but she was no match for the man's strength and was forced over.
A tear-stained little face appeared in Ning Chen's eyes, with the hair on his forehead all messed up.
Although it's not as tearful as pear blossoms in the rain, it's still beautiful and more real.
"Aren't you afraid that I will say you are ugly after crying like this?" Ning Chen sighed and coaxed softly.
At this moment, the little concubine in his arms looked like a child to him.
Ye Yunqiong's nose twitched, feeling very aggrieved, "If the emperor thinks I am not pretty, then go and look at the other concubines, they are very beautiful."
"Okay, okay, when did I ever say you're not pretty?" Ning Chen really had never coaxed anyone before, and at this moment he was extremely unskilled. "Don't say anything like banishing me to the cold palace again, or I'll be angry."
When Ye Jun heard this, she immediately pouted and was about to cry again. Ning Chen was anxious and troubled, so he quickly said that he would not be angry, and then he coaxed her.
"Your Majesty, I swear that even if there is a fight, I will never hurt the child. Whether Your Majesty believes me or not, I will definitely do what I have said."
Ye Jun calmed down, looked into Ning Chen's eyes, and spoke word by word.
Ning Chen looked at her for a moment and then avoided her gaze. He did not answer her question, but just said.
"I know that these two things have nothing to do with you."
When saying these words, Ye Jun never thought about making Ning Chen trust him.
Emperors have always been suspicious since ancient times. They have only known each other for half a year. Her purpose today is not this, but to see her cry when they first met.
She wanted Ning Chen to truly feel that she had been wronged. As long as a person felt guilty, he would want to make amends. If used properly, it would be her bargaining chip to win favor.
The two stayed in the room for two incense sticks of time, and finally called the servants in to serve them.
After crying, Ye Jun naturally had to wash her face and tidy up her appearance, while Ning Chen went to change his clothes.
If for no other reason, his dragon robe was stained with many of Ye Jun's tears, and even a small piece of snot.
Yuan Jiu helped him change clothes and without thinking much, he sent the dragon robe to be washed. He never thought that something would happen afterwards.
Let’s not talk about it for now, it’s time for dinner now.
After performing a play, Ye Jun was very hungry. In addition, he couldn't eat too much meat while recuperating, so he ordered several main dishes today.
Ning Chen naturally didn't leave and stayed to accompany her today.
Looking at the table full of fish and meat, if you didn’t know, you would think this person had been hungry for many days.
But Ye Jun still had self-control. He only took a few bites of the meat dishes and only ate until he was 70% to 80% full.
After eating light food for a few days, I will definitely get stomach upset if I suddenly eat too much oily food.
But Ning Chen was different. He hadn't eaten meat for so many days, so he was determined to have a full meal when he came to Yuxiu Pavilion.
They called for water three times in the evening and only let the man go in the middle of the night.
He thought he was very restrained in this matter and had no interest in other things, but as long as he was with Ye Jun, he would be very greedy.
Ning Chen gradually discovered that Ye Jun not only had an interesting personality, but every part of her was attractive, making people want to explore her.
After the fun, the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms. It was very comfortable to have someone warm the bed in winter.
But he had slept for less than an hour when Yuan Jiu woke him up outside.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Wen of Chuxiu Palace has started the movement, and the imperial physician has already gone there."
"Isn't it less than nine months yet? How come she's about to give birth?" Ning Chen immediately stood up and frowned.
Ye Jun naturally couldn't sleep either, so he got up and asked someone to come in and help him get dressed.
Yuan Jiu hurriedly explained, "Empress Wen had a cramp in her calf at night and couldn't sleep, so she went out for a walk in the courtyard, but she fell and had bleeding at that time."
Ning Chen had a dark face and hurried to Chuxiu Palace. Ye Jun simply tied her hair into a single bun, picked up a hairpin from the dressing table to fix it, and followed him.
At that time, inside Chuxiu Palace, the servants knelt on the ground and asked Concubine Wen to wrestle. They were all guilty. If the crown prince or Concubine Wen was in trouble, many people would die.
When Ning Chen and Ye Jun arrived, the Queen had already come. Except for the two pregnant women, the high-ranking concubines such as Concubine Shu, Concubine Jing, and Concubine Yan Xiuyi were all there. Not many minor concubines came, mainly because they lived far away.
But no one paid attention to these at the moment. The focus was on Concubine Wen who gave birth prematurely.