C40

Sending off the Child Guan Yin, Sentinel Diagram

How could it be such a coincidence!

Yao Ziyan froze in place.

Xiao Ruyue picked up the teacup by her side, took a sip, and then put it down.

Not long after she had married into the Duke's Palace, Yao Ziyan had gifted him with a so called Sentinel Diagram that he had begged from the Manlu Temple to hang in the Guanyin Palace for a hundred days.

This one was copied from her memories.

Back then, she treated everything that Yao Ziyan gave her as a treasure, only now did she realize how foolish she was back then!

Now, the exact same words, the exact same pictures, had all been returned to her.

Yin Lin brought the scroll in front of Yao Ziyan and slowly unfurled it.

From shock to shock, Yao Ziyan was unable to describe the shock of being caught off guard. If she did not hold onto the armrest of the chair in time, she would have tumbled down from the chair.

"Why did the wangfei's expression suddenly become so unsightly?" Xiao Ruyue said in surprise.

Yao Ziyan bit her lower lip, almost digging her teeth into the armrest, barely managing to calm her mind, "Empress Dowager, this Sentinel Diagram is really considerate, this official understands."

"What, didn't Princess always want a child? Or could it be that wangfei also believed the rumors outside, saying that I am the enemy of the Empress Dowager, the enemy of the emperor, and the enemy of the entire imperial bloodline of the Da Xia Empire, and is unwilling to accept my gift? "

Yao Ziyan's face paled once again. She thought that this woman knew nothing at all.

"The empress has misunderstood. Why would this subject's wife think like that?" Yao Ziyan said as she stood up and took the scroll from Yin Lin's hands. "This subject shall take her and Your Highness's place and thank you very much, Empress."

"It's just a painting, and even if I had to thank him, I should be writing about the Master of Intelligence s." Xiao Ruyue said with a smile, and asked Yin Lin to bring out a handkerchief, "Esteemed wangfei, I received your guidance a few days ago, I have finally made some improvements with my embroidery daughter Red. I originally wanted to thank you for your guidance with a thin gift, but since the Duke Palace has so many treasures, I will not make a fool of myself. This handkerchief was personally embroidered by me. I ask that the wangfei accept it with a smile. "

When Yao Ziyan saw the handkerchief, her hands completely stiffened.

The peony flowers bloomed on its surface, blooming to the extreme.

This composition seemed familiar, exactly the same as the one he had seen in the past!

Yao Ziyan looked at the smiling Xiao Ruyue in shock. "This was personally embroidered by the Empress herself?"

"Yes, it's all because of the princess' teachings. I have benefited greatly from it. " Xiao Ruyue's face was innocent and harmless, the smile in his eyes was deep.

Yao Ziyan's back was drenched in cold sweat.

How could she possibly teach this composition? How could she possibly be able to teach this acupuncture technique? This was clearly a technique passed down from Xiao Ruyue's maternal ancestors!

That year, when Xiao Ruyue obtained the secret manual from her ancestor, she was only able to learn 4-5% of it by his side while staying by his side. However, compared to Xiao Ruyue, she could not even be considered as a match for him.

All these years, she had relied on these to shine in front of everyone, but only she knew that if Xiao Ruyue did not die, it would not be her place to shine!

When Yao Ziyan looked at Xiao Ruyue, she could not believe her eyes.

She didn't see his expression, or else she would have been scared by his widened eyes.

No, impossible!

Xiao Ruyue was clearly dead, how could she possibly come back? She had clearly said that there was no one left in her ancestor's house. There was no one left!

~ Could it be that Xiao Ruyue the woman is back?

She suddenly remembered the first time East Mausoleum had entered the palace, the time she had inadvertently met that look.

Yao Ziyan felt a chill down her spine.

His entire body felt cold.

She was almost unable to stand steadily as she hugged the Sentinel Diagram and the embroidered handkerchief in panic and said to Xiao Ruyue, "Empress, this subject's body suddenly feels unwell. I wish to take my leave first."

"Do you need me to call the imperial physician to take a look?"

"No, no, no. As long as I go back and have a good rest, I'll be fine. As he spoke, he carried his things and ran away, not caring about the etiquette at all.

"Empress, didn't this Wei Wangfei come to probe you? Why did she have to flee? The Sentinel Diagram that you copied has not even dried its ink, why is she so flustered? "

Yin Lin helped Xiao Ruyue up, and looked at Yao Ziyan's fleeing figure, completely puzzled.

Xiao Ruyue laughed: "Don't worry about it. Knock on the door in the middle of the night without fear. As for those who have a guilty conscience, if others give them a little bit of stimulation, she will be afraid of exposing what she has done and would naturally flee. "

"Does the Empress know this Wei Wangfei?" Yin Lin asked curiously.

Hearing that, Xiao Ruyue's expression turned cold, she knew she said the wrong words, and immediately went silent.

However, she was really curious, the empress is the princess of the East Mausoleum, and the princess resides in the palace. Although the imperial palace is thousands of miles away, how could the empress recognize the Wei Wangfei?

Moreover, the Empress is eighteen years old and the Wei Wangfei is thirty years old. This is not a generation at all, so how could they have met?

But no matter how she thought about it, she just couldn't understand it. She didn't dare to ask again.

"Oh right, you weren't done talking just now. Was Imperial Consort Ye in glazed pavilion last night?" Xiao Ruyue returned to her original topic as if nothing had happened.

Before Yao Ziyan came, Yin Lin was talking about the matter of him visiting the glazed pavilion last night. Since Yuwen He was staying in the Invitation Phoenix Palace last night, it was naturally not good for Yin Lin to disturb him for the greater part of the night.

He did not expect the Wei Wangfei to come halfway through her words.

"Yes, Imperial Consort Ye was indeed in glazed pavilion last night. But this servant found out that there was a room in the glazed pavilion. There was a person living there who said that she was a palace maid, but no one seemed to know who she was. She was usually unsociable. After following Imperial Consort Ye into the palace, he had rarely seen her. In the next two days, this servant will ask people to pay more attention to the movements of the glazed pavilion. "

"You've worked hard."

"It's not hard, it's only right."

Xiao Ruyue played with the embroidery on her sleeves, deep in thought.

A mysterious palace maid that barely interacted with others appeared and disappeared all day in the glazed pavilion. Could she be the substitute Ye Haitang left in the palace when she left?

Once that thought flashed past her mind, Xiao Ruyue immediately called Yin Lin over and whispered a few words into her ear. At first, Yin Lin was startled, but then her eyes lit up and he immediately left. She didn't know what she was going to do.

Lu Yi was extremely curious, her gaze was practically chasing after her, yet the Empress did not even speak to Yin Lin in private.

"Lu Yi, go get two of the good snacks you made. Let's go to the royal study."

"Huh?" Emmie was momentarily unable to react.

"Ah what? Go to the royal study and send it to His Majesty. I want to see His Majesty's face. " Xiao Ruyue poked her on the forehead.

Only now did Lu Yi seem to understand. But when she thought of how the Empress was going to go to the imperial study and deliver food to His Majesty, she became extremely happy.

The princess would suffer a lot at the palace. The people who killed her with great difficulty all suffered a retribution. The princess became the one who married the princess to become the empress in the Western Xia Dynasty. Life was much better now.

Who would have thought that the Western Summer Palace was also a den of tigers and wolves? Things happened wave after wave, and she was always worried that her princess wouldn't be able to survive.

Now that she saw that the princess was finally taking the initiative to get close to the emperor, there was no need to mention how happy she was!

Thus, on the way to the royal study, Lu Yi was so happy that she was about to fly up.

Those who knew better would know that she was happy for her master; those who didn't know better would think that she was giving him the dragon bed.

Arriving at the entrance of the imperial study, Xiao Ruyue got off the carriage and took the food, seeing the happy look on Lu Yi's face, instructing her to wait outside, Lu Yi's face immediately fell.

"Esteemed Empress, I …"

"Wait here." Xiao Ruyue interrupted her words and went inside.

Seeing that it was the esteemed empress, the guards didn't dare to stop her at all. The empress entered before she could react.

It wasn't just Lu Yi who was confused.

Lu Yi remained by the door, just like that, along with a few guards at the entrance of the Imperial Study room. They were all staring at each other, wide-eyed.

A few ministers who were left behind to discuss matters had just left, while Yuwen He was still busy handling matters.

When Xiao Ruyue came in, she happened to hear him explain things to Fang Weiyong in a serious tone, "For the Central Book Province to prepare the decree, marble temple and Ministry of Justice must clear the backlog of cases from the previous year by the beginning of summer, no delay is allowed. "There is also the Ministry of Industry's water conservancy. He has been informed that the Minister of Industry has entered the palace. Does she think that I can't take care of him just because he took a leave of absence from court?"

Yuwen He was obviously angry, but Fang Weiyong kept on admonishing him.

None of them noticed Xiao Ruyue coming in.

It wasn't until Fang Weiyong memorized everything that he had been told to do and turned his head around, that he was shocked. "Empress, your servant greets the Empress!" As he spoke, he fell to his knees.

Yuwen He was stunned and immediately looked over.

The moment his eyes met Xiao Ruyue's, Xiao Ruyue could even clearly see the surprise and joy in his eyes.

"Why are you here?" Yuwen He left the mountain of memorials at the head of the table and came over.

Xiao Ruyue avoided his burning gaze, lowered her eyes slightly, and handed the food out. "I just realized that this girl in green can make pastries, and her cooking skills are pretty good, so I thought that His Majesty would be busy, and might want to try a taste, so …"

Before she could finish, Yuwen He had already wrapped her into his embrace.

Xiao Ruyue was caught off guard, and the food box in her hands almost fell off.

His heart was in her ears, thudding louder than the last.

After a long while, Xiao Ruyue finally heard Yuwen He's deep and magnetic voice, "I'm already very happy that you came."

There was a hint of unconcealable joy in his voice.

These words caused great ripples in Xiao Ruyue's heart.

She had only given him a box of pastries made by someone else. Why was he so happy? In fact, his emotions could be explained as —

Being flattered.

Why did she hold such a big place in his heart?

Xiao Ruyue, what virtue or ability do you have to be able to obtain this man's wholehearted care?