Chapter 331: On Duty

The Crown Prince and the King of Yan exchanged sharp words.

After Jiang Rongyue came in, the two stopped at the same time.

The Crown Prince glanced around, but did not see Ling Jingshu. He frowned slightly, but did not ask anything. He only said to Jiang Rongyue: "You are weak, you should not be too tired, sit down and rest for a while."

Jiang Rongyue responded submissively and sat down to wait.

The side hall soon became quiet.

Half an hour later, the emperor finally woke up. Hearing that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess came, the emperor immediately summoned the two to come in.

After asking about Jiang Rongyue's well-being, the Crown Prince told the emperor that Jiang Rongyue was pregnant.

The emperor was very happy to hear this good news and rewarded a bunch of supplements.

After accompanying the emperor for lunch, the Crown Prince and Jiang Rongyue left the palace and returned to the Prince's Mansion together. After getting on the carriage, the couple took off their smiles and remained silent.

After a long while, Jiang Rongyue broke the silence: "Your Highness, don't you ask me what I said to Ling Jingshu today?"

The Crown Prince pursed his lips tightly, his eyes cold: "Does it matter what I said?"

He had been forced to cut off all his reluctance and hardened his heart to turn a blind eye to Ling Jingshu's situation. It was obvious what Jiang Rongyue would say to Ling Jingshu.

Jiang Rongyue looked at the handsome and indifferent face of the Crown Prince, and felt a pain in his heart. He said softly: "Your Highness, I know you blame me in your heart. But I did this for you, for our children, and for the Prince's Mansion. Apart from her, no matter who your Highness likes to take in any woman into the mansion in the future, I will never stop it!"

The Crown Prince closed his eyes and was unwilling to talk about this topic again.

Then, there was silence all the way.

...

From this day on, Ling Jingshu officially took up the job.

What she did every day was similar to what she did in the Pepper Room Palace before. There was only one more thing, that is, she had to go to the emperor's bedroom every morning to "serve" the potted plants, and show her face in front of the emperor.

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

The emperor looked at her more and more.

Fortunately, the emperor was weak, and he had the heart but not the physical strength. As the emperor, he could not do anything impatient. At most, he would look at her a few more times.

Wei Yan also stayed in the Purple Palace for most of the day, diagnosing pulses, giving acupuncture, adjusting prescriptions, and sometimes chatting with the emperor to relieve boredom.

She and Wei Yan had many opportunities to meet. However, there were many people in the Purple Palace, and both of them were very cautious. In front of people, they only maintained polite greetings.

Only when their eyes met occasionally, they could indulge for a short moment, and the sweetness that only they knew would surge in their hearts.

Even if the environment was difficult, even if the road ahead was bumpy, even if there were many difficulties. It could not stop the lovers who were in tune with each other from silently supporting each other.

The emperor also privately asked Wei Yan twice: "Doctor Wei, how is Ling's illness? Are you sure you can cure her?"

Wei Yan bowed his hands respectfully and replied: "Your Majesty. Because Ling's illness is special, I can't take her pulse, I can only ask about her condition to make a diagnosis. I prescribed her a prescription and asked her to take the medicine every day according to the prescription. In the short term, it has not worked. Please be more tolerant for a few days."

The emperor did not have any suspicion, but there was more pity in his tone: "It is really regrettable that such a young girl has such a strange disease. You should spend more time and cure her no matter what. If you need any rare medicinal materials, just ask someone to find them in the Imperial Hospital. If there is no such thing in the Imperial Hospital, order someone to find it outside the palace."

Wei Yan smiled and replied: "Your Majesty, I will obey your order. Your Majesty is generous and kind. It is also her blessing that Ling can work in the Purple Palace and be favored and valued by your Majesty."

This is so pleasant to hear.

The emperor was in a good mood, his brows relaxed, and he said with a smile: "When did you learn to flatter?"

Wei Yan smiled and said: "I have served the emperor for many years, and I am not good at speaking. I can only tell the truth, not flatter. Your Majesty, please don't make fun of me."

The emperor was coaxed to laugh: "You are also bad at speaking, so there is no one in this palace who speaks to my heart's content."

Eunuch Ding also joined in the fun: "Yes, I see that the person who is most trusted and favored by the emperor in this palace is Doctor Wei. Oh, and now there is also a female official Ling."

Wei Yan glanced at Eunuch Ding calmly.

This Eunuch Ding is notoriously cunning and difficult to deal with, and he is the best at pleasing the emperor. If Eunuch Ding finds out about his secret love with Ling Jingshu, it will be very bad.

Fortunately, Eunuch Ding didn't say anything more, as if he just said this sentence inadvertently.

The eunuch came in to report: "The Concubine Wei and Princess Anya are here to pay their respects to the Emperor and are waiting outside."

Hearing that Concubine Wei and Princess Anya were here, the Emperor's eyebrows softened a little: "Let them in!"

...

Concubine Wei, dressed in a light pink palace dress, had a beautiful face, a graceful temperament, a smile on her lips, and bowed: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Princess Anya, who followed Concubine Wei, was childish and cute, with a naive face: "Father, are you feeling better?"

The Emperor smiled and said: "I feel better when I see you."

The Emperor had only two daughters. After his favorite eldest daughter Changping was sent to Ciyun Temple, his fatherly love naturally shifted to Princess Anya.

Princess Anya is not as eloquent as Princess Changping, but she is simple, innocent, kind and lovely, with a pure heart. The emperor is tired of scheming women, but he finds his little daughter more pleasing to the eye.

Princess Anya sat down beside the bed and chatted with the emperor in a low voice: "Father, I have started to learn needlework these days. I want to give my first embroidered handkerchief to you, okay?"

After a pause, she blushed again: "It's just that the embroidery is not good-looking, please don't dislike it, father."

"How can you dislike the handkerchief embroidered by Anya herself?" The emperor smiled.

Jieyu Wei was quite happy watching the emperor and Anya talking and laughing. She stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty's birthday is coming. I came here today to ask your Majesty how to organize this birthday banquet?"

In previous years, the organization of the birthday banquet was hosted by Empress Xu.

This year, this task fell on Concubine Li Shu and Jieyu Wei. Concubine Li Shu was old and physically weak, and she knew that she was not favored by the emperor, so she simply pushed this job of showing off to Concubine Wei.

When the emperor thought of the birthday banquet, he couldn't help but think of Empress Xu, and subconsciously frowned: "It was too extravagant in previous years, so there is no need to do so this year. Pass on my oral order, everything should be kept simple."