Chapter 71: Acrid encounter with a poisoned tongue (2/2)
“Mufei speaks rightly. His majesty and the empress dowager were very happy. The emperor said, if it wasn’t for all the rumors in the capital, he wouldn’t have known chenqie had medical skills,” Han Yunxi smiled.
With these words, Murong Wanru’s face turned white.
Grand Concubine Yi paled. She didn’t expect Han Yunxi to have the daring to bring this up again. This cheap woman really was getting bolder and bolder.
“Rea…lly?” Grand Concubine Yi said between gritted teeth. “This is your luck as well. With all these rewards, shouldn’t I congratulate you?”
“Of course. Chenqie’s honor is mufei’s honor and the household’s honor. His majesty and the empress dowager will definitely remember the Duke of Qin’s kindness,” Han Yunxi said again.
Compared to Grand Concubine Yi’s acridity, she was a poisoned tongue! A sharp knife was stabbed into Grand Concubine Yi’s sorest spot. Something like this was humiliation for her, but Han Yunxi actually called it an honor. More importantly, she was still smiling at Han Yunxi.
Grand Concubine Yi was so angry that she clamped down on her jaw, unable to speak. She didn’t know why she’d waited until the middle of the night for Han Yunxi. Was it to see her show off or be sarcastic in her face?
Seeing Grand Concubine Yi’s silence, Han Yunxi spoke. “Mufei, this time his highness rendered meritorious service as well. His highness risked his life to get the Life Blood Pill. Without it, chenqie wouldn’t have been able to start her treatment.”
What?
These venomous words pierced Grand Concubine Yi’s heart, spleen, lung, and kidneys! Her most treasured son faced danger to get medicine for her enemy’s most precious grandson!
“AHH…” Grand Concubine Yi roared with rage. “Enough, Han Yunxi! That’s enough!”
Her hands had already clenched into fists inside her sleeves, the nails digging into her palms. Even then, the pain couldn’t compare to her aching heart! She thought, if she knew who spread those rumors, she wouldn’t forgive them!
Murong Wanru was terrified of being found out and restrained herself for once, too meek to embellish the story further. Han Yunxi saw Grand Concubine Yi’s face on the verge of twisting itself in anger and felt excellent. She almost forgot how tired she was. Hmph, she hadn’t even acted out. Did Grand Concubine Yi really think she was some sort of mad cat?
“Mufei, it took a lot of concentration to treat the crown prince and I’m tired now. If there’s nothing else, chenqie will take her leave. His majesty said to let chenqie rest well.”
Han Yunxi spoke the last words especially for Grand Concubine Yi’s ears. She wasn’t stupid enough to use the empress dowager against Grand Concubine Yi, but the emperor was different. With this, she might get a few days of well-rested peace. She was about to leave when Grand Concubine Yi sent out an order.
“Han Yunxi, you better stop right there!”
This voice was very ferocious, but different from Grand Concubine Yi’s usual angry tones. But she couldn’t hear where the difference came from. Her steps stilled as she asked calmly, “Does mufei have any other instructions?”
“Han Yunxi, the empress dowager kept you back for dinner in the palace?” Grand Concubine Yi asked coldly, less sarcastic and more serious now.
Han Yunxi was slightly startled. So she even knows about this. Looks like Grand Concubine Yi has eyes in the palace too.
“Yes,” she replied honestly.
“Why would the empress dowager keep you back?” Grand Concubine Yi asked. If it wasn’t for this news, she wouldn’t need to stay up so late to wait for Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi grew cautious. Did Grand Concubine Yi suspect something? That would be a big deal, especially if Grand Concubine Yi thought she had something with the empress dowager. With her personality, Han Yunxi would never be forgiven.
Though Han Yunxi’s attitude didn’t change, she was careful with her answers. “The empress dowager’s never kept anyone back for dinner before. She said that chenqie did well treating the crown prince, and wanted to reward chenqie.”
Grand Concubine Yi’s eyes grew dark and gloomy. The empress dowager didn’t have a habit of keeping people back, so leaving this girl shouldn’t be such a simple matter! Did she tell the girl anything? This brat saved her most precious grandson, so why would she have any excuse to resent her? And now this girl wasn’t ugly anymore, and possessed medical skills! She could be used!
Thinking back, the empress dowager had betrothed her lifesaver’s daughter to the Duke of Qin just for such a purpose, right?
Grand Concubine Yi’s eyes turned even darker as she stared at Han Yunxi in silence. Han Yunxi thought she’d keep interrogating her. Her heart was flurried but cautious. What did Grand Concubine Yi mean? What did she want to do?
Grand Concubine Yi stared at Han Yunxi for a long time before giving a cold smile. She flicked her sleeves and walked away. This smile made Han Yunxi’s hairs stand on end. She knew that her days weren’t going to be so peaceful, after all.
Yet after battling through all her trials, Han Yunxi recovered herself very quickly. Her eyes were unperturbed, nor did she start at shadows. She wasn’t worried if Grand Concubine Yi decided to investigate.
But before she found a conclusion it’d be best not to bother her, or else she’d counterattack with full strength!
Once Grand Concubine Yi had left, the guilty Murong Wanru silently exhaled. What she feared most was mufei investigating the source of those rumors, but luckily Han Yunxi’s dinner with the empress dowager had distracted mufei instead. From what she understood of mufei’s personality, she’d brood on her injuries for a long while before tracing this matter to the end.
Han Yunxi, so what if you’ve cured the crown prince’s illness? So what if the emperor’s backing you up? The emperor’s busy with things everyday; he doesn’t have time to take care of everything.
Murong Wanru smiled as she walked over with advice. “Sister-in-law, mufei’s happy for your sake. But after waiting for so long, of course she’d be in a bad mood. Don’t take it to heart.”