After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Chapter 652 Heatstroke

Qingya Pavilion.

As soon as Yang Zhitao learned that Qiu Minjing had returned from the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests, she rushed over immediately. Unlike other concubines who wanted to curry favor with her, she brought nothing with her and ran happily into the Qingya Pavilion, holding up her skirt.

Qiu Min sat quietly in front of the window, holding his chin with his hand, looking at the scenery outside. His eyes were dull and he was immersed in his own thoughts. He didn't notice that there was someone behind him.

"Sister Qiu!" Yang Zhitao slapped Qiu Minjing's shoulder, startling her, but she was not angry. After she came to her senses, she smiled and asked, "Zhitao? Why are you here? Aren't you going to sleep in today?"

Yang Zhitao is greedy, playful and sleepy, just like a child. Only Qiu Minjing can tolerate her chattering in her ears.

Yang Zhitao consciously moved a small stool for herself and sat next to her. "I heard from the palace servants that my sister went to serve the emperor again last night. They said... my sister will soon become the emperor's favorite concubine, and will be one of the most important figures in the harem in the future!"

"Hush!" Qiu Minjing quickly made a gesture to keep quiet, and said angrily: "Don't say that nonsense. How come you learned the gossips of the palace people?"

"If others hear this, they will say I am spoiled by my favor."

A trace of loss and sadness flashed across Qiu Minjing's face.

She didn't do anything, but people still gossip about her. If she did something, people would find fault with her. What should she do?

Yang Zhitao's thoughts jumped out of control and he changed the topic. He asked what it felt like to sleep with Qiu Minjing. The scene of last night appeared in Qiu Minjing's mind...

Except for the first time when the concubines had to have a physical examination and be carried in naked in a brocade quilt, all other times they had to sit on a bridge to the Qinian Palace and be led in by eunuchs.

Sometimes, when the emperor was still busy with government affairs, he would flip the card and the concubines would arrive at the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests in advance and wait in the bedroom.

Sometimes the emperor would summon her when he was getting ready to go to bed, and the concubines would be able to see him as soon as they arrived.

When Qiu Minjing entered the Qinian Palace, Qin Junyu was already inside. This was the second time she looked the emperor straight in the eye.

He was still wearing his dark silk inner garment, leaning against a soft pillow and reading a book.

She walked up to Qin Junyu and bowed to him, but he didn't even raise his head, just focused on the book in his hand.

"Ah."

"Go and have a rest, don't worry about me."

Qiu Minjing hesitated for a moment, glanced at the clean and tidy dragon bed, and did not leave immediately. But it would be too embarrassing for her to ask why she didn't have to sleep with the emperor.

In a dilemma, Qin Junyu raised his eyes, his frowning brows expressing his confusion and displeasure, "What's wrong?"

She immediately lowered her eyes, rubbed her handkerchief, and after a moment's consideration, she said, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself and rest early."

After saying this, she bowed and took her leave, walking towards the dragon bed.

I went to bed with my clothes on and had another sleepless night.

Qin Junyu slept on a low couch behind the screen, just like the first time.

……

"Sister? What are you thinking about?" Yang Zhitao interrupted her thoughts.

Qiu Minjing came back to her senses, smiled gently and shook her head.

Although Yang Zhitao is simple-minded, she can sense the emotional changes of others. Although she doesn't know what Qiu Minjing is thinking, she can tell that she is in a bad mood.

"Sister, why are you unhappy? Everyone envies you now."

"Then do you envy me?" Qiu Minjing smiled bitterly.

Yang Zhitao disagreed, "I don't envy my sister. My life is good now. I can eat well, have people to play with me, and sleep in."

Speaking of sleeping in, Yang Zhitao liked the Queen very much, thanks to the Queen not having to pay her respects to them every morning and evening, otherwise they would have to get up early every day.

Qiu Minjing touched her head and said, "Yes, why don't you envy me? Why do they envy me?"

Because they all want what she has now, once this simple envy is mixed with other things, it will turn into jealousy, and even harm others in order to achieve their goals.

She is now the object of envy of all the concubines, which means that many people want to replace her.

Qiu Minjing didn't want to tell Yang Zhitao so many stories about how human nature is sinister. It was rare for her to keep a pure heart in the harem full of intrigue.

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Not long after Nian Susu woke up, trouble came knocking on his door.

"Empress - something bad happened -" The voice came before the person arrived. A young eunuch knelt in the outer corridor and did not dare to rush in directly.

Nian Susu yawned, put down the book, and gave Zhihua a look.

Zhihua nodded, went out to ask the young eunuch, and roughly understood what happened. She came back and reported: "Your Majesty, Consort Lin of the Zhaoyang Palace and the Risheng Hall has fainted due to heat stroke."

Nian Susu raised an eyebrow in disbelief, "If you have a heat stroke, go to the Imperial Hospital and ask the doctor to come to Zhongling Palace..."

She thought again: No, has the secret of her medical skills spread? That's not right either. Heatstroke is not a serious illness, why would they ask her for help? Could it be that it has become so serious that it has developed into heat stroke?

Her intuition told her that this matter was not simple.

As expected, Zhihua added: "The eunuch who came to report was from the Risheng Palace. He said that Shen Baolin took away all of Lin Cairen's ice, so Lin Cairen got heatstroke."

"Shen Baolin..." That is Shen Xinran.

Shen Xinran snatched Lin Jiayao's ice away. Starting from late July, each concubine in each palace can receive 20 kilograms of ice a day. Now it is early August, and it is a hot and unbearable time of the year. Although the Risheng Palace where Lin Jiayao lives is cool in summer, it cannot withstand such torture. No wonder she got heatstroke.

Nian Su Su went to Zhaoyang Palace without saying a word.

Zhaoyang Palace.

As soon as the imperial physician came out of the Risheng Hall, he ran into Nian Susu.

"Greetings, Her Majesty." The imperial physician stepped back two steps and bowed.

Nian Susu took the opportunity to ask a few questions about Lin Jiayao's condition. According to the imperial physician, she was not seriously ill and just had a mild heatstroke. She just needed to replenish water in time and rest in a cool place.

Nian Susu breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't heat stroke.

The palace maid sent the imperial physician away, and Nian Susu entered Lin Jiayao's bedroom. There were only three or four palace maids in the room, kneeling on the ground facing her. The one closest to the bed was Lin Jiayao's personal maid, Xihua.

"Get up." Nian Susu walked through the crowd and came to the bed. Xihua got up as she was told. When she raised her head, she met her inquiring gaze. Xihua immediately lowered her eyes in fear.

Just at a glance, Nian Susu noticed her red eyes. Just as he was about to ask for details, he heard the sound of footsteps behind him. The visitor seemed to be very anxious and ran in angrily, without considering who was in the hall at all.

She turned around and saw Shen Xinran with her hands on her hips, looking furious and her face flushed.

"Hey, Shen Baolin." Nian Susu called out in a sarcastic tone.

The moment she saw Nian Susu, Shen Xinran stopped and her momentum gradually weakened. She looked away and bowed weakly: "Greetings, Her Majesty the Queen."

Zhu Yuan behind her made a 180-degree change in attitude, from being overbearing to being fawning and flattering.