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Chapter 312: Competing for favor

But this series of actions was so big that it alarmed the queen's spies in the harem.

"Why is she checking these things?" the queen asked, looking at her confidants kneeling below with some confusion.

The confidants shook their heads: "I don't know yet, maybe it's because of curiosity?"

The queen was puzzled. It would be bad if Ruan Wanwan accidentally found out something in the harem.

Thinking of this, the queen immediately looked at the maid next to her: "Go and invite her over. Just tell her that I have something to see her."

The palace maid understood and went to invite Ruan Wanwan, she was sitting in her room eating snacks.

She didn't worry much after knowing the basics about the imperial concubine. When she heard that the empress wanted to see her, Ruan Wanwan was a little surprised. After quickly packing herself up, she followed the maids to the empress' palace.

"I don't know why the queen mother invited her son to come here." Ruan Wanwan asked respectfully.

After the queen waved away the people around her, she asked: "I heard that you went to the imperial concubine's place?"

Ruan Wanwan was shocked. She went to the imperial concubine without telling the queen. How did she know?

Then I thought about it, the Queen's people are everywhere in the harem, so it's not surprising to know this.

"Yes, I was curious, so I went to see the imperial concubine. I didn't mean anything else. Don't worry, mother." Ruan Wanwan knew that she couldn't hide it, so she simply admitted it truthfully.

The queen looked at Ruan Wanwan's nervous look and chuckled: "I have no other intention, I am just afraid that you will be wronged in the harem. It will be difficult for me to explain to the prince then!"

Ruan Wanwan responded, and she stood a little uneasily below.

To be honest, she didn't expect that the Queen would call her here today for these things. This made Ruan Wanwan feel warm in her heart, especially when the Queen was afraid that she would be wronged.

"Mother, don't worry. I have some evidence now. Those in the harem will not bully me easily." Ruan Wanwan raised her head and looked at the queen with bright eyes.

The queen was secretly surprised when she heard that Ruan Wanwan had obtained certain evidence.

After the two chatted for a while, the queen told Ruan Wanwan: "You must pay attention to your own safety. Although you already have evidence in your hand, you still have to be careful."

Ruan Wanwan nodded in agreement.

After coming out of the Queen's Palace, Ruan Wanwan felt warm in her heart and walked back to her residence.

The snacks were still on the table, and Ruan didn't have much appetite when he came back late.

In the next few days, good news continued to come from the Tai Hospital. The imperial concubine's condition was getting better and better, and everything was as she expected.

But what surprised Ruan Wanwan was that the queen did not interfere during the period when the concubine was detoxifying, so everything seemed to go smoothly.

As soon as the concubine's smallpox was resolved, the emperor sent someone to summon Ruan Wanwan.

"Father." Ruan Wanwan didn't feel the slightest bit afraid when she saw the emperor.

The emperor looked down at Ruan Wanwan who was kneeling on the ground. He was silent for a few seconds before raising his hand to call her up.

"Tell me the truth about what happened with the imperial concubine." The emperor's majestic voice came from above.

Ruan Wanwan was shocked. Even the emperor was suspicious of this matter?

After a moment of silence, she truthfully informed the emperor about the incident.

It's just that it's slightly concealed where necessary.

After the emperor heard this, he knew that he had misunderstood Ruan Wanwan in the past, and he did not expect that the imperial concubine would actually take his own life as a joke.

"It seems that I misunderstood you before. Tell me, what kind of compensation do you want?" The emperor's voice became much softer as he spoke.

Ruan Wanwan didn't have anything to compensate for in her heart: "Your Majesty, your concubine used such things to attract your attention. She has also suffered a lot. I don't need any more compensation."

Although she said this, the emperor felt a little sorry in his heart, so he ordered the eunuch to bring some boxes.

After opening the box, it contained some fine jewelry. The workmanship was extremely exquisite. You could tell at a glance that it was a fine product that the Ministry of Internal Affairs spent a lot of time making.

After seeing these things, Ruan Wanwan's eyes straightened.

What girl doesn’t love dressing up with jewelry? With so many jewelry placed in front of her, she has no ability to resist.

"I would like to thank Your Majesty." Ruan Wanwan said after saluting seriously.

It's just that the emperor never expected that the imperial concubine would use such things to compete for favor, and he was more or less disappointed with the imperial concubine.

Ruan Wanwan, who had been wronged, maintained an indifferent attitude from beginning to end, which made the emperor even more impressed.

The war at the border was tense now, and it was the time when troops were needed. After appeasing Ruan Wanwan, the emperor still had a lot of business to deal with, so he ordered the eunuch to send her back to his courtyard.

When she came out with those jewelry, Ruan Wanwan felt a burst of joy in her heart.

After returning to the yard and opening the boxes, she took out the jewelry inside and looked at them carefully. A smile appeared on Ruan Wanwan's lips.

And here, after sending Ruan Wanwan away, the emperor immediately summoned the ministers.

Border wars were raging, and many ministers from the Military and Aircraft Department were anxious to see the emperor.

Everyone was talking about the war, and the emperor had a headache just listening to it.

After arguing for a long time, no one was convinced in the end. After everyone left, the emperor suddenly ordered the eldest prince to be secretly recalled from the border.

A sudden recall of the eldest prince would probably cause turmoil in the court. One of the two remaining military ministers stood up and looked at the emperor uneasily and asked: "Your Majesty, if you recall the eldest prince at this time, I'm afraid that the court would be in turmoil."

Some of the other princes may feel uneasy, especially His Royal Highness."

However, the emperor had already made up his mind.

"I have recalled the eldest prince. It will naturally be useful. You don't need to say anything anymore. Just go and deliver the message immediately." The emperor said, waving his hand, and immediately sent someone to deliver the message.

As everyone knows, the eldest prince who received this secret report was also muttering in his heart.

"You are staying here well, why would His Majesty suddenly recall you to the court? Is there something big happening in the court now?" One of the aides asked uneasily.

The eldest prince stared at the secret report in his hand for a few seconds and then lowered his eyes, not knowing what he thought of.

"Since it is Father's will, you just have to carry it out. As for here, arrange the people." After the eldest prince put away the letter, he looked at the group of staff below with clear eyes.
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