"Prime Minister Gu is very worried about your injury, so he sent a letter home."
"Really?!" Gu Yan was pleasantly surprised, and immediately asked, "Where's the letter?"
Yi Ling also smiled, "I knew you were worried, so I brought it to you when I entered the palace." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his lapel.
Gu Yan took it and immediately opened it to read. The letter only mentioned that he was worried about her injury, and that he had sent over a thousand year old ginseng, nothing else. Even so, she still felt a wave of warmth, and a smile unconsciously crept into the corners of her eyes.
"Ting 'er." Yi Ling suddenly called out to her.
Gu Yan looked up at him blankly, and said in surprise, "You …"
"It's written on the letter." Yi Ling pointed at the letter in her hand.
Right Prime Minister's letter was written on the top, Ting 'er. Gu Yan felt a little embarrassed when her maiden name was called by him. She nervously folded the letter and put it in an envelope, "I'm going to thank Gui Fei niangniang for her kindness."
Yi Ling nodded and said, "I'll wait for you."
Gu Yan nodded, her cheeks burning, and hurriedly left.
When they arrived at Hanzhang Palace, the palace maid at the door went in to report. A Nuo supported Gu Yan and waited at the door.
Summer was approaching, and the weather was gradually warming up. The plum blossoms in Hanzhang Palace's courtyard had already withered, but it was full of flowers, and looked lively.
A Nuo pointed at a cluster of flowers in full bloom in the distance and said, "Princess, look, what kind of flowers are these? They're so beautiful."
The clusters of flowers were as white as the moonlight.
Gu Yan was momentarily in a dilemma, but suddenly heard someone behind her say, "That's a Jade Butterfly. It only grows in the north, and its blooming period is very short."
The two turned around and saw Huan Xuan walking in from the courtyard.
A Nuo hurriedly bowed and said, "This servant greets His Highness Cheng Wang."
Huan Xuan raised his hand and excused the greeting, then looked at Gu Yan and said, "Are your injuries better?"
Gu Yan lowered his head and saluted, replying politely, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Everything is fine now."
Huan Xuan took a few steps forward and held out his hand. "This is Ice Jade Skin Regeneration Lotion. It has a miraculous effect on removing scars. Here you go."
Gu Yan took a step back and bowed. "Pingyang thanks Your Highness."
Huan Xuan saw that she wanted to evade, so he didn't say much. He just stuffed the things in his hands into A Nuo's hands and said, "Go back and take it outside the wound every day. You'll see the effect after a month."
A Nuo looked at the things in her hands and looked at Gu Yan's expression awkwardly. Gu Yan was about to refuse when the palace maid who went in to pass the message came back and bowed. "Madam has been waiting. Niang niang just woke up and asked Madam to go in."
Gu Yan could only follow behind the palace maid and enter.
Imperial Consort Yi's black hair was loosely tied up, and she was holding the tea cup that the palace maid had just served. When she saw Gu Yan come in and bow, she lazily said, "I just mentioned you to the Emperor yesterday. I didn't expect you to be rewarded today. This consort is very happy."
Gu Yan hurriedly expressed her gratitude. "Thank you niang niang for your favor."
Imperial Consort Yi saw that she was well-behaved and smiled. "It's good that you understand. In the future, do your own things well."
Gu Yan repeatedly said yes.
Imperial Consort Yi seemed to be gratified when she saw this. She said a few words and then had her withdraw.
The two walked along the palace wall towards the palace gate, but a palace maid hurriedly chased after them. He ran all the way to Gu Yan and bowed. "Madam, the Emperor is looking for you."
Gu Yan didn't expect that the Emperor would look for her. She was a little surprised as she followed behind him. She originally thought that they were going to Zhaoyang Palace, where the Emperor usually lived, but she didn't expect that they were going to the garden.
It was late spring, and the courtyard was green with a bit of prosperity. There was a pool in the middle, and a small pavilion on top of the pool that could be seen from afar.
She followed the cobblestone path into the garden, and from afar, she could see people moving in the pavilion.
When she arrived, Gu Yan found that Yi Ling was also there. Beside the Emperor was Princess Anle.
Gu Yan had seen this princess before at the palace banquet. She was the elder sister of the Duan Of Silla, and the Emperor doted on her very much.
Gu Yan went in front of the Emperor and bowed. The Emperor excused the formalities and said, "I always see you in the main hall. Today, zhen wants to see Madam Pingyang's graceful bearing."
Madam Pingyang, not Princess Pingyang. Was he reminding her of her identity, or did he have other intentions?
Gu Yan's heart moved. She bowed and saluted, "Pingyang is slow-witted. Your Majesty is overpraising me."
The Emperor smiled and said, "I heard from the Imperial Physician that your injury is mostly healed. You must be bored in the palace these days, right?"
Gu Yan bowed her head and respectfully said, "Thanks to the Emperor's kindness, Pingyang was allowed to recuperate in the palace. How could I be bored?"
The Emperor pointed to the chessboard on the table, "Zhen is playing chess with the General. Last time, zhen wanted to play chess with you, but failed. Zhen doesn't know if zhen can play chess with you today?"
Gu Yan saluted, "Pingyang is fearful." Yi Ling stood up and gave up his seat. Gu Yan sat in front of the table and looked at the chessboard attentively.
The Emperor held a black chess piece, while Yi Ling held a white chess piece. The black and white chess pieces on the chessboard each occupied the yin and yang. It seemed that their strength was equal. But when she looked carefully, she found that the white chess pieces were pausing everywhere. Their ingenuity made Gu Yan exclaim in admiration.
She looked up at Yi Ling in disbelief. Even a fierce general on the battlefield had such a scheming mind. Gu Yan couldn't help but look at him in a new light.
She picked up a chess piece and placed it down. The Emperor looked at it for a moment and found that there was no other intention, so he also placed a chess piece. Yi Ling and Princess Anle watched the game from the side.
Gu Yan played three chess pieces in a row. She was conservative and didn't rush to attack. The Emperor saw that her moves were plain and boring, so he began to attack her from all sides. Once a chess piece was placed, he seemed to want to sweep away a large number of white chess pieces.
Gu Yan still calmly placed a chess piece. It seemed to be useless, but when the Emperor looked again, he found that Gu Yan had broken through his siege.
Since she had already made her move, there was no reason to take it back. The Emperor's move didn't work, so he changed to another move. He attacked again. The chess piece was placed on the dragon's head, and its momentum burst forth.
Gu Yan placed another chess piece. She used the same method to deal with all changes. She firmly defended and firmly trapped the Emperor's chess pieces.
The Emperor couldn't help but frown slightly. He placed a chess piece and swept it towards the white chess pieces like an azure dragon swinging its tail.
For a moment, it seemed like the trapped dragon had come out of the abyss. The situation was very good. Gu Yan focused her eyes and placed a chess piece, but then she turned the game around. On the chessboard, it seemed like both sides had the advantage, but the black chess pieces had no way to retreat. On the other hand, the white chess pieces were pausing everywhere, leaving a way to retreat. If this game continued, only the black chess pieces could be passive. The white chess pieces could turn defense into offense.
"Ah, what a wonderful move." Princess An Le couldn't help but praise from the side.
The Emperor threw down the chess piece in his hand and shook his head. "The Southerners are indeed clever. Zhen has lost."
Gu Yan stood up and bowed. "Emperor, you let me win. Pingyang has made a fool of herself."
The Emperor laughed and said, "Zhen can't stand you Southerners' modesty. If you win, you win. Where did …" As he spoke, he coughed. Princess An Le hurriedly went forward to serve him tea. The Emperor took a sip, but it didn't work. He coughed even harder.
Emperor Yin was over fifty years old. In the past, Gu Yan could only see him from afar in the main hall. He only felt that he was mighty and tall, with the usual sturdiness of the Northerners. Now that he looked at him, he found that his face was thin, his body was thin, and his hair was gray.
The chamberlain on the side hurriedly brought over a pill. Princess An Le helped him drink it. Only then did the Emperor gradually calm down.
Yi Ling frowned and worriedly said, "Emperor, you still have to take care of your dragon body."
The Emperor smiled indifferently. "It's been more than ten years. It's still the same."
Yi Ling asked, "Is the medicine that Chen daren offered still effective?"
The Emperor nodded. "It's effective, but Zhen has only taken it once or twice. Every medicine is 30% poisonous. Zhen doesn't dare to take too much."
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