The Legend of Zhen Huan: Year after year, we share the spring breeze

Chapter 449 Virtual and Real

After An Lingrong left, Sun Heyin got off the bed, sat on the couch, picked up a book and began to read quietly.

Seeing this, Bai Zhi couldn't help but advise: "My lady, you are still sick. Reading is exhausting. You should get more rest."

Sun Heyin's gaze remained fixed on the pages of the book, and she spoke calmly, "It's nothing, just a minor illness. I've always gotten through serious illnesses before, so this little cold is nothing."

Bai Zhi felt a pang of pain in her heart when she heard this, and her eyes turned slightly red. She hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but speak: "My lady..."

Sun Heyin raised her eyes and glanced at her: "Just say whatever you want to say. There's no need to hesitate."

Bai Zhi bit her lip and whispered, "From your humble opinion, Concubine Wen seems to be a good person. She specially brought the imperial physician to treat you. I also read the prescription that the imperial physician Wei wrote, and it is indeed a good prescription for your condition. Why is my lady so cold to her?"

Sun Heyin closed the book, her eyes cold: "What does it have to do with me whether she is good or not?"

Bai Zhi sighed and said with some heartache: "But my lady, you have already entered the palace. She is the main lady of Yanxi Palace and also a concubine. If you can make friends with her, your life will be easier. The relationships in the palace are complicated. It is better to have one more friend than one more enemy."

Sun Heyin sneered, her tone tinged with sarcasm: "Did I come to the palace to live a good life? Bai Zhi, you are too naive. Where are the real friends in this harem?"

Bai Zhi felt even more distressed when she saw her stubbornness. She whispered, "I just feel sorry for you, my lady. I don't want you to be alone in this palace, being ostracized and having no one to talk to."

Seeing tears in her eyes, Sun Heyin softened her tone a little: "Okay, I understand your feelings. You don't have to worry about me, I know what I'm doing."

As the master and servant were talking, Dingxiang hurried into the hall and reported, "My lord, Aunt Caiyue from Concubine Hui's side is here!"

Bai Zhi became nervous upon hearing this and whispered to Sun Heyin, "My lady, I heard that Concubine Wen and Concubine Hui have a very good relationship. She must have listened to Concubine Wen and sent someone to punish you! What should we do?"

Sun Heyin's expression remained unchanged: "Just punish me, what are you afraid of? If an enemy comes, we will fight him; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth."

She stood up, straightened her clothes, and said to Dingxiang, "Let her in."

Caiyue entered the hall and bowed respectfully to Sun Heyin. "Greetings to the young lady. Consort Hui and Consort Wen knew that the young lady was ill, so they sent a servant to bring some supplements. We hope the young lady will recover soon."

As she spoke, she waved her hand, and the young eunuch following behind her stepped forward, raised several exquisite boxes above his head, and presented them respectfully.

Sun Heyin was slightly taken aback when she saw this, clearly not expecting such a situation. She had thought Caiyue was here to call her to task, but she hadn't expected her to actually be delivering supplements.

Bai Zhi reacted and quickly stepped forward to take the tonic, a look of gratitude on her face. "Thank you, Imperial Concubine Gui and Imperial Concubine Wen, for your kindness. I, your servant, would like to thank you both for your concern on my behalf. When my health improves in the future, I will certainly thank you both personally."

Cai Yue smiled slightly and said respectfully, "My lady, you are welcome. The two ladies said that the sisters in the palace should look after each other. If my lady needs anything, just send someone to Yonghe Palace to let us know."

Sun Heyin came back to her senses, her expression still calm, but her tone was a little more polite: "Thank you both ladies for your concern, I am very grateful."

Caiyue nodded and bowed to take her leave: "Then my lady, have a good rest. I will not disturb you any more."

After Caiyue left, Baizhi held the supplements in her hands, her face full of joy: "My lady, you see, the two ladies still care about you! These supplements are all made of top-quality medicinal herbs, which will greatly benefit your body. This purple ginseng costs hundreds of taels of silver outside the palace, and its quality is not as good as this one..."

Sun Heyin looked at the supplements with a complicated expression, and murmured softly, "This Concubine Wen is really interesting..."

She turned around and sat back on the couch, her eyes a little lost. Seeing this, Bai Zhi asked softly, "My lady, what's wrong with you?"

Sun Heyin shook her head. "I just feel that things in the palace are really hard to understand. They might send tonics today, but poison tomorrow."

Bai Zhi's heart tightened when she heard this, and she quickly said, "My lady, don't overthink it. The two ladies may really care about you."

Sun Heyin smiled faintly, her tone tinged with coldness: "Care? Perhaps. However, the care in this palace is never given for nothing. Baizhi, you must remember that only you are the most reliable."

Bai Zhi looked at her, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart, but she didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only respond in a low voice: "I understand."

Sun Heyin picked up the book again, but her eyes could not rest on the pages for a long time. Her heart was already in turmoil.

She knew that Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong had entered the palace in the second year of Yongzheng's reign. In just over seven years, they had defeated the most favored Concubine Hua and the Queen and became the people with the highest status in the harem. Their methods were extraordinary, and now they were trying to win her over in every way, so there must be a reason.

Could it be that they discovered my background?