Noble Concubine Hui seriously sat on the splendid porch outside Qinming Hall. Despite the thick heatwave in summer, she kept elegant all the time.

After a while, the door moved and sounded. Then some civil officials orderly walked out of the hall, as their steps moved and the well-embroidered hems wobbled.

When Counselor-in-chief Shi passed in her vision, he slightly shifted his eyes. In crafty eyes as quick as the refreshing breeze, he glanced at her delicate and well-dressed face. Then without any hesitation, he followed his colleagues and went to the straight path.

But Noble Concubine Hui understood. Then she waved her soft waist and walked in front of Liang Zhen, the Imperial Chief Eunuch. She softly smiled and said.

"Presumably, there are no other officials in the hall. Please help me to convey a message to His Majesty. Empress Dowager cares about him so that she particularly lets me deliver a bowl of lotus seed and rice porridge."

When she just finished saying, the chief maid Hongjing standing by her stuffed a package of silver in Liang Zhen's hands and softly implored.

"Lord Liang, please give us a hand."

"It is so... Please wait a minute."

Liang Zhen hustled to put the package in his garment. Then he looked around and flatteringly smiled at them.

Huanan Xin didn't like Noble Concubine Hui. As the Imperial Chief Eunuch serving Huanan Xin, it was not a secret for him.

In normal times, Liang Zhen could casually tell a lie and let her leave there.

But today Noble Concubine Hui behaved smartly and flexibly. She not only took the Emperor's mother as her excuse but also gave Liang Zhen such a big package of silver.

As an old saying went: If you had money, you could make the devil push the millstone for you. Liang Zhen didn't dislike fortunes at all, so he was willing to help her deliver a message.

Not long before Liang Zhen happily ran to the hall, Noble Concubine Hui eventually achieved her goal.

When she walked into the hall, she saw Emperor Renxian Huanan Xin quickly writing in front of the royal desk.

In the hall, some green smokes fluttered from the gold stove engraved with dragons and pearls. It was so serious there, which made Noble Concubine Hui slightly nervous. Therefore, she didn't dare to boldly behave.

"You are here."

After feeling the fluttering flagrance, Huanan Xin slightly raised his eyes and glanced at her.

She wore a purple garment embroidered with peaonia lactiflora and butterflies and combed a high bun, in which there was a head-ornament shaped in golden phoenix holding pearls. On the other side, there hung a hair accessory made of pearls and golds.

She was greatly dressed up and appeared elegant.

The instant when she came into the hall, the whole splendid room seemed to be brilliant.

However, this elegance and beauty didn't charm Huanan Xin anymore.

Huanan Xin appeared indifferent, lowering his eyes and just dealing with the political affairs. Seeing that, Noble Concubine Hui became so sad and anxious.

"It is the vixen's blame! It is she that takes the love that belongs to me! She should be killed with her body being damaged!" In the heart, Noble Concubine Hui ceaselessly cursed and swore. But she appeared gentle and mild, steadily walking to one side of the royal desk and softly saluting.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respect to you. Best wishes to you."

"Get up. Why do you have time to come here today?"

Huanan Xin said indifferently and didn't raise his eyes when he ceaselessly dealt with the reports with a red brush, checking and marking.

Noble Concubine Hui was smart and obedient, not shifting her delicate eyes to the reports at all. She squinted and smiled, saying in a soft voice.

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager heard that you are so busy in dealing with political affairs. Being afraid that you would be influenced by the heatwave, she lets me make a bowl of lotus seed and rice porridge and deliver it to you."

"Rice porridge?"

Hearing that, Huanan Xin quickly put the brush down and happily raised his head.

When he pretended to be dim-witted in the Palace, he often went to Chuxiu Palace and sought drinks and food.

The porridge made by Gu Yunxi was one of his favorite foods.

Huanan Xin's happy eyes made Noble Concubine Hui greatly sad. But in order to make her plan smoothly go, she had to continue to be a virtuous woman and appeared obedient to her husband.

When she smiled and firmly nodded, she widened her clear eyes and orderly said.

"Yes, it is the rice porridge. I cook it according to the recipe, put rice and lotus into hot water, and boil them until the rice becomes fully soft. Then I make the extra water and lotus flittered, add some milk, rock sugar, lotus seeds, and cubilose, and stew them for a while. In summer, eating it could greatly avoid the heatwave."

As a gauze sleeve waved, she gestured to Hongjing.

Not daring to delay, Hongjing softly put the red box on the table, taking a bowl of sweet porridge and four plates of delicate pastes from it.

Being dense and fine, the porridge was matched by adequate foods. Besides, there was full of the sweet fragrance of milk. As delicate as the jade, the porridge was put on a green jade bowl.

Huanan Xin slightly frowned, seeming to be a little hesitant. He only took half a scoop of porridge and put it into his mouth. While tasting, his eyebrows raised and some warm emotion eventually occurred in his eyes.

"Okay, good. It is that taste."

He slowly raised his mouth and rarely praised her.

Noble Concubine Hui immediately appeared happy, but she didn't dare to be evidently delighted. After grinning, she hustled to cover her mouth with a handkerchief and mildly said.

"Your Majesty, now that you like the porridge, please eat more of it when the temperature is moderate."

Huanan Xin slightly nodded and continued to taste the porridge.

Noble Concubine Hui stared at him and appeared mild in her face.

"I am eventually a silly woman. Even if I try to make a good cook, my skill can't catch up with Sister Yun's."

Huanan Xin's gentle smile stopped on his face as he raised to look at her eyes.

"Oh, you say Yunxi. She was already talented in cooking skills. Compared with her, you are indeed puny."

"Yes, yes. I know my ability, so I will never do something to challenge the expert..."

Refraining her jealousness, Noble Concubine Hui tried to smile and continued to happily say.

"I have already heard that Sister Yun is talented in cooking. But she is so feeble and weak, so I can't always visit her in Jingyang Palace. When she ends in avoiding smallpox and comes back to the Palace, I will visit her in person and study from her."

"Okay, Yunxi is indeed kind and easy-going..."

Huanan Xin casually said and put the bowl and scoop down, being blank in his eyes for a while.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Some cold lights occurred in Noble Concubine Hui's clear eyes, but she still pretended to be ignorant and enchanting.

Huanan Xin lowered his head and appeared as deeply as the water. It seemed that his face was covered by a flicker of dim mist, and then he pondered and considered.

"Ah, it has been several days since Yunxi went out of the Palace..."

"Yes, I also miss her so much."

Noble Concubine Hui held her handkerchief and slightly wiped her eyes, quietly shifting her gloomy eyes to Huanan Xin and silently watching his expression.

Seeing Huanan Xin quietly thinking, she fiddled with the handkerchief with two fingers and slowly said.

"Your Majesty, I want to ask for a reward... Tomorrow, on the eighth day of the month, could you allow me to spare half a day to go to Yonglu Temple and pray?"

"Firstly, I pray that you, Empress Dowager, and Sister Yun could be healthy and happy. Secondly, I want to go to the meditation room in person and visit Sister Yun. If her smallpox is cured, we will eventually be relaxed."

Huanan Xin shifted his eyes and looked at this beautiful woman as the smile became gradually evident on his face.

Then he raised hands and grasped her soft hands when he slowly stood up and said in a rarely patient and warm voice.

"You make a good suggestion, as I also miss Yunxi. Okay, tomorrow morning the honor guards will go out of the Palace. You and I will go to Yonglu Temple and visit Yunxi."

Seeing the man's restrained happiness, Noble Concubine Hui blankly stood up and quietly felt the heartbroken emotion.

In the board sleeves, her fingers were firmly clenched. And she bit her delicate lower lip. Then as her lips trembled, she sadly and blankly smiled.

"So, I thank you for your reward. Your Majesty, you have some political affairs to deal with. And I should not disturb you anymore, so I will leave now."

"Okay."

Huanan Xin casually smiled, and then he sat down and continued to mark reports. At that time, he didn't pay attention to her anymore.

Noble Concubine Hui even didn't know how she came out of Qinming Hall. When she walked down the step with the help of Hongjing, Noble Concubine Hui violently pushed her away. Without getting on the sedan, she just strode and ran to her palace.

Hongjing knew Noble Concubine Hui was unhappy, so she didn't dare to stop her. Instead, she slightly ran and firmly followed Noble Concubine Hui.

"B*tch! B*tch! Vixen! You go to hell! You go to hell..."

Noble Concubine Hui walked and ceaselessly cursed in a low voice. Suddenly, she stopped and laughed in the sun for a while. Then she became quiet.

Watching the front, Noble Concubine Hui was in scarlet eyes and became so frightening. She was just like a devil who came from hell, appearing gloomy and ruthless, which made people frightened.

Firmly grasping the handkerchief, she muttered.

"Tomorrow! It is just tomorrow! Tomorrow, you b*tch just go away from His Majesty's heart!"