Chapter 539: Chapter 539: Are We Becoming Officials? Chapter 539: Chapter 539: Are We Becoming Officials? Fu Rong, upon hearing that Wang Yingluo had awakened, hurriedly came in and happily said to her:
“Miss, last night His Majesty returned and came to your quarters. He tenderly watched over you for a long, long time, only leaving when it was time to attend the morning court. His Majesty treats you so well. Look, the table is covered in cherries, all bestowed upon you by His Majesty.”

Indeed, cherries seemed to be quite a rare commodity these days.

Wang Yingluo smiled as she listened.

“Moreover, I’ve given Your Majesty the medical book because I was worried Her Majesty the Empress might get to it first. This way, if Her Majesty the Empress produces the same book, His Majesty will only think she copied from you.”

“Well done! Fu Rong, you’re getting smarter by the day. Don’t worry, in the future… I will certainly not forget you.”

“It is what I should do!”

Wang Yingluo felt a significant reduction in her headache, and the attention from the Emperor added to her sense of pride.

So what if she was being conspired against by Murong Jiu and Miao Wuxie?

The Emperor was on her side, and he trusted only her. No matter how much Murong Jiu did, it would be in vain, ultimately serving as a bridal gown for her own goals.

Let her bounce about, for in the end, she’ll be nothing but a joke.

Touching her clothes, Wang Yingluo’s eyes flickered slightly as she instructed Fu Rong to bring a brazier.

Fu Rong did not ask any questions and quickly fetched one.

Wang Yingluo liked that about her; she never asked what she wasn’t supposed to, a wise choice in a servant.

She couldn’t help but think of Eunuch Li, pitying that he was also a very good lackey; without him, she wondered how the ladies and misses would think of her when she left the palace.

Forget it, this time she herself almost got exposed. Only losing Eunuch Li was already quite fortunate. This ordeal had taught her, making her realize she could no longer underestimate Murong Jiu.

Fu Rong quickly brought over a brazier.

Wang Yingluo had her wait outside, then she took a small cloth bag from a pocket sewn into her clothing. Although she was reluctant, to prevent the Emperor from doubting her, she couldn’t use these items anymore.

To avoid being searched by the Empress Dowager and the Empress when the Emperor was not around, she had to dispose of these items.

She ignited several sheets of paper and threw them into the brazier, nervously watching the door, worried that someone might suddenly barge in.

“Servant pays respects to His Majesty, may the Emperor live forever and ever!”

The volume of Fu Rong’s voice suddenly increased at the doorway. Wang Yingluo, panicked, seeing that the items in the brazier had not completely burned, quickly grabbed a coat from the bed and threw it into the fire.

The coat burst into flames, emitting a foul odor, and Jun Yuyan entered, frowning, immediately ordering the brazier be taken out.

Wang Yingluo hurriedly intervened, “Your Majesty, Ah Ying is burning away the bad luck, and once it’s burned out, Ah Ying’s illness will be cured!”

Jun Yuyan, having listened, waved the guards away and told her, “Wu Xie said your injury is not severe, but you need to recover slowly, and not to let it scar your head.”

She sighed in relief and obediently nodded, “Ah Ying understands.”

Jun Yuyan looked at her as if wishing to comfort her, but the smell from the brazier was indeed too foul; he turned back to look at the brazier.

Wang Yingluo immediately had Fu Rong open the doors and windows. She was afraid that Jun Yuyan would throw the brazier out, exposing the still unburned items inside, so she said:
“Your Majesty, the smell here is unpleasant; you should leave first, Ah Ying doesn’t want to taint you with bad luck.”

“I came to see how your injury was doing and to tell you some good news.”

“What good news?”

Wang Yingluo asked expectantly.

“Your older brothers have come to the Capital City to find you. I plan to let them enter the palace to visit you and arrange a few minor posts for them in the city. What do you think?”

“Your Majesty, that’s not possible!”

She hastily refused, for the men from that village were all scum and rascals. Even though she had used hypnotism to make them treat her well, she was worried about losing control one day.

She absolutely couldn’t allow these people, who could threaten her, to appear in the Capital City. If Murong Jiu took advantage of them, her reputation could be completely ruined!

Jun Yuyan said with confusion, “Why not? Back in the village, your brothers were very protective of you. They are all your biological brothers. I thought you would be pleased.”

“Ah Ying is indeed pleased, but they are accustomed to living carefree in a small place. How about this? Let them come to the palace to see me, and I’ll ask them if they want to stay in the Capital City. Is that alright, Brother Yan?”

“Alright, I’ll listen to you. I’ll summon them to the palace.”

As she watched Jun Yuyan leave, Wang Yingluo heaved a long sigh of relief.

Her jars and containers were made of bamboo, so they were hard to burn, but fortunately, they weren’t porcelain, otherwise, it would be even harder to “destroy the evidence.”

“Fu Rong, come help me burn these thoroughly, and then wash the ashes away in the cleansing room.”

Now these things were no longer important. What was important was that when she left Xiaoxi Village, she had clearly hypnotized them to never leave Xiaoxi Village. Why then did they come to the Capital City to find her?

She suspected it was Murong Jiu’s doing because her hypnotism was very powerful; they couldn’t possibly defy her will.

The sudden change was very likely the work of an enemy.

But she had guessed wrong this time. Earlier, the nannies wanted to inspect Wang Yingluo’s body, but Murong Jiu had stopped them. Otherwise, the nannies would have been relentless. Murong Jiu and others had already guessed the situation in Xiaoxi Village, yet they did not use this to stab Wang Yingluo in the heart, because this was the other party’s catastrophe; in this matter, Wang Yingluo was also a victim.

However, regarding Xiaoxi Village, neither Jun Yuyan nor Murong Jiu had ignored it. They sent the Government Office to investigate and rescue, and many men were severely punished.

Wang Yingluo’s father and brothers were unhurt because no one accused them.

As for why they came to the Capital City, they were also unaware.

Wang Yingluo heard from the eunuch that her brothers had already entered the palace, reaching His Majesty’s Imperial Study Room.

She had already changed her clothes and hurried towards the direction of the Imperial Study Room.

Yet, unexpectedly, before she saw her brothers, the moment she stepped in, the person she saw was Murong Jiu.

Her brows furrowed, and before she could speak, she heard Murong Jiu say:
“Today is indeed a coincidence. I was bringing soup to Your Majesty and just happened to meet Miss Wang’s three brothers. Truly talented men, the cream of the crop. I heard that His Majesty wants to confer official positions on the three of them. Congratulations to Miss Wang.”

Wang Yingluo’s heart sank sharply.

She knew how greedy the people from Xiaoxi Village were. Before coming here, she had thought that she must not let them know that the Emperor wanted to confer official positions on them, but Murong Jiu had already incited them before she could.

Sure enough, as she turned her head, she saw her three brothers’ faces revealing an ecstatic expression.

“Really? We are going to be officials?”

“May our ancestors bless us!”

Then they gazed unblinkingly at Murong Jiu’s face, flaunting words they had learned from who knows where, and with a cheeky expression, said:
“We’ve long heard that Her Majesty the Empress possesses a beauty that is both ethereal and divine. Seeing you today is truly… truly a heavenly sight!”